First I would like to thank Captain Sim for sale the other day. I haven't bought a Captian Sim product since the F-104 for FS9. Yesterday I bought the C-130 Full Pack, the 727-100 + Freighter. I was so happy with the 727-100 that I went ahead and bought the -200 before the sale expired. I have yet to even install the C-130 and the -200 and freighter packs yet.

Anyway, I have been searching around the internet, Avsim, Flightsim.com, etc., and can't seem to locate a repaint for the Varig 727-100 that has been retired. Anyone know where I could find this paint or any of the paint experts interested in doing one?

Thanks in advance.

Regards,

Sean

Hi Sean
i can do it for you later on today

Wow, thank you so much. I didn't expect such a quick reply.

Just to clarify it's for the FSX version. I saw that there were some for the Legendary 727 for FS9, but I assume they dont work for the FSX version.

BTW, can you make it for the model that has the animated reversers, another company/RE if I remember right? If not, thats fine too. I appreaciate any paint that you can make.

Thanks again. Keep me posted where I can find it to download.

Regards,

Sean

Sean -

You most certainly CAN use the FS9 textures for FSX!  You will need to do a couple of things to make them work right:

- First, download the free utility "DXTBMP".
- Open each bitmap with DXTBMP and then resave as DXT1 .dds textures. DXT1 being important because it gets rid of the alpha channels, which is what you want to do. (You may have to 'flip' the image with DXTBMP before you save it, I forget.  The results will be obvious if needed to and didn't!).
- Note The FSX 727-200's do not appear to use the textures called "727_200_4_T" or "727_200_5_T" for the wings...instead they use "727_100_4_T" and "727_100_5_T". I think this is a change from FS9.
- Make sure you have a proper 'texture.cfg' text file in your converted texture folder.  You can grab it from one of the other aircraft included.

Good luck!  

PS - Of course Nathan's FSX repaint will be awesome so we should do nothing to discourage him from doing one.

PPS - Nathan, I bought that C-130 after all!

Hi Sean
It will be for fsx so no worries there I'm just about to start it so with any luck it should be ready in a few hrs

PS- matt thanks for the comment on my repaints

PSS-LOL Matt you will be busy trying out all the repaints up on the captain sims catalogue.

Here you go this is what it looks like at the moment i only have to sort out the text on the left side of the aircraft and both engines then put a black bit on the nose
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q67/nath2889/VARIG1.jpg

Wow Nathan that looks great :) I can't believe you painted that so fast.

I am really new to painting myself. I learned how to paint my Cera Bell 412 a few months ago, but I have yet to attempt another aircraft.

Anyways, thanks again for doing that.

OK its done now i have submitted it to Captain Sim but it wont show up on there list until Monday.
So if you go here http://nathansfsxrepaints.webeden.co.uk/ sign up it is free then on the tabs hover over the Captain Sim one then click on the 727 sub menu its the third repaint in the December column enjoy

i will be doing a Varig log 100f and 200f soon if your interested

Thanks so much. I will go get it now.

Yeah I am interested in the Varig Log 100F and 200F as well, thanks.

I saw also that your doing a yellow DHL, that's cool, I was looking for one of those as well.

Beautiful texture, but unfortunately the website link is not working.
Could you please post on another site?
And it would make a texture of VASP in the old colors?
As in the photo below?

Thanks!  :D

Boeing 727-212/Adv:  http://www.airliners.net/photo/VASP/Boeing-727-212-Adv/1121327/L/