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Title: P39N-1 Paint job
Post by: AKSWulfe on October 01, 2002, 09:38:31 PM: 1 more
Title: P39N-1 Paint job
Post by: AKSWulfe on October 01, 2002, 09:39:45 PM: -
Title: P39N-1 Paint job
Post by: aknimitz on October 01, 2002, 09:41:32 PM: *coughts Oh Swulfe, that is really beautiful! *coughs

:)

Nim
Title: P39N-1 Paint job
Post by: Karnak on October 02, 2002, 12:30:47 AM: That's, er, ....... special.
Title: P39N-1 Paint job
Post by: J_A_B on October 02, 2002, 12:49:27 AM: What is it about flightsims where planes sitting on the ground don't actually look like they're sitting on the ground? I've yet to see a flightsim get this effect "right" (perhaps one of the civilian sims does as I haven't played 'em).

J_A_B
Title: P39N-1 Paint job
Post by: DA98 on October 02, 2002, 01:45:39 AM: Quote
What is it about flightsims where planes sitting on the ground don't actually look like they're sitting on the ground? I've yet to see a flightsim get this effect "right" (perhaps one of the civilian sims does as I haven't played 'em).

Maybe it's the difference of texture quality; the planes are generally much more detailed than the ground, so when you look at a very detailed plane sitting on a blurry terrain, your brain sees that "something" is wrong...
Title: P39N-1 Paint job
Post by: senna on October 02, 2002, 02:04:37 AM: Hum, nice immatation. I like it.

lol
Title: P39N-1 Paint job
Post by: Epsilon 5 on October 02, 2002, 03:33:22 AM: Quote
Originally posted by DA98

Maybe it's the difference of texture quality; the planes are generally much more detailed than the ground, so when you look at a very detailed plane sitting on a blurry terrain, your brain sees that "something" is wrong...

Right. You'd expect more detail but that wouldn't really be possible. Higher detailed objects look closer than low detailed ones.
Title: P39N-1 Paint job
Post by: SC-Sp00k on October 02, 2002, 05:59:02 AM: Its lipstick is running. Someone grab a tissue !
Title: P39N-1 Paint job
Post by: AKSWulfe on October 02, 2002, 11:15:00 AM: That screenshot was taken on the airfield... for whatever reason, it's more blurred than the actual terrain area. (If I taxi on that and take a screenshot, it actually looks fine)

As for the plane, I take it "Ugly as Sin" was the first thing that came to everyone's mind?
-SW
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Post by: J_A_B on October 02, 2002, 01:05:53 PM: Winged cow suffering from mad cow disease

J_A_B
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Post by: jbroey3 on October 02, 2002, 06:26:38 PM: hehe ;)

I actually kinda like. it...

Kinda reminds me of p39 on crack .. though
Title: P39N-1 Paint job
Post by: Thrawn on October 02, 2002, 06:42:47 PM: Quote
Originally posted by AKSWulfe
As for the plane, I take it "Ugly as Sin" was the first thing that came to everyone's mind?
-SW

Nah, it's not as esthetically pleasing as your other work.

Is it supposed to look like a rabid cow? ;)

What was the intent behind this skin?
Title: P39N-1 Paint job
Post by: AKSWulfe on October 02, 2002, 09:06:20 PM: J_A_B, I tried placing the plane on the terrain rather than the airfield, and it still looks like it's floating in the air, despite the much finer detail textures.

Then it occured to me, it's the shadowing. Objects closer to the ground cast a much darker shadow than something higher above it.

So things like the landing gear would cast a darker shadow inside of the wing shadow (which would be very light).

That's what I figger the problem is.

Thrawn, I did that skin in about a half hour. Just kind of threw it together. Dunno what possessed me to do it, but now I have an idea for it...

Cracked out mad cow. :)
-SW
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Post by: Animal on October 02, 2002, 09:40:00 PM: I'm not gonna lie to you Wulfie.
That is as ugly as vaginal gonorrhea
Title: P39N-1 Paint job
Post by: AKWeav on October 03, 2002, 06:01:03 PM: Animal, only you would know what that looks like.:D