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Let Let Let - Warplanes => Warplane Art => Topic started by: lauhof on May 16, 2014, 08:27:07 PM

Title: Curtiss Model F
Post by: lauhof on May 16, 2014, 08:27:07 PM

I started making profile drawings from old USN birds, because they were scarcely drawn. I make them also for wings-aviation, a site belonging to Michael Fader. So here is an early bird: Curtiss Model F

regards
Lauhof

Title: Re: Curtiss Model F
Post by: No.1 on May 16, 2014, 08:37:59 PM

This is excellent and so challenging!!! Not everybody dare to do subject like this one, congratulation :-ok Please tell me what software you are using to create such work?

Title: Re: Curtiss Model F
Post by: lauhof on May 16, 2014, 08:45:44 PM

Thank you for the compliment! :) I work with Adobe Photoshop Elements 6.0.

Title: Re: Curtiss Model F
Post by: No.1 on May 16, 2014, 09:40:19 PM

Elements? I did not know they can be used for illustrating, nice new info for me ;)

Title: Re: Curtiss Model F
Post by: lauhof on May 17, 2014, 09:17:23 AM

It's normally used for photo-editing, but in the years i learned myself using it. Here is another one.

regards
Lauhof

Title: Re: Curtiss Model F
Post by: No.1 on May 17, 2014, 10:44:39 AM

Excellent! Thank you for sharing this :-ok

Title: Re: Curtiss Model F
Post by: lauhof on May 20, 2014, 09:17:44 AM

Thanks No.1!
Here is another late Model F at NAS Key West 1917

regards
Lauhof

Title: Re: Curtiss Model F
Post by: lauhof on May 20, 2014, 09:23:29 AM

And the first patrol-plane from the USMC in 1913 Curtiss C-3 (F-model)

Title: Re: Curtiss Model F
Post by: No.1 on May 20, 2014, 10:06:47 AM

Excellent, I like em :-ok Interesting to see sample machine from 1913, this early period is very attractive

Title: Re: Curtiss Model F
Post by: lauhof on May 28, 2014, 02:08:00 PM

A Curtiss Model F from 1916 on board USS North-Carolina.

Title: Re: Curtiss Model F
Post by: No.1 on May 28, 2014, 02:20:50 PM

Excellent!!

Title: Re: Curtiss Model F
Post by: modellius on June 06, 2014, 10:43:36 AM

Fantastic !

Title: Re: Curtiss Model F
Post by: lauhof on June 06, 2014, 12:03:42 PM

Thank you!!

Here are two others from the begin period.

friendly regards
Lauhof

Title: Re: Curtiss Model F
Post by: No.1 on June 06, 2014, 12:59:20 PM

This works are so inspiring and I will join you here soon with the same subject :))

Title: Re: Curtiss Model F
Post by: lauhof on June 06, 2014, 06:23:58 PM

Makes me curious..! :)

Title: Re: Curtiss Model F
Post by: No.1 on June 06, 2014, 06:26:29 PM

Lets wait a bit ;)

Title: Re: Curtiss Model F
Post by: lauhof on June 06, 2014, 06:41:35 PM

 :-ok :-ok

Title: Re: Curtiss Model F
Post by: Second Air Force on June 07, 2014, 02:06:47 PM

These are great profiles of such early machines!!!!!

Title: Re: Curtiss Model F
Post by: lauhof on June 07, 2014, 08:39:12 PM

Thank you ! :)

Here is the last one in the Model F serie.

regards
Lauhof

Title: Re: Curtiss Model F
Post by: No.1 on June 07, 2014, 09:41:04 PM

Thank you for this inspiration work, next turn is on me ;)

Title: Re: Curtiss Model F
Post by: No.1 on June 20, 2014, 09:31:08 AM

And my start on this type :))

Title: Re: Curtiss Model F
Post by: lauhof on June 20, 2014, 08:52:08 PM

That's a very good start!

Title: Re: Curtiss Model F
Post by: No.1 on June 23, 2014, 10:56:41 AM

Thank you and here is progress. Not easy subject at all!!!! Image in attach show so many details on fuselage as well others structure.

Title: Re: Curtiss Model F
Post by: lauhof on June 23, 2014, 06:47:28 PM

No it is not, but this looks encouraging!

Title: Re: Curtiss Model F
Post by: No.1 on June 23, 2014, 08:00:56 PM

True, no pain, no gain!!!

Title: Re: Curtiss Model F
Post by: No.1 on June 23, 2014, 09:16:17 PM

I did some progress  :-roll

Title: Re: Curtiss Model F
Post by: No.1 on June 24, 2014, 09:52:34 AM

Now dying with rigging  :-wall

Title: Re: Curtiss Model F
Post by: lauhof on June 24, 2014, 02:09:24 PM

this looks very good!

Title: Re: Curtiss Model F
Post by: No.1 on June 24, 2014, 06:15:39 PM

Thank you :)) Now focus on engine  :-danger

Title: Re: Curtiss Model F
Post by: lauhof on June 24, 2014, 08:11:04 PM

 :-ok :-ok

Title: Re: Curtiss Model F
Post by: No.1 on June 24, 2014, 08:41:07 PM

I find this video very informative!!!!

http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675077396_American-sailors_Curtiss-F-Boat_laying-wooden-planks_Kearsarge-class-battleship

Title: Re: Curtiss Model F
Post by: No.1 on June 25, 2014, 12:53:10 PM

I start work on engine and this will not be easy at all!

Title: Re: Curtiss Model F
Post by: lauhof on June 25, 2014, 06:08:04 PM

Nice video indeed and your engine is full of detail but difficult :-cool

Title: Re: Curtiss Model F
Post by: No.1 on June 25, 2014, 06:51:53 PM

True, absolute difficult to illustrate, I have collect all possible images of preserved engines and still doubt about details but I guess I will solve this somehow.

Title: Re: Curtiss Model F
Post by: No.1 on June 26, 2014, 10:14:51 AM

Result of this engine work is totally blurred vision...  :-dal :( Now I go out, in park, to watch green landscape for few hours

Title: Re: Curtiss Model F
Post by: No.1 on June 26, 2014, 01:32:43 PM

Layout completed, I have to rest a bit and then make one profile

Title: Re: Curtiss Model F
Post by: No.1 on June 26, 2014, 08:28:48 PM

And here you are, airplane flown by Secretary of Navy ;)

Title: Re: Curtiss Model F
Post by: lauhof on June 26, 2014, 09:47:06 PM

Excellent work no 1!! :-obey :-salut

Title: Re: Curtiss Model F
Post by: No.1 on June 26, 2014, 09:50:57 PM

Thank you :))