Skins and Repaints

Mysticpuma · #1 06-03-2011, 08:45 AM

Nice work from Cpt_Farrel;

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Originally Posted by Cpt_Farrel

All three of these are JG26 aircraft and all three wear different mixes of grey. Some believe the Luftwaffe used captured stocks of paint to try and come up with something more suitable to use over the channel while others believe these greys were done by mixing for example RLM65 with the existing green colors 02, 71 and 70. I tend to believe the "mix theory" as aviation paint is a complicated matter and I don't think it is likely that any old paint would be used on fighter aircraft. That's a very simplified statement but I'm hungry and it will have to do for now

White-13 flown by Walther Blume has been photographed in color. At first it seemed to be painted in RLM02/71 but when compared to the RLM02 visible on the enginbearers and a Klemm trainingaircraft in the background it's obviously not RLM02 but possibly a mix of RLM02 and RLM65.

I used similar mixes for Gallands very intersting mottled camo...

Horst Perez' aircraft is also known to have been grey, it has been confirmed when the aircraft was restored that it was painted in greys but it's not RLM74/75 which wasn't used on a wide scale at the time. (It did exist in small quantities for trials though, all according to Ken Merrick)

Cheers, MP

Mysticpuma · #2 06-03-2011, 08:48 AM

and more;

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Originally Posted by Cpt_Farrel

I've been hesitating for a while as it's not possible to chose skins they way you're supposed to in the game but on the other hand, they CAN be used via the full mission builder. Sooner or later it will be fixed I guess!

The skins are weathered but still work nicely with the different weathering layers that can be added by the game. It's quite tricky to work with JPG's and the way the engine illuminates the skins. I keep adjusting little things but it's time to share!

Get them at my site: www.cptfarrels.com

Cheers

#3 06-03-2011, 10:24 AM

First wip skins, thought I'd try something a little different..
Battle of Britain Movie Fictional Skins

LcSummers · #4 06-03-2011, 12:44 PM

Hi BigPickle,

its really cool. I like them especially Yellow 10.
Very nice but it would be better if we can download them.

Salute

#5 06-03-2011, 01:00 PM

lol fair one but they not finished yet still wip wont be long

LcSummers · #6 06-03-2011, 01:37 PM

Cant wait to see "many" skins for the E-4 version. Wick, Galland, Möldersetc. There are so many talented skinners out there.

Sadly i am not one of them.

Hopefully dev team will patch skin selection problem. Its to sad not using them.

Keep up skinnig for all airplanes.

Thanks BP (not British Petrol)

Helrza · #7 06-03-2011, 02:46 PM

I know it hasnt been finished yet, but i thought id show u guys my 1st CLod skin

Would anyone know by chance if you can do a colour replacement tool with photoshop, havin to do all the paintin is pretty time consuming (not that i mind), but im not too sure if there is a faster way