P-38 pilot makeover

[oboe]

I've been modifying the pilot details in the skins I'm working on and thought I'd share a WIP for the P-38 pilot.

Before:


After:

[Arlo]

Complete with Howard Hughs mustache. Good job.

[Devil 505]

Most Excellent

[nrshida]

   That's awesome. Can you do some other pilots? 

[Arlo]

I think Dale and co would have to remodel several pilot options for this to go much farther - each pilot is part of the plane model. Oboe is surely able to add facial hair, shades and change the skin of the upper flight suit on lots of plane skins (he submits). What I want is just one thing (and that'll take an actual Hitech change). Give that pilot something other than a Micheal Jackson nose.

[Arlo]

[oboe]

The new 3D planes pilots are superb - especially the Japanese ones - look closely at the D3A or B5N or Ki.61 pilots and/or gunners.  Just fantastic.

I just thought it would be fun to add extra detail to skins.   I was going to try to make a different pilot in each aircraft skin.  Arlo is right, you can't change the basic 3D shape - basically just re-skinning the pilot figure.

Here is the original P-51D pilot:


I thought without goggles, he looked to much like a 1930s-era American football player so I redid his flight helmet and added Polaroid
M1944 googles when I skinned "Jersey Jerk":


The P-51B pilot is the same as the P-38 pilot figure, but again I went with the Polaroid goggles for Beantown Banshee's pilot:

[Arlo]

 

[bustr]

The heck with the pilot, that is some excellent aluminum work.

[nrshida]

Actually on reflection Oboe could you just make the P-38 pilot slightly cross-eyed, then AKAK would miss sometimes 

[hgtonyvi]

 

[donna43]

The pilot redo's look a heck alot better.   

[Arlo]

The pilot redo's look a heck alot better.   

Could use eyebrows, though. (There's always a critic.)

[oboe]

Could use eyebrows, though. (There's always a critic.)

I think you're right, Arlo.  These are WIPs and I'll put it on my list.

So who are the guys in the portraits you posted?   The P-38 pilot re-do was supposed to be reminiscent of Tommy McGuire (pencil mustache any way) but you didn't post his pic...I would also recognize Dick Bong anywhere. 

[Arlo]

Random internet selections. I'll have to research. Some seem 'familiar.' (Hangs head in shame.) Wife's on me to catch up with math homework.