Patch design for The Final Battle

[Brooke]

OK, folks.

Time for a patch design for The Final Battle.

Anyone have one to post?

[maddafinga]

OK, folks.

Time for a patch design for The Final Battle.

Anyone have one to post?

What elements are you looking for in it?  I haven't seen past scenario patches so I don't really have a standard, but I'm a passable artist, and if I know more or less what you're looking for I could sketch something up and get it scanned. 

[Brooke]

Here are examples of past patch designs for past scenarios:

http://electraforge.com/brooke/flightsims/patches/patchDesigns.html

[Wildcat1]

maybe something like 2 planes dogfighting over the silouhette of Norway, or the iron cross and a black, red, and white color scheme

[Spikes]

Hey hey  how about a 234 dogfighting

Looking at past patches, maybe a 234/lanc going head to head, then a 262 and a Tempest going head to head next to it? Or a 152 and a Tempest.

[Wildcat1]

what is the software you guys use to design the patches?

[Krusty]

maybe something like 2 planes dogfighting over the silhouettes of Norway, or the iron cross and a black, red, and white color scheme

It's often the case that small shapes like planes are very hard to reproduce on patches. Look at Operation Husky: those were very difficult to get right, so in general unless it's VERY distinctive, don't go with plane silhouettes.

[Wildcat1]

It's often the case that small shapes like planes are very hard to reproduce on patches. Look at Operation Husky: those were very difficult to get right, so in general unless it's VERY distinctive, don't go with plane silhouettes.

yeah good point....

maybe it should be the image of a british CV goin down, as thats basically all that happened durring this fight 

[Brooke]

Silhouettes are OK if the shape is relatively large (like in the Battle of Britain or Der Grosse Schlag patches).  As Krusty says, it is difficult when they are smaller, like on the Husky patch.

[Krusty]

Yes, sorry if I wasn't clear. He mentioned 2 planes dogfighting so my mind was picturing small planes.

[Have]

Well, Arado 234 silhouette over Norway map outline could work well. It would highlight the era and place of the scenario.

[Wildcat1]

Well, Arado 234 silhouette over Norway map outline could work well. It would highlight the era and place of the scenario.

yeah i like that idea. and off to the side, we could have the iron cross and the RAF symbol clashing kind of like it does in Red Storm/Krupp Steel

[Spikes]

Well, Arado 234 silhouette over Norway map outline could work well. It would highlight the era and place of the scenario.

Have is my new best friend.

[Kermit de frog]

Have is my new best friend.

You have a new best friend?  Who would that be?   

[Wildcat1]

what is the software you guys use to design the patches?

^^^^ ?