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Title: 882 Squadron Wildcat
Post by: Greebo on August 04, 2004, 03:36:19 PM

Just uploaded my latest skin to AH Skins (http://www.ah-skins.com/index.php). It is a Fleet Air Arm Wildcat Mk VI (FM-2) of 882 Squadron, based on HMS Searcher.

(http://www.gfg06.dial.pipex.com/882sqn.jpg)

Title: 882 Squadron Wildcat
Post by: mars01 on August 04, 2004, 04:08:46 PM

Nice!!!  Panel lines, control surfaces great detail:aok

Title: 882 Squadron Wildcat
Post by: nopoop on August 05, 2004, 12:03:43 AM

Jeez...

Title: 882 Squadron Wildcat
Post by: SunKing on August 05, 2004, 01:41:40 AM

Your'e gonna put some people outta work. Great Job. Now work on a BF-110 skin if you can.

Title: 882 Squadron Wildcat
Post by: AaronM2 on August 05, 2004, 01:51:12 AM

Nice hey what kind o video card do u have??

Title: 882 Squadron Wildcat
Post by: Jose Gallegos on August 06, 2004, 12:31:54 PM

Outstanding!!!!  Any plans on doing a Fleet Air Arm TBM any time soon (hint, hint)?

Title: 882 Squadron Wildcat
Post by: Greebo on August 06, 2004, 12:48:45 PM

I have a Hercules Radeon 9800 Pro video card, this lets me run the game in 1600x1200 at a good framerate.

I may do an Avenger when they update the art, but right now it has mirroring issues. In particular the tailplane has to be the same colour top and bottom. This means the only scheme that can be done accurately on it is the late war USN monotone one. Most of the F4Us and the F6F have the same problem. Krusty's already got the 110 nicely covered.

I plan on doing one or two more FM-2 skins and a template. After that I may do some A20 skins. There's quite a few skinning possibilites for the DB-7/Havoc/Boston series. You can do French, British, American, Soviet and Australian variants in a number of different schemes. At first glance it seems like there shouldn't be many issues WRT bugs or mirroring either.

Title: t b m
Post by: rogerdee on August 06, 2004, 01:20:13 PM

i  been working on a  tbm  as greebo says  the skin  is  hard  just  playing  at moment  when i get  time.
  Mr  greebo  any advice  please:D :aok
(http://[img]http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/610_1091816201_faatbm3.jpg)[/IMG]

what  ya  think guys?

rogerdee
if  its on fire  and going down its proberly me(http://[img]http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/610_1091816143_faa$.jpg)[/IMG]

Title: another avenger
Post by: rogerdee on August 06, 2004, 01:28:04 PM

also  done  a tbf  of  vt8  which  flew  from midway  on  th  first  attack    on  the japanese  carriers.
 it  came  home  badly shot up  with  a gunner dead one  wounded  and  most  of  its  controls  shot  away

(http://[img]http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/610_1090274408_vt8tbm1.jpg)[/IMG]

rogerdee

Title: 882 Squadron Wildcat
Post by: Greebo on August 06, 2004, 02:06:22 PM

Looking very promising rogerdee, once it is weathered they ought to look fantastic.

My suggestions would be to make the gun and engine hatches, wingfold lines etc. show up more than the other panel lines. You can do this by creating a copy of the panel line layer, erasing the lesser lines from it and placing the remaining lines exactly over the original layer. Maybe fade the original panel line layer a bit to tone it down and add some rivets.

I'd suggest adding a shadow behind the cowl flaps to give it a 3d look.

The white bit on the fin flash should be narrower on the FAA version. The fuselage roundel looks a touch too big too. Also the squadron letters seem over large to me but I haven't got a picture of this particular plane to check.

Title: thx
Post by: rogerdee on August 06, 2004, 02:40:52 PM

yep  i  been playing  and  its  hard  to get the letters in the right place  the right  size  the  skin doesnt help.
   I  am  going  to keep  playing  and  se how  it  goes. thx  for the comments  greebo

rogerdee

Title: tbm and sea hurrican
Post by: rogerdee on August 08, 2004, 04:43:31 PM

following  on  the fleet air arm  theme  heres  a  sea hurrican  as well.
  be  nice  if  they let  us  have  one
(http://[img]http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/610_1092001264_fleetattack.jpg)[/IMG]

rogerdee:aok

Title: 882 Squadron Wildcat
Post by: Fruda on August 08, 2004, 10:13:03 PM

That would be hella cool if they added the Hawker Sea Fury.

Title: 882 Squadron Wildcat
Post by: Karnak on August 08, 2004, 10:35:13 PM

You do VERY impressive FM-2s Greebo.


Sea Fury is post war.

British carrier planes I'd like to see are the Firefly and Seafire Mk III.

Title: 882 Squadron Wildcat
Post by: Lazer on August 09, 2004, 10:47:51 AM

Karnak is right, I've never seen Greebo come out with a skin that was less than outstanding! :D

Title: 882 Squadron Wildcat
Post by: Greebo on August 09, 2004, 04:22:54 PM

Thanks for the kind comments guys. I agree about the Sea Hurricane, just a hook required and a little extra weight, should be easy to add. Rogerdee, your Hurri needs some dirtying up, it looks way too clean at the moment IMO. To me the red on the letters seems to bright as well, I think it should be the same as on the roundels. Otherwise very promising.

The Firefly would be an interesting ride too, read somewhere that with Fowler flaps deployed it could turn inside a Zero. There's one still flying too, so info-wise it should be doable, not holding my breath though.....

Title: not dirty yet
Post by: rogerdee on August 10, 2004, 05:03:21 AM

i  know  colours  too bright  just  knocked  it together  as  a  example  going to play  more with the  skins  this  week:D