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Aircraft Modeling / Griffon 1/72

« on: March 18, 2006, 07:01:41 PM »

There is one interesting kit of the Nord Griffon test plane. Model is made by Airmodel from Germany and main parts are vacuu form and the small part are epoxy resin casted. Cockpit canopy is clear vacuu form. Instruction is made on two sheet paper, one with basic instruction and the other one with technical drawings and paint scheme. No decal included. Kit is correct in shape while some of the panels have to be rescribed.

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Combat Warplanes / Re: Original Griffon photographs

« on: March 17, 2006, 09:40:46 PM »

I note some frame on the cockpit canopy... it look like second prototype had three models of canopy?

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Combat Warplanes / Re: Original Griffon photographs

« on: March 17, 2006, 08:20:27 AM »

Feel free to place photos here, I am sure they would be very interesting

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Combat Warplanes / Re: Nord Griffon

« on: March 17, 2006, 08:18:28 AM »

I got from Nico one vacuu formed kit in this scale but never know for this resin

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Warplane Art / Shiny happy Fury

« on: February 22, 2006, 10:05:17 PM »

Yugoslav Fury flown by sgt. Djordje Stojanovic, summer 1938, 6. fighter regiment.

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Combat Warplanes / Hunter in rest

« on: February 20, 2006, 10:20:06 PM »

Here is an aircraft new to Brooklands Museum still awaiting restoration
 
Hawker Hunter F51  s/n XF314

Photo by Robert Hodgson

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Combat Warplanes / Re: Nova boja na F-15

« on: February 16, 2006, 09:47:01 PM »

Preturao sam po USAF Material Command al nikako da nadjem. Mada imam utisak da je ista kao prethodna samo da je hemija druga.

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Combat Warplanes / Re: Original Griffon photographs

« on: February 06, 2006, 11:26:13 PM »

I don't have any photo but I hope this cutaway would be good addition to the topic...

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Combat Warplanes / Re: Original Griffon photographs

« on: February 06, 2006, 09:54:32 PM »

As I could see there is much of similarity with the much later design of F-16... Frnech designers are very advanced in the time!

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Combat Warplanes / Re: Nord Griffon

« on: February 05, 2006, 10:20:07 PM »

Very attractive plane with mixed power of ram jet and turbo jet engine. Interesting is that Yugoslavia had some interest in this plane and technology and much data regarding to the ram jet power was supply to Yugoslavia. Yugoslavia try to develope ram jet powered helicopter and ram jet recce platform [ with speed of over 700 km/h].

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Combat Warplanes / Russia hot spot...

« on: January 29, 2006, 11:05:07 AM »

Photo's are from Denis Estafyev collection.

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Combat Warplanes / Kraguj in the UK

« on: January 28, 2006, 10:31:13 PM »

Yugoslav light attack plane Kraguj in collection in the UK.

Photo by Robert Hodgsonj

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Combat Warplanes / German jets in the UK

« on: January 28, 2006, 10:27:27 PM »

1) Heinkel He162A-2 Salamander    s/n 120227
    photo taken at the Royal Air Force Museum - Hendon in 2004
 
2) Heinkel He162A-1 Salamander    s/n 120235
    photo taken at the Imperial War Museum - London in 2004
 
3) Messerschmitt Me262A-2a          s/n 112372
    photo taken at the Royal Air Force Museum - Hendon in 2004
 
4) Messerschmitt Me163B Komet      s/n 191614
    photo taken at the Royal Air Force Museum - Cosford in 1987

Photos by Robert Hodgson

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Warplane Art / Re: Colorized

« on: January 28, 2006, 12:33:57 PM »

...and this is the final result after reworking...

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Warplane Art / Colorized

« on: January 27, 2006, 10:04:28 PM »

New name in the field of image software is Colorize. This is the software specialized in converting of old black and white photos into the color. It is FREE  and there is two option of how to get it- direct instal from their web site or download of RAR archive. As well I do not prefer to instal anything from web on my computer I have download RAR archive which size is 1,4 MB.

I have unpack RAR archive and software was instant ready- no need to install on computer. Window is very clear and on the top side is some of the basic tools and on the right side are color panel. Most of the controls are identical to the controls in Adobe Photoshop so I have open one photo for trial. In first moment I have a problem to open TIFF format but there was no problem with JPG or BMP. Photo are saved in its own format of file.

Working with this software is very simple and no experience is need!!! On the top panel you choose tool and use it on picture. There is zoom tool but zoom out missing. For color proces you have to take brush tool, rounded or square, and chose color and mark the area which have to be convreted in color. When you mark all of the area on picture then click Colorize icon on top panel [shortcut is C] and proces of repainting begin. Color panel are placed on right side and there is palette with the various natural color [wood, skin, glass, stone...] but with color panel on the top for direct choosing of color.

This original photo had 3 MB and overapainting was done in less then ten minute. Restult could vary and take attention that this is my first work with this software and some practice have to make oerfect photo. I have to say that on this sample glass color are not work well. Special note is that this software is still beta version 0.7 and I am sute that full power will appeared on final version. From my point of view very nice addition but I think that some classic tool have to ba add such as magic wand, laso and pen. Download  this software on following  address:

http://www.recolored.com/

Original photo is from petar Bosnic collection.