http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/adbcw.jpg

I'd like to share my little color conversions with you. Over the years, many great units have been released by much more skilled artists than me.

At some point, I wished some of these units had a different camo or painting so that I could use them for other nations or theatres of operation.

Here are some of my humble alterations of great units made by other creators.
Some of them have been released before, but I wanted them to be found easily.

Please note that I have collected my units with desert camo in a special thread that you can find HERE (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=165284).


I'd like to thank the original creators!
Please keep in mind that those are only conversions, not entirely new units.



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Update April 3rd, 2006: Added Panzer VI-B Königstiger. Leopard I. now version 1.2
Update April 5th: Added Leopardo 2E, Leopard 2GR and Strv 122.
Update April 6th: Added American and Modern British Sea Kings, Leopard C2.
Update April 9th: Added Leopard 2A5DK.
Update April 10th: Added Olifant Mk.1A.

Update February 16th, 2007: Added M551 Sheridan. Leopard I. now version 1.3

Update February 08th, 2008: Added M4 Sherman, M10 Achilles. Reorganized the Thread.
Update February 09th, 2008: Added two M3 Grant versions.
Update February 14th, 2008: Added two M4 Sherman versions.
Update March 29th, 2008: Added four M3 Stuart versions.
Update April 4th, 2008: Added Chinese / Korean T-34, Type 59.
Update June 14th, 2008: Added four M5 Stuart versions, Chinese T-26, IS-3, Chinese / Korean IS-2.
Update June 16th, 2008: Added Tiger I.
Update September 11th, 2008: Added Avro Vulcan.

WORLD WAR II

M3 Stuart I "Honey"

Type: Medium Tank
Country of Origin: USA
User countries: UK, Canada, Australia and others
Original Creator: Wyrmshadow
Original Color: Green

http://www.furor-normannicus.de/images/kram/civ/M3UK.gifhttp://www.furor-normannicus.de/images/kram/civ/klein_stuartUK.jpg

--- Download --- (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=8897)




M3 Stuart I "Honey" (North African Campaign Colors)

Type: Light Tank
Country of Origin: USA
User countries: UK, Canada, Australia and others
Original Creator: Wyrmshadow
Original Color: Green

http://www.furor-normannicus.de/images/kram/civ/M3des.gifhttp://www.furor-normannicus.de/images/kram/civ/klein_stuartdes.jpg

--- Download --- (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=8898)




M3 Stuart (Turkish Army)

Type: Light Tank
Country of Origin: USA
User countries: Turkey
Original Creator: Wyrmshadow
Original Color: Green

http://www.furor-normannicus.de/images/kram/civ/M3Tur.gif

--- Download --- (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=8899)




M3 Stuart (Latin America)

Type: Light Tank
Country of Origin: USA
User countries: Brazil, Mexico, Paraguay, Venezuela and others
Original Creator: Wyrmshadow
Original Color: Green

http://www.furor-normannicus.de/images/kram/civ/M3green.gifhttp://www.furor-normannicus.de/images/kram/civ/klein_stuart3LA.jpg

--- Download --- (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=8900)




M3 Grant

Type: Medium Tank
Country of Origin: USA
User countries: UK
Original Creator: Wyrmshadow
Original Color: Green

http://www.furor-normannicus.de/images/kram/civ/M3.gifhttp://www.furor-normannicus.de/images/kram/civ/klein_M3.jpg

--- Download --- (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=8357)




M3 Grant (North Africa 1942-43)

Type: Medium Tank
Country of Origin: USA
User countries: UK
Original Creator: Wyrmshadow
Original Color: Green

http://www.furor-normannicus.de/images/kram/civ/M3D.gifhttp://www.furor-normannicus.de/images/kram/civ/klein_M3desert.jpg

--- Download --- (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=8358)




M4A1 Sherman I/ M4A1 Grizzly

Type: Medium Tank
Country of Origin: USA
User countries: UK ("Sherman"), Canada ("Grizzly")
Original Creator: Wyrmshadow
Original Color: Green

http://www.furor-normannicus.de/images/kram/civ/M4Attack.gifhttp://www.furor-normannicus.de/images/kram/civ/klein_grizzly.jpg

--- Download --- (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=8348)




Sherman V

Type: Medium Tank
Country of Origin: USA
User countries: UK, Canada, Free France, Holland, Belgium etc.
Original Creator: Wyrmshadow
Original Color: Green

http://www.furor-normannicus.de/images/kram/civ/shermanV.gifhttp://www.furor-normannicus.de/images/kram/civ/klein_shermanv.jpg

--- Download --- (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=8412)




Sherman V (Latin America)

Type: Medium Tank
Country of Origin: USA
User countries: Brazil, Peru, Paraguay etc.
Original Creator: Wyrmshadow
Original Color: Green

http://www.furor-normannicus.de/images/kram/civ/Latin_Sherman.gifhttp://www.furor-normannicus.de/images/kram/civ/klein_dutchm4.jpg

--- Download --- (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=8413)




M5 Stuart Mk VI

Type: Light Tank (Uparmored and better engine version of the M3)
Country of Origin: USA
User countries: UK, Canada, Australia and others
Original Creator: Wyrmshadow

http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads/m5uk_on1.gif

--- Download --- (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=9750)




