SuperCarrier CVN-75 Harry S. Truman 2003-2005 era livery WIP

[VanVogt]

So what started as a simple "let's get rid of the annoying bright red underside of the Supercarrier hull" turned into a full fledged repaint rabbit hole... 

I'd say I'm about a 1/3rd done. There are some limitations with the way the carriers are textured (especially the deck) but it's showing good promise. My goal is to create a period correct HST for the 2003-2005 cruises, so it can be used relatively believably with Tomcats. I chose the 75 because it is the closest looking configuration for that period of all 4 SuperCarriers. There are some inaccuracies of course but it's close enough overall.

This might take a while to completion as there's a fair bit of work involved but if some of you are interested in beta testing the progress, just drop me a dm.

Edited November 5 by VanVogt
typos

[Raven (Elysian Angel)]

Nice! Can I ask which gamma you had set when you made these screenshots?

[VanVogt]

Sure! Gamma was at 1.9 for the screenshots, vanilla install.

[supersylph]

The deck looks fantastic.

[Raven (Elysian Angel)]

14 hours ago, VanVogt said:

Sure! Gamma was at 1.9 for the screenshots, vanilla install.

Yes that’s what I thought. I asked because it won’t look as dark for those who use the default industry standard 2.2

[VanVogt]

Ah I see! Thanks for the tip. I'll do the next ones with 2.2. Here's a quick Modelviewer screenshot for reference.

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[VanVogt]

Here's a quick update.

- New deck base texture with the  heavy stucco-like pattern. This covers the whole deck

- New Tiedowns. Normal map redone so they would look more realistic.

- Jet Blast Deflectors are done, with the unique deep red floor that's period correct.

I've lightened up the deck for better overall visibility in varying conditions.

 

Edited November 13 by VanVogt
Added default comparison images

[fagulha]

Looks awesome! Thank you for your work. I'm eager to try this liverie. I use different deck liveries and for some time no one made more deck liveries so this will be most welcome!

[VanVogt]

Thanks fagulha!

Here's a quick screenshot of progress. I've reworked the Island material to a painted metal appearance, glass shader is redone, markings corrected, and a bit of extra.. the NS60 Tilly as it looked back then and the VAW-126 E-2C #600.

 

Edited Friday at 05:21 PM by VanVogt
added text.

[JCofDI]

Fantastic! The island glass has been a pain point for screenshots in the past for me but I didn't even think about that potentially being improved through liveries!