Matthews Aviation Art

[Ghost Rider]

 

Sorry my bad .

[GTX_Admin]

That's fine - just move it to your own profile thread.

[Geist]

I like the Badger model :)

[john_matthews129]

That first image of the Thud is great! It takes a bit of searching to  figure out it's not real.

Thanks so much!  I'm terribly sorry it's taken me so long to migrate back here to post replies to anything.  Work has been crazy.  There were a lot of Thud drivers and maintainers who liked that one.

[john_matthews129]

Looking good.  It would be god if you could fix the earlier images too.

Hi!  I want to do that as soon as I have time.  Once I changed the URL for my web site it caused a lot of blank space here, unfortunately.  I'll try 

[john_matthews129]

Loving these new bombers! 

Many thanks!  I wasn't getting any notifications for replies so I haven't been here for awhile.  Here's the finished Badger I was working on...






And here are a few images of the B-47 with a little more work accomplished on the panel lines, rivets, and some markings....

[john_matthews129]

So here's the latest thing I've been working on...



A collector who enjoys my work commissioned me to work on a reversed camouflage F-105D with some specific markings.  This one is in the home stretch now aside from a couple modifications to the 3D model. 

[john_matthews129]

excellent 3 work 

Thanks so much! 

[john_matthews129]

Sorry my bad .

That's a nice little illustration you have there.  I couldn't help notice the L-133 in the image.  Is that your work?  I ask because the L-133 you have in your illustration looks familiar...

[john_matthews129]

I like the Badger model :)

Thanks!  I finally finished one version of it.  Same client commissioned on in natural metal finish with different missiles.  I'll post here when I'm done working on it.

[Old Wombat]

Love your Thuds!


And the L-133's a very cool subject!

[john_matthews129]

Love your Thuds!


And the L-133's a very cool subject!

Thanks!  The Thuds are a pleasure to do.  I've become familiar with several Thud drivers and maintainers and they've really enjoyed what I've been doing.  A collector asked that I do several for him that he's interested in.  Between his Thuds and my other client's Russian planes, it's a bit like having a second full time job.  Ha!  No complaints though!

I may return to the L-133 and re-do the textures at some point in the future.  That was the first 3D plane model I did and there are things about it I would approach differently now.  It's all a matter of learning, I suppose. 

[elmayerle]

Be interesting to see you do the Thud in other camo schemes, either real (wrap around lizard or Euro1) or whif, "Asia Minor" or an "Arctic" mod for a standard scheme for exercises in Norway.

[john_matthews129]

Be interesting to see you do the Thud in other camo schemes, either real (wrap around lizard or Euro1) or whif, "Asia Minor" or an "Arctic" mod for a standard scheme for exercises in Norway.

I imagine, if I get spare time, I could have a go at that.  This has to be completed for my client though.  Then he also likes to have one with some scenery, so I'll have to get something together.

I finally added the proper vents near the nose of the plane.  It was a detail I totally forgot about while I was modeling the plane.  Happy to have those finished now though.





After this 105 I have to get back to the B-47E.  Then I've decided to start an F-101B.  I had a teacher in high school who was a back seater in the 101.  Looking forward to doing a few planes that are mostly gray, save for the colorful tails and other markings of that era.