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Title: Virginia Marie P38J
Post by: Kev367th on February 11, 2005, 12:01:06 PM

Wish there was a way to 'flatten' the color in certain places.

(http://www.cyberonic.net/~kreed/vmarie3.jpg)

OK no more 38J's (thats 3 including 'Scrapiron IV' and Bongs 'Marge'), gonna do 1 more P38L and a couple of P38G's

Title: Virginia Marie P38J
Post by: thebest1 on February 11, 2005, 01:16:13 PM

nice but spade is gunna be so pissed. He was gunna make that skin! AHHHH

Title: Virginia Marie P38J
Post by: Howitzer on February 11, 2005, 02:14:13 PM

WOW... that thing is AWESOME!  Takes a real man to fly a baby blue attack aircraft!  Can't wait to get me one.  Great work as usual Kev  

Title: Virginia Marie P38J
Post by: Sp4de on February 11, 2005, 04:31:30 PM

man.. lamesauce :(. his will look better probley anyways.

Title: Virginia Marie P38J
Post by: oboe on February 11, 2005, 04:40:27 PM

Another noseart well deserving of a closeup inspection.

kev, the material.txt file I used for "Itsy Bitsy II" flattened some of the black panels enough to sorta blend in with the black on the antiglare panels - you could try that, it might help the light blue.

Here's the contents:

0.302,0.302,0.302,Ambient
0.439,0.439,0.439,Diffuse
0.000,0.000,0.000,Emissive
0.400,0.400,0.400,Specular
8.5000,Power

You could drop the Virgina Marie text away from the blue a little to minimize that bending of the first part of the name:

(http://www.mibglobal.com.au/images/98278lightningpic1.jpg)

btw, are the intake strakes of the oil radiator supposed to be painted?   Check this out:

(http://www.airplane-world.addr.com/b11b546n.jpg)

Really a looker though.

Title: Virginia Marie P38J
Post by: Sp4de on February 11, 2005, 04:49:15 PM

Well i almost finished the skin.. Ive been on it for like a month.. Go search for my thread.. Guppy put some nice profiles.

Title: Virginia Marie P38J
Post by: Kev367th on February 11, 2005, 05:09:37 PM

No probs sp4de, I can get mine pulled.
Learn't a few things from doing it anyway.
Heres my modified bmp file (may take a while to load) maybe you can find something on it you need.

(http://www.cyberonic.net/~kreed/vmarie.bmp)

Title: Virginia Marie P38J
Post by: Sp4de on February 11, 2005, 06:19:11 PM

NOooooooooooooooo lol keep it i like it alot.
Mine wouldnt look so good
Ill work on another skin.

Title: Virginia Marie P38J
Post by: oboe on February 11, 2005, 10:04:26 PM

nice work - I see what you were referrign to about under wing shading in the other post now.   That's a great idea.

I like the shading on the turbo, too.   Nicely done.

I say keep this one in!

PS Just noticed "margaret" on the other side.   LOL

Title: Virginia Marie P38J
Post by: Sp4de on February 11, 2005, 10:29:40 PM

Kev: The Leters are actually inside the blue. with a white outline. here are some excellent profiles. Make me proud:D


(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/605_1108162042_169_1107158269_vmarie1.jpg) (http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/605_1108182479_169_1107158289_vmarie2.jpg)

Title: Virginia Marie P38J
Post by: XtrmeJ on February 12, 2005, 12:39:07 AM

That is absolutely beautiful.

Title: Virginia Marie P38J
Post by: Kev367th on February 12, 2005, 01:27:29 PM

Quote

Originally posted by Sp4de
Kev: The Leters are actually inside the blue. with a white outline. here are some excellent profiles. Make me proud:D
 

Only problem with putting the letters inside the blue is you get really bad stretching (check pic at top). Other pics show the lettering as below the blue and this stops the stretching, so taking Oboes advice I went that way.