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Title: Njg4 110g-4(2)
Post by: Larry on February 14, 2008, 12:15:31 PM
From the information I have this plane was piloted by Major Wilhelm Herget of I./NJG4. It was painted overall RLM76 With RLM75 mottling on the upper surfaces.


Im not done with it this is just a preview. It still needs the top and bottom wing balkenkreuz, control surfaces also need work, among other things.








(http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/4/24/1013733/110g40.bmp)
Title: Njg4 110g-4(2)
Post by: Krusty on February 14, 2008, 12:56:20 PM
RLM 76 is lichtblau, right?


Looks more like white. Could be my work monitor. I'd like to look at it from home (but sucks to be me, eh?)
Title: Njg4 110g-4(2)
Post by: Larry on February 14, 2008, 01:05:25 PM
Yea RLM 76 Lichtblau and RLM 75 Grauviolett.
Title: Njg4 110g-4(2)
Post by: MotleyCH on February 14, 2008, 02:58:57 PM
Nice looking skin .

There were variations in RLM76, but the color used in underside of the default BF-110 skin would be more appropriate.

Make a duplicate layer of the blotches...and blur it for over spray. Then play with the opacity.
Title: Njg4 110g-4(2)
Post by: Larry on February 14, 2008, 03:40:56 PM
This (http://www.colorserver.net/showcolor.asp?fs=36473) is the shade of RLM76 that is says was used. I compared it from three different sources and what you see on the skin is what I came up with. It may be the differences in our monitors but the colors look just like they do in the color swatches I have.
Title: Njg4 110g-4(2)
Post by: rogerdee on February 14, 2008, 04:17:24 PM
i have noticed there are a lot of diferences between monitors and how we view colours.

on my desktop things look different from my laptop



the skin is looking good
Title: Njg4 110g-4(2)
Post by: MotleyCH on February 14, 2008, 06:58:46 PM
Quote
Originally posted by Larry
This (http://www.colorserver.net/showcolor.asp?fs=36473) is the shade of RLM76 that is says was used. I compared it from three different sources and what you see on the skin is what I came up with. It may be the differences in our monitors but the colors look just like they do in the color swatches I have.


I guess it's the contrast on my monitor...didn't look like the right color at first, but once I bumped it up, it looks pretty close.


:aok
Title: Njg4 110g-4(2)
Post by: Xasthur on February 14, 2008, 08:19:38 PM
Nice work, TK. It's looking very nice so far. I particularly like the exhaust stains... they look very realistic.

Quote
Originally posted by MotleyCH
Make a duplicate layer of the blotches...and blur it for over spray. Then play with the opacity.


That's a great idea, I'll have to start doing that myself.
Title: Njg4 110g-4(2)
Post by: Treize69 on February 14, 2008, 09:50:20 PM
Dude, JPG or smaller pics.

I have cable and it took almost a full minute to load.

But aside from the blotches needing to be blurred, me likes.
Title: Njg4 110g-4(2)
Post by: Larry on February 15, 2008, 01:00:25 AM
I have a blured layer in the on the skin I dont know why its disabled. Maybe I didnt save it. Treize the file is under 1MB. Im on POS country 3kb/sec download time dialup and it took me less then a minute to download.



EDIT: Yes seems the blured layer was deleted somehow and I didnt catch it. Anyways heres the skin with it.



(http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/4/24/1013733/110g401.bmp)
Title: Njg4 110g-4(2)
Post by: moot on February 15, 2008, 01:46:19 AM
Make some closer shots... :)
Title: Njg4 110g-4(2)
Post by: Xasthur on February 15, 2008, 08:19:03 AM
Looking good mate.

It must be his image host, that image did load unusually slow for me.

Not a big deal, we still get the image.

:aok
Title: Njg4 110g-4(2)
Post by: Greebo on February 15, 2008, 11:06:55 AM
That's looks really good Larry. Shame about the stretching on these old skins, but not much you can do about that.
Title: Njg4 110g-4(2)
Post by: Krusty on February 15, 2008, 11:23:29 AM
To bypass the stretching, I might suggest either moving/altering the splotches near the spine/nose that *do* stretch.

That way the upper "stretch area" is relatively splotch free.



Or, make a lot more to fill in the missing areas, which would give more of a tiger stripe motif, and not very accurate (IMO)
Title: Njg4 110g-4(2)
Post by: Treize69 on February 15, 2008, 01:22:26 PM
Must be the host (though BMP takes a long time anyway). I can load a whole page of the "funny pictures" thread faster than one of those screenshots.
Title: Njg4 110g-4(2)
Post by: Larry on February 15, 2008, 02:32:48 PM
Iv done what I could with the stretching. Theres no way to make it perfect with the mottling because on the top of the engine cowning its mirrored. So it would line up one one engine but still be off on the other.
Title: Njg4 110g-4(2)
Post by: Krusty on February 15, 2008, 02:49:49 PM
The engines look okay, it's the tail and the nose I was thinking of.
Title: Njg4 110g-4(2)
Post by: Larry on February 15, 2008, 03:26:40 PM
Ah rgr Ill try to clean that up before the next update pictures.
Title: Njg4 110g-4(2)
Post by: Larry on February 18, 2008, 01:50:33 PM
Heres some more updated pictures.






(http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/4/24/1013733/110g4002.jpg)