For those out there who cant seem to see the difference between 1024 and 2048 heres a small example
1024
2048
If you cant see how much better the results are of 2048 skinning then maybe you need to get your eyes checked.
A template at 1024 cannot simply be resized up to 2048 and then claimed it doesnt look that much different, it doesnt work like that, you need to redraw everything in the new much finer scale.
Also, the whole game will never been skinned in a larger scale its ridiculous to think that entire campaigns will ever made with only 2048 skins, IL2 is in its final years and there will never be as many large scale skins as the old kind. if anything I would olny use the pilots own plane in the new higher rez skins.
I also think that any skinner should leap at the chance to put the extra details into his favourite plane, its not just a case or 'reading stencils' its the love of the hobby and the want to get it right, not just hiding behind a lack to detail.