216th_Peterla Posted February 17, 2015 Posted February 17, 2015 Hi all, I just finished number 15. Historical aircraft, unknown pilot, similar to No1 and looks like same squadron of number 2. Anyways check the above post by LcSummers for correct info about the aircraft/unit. Just to have a couple of them to fly with friends. Download link: https://app.box.com/s/w7ssskmoqtvqkpytuvz58ij6r625k5jn 5
J4SCrisZeri Posted February 18, 2015 Posted February 18, 2015 But that "thumbs up" gesture in the first pic...? Do pilots in the game really do that? I've never noticed it.
216th_Peterla Posted February 18, 2015 Posted February 18, 2015 But that "thumbs up" gesture in the first pic...? Do pilots in the game really do that? I've never noticed it. Yes, they do that. you need to check Alt+2 by default for thumbs up. Check pilot gestures for your own mapping.
J4SCrisZeri Posted February 19, 2015 Posted February 19, 2015 Yes, they do that. you need to check Alt+2 by default for thumbs up. Check pilot gestures for your own mapping. Oh, ok. I knew there were gestures controlled by the player. Thought the pilot could do the "thumbs up" gesture by himself.
216th_Peterla Posted February 19, 2015 Posted February 19, 2015 Hi gentleman, I'm presenting another addition to the IL2M42 skin family: Number 41 Please refer to Jason Nicholas Moore and his incoming book "Il-2 Shturmovik: Red Avenger" for information regarding the unit, pilot and conflict era. Thanks also to Massimo Tessitori for the inspiration to make those paint skins possible. Download link: https://app.box.com/s/adcxknbdci9u4vxh748vmhy5mgukac0d 8
216th_Peterla Posted February 19, 2015 Posted February 19, 2015 (edited) *Updated No41: Missing red star under wings. Sorry for that Edited February 19, 2015 by peterla
216th_Peterla Posted February 20, 2015 Posted February 20, 2015 Hi all, Today we have White 22. Other addition to the IL2M42 skin family. Note that the last aircrafts Number 15, 41 & 22 have the same camo on the wings and slightly different on fuselage and tail, as per the information given. All the paint skins that I made are historical reconstructions based on the work carried by the people I credited below. Please refer to it for more information. *All the credits to Jason Nicholas Moore and his incoming book "Il-2 Sturmovik: Red Avenger" for information regarding the unit, pilot and conflict era. Thanks also to Massimo Tessitori for the inspiration to make those paint skins possible. Download link: https://app.box.com/s/bmprn6jvo0h13ei49hazjga2w3g3k3eh 7
Learstang Posted February 20, 2015 Posted February 20, 2015 Beautiful work! I may have said this before, but it bears repeating - I wish you were doing the Il-2 skins for "War Thunder" as yours are beautiful AND accurate! Best Regards, Jason Moore 1
216th_Peterla Posted February 21, 2015 Posted February 21, 2015 Good morning gentleman, Number 12 just landed. Enjoy! . Some info regarding the aircraft: All the paint skins that I made are historical reconstructions based on the work carried by the people I credited below. Please refer to it for more information. *All the credits to Jason Nicholas Moore and his incoming book "Il-2 Sturmovik: Red Avenger" for information regarding the unit, pilot and conflict era. Thanks also to Massimo Tessitori for the inspiration to make those paint skins possible. Download link: https://app.box.com/s/peqro73b6fq8gyw1uu6bh98k6t65a9l4 10
SOLIDKREATE Posted February 21, 2015 Posted February 21, 2015 Peterla, excellent work once again! I need to catch up to you, LOL. 1
viperrm64 Posted February 22, 2015 Posted February 22, 2015 I've downloaded all your beautiful Il2 skins now Peterla, they are all brilliant. 1
216th_Peterla Posted February 22, 2015 Posted February 22, 2015 Hi all, First of all thanks for your kind words, they give me more motivation to go on. An this is what we got today. I particularly like this one, it was hard to do the damn lines and line them properly. As always the credits regarding the aircraft: All the paint skins that I made are historical reconstructions based on the work carried by the people I credited below. Please refer to it for more information. *All the credits to Jason Nicholas Moore and his incoming book "Il-2 Sturmovik: Red Avenger" for information regarding the unit, pilot and conflict era. Thanks also to Massimo Tessitori for the inspiration to make those paint skins possible. Download link: https://app.box.com/s/hqxe37biudtawp3y5pnpn7h29w669ew6 Maybe too many pictures this time but I really like this paint scheme . Enjoy! S! 6
