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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: jerkins on July 24, 2008, 03:15:15 PM
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woohoo, a new model of big blue, gotta love it. Anyone know the dirt on this plane in comparison to the current f6f?
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Sweet! C'mon He-111!!
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woohoo, a new model of big blue, gotta love it. Anyone know the dirt on this plane in comparison to the current f6f?
Our current F6F is a F6F-5 :)
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Well then whats the home page about, just a new skin?
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Well then whats the home page about, just a new skin?
If you look at it, you can see its not a new skin. The graphics are completely remodeled. Just like the La's not long ago.
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yeah, duh, i was just looking at it closer and i see that. I'm still excited, i love big blue.
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Not that it wouldn't be cool to get the F6F-3 or the F6F-5N night fighter. :rock
HELLCATS RULE :salute
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Yeah it looks awsome great job Greebo and Waffle. :salute
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Looks hot!
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One of my favorite skins as default, no less!
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Now I wish they fix the TIR bug so I could actually fly this thing when it comes out :pray
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Somewhere out there, Mathman is shedding a tear over the new details of the Hellcat.
<<S>> Mathman, some of us miss ya!
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Somewhere out there, Mathman is shedding a tear over the new details of the Hellcat.
<<S>> Mathman, some of us miss ya!
I miss him ... but then again I don't ... if-n ya know what I mean ... :t
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Awsome work greebo and waffle
thanks,
freez
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One of my favorite skins as default, no less!
I can't wait to see some tri-color skins on the new model.
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edit: somewhere drex and wadke both pitched tents. :lol
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Then I pithed a skyscraper...
:cry <- tears of joy :D
:salute :salute :salute HTC, Waffle & GREEBO!!!!!!!
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Not that it wouldn't be cool to the F6F-3 or the F6F-5N night fighter. :rock
HELLCATS RULE :salute
agree, can never have to many blue planes far as I'm concerned.
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Absolutely gorgeous. Congrats Greebo and Waffle on another beautiful baby!
It appears the height of the windscreen glass has been fixed, too. Thank you for remembering, HTC!
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Looks awesome. I hope we get an F6F-3 as well. :aok
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FANTASTIC !!! ... nice job Waffle and Greebo.
I only hope Alf is still around to redo the VF-27 skin, and if not, I hope someone else will do it ... I love that skin.
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Somewhere out there, Mathman is shedding a tear over the new details of the Hellcat.
<<S>> Mathman, some of us miss ya!
Doesn't he teach math at an private all-girls school with loose morals? If so, I don't think he's going to be posting here anytime soon.
ack-ack
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The F6F-5 skin is from VBF-12 flying from the USS Randolph in 1945. I picked it because partly because AH's CV skin is based on the Randolph (CV 15) and partly because I like the scheme. I found a deck shot of No 32 for reference, no idea who the pilot was though.
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Greebo, can we now skin the plane number on one side of the plane w/o the mirror image coming out backwards?
BTW, pick up a H.A.C.K. sig. pic. :D See below for details.
No sheep were harmed in the making of the H.A.C.K. sig pic.
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*I* can't wait to see skins that aren't all the number "88"!!! :D
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*I* can't wait to see skins that aren't all the number "88"!!! :D
(http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u7/rattfink31/VF-31SkinByGreebo.jpg?t=1181104362)
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New F6F looks sexy! now they gotta redo the VF31 skin...the one i fly :)
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Okay, I meant "88 or 1 or 11 or 101 or something that only works backwords and forwards"... :aok
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lol.... there doing the same thing they did wit F4U.. there re doing cocpit...
-BigBOBCH
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:aok Yaaaay
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Redman, it's not just "redoing the cockpit"
It's totally remodeling the plane from scratch to meet the modern level of detail that planes in AH should have. Look at the F6F in game now. It's crude and low-detailed.
In the process I am pretty sure they go through and redo the damage mapping (so that it matches up to the new 3D model) and I hope that fixes the "lose the same 50cal gun every first hit every time you get hit" bug ;)
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Yes all that mirroring stuff is gone, you can skin any squadron number you like. There isn't an F6F-3 in the works as far as I know.
Over the years people have asked me for F6F skins which I was unable to do because of the mirroring issues. I've kept a list of these requests and have now done these skins on the new shape. I'll post some skin viewer screenshots soon.
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So you're saying your seeding the skins list with half a dozen the second we get it?? :rock
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Greebo for President!
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FANTASTIC !!! ... nice job Waffle and Greebo.
I only hope Alf is still around to redo the VF-27 skin, and if not, I hope someone else will do it ... I love that skin.
I agree Slapshot, I use no other skin on the Hellkitty. Thank you Waffle and Greebo. Quick somebody find this Alf fellow!
