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Title: Fargo Express
Post by: Greebo on September 12, 2019, 11:29:32 AM
Guppy35 requested I update Kev367th's 308th FS Spitfire Mk VIII skin for an upcoming scenario.

"Fargo Express" was the Spitfire Mk VIII flown by Captain Leland Molland of the USAAF's 308th Fighter Squadron while based at Castel Volturno in Italy during January 1944. Captain Molland scored five kills flying Spitfires and later six more while flying P51s. He remained in the Air Force post-war but lost his life flying a T-33 jet on a recon mission in 1951.

(https://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=397966.0;attach=31776)

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Title: Re: Fargo Express
Post by: lyric1 on September 12, 2019, 11:54:51 AM
 :aok
Title: Re: Fargo Express
Post by: Drano on September 12, 2019, 12:00:26 PM
These fellas weren't from Brainerd.


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Title: Re: Fargo Express
Post by: LNG15 on September 12, 2019, 12:01:36 PM
Not bad Greebo! Could it be possible to make a skin for the P-47D-11 for Anzio for the 64th FG/ 57th FS for scenario in October?
Title: Re: Fargo Express
Post by: Vraciu on September 12, 2019, 01:24:30 PM
Nice work.

All these aces getting killed in P-80s and T-33s.  SMH.
Title: Re: Fargo Express
Post by: puller on September 12, 2019, 03:23:02 PM
 :aok
Title: Re: Fargo Express
Post by: Guppy35 on September 12, 2019, 03:46:18 PM
Thanks a ton Greebo!  It's a beauty!
Title: Re: Fargo Express
Post by: Devil 505 on September 12, 2019, 04:00:52 PM
Great work.
Title: Re: Fargo Express
Post by: Shuffler on September 12, 2019, 04:27:44 PM
Very nice Greebs. We will try not to scratch it up.
Title: Re: Fargo Express
Post by: Greebo on September 13, 2019, 03:53:56 AM
Not bad Greebo! Could it be possible to make a skin for the P-47D-11 for Anzio for the 64th FG/ 57th FS for scenario in October?

I think you mean 57th FG/64th FS. The problem with P-47D-11s is that all 32 skin slots for this ride are already full and HTC won't delete any of these existing skins to make room for new ones. So to get a new P-47D-11 skin for your scenario my skin files would have to be added to whichever terrain is being used for it. In which case then for that terrain my new skin would become the default D-11. So see if the scenario organisers can get my skin added to the terrain. If so then I will make one, assuming that is I can find a usable photo of a 64th FS razorback.
Title: Re: Fargo Express
Post by: LNG15 on September 13, 2019, 10:14:13 AM
I sent Brooke a message and I meant the 65th and not 64th. I will see if I get a response from him.
Title: Re: Fargo Express
Post by: bustr on September 13, 2019, 03:27:52 PM
Any chance you will update more Spit Mk VIII skins? That is such a beautiful air frame when it's decked out with AH3 skins. You make it look sexy..... :)
Title: Re: Fargo Express
Post by: LNG15 on September 13, 2019, 05:30:54 PM
Greebo, I talked to Brooke and he is ok with it. And the skin would be for the 65th instead of the 64th for Anzio.
Title: Re: Fargo Express
Post by: Greebo on September 14, 2019, 03:11:03 AM
OK LNG15, I have found some good photos of some 65th FS razorbacks and will skin one of these soon. Can someone please PM me the email address to send the skin to when its done?

Bustr I will be updating more of those old skins that lack the AH3 lighting maps from time to time including Spit Mk VIII skins, of which there are six. Which aircraft I skin depends on player requests, on how interesting a scheme it is, on whether it is useful for scenarios and on whether there are any good RL photos of it. Unfortunately some old skins seem to be based entirely off dubious info like profiles and plastic kits rather than genuine WW2 photos and that really puts me off doing it.
Title: Re: Fargo Express
Post by: LNG15 on September 14, 2019, 08:34:00 AM
CC Greebo I will see what I can do thanks.
Title: Re: Fargo Express
Post by: perdue3 on September 14, 2019, 04:45:21 PM
It will look great going down in flames  :aok
Title: Re: Fargo Express
Post by: DaddyAce on September 19, 2019, 08:50:25 PM
Very nice work Greebo!   :aok
Title: Re: Fargo Express
Post by: Nefarious on September 20, 2019, 06:25:23 AM
excellent work!  :aok