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Title: 846 Sqn FAA Wildcat
Post by: Greebo on June 30, 2004, 01:51:36 PM: I've just uploaded this skin to AH Skins (http://www.ah-skins.com/index.php). It is a Wildcat Mk V (FM-1) of 846 Sqn FAA. This squadron operated from the escort carriers HMS Trumpeter and HMS Tracker while covering the D Day landing.

Any feedback would be most welcome.

(http://www.gfg06.dial.pipex.com/f4f1.jpg)

(http://www.gfg06.dial.pipex.com/f4f-dday.jpg)
Title: 846 Sqn FAA Wildcat
Post by: Replicant on June 30, 2004, 02:03:43 PM: Fantastic Greebo! Especially love the detail on the airlerons! Guess those pics did come in handy! :)
Title: 846 Sqn FAA Wildcat
Post by: lucull on June 30, 2004, 02:12:40 PM: Simply ..... WOW!!! :aok
Title: 846 Sqn FAA Wildcat
Post by: Krusty on June 30, 2004, 02:32:22 PM: I think the invason stripes would be cleaner. They were more vibrant. I.e. less weathering, less panel lines. They were often slopped on with mops or whatever was available, they'd probably be thicker and not show any detail from under it.
Title: 846 Sqn FAA Wildcat
Post by: SELECTOR on June 30, 2004, 02:46:19 PM: all wing access pannels would show.. they were opened after every sortie..
Title: 846 Sqn FAA Wildcat
Post by: Krusty on June 30, 2004, 02:49:41 PM: But not every bolt and lines every 2 inches, Is what I mean.
Title: 846 Sqn FAA Wildcat
Post by: Stratocaster on June 30, 2004, 03:29:11 PM: the one with all the ships is my new backround! WTG
Title: wildcat
Post by: rogerdee on June 30, 2004, 04:31:00 PM: very nice greebo
you beat me to it i been doing the damn same skin as i lost my internet conection for a week.
yours looks brilliant and as i am just learning mine looks naff.
keep up the good work

oh well back to the drawing board lol:eek:

rogerdee
if its on fire and going down its proberly me
Title: 846 Sqn FAA Wildcat
Post by: CurtissP-6EHawk on June 30, 2004, 04:57:43 PM: Geebo that looks great. Can you post or email me the template?
Title: 846 Sqn FAA Wildcat
Post by: Waffle on June 30, 2004, 06:52:20 PM: only suggestion I can think of would be to blur your "rivet dirt / darkening" layer a bit more. as of now theres a nice cris-cross pattern thats developing. also, after you blur it / lighten some areas and darken others. Blend with normal, no color burn, or darken.

A nice gaussian blur would work :)

other than that - looks good!
Title: 846 Sqn FAA Wildcat
Post by: Greebo on June 30, 2004, 07:22:07 PM: Thanks for the replies, I'll have a play around with the rivet effects, they do look a bit too regular.

I did consider doing the D Day stripes "painted yesterday" but HTC usually like the skins to look well used. Still, I should be able to move the stripe layers up over the weathering and try it fairly easily. I've just had a look at some close up photos of a D Day striped Avenger and could easily see the rivets etc. on that, so maybe the FAA sprayed their stripes on.

Thanks again for those pics you sent me Nexx, found all sorts of useful stuff on them.

I'll do a template, but not until after I've got all the F4F skins I want to do finished. I also intend to put all the different F4F engine/wing/cowling combinations in the template.
Title: 846 Sqn FAA Wildcat
Post by: Citabria on July 03, 2004, 03:57:52 AM: awsoem skin greebo i like the weathered invasion stripes. nice depth and all.

agree with waffle only thing a bit heavy is the rivet effect.
Title: 846 Sqn FAA Wildcat
Post by: Replicant on July 03, 2004, 04:00:05 AM: Greebo, just noticed that the outer most .50s don't have weathering on them.
Title: my attempt at f4f
Post by: rogerdee on July 03, 2004, 08:27:47 AM: this was what i was working on not as good as greebos but i am still learning
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/610_1088860315_ahss4.jpg)

ill get better i hope
Title: 846 Sqn FAA Wildcat
Post by: Greebo on July 03, 2004, 05:22:09 PM: The Mk V Wildcat was basically an Eastern FM-1 which only had four guns. So I left off the outer gun bays and gun streaks. I'll put them back on my next skin, which will be a F4F-4.

I've been mucking around with different rivet effects, but not found anything I'm happy with yet. Its the flush rivets on the outer wing panels that are the problem, I may just leave them off, or fade them almost to invisibility.

Looks promising Rogerdee, why not change it to a different FAA variant, maybe without the stripes? HTC seem happy about mirrored camo schemes where it can't be helped.
Title: f4
Post by: rogerdee on July 04, 2004, 07:58:10 AM: i might just do that ,lose the strips and play with it some more.Still got a lot to learn tho
Title: 846 Sqn FAA Wildcat
Post by: Greebo on July 04, 2004, 03:35:44 PM: I've toned down the dirt on the stripes a bit. Also I've replaced the flush rivets with a more subtle panel ripple effect.

(http://www.gfg06.dial.pipex.com/f4f.jpg)
Title: 846 Sqn FAA Wildcat
Post by: nopoop on July 04, 2004, 04:15:56 PM: That rocks Greebo!!
Title: 846 Sqn FAA Wildcat
Post by: LUPO on July 04, 2004, 06:27:32 PM: BRAVO! :aok
Title: 846 Sqn FAA Wildcat
Post by: lucull on July 04, 2004, 06:58:42 PM: If you want to update it on http://www.ah-skins.com then send it to me via email.
Title: 846 Sqn FAA Wildcat
Post by: Squire on July 04, 2004, 11:36:30 PM: I hope you submitted it to HTC Greebo, another great work!
Title: 846 Sqn FAA Wildcat
Post by: Greebo on July 05, 2004, 06:44:07 PM: Quote
Originally posted by lucull
If you want to update it on http://www.ah-skins.com then send it to me via email.

Thanks Lucull, I'm still tinkering with it at the moment. When I'm happy with it, I'll send you a copy.
Title: 846 Sqn FAA Wildcat
Post by: lucull on July 05, 2004, 06:48:02 PM: :)
Title: 846 Sqn FAA Wildcat
Post by: Nilsen on July 06, 2004, 06:59:37 AM: very very nice greebo.

also LOVED yours nopoop :aok