HB's skins

[JV44HeinzBar]

@Yankee_One,

I finished what I could. I still can't seem to find all the bits & pieces that make up the Sherman. the Devs didn't provide any additional ID layers to help finding the small parts. However, I don't think this one is too bad. I added some dirt, dust, and rust. Unfortunately, I didn't really do anything to the running gear. It slipped my mind. I'll fool around with it a little more and try to fix/add things if I can. I'll probably upload this to HSD within the next or two.

 

HB

 

 

13th_Armored_Reg_1st_Armored_Div_Tunisia_3_43

 

 

Edited September 20, 2022 by JV44HeinzBar
wrong pics

[Yankee_One]

Not too bad??

 

It s absolutely stunning and fantastic!

 

Weathering and the yellow stars are an eye catcher.?

 

I love it.

 

Thank you so much for your spare time and your work to give us another masterpiece!!!

 

 

 

I can´t find your new Sherman skins (8 Armoured Brigade) on HSD too.

Any idea?

 

Edited October 6, 2022 by Yankee_One

[JV44HeinzBar]

6 hours ago, Yankee_One said:

I can´t find your new Sherman skins (8 Armoured Brigade) on HSD too.

Any idea?

 

S! Yankee,

Sometimes you need to click the button in the bottom left corner of HSD that says "find skin updates". Allow it to search which might take a minute or two. I'd also use the Artist filter and select JV44HeinzBar. This will filter to all my skins. Additionally, not that this applies in this case, but under options check the box for uncensored restricted symbols. This will allow you to download everything.

 

Thanks for the kind words. Once I have time today, I'm going to try to figure out the wheels & suspension on this Sherman and "muddy" them up

 

HB

 

PS,

I forgot to mention that I tried something a little different on the above Sherman. If you look closely at the sides of the Sherman, you might notice that it has a pitted appearance. Should I apply this technique to the rest of the tank? I can't seem to find any good pics of Shermans where other parts of the tank are pitted, only the sides.

 

Please leave your opinion.

 

Thanks,

HB

Edited September 20, 2022 by JV44HeinzBar

[Yankee_One]

PS,

I forgot to mention that I tried something a little different on the above Sherman. If you look closely at the sides of the Sherman, you might notice that it has a pitted appearance. Should I apply this technique to the rest of the tank? I can't seem to find any good pics of Shermans where other parts of the tank are pitted, only the sides.

 

 

For me its fantastic. I like it as it is. Thats my opinion.

 

But you are the artist, its up to you HB.

 

Thank you

 

About HSD, dont know, but even with your hint, your name i cant find those Sherman skins.

All the others are there.

Edited September 20, 2022 by Yankee_One

[JV44HeinzBar]

S! Yankee,

See the pic below. I normally set my filters and then click find skin updates. There are several options there that you can filter on. Under IL2 Group filter, try Simulated Combat Group SCG. I listed those Shermans under their group. Oh, be sure to let HSD complete its filter process. Sometimes, it can take 30 seconds or more. You'll see a red progress bar moving while it works on filtering.

 

HB

 

Edited September 20, 2022 by JV44HeinzBar

[Yankee_One]

Thanks HB!!

 

I have found what has caused the error.

 

PREVIEW IMAGE UPSCALING was ticked. After disableing it, i found your skins.

 

Tank you for your help and time!!

[JV44HeinzBar]

S!,

In between virtual meetings, I decided to try my hand at making some zimmerit for the PzIV. It looks ok, but if anyone has some suggestions on how to improve it, I'm all ears, er, eyes. For some reason the zim looks ok in Photoshop, but when applied, some of the zim is reversed e.g. emboss.

 

HB

 

 

[MajorMagee]

Getting the alpha layer right is key to having the embossing look correct in game.

[CIPPOZ]

On 8/1/2022 at 1:47 AM, JV44HeinzBar said:

S!,

I finished a tank that several people requested. They were asking for an early version of the PzIV. I did not put the Balkenkreuz on the chassis like later PzIV would incorporate, but used the early turret mounted cross. There are several photos of PzIVs from fall of 43 that still had the cross on the turret. This skin is based on the 29th regiment of the 12th Pzr Division near Volkhov, USSR.

 

I used as the base Black Grey RLM 66 and Gelb Lasur RLM 05 the the camouflage pattern. Additionally, I've been playing around with creating more realistic rust. This takes about 6 different shades of brown to get a convincing look, along with some natural looking patterns. This took some time, but now that I have something I like, I can start adding it to future tanks to give them a more "worn" look.

 

I uploaded the skin to HSD. It should be available by tomorrow.

