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Originally Posted by Bubblehead1980
Just reaching out to our artists in the community...wondering if could get a appropriate skin for the US Dive Bomber, which in TMO fills in for the SB2C Helldiver (look similar). Problem is the default skin is that of the early war, grey with early war insignia. Wondering if someone would make skin for the SB2C...the blue paint scheme with the mid late war "stars and bars" insignia.
Relatively minor thing yet is a bit of a immersion killer to see the early war paint scheme and insignia flying around the Philippines in October 1944 or off Japan in 1945.
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Originally Posted by Peter Lynn
Fully agree Bubblehead; the SB2C stand ins appear to be Brewster Bermudas, which were an ill starred (pun) candidate for the same job as the Helldiver. Really appreciate your contributions SH, thank you!  |
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Originally Posted by Bubblehead1980
Yes, they resemble the Brewster SB2A "Buccaneer ", which a first glance does resemble a Helldiver in some ways. With appropriate paint scheme, they will be decent stand ins for the Helldiver until someone creates one, if ever. The US Torpedo bomber that is native to SH4 resembles a TBD Devastator, renamed it as such in the roster so is a decent fill in. Have a SBD now so , just need the dive bomber to have proper paint scheme to fill in for the Helldiver. We have nearly every plane needed now, except B-29 but I understand that is in progress.
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I beg to differ with you guys. I think the game's USDiveBomber isn't half-bad as the SBD2 Dauntless. My evidence:
The Helldiver:
Looks more like a Kingfisher with a bigger engine and the wings back a bit, to me
Lotsa glass to cook the occupants in the cockpit
The "Bermuda"
The "Buccaneer"
Basically the same plane for the UK and the US versions. They were only manufactured 1942-1944. There had to be a reason for that...
... and the graceful Dauntless
and in FotRSU:
The Dauntless could do the 80 degree dives and not have to worry about its wings ripping off when trying to pull-out after the bomb release...
The game's model might not have the wing angle quite right, and no hare brakes...