Raptorattacker's Skinhouse

[Raptorattacker]

22 hours ago, EAF19_Marsh said:

if you could mock up a P-40 as a P-36 that would be wonderful.

I've got quite a bit to get outta the way, with one thing and another, but I'm sure I can sort something out for you... Probably the top one, as it's based in France...

[EAF19_Marsh]

That world be fantastic. Appreciate that you have loads on your plate.

 

Roll on the Hurri...

[Raptorattacker]

Just a little something...

 

[EAF19_Marsh]

Beautiful! Thank you so much!!! ?

[geraki9]

RAP, with this "Parisian" music you managed to "sweeten" WWII! BEAUTIFUL VIDEO !!!
Thank you!?

[Raptorattacker]

13 hours ago, geraki9 said:

RAP, with this "Parisian" music you managed to "sweeten" WWII!

[Viktor33_33]

Rap, how about this?

[EMS2/4_kerlir]

Where can we download this superb P-40 as H-75. Thanks for this.

[Raptorattacker]

22 hours ago, Viktor33_33 said:

Rap, how about this?

 

Give me a little time, everything comes to those what wait!! I've been real busy with several things but I'll get to it in the next couple days. Any info on it? Pilot?... every little helps you know...

[Raptorattacker]

P-47 D28's

I decided to eventually put all these in here!

 

 

Republic P-47D Thunderbolt 'Schmaltzie'

65th Fighter Squadron, 57th FG based in Italy and Corsica 1944-45. Piloted by Lt. F. J. Middleton (pictured standing on the wing root of 'Little Bunny'), the crew chief was S/Sgt. L. Walker and the armourer was Cpl. S. Bauer.

NOTE: The pictures show the serial as 420886, it HAS been changed to the original 420866!!

Skin can be downloaded HERE

BIG heads - up and thanks to @ICDP for the fantastic Template!!

 

 

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P-47D Thunderbolt 

this is the personal mount of

1st Lt. Clifford Price ~ 397th FS ~ 368th FG of the 9th AF

 

 

Special thanks to ' @ICDP for the exceptional Template

The skin can be downloaded HERE

Have enormous fun and shoot straight mates!!

Rap XX

 

 

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P-47D 25 'Butch II'

flown by Lt. Col. William Bailey, 352nd FS, 353rd FG, based in Raydon, UK, this unit was nicknamed Butch II as Bailey had previously flown an earlier P-47 with

the same moniker.. 

 

 

 

The skin can be downloaded HERE

Big BIG thanks to @ICDP for the template.

Enjoy and shoot straight mates!! XX

 

 

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P-47D30 s/n 44-20978 No.603 'Torrid Tessie ~ Philadelphia Filly'

flown by 1st Lt. Homer J. St. Onge of the 346th FS, 350th FG out of Pisa, 
Italy 1945

 

 

 

 

 

The skin can be downloaded HERE

ALL painting done by hand

Thanks, as ever, to @ICDP for the wonderful template!!

Have fun and shoot straight mates from Raptorattacker XX

 

 

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Republic P-47D Thunderbolt. 'Norma ~ Helen ~ Little Bunny'

of the 65th FS 57th FG.

Flown by Lt. William Lyke and Lt. Brad Muhl out of Italy and Corsica, 1944-45.

 

 

 

 

The skin can be downloaded HERE

and was created using the brilliant Template made by @ICDP

 

Have fun and shoot straight mates from Raptorattacker XX

 

 

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P 47D 'Feeble Eagle'

flown by Major Glenn T Eagleston of the 353^rd FG 354^th FG in France, early 1945.

The Black winged skull and cowl flaps over the yellow cowling were the Squadron marking whilst

the Eagle (hand reproduced on this skin!) on the fuselage was Major Eagleston’s personal motif.

 

 

 

The Skin can be downloaded HERE

The Template was created by @ICDP, BLESS him!!

 

 

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P-47D 'Frigid Midgit'

Pilot 2nd Lt. Jack Hallett 394 FS 367FG St. Dizier France March 1945

The 'natural metal' of the wing sections was due to repair after a crash - landing, apparently...

