Author Topic: Bluesmans Profiles (Read 34791 times)

bluesman · « **on:** November 13, 2012, 07:32:38 AM »

Viper Mk 7

bluesman · « **Reply #1 on:** November 13, 2012, 07:34:53 AM »

Swedish B-1B

Jeffry Fontaine · « **Reply #2 on:** November 13, 2012, 08:50:19 AM »

Great way to introduce yourself by sharing a couple of very nice profiles!

Logan Hartke · « **Reply #3 on:** November 13, 2012, 09:36:45 AM »

Welcome, bluesman! It's nice to see you again!

Cheers,

Logan

bluesman · « **Reply #4 on:** November 13, 2012, 11:00:11 AM »

And the Swede Bone with a splinter camo

GTX_Admin · « **Reply #5 on:** November 13, 2012, 03:06:49 PM »

lauhof52 · « **Reply #6 on:** November 13, 2012, 04:14:54 PM »

Nice swedish one!

GTX_Admin · « **Reply #7 on:** November 13, 2012, 05:35:56 PM »

Any chance of a RAAF one?

bluesman · « **Reply #8 on:** November 13, 2012, 07:20:54 PM »

Again with the requests for Ozzie aircraft. No worries, mate, lemmie see what I can do.

bluesman · « **Reply #9 on:** November 13, 2012, 08:16:41 PM »

A vf-19 in Firefox style. The graphic is pretty simple, but works I think.

And a VF-0 Fighter from the Georgia Air National Guard

GTX_Admin · « **Reply #10 on:** November 14, 2012, 02:17:56 AM »

Quote from: bluesman on November 13, 2012, 07:20:54 PM

Again with the requests for Ozzie aircraft. No worries, mate, lemmie see what I can do.

Don't expect me to change soon...

Tophe · « **Reply #11 on:** November 14, 2012, 02:22:51 AM »

Good work! Go on!

bluesman · « **Reply #12 on:** November 14, 2012, 09:21:30 AM »

More VF-19 Goodness. This is older work and a bit cartoony, but its a good way to knock out a quick color study. I am working on a more "serious" VF-19 in various air force liveries.

And note the number and the pilot on the Ozzie VF19...yes that MAx Rocketansky.

Doom! · « **Reply #13 on:** November 14, 2012, 11:43:48 PM »

Justin, nice to see your work here. :)

bluesman · « **Reply #14 on:** November 15, 2012, 11:38:50 AM »

Its pretty clear this is a King Air, SAAB 340 and OV-10 Bronco mashup...but it was fun.

apophenia · « **Reply #15 on:** November 15, 2012, 11:53:40 AM »

Oooo ... I like that! Sticking more warlike noses onto utility aircraft is always fun :)

bluesman · « **Reply #16 on:** November 15, 2012, 11:59:34 AM »

I figure the bg green house canopy for "observing things" some cargo space in the back for "delivering things" and of course beefed up landing gear for all those unimproved airstrips that "dont exist" around he world.

Of course the CIA logo will be removed in favor of some fictional relief agency graphics.

GTX_Admin · « **Reply #17 on:** November 15, 2012, 05:45:25 PM »

:)

Tophe · « **Reply #18 on:** November 15, 2012, 11:48:15 PM »

Funny, yes

Talos · « **Reply #19 on:** November 16, 2012, 12:26:40 PM »

Nice job on all of these, Bluesman. I especially like the Viper and the Valkyries since BSG and Macross are favorites of mine and ones I've done a lot of work in.

I don't know if it'll be useful, but I did do this line art for a VF-19A/YF-19 a few years back you can use if you'd like.

bluesman · « **Reply #20 on:** November 16, 2012, 10:31:51 PM »

Thanks, and thanks for the reference. My original source was a scan of the kit instructions.

bluesman · « **Reply #21 on:** November 19, 2012, 11:37:43 PM »

Orion IIIs in some more colorful liveries...both low fare airlines to get you to the moon cheaply.

The Big Gimper · « **Reply #22 on:** November 20, 2012, 12:48:51 AM »

Quote from: bluesman on November 19, 2012, 11:37:43 PM

Orion IIIs in some more colorful liveries...both low fare airlines to get you to the moon cheaply.

Nice work.

And then there is the real Orion Space Plane .

