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Offline Laurie

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Re: Skins under construction PUF
« Reply #45 on: April 29, 2007, 11:37:07 AM »
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Did you submit that in time for the upcoming skins pack? Or is that "just finished"?


well it was late for deadline but i have sent an email asking if they could sneek in, doubtful but worth a try.

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Re: Skins under construction PUF
« Reply #46 on: May 18, 2007, 08:53:40 AM »
Hello All,

I'm working (experimenting, it's my first attempt at making a skin in AH) on LT. LEE "BUDDY" ARCHER'S "INA THE MACON BELLE" P-51C  MUSTANG



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Re: Skins under construction PUF
« Reply #47 on: May 19, 2007, 01:47:32 AM »
Ready for submission:



VMF-214, known to have been flown by Boyington.



VMF-321 aboard USS Kwajalein, assigned to Lt. J.J. O'Connell. The Kwajalein was delivering aircraft to Guam, where VMF-321 was assigned after assisting air strikes in the surrounding areas from the carrier, so this may have been early in the Hell's Angels' deployment and before their F4Us reached the weather-beaten condition of most land-based Corsairs.



VMF-222, attributed to Lt. Olander.

More photos of these can be found in my Bent-wing Birds thread.

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Another Black Sheep, BuNo.17740. Also known to have been flown in combat by Boyington, and used in the famous "Baseball Cap" photo, with members of VMF-214 standing on the wings wearing St. Louis Cardinals baseball caps. In this photo the old-style roundel is clearly visible under the left wing. Very likely at some point this aircraft cannibalized the wing off an older out of commission aircraft, the most likely explanation for the appearance of the roundel in this position.

As such the outer left wing will be faded and weathered slightly differently from the rest of the aircraft. Presumably the old-style roundel also appears on the upper left wing surface although I've yet to be able to confirm this (I haven't had any luck finding other photos of this bird).
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Re: Skins under construction PUF
« Reply #48 on: May 24, 2007, 03:18:03 AM »
Submitted the Pro-Allied Romanian G14, "Corky IV", and Giroux's P-47D5 tonight. Keeping my fingers crossed. :)
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Offline halcyon

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Re: Skins under construction PUF
« Reply #49 on: June 22, 2007, 02:41:58 PM »
Working on a VF-33 F6F-5 (although from the apparent lack of references on the net, I might have to find a F6F-3 skin).

Greebo helped me find 1 picture, but the quality is so poor HTC said I would need another reference, of which I have none.
If anyone finds anything on a VF-33 F6F, please let me know.

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Re: Skins under construction PUF
« Reply #50 on: July 13, 2007, 02:12:15 AM »
I agree - I took a look at it and no clue what to do or how to even start making some designs..


Found some designs on a site if anyone who actually knows what they are doing, can make some more for our beloved 51D :aok


(might have to send it to someone)
« Last Edit: July 13, 2007, 02:32:24 AM by DoLbY »

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Re: Skins under construction PUF
« Reply #51 on: July 13, 2007, 03:05:14 AM »
Starting on a 486th BS B-24J Liberator. Im still putting together the template, so im about 1-2 months from complete at least.

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Re: Skins under construction PUF
« Reply #52 on: September 14, 2007, 08:57:42 AM »
I'm working on this one here:

Its far from ready,  but its starting to come along.




I might submit this one to HTC also.

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Re: Skins under construction PUF
« Reply #53 on: September 16, 2007, 11:46:59 PM »
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Im slugging away at this JU 88. Having fun doing it. Its the top Desert Camo one. Looks quite nice, and im about half way through.


I like it!

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Re: Skins under construction PUF
« Reply #54 on: October 30, 2007, 08:41:58 PM »
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I'm working on this one here:

Its far from ready,  but its starting to come along.




I might submit this one to HTC also.




mustang! Check ya pm box will ya! Go up to the "User CP" at the top of the forums already :rolleyes:

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Re: Skins under construction PUF
« Reply #55 on: November 02, 2007, 04:39:16 PM »
Dang those are SWEET!  Can you email em to me or provide a link so I can DL it?
:cool: :D
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Offline splitatom

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Re: Skins under construction PUF
« Reply #56 on: December 31, 2007, 11:18:18 PM »
i dont get why you need a template also i want to creat a skin but i never can figure out what i am doing:confused:
when i instaled aces high it didnt come with a skin viewer
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Re: Skins under construction PUF
« Reply #57 on: January 01, 2008, 10:05:13 AM »
To download the skin viewer, Install it.

Next, start the GAME, NOT THE VIEWER ! go to the hanger and right click on the plane you wish to skin. Select "save default skin". Now, navigate to the "skins" folder in the C:\Program Files\HTC\Aces High II\skins location on your computer. You will see a folder labeled with which ever plane you choose. Look in this folder for the .bmp of the skin. In most cases it will be labeled the same as the folder, spit8 folder, look for spit8.bmp.

that is the file you edit. You have to make your own template, because its a lot of work, most of the guys who build them, don't like giving them up. Also, when you are done, its YOUR work, not a bit of this guy, and a bit of that guy.

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Re: Skins under construction PUF
« Reply #58 on: February 09, 2008, 01:21:43 PM »
is there a site, or info about how to make skins and how to make templates
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Re: Skins under construction PUF
« Reply #59 on: February 10, 2008, 06:48:14 PM »
There are many references for that on HTC's website and on this forum, but one that might help is listed in my signature links.