Excerpt from 367th Fighter Group newsletter – Issue # 11 - July 2015

Date: 16 December 1944

"Group: bomb escort mission, Lt. Slingerland leading 34 P-38s. Rendezvous was made with RAF Lancasters and they were escorted to target area at Seigen. Result of the bombing appeared to be excellent. On the withdrawal at 19 000 feet 16 Me-109s jumped the 394th and 10 FW-190s attacked the 393rd. Lt Hallett of the 394th chased a Me-109 and after making several passes at it, stubbornly clung to his tail. The enemy aircraft began to take violent evasive action in an effort to dislodge Lt. Hallett and finally dove into the ground."

 

 

The skin can be downloaded HERE

All artwork is hand - done and also the customary

BIG thanks to @ICDP for his work on the template!

 

 

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P-47 D Thunderbolt 'Thoroughbred'

flown by Lt. Lawton E. Clark of 84th FS, 78th FG, 8th AF

out of RAF Duxford, England, September 1944

Clark was killed in it Sept. 10 1944 when he flew into the target when strafing a marshalling yard at Heilbronn, Germany. It was thought that he had a depth perception problem as he had already flown into a couple of trees which he had marked on the plane with his missions. 

 

 

 

Thanks to @sevenless for the above image of the man himself

 

All artwork is hand - reproduced and there is a huge heads - up to @ICDP for the ace Template.

 

The skin can be downloaded HERE

 

Have fun and shoot straight mates, from Rap XX

 

 

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P-47D 'Tarheel Hal'

of 366th FS, 358th FG

out of France in the winter of 1944.

 

It was shot down whilst engaging in a Ground Attack mission with the pilot, Lt. 'Ike' Davis at the controls.

The skin can be downloaded HERE

@ICDP's Template, as ever!!

 

 

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P-47D 'Uncle Tom's Cabin'

Lt. Thomas E. Bowers - 65th FS 57th FG

Crossetto, Italy, March 1945

 

 

The skin can be downloaded HERE

Thanks @ICDP!

 

 

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Edited September 3, 2021 by Raptorattacker

[BMA_FlyingShark]

Nice vids and thanks for the beautiful skins.

 

Have a nice day.

 

[LeLv30_Redwing-]

Wow...amazing skinpack, really nice work!

[Viktor33_33]

6 hours ago, Raptorattacker said:

Give me a little time, everything comes to those what wait!! I've been real busy with several things but I'll get to it in the next couple days. Any info on it? Pilot?... every little helps you know...

Curtiss P-40E Warhawk, 76 FS 23 FG, China (Iain Wyllie)

[Raptorattacker]

2 hours ago, Viktor33_33 said:

Curtiss P-40E Warhawk, 76 FS 23 FG, China (Iain Wyllie)

Well that's strange because I've got it as 16th FS 23rd FG, Lt. Dallas A. Clinger (Kweilin, China, Autumn '42)...

It's the one at the front.

Edited September 14, 2020 by Raptorattacker

[SARFlytitus]

SPECTACULAR work!
The quality of RAP's skins is simply UNREATABLE!
Hands down m8!

[Yankee_One]

Outstanding, outstanding Rap!!

 

You are just brilliant! This forum is full of damn good people!

 

S!

[Raptorattacker]

@Yankee_One @SARFlytitus Thankyou gentlemen. You are most kind and your compliments give me a warm feeling!!

[co199]

Man those Jug skins are real beauties. Between this thread and your YouTube channel, it's lots of great content. Thanks Rap!

[Raptorattacker]

6 hours ago, co199 said:

Thanks Rap!

It's an absolute pleasure my friend and thank YOU!

@Viktor33_33 Your Warhawk is ready mate, on page 2. Go get her!

Edited September 15, 2020 by Raptorattacker

[Yankee_One]

Absolute gorgeous and stunnind skins Rap!

 

I missed the latest P-40 skins!!

 

Love your weathering technique!! Top notch

 

Thanks alot

[Raptorattacker]

7 minutes ago, Yankee_One said:

Love your weathering technique!!

This last P-40 is probably one of my faves as it goes. I was tres happy with the weathering (and the mouth, which was from scratch as well).

[Viktor33_33]

21 hours ago, Raptorattacker said:

It's an absolute pleasure my friend and thank YOU!

@Viktor33_33 Your Warhawk is ready mate, on page 2. Go get her!

