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Title: new f4u`d looks great
Post by: TwinBoom on September 29, 2006, 04:21:05 PM
wtg htc  keep um coming the hog looks "smashing baby"
(http://www.hitechcreations.com/news/images/f4u1d/ahss28.jpg)
Title: new f4u`d looks great
Post by: Avenger1 on September 29, 2006, 04:31:55 PM
Nice work HTC!:aok
Title: new f4u`d looks great
Post by: Saxman on September 29, 2006, 05:04:59 PM
Dang, I was just working on that skin, too. :p

And if that's the updated F4U-1D, are we going to get a true F4U-1A?
Title: new f4u`d looks great
Post by: Gooss on September 29, 2006, 06:02:13 PM
Hope the cockpit guages, etc are bright enough to read especially the trim indicators.  

Looks really cool.  I may be sporting wood.


HONK!
Gooss
Title: new f4u`d looks great
Post by: Major Biggles on September 29, 2006, 06:04:42 PM
she's a beauty!

can't wait to see what else HTC has been updating without our knowledge! :)
Title: new f4u`d looks great
Post by: Treize69 on September 29, 2006, 06:08:01 PM
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Originally posted by Gooss
Hope the cockpit guages, etc are bright enough to read especially the trim indicators.  

Looks really cool.  I may be sporting wood.


HONK!
Gooss


(http://www.hitechcreations.com/news/images/f4u1d/ahss18.jpg)

Look pretty clear to me :)
Title: new f4u`d looks great
Post by: BluKitty on September 29, 2006, 06:30:07 PM
Oh my god......   I love hog's.... maybe even more now if that's possible :D
Title: new f4u`d looks great
Post by: Saxman on September 29, 2006, 06:54:37 PM
I want it. I want it noooooow!

Although just to nitpick, the bomb arm switch panel on the right side of the cockpit dash is missing.
Title: new f4u`d looks great
Post by: Pyro on September 29, 2006, 07:05:45 PM
It actually looks much better.  We got a bit overzealous with the .jpg compression.  120 kb for a 1280 wide screenshot doesn't convey really well.  We'll get some new shots up there.
Title: new f4u`d looks great
Post by: Dichotomy on September 29, 2006, 07:08:01 PM
I've seen better looking frozen cabbage..

Jk.. nice work :aok
Title: new f4u`d looks great
Post by: Major Biggles on September 29, 2006, 07:09:54 PM
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Originally posted by Pyro
It actually looks much better.  We got a bit overzealous with the .jpg compression.  120 kb for a 1280 wide screenshot doesn't convey really well.  We'll get some new shots up there.


yup, i was thinking that they were a bit grainy :)

grats to the team, it looks really great, well done guys :)
Title: new f4u`d looks great
Post by: TequilaChaser on September 29, 2006, 07:23:21 PM
:aok ,

now if NB will only approve of the new windscreen, so we can wing with each other in same type plane, heh
Title: new f4u`d looks great
Post by: Rocket on September 29, 2006, 07:24:55 PM
Yanno I just got back in the game from a looong break.  I hadn't flown AH II at all.  I had been toolin around in AH last month trying to decide to come and try it on my slow machine or not.  I figure wth I would try it and see if I had playable FR or not and pow I do.   I climb in my trusty HOG and it is my OLD trusty hog.  I was like :o :o I figured it would have been updated.  

This looks awesome and well worth the wait since beta to see refinished!  WTFG guys!  I am drooling to take her for a spin!



S!
Rocket
Title: new f4u`d looks great
Post by: doobs on September 29, 2006, 07:26:31 PM
YYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSS SS  luv it



But I got one really BIG problem with it.


YOU BASTAGES TOOK MY BOTTLE OF JACK DANIELS FROM UNDER THE SEAT

YA HEARTLESS salamanderS
Title: new f4u`d looks great
Post by: Dichotomy on September 29, 2006, 07:30:24 PM
Quote
Originally posted by doobs
YYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSS  luv it



But I got one really BIG problem with it.