Learstang Posted February 22, 2015 Posted February 22, 2015 Great job, especially on the lines! For those who don't know it, they were out of parallel on the actual aeroplane. These were obviously hurriedly applied recognition stripes. Regards, Jason 1
216th_Peterla Posted February 23, 2015 Posted February 23, 2015 Good afternoon gentleman, Today we have something little different, and the first in a line of two aircraft that I'm planning to do. This is Red 19 and Red 12 is coming next. I hope you enjoy. My goal is to have a variety of skins to choose for those ones that like that bird and don't want to go for the common ones. Even if they look similar(due to the camo patter scheme) every one of them had his own personality, just choose the one you like more . All the paint skins that I made are historical reconstructions based on the work carried by the people I credited below. Please refer to it for more information. *All the credits to Jason Nicholas Moore and his incoming book "Il-2 Sturmovik: Red Avenger" for information regarding the unit, pilot and conflict era. Thanks also to Massimo Tessitori for the inspiration to make those paint skins possible. Download link: https://app.box.com/s/zli5t5rrwjwoqnhojngis93egof10g9u 5
viperrm64 Posted February 23, 2015 Posted February 23, 2015 Another superb IL2 skin Peterla reputation added as it well worthy of it. 1
Yankee_One Posted February 23, 2015 Posted February 23, 2015 No words to say, you know why..... :good: :good: 1
BlackHellHound1 Posted February 23, 2015 Posted February 23, 2015 Hello there fellow pilots, I have added my second IL-2 skin to my museum. IL-2 "Red 5" Pilot Unknown, Probably 1942/1943 Not much is known about this plane except for how it looks. I know this plane is already in the game but it is filled with flaws so I decided to make my own version. This skin is Historically accurate. I have posted this skin in my Museum where you can watch all of my skins and even get them yourself! http://forum.il2sturmovik.com/topic/13781-blackhellhound1s-skin-museum/?p=236004 5
SOLIDKREATE Posted February 23, 2015 Posted February 23, 2015 Very nice Hellhound!!! Are you using SweetFX or something? You renders always look way better than mine.
BlackHellHound1 Posted February 23, 2015 Posted February 23, 2015 (edited) Thanks for your comments guys Very nice Hellhound!!! Are you using SweetFX or something? You renders always look way better than mine. I am not using anything for these photo's. I just make screenshots in-game and then use Photoshop to add the borders. Set your graphic setting to something high, make sure the sun is lighting the plane just right and try make the plane as big as you can in the picture. (A higher resolution will also help tremendously) That is how I do it BlackHellHound1 Edited February 23, 2015 by =[Coffin]=BlackHellHound1
216th_Peterla Posted February 26, 2015 Posted February 26, 2015 Hi Gentleman, While I'm still busy with the two versions of the Winter camo of " Red28" I finish this one also, similar to White nose "Red19" but looks like a little bit more personalized. I hope you like it. As usual the credits to: All the paint skins that I made are historical reconstructions based on the work carried by the people I credited below. Please refer to it for more information. *All the credits to Jason Nicholas Moore and his incoming book "Il-2 Sturmovik: Red Avenger" for information regarding the unit, pilot and conflict era. Thanks also to Massimo Tessitori for the inspiration to make those paint skins possible. Download link: https://app.box.com/s/3p1m37zdv4rgply45mhwjtsoqx443mfk 5
Yankee_One Posted February 26, 2015 Posted February 26, 2015 What a nice beast!! Congrats my friend, you made another IL-2 "flyer" proud. Jason will love it? S! 2
Learstang Posted February 26, 2015 Posted February 26, 2015 (edited) Of course! It's beautiful! Now if peterla could only redo the Il-2's in "Wings of Prey"... Regards, Jason Edited February 26, 2015 by Learstang 1
BlitzPigVoidcracker Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 Excellent series of Sturmovik skins, Peterla. Thanks for sharing! 1
Jupp Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 (edited) ~S~ Fellows, Great paints here. I'm going to DL and install a few to be sure. To clarify something about the IL-2, the rear gunner was originally an early adopter pre-order bonus. To quote Zak : "Today we happily reveal that the IL-2 weapon modification with a rear mounted ShKAS gun will be available from the start to everyone who pre-orders the game before September 1st, 2013". Here is a link to the actual announcement. ~S~ http://forum.il2sturmovik.com/topic/883-special-pre-order-features/ Edited February 27, 2015 by Jupp
