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General Forums => Custom Skins => Topic started by: Elyeh on June 02, 2005, 01:25:41 AM
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Any plans on doing an American Skin for the Spit 9 and/or Typhoon like the 308th skin you did for the Spit V?
I use the 308th exclusivly on the V and would love to see some American schemes for the 9 and Typhoon
Thanks
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if you want to provide me with some links to websites or some pictures or profiles ill be happy to have a go for you,got a few skins on the go and litle time at moment but if you provide the pics and stuff ill do one for you
rogerdee
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That would just fine sir.
My email is elyeh1@gmail.com
Email me with a email address so I can send you the info
Thanks
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Only prob with the US marked Spit 5 or 9 is that the underwing star will appear on both wings.
Don't believe the US used any Typhoons.
I got a US spit 9 skin about 99% complete, just wasnt sure whether to bother submitting as hoping Spits will be next in line for a re-model.
Will post a pic later of the US one I nearly completed..
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Like Kev I don't think the US had any typhoon at least I've not any US typhoon on my books and I'm pretty fan of this plane.
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No US Tiffies.
USAAF did fly Spit Vs, VIIIs, IXs and XIs as well as Beaufighters and Mossies.
Dan/CorkyJr
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Mossies only in PR role?
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I guess I'm pushing the historical envelope.
I wish HTC would allow a kind of "plane sharing" concept between the Allies and Axis.
Just maybe one or two skins allowed per country.
Too elaborate.....
I wouldn't be to far fetched to imagine lets say the RAF has some excess Spits and Typhoons due to lack of pilots.
The U.S. Airforce comes along and says hey, we'll fly the planes with American pilots under U.S. command with U.S. markings and we will help out the RAF in the defense of Britian.
On the same hand the U.S. Airforce thinks too itself saying hey this could happen too us as well. So lets Give the RAF some P-51's flown by RAF pilots ,under RAF command with RAF markings.
This way if we ever run short of Stang pilots the RAF will have already trained Mustang pilots we could use
I know it's not "Historically correct" but it's no so far fetched that it couldn't have happened.
I mean keep the historical camo and stuff, just allow to use an allies marking.
I know alot of guys who like to fly a certian type plane, but it just a bit more fun to fly that plane with your home countries markings.
I sure alot of our friends over the pond would love to fly a P-51 with British markings.
Like i said maybe only allow just one or two skins per plane per country.
Maybe a skinner who specalizes in that certian AC should do the skins to avoid a flood of submissions.
Or to keep it simple just use the default skin and just change the markings.
Anyway it really wouldn't hurt anything to allow this and using the default skin would keep any off the wall skins from being made. (the default skin's already approved)
I know its wishfull thinking but if you dont ask you'll never get an answer
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Comments?
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Anybody like this idea or no? Or am the only one who feels this way?
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No, sorry we can only have historically accurate skins which I think is the correct thing to do.
What I would have allowed is captured aircraft skins, i.e. a Mossie in the Luftwaffe Circus Rosario (pardon spelling) colors.
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Rgr that.
(Just dont see what would be so bad about having, for example a Typhoon with the default camo and the US Star on it).
Its still an Allied plane being used by another allied AF.
Still a Historically correct scheme, just a Star vs a circle
The default skin just represents the standard camo pattern, but the ID number dosent really refer to a RL Squad does it?
I'm mean its not an outrageous request
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Originally posted by Elyeh
The default skin just represents the standard camo pattern, but the ID number dosent really refer to a RL Squad does it?
For the typhoon it refer to one precise pilot and one precise squad :
wing Commander J R Baldwin OC N° 146 Wing Antwerp (B.70)
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Originally posted by Elyeh
Rgr that.
(Just dont see what would be so bad about having, for example a Typhoon with the default camo and the US Star on it).
Its still an Allied plane being used by another allied AF.
Still a Historically correct scheme, just a Star vs a circle
The default skin just represents the standard camo pattern, but the ID number dosent really refer to a RL Squad does it?
I'm mean its not an outrageous request
Ah, but if it has a star and there were none like that it isn't historically accurate, is it.
The serial number and squadron code identified a particular airframe assigned to a specific squadron. In some cases a specific person - i.e. A Spit with D-B as a squadron code was flown by Douglas Bader.
All the current skins in AH2 have authentic serial numbers and indentifying codes.
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Yes ,
I understand all that and your right.
All I'm saying it wouldn't be that big of a deal to allow you guys to do this.
Also like I said make it a set number of skins per plane you could do this too. Maybe just one per plane. And Allow just one skinner to do that type of AC. (Someone who specilizes in that AC type)
I just know there are alot of people I talk with that wish the plane that they are flying had a skin with US markings.
Maybe HTC put put up a poll and see for themselves.
I'm not trying to buck the system here, but I've thought about it from both sides and I really don't see it harming anything.
If it dosent happen it dosent. I'm not complaining LOL
I'm just pointing out that alot of people would like this and maybe HTC should look at this. Keep options open and sometimes change is a good thing.
Anyway I've been searching for a Spit IX with US markings. I've found some with the historical data listed but the images are bad and cant find anywhere else that has the same plane image.
I've even email a bunch of different Spitfire societies and AC sites.
Maybe I'll get lucky
Thanks
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Like I said I got a Spit 9 flown by the USAF about 95% completed sometime ago.
What put me off submitting it was the star ending up on both lower wings.
I will post a pic a soon as I find one.