Troops, eh

[miss_cleo 0]

fooling around with the Jon Doe kit i whipped these up....

i couldnt find any good pics of modern canadian LBVs so he gets the pattern 82 webbing for now. On the upside I'll be able to use the gear for 80's canucks after i do some more research.

oh yeah.... anyone got any decent samples of arid cadpat?

[CanadianTerror 0]

Google Search

More pics

More...

Headwear

List of all basic CAF equipment

CAF in Afghanistan pics

[miss_cleo 0]

thanks!! Thats really great.. the animated 360 of the vest is going to be reallt helpful.

[Coyote Commander 0]

@Cleo

I'm very impressed . I've tried to do some stuff on my own, without any success. If you need some help or advice on technical issues, I'm a serving member in the CF.

Cheers,

CC

[CanadianTerror 0]

Don't forget to add the the maple syrup holder and Tim Horton's coffee receptacle when you do the vest.  

Lowland's Warrior has a nifty C7 pack btw.  

Operation NorthStar has troops already made if you want to check them out.

[Coyote Commander 0]

Just a friendly thought, could you possibly add some scrim or a net to the helmet...or some goggles. You hardly ever see anyone outside of basic training without something on their helmets.

I know there was some pretty good scrim in the US ACU Soldier pack beta.

[CanadianTerror 0]

Pic

[miss_cleo 0]

i am a fan of the northstar troops... i was inspired to do this after dusting them off the other day....

[miss_cleo 0]

here's the tactical vest.... keep in mind that the vest textures are still WIP.

[belgerot 33]

Glad to see some modern day Canadian troops, nice progress so far

[Wick_105 0]

if you want some more close up picks of the vest I got mine sitting right here next to my desk....as well as my helmet...and well all my kit....just drop me a PM and I'll get the pics to you.

nice work I as well have tried to do this but I'm better at howitzers than LBV's

[Connors 0]

looks nice (i say this without being qualified as a modder of any sort what so ever)

[Abs_01 0]

Excellent work!

Just a quick comment...this was actually discussed in the Northstar forums quite a while ago, and I think it bears repeating here. While the CADPAT may actually match the colour of the reference pictures, ONS decided to make the textures darker, so that it would suit the OFP environment more.

It's just a suggestion. Truth be told, I'm just happy to have any kind of up-to-date Canadian troops!

Thanks a lot, Miss Cleo!

Abs

PS: Will you stick with this version of Llauma's head, or do you plan on switching it over to the newest one that they're working on?

[LoTekK 0]

Well this is looking promising. Textures need light and shadow info, but it's a nice start, and the LBV looks promising.

[CanadianTerror 0]

Quote[/b] ]ONS decided to make the textures darker, so that it would suit the OFP environment more.

The newer non released version (back then) didnt even look like cadpat at all. It didnt even look digital.

I wouldnt go messing the way it looks too much just to suit the enviroment.

The pics above look closer, if anything it looks like it needs more black in it to calm down the brightness level. Example

Another example...more black throughout

Now THIS is cool...

Arctic Cadpat

[fubar_diver 0]

dunno how i missed this, the model looks awesome, would love to see some arctic troops in the winter CADPAT that CT showed.

[Coyote Commander 0]

Just a small detail, but could we see the bayonet and scabbard placed on the tac vest. It goes right in the middle, along the sternum.

[miss_cleo 0]

yeah... i just have to make one.

[offtime 0]

nice units :-)

all tho i would sugest desaturating colors a bit

like 20-30 or something like that

in my opinion green is just too green, and camo wont work propertly in game

the rest is realy good work :-)

[AKM 0]

Unfortunately that's how CADPAT is. It's usually too dark (Fresh issue) or too light (After fading.) The sweet spot is somewheres in the middle. Of course, Murphey's Law dictates that you'll only blend with your surroundings in the training field and that period shall not exceed 30 days in duration.

CADPAT/AR on the other hand, doesn't have this problem.

[Coyote Commander 0]

Like AKM said, its not uncommon to have three different shades of CADPAT between your pants, shirt, and tactical vest.

Its just the way things go, but I support the faded textures. If they're too fresh-looking, the troops look like recruits not combat soldiers.

[Nordwind 0]

Excellent work! I've been waiting far too long for a new canadian soldier pack! Keep it up!

[Coyote Commander 0]

Any news or updates? I'm postponing some major gaming in anticipation.

[supasheep 0]

Hmm... nice screens. I thought the Operation Northstar Mod is ...dead, or somethink else? Nevermind.

[AKM 0]

I don't want to speak for the author, but ONS is inactive, apparently since their death has been denied by members of the modteam in the recent past. The author would appear to be conducting this effort independantly of Operation NorthStar.