D-Scythe Posted November 22, 2004 Posted November 22, 2004 I'm gradually reskinning some of the aircraft in LO-MAC in more detail. Su-24 here: I didn't take a screenshot of the original skin to compare, so here's the one from the UBI Lock On website, for comparison: ** I know, it's not really fair to compare my skins to a beta pic, but what the hell :D Is there any interest at all in such a package? P.S. Ruggbutt, if you're reading this, I still yet to start on the F-15C cockpit...cockpit skinning is a lot harder than it looks.
Caretaker Posted November 22, 2004 Posted November 22, 2004 Count me in ;) Your skins are usually great, and a lot of the AI planes could use some polishing. That Su-24 already looks great so far! Cheers, Caretaker ED Beta Test Team
ThirdELTPoznan Posted November 22, 2004 Posted November 22, 2004 Yeah it would be great to see improved skins of some planes... GROM- Grupa Reagowania Operacyjno Manewrowego
Trident Posted November 22, 2004 Posted November 22, 2004 The pic from the LOMAC site is misleading though, the current Fencer doesn't look all that bad. The screenshot still shows the Flanker2.5 model and textures ;) Still, your skin does a great job of weathering and emphasizing the panel-lines, much better than the stock one :)
VapoR Posted November 22, 2004 Posted November 22, 2004 That looks REALLY good!! Some of the AI planes are pretty pathetic. Your work could change all that . . .
D-Scythe Posted November 23, 2004 Author Posted November 23, 2004 The pic from the LOMAC site is misleading though, the current Fencer doesn't look all that bad. The screenshot still shows the Flanker2.5 model and textures ;) Still, your skin does a great job of weathering and emphasizing the panel-lines, much better than the stock one :) I stated as much :) Read my post again, I said the original pic of the Su-24 is misleading, as it was taken BEFORE Lock On went gold, but I don't have a pic of the original. Maybe you could post one? It would be appreciated, and I would replace the original with yours in a heartbeat :)
KuostA Posted November 23, 2004 Posted November 23, 2004 wow wow wow!! THat looks very very very nice :D The default lomac AI skins are pretty horrible. EXtremely LOW res, and low detail, look pretty much like cr/4p if it wasnt for the detailed models :wink: I have enjoyred all your heli skins/mods so far, You redoing ALL of the AI is a dream come true! Weathering and detailing like what you've done on that plane so far is exactly what we need. Dont stop, I hope you redo every skin! Btw...what happened to all your Heli skins that you posted screens of but never released?
D-Scythe Posted November 23, 2004 Author Posted November 23, 2004 wow wow wow!! THat looks very very very nice :D The default lomac AI skins are pretty horrible. EXtremely LOW res, and low detail, look pretty much like cr/4p if it wasnt for the detailed models :wink: I have enjoyred all your heli skins/mods so far, You redoing ALL of the AI is a dream come true! Weathering and detailing like what you've done on that plane so far is exactly what we need. Dont stop, I hope you redo every skin! Btw...what happened to all your Heli skins that you posted screens of but never released? I am definitely NOT redoing all the AI skins. I don't have that much time on my hands ;) I've redone some other skins...so far, also the F-15C, AH-64, CH-47 and AH-1W. They're available in the Lock On forums at Simhq...you don't need to register and you can easily find the links. BTW, my helo skins were released as part of my campaign, as I didn't have the time nor could spare the resources to upload seperate files.
169th_Cobra Posted November 23, 2004 Posted November 23, 2004 Lova ya work D-Scythe! I may be able to help you out with some hosting if you were to email your skins to me. PM me if your interested. :)
KuostA Posted November 23, 2004 Posted November 23, 2004 o ya, I remember, I DID dl those helo skins part of the campaign, i never had time to try it, i might soon. The F-15C skin sounds promising as well, cant wait to get my hands on it once i find it. Well anywaze, Im sure the AI planes you ARE doing will be fantastic...i love the weathering, dirt, and old effects, thats what makes it realistic and awesome. Keep it up..updates and pics along the way would be nice. And last but not least, if you need any help with pics or skins, just give us a holla! :wink: BTw..could you give me a link to the simQ site, i dont have it bookmarked
Guest ruggbutt Posted November 23, 2004 Posted November 23, 2004 Of course I'm reading it D-Schythe..........lol. Thanks for remembering my request! <S!>
prov Posted November 23, 2004 Posted November 23, 2004 Your Su24 skin is very beautiful ! :heart: AMD Athlon 64 3500+ / Abit AV8 µguru / 1 GO ddr PC 3200 / Leadtek 6800 Ultra 256 Mo / XPpro SP2 / Saitek X45 / TIR V3PRO
Estocade Posted November 24, 2004 Posted November 24, 2004 Nice job! I hope you have the Mig-31 and Tu-160 in your sight lol :D They sure need a good paint job!