Thank you very much, Rap! P-40 is beautiful

[EMS2/4_kerlir]

On 9/8/2020 at 12:36 AM, Raptorattacker said:

Just a little something...

 

Where can we download this skin? many thanks

[Raptorattacker]

On 9/22/2020 at 10:02 AM, UF_kerlir said:

Where can we download this skin? many thanks

It was actually a personal skin that I did for someone... EAF19_Marsh. You can ask him if you like?...

Rap

[EMS2/4_kerlir]

11 hours ago, Raptorattacker said:

It was actually a personal skin that I did for someone... EAF19_Marsh. You can ask him if you like?...

Rap

Thanks☺️

[Mysticpuma]

On 9/14/2020 at 9:35 PM, Raptorattacker said:

Well that's strange because I've got it as 16th FS 23rd FG, Lt. Dallas A. Clinger (Kweilin, China, Autumn '42)...

It's the one at the front.

 

Hi Raptor.....are you working on the skin or have you already completed it? Would certainly like to see it if possible? Cheers, Mysticpuma

[Raptorattacker]

 

Heinkel He111

 

 

He111 (based on a) H-20

'G1+CT' 9./KG55

Breslau Airfield, March 1945

 

 

 

The skins (with and without Swastika)

can be downloaded HERE

and were created with @ICDP's fantastic template!

 

 

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Edited October 6, 2020 by Raptorattacker

[LeLv30_Redwing-]

Jawohl ?

Really interesting skin, I like this a lot. Great job with the pattern!

[Raptorattacker]

1 hour ago, LeLv30_Redwing said:

Great job with the pattern!

Thanls, it took (quite) some time matching that up!

8 hours ago, Mysticpuma said:

Would certainly like to see it if possible? Cheers, Mysticpuma

Page 2, the last P-40 on the list mate!

 

Rap

ps You're messages are full so I couldn't let you know!!

[Yankee_One]

Beautiful work mate!

 

Love this one!! Thank you!

[Raptorattacker]

I-16 Rata

'The Painting of The Polikarpov'

 

Since it's appearance in Wolfpack345's latest YouTube series, I've had quite a few requests for these skins.

Well, here they are!!

 

 

 

[Yankee_One]

Great vid Rap!

 

I really enjoyed it!

Edited October 12, 2020 by Yankee_One

[Raptorattacker]

1 hour ago, Yankee_One said:

I really enjoed it!

Good stuff, I aim to entertain!!

[HR_Tofolo]

Nice vid and outstanding job on that skins. (although don't like that "rata" name, it was a despective name for it)

 

 

[Raptorattacker]

7 hours ago, HR_Tofolo said:

although don't like that "rata" name

Well, it was either Rat or Donkey and I personally prefer Rat. A very successful little beast, like the Rata. Ishak just doesn't do it for me!!

[Raptorattacker]

When the P-51C is issued I shall be doing 'By Request', the personal mount of Col. Benjamin O. Davis Jr. The man, along with his fellow Tuskegee pilots, was a hero. Just sayin'...

 

 

Edited November 7, 2020 by Raptorattacker

[geraki9]

Beautiful video !!! Thanks Rap!?

[Raptorattacker]

Coming soon to an outlet near you, Ladies and Gentlemen I give you the glorious 303 Squadron RAF...

 

F/L John A Kent

Flight Officer Ludwig Paszkiewicz

Sgt. Josef Frantisek

and last but not least, Sq. Ldr. Witold Urbanowicz

and possibly some more...

 

Edited November 18, 2020 by Raptorattacker

[310_cibule]

Can't wait. A small remark: Letter U stands for Urbanowicz (no need for the Czechoslovak cocarde on the plane ) and letter F for František who was Czech ; )  

[Raptorattacker]

11 hours ago, 310_cibule said:

Letter U stands for Urbanowicz (no need for the Czechoslovak cocarde on the plane ) and letter F for František who was Czech ; )  

It didn't always follow that the pilots had their initials on the plane... RF F is famous for being involved in Urbanowicz's record of activity... plus, they often flew other planes as well, depending on the state of repair 'in the field'. For instance, John Kent's machine (with the red tail-band) is RF J. I'm not being pedantic, I'm just sayin'...