New PC12 repaint WIP

[autogyro 18]

Hi guys,

 

As part of my PC12 mods I've also decided to try my hand at a repaint.

 

Here's a very early version WIP pic so far:
 

 

10 points to anyone who can guess which livery this is based on

 

It'll be released when it's ready.

[Bob650 31]

Wow, excellent job! It's so difficult trying to figure out Carenado's texture mapping I've all but given up. Nice job using paths to make those curves. I wanted to attempt this one but quickly realized I didn't have the talent to pull it off...

 

[autogyro 18]

Hi Bob,

 

Yes it's a real hassle to paint the Carenados. It takes an extreme amount of time to line things up just to get some basic shapes right.

 

Progress is slow but positive:

 

[Boeing or not going 578]

Finnish Air Force PC-12 only has a light metallic colors and some letters. Can someone do it?

[autogyro 18]

That looks easy enough to do. I'll knock it up in the next couple of days.

[citationjet 3]

This german one would also be real nice:

 

D-FUDA:

 

http://www.flugzeugbilder.de/show.php?id=1230726

 

Cheers,

Mark

[autogyro 18]

Getting close, just the red stripe on the tail to complete, plus the registration and misc painting.

 

[fred580 1]

Looks better and better the more you progress!

[FLIGHTO 8]

Please put an "N" number on it....... I am dying for a new paint for this bird.

 

Thanks

[autogyro 18]

I'll put out maybe one or two registration versions of it. Don't worry, the release will be US registered

 

If people like the paint scheme and think it's worthwhile for me to do, I might paint a couple more when I have time.

 

Next will be 777200LRF's request, as it looks pretty easy to do... I hope.

[HawkDsl 50]

Once I opened up the TBM and Seneca files, I sent in my resignation soon there after. I wonder if they dislike re-paints now, and are purposely "puzzling" their livery models to discourage it.

[Beardyman 604]

PC12 Dreamliner

[autogyro 18]

You know, I never thought of that! It does look like the dreamliner!

 

I think I should be able to wrap this up by the weekend. Metallic paint test:

 

[HawkDsl 50]

 

 

Metallic paint test:

 

One technique I developed; Once all the paint is down, I then add the metallic flake over the last coat (airbrush sparse. I used gold flake for the T-malibu). I copied just that layer, and turned it negative. Then added that negative layer to alpha channel. FSX "chromes" the black negative in the alpha, and wha-la.. Deep looking metallic.

[autogyro 18]

I'll give that a try. I'm still trying to work out how to edit the alpha layer in GIMP