D-Scythe Posted November 24, 2004 Author Posted November 24, 2004 Latest version: Download here Some other screens (previous versions)
Drakkhen Posted November 24, 2004 Posted November 24, 2004 Kick arse...!!! :D "Heroism is the only way to get famous when you got no talent" Pierre Desproges "Whether fifty millions people say a stupid thing, it's still a stupid thing." Anatole France
enigma6584 Posted November 24, 2004 Posted November 24, 2004 :prayer: Personally, I think you should change your online name to "skins wizard" or something appropriate.
42nd_eemee Posted November 25, 2004 Posted November 25, 2004 I've found your heli skins as part of a campaign, the f15 skins at lockonskins, but where can I download the su24 skin? If you need a host, I can give you some space.
D-Scythe Posted November 26, 2004 Author Posted November 26, 2004 Su-24 is work in progress. And you definitely did not find my F-15C skin in LockOnSkins UK. I didn't upload it there yet :)
flanker760 Posted January 19, 2005 Posted January 19, 2005 Hey D-Scythe, is there any chance to get your wonderful su-24 skin????
Peter Pan Posted January 21, 2005 Posted January 21, 2005 Sorry D-Scythe, but I think the textures for F15 are very far from being "realistic", I mean camouflage is usually designed as a pattern of continuous stripes, with intention to blend the plane with the ground (when looking from the top). There two other types of camo - one of which is more angular, also consists of 2-3 colors (I don't remember I've ever seen it on planes) and the second one - spots of 2-3 colors, much like in your case but smaller in size. I would recommend looking at real planes, unless, of course, you we aiming to create a skin which "just good-looking", not trying to achieve any believability.
D-Scythe Posted January 21, 2005 Author Posted January 21, 2005 Sorry D-Scythe, but I think the textures for F15 are very far from being "realistic", Um, I don't know what type of F-15C you've been looking at, but USAF Albino Eagles, as modelled in Lock On, sport two-tone grey schemes, either 'Compass Ghost' or 'Mod Grey': Compared to my skins in Lock On: Looks pretty close to me :?: I mean camouflage is usually designed as a pattern of continuous stripes, with intention to blend the plane with the ground (when looking from the top). There two other types of camo - one of which is more angular, also consists of 2-3 colors (I don't remember I've ever seen it on planes) and the second one - spots of 2-3 colors, much like in your case but smaller in size. As said before, the F-15C is not intended to blend in with the ground, but rather the sky, since it IS an air superiority fighter - as such, it sports no type of paint scheme as you describe. I would recommend looking at real planes, unless, of course, you we aiming to create a skin which "just good-looking", not trying to achieve any believability. Maybe you should take a look at some real F-15s sometime. Just use Google or Alta-vista and image search it - type in "F-15" in the box, and take a good look at the pictures ;) BTW, everyone, I have some bad news. All my skinning work has been wiped out as I had to re-install Win XP after a freak accident. As the work was so tedious, I decided to forego re-skinning any more planes. Sorry.
flanker760 Posted January 21, 2005 Posted January 21, 2005 Hey D-Scythe, is there any chance to get your wonderful su-24 skin????is ist done now or also lost wth your system issue? now way to upload it so we can get it?
erikN Posted January 21, 2005 Posted January 21, 2005 awesome! is it the new season textures from FC that we see in the background? and I agree with that the Mig-31 really needs some new textures :)
Starlight Posted January 21, 2005 Posted January 21, 2005 BTW, everyone, I have some bad news. All my skinning work has been wiped out as I had to re-install Win XP after a freak accident. As the work was so tedious, I decided to forego re-skinning any more planes. Sorry. Hi. why don't you try some programs such as GetDataBack (for FAT32 or NTFS). They can recover deleted files, even after re-formatting, partition crashes and some disk failures.
Peter Pan Posted January 21, 2005 Posted January 21, 2005 D-Scythe: Sorry, I'm an idiot. indeed, such color scheme exists in reality. (I found some nice pics on http://www.airliners.net/). It's too pity you lost your work. Although I can hardly imagine that this scheme is for blending with the sky - it is visible for those who flies above the plane, so it is between the viewer and the ground, right? Unless it flies upside down :)
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