M5 Stuart Mk VI (North African Campaign Colors)

Type: Light Tank
Country of Origin: USA
User countries: UK, Canada, Australia and others
Original Creator: Wyrmshadow
Original Color: Green

http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads/m5_des_b6E.gif

--- Download --- (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=9751)




M5 Stuart (Turkish Army)

Type: Light Tank
Country of Origin: USA
User countries: Turkey
Original Creator: Wyrmshadow
Original Color: Green

http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads/m5turk_V48.gif

--- Download --- (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=9753)




M3 Stuart (Latin America)

Type: Light Tank
Country of Origin: USA
User countries: Brazil, Mexico, Paraguay, Venezuela and others
Original Creator: Wyrmshadow
Original Color: Green

http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads/m5_latin_9wT.gif

--- Download --- (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=9752)




M10 Achilles

Type: Tank Destroyer
Country of Origin: USA
User countries: UK, Canada, Denmark
Original Creator: Wyrmshadow
Original Color: Green

http://www.furor-normannicus.de/images/kram/civ/M10AttackA.gifhttp://www.furor-normannicus.de/images/kram/civ/klein_m10.jpg

--- Download --- (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=8347)




T-26 (Chinese Army)

Type: Light Tank
Country of Origin: USSR
User countries: China
Original Creator: Wyrmshadow
Original Color: Green

http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads/china_t26_st6.gif

--- Download --- (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=9754)

Panzerkampfwagen VI "Tiger"

Type: Heavy Tank
Country of Origin: Germany
User countries: Germany
Original Creator: Wyrmshadow
Original Color: Blue

http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads/panzergrau_HgK.gif

--- Download --- (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=9777)





Panzerkampfwagen VI B "Königstiger"

Type: Heavy Tank
Country of Origin: Germany
User countries: Germany
Original Creator: Ripptide
Original Color: Orange

http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/GTiger2.gifhttp://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/klein_tiger2.jpg

--- Download --- (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=2062)




COLD WAR


T-34/85 (PLA / KPA)

Type: Medium Tank
Country of Origin: USSR
User countries: Used in these colors by China and North Korea
Original Creator: Wyrmshadow

http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads/t34china_Ome.gifhttp://www.furor-normannicus.de/images/kram/civ/klein_t34china.jpg

--- Download --- (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=8979)




IS-2 (PLA / KPA)

Type: Heavy Tank
Country of Origin: USSR
User countries: Given to some client states, used in these colors by China and North Korea
Original Creator: Wyrmshadow

http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads/is2_china_OMV.gif

--- Download --- (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=9755)




IS-3 / Type 122 (PLA)

Type: Heavy Tank
Country of Origin: USSR
User countries:
After the Korean War, China had attempted to reverse-engineer the IS-3 as Type 122 medium tank. The project was cancelled in favour of the Type 59, a copy of the Soviet T-54A.
Original Creator: Wyrmshadow

http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads/is3_china_65d.gif

--- Download --- (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=9756)




Type 59

Type: MBT
Country of Origin: China (Copy of the Russian T-54)
User countries: Widely sold, used in these colors by China and North Korea
Original Creator: Wyrmshadow

http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads/type59_M53.gifhttp://www.furor-normannicus.de/images/kram/civ/klein_Type59.jpg

--- Download --- (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=8980)




Leopard I

Type: MBT
Country of Origin: Germany
User countries: some NATO countries, e.g. Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, etc.
Original Creator: Wyrmshadow
Original Color: Grey

http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/GLeo1.gifhttp://forums.civfanatics.com/uploads/51326/klein_leo1.jpg

--- Download --- (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=2064) (v. 1.3)




Olifant Mk.1A

Type: MBT
Country of Origin: UK
User countries: South Africa
Original Creator: Ripptide
Original Color: Green

http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/Olifant.gifhttp://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/klein_olifant.jpg

--- Download --- (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=2071)


M551 Sheridan

Type: Light Tank
Country of Origin: USA
User countries: USA, Singapore
Original Creator: Wyrmshadow
Original Color: Yellow

http://forums.civfanatics.com/uploads/51326/NAMSheridan.gifhttp://forums.civfanatics.com/uploads/51326/klein_m551.jpg

--- Download --- (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=6265)


M2A3 / M3A3 Bradley

Type: IFV / CFV
Country of Origin: USA
User countries: USA (Saudi version has desert camo)
Original Creator: Ripptide
Original Color: Yellow

http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/GBradley.gifhttp://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/klein_m2.jpg

--- Download --- (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=2063)

MODERN TANKS

Leopard C2
(Actually a heavily uparmored modification of the Leopard I, very similar to the Leopard II at Civ scale.
Can of course also be used as 'what-if' Canadian Leopard II)

Type: MBT
Country of Origin: Germany
User countries: Canada
Original Creator: Ripptide
Original Color: German woodland

http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/LeopardC2.gifhttp://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/klein_leoC2.jpg

--- Download --- (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=2065)




Leopard 2A5DK

Type: MBT
Country of Origin: Germany
User countries: Denmark
Original Creator: Ripptide
Original Color: German woodland

http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/Leopard2DK.gifhttp://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/klein_leodk.jpg

--- Download --- (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=2066)




