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Very nice painting, Eichhoernchen :up:

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Originally Posted by Eichhörnchen (Post 2440054)

Don't eat those, they might kill you!

Not necessarily, back in the middle ages those mushroos were eaten deliberately as a drug, instead of alcohol. It certainly killed some.. they are called "Fliegenpilze", in german.
There are two substances in that mushroom which have to have a kind of balance. Depending on the habitat those two "antagonists" are unequally distributed:

North of the Alps this mushroom is mostly poisonous, while south of the Alps it is usually edible, and indeed being eaten.

So Italians coming to Germany, beware!

In Germany, we are looking for (all german names) Steinpilze, Hexenroehrlinge (more in France though), Champignons, Maronen, and Pfifferlinge. There are more edible ones, but they might be misjudged due to age and form, so just to make sure ..

^ Mm, this Hamburger.. looks like champignons

http://i.imgur.com/Hrvebw9.jpg
The model to be used for the painting

http://i.imgur.com/NAUibC9.jpg
Going over the drawing in a dark colour with a soft brush prevents it getting lost under any overpainting.

http://i.imgur.com/DxI12oj.jpg
Beginning to plan a background, making frequent checks with the help of a small handheld mirror to throw up imbalances in the composition.

http://i.imgur.com/THZj4UU.jpg
Just beginning some 'proper' painting of the background.

http://i.imgur.com/hVALYaM.jpg
Very rough preliminary painting of the aircraft itself, background is just about finished. This now gives the answer as to whether the thing has worked, it also shows up where some contrast with the background might still be needed.

http://i.imgur.com/PmB6A13.jpg

Almost finished. A painting of an airborne WW2 fighter really only comes to life with the addition of the spinning prop.

http://i.imgur.com/luNMQ2j.jpg Finished

One of my favorites.

http://i.imgur.com/FZ57HVw.jpg

Mr Eichhörnchen, some feelings can't be expressed in words.
I feel that way pretty much everytime I see another one of your artworks. :03:

Thanks, buddy :haha::)

Idea for something a bit more interesting than just an aircraft portrait, but not a 'jig-saw' puzzle picture:

http://i.imgur.com/hlqAaBf.jpg

A very rough sketch; a Polish spitfire IX passes a burning German aircraft in the early morning of Monday 1st January 1945, when a last-ditch blow was aimed at allied airbases in France and the Low Countries with a multi-pronged attack by the Luftwaffe.

Poor visibility, dark, snow, but with bright golden sun breaking through the clouds at upper left. These colours to be repeated in a fire beginning along the flank of the German (I'll probably have to replace the 109 with a I/JG1 ****e-Wulf, owing to research difficulties). And I must put bomb-racks on the Spitfire, as it will probably show a 308 Sqn ground-attack aircraft; they arrived (following a dawn raid) back at their base at Sint-Denijs, near Ghent, just as the German attacks came in and shot down at least 18 of the enemy. I have a book with some artwork in it purporting to show these Spitfires, yet the artist has completely omitted the bomb-racks from his profiles; you have to check as many references as possible... photographs are obviously the best.

http://i.imgur.com/JvrpWkK.jpg http://i.imgur.com/qz2zMwH.jpg Models posed and photographed

http://i.imgur.com/HZZEp1D.jpg Photos arranged as per the original rough sketch

http://i.imgur.com/JxKy5MQ.jpg Drawings transferred onto 'claybord' panel

http://i.imgur.com/fOO2dzr.jpg Beginning to plan a background with some rough brush sketching

http://i.imgur.com/0fHSes6.jpg

Starting to paint the background. This will no doubt change over and over until I'm happy with it; right now I think I'm going to have to lose some of the dark forest detail though still show more than in the preceding sketch.

I decided not to show the airfield with aircraft lined up, hangars etc. as this might shift focus from the aircraft and get me bogged down in fussy detail. I decided instead to show lightly wooded Belgian countryside under snow.

http://i.imgur.com/POEZQHQ.jpg Backgound nearly done...

http://i.imgur.com/8oJmUrQ.jpg

Getting on with painting the aircraft. I've also started work on the things that will embed them properly into the picture, such as the smoke and hydraulic fluid streaming from the stricken 190.

http://i.imgur.com/CqLVmG3.jpg Moving towards completion

http://i.imgur.com/gpy7SRg.jpg Detail

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Originally Posted by Eichhörnchen (Post 2443339)

Models posed and photographed

Starting to paint the background. This will no doubt change over and over until I'm happy with it; right now I think I'm going to have to lose some of the dark forest detail though still show more than in the preceding sketch.