 

HB

 

sono bellissimi, sei grande...dove posso scaricare per piacere???

 

they are beautiful, you are great ... where can I download please ???

On 8/19/2022 at 9:23 PM, JV44HeinzBar said:

S! Monty,

I just finished up your request. No numbers as requested. I didn't do anything really special, but the skins are painted in Dark Grey RLM 74. I don't know how to paint the gun on the SdKfz10-5. I've never attempted to paint one before. I'll look into it in the future. For now, I hope these will do the trick.

 

HB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

they are beautiful, you are great ... where can I download please ???

[JV44HeinzBar]

@CIPPOZ,

You find my skins on Haluter's Skin Downloader. You'll find the program here:

 

 

Simply install the program and choose the skins you wish to download. Be sure to look under options and review. Some of my skins have restricted symbols. You must allow them if you want all the skins I've done over the past 10 months or so.

 

HB

[MajorMagee]

12 hours ago, MajorMagee said:

Getting the alpha layer right is key to having the embossing look correct in game.

Actually, I should have said bump map. There are a few previous examples available in this section of the forum if you search for zimmerite.

[JV44HeinzBar]

S!,

Thanks goes out to @super-truite for hosting a dedicated tank PvP mission. As a tribute to the winners, I created 3 skins for their accomplishments. I added their victories, names, and the date of the AAS event. I hope they like the skins. I'll post these skins in HSD in the next day or so. I'll include them in the AAS skinpack.

 

HB

N.H.K]Solidus_Snake

SCG_Baryonyx 

N.H.K]Jetstream_sanya

Edited October 2, 2022 by JV44HeinzBar

[JV44HeinzBar]

S!,

Skins uploaded to HSD for download. Congrats to the winners.

 

HB

[Yankee_One]

Hi HB,

 

any progress on this one?

 

13th Armored Reg 1st Armored Div Tunisia 3_43

 

Thank you!

[JV44HeinzBar]

7 hours ago, Yankee_One said:

Hi HB,

 

any progress on this one?

 

13th Armored Reg 1st Armored Div Tunisia 3_43

 

Thank you!

S! Yankee,

I apologize for the slip-up. I thought I had added this skin to HSD. I just added it to HSD. It should be available later today or tomorrow for download.

 

HB

[JV44HeinzBar]

1 hour ago, CIPPOZ said:

CIAO SCUSA MA È USCITA UNA NUOVA VERSIONE DELL'HSD, la uso da più o meno due mesi, ma non riesco a trovare nuove skin le ho quasi tutte scaricate da questo sito e sono tante, ma sempre troppo poche... complimenti sono davvero belli anzi un grazie di cuore. Cippoz

S!,

I used Google translator, "HELLO SORRY BUT A NEW VERSION OF THE HSD HAS COME OUT, I have been using it for more or less two months, but I can not find new skins I have almost all downloaded from this site and they are many, but always too few... congratulations are really nice indeed a heartfelt thanks. Cippoz"

 

I hope this is correct. I don't speak Italian, but I can try to help. When using HSD, be sure to allow HSD to completely load...HSD will notify you when it's complete. After the progress bar is finished, click the button in the lower left side of the screen, "Find skin updates"...allow HSD to complete the query. Next, go to Options. Be sure to have "Uncensored Restricted Symbols checked. Some have made comments on having problems finding skins when "Preview image upscaling" is checked. If you still can't find new skins, try unchecking "preview image upscaling".

 

Hope this helps.

 

HB

 

PS. I'm not familiar with those skins you posted. They are nice looking skins.

Edited October 3, 2022 by JV44HeinzBar
added PS

[JV44HeinzBar]

S!,

Was bored this evening, so I decided to paint a tank. This PzIVg was part of the 9th Panzer Division that was rushed to Normandy after D-Day.  It still needs some work, but it's good enough, IMO.

HB

 

PzIVg_9th_Pzr_Div_Falaise_Normandy_9_44

PzIVg_9th_Pzr_Div_Falaise_Normandy_9_44

Edited October 22, 2022 by JV44HeinzBar

[moustache]

On 8/19/2022 at 9:23 PM, JV44HeinzBar said:

S! Monty,

I just finished up your request. No numbers as requested. I didn't do anything really special, but the skins are painted in Dark Grey RLM 74. I don't know how to paint the gun on the SdKfz10-5. I've never attempted to paint one before. I'll look into it in the future. For now, I hope these will do the trick.

 

HB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

hello @JV44HeinzBar, are these skins on HSD? I can't find them, and I don't see a download link on this page...

