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VPaulus wrote:For me, V, will always be for Victory:

Filling the gaps: US strat bombers

Gamefront: http://www.gamefront.com/files/21858992 ... Strats.zip
Mediafire: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?bekbd75f4t5a0k2

Examples:


Status of vanilla replacements (combat planes, air TP not counted) now:

Ita: complete
Fra: complete
Pol: complete
US: complete
Ger, UK: lack strat bombers
Sov: most to do
Other: to do

You are doing a great job bebro
Keep up the good work.

Thx Next should be Germans strats - in a couple of days.

bebro wrote:Filling the gaps: US strat bombers

Thank you

Filling the gaps - pt. II: Ger strat bombers

Gamefront: http://www.gamefront.com/files/21873741 ... Strats.zip
Mediafire: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?dkkb36dd2kersl3

Examples:



Status now:

Ita: complete
Fra: complete
Pol: complete
US: complete
Ger: complete
UK: lack strat bombers
Sov: most to do
Other: to do

bebro wrote:Filling the gaps - pt. II: Ger strat bombers

Oh wunderbar , danke, danke schön

Thank you

Next is UK, which has only 3 strat bombers if I see that right. Shouldn't take too long either...

Filling the gaps - pt. III: UK strat bombers

Gamefront: http://www.gamefront.com/files/21894164 ... Strats.zip
Mediafire: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?3kjn16ficklo9bv



Status:

Ita: complete
Fra: complete
Pol: complete
US: complete
Ger: complete
UK: complete
Sov: most to do
Other: to do


Completing Sov will take a bit though. Could be I deal with some non-vanilla requests in between from time to time because it makes stuff less boring...

bebro wrote:Filling the gaps - pt. III: UK strat bombers

Thank you

Thanks for the planes, they all show your high standards.

Just a little update: making progress with Sov fighters, but there's still work to do. Found some Soviet planes in 3d for free (La-5, Il-2), have to model bombers still myself. Testing fighter camo schemes right now:



Still, next release will probably be some stuff for minors in a couple of days, most importantly the Belgian CR 42 still lacking for vanilla, plus one or two other aircraft I got requests for. Then back to the red air force.

bebro wrote:Just a little update: making progress with Sov fighters, but there's still work to do. Found some Soviet planes in 3d for free (La-5, Il-2), have to model bombers still myself. Testing fighter camo schemes right now:



Still, next release will probably be some stuff for minors in a couple of days, most importantly the Belgian CR 42 still lacking for vanilla, plus one or two other aircraft I got requests for. Then back to the red air force.

Very nice preview! I'm extremely curious about the Belgian CR.42

the best!

bebro wrote:Just a little update: making progress with Sov fighters, but there's still work to do. Found some Soviet planes in 3d for free (La-5, Il-2), have to model bombers still myself. Testing fighter camo schemes right now:



Still, next release will probably be some stuff for minors in a couple of days, most importantly the Belgian CR 42 still lacking for vanilla, plus one or two other aircraft I got requests for. Then back to the red air force.

oh..awesome...these are lovely Bernd

Soviet cammo:





(you got this one correct!)







The light green-dark green scheme that you have was also used, mostly on reconnaissance biplanes, U-2 and R-Z and such.

And there was the solid green color too.

Thank you. Though the prob with color profiles is that there is lots of variation (I often look at the collection at the wings palette side and pick one I like), even pics supposed to show the same plane look often rather different when you compare profiles from several different sources. It's no wonder though since in absence of the original aircraft many are reconstructions - in other words more or less plausible guesses.

I think I'll rework the Mig3/Lagg3 a bit, but I don't think I'll use those IL-2/Pe-2 green/red-brown/greyish profiles - IMO these don't look so good, and there are enough alternatives out there.

I know about the color variation, these are not intended to represent profiles of particular aircraft, but rather official painting guides for applying cammo.

In the field the exact color shades differed from batch to batch and depending on what paints were available at the moment. But as a general guideline i believe these are good.

As you see there were three main color schemes - the early with bright green (almost fluorescent, quite garish looking color) and dark brown. Next this was replaced with darker, more pleasant to the eyes shade of green and the brown became almost black. And finally there is the two shades of grey late war cammo.

Early ground attack and bomber aircraft had been either solid green or had a green-brown cammo, later they also added a variety of three-color camouflage patterns.

The two shades of green cammo was mostly used on biplanes.

Well, those Soviet planes are still to paint. I'll post another preview later ...

Now first the minor stuff mentioned earlier - the only vanilla replacement in here is the Belgian CR.42.

Goodies for modders are are Re. for Hungary and a IAR 80 for Romania for which I had requests.

Gamefront: http://www.gamefront.com/files/21958730 ... ters01.zip
Mediafire: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?jbbq4cp3qtaddmb

bebro wrote:Well, those Soviet planes are still to paint. I'll post another preview later ...

Now first the minor stuff mentioned earlier - the only vanilla replacement in here is the Belgian CR.42.

Goodies for modders are are Re. for Hungary and a IAR 80 for Romania for which I had requests.

Gamefront: http://www.gamefront.com/files/21958730 ... ters01.zip
Mediafire: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?jbbq4cp3qtaddmb

Excellent work Bernd! It is always good to see some actual custom units that blend in perfectly with the gamestuff.
I'm sure others will agree that all the planes you did sofar, are alot better than the vanilla ones.
I feel the need to place my Belgium scenario full of belgian CR.42's .
Thank you very much!