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Offline Fencer51

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« on: November 22, 2006, 06:41:22 AM »
Working on a F4U-1A Corsair.  It's started out as Roger Hedrick's BuNo 55798 "17" from VF-17, circa January 1944.  Its not weathered and I have some more detailing to do before the weathering.
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« Reply #1 on: November 22, 2006, 10:08:02 AM »
Woo! More Hogs!

So....anyone willing to loan a guy a bare-bones template with just the panel lines, no other details necessary...?
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« Reply #2 on: November 22, 2006, 11:12:13 AM »
Well, since you posted here, I guess you are asking me if I will send you the panel lines I drew.

The answer is no.

Here's why.  If anyone is going to skin for this game they need to put the effort into learning how to do it correctly.  There are alot of things that need done to complete a skin.  The fact that anyone would ask someone else for what is quite frankly the easiest thing to do, would indicate a lack of dedication and the possibility that the person has not spent much time learning how these bloody things are in fact put togather.  A good skinner will spend alot more time doing the details necessary to make it look correct than drawing a series of panel lines.  Oh btw, don't forget the rivets.  

I have been attempting to skin for a year now and am still learning things on every skin that I do, to the point that I go back and update skins that I have done in the past to bring them up to a higher standard.

Take the time and draw the panel lines yourself.  Check online and in books and do it correctly, don't count on HTC's base skin for the correct lines. (Although they generally are correct, but sometimes you will find an error here and there, the P-51D's underwing lights were at one time on the wrong wing for example.)

There is not one person on this skinning board who will not help you and answer any questions you have on the how to's.  Fester has posted an excellent tutorial and others can be found online.

I look forward to your completing a few F4Us Saxman.

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« Reply #3 on: November 22, 2006, 02:15:09 PM »
Looks good fencer!!


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« Reply #4 on: November 22, 2006, 03:18:56 PM »
Thanks JoeDog.  Did your WWII incarnation fly F4Us at all?
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« Reply #5 on: November 23, 2006, 05:33:10 AM »
Really nice work Fencer. :aok

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« Reply #6 on: November 23, 2006, 11:27:26 AM »
nice F4U!


if i have a skin that isnt uploaded by HTC, can i put it in the skin folder
and use it just on my plane in AH? or does it only allow offical skins.

 i dont care if enemy can see it or not. just what i see.

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« Reply #7 on: November 23, 2006, 11:38:16 AM »
It would only show up offline Whels. Online it wouldn't even be an option. Online only allows HTC-approved skins.

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« Reply #8 on: November 23, 2006, 11:59:34 AM »
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Thanks JoeDog.  Did your WWII incarnation fly F4Us at all?





Possibly, but im leaning more toward either the P-51 or F6F!



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« Reply #9 on: November 23, 2006, 09:18:55 PM »
Ok think I am done, gonna look it over tomorrow morning.

Anyone doing a KIWI F4U-1A?

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« Reply #10 on: November 23, 2006, 09:19:31 PM »
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« Reply #11 on: November 23, 2006, 09:20:26 PM »
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« Reply #12 on: November 23, 2006, 10:32:55 PM »
While playing around with the panel lines I've been trying to find pics that show rivets on the wings for reference, (I CAN doeit, it's just a time-consuming process that keeps me away from other projects I need to get done) but no photograph I can find (either current or during the war) show them except for in a few places on the cowl and certain other parts of the wing (mainly around the ejection chutes for the guns, a couple places on the fuselage, etc). Any help?
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« Reply #13 on: November 23, 2006, 10:37:58 PM »
Fencer, I think the white around the oil tank is too bright. That's not paint. That's tape. They taped it up so that no oil would fly back and mess up the canopy. Turns out it did that a lot, and they started taping the seams to stop it. It worked, as far as I've heard.

However, I'd imagine tape would get dirty, fade, be more grey, or also let a little oil seep through in a few spots.

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« Reply #14 on: November 24, 2006, 12:08:53 AM »
actually, it'd be fresh tape each maintenance:) I would hope they didn't try to reuse it...:D