[JV44HeinzBar]

4 hours ago, moustache said:

hello @JV44HeinzBar, are these skins on HSD? I can't find them, and I don't see a download link on this page...

S! Moustache,

I haven't uploaded them, yet. I got side tracked on another project. Give me a couple of days, and I'll get them up on HSD.

 

HB

 

[JV44HeinzBar]

S!,

I forgot I promised Super-Truite of Advance and Secure server that I would skin some vehicles for this weekend's tournament. It was a bit of a rush job, but they should be good enough for the time being. After ST approves the skins, I'll upload them to HSD. Hopefully, someone can step up and cover my laziness by doing the Shermans...wink, wink @Maillon21

 

HB

 

PS, I'm still having a hard time trying to remove the smoke canisters from the Tiger. I've spent several hours trying, but still no luck. Maybe one of you kind skinners will send me step by step method to remove those pesky things.

 

 

PzIV 6th Company Lehr Division

PzIV 5th Company Lehr Division

PzVI 101st SS Abt Heavy Tank Battalion

SdKfz 10/5 5th Company Lehr Division

PzVI 5th Company Lehr Division

 

Edited November 2, 2022 by JV44HeinzBar

[super-truite]

this is great @JV44HeinzBar, thank you!
Regarding the shermans from the  22nd armored brigade I think we will use the 24th Lancers ones instead.
 

[Maillon21]

13 hours ago, JV44HeinzBar said:

S!,

I forgot I promised Super-Truite of Advance and Secure server that I would skin some vehicles for this weekend's tournament. It was a bit of a rush job, but they should be good enough for the time being. After ST approves the skins, I'll upload them to HSD. Hopefully, someone can step up and cover my laziness by doing the Shermans...wink, wink @Maillon21

 

HB

 

PS, I'm still having a hard time trying to remove the smoke canisters from the Tiger. I've spent several hours trying, but still no luck. Maybe one of you kind skinners will send me step by step method to remove those pesky things.

 

 

PzIV 6th Company Lehr Division

PzIV 5th Company Lehr Division

PzVI 101st SS Abt Heavy Tank Battalion

SdKfz 10/5 5th Company Lehr Division

PzVI 5th Company Lehr Division

 

 

I still have several Shermans projects, but if you have any color profiles for me, I might be interested. ?

[JV44HeinzBar]

S!,

After many hours of experimenting, and with the help of @Tomi_099 excellent template, words of advice from @Maillon21, @SCG_Baryonyx, and @SR603-Flowbee, I've managed to delete the smoke canisters from the Tiger. A lot of the skins I've created from historical pictures feature the E model tiger rather than the H. Now, I can continue skinning E model Tigers for our sim with the historic skins ( artistic license still applies ). I never realized how difficult removing parts can be in IL2 and it never would have happened for me w/o the help of fellow skinners mentioned above.  

 

HB

 

 

Edited November 4, 2022 by JV44HeinzBar

[352ndOscar]

Hey HB, did you release the Pz Abt 101/Pz Lehr repaints from above (ala Villers Bocage)?

[JV44HeinzBar]

2 hours ago, 352ndOscar said:

Hey HB, did you release the Pz Abt 101/Pz Lehr repaints from above (ala Villers Bocage)?

S! Oscar,

They're on HSD, as well as, the sdkfz 10-5 1/2 track 5th Pzr Lehr Div France.

 

HB

[ShampooX]

@JV44HeinzBar oh my dude!!  If you are getting into Normandy Panzer Lehr models you have to check out Ingrid, Ursula and EIna.  Enjoy the rabbit hole - there are some color exmplaes out there in the internets.

 

 

 

[JV44HeinzBar]

S! Shampoo,

I'll have to do some digging to find some skins for this group. I'll give them a shot. I'm away for a bit on vacation, but I'm looking forward to skinning these panthers.

 

HB

Ohh! Stug was released. So while I have some free time, I'll be looking at some IIII g camo to skin. I'll probably use my books, mostly, but this website has some interesting schemes to consider: http://www.wargames-romania.ro/wordpress/articles/tankcamo/german-camouflage-stug/

 

HB

Edited November 23, 2022 by JV44HeinzBar

[352ndOscar]

11 hours ago, JV44HeinzBar said:

S! Shampoo,

I'll have to do some digging to find some skins for this group. I'll give them a shot. I'm away for a bit on vacation, but I'm looking forward to skinning these panthers.

 

HB

Ohh! Stug was released. So while I have some free time, I'll be looking at some IIII g camo to skin. I'll probably use my books, mostly, but this website has some interesting schemes to consider: http://www.wargames-romania.ro/wordpress/articles/tankcamo/german-camouflage-stug/

 

HB

A. bunch more here too: https://tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww2/nazi_germany/stugiiie

 

I could use some for Ardennes as well…….  Thanks for your support and have a nice holiday!

