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Who can read Japanese?

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djscoo

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I'm working on a repaint for the Alphasim S-55 and need to know what these characters mean on the side of the chopper. Unfortunately I can't just cut it out of the photo because the angle on the shot is too extreme to correct.
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Okay, using Babel Fish translator I get "空気自衛隊" which looks correct except for the 2nd character reading left to right. I'll keep searching the net for a suitable picture. Thanks MHAircraft!
 
The Japanese term literally translates to "Aviation Self Defense Force". Babel fish, OTOH, was talking about defending the air we breathe. :faint:
 
This is coming along nicely...I always loved "dirty" repaints, and have recently discovered the "burn" and "dodge" brushes in PSP. They do a pretty believable weathered look.:ernae:
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Tip.When you have a angle photo like that you can stretch and distort it to get a frontal feeling.
 
yago9 said:
Tip.When you have a angle photo like that you can stretch and distort it to get a frontal feeling.
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That's actually what I ended up doing, thanks.
The paintkit for the S-55 is a bit wonky...I ended up having to modify the paint slightly to steer around 4 specific areas where the mapping was goofy. Anyways I hope you guys like it...
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