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General Forums => Custom Skins => Topic started by: Pyro on June 24, 2004, 08:56:21 AM
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Thread to let other people know what skins you are working on.
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Yak-9T of 1.PLM "Warszawa" (pilot unkown at this time, all I have is one image on an old profile publications booklet...)
I don't think there's much risk in anyone else working on this but figured I'd post it just in case.
-Sik
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Colonal David Shillings "Hairless Joe" 56th fighter group Dec 44
Set back a couple of weeks, Panel lines on the lower wing aren't correct. May do a complete redo of panel lines. Will see this weekend.
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B-17G "Chow Hound"
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Hurricane IIc 213 Sqn Egpyt 1942
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P-51D
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5AF / 348FG / 342FS 80 "Lady Marion" (Submitted 6/21/04)
8AF / 4FG / 336FS VF-H "Jersey Bounce III" (On Hold per Skuzzy email)
8AF / 78FG / 82FS MX-U "Big Dick" (On Hold per Skuzzy email)
8AF / 20FG / 77FS LC-M (Accepted P51D12061004)
8AF / 361FG / 375FS E2-V "Croghan Cruiser" (L) "Waverly Democrat" (R) (Submitted 6/23/04)
8AF / 339FG / 505FS 6N-W "Boomerang" (On Hold per Skuzzy email)
8AF / 355FG / 354FS WR-A "Palma II" (On Hold per Skuzzy email)
8AF / 356FG / 359FS OC-A "Bobby Socks" (Submitted 6/23/04)
8AF / 353FG / 350FS LH-U "Betty E." (Submitted 6/23/04)
8AF / 357FG / 363FS B6-Y "Glamorous Glen III" (Submitted 6/23/04)
8AF / 479FG / 434FS L2-V "Pin Up Girl" (On Hold per Skuzzy email)
9AF / 354FG / 353FS FT-W "Little Rascal" (Submitted 6/23/04)
10AF / 2ACG / 1SQ 84 (Submitted 6/21/04)
15AF / 325FG / 318FS 00 "Double Nuthin'" (Submitted 6/21/04)
15AF / 332FG / 100FS 7 (Accepted, Update Submitted 6/21/04)
No. 3 Sq RAAF CV-Y KH807 (In process P51D14061604)
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51 B RAF camo with and without invasion stripes
109f4 desert paint
190A5 yellow 11 JG2/richtofen
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Bf 109 G10 of 7/JG7 "Nowotny"
Me262 "Yellow 5" of unteroffizier Aton Schoppler, 3/JG7, Saaz, May 1945
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190D of JG26 "Yellow 10" flown by Major Franz Gotz in 1945.
Submitted 6-20-04.
Since we're posting screenshots :D
(http://www.ah-skins.com/skins/screenshot87.jpg)
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Currently have a VBF-83 F4U-1D pending at HTC.
Working on a D Day striped Wildcat MkV (FM-1) of 846 Sqn FAA. Will probably follow this up with an early '42 John Thach F4F-4.
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(http://www.one-o-nine.net/swiss_109e4.jpg)
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DUDE! SWEET! Must-have for any 109E fans!
109E 9/JG 54 "Yellow 11" flown by Lt. Waldemar Wubke
Planned:
109E III/JG 54 "Yellow 13" (similar but different) flown by Lt. Josef Eberle
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(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/29_1088118737_buff1.jpg)
sorry for pic size. But she was demanding. :)
Ecke
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Well I working on askin for the P47D Razorback.
Specifically the plane for Lt. Frank W Klibbe. Anderson, IN. 61st Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group. P-47D 42-76179 HV-V "Little Chief".
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Not working on a skin but I got a request for the LW skinners!
Can someone make a LW Skin for the 109G2?
Thanks!
Crumpp
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Not working on a skin but I got a request for the LW skinners!
Can someone make a LW Skin for the 109G2?
Thanks!
Crumpp
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Last Updated: June 27th, 2004
Finished Works:
* Bf109F-4/Trop, JG27, White 12, Franz Stigler
* Bf109F-4/Trop, JG27, Yellow 14, Hans-Joachim Marseilles
* Bf109G-6, JG52, Yellow 1, Erich Hartmann
* Bf109G-10, JG52, Blue 22, Pilot Unknown
* Fw190A-5, JG2, Egon Meyer
* Fw190D-9, JG26, Black 14, Josef Priller
* Hurricane Mk.I, LeLv26, HC-452
* Ki-61-I-Tei, 18th Sentai, Naoto Fukunaga
* La-5FN, 5th GIAP, Yellow 1, V. I. Popkov
* P-47D-11, 379th FS, "Damon's Demon", George Rarey
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Currently working on:
* Bf109E-4, JG26, Adolf Galland
* P-40E, 154th IAP, White 65, A. A. Matveyev
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Originally posted by Crumpp
Not working on a skin but I got a request for the LW skinners!
Can someone make a LW Skin for the 109G2?
Thanks!
Crumpp
Here it is:http://www.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=118841 (http://www.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=118841)
And soon she is in the game. :)
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Looks Good M8! Thanks for your hard work and effort!
You got the summer version coming? :p
Crumpp
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To all skinners using this thread, I have the following suggestion;
Suggestion (http://www.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=121768)
I think it'd be a good idea to keep this thread as clean, efficient, and informative as possible.
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Tri-color USN scheme - mid-1944, USS Princeton Air Group 27.
Status: Finished, submitted, "looks good" email received from Skuzzy 24 Jun 04. Expect it in game soon.
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F6F-5 from VF-82, USS Bennington circa 1945. Took part in the sinking of the Yamato. Inspired by this picture and the default TBM markings:
(http://webpages.charter.net/mathmanahs/vf82b.jpg)
Result so far is this:
(http://webpages.charter.net/mathmanahs/vf82a.jpg)
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P51D Mustang "Hoo flung dung / City of Paris" - accepted
109F4 "7./JG54 Halfmann -Kotly/Finland july 1942 - accepted
Tiger 1E, Waffen SS "totenkopf" - accepted/ in game
Tiger 131, Schwere panzer albietlung 501 - accepted
Panzer IV, Schwere panzer albietlung 505 - in review
SBD-5 "White 8" VB-5 aboard USS Yorktown (CV-10) - accepted
Fw190D9, "Verbandfuhrerschule General der Jagdflieger" (the Training School for Unit Leaders) - accepted /in game
Me262, 9./jg54 yellow 3 - accepted
Il23 - 828 ShaP - in review.
