Beyond The Sprues
Current and Finished Projects => Profiles and Pixels => Topic started by: Gingie on August 09, 2026, 02:20:47 AM
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Well I have been messing around with Gemini's AI for some whiffery. I'll post the results here. Perhaps some may be of inspiration to the Canadian GB?
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So there were made with Gemini, but I have recently started experimenting with Meta, and so far Meta is more consistent - at least its doesn't add fantasy bits randomly. The B-52 were to carry Bomarcs for a giggle, but you can see one looks like a giant Harpoon and the other like a roided-up Phoenix
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I've also learned that the AI will take artistic license with national markings to the point where I prompted "Remove USA Flag, add Canadian Flag" the result was it added 3 more American flags.
All that to say, ignore 90% of the markings, both what they say and where they are placed!
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No self respecting Canadian Whiffer can ignore the CF-105 Arrow. Here it is in three finishes. A surprisingly pristine low vis grey circa 1980, the gloss grey of the Voodoo that never was, and a nicely worn metal sporting a pair of exocetish missiles which looks like its lining up on parliament hill for a weapon release.
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The OV-10 is in my top 5 list for sure. Here's one in low vis cam and one in the SAR role. The spotter optic relays imagery back to the base in real time where observers and AI can scan the ground for anomalies rather than relying on one set of eyes.
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And what better to accompany the OV-10 on CAS or SAR missions than a Huey Cobra?
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Now those look pretty good. At least there isn’t any weird chunks of wing or engine hanging off!
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That is might fine tinkerings.
Some great inspiration pieced there
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Now those look pretty good. At least there isn’t any weird chunks of wing or engine hanging off!
Oh wait for it. The Dynavert's exposed engines are coming!
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The Airfix 72nd Canberra and Mavericks "Neptune" styled profile inspired this mock up. I've yet to find an AI that can do the cheat line zig-zag properly. The one photo where it was straight was after 3 hours of prompts. I probably could have photoshopped it on easier. The AI is handy and fun for quick mock ups and then it rapidy falls short. Interestingly, Meta AI will not create a weapon - I asked it to add a chain gun, nope. Asked it to show the minigun firing - nope. Asked it to have 300 empty casings around a gating, nope - but it can do 30 or so! So strange.
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The CL 515 was trialed by 427 SOAS as an amphibious SOF / Cargo. Using Boat Squadron from JTF-2, shallow water drills were practiced at the Army Advanced Warfare Centre in Trenton Ontario. The RCAF pressed the MC-515 into service in Kandahar to take advantage of its many lakes and rivers. Unfortunately, the newly posted A-2 pulled up the map of Kandahar municipality in Saskatchewan. The error went unnoticed and 427 deployed its amphibious flight of 4 MC-515 to KAF. One pilot, c/s Ghostrider, was sent back to Canada after an unauthorized tower pass, despite the pattern being full. Soon after that incident, the MC-515 "Skua" were painted in desert tan, where the harsh sun quickly weathered the finish.
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That last one looks like a Sea 'Bou! ;D
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Military 415 .... dropping what (poisonous ?) liquid ? :D
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Oh I just figured they ditched the FF stuff for cargo space.
But it reminds me of the time at White Sands when a Mi-24 sprayed us with what seemed to be onion soup. I mean, really? Day 1 of the FTX and we get souped?
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A General AI Battlefield Mech of 2 MP Regiment, Operational Support Group, assigned to checkpoint duty in the Donbas.
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Never let Michael Bay get his hands on your AI projects. I've been having some fun with this one. More on the way.
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Who are you calling 'General Purpose'! ;D
... More on the way.
Looking forward to it :smiley:
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Is he related to Major Pain? The 7th Infantry Division had a General Korn. I bet he was glad to get promoted from Colonel.
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General Purpose? Isn't he the 2nd cousin of General R. E. Treat? ???
Or am I thinking of General A. Sembly? ::)
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Is he related to Major Pain? ...
Undoubtedly! OT: I actually knew a Major Powers. That should have made him highly impressive but ... :P
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"And everywhere you turn; There's vultures and thieves at your back;
The storm keeps on twisting; You keep on building the lies;
That you make up for all that you lack"
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If his first name had been super?
