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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: Monty405 on May 19, 2004, 12:24:24 PM
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my first try at joining in on all the skin fun.
a 109f from KD.I/JG 54, Hptm. Hans Phillip over the eastern front.
comments, suggestions? :D
(http://www3.sympatico.ca/carol.haynes/109fskin2.jpg)
- oILer45
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Nice Work
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...anything about historical markings but she's a beauty.
I can see the glint of sunlight off her highly polished surface as she banks in to make yet another slashing pass on my B-17....
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Very nice, I love the color.:aok
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very nice u stole my idea i was ganna do that one:D
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Not much of a comment but a little tip:
The white paint over Eastern front aircraft are water soluable stuff that washes away with some heavy scrubbing.
The feel and look of this paintjob, though as subtle it may be, is definately different from just a common "white paintjob". In other words, there's some kind of difference between planes that's been painted white, and planes that have been painted over in white.
There are some methods to depict this feel, and I'll bet everybody uses different ones - but at any rate, some type of method is used, to give the different feel.
One simple, indirect method, is making the plane really dirty.
The white overcoat generally washed and peeled away easily, so they didn't polish or clean up planes that became dirty. If some parts really became dirty, they'd just wash the surface and repaint it again above. The end result was, the Eastern front aircraft, when looked up close, looked something like a car that had been left out in the rain for months. Dusty, dirty, muddy colors and uneven white blotches.
Adding that effect would give out some clear perspective that this aircraft is not initially painted white, but rather coated in white for certain seasons only.
;)
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The pic is small so I cant really give a proper crtique...
However being an F4 there would no "wheel bumps" on the wings.
Also Hans Phillip's correct marking would be:
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Geschwader Major Beim Stab
Also most pics I have seen have the "half" yellow rumpband.
Heres a profile:
(http://modelingmadness.com/codes/code15.jpg)
Take a bigger picture from a few angles and I can better help you.
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The < mark was corrected.
I will fix the yellow band
I didnt know about the wheel bumps. the default skin of the 109f had them
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The default is wrong :)
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rgr thnx!
fixed most so far, new screenshot coming shortly (larger)
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may have over did the 'dirty' look, but here goes.
(http://www3.sympatico.ca/carol.haynes/newskinscreen1.jpg)
(http://www3.sympatico.ca/carol.haynes/newskinscreen2.jpg)
(http://www3.sympatico.ca/carol.haynes/newskinscreen3.jpg)
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that looks very nice
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id fly it, now make me a niiice G-6 one that HT will accept!:p
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can i edit skins with paint shop pro version8 are what do i do skins with
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yeah thats what i use jet
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Just a suggestion: move the dirty splotch next to the canopy on the starboard wing to the port wing, since that's the side they used for entering the aircraft and would therefore have more scuff marks on that side.
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If you want to make it look dirty, try to be logical about where you dirty up the paint instead of adding random splotches. There would be a trail of built up grime eminating from the cowling gunports, as well as a lot of oil and dirt particles building up over time as big streaks of dark grime coming from the exhaust ports. Finally there's the dirt and scuffing from the pilot walking on the wing where he enters and exits the plane, as mentioned. After that you have the more evenly spread out weathering effects like peeled paint and a bit of rust. Also keep in mind that the top surfaces get sunbleached and tend to look a little lighter and more washed out than the undersurfaces.