Skins and Repaints

[nearmiss]

Make a posting about your skins or skin requests for now we will use Sticky thread. If we get enough action on the thread we will create sub-forum.

Thanks

[LcSummers]

Great, there will be enough action on this thread

[kristorf]

Cheers mate, got some R/L issues to deal with then will start posting

[BigPickle]

where do i get the templates from?

[Rattlehead]

where do i get the templates from?

I'd love to know the answer to this question too.

[BigPickle]

well I've just copied and pasted from a skin so I'll try to knock up a rought outline template for 109E3 at least.

[Lololopoulos]

speaking of actions, i want to see some of that from the devs. :grin:

[Ali Fish]

ok ive made a spitfire mkIIa template. would folks care to give some feedback. i have included

Optional weathering layer. (made from original weathering layer by 1c)(Use so plane is not brand new with 0% weathering) use ingame weathering thereafter.
Optional overlay layer (the overlay that exists in game)
Optional Details layer (rivetts & panels)
2 custom skins. marine & recon

If you like em i can bust all of them out in a day.

If we get a sub forum. ill upload all plane sets to the one post.

most of my screenshots ive flung aroound have used this.

Titled:IL2_COD_SPITFIRE_MKIIA_SKIN_TEMPLATE_v1
http://www.mediafire.com/?c9pam15hc2c725t

the file produced this and this. BUT there is some ingame weathering settings going on !.
Permission is required to use this on non 1c websites.
http://i.imgur.com/KYpFNl.jpg (http://imgur.com/KYpFN)http://i.imgur.com/HMZ6wl.jpg (http://imgur.com/HMZ6w)

[Fjordmonkey]

I really liked that blue-trimmed one, Fish. Nicely done!

[Gamekeeper]

Airwarfare.com humbly submit our Skin Uploads & Downloads facility (http://airwarfare.com/sow/index.php?option=com_jdownloads&Itemid=53&view=viewcategory&catid=9), free to use, free of pop ups, no ads just pure reliable service for the IL-2 CoD community.

I hope that doesn't sound like an ad :)

Airwarfare is an M4T sister site, many of you may be familiar with us.

[BigPickle]

yeah ali nice mate, keep em coming the templates for aircraft are very welcome, are they in PSD format so we can use the layers?

[Ali Fish]

test the "psd" file, make a skin, or add what you already made on the "paint here" layer, dont unlock the special layers! post a screeny, if there nice and your feedback is good. i will make a specific post so there all in 1 place.

[smink1701]

Luthier...make it possible to use skins in QMB. In fact, bring all the features, options and settings from IL2 into CLOD.:)

[Rattlehead]

If you like em i can bust all of them out in a day.

If we get a sub forum. ill upload all plane sets to the one post.

most of my screenshots ive flung aroound have used this.

Titled:IL2_COD_SPITFIRE_MKIIA_SKIN_TEMPLATE_v1
http://www.mediafire.com/?c9pam15hc2c725t



Cheers Ali. I'll give it a bash.

[jamesdietz]

Question- I can load skins & they show up when I have "Your Plane "screen up but they don't show up when I "FLY",regardless of them being built in with game or new 3rd party ones .All patched up to newest hotfix...What's going on?Want to use some of this great new work

[corsairoz]

I too would really appreciate a simple summory of the use of skins in CoD. I can create them, I can see where to put them (I think) but I cannot for the life of me access any in game.

I suspect its me simply missing something obvious OR COD does not support skins as yet. In game every aircraft seems to only have the DEFAULT paint option....

Thanks

C

[Ali Fish]

ok the changing of the skin in game presently involves you having to incorporate your skin via the FMB (Full Mission Builder) section. and building it into the mission.

you can only view skins in the game environment via a mission designed to use that skin. the ingame selection routines do not work yet !.

The skin file you create "must" go in the corresponding plane type folder thats within your documents/1csoftclub/paint schemes/ "plane type" folder. (not the game directories)

when in the FMB and having put your skin in the proper folder for usage. you should see in the skin drop down the new painted skin with whatever title you have given it.

you can also view your skin on the model in the quick mission /quick plane selection arena. but this will "not" activate it ingame untill 1C develop it to work like that. (eventually)

1. create skin
2. put skin in relevant folder (1csoftclub)
3. create mission in FMB & assign skin to plane object via drop down menu.
4. launch mission
5. take picture, enjoy skin.
6. thank ali for enlightening information (optional)

lol

[BigPickle]

A man of many talents Ali thanks mate :)

[Ali Fish]

Bf109-E3 template by myself. much like the mkIIa spitfire. bit more simplified.

