Beebop's Hack Shack

[Beebop]

Until we get a Taylorcraft, Stinson or other type of Liaison plane (BoN in the future?) here is a hack for the U-2VS of a USAAF Liaison plane, inspired by the movie "Battle of the Bulge" (1967):

 

 

Download Link:
https://www.mediafire.com/view/2wdv959d804yadt/BBop_Eagle_Eye_Liaison_Po-2.dds/file

 

 

Edited June 19, 2020 by Beebop

[RedKestrel]

That looks really believable! It's a shame we can't make the game show US pilot models for it, but the skin looks great!.

[Beebop]

2 hours ago, RedKestrel said:

That looks really believable! It's a shame we can't make the game show US pilot models for it, but the skin looks great!.

Thanks for the compliment RedKestrel, and everyone else. 

I'm just starting skinning for Great Battles.  It's a lot more complex that it was for 1946.

Because there are so many great skinner's here concentrating on historical skins I think I'm going to lean towards what I was kind of known for at Mission 4 Today, hacks.  There are a few here like the Hurricane hack for the Yak 7 which is quite nice  but it's this kind of hack that gets me going.  But I really wouldn't mind if the real thing comes along making my work moot.  I still learn for the experience. 

I'm currently working on a Dewoitine D. 520 hack for the LaGG-3.

 

As for the pilot(s)  maybe one could be imported (maybe as a mod?) from Battle of Bodenplatte or Battle of Normandy when it comes out.  It would be cool to turn around and see Henry Fonda's face in the back seat.

[Beebop]

Again many thanks for the kind words.

I would now like to present my latest U-2VS hack, a purely fictional Fairey Swordfish. 

Sadly no carrier to take off from (yet?), no battleships to attack (yet?) and no torpedoes (yet?).

 

Still I got this urge....

 

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Download Link:  https://www.mediafire.com/view/awvnb6ddgv339h3/BBop_Swordfish_Hack_U2VS.dds/file

 

 

Also, for those who want  a Battle of France plane, one of my earliest forays into skinning, a hack of the IL-2M42 (with field mount rear gun) as a Boulton-Paul Defiant:

 

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(This skin also fits the IL-2M43 if you really want to stretch your imagination and use it as a Fairey Battle).

 

Download Link:  https://www.mediafire.com/view/e3r6ae26v9dzddn/BBop_Boulton_Paul_Hack.dds/file

Edited June 19, 2020 by Beebop

[Dutch2]

On 6/19/2020 at 8:27 PM, Beebop said:

Again many thanks for the kind words.

I would now like to present my latest U-2VS hack, a purely fictional Fairey Swordfish. 

Sadly no carrier to take off from (yet?), no battleships to attack (yet?) and no torpedoes (yet?).

 

Still I got this urge....

 

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Download Link:  https://www.mediafire.com/view/awvnb6ddgv339h3/BBop_Swordfish_Hack_U2VS.dds/file

 

 

 

No torpedo, but we have @LizLemon

 

[Beebop]

CIVILIAN U2VS

 

A couple of civilian skins, a Bush Plane and a sport plane.

 

After the Korean War you discovered that a Po-2 flown in by a defecting North Korean pilot which, after inspection, had been crated and stored, was not going back to the US during the withdrawal.  You got a friend to help with the paperwork to get it sent to your new home in Alaska where you planned on using it for Bush service.  A Russian friend owned an airport in the area and could get you parts.  Once there you repainted it and went into business as Alaskan Adventures:

 

 

 

Also a Private Sport Plane "manufactured" by the (fictional) Robin Aircraft Co. of Portland Oregon:

 

DOWNLOAD LINKS:

Alaskan Adventures
https://www.mediafire.com/view/ipv3zgec0sbmrz6/BBop_Alaskan_Adventures_Po-2.dds/file

 

Robin Aircraft
http://www.mediafire.com/file/j5li9a4al16f8sc/BBop_Civilian_RobinAirCo_Po-2.dds/file

[Beebop]

Thanks everyone.  ?

Up next a Ju-52 Commercial Transport.

