Author Topic: Lt. Darwin Addis - P-51D "MOLLY" (99) - 325th FG, 319th FS - AH3 Update  (Read 2935 times)

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Darwin Addis' P-51D-15-NA updated for AH3.   I never posted the update initially and have given it another pass since.   This is probably the toughest one to get right of any I've done so far.  Those checkers are a nightmare.




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Re: Lt. Darwin Addis - P-51D "MOLLY" (99) - 325th FG, 319th FS - AH3 Update
« Reply #1 on: October 16, 2017, 11:33:36 AM »
It started like this....


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Re: Lt. Darwin Addis - P-51D "MOLLY" (99) - 325th FG, 319th FS - AH3 Update
« Reply #2 on: October 16, 2017, 11:46:33 AM »
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Re: Lt. Darwin Addis - P-51D "MOLLY" (99) - 325th FG, 319th FS - AH3 Update
« Reply #3 on: October 24, 2017, 01:30:46 AM »
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Great Job V

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Re: Lt. Darwin Addis - P-51D "MOLLY" (99) - 325th FG, 319th FS - AH3 Update
« Reply #4 on: October 24, 2017, 10:49:36 AM »
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Great Job V

Thanks man. Let me know when you fly it what needs fixing, bro.
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Re: Lt. Darwin Addis - P-51D "MOLLY" (99) - 325th FG, 319th FS - AH3 Update
« Reply #5 on: October 24, 2017, 05:03:21 PM »
Great improvement, looks a lot more realistic Vraciu.

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Re: Lt. Darwin Addis - P-51D "MOLLY" (99) - 325th FG, 319th FS - AH3 Update
« Reply #6 on: October 24, 2017, 05:06:10 PM »
Great improvement, looks a lot more realistic Vraciu.

Thank you, sir.  It's still a little "off" and I'm working through that trying to figure out what it needs.   Those checkers are brutal.  The contrast is so hard to work with, especially where it transitions to metal or has panel lines/gaps.   

It looks better from inside the cockpit.  I finally have a method to make the reflections look wavy like a metal wing that has skin dimples and wrinkles/waves should instead of a steady sheen.   I guess I'm picking up on stuff as I go.  It's crazy how I couldn't understand what you guys were trying to say early on.  My eye simply wasn't calibrated to the point it is now.    Also, AH3's engine really has improved things over AH2 I think.
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Re: Lt. Darwin Addis - P-51D "MOLLY" (99) - 325th FG, 319th FS - AH3 Update
« Reply #7 on: October 24, 2017, 10:27:21 PM »
Nice work, love the checkers.Nice metal too.

Would the painted tail have been a little glossier/ polished, or is it the aged look?
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Re: Lt. Darwin Addis - P-51D "MOLLY" (99) - 325th FG, 319th FS - AH3 Update
« Reply #8 on: October 25, 2017, 06:48:21 AM »
Nice work, love the checkers.Nice metal too.

Would the painted tail have been a little glossier/ polished, or is it the aged look?

Thanks. 

That's the issue I am trying to resolve.  Well, one of them any way.  The real airplane is pretty flat.  The transition on the skin is a tad stark though and I haven't found the right balance. 
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Updated with new metal.   Cleaned up some things in the markings as well.  The upload looks slightly pixelated.   Sorry.

I like this image but I cut out part of the nose art from that angle.   :bhead





ORIGINAL AH2 SKIN:




ORIGINAL AH3 Update:


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Great improvement over both of the others.  Think I saw this skin being flown in the MA the other day, which is the best tribute to a skinner I can think of. 

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Thank you. 

Great improvement over both of the others.  Think I saw this skin being flown in the MA the other day, which is the best tribute to a skinner I can think of.

Thanks man.   Good to know people use it.   Hopefully they’ll like the changes.   It’s all your fault any way.    :rofl  :neener:  :cheers:
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