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General Forums => Custom Skins => Topic started by: Greebo on March 22, 2008, 05:54:11 PM
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When the B-25s came out, I recall someone saying they were going to do the USN version of the B-25H as a skin. I can't recall who it was or locate the post now though. Its been a while, so is this project still in the works?
(http://www.daveswarbirds.com/navalwar/color/usmc_pbj.jpg)
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When the B-25s came out, I recall someone saying they were going to do the USN version of the B-25H as a skin. I can't recall who it was or locate the post now though. Its been a while, so is this project still in the works?
(http://www.daveswarbirds.com/navalwar/color/usmc_pbj.jpg)
I sent you a PM, that I'm not sure you received. Anyway, VMB-613 was the only USMC squadron that flew the H model in combat. I suggest you check out their site, at www.vmb-613.com for more information. I was planning on doing "June Bug" (I made an error on the specific aircraft in my PM if you got it), but put it aside as my CM duties, personal life, and my aircraft design project are consuming all of my free time.
Feel free to do, as I think anything I did would pale in comparison to yours anyway.
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Stoney
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Thank you Stoney, I appreciate it. The plane I'm thinking of doing is "Love Bug" as shown below, which may be the one you meant. This aircraft was shot down on Feb 6 1945. 1st Lt Love and his crew were all lost.
(http://www.vmb-613.com/images/love_bug.JPG)
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Thank you Stoney, I appreciate it. The plane I'm thinking of doing is "Love Bug" as shown below, which may be the one you meant. This aircraft was shot down on Feb 6 1945. 1st Lt Love and his crew were all lost.
(http://www.vmb-613.com/images/love_bug.JPG)
You're correct. It was Love Bug...I'm all gooned up apparently.
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Here is where I've got to with Love Bug. Its not quite finished yet, needs a few more paint chips etc. I'll post some in-game screenshots once it is done and when I've updated the copy of AH I use for skinning.
(http://www.gfg06.dial.pipex.com/screenshots4/VMB-613_PBJ-1H.jpg)
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Great stuff Greebo. That's one that would get flown.
Did you notice on the website that the squadron actually removed the package guns and the top turret. Must not have been much to shoot at :)
Looking forward to this one in game for the anti-shipping runs.
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Looking good. :aok
About the color on the cowl lips, are those be blue in the photo? They look like a much different color than the camoflage area, so maybe red on this aircraft? Or is the rest of her that much more faded?
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Very nice work Greebo, I'm amazed at the level of detail and the well placed paint chips on the engines. One thing irks me though, and it might just be me, but are the circles on top of the wings supposed to be that faded? I'd up the opacity 2-4%, but then again you're far more experienced in this stuff than me :).
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Man, I'm glad you're doing it instead of me. That looks great! I could not have done nearly that good of a job.
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Looks brilliant! Wtg!
Is there any chance that you'd upload them to the 'Aces high skin department' website so I can use them in offline missions? It would make for some great movies :D
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Yossarian
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Thanks guys, I've made a few changes and uploaded the skin to the AH Skin Department. http://www.ah-skins.com/ (http://www.ah-skins.com/)
Note I had to save it as a B-26, as there is no listing for the B-25H.
Amongst other things I moved the markings above the fade layer, to give them a bit more contrast. Also added some paint chips on the leading edge of the wing.
The paint patch colour on the nose and cowlings is correct. I've been in contact with Robert Yanacek of www.vmb-613.com (http://www.vmb-613.com) and that was one of the things I asked him. Apparently the coral dust from the airstrip at Kwajalein Atoll played havoc with the paint on these areas so they repainted them in Sea Blue, the same colour as the top of the aircraft. On the skin I created a paint patch layer and placed it above most of the paint fade and dirt wash layers, so it looked less aged. Robert has been a great help and also supplied me this profile, which shows the correct colours.
I don't think the lack of package guns or top turret should be an issue in getting the skin accepted. There were plenty of similarly painted PBJ-1Hs that did have the turret fitted. This aircraft did have the turret and package guns at first, the crew picture on Robert's site shows it.
Robert also gave me this link to a video clip of USAAF B-25Gs doing a cannon attack on Mille Atoll in the Marshall Islands. Mille was a popular target for VMB-613 as well. It is well worth a watch. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXRuby0OXao
(http://www.vmb-613.com/images/mb-6.gif)
(http://www.gfg06.dial.pipex.com/screenshots4/VMB-613_PBJ-1H_SC3.jpg)
(http://www.ah-skins.com/skins/screenshot478.jpg)
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Looks great. I admire your skills. Thanks.
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Looking very good Greebo. I'll definitely fly this one a lot :).
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From the photo I'd say the non-specular sea blue could probably stand a tad more lightening, but I definitely know which skin I'll be using in the H.
:salute
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Noticed your work made their website. Nice job. Hoping HT adds it to the skin list. What about Devil Dog? Or a PBJ skin for the other 25? :salute :)
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if you haven't checked the film greebo posted a link to yet, you should :D
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Unless there's a specific reason, like someone's relative flew a particular plane, I probably won't do another PBJ-1H. I don't know if I'll ever get round to doing a template for the B-25C either, its a fair bit of work and a lot of the best schemes for it have been done now.
There's one or two more B-25Hs I might do in the future, but right now I feel like a change. Most likely I'll skin a green La-5F on the La-5FN skin as my next project, so long as HTC will accept it.
And you should really take a look at that film guys, some fantastic shots of B-25H straffing passes.
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A blue B25, finally a reason to fly it more.
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Noticed your work made their website. Nice job. Hoping HT adds it to the skin list. What about Devil Dog? Or a PBJ skin for the other 25? :salute :)
Noticed this as well! Great job Greebo!
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Any news on when this great skin will be available in-game ?
Thanks
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Beautiful!!! :O :O :O
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Any news on when this great skin will be available in-game ?
I've submitted it so hopefully it should be in the next skins update. No idea when that will be, it depends when Skuzzy has some spare time I guess.
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Thanks Greebo, and thanks for making awesome skins :aok
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From the photo I'd say the non-specular sea blue could probably stand a tad more lightening
well the photo has dreadful colour reproduction, really not useful for colours at all. I would say the opposite in fact, the sea blue should be alot darker and bluer to contrast with the intermediate blue.
this has been bugging me a little because it doesnt really look like the USN schemes ive seen. did sea blue really fade that much? it seems an awfully long way from the factory colours:
http://colorserver.net/showcolor.asp?fs=37880%2C35042%2C35164 (http://colorserver.net/showcolor.asp?fs=37880%2C35042%2C35164)
edit: I should also say its lovely work as usual greebo :salute
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I know what you mean RTHolmes. But take a close look at the black and white photo from earlier in the thread. The dark paint on front lip of the cowlings and on the front of the nose is the same sea blue colour as the top of the aircraft, but unfaded. The coral dust from the island airstrip wore the paint away so they repainted those bits. Note how the faded sea blue is barely distinguishable from the intermediate blue, but the new paint of the same colour is much darker.
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Still looking forward to flying this skin, been flying more B25 missions in anticipation. Also fly your VF5 Hellcat skin, love the Tri Color planes.
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KILLER work Greebo! :aok
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