Author Topic: Behold! New TG 'Skins'! (Read 980 times)

Yoshimbo · « **on:** May 04, 2007, 01:49:54 PM »

Just finished taking screenies of my new TG skins.

I thought this one looked cool.

Now i'll admit, the de don't look too hot, but i thought that the CV and CA came out looking real good, especially the CV.

Krusty · « **Reply #1 on:** May 04, 2007, 01:56:36 PM »

But.... CVs didn't have black tops in WW2...

Yes, the battlecruise has seaplane catapults and a crane. No seaplanes, though

Nutzoid · « **Reply #2 on:** May 04, 2007, 07:09:28 PM »

Nutzoid · « **Reply #3 on:** May 04, 2007, 07:11:11 PM »

Meaning, it looks great!! Black tops or not.

Yoshimbo · « **Reply #4 on:** May 05, 2007, 06:15:00 AM »

well i based mah top on old BnW photos of CVs namely the Saratoga and Lexington, whose tops looked black enough in the picture:

Fencer51 · « **Reply #5 on:** May 05, 2007, 06:23:33 AM »

So does the water.

The decks were teak.

Yoshimbo · « **Reply #6 on:** May 05, 2007, 06:38:38 AM »

you mean i gotta reskin teh water now!?

btw, wth is teak?

RTR · « **Reply #7 on:** May 05, 2007, 10:11:22 AM »

yeah you gotta make the water teak, and make sure you get the grain running the right way, I hate it when the water grain goes the wrong way. It make it tough to chew.

RTR

parin · « **Reply #8 on:** May 05, 2007, 05:31:32 PM »

The Decks where covered with wood. Which could be painted.

Krusty · « **Reply #9 on:** May 05, 2007, 08:30:40 PM »

If the number "13" is black, then the deck is most likely some shade of brown or grey...

Fencer51 · « **Reply #10 on:** May 05, 2007, 08:41:17 PM »

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Originally posted by Krusty
If the number "13" is black, then the deck is most likely some shade of brown or grey...

What with wood being brown and Teak being wood..

Krusty · « **Reply #11 on:** May 05, 2007, 10:00:25 PM »

Fencer, it was wood, but I doubt it was untreated wood. With the aircraft constantly rolling around on it, and worse, the salt spray, untreated wood would last as long as a fart in the wind (so to speak).

They'd have to put something on it, be it paint, sealant, something.

It wouldn't look like "plain wood" because it would be treated, IMO.

Saxman · « **Reply #12 on:** May 06, 2007, 12:38:14 AM »

Too bad we don't have any CVs left in WWII-era configuration for some good color pics. Darn modernization.

Krusty · « **Reply #13 on:** May 06, 2007, 01:59:44 AM »

http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery/cv/cv-06/500-pm/pm-index.html

http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery/cv/cv-10/350-hd/hd-index.html

http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery/cv/cv-08/350-kz/kz-index.html

Lotta model builds on that webpage, none of them have brown decks, from my sampling (clicked through a dozen or so).

Saxman · « **Reply #14 on:** May 06, 2007, 02:13:09 AM »

Pretty sweet models, but WAY overboard on the rust. Those ships were being cleaned and painted almost CONSTANTLY when not in actual combat (the crew needed SOMETHING to do).