Leopardo 2E

Type: MBT
Country of Origin: Germany
User countries: Spain
Original Creator: Ripptide
Original Color: German woodland

http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/Leopard2E.gifhttp://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/klein_leoes.jpg

--- Download --- (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=2067)




Leopard 2GR

Type: MBT
Country of Origin: Germany
User countries: Greece
Original Creator: Ripptide
Original Color: German woodland

http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/Leopard2GR.gifhttp://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/klein_leogr.jpg

--- Download --- (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=2068)




Stridsvagn 122

Type: MBT
Country of Origin: Germany
User countries: Sweden
Original Creator: Ripptide
Original Color: German woodland

http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/strv122.gifhttp://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/klein_leosw.jpg

--- Download --- (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=2070)

AIRCRAFT

WAH-64 Apache (British)

Type: Attack Helicopter
Country of Origin: USA
User countries: UK
Original Creator: BeBro
Original Color: Green

http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/GWAH.gifhttp://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/klein_wah.jpg

--- Download --- (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=2059)




UH-3 Sea King (USN)

Type: ASW Helicopter
Country of Origin: USA
User countries: USA
Original Creator: BeBro
Original Color: RN Blue (1980ies)

http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/SeakingUSN.gifhttp://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/klein_SeaKingUSN.jpg

--- Download --- (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=2060)




Westland Sea King (RN modern)

Type: ASW Helicopter
Country of Origin: USA
User countries: UK
Original Creator: BeBro
Original Color: RN Blue (1980ies)

http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/SeakingRN.gifhttp://www.civfanatics.net/uploads11/klein_SeaKingRN.jpg

--- Download --- (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=2061)




Avro Vulcan B.2 (green/grey camo)

Type: Strategic bomber
Country of Origin: UK
User countries: UK
Original Creator: Wyrmshadow
Original Color: dark all over camo

http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads/vulcan_raf_a8U.gifhttp://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads/vulcan1_LiI.jpg

--- Download --- (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=10651)

Very nice :thumbsup:

I'm looking forward to all these conversions

Ares... this is really nice and goes a long way towards flavorizing our civ battlefields!

I love color conversions! I wish everybody did this. God only knows how many color variations of Kinboat`s dragons are there...

bravo!

these go a real long way! thanks!

Thanks, gentlemen. :)

I too really like the color conversions. Nice work!

Excellent!!!!! Did you happen to downsize ripptides units a little?

Excellent!!!!! Did you happen to downsize ripptides units a little?

Nope, sorry.

If you're planning to do more of these, I have a request that's been bugging me for a LONG time - ripptide's Tiger II tank! The bright-coloured camo pattern might be historically accurate, but it looks kind of circus-like in game. A menacing stark grey would make that unit just perfect.

If you're planning to do more of these, I have a request that's been bugging me for a LONG time - ripptide's Tiger II tank! The bright-coloured camo pattern might be historically accurate, but it looks kind of circus-like in game. A menacing stark grey would make that unit just perfect.

I do plan to do more units. I'll see what I can do with the Königstiger. My main focus will be on non-WW2 units though, since the old ones will become obsolete once SOE is released - the units Wyrm makes are far superior to the old ones.

I have been waiting these for long time!!

Well done, Ares. Keep on.

Hey, I have a request... Bebro made some helicopters in Early Eighties Royal Navy Blue... can you make them in.. Not Early Eighties Royal Navy Blue?

Like this?

http://www.zap16.com/koksijde2004%20pics/koks04%20Royal%20Navy%20849sq%20Sea%20King%20ASAC7 %20XV714.jpg

Should't be much of a problem, as I wanted to do a Japanese F-16 as well. I'm pretty sure there will be some conversions next week. ;)

Like this?

http://www.zap16.com/koksijde2004%20... %20XV714.jpg

Should't be much of a problem, as I wanted to do a Japanese F-16 as well. I'm pretty sure there will be some conversions next week

Can't wait for them ! May I add one more request ? I would be grateful for an F-14A Tomcat, painted in VF-1 Wolfpack colour scheme See picture here (http://www.tomcatalley.com/images/f14a/vf1/f14a1es.htm)

Update: Added the Königstiger.

Okay, gorn, your request has been granted. I took this picture as reference (sort of).

God bless you, Ares de Borg! I've waited a very, very long time to see this unit looking this good!

I'm glad you like it. :)

Update: The Leopard has been reworked, the old version looked too greenish and just like a plastic toy. The new version looks more like a NATO green tank.

Update: Added the Königstiger.

Okay, gorn, your request has been granted. I took this picture as reference (sort of).

That came out awesome! nice job.

These color conversions look great!

Thank you guys. :)
There will be some more, I promise. The conversion Goldflash requested should be easy to make. Wolf's request is more difficult, I hope I can help him. And then there are some of my personal unit wishes still to do...

Ares de Borg...Really Nice Work on these color conversions. They are Great Improvements for those units:goodjob:

Cool! Thanks, Ares! And, while I'm thinking of it, could you convert Bebro's Early Eighties Royal Navy Blue Harrier to Not Early Eighties Royal Navy Blue? That'd be good, too.

Oh Oh Oh! And What about an Isreali F-16? (http://www.internationalbridgebuilders.org/my%20pictures/Israeli%20F-16_y.jpg). Although That'd go in the desert conversion pack...

