Author Topic: Ace of Hearts: B-17G 43-37733, 749th BS/457th BG (Read 2160 times)

Guppy35 · « **Reply #30 on:** May 16, 2007, 01:06:43 PM »

Be sure and check photos of real NMF 17s. Anti-glare goes infront of the astrodome on the nose. You can see it on the 17s I posted above.

Looking good though.

MotleyCH · « **Reply #31 on:** May 16, 2007, 01:19:59 PM »

wow...i messed that up (scratches head)

Oh i thought I reversed it at first..I'll check into thanks

Krusty · « **Reply #32 on:** May 16, 2007, 02:01:26 PM »

You've got the anti-glare on the engines taking up 1/4 of the engine, but I think it should be 1/3, with the lower edge extending further down the side of the engine.

Think of a peace symbol when looking at the engine from the front. Take the lines and mentally cut the engine into thirds.

MotleyCH · « **Reply #33 on:** May 16, 2007, 02:15:03 PM »

thanks Krusty

TwinBoom · « **Reply #34 on:** May 17, 2007, 03:27:36 PM »

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Originally posted by firbal
Very nice. Looking forward to useing this skin being that I was a member of the 457th in WB and AH.

WHO DAT?

Citabria · « **Reply #35 on:** May 17, 2007, 03:30:39 PM »

no problem using the template because all I released was a black and white bitmap. your doing all the work its just a guide.

make panels and rivets very faint especially rivets.

skin is a buff and its lower resolution than fighters simply cuz the buff is bigger and texturemap remains 1024x1024

also dont leave the texture seams mismatched if your gonna make a quality skin you cant have all these converging textures not blending together at the seams. they are a pain to match up but they look bad if you dont.

Treize69 · « **Reply #36 on:** May 17, 2007, 04:42:09 PM »

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Originally posted by TwinBoom
WHO DAT?

Thats 457th, not 475th you dyslexic beewd.

Stoney74 · « **Reply #37 on:** May 17, 2007, 09:45:22 PM »

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Originally posted by Citabria
also dont leave the texture seams mismatched if your gonna make a quality skin you cant have all these converging textures not blending together at the seams. they are a pain to match up but they look bad if you dont.

Can you describe some techniques for doing that seam blending? Its one of my major hang-ups on my P-47 at the transitions around the cowl. I keep getting some "streaks" from my weathering where it gets stretched by the model...

MotleyCH · « **Reply #38 on:** May 18, 2007, 02:19:07 AM »

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Originally posted by Citabria
no problem using the template because all I released was a black and white bitmap. your doing all the work its just a guide.

make panels and rivets very faint especially rivets.

skin is a buff and its lower resolution than fighters simply cuz the buff is bigger and texturemap remains 1024x1024

also dont leave the texture seams mismatched if your gonna make a quality skin you cant have all these converging textures not blending together at the seams. they are a pain to match up but they look bad if you dont.

Thanks man.

MotleyCH · « **Reply #39 on:** May 18, 2007, 02:49:08 AM »

I made some progress today..still need to do oil/smoke stains, blend the engines again, fade the rivets a little bit and fix the nose. My next post with pics will be final hopefully Sunday.

I'm pretty happy with this one so far with the different lighting conditions.

Anyone know if I should put the triangle with the "U" on the bottom of the wing?

Do the markings look correct size and placement?