Originally Posted by keltos01

export the coning model using S3D, open it with wings3d (tutorial on http://www.davidbrinnen.com/tut_wings_3.html) unfold, export the map, import it in photoshop, magic wand between the shapes, copy paste on new layer, pour black paint between the shapes in effect creating a mask, add layers of textures between the 2 to fill the different parts, including one with your logo (see the jap flag on the pic above), save as tga, re import the new 3d map and the image in the .dat file, and that's it !

Originally Posted by Wilcke

Requesting Sponge Bob, and Pineapple skins for my boats, please!

Originally Posted by Snaptrap

Seriously? I just thought it would be nice to be a little different. Making a different mod was a start, and now it's onto skins. I'll be doing a revamp of this skin once I master applying them. Thanks to keltos, that will be much easier. As with cars, some guys just love to baby their subs with Armor All and rebel paint jobs. No paint chips or rust on my babies.

Originally Posted by Syxx_Killer

That's an interesting skin. Reminds me of Ghost Rider. :arrgh!::lol:

Originally Posted by Digital_Trucker

Don't forget the wheelie skis in the back:rotfl:

Originally Posted by treblesum81

A quick question here...

I know I said originally that I wouldn't get involved in painting, but since there aren't all that many available skins and you provided a way to make the job a little easier, i thought I'd give it a try...

First is, will wings3d work on the whole skin of the boat? and second, how long should it take to unfold something like that? I extracted the 3d model from the tambor model and followed the procedures for unfolding it, but about 30 min later wings3d was not responding and didn't appear to make any progress in pulling the model apart. Is this to be expected, and if so, about how long whould it take for a full model to be unfolded.

Also, would it help the process to select and color (in wings3d) sperate sections of the hull so it would break the boat down into fewer parts (i.e. upper surface, pressure hull, etc..)? If this is the case, what is a good way to go about the selection process as there are something like 2300 surfaces on these models and selecting them individually would take forever.

Thanks,
Greg

Originally Posted by Rockin Robbins

Well....that one just doesn't blow my skirt up. I have a feeling you have some good designs in that head of yours waiting to get out. It certainly works as a proof of concept!

A dazzle camouflage might be really cool and even plausible! Those can get really wild and colorful. Keep up the good work.:up:

Originally Posted by CaptainNemo

Is there no one who want to overwork the original skins? I would be glad if someone would improve the original skins. I know there are the ones of Foo Fighter, but I find them a little bit to clean, as well the wheatherd ones. That shall not mean that the skins of foo fighter are bad, far from it.