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Offline Logan Hartke

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Re: Logan's Profiles - Japanese A9He1-N "Wade" Floatplane
« Reply #175 on: March 28, 2012, 01:54:05 AM »
Finally done!



   By 1938, it was becoming clear that, given the same engine, the Heinkel He 100 would out-perform the Messerschmitt Bf 109 in maximum speed, range, and altitude.  As a result, the Reichsluftfahrtministerium decided to get the most out of the limited supply of Daimler-Benz DB 601 engines available.  Priority was given to the He 100 while Messerschmitt received the balance.  The Heinkel He 100D soon entered full-scale production, the first units receiving their aircraft in early 1939.  By spring of 1940, the Bf 109 remained the backbone of the Jagdwaffe, but the He 100 was quickly replacing it in front line units.  By the invasion of France, the He 100 would comprise roughly half of the fighters in Jagdgeschwader stationed on the Western Front.  The He 100 cut large swathes through French and British fighters opposing it, making aces out of many of its pilots during the campaign.

   One such pilot was the flamboyant Adolf Galland.  A veteran of Spain, Galland mentored under fellow Condor Legion veteran and accomplished ace Werner Mölders, quickly becoming an ace and leader in his own right.  After scoring 14 kills flying the He 100 with JG 27, Galland took command of III./JG 26.  He would remain with JG 26 throughout the Battle of Britain, achieving dozens of kills throughout the summer in the skies over Britain.  The He 100 had greater range than the Bf 109, effectively making it the only escort for German bombers over London.  Despite the successes of German fighter pilots, bomber losses continued to mount and Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring eventually ordered the Jagdgeschwader to remain close to the bombers they were escorting.  As Galland recalled:

Quote from: Adolf Galland
   We had the impression that, whatever we did, we were bound to be wrong. Fighter protection for bombers created many problems which had to be solved in action. Bomber pilots preferred close screening in which their formation was surrounded by pairs of fighters pursuing a zigzag course. Obviously, the visible presence of the protective fighters gave the bomber pilots a greater sense of security. However, this was a faulty conclusion, because a fighter can only carry out this purely defensive task by taking the initiative in the offensive. He must never wait until attacked because he then loses the chance of acting.

   We fighter pilots certainly preferred the ‘free chase during the approach and over the target area’. This gives the greatest relief and the best protection for the bomber force, although not perhaps a sense of security for the latter.


   Obviously, the advantages of the He 100 over the British fighters such as the Spitfire were greatly marginalized under such circumstances and losses began to mount.  While the large daylight raids by German bombers began to wind down near the end of October, German fighters continued to engage RAF fighters in large-scale combat throughout 1940 and into 1941.  The speed of the He 100 meant that it could engage in combat and disengage almost at will.  Its range also allowed the He 100 considerable time over Britain to seek out RAF fighters.  In this environment, Galland found great success, scoring over 60 kills before the year was out.

   This profile depicts Galland’s personal He 100D-2/N as it appeared in late 1940.  The /N sub-type of the He 100 was powered by the 1,270 hp DB 601N, an uprated version of the DB 601A used in earlier Doras.  The new engine had flattened instead of concave piston heads for improved compression, produced an additional 75 hp at altitude, and used 100 octane C3 synthetic fuel.  Also seen is Galland’s distinctive telescope, used to distinguish friend from foe at greater range.  Behind the cockpit is the additional armor installed behind the pilot’s seat, a feature that would save Galland’s life in 1941.  Finally, painted under the cockpit is Galland’s personal emblem, Mickey Mouse, used by Galland since the Spanish Civil War.

I hope it was worth the wait!

Cheers,

Logan

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Re: Logan's Profiles - Japanese A9He1-N "Wade" Floatplane
« Reply #176 on: March 28, 2012, 02:24:08 AM »
E X Q U I S I T E !!! The result is fantastic...I'm curious how many layers you used on this profile  ;D
Well done,Logan!

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Re: Logan's Profiles - Japanese A9He1-N "Wade" Floatplane
« Reply #177 on: March 28, 2012, 02:27:45 AM »
Outstanding!  Any chance of a larger version - would make a great poster!
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Re: Logan's Profiles - Japanese A9He1-N "Wade" Floatplane
« Reply #178 on: March 28, 2012, 02:30:19 AM »
*stretches* I'm glad we got that one done. I don't think I've ever put that much detail into a single piece of line art before. Logan, you're a harsh taskmaster and it made me better at what I do.

This came out well.

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Re: Logan's Profiles - Japanese A9He1-N "Wade" Floatplane
« Reply #179 on: March 28, 2012, 02:32:21 AM »
*stretches* I'm glad we got that one done.

Now...about that other one...you know the one I mean...bet you thought I had forgotten! C:-)
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Re: Logan's Profiles - Japanese A9He1-N "Wade" Floatplane
« Reply #180 on: March 28, 2012, 03:07:33 AM »

Now...about that other one...you know the one I mean...bet you thought I had forgotten! C:-)

Eh, which one?

