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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: Eagler on January 27, 2004, 02:38:07 PM

Title: Skin Requests
Post by: Eagler on January 27, 2004, 02:38:07 PM

thinking some would like to make skins for others who do not have the skills or time themselves

here is my request:
(http://www.aikensairplanes.com/images/98082me109actual.jpg)

Title: Skin Requests
Post by: Tarmac on January 27, 2004, 03:12:20 PM

You like it because it looks cool, or for historical reasons?

Whose plane is it?

Title: Skin Requests
Post by: Eagler on January 27, 2004, 06:48:51 PM

Quote

Originally posted by Tarmac
You like it because it looks cool, or for historical reasons?

Whose plane is it?

Maj. Hannes Trautloft of the JG54 Greenhearts

Title: Skin Requests
Post by: Kweassa on January 29, 2004, 01:41:17 AM

I'll start working on it, Eagler.

 My free time's getting really scarce, so it might take something like even a week. :)


ps) Any more references I can use? A separate side/top profile usually helps a lot. Also, do you have a picture of Maj. Trauloft? Front quarter shot would be good enough.

Title: Skin Requests
Post by: Kweassa on January 29, 2004, 01:56:01 AM

Hmm... another question.

 Is that a G-10 in the photo?

 Seems to me it's a F-4 - at least that's the only reference I can find about Trauloft's 109.  

 I'm pretty sure the F-4, when it comes out, would be using almost the same texture mapping method as the G-10. A minor modification will easily change the G-10 skin into a F-4 skin (I hope..!). In the mean while, I'll have to skin it for the G-10.

Title: Skin Requests
Post by: Batz on January 29, 2004, 02:13:40 AM

Its most definately a Fritz.

Title: Skin Requests
Post by: Wmaker on January 29, 2004, 02:30:53 AM

It is a G-2.

There are no small windows in the lower part of the front canopy. And the service triangle is where G-2's fuel tank was filled. F-4's tank was filled below the cockpit.

Very ugly model btw.

Title: Skin Requests
Post by: Batz on January 29, 2004, 02:35:47 AM

lol yup no windows but it looks odd. Was there a caption with the pic?

Title: Skin Requests
Post by: Wmaker on January 29, 2004, 03:08:01 AM

http://www.aikensairplanes.com/franklinmint48/armour98082.htm

LOL, it actually tries to be an F.

What a hideous model! The problem with these kind of models usually is that they use the same molds to do different variants. The only way they make them differents is the decals (service triangle in this case)...and this time they got them wrong too! :)

EDIT/I think the text in the website is wrong...rest of the F-models have their service triangle in the right place./EDIT