[Rel] Skin: (weathered) Gato camo/noncamo

ichso · 05-26-09, 07:21 AM

Hi,

this is a skin for the Gato class boats.
For this one I focused mainly on two aspects: I tried to gave it a weathered look, with rust and washed up colors where appropriate, some black parts where the engine smoke constantly goes by.

I made an attempt to create an oil canning look. Oil canning describes the metal skin of a ship being pushed towards the inner side by the constant pressure. Especially submarines are prone to this as you can imagine

.
Read more about it here: http://www.rokket.biz/models/modelsw...57/prog1.shtml

I also invented a fictional camouflage scheme. It reminds me a bit of the historical dazzle camo, the US Navy used at these times.

Again, the skin includes a version for the early and late war period each, so that the game will change it appropriately (somewhere around '44).

Here is what it all looks like:

DL link:
http://files.filefront.com/SKIN+Gato.../fileinfo.html

I will also a non-camo version and one that looks less weathered for the ones of us who drive some brand new models

.

EDIT: Gna ... almost forgot to again thank Foofighters for his nice high res skin I used as a base, found here:
http://www.oldsmobile1958.com/silenthunter/

Happy sailing

keltos01 · 05-26-09, 08:26 AM

quite a beaut !

keltos

ichso · 05-26-09, 01:02 PM

I reassembled the layers and created a few new sets of variations of this skin, as I had planned.
I didn't make a full new set of screenshots but I think the changes are clear

The skin without any camo stuff but still washed up and rusty and oil canned:
http://files.filefront.com/SKIN+Gato.../fileinfo.html

One with Camo and where it looks like it is brand new (highly reduced weathered effects):
http://files.filefront.com/SKIN+Gato.../fileinfo.html

showing only the clean late war camo skin:

And as a little bonus (because I built it at least for me anyways

):
The swordfish emblem for the conning tower, Gato-ready. It is a leftover from my USS Swordfish skin http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=151507 ).
Just activate it after any version of the above skin.
pic:

dl link:
http://files.filefront.com/SKIN+Gato.../fileinfo.html

Rockin Robbins · 05-26-09, 01:23 PM

Special request. There were a few S-Boats before the war done up in full dazzle camouflage. I'd love to have that available for the game with a sugar boat!

I mean the whole bold in your face dazzle job!

cgjimeneza · 05-27-09, 02:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rockin Robbins

Special request. There were a few S-Boats before the war done up in full dazzle camouflage. I'd love to have that available for the game with a sugar boat!

I mean the whole bold in your face dazzle job!

Hey Rock, hows it goin?

you doing any mk-10(N) for your S-boats?

I have recomended this weathered skin for the new two Subrons coming operational this june 1st.

SubRon 14 will become SubDiv 14 and SubRon 7 will activate in Pearl and SubRon 21 in Australia... we are growing!

great improvement, looks just REAL

Rockin Robbins · 05-27-09, 04:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cgjimeneza

Hey Rock, hows it goin?

you doing any mk-10(N) for your S-boats?

Why hadn't I ever thought of that?

I feel a project coming on!

Ichso, if you'll put the sugar dazzle camo S-Boat on the front burner I'll get crackin on the Slightly Subnuclear Mark 10.

virtualpender · 05-27-09, 06:41 PM

Thanks! Especially for the non-camo version. They look great.

Highbury · 05-27-09, 09:27 PM

Very nice skin, thank you.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rockin Robbins

Special request. There were a few S-Boats before the war done up in full dazzle camouflage. I'd love to have that available for the game with a sugar boat!

I mean the whole bold in your face dazzle job!

+1

a Sugar Boat in Dazzle by someone of this talent would really be awesome.

ichso · 05-28-09, 02:13 AM

Thanks!

Did you guys mean something like this ?
http://www.navsource.org/archives/08/0803605.jpg
(Not posting the image, it is really large).
Looks ... err ... weird, but I guess it's supposed to be

Or more like this:

or this:

kiwi_2005 · 05-28-09, 06:27 AM

nice skins thanks

captgeo · 05-28-09, 07:34 AM

Great Job again

, keep up the great work

.

Rockin Robbins · 05-28-09, 12:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ichso

Thanks!

Did you guys mean something like this ?
http://www.navsource.org/archives/08/0803605.jpg
(Not posting the image, it is really large).
Looks ... err ... weird, but I guess it's supposed to be

Or more like this:

or this:

YES!

Question: how do you hide an aircraft carrier? Easy!

ichso · 05-28-09, 01:02 PM

Which picture did you say yes to ?

Highbury · 05-28-09, 01:28 PM

I think it is a general yes to the very bold style of Razzle Dazzle shown in those pics rather then one specific design.

Really, true Dazzle was a WWI type camo. It was used to some extent in WWII of course but not to the garish extent that it was in WWI. (look at the red/blue destroyer in my sig!)

