Sri to hear this Den
OK.. one more time. This is how I did it:
Presuming you already have the TacPack (release) version...
Make a new folder inside your Scimitar folder called model.clean. Drop Rob's clean model into that folder along with the clean model.cfg. The model.cfg should look like this:
[models]
normal=scimitar_clean
interior=scimitar_VC
Then, drag a copy of the release versions VC from the model folder and drop it inside model.clean. Inside the folder, you should now have the clean model (scimitar_clean.MDL).. the VC model from the 'dirty' model (scimitar_VC.MDL) and the model.cfg.
There should be no need to rename the airfile or use the aircraft.cfg Rob included with the clean model as for this exercise.. we're using the originals.
The aircraft.cfg entry for the original model goes like this..
[fltsim.0]
title=scimitar Paint1
sim=scimitar
model=
panel=
sound=
texture=1
kb_checklists=
kb_reference=
atc_id=112
atc_airline=NAVY
atc_flight_number=001
ui_manufacturer="Supermarine"
ui_type="Scimitar"
ui_variation="F1"
ui_typerole="Twin Engine Jet"
ui_createdby="Robert Richardson".. e t c
My cfg for (as an example) XD212 goes like this..
[fltsim.XX]
title=Scimitar XD212
sim=Scimitar
model=clean
panel=
sound=
texture=XD212
kb_checklists=ScimitarCheck
kb_reference=ScimitarRef
atc_id=XD212
atc_airline=NAVY
atc_flight_number=212
ui_manufacturer="Supermarine"
ui_type="Scimitar"
ui_variation="XD212 - First production Scimitar F1, 1957"
ui_typerole="Twin Engine Jet"
ui_createdby="Robert Richardson"
description="Repaint by Dave Booker"..
The major difference (other than the obvious) is the model= line.. XD212 points to the clean model.
To make the Ark Royal paint or any other point to the clean model.. change the model= entry to read model=clean. You could, if you so wish, double the entries so you'd have access to both but I don't like doing that as it fills your Select Aircraft window.
The maps are identical for either model. Obviously, you don't need the stores.dds map but it's handy to keep it available should you wish to move a 'clean' paint to the TP model at some point. I'm guessing you're not seeing the clean model 'in sim' because it either has no VC.mdl or no model.cfg in the clean folder.. an easy thing to miss.
ATB
DaveB