tankeriv torpedo mod

[tankeriv]

A torpedo mod .

I have skinned them all but this is the only one I took screenshots of. :oops:

http://img392.imageshack.us/img392/4757/g7a17eb.jpg
http://img392.imageshack.us/img392/117/g7a27wv.jpg
http://img392.imageshack.us/img392/2483/g7a38xh.jpg
http://img392.imageshack.us/img392/4651/g7a43oh.jpg

And? Realistic huh?
Did all of them. Same style. :)

[sergbuto]

I see you do not use your sea-bottom mod. :-j

[tankeriv]

I see you do not use your sea-bottom mod. :-j

Hehehe :-j :-j :-j

No id.
This mod has been made before the floor mod. :)

[The Avon Lady]

Pardon me for asking but are these colors based on real torpedoes?

Come to think of it, what color were real torpedoes? Green? Gray?

[tankeriv]

Pardon me for asking but are these colors based on real torpedoes?

Come to think of it, what color were real torpedoes? Green? Gray?

Yes it is :)

Initial G7A torpedo's.

Found a picture of a crew loading a G7A in a Type VIIB 1939.

[cunnutazzo]

very nice work! :up:

[The Avon Lady]

Found a picture of a crew loading a G7A in a Type VIIB 1939.
Look at this B&W pic (http://adjunct.diodon349.com/Uboats/Uboat_jpgs/UBoat_loading_torpedo.jpg). You can't tell from this pic (http://adjunct.diodon349.com/Uboats/Uboat_jpgs/u-boat-torpload.JPG). :nope:

If anything, it shows the main body of the torpedo being a light metalic color (steel?) and the front a dark color.

There's also a color picture, showing a fully greased torpedo being loaded but you can't make out the color under the grease.

What was the color of the torpedoes in the movie Das Boot? I seem to recall them being green. :hmm:

[gdogghenrikson]

that mod looks sweet

[tankeriv]

Found a picture of a crew loading a G7A in a Type VIIB 1939.
Look at this B&W pic (http://adjunct.diodon349.com/Uboats/Uboat_jpgs/UBoat_loading_torpedo.jpg). You can't tell from this pic (http://adjunct.diodon349.com/Uboats/Uboat_jpgs/u-boat-torpload.JPG). :nope:

If anything, it shows the main body of the torpedo being a light metalic color (steel?) and the front a dark color.

There's also a color picture, showing a fully greased torpedo being loaded but you can't make out the color under the grease.

What was the color of the torpedoes in the movie Das Boot? I seem to recall them being green. :hmm:

There are a whole variaty of color schemes around. Well anyway they look exactly as they do on the picture. :know:

[The Avon Lady]

Here's a pic (http://images.myphotoalbum.com/d/da/dan/dang/dange/dangerbarrow/albums/Pearl/torpedo.sized.jpg) that looks just like yours. It's a Japanese torpedo, at Pearl Harbor.

Of interest is this page (http://www.pastfoundation.org/DeepWrecks/TheGermanU-boat.htm). Scroll to the bottom. That could easily translate from the B&W pic (http://adjunct.diodon349.com/Uboats/Uboat_jpgs/UBoat_loading_torpedo.jpg) I linked to before.

[Col7777]

Seems a shame to waste them on ships after all that polishing, but I suppose I will. :)

[Captain Strangelove]

Now they look as expensive as they were!

Thanks!

Kai

[The Avon Lady]

Here's another real torpedo pic (http://stevetimko.tripod.com/munichdeutchesmuseumuboat3.jpg) from the Munich Museum. This, too, conforms with the shades shown in the B&W pic (http://adjunct.diodon349.com/Uboats/Uboat_jpgs/UBoat_loading_torpedo.jpg). Looks pretty authentic, actually.

Now we need to ask what did the developers base their color schemes on?

Update: The torpedo in the Chicago Museum's U-505 exhibit has a dulled steel body with a green/blue head, pretty much what in-game.

[tankeriv]

I tell ya, the picture description says : A German u boat crew is loading a pre-war steam torpedo.

(* a color picture *)

btw its a color picture. Will look for the book. I still have it somewhere. :ping:

[The Avon Lady]

Is it this color pic (http://www.ww2incolor.com/gallery/album02/aji)?

