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Offline Kazan_HB

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New "lala" skin WIP
« on: September 10, 2008, 10:46:19 AM »
S/Ldr Retinger's Spitfire Mk IX, ZF-R, MK984 "Lala" from 308 “City of Krakow” Fighter Squadron.




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Re: New "lala" skin WIP
« Reply #1 on: September 10, 2008, 03:40:54 PM »
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Re: New "lala" skin WIP
« Reply #2 on: September 10, 2008, 04:43:01 PM »
If you look at the many photos of that bird, she isn't nearly as beat up and weathered as yours.  The fuselage D-Day stripes are much cleaner and sharper and the paint chipping on the cowling is almost non-existant.

It was the squadron leader's bird and they tended to be taken care of well.
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Re: New "lala" skin WIP
« Reply #3 on: September 10, 2008, 05:02:23 PM »
All the images are from "Spitfire IX & XVI of Polish Airmen" by Wojtek Matusiak.  There are some great photos of high back Spit 16s from 308 squadron as well if you want a wingman in different markings :)

Note the lettering of Lala as well as the placement of the squadron codes, the shape of the R and the stencil effect on the aircraft serial as well as the relative cleaness of the aircraft







Note the look of the fuselage invasion stripes


Note the shape of the R and the serial stencil
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Re: New "lala" skin WIP
« Reply #4 on: September 11, 2008, 07:54:27 AM »
That's beautiful work Kazan, very atmospheric.

Was anyone else expecting an LA-7 skin when they opened this thread?  :)

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Re: New "lala" skin WIP
« Reply #5 on: September 11, 2008, 08:28:52 AM »
That's beautiful work Kazan, very atmospheric.

Was anyone else expecting an LA-7 skin when they opened this thread?  :)

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Re: New "lala" skin WIP
« Reply #6 on: September 11, 2008, 03:50:30 PM »
Thx Guys :)
Special thx for Guppy35
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Re: New "lala" skin WIP
« Reply #7 on: September 11, 2008, 08:10:36 PM »
while I love the wear and tear on the first, I think you captured the plane much better in the second. Great job !

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Re: New "lala" skin WIP
« Reply #8 on: September 11, 2008, 11:52:10 PM »
Looks better, but don't forget the serial number :)
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Re: New "lala" skin WIP
« Reply #9 on: September 14, 2008, 04:34:58 AM »
Hello Kazan, how are you mate?

Did you do this skin in a 4000+ template or in the 1024 size?

The quality of your work looks outstanding but it seems like you get a lot of detail lost in compression.

I know that's a pretty huge problem but it might be worth looking into for the future.
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Re: New "lala" skin WIP
« Reply #10 on: September 18, 2008, 04:25:14 PM »
Now Hi-res :)




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