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Offline FTJR

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P40N
« on: August 08, 2012, 10:36:22 AM »
My version of  "Watch my form", a P40N of 78 Squadron RAAF, based in Noemfoor Island, 1944.

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Offline Tracerfi

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Re: P40N
« Reply #1 on: August 08, 2012, 10:40:54 AM »
INTERESTING
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Offline VonMessa

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Re: P40N
« Reply #2 on: August 08, 2012, 10:53:08 AM »
Nice skin, ugly plane

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Offline Krusty

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Re: P40N
« Reply #3 on: August 08, 2012, 11:10:13 AM »
It looks rather low-res.... I.E. blocky details, blurry demarcations, and pixellated.

Is that the skin or just the JPG? If so can you get a higher quality JPG, maybe?

Offline GuyNoir

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Re: P40N
« Reply #4 on: August 08, 2012, 01:42:26 PM »
...the white blocking of the upper wing markings on Gloria is really interesting:



from
http://www.thescale.info/news/publish/p-40n-decals-32nd-scale.shtml

Offline FTJR

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Re: P40N
« Reply #5 on: August 09, 2012, 09:03:04 AM »
Thanks Krusty, you caught a big blue of mine. Anyway before I go away for work I'll post this. Work in progress.

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Offline lyric1

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Re: P40N
« Reply #6 on: August 09, 2012, 03:24:06 PM »
 :aok

Offline ALFAMEGA51

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Re: P40N
« Reply #7 on: August 09, 2012, 08:19:12 PM »
Now that looks pretty damn good!  :aok  :cheers:
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Offline lyric1

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Re: P40N
« Reply #8 on: August 10, 2012, 11:38:02 PM »
Quite a few pictures of this plane paint work changed a bit over time as well.




















Offline FTJR

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Re: P40N
« Reply #9 on: August 11, 2012, 04:08:59 AM »
Thanks for the photo's Lyric, updated the nose art

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Offline SmokinLoon

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Re: P40N
« Reply #10 on: August 12, 2012, 07:54:28 PM »
Schweeeet!    :aok
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