Ooo, this is soo exciting!

Okay, before I get to the requests (I haven't forgotten about them, don't worry), here are two more tanks. Both are based on Ripptide's Leopard 2A5.

Update #1:

Leopardo 2E, the spanish version.

Info by Wikipedia:

Leopardo 2E

A derivative of the version 2A6 (with greater armor protection), developed under a program of co manufacture between the industries of Spain and Germany. The program is developed within the frame of collaboration decided in 1995 between the Ministries of Defense of both countries, in which also was included the cession of use by a period of five years of 108 Leopard 2A4 from the German Army to the Spanish Army. However, this cession was extended up to 2016, and after that those tanks will be of the Spanish Army. In 1998, the Spanish government agreed to contract 219 tanks of the Leopard 2E line, 16 recovery tanks Leopard 2ER (Bufalo) and 4 training vehicles. They choose Santa Bárbara Sistemas as the main contractor. The program, with a budget of 1,939.4 million Euros, includes also the integrated logistical support, training courses for crew instructors and maintenance engineers and driving, turret, maintenance, aiming and shooting simulators. Deliveries of the first batch began in 2004 and should complete in 2008.

Update #2:

The second one is the Swedish variant of the Leopard, the Strv 122. I liked the camo on this one.

Info by Wikipedia:

Leopard 2(S)

- Strv 122 used by the Swedish Army
- Based on the 2A5
- Has upgraded Command and Control systems and increased armor protection.
- Can be distinguished from the 2A4 Strv 121 by its wedge-shaped turret armor.

hey ares, can you convert this unit int desert color? Kinboat's Dropship Kinboat's Dropship (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=28539)

Hey, Ares, you only do vehicles? I might need some human unit recolors in the future, would you be the person to talk to?

Well, I take requests. It just might take some time. If you can wait, I'll see what I can do. There are some units requested by Wolf and Goldflash to finish first. ;)

so, if I can wait, you can do the dropship W/ desert camo? and do you know how to do tiger stripe camo? If so, Id like the Dropship done w/ desert, and tiger stripe, please!!

I doubt that I can do Tigerstripe camo at that scale. :-(

well, besides desert camo, and woodland camo, what other types of camo can you do?

Those that can be achieved by color conversion, not retexturing.

do you know how to do tiger stripe. if you can, can you make one pic of the Dropship with tiger stripe? Id like to see what it looks like. Please!! I really would like to see it.

I think tiger stripe won't work here.

Update: Greek Leopard added (the series is nearly complete).

ok, then Ill settle for just Desert, hope you get to this soon.

Hey, I have a request... Bebro made some helicopters in Early Eighties Royal Navy Blue... can you make them in.. Not Early Eighties Royal Navy Blue?

Okay, your request has been granted (Sea-King wise). ;)
I made a USN version as well.

Update: I added the Canadian Leopard C2.

Actually a heavily uparmored modification of the Leopard I, this unit is very similar to the Leopard II at Civ scale. If you want, you can also use it as a 'what-if' Canadian Leopard II. ;)

The Leopard C2 boasts a much more accurate weapons system; it can accurately engage targets on the move at twice the range of the C1. A computer in the tank monitors the target's range and factors that affect the flight of the round such as wind speed and air temperature. Then it does all the necessary calculations to get the round on target.

In addition to the tank upgrade, 18 Leopard Crew Gunnery Trainers were purchased under the Leopard Thermal Sight Project. The Armour School at CTC Gagetown will receive six of these, while regiments across Canada will receive four each.

Even with all of the improvements, the Leopard's life expectancy has been stretched only to about the year 2010. The long-range future for the tank in Canada is still not certain. Analyses of alternate options, fleet rationalization and operating costs are ongoing.

The tank can actually function, depending on the threat level or the operational environment, as long as Canada want to keep it in service. The tank is operated by five other countries, and, with 1500 Leopards of about the same configuration in service, industry is committed to providing spare parts.

All Leopard C2s should be delivered by August 2001.


Info: http://www.haaland.info/leopard1/world/

Well, im happy as long as Im not far on the list.

aw man Ares...you just keep adding more and more to my list of additions to TCW. this is a good thing though...well done!

einen worden.. ausgezehchnet! yea so my germans not great but youre german tanks sure are! ima throw these into a Red Stom Rising map methinks, if thats okay with you

Hey, excellent, thanks!

aw man Ares...you just keep adding more and more to my list of additions to TCW. this is a good thing though...well done!
And there will even be more... ;)


einen worden.. ausgezehchnet! yea so my germans not great but youre german tanks sure are! ima throw these into a Red Stom Rising map methinks, if thats okay with you
Sure, I'd like to see that! I don't have a color conversion of an Icelandic girl to be saved from the Russians, though. :rolleyes:

And there will even be more... ;)
keep 'em comin'! :hammer:

maybe a poor cop who gets owned by some Russian spies?

That's a strange idea ;). You mean, beaten up by Steph's invisible men (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=58350)?

cant wait too see the desert color dropship.

hey, do you have a preview of the dropship? Id love to see the conversion.

that was Red Storm Rising where the american cop gets killed by Russian spies, right? and then they catch them because he swore that the cop to go F his mother or something in Russian. I think it is, i dotn remember i get all his novels mixed up

There was no American cop in RSR. ;)
There was a Spetznaz trooper that was interrogated by German secret service officers, that's all.

