Lt. Bill Eddins - P-51D "WEE WILLIE" (QP-C) - 52nd FG, 2nd FS - AH3 Update

[Vraciu]

This is the last of my Mustangs to be overhauled.   I will obviously work on improvements if I find ways to do it down the line.

Here's how it started:




And here we are now...

[Vraciu]

Just noticed the silver exhaust shroud in the first and third pictures of the new version is not showing.   I will leave them up any way.

[oboe]

Dang it I just lost a long response.  Dunno what key I it but I lost it all.   Sorry for the brevity here; gonna edit down what I remember of what I had:

In it I said I think your power & spec values look right on when comparing the sun glare on the cowl to the glare on the rear fuselage.  SO what are the values you used between the areas?

I said also I thought it would benefit from the paint chipping treatment you gave Horse's Itch, and  that I couldn't find at photos of the real subject - there is a Wee Willie from the 357th that dominates the search results...

Nice skin; should be easy to spot in the MA with that bright yellow tail...

[FTJR]

nice one, the spec maps look good.

[Greebo]

Good job Vraciu, the effect map revisions are a definite improvement.

[Vraciu]

Thanks Oboe, FTJR, and Greebo.   I will post some screenshots of my spec maps in a day or two.  I actually have to go to work for a change tomorrow.  Lol

I found a couple of mistakes I need to correct but nothing massive thankfully.

Photos of the original...

It's amazingly clean. 

http://s1164.photobucket.com/user/bryguyw/media/35075_134028809965763_5156233_n_zps324f119e.jpg.html

http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,364608.0.html

http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,364608.15.html

You may recall Tmetal asked if someone would do this skin because it was flown by his cousin in WWII.    He has probably left the game now which is too bad.   I finally made it look right after years of trying.   

[Vraciu]

BTW, Oboe, Skuzzy modified my Horse's Itch spec maps for me in that other thread.    You can use those as an idea for painted surfaces. 

Fencer uploaded his files for metal.    Devil did as well.  (Greebo sent me his offline.).   Take a look at those if you don't want to wait on me.   I will try to get them up before I hit the sack, but no promises.

[Vraciu]

Try these.   They're Jo-Baby's but I matched them for Wee Willie.

S map.








E map.









P map. 

[Volron]

Definitely looks MUCH better.

[Vraciu]

Definitely looks MUCH better.

Thanks, V.

I know it can be improved but I'm not sure how to implement the changes.   My skills are still under development.   

[oboe]

Thanks for posting the maps.  I'll compare the values to the the average values of what I'm using.  The are still some specular effects I'd like to develop more but it might be a few days before I can get back to working on it...

[Vraciu]

Thanks for posting the maps.  I'll compare the values to the the average values of what I'm using.  The are still some specular effects I'd like to develop more but it might be a few days before I can get back to working on it...

You're welcome.  You can modify the brightness level for the anti-glare panel layer by a few percentage points either way to get the effect you want. 

[Vraciu]

Maybe I should copy the anti-glare panel speculation to the yellow tail.   Might look better. 

Hmmmmmmm....

 

[hitech]

Are the sides supposed to be aluminum or gray?

HiTech

[Vraciu]

Are the sides supposed to be aluminum or gray?

HiTech

Dull aluminum.   When you look at the photos it almost looks painted.   

I am guessing you see something you don't like.  What would you change?