Texturing

This weeks post will be put across two posts

Note: I really like the way this render looks as it looks like an old photograph. If I can, I'm gonna make the final render for the MA show look like this.
I finally finished texturing the cockpit and on track for hand in, in a few weeks (hopefully).

During a feedback tutorial, it was suggested to use texture transfer in Maya to transfer the old textures from an old UV set to a new set. This means I can make the UV shells bigger for the outer section for the Spitfire and not needing to redo the textures from scratch again (something I don't wish to do with not long left for hand in and wanted to get everything done this week). Also, it was suggested to turn down the bumps I have on the metal painted bits of the Spitfire.
I'm not going to settle for less so I will try this as I want the Spitfire to look as good as it possibly can! Also, it was suggested to connect the wings to the main body. This time, I hope I can do it without causing crashes in Maya again.

New game plan:
Re-do UV's so I can do the texture transfer in Maya. I'm going to layout the outer UVs across two UV sets instead of having one - this will make the textures stand out way more.

Backup plane:
Get the old Spitfire ready and make sure I'm happy with it so I can submit it, just in case the texture transfer doesn't work (aka I screw it up).

Additional research:
Whilst watching YouTube I can across a channel called Simple History; Bitsize videos about history. But two of their videos stood out to me.

One was a British Spitfire ace who actually had no legs. He was also stationed at RAF Coltishall in Norwich for a bit. It's actually pretty amazing despite no legs, not only could he fly a plane (even more amazing once you know you have to use your feet to control the rudders in a Spitfire - Found out this from watching one of the Spitfire documentaries at the beginning of this project) but also to become an ace pilot, now that's amazing!
In further research into Sir Douglas Robert Bader, he was also a Prisoner of War (POW) and whilst a POW he made so many escapes attempts the German's even threaten to take away his prosthetic legs.

Simple History: The WWII Flying Ace with No Legs (Strange Stories)
The smile of a stern-faced hero: Rare footage of WW2 fighter ace Douglas Bader walking with false legs shown for first time
Missing Both Legs, This RAF Fighter Ace Took Out 22 Germans Planes, Then Escaped Multiple POW Camps

Also another video by Simple History, there was a video about a WW2 British soldier nicknamed "Mad Jack". Why was he given that name? Because he fought with a longbow, sword, and bagpipes instead of guns. You can understand the nickname.
The Man who Fought with a Longbow and a Sword in WWII
Lieutenant-Colonel Jack Churchill
The British Soldier Who Killed Nazis with a Sword and a Longbow "Mad Jack" was finally

Note: As stated in an earlier post, I've been using Grammarly and I've been testing it on my blog posts. It's actually been really helpful with my writing as being dyslexic it hard for me to write sometimes. I think I may use to help me with my critical evaluation.