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Title: A-24 (Army SBD)
Post by: Innominate on October 07, 2002, 12:35:47 AM

Army SBD(Color scheme approximatly copied from the A-24/SBD at the USAF Museum in Dayton)

Title: A-24 (Army SBD)
Post by: Innominate on October 07, 2002, 12:36:22 AM

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Title: A-24 (Army SBD)
Post by: SFRT - Frenchy on October 07, 2002, 01:47:19 AM

I like this one. Good job in the making process. Looks very good compared to what have been proposed so far.

(painting is not everything, the rivets/line panel/weathering is what makes a plane looks good)

Title: A-24 (Army SBD)
Post by: Innominate on October 07, 2002, 01:53:30 AM

The lines are all the same, the colors are just tweaked.

If you compare this to the current SBD, the panels and rivets are all the same, just different colors.  It was fairly simple to do with The Gimp.  (If anyone cares yelll and I'll explain how to do it)

Title: A-24 (Army SBD)
Post by: eO2 on October 07, 2002, 03:13:01 AM

Its a little known fact that the SBD was used by the army air corps and was named the A-24. Though when I first saw this thread, I thought it was an EA aircraft of some sort. Many folks dont realize that the Army used SBDs and that they were called A-24s. I've also seen it in a white with grey pattern also known as its snow camo scheme, historically at least.

Title: A-24 (Army SBD)
Post by: fffreeze220 on October 07, 2002, 04:34:11 AM

YELL

Title: A-24 (Army SBD)
Post by: Innominate on October 07, 2002, 05:08:38 AM

open the texture in the gimp,
Flip it vertically
Convert the image to grayscale, then back to RGB.
Create a new layer, Fill it with the approximate color you want to use, it should be on top of the original texture.
Change the layer mode to "Overlay"
You can then adjust the brightness of the  now grayscale texture, and the colors on the new layer to get the look you want, without removing any of the detail.

This works for any of the dark colored planes.  Im no expert with the gimp, or graphics in general, but this works decently.

For help using the gimp in general, search google for "Grokking the Gimp".

Title: A-24 (Army SBD)
Post by: Heinkel on October 07, 2002, 05:56:20 AM

Where can I download GIMP? Can't find it.

Title: A-24 (Army SBD)
Post by: Innominate on October 07, 2002, 05:59:28 AM

http://www2.arnes.si/~sopjsimo/gimp/

Title: A-24 (Army SBD)
Post by: Heinkel on October 07, 2002, 06:00:41 AM

thanks

Title: A-24 (Army SBD)
Post by: BenDover on October 07, 2002, 01:35:49 PM

I'm guessing i can do that process in PSP 7?

Don't need another gfx editing program, lol

Title: A-24 (Army SBD)
Post by: BOOT on October 19, 2002, 01:44:24 PM

Quote

Originally posted by BenDover
I'm guessing i can do that process in PSP 7?

Don't need another gfx editing program, lol

PUNT...

http://www.mrbd.tk/

I had lost the Chutes sound when I rebuilt my system and couldn't remember where I got them... till I came across this thread...

Salute

Title: A-24 (Army SBD)
Post by: BenDover on October 21, 2002, 01:56:35 AM

glad you like them :)

Title: A-24 (Army SBD)
Post by: BOOT on October 21, 2002, 07:36:28 PM

Wouldn't it be great if AH could include the wound sound when a pilot wound was registered ?

BOOT :D