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You are right Krusty. Since I made the mistake of doing it with the P-47 I've avoided seeding the skins list for the HTC stuff I do. So I'll skip posting the screenshots until other skinners have had a chance to post what F6F skins they want to do first.
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about time.
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it looks great :rock
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Yes all that mirroring stuff is gone, you can skin any squadron number you like. There isn't an F6F-3 in the works as far as I know.
Over the years people have asked me for F6F skins which I was unable to do because of the mirroring issues. I've kept a list of these requests and have now done these skins on the new shape. I'll post some skin viewer screenshots soon.
:pray please be the VF-6 Alexander Vraciu skin, :pray please be the VF-6 Alexander Vraciu skin, :pray please be the VF-6 Alexander Vraciu skin
F6F-5
The is another VF-31 (VF-6) #19 Tomcatter skin that Alex Vraciu flew in. It has a Bull blowing smoke out of his nose.
(http://abqscalemodelers.com/Dogfights_F6F-3_Hellcat_Vraciu.JPG)
(http://www.naws.biz/PicVF6_19.jpg)
(http://www.48specialmodels.com/48pics/Bluebox/21725-a.jpg)
(http://www.historysaver.com/assets/noseart/f6fgadgetLG.jpg)
(http://www.skinsandthings.freeola.com/user/_Harpia_Mafra55_/F6F-5_nr40467_19_VF6_Alex_Vraciu/F6F-5_nr40467_19_VF6_Alex_Vraciu.jpg)
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So whats the huge difference besides shape?
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So whats the huge difference besides shape?
has a stick in the cockpit now woot! maybe damage model, flight model might be adjusted(doubt it) or the top speed bumped up the 20 mph that is claimed it's missing (I'm no expert in that area but search the aircraft & wishlist for F6F updates). the skin issue is fixed.
The fact that it looks pretty and the skin issue fixed makes me happy.
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I'm, really tickled at this update. It looks terrific.
I'm hoping the FM got the same makeover... :pray
My regards,
Widewing
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Looks Great! Nice work Waffle and Greebo!
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Looks very "good", for such an ugly airplane. :p
Hopefully it gets a FM review too.
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And some of y'all wonder why the staff aren't on the boards every whipstitch. Nice job HTC.<S>
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Yeah it looks awsome great job Greebo and Waffle. :salute
Ditto, great job folks!
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Looks great! WTG HTC & Greebo.
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Looks good :aok
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Great looking plane! Can't wait. I wonder if its flaps now only have 2 settings though... as I recall Hellcats' flaps were either up or down, much like a Spitfire.
Sorry to burst your bubble, RATTFINK and Whiteman... the tri-colour scheme was done away with when the F6F-5 was introduced. You'll notice that the scheme posted by RATT has a window cutout behind the cockpit, cowl flaps over the lower exhaust pipes and a more heavily framed windshield. That's an F6F-3.
Too bad though, because I personally would love to see a tri-colour Hellcat beside an F4U-1A.
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Great looking plane! Can't wait. I wonder if its flaps now only have 2 settings though... as I recall Hellcats' flaps were either up or down, much like a Spitfire.
Sorry to burst your bubble, RATTFINK and Whiteman... the tri-colour scheme was done away with when the F6F-5 was introduced. You'll notice that the scheme posted by RATT has a window cutout behind the cockpit, cowl flaps over the lower exhaust pipes and a more heavily framed windshield. That's an F6F-3.
Too bad though, because I personally would love to see a tri-colour Hellcat beside an F4U-1A.
It has more then one flap position.
(http://www.netaces.org/skins/f6f5/skin4.jpg)
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I'm, really tickled at this update. It looks terrific.
I'm hoping the FM got the same makeover... :pray
My regards,
Widewing
God I hope so, the La7 out-turns the F6F in AH with and without flaps. You probably have better data than I to reflect on whether that is true to real life or not, but it seems wacky to me. I did some crude tests and the La7 revamp didn't seem to change anything in that regard as far as I could tell, it's radius is still tighter than the F6F...
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You are right Krusty. Since I made the mistake of doing it with the P-47 I've avoided seeding the skins list for the HTC stuff I do. So I'll skip posting the screenshots until other skinners have had a chance to post what F6F skins they want to do first.
What? No, I was glad! It's good not to have to wait 6mo to a year for some extra skins!!!
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Looks awesome, I could never fly the thing but I'll have to try it again with the update. I wonder if this means I can get my A6M updated, they do go hand in hand you know. :pray
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HTC, that looks absolutely superb, as always.
I had been thinking that it smelt like an update time a few days ago...looks like I was right.
Now you have me frantic about whether you'll add the PBY Catalina or A-26 Invader...
<S>
Yossarian
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What? No, I was glad! It's good not to have to wait 6mo to a year for some extra skins!!!
OK, I misunderstood your meaning Krusty. I'll post some shots in the skins forum then.