little help

[toadkill]

making a cool hurry black hurry 2c skin. its 37th RAF sqn. served 1942.

http://wp.scn.ru/en/ww2/f/79/9/7/15_b2


but i ran across some snags, when i try to load up the skin it only shows up clear







i assume this is because its in 24-bit bmp format.  1024X1024.

im using photoshop 6. it wont let me save the picture asan 8 bit bmp though.



plz advice?

forgive my nubism, note ive just started on this skin. only half started

[Kurt]

You can't use pure black because it is transparent in Aces High.. (in the templates notice that everything unused is black)

Besides, airplanes aren't that pure black anyhow, so set it to a REALLY deep grey and it will look fine.

Photoshop will let you save it as an 8bit... You have to set the color mode to Indexed.  This setting is under Image --> Mode

AH only uses 256 color so indexed is your only option...

I edit in RGB mode and then set to indexed to save the 8bit BMP.

[toadkill]

ty, but its not pure black. its something like 5-14 in each red green and blue


now its half started, and i'm not giving up again (started making one, but i felt to noobish, so i gave up)



needs alot of work, but if you all out there are willing to help me, we can get it done together ..........  sniff sniff...... *tear*

[Saxman]

Wonder Woman needs to get her cloaking device fixed.

[toadkill]

something tells me i messed something somewhere up. i went into MA and it said i had to dl all skins over  

[rogerdee]

did u have to down load skins or reload the cache?

are u using ah skin viewer  to view your work as u do it  and is it the latest version?


Also if you go to ah skins there is  a template  for the panel lines for the hurricane  which will help you

[toadkill]

it said i had to DL skins all over. (all skins were red)

[toadkill]

i need to find a better picture hosting people.i keep getting lots of X

[toadkill]

as you can see the bottom of the left cannons appear white. i cant tell in photoshop were it is i need to paint to change this

heres my wing


once again i thank you for your help.

..... wait, i dont have a serial number, anyone know of a bird that flew with this skin? if not, i can change it to a red nose.


final pics. i could use some advice also on how to dirty up a
black plane






there finally got all pics in, after  like 8 edits, darn im a retard:lol

[USRanger]

Toadkill, use Imageshack.us, a very good free hosting site.  Simply pick the picture to upload then copy the "Hotlink to Forums(1)" link, then paste it here.  It's real easy & ya get great quality pics.


http://imageshack.us/

[toadkill]

i moved to photobucket from that crappy one. but i'll keep imageshack in mind incase i ever need it

[rogerdee]

ok your lettering is to big  and the white bit on your wing  u will find on the left of the bitmap  above  the bottom wing

[toadkill]

ok. the cannons are like that on all hurrys, so.

[Kurt]

Wow Toadkill, Thats a lot of progress in one day.

Keep at it, its looking better in every post.

[Guppy35]

Looks good Toadkill, but on the left side it should read LK-A with the roundel between the LK and the A.

the code for 87 squadron was LK
The individual aircraft letter for this bird was A

The size of the serial number BE500 should be a bit smaller as well.