Gordon Posted April 3, 2001 Share Posted April 3, 2001 Here's another sneak peek at mod projects I'm working on. First, the variants of Marco Bergman's Stuart Series sporting US camouflage patterns. As with my US camouflaged M4s, both Black/Olive Drab and Field Drab/Olive Drab versions will be available. Also, the winter variants of Marco's Stuarts will include: snowy, whitewashed (with and without stars) and snow-covered whitewashed (with and without identification stars). Only whitewashed without stars is shown here. My first hi res mod (more below) is the M7 Priest. Here it's shown in it's whitewashed configuration (with identification stars showing). Again, as with the M4s and Stuarts, the full range of options will be provided - snowy, whitewashed, etc. And finally, here's more on my M7 Priest mod. This is my first real hi res attempt, and I've borrowed from a couple of well-known mod authors in order to keep from completely wrecking my wrists (carpal tunnel syndrome). I've "borrowed" the M2A1 Howitzer's gun barrel from Mike Duplessis' excellent allied field guns mod, and I've "borrowed" the suspension and various "extras": tarps, knapsack, shovel, etc., I'm sure everyone will be able to recognize which parts from Marco's various M4/Sherman mods. As you can see, the full gamut of regular, low visibility, Black/Olive Drab and Field Drab/Olive Drab camouflaged options will be provided. Hopefully this will tide folks over until Marco is able to schedule his hi res Priest (a Free French version will have to await Marco's version as I don't have enough information on Free French units and markings for the Priest). Whew! That was long winded. Comments, suggestions and (constructive, of course) criticism is always welcome. Gordon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximus Posted April 3, 2001 Share Posted April 3, 2001 Gordon, I've been meaning to ask you this, but what grass is that you're using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrcobbler Posted April 3, 2001 Share Posted April 3, 2001 Ahhhh, love that Priest! If I'd had that mod earlier yesterday I'd probably not lost mine to a blasted Hetzer -- it would have been camoed in the trees better. Shoeman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SS Peiper Posted April 3, 2001 Share Posted April 3, 2001 Gordon Great looking mods, when will they be ready for D/L SS Peiper [This message has been edited by SS Peiper (edited 04-02-2001).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunnergoz Posted April 3, 2001 Share Posted April 3, 2001 Excellent work! Keep it up! Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Posted April 3, 2001 Author Share Posted April 3, 2001 Maximus, If I told you where I got that grass, I'd have to kill you. Actually, that's are new hybrid grass being developed by the US Department of Agriculture to be used in the US Army's training reservations to simulate Italian terrain. It's a variant of Old Dog's subdued velvet grass that I'm working on for the Kiwi's in Sicily/Italy mod with Marco. I can send the Camo Stuarts off to Madmatt for posting as soon as I get final check-off from the tester (possibly tomorrow). The winter Stuarts need a lot more work (I need to keep experimenting to figure out how to duplicate Marco's snow effect). The Priest mods are still alpha quality and haven't gone out for testing yet, so that will be a while yet. I forgot to mention that I'll also be sending a desert Stuart Roo to the DFDR site soon and am going to do a desert version of the Priest as well. Gordon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agua Posted April 3, 2001 Share Posted April 3, 2001 The Priest!! Looks beautiful, and a long time coming. NOW, how about a high res Greyhound? This unit has been neglected far too long as well. The one out of the box looks cartoonish and it is such a popular unit. Thanks Gordon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pud Posted April 3, 2001 Share Posted April 3, 2001 Again these are truely magnificent. Take care with those wrists, be a real shame to loose your skills and what you bring the CM community. (Not to mention the pain you would experience) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Williams Posted April 3, 2001 Share Posted April 3, 2001 Gordon, Everything looks fantastic. Keep up the great work. Agua, There is an M8 Greyhound mod available at CMHQ. It's under the untested mods section and it's called Improved M8/M20. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lord General MB Posted April 3, 2001 Share Posted April 3, 2001 Sir, I love the Preist!! Could we mabye see some snowed on tanks from you Gordon? ------------------ Salute! Lord General Mr. Bill Supreme Commander 1st Army Graphics HQ: www.homestead.com/lodrgeneralmb/graphics.