Ok chaps so let's go back here a bit , what you saying and I don't know if you have seen her but my aircraft should look more like bockcar restoration which is far more of a mat retalic look rather than Enola gay which is allmost polished metal which looks like it has had one of those polishing wheels go over it!
Ok fester yes I do know you can mask areas off but with the background being so shinny and my b291.bmp file being so light when you do add a different level of madness in the spec sheet it makes it go profoundly gray. I know how to change that.
Hopefully with a reduced shine we will have a reduced perspetion of glow. Ok
So I have submitted 3 skins already, so I guess once they have been acpted and put in the game next month I will be able to update them with the ulterations for the following month? Is that how it works?
Basically, all war-time aircraft or planes that are flown, in general, will have some wear and tear, dirt, exhaust/oil stains, etc on them.
Wind, dirt, sand, debris all contribute to degrading the finish of even the best and most dutifully maintained aircraft.
The devil is in the details.
Stains around the fuel filler
Scuffs from pilot/ground crew walking on the wing.
Dirt from the wheels on the belly and all around the landing gear area (what kind of dirt? grass field, sandy island dirt, etc?)
Scratches from loading ordinance on the plane.
and on and on and on and on...
Reflections will be different on different parts of the airplane as well. The aluminum will also have developed a patina over time and usage making different parts of the plane shinier than others.
You could spend a month on details alone.
