Beyond The Sprues
Modelling => Completed GBs => Group and Themed Builds => The Great War GB => Topic started by: Cliffy B on July 26, 2014, 06:55:53 AM
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If anyone wants to try their hand at some USN whiffs, take a look in here: http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/albums/s584.htm (http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/albums/s584.htm)
PLENTY of whiff fodder in there from tugs to battleships.
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(http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g392/Bri2k/The%20Great%20War%20GB/GWGBsevenfrenchtank.jpg) (http://s1099.photobucket.com/user/Bri2k/media/The%20Great%20War%20GB/GWGBsevenfrenchtank.jpg.html)
Here's where you can post GB themed ideas, research, links etc. Kudos to Cliffy for getting the ball rolling!
Brian da Basher
'Ace' GWGB Mod
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These are a couple of snapshots I took at the Orange County (California) fair a couple weeks ago. Just for inspiration. Sorry I don't have more info - only was able to snap these two quickly with the crowds.
Chuck
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Which side did Sweden take, again???
(http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2014/203/a/8/fvm_tummelisa_replica_in_hangar_by_perttime-d7rr5pm.jpg)
http://perttime.deviantart.com/art/FVM-Tummelisa-replica-in-hangar-469879978 (http://perttime.deviantart.com/art/FVM-Tummelisa-replica-in-hangar-469879978)
This real world type is a 1920 (ish) advanced trainer.
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(http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/8635/75341243.jpg)
too much concept art to post (great link below!!)
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php/109522-iron-storm-amp-bet-on-soldier-games (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php/109522-iron-storm-amp-bet-on-soldier-games)
Keith Thompson has some excellent stuff too:
(http://theconceptartblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/KEITH-THOMPSON_03.jpg)
http://io9.com/5936729/a-technical-manual-for-scott-westerfeld-and-keith-thompsons-leviathan-series (http://io9.com/5936729/a-technical-manual-for-scott-westerfeld-and-keith-thompsons-leviathan-series)
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Some recent inspiration from Euro Model Expo 2014:
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xap1/v/t1.0-9/p526x296/1976945_670626476307104_1824165427_n.jpg?oh=9a387522f053d1f0178aa6f589b5f842&oe=544D9920&__gda__=1414189673_50930e1925ae0702252078ce1d97262a)
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After an inadvertant trans-sonic take-off, it was proved that an EE Lightning didn't really need a canopy (not fiction) .... real pilots prefer the wind in their hair anyway....
Some designers never really got away from the idea of struts & spats ... well, spats are always in fashion !!
inspired by Brian's Bi-Lightning ......
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That's quite nice, RAAFIF! Leave it to you to take it to the next level!
Excellent work, that lovely spatted Lightning!
Brian da Basher
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Next level achieved, Brian .....
To counter those jet-powered Zepplins, the fighters were equipped with a modified COW gun. For better manouverability at lower speeds, a Tri-wing version was built ...
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Great googly Moogly.
Here's a series of articles under the general title "Knights of the Air" from the Dieselpunks site.
http://www.dieselpunks.org/main/search/search?q=knights+of+the+air (http://www.dieselpunks.org/main/search/search?q=knights+of+the+air)
A lot of delightful WW1Wiffery along with some more obscure corners of the War in the air.
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interesting video ...
https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=706427519447020 (https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=706427519447020)
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Was looking for something completely different when I came across this little preview pic on Google. Appeared to be some wickedly painted zeppelin. 8)
(http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRhrRtFd3GcIufIMhbK-EHAcAfrkx7QpidsSUUshl_wMYUXE4XjJ8FtKhZ8)
Turned out to be the fuselage of a Wingnut Wings 1/32 Roland D.VI (SOURCE (http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=33285)):
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y10/moeggo/Roland%20DVI/Roland047.jpg)
Still.... maybe it can inspire some airships. Perhaps something for Baron von der Basher? ;)
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Something different…The Great Martian War:
Great martian war on Vimeo (http://vimeo.com/107454954)