LetLetLet ~ Warplanes
Let Let Let - Warplanes => Warplane Art => Topic started by: No.1 on August 30, 2007, 09:50:42 PM
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Well- this month a very lazy for the forum but not for many of us. In this moment I am burning in the work for the final add for the forthcoming book about Fokker S-14 Machtrainer. This include color profiles and just some ago I have complete technically base for the series of samples which have to be done. Here it is how it look like in the moment. Book will go into print in October and in December will be officially presented.
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Watch this:
http://aircraftwalkaround.hobbyvista.com/machtrainer2/machtrainer2.htm
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nice work No.1 :-clap :-wave
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An excellent bare metal work,
Reflections are very good :-clap :-clap :-clap
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Thank you... :-ok
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More work in the details and watch how many layers are there :))
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looks very real :-ok :-jump
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Thank you :-ok And now we have here one total complete- airplane sample L-3 flown by Arjen Enders, KLU.
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look very nice No.1 :-ok :-wave
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In which language will the book be No.1?
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Thank you friends :-wave Book will be in Dutch and English. In the moment I have no precise info about the layout and design of the book. I am not engaged in the graphic design work. And here you are one rarity- L-1. Its start operational service in this look, then get color area as the sample before and lost tube in front of windshield and finally get new color pattern and badge on the tail.
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Hello Srecko,
My deepest compliments. As a dutch guy i never saw this training-plane in profile, and you did the job, what a marvellous painting you made. I hope the book will out in Holland, so I can buy it. You're top man ! :-tri
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Thank you lauhof :-ok Book will be presented at the Aviodrome and at least you can met there Nico Braas. In that time I will travel in other country for some other project. And wait for book- I think that we could be possible to make arrangement that members of this forum could get it at... reasonable conditions ;)
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And this is L-20 in later pattern :-wave
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very nice weathering effect No.1 :-clap :-wave
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Thank you mate. Realistic effect are always captured when you work from original images as source. Now we have game here- this sample L-8 feature both pattern. Old tail bands and flag and nose in the later pattern. In this moment wings markings are hypothetical.
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Great paint job!
But, on the tail, Netherlands's flag is: red, white, blue (from top to bottom).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands
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nice job :-ok
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Thank you all :) This is correct about the flag- layer is flip over but this will be placed in correct position before print :-wave
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This airplane have some interesting details combination. Sample presented is used as gate guard.
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Very good my friend :-obey
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Thanks for the info about the book. These are remarkable profile-drawings man :-clap
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excellent artwork :-obey
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Thank you for your nice comment. Until now almost all profiles are made, just left to make one more test airplane and this is it. Some details about history of this airplane you have here:
http://www.letletlet-warplanes.com/fokker_S-14_machtrainer.html
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very nice work No.1 :-clap you make another masterpiece ;) :-wave
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Thank you :-wave I continue in the other direction now :-razz
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Nice pictures ;) I'm very curious to see this artwork complete :-wave
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When finished it will be most impressive; I am sure of this!
One remark: as you know the S-14 had an excessive long tailpipe that ran from the mid-fuselage to the tail end.
On the ground with the engine not running the tailpipe did not extend out of the rear section. However, in the air with the engine continueously producing a stream of very hot air it expanded outwards for approx. 5 cm. This is clearly visible from in-flight photos!
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Be sure that this detail will be included :-ok Today I have started oil painting version of the same subject :-wall
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Here you are basic oil outline... don't touch, fresh paint :-wave
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look good No.1 ;) :-wave
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Thank you very much mate and congratulation :-ok
You just write your 500 post here :-clap :-clap
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Thank you No.1 :)
I never written english so much like in this forum... ;) :-wave
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Sorry for my bad english... :-red
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Thank you very much mate and congratulation :-ok
You just write your 500 post here :-clap :-clap
:-obey :-ok
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Your English is good for me and you have personal teacher in the house :-razz
Well- I have made some more strokes on the oil painting and give more intensity to the sky and the fields. Now it is let to dry few weeks and then over it I will paint airplane. To regret something bad is also happen- during the final work on the Machtrainer lower side color profile, PC crashed. Result is complete damaged file and few day's work is gone forever. See how the file look like when PC crash during the hard work in Photoshop... there is no cure for this :(
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To regret I did not spot when Mick made his 500 :-red sorry mate.
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Thank you No.1 :)
I never written english so much like in this forum... ;) :-wave
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Sorry for my bad english... :-red
Your English is far better that my Italian :-obey :-obey
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Your English is far better that my Italian...
thank you Mick for your kindnes word :))
my wife tell me ever I speack "barbarian english" or "spaghetti english" ;)
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Here it is continue of the digital version of the "Climb". Oil paintings are still drying ;)
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This is very close to the final shape.
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Yes, that is typically test pilot Gerben Sonderman in action with the S-14 prototype! Let's say it is a homage to a great pilot that died too early!
We have plans to use this illustration for the title page of the book. Book cover will show another and very beautiful S-14 illustration by the Dutch artist Lam van 't Hof.
We are now all working very hard to get everything ready for printing in November and for book release early December.
I haver already seen the first printed pages of the layout design and I can only say it looks GREAT!!
Book will be A4 size with hard cover and it will be some 175 pages with many illustrations. Book will be fully bi-lingual Dutch-English since not very much people outside my country speak our beatiful and colourful language!
The publisher doing the S-14 book has very recently released a book on the Fokker D-XXIII twin-boom fighter.
A reveiw will be placed on the website in a few days!
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Glad that this art capture moment of live of the great Dutch aviator. This will be nice base for the name of this art as well it is still no-name :-red
Info about the book of Fokker D.XXIII is interesting as well development of the Machtrainer book :-ok
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Now it is everything ready- the cover art is here :-wave Enjoy :-razz
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your cover art look great No.1 :-clap :-wave
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Thank you friends- I am glad you like it :-wave
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Now only reamain to finish oil art. As well basic background painting is over, yesterday I have paint basic shape of the airplane. In regard to the digital version, I will change here direction of light.
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I have to inform you that printing of the Machtrainer book has been delayed.
However, it has been delayed for a very good reason: I have obtained from a friend lots of new information that gives a quite different 'view' on the Fokker S-14 history as always thought and as always given by 'officials'.
And...............this is all based on confidential information never released before!
I have also received from this friend a number of very rare and unpublished photographs of the S-14.
I would say: just wait until the book is released! I hope final delay will not be more that just a few weeks!
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All right Nico- nice to hear that this book will be better then espected. How about this very new images? From my side I have continue oil art of the "Climb". The same theme but some details changed. In following day's I will work more on details of cockpit and markings and hope that in the mid of November will be ready for shiping.
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Oil art are in the final painting stage :-wave and must say that I am in the moment really tired- I wish some short rest but no option for me...
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Finished :))
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nice work No.1 :-clap :-wave
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very very nice :-ok :-clap
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Thank you friends :-razz :-ok Hope this will be on sale in December with number of printed samples and signed by author ;)
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Hey, No.1 You "broke it" (rasturio si ga), like usually. :-clap :-clap :-clap :-wave
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