Fellow simmers,
Here is my Livery of the PMDG 737 for MSFS2020.
The PMDG line of products use their custom utility called The PMDG Operations Center (OC2).
To maintain your entire PMDG fleet of aircraft (The DC-6 as well you own it), also provides you with a very easy way to install/uninstall/update your liveries. Please follow the detailed instructions below to install this paint. It may look like a lot of steps, but I made sure every step was covered from download to install.
NOTE: I will not offer this as a “Drag and Drop” livery as this method, while operational, does not ensure everything is created properly in the complex MSFS folder structure. When painters use the OC to package their paint, the installer takes care of all the items needed (json updates, aircraft .cfg edits, etc) automatically.
Also…should updates to the aircraft become available, the OC ensures all items are updated properly.
Here are the instructions:
1. Extract the PTP file from the downloaded zip file.
2. Place it anywhere your PC (typically the downloads folder).
DO NOT place it in the MSFS folder structure, including the Community folder (The OC2 will properly extract it there and update the Layout.json file automatically)
3. Press the Windows key on your keyboard
4. Type PMDG
5. Select the PMDG Operations Center and open as an Administrator
6. Follow these steps when Ops Center is open.
1. Click the Aircraft and Liveries menu
Choose Livery Utilities
2. Select the Simulator,Select the Product,Select the Variant
3. Click Install from PTP file
7. After the Open window opens, navigate to the folder you saved/extracted the PTP file to
8. Click Open.
9. Done
If you have any issues with the installation of the livery through the OC2, please contact PMDG Support at https://support.precisionmanuals.com/Main/
You an also go to their forums as many members can help with issues and the support team monitors there as well.
A special thanks goes to PMDG and the beta test crew I had the privilege to work with during the development of this fantastic plane.
Credits: All base textures included in my paints are included by permission from PMDG, as with any livery created by 3rd party painters. I would especially thank the PMDG Paint crew for the fantastic textures they gave us to work with, you guys are awesome!
4 months ago
GUI_COMANDANTE
Very nice livery. Any chance you could do something about those ''hippy, flea ridden seat covers '' in the cockpit....like leather seats?
2 years ago
Hehe....wish I could, but as a part of the PMDG beta team, I'm restricted in what I can/can't paint. The EULA specifies that we're not allowed to paint anything not included in the paint kit, including cockpit items.
This rule is generally lax and not enforced in the spirit of the hobby, but necessary to cover PMDG legally with Boeing (they are an official partner). So as such, I can only paint the parts in the kit. Hope you understand.
2 years ago
SteveDra
RedBar0N
Nice livery!! This is my second preferred Varig colors!
2 years ago
Fscabral
This livery is wonderful, congratulations and thank you!
However, I encountered a problem with the thumbnails. They show as if they were another airline, Gol Linhas Aéreas.
If it's not too much to ask, could you do Varig's older versions?
Like this one, for example: PP-VQA
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/26522
Tks!
2 years ago
Thanks. Fixed the thumbnail.
Sadly I can't take any requests right now as my paint schedule is overflowing.
The good news is that at the rate the painting community is popping out new paints for the 737, it wont be long until this one is done.
In 2 days....FOUR of the liveries I was going to paint have already been done by other painters, LOL.
2 years ago
SteveDra
LuisSonnemann
Hi, Steve! I've redownloaded as recommended, but still I'm getting the same error as ATflight. Anyway to get through this?
2 years ago
Thanks.....I'm correcting the flags and will revamp the whole file and see if that fixes it. Follow me and watch for version 2.0 I'll email all who follow when its ready
2 years ago
SteveDra
Bernardomfs
Hello! The paint is amazing, really nice colors.
Just one detail, the Brazil flag is inverted beside the Varig logo.
2 years ago
Steve, to be honest all brazilian flags are inverted, including the near of prefix (aircraft register)
2 years ago
pedrohenriquegs
pedrohenriquegs
EDIT: This issue has now been fixed by Steve as of version 1.1
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Hi Steve,
Seem to have found an issue in installing this one livery. When importing in the Operations Center, it doesn't appear in the list of installed liveries after installing. It does however appear in the Community\pmdg-aircraft-737-liveries folder but as "PMDG PMDG 737-700..." rather than "PMDG 737-700..." like all the others installed. If I leave it as the former, the livery does appear in the sim. If I delete the duplicate "PMDG" in the folder name, I can now see it in the Operations Center but I then cannot see it in the sim. Not had this issue with any other of your liveries. Other than that, great livery!
Cheers
2 years ago
I found an issue with it and re-uploaded it not too long ago....I didn't update the version number but maybe I should.
Can you redownload and see if its still happening?
2 years ago
SteveDra
ATflight