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General Forums => Custom Skins => Topic started by: Vraciu on May 28, 2021, 04:26:38 PM
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Thanks to Lyric1 for his research on this one. It was INVALUABLE as always. Also thanks to the usual crowd (Devil, Greebo, FTJR, Oboe, etc.) for the assistance and feedback offline. As always, a hat tip to Oboe for his outstanding pilot figure. This should be the default. It's first rate.
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P-51D-10-NA (F-6D), s/n 44-14735
"Pride of the Bluegrass - ZM*D
Lt. John Ragan "Red"/"Ace" Ellis
10th PRG, 12th TRS
Fürth, Germany, May 1945
This is Lieutenant John Ragan "Red"/"Ace" Ellis' F-6D-10-NA Mustang (s/n 44-14735) "Pride of the Bluegrass" coded ZM*D of the 10th Photo Reconnaissance Group, 12 Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron. Lieutenant Ellis was assigned to this aircraft after his previous mount, an F-6C, crashed. He was credited with two victories, one each on 5 and 9 April 1945, and one damaged. He went on to a lengthy career in the Air Force flying T-33s, F-80s, and F-89s among others, passing away in 2007.
The F-6D was an armed photographic reconnaissance version of the P-51D Mustang with more than half a dozen different camera installations each possessing varying capabilities (compare this one with Clyde East's F-6D* for example). The aircraft is depicted as it was in May 1945 while flying out of Fürth, Germany with Lloyd Hoobery's nose art showing a zoot suit-clad Kentucky Colonel jitterbugging (Kentucky is known as the Bluegrass State).
The 12th TRS, equipped with the RF-4C Phantom, was the last dedicated regular USAF recce squadron before it was inactivated on 30 September 1993.
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* https://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,401318.0.html
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Nice one.
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Thank you, my friend. :salute
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Very nice V.
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Thank you, sir. :salute
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Is the white in the checker-board pattern on the nose suppose to have a yellow hue to it? :headscratch: In the 2nd screenie, I'm seeing a yellow hue in the white on the nose.
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Is the white in the checker-board pattern on the nose suppose to have a yellow hue to it? :headscratch: In the 2nd screenie, I'm seeing a yellow hue in the white on the nose.
Might be more to do with lighting than anything. However, when you dial back the white so it isn't too stark I think the colors around it have a bit more influence over things than they otherwise would. Also the dirt layer over the top of the skin may add a touch of brown/tan to everything. That's my guess as to what you are seeing.
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Nice job V
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Nice job V
Thank you, buddy.
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Might be more to do with lighting than anything. However, when you dial back the white so it isn't too stark I think the colors around it have a bit more influence over things than they otherwise would. Also the dirt layer over the top of the skin may add a touch of brown/tan to everything. That's my guess as to what you are seeing.
Ah, gotcha. :aok
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:aok
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Great job Vraciu, looks really good.
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Have t seen yellow and white checkers before, very nice!
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Thank you, guys.
W, I had not either, which is why I had to do this one when I stumbled across it. Just a strange, unique combo of colors PLUS the recce equipment. I figured why not. I may do a RAF or RAAF bird one of these days, but I think I'm done with the D Mustang unless I happen upon something weird like this. Semp says we have givien him too many choices and it is frying his brain. Lol
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Thank you, guys.
W, I had not either, which is why I had to do this one when I stumbled across it. Just a strange, unique combo of colors PLUS the recce equipment. I figured why not. I may do a RAF or RAAF bird one of these days, but I think I'm done with the D Mustang unless I happen upon something weird like this. Semp says we have givien him too many choices and it is frying his brain. Lol
:rofl
semp
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Fabulous work, V. The camera looks great.
Note: I was waiting for the troll to do his thing. I got you. ;)
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Thanks, man. All he does is make an <CENSORED> out of himself--and my PMs show people notice. I have zero regard for him or anything he has to say. It was nice and harmonious on this forum while he was gone though.
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Another great skin V.
BTW - who are we "Voldemort-ing" about?
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Another great skin V.
BTW - who are we "Voldemort-ing" about?
Thanks bud.
I've already called him out for it. I won't descend to his level again if I can help it. If you haven't noticed yet I would not sweat it. :cheers:
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oh yah very nice :aok
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Thanks, guy.
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That metal looks just excellent. Great job!
Interesting scheme too. Just fascinating how real you made the camera lense mount appear.
I tend to agree with Semp, my mind blown by all the choices we have now. I have started making a list of all the skins released in a batch, so I can make sure to take each up on at least one hop.
<S>
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Thanks, bud. I would have made the lenses more reflective but the tradeoff in shadow wasn't worth it.
It was nice seeing you in the MA yesterday. Was a fun fight we were having against all those bad guys. Too bad it happened right before the terrain change!
I wish Hitech could develop a way to scroll through the skins with the mouse rather than having to click on each one. Just roll the mouse wheel or use the up/down arrow and the next skin automatically pops up in the hangar view.
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Thanks, bud. I would have made the lenses more reflective but the tradeoff in shadow wasn't worth it.
It was nice seeing you in the MA yesterday. Was a fun fight we were having against all those bad guys. Too bad it happened right before the terrain change!
I wish Hitech could develop a way to scroll through the skins with the mouse rather than having to click on each one. Just roll the mouse wheel or use the up/down arrow and the next skin automatically pops up in the hangar view.
Yeah, it would've been great to be able to continue that fight!
+1 on the scrolling idea. I wish also that the hangar view was a front 3/4 view of the left side instead of the right. Majority of the US skins at least, have nose art on the left side of the A/C.
Would also like walkaround external view in the hangar, like we have on the runway. My hangar external view locks my position up in the ceiling rafters.
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Yeah, it would've been great to be able to continue that fight!
+1 on the scrolling idea. I wish also that the hangar view was a front 3/4 view of the left side instead of the right. Majority of the US skins at least, have nose art on the left side of the A/C.
Would also like walkaround external view in the hangar, like we have on the runway. My hangar external view locks my position up in the ceiling rafters.
Indeed. Wishlist it again. Lol.
The camera was fun. Devil and Greebo were real helpful on that one.
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New photos I found of this one.
(https://i.imgur.com/E8Y6WdTh.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/SFLMBVhh.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/AATpZ1fh.jpg)
First image I found.
(https://i.imgur.com/duNKv87h.jpg)
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Good photos. Thank you. You're relentless!
How to explain all those kill markings is my next challenge. I'll update it with those.