YOU BASTAGES TOOK MY BOTTLE OF JACK DANIELS FROM UNDER THE SEAT

YA HEARTLESS salamanderS


acshually eyesh tooksh ish.. ahm goingsh to tha earwarrena comengeetit ;)
Title: new f4u`d looks great
Post by: USRanger on September 29, 2006, 08:46:43 PM
Is it released? I just logged on & had the same ol' model.
Title: new f4u`d looks great
Post by: Saxman on September 29, 2006, 08:47:25 PM
Just please PLEASE say we're getting a true late F4U-1A with paddle prop.
Title: new f4u`d looks great
Post by: SIK1 on September 29, 2006, 09:45:10 PM
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Originally posted by Saxman
Just please PLEASE say we're getting a true late F4U-1A with paddle prop.



Oh PLEASE, please, please.

If the D is any indication a 1A would be amazing

SIK1
Title: new f4u`d looks great
Post by: Slash27 on September 29, 2006, 09:51:19 PM
Man that looks good.:aok
Title: new f4u`d looks great
Post by: Saxman on September 29, 2006, 10:08:30 PM
And for those who say there's not enough difference, bull honkey.

The 1A would be faster than the 1D with at LEAST the same acceleration/climb--if not better--due to less drag and slightly less weight. 1A vs 1D would be rather like the difference between the FW-190A and F that we have now (one dedicated to air-to-air, the other leaning more towards air-to-ground).

Plus, it'd open up ALL those F4U-1A skins (Boyingtons planes, the Jolly Rogers, etc).
Title: new f4u`d looks great
Post by: Squire on September 29, 2006, 10:32:16 PM
F4U-1 "Birdcage"
F4U-1A (water injection)
F4U-1D
F4U-1C
F4U-4

please.  :aok
Title: new f4u`d looks great
Post by: SkyChimp03 on September 29, 2006, 11:34:02 PM
:eek:  wheres balsy at!?!?:t
Title: new f4u`d looks great
Post by: bkbandit on September 30, 2006, 03:04:07 AM
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Originally posted by Saxman
Dang, I was just working on that skin, too. :p

And if that's the updated F4U-1D, are we going to get a true F4U-1A?


I was thinking that same thing as soon as i seen it:lol .

How long is this goin to take to come out???? R the goin to be updating one at a time or is htc goin to finish them and give them all to us at once???? And why didnt u do it look this the first time?

When is my hellcat goin to be done??? when im i goin to get my true f6f-3???



All the best planes come off of the carrier deck.
Title: new f4u`d looks great
Post by: Saxman on September 30, 2006, 05:48:07 AM
Dang. I just realized I'm gonna have to redo ALL my other Corsair skins.
Title: new f4u`d looks great
Post by: SkyChimp03 on September 30, 2006, 01:20:08 PM
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Originally posted by Saxman
Dang. I just realized I'm gonna have to redo ALL my other Corsair skins.


if you dont mind id rather have new skins... :)

so would htc btw ;)
Title: new f4u`d looks great
Post by: Saxman on September 30, 2006, 03:38:52 PM
Oh don't worry, I'll do 'em. And HOPEFULLY I'll get a brand new, shiny 1A to play with on those Jolly Rogers Hogs.
Title: new f4u`d looks great
Post by: Grayeagle on September 30, 2006, 06:20:39 PM
Nice :)

Finally makin the cowl round an spendin a few polys where other things need to be round :)

Engine cylinders could use a lil more definition .. but it's nice :)

ie: make front halfs 5 sided, an smooth 'em, apply a sharp texture map .. but .. that's just me ..

http://www.worldwar2pilots.com/f4uudarkhog.jpg

-GE
Title: new f4u`d looks great
Post by: bkbandit on September 30, 2006, 07:01:17 PM
nice pic, thanks for the desktop. Can u find any f4 pics like that? Not f4f wildcat f4 phantom.
Title: new f4u`d looks great
Post by: streakeagle on October 02, 2006, 07:39:08 AM
About time this plane gets updated! Round nose and wingtips, what a concept!
Title: new f4u`d looks great
Post by: Simaril on October 02, 2006, 09:36:35 AM
I love the rudder pedals' heel tracks....nicely weathered, great touch.
Title: new f4u`d looks great
Post by: StarOfAfrica2 on October 02, 2006, 12:33:48 PM
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Originally posted by Saxman
Oh don't worry, I'll do 'em. And HOPEFULLY I'll get a brand new, shiny 1A to play with on those Jolly Rogers Hogs.


