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Been lurking for awhile, and I've looked everywhere, but I can't find it anywhere. I'm looking for a template for the SMS A380-800. In the SimObjects folder, there are several .bmp files in /texture/, but I can't preview any of them, and Photoshop can't open them, returning an error describing an unexpected end-of-file. I believe these are the blank texture files, but given that nothing I have can open them, I'm at a loss

Hello All: I am flying the Milviz C310 Redux exclusively in VR these days. In VR, the cockpit glass seems to be a bit too tinted / cloudy for my taste. I know there are some talented re-painters here on this board. I wonder if anyone knows how I might edit the VC textures to make the VC cockpit glass more transparent? I am vaguely familiar with DXTBmp, but have not used it since my FSX days (now on P3d 4.4). IIRC, transparency is controlled via the Alpha channel, and lighter equals more transparent. Is that correct? Do I also need to modify the RGB layers, or is modifying the Alpha channel sufficient? Any help would be greatly appreciated.…

Is there a reason that some kits have NNumber PSD files and others do not? For example: The PMDG_748_PAX_Paintkit has 2 NNumber PSD files where the PMDG_747v3_PAX_ER_Paintkit contains no such PSD files. Maybe I should just go to bed...

Hi there, I have started repainting aircrafts for a while now however I would like to take it to another level and repaint for professionally With ModelConverterX - How do I see my repaint in that software instead of having to load up the sim each time to see a change? I repaint in photoshop shop so how would I transfer my repaint from PS to MCX. With the PMDG 737 repaint - How do I edit some of the cabin textures? As I've seen some repaints like the Ryanair's have cabin textures which makes it way more realistic. Any ideas on ways to do this?

Hi, I remember some years back when I had purchased the older PMDG737 that I was able to find a repaint Guide, I wonder if anyone here could point me to one for the newer PMDG 737NGX I have found one page of the tutorial dated 2005!! and it was from Peter Sterling (graphic designer for PMDG) but sadly I have lost all other pages thanks in Advance if you can help Dave Ward

Sorry to bug you guys again but I am still having trouble with a repaint I am working on. With your help, I was able to create a re-paint for the 737. The only issue is, is that when I load my livery in P3D the plane looks too shiny. From what I understand I need to make an alpha channel but I have no Idea how to do this. I know where to find your channels in Photoshop but don't know how you use the alpha channel to do this. I can find some guides online but none of them relate to re-painting aircraft and was still confused. Also, I did find some info in the FAQ about what values to use for the alpha channel but again didn't how to change it. Any help will be appreciated.…

Shalom and greetings, I know that there are many liveries of C-130s and L100s in Avsim, Flightsim, and Captain Sim repaint download center. Would any of you know where I can find MORE liveries in other websites, please? I know it is CENTURY OLD question but I am curious to know if anybody has better luck locating Nathan Phillips' liveries particularly First Air and Pacific Western liveries? Thanks, Aharon

Shalom and greetings all my pals, Is there anyone here who is expert in QualityWings BAE 146 Collection for FSX, please? Do any of you know where I can find crisp sharp, high quality, and superb Jazz Air, Nova Air, and First Air liveries for QualityWings BAE 146 Collection for FSX, please? Thanks, Aharon

PAINT LIVERIES: PP-BER AZUL - PILATUS PC-12 CARENADO HD The Pilatus PC-12 is part of Carenado HD series and includes High Resolution textureThis liveries: PP-BER Azul - https://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?/f ... ries-xp11/

Hoping someone can help as I*'ve been tearing my hair out (and I don't have any to spare) trying to do some paint fixes with the PMDG NGX paint kit. I've got an airplane with the wrong N-Number in the VC, so I understand I have to edit the PSD file from the paint kit, then flatten the file, save it, and convert it to a DXT5 texture. I have Photoshop CC, so I can open and edit the PSD file, but there's no plug-in available for the newer releases. But I do have the P3D SDK and Imagetool to convert from PSD to DXT5/DDS. My problem is that no matter what I've tried, I cannot get a DDS file that looks correct. I can select the text layer, and change the Number…

Hello, so I am trying to make my own repaint for the PMDG 737-600. Everything was going ok until I went to use DXTBmp to convert the files to DDS. I was able to convert the wing file and the tail file to DDS but when I tried to save the master fuselage file it would not save at all so couldn't get it to convert. When I clicked save nothing would happen and no DDS file for the fuselage appeared in the appropriate folder. I edited the files in Photoshop then saved them as Targa files before opening them in DXTBmp. Any Ideas what I was doing wrong? Thanks

Hi Yesterday have finish the livery for my virtual airlines. My problem is that it did not make the windows transparent.

I downloaded the paint kit for the 737 NGX-800/900. I have used this before. However, the download now does not contain the tail NIGHT texture for repainting. It DOES contain the regular tail texture. Where do I find this missing texture? (Tail Night) Thanks

I have been repainting aircraft for a number of years now. Some go very well, others are very difficult to get through. It's is usually...though I must say not always...a plus when an aircraft developer provides a paint kit for use with their model. But, like repaints, some kits go well, others not so much. So, to the developers...think about the "little guy" from time to time. For all the years I have been repainting almost every one of my liveries has started with a "base" aircraft with white skin or a "base" aircraft with metal skin, yet rarely do aircraft developers or paint kit developers provide either option in a "ready to paint" format. I understand the …

The latest from AH, and I like it: jk6868 It was used by the US Marines jk6967 the USAF jk6901 The French Air Force borrowed a few to help in IndoChina jk6987 and a few were civilianised to transport salmon in Alaska..

jk6706 jk6722 jk6725 jk6708

The 727 isn't ready for P3Dv4 either... a5241 a5293 AH27 poly 2 FX8488 piedmont04 /flic.kr/p/KuAiZz]ss24648[/url] url=https://flic.kr/p/KuAj7P][/url]ss2300 ss24685 ss20542

So far no news on a P3Dv4version for the CS Boeing 707, but I can show you my paints for the FSX version: AF05 CAF008 FX11908 FX16916 FX12319 FX16962 Naga02 ss17952 FX11657 ss17987

Since I am now uploading all my repaints here on avsim, it might perhaps be an idea to post shots of my paints here? Here's a few for the A2A V-tail I did so far, they can all be found by following the link in my signature (including many more..) jk4765 jk4947 jk5034 jk5134 would you be interested in more overviews like this, to keep you updated?

I did a lot of paints for Mustangs, this is the last batch for the A2A Mustang: PZJ PEX D7Z D7V D7O D7N D7J D7H D7F D7E D7D D7C D7B D7A

Only two so far.. jk3164 jk3319

jk3442 jk3459

An overview of the paints I did for this model: 02-04 57_001 56-003 58-02 jk1237 jk1248 jk1306 jk2725 jk6271 jk6307

So a friend of mine owns a virtual airline and I agreed to redesign his livery. I used DXTBMP and MS paint and it was going fine. And then all of a sudden the aircraft comes up black. Please help!!

Hi, I have been developing scenery for the Bahamas area, some of which I have posted previously. I really would like to have a few static seaplanes and commercial aircraft stationed in different parts of the Bahamas. I am currently getting ready to release MYBS, MYBC, MYCC & MYZ3. There are a few seaplanes that serve those locations and also commercial planes that serve MYBS. If there is someone here willing to help out please contact me via a pm or through my facebook link, https://www.facebook.com/photosimlabs/ Thanks Bernardo.