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Title: Natural metal P-51B skin
Post by: oboe on September 07, 2004, 10:25:21 AM

My Labor Day weekend project- I just couldn't stop myself.   I'll have it up at the Skins Department later today.

This is Lt Calvin Allen Jr.'s P-51B from the 5th FS, 52nd FG, 15th AF flying out of Foggia, Italy in 1944.   Nice escort for B-24 raids to Ploesti....

 (http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/81_1094570342_p51b_52ndfg_promo.jpg)

Title: Natural metal P-51B skin
Post by: superpug1 on September 07, 2004, 10:52:15 AM

Wow, VGJ that Looks like an IL2 skin or sumthin. grat job on the wethering.:aok

Title: Natural metal P-51B skin
Post by: oboe on September 07, 2004, 01:14:29 PM

Thanks, Superpug!   Here's what I was shooting for:
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/81_1094580790_p51b_52ndfg_scan.jpg)

Title: Too bad HTC did such a poor job on the P-51B
Post by: coyo on September 07, 2004, 02:28:07 PM

A gallant effort.
I tried a P-51B skin and eventually succumbed to despair. I would rather have a reworked P-51B 3D model than a new airplane in AH2. For now I'll stick to 109's I guess...
(http://home.san.rr.com/dora9/images/skins/screenShot2.jpg)

Title: Natural metal P-51B skin
Post by: oboe on September 07, 2004, 02:51:07 PM

I think I got around most of the pitfalls on the current 51B texture map, coyo.   If you get a chance, please download it from AH-Skins and take a closer look - these jpegs do not do the skin's detail justice.

I'm still a beginner a would appreciate tips.

Very nice 109, btw!

Title: Natural metal P-51B skin
Post by: Raptor on September 08, 2004, 09:08:52 PM

It looks a little too... clean, but then again the picture you went by looks real clean as well. besides that it looks very good.
I too have done a bare metal P51B and its on AH-Skins if ya wanna have a look.

Title: Natural metal P-51B skin
Post by: nopoop on September 08, 2004, 09:46:18 PM

Natural skins are tough. I'm workin a Jug skin and lotsa stuff is being tossed nightly into the recycle bin.

Very tough.

Haven't found "it" yet.

Title: Natural metal P-51B skin
Post by: oboe on September 08, 2004, 09:47:32 PM

Thanks Raptor, I'll take a look!

Yes it is a little clean, although we are missing some detail in the jpg.

Machnix did a great job of weathering bare metal on his P-51s = I'll have a closer look at them too.