Chewmann Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 (edited) Well, since I couldn't find any skins for VMFA(AW)-533, the Hawks, I decided to jump into the skin business. Admittedly, my skills pale in comparison to so many others, but for my first go, I am pretty happy. There are 2 tail styles I've found doing my research. One where the squadron ED is on the outboard side of the vertical stab, and the other on the inboard side. Likewise, there are 2 main text colors. gray and dark blue. I have made the 4 variances . But, I also saw what looks like a specialty skin (sort of like a CAG version), so I made both of them too. I have the shoulder patches on the pilot, though I am trying to figure out how to reduce the size of the squadron one. More experimenting is needed. The last item, besides the shoulder patch is the helmet. IT is a royal PITA. This may take some time. Once I am happy with a design, I will post the skins for all to use. Let me know what you think. Tail 1, gray text Tail 2, gray text Tail 1, blue text Tail 2, blue text Tail 1, CAG Tail 2, CAG Edited February 16, 2022 by Chewmann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewmann Posted February 16, 2022 Author Share Posted February 16, 2022 Here are the shoulder patches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megalax Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Looks like you're using one of the LOD shapes in MV. Megalax's Livery Studio My Liveries in the User Files I'll stick a maple leaf on anything... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewmann Posted February 18, 2022 Author Share Posted February 18, 2022 On 2/17/2022 at 6:16 AM, Megalax said: Looks like you're using one of the LOD shapes in MV. In English please. Any help will be greatly appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megalax Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 Just use fa-18c.edm from the shapes folder, not one of the LOD .edms. Thats why the pilots helmet is all boxy shaped. Megalax's Livery Studio My Liveries in the User Files I'll stick a maple leaf on anything... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewmann Posted February 19, 2022 Author Share Posted February 19, 2022 15 hours ago, Megalax said: Just use fa-18c.edm from the shapes folder, not one of the LOD .edms. Thats why the pilots helmet is all boxy shaped. Mega - will do. Thanks! My other issue is the patch size. How do I reduce its size? I have a .png file with both patches. i reduced the size of them but it didn't change in game. What's the trick? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewmann Posted February 23, 2022 Author Share Posted February 23, 2022 The work on the helmet continues, slowly….and I can’t get the shoulder patch reduced in size. So it is taking longer than I hoped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewmann Posted February 24, 2022 Author Share Posted February 24, 2022 I had a breakthrough last night. It seems as though, through the help of @Megalax and a couple of others, I was able to create what I wanted. Attached are screen captures of the helmet I will include in all 6 skins. Desert MARPAT cloth lens cover, the squadron shoulder patch in a reduced size (in one of the pics attached), and the helmet with hawks and checkerboards the squadron is known for. The helmet decor is similar to what at least one pilot had in the the unit early in the F/A-18D days. I am doing a couple last minute checks to make sure the MODEXs work and the skins behave as expected in game. I will release them before the end of the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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