Ideas / Roughs started: Looking at a bigger project - lanc 3 or ju88s, had a lot of fun with the il2 :)
Fw190d9 13./jg51 white 11, april 45. maybe some more 109s,262s or a 152.
Oh yeah, and the Fm2 :)
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I tried to edit my first post to keep it all together, but i wasnt able to do so.
The administrator has specified that you can only edit messages for 2880 minutes after you have posted. This limit has expired, so you must contact the administrator to make alterations on your message.
I cancelled the B-17. Working now on a 262 from Major Rudolf Sinner JG 7
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/29_1088538230_me262.jpg)
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Ken Walsh's White 13 F4U-1 from VMF-124.
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am working on a 109e in romania air corps colour circa 1942 and spitfire v of 71 squadron.
having trouble with 109 and with posting pics!!!!!!!:confused:
rogerdee
if its on fire and going down its proberly me!
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This bird was flown out of Guadalcanal by 1st Lt. Foy R. Garison of VMF-213 Hell Hawks in 1943. He was KIA on a raid to Kahili on Bougainville.
(http://web.cetlink.net/~howardds/VMF-213.JPG)
Now if I could just figure out how to package it up and submit it?
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I guess its a good moment for you to read Skuzzy's sticky post.
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Guys, next scenario is the Battle of Britain.
I'd expect to see a couple of Polish/chech skins; a Galland and a Bader.
Any takers?
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Yeah I read it. Too bad I am working with stone knives and bear skins here. I don't know what an "OBJECT.TXT" file is, or why it would have a long string. :confused: What I do know is that I saved the default skin AHII, created my own BMP files, but I am not sure if I send the BMP files in, or if I need to put in in another format. (What is an .RES file, anyway?) Obviously I have exceeded my knowledge base, but I can't find a reference anywhere that actually explains the nuts and bolts part of process of what to send. Throw me a bone here. Need the info. Pretend I was cryogenically frozen in the 60s, and was just thawed out... :)
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Seeker, Galland's E-4 is otw.
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193 Sqn 1943 UK, DP-B "Northern Star"
(http://www.cyberonic.net/~kreed/NortherStar.jpg)
and 182 Sqn 1943 UK, XM-M
(http://www.cyberonic.net/~kreed/182sqn.jpg)
finally 245 Sqn 1944 UK, MR-? (yup that was the actual code)
Personal ride of Sqn Leader Jack Collins
(http://www.cyberonic.net/~kreed/245sqn.jpg)
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Slaker,
Pretend I was cryogenically frozen in the 60s, and was just thawed out...
Well, the 60s were the best of all ages. Too sad i missed Hendrix. Only good thing is, i am still alive.
Gimme your mail adress and i will send you an example how it should look like. :)
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Starting to work on a MC202 skin.
Is MC 202 Serie III MM7944 ten. Giulio Reiner, commander of 73a Squadriglia, 9° Gruppo, 4° Stormo, based in Fuka, august 1942
My first attempt. Using great template kindely provided by Airmess. :aok
Screenshot soon. I hope :)
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My latest projects..
(http://www.pm-pc.net/B26b.jpg)
(http://www.pm-pc.net/B-17b.jpg)
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Sorry about the double post.. My DSL was being wiggy today...
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Here we are...
Insignias are wrong, of course. Just testing the camo.
Lots of work to do... But it will work. I hope... :)
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/21_1089069492_205_fukacopia.jpg)
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Work in progress on Big Beautiful Doll. Due to limitations I doubt HT will accept this particular skin. But here it is anyway. I still have to do weathering and alot of minor details and adjustments.
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/556_1089072796_testphoto8.jpg)
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/556_1089072808_testphoto9.jpg)
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Miss Fire, 56th fighter group
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/474_1089076810_missfire.jpg)
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Just thought I'd throw another one out there into the mix...
Let me know if anyone thinks these designs are good enough to submit..
(http://www.pm-pc.net/B26b2.jpg)
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Here's my latest project.
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/556_1089520663_flyingundertaker1.jpg)
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/556_1089520678_flyingundertaker2.jpg)
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/556_1089520699_flyingundertaker3.jpg)
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(http://www.linuxjet.com/pics/AH/ahss5.jpg)
I did this from what ever photos I could find. If anything looks wrong please let me know.
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KI61c, Cap. C. Ichikawa, 244 Sentai.
(http://www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/IJARG/images/4ICHIKA.jpg)
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Originally posted by Flak40
Just thought I'd throw another one out there into the mix...
Let me know if anyone thinks these designs are good enough to submit..
You need to know that our model of the B17G was too late for the green paint. Ours has the 'Cheyenne' tail gun and offset waste gunners making any paint job non historical.
Still, I'm working on a green one too but I can't imagine working on more then one bomber at a time. <>
btw, from my work: The rivet and panel line pattern on our AH B17 is wrong and you need to search photos and illustrations to find the correct patterns. For instance, the actual panels overlap (look at nose art close-ups) with only one tight row of rivets to secure both panels, pretty shoddy appearing but tough really. Another discrepancy is the lineup of the panel lines between the tail and the fuselage section in the AH model but they're easily corrected.
Be sure to do all your test viewing in 1024 bit video settings and pay close attention to the top and bottom of the fuselage where a misplaced rivet will smear with the rest of the skin map. You can't place rivets in the top surfaces or the forward bottom surface. Once all the fighters go to 1024 bit maps, everyone will have these problems but for now, only the bomber skinners see it.
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I am building a Yak-9 skin in Brown and Light Brown as produced for the Southern Front in 1944 by Zavoda 153 and 166.
I am about 80% done.
See page 164 of Soviet Air Force Fighter Colours 1941-1945 by Erik Pilawskii for the scheme.
I am also about 50% done with a "Loops Pattern" Yak-9 in AII Green and Dark Green, reference p.180 of the same book.
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Since I just figured out pics ( with a lot of help... )
(http://members.cox.net/gunfighterp51/AHPics/Yak9SFpost.jpg)
Yak-9 Southern Front Camo, AII Brown/Dark Brown 1944
(http://members.cox.net/gunfighterp51/AHPics/Yak9loopspost.jpg)
and "Bukhanova Loops Pattern" AII Green/Dark Green 1943
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B-17G Nine-O-Nine
It took me quite a while to settle on the aircraft to model.
