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  • Please see the most recent updates in the "Where did the .com name go?" thread. Posts number 16 and 17.

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Pitts S-1 Special by Addictive sim

Your right there Olboy - just spent 2 hours on the wings! Still loads to do and tidy :ernae:

wip-1876.jpg
 
Persistence pays off.
...Looking good Gajit.

Me, I'm looking for a numbered/colored grid. I need to get the paint template sorted so I know what I'm painting.

Just a thought, maybe we should keep in touch via pm so we don't duplicate each others work.
 
Thats why i announce what Im going to paint. Just let me know if you need any tips on the kit :wavey:
 
HI KD

I can do that one easy following the Dunlop one - unless anyone else will do it?
 
Thats great choice Oldboy :salute: I might still be doing my red eagle one by the time you complete those!
 
Thanks. All time consuming.

Unless you have access to better pictures of the Red Eagle than I do, you may end up drawing a lot of the sponsors logos. If that happens and you need some pointers, I've drawn a lot of them for previous repaints. I'd be glad to help if needed.
 
Having spent a lot of the day (off & on) creating an info layer for this beast to track & label everything, I about have the S1_1_t template finished. Right down to the last bolt top (whew) What a chore!!

S1_2_t will be a wash as it's not to entailed.
...and S1_3_t won't be bad either (double whew!!)


At any rate, I'm about to start getting my first repaint for FSX finished. Having loaded up the model with my repaint applied, bothers me. It doesn't look right. It looks real dark and dull. The shine is there, but the looks are not as vibrant as Gajits' repaints.
....The way mine looks reminds me of seeing it on a cloudy..dark day. And for the life of me I can't figure out why. I don't know if it has to do with the spec layer or what's causing it.

....This is my first ever repaint for FSX. It's gone well so far. Except the dilemma mentioned above. Once I get beyond that I should be good to go (I hope)


I don't know for sure if i am doing it right or not. Maybe I should do a run-down of the process I'm doing to make things a bit more clear.

First, I save (via Photoshop) to 32bit .BMP
Next I open it with DXTBMP, import the original alpha layer and then flip the both of them.
...Next, I'm saving it as a .DDS / DXT5.

If anyone has any pointers, I would appreciate the end to my frustration.
 
Hi Oleboy

I understand the frustration. The painting was always easy for me - its the application I have always needed the help with by the masters who frequen these forums (thanks guys)

Im actually no technical expert but if you take a screenshot of the plane in FSX and also a screenshot of the s1 s t and pm me then i could take a look. Usually what you paint and save as a bmp and then convert to a dds is what you get - alphas (the shine) does not get affected on this aircraft.

Alertnatively you could compare by opening the original aircraft dds files (even mine you have loaded and Dans originals) using a free program called dxt bmp from ..http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/DXTBmp-Download-53836.html

Hope that helps.

Meanwhile - I have done most of the stars!!
wip-1254.jpg
 
I think I got it figured out. It's not quite there yet, but here's a peek.




I'll have to get back to it later. I'm in the middle of painting my house too!
 
OleBoy said:
I think I got it figured out. It's not quite there yet, but here's a peek.




I'll have to get back to it later. I'm in the middle of painting my house too!
Click to expand...

Dont get them mixed up!! LOL

I cannot see the image large as i get an error but it looks great :ernae:
 
From the looks of that picture she came out real good. Thanks for sharing that one.

I'm still fumbling through the template tracking things down. Some of the smaller stuff is driving me batty!!
....I took a break and went for a flight. I don't like the sounds Feels like I'm flying in a culvert!!



And the direct link for those of you where the thumbnail doesn't work.
http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/8094/oleboy1n614gt.png
 
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