Friday 2010-02-05 Screenshots AND Discussion Thread

[Asheshouse]

There should not be any railings between the pavement and the road. These have only been added recently. The pavements look too wide to me. This photo is from the period 1948-66



From memory, the road edge should line up with the inside of the archway. There is no pavement inside the arch, just around the outside.

But these are minor points. The overall appearance is great

[Modding_Monkey]

O and did anyone notice the German truck in the picture? Look likes is carrying AAA and something covered with Canvas.
Guess they did get to London.

[philip.ed]

Originally Posted by Asheshouse

There should not be any railings between the pavement and the road. These have only been added recently. The pavements look too wide to me. This photo is from the period 1948-66



From memory, the road edge should line up with the inside of the archway. There is no pavement inside the arch, just around the outside.

But these are minor points. The overall appearance is great

The man's right. Also, I think I read somewhere that the bridge was really dirty before it was cleaned post-war....can't remember where I heard that though.?

[Insuber]

At a first glance the submerged pillars of the tower bridge look false, as water depth doesn't affect their visibility. In other words they should fade out as depth increases, instead they look homogeneously visible.

Bye,
Ins

[Richie]

Too much work put into it in other words but for me it ain't a problem

[Zorin]

All taken between 1939 and 1946. So it needs to be a lot darker/dirtier. And the road needs to be changed as well as the insignia on the main strut needs to be removed.

[Zorin]

Getty Images is a good source as well.

[Chivas]

Very nice Oleg...I know I will instantly recognize Tower Bridge...Its not necessary to fine tune it any further...The main thing now is how realistically it blends into its surroundings. Combat sims in the past just stuck 3D landmarks onto a blurry city texture and I know you have much bigger plans than this.

[zakkandrachoff]

already see this. can't buy me whit this. bad post.

[jocko417]

Nice job, as stated above PLEASE let us help you with photos of period flying gear used by the RAF.

Agree that no British RAF pilot would have worn 'ENGLAND' shoulder flashes, country titles were worn by those serving with the RAF/Commonwealth outside of their home country. So, an RCAF officer would wear CANADA titles in the UK but not in Canada. Also, all non-British below officer rank wore 'shoulder eagles' not country titles.



Eagle's head would always point to the wearer's rear.

Another thing, you've copied the insignia from a modern RAF uniform. The crowns on the cap badge and wings should be a dome shape, as they were during King George VI's reign, not the heart shape adopted after the coronation of Elizabeth II. WWII-era crowns were like this:





Note the brim of the cap is the same blue-grey material, NOT black leather.

There should not be pockets on the sheepskin Irvin flying jacket, and no metal snaps on the sheepskin trousers.

BTW, don't recognize this type of flying suit:



I can give you pics of the type of suits worn during the BoB.

The life jackets pre-war were greenish, guys would later paint over them with yellow so they would be more visible in the Channel.

Original Green:



Here is the type of microphone that should be on the Oxygen mask, the one you have didn't appear until the end of the Battle, most guys would have these:




Keep up the great work, and please, let us help!