[Beebop]

As promised....plus 3...

A 4-Pak of Commercial Ju-52's:

 

For your Arctic Expeditions;

Northern Air Service

 

For general cargo delivery;

Global Air Transport Generic

 

For general cargo delivery in a different livery;

Global Air Transport Blue

 

Get those oil Exec's around in style;

Katana Oil Co.

 

Download LINK:
https://www.mediafire.com/file/al0pw9xugurwylz/BBop_Commercial_Ju52's.7z/file

 

[DD_Arthur]

Love them Beebop!  Thanks very much

[Beebop]

Now, for your Battle of France missions and for use in the upcoming Battle of Normandy release I give you the LaGG-3 hacked as a Dewoitine 520:

 

 

 

Download Link:
https://www.mediafire.com/file/kszcadcrm3kmccg/BBop_LaGG-3_D-520.7z/file

[Beebop]

Technically not a hack but....

An historical Ju-52 operated by Aeroflot's Turkmenistan Directorate. Ashkhabad, 1947

 

 

 

Download Link:
https://www.mediafire.com/view/dombvraia7bs9ou/BBop_Aeroflot_Ju52.dds/file

[Missionbug]

Excellent work on the Ju-52 skins Beebop, love them all, thank you very much, really appreciated.

 

Take care and be safe.

 

Wishing you all the very best, Pete.

[Beebop]

In anticipation of Battle of Normandy and no flyable C-47 I give you....
the Ju-52 as a D-Day C-47:

 

 

Available here:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/3xr1cke9iyt6lqy/ju52+DDay+C47.zip/file

[Beebop]

Need a way to get that opium from the Golden Triangle to Singapore?
Or are you on the hunt for those opium smugglers?

 

Here's the perfect plane for you. 

An old rusty Ju-52 previously owned by France and sold to Southeast Asian Air, a local "airline/airfreight" company some say is secretly funded by the CIA.

 

 

A perfect companion piece for meplanes kubansummer_rangoon repaint.

 

Available HERE:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/epikwee3iagi3c7/BBop_SEAA_Ju52.dds/file

 

Edited September 1, 2020 by Beebop

[352nd_Wheels]

https://www.mission4today.com/index.php?name=Downloads4&c=3

 

Wheels

[Heliopause]

Very nice skins Beepop!

 

Could you make a U-2VS hack for a Fokker C.V please?  ?

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Beebop]

Heliopause, thanks for you comment.  As for your request, I'd be glad to.  I have two more Ju-52's almost ready to go then I'll start on your Fokker.  This should be a fun project.

Do you have a number preference?

Edited September 1, 2020 by Beebop

[Missionbug]

Loving these Ju-52 skins Beebop, thank you very much, really appreciated.

 

Maybe someone will do a series of missions for civil traffic pre-war/wartime where you can visit the sights, especially once the C-47 becomes available as there would be a huge variety of schemes available for populating your airfields with statics in the various company liveries as well as flying them around Europe or Russia for that matter.

 

Great job on the Torch P-38 bye the way, all adds to the variety for mission creation.

 

Take care and be safe.

 

Wishing you all the very best, Pete.

[Beebop]

Here are two planes operated by covert agencies;

 

Central American Air is a front airline for the CIA to get supplies to Pro Democracy rebels and move agents around the country;

 

Available HERE:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/bueo6lw9489inm5/BBop_CIA_Ju52.dds/file

 

This plane is a "privately owned" COunter INsurgency plane used by a  mercenary group secretly funded by the CIA for purposes similar to the CAA in Southeast Asia;

 

Available HERE:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/ln0sjrofec9qyz8/BBop_COIN_Ju52.dds/file

 

Up next, the Fokker C.V. requested by Heliopause.

[Heliopause]

Beepop thanks in advance! ?  For the number 645 would be nice.