The original Nine-O-Nine met the scrap heap but it's history was so worthy as to have a restored B-17 named after it.
This skin will not have the added nose art affixed to the plane later in it's career.
Base skin completed. 70% done adding hatch doors, landing lights, access panels, realigning panels lines etc.
Weathering 30% complete.
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i am working on a tbf of vt8 torpedo squadron at time of batle of midway and romanian 109e4 circa 1942 2nd romanian fighter group and playing with a b17 if i can figure the skin out
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P-51D
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5AF / 348FG / 342FS 80 "Lady Marion" (P51D8061404)
8AF / 4FG / 336FS VF-H "Jersey Bounce III" (P51D2061404)
8AF / 78FG / 82FS MX-U "Big Dick" (P51D13061404)
8AF / 20FG / 77FS LC-M (Approved P51D12061004)
8AF / 361FG / 375FS E2-V "Croghan Cruiser" (L) "Waverly Democrat" (R) (P51D3061404)
8AF / 339FG / 505FS 6N-W "Boomerang" (Submitted 07/20/04)
8AF / 355FG / 354FS WR-A "Palma II" (Submitted 07/20/04)
8AF / 356FG / 359FS OC-A "Bobby Socks" (P51D5061404)
8AF / 353FG / 350FS LH-U "Betty E." (P51D7061404)
8AF / 357FG / 363FS B6-Y "Glamorous Glen III" (P51D4061404)
8AF / 479FG / 434FS L2-V "Pin Up Girl" (On Hold per Skuzzy email)
9AF / 354FG / 353FS FT-W "Little Rascal" (P51D6061404)
10AF / 2ACG / 1SQ 84 (P51D10061404)
15AF / 325FG / 318FS 00 "Double Nuthin'" (P51D9061404)
15AF / 332FG / 100FS 7 (In P51D9052104)
(New)
20AF / 15FG / 45FS 86 (Submitted 07/20/04)
20AF / 21FG / 46FS 210 (Submitted 07/20/04)
No. 3 Sq RAAF CV-Y KH807 (Modified P51D14061604)
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Heck had I known that many Pony skins were submitted I'd never started mine. Oh well guess back to the drawing board with something new.
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Been working on a skin of Bit o'Lace, it's a second one, for me but what the heck LOL. Ok the problem -------- upon changing the red to yellow, and brown on the elevators, it has changed the size from 1mb to 3mb with just those mild convertions. Can anyone give me some direction to what I might be doing wrong. I have converted one to all drab green with no change in size. Also does anyone have just panel lines and rivets for a 17.
Smuz
Airmageddon Squadron XO
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Cobra - Still no 343 FS, 55FG skins, keep on truckin'...
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Originally posted by Smuz
Ok the problem -------- upon changing the red to yellow, and brown on the elevators, it has changed the size from 1mb to 3mb with just those mild convertions
Your not saving it as an 8 bit bmp. In photoshop Image -> Mode -> indexed color - 256 adaptive.
Make sure you save your PS file BEFORE changing the mode. Further alterations are done with the PS file. Indexed color is only for the game.
Hope this helps.
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P-51B
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8th AF / 355th FG / 354th FS, 42-106950, WR-P "The Iowa Beaut" (Submitted 23 Jul 04)
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Thanks Nopoop, in my haste to check and recheck I forgot to check that :o It's almost ready for the maiden flight after a few more strokes of the MIGHTY BRUSH :D and a little time to refocus the eyes.
Smuz
Airmageddon Squadron XO
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New 109, JG 54, Channel front, 1940.
http://www.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=124722
Here's a pic.
(http://www.nakatomitower.com/FeedbackRelease2.jpg)
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Lucky Leaky II is my current project, just got under way today.
(https://secured.secureorder.net/p51/planes/images/luckyleaky_jpg.jpg)
gonna hold off until the planes are redone according to pyro.
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Wow! Best skin I have seen! Beautiful!
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Good luck with the checker pattern on the nose
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Originally posted by Krusty
Good luck with the checker pattern on the nose
If youre talking about my skin, then Ive already ended the project. It stretches the checker pattern on the nose, and that just makes it look 100x worse than it should (at least in my POV). Anyways, I went on and made a spit which is in another thread.
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Updates to my Yak 9 in progress.
Panel lines roughed in, ailerons, rudder and elevators shaded.
To finish: bottom, rivets and weathering...
(http://members.cox.net/gunfighterp51/AHPics/Yak9SFpost.jpg)
(http://members.cox.net/gunfighterp51/AHPics/Yak9SFpost2.jpg)
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Mongol: May I ask why those colors? Seems a bit harsh on my eyes :p
As for myself, I present U8+BB, a bf110C4 from the Channel Front, 1940 (BOB)
(http://www.ah-skins.com/skins/screenshot125.jpg)
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Krusty,
Heres the text file with the info I plan to send to HiTech when I submit. The colors are from color-chips I received from Mr. Pilawskii after contacting him through his web site. If the weathering does not mute them, I may dull them a bit, but those are the authentic colors...I thought a desert scheme would be nice for the Russians.
The green/green scheme posted in this thread is from the color chips, too...
Yak-9R, Southern Front, 1944
293 IAP
Pilot Unknown
Constructed at Zavoda 153
Southern Front Camouflage: AII Brown, Light Brown, Blue
Reference: Soviet Air Force Fighter Colours 1941-1945, Eric Pilawskii
pp. 164, 169, 186, 187 (pictures)
Color chips obtained from Eric Pilawskii on-line at "Modelling the Aircraft of the Soviet VVS".
Oh, and as for the game aircraft being a "Yak-9U" and this a "Yak-9R" scheme, the game used the 3-view plan for a Yak-3, not a Yak-9, so I think I'll be OK... I hope... :) after all the work...It took a really long time to map the skinning, and I'm not done with the bottom, yet. I looks like there's no way to do the gear doors, the inner wing is repeated for the underside of the fuselage. Just another sad skin story, so pop the top on another beer, bartender, and throw a sad song on the juke-box...
