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Warplane Art / Re: Super Etendard

« on: September 01, 2011, 10:49:48 PM »

This is nice story and work is very good! I am specially impressed with the sea and waves

Yeah, that was a nightmare - vectors are not so good choice for that.

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Warplane Art / Super Etendard

« on: September 01, 2011, 10:03:04 PM »

Xara-X

Vectors only

Super Etendard used by Corvette Captain Roberto Curilovic on May 25th 1982 against the MV Atlantic Conveyor. He is going back from the mission without Exocet. Roberto Curilovic is of Croatian descent.

On May 25th 1982, the Argentine radars in Puerto Argentino could define a possible target placed 176 kms (110 miles) Northeast of Puerto Argentino. At 7:30 this data arrived at Río Grande, and a mission was programmed for 9:00 hrs, but it was delayed until the evening due to the lack of a KC-130H to refuel the planes in flight. Finally both Super Etendards took off from Río Grande at 14:28 hrs and set their course to a meeting point with the KC-130H at 256 kms (160 miles) East of Puerto Deseado. The Argentine leader, Corvette Captain Roberto Curilovic, (call sign 'Tito') flew the Super Etendard 0753/3-A-203, and the wingman, Warship Lieutenant Julio Barraza, (call sign 'Leo') did so with the 0754/3-A-204.

Curilovic and Barraza met the KC-130H in the planned time and place, and after the refueling, both set their course to the South East, right to the target (at this time 480 kms away - 300 miles). When they were at 240 kms (150 miles) of the target coordinates began to fly in at only 8 or 10 meters over the sea. Both pilots found the target exactly where the radars had predicted (58º 38' South, 56º 8' West), and they loaded the coordinates in the weapon system, launched the Exocets at 16:31 hrs and turned back. After a second meeting with the tanker, they returned to Río Grande at 18:38 hrs. It was the longest range mission of the Super Etendard. They flew 2,592 kms (1,620 miles) during 3 hours and 50 minutes. According to British sources, the Exocets hit the cargo ship MV Atlantic Conveyor at 16:36 hrs and the ship caught fire and sank in a couple of hours. It was the greatest logistic loss suffered by the British Task Force 317, because the Atlantic Conveyor was carrying tents for 5,000 men, at least ten helicopters (three Chinooks HC.1 of the 18th Sqdn. RAF, six Wessexs HU.5 of the 848th Sqdn. RN, and one Lynx HAS.2 of the 815th Squadron RN), spare engines and pieces for the Harriers, a plant to make sea water drinkable, and the materials to build a mobile runway for the Sea Harriers. In the wreckage also 12 British sailors were killed, including Ian North, the captain of the Atlantic Conveyor.

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Aircraft Modeling / F-117A Revell 1/48

« on: August 31, 2011, 12:39:25 PM »

I made this model couple of years ago... In fact, I don't really like this plane, but I was looking for something different. Build went well with some puttying here and there. ...Could be build into nice looking model

My friend came recently with good camera, so we had fun with shooting my models. Thats why I put these pictures after this model was few years on the shelf.

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Warplane Art / Re: J-22 Orao Twoseater (Early)

« on: August 30, 2011, 03:48:28 PM »

I'd Say Maybe An Hour - not more than that. Few details here and there.

This will be boxart, so illustration needs some free space for text.

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Warplane Art / Re: J-22 Orao Twoseater (Early)

« on: August 30, 2011, 03:21:44 PM »

...almost there

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Warplane Art / Re: J-22 Orao Twoseater (Early)

« on: August 28, 2011, 11:19:15 PM »

New update... This is general idea...

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Warplane Art / Re: J-22 Orao Twoseater (Early)

« on: August 24, 2011, 01:43:44 PM »

Some progress... Stil searching for hi-res technical drawing...

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Warplane Art / Re: Kawasaki Ki.45 Toryu

« on: August 17, 2011, 12:50:56 PM »

Very nice progress

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Warplane Art / Pilatus PC-9A

« on: August 16, 2011, 11:36:13 AM »

Boxart Illustration made for LM Resin - our local scale model maker. ...Pilatus PC-9A - 1/48th scale.
Xara-X for plane drawings...
Photoshop CS2 for background and final editing

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Warplane Art / Re: Kawasaki Ki.45 Toryu

« on: August 16, 2011, 11:33:57 AM »

Very nice work so far.

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Aircraft Modeling / Fw-190A3 Hasegawa 1/48

« on: August 14, 2011, 09:49:11 AM »

I've been redecorating my apartment recently (that was a mess), so it was difficult for me to make models. At that time I came back with this.

It's Hasegawa Fw-190A-3, nice but complicated model because Hasegawa always try to make as much version as possible from one mould... I've used Eduard zoom set. Very nice addition to this model. Many very small parts, but they fits perfectly.

The only thing that I am not statisfied with are final shades of color scheme. After everything I did, it just does not look right. But what is done is done.

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Warplane Art / Re: Fizir FN

« on: August 12, 2011, 08:47:43 PM »

Do you have yours somewhere where I can see it?

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Warplane Art / Fizir FN

« on: August 12, 2011, 08:07:18 PM »

This is my latest profile. It's still unpublished, and probably needs some minor things to be completely finished. It's made for one book that should be out in some time. Enjoy

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Aircraft Modeling / My 1/144 corner

« on: August 12, 2011, 03:39:37 PM »

Here is some of my work. I usually do 1/48 models, but recently I found 1/144 very interesting and relaxing to build.

So here are my recent projects in this scale:

F-104G Starfighter, Tornado, Hunter, F-117 and X-35B

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Warplane Art / Re: J-22 Orao Twoseater (Early)

« on: August 12, 2011, 09:13:38 AM »

4 mattrcaf: I'm working with Xara designer pro 6. It's 2D vector based program... Like Illustrator or Corel Draw...

4 No.1: Thank you very much. Very nice pics.