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    A new entry has been added to Add-Ons Library, category CFS 2 Aircraft - Japanese

    Description: Piglet H6K4 Mavis revision by UncleTgt

    This is a re-engineering of Piglet's H6K5 Mavis for CFS 2. It started as an exercise in learning how to do aircraft animations in G-Max, & grew from there. It uses the main LOD of Piglet's H6K5 as it's basis, & I've added or amended:

    Added textured prop disks & blades, adapted from Thicko's B5N2 Kate & combined with an Akemi-style disk, to model the different appearance front & back.

    Replaced Piglet's crew with figures taken from Stuart Green's G4M1 Betty.

    Added a dorsal gun position. (As per H6K4 model)

    Added some fuel tanks to the central fuselage interior - more than half the all-up weight of the Mavis was fuel, much of it carried in unprotected fuselage bladder tanks. This made it possible to fly some staggeringly long range missions, but at the cost of survivability if it was intercepted.

    Added a windscreen mounted compass panel to the VC view

    Created 3 model variations - shiny alum without spinners for 1940-41, dull shine, no spinners for 1942, & dull shine, with spinners for later war.

    I've made the 2D panel bitmap WIN 7+ safe. I changed the plane commander position to the starboard side, mimicking the cockpit arrangements known to be used in the G4M Betty. I'm assuming the Mavis crew arrangements would have followed the same operating pattern.

    I developed more appropriate payload options in the DP file, see the ordnance notes for which weapon packs were used. The DP file uses the wep_internal_tank to mimic the trade-offs necessary when planning VLR recon missions/ or LR strike payloads. You couldn't carry a full fuel load and max out the ordnance carried.

    A new airfile was developed, & optimized for AI & combat performance. It approximates the published data for speed & range.

    A new water spray effect was created using Bill Kestell's effect as the starting point.

    Unfortunately I was not able to retain the multi-LODs, at this point it's beyond my capabilities. So this model is single LOD (for now).However it seems to give acceptable frame rates, & this aircraft was not usually encountered in large numbers.

    The textures supplied are: O-21 Toko ku, Philippines & DEI, December 1941.

    O-46 Toko ku, Tulagi, August 1942.

    NI-05 802 ku, Truk, May 1943.

    To install, unzip the download to a temporary location & move/ copy files to the matching folder names inside your chosen CFS 2 install.

    Thanks to: Tim Conrad (Piglet)Piglet for his undoubted skill in creating the original H6K5.

    Stuart Green for the crew figures taken from his Betty - this saved me a lot of time.

    Similarly Thicko for the Kate prop blades, & Akemi for the basis of the prop disk - I'm just adapting these items for use on a different aircraft.

    Allen for his DOSmdlc_2, making shine & mdl size changes possible in WIN7+.

    Arno Gerretsen for ModelconverterX, such a clever & versatile tool.

    Kelticheart for his prop bitmaps & exhaust effects.

    Bill Kestell for his range of seaplane & floatplane water spray effects.

    This is freeware and subject to the usual conditions

    UncleTgt,

    JUL 2022

    To check it out, rate it or add comments, visit TC H6K4 Mavis UT

    The comments you make there will appear in the posts below.

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    Thank you Uncle TGT for a wonderful rendition of a lovely flying boat . As far as I am aware all Muti-engined Japanese aircraft whether in the IJN or IJA; the Captain of the aircraft occupied the Starboard side seat in the cockpit. Sometimes they weren't even a pilot but the navigator. Actually they did have rudimentary flying abilities but it was mostly left to the guy in the Port seat.

    Thanks again. And I agree with what Allen said!!!


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    A lovely upgrade of this graceful old FB. Thanks UT!

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    Very nice upgrade. All the difference in the world.
    Cheers,

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    UncleTgt,

    Wonderful update to the Mavis, it looks outstanding! I love the screenshot.
    "Rami"

    "Me? I'm just a Sea of Tranquility in an Ocean of Storms, babe."

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    Very nice!

    Outstanding upgrade of Piglet's Mavis. Looks great and easy to fly. Had to hunt a bit for Wep_internal_tank. Couldn't find it in my copy of KM B24D Hail Columbia, but finally found it in another old KM file.... km_p40e_v4. I can't imagine why it was included in a P-40. Many thanks.

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    Great work John - thanks very much!
    Kevin

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    Hi UncleTgt

    Thanks for this one.

    It is a beauty.

    Cheers,

    Stuart

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    Looks great, flies great, thanks a lot, UncleTgt!

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    UncleTgt,

    Thank you so much for the updated version of the Mavis, I appreciate it!
    "Rami"

    "Me? I'm just a Sea of Tranquility in an Ocean of Storms, babe."

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    MAV just sent me a multi-LOD version to test out ...
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails H6K4erly_mLOD_MAV1.jpg   H6K4erly_mLOD_MAV2.jpg  

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    Another shot just for fun.
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails H6K4erly_mLOD_MAV3.jpg  

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    Wow... she burns nicely!
    "De Oppresso Liber"

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    MAV mLOD H6K4 Mavis models UT


    A new entry has been added to Add-Ons Library, category CFS 2 Aircraft - Japanese

    Description: MAV Multi-LOD H6K4 Mavis Models for CFS2 by UncleTgt


    These are multi-LOD models for my reworked H6K4 Mavis, originally made by Piglet (Tim Conrad) as a H6K5. They retain the same features as my revised models, but instead of being single-LOD, MAV has managed to make them multi-LOD, which will help with frame-rates in the Sim.


    To install, unzip the download to a temporary location & move/ copy files to the matching folder names inside your chosen CFS 2 install.


    Thanks to


    MAV for his skills in making mdls multi-LOD


    This is freeware and subject to the usual conditions


    UncleTgt
    OCT 2022

    To check it out, rate it or add comments, visit MAV mLOD H6K4 Mavis models UT
    The comments you make there will appear in the posts below.

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    I just grabbed it. Thank you sir, she looks great!
    "De Oppresso Liber"

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    Thanks guys, a nice upgrade to a nice upgrade
    Cheers,

    Captain Kurt
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    Thanks Uncle Tgt
    An interesting "tub"

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    Quote Originally Posted by Captain Kurt View Post
    Thanks guys, a nice upgrade to a nice upgrade
    Indeed! Thanks, guys!

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    Thank you sir, nice upgrade, the bird is great!

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