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bazzar said:
" yes that glossy part on the static tires...why?."

The "gloss" on the tyres is oil. It is only on the top surface of the tyres. It came from the engines when the aircraft were parked. If you look closely, you will see that we remove the oil stain as soon as the Lanc moves off and they become matt. We have spent time coding this to replicate what happened in real life as part of ground crew duties was to wipe off the oil before a mission. There was usually little time to use tyre covers as they do today. It is just part of our "diorama" extras.
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It's possible too get too dark of grey in the green channel, it happens. Sometimes, ambient occlusion does funny things to your rendered complete textures too. So, no problem. It really was a personal choice to make that spot a lighter grey. Thanks for explaining the history of that Baz. I just love when a model is released we talk about the aircraft, there is always new history to learn. We all love the historic details. Regarding what the oil stain would look like, I don't really know, but I can say from personal experience, the Lancaster tires I've seen up close were spotless. The big question for me is, why is it spelled tyre and not tire?
 
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Fnerg said:
It's possible too get too dark of grey in the green channel, it happens. Sometimes, ambient occlusion does funny things to your rendered complete textures too. So, no problem. It really was a personal choice to make that spot a lighter grey. Thanks for explaining the history of that Baz. I just love when a model is released we talk about the aircraft, there is always new history to learn. We all love the historic details. Regarding what the oil stain would look like, I don't really know, but I can say from personal experience, the Lancaster tires I've seen up close were spotless. The big question for me is, why is it spelled tyre and not tire?
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We used a difference filter on the oil patch to give it that multi-coloured oily look. You will have seen Lancs as they are today - block tread tyres and more than likely, modern oil-seals in the engines. My M.G. drips oil on the floor. Yes there is a modern seal replacement but I like the original British classic oil-drip! I spell Tyre because I am British - like the Lancaster. We say colour not color, aeroplane not airplane and much more.

BTW when we worked on the Boeing Stratoliner, we learned that buckets on strings were hung underneath the engines to catch drips when parked up. I think the practice was also used on the DC-3.
 
Thanks Baz, I figured it was that simple. We're still somewhat under British influence over here, we say colour too! Usually the computer thinks it's a misspelling, and tries to correct us!
 
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