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Title: Tarheel Hal
Post by: Raptor on July 20, 2005, 11:39:50 PM

Spent a few hours working on this tonight, I have not started any weathering/oil/dirt. I just finished the paint job and wanted to see what ya'll thought. I just noticed I forgot to do the red, white and blue on the rudder.
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/201_1121920181_tarheelhal.jpg)
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/201_1121920342_tarheel.jpg)
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/201_1121920508_hal.jpg)
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/201_1121920671_p47d40.jpg)

Title: Tarheel Hal
Post by: warhound on July 20, 2005, 11:58:29 PM

Looks great raptor keep it up :aok

Title: Tarheel Hal
Post by: SkyChimp on July 21, 2005, 12:56:39 AM

Bah i work to fast:confused: :eek:

hater thats all :p  I hope you made your own template.

Nose panel lines look to dark. Shouldn't the red and white stripes go down all the way and loop?

Title: Tarheel Hal
Post by: Raptor on July 21, 2005, 01:16:26 AM

no, they are only on the cowl flaps.


And I'm only working on 1 skin right now, you claim 6 at a time.

Title: Tarheel Hal
Post by: SkyChimp on July 21, 2005, 04:06:40 AM

I do not:o I find one i like then i find another i blow other off:D

Title: Tarheel Hal
Post by: SELECTOR on July 21, 2005, 02:26:30 PM

hehe he claims 6 but i have never seen one..

Title: Tarheel Hal
Post by: thebest1 on July 21, 2005, 02:34:30 PM

umm i hate to point this out but thats in 512 it looks like, that or the panal lines are too thick and stuff, it looks alil blury too

Title: Tarheel Hal
Post by: Raptor on July 21, 2005, 03:11:47 PM

It's 1024x1024, the panel lines are only 1 pixel, maybe the rivets aren't aparent enough and make the panel lines look blurry.

Title: Tarheel Hal
Post by: Sp4de on July 21, 2005, 03:39:49 PM

What program do you use to make skins?

Title: Tarheel Hal
Post by: Krusty on July 21, 2005, 03:46:09 PM

What WW2 pilot would pick such a gaudy paint scheme?? *shudder*

Title: Tarheel Hal
Post by: Raptor on July 21, 2005, 03:46:10 PM

PSP7, Ive got PSP9 OTW and might wait til I get it to finish this bird.

Lt. Ike Davis, That's who;)

Title: Tarheel Hal
Post by: Sp4de on July 21, 2005, 03:49:01 PM

Do you use layers?

Title: Tarheel Hal
Post by: Raptor on July 21, 2005, 03:52:31 PM

Yes:p

Title: Tarheel Hal
Post by: Raptor on July 21, 2005, 04:25:13 PM

Here's an update on it
I fixed the paint scheme
Added chipped paint (It was used in the last months of the war in Europe so for the most part it looks fairly clean)
Dirtied it up behind the cowl flaps
Made rivets more visible, but it does not seem very visible, will go back and fix it.
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/201_1121980897_tarheelhal.jpg)
Still not finished.

Title: Tarheel Hal
Post by: Sp4de on July 21, 2005, 04:45:01 PM

I cant see the panel through the blue/purple or was it heavily painted? Can you please post a very close up shot? so I can see detail?

Title: Tarheel Hal
Post by: Raptor on July 21, 2005, 07:59:03 PM

Here is what it looks like in PSP (actually it looks better than that but when I saved it as a .jpg it made it blurry)
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/201_1121993353_psp7.jpg)
I tried increasing opacity of panel lines/rivets in the blue area but it still is hard to see at 50% in game and it starts to look bad. I can see it at 10% fine in PSP and I had it at 25% in the above screen shots.
Because these new skin layouts put everything on one 1024 bmp, we cant get the same amount of detail as when the wings and fuseloge were on two seperate images.
I'll just wait and see if PSP9 will make a difference, also I have not messed with the material file, maybe that could have an effect?