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawyer Posted April 3, 2001 Share Posted April 3, 2001 I use all the mods from Marco and you. Beautiful work. Two points -- 1. Where did the US use the camo patterns on your mods? They look cool, but I haven't seen any like them in my tank books. 2. Add my vote for a new hi-res Greyhound. One of the most popular units needs a real mod. Thanks for all your work. Jake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco Bergman Posted April 3, 2001 Share Posted April 3, 2001 Originally posted by Lawyer: 2. Add my vote for a new hi-res Greyhound. One of the most popular units needs a real mod. Patience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Posted April 3, 2001 Author Share Posted April 3, 2001 LGMB: I've been practicing making snow men (snow tanks?), and while the results don't pass muster yet, they are improving and it is my intention to offer snow-covered, whitewashed, and snow-covered whitewashed versions of all these (eventually). Lawyer: I'm at work so I don't have all my sources, but here's some of the information. There was a scattering of camouflage use by the US throughout the war, it just wasn't as prevalent as the German use. The reasons were that the US was usually on the attack (and camouflage is much less useful when you're moving), and, due to equipment loses, camouflage was not often applied to replacement vehicles. 2nd Armoured Division had all their tanks painted in a Field Drab/Olive Drab scheme while they were in Normandy waiting to be committed to action. The 781st Tank Bn. of the US 100th Infantry Div used the Black/Olive Drab scheme. So, while FD/OD was more common, B/OD was also used. I also included it so that when using a mixed British and US force, the Sherman II/M4A1 would blend in with the British better. The only example of the Super Pershing that made it to Europe in time for combat was also painted in a B/OD scheme (and had just about the weirdest looking applique armor applied that you've ever seen). I'm waiting for Marco to get around to doing the Pershing so that I can paint that baby up. Gordon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
109 Gustav Posted April 3, 2001 Share Posted April 3, 2001 I love the russet/olive camo. (top right stuart) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilhil45 Posted April 3, 2001 Share Posted April 3, 2001 I'm thinking about making some mods and was wondering what I should use or any good guides to read. What programs do you'll use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Bates Posted April 3, 2001 Share Posted April 3, 2001 Nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcm1947 Posted April 4, 2001 Share Posted April 4, 2001 Wow! Nice, very nice. Take care of those hands (wrists). Don't want you to stop from making mods. Great job, thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Posted April 4, 2001 Author Share Posted April 4, 2001 Originally posted by Hilhil45: I'm thinking about making some mods and was wondering what I should use or any good guides to read. What programs do you'll use? Don't really know of any mod-making guides (Old Dog has his "Mods for Dummies" guide, but that deals with mod usage. I think most mod makers are self taught, and therefore programs and techniques used vary wildly. For instance, I work almost exlusively in "layers" (which you can think of as separate, stacked-up sheets of transparancies, where you can modify one layer without messing up the others. I know that other mod artists work directly on a single image (which scares the hell out of me as I'm always afraid of making a single mistake that ruins a whole image). Just about any graphics program (PC or Mac) can be used, I personally use Paint Shop Pro 5.12, but others use Corel Draw and various versions of PhotoShop, etc., so it's really up to personal preference. btw, here's some stuff I'll be sending out for DFDR today. Gordon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Posted April 4, 2001 Author Share Posted April 4, 2001 And here's the British desert version of the Priest. Anybody have any information on the markings of the 11th Royal Horse Artillery of the 1st Armoured Division at the time of 2nd El Alemein? Gordon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mord Posted April 11, 2001 Share Posted April 11, 2001 Any News on how your Preist Mod is comming along Gordon? The Pics are sweet! Mord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcm1947 Posted April 11, 2001 Share Posted April 11, 2001 Gordon, it's not nice to tease people. They look great! I love that black camo but the other camo one is damn nice looking too. Man, I can hardly wait. Boy, I need to get a life other than CM, mods and this forum. Nay, I'm happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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