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Yeah, aligning the skins to the plane can suck big time. I was trying to line up the panel lines for the bf110 landing gear doors (which on the default don't even mesh with the left/right halves of each engine pod), then to line up the flap line on the aft underside of the gear pod. It was a nightmare lol!
Yes, I said a nightmare, then added lol, but only because I'm done with the damned thing already :P
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Krusty,
I forgot to say what a great job you did on the 110. On the other hand, a constant diet of RLM 71,72,65 gets boring...and there's just about a billion people doing Luftwaffe subjects and Mustangs.
Maybe I'll do a Pearl Harbor Model 21, Kate and Val....
Too bad we don't have an IAR-80 or maybe a Boomerang...
French airplanes, we're short on French airplanes, too...
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Originally posted by glenmorangie
Krusty,
I forgot to say what a great job you did on the 110. On the other hand, a constant diet of RLM 71,72,65 gets boring...and there's just about a billion people doing Luftwaffe subjects and Mustangs.
Maybe I'll do a Pearl Harbor Model 21, Kate and Val....
Too bad we don't have an IAR-80 or maybe a Boomerang...
French airplanes, we're short on French airplanes, too...
Heh, well the 110 has been overlooked so far! :P
I have a really cool idea for a late-era ('44) Zero, with orange and green, but I don't know if I'm going to tackle it just yet. There are several possibilities
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Go for it!
I understand we get a Ki-84 tomorrow and several others. I was looking a the Osprey Japanese Ace book tonight and saw several possibilities for N1K2, Ki-61 and Ki-84. As long it took to get this one this far, that ain't happening soon, but ya gotta have some goals!
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Actually I just started (this instant) on a d3a1 Val (page 108 of "German, Italian, and Japanese Fighters of World War II") with green uppers and cream undersides.
I am skeptical that we will get the fighters tomorrow.
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Originally posted by Krusty
I am skeptical that we will get the fighters tomorrow.
We probably wont get them until Monday, if theyre ready at all, because thats when the new work week starts. Sunday (for most of us anyways) is an off day.
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I mean I don't think they'll be done. We just got ONE update (Patch 7). Another won't be due for a while yet.
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Rough preview:
(http://www.nakatomitower.com/Val_Preview1.jpg)
Now I just need to find what the hell squadron it was with :P
My book doesn't give specifics for this profile. It has 2 vertical thin bands on the tail, two equally spaced horrizontal bands on the tail fin, in between which is "E - 212"
Is anybody up on their IJN squadrons? Does anybody know the plane I speak of?
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Krusty,
Try http://www.j-aircraft.com/index.htm
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Okay, the D3A1 Val is on hold indefinitely, until the plane model is fixed. The normals on the flaps are all facing inward. You don't notice it on the default because everything is the same color (white uppers and lowers), but with a 2-tone scheme it's very obvious. I'm currently open to suggestions.
Edit: Also, you don't get separate upper/lower horizontal stabs, it's the same skin for upper port / upper starboard / lower port / lower starboard, which REALLY hampers my creativity.
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Krusty I hear you there. Currently I'm on hold for all skinning due to limitations. For now I'll just dabble here and there to how realistic I can get things to look with the lighting in the game.
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I've been half discouraged by the Yak, also. I may wait for the new models ( however many years that takes ) to finish up.
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Bah!! It's looking good! You don't have to get every last detail correct. I had to make compromises on my skins to make up for the fact that they are AH2 skins. Do what you can, and keep up the good work!
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Thanks for the encouragement! The last thing that irritated me was the realization that I can't weather the wing-roots properly because of the location they are skinned from ( two tiny little patches out on the wing panel ).
Anyway, I may have some time to work on it this weekend....
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Still working on getting the tones right on the panels, since I really don't like the representation on any of the natural aluminum birds in AH. The problem seems to be mostly in representing the seam transitions without making the darn thing look like--well--a cartoon airplane.
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The Pony IS awfully reflective. Way too much. I did some work on a P47D-40 skin and the reflective layer is much better. But that was a 256 skin
Hopefully with updated skins they'll build a better and less intense reflective property to that layer.
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It would be nice to have an object_r.txt file, similar to the object_a.txt. Only, instead of an alpha, you could specify coordinates of what is to be reflective (or something) without monkeying with the colors themselves. That way you could remove reflectivity from planes you want to reskin (p51D, B17, P38) and add it to planes that don't have it (P51B, for example)
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hi guys i am in the process of doing the folowing skins
hurrican mk1 111 squadron 1940
hueeican mk1 billy drake 1940 battle of france
romanian me 190e4
sea hurican mk1
spit v douglas bader
hurican mk1 douglas bader 242 squadron
faa tbm
tbf vt8 from uss hornet 1942
ju88
all with bits to do but some almost finished
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rogerdee
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Yak 9 in progress, new shots.
Not nearly done, not nearly happy with the weathering, but, better...
Comments?
(http://members.cox.net/gunfighterp51/AHPics/Yak9post 04.jpg)
(http://members.cox.net/gunfighterp51/AHPics/Yak9post 05.jpg)
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I think at this point "It's too clean" may be the response HTC gives you. I got a response from both the skins I submitted, and they were about as crisp as (if not more so than) your skin. Skuzzy said they were too clean.
Now, Russian paint never seemed to last very long, so I'd suggest trying some fade effects on the paint, and perhaps pick out scratches in silver where the paint would erode completely down to the metal. Just like around panel line joins, etc. That's the hard part, in my opinion, finding out WHERE the weathering would best be placed.
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Krusty,
Thanks very much! I'm playing with the transparency on the effects and I have not quite got it right. I need to go way overboard and then vary it at save. It seems that the effects show much fainter in AHII than in PS6.
I also have not added scuffing.
I've looked at every picture I have for wear and it is rare on Russian aircraft. A very few show many chips or wear. The wooden wings wore easily and they had a mat they put on the wing before climbing up to prevent it. Maybe they just got shot down very quickly, before they showed wear.
The paint shows some variations, but not like American or British. One of the books had a note that the Russian groundcrews took great pride in having a clean airplane and did not let them get very worn or dirty, and kept the paint up, which seems difficult in the field. You almost never see patchy paint, for instance, like on American birds, where the new OD is a much different color. Complete field repainting was also common.