GTX_Admin · « **Reply #23 on:** November 20, 2012, 02:37:54 AM »

cptmike2012 · « **Reply #24 on:** November 20, 2012, 04:18:19 AM »

Nice work on the Orions

How about one for the USAF?

Regards,

CPT Mike

bluesman · « **Reply #25 on:** November 23, 2012, 11:33:17 PM »

Im a big fan of concept designer Ron Cobb, from Dark Star onward. A couple variations of the Cheyenne dropship.

The Big Gimper · « **Reply #26 on:** November 24, 2012, 01:42:02 AM »

Quote from: bluesman on November 23, 2012, 11:33:17 PM

Im a big fan of concept designer Ron Cobb, from Dark Star onward. A couple variations of the Cheyenne dropship.

These are awesome. I am a big fan of Warrant Office Ellen Ripley.

GTX_Admin · « **Reply #27 on:** November 24, 2012, 04:17:38 AM »

bluesman · « **Reply #28 on:** December 31, 2012, 11:21:07 PM »

A couple of wacky ideas to mash a 109 and 262 together. I want to build one of these just to make the IPMS 109 fans go "WTF"?

GTX_Admin · « **Reply #29 on:** January 08, 2013, 11:15:57 AM »

Wicked!

bluesman · « **Reply #30 on:** January 08, 2013, 11:02:14 PM »

I was thinking the centerline engine needs to be a turbo prop, other wise I need separate tanks for jet fuel and aviation fuel

I actually started building this years ago...i will have to dig up pics.

elmayerle · « **Reply #31 on:** January 09, 2013, 02:49:35 AM »

Hmm, fuselage and inboard wing tanks for avgas and outboard wing tanks and drop tanks for jet fuel? I better like the idea of a turboprop with bifurcated exhausts right above and in front of the wing.

bluesman · « **Reply #32 on:** January 09, 2013, 09:22:42 AM »

Yeah, I didn't account for the turbo prop, an in take or exhaust in the drawing. I will have to update it. But your solution for the 2 different fuels makes sense

elmayerle · « **Reply #33 on:** January 09, 2013, 10:21:09 AM »

The technology didn't exist then, but today you can get piston engines burning Jet A. The new Cessna 182JT-A has just that from Lycoming (keeping it all in the Textron family, they are).

bluesman · « **Reply #34 on:** January 23, 2013, 09:43:22 PM »

A work in progress of the top view of the Reliant. All done in Illustrator. No one reference seems to be consistent so I a little license in a some of the non major areas. The hardest part was the aztec. I drew it in a separate document using a section of pattern form my extensive vault of trek references, then I placed into the ship drawing and copies and rotated the sections until I had the ship "decaled"...then it was matter of playing with the opacity...keep it subtle, but keep it dark enough to show up on the screen. Then if I want to print this I need to adjust it a little...I have an on screen version and a version to print.

I have a way to go before shes done but I think its coming along fairly well.

GTX_Admin · « **Reply #35 on:** January 24, 2013, 02:11:53 AM »

Different - I liked the what if (yeah, in a scifi show I know) scenario where you had the "Battleship Enterprise". I wonder about some darker scenarios like that for some of these profiles.

finsrin · « **Reply #36 on:** January 29, 2013, 01:03:23 PM »

Nice --- Bf-109-62 is an "of course" (palm-to-forehead) match of parts. :)
That or a FW-190-62 are prime subjects for a styrene build.

bluesman · « **Reply #37 on:** February 23, 2013, 02:09:24 AM »

Here's another fracking viper. :) I know eveyones doing them, but I had to do one as well.

jorel62 · « **Reply #38 on:** February 23, 2013, 03:07:30 AM »

Nice......

GTX_Admin · « **Reply #39 on:** February 23, 2013, 03:41:07 AM »

I have a plan to do a Viper as a Jolly Roger one with appropriate tail markings:

bluesman · « **Reply #40 on:** March 16, 2013, 12:29:35 PM »

Just playing around with some ideas here with star ship components

finsrin · « **Reply #41 on:** March 16, 2013, 01:22:22 PM »

Seeing those Star Trek warp drive pods. My warped BTS mind pictures push-pull props on them.

bluesman · « **Reply #42 on:** March 24, 2013, 11:35:00 AM »

I've got no love for the new Enterprise from JJtrek, so after some thought I did this one. The idea was to keep the classic Matt Jefferies look and proportions. This one almost looks like if it could be in Star Trek in the 1950's

elmayerle · « **Reply #43 on:** March 24, 2013, 11:50:32 AM »

Quote from: bluesman on March 16, 2013, 12:29:35 PM

Just playing around with some ideas here with star ship components

Minus the "roll bar", the top one looks very similar to the Coventry-class light cruiser that's appeared in various ST fannish efforts (I modestly admit to having contributed to that design).

jorel62 · « **Reply #44 on:** March 24, 2013, 08:10:45 PM »

Great looking stuff there Bluesman........