Learstang Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 Has anyone heard/read anything about them ever releasing the production two-seater (straight-winged version) for the game? They were used from November of 1942 on at Stalingrad and saw quite a bit of action in the last stages of the battle. Regards, Jason
216th_Peterla Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 Hi Guys, Today we have a simple skin that comes in two versions. The reason is because after discussing the skin with Jason we concluded that mostly of the IL2 were not fully painted in white due to the use of a canvas/tarp to cover the engine and the pilot/gunner cockpit. Maybe some of them were painted, others not. In any case, with the photos that Jason facilitate me(I add them also) you can not guarantee that the aircraft nose of "Red 28" was fully white, partially painted or not painted at all. Massimo Tessitori made a nice guess with the reconstruction of the aircraft and was only half painted. Anyways I do two versions. One with the white nose slightly worn out due to the frequent canvas/tarp removal/installation and the other with almost no white. Maybe Jason can explain better than me the history of this "Red 28". Credits to: All the paint skins that I made are historical reconstructions based on the work carried by the people I credited below. Please refer to it for more information. *All the credits to Jason Nicholas Moore and his incoming book "Il-2 Sturmovik: Red Avenger" for information regarding the unit, pilot and conflict era. Thanks also to Massimo Tessitori for the inspiration to make those paint skins possible. Download link for fully white nose: https://app.box.com/s/hymvaul6s0pxxne7qmfdzz1pf2qi92as Download link for no white nose: https://app.box.com/s/8pzxd9a87f68bfs17zbvn2efkkn9ievh 5
Learstang Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 What I know about "Red 28" is that it was a straight-winged two-seater with the underwing 37-mm cannon pods (all of the production Il-2's with these types of cannon pods were straight-winged two-seaters). This is a late example of the straight-winged two-seater (often erroneously called the "Il-2M", an incorrect designation), as it has the tall antenna mast. It, was produced at Zavod 30 in Moscow, which produced all of the two-seat Il-2-37's. One characteristic of Z.30-produced two-seaters was the presence of a boot, or shroud around the tail wheel - this is often misrepresented in colour profiles as being an extension of the metal fairing in front of the tail wheel. You can see that in the side photograph of "Red 28". These photographs would have been taken during the winter of 1943/44. Regards, Jason 1
Yankee_One Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 Thanks my friend, great skins. Peterla, you made a great job again, yyou said that this skin was one of the hardest, so respect. Jason, as you know Peterla and me orderd your book. Is there somewhere some info whats inside the book or is it top secret Your info is great on red 28. I for myself like the doubleseater (late model) with the 15 degrees swept wing, tall antenna mast often stated as IL-2m3. I know its not correct, but many can identify it better. A type of it was recoverd from Lake Balaton in Hungary. Salute 1
Learstang Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 Thanks my friend, great skins. Peterla, you made a great job again, yyou said that this skin was one of the hardest, so respect. Jason, as you know Peterla and me orderd your book. Is there somewhere some info whats inside the book or is it top secret Your info is great on red 28. I for myself like the doubleseater (late model) with the 15 degrees swept wing, tall antenna mast often stated as IL-2m3. I know its not correct, but many can identify it better. A type of it was recoverd from Lake Balaton in Hungary. Salute Thank you, Lc! I think that's my favourite version also; it actually had a little gracefulness to it with the swept-back wing. A correct name for the swept-back winged two-seater, and a name used by the Soviets themselves during the GPW (Great Patriotic War) was "so Strelkoi", which translates to something like the "arrow". I simply refer to the two-seater with the swept-back wings as the "arrow", or "Il-2 arrow". It wasn't an official name, like P-51 "Mustang", but it was (and is) still widely used for this version. As far as the book is concerned, there's no great secret there. I tried to give a comprehensive history of all three variants of the Il-2 - the single-seater, the straight-winged two-seater, and the arrow. In addition, I tied the