Optional Weathering & panel lines over your custom skin from the start !
Optional painting area mask including non paintable details.

http://www.mediafire.com/?9bz4dzpd16dcgd1


top is new , bottom is old. a bit more default weathering and sublte hints of panel lines. both pictures same time same location same skin & both with zero% weathering. !

http://i.imgur.com/qnZzQ.jpg (http://imgur.com/qnZzQ)

[meplay]

Hi Ali Fish,

Great Spitfire skins, i downloaded them, but ive only used PS once before. Ive turned off layer 6 and example recon layer but it doesnt look like yours :confused: what am i doing wrong? sorry for being a noob:-P

[Ali Fish]

Hi Ali Fish,

Great Spitfire skins, i downloaded them, but ive only used PS once before. Ive turned off layer 6 and example recon layer but it doesnt look like yours :confused: what am i doing wrong? sorry for being a noob:-P

Doh!!! yeah my fault ive put the completely wrong example skin file in there. sorry.

[41Sqn_Stormcrow]

Great work, Ali. May I ask if you could upload a templane with weathering and panel lines in two different layers? Would be cool!

[Mysticpuma]

Nice work from 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 :)


http://www.cptfarrels.com/Prevs/110602/Bf109E-3_Blume_JG26.jpg
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.

http://www.cptfarrels.com/Prevs/110602/Bf109E-3_Galland_JG26.jpg
I used similar mixes for Gallands very intersting mottled camo...

http://www.cptfarrels.com/Prevs/110602/Bf109E-3_Perez_JG26.jpg
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]

and more;

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! :)

http://www.cptfarrels.com/Prevs/110530/Bf109E-3_Scholz_JG53.jpg

http://www.cptfarrels.com/Prevs/110530/Bf109E-3_Wolff_JG52.jpg

http://www.cptfarrels.com/Prevs/110530/Bf109E-3_Yellow-13_JG51.jpg

Get them at my site: www.cptfarrels.com

Cheers

[BigPickle]

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

http://forum.1cpublishing.eu/[IMG]http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/bigpickle1/wip2.jpghttp://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/bigpickle1/wip2.jpg


http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/bigpickle1/wip1.jpg

[LcSummers]

Hi BigPickle,

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

Salute

[BigPickle]

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

[LcSummers]

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]

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

http://i846.photobucket.com/albums/ab26/Bazwell/Zorster.jpg


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 :D

[Foo'bar]

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

What a beauty!

[Ali Fish]

there is colour replacement via the adjustments rollout, but you really want to lay down stuff yourself, its very haphazard using photoshop tools like that. regards the time. its the quality that matters imo. take the time its worth it.

[BigPickle]

Ok first Yellow

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/bigpickle1/wip1.jpg

http://www.mediafire.com/?52n2fep3vednmn4

http://on-target-aviation.com/Assetts/images/Buchon-100409/01-1.jpg

And The Red

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/bigpickle1/wip2.jpg

http://www.mediafire.com/?uklehwh2fikm1r1

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9b/Battle_of_Britain_Spanish_Bf109s.jpg

(can you believe it I found every red but 1 lol)

Enjoy

[Foo'bar]

what a ugly bastard. ;) I can't believe the've even put german markings on it...

I know it was for that movie but anyway.

[Ali Fish]

nice skin bigpickle.

see you got the layer fixed :) bit heavy on the panels imo. its a shame the developers mixed the panel & rivett information with the exhaust weathering. if i get inspiration i might re make them both.

btw another technique i sometimes use is to bake light over the main skin. adding that panel & rivett information into an alpha channel then using render/lighting effects with the alpha channel selected under the lighting settings with a directional light produces more light and shadowing associated in a pseudo bump map for the panels effect over the main diffuse. its quite good for simulating the fact that the physical information is heavily painted over on these planes in RL. as opposed to an actuall physically painted panel line or rivett. becuse for example. what you actually see is 2 panels meeting not a line between them. simulating the shadow and highlight of the 2 panels meeting is more correct imo. but maybe i take that too far lol..

