NRG-Vampire Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 It would be great if an experienced skinner made this Thank You [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to post Share on other sites
prccowboy Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 I'm confused. it looks like you already have the skin (first photo) Link to post Share on other sites
NRG-Vampire Posted February 14 Author Share Posted February 14 2 hours ago, prccowboy said: ...the skin Yes, but that's the old LOMAC-era 3D model and the skin is innacurate (labels, colours, pattern), low-res and very old also My request meant: a new skin for the new 3D model. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to post Share on other sites
prccowboy Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 This is what I have so far (still rough)... is this along the lines of what you were looking for? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
NRG-Vampire Posted February 16 Author Share Posted February 16 (edited) Nice job ! ...few things only: AFAIK the horizontal stripe on the top of the vertical stab should be dark blue and the borders of the pattern should be more contrasting/sharp (less washed out) TY Edited February 16 by NRG-Vampire [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to post Share on other sites
prccowboy Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 (edited) 3 hours ago, NRG-Vampire said: borders of the pattern should be more contrasting/sharp are you sure about that? The info you posted above (and the few photos I have found) suggest that it was a in the field "spray" job with local paints and no hard edge (except for masked stencils). I can do it either way Edited February 16 by prccowboy Link to post Share on other sites
NRG-Vampire Posted February 16 Author Share Posted February 16 (edited) Unfortunatately there are only a few indistinct (B&W) photo more on the net but I think with a spray(job) you can paint hard edges/"boundary lines" on the pattern using a single sheet of paper as a protecting cover/shelter on the non-painting side IRL. (left hand: sheet, right hand: bottle - the way I would do IRL, quickly without a masking tape) IMHO a little blur/fogging is ok on edges of the pattern but the paint of this model could be close to the real thing. https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235016028-f-16c-363-tfw/page/2/ Edited February 16 by NRG-Vampire [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to post Share on other sites
NRG-Vampire Posted February 16 Author Share Posted February 16 IRL less blur at/on the color changing lines: OR more blur: [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to post Share on other sites
NRG-Vampire Posted February 16 Author Share Posted February 16 (edited) the blur what you used earlier on your F-16 desert livery is/ will be OK IMHO (or you can release/make two versions: one with sharp edges of the pattern, another with soft/burry edges) Edited February 16 by NRG-Vampire [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to post Share on other sites
prccowboy Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 this is what I have currently. 1) I compromised a bit and hardened the camo edges - but I think it really shouldn't have a hard edge. your reference plate above states "photos don't look like the camo had a hard edge" and I agree. see the inset I included for a comparison. (I even ran the photos through a bunch of image sharpening and edge detection algorithms without being able to define the edges) 2) Can you read the crew names and text on the gear door? I can't make out the top line Link to post Share on other sites
NRG-Vampire Posted February 18 Author Share Posted February 18 (edited) 1) ...looks much more authentic IMHO 2)...unfortunately not really: the bottom line maybe ...McKenzie, the top line: i think: usually for the first blink is the best guess, so: could be Andy Jr. Willow but maybe you could ask them: https://www.douglasmodels.com https://www.spruebrothers.com https://www.shaw.af.mil/About-Us/Contact-Us/ TY Edited February 18 by NRG-Vampire [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to post Share on other sites
prccowboy Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 (edited) OK, I will probably release this soon (depending on whether I find any errors or decide to do more detailing) 1) I added a little bit of 3d geometry (see highlighted areas in photos) 2) the reference info differs a bit in what areas were masked when the camo was applied (showing the standard livery underneath), so I chose what seemed to make sense - similarly to what safety stencils were re-applied after the camo was painted (also see highlighted areas in photos for examples) Edited February 19 by prccowboy Link to post Share on other sites
NRG-Vampire Posted Saturday at 10:21 AM Author Share Posted Saturday at 10:21 AM (edited) Nice 1 thing only: the frontal edge of the LEF doesn't have to be black/dark, i think Edited Saturday at 10:21 AM by NRG-Vampire [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to post Share on other sites
prccowboy Posted Saturday at 07:27 PM Share Posted Saturday at 07:27 PM The skin is available for download, here: F-16 USAF 33 TFS 84-1212 Desert Shield Camo livery (digitalcombatsimulator.com) Link to post Share on other sites
NRG-Vampire Posted Saturday at 08:02 PM Author Share Posted Saturday at 08:02 PM Thank You [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to post Share on other sites
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