I'm expecting some problem from HiTech with the lack of panel lines on the wings. In fact, there aren't any, and there are none on the aft fuselage, either. The airplane is covered in a wood laminate, filled and sanded smooth. No joints show. At least I've got the correct fuel gauges...
I need to "wear-it-up" somehow... I've also got a bunch more screws to add to the wings and underside...
I'll have another draft in a week or so.
Thanks for the feedback!
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Current Project:
(http://hsfeatures.com/images/spitfireixcwp_64.JPG)
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here is my lastest spitV
got to love invasion stripes :)
this one is of the 71st Eagles
(http://www.flightsims.info/datas/users/5-skin%20jpg.JPG)
is it good enough to submit?
still more work to do
Batfink
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looks very good mate altho the jpeg wont do it justice.
if they dont like it theyll tell ya
nice job
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Re: Spit. Looks nice! But.. wait.. am I wrong, or where there an odd-number of invasion stripes? Something's odd here. There were 5 right? Started with white, ended with white, right? Or were the stripes different for brit planes?
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Originally posted by rogerdee
looks very good mate altho the jpeg wont do it justice.
if they dont like it theyll tell ya
nice job
ty sir!
its not that great as i did it in MS paint. lol
and its not very acurate to anything lol. i just made it up.
thanks again and big <> for our historicaly accurate 71st spitV Rogerdee. very good of you to make it sir :aok
again
bat
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Originally posted by Krusty
Re: Spit. Looks nice! But.. wait.. am I wrong, or where there an odd-number of invasion stripes? Something's odd here. There were 5 right? Started with white, ended with white, right? Or were the stripes different for brit planes?
copy krusty, usually:
white-black-white-black-white
although i have seen a few with 5 very thin blacks and 3 whites.
will have to do something about that. TY for picking it up.
i had noticed but was hoping no one would notice it, and maybe there wasnt a set number of stripes.
will get onto that as soon as i have cooked my chicken fillets! mwwwawahaha
*drool*
bat
EDIT: hows this ? little better. needs plenty more detail work though.
(http://www.flightsims.info/datas/users/5-update%20jpg.JPG)
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I believe the 6 small stripes are SEA recognition stripes, not ETO Invasion Stripes...
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I think that looks better, but if you have actual reference photos, that would be best. I've noticed that the stripes often got spaced different on different planes. I.e. they are further out on some planes than on others. I don't know myself where they should be located, but something to consider.
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rgr that glen. found it in the book. on a sub hunting bomber
thanks for tips krusty, i have looked one up, unfortunately it's from a spit 9. the spacings are quite similar but the aft stripes are a little too far back., and the wing stripes may be a littlte too thin
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Mechanic I love it. Like the cockpitt to. You shoudl deffanitly submitt it.
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Weathered my 109E and 110C and re-submitted. No real current projects. Have a couple in mind but they seem like a lot of work. My Val skin is dead because of the old-style way the bitmaps are laid out.
I was thinking maybe an SBD or two... But not sure how they will work out, really.
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Latest mod, not there yet. but much closer.
Need to tone the wood wear down, solve the fuel stain problem.
Open for comments, guys, fire away!
(http://members.cox.net/gunfighterp51/AHPics/Yak9 Bottom.jpg)
(http://members.cox.net/gunfighterp51/AHPics/Yak9 Left.jpg)
(http://members.cox.net/gunfighterp51/AHPics/YAk9 right.jpg)
(http://members.cox.net/gunfighterp51/AHPics/Yak9 Top back.jpg)
(http://members.cox.net/gunfighterp51/AHPics/Yak9 Top.jpg)
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Originally posted by mechanic
here is my lastest spitV
got to love invasion stripes :)
this one is of the 71st Eagles
is it good enough to submit?
still more work to do
Batfink
Hate to be the critic, since I'm no good at doing these, but the camoflage for that Spit is all wrong for a D-Day bird. You'd have the Ocean Gray/Dark Green upper camo not the dark green/brown camo that you have. That was gone in August 42.
You also have the early war roundels on that bird.
And of course the 71st Eagle Squadron, were long gone by D-Day having become the 334th FS of the 4tH FG USAAF.
And from what I can tell, the PP squadron codes were only used in 1939 for 203 Squadron.
And others have pointed out the problems with the invasion stripes. Not that many Spit V Squadrons with them to begin with.
Needless to say, this isn't a historical skin
Dan/Slack
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Originally posted by Guppy35
Hate to be the critic, since I'm no good at doing these, but the camoflage for that Spit is all wrong for a D-Day bird. You'd have the Ocean Gray/Dark Green upper camo not the dark green/brown camo that you have. That was gone in August 42.
You also have the early war roundels on that bird.
And of course the 71st Eagle Squadron, were long gone by D-Day having become the 334th FS of the 4tH FG USAAF.
And from what I can tell, the PP squadron codes were only used in 1939 for 203 Squadron.
And others have pointed out the problems with the invasion stripes. Not that many Spit V Squadrons with them to begin with.
Needless to say, this isn't a historical skin
Dan/Slack
i didnt research it too well, thats for sure, but it looks good becuase because i obviously took no longer than 30 mins to make it. just wanted a spitV with invasion stripes. however unlikely :D
im not sure but my second project i spent alot more time reshearching a perfectly acurate model of........
Flight Leader Batfink's Stunt modified, special Ops skin, circa 1942.
Seen here as flown with the earlier definitions around the left, and right sides of the engine cowl.
Flt ldr Batfink flew many a mission into enemy territory, alone, amoungst flack, AAA and everyother nasty machine of war against him. He devised a method to dazzle the enemy into a heavy hynosis performing stunts in his jazzy spitV. With this awesome power he could down any plane with 1 mile just from them seeing it in a slow half loop. this model is showing the insignia 'Bollox to you' , as a powerfull message to any high alt plane to see.
Of course he wasnt logged as a pilot and therefore his official score of 2,342 kills was never given full credit through out the rest of the war.
I hope HTC will approve this, as it is a geniuine skin. i discovered some old documents and the rest is history.....
...but alas, all the documents were destroyed and the only remaining article is this collage of photos.
(http://www.flightsims.info/datas/users/5-BTY%20jpg.JPG)
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B26 of the 320th - France 1944
Last one here on the list: (http://320thbg.org/b-26_serial_numbers1.html)
This Ac looks like an advanced model from what we have in the Game. Can anyone tell me which one from the list is most likely "Ours"?
