Author Topic: Attention Skin Makers!!! (Read 1282 times)

Reynolds · « **on:** July 18, 2006, 01:13:30 AM »

Hey, all those of you who created the JG54 skins for the Bf-109 E4, Bf-109 F4, Bf-109 G2, Fw-109 A5, and Fw-190 A8, where did you get the visual pictures for those skins? Im looking for any information on that squadron, and i was hoping any books or websites that had pictures would also have some info.

Kazaa · « **Reply #1 on:** July 18, 2006, 06:21:03 AM »

Google

Reynolds · « **Reply #2 on:** July 18, 2006, 12:51:30 PM »

That was the first thing I did. I got 750,000 pages of things that had nothing to do with JG54. I figured there was nothing there after the top three where stock market browsers, and about 75 pages in i still hadnt found anything to do with the Luftwaffe. I figure those who made the skins surely know the sites, and can save me hours off of google.

Treize69 · « **Reply #3 on:** July 18, 2006, 01:17:18 PM »

Try "Jg 54 190" or "Jg 54 109", then look at the pics part of the responses.

Usually following the good pics back to their home pages can net you some good sites.

Reynolds · « **Reply #4 on:** July 18, 2006, 01:55:25 PM »

i still get a bunch of unrelated stuff.

Kazaa · « **Reply #5 on:** July 18, 2006, 02:16:38 PM »

Google Advanced

Reynolds · « **Reply #6 on:** July 18, 2006, 02:36:49 PM »

Ah, never thought of that. Thanks sir!

Guppy35 · « **Reply #7 on:** July 18, 2006, 02:49:39 PM »

http://www.jg54greenhearts.com/

first listing

Reynolds · « **Reply #8 on:** July 18, 2006, 04:30:49 PM »

Thanks. Genious as always Guppy!

Bogie603rd · « **Reply #9 on:** July 20, 2006, 10:41:41 AM »

One hint, you have to think like a webmaster. What would he name his site to have information about the things you are looking for? Then type that into google, try a few combinations, and bingo.

Reynolds · « **Reply #10 on:** July 26, 2006, 01:43:45 AM »

Well, i would name it after the info available. And that didnt work...

EN4CER · « **Reply #11 on:** July 28, 2006, 12:01:16 PM »

hehe KAZAA. Use GOOGLE Image search Reynolds - Skinners Best Friend. Better than spending hours thumbing through books at Borders.

Krusty · « **Reply #12 on:** July 28, 2006, 12:14:02 PM »

Not really. Google image search is the "fast and dirty" way. Never mind the fact that the things it turns up might be flat-out wrong (It is the InterWebamaJiggy), but it lacks a lot. It's limited to only the popular images that are put up. For example you'll be hard-pressed to find decent non-smoke-ring Macchi images on google. I know. I tried.

So it helps, but you find a lot more in books. I had one color profile of one plane I wanted to skin for a while, but no details. Checked a book out of the library, and got 3 detailed photographs of it! I'll be skinning it soon

Reynolds · « **Reply #13 on:** July 29, 2006, 03:11:12 AM »

Well, im not after pictures, more along the lines of details.

OOZ662 · « **Reply #14 on:** July 29, 2006, 03:22:32 AM »

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Originally posted by Krusty
decent non-smoke-ring Macchi images on google. I know. I tried.

What does that mean? I found a bunch of C.20X images on Google Images just putting in "Macchi."