And note your book says "pre-war".

[tankeriv]

No but it resembles it greatly.

Anyway time to find that book!!

[CWorth]

Looks great tankeriv..

I'll definately be using these over the stock ones or the skins I am using now.

[Rubini]

I thought that the torpedos would be in truth more dirty and rusty when they reach the water...

I'm wrong?

BTW, it's a great work! :up:

Rubini.

[Type941]

German
http://stevetimko.tripod.com/munichdeutchesmuseumuboat3.jpg

(american may be?)
http://www.homeboys-adventures-in-australia.com/images/per/per22.jpg



American, German, British (from top down)
http://www.ilexikon.com/images/c/c4/Torpedos_axb01.jpg

G7a
http://www.pastfoundation.org/DeepWrecks/images/G7a.jpg

German + American torps. - German foreground
http://www.verifine.org/Large/r4-31.jpg

I don't know, but the brass type warhead is very much evident, and the body is either brushed metal or brushed brass as well. That's from what I gather, if this helps anyone, good. :88) I think that the one you submitted is very close to the one I posted last, but I think you mistook the reflections in dark room for black. It's actually brushed aluminum. It looks to me that way. But of course I can be wrong.

@AL - I think they never bothered after certain period to paint them. :hmm:

[ming]

Rusty torps dont seem like they would be very dependable torps. Great job on the new skins!

[ENtek-IO]

As far as i can say they were raw metal,covered with grease fat.
I even got a picture somwhere ,in daylight in color ,during a resupply
It looked like the brass copperhead variant ,just that it was covered with yellowish or dark brown grease.
That they were covered grease before shooting ,that seems ovious to me.
to the rust I dont know the english term but the "Flug Rost" is no problem if the torpedo is covered with grease.

[Kalach]

I can't see the point in painting them unless it made them smoother or corrosion resistent than plain metal.
The warheads would proberly be coloured for quick identification.

Though none of that proberly helps at all :know:

[CWorth]

Any chance of you releasing these as they are now.I think they are fine as is and no need to change a thing with them.

[gdogghenrikson]

so, where do I get this mod?

[tankeriv]

will be there soon. :)

[Kernel]

Salt water is very corrosive and can be very damaging even over short time periods. I'm guessing they kept them covered in grease to keep them protected from the salt water while in storage in the u-boat. Don't want to increase the risk of duds unnecisarily.

It probably also helped with sliding the torpedo into the tubes.

[Type941]

It probably also helped with sliding the torpedo into the tubes.

I can be wrong, but I think it's the torpedo tubes that were greased, not torpedoes themsleves = exactly for that purpose of easy sliding, and this grease was changed after patrols or reapplied if needed. The pics show torpedoes all scratched up but that looks like brushed metal only.

I don't think the torpedoes specifically were greased as that would have made them harder to handle and load, as well as messy (just imagine it for sec). Also you'd have to grease them one by one. With tubes greased - none of this matters. I think they were ok in storage rooms, as they wasted the torpedoes quite often, and the amount of duds was more due to technology than salt water eroding the surface....

I'm just using common sense on this, so I can be wrong, but I think I'm not.

Anyone can confirm for sure?

[basilio]

I'm not sure if I remember correctly, but weren't some sailors applying grease on torpedoes in the Das Boot movie, just at the beginning of the patrol?
This, of course, doesn't confirm anything.........

[The Avon Lady]

I'm not sure if I remember correctly, but weren't some sailors applying grease on torpedoes in the Das Boot movie, just at the beginning of the patrol?
Yes.

And in one of the previous pics I linked to, the torpedo being loaded from the deck is clearly greased from head to toe.

[gdogghenrikson]

so, where do I get this mod?

still no place to get this mod? or are you just taunting us with the pics

[Flakwalker]

Either historical or unhistorical color used (I had made the question before asking of color photos of it) you did an excelent work :up: .
The mapping of the ingame torpedoes is strange and I got unsuccesfull atemps to paint them so I leave as they are.

I think that just keeping the current colors (to fit the torpedo screen) but adding the metal effect you did will be great.
The current one is not so far, acording to Revell, in order to paint the external torpedoes on the S-100 they use a color similar to the ones you used (they offer 2 color sets) I will post them later.

