Thanks for the kind compliment DarkBlueBloy, but I must say, all credit for this new upgrade has to
go to VPmedia, mister Istvan. I am just a painter and have no knowledge to do serious modding and messing
around with the games files. Its very tricky/risky stuff. He is the one doing the major work, and pulling out the
needed airplane files so we can paint new skins.
If we all help out, we can all make a better game for us and for our IL-2 friends.
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Asheshouse , I have seen that German tank before a few months back, and I am sad to say that it
is not included in the game yet. It should be. It must be! Even the other day I was thinking to myself... we NEED a
German tank, specially that big monster that looks like a rolling box with guns.
If you want , please send me the files for it and I will be glad to paint it properly. I bought 2 books on WW1 tanks
specially to paint these "land-ships", and the German tank had some very nice camouflage schemes painted on it.
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The new painted skin on the WW1 Allied tank looks super, I really like it, and has been credited to the maker before too.
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VP its great to see that you also found out about those strange holes and shadows on the skin that do not belong to
these WW1 airplanes. These skins were actually painted for many other airplanes but for World War II era airplanes and
other mod-airplanes. The original skin comes from a U2VS template. Its the cool Russian 2-seater biplane in the original game. Many things were changed in the template to fit the new mod-aircraft and now they will need another new template,
skin-paint and parts to fit better these newer WW1 airplanes.
Each airplane is diferent. Each airplane has to be painted with a particular WW1 camouflage and proper paint for a certain year
of WW1. I already have all of these color-chips if you need for me to send them to you. Each aircraft company had their own particular color (and camouflage) they used to paint the machines when they left the factory,
just as in WW2 they did the same.
For the German airplanes, you will also need to take a look at one of my available-Free-to-download roundel layers I put in
Mission4Today website to see the needed markings. Each year of the War, they were changing the Cross designs to be painted
on the airplanes.
- Luftwaffe Air Force Aircraft Markings-Decals -
http://www.mission4today.com/index.php?name=Downloads2&file=details&id=5873- some good info for everyone -
http://www.theaerodrome.com/forum/aircraft-articles/23234-national-markings.htmlhttp://ipmsstockholm.org/colorcharts/stuff_eng_colorcharts_germany.htmhttp://ipmsstockholm.org/colorcharts/stuff_eng_colorcharts_uk.htmhttp://ipmsstockholm.org/colorcharts/colorcharts.aspLooking at the airplanes and the skins I have, they will all need to be changed an re-worked. Many pieces will not look good on these new WW1 airplanes. I am also looking into the other aircraft files to start changing the engine, struts and parts colors to
better fit the new aircraft. I will not change the airplanes as they are or their FM behaviours as I have not much knowledge on
doing that. The full credit will still stand for teh original creators of these magnificent machines they have made. I only paint them.
It will take some days to do all of this, but it is possible.
THANKS VP
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