[jollyjack]

4 hours ago, Beebop said:

Here are two planes operated by covert agencies;

 

Central American Air is a front airline for the CIA to get supplies to Pro Democracy rebels and move agents around the country;

 

 

Available HERE:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/bueo6lw9489inm5/BBop_CIA_Ju52.dds/file

 

This plane is a "privately owned" COunter INsurgency plane used by a  mercenary group secretly funded by the CIA for purposes similar to the CAA in Southeast Asia;

 

 

Available HERE:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/ln0sjrofec9qyz8/BBop_COIN_Ju52.dds/file

 

Up next, the Fokker C.V. requested by Heliopause.

 

Thanks, interesting. Sort of dangerous postings for a supposedly "non-political ww2 game" as Il2 is presented.

[Beebop]

5 hours ago, jollyjack said:

Sort of dangerous postings for a supposedly "non-political ww2 game" as Il2 is presented.

No politics are intended.  This is just fantasy. 

Making a skin doesn't mean I'm supporting a particular political belief.

If skinning planes is "political" then I'm playing the wrong game. 

[Heliopause]

Some extra info

 

 

[EMS2/4_kerlir]

Plaese for the french campaing may we have the LA5 as Marcel Bloch 152

[Beebop]

2 hours ago, UF_kerlir said:

Plaese for the french campaing may we have the LA5 as Marcel Bloch 152

 

I'll look into that one as soon as I'm finished with my current project..

[EMS2/4_kerlir]

Thanks in advance

[Beebop]

The U2VS/Po-2 as a Fokker C.V. as requested by Heliopause;

 

No. 645:

 

 

Available HERE:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/sljezgr3o0u3r5x/BBop_Fokker_C.V.645_Po-2.dds/file

 

 

 

No. 630:

 

Available HERE:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/s5hu1d2ni8kfgxm/BBop_Fokker_C.V._630._Po-2.dds/file

Edited September 4, 2020 by Beebop

[jollyjack]

PS; perfect, your skin works ... have you ever considered making them in, or converting them to 4K, if possible at all?

 

Edited September 5, 2020 by jollyjack

[Heliopause]

Wonderfull!  ?

 

[Beebop]

4 hours ago, jollyjack said:

PS; perfect, your skin works ... have you ever considered making them in, or converting them to 4K, if possible at all?

 

Here's my "problem".  I use an ancient program to skin, Paintshop Pro 8.  I've been using it for over 15 years, since I started skinning in the original IL-2 game, and am very comfortable with the interface.  What drew me to it was that unlike other programs it can open and save4 in .psd (Photoshop) format.  The drawback is it's a 32 bit program and can't handle 4K textures.  Most of my skins come from the old 2K templates.

N9ow I have GIMp but nver got a handle on manipulating it with the ease I have with PSP8.  I even got PSP 2019 but again the interface is too "modern" for this old fart.  LOL.

The other thing is I don't have a 4K capable monitor and to be honest I don't see a huge difference between 2K and 4K skins.  I could up them to 4K size but I would only be degrigating the skin by increasing pixel size so that seems to be not a good solution.

At this point I don't have the ability to skin a lot of the newer planes as another drawback of needing 2K templates is although I can reduce 4K skins down using GIMP they come out as one layer and therefore useless to me.

I have asked if anyone has some of the 2K templates I don't have but no luck.  And I realize that skins from BoK on are only available in 4K.

 

I know, I know, I should learn GIMP or at least the newer version of PSP so I can use 4K but frankly I don't want to take a "vacation" from what skinning I can do to get familiar enough with a new version.  Just lazy I guess.  Eventually though I figure I'll need to come around.

 

I am sorry if producing 2K skins only is off putting but for now it's the best I can do.

[jollyjack]

Ah, it's no criticism, and please don't be sorry, your skins are great.

I use Photoshop CS6, got lucky buying that on Ebay in an exhibition DVD version quite cheap. Got a little familiar with that, you need a free DDS converter plugin.

But i was already used to Premiere a little for my work and used it's 'partner' for title making some times. I don't have a 4k monitor for my gaming PC too.

Someday, over the rainbow ...

 

Gimp is OK too, but i am not so familiar with that.

Inspired by your COIN plane i just made up this, only i couldn't find the French emblem yet. But 4k ... so sending you the PSD file is no use then?

