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Title: P-51D skin
Post by: artik on December 26, 2003, 10:19:31 AM

Hello,

Does anybody know if I can reskin the nose of P-51D,
I want to make it red (the part of prop) like this:
(http://80.70.129.161/SIP_STORAGE/files///6//246.jpg)
Is it possible?

I just can't find the texture of this part of the plane.

Title: P-51D skin
Post by: B17Skull12 on December 26, 2003, 12:07:19 PM

yes you can.  let me see if i can find them

Title: P-51D skin
Post by: artik on December 26, 2003, 11:15:31 PM

Thanks,
So what is the texture of it?

Title: P-51D skin
Post by: NHawk on December 27, 2003, 01:06:27 PM

He's going to look a long time for that texture. It doesn't exist.

The P51D is one of the original textures for AH and it isn't like the newer textures. The prop is the same color as part of the top of the control panel dash and part of the uprights of the front window. It's in P51DSID. The red rectangle is it ....



(http://www.brewsterbuffalos.org/betascreens/Image1.bmp)

You might want to do the P51B, that is what is shown in the picture you posted anyway. Note the lack of a bubble canopy in your photo. LOL...looking at it, it may not even be a P51. It looks a heck of a lot more like a spit. :)

Title: P-51D skin
Post by: artik on December 27, 2003, 03:44:47 PM

Thanks, I'll repaint it,

Yes at the picture it is IAF Black Spitfire Mk IX (that is flyable up to this day), The red nose and rudder are the markings of 101 Red Squadron, ISRAEL,
So I wanted to reskin not only Spitfire and 109 to 101 squ. but also P-51D too.

Title: P-51D skin
Post by: NHawk on December 27, 2003, 03:54:08 PM

Yep, the Israeli markings are part of what threw me and a couple of others off. I think this is the same plane in flight...

(http://www.brewsterbuffalos.org/betascreens/bspit.jpg)

Title: P-51D skin
Post by: artik on December 27, 2003, 11:08:41 PM

Yes exectly - that plane is Black Spitfire that plane that fly untill today the plane of one of IAF commanders - Ezer Weizmann.

Now this plane in IAF Museum

Title: P-51D skin
Post by: B17Skull12 on December 27, 2003, 11:27:47 PM

btw anyone know where the american 150 gallon DT's and the american rocket textures are located?

Title: P-51D skin
Post by: NHawk on December 28, 2003, 06:57:58 PM

Liked that plane so much, decided to skin one like it for myself. It's not done yet, but here's the start :)

(http://www.brewsterbuffalos.org/betascreens/Image2.jpg)

Title: P-51D skin
Post by: artik on December 29, 2003, 01:14:07 AM

Wow it is just great, if you need I can give you some parts of the skin - I have IAF skin of Spitfire, 109g6 (S-199) and also finishing the P-51D, (need to fix red nose a little cocpit become red too LOL)

I'm finishing now work on Israel terrain for CT of 1948 Independence War so I have some skins.

If you need any parts of the plane (like red/white rudder, IAF markings - Blue Star of David in White Circle), I have skinned them.

Can you give me the skin after you finish it? I really would like to have Black Spitfire.

Title: P-51D skin
Post by: NHawk on December 29, 2003, 08:40:44 AM

Just to make my life easier, I could us the blue star on the white background. You can send it to nhawk@starnetwx.net

The biggest problem I'm having now is what I'll call the lightning bolt. AH doesn't seem to like shaded pixels and the end result is rather jagged. I want to see if I can fix that before I show the end result.

Good luck with your problem on the P51D. I've never been able to narrow down the nose to a point that the cockpit/window uprights don't change to.

Title: P-51D skin
Post by: NHawk on December 29, 2003, 11:06:50 AM

I was bored, so I decided not to wait...

(http://www.brewsterbuffalos.org/betascreens/bspit2.jpg)

(http://www.brewsterbuffalos.org/betascreens/bspit4.jpg)


If you want the skin..send me your email address. :)

Title: P-51D skin
Post by: artik on December 29, 2003, 03:08:25 PM

Thank you, it is just great skin - it looks beautifull!!!!!
:aok :aok :aok :aok :aok
:D

Title: P-51D skin
Post by: koby on December 29, 2003, 04:36:04 PM

Great job NHawk, great spitfire... the best spitfire skin there is...

Koby Brook
101 red Israel sq.

Title: P-51D skin
Post by: United on December 30, 2003, 10:42:03 PM

Spit looks beautiful.  Thing I'm wondering is how to skin the P-51d.  Whenever I go to save its texture it doesnt give me an option for the 51d.  Howd you get it??

Title: P-51D skin
Post by: artik on December 30, 2003, 11:09:44 PM

find the file with name shfinter.txt -  something like that and delete line where written "P51D".

This is shapes filter that does not give you all shapes

Title: P-51D skin
Post by: NHawk on December 31, 2003, 08:36:53 AM

Quote

Originally posted by B17Skull12
btw anyone know where the american 150 gallon DT's and the american rocket textures are located?

Not sure which is the drop tanks, I think the color may be picked up by a part of the main skin. The texture for the rockets I do believe is ROCKETA.

Title: P-51D skin
Post by: United on January 09, 2004, 11:01:22 AM

Quote

shfinter.txt

Where might I find this file?

Title: P-51D skin
Post by: artik on January 09, 2004, 11:14:41 AM

If your AH TE installed in Program Files HTC then:

\Program Files\HTC\aheditor\terrains\shpfilter.txt

Title: P-51D skin
Post by: United on January 09, 2004, 11:25:58 AM

Thats odd, I dont have that file there.... :confused:

no text files in terrains.

Title: P-51D skin
Post by: United on January 09, 2004, 11:40:55 AM

I think I found my problem.  I had uninstalled TE, so I think that may be the problem.  I'm going to reinstall it to find out.

Title: P-51D skin
Post by: United on January 09, 2004, 11:45:51 AM

Yep that was the problem, it was uninstalled.  Thanks Artik.

Title: P-51D skin
Post by: Slash27 on January 11, 2004, 04:19:11 PM

NHawk, that is great. Artik, how about getting that skin in the CT this week?:aok

Title: P-51D skin
Post by: artik on January 11, 2004, 04:47:52 PM

It could be nice but I actually put historical skin of Spit at CT. Thsi one is beautifull but it was painted this way in 50-60s I think

Title: P-51D skin
Post by: Slash27 on January 11, 2004, 07:34:47 PM

Well just add it for the last day:aok