These conversions look better each time I take a glance at them. Good work, original creators & Ares de Borg :thumbsup:

Thanks aaglo, I really appreciate this. :)

Update: The Danish Leopard was added.

Okay, the next vehicle will most likely NOT be another Leo, but this one was made on request.

are you gonna add the dropship conversion on this thread?
and can you convert some color on a legionary, all metalic surfaces to gold?

I'll keep this thread for real-world units. ;)
What legionary do you think of? The stock Civ one or BeBro's?

Update: The South African Olifant Mk.1A (based on the Centurion).
Since it's not exactly a desert camoflage, I posted it in this thread. A desert version (if you want to use it for Israel or Lebanon) can be found in the desert conversion thread (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?p=3872472).


The dry terrain camo of the African Centurion can also be seen on this Olifant Mk.1B. I'm sorry that there was no better pic of the Mk.1A around than what I posted next to the unit preview.

http://www.army-technology.com/projects/olifant/images/olifant_tank4.jpg

the regular civ 3 standard version.

Ares,

i really enjoy watching this thread grow :)

i also think it's great that you posted a RL picture of the units for easy comparisons.

you're carving quite a niche for yourself here young man. keep up the great work!

I may build my own Oliphant on my Centurion chassis. Btw, the Konigstiger you have previewed is the Porche turret while ripptide only made the Henshel turret. I did both for SOEv5.

Good to hear. Have you decided which version of the Oliphant you're going to do? It would be cool if you did the Mk.1B or the Mk.2 so our tanks could roam the savanna together. ;)

About the Tiger: I told Gorn already that my conversion is only meant to be a temporary replacement before SOE comes out. :) I had a look at the Tiger you previewed and it looks really great.

So, I'm glad you made an Oliphant. Its a unit I've wanted but never requested. Yay for saving me work!

can you make a color conversion of a unit, and put it in ACU, or would ACU be impossible to make, on civ scale?

I think ACU would look just grey at Civ scale.

yeah, I kinda thought that might happen, I might try it later, it probably will not work good. BTW do you like my new avatar, or was my old one better?

Ares de Borg

I really appreciated all your color conversions: they really look as brand new units.
I was wondering if you can add to your list a superb M2 unit by Aaglo (thread (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=124939)). It is a wonderful units but the camo won’t fit with other modern infantry unit, like the famous by Balou (thread (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=30000)), so teaming them looks not very nice. I think it’s worth either to repaint aaglo M2 team in standard light green or (why not?) to repaint Balou’s infantry in a camo like the M2 team
I hope you may find time to deal with this request. Anyway, thanks for what you already done. (…and terrains too!)

Thanks Wolf. I'm sorry that I haven't done your F-14 yet. I've got lots of work for university atm, and several projects half-finished. So I hope I'll get to your request some day.

your'e camo conversions really rocks..specially those leopard series..i really love tanks..anyway is there any chance that the russian black eagle tank done by ripptide can be camo converted like your'e leopard strv122 camo..i know your'e quite busy because of your'e terrain project..:D

Hi guys, I've got a really busy RL at the moment and I'm sorry that some things take longer than expected. I'm not gone and my projects will be finished - it will take some time, though.

For my terrain set: I've restarted work and made progress. It's not too much left to do. You'll see.

Ares can u recolor kin boats urak hai berserker green?

hey,can you make a european version of ripptides warrior ifv (http://cdgroup.org/forums/tbs/civ3/viewtopic.php?t=3939)?

UPDATE February 16th, 2007:

Added the Sheridan. Updated the Leopard 1.

Just read in the news that Canada wants to buy 40 Leopard 2s from Germany. You can use my Canadian L2 now and it's even historically correct. ;-)

You mean it wasn't historically correct before?


Whoops. :mischief:

It was already correct to use it as C2 (upgraded L1) and now it's even correct to use it as L2. :-)

So what do you Germans call the tank officers anyway.. Beastmasters? :crazyeye:

Update for you guys. I'm starting a Commonwealth series.

First are the M4 Sherman (or "Grizzly", as it was called in Canada) and the M10 Achilles.

http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads/m4grizzly_lg_v17.jpg

http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads/m10achilles_lg_0eg.jpg

Enjoy! Download and preview on the first page!

I have re-organised the thread a little, to keep things orderly.

lookin' good dude :) i like the organization, too. well done.

lookin' good dude :) i like the organization, too. well done.
I have to agree excellent job.

Next part of my Commonwealth pack: The M3 Lee in British service, known as the Grant.

http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads/m3_grant_lg_K5j.jpg

http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads/m3grantafrica_lg_kCz.jpg

Downloads on first page.

Funny how little consideration was spent on the high silhouette back then compared to the modern armored vehicles.

Is the Leopard I suppose to be glossy?

No. it's just old. ;)

Two more Shermans added.

First, the Commonwealth version of the M4A4, the Sherman V.

http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads/shermanv_lg_rr1.jpg

It was used by the UK, Canada, New Zealand etc, but also given to Belgium, Holland and the Free French.