M.A.D · « **Reply #45 on:** April 11, 2013, 08:25:31 PM »

Quote from: bluesman on November 13, 2012, 11:00:11 AM

And the Swede Bone with a splinter camo

Now this is so cool!!

M.A.D

jorel62 · « **Reply #46 on:** April 11, 2013, 09:33:32 PM »

Great job.....

bluesman · « **Reply #47 on:** May 23, 2013, 12:32:40 PM »

Some old stuff...a little Eagle or Mini Eagle.

bluesman · « **Reply #48 on:** May 23, 2013, 12:36:44 PM »

SHADO transporter

father ennis · « **Reply #49 on:** May 23, 2013, 06:11:19 PM »

Those are just fantastic ... !!! I really like the "Little Eagle", what a great design. I

bluesman · « **Reply #50 on:** May 23, 2013, 09:54:00 PM »

Thanks. Perhaps with the re release of the Eagle kits coming out I will build the little Eagle...I am too afraid to chop up the only Eagle kit I have.

GTX_Admin · « **Reply #51 on:** May 24, 2013, 02:18:30 AM »

Good to see you back and posting mate.

bluesman · « **Reply #52 on:** June 01, 2013, 10:44:55 PM »

Older work. Concepts for Rollerball team tranporters. I almost put spikes on the A320 nose, but that was too cheesy.

bluesman · « **Reply #53 on:** June 12, 2013, 10:49:07 PM »

Line art for the hawk fighter from Buck Rogers

bluesman · « **Reply #54 on:** June 15, 2013, 10:42:38 PM »

Logo for the CAFP.

bluesman · « **Reply #55 on:** September 07, 2013, 09:58:26 PM »

Classic Enterprise for your viewing pleasure. Been away for a while, I directed a short film and have been busy with client work.

elmayerle · « **Reply #56 on:** September 08, 2013, 11:33:28 AM »

Beautiful job on the classic, post-pilots, Enterprise. Tempted to dig out my old references and encourage you to do a Coventry-class ship (done for some fannish blueprint sets some 25 - 30 years ago); it bears the same relationship to the Reliant and her sisters that the ST:TOS Enterprise bears to the ST:TMP Enterprise.

Empty Handed · « **Reply #57 on:** September 09, 2013, 06:21:14 AM »

Nice work! Always a pleasure to see the Big E!

taiidantomcat · « **Reply #58 on:** September 10, 2013, 11:44:23 AM »

Great work :)

cptmike2012 · « **Reply #59 on:** September 12, 2013, 03:59:48 AM »

Quote from: elmayerle on September 08, 2013, 11:33:28 AM

Beautiful job on the classic, post-pilots, Enterprise. Tempted to dig out my old references and encourage you to do a Coventry-class ship (done for some fannish blueprint sets some 25 - 30 years ago); it bears the same relationship to the Reliant and her sisters that the ST:TOS Enterprise bears to the ST:TMP [/i]Enterprise[/i].

Welcome back Bluesman,

I couple years ago I asked if you could do a version of the Enterprise in an SEA camouflage scheme. At the time it did not seem like this idea was relevant and nothing ever came of it. However, I noticed in the recent Star Trek Into Darkness movie, that the Enterprise was hidden in a lake or an ocean; so I was thinking that the Enterprise might use a temporary camouflage scheme in some future surface landing mission.

If possible, could you please do a camouflaged Enterprise?

Thanks and regards,

CPT Mike

bluesman · « **Reply #60 on:** September 16, 2013, 09:05:57 AM »

I would love to do a camo Enterprise if I can find the time.