From what I can tell, we fly a combination of planes 3 and 4
Dan.
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609 Sqn Typhoon
here is my work in progress.. . . .should be done soon,,, i hope.
The cannon fairings are supposed to be Yellow too ,,, but Unfortunately that can't be done with the way the UV map was set up for this plane in AH2. the guns are throne over top of the wings ,,, so I cant change thier colour, , , which really sux!
(http://smeg.dyndns.org/matt/Tyffie_WIP.jpg)
MonkeyMeat
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*DROOOL*
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(http://home.san.rr.com/dora9/images/skins/Fw190Dgruene4-c.jpg)
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B-17 Little Patches has been submitted.
(http://www.usaaf-noseart.co.uk/patstar.jpe)
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completed and submitted skins:
(http://www.r0013636.hostultra.com/uploads/data/media/1/p40_lineup.jpg)
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building this p-40K flown by kutzenov (same as p-40e except for more streamlined vert stab fairing).
(http://www.r0013636.hostultra.com/uploads/data/media/1/p40k_23.jpg)
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keep up the good work!:D
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working on a raf liberator(http://[img]http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/610_1099683169_lib1.jpg)[/IMG]
just starting
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Im currently workng on a Messerschmitt bf-110 G2 of ZG-1
Russian front 1942....
(http://battleskins.com/skins/1.jpg)
(http://battleskins.com/skins/2.jpg)
Submitted 11/11/04
(http://battleskins.com/skins/3.jpg)
Squidni -=1st=- Nasty
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modelling this ki84 for mitsu
(http://park1.wakwak.com/~mitsu/ah2_stuff/47th_sentai/hatano_ki84_45.jpg)
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I'm very looking forward to it. :D
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Drinking cheep beer currently.
The end currently isn't in sight..
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Originally posted by EdbertMOL:
190D of JG26 "Yellow 10" flown by Major Franz Gotz in 1945.
I original "Yellow 10" is on display at the Museum of Flight in Seattle where I work. It is the nicest plane we have in the collection(IMO). They actually fired it up a couple of weeks before they brought it up here. All it needs is gas and oil and an inspection by the FAA and she's ready to fly.
:aok :aok
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Just started work on a US Navy PB4Y-1 Liberator, either this one or similar.
(http://pics.hannants.co.uk/pics/MC11618.jpg)
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working on some hurrican 1 and 11 couple of sea hurricans and early war mk1 hurrican.
(http://[img]http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/610_1104091230_lastseahurri1.jpg)[/IMG] (http://[img]http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/610_1103492094_seahuri2a.jpg)[/IMG] rogerdee
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If I can make a request, can someone make a Jandina 38.
Canaris
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I'm attempting to do a B24 Liberator, 90th Bombardment Group, 319th Squadron, Jolly Rogers, but I'm having to work through the learning curve on Paint Shop Pro.
F4jCH
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Originally posted by SQUIDNi
Im currently workng on a Messerschmitt bf-110 G2 of ZG-1
Russian front 1942....
(http://battleskins.com/skins/1.jpg)
Squidni -=1st=- Nasty
That's not a G-2. It's got 4x7mm MGs in the nose. You should skin it for the C-4. It would be a closer match (aside from the underwing rockets).
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Well, when the P-38 skinning issues are sorted out, this might be a fun skin.
This was the 5000th P-38 and was flown by Lockheed test pilot Tony Levier to demonstrate single engine flight to US Army pilots during WWII. (Not in combat zones ;-) )
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/hbenkesh/1.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/hbenkesh/2.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/hbenkesh/3.jpg)
Regards,
Cement
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(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/52_1105409885_112sqn.jpg)
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Originally posted by Krusty
That's not a G-2. It's got 4x7mm MGs in the nose. You should skin it for the C-4. It would be a closer match (aside from the underwing rockets).
Actually the plane in the picture is much closer to G2 performance than C4 performance. Some G model 110s had 4 7.92mm in the nise as well.
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Working on this 705th BS Liberator, "Naughty Nan", as my next skin.
(http://pics.hannants.co.uk/pics/AMD72114_2.jpg)
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Is HT going to change the reflectivness of the airplane so the skinner can decide if is a shiny metalic skin or a duller painted one? I remember reading something about this a while back, and the reason I bring it up is because green skins on b17's, b24's or anything else that originally was skinned as metalic by HTC just don't look righ because of how reflective they are. The same goes for planes originally skinned as painted and dull, like the p47-11 and 25, that do not quite look right when they are given a metalic skin by the skinners.
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The matt/gloss switch is due on the next version of AH from what I understand.
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Squadron leader Yves Ezanno sqd 198 2nd TAF as seen at B7 (Martragny) august 1944.
Special thanks to Kev367th and Airmess.
Still some work to do on this before posting to Skuzzy.
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/33_1106298244_ahss5.jpg)
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/33_1106298269_ahss6.jpg)
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/33_1106298297_ahss10.jpg)
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Done the Naughty Nan, next is an aircraft of 70 Squadron RAF. This aircraft was based in Italy and had an RAF night scheme but with dark earth/mid stone upper surfaces.
(http://www.gfg06.dial.pipex.com/70sqnphoto.jpg)
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Going for this as my last Liberator. It is an aircraft of the 67th BS/44th BG, 8th Air Force based at Shipham in 1943/44. This shark mouth design avoids the stretched area around the front of the nose and I've got enough data on the other markings.
(http://www.b24bestweb.com/images/B24/SHARK1.JPG)
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Hmmm Quantity v. Quality. I have seen a number of great skins for the pony and jug, and could only hope that at least some of these may periodically rotate. The following is a portion of email I recently sent to Cobra for his work on Col. Landers "Big Beautiful Doll":
Brilliant minds must think alike (winK). I have made a few versions of this plane myself. I was amazed to find that it was one of the flying restorations highlighted on the Military Channel, along with Cripes A' Mighty. I never submitted any of them for HT because of 2 problems (that a poor wanna be skinner like me can't seem to solve).
