Geezer

Making good progress on the cockpit. First shot shows model before mapping and texturing. Second and third shot shows progress this morning. Last shot shows what the model looked like when mapping. Now you know why most modelers, including myself, don't like making cockpits.

Thanks. The first block of 1940 aircraft, shown below, is coming along nicely. Combined with Lloyd's Sea Gladiator, there should be a bunch of Gladiators ready around Christmas/New Year.

LloydNB and I are making good progress. Shot below of inwork cockpit.

Thanks. To give credit where credit is due, the five shots immediately above feature aircraft/skins by Hinchenbrooke (Gauntlet) and MontyCZ (B534 and Stuka). All I did was adjust the colors a bit and drop them into Gterl's excellent WW1 Italian Front. I've also adjusted some of the the Italian Front's colors, plus used some excellent sky files I got from Quack74. Gterl and I have begun work on a Spanish Civil War mod, but its on hold right now. Two shots below show preliminary work that can also be rolled into other mods.

If this 1940 desert war map ever gets made, then it would be easy to use it for 1941-42 scenarios. Afrika Korps models shown below.

Thanks for the suggestion! I'll remember that if/when I ever release the Libya map. On that subject, more shots below. Once again, this ground tile art should not bring a recent computer to its knees as it is only 1024x1024.

Yes, VERY interesting maps. Thanks. Below is a snippet from a 1942 US Army Air Corps map - this is what pilots actually used in WW2. I've often wondered if it would be possible to hit the M key, and see maps like this?

Spectacular work by LloydNB. He is painting the rib tapes into his Sea Gladiator artwork. Lower wing shows art in preliminary stage, while upper wing shows final look. The tape art lines up with the actual 3D ribs of the model! Second shot of my art shows how sunlight falls on the 3D shapes that simulate the wing ribs. From certain angles, the wing ribs were very evident.

For those of you who like doing research, here is some interesting stuff. Desert airfields in Egypt: http://www.wwii-photos-maps.com/targetnorthafrica/Egypt/index.html Shot below shows active airfields/airfield complexes June 1940 - December 1940. Italians are green, and Brits are blue.

Thanks. Two examples of research below, to further enrich the gaming experience. First shot is of primary source docs, and second is what an actual 1940 desert airfield looks like today. For more airfield info: http://www.wwii-photos-maps.com/targetnorthafrica/Libya/index.html