Dewoitine D.520

[GiantFlyingRobots]

if you could reduce the gghlights a bit, the "glare" is too wide and strong IMHO

Absolutely agree.

Could probably do the same with the shadows running the length of the fuselage.

[gamary]

I agree with John. Use great caution with restored aircraft, especially this one. It crashed so long ago that I forget the details, but I'm not sure how authentic it was.

Cc. the lines, I like the effect, but I'm still to be convinced. How could there be such overlapping when there are rivets only a few mm away from the border of the metal sheet?

In any case, I like what you've done so far, so keep working at it. The highlights are indeed a bit too strong.

[Mangas]

Thanks to everybody for the advices/suggestions.

Cc. the lines, I like the effect, but I'm still to be convinced.

Well, I assume not everybody would like this effect I made, but I'm leaving as it is. After all, I'm still a newbie, and I have the right to experiment and make mistakes. (Or I would never learn...)



Well, I still not satisfied with some of the details/elements I made, but I just don't know how to make them better... Not yet...
A lot of small details are still left to make (especially underwings)... I'm either too lazy or bored...

P.S.: I've studied a lot of ww2 photoes of this bird -- everyone had the antenna mast... But did anyone ever seen an actual antenna wire? Or there were no wire?

[BLOWHARD]

REALLY NICE! I like!!!! You could debate about the weathering and if a plane with such a sort operational service would have gotten so messed up, but still, I think it looks good!
The only thing I could say, and this goes for the un-weathered version too: I would like to see a bit more color in the high highlights. Just a little, keeping a smaller amount of the really high highlight just like you have it.
No matter whether anyone likes the weathering or not, I don't think anyone would argue that it's a striking profile!

[gamary]

Well, I assume not everybody would like this effect I made, but I'm leaving as it is. After all, I'm still a newbie, and I have the right to experiment and make mistakes. (Or I would never learn...)

I hope you didn't take my comment badly. I was simply giving my opinion and I am not convinced I'm right on this topic.

I do believe you have the right to do what you choose to do, and your results are getting better and better. I'm very impressed with your metallic look to the profile, among other things.

[gamary]

After having posted this, I was looking at it again and I have a question: have you made any changes to the nose lighting? I find it better that way. Or is it simply that it looks a bit different with the camouflage?

PS: I'll send you an email about this tomorrow morning. (I can't do it right now because I'm away for work and I don't have your email address with me).

[Mangas]

After having posted this, I was looking at it again and I have a question: have you made any changes to the nose lighting? I find it better that way. Or is it simply that it looks a bit different with the camouflage?

Yes, I reworked it recently... And this is the most updated version -- it's the best I currently have... But I'm still not 100% satisfied with it... The highlights are too straight (like a plastic model kit)... But I can either leave it as it is -- or make it worse... So 1st option...

P.S.: The D.520 nose is really not easy to make: square on top of the very nose and on sides, then goes smoothly more and more round on top... And cyllindric round on the bottom all the time:
Photos: Dewoitine D-520 Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net

[Mangas]

The only thing I could say, and this goes for the un-weathered version too: I would like to see a bit more color in the high highlights. Just a little, keeping a smaller amount of the really high highlight just like you have it.

I have real problems with applying the colors to it (again?)... I made the big mistake: I used some highlights/shadows with 100% opacity when making 3D pattern -- so now I'm screwd: all the french camo colors you see are actually overlayed over my grey 3D dummy... I have no choice... (That's why the colors are not so bright like, for example, on the Dekker's D.520... )... I know that's not the way to work & I'm making the same mistake again, but when starting a project I'm too obsessed with making good looking 3D grey pattern so that I forget everything...

[GiantFlyingRobots]

Even though Im trying to get a flatter matte look to my work I really like the effect that you are using here, it looks quite effective to me.
Having said that it could be toned down just a bit though for mine, or that could just be a consequence of my preference for a matte finish, who knows.
Either way its your work and your call.

One other thing you may want to do is make the removable cowl panels more prominent, as they are in your reference images,
right now they look to either be behind your highlight layers or have the opacity turned down somewhat. They look lost.

[Skyraider3D]

Whatever happened between the previous update and the last one, I like it a lot! It looks fantastic!

I'm a little concerned about the shape of the wing though. It looks a tad triangular to my eye. Although I'm aware there's a lot of perspective on this photo, still it's close to how I expect the wing to look in side view: http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviatio.../2/1472277.jpg