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were can i get a freeware paint kit? Not blanck textures but one that can actualy paint aircraft.

Do you mean a paint package to actually paint? In which case you have one free with Windows (but there are plenty of much better ones to choose from) and you'll just need to download DXTBMP if I remember correctly

You could try GIMP, that's not too bad, and yes, you need DXTbmp, which is also free!

How do I save the paint so it workes for the aircraft after I paint it?
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I can't answer your question, but I love the screenshot 8-)

Eventually, I would like to learn how to do a paint job on an aircraft.

Good luck

"How do I save the paint so it workes for the aircraft after I paint it? "

save it as a .bmp and use DXTbmp to convert it to a extended bmp format that FS recognizes.
This is the short version, if you want more elaborate explanations, just ask.

"Eventually, I would like to learn how to do a paint job on an aircraft. "
Pick an aircraft you want to repaint, pick the scheme you want to repaint, and try it. That's what I did...

I think I

Hey, westjet, are you using that shot as a sig? If yes, you can assaing it by clicking "Profile" in the buttons up top, click "Modify", enter your password, click "Options", put the image url in the largest text box, click "Change"

I did the same thing, and got luaghed at, when I first joined. Thought you might like the heads up!  ;D


As for your problems...USE GRUMPY'S LAIR! Hagar is a great guy, and has saved my a** three times too date!

Second, Garry J Smith is a repainting God. His tutorial rocks! http://www.gjsmith.net/Tutorial/full_tutorial.htm

Good Luck in the world of repainting! Once you're done with your repaints, upload them for us!

Thanks for both things
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