P-47d-40?

[IMXLR8N]

Getting better?

[Gryffin]

That looks awesome! Great work, I'm looking forward to seeing it in the MA!

Quick question though, the edge of the black looks a little irregular, is this intentional?

[Stang]

Looks great so far, but was this an original by you or did you take an existing Jug skin by another skinner and go from there?

[lyric1]

Some interesting pics if your still looking for other jugs.

[IMXLR8N]

It was an all original, the finished product is under another post, just look for 78FG/86FG by JeepinAZ, I screwed up and typed it incorrectly, the post should read 79thFG/86thFS oops.

The only things I've retained from the default were the prop, tire, and some other misc. parts, I modified the zinc-chromate to look more accurate for the wheel wells, but everything else I did myself. Thanks, and I'm going to look into doing the other ships you guys post, so keep 'em coming if you've got a D-40 skin you want to see, send it my way and I'll try to make it happen.

[Stoney74]

I think it would be ANA True Blue.  Try 24, 100, 147 RGB (from Simmers Paint Shop) for the tail and horse logo and see how it looks in game.  I think that's going to be a closer color.

[IMXLR8N]

I went with a darker blue because of the profile drawing. The rondel is quite light and almost the same color as the blue in the tail and the horse. I figured they were darker than the picture showed, so darker it was. I'll try the lighter color as you suggested and see what happens, the finished product is in the other thread though.

[Stoney74]

You're right, the horse does look like the insignia blue of the roundel.  But the tail and canopy frame are definitely a different shade.  I guessed ANA true blue because it was a color that they would have used for those types of squadron markings.

[IMXLR8N]

Originally posted by Stoney74
You're right, the horse does look like the insignia blue of the roundel.  But the tail and canopy frame are definitely a different shade.  I guessed ANA true blue because it was a color that they would have used for those types of squadron markings.

That's the bad thing about old photographs, the color fades and changes, who knows what they used exactly. But that's where good deduction comes into play.
Dunno... looks too teal to me... lemme know what you think, but I think it should be a tad darker:

Think I'll put the horse back to the same as the insignia, but put the canopy and tail lighter shades, but a little darker than what I've got now.

[Stoney74]

I think that looks much closer to the picture Dan posted.  Now that I look at Dan's picture, I think the horse is the same color as the tail.  Sorry for being fickle.  Don't forget the canopy frame.

Its a great skin regardless, but I think the newer color is a more accurate one.

 

[IMXLR8N]

Geez... make up your mind.

I'll make the canopy lighter but I'm still gonna darken up the tail & the horse just a tad, maybe 10%

[clerick]

Originally posted by IMXLR8N
...Thanks for the advice and help, Guppy, I'd like to fly with you some night.

Careful what you wish for...  you should see the wrecks he gets in...



Oh, and the skins are looking great so far!

P-38's Rule

[GGhost]

Nice P47 reskin for the 79th FG in 86th FS skin. Let me know if you get it approved.

Thanks for doing the 79th Fighter Group skin. I just stumble across this post. If you don't get it approved could you e-mail it to me.

Thanks - GGhost