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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: Greebo on May 30, 2004, 11:35:35 AM

Title: Big Hog
Post by: Greebo on May 30, 2004, 11:35:35 AM

Reschke asked me to do a VF-17 "Big Hog" Corsair a while back. At the time I declined since AH doesn't have a F4U-1A and the 1D skin has too many bugs to make it look right. It looks OK as an F4U-1 skin however, so I did it on that. You just have to use your imagination a bit on the canopy. :) If everyone's happy with it I'll post it on AH Skins later. I'll try sending it to HTC too, but I'm not sure how they feel about plane substitutions WRT skins.

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

Title: Big Hog
Post by: Arlo on May 30, 2004, 11:40:25 AM

Looks pretty nice. I noticed a slight "detail" in Skuzzy's submission guidelines:

"We will not accept skins that alter the overall shape of the object."

This seems to suggest that shapes can be changed.

And .... well .... altering the canopy to a bubble wouldn't change the overall shape.

I wonder if this is worth exploring?

Ok .... how do we do the skin thang again?

Title: Big Hog
Post by: Rafe35 on May 30, 2004, 01:37:35 PM

Good lookin' Tom Blackburn skins :D

Title: Big Hog
Post by: Sikboy on May 30, 2004, 03:32:36 PM

Quote

Originally posted by Arlo
Looks pretty nice. I noticed a slight "detail" in Skuzzy's submission guidelines:

"We will not accept skins that alter the overall shape of the object."

This seems to suggest that shapes can be changed.

http://www.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=108396


Skinmaster Fidd used alphas to clip the wings of the Spit V. Innovative guy that Fidd

-Sik

Title: Big Hog
Post by: Redd on May 30, 2004, 05:34:53 PM

very nice greebo - love what your'e doing with the "blue" planes - the tricolor looks awesome



Redd

Title: Big Hog
Post by: Reschke on May 30, 2004, 07:11:06 PM

Greebo,

When I ever get to London I will take you to your favorite local pub and have whatever the gentlemen on the floor is having.

! Sir now lets hope HTC lets it ride.

Title: Big Hog
Post by: Greebo on May 31, 2004, 05:35:09 AM

OK, it is up at AH Skins (http://www.ah-skins.com/index.php). Shame about that wingtip trick, would be just the thing for FAA Corsairs.

I'm not sure where the canopy frame colours are derived from on the skin. I mapped all the bits a long time ago but didn't write that one down. If they occupy an otherwise unused bit of skin it might be possible to do an alpha of them and make them disappear. I'll look into it.

Title: Big Hog
Post by: Stratocaster on May 31, 2004, 09:11:38 AM

The pic on AH-skins u posted is so beutiful its my new backround

Title: Big Hog
Post by: nopoop on May 31, 2004, 10:20:22 AM

Beautiful.

...I guess I'll try a Jug now..

You CERTAINLY took care of the hog.