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Post by: Citabria on February 08, 2011, 09:36:36 AM
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Title: Re: I propose a mission statement for the Skinning team/ skinning community
Post by: Mirage on February 08, 2011, 10:08:44 AM
word.  :aok
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Post by: pervert on February 08, 2011, 10:09:52 AM
The 51 dizzy rebel looks amazing! good point. +1
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Post by: VonMessa on February 08, 2011, 11:10:39 AM
 :noid
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Post by: lyric1 on February 08, 2011, 11:19:53 AM
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New Mexico?
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Post by: Citabria on February 08, 2011, 11:27:29 AM
its something really good that cactus did but I will let him post pics of it when he is ready to :)
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Post by: cactuskooler on February 08, 2011, 01:19:10 PM
77th FS, 20th FG. Made for the current Battle Over Germany scenario.

(http://i547.photobucket.com/albums/hh473/cactuskooler/Dizzy%20Rebel/Dizzy11.jpg)

(http://i547.photobucket.com/albums/hh473/cactuskooler/Dizzy%20Rebel/Dizzy21.jpg)

(http://i547.photobucket.com/albums/hh473/cactuskooler/Dizzy%20Rebel/Dizzy31.jpg)

(http://i547.photobucket.com/albums/hh473/cactuskooler/Dizzy%20Rebel/Dizzy41.jpg)
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Post by: StokesAk on February 08, 2011, 01:23:14 PM
Words cannot discribe.
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Post by: beau32 on February 08, 2011, 02:03:50 PM
Words cannot discribe.

That they had drone P-51's in WW2. Nice skin.... :rock
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Post by: Plazus on February 08, 2011, 03:13:13 PM
There are so many wonderful skins that have not been rotated into the game, simply because there are older "cookie cutter" skins that filled up the plane slots. Something must be done about this. Skuzzy and HTC, this is your chance to really make this game shine. Newer, better skins will make the game look more prettier, and on a business standpoint, this means more customers.
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Post by: Plazus on February 08, 2011, 03:29:38 PM
I am going to start bumping old threads of skins that haven't been accepted and rotated. I think the only way we are going to get HTC to start rethinking the skin rotation is if we as a community stand up and bring it to their attention.
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Post by: whiteman on February 08, 2011, 03:42:15 PM
wow, nice work <S>
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Post by: lyric1 on February 08, 2011, 04:01:57 PM
Always have liked the paint scheme of that squadron. :aok
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Post by: oboe on February 08, 2011, 05:15:45 PM
I have known about this skin for a few weeks (he showed it in our squad forum) and I'm so glad Cactuskooler chose to share this one with everybody.  That 3rd pic down is pure skinner-porn - this 51D skin is an incredible piece of work.   :O

I'm ready to take part in an Egyptian-style rally to get this gorgeous skin into the game (and the current scenario).
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Post by: Krusty on February 08, 2011, 05:19:19 PM
It looks pretty good. I have a couple of questions:

From some angles it looks like the nose stripes are tilted forward (slanted up/forward). Is this the case, or is that a result of the camera angle?

And

What's the deal with those flaps? What's the story?
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Post by: oboe on February 08, 2011, 05:36:44 PM
Its way way more than pretty good, Krusty.   I want to take this skin home to meet my parents  :D.

I've never seen paint wear like that but there is photographic evidence.  It's almost like a solvent was spilled on the flaps.   The modeller did a great job of reproducing it:

(http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/gallery/20g/lc-b2.jpg)

(http://hsfeatures.com/features04/images/P-51DR_IR6.jpg)

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Post by: Citabria on February 08, 2011, 05:41:58 PM
flaps were natural metal... wing was painted silver.

olive drab wing paint stuck... flap paint flaked off... musta not been primed or anything.
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Post by: Krusty on February 08, 2011, 05:46:48 PM
Actually, if you look at that photo it looks like the paint is worn off the ailerons as well, and perhaps in front of the ailerons on the outboard wing, as well. (Or, at least it's worn so thin that the metal is visible again).
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Post by: Citabria on February 08, 2011, 05:51:41 PM
meh close enough for dweebs to blow up and fly around in when its that pretty i would say dont mess with it if its working based on just 1 blurry pic that could go either way... artistic license.
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Post by: Krusty on February 08, 2011, 06:01:16 PM
It would definitely make it visually distinctive  :D
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Post by: Mus51 on February 13, 2011, 11:52:16 AM
By far the best skin I've seen for Aces High. Well done cactus!
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Post by: 1sum41 on February 13, 2011, 03:08:51 PM
the sig below! i love that skin <S>
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Post by: pipz on February 14, 2011, 02:50:41 PM
Very very nice.
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Post by: EskimoJoe on February 14, 2011, 09:44:50 PM
So ehh.. Cactus is it?
OMFG!!!!  :O :O :O :O
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Post by: 321BAR on February 14, 2011, 10:31:32 PM
the sig below! i love that skin <S>
YES!!! DIZZY REBEL!!! :x
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Post by: Bruv119 on February 15, 2011, 02:59:17 PM
I swear skuzzy once said he would try and do a skin pack every 2 weeks.    :noid   :bolt:
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Post by: Kazaa on February 17, 2011, 04:19:37 AM
What a dirty, dirty girl she is. :O
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Post by: Slash27 on February 22, 2011, 01:00:53 AM
I am going to start bumping old threads of skins that haven't been accepted and rotated. I think the only way we are going to get HTC to start rethinking the skin rotation is if we as a community stand up and bring it to their attention.
:aok
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Post by: Imowface on February 23, 2011, 07:21:37 AM
http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,299549.0.html (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,299549.0.html)
another great skin that has some how been over looked, when I saw that it wasnt added when I got back from my trip home, I was hoping it would have been added in this new version  :(