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Curtiss Model F
« on: May 16, 2014, 08:27:07 PM »
I started making profile drawings from old USN birds, because they were scarcely drawn. I make them also for wings-aviation, a site belonging to Michael Fader. So here is an early bird: Curtiss Model F

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Re: Curtiss Model F
« Reply #1 on: May 16, 2014, 08:37:59 PM »
This is excellent and so challenging!!! Not everybody dare to do subject like this one, congratulation :-ok Please tell me what software you are using to create such work?

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Re: Curtiss Model F
« Reply #2 on: May 16, 2014, 08:45:44 PM »
Thank you for the compliment! :) I work with Adobe Photoshop Elements 6.0.

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Re: Curtiss Model F
« Reply #3 on: May 16, 2014, 09:40:19 PM »
Elements? I did not know they can be used for illustrating, nice new info for me ;)

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Re: Curtiss Model F
« Reply #4 on: May 17, 2014, 09:17:23 AM »
It's normally used for photo-editing, but in the years i learned myself using it. Here is another one.

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Re: Curtiss Model F
« Reply #5 on: May 17, 2014, 10:44:39 AM »
Excellent! Thank you for sharing this :-ok

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Re: Curtiss Model F
« Reply #6 on: May 20, 2014, 09:17:44 AM »
Thanks No.1!
Here is another late Model F at NAS Key West 1917

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Re: Curtiss Model F
« Reply #7 on: May 20, 2014, 09:23:29 AM »
And the first patrol-plane from the USMC in 1913 Curtiss C-3 (F-model)

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Re: Curtiss Model F
« Reply #8 on: May 20, 2014, 10:06:47 AM »
Excellent, I like em :-ok Interesting to see sample machine from 1913, this early period is very attractive

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Re: Curtiss Model F
« Reply #9 on: May 28, 2014, 02:08:00 PM »
A Curtiss Model F from 1916 on board USS North-Carolina.

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Re: Curtiss Model F
« Reply #10 on: May 28, 2014, 02:20:50 PM »
Excellent!!

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Re: Curtiss Model F
« Reply #11 on: June 06, 2014, 10:43:36 AM »
Fantastic !

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Re: Curtiss Model F
« Reply #12 on: June 06, 2014, 12:03:42 PM »
Thank you!!

Here are two others from the begin period.

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Re: Curtiss Model F
« Reply #13 on: June 06, 2014, 12:59:20 PM »
This works are so inspiring and I will join you here soon with the same subject :))

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Re: Curtiss Model F
« Reply #14 on: June 06, 2014, 06:23:58 PM »
Makes me curious..! :)