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Title: RAF p51b
Post by: rogerdee on February 26, 2005, 02:10:41 PM

315 squadron RAF p51b what  do you think guys  I am sure there is  some more to do but  i   am not sure what can you give me a few pointers?
some dirt i guess  and  exhaust smoke?
(http://[img]http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/610_1109448362_315p51b-2.jpg)[/IMG] (http://[img]http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/610_1109448311_315p51b-1.jpg)[/IMG]
all ideas welcomed

another  RAF skin  for furball  :lol :rofl :aok

rogerdee

Title: RAF p51b
Post by: thebest1 on February 26, 2005, 03:43:43 PM

dood those scratched have gotta go, something looks weird about th panal lines too

Title: RAF p51b
Post by: oboe on February 26, 2005, 04:04:03 PM

I'll defer to thebest1's assessment too.   Something doesn't look quite right to me.   I think the scratched areas may be too large?
Like, try twice as many but half as small - the viewer's eyes should recognize and register them as scratches and chips, but they shoudl not be drawn to them as a major element all over the plane (excepting Japanese planes, of course :)

Also I think maybe the chipped areas shoudl not have a feathered, soft edge but rather a hard edge?

Not sure, but did you use a duplicate the panel lines in a lighter color and use a 1 pixel offset to give a 3D look?   I usually do that and then dial down the opacity to where it's barely noticeable.

This one will be a nice stablemate to my 112 Sqn P-51B.