Author Topic: VF-31 and VF-24 Hellcats (Read 1279 times)

Greebo · « **on:** January 01, 2007, 12:07:15 PM »

Joedog asked if someone could do a VF-31 Hellcat. I found this photo of an VF-31 F6F taking off from the USS Cabot in Squadron's F6F Hellcat in Action and did a skin of it. The fuselage sides are mirrored on the F6F skin so I changed the number from 33 to 88.

Before doing this skin I transferred all my old skin files to my new PC and set them up with the new directory names. In doing so I found an old F6F I'd never submitted from VF-24 on the USS Santee.

I need to update the weathering on these skins before submitting them.

rogerdee · « **Reply #1 on:** January 01, 2007, 01:31:26 PM »

its amazing what you can find on your pc you didnt know you lost.

nice skins i had a picture some where of i think a hellcat with white alerons and tail i think.seeing this skin made me think of it now ill have to try to find it again.

Krusty · « **Reply #2 on:** January 01, 2007, 02:42:58 PM »

Digging the yellow stripes

EagleEyes · « **Reply #3 on:** January 01, 2007, 03:18:25 PM »

Thanks Greebo!! You da man!!!

lagger86 · « **Reply #4 on:** January 02, 2007, 12:38:26 AM »

Awesome greebo

RATTFINK · « **Reply #5 on:** January 02, 2007, 01:18:08 PM »

VF-31 LT C. N. NOOY

w/ kill marks & VF-31 MEAT AX Insig.

And a VF-31 Tomcatter w/ a Felix the Cat Insig.

Hope this is of some help Greebo sir <<>>

Greebo · « **Reply #6 on:** January 02, 2007, 01:44:16 PM »

Thank you guys. Rattfink, that photo of Nooy's Hellcat is interesting as the kills and squadron art would line up nicely with the patch on the fuselage of the default McCampbell skin. Its a pity I can't see the squadron number completely, if it was an "8" it would mirror perfectly but its probably something like 13 or 38.

Roger, there's a Hellcat with white ailerons already in the game, from VBF-12. Is that the one you mean?

RATTFINK · « **Reply #7 on:** January 02, 2007, 11:20:50 PM »

Nooy ranked #4 as a Navy Ace

19 kills

I have looked up and down Greebo and I can't find a pic w/ Nooy's plane with the number he flew but I do have other VF-31 showing the numbers but it was when the VF-31 was the "Flying Meat Axes"

Fact: VF-31 "Tomcatters" historcally the oldest naval squad.

Resently they changed to the VFA-31 when they retired the tomcat for the super hornet.

Do you know where I can get a CV Kill Marking? I would like to have one so we can award them to squaddies who have sunk a carrier!

Again ty for all your help

Greebo · « **Reply #8 on:** January 03, 2007, 11:29:07 AM »

I've added the meat axe logo to the VF-31 skin. I'm not sure what the rectangular symbol above the meat axe is on the photo, some personal mark of Nooy's perhaps?

I also quickly did a ship kill logo. I'm guessing this is to put on your squad roster page? If you've got something else in mind, I can change it to suit.

EagleEyes · « **Reply #9 on:** January 03, 2007, 02:15:33 PM »

Thanks a million Greebo!!

Citabria · « **Reply #10 on:** January 03, 2007, 04:12:01 PM »

looks great greebo I like the yellow and white markings f6f will look nice in formation with the f4u1d when it gets added abck to the game

RATTFINK · « **Reply #11 on:** January 03, 2007, 07:21:02 PM »

Ty Greebo <<>>

The CV Kill Marking looks sweeeeeeeeeeeett

Yes the CV Kill Marking is a reward for squaddies who have sunk a carrier.

The skin is looking better and better

RATTFINK · « **Reply #12 on:** January 03, 2007, 07:30:11 PM »

Here are more pix of the VF-31

LT Ray Hawkins

LT Jack Wirth

RATTFINK · « **Reply #13 on:** January 15, 2007, 11:45:42 AM »

Hey Greebo,

Any word on how the VF-31 Skin is going? I hope the pix I supplied helped.

<<~~>> Greebo~~

Greebo · « **Reply #14 on:** January 15, 2007, 01:15:55 PM »

The skin has been submitted to HTC Rattfink. I didn't post any more screenshots as there weren't any major changes, just some weathering stuff.

Thanks for posting the photos, its a shame I wasn't able to take full advantage of them because of the skin's mirrored fuselage sides. The pilot name and number 12 would have been reversed on one side of the plane. I'll be able to do a much better job when HTC get round to remodelling the F6F.