[REL] Early War Darker VIIB/C skin

Sledgehammer427 · 12-09-08, 10:52 PM

Well, with the release of that cool eagly thingie on the front of the tower by Nautilus42, I decided to go out on a lark and start a little bit of an early-war setup, Studying pre-war and in-war photos of U-boats, I noticed that quite a few U-boats had the Eagle on the tower, and the paintjobs looked much darker than the GWX light grey.
SO!
with that being said, I am starting a little pre-and-start-of-war patch, per se, to make the type VIIB and type II have the proper early war paintjobs, eagle insignia on the tower, and those pretty numbers on the tower.
This is just a start of course, there will be more later.
But, for your driving pleasure, the Darker VIIB/C skin.
The place where the schnorkel is is rusty for a reason, IMO, the early war U-boats didn't have VERY pretty, pristine parts to just throw on their U-boots. I made the Schnorkel housing location rusty to imitate the use of whatever your imagination can canjure...roadway? old trawler? possibly a left-for-dead experimental U-boot? The choice is yours, if you don't like it, back it up and delete it, i'm sure that it will convert to normal.
I haven't even started to pack, upload, and write a readme for this, so be patient, it won't be TOO much longer!

ITS UP! GO!
to my filefront page in my sig down there

von Kinderei · 12-09-08, 11:23 PM

That looks VERY nice !

FIREWALL · 12-09-08, 11:32 PM

Installing now. Thx

Sledgehammer427 · 12-09-08, 11:40 PM

Just making sure you know, i have NOT included the eagle in the pack, but it can be found here:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=145252
props to Naut42!

IrishUboot · 12-10-08, 12:49 AM

All we need is the big number on the conning tower and we've got the classic pre-war VIIB.

mr chris · 12-10-08, 02:24 AM

Very good job indeed.

Sledgehammer427 · 12-10-08, 07:39 AM

Quote:

All we need is the big number on the conning tower and we've got the classic pre-war VIIB.

thats what i'm trying to to. have to get my VIIB .dat over here where s3d works and it should be ready to go in no time

ReallyDedPoet · 12-10-08, 07:45 AM

Nice work

RDP

Hitman · 12-10-08, 10:46 AM

Fantastic skin

This is the dark "Schlickgrau 51" in which U-Boats like U-47 were painted.

Since you seem to have a taste for painting U-Boot skins, this article might help you a lot: http://www.rokket.biz/models/modelsw...7/ubrass.shtml

Scroll down until you find "U-Boat colours and markings by Doug Martindale", it is probably the best info available nowadays on the subject.

Sailor Steve · 12-10-08, 03:28 PM

Lovely skin, SledgeHammer. Perfect for that early-war feeling. Can't wait to see your type II and others.

@ Hitman: thanks for the link to those PDFs. Good stuff there.

melnibonian · 12-10-08, 03:57 PM

That's really nice

Thanks a lot for that

Sledgehammer427 · 12-10-08, 04:24 PM

Quote:

This is the dark "Schlickgrau 51" in which U-Boats like U-47 were painted.

to be REALLY honest...I eyeballed the paintjob and went bunjee jumping with sewing thread, and i guess it held.
thanks for the compliments!

nikbear · 12-10-08, 04:57 PM

Well whatever you did,keep doing it,the skin looks fantastic,very subtle and realistic workman like looking boat,fighting machine

meduza · 12-10-08, 06:18 PM

Great skin! Goes very well with nautilus42's eagle.

12-10-08, 07:02 PM

Nice looking skin, keep up the good work!