BTW, where to download it?

[CWorth]

so, where do I get this mod?

still no place to get this mod? or are you just taunting us with the pics

Looks like he's gonna tease us a bit longer.

[Soviet_Warlord]

Come on, release it!!

[Flakwalker]

Ok, the color by Revell are:

Warhead: Cooper Metallic
Body: Brown Silky Matt or 70% Aluminium Metallic + 30% Cooper Metallic
Tail: Anthracite Gray
Propeller: Brass Metalic

Well this colors are made for the S-100 Schnellboote, for both surface ships and submarines they could be the same. Also is not indicated what torpedo is, but for sure they was G7A (surprise factor off on surface)

[Marhkimov]

When will this or any other torpedo skin be released?

Looking forward to it! :up:

[martes86]

Looks nice. Please edit the thread's name so I can know whether it has been already released or not. Makes my job easier. :know:

[ming]

Yo, tank......you dead?

[Soviet_Warlord]

I think he is :( :( :(

Come back to us tankeriv :cry: :cry: :cry:

[Marhkimov]

Where, oh where, could tankeriv be??? :hmm:


Hmmm...


THERE HE IS!!! >>> :zzz: :zzz: :zzz: :zzz: :zzz: :zzz:
SH3 overdose, I suppose...


Man... I just want his torpedoes...

[Marhkimov]

really... tankeriv... are ya dead???

hello??? :doh:

I'm sure the community would love to have your torpedoes!

[Soviet_Warlord]

he hasn't posted since he created this topic.... maybe he lives in New Orleans?? :huh: :down: :damn:

[Jace11]

Time to put out a three star signal?

[Jace11]

I noticed he logged in today so he certainly is still around.

[Soviet_Warlord]

I noticed he logged in today so he certainly is still around.

That means that hes ignoring my desperate PM's!!!! Shameful!!

[squeak]

That means that hes ignoring my desperate PM's!!!! Shameful!!

He´s maybe afraid of you :P

[Papabull]

Might not help out much, these were taken in August at U-505 exhibit, Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y261/Papabull58/afdf1145.jpg[/img]

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y261/Papabull58/5e125532.jpg[/img]

[AlanSmithee]

Very nice shots of the U505, Papabull. Getting decent photos there was pretty difficult, considering how dark the exhibit was.

[LukeFF]

Nice pics.

The last torpedo (with the red & white stripes) is a training version. The same type of torpedo can be seen in pictures of He 111s used for torpedo bombing.

[Soviet_Warlord]

RELEASE IT MAN!!!! !IM GETTING IMPATIENT lol :arrgh!: :oops:

[Marhkimov]

Even though I have released my own torpedo textures, I still want to see yours!!!


...All in the name of reverse engineering!!.... oh wait, did I say that out loud?? :roll: :lol:

[basilio]

A torpedo mod .

I have skinned them all but this is the only one I took screenshots of. :oops:

http://img392.imageshack.us/img392/4757/g7a17eb.jpg
http://img392.imageshack.us/img392/117/g7a27wv.jpg
http://img392.imageshack.us/img392/2483/g7a38xh.jpg
http://img392.imageshack.us/img392/4651/g7a43oh.jpg

And? Realistic huh?
Did all of them. Same style. :)
ehm...SORRY for bumping this very old topic, but I must confess that I really can't stop thinking about those damn BEAUTIFUL torpedos textures!

[Marhkimov]

Have you seen my torpedoes? I released them a long time ago... You can find them on Terrapin's site...

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a172/hockeemaster/SH3%20misc/f960a26e.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a172/hockeemaster/SH3%20misc/87139820.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a172/hockeemaster/SH3%20misc/copperELEC.jpg

[Soviet_Warlord]

Have you seen my torpedoes? I released them a long time ago... You can find them on Terrapin's site...

Yup, yours are fine, better than stock textures, but the shiny bronze and dark blakc of of TankerIV's torpedoes are so... brilliant... where did Tanker go, it wasn't nice of him to leave us hanging.