The second is a dark-green Sherman V, which was widely exported after WW2. Brazil, Peru, Paraguay and others used these. Dark green camo was also used by the Allies in the Pacific.

http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads/sherman_lg_4ih.jpg


The upgunned version served in Chile until the end of the 1980ies!

http://www.furor-normannicus.de/images/kram/civ/klein_latinm4.jpg

I do love the Sherman V- it's a damm shame my scen only uses Soviet units.
(And there is no way I can write them into the story :sad: )

I have DL them and stuck them on a CD-R though. Never know when I may need them.

For simplicity sake, I may just file off the logos and have them naked. Still will need to recolour them though - some are desert camo, some woodland, some urban. I'll see what looks best. I can imagine rust is a pain, but my scen is set in the mid 80's and there is a few T-34's lurking around. Thought that at that age, they may be a bit worn...

I'm not sure what you mean... you can't change the textures, only recolor them.

Yeah, I've now learnt that too :mad: . I've managed to re-colour most of them (so their colours match up, kinda) and after a lot of pain managed to file off most of the logos. Done the map, put on the cities and civs, now fighting the tech tree. Still trying with rust, I will go to any length to put it on....

Funny how little consideration was spent on the high silhouette back then compared to the modern armored vehicles.

That was born of necessity: America didn't have an off-the-shelf turret that could carry a decent size gun, so they put a 75mm in a sponson and a 37mm gun in the turret as a stop-gap measure.

-Oz

A high silhouette was the result of a radial aircraft engine being used. The M3 Grant was meant as an stop gap measure between the inadequate M2 medium and before prodction could be started on the M4 Sherman. But it was still more powerful than any UK tank in the desert at the time, so it was desperately needed against Rommel's panzers.

All true...and I forgot about those big radial motors they used. That would require a lot of verticle space.

After the hacker attack (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=265866):

All files and previews in this thread are repaired.

Tnx m8! Good work!

Ares, I am rebuilding my unit archive and discovered that your post in the unit artists library has some problems. several of the links are taking you to a different post. For example, the helecopters link takes you to WWII tanks. you can eventualy find everything if you go through all the links but I thought you would like to know about it.


BTW, I like the new look

Thanks! I'll go and correct the links.

Guess what unit pack is next...

A hint:

http://www.gzsh.de/wp-content/themes/gzsh/images/header/header_honig.jpg

Hmmm ... :cooool: Has somebody made a Hummel I don't know about? Or are we talking F/A-18s? :mischief:

Best,

Oz

Not even close... ;)

Not even close... ;)

:lol: Okay, don't mind me, I'll just be sitting here in the dark, holding my breath. :beer:

Best,

Oz

It's very easy.

The hint is a picture of a bee. So obviously you mean this character

http://dacruz.chez-alice.fr/ressources/Mayasurprise.gif

who is called Maya the bee.

So you will make a what if recoloring of units as mayan units!

No, I guess Maja wasn't used in the armies of Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Republic of China, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Greece, India, Indonesia, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Paraguay, the Philippines, Portugal, Turkey, UK, Uruguay, USA, USSR, Venezuela and Yugoslavia.

@ Oz :beer:

Okay, it's not about the bee. It's about the honey.

http://www.r-jweb.com/tpt/Armor/Live/APG/M3-Stuart/M3-003a.jpg

One of the best known Light Tanks, the M3 Stuart (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_tank). Called "Honey" by the Brits.

Four new Stuarts posted, see page one.

Once again thanks to Wyrm, the creator of the original unit.

This should beef up most of your favourite civ nations' Light tank arsenal. ;)

Lmao! Didnt guess that one...

Hope this is more useful than Maja the Bee, at least for civ. ;)

@Steph: Do you have light tanks in your mod?

I have light tanks only for some civ.

Now you have some more.

Btw, I made the M3 Stuart for Turkey not based on any pictures (because I found none) but to fit Wyrm's other excellent Turkish WW2 units.

If anybody of you has some suggestions for new conversions (Steph, I haven't forgotten about you), feel free to tell. I make these units basically to fill the gaps in my own personal mod, but it's always nice to know that at least a few people care. ;)

oh we care, my good man :D

i could probably come up with a short list should you be interested.

Not answering doesn't mean carelessnes, your color conversions are highly useful. Out of my head I think of a couple conversions, but that involves Wyrm's WWII air units, not vehicles.

Your usual, excellent work (okay, enough with the beer, we need a martini glass smilie ;) ) As an aside, the coloring on the Turkish one seems the best blend of color & contrast.

Best,

Oz

http://www.furor-normannicus.de/images/kram/civ/klein_stuartLA.jpg
Wrong tank.. That's the M5 Stuart. I know it gets confusing because the US Army called all it's light tanks Stuart. Btw.. I'm fairly certain I also did the M5.

@Wyrm: Correct, pic replaced. I guess I'll do some conversions of your excellent M5 as well, then. I found one pic of one M5 in Indian colors.

@EJ: Sure, why not.

@all: Thanks for your comments!

ok :) keep in mind that i have no real preferences...and that each of the following are simply based off of the existing gfx. also, i don't know of exact camo or paint schemes although i'd imagine that there'd be applicable ones out there somewhere:

Chinese and/or N Korean T34/85
Type 58 (chicom t34)
Type 59 (chicom t54)
East Asian M24 & M41
S American M41
Euro or German M47 and M48

A green version of the M113 Adats could be welcome.

