Tropico skin pack (fictional)

Hello everyone.

 

I don't know how many of you know about "Tropico" or are interested in fictional skin but, after a long time just downloading, I wanted to try to create some personalized skins myself. Hence, I decided to start from something which was not done before, a hypotetical representation of the air force of the (fictional) Republic of Tropico, from the game series bearing the same name (more info here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropico ). After all, in Tropico 5 they introduced military airplanes, one much resembling a MiG-21 (and taking off from a carrier!?!).

 

Roundel and flag (NB the flag is the official in-game flag, while the roundel is my own creation)

 

**DOWNLOAD LINKS PROVIDED BELOW**

 

I am not a very talented painter, but I came out with some basic skins representing the fictional country of Tropico. I started easy with the beautiful (and much lore-friendly imho) L39, good for a small air force mostly needing training/recon and light CAS.

 

Fuerza Aerea Revolucionaria de Tropico (FART) L-39C

 

Airbase pic with red and yellow variants

 

Fuerza Aerea Revolucionaria de Tropico (FART) L-39ZA

 

 

Both the livery and roundels are inspired from Cuban ones. I would also love to create a proper MiG-21 skin, but unfortunately we'll have to wait for the updated templates/3D model.

 

Finally, here is a complete family pic (WIP). Since in the (Tropico) city-builder game you can play either as a Soviet or Western oriented country, as well as a neutral one, I tried to include some models representing both the first and latter option (sorry, I was a bit biased here).

 

 

Unfortunately most of the liveries are just modification of existing skins, so in most cases I won't be able to release them without permission/credit.

 

Download links

 

L39C and L-39ZA skin pack

 

Mi-8MT skin pack (green and camo)

 

Mig-29A Low-visibility skins

 

Mig-29A camo livery

 

Mirage 2000C - camo

 

Mig-21bis

 

SA342 Gazelle

 

Su-33

 

JF-17

 

MiG-19P

 

Mi-24P

 

 

AI only

 

Mi-24V

 

Civilian aircraft pack

 

NEW RELEASES:

 

Edited July 24, 2021 by Gerbilskij
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That is a beautiful skin!

L-39C and L-39ZA Albatros skin pack released (v.1.0 initial release)

 

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3301046/

Tropico Mig-29 low-vis

 

First update: I created two low-visibility liveries for the Mig-29A.

 

 

 

Download link: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3301092/ NB Initial release, further adjustment possible. For instance, I think the roundels/flag are still too dark compared to the skin for a real low-vis effect.

 

Next on the line is Mig-29A camo version (based on Cuban camo)

Edited July 3, 2018 by Gerbilskij

Tropico M2000C - camo

 

Second update: camo skin for the Mirage 2000C based on the Peruvian Air Force one.

 

Download HERE

 

 

 

 

Next skin preview:

 

Edited November 20, 2018 by Gerbilskij

Great stuff, looking forward to more!

 

You spoke earlier of modifying existing skins, correct me if I'm wrong but I believed that modifications of stock DCS skins were fair game to release? Obviously with another user's skin you would need explicit permission.

Amazing! I'm speechless, is that a Tropico skinned DC-3?

Great stuff, looking forward to more!

 

You spoke earlier of modifying existing skins, correct me if I'm wrong but I believed that modifications of stock DCS skins were fair game to release? Obviously with another user's skin you would need explicit permission.

 

If that's correct, then MiG-21 bis is ready for release It's a modification of the included Cuban livery

 

 

 

Amazing! I'm speechless, is that a Tropico skinned DC-3?

 

Yes it is :)

Viva la Tropico!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YeT_f_u4LQ

Perfect backing for your flights!

Love the skins, played Tropico 1 a lot.

Probably a few different skins are needed in the future. Here is a preview pic from Tropico 6, seems there's a pretty good Kuznetsov coming. Just appears they opted for navalised SU-25s instead of Su-33s.

 

Tropico Mig-29A camo

 

 

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3302596/

 

Mig-29A Camo livery now available for download, after I received permission to post the edited skin from SpetsNazCU, the author of the original livery. The original Cuban livery, which in my opinion is great along with the whole Cuban liveries pack, can be found here https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/2476357 ).

 

Original post also updated

Edited January 11, 2019 by Gerbilskij

Tropico Mi-8MT

 

A pack with two Tropico Mi-8 liveries is now available for download HERE

 

The first is a basic green one, while the second is a dark green camo similar to the one in use by the Cuban Revolutionary Air Force (the original Cuban skin si also available for download here).

 

Original post also updated

 

Tropico camo

 

Tropico simple green

Edited November 20, 2018 by Gerbilskij

What happened with the DC.3 and 727 skins? They looked promising

What happened with the DC.3 and 727 skins? They looked promising

 

Here is the current status of the civilian liveries. DC3 and 727 liveries are very simple alteration of existing liveries, while for the 737 I tried something different, but I can't make it completely right still.

 

 

A link for the DC3 will follow soon

Edited December 28, 2018 by Gerbilskij
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Now available, a Tropican SA-342 Gazelle (M/L/Mistral)

 

download it HERE, follow the instruction if you want the livery to work for all three variants (to reduce file size, only the L version is included in the download).

 

Previews

 

SA-342M

 

 

 

NB: in the pics the helicopter mounts 9M14 Malyutka missiles

 

SA-342L

 

Edited January 15, 2019 by Gerbilskij
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These are great, I'd proudly wear your Tropican skin for the MiG-19 when it comes out

Tropico Mig-21bis

 

These are great, I'd proudly wear your Tropican skin for the MiG-19 when it comes out

 

Thank you, but what makes you think there will be a Tropican Mig-19 livery? ;)

 

 

In the meantime,the skin for the glorious Mig-21 is finally available.

 

You can download it HERE

 

 

NB The Gazelle skin is now available for download as well (previous post and first post have been updated with the download link).

Edited January 15, 2019 by Gerbilskij

Tropico - civilian planes

 

Tropico Civilian pack, available for download here HERE

 

It includes four liveries, one for the DC3, two for the B727 and one (still WIP) for the B737.

 

Preview:

 

 

 

 

The followings mods are required:

 

- CIVIL AIRCRAFT MOD (727, 737) https://cam.em-key.de/

 

- DCS DC3 by Markindel or Civilian DC3 by Stonehouse

Edited January 27, 2019 by Gerbilskij
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Tropico Mig-29 low-vis

 

I reworked the Mig-29 low-visibility skin pack, it is available in the user files section.

 

DOWNLOAD IT HERE

 

It now includes four variants, three for the Mig-29A and one for the Mig-29C:

 

Mig-29A

- early version with two color tones based on the original Cuban Mig-29A colour scheme

- low visibility version of the early livery

- a more modern low vis skin (with a Tropican "El Presidente" guard star)

 

Mig-29C

- modern low vis skin similar to the last one for the Mig-29A

 

 

 

Edited June 23, 2019 by Gerbilskij

Thanks a lot, hope soon we will have a tropical style map to go along even better with this skins.

I fly for El presidente!

Tropico Mi-24V

 

El Presidente got a new toy: Tropico Mi-24V

 

DOWNLOAD IT HERE

 

 

 

Edited June 24, 2019 by Gerbilskij

Pretty convincing!!