[Venatore]

BDU have been promising me these black and copper fishes for a long time. :stare: I've even sent members of my crew on a search mission of the warehouses to try and locate them but as yet no joy :cry:

I wonder why BDU has left us hanging waiting for those beautiful black & copper fishes :shifty:

U-657 :up:

[Marhkimov]

LOL, ironic that I was waiting for them too. :lol:

[Soviet_Warlord]

LOL, ironic that I was waiting for them too. :lol:

You seem pretty skilled, can you make an attempt on recreating Tanker's torpedoes just based on the screenshots? I would love that :D

[Marhkimov]

You seem pretty skilled, can you make an attempt on recreating Tanker's torpedoes just based on the screenshots? I would love that :D
I tried to , but it just wasn't the same...

Anyways, torpedoes blow up; it's a shame to make 'em overly nice. ;) :lol:

[The Avon Lady]

Have you seen my torpedoes? I released them a long time ago... You can find them on Terrapin's site...

Yup, yours are fine, better than stock textures, but the shiny bronze and dark black of of TankerIV's torpedoes are so... brilliant...
All is not gold that glitters
All is not pure that shines
Follow your mother's teachings
And happiness will be thine.

:smug:

[Kpt. Lehmann]

Have you seen my torpedoes? I released them a long time ago... You can find them on Terrapin's site...

Yup, yours are fine, better than stock textures, but the shiny bronze and dark black of of TankerIV's torpedoes are so... brilliant...
All is not gold that glitters
All is not pure that shines
Follow your mother's teachings
And happiness will be thine.

:smug:

:shifty: Yessss motherrrrr.

lol :rotfl:

[Soviet_Warlord]

Have you seen my torpedoes? I released them a long time ago... You can find them on Terrapin's site...

Yup, yours are fine, better than stock textures, but the shiny bronze and dark black of of TankerIV's torpedoes are so... brilliant...
All is not gold that glitters
All is not pure that shines
Follow your mother's teachings
And happiness will be thine.

:smug:


:shifty: Yessss motherrrrr.

lol :rotfl:

:oops:

[Soviet_Warlord]

Guys, look, some more screenshots! :D

These pics are from TankerIV's Torpedo Mod


Firing the torpedo:

http://img485.imageshack.us/img485/3500/torp27ph.jpg

Heading towards an enemy ship:

http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/3707/torp10bi.jpg

Lovely close up shot:

http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/7194/torp37sk.jpg

TankerIV's mod is amazing :D

[Marhkimov]

Where'd you get those from?!?!

[Venatore]

:stare: This is starting to feel like the search for the HOLY GRAIL !, Please send a link to this mod :yep:

This is the hardest mod I've ever tried to secure :damn:

[Soviet_Warlord]

Ahahah I love torturing people :P :-j

Heres more screens, please forgive me if I label them wrong, I didn't have much time:

TI (the only one you guys have seen)

http://img400.imageshack.us/img400/4545/ti5sa.th.jpg (http://img400.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ti5sa.jpg)

TII

http://img400.imageshack.us/img400/3319/tii3oa.th.jpg (http://img400.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tii3oa.jpg)

TI FAT I

http://img400.imageshack.us/img400/3941/tifati1tc.th.jpg (http://img400.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tifati1tc.jpg)

TIII (same texture as TII I think)

http://img400.imageshack.us/img400/3523/tiii3ro.th.jpg (http://img400.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tiii3ro.jpg)

TIII FAT II

http://img400.imageshack.us/img400/51/tiiifatii1gf.th.jpg (http://img400.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tiiifatii1gf.jpg)

Acoustics (I love using these)

http://img400.imageshack.us/img400/6017/tvacoustic13id.th.jpg (http://img400.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tvacoustic13id.jpg)

http://img400.imageshack.us/img400/7900/tvacoustic28nl.th.jpg (http://img400.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tvacoustic28nl.jpg)

And heres a random pic I took while taking these screens (XXI mission)

http://img400.imageshack.us/img400/7808/justcool7et.th.jpg (http://img400.imageshack.us/my.php?image=justcool7et.jpg)

But unfortunately gentlemen, I will not release these without TankerIV's permission. I'm still encouraging him to make a public release :P

[Venatore]

:nope: :stare: :damn: :( :cry: :shifty: :dead: :down: :doh: :/\!! :/\chop

[CWorth]

Just let this thread die guys...we will never see these things up for download so just live with that.