 

Edited September 5, 2020 by jollyjack

[Beebop]

That looks REALLY Nice! ?  Great camo scheme!

Since it's 4K can you reduce it to 2K as a .psd and send it?

I have a bunch of French roundels and emblems.  I might have what you are looking for.  If I do I can make it a .psd and send whatever you need.

 

 

[jollyjack]

i'll try, but i'll PM you a link to  the 4k PSD, Try it in GIMP?

Also if you want some photoshop tips, i am no expert but can get around the basics ...

Talking 'French', one i made a while back:

 

[Beebop]

I was looking for a desert Ju-52 for the Tunisia repaint mod but the ones I found here had dead links.
So, I decided to make my own.

 

A generic Afrika Korps Ju-52:

NOTE:  Download contains  accurate historical markings.  If you would like one without those markings message me

 

Download HERE:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/4gcocd7dy2viq90/BBop_Afrika+Korps_Ju52.dds/file

[Beebop]

For me, any desert map needs to have a post war Arab-Israeli War scenario.  There are several very nice IAF and REAF skins Spitfire IXe skins and a nice Iraqi Bf-110 but what about the Israeli bombers?

So in anticipation of the new textures for the "Tunisia" repaint, I have made a completely fictional IDF A-20 of the 69th Bomber Squadron.  
Now the Israeli Air Force never used them but since a B-17 is not even a twinkle in the Dev's eye yet, I wanted to have some kind of IDF attack plane.  The IL-2 just didn't look anywhere near right.

So here it is for your perusal and enjoyment;

 

Generic Israeli A-20b:

 

 

Download HERE:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/4bhf1sh2uom4g0v/BBop_Israeli_A20B.dds/file

[Beebop]

UF_Kerlir,

 

Betcha you thought I forgot about your reqest for a MB-152 hack or I gave up.  Nope!

I live in NW Oregon and we have been having some untypical wildfires.  Most of last week I was on a Level 2 Alert, that means you pack your bags because when the Level 3 Alert comes the fire is upon you.  So for several days I had the most important things in my life, and my computer, packed into my car.  Now the alerts have been lifted and I had a h u g e backlog of stuff.

Anyway, here's a WIP of the Bloch MB-152 you requested.  I've had to make some changes like the rudder stripe.  The La-5 has a gigantic rudder compared the MB-152 and stretching it out to fill the area just didn't look right.
I added some of the emblems that were in the profile you provided.

Like I said, still a WIP.  It always looks different under game lighting.  I need to tweak colors and do things like paint the wheel covers.  (how did I overlook that?  lol)

 

So now would be a good time to let me know what changes/additions/subtractions you would like.  I'm making this for you.  I am not expecting you to settle for what might appeal or please me.  It's your skin sir so don't be shy.
 
La-5FN as Bloch MB-152:

 
Would you like; Numbers/codes/specific emblems or markings?  
Do you want one or (up to) a flight of four?  
Or would somersetting generic like this be OK?

 

Regards.

 

Edited June 19, 2021 by Beebop

[jollyjack]

Hi Beebop

Nice one. can you send me the emblem stuff and PSD if you have it; i'll try to convert it to the PSD version we talked about,  ill try to GIMP convert it too.

 

With them fires, would you like this skin for your collection? One of my first skinning attempts ... it's 4k btw, can PM  the PSD

 

 

Edited September 21, 2020 by jollyjack
accidetally reposted

[EMS2/4_kerlir]

Waou! very nice skin for this MB-152. But i think that the LA5 serie 8 body shape is better for the Bloch 152.

Yes we need a generic skin and if possible 2 or 4 whith number of a GC ( Groupe de Chasse ).

For the rudder you had a great idea.

Thanks for the job.

[Beebop]

Wilco Roger.  Transferring to the La5s8. 

 

Here is a WIP.  There is lots to do and as you can see I am revamping the paint.

Would you like the scheme of the No.13 and the Viking emblem in the previous post?

Please be patient.  This will take a bit, maybe a week with my other projects.

[EMS2/4_kerlir]

Yes the number 13 is a good exemple.Your WIP is a very good start and I am not in hurry.