Stargazer2006's imaginary aircraft

[Doom!]

Stephane, I honestly didn't see the previous 4 until you mentioned them, being as how they were on a separate page. I enjoy your work quite a bit but don't always get a chance to comment.

[Dr. YoKai]

 Your work continues to amaze, Stephane-I'm not a big fan of the Mustang, but the twin variation
 you recently did is really striking.

[finsrin]

A-51:  brilliant work, so real looking, love it   

[elmayerle]

Recent works for your enjoyment (hopefully...):

The first of these looks so natural and quite aesthetically pleasing.  As to the second, are we really ready for a "stealth airliner"?  That greatly resembles a scaled-up Tacit Blue with a few tweaks for more conventional appearances.

[The Big Gimper]

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The first of these looks so natural and quite aesthetically pleasing.  As to the second, are we really ready for a "stealth airliner"?  That greatly resembles a scaled-up Tacit Blue with a few tweaks for more conventional appearances.
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Given the nose shape, a Shamu paint scheme would seem appropriate.   

[Stargazer2006]

are we really ready for a "stealth airliner"?  That greatly resembles a scaled-up Tacit Blue with a few tweaks for more conventional appearances.

Actually not. It's the Teledyne Ryan BQM-145A UAV (see attachments in related post for original photo).

[elmayerle]

are we really ready for a "stealth airliner"?  That greatly resembles a scaled-up Tacit Blue with a few tweaks for more conventional appearances.

Actually not. It's the Teledyne Ryan BQM-145A UAV (see attachments in related post for original photo).

Hmm, convergent concepts.  A lot of it does look like Tacit Blue.  I wonder if it was something in the water in SoCal during that time?

[apophenia]

Stéphane: I haven't been around for a while but I love your Arsenal VB.210! I'm a sucker for most things Arsenal but a twin VB.10 is pure genius.

The RW has just fallen short in providing us with enough  four-engined fighter aircraft!

[Stargazer2006]

As usual, I'm grateful for all your comments, folks!

Haven't got round to doing the A-51 three-view, but I definitely will. Meanwhile, here's a project I started a few months ago and forgot about...

The Lockheed XO-3D « Sirius » was an experimental development of the YO-3A « Quiet Star » with two staggered wings connected at the tips, enlarged rudder, and three-place cockpit...

[Stargazer2006]

Finally, the 4-view plan of the North American A-51 Stallion is here. Took me a while but I think it was worth it, especially since many of you seem to have enjoyed in photo-edition form.

This should serve as a good base for those who are tempted to model it in plastic.

Please note that:

• The nose gear is adaptated from a P-38 Lightning.
• The main gear was modified a bit, with the wheel moved slightly back.
• Tail wheel was removed.
• Nose is custom, though inspired in profile view by that of the Martin XB-51.

Feel free if you have any questions, remarks or even positive criticism!

Full-size download (1883 x 1366 pixels) is available by clicking here.

[dy031101]

Oh Hell Yeah!  :)

[The Big Gimper]

Luv it. Maybe the fate of one my stashed F-82s.  :)

The nose looks like it could be build from the proboscises of a P-38 and P-80.

Did you bend in the wing tips?

[Stargazer2006]

Did you bend in the wing tips?

I didn't actually. But since I used elements from the P-82B and others from the P-82E, it just so happens that the wings are from the latter, and shaped differently... Consider this the "A-51" production version instead of the YA-51 of the photo... 

[Logan Hartke]

Gorgeous 3 view of the Stallion!

Cheers,

Logan

[apophenia]

That tandem-wing Quiet Star is inspired!  :)

[Stargazer2006]

Thanks a lot, folks! Glad you've enjoyed the Stallion plan!

And now the Pilatus J-1 Drachen, a Swiss jet fighter from the post-war years.



Can you found out what aircraft I used as a basis?

[tsrjoe]

really sweet, first time iv seen a derived 'operational' Boulton paul P.111/120  funny it does look like something the Swiss would have designed in the late 50's prior to the Arbalete, Aguilon, etc

i just love that NA. Stallion, just wondering who will be first to reproduce it in plastic 

cherrs, Joe

[Stargazer2006]

really sweet, first time iv seen a derived 'operational' Boulton paul P.111/120 

Good guess! Though I stretched it quite a bit...

funny it does look like something the Swiss would have designed in the late 50's prior to the Arbalete, Aguilon, etc

Thanks, I really take it as a compliment.

i just love that NA. Stallion, just wondering who will be first to reproduce it in plastic 

Can't wait to see someone do THAT!!! 

[Tophe]

Interesting dragon, while I prefer sharp noses (would you do a version with lateral intakes?)

[Stargazer2006]

Tophe, that would be the J-2 I guess... I might give it a go...

Meanwhile, here is a special how-to that not only shows you what aircraft I used as a basis, but also how easy it is to completely change an aircraft's change with minimum effort (well, sometimes at least!).

Hope you enjoy it!

[tsrjoe]

waw im in awe, having tried tweaking an image pixel by pixel im truly impressed at the talents of those that make it 'look' easy (as i know its a lot harder than it looks !) 

cheers, Joe

[apophenia]

Ack! He's giving away the trade secrets 

Nice job on the step-by-step Stéphane  :)

[Tophe]

Tophe, that would be the J-2 I guess... I might give it a go...

This is not a requirement. Just in case you run out of ideas... someday.
For the step by step lesson, I am amazed, how do you elongate/lengthen a fuselage without turning blurred?

[Stargazer2006]

how do you elongate/lengthen a fuselage without turning blurred?

When you resize an picture in Paint Shop Pro (and I believe in other software too) there is a choice between bilinear, bicubic or intelligent resize. Intelligent resize is best, it smoothens the contours and gives a more natural feel. When it's done, you can apply the "sharpen" filter to make the picture, well... sharper.

[Tophe]

Thanks for the explanation! Corel Paint Shop Pro seems to have turned better than my Corel Photo Paint 6...