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Title: Big Beautiful Doll
Post by: lasersailor184 on February 09, 2004, 11:12:39 AM

Col. J.D. Lander's Big Beautiful Doll, p51d.  

(http://home.comcast.net/~lasersailor184/p51test1.jpg)

(http://home.comcast.net/~lasersailor184/p51test2.jpg)

Should I put the kill symbols on it?


Still have to do the title, tweak the nose and put the star on the sides.  Also put chrome on the exhaust.

Title: Big Beautiful Doll
Post by: Frstrm on February 09, 2004, 12:04:52 PM

You also should check your wing edge.

What I mean, is in the first image where you can see both the top and bottom of the wing, your wingtip colors don't line up.

This happened to me as well.  The upper wing is actually a little smaller texture wise than the lower so doing a straight copy from wing top to wing bottom doesn't scale properly...

Title: Big Beautiful Doll
Post by: lasersailor184 on February 09, 2004, 12:10:08 PM

Hmm, but I ligned it up by the panelling...

Title: Big Beautiful Doll
Post by: lasersailor184 on February 09, 2004, 12:44:25 PM

Updated.

So should I put kill markings on it?

Title: Big Beautiful Doll
Post by: Frstrm on February 09, 2004, 03:19:32 PM

hmmm, If you were doing a specific plane or pilot, then I would say yeah.  If your just doing squadron colors, with no specific pilot in mind then I would so no.

Title: Big Beautiful Doll
Post by: lasersailor184 on February 09, 2004, 04:24:42 PM

Err, any idea of how to add a "Metal" type paint to the exhaust?

Title: Big Beautiful Doll
Post by: lasersailor184 on February 09, 2004, 05:28:08 PM

Nevermind.  Spent so much time just to get the vents to be a metal color.

Pictures updated.

Title: Big Beautiful Doll
Post by: Fidd on February 09, 2004, 08:00:35 PM

Looks very nice, you might want to check sources for how far the chequer-board pattern extends inboard from the wingtips, it's a long time since I skinned that aircraft for air-warrior, but I recall more bare metal being visible.

Title: Big Beautiful Doll
Post by: lasersailor184 on February 09, 2004, 09:07:38 PM

Anyone know how to make curved text?

Or fit text to a path?  I can't remember, been a few years since Photoshop class.




Oh, and the checkerboard is where it should be.  I counted panels.  Plus i've done the Main body star and letters, and the pilots name.

I have left:
The title
The kill symbols.

Title: Big Beautiful Doll
Post by: frank3 on February 10, 2004, 08:28:13 AM

It really is hilarious to see that ah2 hasn't even came out yet and ppl have already made the most impressive skinns here :)
Aces High needs these kinds of ppl :aok

Title: Big Beautiful Doll
Post by: lasersailor184 on February 10, 2004, 02:25:14 PM

Pictures updated.  I got the title on (but it will be mirrored on the other side :( ).  I also put the pilot's name on.  

Going to work on the kill symbols and the star on the fuselage needs a touch tweek.

Title: Big Beautiful Doll
Post by: lasersailor184 on February 11, 2004, 05:59:37 PM

So how do we find out if our skin is accepted by HT?

Title: Big Beautiful Doll
Post by: Octavius on February 11, 2004, 07:06:32 PM

After flying online in the Beta Arena, I noticed some skins being downloaded in the background.

A message would appear:  "skins/P51D1.res has been downloaded" or something similar.  

I'm not sure if these skins are already accepted or being used for testing purposes at the moment.

Title: Big Beautiful Doll
Post by: lasersailor184 on February 11, 2004, 09:14:14 PM

(http://home.comcast.net/~lasersailor184/japkill.jpg)


Is this what a Japanese Kill symbol looks like?  I don't have much to work off, nor could I find any decent ones on the internet.

Title: Big Beautiful Doll
Post by: Gwjr2 on February 11, 2004, 11:03:31 PM

i think it was a full mini flag
 (http://www.fotrek.com/images/stokesdetail2.jpg)

(http://www.acesandautographs.com/images/USN/May.jpg)

found this
(http://www.diggerhistory.info/images/flags/jap-flag-ww2.gif)

Title: Big Beautiful Doll
Post by: lasersailor184 on February 12, 2004, 07:31:52 AM

Excellent, thanks.  My skin should be done in a day or two.