Lt. Lester L. Arasmith - P-51B "PENNY" (1079) - 311th FG, 350th FS - AH3 Adopt.

[Vraciu]

H/T to Bingo1 for pointing me to this skin.

This is P-51B "PENNY" flown by ace Lt. Lester L. Arasmith of the 311th FG, 350th FS in the China-Burma-India Theater of Operations.   Lt. Arasmith was one of the youngest-ever American aces at age 20 and would score six total victories.

This skin was originally created as "Princess" by BH3841.   Research suggests that his scheme was of a 530th FS Mustang that had been reassigned to the 528th but had not yet been painted in 528th markings.   I have thus skinned it as an airplane that we know for certain was a 530th aircraft.   I retained BH3841's tail stripes (cleaned up) and some of the yellow paint used on the tail and spinner as a salute to the original artist.

The bottom photo is with the flared up spec map instead of the plain gray.   Is this a good look?  I think it is too "hot" on the reflections of the sunlight.

[lyric1]

 

[Devil 505]

Good looking plane.

I agree that the flared up spec map is too much.

[FTJR]

 

[Greebo]

Nice looking skin Vraciu. The increased specularity looks good in the screenshot, but that sort of thing can only really be fine tuned when viewed in the game with the light hitting the shape at different angles.

[Vraciu]

Thanks all. 

Good looking plane.

I agree that the flared up spec map is too much.

That’s what I figured.   A side-by-side with the other map may help determine where to go from here.

Nice looking skin Vraciu. The increased specularity looks good in the screenshot, but that sort of thing can only really be fine tuned when viewed in the game with the light hitting the shape at different angles.

I have noticed this with the B.  When I create a Spec Map the same way I do with the D it looks way off in the game.   (Looks fine in the Skin Viewer.)   

Greebo’s point is quite true here.  When the light angle is indirect it will flare up way more than you would expect. 

I will post a shot from the same angle a bit later with the “plain” Spec Map for comparison.    I think there is something off with the B model somewhere.

 

[Vraciu]

Here it is with the "softer" Spec Map.  Also corrected the position and adjusted the style of the kill flags.   Good catch on the former by Bingo1.  Thanks for pointing it out.

[lyric1]

 

[Vraciu]

Thanks.  Your help is also appreciated, as always.

[Vraciu]

I was remiss in not positing the original skin.  I am trying to do that not so much to say, "LOOK AT ME" but to give a hat tip to the original skinner.   I hate that their work gets mostly wiped out by an adoption.  Alas, we have no real choice if they're gone.

[Vraciu]

Thanks all. 


That’s what I figured.   A side-by-side with the other map may help determine where to go from here.

I have noticed this with the B.  When I create a ENVIRONMENT Map the same way I do with the D it looks way off in the game.   (Looks fine in the Skin Viewer.)   

Greebo’s point is quite true here.  When the light angle is indirect it will flare up way more than you would expect. 

I will post a shot from the same angle a bit later with the “plain” ENVIRONMENT Map for comparison.    I think there is something off with the B model somewhere.

 

FIFM.

I meant to say ENVIRONMENT MAP.  Ugh.    Don’t want to confuse anyone having similar issues.  It’s the E Map causing problems not the Spec Map.