This was really slow to do! As expected it took a very long time to line things up, and even with the effort put in there are still major issues.
This is a texture that will look OK at a certain distance, but if closely inspected, would reveal a ton of errors.
The time taken in the earlier parts, means that I did not spend as much time weathering the texture like I normally would've.
Still this looks pretty cool!
Well, it really looks cool!
Reading your description I think you are being way to critical to this texture. It's the texture of a RTS model that will be used in the Tiberium Wars engine. In game, it will still look much better than the original C&C 3 textures.
Even thought the texture is not weathered, the scratched metal will look great with C&C 3 shaders, as the Grand Cannon or Allied Barracks already prove.
Overall, I think the texture is really really good and it will look even better in game.
I think it is good. Very good!
Thanks!