Haven't posted anything here in a long time, so I thought I'd throw out a few for comment.
All are non historical, just my take;
Brushed Aluminum Bolt w/ Ace markings




B-17

F6F Hellcat with Hot Rod Flames;


Camo He-111;

Camo Ju88;


Damaged Ki-84;

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I-185 leased by the California Highway Patrol.

Red Stripe Zero;


F4F2;

ugh...bright colours...cannot...see anything.

I think they look cool.

Thank You . . .
I kinda figured they looked cool.

I use PaintShopPro X by Corel. Corel is currently up to version 14 and goes for about quarter to half the cost of comparible PhotoShops.
While PhotoShop is probably more user friendly and capable of a more one click tricks, PaintShopPro can achieve most anything PhotoShop does with a just few more clicks.

I started skinning as soon as I started playing IL2, it was one of the attractions. I also have an art background which has helped considerably.

The longer you do it the more tricks you learn.
I keep a folder full of Roundels (Round Fuselage National Markings) I have found on the Internet. The Game does not correctly place roundels on all planes, particularly American.

I Googled "Checkerboard Images" and was rewarded with page after page of black and white, or red and black checkerboards. I found one that wasn't obviously copyrighted, copied it, then filled the white squares with yellow.
It took a couple tries before I got the scale of the squares correct.

Lately, little touches, like the "RESCUE" arrow for canopy release, or "DANGER PROP" warnings seem to add nice touches of realism.

I also have been going to the Japanese Kanji Dictionaryfor Danger and Rescue Caligraphy the Emperor's planes.

Thanks Again.

Bothered by bright colors? Need Camo?
Hawk 78A or P-36A;

very creative skins ... good stuff

quote:

Originally posted by Tuphlandng:
Historical or not I cant come close to producing anything close to your work.

Very nice and Thanks

a well made skin is a well made skin, in the end what people appreciate is a skin that looks like a real paint scheme on an actual aircraft whether its an air racing skin or historical or total fantasy is beside the point

skinning is like learning to ride a horse or maybe a better example is learning to do stunts on a skateboard - there is a limit to what reading about it can achieve and the more you practice and work on perfecting your skills the better you get

Did someone mention Air Racing!?!?


thanks.