Author Topic: WIP: P-51C "Tuskegee Airmen" / "By Request" A4*2 - CAF  (Read 1725 times)

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Re: WIP: P-51C "Tuskegee Airmen" / "By Request" A4*2 - CAF
« Reply #15 on: May 31, 2020, 11:07:52 AM »
Yeah, that looks more like paint. You might want to try a shade of gray that's even a little warmer what you have here.
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Re: WIP: P-51C "Tuskegee Airmen" / "By Request" A4*2 - CAF
« Reply #16 on: June 01, 2020, 02:29:00 AM »
Too tired to fly it offline but I think I have it down.  I'll do some minor cleanup (the anti-glare panel lines for example) and then tweak the spec maps to get it in tomorrow so Hitech can use the whole set.  Thanks everyone for the help.



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Re: WIP: P-51C "Tuskegee Airmen" / "By Request" A4*2 - CAF
« Reply #17 on: June 01, 2020, 11:33:04 AM »
Looks great V. Can't imagine the amount of work it's taking...
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Re: WIP: P-51C "Tuskegee Airmen" / "By Request" A4*2 - CAF
« Reply #18 on: June 01, 2020, 12:07:09 PM »
Looks great V. Can't imagine the amount of work it's taking...

Thank you, sir.    :salute

The main problem is converting from metal to paint.  I have to go in and fix all the seams where different parts of the fuselage come together so you don't see a demarcation line.   Because the color used for this new silver paint is not a single shade but a blended pattern I have to go along and work my way down each joint.   It takes a long time but the effect is worth it.  I hope.


 







The nose behind the spinner is the worst.  It's four different panels coming together and they don't line up well.  I had to make some compromises to get the yellow stripes to fit around most of the nose.   It was easier to hide using the checker pattern I did with "Double Trouble, two (sic)" because I could at least use the seam as a checker edge.  But it is not a perfect solution.  It's simply the best one available, and from a short distance it looks okay.



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Re: WIP: P-51C "Tuskegee Airmen" / "By Request" A4*2 - CAF
« Reply #19 on: June 01, 2020, 12:26:11 PM »
Now I've just about finished this seam.  You can see the difference compared to the screenshots in my previous post.  I'll tweak it some more then go to the other side.

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Re: WIP: P-51C "Tuskegee Airmen" / "By Request" A4*2 - CAF
« Reply #20 on: June 01, 2020, 04:41:09 PM »
Well done.
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Re: WIP: P-51C "Tuskegee Airmen" / "By Request" A4*2 - CAF
« Reply #21 on: June 01, 2020, 04:51:24 PM »
Thanks man.   Still tweaking it.  Almost finished.
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Re: WIP: P-51C "Tuskegee Airmen" / "By Request" A4*2 - CAF
« Reply #22 on: June 01, 2020, 10:50:11 PM »
For those following this thread...   All done.

Thanks again for the help ladies, gentlemen, and Fencer.   :P

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Re: WIP: P-51C "Tuskegee Airmen" / "By Request" A4*2 - CAF
« Reply #23 on: June 02, 2020, 11:27:40 PM »
For those following this thread...   All done.

Thanks again for the help ladies, gentlemen, and Fencer.   :P

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Wow. Fast work. Good stuff V, Good stuff. :aok
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Re: WIP: P-51C "Tuskegee Airmen" / "By Request" A4*2 - CAF
« Reply #24 on: June 03, 2020, 09:19:55 AM »

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Wow. Fast work. Good stuff V, Good stuff. :aok

Thanks, MF (I chuckle every time I get to write that, ha ha).

I learned a lot doing this one.   I'll be using that info to update some of my older skins as well as create a few new ones.

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