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Sounds like a good idea. With the new maps coming out and all... :thumbup: Aren't there some VFA-81 skins of the 90's somewhere in the User File section?

I think the 74 of the Stennis would still be quite visible on the tower because of the light sources attached to that model. Especially at night. Or has someone already figured out how to rearrange the lights around the number? Good call though. A more detailed Vinson would be nice for sure. Hmm... :-D I'm hoping that the new Carrier Module is somewhat customizable in regards to that. :-)

The thing with the color differences was really bugging me from the very beginning. I compared a couple of sources and then finally went with that "inferno red" type of color because they have used it in the past judging from older jets. Even on some of their more recent ones. On the 2004 livery they reapplied some elements which were definitely way more in the orange section it seems. :book:

Hey, thank you man! :-) Yeah, you may be right about the colors being a bit too vibrant. I'll have to check on that. Could be the lighting conditions though. Need to do some testing. The X is already on the helmet but still needs some adjustments. I would love to see the real one in more detail but images of that particular helmet are pretty hard to find. My guess is that it's a red X with a black outline for the CAG and orange for all the others? Only thing I can find on the internet is the more recent triple X design. That guy in the second image with the 406 will definitely be my first Line Bird Skin :-D

Hello DCS Community, this is my very first post on this forum here. My name is Marc, 38 years old and have been playing DCS since about 2012. Started with the A-10C Warthog and then the F/A-18C as soon as it released. I've done couple of aircraft skins over the years but for some reason never considered uploading them to the file section on this website. :noexpression: The image attached to this post shows a couple of WIP screenshots of a skin I would like to provide to the community. I think this was even requested somewhere on the forum. There are still quite a couple of details missing. (Dirt, some weathering, couple of color corrections etc.) Feel free to criticize and point out anything that seems off to you. Also, if any of you have more reference material on this particular livery or information on helmet logos/design of the VFA-81 during that timeframe (2000-2003 | 2004), I would really appreciate it. I'm planning on doing the Line versions and then the CAG 2004 Skin after this. Thank you very much. :)