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The PTT Fundraiser - AND - The ThinkTanks Store

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THIS IS A COLLECTION OF LINKS AND THREADS WITH EVERYTHING FROM THE BASICS OF SKINNING TO SOMEWHAT HARDER AND ADVANCED SKINNING.
THIS IS A GREAT PLACE TO START OFF.

Idea based off ::::THE MODDING RESORUCE:::: by MAX-CR

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THE BASIC STUFF
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Using skins in MODs just does not work. Grey tread!

 

Why your treads turn white/grey when using a skin you defined in your mod.

 

Standarized Ranking and Skin Types

 

How to rank a skin using Master TMO's ranking idea. It's pretty standard now.

 

Yark's Skin Template

 

Pretty neat skin template which helps to line up some parts of the tank.

 

Skin Uploading Sites

 

Some image hosting sites for you to choose from when uploading your skin to the web.

 

ProudGamingGeek/Ice Punk's Blank Skin templates

 

Blank template skins for all the tanks except Heavy.

They're great skins to start with as a base.

 

JUICY's Skin Templates

 

Very helpful for showing what goes where on the tank.

 

Bravetree's Original Shape Templates, Published by Jaj Jr

 

These are skin templates that allow you to see the contour of the shape you are putting it on. A must have.

 


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HOW TO CREATE SKINS FOR YOUR TANK
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Spunky's How to make a Chrome Skin Tutorial

 

This Tutorial shows you how to make a simple chrome skin for your tank in Photoshop.

 

Torque Show Tool - Loading a DTS - Tutorial

 

Something I wrote up for GQSHOOTER on how to load the tank in Torque Show Tool.

There is also a link to download the 30 day trial.

 

pixel2life

 

Some really neat tutorials for a lot of image editors.

 

PSLover

 

More tutorials from professionals. Nice stuff.

 


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HOW TO USE YOUR/ALREADY CREATED SKINS ON YOUR TANK
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PTT Tank Skin info

 

This shows you where the Tank Skins are located.

 

PTT Terrain Skin info

 

This shows you where the Terrain Skins are located.

 

PTT Object Skin info

 

This shows you where the stock Object Skins are located.

 

PTT Sky Skin info

 

This shows you where the Sky Skins are located.

 

PTT Weapon Skin info

 

This shows you where the Weapon Skins are located.

 


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SKINNING UTILITIES
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The GIMP

 

The GIMP is a free and VERY powerful graphics program, Once you learn it, it is very good for skins.

 

Paint Shop Pro X

 

Formerly Jasc, it is now Corel Paint Shop Pro X, a great $79 tool just like Photoshop. I personally use Paint Shop Pro 7 because I like it more.

 

Photoshop CS Tryout

 

Photoshop is a graphics editor that all the pro's use, at US$649.00 it's not cheap, so
try the free 30 day trial and see if you like it first.

 

Paint.Net

 

A cool little freebie tool for graphics editing. Very small yet powerful!

Windows Only.

 

Torque Show Tool and How To use it

 

The TorqueShowTool Pro is a tool made by GarageGames that allows you to
mount(put) objects on another to see if the textures mesh together. A free 30 day trial.

 

Jaj Jr.'s Skin Viewer

 

The Skin Viewer is a free tool that allows you to open and see your skin on the tank/object.

It's not as good as the Torque Show Tool though.

 


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WHERE TO GET SKINS AND SKINNING WEBSITES
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Rabban's Website

 

Lots of great skins for all the tanks.

 

The Skin Library

 

The PTT skin collection, A very large assortment and over
5 pages of all sorts of skins.

 

GQSHOOTER's Site

 

Some nice stuff here made with GIMP.

 

Racer445's Website

 

Many skins for the Light Tank and very few for any other.
Over 15 skins.

 

Proud Gaming Geek's thread

 

Simple skins done in Apple Works. Easy but better than some of the skins out there.

 

MAX-CR's Website

 

Mostly modding info, but also a few good skins.

 

Panzer's Website

 

10 well made skins on this site.

 

Revel's Website

 

Some great skins for the 187 vehicles.

 

St. Jimmy's Skins

 

A new skin shop with very few skins currently.

 

Dr Sawbones ThinkTanksThangs

 

Very good assortment of skins for mostly the light tank.

 

LilAlienD's TT Extras

 

Home of the oversized radars. Includes precision aimers. Click Here to find out how to make your radar dots bigger to fit the oversized radar.

 

ROB ZOMBIE's Skin Thread

 

Some great designs by Rob.

