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Offline MotleyCH

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« on: May 10, 2007, 12:15:21 PM »
Using Festers Template...I hope it's still okay.

I still have oil stains, weathering, noseart and a bunch more to do..but here's what I have so far.















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« Reply #1 on: May 10, 2007, 12:42:50 PM »
Wow, the material settings look perfect. :aok
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« Reply #2 on: May 10, 2007, 12:53:47 PM »
Now that is a metallic looking skin!!!!


:aok :aok

Care to share on your talent?  I'd like to know how you acheived that metallic look.  It's fantastic.  Keep up the good work.
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« Reply #3 on: May 10, 2007, 01:14:19 PM »
Thanks :)

Well, I'm using gradients.

 The colors and reflections picked from pictures of "Sentimental Journey" in flight on a overcast day, kind of like the sky is in the MA.

But you have to make different gradients for different parts of the plane.

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« Reply #4 on: May 10, 2007, 01:17:26 PM »
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« Reply #5 on: May 10, 2007, 01:19:11 PM »
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Wow, the material settings look perfect. :aok


I haven't touched the material file yet..I'm trying to use the default so far.
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Offline Guppy35

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« Reply #6 on: May 10, 2007, 02:00:56 PM »
Might suggest darkening the anti-glare panal on the nose as well as not forgetting them on the insides of the engine cowlings.

The bird Fester did had a really faded and weathered anti-glare panal, but that wasn't the norm.

Looks good though :)
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« Reply #7 on: May 10, 2007, 04:26:21 PM »
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Originally posted by Kermit de frog
Now that is a metallic looking skin!!!!


:aok :aok

Care to share on your talent?  I'd like to know how you acheived that metallic look.  It's fantastic.  Keep up the good work.


Maybe I havent been looking hard enough, but I dont think Ive seen your name beside any skins in game, or infact, seen you post in the skinning forum before! Maybe Im wrong, but if your a relativly new skinner, I bow at your feet. Im very impressed! Sir for an excellent job on a fine skin!
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« Reply #8 on: May 10, 2007, 05:26:53 PM »
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Might suggest darkening the anti-glare panal on the nose as well as not forgetting them on the insides of the engine cowlings.

The bird Fester did had a really faded and weathered anti-glare panal, but that wasn't the norm.

Looks good though :)


Thanks Dan,..Ya..thats the default color. Still looking for a color pic or profiles of that squad showing the color of the anti-glare. (Green or tan/brown).

And Macleod thanks..I'm pretty new at this. I did do 2 BF-110G2's about a year ago. The wait time to see the skins put into game was really a turnoff, so I put skinning on hold for a while.
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« Reply #9 on: May 10, 2007, 05:30:19 PM »
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And Macleod thanks..I'm pretty new at this. I did do 2 BF-110G2's about a year ago. The wait time to see the skins put into game was really a turnoff, so I put skinning on hold for a while.


Well many salutes to you for an awsome job. Im wanting to see that skin in game! You hear! So step to it! lol
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« Reply #10 on: May 10, 2007, 05:31:12 PM »
He made my favorite 110G skin, Mac!

I say go with a dark olive-tan type shade, rather than an OD/green shade. Most later B17s all had the same anti-glare color, I'm assuming (it wasn't a squadron marking, it served a function. (I don't see how it would change from unit to unit).
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« Reply #11 on: May 10, 2007, 05:37:14 PM »
OK.. Thanks Krusty!
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« Reply #12 on: May 10, 2007, 08:22:18 PM »
You've forgotten the 'U' on the tail.
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« Reply #13 on: May 10, 2007, 09:37:54 PM »
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Thanks Dan,..Ya..thats the default color. Still looking for a color pic or profiles of that squad showing the color of the anti-glare. (Green or tan/brown).

And Macleod thanks..I'm pretty new at this. I did do 2 BF-110G2's about a year ago. The wait time to see the skins put into game was really a turnoff, so I put skinning on hold for a while.


Anti-glare on the 17s would have been Olive Drab Green.  That's what faded over time.  It was the same regardless of the group as it was applied at the factory.

It faded over time obviously due to the weather in England.
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« Reply #14 on: May 10, 2007, 11:39:35 PM »
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Excuse me i have to go change pants now...... :D


:aok :aok :aok

Edit: think i could get the rgb values of some of those metal shades? :p  (J/k)
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