Tank icons and fantasy design

[podcat]

Vonboe,

While I love the quality of your work, the Vis (Radom) pistol had black plastic grips (not wood) and maybe a little more visible hammer?

They are a really nice firearm (I own one) and Polish and very early German war time production are very well made.

seems like brown plastic (or is that wood?) also existed?

 

[Porkman]

seems like brown plastic (or is that wood?) also existed?

That's a function of the old photo yellowing and the light.

 

[Vonboe]

UPDATE

Sweden Tank Tree v0.6
1943/1945 Tank added; Leo;

Polish Tech Companies added;

Państwowe Zakłady Inżynierii/ National Engineering Works ( PZInż ) ;armoured vehicles
Fabryka Broni Łucznik/ Łucznik Arms Factory ;weapons and infantry

Fixed Polish vis pistol

Again a big thanks to everybody for the help and the encouraging words! It really means alot!

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I chose the brown color for the handle because of this picture.

Spoiler

To me this version of the Vis seemed like the most authentic, that's why

 

[Hood93]

keep up the good work

 

[Gamer_1745]

All of the versions that I have seen that have brown plastic are German occupation made guns (mine has clear acrylic grips with some sort silver foil backing).

Many (not all) German made guns were simplified:

Pre-war production style:

I am not sure of the year of introduction. My conclusion (which maybe very wrong) is that the pistols made for the Polish Army had black grips. Since Vonboe great image is for pre-war Polish Army weapons I thought I would help. (and if I didn't reread my post before posting it would be very clear I needed an editor)

It may seem like nitpicking (and it is to some degree) but with such small images I want few who know not to see it and think 'that's wrong' and the rest of the people to form the correct ideas about them.

Vonboe has influenced me on the correct color of Swedish tanks. So he is responsible for how I look at B&W photos of them. When I see HOI IV 'ministers' already in the wrong color uniform (black when it should be brown), I wonder how many other things that I don't know that are wrong that will miss-educate me & others. I know most artist want to make the best looking image and that is a good goal. When dealing with historic images it should be secondary.

I hate colorized films that have most everything the wrong color and when you compare them to real period color films there is a world of difference.

 

[Vonboe]

@Gamer_1745: As I said, I really appreciate when people helps me out and points out areas where I might have gotten something wrong.
So I am just glad when guys like you informs me about different versions and how it probably should be .
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I'll try and get an Swedish tank out tomorrow plus weapon 1,2 and two tech companies for Sweden.
In the weekend I will take a break from this and work on some of my other projects, so probably no updates before monday!

 

[albso437]

UPDATE

Sweden Tank Tree v0.6
1943/1945 Tank added; Leo;

Really nice!

But why not call it Stridsvagn m/49 "Leo" to be consistent with the naming?

 

[sermaciej]

I think (it's only my opinion), that polish infantry Weapon tier II should be automatic rifle wz. 38M, and Mors would be at tier III (if there is something like tier III, idk)

 

[Vonboe]

Update*
Swedish base tank; Stridsvagn m/21

Swedish Weapon tech I and II

Rifle; Gevär m/38

Machine gun; Kulsprutepistol m/45
Pistol; Husqvarna m/40

I also made two Swedish tech company icons, AB Landsverk and Bofors, but unfortunately the files got corrupted when I tried to move it over to another PC

I couldn't figure out what kind of hand grenade Sweden used i 1936-1945.
So if anyone have knowledge of this please let me know

Really nice!
But why not call it Stridsvagn m/49 "Leo" to be consistent with the naming?

Yeah I will change around the names and placing when I've got the tank tree ready.

I think (it's only my opinion), that polish infantry Weapon tier II should be automatic rifle wz. 38M, and Mors would be at tier III (if there is something like tier III, idk)

Don't pay too much attention to the numbers right now, even I don't know what they fully mean. Hopefully paradox will release a screenshot of the infantry tech tree soon

 

[kazoo]

I couldn't figure out what kind of hand grenade Sweden used i 1936-1945.
So if anyone have knowledge of this please let me know

"Spränghandgranat m/40": http://www.evhf.se/EVHF/Texter_files/Svenska_armens_handgranat.pdf

or

"Spränghandgranat m/39", same as the german Stielhandgranate.

 

[albso437]

"Spränghandgranat m/40": http://www.evhf.se/EVHF/Texter_files/Svenska_armens_handgranat.pdf

or

"Spränghandgranat m/39", same as the german Stielhandgranate.

And Spränghandgranat m/18. http://www.digitaltmuseum.se/things/handgranat-m1918/S-FMB/FMB.001314

I also made two Swedish tech company icons, AB Landsverk and Bofors, but unfortunately the files got corrupted when I tried to move it over to another PC

Perhaps "Tech teams" will be included in vanilla anyway.

 

[Vonboe]

*UPDATE*

Swedish tank tree finished ( always up for edits )

Full Tech Tree
( HERE ) http://i.imgur.com/Tk4eUj9.jpg
Close up

Swedish Tech Firms；

AB Landsverk; Armored vehicles
Bofors; Infantry, Weapons

Added； Hand grenade m/19 to Swedish weapon tech 1.

 

[Gamer_1745]

Good Work!

The Bofors logo/company/techteam is very important outside Sweden. I wonder how it might be used with HOI IV & licensing Anti-Air systems which were used by both sides. Some of the neutral states had influence in the war.

 

[safe-keeper]

Very good work. High quality and seems to match the graphics of the game very well. Good job !

 

[Marine]

Where did the Centurion go in the Swedish armored tech tree?

 

[Joppos]

Where did the Centurion go in the Swedish armored tech tree?

They're likely going for domestically produced equipment.

 

[albso437]

Very good work. High quality and seems to match the graphics of the game very well. Good job !

+1
Great quality!

 

[Vonboe]

Where did the Centurion go in the Swedish armored tech tree?

They're likely going for domestically produced equipment.

As he said ( At least as much as possible )


@Gamer_1745 @safe-keeper @albso437

As always thanks for the kind words!
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I've slowly started on the Hungarian art assets

Full Hungary tank tech tree layout (HERE) http://i.imgur.com/Dl4Rp9Z.jpg
( Always up for changes )

41M Turan II;

You can find all of the art I've done so far on the front page of this thread!

 

[Panzerpenguin]

Wow i really like the icons and the models. Is there some kind of a guide on how you create these icons like this?

 

[Red_warning]

Personally I prefer not having complete fantasy tanks in the game. If there is no blueprints etc (experimental/planned tanks are fine of course) we'll probably just do a black silhouette, but of course you can do whatever you want in a mod.

I know the Swedish ones are all real, with the last two being a blueprint (leo) and prototype (Kranvagn, aka Projekt Emil).

Nice job btw