Here’s the latest, #5, in the series “A Line in the Sky.”
The 2 Hasegawa Ki 84s pick up a stricken Tamiya Betty.
Hope you like it, & thanks for letting me share !
Looks great pix! Your props are looking better and better.
madda
Pixilator -
You’re getting better and better - very nice
I especially like the way you’ve done the props - very realistic and a great improvement on a month ago.
Good work
LeeTree
I heartily concur with the distinguished gentlemen!
Excellent!
Betty looks appropriately lonely struggling along there, waiting for her escorts.
As the skills comtinue to increase, so does the pic quality. Great job, pix! Pretty soon, you’ll be doing stuff for the movies!
demono69
Thanks so much, maddafinga, Lee Tree, J-Hulk, & demon !
I’m getting more satisfied with the props, myself, too. It is very difficult to generate a realistic-looking one. I don’t even use the kit props in the images anymore - they are all computer-generated. I have to create a round shape, & then “bend” it to an oblique angle, matching the span of the removed prop. I’m glad that you like them, as they ARE a lot of work.
J-Hulk ! Glad to hear from you ! I was wondering if the quake in Japan was anywhere near you. I hope none of your GREAT models were shaken to the floor.
Thanks, again !
Here’s how the story is shaping up so far.
Pix, your pictures are looking awesome.
Jerry
Pix
Wow[:)]
Very Impressive[:D][^]
Very Sharp and Crisp[8D]
Practice makes perfect[:p]
Keep it up
Thanks, coldwar & Sled !
I plan on doing about 12 images to the series, so I don’t quite know when it will be complete. I only know what will happen & how it will end, but you have to stay tuned to find out !
Keep it up, Pix!
By the way, no quake troubles down here in Osaka. Thanks for your concern! That was waaaaay up in Hokkaido, more than 1,000 miles from Osaka.
Amazingly, although there were injuries, no one was killed. And it was magnitude 8!!
Looking forward to picture #6!
Pix!
Kudos on a great job! (Although I zoomed in ghere thinking from the title it might be dirty!)
Looking forward to the rest!
J-Hulk, also glad to hear you are all ok after the quake.
Bruce
Thanks, J-Hulk & B. LeCren !
J-Hulk _ I saw video on CNN of an office where things were being tossed around like people on a ride at an amusement park. All I could see in my head was models being thrown from the shelves ! And some unfortunate person looking at the aftermath, all the hard work reduced to pieces again.
B. LeCren - I took the name from the old song “Frankie & Johnny.” (I’m still trying to figure out what you thought may be dirty . . .) Oh, well. I’m old (48), so I don’t think about that every 15 seconds, as I did in my 20s !
Thanks again !
Hey Pix,
Looking good my friend!! One question, have you ever thought of doing a pix from the inside of a cockpit lookin out?
Say lookin out of a Frank onto a Betty? At any rate a great job well done!!
Looking forward to your future series
Flaps up, Mike
Hi Pix as always your pictures are amazing. thanks for sharing your skills with us…Greg
A small suggestion if you don’t mind. A banking aircraft will leave vapor trails from the wingtip. A lot of moisture collects under the wing and is held there by wind pressure as long as the aircraft is flying straight and level. As a plane banks the moisture is directed toward the wing tips and pressure will cause the moisture to trail behind causing vapor trails. I am sure you have seen it in a lot of pictures of aircraft banking. I hope you will take this comment as a helpful suggestion.
Your art looks great. I could swear they were actual photographs.
Thanks, Butz, gregers, & berny !
Butz - I’ve been trying to think of a way to do that, actually. Its difficult to get a convincing angle of a wing from a cockpit perspective (putting the lens in the pilot’s seat). Painting a canopy frame is an option, but if you zoom in on a digital image, you’ll notice its not a solid color. To be consistent, I would need to recreate pixels of varying colors. Its very time-consuming (I’ve done it).
An alternative I may be able to recreate is a view from a bomber’s waist window. I have unbuilt B-24, B-17, & B-26, along with 50 cal. & P.E. gunsights. That could be a dramatic shot.
Who knows - maybe you’ll see a pic of that from me one day !
Thanks, again, all !
Nice work again, Pix. What a talent. cant wait for more.
Bob
Great job man…
A very well “made” story so far… Keep 'em flying…
Cheers,
Nandakumar
Thanks, Bob & nandman !
Well, I didn’t have time to finish another pic this weekend. I’ll see if I can get one out this week, though.
Thanks, everyone, for the kind words !
Pix, I am thoroughly enjoying the story as you develop it. You skill with the a/c manipulationand perspective has really improved. Can’t wait to see the next installment. - Ed