Author Topic: B17G Ruby's Raiders (Read 3463 times)

Guppy35 · « **Reply #15 on:** June 10, 2006, 11:16:54 PM »

Krusty. Just to confirm it's 549th.

The squadrons of the 385th used colors on the prop bosses. 548th was blue, 549th was yellow, 550th was red, 551st was green.

Note in the second photo I posted that the prop boss is yellow.

Can you do that on the props on the AH model?

Krusty · « **Reply #16 on:** June 10, 2006, 11:45:44 PM »

Thank you for clarifying that Guppy. Much obliged.

Yes there is a spot for the prop and I will make it yellow.

Krusty · « **Reply #17 on:** June 11, 2006, 12:46:03 AM »

Done with the basics. I think I've got the red the right tone (or at least an acceptable tone, non-neon), the metal and all that is sorted out. Now I just need to work (a lot) on weathering, detailing, and all the "make it look nice" stuff.

Pooface · « **Reply #18 on:** June 11, 2006, 07:42:05 AM »

looking very nice!:aok

Krusty · « **Reply #19 on:** July 01, 2006, 11:33:07 PM »

The only thing that's really missing is 1.5 BILLION rivets. I was looking at the way the default skin (Bit O Lace) has them and it's got so many rivets crammed into each panel that there's just a random noise pattern of dots. The problem is that there were too many rivets on the real thing to really simulate them with 1-pixel dots. I've been unable to solve this problem, so far, and have left them off. Looking at the screenies I don't see much of a loss without them, but what do you all think?

First image is large as hell, others I could crop a bit.

Kazaa · « **Reply #20 on:** July 02, 2006, 07:33:24 AM »

Nice, going to get me one of these

Krusty · « **Reply #21 on:** July 02, 2006, 10:44:29 AM »

What do you think about the absence of rivets? Do you think it matters on big bombers?

Krusty · « **Reply #22 on:** July 02, 2006, 11:55:58 AM »

I'm also not sure about upper wing stencils and what-not. Some B17s had black lines in certain areas. I'm not sure if they were no-walk areas or what. Some didn't. I have no images of the upper surfaces of Ruby so I can't be sure.

The decal sheet I used as markings placement reference didn't show any -- but it wasn't a full decal sheet, just a detail sheet, so they might have left all other markings off.

Then there's the war-time photos. They don't even have markings on the prop blades. After all it *was* factory fresh. So maybe this particular craft didn't have many stencils/markings on it.

Kazaa · « **Reply #23 on:** July 02, 2006, 12:51:09 PM »

More rivits would be a nice touch,

Also, the engine dust looks to perfect.

Krusty · « **Reply #24 on:** July 02, 2006, 01:16:36 PM »

By "too perfect" do you mean too uniform? I can play around with it and see what I can come up with.

Does anybody have a good B17G rivet reference?

Krusty · « **Reply #25 on:** July 02, 2006, 02:01:59 PM »

Tweaks to the exhaust... Darker, disrupted, and more irregular.

Fencer51 · « **Reply #26 on:** July 02, 2006, 08:21:35 PM »

Thats alot better.

As to the rivets, maybe you could do the ones nearest to the fusalage on the wings that would be seen from the turrets, or just the bigest rivets (if any).

Krusty · « **Reply #27 on:** July 02, 2006, 08:40:47 PM »

I think folks would take a look at that and think I did a half-assed job. To quote Homer Simpson, "Aww, but I was using my whole ass!"

Reynolds · « **Reply #28 on:** July 02, 2006, 09:41:46 PM »

Pretty! Finally another B-17 skin! Now all we need is olive drab!

Lord ReDhAwK · « **Reply #29 on:** July 02, 2006, 10:03:04 PM »

Not trying to hijack your thread here Krusty. Just to answer Renyolds. I believe that someone is working on Nine of Nine. Im almost positive its Nine of Nine. Should be a gorgeous bird when she's done.

ReDhAwK