Looking for b-17 skin suggestions!

[HornetUK]

Wow lots of interesting skins for me to do there, thank greebo for those skins.

[XxDaSTaRxx]

Here's a few B-17s with shark mouth nose art. None of these squadrons appears in the current B-17G skin list.

Tiger Girl of the 388th BG/560th BS:
This is an olive drab very late model B-17F with a chin turret so it should be OK on our B-17G.
Link 1
Link 2

Tiger girl doesn't have a cheyenne turret.

[Greebo]

I'd say its near enough in shape to be OK, but if in doubt check with HTC before skinning it.

[HornetUK]

there maybe a slight problem doing teeth on the chin turret because the the template works. putting it simply the turret is a half reflected on the template. so I am not sure the teeth will work out. Skuzzy did say this was a very old template and the whole things needed to be updated but it will be quite some time before it can be. This goes along with the rudder, you get kinks in diagonal lines. But anyway will have a go with the teeth but no promises.

[Greebo]

That's too bad, the B-24 has a similar issue of stretching across the nose which rules out some shark mouth schemes.

[HornetUK]

To be honest some of these aircaft as specialy bomber should be put on two sheets instead of one like they do in a lot of other flight sims

[Cheyenn]

HornetUK
How about the 97th Bomb Group, you seen a couple of 97th Bomb Group B-17G on the web site.
I am trying to locate more 97th BG B-17G skins for you.

Cheyenn
CO virtual 97th Bomb Group Heavy

[HornetUK]

I am already working on that Cheyenn, I have only found 2 possible skins which can be used on the b-17g for the 97th. There are other imaged on the Internet but I can not identify them properly. Also there are many model F b-17's and to be accepted into Aces High they must have a chin turret.

[HornetUK]

mock up of Sweet Patootie so far, what you think sir?

[Wagger]

I like it very much.  Outstanding.

[XxDaSTaRxx]

mock up of Sweet Patootie so far, what you think sir?

Great job Hornet. 

[Greebo]

Very Nice skin Hornet. Maybe it looks a little over-faded to my eyes, particularly in the second shot, or is that specularity glare?

[HornetUK]

Have to admit it looks far better in ah do some images in a bit