[BigPickle]

haha no thats awesome mate, I try as often as I can to go onto simmers paintshop and read up on there tutes but its just having the time with kids and all.

[LcSummers]

BP i didnt mean so fast to release those wips, but you know much appreciated.

Thanx

[Helrza]

there is colour replacement via the adjustments rollout, but you really want to lay down stuff yourself, its very haphazard using photoshop tools like that. regards the time. its the quality that matters imo. take the time its worth it.

Cheers for the advice ali :) Yeah, i dont mind taking the time to do it, just wasnt sure if other were doing it quicker and i was still back in the dark ages :D

[Shado]

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-hbeTSb-8F_A/Teljnx6weKI/AAAAAAAAEL4/kv0ojfI3R64/s1600/2011-06-03_00032.jpg
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-zHPDtKvJuY0/TelaqtGRlnI/AAAAAAAAELg/jVQ1nagxS9s/s1600/2011-06-03_00016.jpg
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/--Ibba4hUqXo/Teln2G1M8pI/AAAAAAAAEMk/mnNKtzKfitQ/s1600/2011-05-29_00090.jpg
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rV7FObX1r0s/TelnlQ8I7lI/AAAAAAAAEMg/pWKw7GQseq4/s1600/2011-05-28_00058.jpg
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-AnH6D66Aaps/Telo5J23GHI/AAAAAAAAEM0/uOquL7DcVCc/s1600/2011-06-01_00018.jpg
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-fi90gRwwcS0/TebCXzUk6yI/AAAAAAAAENE/HD1FheKpalo/s1600/2011-06-01_00015.jpg

Available at http://allaircraftsimulations.com/forum/index.php
:grin:

[LcSummers]

Wow, that Me 110 is looking awesome. Very nice mate.

[No1 Cheese]

That looks great,cant wait to d/l that one :)

Cheese

[41Sqn_Stormcrow]

I would like to know the opinions of the seasoned skin artists here.

I was looking more closely into the rivets of the 109 and as they are currently set they seem to be only on one side of a panel line. Shouldn't they rather be on both sides as the kept the panels inplace?

[Ali Fish]

if its realistic it possibley points to the construction of the panels. possibly the panels are layered to reduce weight and just use minimum amount of rivetts ?

Great question though !

edit, found this image which supports the single lines of rivetts. the rear sections covering could be thicker, maybe have tongue & groove system etc. i say its realistic given same is seen on this image.

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i183/S_Schatz/Bf109G-14/Bf109G-14AS-detail2.jpg

[41Sqn_Stormcrow]

They would then have to be overlapping, the panel edges I mean. And then how to produce a smooth outer surface. Or one end is thicker and receives the other edge in a specifically carved reception. But wouldn't this be even more heavy? The only interest I would see in reducing the time used for setting the rivets.

[41Sqn_Stormcrow]

Mh. I've searched a bit via google. Perhaps finally the skinner at MG are right after all. I found an image depicting a reconstruction of a 109G and it doesn't show the rivets and hardly the panel lines.

Please go to "Die neuesten Fotos" (see link list on the left).

The scroll down till you see the fotos of April 2011 and then click on the fotos where you have a medium close up of the back fuselage of the 109 G10

http://www.messerschmitt-bf109.de/

Of course with usage and dirt collecting they (the pannel lines) will perhaps get more visible like one can see on some old photographs. I never saw a historic foto with rivets clearly sticking out (they were anyhow sunk in the metal sheets).

Very detailled fotos of quite a rugged 109:
http://www.clubhyper.com/reference/bf109detailbg_2.htm

Here is another museum 109

http://www.cybermodeler.net/aircraft/bf109/images/frouch_bf109e_16.jpg

[Doc_uk]

request
can anybody do me one like this:grin: for the spitfire IIA
http://spitfiresite.com/2010/04/y2-k-spitfire-of-flt-arnold-roseland.html

[BigPickle]

that one was built about 4 miles from me, ugly paint scheme green and grey :-P

[Doc_uk]

that one was built about 4 miles from me, ugly paint scheme green and grey :-P
Do ya realy think so, i think it looks nice lol

[Jaws2002]

it still needs minor work but I hope i'll have it fixed soon. Till then you can try it as is.:)

Romanian Hurricane flown by Bazu Cantacuzino who became the leading Romanian fighter ace.

