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Title: Bf 110G-2
Post by: MotleyCH on April 18, 2006, 08:51:29 PM: Here's a skin I been working on for a few days. I thought I had it all colored in but just noticed I forgot the rudders. I'm still working on the textures for the sides, but the wings are pretty much done..except for the lettering and stuff.

It's my second attempt at a skin since AW.

Any tips or gripes??

Bf 110 G-2 of Hptm. Rolf Leuchs Gruppenkommandeur II./ NJG 6, Echterdingen 1944.

(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e28/grimsfx/ahss112.jpg)

(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e28/grimsfx/ahss114.jpg)

(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e28/grimsfx/ahss111.jpg)

(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e28/grimsfx/ahss110.jpg)
Title: Bf 110G-2
Post by: MotleyCH on April 18, 2006, 08:52:33 PM: Here's a profile..
Title: Bf 110G-2
Post by: Krusty on April 18, 2006, 11:58:41 PM: I have a couple of things you could fix. I did some 110C skins (They're similar) so I know what you need to look out for:

1) the camo stretches too far on the belly of the tail boom. Bring the camo up a bit (shorten it) so this isn't so prominent.

2) You need to find the part on the nose where the camo is going to end and make a border, rather than paint all the way down and then have the "chin" piece be light blue.

3) The inboard exhaust stacks point down, not up (the streaks would be underneath)

4) the underside is almost white. It needs to be darker. It also needs to be dirtier!! Much MUCH dirtier! Around the engine nacelles, the gear doors, the radiator housings, the nose, the belly (oil etc) the tail (dirt) -- muck it up!!! They kept their 109s clean but they let their 110s go to pot, it seems.

5) you can look for the area on the bmp that has the gun pack (it might be on there) -- if you can find it repaint the gunpack to be the same color as the belly.

I like the colors, though. It looks nice. Do some fine tuning and I'd fly it myself, in the main!
Title: Bf 110G-2
Post by: MotleyCH on April 19, 2006, 05:23:18 AM: Cool..thanks fo the advise.
Title: Bf 110G-2
Post by: Stratocaster on April 19, 2006, 07:05:11 PM: awsome mot
Title: Bf 110G-2
Post by: Krusty on April 19, 2006, 07:12:12 PM: Oh, just noticed: Your tail fins are still white/lightblue :)

Those are in the wings file, by the rear stabs.
Title: Bf 110G-2
Post by: MotleyCH on April 19, 2006, 10:03:52 PM: Hehe..I caught that when I first posted ( See above ).
Title: Bf 110G-2
Post by: MotleyCH on April 19, 2006, 10:20:23 PM: I worked a little bit on this today
Title: Bf 110G-2
Post by: MotleyCH on April 19, 2006, 10:22:20 PM: another
Title: Bf 110G-2
Post by: MotleyCH on April 19, 2006, 10:23:20 PM: last one for today
Title: Bf 110G-2
Post by: Krusty on April 19, 2006, 10:53:07 PM: Looking sweet!
Title: Bf 110G-2
Post by: Kazaa on April 20, 2006, 06:45:10 AM: Wow, now that is the best 110 skin in the game by...................far :aok
Title: Bf 110G-2
Post by: Krusty on April 20, 2006, 11:46:48 AM: I'm really loving the skin, so don't take this the wrong way, buuuut...

I was thinking "Those colors look great!"... then I was thinking "Hrm... I don't recognize them, either"...

Are you sure that color scheme is accurate? Have you got sources outside of the color profile to go on? Might want to look some up, just to be sure.
Title: Bf 110G-2
Post by: MotleyCH on April 21, 2006, 05:15:32 PM: Okay..I'm checking more on this before I go any further. I found one pic of another Bf110 from the same unit..but no color information yet.
Title: Bf 110G-2
Post by: MotleyCH on April 25, 2006, 03:08:36 PM: I am going to keep going on this..I found info that not all NJG 6 went with the Night Fighter Colors used early in the war.
Title: Bf 110G-2
Post by: MotleyCH on April 25, 2006, 10:41:06 PM: I'm just about done with this..I think. I used a Luftwaffe Font for the lettering.
I kept the pixle size at 1024..before It was at 256. Also used Brighter, Windows version of Bright to reduce to 256 colors.

(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e28/grimsfx/ahss139.jpg)

(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e28/grimsfx/ahss136.jpg)
Title: Bf 110G-2
Post by: MotleyCH on May 03, 2006, 07:59:19 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Krusty

I was thinking "Those colors look great!"... then I was thinking "Hrm... I don't recognize them, either"...

I just noticed these colors are almost identical to your 110 C4. Any advise on finding the source on that..or mine?
Title: Bf 110G-2
Post by: MotleyCH on May 03, 2006, 08:05:13 PM: Using the same template I started another one in typical Nightfighter, 74/75/76 RLM colors.

(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e28/grimsfx/nightfighter.jpg)
Title: Bf 110G-2
Post by: Kazaa on May 04, 2006, 05:08:32 AM: Wow man, this kid has some serious skills. :eek:
Title: Bf 110G-2
Post by: MotleyCH on May 04, 2006, 07:55:46 AM: LoL.. I toyed with PSP for years..just found out how to work with layers a month or so ago.
Title: Bf 110G-2
Post by: Krusty on May 04, 2006, 12:02:36 PM: Quote
Originally posted by MotleyCH
I just noticed these colors are almost identical to your 110 C4. Any advise on finding the source on that..or mine?

I was looking at this:

(http://www.hitechcreations.com/forums/attachment.php?s=&postid=2018670)

when I said that. The colors on the profile don't look right, but it seems you already took that into account when you chose your skin's colors.

EDIT: It won't let me insert it as an image, it's the profile you pasted from earlier.
Title: Bf 110G-2
Post by: MotleyCH on May 04, 2006, 12:32:23 PM: Ya the profile doesn't look right as far as RLM colors go.

I am going to touch up these two skins and submit them..thanks for the help.
Title: Bf 110G-2
Post by: Krusty on May 04, 2006, 03:12:29 PM: Did you have much trouble adapting the C-4 to the G-2? I know they're 90% identical, but I never bothered making a G-2. What was different?
Title: Bf 110G-2
Post by: MotleyCH on May 04, 2006, 03:16:42 PM: I never started working with a C-4..but I might do one next.
Title: Bf 110G-2
Post by: Krusty on May 04, 2006, 06:34:59 PM: Doh, mistaken person. I thought you did that C-4 that was on the board a little while ago. I guess not. :)