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Panzer IVJ masked Thoma schurtzen (blue)

Please give me your opinions on the desaturated PzrIVJ that I modified. I can easily darken it and just replace the unit with the mask as they match already. Thanks.

Here are the slightly darker versions................

The "darker" version of the PzrIVJ unit

Flak: Excellent work with your "multi-masks" for the Thoma-shileds... But look to a detail in the Jagdpanzer IV L70 masks: The way they are made now, the camo scheme will be applied over the shadows also... The shadow surfaces in the mask files should be painted in black. Saving that tiny detail, it is an super-über-excellent work!!

Thankyou Guille. I will attend to the retouching of the masks. Probably will take a day or two before I can get to them. I agree, and you have a great suggestion. Right now I am reworking several versions of the Panzer IVH with various schurtzen missing. They don't take much time, but I will attend to the JagdPzr's.

No problem, Flak... Only when you have time. Congratulations again for a very good job! I am waiting eagerly for your new releases!

Nice versions of the PzIV with mesh skirts Flak!

Idea for a better look: Highlighting the colour of the skirts a little bit, so you can see "every hole". It's a trick of plastic modelling, Therefore it works finde.



Greetings and best wishes to guille, hopefully you are fine!

Thank you for your input and comments Asuser. You mention "highlighing" the color of the skirts.......Do you mean to change the color in the tertiary adjustments of DCS or another method?
The reason I ask is because one mask makes the skirts camouflaged as the tank itself and I do not know how I could "highlight" the coloring in that type of mask application.

Here are a couple of "highlighted" Thoma schurtzen on the JagdPanzerIV L70 (A). I did two tones on the Thoma schurtzen (gray and dark gray), colored the interior behind the Thoma schurtzen on the actual vehicle a dark gray, put black mask on the "holes" of the Thoma schurtzen that would cover the running gear. The mask does NOT cover the Thoma schurtzen and it is colored with the skin of the JagdPzrIV even though it looks darker for effect. I also resized the smaller image icons for DCS conformity, did a better balkenkreuz and "rusted" the muffler. I have my preference, but please give me your thoughts on these versions. Depending on your likes, I will also rework the Panzer IVJ with Thoma schurtzen using the same methods. Of course I have made masks for both versions if you wish.

I see one glaring mistake on my part in these units . I did not get the smaller image icons in the correct position before masking. But at least you can see what the finished ones look like. I will adjust the icon units and make new masks, posting the results tomorrow. Also made a slightly different unit of the JgdPzr IV L70-A you will see. Will adjust it also and remask it.

I see another mistake on the unit also. The exhaust pipes are replaced by a Pzr IV Muffler type and not the late war two muffler exhausts that were encountered on Pzr IV J and others. Oh well, if only I could make unit icons like the talented guys
I still like the unit very much and am so glad Bebro was generous enough to make the first one for the game at my request.

Hi Flak. Can I ask you a skin request?. I am working in a kind of "special" boat and I want it to be good looking
Would you dare to make some "naval" skins for me?.

Thanks in advance.
Regards.

HI Akkula, Yes of course I can do my best to turn out some Naval skins. Will need some boat units to adjust them for proper appearance. You can send me pvt. email if you want, I think you have the address.

I am posting three Mediafire links with the following units:

Jagdpanzer IV L70 (A) with Thoma schurtzen toned in two shades. I scrapped the first ones I made and started over (could not accept the wrong exhaust stacks on the first versions). You will find that the masks look different with different camo skins. Some skins don't look good with Thoma schurtzen, some do. Also you may need to do some tweaking on the muzzle flashes as done by Rezaf's latest addition to DCS. Tried to match the units to stock position, but haven't tested them. Should be close in any case, I think ........ There are seven different versions of the JagdPzr IV L70 (A) in the zip file.

Jagdpanzer IV L70 (V) with Thoma schurtzen and one (1) with full armor schurtzen skirts missing from each side. These are the vanilla JagdPzr IV L48 with the L70 cannon attached, various schurtzen configurations and coloring tones on the schurtzen. There are five versions of this Panzer.

Panzer IV H and J as cloned from Asuser's Pzr IV units in his thread. I made the late war dual exhaust stacks on some of the J versions as best I could for some variation (also on JgdPz IV (A). They have various "battle damage" effects with missing skirts in different configurations and two different balkenkreuz (one with white and one in black). Also have various versions of Thoma schurtzen on the units. Again, you may need to tweak the muzzle flash on some of the units in DCS as I have not tested them yet. It is easier to move the muzzle flash for me than to make all new masks LOL. There are fourteen different versions in the zip file.

Of course Asuser's Thoma Schurtzen started all of this as I have wanted some units with the Thoma schurtzen for my games. Nobody made them with a mask to skin units, so I just went ahead. Hope you like the units despite their flaws. I am a bit like the Japanese, I can copy something someone with real talent has made and maybe tweak it a bit. But I have to have an original to start with.

I will post some skinned versions of these units on this thread in the next day or two. I don't think I should skin all of them and post them, but I will do some for the PZC fans who don't want to use DCS. Of course I can take criticism and don't mind someone telling me about something I messed up. So let me know if you find something wrong with them.

JAGDPANZER IV L70 (A): http://www.mediafire.com/download/734f6 ... 8A%29.zipx

JAGDPANZER IV L70 (V): http://www.mediafire.com/download/2e0r1 ... 8V%29.zipx

PANZER IV H & J: http://www.mediafire.com/download/4fg5c ... masks.zipx

JagdPanzer IV L70 (A) Thoma

Jagdpanzer IV L70 (V) Thoma and armor

JgdPzr (V) and one JgdPzr (A)

JgdPzr IV (A) and Pzr IV J Thoma

Pzr IV J Thoma

Pzr IV J Thoma again

Pzr IV H-J BD versions

Three more Pzr IV H-J BD versions

Excellent and very thorough work! I congratulate you! And as always, thanks for sharing, my friend!!

PS: After a quick look to your uploaded files, I noticed that the shadows for the Pz IV variants look "mirrored", when they should be pointing to the left in both icons... Just a detail...