 


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CHECK BACK OFTEN FOR UPDATES
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Please only post New mod information, links and web pages.
This is to be a resource thread not a discussions page.

I WILL BUMP IT MYSELF ALMOST DAILY. I DONT WANT HALF THE POSTS IN THIS THREAD TO BE BUMPS.

Last edited: Thursday, August 17, 2006 at 11:11:11 PM

Thursday, March 24, 2005 at 11:20:37 AM

Monthly BUMP.

Monday, February 06, 2006 at 3:41:31 PM

Racer can you add my skin site linky :)

Cessna's rule!

Monday, February 13, 2006 at 5:28:56 PM

I will once you cut down on the images. Your site makes my 2.2ghz Athlon to screech to a halt.

Tuesday, February 14, 2006 at 8:06:08 AM

A ok I will what can happen I'm on a 2.0ghz dell with dial-up :( lol

Cessna's rule!

Wednesday, February 15, 2006 at 3:07:01 AM

This needs a bump.

Thursday, March 02, 2006 at 1:09:46 PM

@ racer : I need to correct something (just for tis [Anwesome] thread letting be right) ;) B)

 

::::THE MODDING RESORUCE::::

 

 

Change it to :

 

::::THE MODDING RESOURCE::::

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last edited: Friday, March 03, 2006 at 10:49:15 PM

Friday, March 03, 2006 at 10:48:38 PM

The MODDING sibling of this thread is NOT run by me. Contact MAX.

Saturday, March 04, 2006 at 2:08:24 PM

Bump


Thursday, March 30, 2006 at 3:42:08 PM

This needs its periodical bump.

Friday, April 14, 2006 at 10:20:36 AM

Getting a bump and a update soon.

Monday, April 24, 2006 at 9:36:22 AM

TOO FAR DOWN MUST GO UP! XD

ADD my site and delete my old ones like Devils, that one was mine. Eagle Mod And Skin Inc.

Friday, May 26, 2006 at 9:32:44 AM

Ok. Adding and removing.

Friday, May 26, 2006 at 2:15:16 PM

Thanks Racer XD

Friday, May 26, 2006 at 2:34:40 PM

Ahh, I love the smell of a fresh bump in the morn :)

Sunday, June 04, 2006 at 3:26:13 AM

Sorry, that was me, I had chili last night. :P

Sunday, June 04, 2006 at 9:32:15 AM

Maybe add cpt Riks World cup skins?

 

 

 

 

Wednesday, June 14, 2006 at 10:20:07 AM

---------BUMPEDY BUMP--------- :)

my blaster will destroy u!

Sunday, June 18, 2006 at 12:36:56 PM

Major Bump.

Update soon?

Wednesday, July 05, 2006 at 9:24:31 AM

Yes. But update it with what?

Monday, July 10, 2006 at 6:24:22 PM

I know im so old and so lame but can somebody explain to me how te wear a skin im falf way thro it but I need some more help thx

 

Monday, July 17, 2006 at 11:03:14 AM

Is there an other.dts viewer for the tanks? Because my trial version of TorqueShowTool expired :(, does Jaj Jr's thing work on a mac? It is a lot of work to go check it in TT all the time..

Aka BUMP ;)

Sct

Last edited: Thursday, July 27, 2006 at 2:43:55 AM

Thursday, July 27, 2006 at 2:42:42 AM

Bumpage

Friday, August 04, 2006 at 11:39:25 PM

Poopage

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Thursday, August 10, 2006 at 10:03:48 AM

Ok Racer, I have the new pic up of my template. You can add it now.


I used to eat a lot of natural foods until I learned that most people die of natural causes.

Tuesday, August 15, 2006 at 11:01:52 AM

Added.

Thursday, August 17, 2006 at 10:58:54 PM

Wait this is still goin. Never new. :)

my blaster will destroy u!

Saturday, August 19, 2006 at 4:48:22 AM

Gone a little too far down... BUMPITY

 

I WILL BUMP IT MYSELF ALMOST DAILY

 

Yeah.. I just had to though :P


I used to eat a lot of natural foods until I learned that most people die of natural causes.

Wednesday, August 23, 2006 at 9:18:04 AM

Go up there ^______________________________________________________________________I____________________________________________________________________

With the Ment@lity of an angry Mob .

Thursday, October 12, 2006 at 5:15:43 AM

Bump.

Pray to GOD for him to reveal himself to you.

Thursday, November 02, 2006 at 11:44:56 AM

I like lil dude website he has kool Radars

Wednesday, November 22, 2006 at 1:26:14 PM

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