I am going nuts trying to get a good picture of this
 

Is anyone using a Sargo Class sub early war? It blends in so well when I try to enhance the pictures to see it everything changes color. I swear you have to see this in game to believe it. From just before sun rise till it is up about 15 degree's above the horizon the sub just keeps matching the color of the ocean.

If it wasn't for the limber holes and silver anchors and brass props I wanted and the conning tower emblems for the USS Sea Dragon and the weapon's it would just blend into the environment.

Unless my game or video card's are going nut's.

This is the boat Leo talking about..

Leo's USS Sea Dragon
http://www.oldsmobile1958.com/extra/leo1.jpg

My USS Spearfish
http://www.oldsmobile1958.com/extra/leo2.jpg

http://www.oldsmobile1958.com/extra/leo3.jpg

http://www.oldsmobile1958.com/extra/leo4.jpg

http://www.oldsmobile1958.com/extra/leo5.jpg

Now I am really of to bed (it's now 4.15 am here in Holland)
Sweet dreams to you all..

Thanks! I got a beta up for folks to test:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...85&postcount=7

Cheers :arrgh!:

Hi there fellow captains..

If you're commanding a Sarco class at the moment..
Then I have a new boat for you :up:

Completely redone Sargo class black..

http://www.oldsmobile1958.com/silent...cs/sar9big.jpg

http://www.oldsmobile1958.com/silent...s/sar10big.jpg

http://www.oldsmobile1958.com/silent...s/sar11big.jpg

http://www.oldsmobile1958.com/silent...s/sar12big.jpg

http://www.oldsmobile1958.com/extra/Spearfish.jpg

http://www.oldsmobile1958.com/extra/SargoHiBLKV2.rar

Hope you like the skin..
:arrgh!:

Check your download link. It comes up as unavailable, but it can be downloaded just fine by navigating to your home page.

Nice skin BTW!

Nice work on the Sargo FF :yep::up::up:


RDP

thanks for the new skin Foo
 

I am enjoying it a lot. just posted some pics of it in a sunrise on Reflection's on the Water thread.

I am glad you like it.. I also like it alot.
For me it's the 1st time I have choosen a black skin over a grey one in my carreer.

@ LukeFF.. thanks, link is corrected !

:up:

Very nice skin FF!

So does the paint provide a stealth bonus ;)

It's not there in my game.. maybe in yours ? :yep:
See pictures above for my Sargo in game.. looks pretty good to me.

:up:

Looks great! In regards to the paint composit... Shhhhhhhhhh
http://www.sandia.gov/isrc/F117.html time to goto Home Depot ;)

Table of Paints used by the USN During WWII:
http://www.shipcamouflage.com/paint_formulas.htm

Execellent skins Foofighters a think a 1000% improvement on the stock skins (rivets on welded hulls:nope: !).:up:

I have a bit of a request. Recently been reading about US subs in the pacific and specifcally the USS Sea Dragon. She was refered to as the Red Dragon due to the fact that much of the black paint flaked off after a while on patrol leaving red primer showing underneath (infact Tokyo Rose coined the name). Would it be possible to do a skin like this? Perhaps not just USS Sea Dragon but some really battered heavily weathered boat skins. I'm talking really war weary here, flaking paint, patches of repainting and damage plated over from hasty repairs. I'm thinking about some of the weathered U boat skins in the SH3 mod forum as exeamples.

I Second what Mrbeast is saying about really worn out skins and denting Please pretty please!!!!:lol:

Do you have some photos ? I already tried Google but could not find anything.
At this moment I am pretty busy.. So it will take a while.
But really scretched, dented subs are definetly coming..

Unforunately I don't have any pictures of her just a description by one of the officers that served on her. Tokyo Rose refered to a 'red pirate submarine'. The book says:

'The reason we know that she [Tokyo Rose] calls the Dragon a red submarine.....is because all the black paint topside washes off quickly after the Dragon gets to sea and the red lead used for priming the hull is all thats left as a covering. In a couple of days the Dragon will look like hell. The Canopus at Manila had done a hasty and rotten job repainting the Dragon'

'The last time I'd had a good look at the conning tower and shears of the Draon in bright moonlight it was evident that all of her black paint had washed off and hence she actually was a "red submarine"'

Don't know how much of a help that is, its from War In The Boats by William J Ruhe. I thought it would be an interesting idea for a skin to try as there was only about 4 different camo measures used by US subs during the war so there isn't the variety you get with U boats. Would be cool to go on patrol in the 'Red Dragon'.

Don't worry about taking your time you know what they say, 'good things come to those who wait'! Your skins are always well worth the wait! :up: