P-51D "Down For Double" LtCol Gordon Graham, 355th FG / 354th FS

[oboe]

Trying to get one more skin in before tomorrow - a P-51D that's been a long time coming to the game.   I've redone the Normal, Env, Spec and Power maps and that required some adjustments to the original art and detail layers.  Appreciate the feedback - I know I have to darken the white yet, and perhaps make the screw heads lighter in the white painted area, and maybe the fuselage/wing fillet as well.









EDIT:  Found an original WWII color film clip (you'll get an error, but just click "Watch on YouYube" and it'll play.  Can't get a better reference than this.  Close ups start at 0:45 or so:

[Vraciu]

Awesome.  Good to see this one.       That nose art was not easy to pull off.  Nice job. 

[Fencer51]

   Purty.  Oboe rather than post on all your skjns, let us just assume I am in awe and love them unless I state otherwise.

[oboe]

  Purty.  Oboe rather than post on all your skjns, let us just assume I am in awe and love them unless I state otherwise.

LOL thank you Fencer.  come back and fly it.   I'm so anxious to actually, finally up it in the game.

[Nefarious]

Amazing work Oboe. Keep up the phenomenal work!

[Devil 505]

Beautiful work, Oboe.

If you go to 1:20 in that video, you'll see that there is "WR" under the port wing. I don't see anything there on your skin. Maybe "F" should be there too?

[oboe]

Beautiful work, Oboe.

If you go to 1:20 in that video, you'll see that there is "WR" under the port wing. I don't see anything there on your skin. Maybe "F" should be there too?

That under-wing "WR" was painted on after hostilities ended - I don't recall where I read that - but, it was an aid to identify the young flyers who were breaking rules and buzzing the local populations.   

[Vraciu]

That under-wing "WR" was painted on after hostilities ended - I don't recall where I read that - but, it was an aid to identify the young flyers who were breaking rules and buzzing the local populations.

Yeah, that's a buzz number.   It was post-VE Day.

[Devil 505]

That under-wing "WR" was painted on after hostilities ended - I don't recall where I read that - but, it was an aid to identify the young flyers who were breaking rules and buzzing the local populations.

Yeah, that's a buzz number.   It was post-VE Day.

Ah, gotcha. "Buzz number" very clever. 

[Vraciu]

Ah, gotcha. "Buzz number" very clever. 

Heheheh, yeah.   

[Shuffler]

  Purty.  Oboe rather than post on all your skjns, let us just assume I am in awe and love them unless I state otherwise.

Exactly 

[lyric1]

 

[Hajo]

Nice Oboe!

[Greebo]

Really nice skin Oboe, great natural metal effect.