And dont get me started on the JJprise underwater thing...me and the JJprise dont get along so well because I dont care for the design. And the last minute rescaling of her to make her freakin huge.

raafif · « **Reply #61 on:** September 16, 2013, 01:49:02 PM »

what about a "Flash Gordon Enterprise" ?? ..... just watched (parts of) the Voyager episode where each deck has a different time zone of Voyager's past/future .... in one part Janeway is in a scene from "Flash Gordon" with one of those typical 1950's space-villians

Silliest episode of StarTrek I've ever seen

bluesman · « **Reply #62 on:** September 17, 2013, 12:00:38 AM »

Oohhh...the Enterprise all paneled and riveted and 1930's looking....cool. I have started a 1930s version of the Millineum Falcon, so I will have to give the retro E a go

raafif · « **Reply #63 on:** September 17, 2013, 04:53:33 AM »

I should have mentioned that while the rest was in colour, the Flash Gordon scenes in that episode were in B/W so you'd have to do the same for the model

Perhaps a b/w splinter Barkley scheme on an Enterprise or Eagle

elmayerle · « **Reply #64 on:** September 17, 2013, 10:00:07 AM »

Quote from: raafif on September 16, 2013, 01:49:02 PM

what about a "Flash Gordon Enterprise" ?? ..... just watched (parts of) the Voyager episode where each deck has a different time zone of Voyager's past/future .... in one part Janeway is in a scene from "Flash Gordon" with one of those typical 1950's space-villians Silliest episode of StarTrek I've ever seen

Sillier even than "Spock's Brain"?

Empty Handed · « **Reply #65 on:** September 17, 2013, 07:08:36 PM »

Quite enjoyed Chaotica myself. Especially the "The End......... ?".

Having had a bit of a marathon a month or two back, there's nothing wrong with Spock's Brain IMO. If you want to rag on an episode, may I suggest The Empath, The Alternative Factor, Miri? [Shudder]

elmayerle · « **Reply #66 on:** September 18, 2013, 11:57:26 AM »

No, I can't argue about those, either. "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield" is a decidedly heavy-handed bit of preaching, too.

raafif · « **Reply #67 on:** September 18, 2013, 12:13:41 PM »

Quote from: elmayerle on September 17, 2013, 10:00:07 AM

Sillier even than "Spock's Brain"?

don't know that episode .... this ??

Empty Handed · « **Reply #68 on:** September 18, 2013, 07:59:03 PM »

Close enough!!

bluesman · « **Reply #69 on:** September 21, 2013, 12:53:14 PM »

Buck Rogers Earth Defense Directorate Starfighter. For being designed in 1978, this is still one of the coolest space fighters around. I wanted to try a different style so it is very simple with thick line weights...of course I am doing a version I can paint in Photoshop.

Empty Handed · « **Reply #70 on:** September 21, 2013, 06:18:25 PM »

Cool! Always liked that design.

bluesman · « **Reply #71 on:** January 06, 2014, 04:27:37 PM »

First in a series of VF-1 fighters. This one is low vis like a Gripen. She's also heavily weathered, because I don;t like painting hangar queens. Other Swedes and nationalities are coming.

bluesman · « **Reply #72 on:** January 07, 2014, 03:58:04 AM »

Blue Peter version of the VF-1. In the works are a winter splinter and green splinter for the Swedes, a Swiss version, German and Israeli.

GTX_Admin · « **Reply #73 on:** January 07, 2014, 05:56:21 PM »

Loop...I like that one. :)

bluesman · « **Reply #74 on:** May 05, 2014, 12:01:43 AM »

Profile of Sky One. A little cartoony, but I like it. I am working on a little more realistic version

bluesman · « **Reply #75 on:** February 05, 2015, 11:29:36 PM »

Just getting silly. I didn't spend alot of time on the render, but I may go back and to more to it now I see the basic concept.

I think Big Bopper and March Hare are up next.

JP Vieira · « **Reply #76 on:** February 08, 2015, 05:13:59 PM »

Always had interest in space designs; congrats

bluesman · « **Reply #77 on:** March 29, 2015, 11:12:59 AM »

Ready for paint, the X Viper. A mashup of an x-wing and viper mk 1 and 2.

arkon · « **Reply #78 on:** March 29, 2015, 12:16:11 PM »

Now that is just plain cool!!!!!!!

Kerick · « **Reply #79 on:** March 29, 2015, 01:05:32 PM »

Careful! You're going to have both the SW and BSG fanatics after you!
IIRC, I saw a build of something like this but I can't remember where.

bluesman · « **Reply #80 on:** August 05, 2015, 12:44:23 AM »

A quickie profile of a Lockheed/Stark Industries fighter.

