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Title: 71 Eagle Sqn Hurricane Mk.I
Post by: Krusty on April 16, 2007, 11:19:58 PM

I believe they flew Mk.IIs but the guns are closer to the Mk.I so I'm skinning it this way. There's no way you can pretend you've got .303s when you're flying with hizookas.

VERY rough right now. Wanted to get something (anything) done for my own sake. Camo doesn't line up yet, and codes are left-overs from my black hurricane, at the moment.

Title: 71 Eagle Sqn Hurricane Mk.I
Post by: Krusty on April 16, 2007, 11:21:19 PM

Yes, I know, still needs much work. I worked on this one backwards, doing the noseart first! :) (p.s. still missing the kill board, not done yet)

Title: 71 Eagle Sqn Hurricane Mk.I
Post by: Krusty on April 16, 2007, 11:22:07 PM

Upper view

Title: 71 Eagle Sqn Hurricane Mk.I
Post by: Krusty on April 16, 2007, 11:23:01 PM

Upper angle, other side.

I know my squaddies have been waiting for something like this since.... since I joined, I bet!

Title: 71 Eagle Sqn Hurricane Mk.I
Post by: Krusty on April 16, 2007, 11:23:42 PM

Starboard nose art. Minus 4 german cross kill markings.

Title: 71 Eagle Sqn Hurricane Mk.I
Post by: Krusty on April 16, 2007, 11:25:11 PM

Port noseart. I'm surprised it turned out so well.

Title: 71 Eagle Sqn Hurricane Mk.I
Post by: Krusty on April 16, 2007, 11:25:57 PM

Different angle. Last one for now.

Title: 71 Eagle Sqn Hurricane Mk.I
Post by: macleod01 on April 17, 2007, 06:59:54 AM

just generally looks awsome!

Title: 71 Eagle Sqn Hurricane Mk.I
Post by: Target2 on April 17, 2007, 07:37:46 AM

Keep it up Krusty, I need a permanent EW ride. Looks great

Title: 71 Eagle Sqn Hurricane Mk.I
Post by: Krusty on April 17, 2007, 08:35:53 AM

Thanks, fellas


To-Do list:

- add "kill board"
- match camo lines up
- new tail codes (including serial no.)
- resize fin flash
- tone down gun patches (add patches for outboard guns?)
- add roundels to underside of wings (currently lacking)
- change color on undersides, I don't like it
- fix narrow strip on outer leading edges
- re-work weathering, scratches, etc...
- figure out why the fershlugginer FSAA doesn't show up on screenshots

Title: 71 Eagle Sqn Hurricane Mk.I
Post by: rogerdee on April 17, 2007, 12:38:45 PM

krusty that is a great looking skin

They fleew hurricance 11b with the 303's and the different carberator apart from that its almost the same as a mk1.

Just one thing id like to say on the top of the wing is a strip that runs front to back and underneath this is a raised strip and shows up in photos as such.On your skin it is all the same level its not showing the 3rd dimension.

I am only saying this because on my mk1 skins i did the same thing and it took me ages to get it to look right.

Title: 71 Eagle Sqn Hurricane Mk.I
Post by: Target2 on April 17, 2007, 02:01:08 PM

Krusty

The exhausts look too dark earth colored. Shouldn't they be more of a rusty/blackish/brown?

Title: 71 Eagle Sqn Hurricane Mk.I
Post by: Krusty on April 17, 2007, 02:20:53 PM

Rogerdee: Oooh, thanks for the tip! I'll look into it when I get home tonight

Target2: right now the exhausts are the "default" exhausts. I need to do a test to see if I can re-map them to look better, or if it's not worth the effort. I definitely will add that to the list!

Title: 71 Eagle Sqn Hurricane Mk.I
Post by: Target2 on April 17, 2007, 03:34:51 PM

Is it just me, or is the end of the aft exhaust tip green? looks like it is like that on both sides.

Title: 71 Eagle Sqn Hurricane Mk.I
Post by: Krusty on April 17, 2007, 03:50:06 PM

It is. The exhaust pulls that bit (the "green" bit) from the inboard leading edge of one of the wings.

It's also mapped at a diagonal angle, to boot.

It's a generation 1 skin. I tried to fix that on the black hurri (you can see black there instead of green) and was not able to. It's minor enough that *most* won't see it.