12-09-08, 10:52 PM	#1
Sledgehammer427 PacWagon Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Drinking coffee and staring at trees in Massachusetts Posts: 2,908 Downloads: 287 Uploads: 0	[REL] Early War Darker VIIB/C skin Well, with the release of that cool eagly thingie on the front of the tower by Nautilus42, I decided to go out on a lark and start a little bit of an early-war setup, Studying pre-war and in-war photos of U-boats, I noticed that quite a few U-boats had the Eagle on the tower, and the paintjobs looked much darker than the GWX light grey. SO! with that being said, I am starting a little pre-and-start-of-war patch, per se, to make the type VIIB and type II have the proper early war paintjobs, eagle insignia on the tower, and those pretty numbers on the tower. This is just a start of course, there will be more later. But, for your driving pleasure, the Darker VIIB/C skin. The place where the schnorkel is is rusty for a reason, IMO, the early war U-boats didn't have VERY pretty, pristine parts to just throw on their U-boots. I made the Schnorkel housing location rusty to imitate the use of whatever your imagination can canjure...roadway? old trawler? possibly a left-for-dead experimental U-boot? The choice is yours, if you don't like it, back it up and delete it, i'm sure that it will convert to normal. I haven't even started to pack, upload, and write a readme for this, so be patient, it won't be TOO much longer! ITS UP! GO! to my filefront page in my sig down there __________________ Cold Waters Voice Crew - Fire Control Officer Cmdr O. Myers - C/O USS Nautilus (SS-168) 114,000 tons sunk - 4 Spec Ops completed V-boat Nutcase - Need supplies? Japanese garrison on a small island in the way? Just give us a call! D4C! Last edited by Sledgehammer427; 12-09-08 at 11:21 PM.

12-09-08, 11:23 PM	#2
von Kinderei Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 2,606 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 0	That looks VERY nice ! __________________ vK Last edited by von Kinderei; 12-09-08 at 11:23 PM.

12-09-08, 11:32 PM	#3
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Installing now. Thx __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

12-09-08, 11:40 PM	#4
Sledgehammer427 PacWagon Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Drinking coffee and staring at trees in Massachusetts Posts: 2,908 Downloads: 287 Uploads: 0	Just making sure you know, i have NOT included the eagle in the pack, but it can be found here: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=145252 props to Naut42! __________________ Cold Waters Voice Crew - Fire Control Officer Cmdr O. Myers - C/O USS Nautilus (SS-168) 114,000 tons sunk - 4 Spec Ops completed V-boat Nutcase - Need supplies? Japanese garrison on a small island in the way? Just give us a call! D4C!

12-10-08, 12:49 AM	#5
IrishUboot Sparky Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Malin Head, Eire/Ireland Posts: 156 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	All we need is the big number on the conning tower and we've got the classic pre-war VIIB. __________________ "A braver man than Arthur Griffith, I never met" - Frederick Edwin Smith, The First Earl of Birkenhead, British negotiator of the Anglo-Irish Treaty 1921.

12-10-08, 02:24 AM	#6
mr chris Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Herefordshire, England Posts: 3,562 Downloads: 216 Uploads: 0	Very good job indeed. __________________

12-10-08, 07:45 AM	#8
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,886 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	Nice work RDP __________________ Back in the Day

12-10-08, 10:46 AM	#9
Hitman Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Spain Posts: 6,109 Downloads: 109 Uploads: 2	Fantastic skin This is the dark "Schlickgrau 51" in which U-Boats like U-47 were painted. Since you seem to have a taste for painting U-Boot skins, this article might help you a lot: http://www.rokket.biz/models/modelsw...7/ubrass.shtml Scroll down until you find "U-Boat colours and markings by Doug Martindale", it is probably the best info available nowadays on the subject. __________________ One day I will return to sea ...

12-10-08, 03:28 PM	#10
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Lovely skin, SledgeHammer. Perfect for that early-war feeling. Can't wait to see your type II and others. @ Hitman: thanks for the link to those PDFs. Good stuff there. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

12-10-08, 03:57 PM	#11
melnibonian Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Reading UK Posts: 3,473 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	That's really nice Thanks a lot for that __________________ http://www.thegreywolves.com/ http://wolvesatwar.com/ Download GWX and other goodies: http://hosted.filefront.com/melnibonian

12-10-08, 04:57 PM	#13
nikbear Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Northampton,UK Posts: 1,859 Downloads: 86 Uploads: 0	Well whatever you did,keep doing it,the skin looks fantastic,very subtle and realistic workman like looking boat,fighting machine __________________ 'It is not surely known when the grey wolf shall come upon the seat of the gods' Ericksmal.

12-10-08, 06:18 PM	#14
meduza Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: on patrol Posts: 1,035 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 0	Great skin! Goes very well with nautilus42's eagle. __________________

12-10-08, 07:02 PM	#15
-SWCowboy. Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Nice looking skin, keep up the good work!