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Title: 18fg P38j :)
Post by: thebest1 on February 06, 2005, 08:56:08 PM

My 1st real attempt at metal.  I saw the writting on waffles skin when i was finishing up and i just had to put it in :)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/Thebest1189/profile_p38.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/Thebest1189/ahss20copy.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/Thebest1189/ahss21copy.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/Thebest1189/ahss22copy.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/Thebest1189/ahss23copy.jpg)

i dont think i see anything wrong but if there is please tell me :p

Title: 18fg P38j :)
Post by: oboe on February 07, 2005, 07:06:03 AM

Wow!  Very sharp!   Where did you find the subject with a nose art image available at that scale?

My suggestions/comments:

- tail ID numbers look a bit too small - extend them downward
- nose art on both sides?   Usually its only one side; your images show the nose art on the side opposite from the example.
- wing insignia (probably upper and lower) can be increased in size (20-25%) from the size of the insignia on the fuselage booms.
- I'd add rivets to the vertical tail surfaces.   There were 7-8 rows of rivets, horizontal and equally spaced on those.  (run them all the way across, even through the rudder; indicating the rudder surfaces were metal not fabric as many earlier war designs).
- does your template have a extra gun port? I see a gun port on the right side of the nose but no gun barrel sticking through it.

Great job!    Did you figure out what waffle's writing says?  I agree its really a nice touch.

Title: 18fg P38j :)
Post by: Karnak on February 07, 2005, 10:33:52 AM

Looks good.

One thing though, is it possible to continue the checkerboard pattern on the top and bottom of the radiators?  The lines look, odd.

Title: 18fg P38j :)
Post by: Raptor on February 08, 2005, 12:01:30 AM

Looks very nice, I had that same picture stashed away to work on that 38 later. Looks like ya beat me to it though:)

Title: 18fg P38j :)
Post by: Sp4de on February 08, 2005, 01:23:47 AM

Very kinkY! i lovE IT! 10 points LMFAO! very nice best1!:D

Title: 18fg P38j :)
Post by: Schutt on February 08, 2005, 05:07:03 AM

I like it.

The check pattern on top bottom of the radiators looks stretched as karnak already mentioned..
maybe you have to compress the pattern there to make it look more normal after stretching?

Title: 18fg P38j :)
Post by: thebest1 on February 08, 2005, 01:18:23 PM

thanks guys. i have a question though, does it look like bare metal? or just white? lol metal is hard

Title: 18fg P38j :)
Post by: thebest1 on February 08, 2005, 07:29:12 PM

Update:
Altered the material file
Made the tail stripes line up
Made the Insignia bigger
Eraced the nose art on one side
Added rivits to the tail
Made numbers on tail bigger

I dont think i see anything wroge so ill submit it in a few days if you guys dont see anything wroge:)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/Thebest1189/ahss32copy.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/Thebest1189/ahss31copy.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/Thebest1189/ahss33copy.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/Thebest1189/ahss34copy.jpg)

:aok

Title: 18fg P38j :)
Post by: Paul on February 09, 2005, 06:28:47 AM

Sweet job shayne! :aok

I wanna fly it!!! :mad:

Title: 18fg P38j :)
Post by: Schutt on February 09, 2005, 07:03:17 AM

Isnt in ah2 the squad nose art on the left side of the plane?

Title: 18fg P38j :)
Post by: Karnak on February 09, 2005, 10:36:51 AM

The radiators still have a messed up checkerboard pattern on the top and bottom.

Title: 18fg P38j :)
Post by: thebest1 on February 09, 2005, 01:51:30 PM

i cant fix that its streched