For a while now, I have experimented with creating an illusion of movement on display bases using the airbrush, which allows viewers of your model a very unique prospective; “Speed Blur”!
Example
This technique is fairly simple and straight forward, but should be practiced in order to become convincing… there are three basic steps in doing this;
(1) Preparation
(2) Painting
(3) Weathering
Preparation:
Example: Sanded and Normal Numbers painted…
(model present only for visual)
Painting
Weathering
Example:
The whole trick is eliminating the “hard line” on the front and back of an object… this can be used on Model Car applications also, blurring the retaining wall, wheels/tires/track surface… Example:
(Fans in stands background is from a photo in magazine)
I hope this may be of some use to you in creating displays with a little something extra! [;)]
Take care,
Frank
I will soon be posting a follow-up to this subject detailing the procedure in speed blurring an airplane’s propeller
Excellent description! Thanks for showing us how you did it. It really works well for your diorama. Quetion: it looks as though youd di some blurring on the prop as well. Can you show the technique for this as well?
[:)] There are no digital photochops present, the way you see it, is the way it is. [;)] The model represents my wife and I on our first date in 1982, so I painted the figures accordingly. [:)]… (Lisa had a Pony-Tail in that day) [;)]
I’ll be using this technique soon, for sure. Ideas and techniques like this really make this forum a worthwhile place. You illustrations are very well done.
Yes I definitely see the likeness now that you added pics of yourselves [tup] This turned out to be one of the most interesting threads I’ve ever seen.
You need to do an article for FSM on that one. Everyone would love the info, and you’ll come out ahead. Excellent technique you’ve pioneered there, you really broke that one loose. Thanks.
Great idea. Good job on the 172 as well. I’ve got a bunch of hours in them, and that one looks real enough to fly.
FWIW the FAA has very specific ratios for the numbers on runways as well as the widths of centerlines and the spacing of numbers from the lines. If anyone is interested I have them at the office and can dig them out.
Part of the runway at Richlands Municipal Airport at that time, was built on a bridge crossing the Clinch River… whenever it rained a bit too much, the airport had to be closed because the runway would flood AT that bridge.
This airport is closed now, mainly due to this engineering blunder, but still a lot of good memories revolve around that place. [:)]
Those specifications are on the FAA web site, but it’s a huge site and difficult to navigate and find anything. I’ll send myself an email at work and remind myself to post them when I get back Tuesday.