This is a good link that describes many Dazzle "systems" or schemes, good stuff starts on page 19: LINK Also on page 57 they discuss Submarine camo schemes.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rockin Robbins

Question: how do you hide an aircraft carrier? Easy!

Or the bow of a ship?

Click for bigger picture

runningdeer · 06-02-09, 08:01 PM

Last time I was in this thread, the request for a sugar - dazzle skin was like the last post.

Off I went all excited about a skinning project, when I realized today that ichso was also working on a dazzle s-class. A very similar boat skin.

I should have checked with you ichso...I apologize for that.

05-26-09, 07:21 AM	#1
ichso Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Germany's oldest city alive Posts: 1,066 Downloads: 57 Uploads: 0	[Rel] Skin: (weathered) Gato camo/noncamo Hi, this is a skin for the Gato class boats. For this one I focused mainly on two aspects: I tried to gave it a weathered look, with rust and washed up colors where appropriate, some black parts where the engine smoke constantly goes by. I made an attempt to create an oil canning look. Oil canning describes the metal skin of a ship being pushed towards the inner side by the constant pressure. Especially submarines are prone to this as you can imagine . Read more about it here: http://www.rokket.biz/models/modelsw...57/prog1.shtml I also invented a fictional camouflage scheme. It reminds me a bit of the historical dazzle camo, the US Navy used at these times. Again, the skin includes a version for the early and late war period each, so that the game will change it appropriately (somewhere around '44). Here is what it all looks like: DL link: http://files.filefront.com/SKIN+Gato.../fileinfo.html I will also a non-camo version and one that looks less weathered for the ones of us who drive some brand new models . EDIT: Gna ... almost forgot to again thank Foofighters for his nice high res skin I used as a base, found here: http://www.oldsmobile1958.com/silenthunter/ Happy sailing __________________ My Subskins: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=164169 Last edited by ichso; 05-28-09 at 02:48 AM.

05-26-09, 08:26 AM	#2
keltos01 Silent Hunter Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Milan Italy Posts: 4,999 Downloads: 114 Uploads: 18	quite a beaut ! keltos __________________ "Honorable Builder of Sinking Ships"

05-26-09, 01:02 PM	#3
ichso Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Germany's oldest city alive Posts: 1,066 Downloads: 57 Uploads: 0	I reassembled the layers and created a few new sets of variations of this skin, as I had planned. I didn't make a full new set of screenshots but I think the changes are clear The skin without any camo stuff but still washed up and rusty and oil canned: http://files.filefront.com/SKIN+Gato.../fileinfo.html One with Camo and where it looks like it is brand new (highly reduced weathered effects): http://files.filefront.com/SKIN+Gato.../fileinfo.html showing only the clean late war camo skin: And as a little bonus (because I built it at least for me anyways ): The swordfish emblem for the conning tower, Gato-ready. It is a leftover from my USS Swordfish skin http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=151507 ). Just activate it after any version of the above skin. pic: dl link: http://files.filefront.com/SKIN+Gato.../fileinfo.html __________________ My Subskins: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=164169

05-26-09, 01:23 PM	#4
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	Special request. There were a few S-Boats before the war done up in full dazzle camouflage. I'd love to have that available for the game with a sugar boat! I mean the whole bold in your face dazzle job! __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

05-28-09, 02:13 AM	#9
ichso Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Germany's oldest city alive Posts: 1,066 Downloads: 57 Uploads: 0	Thanks! Did you guys mean something like this ? http://www.navsource.org/archives/08/0803605.jpg (Not posting the image, it is really large). Looks ... err ... weird, but I guess it's supposed to be Or more like this: or this: __________________ My Subskins: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=164169 Last edited by ichso; 05-28-09 at 06:35 AM.

05-27-09, 06:41 PM	#7
virtualpender Sonar Guy Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 381 Downloads: 281 Uploads: 0	Thanks! Especially for the non-camo version. They look great.

05-28-09, 06:27 AM	#10
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	nice skins thanks __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

05-28-09, 07:34 AM	#11
captgeo Samurai Navy Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Ontario,Canada Posts: 550 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 0	Great Job again, keep up the great work. __________________

05-28-09, 01:02 PM	#13
ichso Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Germany's oldest city alive Posts: 1,066 Downloads: 57 Uploads: 0	Which picture did you say yes to ? __________________ My Subskins: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=164169

06-02-09, 08:01 PM	#15
runningdeer Frogman Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Huntley, IL Posts: 305 Downloads: 142 Uploads: 1	Last time I was in this thread, the request for a sugar - dazzle skin was like the last post. Off I went all excited about a skinning project, when I realized today that ichso was also working on a dazzle s-class. A very similar boat skin. I should have checked with you ichso...I apologize for that. __________________