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Title: plethora of P-40s (MA submissions)
Post by: Citabria on October 19, 2004, 08:38:22 AM

here are the 5 warhawks I submitted to HTC. sorry for the confusion skuzzy :D
(http://www.r0013636.hostultra.com/uploads/data/media/1/p40_lineup.jpg)

Title: plethora of P-40s (MA submissions)
Post by: rogerdee on October 19, 2004, 10:36:08 AM

very very nice work  even i might try  to  get  shot down in a p40

Title: plethora of P-40s (MA submissions)
Post by: nopoop on October 19, 2004, 10:52:00 AM

Nice hanger full !!!

Title: plethora of P-40s (MA submissions)
Post by: Westy on October 19, 2004, 11:17:18 AM

Nopoop and Citabria!  Man you guys are amazing.  Great skins guys!  Thanks.

Title: plethora of P-40s (MA submissions)
Post by: Easyscor on October 19, 2004, 01:57:28 PM

:aok

Title: plethora of P-40s (MA submissions)
Post by: Mitsu on October 19, 2004, 04:30:37 PM

Very nice.
Will you work for K-84 skins?

I'd want to see 47th Sentai's paint like that quality.

Title: plethora of P-40s (MA submissions)
Post by: Citabria on October 19, 2004, 04:50:40 PM

need a good line drawing of the ki84 with rivets and all panels to base the skin off of. if you can find one I will skin it. I really want to go nuts with chipped paint and the ki84 is all about faulty primer and paint flaking off all over :D

Title: plethora of P-40s (MA submissions)
Post by: Guppy35 on October 19, 2004, 04:58:40 PM

Citabria,

Any interest in trying to do one of the 45th FS, 15th FG Coral Gray P40s if I can find good enough photos to get you going?

I've always thought it was an interesting look for the Pacific based P40s

Link to the squadron image on the nose

http://www.web-birds.com/7th/15/45.jpg

Image of the CO's bird

Dan/Slack
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/169_1098222959_45thfsp40.jpg)

Title: plethora of P-40s (MA submissions)
Post by: Citabria on October 19, 2004, 05:14:01 PM

yeah what color are they.

it looks very interesting. ive had my p40 file background skin in grey and it looks sweet, didnt know there was actually a grey colored p-40. do you have more info?

Title: plethora of P-40s (MA submissions)
Post by: Guppy35 on October 19, 2004, 05:19:33 PM

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Originally posted by Citabria
yeah what color are they.

it looks very interesting. ive had my p40 file background skin in grey and it looks sweet, didnt know there was actually a grey colored p-40. do you have more info?

I have the 15th FG History.  They had them based at Makin during the Marshalls Campaign.

I'll do some digging for more photos. I'm trying to find one that shows the entire aircraft not just nose shots.

They describe the color as "coral gray".  One of the other squadrons in the Group had P39s in the same single color camo

I'll post what I find in a new thread.

Dan/Slack

Title: plethora of P-40s (MA submissions)
Post by: Langford on October 19, 2004, 05:37:55 PM

Nice work man!!!!!!!!!!!!!! wow!

Title: plethora of P-40s (MA submissions)
Post by: oboe on October 19, 2004, 06:04:29 PM

Wow, what a great bunch of skins!   Wish I could figure out how you achieve that dull look.   My Aleut tiger was too shiny..

Title: plethora of P-40s (MA submissions)
Post by: Citabria on October 19, 2004, 06:17:12 PM

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Originally posted by oboe
Wow, what a great bunch of skins!   Wish I could figure out how you achieve that dull look.   My Aleut tiger was too shiny..

desaturate the colors. just liek real faded paint looses its color as it gets bleached out you can do similar dull effect with desaturation and lightness in photoshop

Title: plethora of P-40s (MA submissions)
Post by: Slash27 on October 20, 2004, 12:40:10 AM

Cit, have you run across any A.V.G. P-40Es with the Hells Angels squad insignia on them?

Title: plethora of P-40s (MA submissions)
Post by: Citabria on October 20, 2004, 01:28:04 PM

the first references i found for an avg p-40e were inaccurate haha. but I found text information from actual avg members on the correct colors and markings for the particular avg p-40e i was modelling.

might buy the book on avg colors and markings though to get more informatino. it is supposed to be very in depth.

Title: plethora of P-40s (MA submissions)
Post by: thebest1 on October 20, 2004, 01:36:21 PM

Citabria
I think ive spent a total of 2 hours studing your skins and tring to see what you do, but they never come out the same. I have a few questions for you though:
1. Do you use the Render Clouds effect?
2. Do you use a "Shadow" layer of black and outline some of the rudder and Blur it so it looks darker?
3. I think the biggest question of all is: How do you get your rivits and panal lines to look so 3D and they just seem to flow?

-Just another astonished skinner asking for tips!
--Shayne "Thebest" Ross

Title: plethora of P-40s (MA submissions)
Post by: Citabria on October 20, 2004, 06:49:32 PM

1. no

2. sometimes

3. make one layer of black rivets and make the layer transparent and maybe blure it a small bit and also make one layer of white rivets tranparent and dont blur it usually. put the dark rivets above or below the white rivets and off one pixel to one side or the other.

Title: plethora of P-40s (MA submissions)
Post by: Slash27 on October 21, 2004, 01:47:25 AM

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might buy the book on avg colors and markings though to get more informatino. it is supposed to be very in depth.

You talking about Tigers Over China  by Thomas A Tullis?


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