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Old 09-16-2010, 06:17 PM
Fafnir_6 Fafnir_6 is offline
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Originally Posted by Tempest123 View Post
Just off topic a bit but the P-40E and M external models are very badly out of proportion, incorrect tail and nose lengths and wing dihedral. The P-40B and C models (and kittyhawks) look wonderful though. Is this because the E and M where done earlier by different modelers?
My understanding is that the P-40E/M was done by Radek for the original IL-2 "back in the day", prior to the release of Pacific Fighters. The P-40B/C were Pacific Fighters additions, if memory serves. I believe Oleg & co. were aware of the errors in the P-40E/M 3D models but never had the time to fix them due to the development of Pacific Fighters first, and then Storm of War later. Development screens of DT patch 4.10 have shown (Ju88, Bf110G, G.50, etc) that they do these sort of fixes. Hopefully they can find time in their busy schedules to give the P-40E/M (and possibly add the most-produced P-40N while they're at it) some love. May I also add that the landing gear of the P-40s seem a little bit duck toed? I haven't had time to really examine them closely, but they seem to be twisted slightly outwards in the extended position. Perhaps the animation can be tweaked at some point.

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