Author Topic: Damian's Profiles: Skyhawk FGA.1 804 NAS (Read 60683 times)

Damian · « **Reply #100 on:** July 09, 2018, 08:45:01 PM »

So...um...still busy.

I feel a bit free to chat in my thread about why I went dark.

2014 was a long year filled with sighs and since then I have been in a constant battle with depression. When I lost all my art and the resources and the info and, and, and it was a gut punch in a sea of gut punches. I have found it hard to find that spark again as it just seems like too much to go through all again. That is the personal level.

On the professional level my full time job has only increased in stress levels and in conjunction with that I co-founded a company doing "car things" which added more to my plate.

I have since been bitten by the sim racing bug and went on to make a sim rig and have done what-if skins for my buddy's team

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erpLsOoC-Zo&t=0s&list=LLJ33oTKmBFmQ2RmQ4BVPw3w&index=21
(their team launch vid and if I did it correctly there should be a preview pic below)

So some of the skills learnt here did not go to waste. Figuring all that placing out was an interesting experience first coming to grips with the Ferrari and then the Porka. I have recently built a pc to join in all this madness so my next project will be skins for my team, Torque Dirty Racing (also that's my company's name

shameless plug)

Well what does all that mean for my aviation art? Like I said earlier, it is difficult because it is something I was doing when it all went wrong (my favourite game series Mass Effect also falls in to this "category") so when I sit down to think about doing it touches raw places.

However, I love aircraft and I am not making any promises but let's see what we can do in the next few months eh?

As always, have a good one!

Logan Hartke · « **Reply #101 on:** July 10, 2018, 11:06:18 PM »

I'm definitely looking forward to you getting back to profiles, Damian! You've got my support!

Cheers,

Logan

Damian · « **Reply #102 on:** July 14, 2018, 08:20:28 PM »

Prep yourselves for some automotive what-iffery in the next few hours. My friend and company co-founder have entered the second season of Simrace SA's GT racing series using the sim Assetto Corsa (brilliant btw).

We start on Monday with seeding races in the GT4 league where we will be piloting the Maserati GT MC GT4. If you want to they stream the races on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7a2J_VcHmoeriRmpqJSkSw

So back to the car, this is "What-if Damian had enough money to do this for real!" I am doing custom skins for the car which looks like this:

So got Alabama Thunderpussy playing, a cafe mocha next to me, let's do this!

Volkodav · « **Reply #103 on:** July 14, 2018, 08:24:06 PM »

AXOR · « **Reply #104 on:** July 15, 2018, 01:51:34 AM »

That is a nice skin

love the colors

ChernayaAkula · « **Reply #105 on:** July 15, 2018, 07:36:10 AM »

Know how you feel. Depression is a right bastard. Takes things you love and that used to give you energy and turns them into s**t.

Really happy for you that you found something else that's giving you joy! Way to go!

Damian · « **Reply #106 on:** July 16, 2018, 03:42:29 AM »

Quote from: AXOR on July 15, 2018, 01:51:34 AM

That is a nice skin love the colors

I wish, that is a really nice shot of the real deal :)

Damian · « **Reply #107 on:** July 16, 2018, 03:53:44 AM »

Ok so yesterday ran into today.

This is what happens when you delete things you ought not to...turned in at 4am and resumed again at 10am (though annoyingly sleep only came at six ((also, did I tell you it was winter and it was as the locals say "poes" cold))). All of this plus another few hours (and I can spend many, many more save for the deadline of today) and I still managed to set a qualification time of 1:56:653 at Imola!

...Only 6 seconds slower than those sitting in the top 5. But I am division 2 talent level for now anyway and this the number of entries there will be plenty of scraps to be had.

So in thinking about a livery design I wanted something striking as these races are live streamed. Call me an 80's child but I love black and neon when it comes to liveries because they are just so eye catching. My tea mate chose blue for his highlight colour and I went for a shade more masculine pink :)

Damian · « **Reply #108 on:** July 16, 2018, 11:40:47 PM »

Hi all

So deciding what to draw have put a poll up on my short list. Have a say in the next piece.

Damian · « **Reply #109 on:** July 19, 2018, 06:51:28 PM »

The poll is still up for a few more hours though the Bucc seems to be the winner (I set up the poll incorrectly so HAD to click something so made it the top one

, therefore the F-4 only has 2 votes).

I chose the Bucc to be part of the list as I have memories of watching them return to AFB Waterkloof when my family lived in Waterkloof, Pretoria in the late 80's.

Time to start on that research, colour samples and markings :)

Which service/scheme will be first? Time will tell :)

GTX_Admin · « **Reply #110 on:** July 20, 2018, 12:01:31 PM »

Good to hear from you again mate.

Damian · « **Reply #111 on:** July 22, 2018, 06:12:32 PM »

This is a song my late dad played when I was a kid in the 80s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73PPofzvOX0

It's McCully Workshop's The Buccaneer from 1977. So busy researching scheme no.1 and I think Vietnam will be my starting point.

Enjoy the song :)

AXOR · « **Reply #112 on:** July 22, 2018, 06:33:00 PM »

Way to go Damian

Damian · « **Reply #113 on:** July 22, 2018, 09:29:57 PM »

Some progress for today.

Logan Hartke · « **Reply #114 on:** July 23, 2018, 10:48:12 PM »

Nice work, bud. Glad to see you back at it!

Cheers,

Logan

Damian · « **Reply #115 on:** August 12, 2018, 06:30:17 PM »

Got a bit busy prepping TDR's Nissan R35 GT GT3 cars for their first Simrace SA run, 60 laps at Donnington (one of my favourite circuits)

Got a chance to do some more work on the Bucc :)

Slowly but surely!

Damian · « **Reply #116 on:** August 13, 2018, 04:18:28 AM »

I did a quick 'n nasty mock up of the first colour scheme I will be doing.

Thoughts and comments welcome!

elmayerle · « **Reply #117 on:** August 13, 2018, 07:35:38 AM »

Looks great!! If you are taking requests, I definitely have one for a Buccaneer in Marineflieger markings, either MFG1 or MFG2.

Damian · « **Reply #118 on:** August 13, 2018, 12:32:36 PM »

Quote from: elmayerle on August 13, 2018, 07:35:38 AM

Looks great!! If you are taking requests, I definitely have one for a Buccaneer in Marineflieger markings, either MFG1 or MFG2.

Hmmm sounds like it might be a plan. Could you post a pic or two of the scheme here please?

apophenia · « **Reply #119 on:** August 14, 2018, 06:02:21 AM »

Maybe a scheme like this Marineflieger Starfighter?

Brian da Basher · « **Reply #120 on:** August 14, 2018, 07:30:35 AM »

That's shaping up to be some real eye-candy!

U.S.N. scheme on a 'Buc appears to be a natural!

Brian da Basher

GTX_Admin · « **Reply #121 on:** August 14, 2018, 12:42:19 PM »

Wicked.

GTX_Admin · « **Reply #122 on:** August 14, 2018, 12:42:48 PM »

Quote from: apophenia on August 14, 2018, 06:02:21 AM

Maybe a scheme like this Marineflieger Starfighter?

This.

Damian · « **Reply #123 on:** August 15, 2018, 11:24:07 PM »

Quote from: apophenia on August 14, 2018, 06:02:21 AM

Maybe a scheme like this Marineflieger Starfighter?

I think I can add one to the line :)

apophenia · « **Reply #124 on:** August 16, 2018, 05:40:13 AM »

Excellent news! I'm wondering what the Bucc's Marineflieger nickname would be. I note that buccaneer translates into der Flibustier although I kind of like der Seeräuber and das Piratenschiff as too


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