I still have my Pup left from last mounth but I'm allmost finished with that to.
For this mounth I had planed 2 Pfalz DXII:s, a Roland DII and Roland DVIa. But I think they will have to wait until June
Lovely work here, folks! It's great to see so many planes (and other things) getting painted. My workbench lately just seems to get more added to it rather than finished up...ah well, that's what Summer Break is for, I guess (or, I hope!). Here are two non-plane things on my workbench - one has been sitting there for some time, and the other is a new acquisition.
A bust of The Riddler (from the Batman mythos)
Alexandros Models figure of von Richthofen with minor modifications to the Geschwaderstock
Once school is out, I look forward to getting some things finished up!
All the best,
Matt
I like that broken rondel Zoe
A very nice detail!!
Do like the Manfred Matt.
Can't wait to see him in all his full colour rendering.
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
Another very super offering Zoe. the rendering of the colour scheme is very subtle.
I might almost call it pretty, excepting it would not be appropriate for a machine of destruction.
Great work.
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
Love the color palette on the Nieuport, Zoe! They really work well together. Are those out-of-the-bottle colors or 'private' concoctions?
And I can just make out the roundel on the fuselage
Great work!
All the best,
Matt
Oh yes, love the Nieuport Zoe - you've really nailed that one.
I use el-cheapo acrylics, $2.50 per tube.
On the rondels/rudder - warm yellow, cool red, black.
Red Earth - Raw Sienna, add a little cool red till it looks like the photo.
Dark Brown - Cool red, add a little black till it looks like the photo
Green - Forest Green, add white till it looks too light, then a tiny bit of black to make a greyer green
Violet Grey (undercart) - white with a tiny bit of violet.
CDL - White, add a hint of warm yellow, a spot of black, then more white till it looks right.
Light Grey (Tyres) - white, a touch of black.
Raw Sienna (struts) - neat
Rosewood (prop) - Raw sienna then thin coat of brown - Warm red, add black, add white - wetbrush thinly for woodgrain effect.
Silver (cowling) - from the Jo Sonja range (twice the price) over white basecoat.
Thank you, kind Sir!And I can just make out the roundel on the fuselage
Great work!
All the best,
Matt
Oh yes, to get the "sprayed on" effect of feathered edges - use 2 coats, with a tiny bit of overlap on the second.
All of this is brushwork, I don't have an airbrush.
And basecoat is $3.50 spraycan "antique ivory" overall, which is a pretty good CDL in its own right. The only reason I overpaint in CDL in to smooth the surface even more, and to correct mistakes.
http://www.theaerodrome.com/forum/sh...ad.php?t=51344The other scheme, developed in late February early March 1916 was the "Nieuport Dead Leaf Camouflage." From what I have been able to ascertain this was developed specifically for the battle of Verdun to blend in with the shell cratered earth, with mud and exposed clay ("Terra Cotta") with very little vegetation extant. Hence the overall preponderance of red/browns. Here is a professionally cleaned up and color balanced version of the well known Jean Chaput Autochrome from "Avril 1916":
From my interpretation, the green had more blue in it, or it would have appeared darker in orthochrome. That also lines up with some chip fragments of later years.
Ibid"The fuselage outlining tapes, flying surfaces perimeter tapes, strut reinforcing tapes and the cabane and landing gear struts on these aircraft were painted the same blue/violet tinted gray as used on the pre-January 1917 French standard "Adrian Helmet" gray.
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Looks great Dave, and yes what is VBS?
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
I'm always amazed by the amount of talent I see here. Splendid work, all of you!!!
I finally finished my Tech Level 15 Scoutship for Traveller. 1:1000 scale. Nothing special, really.
It seems like a Star Destroyer Baby Class, John...
"We do not stop playing when we get old, but we get old when we stop playing."
Mission firmly accomplished there - at some angles a very slight dimpling is perceptible along the edges (only noticeable in the first photo, and even then you have to be looking for it, and it's magnified....) but there's no stepping that I can see, and to be honest nothing that marks it out as 3D printed rather than a casting from a traditional master model. Definitely scrubbed up well.
When you consider the year Traveller was first printed (1977), and the year the supplement with that ship was printed (1980), yep, there are plenty of Star Wars-esque illustrations throughout.
I think this was an '82 edition, but it illustrates the point.
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Absolutely! It was THE scifi show that was on tv when I played Traveller back in the day. In fact, I remember after watching the episode with the Borellian Nomen everyone wanted laser bolas instead of light sabers. That was January 1979... wow... doesn't seem that long ago.
With thanks to Mrs. Kyte for giving us the encouragement and basic knowledge to get started:
Over the last couple of months, on and off, I've been writing some custom software so that I can create designs that put a bit of personality into machine embroidery.
I've just finished the first batch of badges, bearing the arms of Worcester.
That's really good! I love the detail of the stonework. I can use my software but have no knowledge quite how it does what I want.
We must get together - laptop to laptop.
Eileen
My wife has done some machine embroidery in the past, and I'll say that looks very good
Karl
It is impossible for a man to begin to learn what he thinks he knows. -- Epictetus
Found these at a craft store in the bargain bin for .50 and grabbed them up. Retail is $1.29 which means they are likely machine made and left overs from some bigger project, very nice none the less!
Back side details
Hard to capture the beautiful colors they used, but some of the detail shows up here
I am impressed with what can be done with these computer driven embroidery machines, my daughter is getting good at using hers so I asked her to make me some of these:
She went on line and bought them for me instead!!!!! She keeps me in stitches!
Does putting together the WGS Unofficial Aircraft files count?
On to last minute Origins stuff
Karl
It is impossible for a man to begin to learn what he thinks he knows. -- Epictetus
I would say so. All related stuff to our unabated addiction!
Love the Traveller resurrection there, John and Chris - what a great game and 'universe' that was/is!
Fox, your embroidery is top-notch - great work! I trust you'll be taking orders soon?!
And your Turkish two-seater is the bee's knees, Zoe - I have a plan to do several Turkish planes to add to my Buddecke Eindecker, and your variation here has spurred me to move those up the to-do list a bit.
I never cease to be amazed at the lovely work everyone displays on these 'monthly' threads - thanks, as always, for the inspiration!
All the best,
Matt
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