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They look great! keep going!
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Caddaric79
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A serie of Gunship C-130
AC-130A Pave Pronto, conversions as gunships with two miniguns / two cannons / two Bofors 40mm cannons
AC-130H Pave Spectre, AC-130E engine upgrade to "H" standards, refuelling probe, updated avionics and fire-control systems
AC-130H Spectre II, last upgrade, 20mm Guns supression
AC-130U Spooky II, C-130H gunship version, 3 large calibre cannons, updated electronics
AC-130W Stinger II, MC-130W multi-mission conversions as gunships
EC-130 coming soon
AC-130A Pave Pronto, conversions as gunships with two miniguns / two cannons / two Bofors 40mm cannons
AC-130H Pave Spectre, AC-130E engine upgrade to "H" standards, refuelling probe, updated avionics and fire-control systems
AC-130H Spectre II, last upgrade, 20mm Guns supression
AC-130U Spooky II, C-130H gunship version, 3 large calibre cannons, updated electronics
AC-130W Stinger II, MC-130W multi-mission conversions as gunships
EC-130 coming soon
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Beautiful work on those AC-130's!
Out of curiosity though, what is the forward most weapon system on the U and W versions?
Also, any consideration on upgrading the engines to -J standards?
Out of curiosity though, what is the forward most weapon system on the U and W versions?
Also, any consideration on upgrading the engines to -J standards?
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@Imperialist
Nice work so far with Hs-129.
My few personal thoughts: on rudder You've made shading of "ribs" "dark up/bright down" - I'd make it opposite; I'd give the dark (not black) line between fuselage and vertical stabilizer; on the ailerons there are these small "doorknob-shaped" things (I forgot the English word), which I would definitely outline in black, since they aren't shapes on surface, but they "stand out" from the background and therefore need contour; and finally I don't like the tailwheel.
@Caddaric79
Fantastic work on these AC-130s!
Nice work so far with Hs-129.
My few personal thoughts: on rudder You've made shading of "ribs" "dark up/bright down" - I'd make it opposite; I'd give the dark (not black) line between fuselage and vertical stabilizer; on the ailerons there are these small "doorknob-shaped" things (I forgot the English word), which I would definitely outline in black, since they aren't shapes on surface, but they "stand out" from the background and therefore need contour; and finally I don't like the tailwheel.
@Caddaric79
Fantastic work on these AC-130s!
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Nice work on the AC-130s. As Paladin127, using the correct engines for the J-variants would make those even better. I think the J has been drawn.
Nice work on the Hs-129, good progress but I agree with eswube about the tailwheel. Its tricky to get things to look round at this scale but its possible. Perhaps try a 4x4 square with the corners indented?
Nice work on the Hs-129, good progress but I agree with eswube about the tailwheel. Its tricky to get things to look round at this scale but its possible. Perhaps try a 4x4 square with the corners indented?
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GAU-12sPaladin127 wrote:Beautiful work on those AC-130's!
Out of curiosity though, what is the forward most weapon system on the U and W versions?
Agreed.eswube wrote:@Imperialist
Fantastic work on these AC-130s!
That would be true, I can't recall seeing a J though?Hood wrote:Nice work on the AC-130s. As Paladin127, using the correct engines for the J-variants would make those even better. I think the J has been drawn.
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Caddaric79
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Thank you guys 
There is no -J gunship today, just a project around MC-130J and Precision Strike Package
I will finished with legacies Hercs before begining the few C-130J real variants (C, EC, HC, KC)
GAU-12 in -U
GAU-23/A in -W
There is no -J gunship today, just a project around MC-130J and Precision Strike Package
I will finished with legacies Hercs before begining the few C-130J real variants (C, EC, HC, KC)
GAU-12 in -U
GAU-23/A in -W
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There are proposals for J-based gunships I believed but Caddaric79 is right, though J-model engine upgrades to the existing fleet are certainly on the table (and probably a wiser investment then new-build J gunships).
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I beg to differ.
Whilst not shipping the silly weaponry of earlier gunships it is indeed a gunship and indeed a J model.
Whilst not shipping the silly weaponry of earlier gunships it is indeed a gunship and indeed a J model.
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Beg to differ what? That doesn't seem to contradict anything I said.Blackbuck wrote:I beg to differ.