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ORIGINAL: TOMLABEL

Does anyone have a blank ship emblem background bitmap that you could put in a zip file and post it here? Blank meaning the screen background less the emblem.

Thanks!

Here is what I use, it is only 60x60 instead of 70x70 though, as I only use that.It's pretty easy to make yourself if you want a larger one, just take a screenshot of a ship-screen without an emblem and crop out the part you want.

ORIGINAL: Halsey

All you need is a 60x60 pixel shaded olive green Tom.

ORIGINAL: Smeulders
Here is what I use, it is only 60x60 instead of 70x70 though, as I only use that.It's pretty easy to make yourself if you want a larger one, just take a screenshot of a ship-screen without an emblem and crop out the part you want.

Thanks guys! I'll try both suggestions!

Thanks also for the continuing emblem artwork!!!!!

TOMLABEL

Up to the Kwangtung Army.

Japanese LCU update 13 14 and 15.

Japanese LCU update 16-25.
Doing these a little bit differently, so feel free to modify any of them.

This takes it up to the Southern Army in the editor.

After a bit of a break, here's a another aircraft rotating art file.

This is a GM FM-2 in USN Gloss Blue livery plus a bonus SO3C-2 with blue Stars'n'Bars.

I did it from scratch so I'm afraid it's not up to Cathartes' usual standards.

Download file is in the next post.

Download file for FM-2 in USN Gloss Blue livery plus a bonus SO3C-2.
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Installation:

Just unzip into your game folder making sure the "Use Folders" option is set.
(The archive contains the art and appropriate sub-folders)

The updated images will appear after June'44 game time.

Enjoy,

Thanks a lot, Reg.
Keep em coming [:)]

Wow, this is truly impressive!! [&o] I'll try it, that way perhaps I'm able to remember individual squadrons [:D]

Is there any link with all the pictures released until now? I can take the time to go post by post, but would like to speed things up [:D]

ORIGINAL: Galahad78

Wow, this is truly impressive!! [&o] I'll try it, that way perhaps I'm able to remember individual squadrons [:D]

Is there any link with all the pictures released until now? I can take the time to go post by post, but would like to speed things up [:D]

I have all the artwork insigia to date,except the naval and Regs work.

Email me with your email address, and I'll send them to ya.[;)]

ORIGINAL: Galahad78

Wow, this is truly impressive!! [&o] I'll try it, that way perhaps I'm able to remember individual squadrons [:D]

Is there any link with all the pictures released until now? I can take the time to go post by post, but would like to speed things up [:D]

The index to the rest of the Aircraft Rotating Art is here....

Unfortunately it's still a work in progress .... [:(] though there is enough done to keep you happy until I get through the rest!!

The final badges for the Balao-class subs.

This time more badges for the RN. Included are all AS, AD and one AR as well.

Hello,

With all this great Art, is anyone collecting them all and going to put in one zip for all to use?

This is the longest thread, and to go find every attachment is painful.

The great work will be appreciated even more if this can be done.

Or have I missed that in one of the replies?

PAW

I think Halsey is sending out complete packs, just send him a PM. 

ORIGINAL: PAWMatrix

Hello,

With all this great Art, is anyone collecting them all and going to put in one zip for all to use?

This is the longest thread, and to go find every attachment is painful.

The great work will be appreciated even more if this can be done.

Or have I missed that in one of the replies?

PAW

As I stated in the post on the previous page, these are all works in progress so we can't publish a complete collection as more and more goodies keep getting added. [:)]

You really wouldn't want to wait until we are finished so we are releasing what we have in dribs and drabs just so you will have something to play with in the meantime. [;)]

Just blame the AE team, there is just soooo much artwork that needs to be done. [8|]

However we are trying to make it a bit easier for you by publishing indexes and consolidated collections every so often. [;)] Just keep looking and eventually the definitive collection will be posted somewhere.

To keep you interested, here are some more that will be coming to a (Pacific) Theatre near you soon.......

[size=-2](By the way, there is a little of Cathartes' inspiration in all of these artworks, even if he doesn't recognise them [&o]) [/size]

With regards to the aircraft artwork in the post above, I have noticed that there a quite a few references that show the Royal Navy -0- insignia on the camo rather than the USN Gloss Blue aircraft colour scheme. I assume this is the result of the -0- insignia being applied to older aircraft and the newer aircraft arriving with the Gloss Blue scheme already applied. In game terms I will leave the older models with a camo scheme and leave the newer models with the default Gloss Blue artwork.

Does that work with you guys???

At what date did the -0- insignia become reasonably widespread?? I have used an arbitrary date of 01Jan45 for the changeover as I have references to Jan'45 but not any earlier.

For the USN, I have a reference to the Gloss Blue scheme being authorised for all carrier aircraft in Jun'44 but as with the RN, the existing aircraft were not repainted and only the newly delivered replacement aircraft sported the new scheme. However, though the fighters seemed to change over pretty quickly, from the pictures I have seen, it looks like most of the bombers soldiered on with the Three Tone Blue scheme until the post war era.

In game terms I think I will leave the bombers in the Three Tone scheme and the later fighters already have Gloss Blue as their default. The question is one for the early fighters that might still be around in mid'44.

Should I have a final Gloss Blue image for the F4F-4, F6F-3, F4U-1A or the FM-1?? [&:] Any opinions are gratefully accepted.

In the absence of any comments to the post above I am ploughing ahead...

Set 004 Version 2: Complete WITP-AE set Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm aircraft updating to the C1 then Blue/White roundels in Aug'43. It now includes the 1945 -O- insignia along with the matching rotating top art....
This download superscedes the previous Rotating Aircraft Art Set004.

Please note that I am only repackaging this artwork to the rotating art format. The artistic credit is fully due to Cathartes (though there are a few modified ones in the mix)!!

The index to the rest of the Aircraft Rotating Art is here....

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Installation instructions:

To make things easy, just unzip this distribution into your AE game folder (after making sure the "use folders" option is set. The zip file includes the Art directory.

To verify correct installation, just load the Andy Mac's Buccaneer scenario. As this is set in Oct'43, the FAA aircraft sideart should have updated to the Blue/White roundels. Load the Downfall scenario and the -0- insignia should be use.

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Download here...

Oh I am soooo sorry that I added this SMALL hook. [:D]

Wow! Wonderful updates!!!!
Thanks for all the great work guys!![&o][&o][&o]

ORIGINAL: Reg

Should I have a final Gloss Blue image for the F4F-4, F6F-3, F4U-1A or the FM-1?? [&:] Any opinions are gratefully accepted.

Yes.