I love you man.

:aok
Title: new f4u`d looks great
Post by: mussie on October 03, 2006, 12:29:12 PM
Looks Great Guys cant wait for the new F4U-1

But I am wondering what these are (Circled in red)...?

(http://members.optusnet.com.au/vstrom/pics/NEW_F4U/F4U-1D.jpg)

(http://members.optusnet.com.au/vstrom/pics/NEW_F4U/Zoom%20of%20F4U-1D.jpg)
Title: new f4u`d looks great
Post by: Yeager on October 03, 2006, 12:56:44 PM
my guess: hinges for pneumatic boosted flaps and tabs?
Title: new f4u`d looks great
Post by: SkyRock on October 03, 2006, 01:29:11 PM
Pieces of Val eng parts I'm guessing!:aok
Title: new f4u`d looks great
Post by: cav58d on October 03, 2006, 01:33:12 PM
Aileron trim tabs?
Title: new f4u`d looks great
Post by: Saxman on October 03, 2006, 01:43:04 PM
I just want to know when I get to play with her.
Title: new f4u`d looks great
Post by: scottydawg on October 03, 2006, 02:47:50 PM
Does the F4U have a stall slat on the starboard wing leading edge?
Title: new f4u`d looks great
Post by: Waffle on October 03, 2006, 03:24:04 PM
it wasn't a slat. It was a tab that interupted the airflow to make the right wing stall quicker, to help keep the plane stable at slow speeds.
Title: new f4u`d looks great
Post by: Mace2004 on October 03, 2006, 03:29:37 PM
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Originally posted by mussie
Looks Great Guys cant wait for the new F4U-1

But I am wondering what these are (Circled in red)...?
 


Those are the trim tab linkages. The vertical piece is a horn attached to the trim tab and the straight line is the actuating rod.  It appears that the inboard tab is a normal trim tab because the linkage goes directly into the wing.  The outboard tab is probably either a servo or anti-servo tab which are typically used on unboosted flight controls (i.e., no hydraulic system to move the control).  If the designer wanted to decrease the amount of pressure the pilot needed to move the control surface he'd put in a servo tab.  Let's say you wanted the trailing edge of the aileron to move up, the servo tab would deflect down to assist the movement.  If the designer wanted the control force to be harder to move then he'd put in an anti-servo tab which moved in the same direction as the trailing edge making it resist the movement.  I don't know which the Corsair used but I'd assume they're servo tabs because of the size of the plane and control surfaces which would require quite a bit of stick force to move without assistance.

Mace

Mace
Title: new f4u`d looks great
Post by: Saxman on October 03, 2006, 04:41:18 PM
Thing is, beginning I THINK with the 1A, the F4U had either spring, hydraulic, or power-assisted control surfaces. Can't remember which it was.
Title: new f4u`d looks great
Post by: Arlo on October 03, 2006, 04:55:50 PM
Beeeeeeautiful!!!!!!!!!

Has it got a visible tailhook, yet? (Not that I really wanna nitpick ... just curious.) :D
Title: new f4u`d looks great
Post by: scottydawg on October 03, 2006, 05:21:43 PM
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Originally posted by Waffle BAS
it wasn't a slat. It was a tab that interupted the airflow to make the right wing stall quicker, to help keep the plane stable at slow speeds.


That what I meant. Couldn't think of the uh... um... word.
Title: new f4u`d looks great
Post by: Mace2004 on October 03, 2006, 06:06:32 PM
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Originally posted by Arlo
Beeeeeeautiful!!!!!!!!!

