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Title: VS-5 SBD
Post by: Greebo on March 12, 2018, 05:33:24 AM

Thanks to Lyric1 for finding me the info for this skin.

This Dauntless of Scouting Squadron Five was flown by Ensign Leif Larsen and based on the USS Yorktown during the Battle of Midway in June 1942. It has a little used variation of the USN colour scheme where the front of the cowl was painted in the underside light grey colour.

(http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=392156.0;attach=29382)

(http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=392156.0;attach=29384)

(http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=392156.0;attach=29386)

Title: Re: VS-5 SBD
Post by: oboe on March 12, 2018, 06:57:35 AM

Beautiful.  Your subtle weathering and grime just aft of the cowl looks perfect.  Is this a 2K skin?

Title: Re: VS-5 SBD
Post by: Nefarious on March 12, 2018, 09:21:56 AM

Very nice!

Title: Re: VS-5 SBD
Post by: Greebo on March 12, 2018, 11:01:09 AM

The SBD is a 2048 res skin.

AH3-era skins (TBM-3, Ki-61, Bf 110C and G, Me 163, F4F-4, FM-2, SBD-5, D3A and  B5N2) are either 2048 by 2048, or in the case of multi engined bombers (Ar 234 and Ki-67) 4096 by 2048. Prior to that it is 1024 by 1024 for everything except big bombers which are 2048 by 2048.

Title: Re: VS-5 SBD
Post by: caldera on March 12, 2018, 11:23:47 AM

Can you make #5 in this picture?  The weathering and dents look awesome.   

(https://s19.postimg.org/hqlhb35ir/4cc44af26371ac15_large.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/bcwe7u0mn/)

Title: Re: VS-5 SBD
Post by: Devil 505 on March 12, 2018, 11:47:45 AM

Very nice.

Title: Re: VS-5 SBD
Post by: lyric1 on March 12, 2018, 11:56:00 AM

 :aok

Title: Re: VS-5 SBD
Post by: Greebo on March 12, 2018, 11:57:57 AM

Quote from: caldera on March 12, 2018, 11:23:47 AM

Can you make #5 in this picture?  The weathering and dents look awesome.   

I can skin that later but as I have already done a couple of Midway SBD skins not right away. I'd like to do a second Midway-appropriate skin for each of the other rides in the scenario before I do another SBD. I'll probably skin an A6M2 next, then maybe a second Midway F4F-4. There are also a few other non-Midway skins I want to do soon like an Ar 234 skin.

Title: Re: VS-5 SBD
Post by: BFOOT1 on March 12, 2018, 12:24:09 PM

Greebo, this is absolute amazing!