Author Topic: FINALLY my first skin in progress.. (Read 846 times)

nopoop · « **on:** May 31, 2004, 02:55:16 PM »

It's hoop jumpin until I had the clunky PS interface and the clunky view system for screenshots.

Such a nice skin done by Greebo for the F4U I bailed on that and took on a Jug for the first..

P47D-25 of Colonal David Schilling, 56th FG December 44. Just working out the anomilies of the skin, haven't started the wings as of yet. Lot to remember, been along time, see lotsa mistakes on the first draft.

Shane · « **Reply #1 on:** May 31, 2004, 04:13:30 PM »

very nice...

but won't the widdle nazis get jealous?

Crumpp · « **Reply #2 on:** May 31, 2004, 04:24:06 PM »

Very Nice!

~~Crumpp~~

MaddogWx · « **Reply #3 on:** May 31, 2004, 05:12:39 PM »

Looks super!

I find it interesting that bright colors (red and yellow) were used along with camouflage. Do not think I would want my rudder bright yellow in real life! Makes a nice visible target to shoot at.

Beautiful plane though

Replicant · « **Reply #4 on:** May 31, 2004, 05:19:58 PM »

Very impressive!

Falcon64 · « **Reply #5 on:** May 31, 2004, 09:54:03 PM »

Looks very good!! Way to go!!

Arlo · « **Reply #6 on:** May 31, 2004, 11:15:03 PM »

I like.

warhound · « **Reply #7 on:** May 31, 2004, 11:43:50 PM »

Very Nice

oboe · « **Reply #8 on:** June 01, 2004, 06:24:55 AM »

Nice choice, and a great looking skin! Keep at it, nopoop! I want to fly this one!

nopoop · « **Reply #9 on:** June 01, 2004, 11:27:36 AM »

Searchin the net for the top wing camo scheme. Don't know if invasion stripes were used on the under wings.

They have a couple of models and a diecast availible, might have to get one.

Thanks, I wanna fly it too.

Guppy35 · « **Reply #10 on:** June 01, 2004, 04:17:54 PM »

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Originally posted by nopoop
Searchin the net for the top wing camo scheme. Don't know if invasion stripes were used on the under wings.

They have a couple of models and a diecast availible, might have to get one.

Thanks, I wanna fly it too.

If you are going by the December 44 date then there would not have been wing stripes underneath. The under wing stripes were removed in September of 44 and the lower fuselage stripes in early 45.

Dan/Slack

nopoop · « **Reply #11 on:** June 01, 2004, 04:34:57 PM »

Thanks Dan !! That was the other thing bugging me.

Guppy35 · « **Reply #12 on:** June 01, 2004, 04:51:16 PM »

This might help. It's an IL2 version but it's accurate and shows the wing camo fairly well in the image. The darker gray is closer to the truth as well I think. Yours might be a bit light.

http://www.flugzeugwerk.net/p47d.htm

There is also a restored P47D in Danville Illinois that is painted as "Hairless Joe". The owner is Butch Schroeder and he's a stickler for historical accuracy in his warbirds. His Dad was a Jug pilot too.

Dan/Slack

Guppy35 · « **Reply #13 on:** June 01, 2004, 05:09:24 PM »

Just to add to the confusion

Three color shots of Hairless Joe from WW2. All from Warren Bodie's wonderful book on the P47

The first one from late summer 44 shows it with the invasion stripes under the wings as well as some idea of what the right side camo looked like.

The second and third show it later in the Fall of 44 after the wing stripes were removed from underneath.

A pretty Jug either way and obviously it gives you some options as it appears they did some touching up of the camo due to the wear and tear of Ops.

Also note that it, like many Jugs had the star and bar under both the left and right wing.

Dan/Slack

nopoop · « **Reply #14 on:** June 01, 2004, 06:18:00 PM »

Got it all Dan, thanks !!

Now the rest of ya'lls just back away from this skin. I'm slow, don't wanna get half way through and see it posted

That IL-2 skin is by far the best skin I've ever seen. I know one guy that skins on a par with that example and that's Lemsko.

Looking at the 1024 it's a skin on a totally different level.