collensr
SOH-CM-2025
086 in the Caspir picture seems to have a gloss finish too which I don't remember back in the day.
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Yes the camo was gloss finish, I think the powers that be thought speed was as important as concealment and you’ll get less drag with a glossy finish than a matte one. Also, just like in the game, everything always looks shinier in the hangar.
I’ve chosen a less glossy appearance for my liveries so they look a bit sun faded.
I’ve chosen a less glossy appearance for my liveries so they look a bit sun faded.
21614 of No. 4 Fighter Wing, RCAF Station Baden-Soellingen, Germany, early 1960s.
Still experimenting with this one as it used the later camo pattern style, with the other style of demarcation between the upper and lower colours that split the intakes. While I've tried to be as accurate as possible with the early style camo liveries featured above, some liberties had to be taken due to mirroring of textures and limitations with the decal files. The upper colours on '614 below are still the earlier camo pattern, I have to see if the later pattern is possible.
Still experimenting with this one as it used the later camo pattern style, with the other style of demarcation between the upper and lower colours that split the intakes. While I've tried to be as accurate as possible with the early style camo liveries featured above, some liberties had to be taken due to mirroring of textures and limitations with the decal files. The upper colours on '614 below are still the earlier camo pattern, I have to see if the later pattern is possible.
Ok, first one available, 21189 of 1 (F) Wing, RCAF Station Marville, circa mid-to-late 1950s.
Here's the actual aircraft at the Air Weapons Unit, Decimmomanu AB, Sardinia, being used as a target tug for gunnery training. Note the 419 squadron CF-100s sharing the ramp.
...and in the hangar at Marville, with a natural metal T-33, an Expeditor, and three Sabre Mk.6 aircraft.
As I said before, the camo pattern is based on the "official" pattern but no two aircraft were ever painted identically, also the camo is as accurate as I can get it keeping in mind some liberties had to be taken due to the limitations imposed on this aircraft model due to the texture and decal mapping.
Download HERE
Here's the actual aircraft at the Air Weapons Unit, Decimmomanu AB, Sardinia, being used as a target tug for gunnery training. Note the 419 squadron CF-100s sharing the ramp.
...and in the hangar at Marville, with a natural metal T-33, an Expeditor, and three Sabre Mk.6 aircraft.
As I said before, the camo pattern is based on the "official" pattern but no two aircraft were ever painted identically, also the camo is as accurate as I can get it keeping in mind some liberties had to be taken due to the limitations imposed on this aircraft model due to the texture and decal mapping.
Download HERE
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collensr
SOH-CM-2025
Very very nice!
Thanks! If anything it’s been a real motivator to learn how to use 3D painting software like Blender or Substance Painter… the best way to describe the 2D process is that it’s like trying to paint a camo pattern on a plastic model aircraft, before assembling it, while all the bits are still separate and scattered around on the sprues, orientated in different directions. If there’s a bright spot, it’s great spatial relations training 
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*NOTE* Just updated T-33 '189 above after I was working on the next livery and found a couple of small errors in my camo template. You can use the same download link above for the updated 21189.
Next one is the Snoopy tail, 21371 of No. 2 (F) Wing, Grostenquin, France.
Download HERE
Next one is the Snoopy tail, 21371 of No. 2 (F) Wing, Grostenquin, France.
Download HERE
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