Aces High Bulletin Board
General Forums => Custom Skins => Topic started by: Greebo on March 12, 2014, 07:37:57 AM
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The 422nd Night Fighter Squadron was based in the UK and equipped primarily with the Northrop P-61 Black Widow. As there there were not enough P-61s to go round the squadron was also given a number of A-20Gs to make up the numbers. These were used for intruder missions and sometimes to drop flares for the artillery. From February 1944 USAAF's ETO-based olive drab and grey night fighters were gradually repainted to an all-over gloss black scheme as testing had shown this was the least reflective finish when illuminated by a searchlight.
Thanks to Lyric1 for finding me the info for this aircraft. There is a colour photo of it here (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fe/422d_Night_Fighter_Squadron_Douglas_A-20_Havoc.jpg).
The AH A-20G is a very old AH1-era shape and so lacks stuff like a bump map, a spec map and a material file. The pilot vanishes when viewed close up and it has a low poly count, as well as numerous patched, distorted and stretched areas. OTOH the shape is pretty accurate and it has a high surface resolution.
(http://www.gfg06.dial.pipex.com/screenshots5/422nd_NFS_A-20G_SC1.jpg)
(http://www.gfg06.dial.pipex.com/screenshots5/422nd_NFS_A-20G_SC2.jpg)
(http://www.gfg06.dial.pipex.com/screenshots5/422nd_NFS_A-20G_SC3.jpg)
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Nice. :)
but does this mean you have inside information that the A20 is not going to be remodeled any time soon? :cool:
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Great, just what Cobia needed - even more doom for his A-20. :devil
Nice work, Greebo.
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Great, just what Cobia needed - even more doom for his A-20. :devil
Nice work, Greebo.
:lol
Same color as my terrain was last night. Ought to be good.
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:aok
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Nice! :x This also means there will not be an update to her for a bit longer. :lol
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That is just pure pimpin'. :rock
Cobia will look good killin' everybody in it.
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very sweet !!!!!!!! :aok
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:rofl
I was waiting on that!
:aok
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More Navy skins are cool. ;)
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That's not a navy bird Arlo. Air Corps night fighter. Blackout havoc.
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Never-the-less. :D
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Nice. :)
but does this mean you have inside information that the A20 is not going to be remodeled any time soon? :cool:
I would doubt it as all the skins are removed once a model is updated. I would say it says the opposite that any information he may have says it WON'T be the A20 being updated next, as otherwise it would be a waste of his time doing the skin only for it to be deleted.
Sorry to be the party pooper
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I would doubt it as all the skins are removed once a model is updated. I would say it says the opposite that any information he may have says it WON'T be the A20 being updated next, as otherwise it would be a waste of his time doing the skin only for it to be deleted.
Sorry to be the party pooper
I'm pretty sure you just affirmed whats SmokinLoon said. :headscratch:
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I'm pretty sure you just affirmed whats SmokinLoon said. :headscratch:
Duuuuh. Need sleep.
Thought he said 'will be updated soon!' Missed the Not...
Back to the corner with the dunce hat on!
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Nice :aok look forward to flying this one :D
:salute
BigRat
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Duuuuh. Need sleep.
Thought he said 'will be updated soon!' Missed the Not...
Back to the corner with the dunce hat on!
'Tis ok! It happens to the best of them! :D