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Title: Big A** Bird
Post by: Greebo on August 01, 2012, 04:20:59 AM

This is my skin of Lt Howard Park's 513th FS P-47D-30 "Big A** Bird II" (BBS profanity filter does not like the "A" word). As part of the 406th Fighter Group, the 513th squadron specialised in ground support, hitting trains, buildings, tanks and other vehicles with high velocity rockets. Lt Park sank a warship in Brest harbour using these rockets.

I have skinned the aircraft as a D-25 as the photo I have of the aircraft shows it lacked the fin fillet.

This is the first skin where I have employed AH's new environment mapping effect. This causes the terrain and sky around the aircraft to be reflected on the skin's surface and to a greater degree on the shinier parts of the skin.  The upper of the two runway screenshots shows the effect turned off and the lower one has it turned on. You can see the upper surfaces have a bluish tint reflecting the sky and the lower surfaces reflect the runway. In this case the effect is fairly subtle as I have the effect turned down to about 40%. Having it at 100% gives it too much of a chrome-like appearance for my taste.

(http://www.gfg06.dial.pipex.com/screenshots/406th_FG_P-47D-25_Big_Ass_Bird_II_SC1.jpg)

(http://www.gfg06.dial.pipex.com/screenshots/406th_FG_P-47D-25_Big_Ass_Bird_II_SC2.jpg)

Title: Re: Big A** Bird
Post by: oboe on August 01, 2012, 05:41:14 AM

Wonderful Greebo.  Think this beauty was on the cover of a book I used to own....

Title: Re: Big A** Bird
Post by: B4Buster on August 01, 2012, 08:28:48 AM

Very cool, if I wasn't so partial to the 56th - I'd fly this skin!

Title: Re: Big A** Bird
Post by: Mitsu on August 01, 2012, 09:08:26 AM

Great! :aok

Title: Re: Big A** Bird
Post by: Citabria on August 01, 2012, 10:31:08 AM

excellent

Title: Re: Big A** Bird
Post by: lyric1 on August 01, 2012, 03:28:31 PM

 :aok

Title: Re: Big A** Bird
Post by: mbailey on August 01, 2012, 05:28:28 PM

Beautiful work Greebo  :aok :aok


For a second i though it was "The BA Bird".....the B29  :lol

Title: Re: Big A** Bird
Post by: Tracerfi on August 01, 2012, 05:31:39 PM

Quote from: Greebo on August 01, 2012, 04:20:59 AM

This is my skin of Lt Howard Park's 513th FS P-47D-30 "Big A** Bird II" (BBS profanity filter does not like the "A" word). As part of the 406th Fighter Group, the 513th squadron specialised in ground support, hitting trains, buildings, tanks and other vehicles with high velocity rockets. Lt Park sank a warship in Brest harbour using these rockets.

I have skinned the aircraft as a D-25 as the photo I have of the aircraft shows it lacked the fin fillet.

This is the first skin where I have employed AH's new environment mapping effect. This causes the terrain and sky around the aircraft to be reflected on the skin's surface and to a greater degree on the shinier parts of the skin.  The upper of the two runway screenshots shows the effect turned off and the lower one has it turned on. You can see the upper surfaces have a bluish tint reflecting the sky and the lower surfaces reflect the runway. In this case the effect is fairly subtle as I have the effect turned down to about 40%. Having it at 100% gives it too much of a chrome-like appearance for my taste.

(http://www.gfg06.dial.pipex.com/screenshots/406th_FG_P-47D-25_Big_Ass_Bird_II_SC1.jpg)

(http://www.gfg06.dial.pipex.com/screenshots/406th_FG_P-47D-25_Big_Ass_Bird_II_SC2.jpg)

Excellent

Title: Re: Big A** Bird
Post by: Wmaker on August 03, 2012, 06:27:32 AM

Heh, always liked that particular P-47. The guy must have had my kind of sense of humour. :)

What can I say? Awesome job once again! You are totally right in turning the reflection down.

Title: Re: Big A** Bird
Post by: ALFAMEGA51 on August 03, 2012, 06:01:26 PM

Very nice Greebo  :cheers:

Title: Re: Big A** Bird
Post by: Shifty on August 03, 2012, 08:25:26 PM

Quote from: oboe on August 01, 2012, 05:41:14 AM

Wonderful Greebo.  Think this beauty was on the cover of a book I used to own....

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