Check this site out for photos of original Doll, Fighter Aces and stats:
http://www.78thfightergroup.com/history/78thFGAces.html
:aok
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Chilli I have a ton of reference photos for Big Beautiful Doll. There is a few problems though with the current skin that you can't make it look correct. Big Beautiful Doll will mirror from one side to the other and cause one side to be backwards.
The checker boards aren't too bad but they will have issues in certain areas. Because BBDs checker board comes over the top and goes back towards the wheel wells on the bottom of the airframe it gets messed up due to stretching. Essentially there is a cutoff point where the skin will just take the last color and wrap it back till the next cutoff point. Basically what you get is checker boards that run into prison stripes in areas on the bottom and top of the fuselage.
I've even done The Gunfighter but never turned it in since there is already an aircraft from that squadron in the skins folder. I could make a ton of Mustangs from all the Mustang books I have but it seems there is no point unless there is some kind of skins cycling or more skins for particular planes are authorized. I will be remaking the ones I've already done when the new mustang comes out. I will also be ripping out new mustang skins that hadn't been sent to HTC before the 15 slots were filled.
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How about Lanc skins? Go on you clever people. The poor old Lanc is being neglected.
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Working on this Finnish Air Force Ju 88 at the moment.
(http://pics.hannants.co.uk/pics/MPD72024_1.jpg)
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working onm a p51 b in raf colours with invasion stripes also a romanian ju88 a seac hurican 1 a olive b17 a 09g2 in winter cam and 109f in deser camo pls i finishe black 6 ready to send in.
also got a couple 110s and a tbm and sbd on the go lol;a little bit of everything
rogerdee
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I'm working on the :
B-24 Moby Dick 41-24047 90th BG/320th BS
If you want to see pictures, I had it in a seperate thread to make sure no one else is working on it yet.
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Currently working on a KG 3 Ju 88, the second one down in this selection.
(http://pics.hannants.co.uk/pics/TM72111.jpg)
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Working on a Ju 88 with a "wellenmuster" scheme. This one or similar.
(http://www.gfg06.dial.pipex.com/kg54profile.jpg)
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(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/52_1111616684_previewjg52.jpg)
Bf 109G-4 W. Nr. 19347, 13. (Slovak)/JG 52, Anapa (Russia) April 1943, pilot Jan Reznak (32 v. - top-scoring Slovak fighter ace of WW2)
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Originally posted by Octavius
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/52_1111616684_previewjg52.jpg)
Bf 109G-4 W. Nr. 19347, 13. (Slovak)/JG 52, Anapa (Russia) April 1943, pilot Jan Reznak (32 v. - top-scoring Slovak fighter ace of WW2)
Is becoming too cliche?
can't wait Octy
:eek:
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(http://www.gfg06.dial.pipex.com/lg1photo.jpg)
Next for me is this LG-1 Ju 88. This is a desert scheme, brown with green splotches.
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I'm currently working on the "Florida Cracker".
A P-38L from 475th FG, 472nd FS.
(http://www.aerothentic.com/photos/aircraft_photos/p38/p38-florida_cracker.jpg)
Special Thanks to Guppy for pointing me in the direction of this.
Also thanks to whomever had pictures of the P-38 Panel Lines and Rivets that appeared scanned from a book/magazine. I tried VERY hard to follow that as a guide, which had me change a few lines I had used in the past. (And man... that's a LOT OF RIVETS! lol)
I should have some preliminary screenshots this weekend.
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Rogerdee asked me to do another F4U-1 skin and this is the one I've decided on.
It is a VMF-225 F4U-1 with the 1943 tri colour scheme rather than the older blue/grey one.
(http://modelingmadness.com/reviews/allies/us/diazf4u1b.jpg)
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Almost done with the coloration and insignia, the most time consuming part is the weathering and highlighting which I've BARELY begun. Here's "Red 1" from JV44-1945:
(http://www.edbert.net/images/red1a.jpg)
(http://www.edbert.net/images/red1b.jpg)
(http://www.edbert.net/images/red1c.jpg)
(http://www.edbert.net/images/red1d.jpg)
The new model is vastly improved but the white stripes on the underside of the fuselage is going to be completely impossible to make look just right.
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see here:
http://www.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=148267
have started work on my first skin
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(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/270_1118526006_lang190a5.gif)
My latest project. 190A-5 Flown by Leutnant Emil "Bully" Lang, 5./JG 54, Siverskaja/Russia, May, 1943.
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Originally posted by warhound
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/270_1118526006_lang190a5.gif)
My latest project. 190A-5 Flown by Leutnant Emil "Bully" Lang, 5./JG 54, Siverskaja/Russia, May, 1943.
It already being done Im about half way done.
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rgr Truekill,i might as well give up on the 190,either it's been done,being done or it's the same skin but different #'s.
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best thing is to start some A8s dont think alota ppl are working on any.
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Originally posted by TrueKill
best thing is to start some A8s dont think alota ppl are working on any.
I'd like to see a nice A8 skin. I'm thinkin about going into the buff-busting business and I don't have anything except the default AH skin. :rolleyes:
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yea im almost finnished with the 190A5 and 190F8 im working on the A8 is my next projects. ganna do 2 or 3 or em.
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244th sentai Red '87'. Little weathering done to it so far...
(http://www.the-ones.org/images/ki61skin.jpg)
Yea yea yea.. Too fast lol.
Well ive did 2 skins..
:rolleyes:
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Well, HTC's been sitting on these for a month or so. Only thing I've heard is that they've got them, but their fate is unknown.
(http://people.delphiforums.com/jtweller/DoraMontage2.jpg)
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A couple more in HTC limbo...
(http://people.delphiforums.com/JTWELLER/A8montage1.JPG)
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Working on Raf c47
(http://www.raf.mod.uk/bbmf/images/dakota1.jpg)
(http://www.raf.mod.uk/bbmf/images/dakota.gif)
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umm Bullethead....
i started "black 12" back in april / may... and submitted on june 1
just an fyi, posted it in this thread i was making it.
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I sent that in to HTC on 29 May, having started work on it the day the new FW models came out. I'm a trucker so I don't get in here much, and it takes me a long time to do any skin anyway. So usually I'm the one who's a day late and a dollar short. However, I guess I beat you this time. But let the better skin win. Winner buys the loser a drink at the next Con :D.