Link: http://www.mediafire.com/?ybgmayw32kliquq

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v258/%3CFA%3EJaws/shot_20110423_014013.jpg

[Shado]

request
can anybody do me one like this:grin: for the spitfire IIA
http://spitfiresite.com/2010/04/y2-k-spitfire-of-flt-arnold-roseland.html

Hi Doc, did you still want this skin???

[Doc_uk]

Hi Doc, did you still want this skin???
Yes plz :grin:

[Shado]

Just what the Doc ordered, ha he ho, ok i'll get my coat :grin:

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-hbS-omdChqY/Te6VDuOAQsI/AAAAAAAAEPA/20tW5gTg0yY/s1280/2011-06-07_00018.jpg

[Trooper117]

Jesus H Christ!.. get that bloody man to get his flying helmet on! Don't you people know anything about flying regulations..
In fact, report to my office as soon as you land.. bloody slovenly lot.. I'll have the whole lot of them grounded.. Bah!

[Doc_uk]

Just what the Doc ordered, ha he ho, ok i'll get my coat :grin:

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-hbS-omdChqY/Te6VDuOAQsI/AAAAAAAAEPA/20tW5gTg0yY/s1280/2011-06-07_00018.jpgThat will do nicely, Thank you:grin:

[Shado]

No problemo 8)

[Buzpilot]

How do i paint the front of engine nacelles? It's a missing part in paintscheme.
Edit; Some of the grey turn pinkish too.
http://i466.photobucket.com/albums/rr25/Buzpilot/IL2%20Cliffs%20of%20Dover/Skins/BlenheimIVGrey.jpg

[Shado]

Hi Buzpilot are you aware that there are several layers to Cod skins?.

I can only assume that the Nacelles live on another layer other than the one you have painted, i havent looked at the Blenheim yet.

You might want to do a flood filled test skin if you havent already to see if the nacelles change colour at least that way you will know they dont live on that layer.

Theyre like onions mate :)

Does that make sense? a lot of the time I dont, so the missus says :)

[Buzpilot]

They are in a different file, M-overlay0.
How do i put this into skin?

http://i466.photobucket.com/albums/rr25/Buzpilot/IL2%20Cliffs%20of%20Dover/Skins/M-overlay0.jpg

[kristorf]

They well might be hard coded as they are part of the mechanical layer, making it impossible to paint them

[Shado]

So without wanting to state the obvious the only way around it at the moment would be extract, edit then re-inject it back into the file or files it originated from.......:confused:

[Buzpilot]

So without wanting to state the obvious the only way around it at the moment would be extract, edit then re-inject it back into the file or files it originated from.......:confused:

I doubt that will be allowed.
One thing is to extract to get templates, totally different to mess with originals.
And probably risk getting banned online.

[Shado]

Agreed, maybe one day eh :cool:

[SNAFU]

See: http://airwarfare.com/sow/index.php?option=com_jdownloads&Itemid=53&task=view.download&catid=24&cid=104

Now I tried myself with J.Prillers Bf109E3 of autumn 1940:
This was my goal: :lol: :oops:
http://www.Schwaan.info/Snafu/CoD/skins/bf109e_profile01.jpg

And this how it ended up:
http://www.Schwaan.info/Snafu/CoD/skins/Bf109E3_6-Jg51_JPriller1940_1.gif
http://www.Schwaan.info/Snafu/CoD/skins/Bf109E3_6-Jg51_JPriller1940_2.gif
http://www.Schwaan.info/Snafu/CoD/skins/Bf109E3_6-Jg51_JPriller1940_2.jpeg
http://www.Schwaan.info/Snafu/CoD/skins/Bf109E3_6-Jg51_JPriller1940_3.gif
http://www.Schwaan.info/Snafu/CoD/skins/Bf109E3_6-Jg51_JPriller1940_4.gif

Anyhow, if someone wants to use it, here it is:
*delete, due to some overhaul of last skins

[Shado]

Nice one Snafu , I'm working on Bf-109_JG51 Illner-France-Aug-1940 at the moment.

