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DoughBree L-39C (FSX)

Next one on the go...
Makes life less complicated if you have a profile photo....;)

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Bjoern and Jafo - been watching this unfold - looks really smart. Soviet era trainer - what's not to love?

Jafo - I've seen a good number of clean civie/airshow type schemes. Will there be something a bit worn, working gal type of paint? There's something really compelling about this particular one, as an example ...

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Russia---Air/Aero-L-39-Albatros/1148874/L/

thanks, and a huge kudos to the work done thus far!

dl
DL....yes...I too prefer the worn look with 'working' AC....specially camo varieties.

At the moment I'm just leaving the dirt layers off while I get the clean paints right first...;)
 
Patriots is coming along slowly....got most of the fuse worked out....the alpha and spec will be entertaining....lots of chrome...;)

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Slower than I thought...;)
Fuse is mostly done....more to do for the wings.

Darn out of memory issues with PSP6 ....thought I'd lost the lot. Too many layers will get ya eventually...;)

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Wings still ain't right...possibly too much white.
Gotta find better top-down views....and find out what happens underneath...;)

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OK...LottiCat is being a pain... still don't have a clue what happens under the wings....the topside is asymmetric as it is..;)

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...and the root's NQR still.
 
So far the only US of the plane I've found is from a video of an RC model ... not an ideal reference but it's all I have so far.

Looks like the wings are mostly white...with leading edge black...and with the red/black/grey flash repeated underside.
Shall keep googling for 'real' pics.
 
So far the only US of the plane I've found is from a video of an RC model ... not an ideal reference but it's all I have so far.

Looks like the wings are mostly white...with leading edge black...and with the red/black/grey flash repeated underside.
Shall keep googling for 'real' pics.

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Bit of 'artistic licence' and added some text details this one doesn't appear to have.... but it's for close-up 'bling'.

Time to find an easier one to do...;)

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I think this'll be the first of the HD ones I upload. The details are OK enough...
I've experimented with linework and rivets that show up in both light and dark paints...at the same time...and added a bit of dirt.

Now to tip 'em upside down and into DXT5 format....and shrink them to 2048 and see how they look...;)

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This might become one of my favourite paints. Black and orange is a superb color combination.
 
Shrank...flipped...saved to DXT5 DDS.

Ain't too bad... but still needs some post-op tweaking...some jaggies showed up [the red fuse line worked OK in 4096 but needs antialias for this size].

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Had a close comparison [like standing on the wing] between 2048 and 4096 ... and I for one will stick with the higher res.... but I'll upload both sizes together so people can choose themselves.

Meanwhile...here's a rework to HD of an older one...that was requested by DaveB...G-BZDI...;)

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