Post Albacore Screen Shots Here

***Ickie*** · September 14th, 2009, 14:35

***Dangerousdave26*** · September 14th, 2009, 19:34

OK Guys for a lot of different reasons I may not finish my work by the end of the contest.

But here is my work so far...

After hours of work setting the blanks into Gimp in logical sections I finally could start painting something.

I started with the cowl flaps.

It looks like it will end up being a fictitious Desert Camo Scheme as I don't think that I am going to be good enough to do a realistic scheme.

Really I was going to try and follow a model I found on line but I could not find the color I wanted so I just used one that came up. I kind of like it so I am going to see where it takes me.

Ickie if you only want finished products posted here feel free to delete this post and I will create my own topic or just feel free to move it to its own topic.

Oh quick question for you real painters out there. I created a rivet brush in gimp to place rivets. Would it look better if I leave the panel lines in or are the rivets enough?

Now that I have the cowling laid out it should all be easy to modify.

Dave

**OleBoy** · September 15th, 2009, 04:34

Dave, check pms

**Matt Wynn** · September 15th, 2009, 09:52

looking good Dave, i've been re-making a paintkit first, still a long way to go... (oh and the red is what i'm working on next, only done fuselage so far and refined the cowling metal)
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***Dangerousdave26*** · September 15th, 2009, 14:28

OleBoy

Thanks that color palette is the cats meow. I converted it into Gimp. Plus added 4 colors used in my paint so far.

Smothie

Thanks I am going to make my way back from there. Yep I am making a Gimp Paint kit along the way. Its going pretty good on the paint kit side.

Now I may be forced to buy Abacus repaint just so I don't have to keep loading FS to see my work.

and now some screen shots of tonights work

The panel lines came out a little dark and needed some taming.

The tail is got too much definition and up towards the cowling there is some work to do but she is coming along.

**HenryW** · September 17th, 2009, 09:20

Here is what i got so far

**Matt Wynn** · September 17th, 2009, 11:17

just a few of what i have... still in paintkit stage
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***Henry*** · September 17th, 2009, 11:28

Originally Posted by HenryW

Here is what i got so far

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hewman100 · September 18th, 2009, 01:54

I second that Henry! WOW!

**baldy** · September 18th, 2009, 08:52

These are not entries ( because I am the very worst skinner there is ) but I just thought I'd show what the two prototypes looked like

baldy

**Ascua02** · September 19th, 2009, 14:45

Gosh, I am getting depressed... That 5B is cute HenryW :ernae:

This is my bit so far
Hope you like it, needs a bit of dirt and such, but it is getting late...

**HenryW** · September 21st, 2009, 14:17

This is not an entry to the contest, its just a fun scheme Swordfish-style:

**oldwheat** · September 22nd, 2009, 15:39

Here's my screenie= 5B again..

**baldy** · September 23rd, 2009, 06:14

This is one of Uncle Tgt 's skins I'm uploading for him as he's away on holiday

baldy

hewman100 · September 24th, 2009, 01:34

I do like that pre-war number Henry!

***Henry*** · September 25th, 2009, 08:46

Originally Posted by hewman100

I do like that pre-war number Henry!

yup me too
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**HenryW** · September 25th, 2009, 11:16

Thanks! Couldn't resist doing one more (not an entry to the contest). I'll upload them when im back from vacations:

**watchdog22** · September 27th, 2009, 05:30

Has anyone had the same texturing problems as me? I cant find the location of the paint areas outlined on the upper mainplane and the rear canopy braces,
Cheers

**watchdog22** · September 28th, 2009, 01:37

The problem seems to be connected with the canopy glazing as the aberratiion moves when the Canopy is opened, oh well.

**Milton Shupe** · September 28th, 2009, 19:56

Wow! Some seriously great stuff happening here guys! Excellent efforts by all!

***Dangerousdave26*** · October 1st, 2009, 16:06

OK just a few more tweeks and I will have my entry in.

At this point I am not going to put any emblems on it. It doesn't make sense to place emblems on a fictitious paint when the paint scheme is Desert and the plane is a carrier based torpedo plane.

Its all in good fun so look for the final soon...

I just used the word "soon"

Does that make me a full fledged developer

**Matt Wynn** · October 2nd, 2009, 07:26

nice Job dave, just putting the finishing touches on mine now :ernae:

**norab** · October 3rd, 2009, 10:56

waiting for permission to upload my repaint. here's a screenie. Aircraft from H.M.S. Formidable 1940

***Dangerousdave26*** · October 3rd, 2009, 19:31

I found my log on to upload files to the site but it does not work.

I emailed in a new request so I will get mine uploaded ASAP.

Pretty much what is above is what I have done. The only change I made was to the cowling panel lines and rivets.

**johnh_049** · October 4th, 2009, 07:12

that i had something to show for my efforts, but unfortunately real life sometimes jumps in the way. been busy babysitting my 9 month old grandson the last couple of weeks, not much time for anything else.