P.S. good eye!

Title: 71 Eagle Sqn Hurricane Mk.I
Post by: Target2 on April 17, 2007, 03:56:53 PM

I figured it was something like that. It's not like you to miss something such as this.

Title: 71 Eagle Sqn Hurricane Mk.I
Post by: Krusty on April 17, 2007, 04:01:57 PM

Oh, hell man, don't over-estimate me. I forgot to put a shading/hinge joint on one of my 109F rudders before sending it in.

I overlook plenty! And I thank anybody that points out the minor stuff, even if I've already seen it. It prevents me from being a fool later on.

Title: 71 Eagle Sqn Hurricane Mk.I
Post by: Bodhi on April 17, 2007, 06:23:09 PM

That is a nice looking skin Krusty.

Title: 71 Eagle Sqn Hurricane Mk.I
Post by: Krusty on April 18, 2007, 11:16:28 AM

thanks


Funny enough, I ran across this today, close but different code:

http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Gal3/2601-2700/Gal2624_Hurricane_Gudbergsson/gal2624.htm

Title: 71 Eagle Sqn Hurricane Mk.I
Post by: Target2 on April 18, 2007, 11:42:34 AM

That's cool.

Did you look at the photos on eaglesquadrons.com? There are some good shots for weathering references.

Title: 71 Eagle Sqn Hurricane Mk.I
Post by: Krusty on April 18, 2007, 12:09:31 PM

Indeed!!! You've not seen it yet because i haven't done it yet, but I've got some interesting ideas for the weathering!

Title: 71 Eagle Sqn Hurricane Mk.I
Post by: rogerdee on April 23, 2007, 05:08:03 PM

krusty this is what i mean about the strip going across the top of the wing it also extends around the front and under neath for a short space.
(http://[img]http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/610_1152472947_huricane173squd.jpg)[/IMG]

Title: 71 Eagle Sqn Hurricane Mk.I
Post by: Krusty on April 23, 2007, 08:00:14 PM

Ah, gotcha!

Title: 71 Eagle Sqn Hurricane Mk.I
Post by: Krusty on May 31, 2007, 10:52:06 PM

Some progress. Still not done. I have an interesting weathering trick I want to try on the wings.

Also need to do:

redo gun patches
add certain effects to upper wings
redo paint scratches (maybe?)
Add tonal changes and shading to under side of wings
crop the tops of the fin flashes (and lower stbd side by 3 pixels)

(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/858_1180669578_hurr1_71sqn_7.jpg)

(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/858_1180669589_hurr1_71sqn_8.jpg)

(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/858_1180669601_hurr1_71sqn_9.jpg)

(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/858_1180669616_hurr1_71sqn_10.jpg)

Title: 71 Eagle Sqn Hurricane Mk.I
Post by: B@tfinkV on June 01, 2007, 11:21:53 AM

great work!

Title: 71 Eagle Sqn Hurricane Mk.I
Post by: rogerdee on June 01, 2007, 11:37:18 AM

very nice work but i personaly think you need to to the 3 dimersonial wing joint to make it really stand out

Title: 71 Eagle Sqn Hurricane Mk.I
Post by: Krusty on June 01, 2007, 12:26:07 PM

yep, that's still on the to-do list! Don't worry! :D

Title: 71 Eagle Sqn Hurricane Mk.I
Post by: Tedrik on June 04, 2007, 12:37:36 PM

Great Work thx

Title: 71 Eagle Sqn Hurricane Mk.I
Post by: weazely on June 05, 2007, 11:10:39 AM

very nice:aok

Title: 71 Eagle Sqn Hurricane Mk.I
Post by: Krusty on February 12, 2008, 10:51:58 AM

Bump for SteffK so he doesn't give up hope!

P.S. Picture hangar took a dump. Will upload most recent (still old) pics later. It's more progressed than the few pics still active will show.

Title: 71 Eagle Sqn Hurricane Mk.I
Post by: Krusty on February 12, 2008, 07:34:35 PM

Just to catch up to where I left off...


(in other words, fixing some broken pictures!)

(http://www.nakatomitower.com/hurr1_71sqn_8.jpg)
(http://www.nakatomitower.com/hurr1_71sqn_9.jpg)
(http://www.nakatomitower.com/hurr1_71sqn_10.jpg)