I could use some desert colored units :
- the Matilda and Unviersal carrier from Wyrm, to be used for Egypt
- a desert Ah-64 Apache
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I'll see what I can do.

WIP: Chinese tanks. I have removed the stripes from the T-34, so you can use them for China and North Korea, the camo is quite similar.

About the AH-64: Why do you need a desert version, for Israel? Egypt uses black Apaches.

nice work bud :)

Two Chinese / Korean Tanks posted on the first page. There may be more in near future.

I can only encourage you in these fine endeavors :goodjob:

Best,

Oz

Wow Ares! I don't know how you do your recolors but they look like you must have borrowed the original model and done some new renders. They look immaculate! :eek:

Wow Ares! I don't know how you do your recolors but they look like you must have borrowed the original model and done some new renders. They look immaculate! :eek:

All in the pallete. I made the colors smooth enough and arranged so it would be easy(er) to do.

If anybody of you has some suggestions for new conversions (Steph, I haven't forgotten about you), feel free to tell. I make these units basically to fill the gaps in my own personal mod, but it's always nice to know that at least a few people care. ;)

http://forums.civfanatics.com/showpost.php?p=5947495&postcount=709

Particularly (well, only) the Sea King.

Thank you for your request, Tank Guy. I'm not sure if I can manage to do this recolor to your satisfication. I'll have to go and try before I can make any promises.

Thank you for your request, Tank Guy. I'm not sure if I can manage to do this recolor to your satisfication. I'll have to go and try before I can make any promises.

Any effort is greatly appreciated. So whether or not it works, thanks! :goodjob:

I'll try my best. :)

Btw, I found this site today:

http://mailer.fsu.edu/~akirk/tanks/

Oh boy! This added some tanks to my list. :)

I'll try my best. :)

Btw, I found this site today:

http://mailer.fsu.edu/~akirk/tanks/

Oh boy! This added some tanks to my list. :)

Have you ever seen this site?

http://www.military.cz/panzer/index_en.htm

http://www.military.cz/panzer/

Link isn't working. :(

Anyway, there will be some international M5 Stuarts, Chinese / Korean IS-2s, some more desert conversions for Steph and some units for EJ and his excellent Cold War scenario (maybe for the next update) ;)

Links working for me :)

All these conversions make me wonder- do you reckon there's a slight chance that, in the same way as you can use the ERAS_ tag to change unit appearance each era, you could also use the TERR_ tag to change unit appearance depending on which terrain it's on... :hmm:

EDIT: I can confirm this is a 100% definite no.

All these conversions make me wonder- do you reckon there's a slight chance that, in the same way as you can use the ERAS_ tag to change unit appearance each era, you could also use the TERR_ tag to change unit appearance depending on which terrain it's on... :hmm: EDIT: I can confirm this is a 100% definite no.

But this would be a nice idea for someone who can work with the source code. :)

It would. And I guess the ERAS_ tag already having such an effect would make things easier, too...

Link isn't working. :(

Anyway, there will be some international M5 Stuarts, Chinese / Korean IS-2s, some more desert conversions for Steph and some units for EJ and his excellent Cold War scenario (maybe for the next update) ;)

That site has tons of pictures of World War II tanks. However, nearly all of them are black and white.

Btr-80 Зделай

What? BTR-80 with sour cream?

Btr-80 Зделай

We don't do that Moonspeak here.

Some new tanks for you, guys!

Downloads on first page, as always. Hope you like them and have some use for these.

As always, thanks to Wyrm for the original units.

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The M5 Stuart:

http://mailer.fsu.edu/~akirk/tanks/bel/Bel-M5StuartLightTank.jpg

Uparmored version of the M3, featuring a better engine. Entered service in early 1943, designated Stuart Mk VI by the British. Widely sold after WW2.

http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads/m5uk_on1.gif
M5 Stuart Mk VI

http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads/m5_des_b6E.gif
M5 Stuart Mk VI (North Africa 1943)

http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads/m5_latin_9wT.gif
M5 Stuart (Latin America)

http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads/m5turk_V48.gif
M5 Stuart (Turkey)

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The T-26b (Chinese Army)

http://mailer.fsu.edu/~akirk/tanks/china/nationalist-t26.jpg

88 (some sources state 87) of these Soviet tanks were supplied to China between 1938 to 1939. Most were formed into the 1st tank regiment that was assigned to the newly forming 200th Infantry Division, the only motorized infantry formation in the Chinese Army at that time. Weight: 10.5 tons. Armament: One 45 mm gun and one bow mounted MG. Some had a second MG for AA purposes.

http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads/china_t26_st6.gif

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The IS-2 (Chinese and Korean Army)

http://mailer.fsu.edu/~akirk/tanks/china/Chi-JS2-Korea.jpg

North Korean IS-2 tanks were used in the Korean War. A regiment of Chinese IS-2s was available for use as well, but saw no service there.

http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads/is2_china_OMV.gif

After the Korean War, China had attempted to reverse-engineer the IS-2/IS-3 as Type 122 medium tank. The project was cancelled in favour of the Type 59, a copy of the Soviet T-54A.

http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads/is3_china_65d.gif

You have been busy as always excellent re-colorizations!