Il-2 to the main battles that the Red Army fought, including Stalingrad, of course, as it was such an integral part of the army. In addition to period photographs, and the colour profiles, I also have some nice colour photographs of currently-preserved Il-2's, including some good colour photographs of the wooden-winged arrow that was pulled out of Lake Balaton (by the way, the people at that museum were very helpful regarding the photographs of their Il-2, especially the gentleman who runs their website, Sandor Hajnal). I don't know if you do plastic models (I do), but I also have a section on what I consider to be the best plastic models for the different Il-2 versions in 1/32nd, 1/48th, and 1/72nd scales. All in all, I think it's a rather comprehensive reference book on the Il-2. Best Regards, Jason 1
Yankee_One Posted February 28, 2015 Posted February 28, 2015 HI Jason, that sounds fantastic. Cant wait to own your book and read it. Yes, i was doing modell kits, now i am collecting them. I have two Arrows of Accurate miniatures in 1/48 I have the arrow from Tamiya in 1/48 And i have ( yes i know the tail section is not correct) the arrow from Hobby Boss in 1/32. Only the etched parts are missing here. I didnt found any resin wheels, they were announced but it seems not made. I know that your book will fit into my collection 1, IL-2 in action from SQ 2, IL-2 and IL-10 Crowood aviation series 3, It will be your publication. S! LC 2
Learstang Posted February 28, 2015 Posted February 28, 2015 I know the feeling, LC. I've done a lot more collecting kits than building models over the years. Still, collecting kits is fun also. Another good book on the Il-2 for your collection, and a very recent one, is the book by Viktor Povinsky on the Il-2, published by Mushroom. I have it, and it has a lot of good colour profiles, and a lot of good detail about the changes to the Il-2 over its production run. It makes a good companion to my book. I've corresponded with Viktor over the years, and I know he's done some good research on the Il-2. Best Regards, Jason 1
Yankee_One Posted March 1, 2015 Posted March 1, 2015 Thanks Jason. Will look for your suggestion on Viktor Povinsky s book. Greetings LC 1
BlackHellHound1 Posted March 1, 2015 Posted March 1, 2015 !!! Major Skin Update Involving all my skins !!! Hello there fellow pilots, I would like the inform you guys that I have made a large update involving all my skins. Head over to my museum to find out more about it and how to implement the update. It is important everyone does this due to changed file names. http://forum.il2sturmovik.com/topic/13781-blackhellhound1s-skin-museum/?p=238535 I am posting this message in all the plane skin treads so everyone gets the message. BlackHellHound1 1
216th_Peterla Posted March 3, 2015 Posted March 3, 2015 Hi all, Today we have two skins an a history with them. I am posting Jason(Learstang) comments as he clarify me with this strange color pattern: "...Peterla, this looks like the paint scheme used on the restored Il-2 arrow at the air museum at Prague-Kbely. The colours they used when they restored their aeroplane are incorrect: the reddish-brown should be the greyish-tan you've been using, and the dark grey should be maybe a little darker, like the grey you've been using. The pattern is correct for an Il-2 from Zavod (factory) No. 1 in Kuibyshev (today called Samara, in Russia). This pattern is characterised by the "puzzle" type interlocking pattern on the starboard wing." As soon as Jason throw that info I realized that this was not a different camo color, it was an error on the colors they were using for the restoration(and on my skin). But with that version already done I decide to make the correct color one and post them both for whoever want to use them. As always the credits: All the paint skins that I made are historical reconstructions based on the work carried by the people I credited below. Please refer to it for more information. *All the credits to Jason Nicholas Moore and his incoming book "Il-2 Sturmovik: Red Avenger" for information regarding the unit, pilot and conflict era. Thanks also to Massimo Tessitori for the inspiration to make those paint skins possible. Download correct historical version: https://app.box.com/s/kbfu1d71pixxd855hef9fvanxbhm8ny2 Download restored Prague-Kbely museum version: https://app.box.com/s/nq5552i09boe2663vup9rzw2r2fi017v 3
Yankee_One Posted March 3, 2015 Posted March 3, 2015 Hi, downloading both of them, Excellent work mate, keep those beauties coming, cant get enough but take your time S! 1
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