Maj. James Howard - P-51B "DING HAO!" 354FG - AH3 Update

[Vraciu]

Well, as you can see, the Mustang Mafia has been hard at work creating and updating our skins.

This skin took a hit in the conversion from AH2 to AH3 because of how the process created the Normal and Spec maps.  I've gone in and updated these along with some tweaks to the diffuse.  I have more to do using what I've learned on my recent work--but this will make the airplane viable again in the game.

 

[Guppy35]

James Howard.  Everyone of us old folks who built models in the late 60s and 70s built the Monogram 1/48th Mustang in his markings.  It was a right of passage

[Devil 505]

Looks pretty great.

You still need to work on those lower vent slots on the belly. I still see essentially black rectangles for the radiator and oil cooler.

Try to use a single pixel black line for the hole and then a subtle gradient to simulate the indentation.

Like these vents from my 109E's:

[Vraciu]

James Howard.  Everyone of us old folks who built models in the late 60s and 70s built the Monogram 1/48th Mustang in his markings.  It was a right of passage

Typo.  Thank goodness I caught it before it was too late...   Or maybe not.   I guess the stupid thread title is stuck!!!   

(Nope. It took.  Whew.  Man, that would have been embarrassing.)

[Vraciu]

Looks pretty great.

You still need to work on those lower vent slots on the belly. I still see essentially black rectangles for the radiator and oil cooler.

Try to use a single pixel black line for the hole and then a subtle gradient to simulate the indentation.

Like these vents from my 109E's:

I'll try that.

 

[Vraciu]

How about this one?

[Devil 505]

Fade it out another 1/3 to 1/2 and that will do fine. Also remember to add it to your Normal map.

[Vraciu]

Fade it out another 1/3 to 1/2 and that will do fine. Also remember to add it to your Normal map.

Will do.  That 109 vent of yours was the clue.    Massive improvement.

Normal map next...

[Devil 505]

Another nifty trick with the Normal map is to add a white gradient to the door itself to make it appear cracked open a small degree.

[Vraciu]

Another nifty trick with the Normal map is to add a white gradient to the door itself to make it appear cracked open a small degree.

Ah, cool.  I will try that, too.  I gotta' do the wing fences like Fencer does them as well...

[Greebo]

Looks good Vraciu and the vent shading is a nice improvement. I'd suggest making the lines for the flap hinges and gear doors darker than the rest of the panel lines. These lines represent gaps in the structure rather than than panel overlaps and so should be more visible.

[Vraciu]

Looks good Vraciu and the vent shading is a nice improvement. I'd suggest making the lines for the flap hinges and gear doors darker than the rest of the panel lines. These lines represent gaps in the structure rather than than panel overlaps and so should be more visible.

Will do.   Thank you.   

[FTJR]

Looks good Vraciu

[Vraciu]

Looks good Vraciu

Thanks man. 

[Vraciu]

Another tweak.   Devil has been asking about this one so...

(It pixelated in the transfer.  I'll fix that when I get back to my main computer.)