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Re: Logan's Profiles - Japanese A9He1-N "Wade" Floatplane
« Reply #181 on: March 28, 2012, 03:16:06 AM »
Logan and Talos, you two make a most awesome pair!!!
I love collaborative work.
Kudos on you two gentlemen

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Re: Logan's Profiles - Japanese A9He1-N "Wade" Floatplane
« Reply #182 on: March 28, 2012, 04:14:07 AM »
Beautiful job Gentlemen!  :-*
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Re: Logan's Profiles - Japanese A9He1-N "Wade" Floatplane
« Reply #183 on: March 28, 2012, 05:14:20 AM »

Now...about that other one...you know the one I mean...bet you thought I had forgotten! C:-)


Eh, which one?


This one bring back any memories...comrade?



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Offline Logan Hartke

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Re: Logan's Profiles - Japanese A9He1-N "Wade" Floatplane
« Reply #184 on: March 28, 2012, 07:11:23 AM »
E X Q U I S I T E !!! The result is fantastic...I'm curious how many layers you used on this profile  ;D
Well done,Logan!

Thanks, Alex!  On this image itself, there are about 200 layers, but the lighting, shading, weathering, and line art were all compressed to single layers.  I still have the originals for those and if I add them in, it's closer to about 1000 layers that went into this.  The file size is about 160 mb.  It crept over 200 mb a few times and I kept having to merge, compress, and trim my way back down to reasonable levels each time.


Outstanding!  Any chance of a larger version - would make a great poster!

Sure.  Just click on the image below and it will take you to the 100% one that I uploaded on DeviantArt.  I'll also link to the page itself where it's displayed.  Let me know if you actually want to do a print of it.  I can give it to you on a white background instead, etc.




*stretches* I'm glad we got that one done. I don't think I've ever put that much detail into a single piece of line art before. Logan, you're a harsh taskmaster and it made me better at what I do.

This came out well.

Indeed.  As small and "conventional" as the actual aircraft is, I really do like the way it turned out.  Well worth the long hours we both put into it.


Logan and Talos, you two make a most awesome pair!!!
I love collaborative work.
Kudos on you two gentlemen

Thanks, Rafael.  It really is a great partnership.  He likes doing the things I hate and vice versa.  We definitely push each other to produce better and better work, too.


Beautiful job Gentlemen!  :-*

Thanks, Doom!  I'm glad you like it.  Did you look at the 100% one, too?

Cheers,

Logan
« Last Edit: March 30, 2012, 10:56:09 AM by Logan Hartke »

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Re: Logan's Profiles - Japanese A9He1-N "Wade" Floatplane
« Reply #185 on: March 28, 2012, 08:56:17 AM »
Did you look at the 100% one, too?

If not, do! It will give you a warm, tingley feeling  :-*
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Re: Logan's Profiles - Japanese A9He1-N "Wade" Floatplane
« Reply #186 on: March 28, 2012, 04:00:15 PM »
Wonderful job! Logan! Outstanding  :) Could you send me one with a white background? Much appreciated  :D

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Re: Logan's Profiles - Japanese A9He1-N "Wade" Floatplane
« Reply #187 on: March 29, 2012, 01:36:31 AM »
You better believe I looked at the 100% image. I'm still blown away by how nice this is, would make a beautiful print.
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Offline Logan Hartke

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Re: Logan's Profiles - Japanese A9He1-N "Wade" Floatplane
« Reply #188 on: March 29, 2012, 11:13:16 AM »
Did you look at the 100% one, too?


If not, do! It will give you a warm, tingley feeling  :-*


You better believe I looked at the 100% image. I'm still blown away by how nice this is, would make a beautiful print.


Thanks, guys.  It really does look more accurate at that level.  The scaling does cause some issues in appearance.

Wonderful job! Logan! Outstanding  :) Could you send me one with a white background? Much appreciated  :D


Sure.  Do you want one like this, or just like the normal one but on white instead of blue gradient?

Cheers,

Logan

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Re: Logan's Profiles - Japanese A9He1-N "Wade" Floatplane
« Reply #189 on: March 29, 2012, 06:07:57 PM »
Wonderful job! Logan! Outstanding  :) Could you send me one with a white background? Much appreciated  :D


Sure.  Do you want one like this, or just like the normal one but on white instead of blue gradient?

Cheers,

Logan
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Hi Logan,

I like the first one you propose! Thanks!

Regards
Lauhof

Offline Logan Hartke

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Re: Logan's Profiles - Japanese A9He1-N "Wade" Floatplane
« Reply #190 on: March 30, 2012, 09:00:06 AM »
Great!  Let me know if you need it modified at all.

Cheers,

Logan

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Re: Logan's Profiles - Japanese A9He1-N "Wade" Floatplane
« Reply #191 on: March 31, 2012, 01:56:48 AM »
Great!  Let me know if you need it modified at all.

