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Offline Vraciu

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P-51D "Molly" 19FS, 325FG
« on: July 01, 2014, 01:09:12 PM »
I am now working on this one.   It is the P-51D "MOLLY" belonging to Lt. Darwin Addis (four victories).   Limited photo availability sadly, but it is a pretty nice looking machine.   There is an orphaned 325FG airplane already in the game.  Hopefully I can use the new options (bump and spec mapping) to improve on that one a little.

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Re: P-51D "Molly" 19FS, 325FG
« Reply #1 on: July 02, 2014, 01:46:34 PM »
Still having some trouble getting the pattern perfectly aligned.   I am wondering if it is the way the skin wraps.   May just have to get as close as I can and be happy with less than perfect.   If anyone has any ideas I am all ears.   (The pattern isn't as pixelated as this shot makes it appear.)

I have taken the advice of many in here and converted into layers.   The only problem now is that PSPro won't let me see any more than 9 layers in the layers listing, so I am not sure how I am gonna' work around that.   It definitely makes it easier to have them!

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Re: P-51D "Molly" 19FS, 325FG
« Reply #2 on: July 21, 2014, 11:13:55 PM »
We are coming along.  Almost done. I just jammed in a half-effort specmap and bitmap.   The final product should be better, but what is there works for a quick screenshot.  (SORRY FOR THE PIXELATION.  I can't seem to figure out how to get the angles to look right when I am zoomed in up close.  I have to snap the shot from a distance and then crop it.  That's why it looks this way.)  

Thinking about tackling GALVESTON GAL next for a lot of reasons...  

I am learning with each attempt at this.   Will use what I am learning to improve existing skins when the update feature is put into place.  I obviously have a long way to go, but a journey begins with a single step.

I started my skinning adventure with merely changing paint and adding a name to the default skin. (Bottom shot.)  It has been fun, frustrating, and rewarding.   Grateful to all that have given patient advice.   I think I have chewed Greebo's ear off more than anyone, but he isn't alone.  :)  My thanks to all of you who have offered help and advice.  Also to those who have flown Jo-Baby in the game.   Grateful you felt that first shot at skinning was worth flying.   <S>

Again, improvements to be made, but progress to this point...well...  Can't complain about improvement.

« Last Edit: July 22, 2014, 01:31:38 AM by Vraciu »
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Re: P-51D "Molly" 19FS, 325FG
« Reply #3 on: August 02, 2014, 10:18:19 PM »
Submitted.   Apologies for the pixelated picture.  

I always feel bad for guys who wound up a kill short of being an ace.  But then again, how many guys have even ONE victory, much less FOUR like Lt. Addis had?  NO SHAME.

This is the late-war 325th FG scheme WITHOUT the yellow ID bands.  Fingers crossed Skuzzy will see it as worthy of putting in, even if it gets bumped out later.  (Hopefully he won't have to do that.)   I am in no way criticizing the original 325th skin now in the game--and that one is superior to mine in many ways no doubt--but I feel I at least managed to get the colors and the pattern pretty close to right.   VERY VERY hard to do and I still had to make compromises.  

Now on to Wee Willie!





« Last Edit: August 02, 2014, 10:54:15 PM by Vraciu »
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Re: P-51D "Molly" 19FS, 325FG
« Reply #4 on: August 02, 2014, 10:29:51 PM »
 :aok Found a new Pony skin
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Re: P-51D "Molly" 19FS, 325FG
« Reply #5 on: August 02, 2014, 10:47:06 PM »
:aok Found a new Pony skin

Thanks, bud.  I appreciate the flattery (I figured out your code!!!   You found "a" new skin not "[your]" new skin lol!!!).   :)  I hate giving "Jo-Baby" competition but oh well.

My style isn't like anyone else's and that may or may not be a good thing, but at least it is different--and I will learn as I go.

Again, any improvements you feel it needs let me know after you get to fly it.  The screenshot doesn't do it any justice.

 :cheers:
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Re: P-51D "Molly" 19FS, 325FG
« Reply #6 on: August 04, 2014, 10:49:06 AM »
Good work on this one, love 325th skins  :aok

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Re: P-51D "Molly" 19FS, 325FG
« Reply #7 on: August 04, 2014, 11:52:08 AM »
Good work on this one, love 325th skins  :aok


Thanks.  Any input after trying it out is appreciated. :aok
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Re: P-51D "Molly" 19FS, 325FG
« Reply #8 on: August 23, 2014, 06:11:48 PM »
Viper61 and company...   Good chatting with you guys last night.  Hopefully this does the trick.

Looking forward to anything you can dig up on Lt. Addis.
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