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by Tako_Kichi
27 Mar 2009, 01:04
Forum: Escorts and Stewards
Topic: Moving on
Replies: 6
Views: 707

Re: Moving on

WoW! That came as a bit of a shock but as Dave says RL has to come first. Take care buddy and you know you can always reach me on Skype if you want to chat and/or vent at any time....lol.
by Tako_Kichi
26 Mar 2009, 23:04
Forum: The Virtual Spanner
Topic: Advice on upgrade from techy types please
Replies: 30
Views: 3223

Re: Advice on upgrade from techy types please

I just checked my FSX install and it currently shows 32 Gb and that is for FSX+Acceleration with 690+ aircraft variants (when you include all the repaints of various models). :o :roll: In addition I also have a FSX scenery folder on the same drive which is almost 1 Gb in size (I install all add-on s...
by Tako_Kichi
26 Mar 2009, 17:31
Forum: CBFS Forum
Topic: Missing accelerometer in FSX Chipmunk
Replies: 48
Views: 8923

Re: Missing accelerometer in FSX Chipmunk

WOW...what a week for great news! First the FSX Hunters released and now talk of a true FSX Chippie! I can't wait, well done Rick! :welldone:
by Tako_Kichi
26 Mar 2009, 17:22
Forum: The Virtual Spanner
Topic: Advice on upgrade from techy types please
Replies: 30
Views: 3223

Re: Advice on upgrade from techy types please

Oh dear!! Any remote thought of the dark side is no more!! :roll: That would mean a complete upgrade and OS....unfortunately there has to come a time when spending hundreds of pounds to run a new flight sim cannot be deemed appropriate or cost effective.....I have put a complete stop to upgrades on...
by Tako_Kichi
25 Mar 2009, 04:42
Forum: Escorts and Stewards
Topic: Underwear Dust
Replies: 2
Views: 322

Re: Underwear Dust

OUCH! :o :roll:
by Tako_Kichi
22 Mar 2009, 02:18
Forum: Escorts and Stewards
Topic: Anyone fancy a new car?
Replies: 8
Views: 480

Re: Anyone fancy a new car?

It's nice but what's the fuel consumption like with a 4 berth caravan on the back?
by Tako_Kichi
21 Mar 2009, 21:07
Forum: The Virtual Spanner
Topic: What do you use to create .pdf documents ?
Replies: 9
Views: 889

Re: What do you use to create .pdf documents ?

Open Office has a PDF writer built into it and is free. I use that when making PDF text documents (I gave up using MS Office a long time ago). I also have an older version of the full Adobe Acrobat which includes 'Distiller' which is Adobe's own PDF writer.
by Tako_Kichi
19 Mar 2009, 00:07
Forum: Repaint Hangar
Topic: FSX Repaint Info
Replies: 38
Views: 4213

Re: FSX Repaint Info

If spec and bump maps are there then re-painters can alter them, if they aren't then they can't be added as the model won't know to look for them. Well yes and no.....lol. To be able to repaint successfully (if you want to use the spec maps that is) then each texture should have it's own spec map a...
by Tako_Kichi
18 Mar 2009, 23:54
Forum: Repaint Hangar
Topic: FSX Repaint Info
Replies: 38
Views: 4213

Re: FSX Repaint Info

I have never tried to do a silver dope effect ....yet. The technique that I eventually mastered was for the metal flake finish used on cars where the paint glistens as the sun catches the metallic particles under the clear coat layer. In FSX as you pan around an aircraft in external view you can get...
by Tako_Kichi
18 Mar 2009, 22:25
Forum: Repaint Hangar
Topic: FSX Repaint Info
Replies: 38
Views: 4213

Re: FSX Repaint Info

Back to the original question about FSX repaints. For FS9 I used Photoshop and Martin Wrights DXT.BMP program....I see it supports DDS files so will it be OK to use that or are there other tools to recommend using? I see we have Image Tool in the SDK and NVidea do a plug in so what is the best cour...