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Warplane Art / Re: Yak 2 and 4
« on: April 12, 2015, 07:00:57 PM »
Here is a Yak-4 photographed during one of the Operation Frantic shuttle bombing missions.
Note position of radio mast!
Note position of radio mast!
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Warplane Art / Re: Deruination
« on: April 11, 2015, 07:06:16 PM »
Here is another example of deruination!
Original is a large size print of a glass negative.
Just like the F-104G picture it was 'whitened' around the plane for publication in the Dutch aviation magazine Avia-Vliegwereld in 1955.
They used the ORIGINAl print of 1909 for this purpose (really a shame!!).
It got the same treatment of the F-104G photo but also here the paint has irreversibly bound to the gelatin layer.
In spite of this a lot of very sharp details became visible after the paint was removed!
Original is a large size print of a glass negative.
Just like the F-104G picture it was 'whitened' around the plane for publication in the Dutch aviation magazine Avia-Vliegwereld in 1955.
They used the ORIGINAl print of 1909 for this purpose (really a shame!!).
It got the same treatment of the F-104G photo but also here the paint has irreversibly bound to the gelatin layer.
In spite of this a lot of very sharp details became visible after the paint was removed!
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Warplane Art / Re: Deruination
« on: March 09, 2015, 12:36:34 PM »
Here is more deruination!
Original Fokker photo was used for publication in the Dutch aviation magazine Avia-Vliegwereld of 1963.
Photoshop did not yet exist and the publisher only wanted to use the image of the aircraft without the rest.
As usual at that time retouch paint was used to 'white-out' the surroundings of the plane.
Unfortunately the water-washable paint was not removed after use.
I had to remove it after more than 50 years by gently flusing the paint away in luke-warm water as a start.
After drying the contours of the paint were still vaguely visible since it has been absorbed into the gelatine layer of the photographic paper.
Next phase to improve the image could only be done 'electonically' with Photoshop.
I have removed the remains of the paint as much as possible and I have also slightly improved levels and contrast.
Photo shows the first F-104G fully assembled by Fokker!
Original Fokker photo was used for publication in the Dutch aviation magazine Avia-Vliegwereld of 1963.
Photoshop did not yet exist and the publisher only wanted to use the image of the aircraft without the rest.
As usual at that time retouch paint was used to 'white-out' the surroundings of the plane.
Unfortunately the water-washable paint was not removed after use.
I had to remove it after more than 50 years by gently flusing the paint away in luke-warm water as a start.
After drying the contours of the paint were still vaguely visible since it has been absorbed into the gelatine layer of the photographic paper.
Next phase to improve the image could only be done 'electonically' with Photoshop.
I have removed the remains of the paint as much as possible and I have also slightly improved levels and contrast.
Photo shows the first F-104G fully assembled by Fokker!
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Warplane Art / Deruination
« on: February 14, 2015, 04:13:54 PM »
Just spent more than an hour to restore a ruined photograph!
Think I just invented a new word for it: deruination!
See here the results before and after!
Vickers VC-1000 was more or less a passenger plane version of the Vickers Valliant bomber.
Building had already started when the project was cancelled and it was never completed.
Think I just invented a new word for it: deruination!
See here the results before and after!
Vickers VC-1000 was more or less a passenger plane version of the Vickers Valliant bomber.
Building had already started when the project was cancelled and it was never completed.
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Warplane Art / Re: Vought F-8 Crusader
« on: January 24, 2015, 09:19:40 PM »
Prototypes carried last 3 digits of their BuNo on their tail!
See 13899 2nd XF8U-1!
See 13899 2nd XF8U-1!
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Tamiya D.520 Project
« on: January 05, 2015, 03:18:10 PM »
I tried the same many years ago when that nice Tamiya kit was not even available.
I could only make the D.520 from a vacform kit and that shows of course!
I could only make the D.520 from a vacform kit and that shows of course!
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Combat Warplanes / Re: F-35 Engines Reordered, Design Fix Implemented
« on: December 23, 2014, 11:37:14 PM »
New engine and new airframe are always an unlucky combination to start with!
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Avia C.2
« on: December 10, 2014, 02:54:37 PM »
Is this based on old KP kit or is it totally new?
It strongly reminds me of the olds KP kit.
These neglected KP kits were always NICE to build and they were very cheap!
It strongly reminds me of the olds KP kit.
These neglected KP kits were always NICE to build and they were very cheap!
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Combat Warplanes / Re: JSF/F-35 Lightning II
« on: November 27, 2014, 04:02:50 PM »
Last set of F-35 images.
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Combat Warplanes / JSF/F-35 Lightning II
« on: November 27, 2014, 04:00:10 PM »
Photo selection of JSF/F-35. More to follow!
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Warplane Art / Re: de Havilland Vampire
« on: November 05, 2014, 06:18:59 PM »
The French called the Vampire the Mistral!
Attached a nice shot of the pattern machine.
Attached a nice shot of the pattern machine.
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Combat Warplanes / Re: U-3B
« on: October 25, 2014, 11:55:21 PM »
'U' stood for 'Utility'. U-2 must have received this type designation just to hide its real purpose as a spying plane!
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Valom P-75A
« on: October 19, 2014, 04:55:10 PM »
Here is a small photo update showing both short tail and long tail versions!