Cheers,

Logan

Hi Logan,

It's okay this way. It doesn't need modifying

regards
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Re: Logan's Profiles - Japanese A9He1-N "Wade" Floatplane
« Reply #192 on: April 14, 2012, 01:40:53 PM »
Click on the image to see it at 100%.



After its rejection by the RLM, the He 100 became the focus of an intense propaganda campaign designed to deceive the Allies into believing the He 100 was in service with the Luftwaffe.  Largely successful, this effort culminated in the famous April 1940 article of Der Adler.  No fewer than nine He 100s were painted in spurious "lightning bolt" markings and lined up for the cameras.  It wasn't long before these same aircraft were repainted with a shield bearing a bicorn hat stuck on a dagger, an apparent stab at Winston Churchill, the former First Lord of the Admiralty.  Finally, at least one aircraft was painted with a moon-man marking and photographed in an apparent night-fighting role.

When its services as a propaganda tool were concluded, a number of these He 100s were added to Heinkel's semi-private factory defense force, manned by Heinkel company pilots.  Sometime after these aircraft were taken on for use in this role, the 'First Lord of the Admiralty' badges were repainted with a griffin, the traditional coat of arms of Rostock, where the Heinkel plant was located.  This can be seen in an aerial shot of the plant taken later in 1940 as published in Erwin Hood's fantastic book on the He 100.  It is one of these aircraft that is depicted in the profile.





And here's the full build thread.

Cheers,

Logan

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Re: Logan's Profiles - Japanese A9He1-N "Wade" Floatplane
« Reply #193 on: April 14, 2012, 03:33:18 PM »
Stunning.
Love it to death.

P :-*

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Re: Logan's Profiles - Japanese A9He1-N "Wade" Floatplane
« Reply #194 on: April 14, 2012, 05:28:04 PM »
w a w  :-* looks fantastic!!!!
I really like the idea with underside Balkenkreuz centered !

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Re: Logan's Profiles - Japanese A9He1-N "Wade" Floatplane
« Reply #195 on: April 14, 2012, 07:17:03 PM »
Splendid profile! 8)

Offline Logan Hartke

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Re: Logan's Profiles - Japanese A9He1-N "Wade" Floatplane
« Reply #196 on: April 15, 2012, 10:02:24 AM »
Thanks, Flitzer & lauhof!

w a w  :-* looks fantastic!!!!
I really like the idea with underside Balkenkreuz centered !

Thanks, Alex!  The Balkenkreuz is just the way the Germans did it when they prettied them up for pictures.

Cheers,

Logan

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Re: Logan's Profiles - Japanese A9He1-N "Wade" Floatplane
« Reply #197 on: April 17, 2012, 11:32:10 AM »
Logan, i've been following your He 100 since the day Sean started laying down the boiler plate, we talk about it almost everyday. Those profiles are astounding :)

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Re: Logan's Profiles - Japanese A9He1-N "Wade" Floatplane
« Reply #198 on: May 08, 2012, 11:22:21 AM »
Click on the image to see it at 100%.



When the Fuerza Aérea Argentina began looking to replace its Avro Lancasters and Lincolns, it looked at various bomber and attack aircraft, but the Martin B-51 Panther quickly proved to be the standout candidate.  A number of factors ended up pushing the selection of the Panther such as an aggressive marketing campaign by Martin, the ready availability of surplus B-51Bs from the USAF, its acquisition by other South American air forces, and delays in the competition.

Although a large and complicated aircraft, the Panther was accurate, maneuverable, and very fast at low level.  When Argentine forces occupied the Falkland Islands in April of 1982, the United Kingdom dispatched a naval force to retake the islands from Argentinian forces.  Flying from the Argentinian mainland, the range of the "Panteras" allowed them to strike Royal Navy ships near the islands.  A number of aircraft were lost in these attacks, but Argentine pilots continued to press home the attacks, taking advantage of the B-51's speed at extremely low level.  Despite faulty fuzes that left unexploded bombs lodged in British ships as often as not, by the end of the conflict, the Panthers of the Argentinian Air Force sank or damaged no fewer than seven British ships.

The aircraft depicted in the profile was responsible for the sinking of the HMS Coventry on 25 May 1982.  Here she is depicted some time after the attack, with yellow recognition markings and two kills for ships claimed in attacks.

Build thread here.  "Argentinian B-51B Panther Build Thread - Falklands 1982"

Cheers,

Logan

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Re: Logan's Profiles - Japanese A9He1-N "Wade" Floatplane
« Reply #199 on: May 09, 2012, 07:21:15 AM »
Lovely work as always, Comrade Loganov  :)

 Wouldn't a Panthera argentinus be named 'Jaguar'?  Hmmm, maybe not, could get confusing when RAF Jags show up  ;D
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