steven winslow Posted October 7, 2010 Report Posted October 7, 2010 Whether payware or freeware, when I get a plane I plan on flying a lot, I like to personalize it by finding a real world counterpart to copy. I usually go to Flight Aware and a couple of online aircraft sales websites and find a livery I like and I paint my model accordingly and adopt the tail number. In the case of the Mooney, the Duchess and the Sundowner, changing the tail number plate on the panel was a bit more challenging than some of the previous models I have worked with. The Mooney didn't even have a tail number plate. So here's some shots of the real world Mooney I based my repaint on and a couple of screenies of my Mooney. Not exactly the same, but I think she's still purty! I've been flying her around Alaska to get to know her. I took the Sundowner out to the east coast and back to Montana last month. After I get back to Montana from Alaska, I'll be taking the Duchess down south for some extensive flight time. Quote
AnonymousUser68 Posted October 7, 2010 Report Posted October 7, 2010 You are very good at recreating liveries. Have you tried texturing a full aircraft. ??? Quote
steven winslow Posted October 7, 2010 Author Report Posted October 7, 2010 Holy cow, NO! That's a lot more work than I'm willing to put in right now. Actually, with the Mooney I did redo the interior. I changed the upholstery and carpet from blue to brown to go with the exterior better. Is that what you meant? Quote
steven winslow Posted October 9, 2010 Author Report Posted October 9, 2010 Here are some shots of the redone interior of my Mooney. I'm sure it doesn't count as texturing a whole plane. But the blue interior just didn't look good with the new exterior paint. Quote
Cameron Posted October 9, 2010 Report Posted October 9, 2010 Looks like you're having fun, Steve. Nice job! Quote
steven winslow Posted October 9, 2010 Author Report Posted October 9, 2010 Having fun....and learning a lot! Seems like every aircraft designer does their paints just a little bit different. Makes it challenging to get it right. The Mooney has been fun and I've got a couple more livery ideas for her. I think I have the Duchess figured out, too. I'm planning a couple more Duchess liveries and then I want to do some more Sundowner liveries. And then there's the rest of the X-Aviation fleet! So many planes....so little time...... Quote
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