[SNAFU]

Hi Shado, do I find your skin on Airwarfare.com? I`ll go and check... Now I am curious what a reald JG51 skin looks like...:-P Well,...

I finally reworked the "Priller-skin" and added my part of shading and lighting to the wings and the fuslage. So this is version 1 of this attempt to make a somewhat historically skin.

http://www.Schwaan.info/Snafu/CoD/skins/Demo_JG51_Priller_v1.jpeg
http://www.Schwaan.info/Snafu/CoD/skins/Bf109E3_Jg51Priller1940_v1.jpeg

[No1 Cheese]

Thats fantastic Snafu,where can i d/l it mate?

Cheese

[SNAFU]

Hi Cheese,

You can either right mouse click on the skin.jpeg and save it anywhere you like (that`s why I put the huge JPEG into the post ;) ) or you can visit Airwarfare.com and look here:
http://airwarfare.com/sow/index.php?option=com_jdownloads&Itemid=53&task=view.download&catid=24&cid=123 (Airwarfare.com)

or here:download (http://www.Schwaan.info/Snafu/CoD/skins/Bf109E3JPriller1940_v1.rar)

[Shado]

Very nice Snafu, thank you.

[TomcatViP]

Nice work.

But I never heard about any brown color on a 109E ?!

[5./JG27 Lehmann]

Wanted to see some US roundels in the game - This one's not particularly accurate as the real MD-T was a MkVb, but I thought it would do as a mini morning project :)

http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee290/darat222/MD-T_1.jpg

DOWNLOAD (http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee290/darat222/MD-T.jpg)

Hope someone gets some enjoyment out of it :)

[SNAFU]

Looks good, DaRat! Your Download indicates a JPG format, but I can only save it here as BMP and thats getting abt. 10MB huge. Is that related to my old Browser here in my office or intended?

Nice work.

But I never heard about any brown color on a 109E ?!


Actually I didn´t either. And I acutally just used this reference (posted a little above) for testing my 109 template. Anyhow, I have not the background and nor time and will to check for 100% historically accuracy. As long as it is not totally fantasy (and even that didn´t stop me so far as this are our squad skins- dark, squad skins by day (http://schwaan.info/Snafu/CoD/skins/skins3.jpeg), historically (http://schwaan.info/Snafu/CoD/skins/grdemo2.jpeg), a little historically (http://schwaan.info/Snafu/CoD/skins/dg1.jpeg) and fantasy (http://schwaan.info/Snafu/CoD/skins/4.bmp)) I just used for skinning what I thought looked good. Honestly I found the reference posted above for the Priller skin rather boring, but I had all perspectives on the scheme available and it was easy for testing, so I used that. ;)

I started working on this one (http://wp.scn.ru/en/ww2/f/32/2/7/144), but had no time/will to finish it. I will post it when it`s done, but it is not really historically I think, but it looks nice. ;)

[SNAFU]

I finally had a little time to continue the work on Hans Ohlys Skin for the Bf109E to a level, I thought I can share it.

http://www.schwaan.info/Snafu/CoD/skins/OhlyDemo1.jpeg
http://www.schwaan.info/Snafu/CoD/skins/OhlyDemo2.jpeg
http://www.schwaan.info/Snafu/CoD/skins/OhlyDemo3.jpeg

You can download the skins (one with markings, one without) on AirWarFare.com: http://airwarfare.com/sow/index.php

[TomcatViP]

Rgr. Thx for the answer SNAFU. Once again (sry) : Nice work !

[Sven]

Very good work skinners! My paintschemes folder is getting quite big! :grin:

But I'd like it to be a bit bigger, in other words, I'd like to request a skin :-P

A friend of mine really wants 2 skins for a Ju-88.

These to be exact:

http://i51.tinypic.com/2mqugxd.png

A KG54 'Totenkopf' day and night skin.

Cliffs of Dover already has the marking correct and the 'Totenkopf' itself, so you'd only have to do the 'clean' skin but preferably with the Swastika for Historical accuracy.

Thanks in advance,

Homuth.