[MiGCap]

Please do a skin for Luftwaffe's Fallschirmpanzerdivision "Hermann Göring". They used the StuG III extensively. At least this basically is a flight sim and so we would have an air force skinned Panzer.

 

Unfortunately, I can't skin.

 

 

Edited November 24, 2022 by MiGCap

[JV44HeinzBar]

46 minutes ago, MiGCap said:

Please do a skin for Luftwaffe's Fallschirmpanzerdivision "Hermann Göring". They used the StuG III extensively. At least this basically is a flight sim and so we would have an air force skinned Panzer.

 

Unfortunately, I can't skin.

 

 

S!,

I'm away for holiday, but I'll work on the Goring skins when I get back. I've got several interesting color plates of stugs and panthers from the Fallschrim div. that I've been wanting to do. 

 

HB

[MiGCap]

On 11/24/2022 at 10:24 PM, JV44HeinzBar said:

S!,

I'm away for holiday, but I'll work on the Goring skins when I get back. I've got several interesting color plates of stugs and panthers from the Fallschrim div. that I've been wanting to do. 

 

HB

 

 

Great! Many thanks! 

[JV44HeinzBar]

S!,

Got back from my vacation and worked on a couple of tanks with my last day off. @MiGCap, I hope this Goring Div panther matches your expectations. This panther is based on Red 01 Stab I./Fallschimjager-Pzr Div Hermann Goring, Gumbinnen, East Prussia/Germany October 1944. The I.Abteilung was organized w/ four kompanies, each with 14 panthers plus a Stab, with 4 panthers totaling 60 tanks. The first Abt was sent to fight in E. Prussia in the area of Kassuben. They immediately went into action and by Oct 22nd the battalion destroyed nearly 100 Soviet tanks. This vehicle was commanded by Maj. Karl Rossmann and wears the distinctive 'disc camouflage' on the side skirts. Not all panthers from this division used the disk pattern.

 

HB

 

PS. I'm still waiting on the Stug III g template. Once it comes out, I have a color plate of a stug III g from the HG division that I'm going to try and paint.

 

 

Opps, I forgot the unmarked Panther similar to the one above.

Edited November 29, 2022 by JV44HeinzBar

[JV44HeinzBar]

S!,

Just a couple more tanks. I had started them before I left for holiday. Hopefully, the TC gang will find them appealing. White 132 of 1./SS Pz Abt 102, Cologne(Koln), Germany Sept, 1944. This is the Tiger I commanded by SS-Oberscharfuhrer Walter Knecht. Knecht's driver only known as "Heini", managed to drive it all the way from Normandy back to Cologne area, a 650km drive, in early Sept, 1944. He was awarded the EK1 for that accomplishment, and an unmarked Tiger from the Sch Pz Abt 502 Dunaburg Latvia 7/44. Both tanks are based on the PzVIE1 model.

 

HB

 

 

 

 

NOTE: All three tanks have been uploaded to HSD. They should be available within 24 hours.

Edited November 29, 2022 by JV44HeinzBar

[MiGCap]

4 hours ago, JV44HeinzBar said:

S!,

Got back from my vacation and worked on a couple of tanks with my last day off. @MiGCap, I hope this Goring Div panther matches your expectations.

 

 

It does, Sir, it does very well!

 

Thank You very much!

[CIPPOZ]

14 hours ago, JV44HeinzBar said:

S!,

Just a couple more tanks. I had started them before I left for holiday. Hopefully, the TC gang will find them appealing. White 132 of 1./SS Pz Abt 102, Cologne(Koln), Germany Sept, 1944. This is the Tiger I commanded by SS-Oberscharfuhrer Walter Knecht. Knecht's driver only known as "Heini", managed to drive it all the way from Normandy back to Cologne area, a 650km drive, in early Sept, 1944. He was awarded the EK1 for that accomplishment, and an unmarked Tiger from the Sch Pz Abt 502 Dunaburg Latvia 7/44. Both tanks are based on the PzVIE1 model.

 

HB

 

 

 

 

NOTE: All three tanks have been uploaded to HSD. They should be available within 24 hours.

Hello. They look very nice, great, thanks for your fantastic contribution!! Using these tiger skins I would also make a winter version by adding some off-white over the skins. ? I know it probably won't be historic, but winter skins aren't many, and Ferdinand's skins are all very similar too, ? anyway I wanted to ask you, but with PANZER 3 M skins, there isn't the possibility to have at least one white version, they don't even have numbers, do you know why? They are not essential, I understand, but only one seems a little bit! Don't you think so too?? If I was able to do them, I would do a lot of them, but I realize it's not simple and it takes time, and not everyone can!!? Thanks again!?