FWIW, I only heard back from Skuzzy on Schwarz 12 on Friday. That should give you an idea of how lagged he is on skin submissions. And guess what he complained about? It was the missing arm on the lower right wing cross, where they did the skin panel replacement and didn't bother repainting the missing piece. So I had to send him the photos of the real plane showing that was how it really was.
This is yet another example of the uselessness of sending in the info.txt file with a skin submission. EVERY nitpick I've gotten from Skuzzy on all the skins I've submitted has been about stuff that I've clearly explained in the info.txt file. Because it's a text file, you can't have pics in it, but they ask for links to pics, and I include those. I sometimes send in pics as separate files, too. But all to no avail. So why bother?
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well
sir
wish you would have mentioned you were working on that particular skin. that was my first attempt at a skin, and spent over 2 months on it : (
oh well.
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JB73 said:
wish you would have mentioned you were working on that particular skin. that was my first attempt at a skin, and spent over 2 months on it : (
I'm on the road for at least 14 days at a time. During that time, I'm able to get online about once a week at most. Last year at this time, damn near every truckstop had Wi-Fi, but last Fall the main provider, Truckstop.net, went belly up. Thus, these days I can only get online at a specific chains of truckstops that have their own Wi-Fi systems: TAs and Flying Js. Neither of these chains is as widespread as, say, Pilots, plus all the independent truckstops were on Truckstop.net, too. Thus, I'm not usually able to stop at a Wi-Fi truckstop these days, and even when I can, sometimes I either don't have time to mess with it, or can't park within range of the antenna. And when I'm home, which is only for 2 days at a time, I'm stuck with 26.4 dial-up, so I tend to avoid threads with lots of big pictures in them. I've got enough problems downloading several hundred emails totalling several megs.
This last week has been an exception. I was stuck the whole holiday weekend, from Friday to Tuesday, at a Flying J, and I've been home the last 2 days. That's why I've been posting a lot lately. In between, I work on skins offline as time permits, as my entertainment on the road. So I'm usually operating in a vacuum, with no knowledge of what's already been done or what other folks are doing.
Usually, I discover that the skin I've spent a lot of time on has already been done. Before the new FW models came out, I called dibs on Schwarz 12, Rudel's ride, and a JV44 red/white belly Dora. But nobody cared, and I've since found that the latter 2 were already done before I got even my 1st Dora submitted. A couple of the A5s I was interested in have also been done already. Now I see I've stepped on your toes with Schwarz 12. I'm sorry, and believe me, I know EXACTLY how you feel.
However, with yours coming in about the same time mine did, I'm sure Skuzzy will hold them up for comparison, especially given his backlog. Thus, perhaps yours will beat mine out in terms of quality. In which case, you'll owe me a drink :)
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Once the P-51 is released I'm hoping to do both of these...
Dutchess Arlene of the 332nd Fighter Group. 0 bombers lost to enemy aircraft when the 332nd was on the job.
(http://www.diecastairplane.com/images/B11C999.jpg)
There's also a squadron that flew with black indians heads on the tail of their P-51s... can't remember the details though, but I've been asked to do one.
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Originally posted by Knite
Once the P-51 is released I'm hoping to do both of these...
Dutchess Arlene of the 332nd Fighter Group. 0 bombers lost to enemy aircraft when the 332nd was on the job.
Well let me be the first to stand in line for the 332nd skin. I don't care if it gets submitted to AH or not, I'd be thrilled to just have it in "my" game :aok
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i am redoing my p51b 315 squadron raf skin
and a runsian skined c47 and a japanese skined c47
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Here's another one I'm planning...
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/428_1121999607_iv-wpro.jpg)
369th Fighter Squadon.
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i am doing a RAF p51b 315 squadron and a p51d no3 squadron RAF
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ROGERDEE is that 3 sqn RAF or 3 sqn RAAF? just to be clear.
tks. I was looking at the RAAF 3sqn
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(http://www.airwar.ru/transfer/grishan///camms/ar/165/pics/3_101.jpg)
And p51d lady doris
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yes sorry it was RAAF no 3 squadron got pic for a b and a d pony what one wsa u goig to do i started on the d pony
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Actually hadn't made up my mind yet, but was leaning toward the B. Trouble is I haven't found a good photo. Thanks for the reply..
Ok I'll start on the B pony.. May I see your photo? please. tks
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hmn... i made dziubek's mustang skin :rolleyes:http://www.elknet.pl/acestory/horba/horba.htm, we propably made the same skin rogerdee, can you stop?
if your work is not far advanced ofcourse
greetz
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i was redoing thhe skin for the b that i did last time 315 squadron RAF got most of it done but if u want u can finish yours and ill give up on mine,seems every one wants to do tthe same skins
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I'm working on the following (besides the controversial A-36A):
P-51B]P-51B "Princess Elizabeth" (http://www.making-history.ca/features/us/whisner/default.htm)
P-47N "Red-E-Ruth" (http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Gal4/3001-3100/Gal3009_P-47_Holloway/gal3009.htm)
Also, a P-47D-25 of the 86th FG (red/white stripes on tail) flown by Bill Colgan.
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Btw im also working on 47D25 Missfire :D
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RodgerDee. Sorry I meant B model for 3sdn RAAF.
Sorry for the confusion.
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thank you very much rogerdee :)
you are :aok
greetz
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working on this skin
p47 flown by Witold Lanowski, polish fighter pilot in 61FS 56FG
(http://historie-asow.elk.com.pl/foto1/lanow4.jpg)
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I am building 3 P-51D's:
"Big Beautiful Doll" checkernose and natural metal P-51D
a red candycane stripe tail and natural metal P-51D from the 31FG/308FS
"LOU IV" Olive drab top surface invasion stripes underneath P-51d
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Well, since no one else wants to do it, I am trying my hand at the following skin (my first). Will probably do an invasion-stripe-variant and non-invasion-stripe variant.
(http://home.comcast.net/~mark.hinds/misc_online_storage_dir/squadron_p51d.JPG)
Thanks to some of the helpful posts on this site, I have gotten this far (no markings, rivets, or weathering yet). I am currently experimenting with different panel line treatments, as benefits my beginner status. So far, I have concluded that control surface boundaries should be darkest, with landing gear doors and engine panels next, and the remaining panels lightest.
(http://home.comcast.net/~mark.hinds/misc_online_storage_dir/TD_skin_050824.JPG)