Subsim Higgins PT-Boat Model contest

[yubba]

About, time, or is this a april fools joke, that's why I waited to post, a pt campaign would be great, I worked on that pt 109 mod that was floating around in here and got it too work, torpedoes and all, but couldn't get rid of those butt ugly 20 mm tubs, figured out how to get the 40mm off the bow, that always made me sea sick. well good luck

[nikimcbee]

is this a april fools joke

Nope. Real deal. A campaign would be cool. Gualdalcanal/Solomons or Philippines (44-45) would be the best one to do. Go get your seabag Yubba and come on board.

[nikimcbee]

update 4.6.12

Video added

Originally Posted by yubba

About, time, or is this a april fools joke, that's why I waited to post, a pt campaign would be great, I worked on that pt 109 mod that was floating around in here and got it too work, torpedoes and all, but couldn't get rid of those butt ugly 20 mm tubs, figured out how to get the 40mm off the bow, that always made me sea sick. well good luck

I spoke with nikimcbee on the phone today.


My understanding is that We are going to create a playable Higgins that matches the PT he is involved with in real life.


There's alot of areas that help will be needed in and I have waved any rewards offered.
(That means I will not accept rewards so they can be given to those that assist if they want them.)

I am re-installing SH4 to test the Alpha PT and do some special animation work as a start.

3D work is also under way for a better visual in all areas.
If there is a need for anything special?
It will be created.

[nikimcbee]

Originally Posted by privateer

I spoke with nikimcbee on the phone today.


My understanding is that We are going to create a playable Higgins that matches the PT he is involved with in real life.


There's alot of areas that help will be needed in and I have waved any rewards offered.
(That means I will not accept rewards so they can be given to those that assist if they want them.)

I am re-installing SH4 to test the Alpha PT and do some special animation work as a start.

3D work is also under way for a better visual in all areas.
If there is a need for anything special?
It will be created.

I got 2 books mailed off today. Yell when you get them.

Originally Posted by yubba

About, time, or is this a april fools joke, that's why I waited to post, a pt campaign would be great, I worked on that pt 109 mod that was floating around in here and got it too work, torpedoes and all, but couldn't get rid of those butt ugly 20 mm tubs, figured out how to get the 40mm off the bow, that always made me sea sick. well good luck

Could you share your adjusted files?
It would make it much easier to work on the torpedo roll off animations.

Sh4 installed and did a quick test of the PT alpha.

Went digging through different DVD's and found alot of good 3D stuff that was intended for GWX 4.

They've just found a new home.


The .50 cal needs a small bit of work to make the twin look proper but that's minor work.

I also was notified today that I should have 2 weeks off before my next job on the road.

Package arrived today.


Lots of questions I had were answered just flipping through the books.


Looking for proper colors to use for the texture I found this......


1944 20L MasterPattern

I'm nearly ready to check the new hull and deck work in Game but would like to get the textures placed on it.
So are the colors right? or can you give me a better selection?

http://www.pt103.com
Has some great reference stuff also.

As I was looking at the in-Game .50 cal for use to build the twin, I noticed the scale is wrong in areas but it's a good model to work with.
Now there's another area that I need to think on.
The twin .50's rotate in two areas right? At the first mounting point below the Guns. And then the whole thing rotates by useing your body, correct?
This may not be possible to do in SH4 correctly.
Once I get to modeling that area I'll try a few thoughts I have but no promises on it.

[nikimcbee]

Rgr that. I'll look up the paint color later. Knee deep in work now.

Testing the new Hull and deck with black and white texture.

[nikimcbee]

Originally Posted by nikimcbee

Rgr that. I'll look up the paint color later. Knee deep in work now.

Some other schemes carried by PT boats were:
Measure 31/5P - This scheme utilized Navy Green and Ocean Green.
Measure 31/20L - This scheme combined Black, Green #2 and Green #3.

http://www.ptboatworld.com/PT_Boat_I...lorschemes.htm

The image was a quick hull-deck for looking at UVeing things.
I'll add the colors to it after the hull-deck is reworked to bring it into proper shape.

Here's a great site for details.
http://louisdl.louislibraries.org/cd...ISOROOT=%2FHIC

I managed to cut together some great details on the shape of the deck and hull.


This is a very low version of what I have.
That's 2198 X 1236.

[yubba]

Originally Posted by privateer

Could you share your adjusted files?
It would make it much easier to work on the torpedo roll off animations.

give me a few on that, have to find it, and you can explain how I can up load it too you, what I'll do is send you the whole boat, since it fires torps like a submarine you have too open tubes for torps to load into tubes, down side no torps leaping out of tubes, but they work and do the job, it was probably by acciedent that I got it to work. I go look now.

Originally Posted by yubba

give me a few on that, have to find it, and you can explain how I can up load it too you, what I'll do is send you the whole boat, since it fires torps like a submarine you have too open tubes for torps to load into tubes, down side no torps leaping out of tubes, but they work and do the job, it was probably by acciedent that I got it to work. I go look now.

I'll PM you my e-mail address.
You can then attach the files through the E-mail.
Is that OK?