Project Airbus – Talk

Tom Collins

Polygonal Lasso is probably a better choice. Sorry, that's what I meant. (I don't tend to use other "types" of the lasso tool) The nwa titles are looking a bit squashed now by the way. I know you said you'd leave the effects for a later date - but when you do tackle them, make sure you ge...

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DerKranich wrote:On a side note, the 777 paints you did with Kyle look incredible. With those, I'd recommend an Air Canada 777-200LR if you two decide to continue painting them.

Cheers - Dhruv's tackling that one on the kit, looking good so far based on previews I've seen.

Tom Collins

Make sure you blend the hstab shadow so it's faded by the time it reaches the bottom of the fuselage. I understand what you're saying, though I'm not sure how to tackle that problem, sensei. Probably the feather tool? Yup - use the lasso tool with a feather (probably around 20px but experiment for ...

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Make sure you blend the hstab shadow so it's faded by the time it reaches the bottom of the fuselage.

Tom Collins

Tom is no doubt a fantastic painter, but we've got an impressive ensemble, including John, Dickson and Gary working on the A321, who are quite on par. They might not be regular posters, but they deserve just as much praise if you'd ask me. I just thought I'd plug this here. Well said - it's always ...

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Yup, helping out with some liveries. No reason to get too excited - PA is already full of some of the best texture talent out there.

Tom Collins

Great work as always John

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I wouldn't jump to too many conclusions, folks - hang tight and see what happens. The name is more than likely to disappear but a few of us at least are still furiously working on projects regardless.

Tom Collins

The colours on the "ribbon" doesn't seem to quite match the tail, otherwise nice.

Tom Collins

Hi Nicolas,

The Virgin logo on the tail is now different - you're using the original one, but the current one is a little sharper. Have a look at the logo in this EPS (ignore the now outdated title text of course):

http://www.brandsoftheworld.com/logo/virgin-atlantic-1

Tom Collins

So far so good. The shine on the titles is perhaps a little strong...

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Great work!

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Cheese-Strike wrote:Tom Collins A330-200F - Etihad Crystal Cargo

Wrong Tom

Tom Collins

Very nice paint!Subtle and sharp.

Tom Collins

Oh dear. I see they're following Virgin Atlantic down the fail trail.

Tom Collins

This may help if you don't manage to find the actual font:

http://www.brandsoftheworld.com/logo/qantas-3

Tom Collins

Wow - that's looking great DT

Tom Collins

Cheers guys - forgot to include this rather grey one that really shows off the wings' size; it blew me away when I sat down...

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I was lucky enough to get some free tickets for a 2nd return flight this weekend just gone - a few shots of F-HPJD, their newest A380: http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/9061/q12825876411973gdbckimg.jpg http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/8586/img1352a640.jpg http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/5980/p...

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I use this:

http://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?DLID=69682

Tom Collins

Shows off the wingflex nicely

Tom Collins

Just to be clear, please use the default paintkit for your paints, not my work (nor that of any other PA team member).

Tom Collins

Nice work on the tail alignment!

Tom Collins

Great shots! Where's the scenery from?

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Very nice paint!

Tom Collins

I'd recommend using the public paintkit rather than my house livery for starters

Tom Collins

Looks good! One other thing before I forget - should have mentioned before - BA's white coat is actually slightly off-White (with a slight yellow tint).

Tom Collins

Nice work!

Tom Collins

Well I'll keep my disagreement with your opinion to myself then

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esg wrote:
LN-OSS wrote:Great paint!!

Will you add some shade on belly etc to Get it more 3D? Like Tom Collins paints??

Stian
Not everybody likes black gear doors on white paints

If only FS had a decent shading engine so a happy medium was possible. Disagreements are probably best kept offline, man.

Tom Collins

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Yeah looks better! Although the hue needs a slight change. I'm guessing from the shot that's about 200-205 (too green) - it needs to be closer to around 225.

Tom Collins

Regarding the belly blue, bear in mind that when you take it from a photo it will likely be darker than its true colour due to shading in the photo; plus your paintkit will add shading so it'll be darker again. The blue should be the same colour as the BRITISH AIRWAYS text. The colours in this photo...

Tom Collins

The pixelated look is quite difficult to achieve; I usually create the gradients as black-white (reflected) on separate layers each, but do it around 4x the size you ultimately need. Then try a couple of photoshop filters; I find that "Water Paper" (in sketch) or Halftone Pattern work quit...

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Not bad - the BA colours are a little off though. The blue on the belly and tail needs to be a lighter shade (what you've got there is closer to the old Landor colours) - and conversely the BRITISH AIRWAYS titles need to be adjusted a bit. Blue belly line should probably be a little lower too (altho...

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Install Winrar if you haven't already - a free trial will do.

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Air Berlin wrote: and what's the ICAO of sa.barth's ??

TFFJ, but don't expect to be able to get an A380 in there.

Tom Collins

Absolutely - the camera always joins me on these sorts of trips!

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Email sent!

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Yeah it's not really a "preview" yet is it...

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Great shots!

AA_380 wrote:Don't forget British Airways.

I think you've got the wrong thread...

Tom Collins

I'm sure you've already thought of this but make sure you alter the lightmaps accordingly.

Tom Collins

All my paints have been reuploaded to AVSIM with appropriate fixes - please download again.

Tom Collins

xparamorex316 wrote:im gonna post it on Flightsim or avsim now.

Before you do that you might want to add the blue curve to the belly...

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I've sent flightsim.com an email asking to take it down immediately.

Tom Collins

Well, I'll be flying this route again soon, thanks to Air France UK who've given me 2 free return tickets (see here. Not sure which dates I'll be flying yet but I'll hopefully have them sorted next week.

Tom Collins

sknepper wrote:Thanks for the quick fix there Tom. Still looks like a beauty

Wasn't me..

Tom Collins

You shouldn't need to drop it if you're fueling it up to the correct load before departure.

Tom Collins

hmm, but i don't know if it is good to go 3000 or 4000 ft/m ?? does it ends in a stall ?? i just go 2000 or 1500 ft/m ^^ Depends how much fuel / pax load you have on board. Make sure you're not over-fueled for the route you have. On a long haul flight though, your initial climb may well be closer t...

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