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Fiddling around a lot with CAS airframes. This one is a blend of Apache and Pucara
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CP-140 deployed in an ELINT role over Afpakvia.
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More fooling around trying to get AI to finish my shelf of doom Mowag Vulcan
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Using the Trumpeter Blazer turret on a 6x6. This one is on a permanent shelf of doom! It was supposed to be a magazine collaboration for TMMI. I built and sent it to xxx in Germany to finish it. Guess he just decided to take my model!
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The Heavy Infantry Assault Vehicle (HIAV). Canada was considering the concept but as Afghanistan drew down, so apparently did the need for tracked IFV.
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Canadair CB-158 at low level over Primrose Lake weapons range.
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Maritime Air Command CP-152 on a long range patrol over the north Atlantic
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MP-47 Guardian Concept
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DeHavilland Canada Wolverine over Columbia assisting the Fuerza Aeroespacial Colombiana with anti-drug patrols in the late 80's
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CA-155A patrolling the Donbass DMZ. The CA-155 was used exclusively by the CF Military Police Group Army Air Wing.
A CA-155B trainer of 4 MP Regt (Air) on a training flight over Old Toronto in 2035.
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A Bell Aviation Canada MV-110 of 403 Sqn in a hover over CFB Gagetown.
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A Weyland-Avro Canada UA-2 Kodiak conducting a sovereignty patrol near Baffin Island, encounters the “research” vessel MV Xue Long (snow dragon).
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You seem to be getting good at this stuff, mate! ;)
Some very good work there! :smiley:
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Plenty of fun stuff here :D
So the DHC-89 Wolverine begets the CA-155s? If the latter are only going to the MPs, the CA-155 has gotta be named 'Thunder Chicken'!
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You seem to be getting good at this stuff, mate! ;)
Some very good work there! :smiley:
I wish! It's all AI - although there is a knack to writing a prompt to get what you want the first time. It seems that iterative attempts to improve the original concept result in "brundlefly" type aircraft. I did find that asking the AI to write a AI prompt for itself quite helpful!
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Using the Trumpeter Blazer turret on a 6x6. This one is on a permanent shelf of doom! It was supposed to be a magazine collaboration for TMMI. I built and sent it to xxx in Germany to finish it. Guess he just decided to take my model!
Very nifty.. now I have inspiration to do something similar albeit minus a wheel set to create a version of the GDI Pitbull from the game Tiberian Sun
(https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/cnc/images/8/88/CNCTW_Pitbull.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width/360?cb=20131129031142)
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Never let Michael Bay get his hands on your AI projects. I've been having some fun with this one. More on the way.
With that much brass coming out, where’s the dump truck loading the ammo in?
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The Heavy Infantry Assault Vehicle (HIAV). Canada was considering the concept but as Afghanistan drew down, so apparently did the need for tracked IFV.
Is that a Stryker upper half on a late model Bradley bottom half? If so, I have an idea. I have the kits to build the S tank upper half mated with a Stryker lower hull. That would leave me with a Stryker upper hull and plenty of left over Bradley parts from previous projects. More possibilities!
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Is that a Stryker upper half on a late model Bradley bottom half? ...
Yes, Gingie's Wapiti [1] is an AEF Stryker upper on a Bradley bottom.
Some more images: https://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?topic=2394.msg44664#msg44664
[1] Wapiti is the Cree word for Cervus canadensis, the largest North American elk.
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RCAF CAH-111 c 2035...
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Razorwing AH, 403 Sqn RCAF, Summer 2040, on patrol near Zhangjiajie National Forest Park in Hunan Province.
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I let the AI play around with my 4x4 Recce car. Its fun to just let it go wild and give it smaller prompts.
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The Wolverine 10x10 Anti-drone DEW
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Keeping with the air defence theme, the Gepard II 35mm 6 bbl canon.
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:smiley:
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Great stuff ... but especially like your 4x4 'Mini-Coyote ' recce car :smiley: