More American Spitfire IX Skins than British.

[Jade_Monkey]

6 hours ago, Mcdaddy said:

...Says the American!

 

Im not american.

 

They just picked a bunch of interesting skins, calm down.

[unreasonable]

1 hour ago, Diggun said:

First person to make me a pair of recce skins for the IX gets a gold star - PRU Blue and Recce Pink pleeeeease!

 

We need the template for that - then it will be fairly easy. This very rough film set MkV only took a couple of hours...

 

 

Edited May 25, 2018 by unreasonable

[Haza]

1 hour ago, unreasonable said:

 

The common law, my dear fellow, is no one taught anything any more? [So Kurfust is right about that, in his own way but I am out of ticks....]   The British (and then US) system of law and government has been quite unlike that of the continent since Anglo-Saxons took over from the Romano-British.

 

Londinium existed before the Romans. After the Romans left, all the roads, aqueducts, schools etc fell down or were used as quarries, except for one exceptionally unsanitary public bath: in Bath.   So they get no credit for the modern versions.  

 

My dear chap, I do understand a little bit about common law and was merely teasing. Thankfully I was taught something about it during my days studying O'level History and indeed I do recall having to discuss it during IOT at Cranwell, so I'm perhaps not as ill informed as my comments might suggest. My remarks were tongue and cheek and not meant to be taken as gospel.  However, please save your "ticks" for something more important as this has become a bit of a storm in a tea cup, although somewhat entertaining.

 

That said, regarding the OP, I'm sure we have enough talented skin designers out there to ensure that nothing is forgotten or overlooked

 

Regards

 

 

[Diggun]

23 minutes ago, unreasonable said:

We need the template for that - then it will be fairly easy. This very rough film set MkV only took a couple of hours...

Do you have a link to that skin? Real men wear pink to war....

[unreasonable]

14 minutes ago, Haza said:

 

My dear chap, I do understand a little bit about common law and was merely teasing. Thankfully I was taught something about it during my days studying O'level History and indeed I do recall having to discuss it during IOT at Cranwell, so I'm perhaps not as ill informed as my comments might suggest. My remarks were tongue and cheek and not meant to be taken as gospel.  However, please save your "ticks" for something more important as this has become a bit of a storm in a tea cup, although somewhat entertaining.

 

 

A Crab then - that explains it...  

 

5 minutes ago, Diggun said:

Do you have a link to that skin? Real men wear pink to war....

 

They certainly do. I have that skin: I will post it here if you want assuming I have enough download allowance left, but you might want to watch my 007 film "Firebird - to Russia with Love" first to see it in action. (I know this is OT a bit - but still Spitfire skins).

 

 

[[PFR]Sarpalaxan]

And now imagine my fustration as i tried to find a Swiss Spitfire skin. It was so bad I even had to make one my self.

[unreasonable]

Take a French one and shoot some holes in it?

[Tyberan]

Oh man I cant wait for templates for the MkIx to come out. The Gibbs one is good and I'm happy they included some RAAF markings, but its not completely accurate which I want to fix with a new skin. Plus a lot of 80Wing sptifires had interesting paint schemes.

 

In saying that the RAAF operated mk VIII's but really MK IX is close enough. 

[Haza]

10 hours ago, unreasonable said:

I think it is a reasonable question - but there is also a reasonable answer. The fact is that the RAF did not allow much customization of aircraft. Foreigners [edit in RAF service] were allowed a little more latitude, emotionally incontinent creatures as they are, needing little insignia and so on to feel happy. British pilots did not need any of that nonsense. 

 

So British squadron skins would all be pretty much the same except for the squadron letters and serial:  not particularly interesting for skin fetishists.

 

We shall no doubt see all sorts when the skin experts get going:  we need an Israeli and and Egyptian skin too.  

 

My GrandFather served with 152 Sqn throughout the war and he would often talk about the Leaping Black Panther. Therefore, although perhaps not the correct airframe, it would be nice to see that skin on this frame as it looks rather good. 

 

However, I believe during this period the CO was a Kiwi so perhaps that might explain that nonsense for a RAF Sqn, although my GrandFather perhaps would have disagreed with it being called nonsense.  However, what would he know!?

 

Regards

 

History of family generations thus far: Prior to 1915 Navy, then Pongo,Crab,Pongo,Crab

Edited May 25, 2018 by Haza
Crab update

[Diggun]

55 minutes ago, unreasonable said:

my 007 film "Firebird - to Russia with Love" first to see it in action.

 

In the best possible way of course

[Mesha44]

5 hours ago, AeroAce said:

Is there an area in the forum where I can see the skins. If not can someone post some screenshots please. I  will not be able to but the game for a couple of months.

 

Thanks

No, but part of you install includes a model viewer. It is in the same folder with your il-2.exe. Run it, pick the spitfire IX and you can preview all the skins 

[unreasonable]

@Diggun - Glad you seem to have enjoyed it, someone needs to take BoX not too seriously.  I cannot post a the skin here (to big even zipped) and I do not have an external download account. Nevermind: I have no doubt that PR MkIXs will be high priority targets once the experts get going on these. I really like them too, especially when I just want to fly around a map sight-seeing and not fight. Seems appropriate somehow.

 

58 minutes ago, Haza said:

 

My GrandFather served with 152 Sqn throughout the war and he would often talk about the Leaping Black Panther. Therefore, although perhaps not the correct airframe, it would be nice to see that skin on this frame as it looks rather good. 

 

However, I believe during this period the CO was a Kiwi so perhaps that might explain that nonsense for a RAF Sqn, although my GrandFather perhaps would have disagreed with it being called nonsense.  However, what would he know!?

 

Regards

 

History of family generations thus far: Prior to 1915 Navy, then Pongo,Crab,Pongo,Crab

 

Grandfather was an electrical fitter at Biggin Hill: all prior history lost. Father a Medical Crab. So naturally I was a Pongo: the PBI will take anyone. 

[Gambit21]

11 hours ago, Mcdaddy said:

The OP has been very reasonable, there's no need for the ridicule. Please keep it civil, gents.

 

I think you just need to mind your own posts until you can get a grip. Take the hyperbole down a notch for starters.

[Tuesday]

Not sure what you guys are talking about... I only see one Spitfire skin - and it is Johnny Johnson's! 

[Haza]

8 hours ago, unreasonable said:

@Diggun - Glad you seem to have enjoyed it, someone needs to take BoX not too seriously.  I cannot post a the skin here (to big even zipped) and I do not have an external download account. Nevermind: I have no doubt that PR MkIXs will be high priority targets once the experts get going on these. I really like them too, especially when I just want to fly around a map sight-seeing and not fight. Seems appropriate somehow.

 

 

Grandfather was an electrical fitter at Biggin Hill: all prior history lost. Father a Medical Crab. So naturally I was a Pongo: the PBI will take anyone. 

 

Dear Cannon Fodder,

 

My Father went RMP. Hey wars are won with guys like you. 

Anyway teasing aside, I would really appreciate a 152 skin for this frame with UM-B call sign.  Anyway will ask for that in skins forum section.

 

 

Regards

 

PS Which Regiment?

PPS  My GrandFather for claification was a Fitter2  Airframe/Engines and not aircrew. 

Edited May 25, 2018 by Haza

[senseispcc]

One factor is also that the RAF unique scheme of painting on the western front does not make it very interesting to make a great series of Spitfire MK IX.

Only the 3 letters codes changes with the squadron and the individual pilot and most of the time a little nose squadron design plus the spinner color variation due to the rank of the pilot.

But also do not forget that planes where or where not assigned to individual pilots.

So the RAF on western front between September 1944 and the end of the war where not very colorful. And this is why they are not very attractive to model in great number/diversity in a game. 

[EAF19_Marsh]

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So the RAF on western front between September 1944 and the end of the war where not very colorful. And this is why they are not very attractive to model in great number/diversity in a game

 

I quite like the colours they had, there seems something business-like about them and they blend nicely. Not as elaborate as the Germans (obvs. a lot of time on their hands) or the primary colours of the VVS (crikey, that under-side blue!). Once the template is out, some 127 or 132 Wing colours would be lovely for the IXs / XVIs ?

[wtornado]

I get all the hype about the Spitfire with U.S. skins seeing it was the best piston fighter of WWII.

[senseispcc]

One thing to know also is that the P51-d had nearly the same engine than the Spitfire MK-IX. But the design of the planes where completely different, so the functions of the P51D and the Spitfire MKIX where not the same. The discussion what was the best of the two shall never find an answer because they had not the same function and each did response to their role perfectly.

 

Now is an American Spitfire more beautifull than a UK one? The answer is aquestion of personal likes and dislikes, nothing else. I like the Russians ones.

[Diggun]

14 hours ago, senseispcc said:

Now is an American Spitfire more beautifull than a UK one? The answer is aquestion of personal likes and dislikes, nothing else. I like the Russians ones.

Everyone knows PINK WUNZ GO FASTA! 

Edited May 30, 2018 by Diggun

[Feathered_IV]

Cheer up.  The P-51 will feature a whopping two American ETO schemes.  Big Beautiful Doll and Moonbeam McSwine.   The rest will be from the Italian front, Okinawa and Korea.  

[Gambit21]

 

 

Ahhh..Moonbeam McSwine...Whisner's ship...my favorite.

Here's a crop of a 3D model, texture, isometric render I did a few years ago of his aircraft....6k textures.

 

If I have time I'll re-create some of the lesser known (or unknown to most) 352nd skins.

There are some really nice, more subtle paint jobs that I'm particularly fond of.

One in particular just says "Millie" on the nose in white scroll letters.

 

Edited May 29, 2018 by Gambit21

[senseispcc]

If you count the RAF skins there are not more USAAF skins in the game for the moment. sorry.