Question about dark color of rudder and elevators on P-51B

[Rjel]

I'm having an issue with the fabric covered portions of the rudder and elevators on the P-51B template. I realize they shouldn't be as reflective as the NMF on the aluminum skin but I can't get a silver paint like finish on them either. Below is the default template that I haven't modified. The second picture is the best I've been able to accomplish through some manipulation by copying a skin shot of my modified template and pasting that onto the template. It looks better (to my eyes) than what I'm seeing with the original template but not as good as what I can do with the P-51D template.

 

This isn't a criticism of either Raptor's template or the team's model. Both are excellent. I'm very pleased with the NMF that was updated with the last patch. I spent most of yesterday going through the template and the Alpha template layer by layer turning on and off layers, tweaking colors and the blending and opacity settings in PS trying to find what produces the dark look as shown in picture one without any luck. I turned off and on the cloth layer but that doesn't seem to change anything either. Does anyone know what I might be missing? I can live with what I've done in the second picture but it isn't as good as it should be.

 

 

Edited March 27, 2022 by Rjel

[Raptorattacker]

To be fair, the template was done with the original metallic effect and so the metal on the Alpha should be darkened a little because it IS too shiny. 

On the fabric, they painted the fabric with aluminium paint but it did end up slightly less reflective and certainly not as metallic as the bare metal.

On the fabric, just tone it down a little from the shade you have the bare metal (in the Alpha that is). That way it renders it slightly less glossy and you should be golden...

PM me if you have any problems?

Here's a bare template

Here's its Alpha

and here's the resulting parts you're having problems with (in the Viewer admittedly but you get the idea)

Hope this helps a little bit?

 

Rap

 

 

Edited March 27, 2022 by Raptorattacker

[Rjel]

Thx Raptor. I'll keep working at it. It is a gorgeous airplane now that it's got the NMF on it. I have several Fourth and a few 357thFG Bs I want to do.