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Title: B5N "Kate" to TBD Devastator conversion
Post by: Arlo on October 14, 2004, 01:05:18 PM

(http://jollyrogers.info/images/leftfronttop_b5ntbd03.jpg)
(http://jollyrogers.info/images/rightrearbottom03_b5ntbd.jpg)
(http://jollyrogers.info/images/bottom_b5ntbd03.jpg) (http://jollyrogers.info/images/right_b5ntbd03.jpg)

Title: B5N "Kate" to TBD Devastator conversion
Post by: Guppy35 on October 14, 2004, 02:06:14 PM

I don't know that the TBD ever carried to two two upper camo Arlo.  Only the single color.

It looks like you are mixing two different camo schemes too with the red ball in the star and the two tone camo

Dan/Slack

Title: B5N "Kate" to TBD Devastator conversion
Post by: Howitzer on October 14, 2004, 02:09:54 PM

Looks great!  But what type of magnetic field does HTC use to get that torpedo to float there?  =P

Title: B5N "Kate" to TBD Devastator conversion
Post by: Arlo on October 14, 2004, 02:13:11 PM

Sorry, Dan. It's pretty much a spur of the moment "whip it up" borrowing from the SBD skin in answer to a thread I saw today in the CT suggesting subbing the B5N as a TBD in place of the TBM. The only SBD skin I have is the two-tone.

I considered darkening the second tone to the same shade ( I did darken it some) and went with a compromise when I realised that I couldn't paint the horizontal stabilizers different colors on the top and bottom (I went with something in between the dark top and white on bottom).

I added the red ball to the national insignia to give it the older feel.

I suppose I can uniform the tones and add some unit markings.

Realize that I haven't referenced a single TBD picture or image yet.

But it kind of surprised me how well it's starting to fit.

Title: B5N "Kate" to TBD Devastator conversion
Post by: Arlo on October 14, 2004, 02:14:35 PM

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Originally posted by Howitzer
Looks great!  But what type of magnetic field does HTC use to get that torpedo to float there?  =P

The same one that repels my shots from hitting as much as they should in the game. ;)

Title: B5N "Kate" to TBD Devastator conversion
Post by: Dux on October 14, 2004, 03:24:42 PM

Pretty nice, Arlo. Looking at the screenshots makes me think the Kate could pass as a Vindicator, too. :)

(http://gr.fipu.krasnoyarsk.edu/camms/archive/ww2_bombers/0069/pics/0069_3_8.jpg)

Title: B5N "Kate" to TBD Devastator conversion
Post by: Arlo on October 14, 2004, 04:15:25 PM

VT-8

(http://jollyrogers.info/images/tbdvt8.jpg)

(http://jollyrogers.info/images/VT8_left.jpg)

(http://jollyrogers.info/images/vt8_frontquarter.jpg)

(http://jollyrogers.info/images/vt8_bottom.jpg)

Title: B5N "Kate" to TBD Devastator conversion
Post by: thebest1 on October 14, 2004, 04:23:36 PM

rust would look nice too since its a sea plane and its around water and water makes things rust and rust would look cool!

Title: B5N "Kate" to TBD Devastator conversion
Post by: United on October 14, 2004, 04:25:50 PM

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Originally posted by thebest1
rust would look nice too since its a sea plane and its around water and water makes things rust and rust would look cool!

Not so sure.  The Navy kept good care of their planes and tried to avoid rusting, or so Im told.

Title: B5N "Kate" to TBD Devastator conversion
Post by: Furball on October 14, 2004, 04:32:59 PM

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Originally posted by thebest1
rust would look nice too since its a sea plane and its around water and water makes things rust and rust would look cool!

seaplane... ?

Title: B5N "Kate" to TBD Devastator conversion
Post by: Dux on October 14, 2004, 04:43:07 PM

Sweet! Nice stuff, Arlo.

Iron rusts, aluminum oxidizes. Airplanes are built out of aluminum. Rust should hardly ever be used for weathering.

Title: B5N "Kate" to TBD Devastator conversion
Post by: J_A_B on October 15, 2004, 11:44:37 PM

Hah, the Vindicator--also known as the "vibrator"



J_A_B