[JV44HeinzBar]

4 hours ago, CIPPOZ said:

Hello. They look very nice, great, thanks for your fantastic contribution!! Using these tiger skins I would also make a winter version by adding some off-white over the skins. ? I know it probably won't be historic, but winter skins aren't many, and Ferdinand's skins are all very similar too, ? anyway I wanted to ask you, but with PANZER 3 M skins, there isn't the possibility to have at least one white version, they don't even have numbers, do you know why? They are not essential, I understand, but only one seems a little bit! Don't you think so too?? If I was able to do them, I would do a lot of them, but I realize it's not simple and it takes time, and not everyone can!!? Thanks again!?

 

S! @CIPPOZ,

I can easily create a layer to mimic a winter white wash over existing camouflage. I haven't bothered doing winter skins because if other players don't have the skin, then the default "yellow" is used. Yellow is not a good color against snow in multiplayer scenerios   However, I'll do some for those single players out there. It may take me some time to add these to HSD.

I've done a couple of Ferdi skins, but there's not a lot of reference pics for me to use. I can create some generic Ferdi skins in the future that are similar to the historic skins. This is also an issue with the PzIIIs. Again, I can do some generic PzIII skins.

 

HB

Edited November 30, 2022 by JV44HeinzBar

[CIPPOZ]

On 11/30/2022 at 4:15 PM, JV44HeinzBar said:

S! @CIPPOZ,

I can easily create a layer to mimic a winter white wash over existing camouflage. I haven't bothered doing winter skins because if other players don't have the skin, then the default "yellow" is used. Yellow is not a good color against snow in multiplayer scenerios   However, I'll do some for those single players out there. It may take me some time to add these to HSD.

I've done a couple of Ferdi skins, but there's not a lot of reference pics for me to use. I can create some generic Ferdi skins in the future that are similar to the historic skins. This is also an issue with the PzIIIs. Again, I can do some generic PzIII skins.

 

HB

hello thank you very much, I'm not in a hurry but I think that I will not be the only one to benefit from it, and in any case in my opinion it is a really nice and interesting part the possibility to see how the colours were more or less of the various tanks that over the years have as evolved this all-German practice of painting tanks, as if it were art, and in the end it is! Today I'm going to see if there is the new tiger and panther that you made and put in the HSD, you could also put them here to download them, many have done so and in fact there are not on the HSD. I also hope to meet someone who enjoys doing new missions or campaigns for the single player, ok I salute you and thanks again friend!

 

[JV44HeinzBar]

16 minutes ago, CIPPOZ said:

Today I'm going to see if there is the new tiger and panther that you made and put in the HSD, you could also put them here to download them, many have done so and in fact there are not on the HSD.
 

S! Cippoz,

I would put them on here, but HSD saves me space on my mediaserver. Additionally, if I update a particular skin, I only need to upload it to HSD rather than having multiple copies on my mediaserver. For me, HSD is very convenient and well organized, unlike my mediaserver

 

HB

[JV44HeinzBar]

S!,

I've been playing around with another panther. The striped versions are very interesting but difficult to get perfect. I took a little artistic license on this one, but it looks decent. It's based on a PzV-G of the Pzr Div Munchenberg Feb, 1945. It still needs a little work, but it's not too far from being finished. I hope y'all like it.

 

Updated this panther. I previously put in the wrong color plate from a panther that's very similar to this one...nearly identical to be honest. Anyhow, I left the opacity at 100% to bring out the colors more. I may change it, but I like the way the colors pop.

 

Critiques are welcomed.

 

HB

 

 

Pzr Div Munchenberg Feb, 1945 side

Pzr Div Munchenberg Feb, 1945 front

Edited December 3, 2022 by JV44HeinzBar
replaced color plate

[JV44HeinzBar]

S!,

@CIPPOZ I took some time and experimented with white washing by creating some new "water color" brushes in Photoshop. I like what I've done so far, but I'll continue to play with the opacity, flow, brightness, and contrast. Eventually, I'll find something I like. But for the time being, I'm posting something to get some feedback. Please leave some comments on this technique to let me know if I'm heading in the right direction. It's been difficult to find some decent pictures of "white-washed" tanks and replicating the effect. I could easily do a white wash, but it's not very realistic in my opinion.

 

HB

 

 

Edited December 4, 2022 by JV44HeinzBar
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