Has it got a visible tailhook, yet? (Not that I really wanna nitpick ... just curious.) :D


Hey...if they're going to put trim tab actuaters on the wings they damn well should have a visible tail hook...and it should go up and down.  While they're at it, they should add the LSO on the carrier deck and add landing grades to the scoring system.  :D
Title: new f4u`d looks great
Post by: Arlo on October 03, 2006, 06:09:28 PM
Quote
Originally posted by Mace2004
Hey...if they're going to put trim tab actuaters on the wings they damn well should have a visible tail hook...and it should go up and down.  While they're at it, they should add the LSO on the carrier deck and add landing grades to the scoring system.  :D


Amen! :D
Title: new f4u`d looks great
Post by: Skuzzy on October 04, 2006, 07:02:25 AM
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Originally posted by Arlo
Beeeeeeautiful!!!!!!!!!

Has it got a visible tailhook, yet? (Not that I really wanna nitpick ... just curious.) :D
Uh, did you look at all the images on the front page?
Title: new f4u`d looks great
Post by: Mace2004 on October 04, 2006, 09:50:42 AM
Actually, I did see the one with the hook up but must have skiped the next shot with it down.  Skuzzy, u da man! :aok  Now...how about that LSO? :D


Mace
Title: new f4u`d looks great
Post by: Squire on October 04, 2006, 03:57:31 PM
Skuzzy, any word on what other versions we might see of the Hog?
Title: new f4u`d looks great
Post by: Arlo on October 04, 2006, 05:28:15 PM
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Originally posted by Skuzzy
Uh, did you look at all the images on the front page?


No, sir. But now you're got me giddy with antici - pation. :D
Title: new f4u`d looks great
Post by: Arlo on October 04, 2006, 08:04:39 PM
Ok ..... found it. I am ..... happy.

Very happy.

As such I will stop asking for the Sherman Tank ... or .... ummm .... even the Spanish Civil War. For at least a month.

(Seriously .... it's good to see the F4U lookin' this good - and detailed - in the game)
Title: new f4u`d looks great
Post by: scottydawg on October 05, 2006, 05:47:58 AM
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Originally posted by Arlo
Ok ..... found it. I am ..... happy.

Very happy.

As such I will stop asking for the Sherman Tank ... or .... ummm .... even the Spanish Civil War. For at least a month.

(Seriously .... it's good to see the F4U lookin' this good - and detailed - in the game)


No one expects the Spanish..... Civil War.
Title: new f4u`d looks great
Post by: LEADPIG on October 05, 2006, 05:35:32 PM
Help me i'm feeling lightheaded. :D :D Another question are they updating all the Blue Planes and also when's it out two weeks?
Title: new f4u`d looks great
Post by: Saxman on October 05, 2006, 05:37:57 PM
I hope not, I'm impatient to fly her as it is.

I mean, from the looks of things deflection shooting ALONE looks like it's going to be improved as the nose looks like it'll be less in the way of the view ahead.
Title: new f4u`d looks great
Post by: Mathman on October 06, 2006, 11:06:37 AM
I think it looks like crap.  There are no brakelines visible on the landing gear.  There goes the immersion factor.
Title: new f4u`d looks great
Post by: mussie on October 07, 2006, 11:37:46 AM
Quote
Originally posted by Mace2004
Those are the trim tab linkages. The vertical piece is a horn attached to the trim tab and the straight line is the actuating rod.  It appears that the inboard tab is a normal trim tab because the linkage goes directly into the wing.  The outboard tab is probably either a servo or anti-servo tab which are typically used on unboosted flight controls (i.e., no hydraulic system to move the control).  If the designer wanted to decrease the amount of pressure the pilot needed to move the control surface he'd put in a servo tab.  Let's say you wanted the trailing edge of the aileron to move up, the servo tab would deflect down to assist the movement.  If the designer wanted the control force to be harder to move then he'd put in an anti-servo tab which moved in the same direction as the trailing edge making it resist the movement.  I don't know which the Corsair used but I'd assume they're servo tabs because of the size of the plane and control surfaces which would require quite a bit of stick force to move without assistance.

Mace

Mace


Thanks for the indepth reply Mace

Man if they are taking the modeling to that detail, Where's the pee pipe and the soup chute..... :p