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New UV artwork is available on Spooky's UV site.

1) Loading screen for IJN players, file includes versions for both resolutions. Original painting by Iain Wyllie. Hiroyoshi Nishizawa of 251st Kokutai manoeuvres his A6M3 model 22 into position to deliver a final killing blow to an already smoking Corsair from VMF-112 on 7 june 1943 over the Russell islands.



2) IJN ship selection menu screen now joined already uploaded main IJN work-screen. The later works in both resolutions, selection screen has two resol. versions.





Install as always, unzip to Uncommon Valor/ART folder.

Utskushii!
(Beautiful!)

Damien Thorn wrote:Utskushii!
(Beautiful!)

I must say that they look superb. Since I am a huge 1/700 Waterline ship kit freak and know that the ship images was taken from the boxes Very nice work!

Subchaser wrote:New UV artwork is available on Spooky's UV site.

1) Loading screen for IJN players, file includes versions for both resolutions. Original painting by Iain Wyllie. Hiroyoshi Nishizawa of 251st Kokutai manoeuvres his A6M3 model 22 into position to deliver a final killing blow to an already smoking Corsair from VMF-112 on 7 june 1943 over the Russell islands.



2) IJN ship selection menu screen now joined already uploaded main IJN work-screen. The later works in both resolutions, selection screen has two resol. versions.






Install as always, unzip to Uncommon Valor/ART folder.

Nice painting. Did he survive the war? Hard to imagine that somebody going into combat with a reserve tank attached would last too long. Is there a story behind the fight?

Hi all,

crsutton wrote:Nice painting. Did he survive the war? Hard to imagine that somebody going into combat with a reserve tank attached would last too long. Is there a story behind the fight?

As far as I know Hiroyoshi Nishizawa was KIA (Philipines I think).


Leo "Apollo11"

Thanks for your comments guys.

Read more on Hiroyoshi Nishizawa here
hiroyoshi nishizawa

Some sources indicate that IJN pilots were often fighting with drop tanks (if they were empty of course), in most cases it were dural drop tanks manufactured by Nippon Ironworks, these were very reliable and had fuel pressure control device, thus pilot could control fuel consumption, since these equipment was rare no wonder why IJN pilots were trying to save it. But 90% of drop tanks were of plywood and of very poor quality, and fighter pilots were dropping them immediately after sighting enemy a/c.

Subchaser, thanks a lot for the work. Looks great!

Subchaser wrote:Thanks for your comments guys.

Read more on Hiroyoshi Nishizawa here
hiroyoshi nishizawa

Some sources indicate that IJN pilots were often fighting with drop tanks (if they were empty of course), in most cases it were dural drop tanks manufactured by Nippon Ironworks, these were very reliable and had fuel pressure control device, thus pilot could control fuel consumption, since these equipment was rare no wonder why IJN pilots were trying to save it. But 90% of drop tanks were of plywood and of very poor quality, and fighter pilots were dropping them immediately after sighting enemy a/c.

I was wondering about the drop tanks too...generally they cause alot of drag and "should" be dropped immediately upon engaging an enemy aircraft.

There could be one possible reason for keeping it though....if the Japanese pilot pictured had bounced the Corsair from a long way above he could be using the drop tanks to avoid "compressing" his aircraft. Compression occurs when the plane is travelling so fast that the pressure on the control surfaces renders them inoperable. The tanks could be used to slow the Japanese plane in his dive to avoid this, and also it appears that he is swinging in behind the Corsair to finnish him off, which would be difficult if he was extremley fast (he would potentailly overshoot)...the tanks would slow him down and enable him to get right on the F4s six o'clock.

Just my $0.02

Very nice.

You can, btw, remove most of the banding with a moire pattern filter:

I little bit more white...

mv

Curval wrote:I was wondering about the drop tanks too...generally they cause alot of drag and "should" be dropped immediately upon engaging an enemy aircraft.

There could be one possible reason for keeping it though....if the Japanese pilot pictured had bounced the Corsair from a long way above he could be using the drop tanks to avoid "compressing" his aircraft. Compression occurs when the plane is travelling so fast that the pressure on the control surfaces renders them inoperable. The tanks could be used to slow the Japanese plane in his dive to avoid this, and also it appears that he is swinging in behind the Corsair to finnish him off, which would be difficult if he was extremley fast (he would potentailly overshoot)...the tanks would slow him down and enable him to get right on the F4s six o'clock.

Just my $0.02

Good point, although it’s more suitable for Spitfire or Fw-190, but it was Zero, fighter with amazingly poor dive characteristics. With drop tank or without, Zero dives slowly. And I doubt that Zero pilots were sacrificing level speed to gain speed in dive. I can’t image a situation when Zero could be too fast in combat with Corsairs. IJN used different tactics based on Zero maneuverability, they didn’t have a luxury to boom’n’zoom.

btw they were always swinging on 6 o’clock, Zero didn’t have enough firepower to shoot from any position, pilots were trying to hit engine from above or to kill enemy pilot.

Hartley wrote:Very nice.

You can, btw, remove most of the banding with a moire pattern filter:

I know but the picture looks too blurred to my taste.

Mario Vallée wrote:I little bit more white...

mv

Nice! Can you make them a little bit sharper?

about those?

mv

Subchaser, excellent work once again...

Do you know what ships are on the above screens?

O.

Alliers heavy AP (3000t). Are they cool or what?

mv

Oleg Mastruko wrote:Subchaser, excellent work once again...

Thanks!

Oleg Mastruko wrote:Do you know what ships are on the above screens?

I do.

Main work screen - CL(AA) Isuzu, Nagara class.
Ship selection screen -
upper (port)
Rabaul; port tug, DD Shiratsuyu class, subs I-57, 56, CA Atago and barely visible CV Zuikaku on background.
lower (TF) – CL Kashii, Katori Class and Type C escort.

Mario Vallée wrote:Alliers heavy AP (3000t). Are they cool or what?

mv

Yap, they’re cool! Are going to rework entire set?

btw there is red cross, what ..for??

*Yap, they’re cool! Are going to rework entire set?

I don't think so. But...

btw there is red cross, what ..for??

This one is just for the fun Subby. It's look like a hospital ship.

I thought it was a target for Japanese aviators