They have not been released since they were first shown and they probably never will be.I personally am plenty happy with Marhkimovs torpedoes now anyhow.

And besides its a bit childish to pop up pics of a mod that others have been wanting like you did....

All that is like is a child saying "Looky what I have and you cant have it nah nah nah nah nah naaah!!!..." :nope:

[Marhkimov]

Awww, I'm stuck with Marhkimov's stupid torpedoes?!?! :nope:

[CWorth]

Dontr take what I said the wrong way...I love the torps you did.

Thats the whole point I am making..There is a perfectly good mod already that is released so no need to keep bringing this thread back to life.

[Venatore]

In about half an hour I'm going to give you tmy own version of the black and copper torps, just mark time while I get everything in place


Venatore

[Hartmann]

I like the Marhkimov's torpedoes. :up:

i think that the TankerIV's are very nice but unrealistic polished and clean.

In u boats the torpedos has a layer of grease to prevent corrosion and sea water filtrations. in case that they want to remove the grease i think that they not polished the torpedo like a silver bullet.

[Marhkimov]

Awww, I'm stuck with Marhkimov's stupid torpedoes?!?! :nope:
LOL... Guys, it was meant as a joke... haha :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

[Soviet_Warlord]

Just let this thread die guys...we will never see these things up for download so just live with that.

They have not been released since they were first shown and they probably never will be.I personally am plenty happy with Marhkimovs torpedoes now anyhow.

And besides its a bit childish to pop up pics of a mod that others have been wanting like you did....

All that is like is a child saying "Looky what I have and you cant have it nah nah nah nah nah naaah!!!..." :nope:

:nope: Hey man don't take it so seriously, I'm still doing what I can to get Tanker to publicly release his mod.

Awww, I'm stuck with Marhkimov's stupid torpedoes?!?! :nope:

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH :-j

wow. That was funny.

In about half an hour I'm going to give you tmy own version of the black and copper torps, just mark time while I get everything in place

LOL! I don't think so, I hate marking time!

------------------------

Ok, I'll give away my secret. You guys owe me one.

I got ahold of TankerIV by PM'ing him through SimHQ.

[Kpt. Lehmann]

Soviet Warlored...

If Tanker IV left because he was offended with someone here... it is possible that the individual isn't active here anymore.

I personally love his sea floor mod... as I am sure many others do.

It is a shame to see such a good modder leave because of a single conflict.

At any rate you shouldn't tease us sir! :ping:

[Soviet_Warlord]

Soviet Warlored...

If Tanker IV left because he was offended with someone here... it is possible that the individual isn't active here anymore.

I personally love his sea floor mod... as I am sure many others do.

It is a shame to see such a good modder leave because of a single conflict.

At any rate you shouldn't tease us sir! :ping:

No need, I'm not teasing, I've said that you can PM his SimHQ account, he will reply. He sent me his textures when I did that, and I'm still encouraging a public release.

I'm not trying to be mean :cry: :cry: :cry:

[Marhkimov]

Hey, don't worry about it Soviet_Warlord,

Myself, I have a million and one mods that I could tease you with. They're so cool and sexy! I've tried them in my game and all I can say is WOW! Am I still playing SH3? It's so amazing. But I just can't tell you all of the details... At least not yet... I have orders to be quiet for a little bit longer... But man! These excellent mods are friggin' AMAZING!!!!



But I'm not a sly little fox who likes to break rules: I would never tease anyone about it...

yeah riiiiiiiiiiight... :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

[Soviet_Warlord]

Hey, don't worry about it Soviet_Warlord,

Myself, I have a million and one mods that I could tease you with. They're so cool and sexy! I've tried them in my game and all I can say is WOW! Am I still playing SH3? It's so amazing. But I just can't tell you all of the details... At least not yet... I have orders to be quiet for a little bit longer... But man! These excellent mods are friggin' AMAZING!!!!



But I'm not a sly little fox who likes to break rules: I would never tease anyone about it...

yeah riiiiiiiiiiight... :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Who's your boss? :)

[Dowly]

Take me to your leader! :roll: