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Title: 452 Sqn RAAF Spit VIII - final ( I hope)
Post by: Kev367th on May 05, 2006, 11:35:14 PM

Comments.

Based on

http://www.eaglestrikeproductions.com/cgi-bin/amddecals.pl?scale=48&setid=780&dbs=aeromaster&pgs=2&currpg=1&dclimg=ad48780

Title: 452 Sqn RAAF Spit VIII - final ( I hope)
Post by: Bronk on May 06, 2006, 12:20:44 AM

Kev I like the top 1 in your link.
But the Pic you posted is nice.




Bronk

Title: 452 Sqn RAAF Spit VIII - final ( I hope)
Post by: Kev367th on May 06, 2006, 01:28:34 AM

Thanks.

Guess I spoke too soon, had hidden 2 of the layers.
This should be the final lol.

What I am wondering, it says it was highly polished, but I don't think it would look right all shiny.

Title: 452 Sqn RAAF Spit VIII - final ( I hope)
Post by: MachNix on May 06, 2006, 11:44:24 AM

Kev,
I don't have any knowledge on the paint used on Spits but on some American birds they used gloss or semi-gloss OD green that would be somewhat shinny.  I like the way your bird looks now; but if you want to try an experiment, bump up the specularity and see what happens.  Post a picture of it if you don't mind.

Edit: The "Q" does not have a stencil break running across the middle. The AeroMaster site has a heavy seam or panel line running across the middle that is making it look like a stencil break.  Notice the line drawing of the code letters above the nose on the AeroMaster site.

Title: 452 Sqn RAAF Spit VIII - final ( I hope)
Post by: Kev367th on May 06, 2006, 02:42:06 PM

Nice spot on the 'Q' Machnix.

OK - Fixed the Q and added some shinyness. It wasn't gloss paint, but 'highly polished'

Title: 452 Sqn RAAF Spit VIII - final ( I hope)
Post by: Pooface on May 06, 2006, 02:58:52 PM

it looks better shiny, but perhaps that is just a tad too shiny. perhaps turn it down to about 75% of what it is in that last pic :)

Title: 452 Sqn RAAF Spit VIII - final ( I hope)
Post by: Kev367th on May 06, 2006, 03:10:52 PM

Turned down a tad.

Title: 452 Sqn RAAF Spit VIII - final ( I hope)
Post by: Pooface on May 06, 2006, 03:46:23 PM

yeah that looks really nice :)

Title: 452 Sqn RAAF Spit VIII - final ( I hope)
Post by: MachNix on May 07, 2006, 11:24:57 AM

Well, I somewhat like the flat because you can see the skin/paint details easier.  With the shinny, I get the impression that they put a coat of wax over some badly oxidized paint.   If they were keeping the bird polished up, the paint wouldn't get in such bad shape.  In order to get the shinny to work, the green would need to be darkened to keep the contrast with the white of the horse for example, and there would be fewer stains and faded/oxidation patches.  The color temperature of the specular values would also need to be raised so the reflected light is not so yellow – it is killing the blues.  But doing things like that would take a lot of work and would change the personality of the skin, which gets into the Artist's interpretation of the paint scheme.

I don't mind a little shininess (except for the yellowing) but just simply adding some specularity did not give the skin a polished-look like I hoped.  Thanks for trying it.

Title: 452 Sqn RAAF Spit VIII - final ( I hope)
Post by: Stang on May 07, 2006, 02:01:36 PM

I'd hit it.

:aok

Title: 452 Sqn RAAF Spit VIII - final ( I hope)
Post by: Kazaa on May 08, 2006, 07:40:45 AM

Wow, this is your best skin yet Kev !

That gloss rules ! :aok

Title: 452 Sqn RAAF Spit VIII - final ( I hope)
Post by: Guppy35 on May 08, 2006, 12:40:08 PM

I'd go with the Flat look Kev.  Glossy just doesn't look right for some reason.  

Different bird, same squadron and codes.  Looks much more like the non gloss look that you did to me

(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/861_1144739012_aussiemk8.jpg)

Title: 452 Sqn RAAF Spit VIII - final ( I hope)
Post by: Furball on May 08, 2006, 02:49:22 PM

spit VIII is a beauty.

Title: 452 Sqn RAAF Spit VIII - final ( I hope)
Post by: Kev367th on May 09, 2006, 10:19:06 AM

Gone back to the non-shiny version, and tweaked a couple things.

This is what I will be submitting -

Title: 452 Sqn RAAF Spit VIII - final ( I hope)
Post by: RumbleB on May 20, 2006, 06:15:14 AM

so how long before this is in the game!? :O

Title: 452 Sqn RAAF Spit VIII - final ( I hope)
Post by: Kazaa on May 20, 2006, 09:21:30 AM

Quote

Originally posted by RUMBLEBee
so how long before this is in the game!? :O

I knew you would like this skin Rumble, you need some more skins for you Mk8.