Guys
I think this is a massive undertaking but the benefits will be immense! Imagine a lineup of various ww2 types outside period hangars? The possibilities!

http://vulcanairbase.com/index.html

Well that’s 3 airfield restoration projects underway that I know of without looking! Good luck! Its about time that projects like this started getting the attention they deserve.

Painting by numbers

Here’s todays offering (and yes the aircraft was completed in a couple of hours….)

1: Background completed in pastel tones – purposely indistinct to provide a backdrop to an aircraft portrait. The horizon is angled to break up the picture – horizontal horizons tend to split the picture, whereas by angling it provides a new dynamic. Once it is dry (5 days on average), transfer a basic line drawing of the aircraft to the board. At this point I should point out that I draw the aircraft in pencil on paper to provide a reference for shading. This pencil drawing can be then traced and applied directly to the board.

2: I hate doing afterburners, so this is where I started. All detail is included as we progress. The distant wing is also completed.

3: Fin tones are added, again as much detail as possible is included.

4: Fuselage and cockpit completed. The light source is top left, away from the viewer.

5: Nearest wing completed. Lightest tonal range – its the closest part to the viewer.

6: Sqn markings and panel lines added. Just need a frame (and cut the top of the board off……)

[QUOTE=Skyraider3D;1439592]That’s looking terribly familiar… :rolleyes:

Here’s one I did back in 2005:
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Well spotted. To be brutally honest, yours was the absolute inspiration and i wanted to see if I could match your digital original with an oil version. (Don’t worry – Its not going to be available to anyone – just me….)

That second one is awesome.

Whilst I am eternally happy that the Vulcan displayed at Sunderland today, I am also eternally disappointed…. what a slow sedate display…:( With exposure to that many people (it was packed!) they could have done something to capture the public’s imagination. An opportunity missed there…

One word for that Sunday take off………. WOW!

Reminds me of the last display at Finningly… PLEASE DO THAT TOMORROW at Sunderland (except the whole runway bit…. you may get slightly wet)

She has an easy to recognise (external) part that was actually taken off one of our JP’s, anyone with inside information know what it is?

Paul
XS186 CREW

My guess would be the rotating beacon…..

In that case, Flak Bait should be preserved with no skin contact…… I guess it should come down to the individual custodians recognising what they have and protecting it appropriately.

Twin row radial with a three blade VP prop……. could be almost anything german, or american….. With the externals of the engine rotted away, hinting at extensive use of magnesium, I’d say some kind of german unit – BMW / FW190? (just a guess)