[IL2 & DCS]Dowly's Skin corner - Page 6

Dowly · 01-22-08, 07:39 AM

Meh... I forgot them squadron markings.

Dowly · 01-22-08, 09:36 AM

Finally got myself to start working on a metal skin. Still whole lotta work to do, mainly on highlighting.

Bare metal

Dark metal

Kratos · 01-22-08, 01:52 PM

Lookin good m8

Dowly · 01-31-08, 04:59 AM

Paintscheme of Bf109E-3 flown by Werner Mölders from II./JG53 during the Battle of France.

The skin is for Bf109E-4, but works on all E variants.

The colors differ abit from the reference image, as usual, the colors in the reference picture arent the ones the color code indicates.

LINK
http://www.mediafire.com/?dmvhjrg0zd9

Kratos · 01-31-08, 07:21 AM

A like it

nice work Dowly.

Jimbuna · 01-31-08, 01:06 PM

I'll give it a whirl this weekend mebbe :p

Kratos · 01-31-08, 01:09 PM

Yea Yea and

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Dowly · 01-31-08, 01:15 PM

@Jim

Suuuure you do. :p

Dowly · 03-19-08, 09:46 AM

Captured P51D

Captured P51D, standard aluminium surface on fuselage and upper wings with tail and under surfaces painted with LW tactical yellow.

Works with P51D-5 & P51D-20.

LINK
http://www.megaupload.com/fi/?d=5HBCY8PV

Kratos · 03-19-08, 10:17 AM

nice matey

Dowly · 03-28-08, 06:34 AM

Straight out of factory BF109E

Got tired of the weathered look 99.99999% of the skins have, so decided to make a clean and shiny Battle of Britain camo for the BF109E series. I know, looks dull without any weathering, but that's how they looked fresh out of paint (as usual, real RLM colors used, except for the nose & tail, the correct color was too dang bright, so made it just a notch darker).

Reference: Luftwaffe Squadrons 1939-1945

LINK
http://www.megaupload.com/fi/?d=VPXXRBZN

HunterICX · 03-28-08, 06:40 AM

Niiice,

but indeed...it looks kinda dull with the fresh paintjob

HunterICX

Dowly · 03-28-08, 06:56 AM

Straight out of factory BF110G2

LINK
http://www.megaupload.com/fi/?d=7X7XR0TZ

nikimcbee · 03-28-08, 08:10 AM

Dowly, do you do any Pacific fighters? Zero, P-40, wildcat, etc. What do you do to make the skins? Is there a templet? It would be cool to try this out.

Dowly · 03-28-08, 08:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nikimcbee

Dowly, do you do any Pacific fighters? Zero, P-40, wildcat, etc. What do you do to make the skins? Is there a templet? It would be cool to try this out.

I do mainly Luftwaffe planes, for the simple reason that they have more different schemes they used. Allied planes use pretty much the same schemes, and then it comes down to details to make it look different. Something I'm not good at. I've though about skinning P51's and P47's, but an aluminium look is very hard to make, so havent touched them much.

As for the skinning itself, yes, I do use templates whenever it's possible and I can find one. Mostly Serval's templates as they have good panel lines that fit to any color you decide to use without having to tinker with them. Pretty much all of the templates are in Photoshop .PSD format, so you need Photoshop.

As for where to find templates, I use Simmers Paint Shop. There's a limit of two or three downloads a day for non-registered users, but it's free to register so. Also, on the same site you find under the 'Colour Swatches' tab, the colors that different airforces used.

EDIT: Oh and if you need any reference pics, http://wp.scn.ru/ that site has tons for every aircraft.

01-22-08, 01:52 PM	#78
Kratos Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,267 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Lookin good m8 __________________

01-31-08, 07:21 AM	#80
Kratos Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,267 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	A like it nice work Dowly. __________________

01-31-08, 01:06 PM	#81
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,198 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	I'll give it a whirl this weekend mebbe :p __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

01-31-08, 01:09 PM	#82
Kratos Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,267 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Yea Yea and :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: __________________

03-19-08, 10:17 AM	#85
Kratos Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,267 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	nice matey __________________

01-22-08, 07:39 AM	#76
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,005 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Meh... I forgot them squadron markings.

01-22-08, 09:36 AM	#77
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,005 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Finally got myself to start working on a metal skin. Still whole lotta work to do, mainly on highlighting. Bare metal Dark metal

01-31-08, 04:59 AM	#79
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,005 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Paintscheme of Bf109E-3 flown by Werner Mölders from II./JG53 during the Battle of France. The skin is for Bf109E-4, but works on all E variants. The colors differ abit from the reference image, as usual, the colors in the reference picture arent the ones the color code indicates. LINK http://www.mediafire.com/?dmvhjrg0zd9

01-31-08, 01:15 PM	#83
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,005 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	@Jim Suuuure you do. :p

03-19-08, 09:46 AM	#84
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,005 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Captured P51D Captured P51D, standard aluminium surface on fuselage and upper wings with tail and under surfaces painted with LW tactical yellow. Works with P51D-5 & P51D-20. LINK http://www.megaupload.com/fi/?d=5HBCY8PV

03-28-08, 06:34 AM	#86
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,005 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Straight out of factory BF109E Got tired of the weathered look 99.99999% of the skins have, so decided to make a clean and shiny Battle of Britain camo for the BF109E series. I know, looks dull without any weathering, but that's how they looked fresh out of paint (as usual, real RLM colors used, except for the nose & tail, the correct color was too dang bright, so made it just a notch darker). Reference: Luftwaffe Squadrons 1939-1945 LINK http://www.megaupload.com/fi/?d=VPXXRBZN

03-28-08, 06:40 AM	#87
HunterICX Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2006 Location: Malaga, España Posts: 10,750 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Niiice, but indeed...it looks kinda dull with the fresh paintjob HunterICX __________________

03-28-08, 06:56 AM	#88
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,005 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Straight out of factory BF110G2 LINK http://www.megaupload.com/fi/?d=7X7XR0TZ

03-28-08, 08:10 AM	#89
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,925 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Dowly, do you do any Pacific fighters? Zero, P-40, wildcat, etc. What do you do to make the skins? Is there a templet? It would be cool to try this out. __________________