Title: Tarheel Hal
Post by: Sp4de on July 21, 2005, 08:17:30 PM

Ok that looks good, Just couldnt see it from the screenies. keep it up.

one thing i would try (dont know if it would look good) but on the metal make it lighter towards the panel not the middle.

maybe a white drop shadow on rivets will give them more attention?

Title: Tarheel Hal
Post by: thebest1 on July 21, 2005, 09:04:37 PM

Hey raptor if you use photoshop email me, ill do something this time, last time i got distracted

thebest1189@yahoo.com

Title: Tarheel Hal
Post by: Rafe35 on July 22, 2005, 01:32:18 AM

Raptor, I know it's big picture, but here's a close up the picture of Tarheel Hal (Yes that's me in the middle) during the Little Rock Force Base Air Show 2003.

http://www.strategyzoneonline.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=5913

Title: Tarheel Hal
Post by: SkyChimp on July 22, 2005, 01:37:44 AM

Rafe we gota have an account:p I do (u don't have permission to access this page)

Title: Tarheel Hal
Post by: Rafe35 on July 22, 2005, 01:55:30 AM

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Originally posted by SkyChimp
Rafe we gota have an account:p I do (u don't have permission to access this page)

Hmmmm.  That's a shame, I guess they change it then.

Anyhoo, I upload the image from Pictures Hangar then and hope YOU enjoy it then.

(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/701_1122015037_0020011.jpg)

btw, just sign up you lousy monkey j/k :p :D

Title: Tarheel Hal
Post by: SkyChimp on July 22, 2005, 01:57:52 AM

Quote

Originally posted by Rafe35
Hmmmm.  That's a shame, I guess they change it then.

Anyhoo, I upload the image from Pictures Hangar then and hope YOU enjoy it then.

(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/701_1122015037_0020011.jpg)

btw, just sign up you lousy monkey j/k :p :D

:eek: But i did! HEHE

Btw rap your skin is a little off. Well from the profile its not but from the real pic it is could be a artist error.

Title: Tarheel Hal
Post by: Sp4de on July 22, 2005, 02:12:31 AM

Quote

Originally posted by Rafe35
Hmmmm.  That's a shame, I guess they change it then.

Anyhoo, I upload the image from Pictures Hangar then and hope YOU enjoy it then.

(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/701_1122015037_0020011.jpg)

btw, just sign up you lousy monkey j/k :p :D

I......... really shouldnt say anything:rofl :rofl

Title: Tarheel Hal
Post by: SkyChimp on July 22, 2005, 02:18:39 AM

Wtf spade stop spamin

Title: Tarheel Hal
Post by: Raptor on July 22, 2005, 03:33:27 AM

look who's talking aaron, do a search on skychimp and pretty much every thread ever posted in the last few months will come up.
This is the profile I went by
(http://www16.ocn.ne.jp/~lifelike/Tarheel-Hal.jpg)
This profile is a little different but it does not include the invasion stripes under the wing either.
(http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Rev1/801-900/Rev810_LifeLike48009/01.jpg)
A lot of times restored aircraft are not 100% historical.

Title: Tarheel Hal
Post by: Raptor on July 23, 2005, 12:17:23 AM

I think I will turn Opacity of gun smoke down, besides that what do you think?
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/201_1122095715_tarheelhal.jpg)

Title: Tarheel Hal
Post by: Sp4de on July 23, 2005, 01:42:52 AM

I dont know why but it look like the panel is 2 pixels:confused:

Title: Tarheel Hal
Post by: Raptor on July 23, 2005, 01:24:30 PM

I don't know what to tell you, I promise you it is only 1

Title: Tarheel Hal
Post by: SkyChimp on July 23, 2005, 05:19:23 PM

Heya Rap are u using 512 texture size?

Title: Tarheel Hal
Post by: Raptor on July 23, 2005, 05:59:55 PM

Quote

Originally posted by Raptor01
It's 1024x1024, the panel lines are only 1 pixel, maybe the rivets aren't aparent enough and make the panel lines look blurry.

Title: Tarheel Hal
Post by: SkyChimp on July 23, 2005, 06:05:42 PM

I mean ingame u know 256 128 512 1024 preload in mem stuff like that.