The backstory is that late in the War, the SSR and Howard Stark got word of a new advanced jet fighter. Stark arranged a secret meeting with Clarence Johnson of Lockheed and entered a partnership to supply Lockheed with the weapons, fire controls and delivery systems for the new L133 jet fighter. The war ended before the systems were fully developed, but Stark managed to buy a fleet of L133s for SHIELD for deployment on hellicarriers and land bases around the world.

The jets were successful and a valuable asset in SHIELD's inventory, but little of their success is know in public.

The Big Gimper · « **Reply #81 on:** August 05, 2015, 01:18:25 AM »

Very Nice Bluesman. Too bad the only 1/72 L-133 available is from Sharkit at $77 CDN.

GTX_Admin · « **Reply #82 on:** August 05, 2015, 03:34:51 AM »

Quote from: The Big Gimper on August 05, 2015, 01:18:25 AM

Too bad the only 1/72 L-133 available is from Sharkit at $77 CDN.

Hey, at least you have that! I don't know of any 1/48 ones.

bluesman · « **Reply #83 on:** August 06, 2015, 02:44:24 AM »

Thanks for the comments. I am working on operational L-133s, I've shown the prototype. As far as a model, line drawings, some sheet styrene and foam will get you going. Seal the foam and Bob's your uncle.

bluesman · « **Reply #84 on:** February 03, 2016, 10:10:56 PM »

After Lockheed and Stark Industries fixed the gearing problems, the SSR built up a small fleet of 9 XRf-11's for high altitude recon missions.

GTX_Admin · « **Reply #85 on:** February 06, 2016, 07:50:20 AM »

:)

How about a RAF one in PRU Blue

bluesman · « **Reply #86 on:** February 06, 2016, 11:01:59 PM »

I'll try it. I am not familiar with PRU blue, though.

bluesman · « **Reply #87 on:** February 18, 2016, 10:39:20 PM »

The Airbus Beluga Heavy lift aircraft as one of the Thunderbirds.

The Big Gimper · « **Reply #88 on:** February 18, 2016, 11:06:47 PM »

Cool!!!! :)

bluesman · « **Reply #89 on:** February 19, 2016, 03:42:19 AM »

This seemed appropriate, I may have to try it on the big Moby re issue.

GTX_Admin · « **Reply #90 on:** February 20, 2016, 12:54:35 PM »

Quote from: bluesman on February 06, 2016, 11:01:59 PM

I'll try it. I am not familiar with PRU blue, though.

Something like this:

bluesman · « **Reply #91 on:** April 02, 2016, 10:04:02 AM »

The SSR XF-47.

Based on the Repblic XP-47, the SSR developed the XF-47 to counter threats from Hydra's Luftwaffe inventory, the Soviets and even craft from "beyond Earth"

Howard Stark high modified the basic Republic air frame for enhanced performance in speed, range and climb rate and the XF-47 could carry a wide inventory of standard weapon and advanced weapon packages devleoped by Stark and the SSR. The XF-47's could operate from land bases or the fleet of SSR Hellicarriers.

A small highly specialized fleet of 34 XF-47's were in the SSR inventory and served in roles from recon, intercept, fighter and ground attack. The XF-47's entered service in 1944 and flew until 1961.

elmayerle · « **Reply #92 on:** April 03, 2016, 11:40:28 AM »

Very nice. It looks to combine aspects of the XP-47J and the P-47N as the cowling doesn't look long enough for the XP-72's R4360, though I could see that as part of the next evolution of this design.

Tophe · « **Reply #93 on:** April 03, 2016, 05:46:56 PM »

Quote from: elmayerle on April 03, 2016, 11:40:28 AM

It looks to combine aspects of the XP-47J and the P-47N

Is this a non-bubble-top early XP-47J? Anyway, I like this addition to the family.

elmayerle · « **Reply #94 on:** April 03, 2016, 08:52:24 PM »

The one and only XP-47J "Superbolt" was a razorback airframe, not one with a bubble canopy.

Tophe · « **Reply #95 on:** April 03, 2016, 11:47:06 PM »

Oh, sorry, I was fooled by Google profiles...


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Author Topic: Bluesmans Profiles (Read 34791 times)