Thank you Steve, those ideas are quite appealing.

John

What is the difference between a regular ERJ-145 and the C-99 version? Couldn't you just use the AIG model for those paints? I had to build the C-99 first in order to make the E-99 and R-99. The base paints are essentially the same for all 3 aircraft. Sorry Steve, I meant to include the Indian AWAC...

Ray, could you post the RGB values of the grey and the green you are using for the camouflage please? I'll see if I need to adjust my KC-390.

John

Just finished the modelling of the EMB-145 derivatives for the upcoming Brazil package. There are 3 aircraft types: E-99 (AWACS) - 5 based at Anapolis (SBAN) R-99 (Electronic Sensing) - 3 based at Anapolis (SBAN) C-99 (General and VIP transport) - 10 based at Brasilia (SBBR) and 5 at Rio (SBGL): htt...

Yep that seems to be the case in the photo - the C-98A has seats. So from our point of view, I assume the same model will do both variants.

John

Got it thanks. So, is it right that the C-98s have passenger seats, while the C-98As ("pure cargo", according to Wikki) do not?

John

Just to clarify, Jon says 7 Caravans for Brazil. Scramble says at least 30 (C-98) active. Which is the correct figure?

Let's review whether you want me to make the C-98 or not, after I've finished the 99s (coming along very well).

John

I'll do that. It sounds like the better option. It's an important aircraft for Anapolis, numbers-wise.

John

If we need a new Caravan model, I can do that, even if it's added as an update.

John

I have the EMB-145 base model just about constructed in Gmax and if it wasn't for a couple of degenerate polygons in the flaps that took me 3 hours to find and solve, I would have had the aircraft appearing in the sim today. Nothing mapped at this point, but all the animation is working. I guess I'm...

May preference Ray, would be a Brazil package from everyone who has contributed to it.

John

My screen shot was with HDR off Henk and indeed that does improve things a tad. It's a pity that LM can't provide something as basic as a contrast slider, particularly if forcing HDR on in P3Dv6. FSX doesn't have one either, but then I don't have a contrast problem in that sim. Sad to say, but for m...

I’ve been giving some thought to the suggestion to include PBR texturing on the KC-390s in P3D. First off, done properly it’s a lot of quite complicated work, as we found with MSFS PBR. The results though, in that sim, were outstanding. I might be satisfied with the result in P3D too, but I’m far fr...

I think that's because Portugal has only one aircraft and it's still in the evaluation stage. It is not a problem in any case, the model can be switched to Pods/no Pods in the aircraft.cfg file.

John

This might be a good subject to experiment with PBR textures in P3D. I know how to make and apply PBR textures in MSFS (a lot of work) but I don't know if the process steps and settings are different in P3D. Apart from that my P3Dv5.3, sadly, does not render as well as FSX. It's very gloomy and look...

These are the KC/C-390 aircraft, painted up for Brazil (6) and Portugal (2). Although Portugal has just one aircraft in operation, the second one is due this year, so I have painted it in readiness for that. Brazil has 4 aircraft at Anapolis and 2 at Rio de Janeiro. I’ve just discovered that Brazil ...

Also, what scenery are you using - are the parking spots the right size, how are your traffic sliders set, what traffic file is in use? Have you checked for the presence of FS9 traffic files?

John

Just to say thank you for this terrific response. The KC-390 is looking so good in the sims, having spent hours researching, mapping and painting. Still a bit more to do yet, but as soon as I can share a shot or two of the aircraft in Tim's scenery, I'll do that. The Brazil AFCADs that Tim has put t...

Apologies, you are right Jorgen. I'm referring to the HTAI ones. I haven't really got that far yet.

John

Following the suggestions I asked for, I decided to respond to the greatest number for a present-day aircraft. That was the Embraer KC-390. The Brazilian air force have 6 operational so far, from an order of 22. Portugal has 1 from an order of 6. Other countries with the KC-390 on order for deliveri...