Anime skins?

[LaVNDR]

I know this isn't exactly the game for it, but I'm a huge fan of it compared to DCS and other WW2 sim and "sim" games. I've been scouring the forums and haven't found anything besides "Girls und Panzer" skins for the tank dlc. Am I missing something or do anime skins just not exist for this game (which is totally fair)? I literally just want Hatsune Miku on my Spitfire lol...

[shadowgravy]

Learn to make your own repaints. I did just that when I wanted unit-specific blanks for Bodenplatte, so don't take my reply as flippant or dismissive. Gimp is free and there are tutorials and templates at the official forum.

[shadowgravy]

Also, try Haluder's Skin Downloader (HSD). There are filters for 'Fictional' and 'Racing' skins that give interesting results. I found a few Spitfire skins by Kami_220 that approach what you are looking for.
https://forum.il2sturmovik.com/forum/156-haluters-skin-downloader-hsd/

As for my first suggestion about learning to paint, adding artwork over the default Spitfire camoflage is one of the easiest 'repaints' you can do with the paint kits because the skin's alpha channel isn't much of an issue. Natural metal aircraft are kind of a pain in comparison. I think there are 'quick and dirty' ways to paint over existing skins too that may not even require GIMP, just Microsoft Paint or a similar basic image editor.

[longcheck]

I'd take a hot chick any day.

[shadowgravy]

I don't know anything about Hatsune Miku, but now I'm kinda tempted to make some skins in the style of Good Smile Racing.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Smile_Company#Good_Smile_Racing

[LaVNDR]

@shadowgravy i was kinda trying to avoid making my own lol, but i might look into it. Also tried to install HSD and it just didnt. Thinking itd a Windows 11 problem but the exe to install just straight up didnt run so idk what the issue was.

[LaVNDR]

and yea something like the racing link you posted would be sick af

[shadowgravy]

Which Spitfire model? I'm assuming Spitfire Mk. IXe ... ?

[LaVNDR]

both that and Mk. XIV

[shadowgravy]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3452748796

I don't know where I'm going with this. I'm a Photoshop user in my day job but I'm stuck with GIMP at home, and for me the differences between the two programs is like going from Android to iPhone. Also, I'm not very familiar with the Spitfire templates and their mapping quirks.

[shadowgravy]

I haven't touched this for a few days. This is where I stopped. I was considering a black or gray underside, and possibly a colored band behind the cockpit.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3455241345

[LaVNDR]

black would go hard. and by colored band you mean like a teal stripe flowing into the tail?