B-17 G Hires updated # 2 version for European Air War.

This skin represents a B-17 G-70-BO, S-N 4337675, from the 381st BG, 532nd BS, based at Ridgewell, 1944.

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Instalation.
Simply extract all the .3dz and .tpc files to your EAW folder with Winzip's 'use folder path' option UNCHECKED.  For OAW use, ensure Winzip's 'use folder path' box is CHECKED, and extract all the files to your OAW folder.  This will automatically place all the files in a "A-06 HR G 381stNMF" folder ready to go.  If using a skin/file manager, refer to it's instructions.

Extras included but not needed for instalation -
I've included both the batchfiles for PCX to TPC, and TPC to PCX for any prospective skinners out there, and a screenie.  To use the Batchfiles, just place the files you want to convert, the Batchfiles, and the Picpac / gpmtpc2pcx.exe's all in the same folder, and double click the batchfile.  If you don't have Picpac.exe or gpmtpc2pcx.exe, they are available at my Ad-ons page at Sandbaggers.

Credits -
Thanks to Col. Gibbon for the original HR-B-17 3dz, and for some of it's textures.
+mia for the use of some textures, and the BUMP I needed to finish this.
Paulo Morais and Binni for the original work on the chin turret.
Mosi for another timely BUMP,
Illu for the radio wire idea,
Charles, Andy + Pobs for the transparent shadow idea.
Sandbagger (in advance!) for hosting the skin.
Migge and Ghostboy for the MEX file which is mostly their work.
Mr. Johnson for showing the way to fix the prop shutdown problems.
3dz mods and skin done by myself.

References-
"B-17 Flying Fortress" by David C. Isby.

If you have any problems, questions, comments or hatemail don't hesitate to contact me, either at the SimHQ EAW message board, or by Email.
Enjoy!

John "Chompy" Masters,
3rd July 2005.
jdmasters@ozemail.com.au
http://www.sandbaggeruk.com/chompy.html
