Author Topic: Big Hog (Read 654 times)

Greebo · « **on:** May 30, 2004, 11:35:35 AM »

Reschke asked me to do a VF-17 "Big Hog" Corsair a while back. At the time I declined since AH doesn't have a F4U-1A and the 1D skin has too many bugs to make it look right. It looks OK as an F4U-1 skin however, so I did it on that. You just have to use your imagination a bit on the canopy.

If everyone's happy with it I'll post it on AH Skins later. I'll try sending it to HTC too, but I'm not sure how they feel about plane substitutions WRT skins.

Arlo · « **Reply #1 on:** May 30, 2004, 11:40:25 AM »

Looks pretty nice. I noticed a slight "detail" in Skuzzy's submission guidelines:

"We will not accept skins that alter the overall shape of the object."

This seems to suggest that shapes can be changed.

And .... well .... altering the canopy to a bubble wouldn't change the overall shape.

I wonder if this is worth exploring?

Ok .... how do we do the skin thang again?

Rafe35 · « **Reply #2 on:** May 30, 2004, 01:37:35 PM »

Good lookin' Tom Blackburn skins

Sikboy · « **Reply #3 on:** May 30, 2004, 03:32:36 PM »

Quote

Originally posted by Arlo
Looks pretty nice. I noticed a slight "detail" in Skuzzy's submission guidelines:

"We will not accept skins that alter the overall shape of the object."

This seems to suggest that shapes can be changed.

http://www.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=108396

Skinmaster Fidd used alphas to clip the wings of the Spit V. Innovative guy that Fidd

-Sik

Redd · « **Reply #4 on:** May 30, 2004, 05:34:53 PM »

very nice greebo - love what your'e doing with the "blue" planes - the tricolor looks awesome

Redd

Reschke · « **Reply #5 on:** May 30, 2004, 07:11:06 PM »

Greebo,

When I ever get to London I will take you to your favorite local pub and have whatever the gentlemen on the floor is having.

~~! Sir now lets hope HTC lets it ride.~~

Greebo · « **Reply #6 on:** May 31, 2004, 05:35:09 AM »

OK, it is up at AH Skins. Shame about that wingtip trick, would be just the thing for FAA Corsairs.

I'm not sure where the canopy frame colours are derived from on the skin. I mapped all the bits a long time ago but didn't write that one down. If they occupy an otherwise unused bit of skin it might be possible to do an alpha of them and make them disappear. I'll look into it.

Stratocaster · « **Reply #7 on:** May 31, 2004, 09:11:38 AM »

The pic on AH-skins u posted is so beutiful its my new backround

nopoop · « **Reply #8 on:** May 31, 2004, 10:20:22 AM »

Beautiful.

...I guess I'll try a Jug now..

You CERTAINLY took care of the hog.