[Blackdog_kt]

Are the markings painted over with black paint on the second example, possibly to ensure lower visibility in a night intruder role? Quite interesting if so.

[Sven]

It does seem so in this drawing, I don't know how correct it is, but the author must have put some investigation in it :)

[SNAFU]

A little bit OT, but maybe you are not aware of that usually the swastikas are painted over on pictures hosted by German sides/servers etc, due to the fact that it is a criminal offence in Germany to publish, show or distribute something with the symbol on it. So maybe the picture was simply provided by German artist. ;)

Some administration in Berlin even dragged a shopkeeper infront of court, because he sold stickers with a double crossed swastika, here a symbol associated with AntiFa or left minded youth, or which shall simply express the dislike of any nationalism.

[jamesdietz]

Quick question- I have a skins folder both in my Steam folder & in my 1Csoftclub folder.I know I only need one in one place ,but which location is best? Thanks!

[kristorf]

Put any skins in the 'my documents/1Csoftclub' folder

[podvoxx]

Sukhoi forum skin thread - http://www.sukhoi.ru/forum/showthread.php?t=68028

[major_setback]

Put any skins in the 'my documents/1Csoftclub' folder


There are no skins at all in that folder by default on my install.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y129/major-setback/skinsno01.jpg

Is everyone copying all their skins to there, or is the game installing oddly/faultily for some? If it is like this for more than a few of us then I'd say it is a major fault.

I take it that I will need to copy any downloaded skins, and any skins that come in any update to this location.

[VO101_Tom]

There are no skins at all in that folder by default on my install.

Here is the original skins:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\il-2 sturmovik cliffs of dover\PaintSchemes\Skins

[major_setback]

Here is the original skins:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\il-2 sturmovik cliffs of dover\PaintSchemes\Skins


Yes, I understand that. I understand that they are in the wrong place. I am wondering why, and if it is that way for everyone.

[MK.Mr.X]

Skin squad MK-Machines Killers!

[stendec]

I downloaded a few skins today, fantastic work by the community! If I had photoshop on my new machine I'd try making some of my own, I don't get on with GIMP at all.

[khaAk]

Hi,

would someone kind enough to make me this skin? :grin:
I'd do it myself but I am unfortunately a noob in skinning. :(

http://luftwaffe-profiles.blogspot.de/p/jg-53-emil-profiles.html
at: Bf 109 E1, Red 7 pilot, unkown, 8./JG 52 Hopstädten Germany, August 1940

The one with the red nose!

Thanks in advance (if someone wants to do it)

[JG26_EZ]

@ khaAk

Working on it... ;)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/JG26_EZ/ClODskins/Red7_8_JG52.jpg

*Edit*

A fair amount of work to do yet, but this is where she stands at the moment (2nd one down).
As you can see, there are many variations out there.. I chose the one that you gave, but used brown and green for the base colours.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/JG26_EZ/ClODskins/WIPcomp.jpg

[khaAk]

Nice Work :grin:

The difficult part of the skin, the strip


I have here an alternatively image (from Wikipedia)
Do not know whether this is historically correct, but still a skin

http://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Datei:Bf109_E1_eingezogen.jpg&filetimestamp=20070317111950

Here are the airplane color (from the engine towards the rear)
Very nice to strip the dark purple hamoniert especially with the green. :grin:

However, the stripes are painted very badly. :(

The (dark) green Plane also look very nice! (Screen two 4 Plane)

To paint many thanks for your time this Skin :mrgreen: :D

[JG26_EZ]

Here it is.. take a look and let me know what you think..
Those damn stripes are quite hard to work with around the 3d objects on the fuselage.

http://airwarfare.com/sow/index.php/downloads/viewdownload/78-bf-109-e1/448-bf109e1-8-jg52-red7-1940

Enjoy..
EZ

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/JG26_EZ/ClODskins/Bf8JG52_PosterC.jpg

[khaAk]

The little things that bother me.
Blue: High (Strong shifts.)
Orange/Green: Medium (Some strips are too short.)


http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/440/shot20120811051314.png/

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/69/shot20120811052510.png/

(on Engine)
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/826/shot20120811060927.png/

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/825/shot20120811061745n.png/

Otherwise Very well done!

