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Title: 73rd Sentai Ki-84
Post by: Greebo on September 29, 2020, 10:36:37 AM
Thanks to Lyric1 for finding me the info for this skin, which is an adoption of one done in 2006 by Texmurph.

This natural metal finish Ki-84 flew as part of the second squadron of the 73rd Sentai in November 1944. This unit first equipped with the Ki-84 in May 1944 and was based in Japan until December of that year when it was transferred south to counter the US invasion of the Philippines. After two months of fighting over the islands however it lost almost all its aircraft and was effectively destroyed.

(https://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=401282.0;attach=33308)

(https://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=401282.0;attach=33310)
Title: Re: 73rd Sentai Ki-84
Post by: whiteman on September 29, 2020, 10:38:27 AM
That's a good looking plane!
Title: Re: 73rd Sentai Ki-84
Post by: Volron on September 29, 2020, 10:42:08 AM
I love it when the IJN/IJA aircraft get some love. :rock
Title: Re: 73rd Sentai Ki-84
Post by: lyric1 on September 29, 2020, 10:42:39 AM
 :aok
Title: Re: 73rd Sentai Ki-84
Post by: Vraciu on September 29, 2020, 10:43:06 AM
Beautiful job.

All those rivets.    :bhead :bhead :bhead :bhead :bhead
Title: Re: 73rd Sentai Ki-84
Post by: Nefarious on September 29, 2020, 10:48:04 AM
Amazing work! Love the Ki-84 in Bare Metal!
Title: Re: 73rd Sentai Ki-84
Post by: SIK1 on September 29, 2020, 10:53:05 AM
Nice work.  :aok

 :salute
Sik
Title: Re: 73rd Sentai Ki-84
Post by: Devil 505 on September 29, 2020, 10:59:07 AM
Fantastic job.
Title: Re: 73rd Sentai Ki-84
Post by: Vraciu on September 29, 2020, 11:07:05 AM
How do you guys get so close in your screenshots without distorting the skin?

I use the Zoom key but when I zoom in too much I still get the slightest bit of fisheye.   But when I back off enough for it to look proportional I loose some resolution/fidelity.
Title: Re: 73rd Sentai Ki-84
Post by: Greebo on September 29, 2020, 11:14:54 AM
Possibly you have your field of view set wider than me in video settings, mine is set to 105 degrees. Or you just need to zoom in less and crop more off the edge of the shot later.
Title: Re: 73rd Sentai Ki-84
Post by: Vraciu on September 29, 2020, 11:19:42 AM
Possibly you have your field of view set wider than me in video settings, mine is set to 105 degrees. Or you just need to zoom in less and crop more off the edge of the shot later.

I think it is the former.    The problem with zooming in less is that the object loses detail.

I'll take a look at my FOV as I think it is 120 or something like that.   (Not on this laptop.  It's the default in here, but the screen is so small that I still get some distortion if I get too close.  I may post some examples later.)

Thanks for the info.   :salute
Title: Re: 73rd Sentai Ki-84
Post by: oboe on September 29, 2020, 11:59:59 AM
Great looking bird Greebo!   
Title: Re: 73rd Sentai Ki-84
Post by: Devil 505 on September 29, 2020, 12:08:09 PM
How do you guys get so close in your screenshots without distorting the skin?

I use the Zoom key but when I zoom in too much I still get the slightest bit of fisheye.   But when I back off enough for it to look proportional I loose some resolution/fidelity.

I use a FOV of 106.

Also, you can manually adjust the FOV in the film viewer by using the bracket keys: "[" and "]"
Title: Re: 73rd Sentai Ki-84
Post by: Vraciu on September 29, 2020, 01:09:30 PM
I use a FOV of 106.

Also, you can manually adjust the FOV in the film viewer by using the bracket keys: "[" and "]"

I don't use the film viewer.  I don't know how you get anything good out of that thing.   

I used to get some good stuff using my NVidea GeForce recorder but the latest update bricked it, so it just crashes.    :bhead
Title: Re: 73rd Sentai Ki-84
Post by: whiteman on September 29, 2020, 01:12:52 PM
I use a FOV of 106.

Also, you can manually adjust the FOV in the film viewer by using the bracket keys: "[" and "]"

That's how I've always got screen shots from the game. Play around with it and leave a bit of room to crop out, you'll get some good shots.
Title: Re: 73rd Sentai Ki-84
Post by: Devil 505 on September 29, 2020, 01:39:58 PM
I don't use the film viewer.  I don't know how you get anything good out of that thing.   

I used to get some good stuff using my NVidea GeForce recorder but the latest update bricked it, so it just crashes.    :bhead

Fly your skin offline and save the film. Do a bunch of turns and banks and climbs and go inverted. Spend about 10-15 minutes over an isolated field. Use that film to take screenshots.
Title: Re: 73rd Sentai Ki-84
Post by: Arlo on September 29, 2020, 02:24:09 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/ecjkwqS.png)
Title: Re: 73rd Sentai Ki-84
Post by: Vraciu on September 29, 2020, 03:17:05 PM
Fly your skin offline and save the film. Do a bunch of turns and banks and climbs and go inverted. Spend about 10-15 minutes over an isolated field. Use that film to take screenshots.

Okay.  I'll try to do that tomorrow while sitting in the hotel staring out the window.  Lol
Title: Re: 73rd Sentai Ki-84
Post by: Arlo on September 29, 2020, 04:46:07 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/YtjWlkP.png)
Title: Re: 73rd Sentai Ki-84
Post by: FTJR on September 29, 2020, 09:24:31 PM
Great skin Greebo,