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Title: P47 blond angel
Post by: rogerdee on October 10, 2005, 04:16:25 PM

506FS 406FG p47
been playng with a p47 the blond angel
(http://[img]http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/610_1128978592_p47s.jpg)[/IMG]
I done the basics but the art work is hard  as i cant find any good pictures of the aircraft  or any good profiles this is what i got so far
(http://[img]http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/610_1128978503_blond.jpg)[/IMG]

not weathered  and the panels line and things need adjusting,as i say work in progers

Title: P47 blond angel
Post by: SkyWolf on October 11, 2005, 08:36:32 AM

Loogs very good to me.


Here's a link  to a pic of a model of unknown accuracy.

http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Gal4/3901-4000/gal3943_P-47_Pereira/gal3943.htm

Title: P47 blond angel
Post by: oboe on October 11, 2005, 10:06:08 AM

Nice choice Rogerdee- really a striking scheme.    The model in the link Skywolf posted is incredible!     Comparing it to your unfinished scheme, I note that yours need the black recognition stripes on the tailplanes, and the font for "ANGEL" seems too small.

Any idea why the antiglare panel on the fuselage top is so shiny?    Lots of the natural metal textures have antiglare sections that force a flat-finish look on the skin, I'm wondering if that was omitted in the D-11 because so many were painted rather than natural metal?    You might try some tweaks to the material.txt file if that's so...

Title: P47 blond angel
Post by: rogerdee on October 11, 2005, 10:43:44 AM

thanks for the link skywolf it helps alot i did a few serches  and couldnt find a thing.
obeo i see what u mean about the letters and the ta stripe  like i said  still in progress  but now i know what to aim for.

i used the txt file from the p51d  ,i nkow what u mean about the matt top so i got to play with it,not got the hang of the txt bit yet so i got to playy around.

thanks for the input and help guys

Title: P47 blond angel
Post by: Hap on October 11, 2005, 11:30:37 AM

wow.  is that beautiful or what.

 Hap

Title: update
Post by: rogerdee on October 11, 2005, 04:51:52 PM

ok resized the letternig and added the stripes,played with the material file  and got the green non  shiny but  not thhe silver is diferent have to play some more.
looking at the model it shows the writing to be yellow and not so orange as the profile any one got any ideas would the yellow be closer?

(http://[img]http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/610_1129067216_blond2.jpg)[/IMG]

Title: P47 blond angel
Post by: Treize69 on October 11, 2005, 06:02:04 PM

Never seen the -47 in question, but just picturing it, the yellow would probably be better.

Title: Re: update
Post by: SkyWolf on October 12, 2005, 06:39:01 AM

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Originally posted by rogerdee
ok resized the letternig and added the stripes,played with the material file  and got the green non  shiny but  not thhe silver is diferent have to play some more.
looking at the model it shows the writing to be yellow and not so orange as the profile any one got any ideas would the yellow be closer?

I tried emailing the guy to get his sources but his email bounced.

I don't know what's correct, but I dig the orange.

Title: P47 blond angel
Post by: SkyWolf on October 12, 2005, 07:49:25 AM

http://www.flying-legends.net/php/downloads/image.php?image=blonddef.jpg

http://www.memorial.ecasd.k12.wi.us/Departments/SociStud/Diz/Veterans/L/Li/LitchfieldThomasR/LitchfieldThomasR.htm



There you have it. Besides a 21st Century version with no wingtips colors...... this is the extent of my research abilities.

Title: P47 blond angel
Post by: rogerdee on October 12, 2005, 10:29:12 AM

thank you for the links skywolf it was very intresting to read the story of the model sent to his brother,that someone spent the time to track the family down and send it to them shows that people do still care  for our old vetrans even if schools say its not right history to teach.

Title: P47 blond angel
Post by: Hap on October 12, 2005, 12:20:58 PM

Rogerdee, saw a nice portrait of a Jug in the town of Dubois, Wyoming in their museum.  Very small town.  Very small museum.  Apparantly, one of the citizens was a jug pilot in WW2.  I've forgotten his name.  He had the Wyoming cowboy (state symbol) painted in red (I think) on his planes nose.  

Have you seen it by any chance?

 Hap

Title: P47 blond angel
Post by: rogerdee on October 12, 2005, 12:47:49 PM

Hap
I havent seen this aircraft  but i have sent a email to the museum asking if they could help,ill see what happens and ill give  a skin a go if i can get any info.:aok

Title: blond angel update
Post by: rogerdee on October 16, 2005, 06:06:26 AM

ok adjusted the colours form orange to yellow  and added  some little bits
(http://[img]http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/610_1129460434_blond3.jpg)[/IMG]

i think this looks  better.

Hap i got a reply from the museum and  got a rough working skin,the guy at the museum is gong to send me a photo of the picture u mentioned.
he gave me the guys name and squadron so i am going to have    look some more on the net.

Title: P47 blond angel
Post by: Raptor on October 16, 2005, 02:37:05 PM

judging by the picture you posted the word "Blonde" should be in a different font and there should be an area of metal between the fuselage insignia and the invasion stripes. It also looks really clean. Looks good for the mostpart.

Title: P47 blond angel
Post by: Krusty on October 16, 2005, 02:39:49 PM

Is it just the way the image was hosted online, or is it the way that Jugs map skins to the plane? It looks like the fuselage is kinda blurry (but not the rest of the plane)

Title: P47 blond angel
Post by: rogerdee on October 16, 2005, 03:10:04 PM

i think its the way it posted  the jpeg always seems  a little different.
the blond is  a different font,and what bit of baer metal do u mean  .
the bit by the star and bar? there was some bare metal there but the picture angel doesnt show it so good or do yu mean com,pletly around the star and bar which i just noticed.
  there isnt any dirt on it yet i am still trying to get the basics right

Title: P47 blond angel
Post by: Raptor on October 16, 2005, 07:23:16 PM

for "Blonde" I think you should use French Script MT
I meant bare metal completely around the star and bar like what I did for Big Mac Jr (http://ah-skins.com/skins/screenshot355.jpg)

I dunno, orange seems too dark and yellow too light. Put this in as your color C57817 and see if you like that any better.

Title: P47 blond angel
Post by: rogerdee on October 24, 2005, 04:14:58 PM

update on the blond,i change the writing so the blond looks more like in the picture,damn fonts are a pain to find for free,this is the closest i could get.also did some weathering and scratching and other little bits.



(http://[img]http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/610_1130187975_blond4.jpg)[/IMG]
hope u guys like it.
i know i am not in the league of most the skinners we have  but hell i am finding it intresting and relaxing

Title: P47 blond angel
Post by: Kev367th on October 24, 2005, 09:05:58 PM

Relaxing?
Hell it drives me NUTS.

Title: P47 blond angel
Post by: rogerdee on November 06, 2005, 07:21:47 AM

yes kev i do find it relaxing,i drive a truck all day and love having the mothers in there 4x4s jump out in front of me when her doing the school runand i find this helps me relax.
 Also finding the history bhind some of the aircraft and crew becomes asorbing.

Any way ive sent in Blonde Angel I kow it wont make the set of skins that are coming but it will be ready for the ones after the new patch when ever that comes

Title: P47 blond angel
Post by: rogerdee on November 25, 2005, 02:04:31 PM

This skin has been sent in to AH and is uploaded on to

http://www.ah-skins.com/ (http://www.ah-skins.com/)

op u guys like it