I have a Question:
How can they save in lossless JPG?
you are converting it first to (PNG, BMP, TGA?)

[JG26_EZ]

I use PSP9. When I attempt to save as a JPEG, it gives 3 different options. Saving as lossless is one of those options.

The orange stripes, indicating that my stripes are too long..
- the reason they have been shortened a bit, is to smooth the transition from sides to bottom.

The green stripes, indicating my stripes are too long..
- I tapered those off because it looked better (to me) to have the lines end, opposed to slipping under the paint of the wing.

The paint near engine was very tricky. The stripes are forced to bend when it appears on the aircraft.

The tail... I see that I should have left the area under the wing blank.

I will slowly try to edit it these problems, but can't make any promises.

[khaAk]

On the wings you can simply bring the colors closer to the fuselage?
Then the effect would be gone as well.

On the exhaust / air intake can it (if it does not work) omit complete and easily
adapt to the background color (gray-blue)

[checkmysix]

Hi Guys
Here are My fully Layered Templates which
include Paint, Lines & Rivets,Internal Elements [some 3D], Weathered & Markings etc.
They should be fully compatible with Photoshop and Gimp.
You will need Winrar[Free] or WinZip to extract these files.
Fell free to use as you wish and any acknowledgement would be appreciated.
Regards
Keith;-)

Avro Anson: http://www.mediafire.com/download/15x3a0tbddaif3r/Avro+Anson+Template.psd

Beaufighter: http://www.mediafire.com/download/ciyb6p6cf8693hy/Beaufighter+Template.rar

Bf-108: http://www.mediafire.com/download/0th0oze64tmnfr8/Bf-108+Template.psd

Bf-109E: http://www.mediafire.com/download/qickq42nc09cg33/Bf+109+E-1+Template.rar

Bf-110: http://www.mediafire.com/download/5w1fbs5tidmoci3/Bf+110+Template.rar

Blenheim Mk-I: http://www.mediafire.com/download/hoqwa5xl8hnb7nr/Blenheim+Mk-I+Template.rar

Blenheim Mk-IV: http://www.mediafire.com/download/zjb2bo4nm3om3iu/Blenheim+Mk-IV+Template.rar

Boulton-Paul Defiant: http://www.mediafire.com/download/cz2iwvvnfldh821/Defiant+Template.rar

BR-20M: http://www.mediafire.com/download/7pb7gt876wld0ln/BR-20M+Template.rar

CR.42: http://www.mediafire.com/download/sjh1qgmb9n9htrm/CR.42+Template.rar

DH-82A Tiger Moth: http://www.mediafire.com/download/y6k3aud4lbwszw1/DH-82A+Tiger+Moth.Template.rar

Do-17Z-2: http://www.mediafire.com/download/2olssj4hf9xx249/Do-17+TEMPLATE%5BPhotoShop%5D.rar

FW-200 Condor: http://www.mediafire.com/download/0ux2zx82g42b9u1/FW+200+Condor+Template.psd

G-50: http://www.mediafire.com/download/d47b0c8v1dcricd/G-50+Template.rar

Gloster Gladiator: http://www.mediafire.com/download/twhxemaum5afc79/Gloster+Gladiator+Template.rar

Heinkel He-111: http://www.mediafire.com/download/ffo8sj5l2852npz/Heinkel+111+Template.rar

Heinkel He-115: http://www.mediafire.com/download/w22h8o717ohzcxm/Heinkel+He-115+Seaplane+Template.psd

Hawker Hurricane: http://www.mediafire.com/download/7qaax77npx2rzyo/Hurricane+Mk-1+Template.psd

Ju-87 Stuka: http://www.mediafire.com/download/6rn38000m73tki2/Stuka+Template.rar

JU-88: http://www.mediafire.com/download/y33uqqu3171ycvh/Ju88-+Template%5BPhotoShop%5D.rar

Spitfire Mk-I: http://www.mediafire.com/download/2rfctuad4pcxbjw/Spitfire+Mk+I+Template.rar

Short Sunderland: http://www.mediafire.com/download/longrgisbg32k7t/Sunderland+Template.rar

Vickers Wellington: http://www.mediafire.com/download/d3977o9b1pdbyl2/Wellington+Mk-1C+Template.rar[/QUOTE]