Very nice, Ares! :thumbsup:

Can I put in a request? Would you also color-convert Wyrmshadow's Tiger I (early)? Its original color is a little bit on the blue side. It would be nice if it was Feldgrau...

Nice addition! And... What about the Chinese PLA recolor :mischief:?

Excellent !!! :)

Really nice work :thumbsup:

-Oz

those look great, sorry for the noob question, but do i put these in the mod folder after I download them or somewhere else?

Jeh64 here you go (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=71114) just follow that link.

Sweet! I play Axis & Allies Miniatures, and I'm terrified of the IS-2, laugh at the Chinese T-26, and frickin hate having to deal with that damned Stuart. This is great! :D

These really are nice conversions! :)

I would like the Tiger I (early) also converted to a slightly less blue color as well.. As I'm currently using it for the [used to be] panzer for Germany (yeah yeah) and its a little too dark and blue to look realistic (IMO) though the model is great.

Very nice, Ares! :thumbsup:

Can I put in a request? Would you also color-convert Wyrmshadow's Tiger I (early)? Its original color is a little bit on the blue side. It would be nice if it was Feldgrau...
On second thought, Ares, never mind my request. Y'all see why... ;)

On second thought, Ares, never mind my request. Y'all see why... ;)

You should have told me 24hrs earlier. I have already converted the unit for you. Anybody interested in me posting it anyway?

Oh... well don't let me stop you now!

I won't stop doing what I was doing either... :D

You should have told me 24hrs earlier. I have already converted the unit for you. Anybody interested in me posting it anyway?

Post away the more the merrier.

It's posted.

@TopGun: I know you're making your own Tiger now, but next time tell me sooner, please. It was quite annoying to grant a request and then find out it's not needed anymore.

http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads/panzergrau_HgK.gif

I can confirm I'm not making a Chinese marines :mischief:

It's posted.

@TopGun: I know you're making your own Tiger now, but next time tell me sooner, please. It was quite annoying to grant a request and then find out it's not needed anymore.

http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads/panzergrau_HgK.gif

I apologize. I didn't know you'd get started right away and I had begun to work with the model I got from Wyrmshadow only late last night.
Well, there's definitely going to be use for both grey Tigers (yours and mine). Who knows, mine may be completely inferior to yours... it'll be my first tank, you know. ;)

Bollocks, I can't make tanks myself, I just recolor them - not much of a talent. Wyrm is the artist here. Besides, I'm not angry... but I might have some requests myself. ;)

I can confirm I'm not making a Chinese marines :mischief:

Noted, Steph. ;) Now I got what you meant earlier.

@all: Thanks for your comments!

Well, there's definitely going to be use for both grey Tigers (yours and mine).They don't both have to be grey. One could be desert tan for North Africa, or a wierd camo scheme for the Russian winter...

Hey guys. Any chance you would be interested in doing any of the following units for my WWII scenario I'm making. I would like the following units (in order of importance) in what I call a european camo (green/brown/black) package similar to wyrmshadow's night panther. The following units are all by wyrmshadow.

StuG X Krokodil
E-100
E-50
Jagdpanther

If you would be able to do any of these that would be awesome. Thanks!

Sorry, but this won't work. You would need to re-texture them to get the results you want.

You could always recolor them pixel by pixel :mischief:

Okay guys,

one new bird for you!

I've recolored Wyrm's fantastic Avro Vulcan (one of my all-time-favourite birds) and gave it a grey/green paint as used in the 1960s - and even as late as in the 1980s (Black Buck missions (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Black_Buck)).

http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads/vulcan1_LiI.jpg

http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads/vulcan_raf_a8U.gif

Download on first page, as usual. ;)

Thanks to Wyrm for the original unit!

A very fine job :thumbsup:

Best,

Oz

Nicely done! One of my favorite planes also! :goodjob:

Thanks guys.

This is bomber is a must! :bounce:

sweetness!

Ares, I was wondering if u have any plans to recolor Ripptide's FV101 & FV501 vehicles into a nice green paint?

Yes. ;) But there's no ETA.

Looks like Ripp's FV501 is gone... does anyone still have the file?

Looks like Ripp's FV501 is gone... does anyone still have the file?

You mean FV510? :D (see below)

But, still not in the database?

But, still not in the database?

The database came long after he bugged off. MarineCorps uploaded all of Ripp's stuff himself.

Right but as Ares pointed out the FV-510 does not appear to be anywhere. I've searched all of MarineCorps uploads as well as Ripptide's unit list.

Oz, just curious why you attached it as opposed to adding to the db.

Thanks Oz, I've uploaded it to the database (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=11223).

Oz, just curious why you attached it as opposed to adding to the db.

Force of habit + laziness. :)

As Ares has kindly done the db part, I'll eliminate it from this thread.

Best,

Oz

Its nice to see it in action in the desert of Iran, but wouldn't be good idea to keep some green ones on stock, just in case we run out of green paint when a war breaks out in a green forests somewhere ;-)

Thanks Oz and Ares. :)

Its nice to see it in action in the desert of Iran, but wouldn't be good idea to keep some green ones on stock, just in case we run out of green paint when a war breaks out in a green forests somewhere ;-)

I've made some experimences and it is possible to recolor them. The units are pretty aged, though, so it would only be an interlude until someone makes a new and better version (Wyrm?).

Both of them aged? (FV101 & FV501)