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Title: Soviet Boston
Post by: Greebo on March 23, 2005, 03:06:08 PM

Kanttori asked me to do a Soviet Boston in a summer scheme for his FinRus map. It's up at the Skin Department (http://www.ah-skins.com/index.php) if you want to take a closer look.

I wasn't able to find an interesting Northern Russia scheme that worked, so I went for this one from the Black Sea Fleet Air Force. The turret was added by the Soviets to give it a bit more protection.

I've just copied the colours directly from the profile, as the ones shown at Skinner's Heaven looked a bit weird. If anyone has a better source for these colours please let me know.

(http://www.gfg06.dial.pipex.com/bsafprofile.jpg)

(http://www.gfg06.dial.pipex.com/bsfafsc1.jpg)

(http://www.gfg06.dial.pipex.com/bsfafsc2.jpg)

Title: Soviet Boston
Post by: Furball on March 23, 2005, 03:26:40 PM

that is beautiful.

Title: Soviet Boston
Post by: Octavius on March 23, 2005, 03:42:47 PM

Sure love the camo scheme.  The colors blend very well, pleasing to the eye.  Yet another job well done Greebness :)

Title: Soviet Boston
Post by: straffo on March 23, 2005, 03:58:44 PM

What do you need Greebo ?

colours only or color scheme ?
(not I've used the 2 known wrong spelling of Couleur :D)

Edit I've about 20 profiles
Like this one :

(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/33_1111615663_sample1.jpg)

Title: Soviet Boston
Post by: straffo on March 23, 2005, 04:17:00 PM

humm....

(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/33_1111616191_sample2.jpg)

Title: Soviet Boston
Post by: Greebo on March 23, 2005, 04:39:49 PM

Thanks for the feedback guys. I was originally looking for accurate RGB values for the colours listed on the first profile Straffo. The second profile you posted appears to be the same aircraft but with different colours. It looks like the original USAAF olive drab and grey scheme with a disruptive green layer painted over the top surfaces. I was trying to get away from olive drab A-20 schemes though. The question is, is one of the profiles wrong or was this aircraft repainted at some point?

Title: Soviet Boston
Post by: straffo on March 23, 2005, 04:45:49 PM

I don't know if one or the other profile is wrong or both wrong or both right :confused:
Mine come from an article in "Avions" by Vladimir Kotelnikov.

I'll ask Boroda to make a search I think only a russian can clear this.

Title: Soviet Boston
Post by: straffo on March 24, 2005, 01:51:40 PM

Check this Greebo :
http://www.ipmsstockholm.org/colorcharts/stuff_eng_colorcharts_soviet.htm

and this
http://vvs.hobbyvista.com/

Title: Soviet Boston
Post by: Greebo on March 24, 2005, 02:14:49 PM

Thanks for all your trouble Straffo. I suspect from all your sources that the profile I used is not correct and yours is but there is no way to tell for sure. They were probably both interpreted differently from some black and white photo. I'll see what Kanttori thinks, as its for his map after all.

Title: Soviet Boston
Post by: straffo on March 24, 2005, 03:19:36 PM

Well It's what you call "artistic license" no ?

Title: Soviet Boston
Post by: straffo on March 24, 2005, 03:22:30 PM

Look what I've found :

http://www.hobbyterra.com/book.asp?idBook=6

Title: Soviet Boston
Post by: Greebo on March 24, 2005, 06:18:53 PM

Thanks for that Straffo, I've ordered the book. BTW I've just found a third profile of that aircraft, and its got yet another colour scheme!

(http://gr.fipu.krasnoyarsk.edu///camms/ar/551/pics/1_1.jpg)

Title: Soviet Boston
Post by: kanttori on March 28, 2005, 07:06:39 PM

I like your version, Greebo, it's awesome! Here's the Soviet Boston over the becoming Finland/Karelia map:

(http://www.llv32.org/finland/boston2.jpg)

(http://www.llv32.org/finland/boston5.jpg)

Thank you very much Greebo!

Ps. This custom map is coming soon to CT arena... ;)

Title: Soviet Boston
Post by: thebest1 on March 28, 2005, 07:40:05 PM

THAT MAP IS AMAZING!!!!!

Title: Soviet Boston
Post by: Hawklore on March 29, 2005, 01:54:35 AM

Oh jeez, I better start installing my joystick..

I'm a true russian pilot now..

Funny how I loved flying the russian planes in the finn russland maps and now i'm a soviet reenactor..

Title: Soviet Boston
Post by: Greebo on March 29, 2005, 11:53:27 AM

That is a gorgeous looking map Kantorri, the best I've seen in AH.

Title: Soviet Boston
Post by: SASMOX on March 30, 2005, 03:22:19 AM

Here is some more pics...
(http://www.virtualpilots.fi/LLv34/kuvat/bk/forrest1.jpg)

(http://www.virtualpilots.fi/LLv34/kuvat/bk/forrest2.jpg)