I decided not to show the airfield with aircraft lined up, hangars etc. as this might shift focus from the aircraft and get me bogged down in fussy detail. I decided instead to show lightly wooded Belgian countryside under snow.

Nice description of your workflow there. :cool:

As for me, I've been in the mood for something tall, leenie and Halloweenie. :ping:

http://pyxis.homestead.com/Halloween-Mugging.jpg

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Originally Posted by Eichhörnchen (Post 2440757)

http://i.imgur.com/PmB6A13.jpg

Almost finished. A painting of an airborne WW2 fighter really only comes to life with the addition of the spinning prop.

http://i.imgur.com/luNMQ2j.jpg Finished

As always, your artwork / paintings are Fantastic. :Kaleun_Thumbs_Up:

Tips on 'doodlebugs'

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna (Post 2440892)

One of my favorites.

http://i.imgur.com/FZ57HVw.jpg

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The intended operational altitude was originally set at 2,750 m (9,000 ft). However, repeated failures of a barometric fuel-pressure regulator led to it being changed in May 1944, halving the operational height, thereby bringing V-1s into range of the Bofors guns commonly used by Allied AA units...

I wonder if the altitude depicted is correct? That's not 4500 feet in the painting.:hmmm:

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In daylight, V-1 chases were chaotic and often unsuccessful until a special defence zone was declared between London and the coast, in which only the fastest fighters were permitted. The first interception of a V-1 was by F/L J. G. Musgrave with a No. 605 Squadron RAF Mosquito night fighter on the night of 14/15 June 1944. Between June and 5 September 1944, a handful of 150 Wing Tempests shot down 638 flying bombs,https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com...6edd652293.jpg<the proper altitude imho) with No. 3 Squadron RAF alone claiming 305. One Tempest pilot, Squadron Leader Joseph Berry (RAF officer) (501 Squadron), shot down 59 V-1s, the Belgian ace Squadron Leader Remy Van Lierde (164 Squadron) destroyed 44 (with a further nine shared) and W/C Roland Beamont (see above) destroyed 31.
The next most successful interceptors were the Mosquito (623 victories), Spitfire XIV (303), and Mustang (232).:up: All other types combined added 158. Even though it was not fully operational, the jet-powered Gloster Meteor was rushed into service with No. 616 Squadron RAF to fight the V-1s. It had ample speed but its cannons were prone to jamming, The 'art' of tipping: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...lying_Bomb.jpg< (attn. Eich there's a painting( a spitfire:up:) in this methinks!) At least sixteen V-1s were destroyed this way (the first by a P-51 piloted by Major R. E. Turner of 356th Fighter Squadron on 18 June)

Bottom line only 25% of V-1 made it to a target costing; 4% of the cost of a V-2, still a bad investment of Teutonic War Machine economics:hmmm: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-1_flying_bomb http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/...18_636x774.jpg<Duchess of Cambridge Kate's Grandfather and all...might even B a royal commission in it for you!:Kaleun_Salivating:

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After joining the reservist 605 Squadron at Manston, near Ramsgate, Kent, in August 1944, Middleton embarked on numerous dangerous missions.

Showing incredible courage, he was deployed in a de Havilland Mosquito fighter bomber to nudge the wings of unmanned German V1 flying missiles to divert them from London.
The deadly 'doodlebugs', launched from France, could each destroy at least three houses. About 8,000 were launched at Britain and more than 2,000 hit London, killing thousands.

Middleton was among a group of elite RAF 'top guns' used to push the V1s off-course. Despite risking his life on an almost nightly basis, it is not thought that he received an honour for his bravery.

That's a great post, Aktung. My old mum used to live in "Doodlebug Alley", as I think they called it, and regularly watched the 'buzzbombs' pass overhead on their way to the Capital. And I know Benenden very well (got a photo of the village duckpond here somewhere).

@ Torplexed and CW... thanks for the compliments, guys.

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Originally Posted by Commander Wallace (Post 2443474)

As always, your artwork / paintings are Fantastic. :Kaleun_Thumbs_Up:

I agree with that.:yep:

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Originally Posted by Aktungbby (Post 2443511)

I wonder if the altitude depicted is correct? That's not 4500 feet in the painting.:hmmm: Bottom line only 25% of V-1 made it to a target costing; 4% of the cost of a V-2, still a bad investment of Teutonic War Machine economics:hmmm: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-1_flying_bomb http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/...18_636x774.jpg<Duchess of Cambridge Kate's Grandfather and all...might even B a royal commission in it for you!:Kaleun_Salivating:

Service people from that time never thought they did anything special even though they did. They were called the greatest generation for good reason. I'm sure Middleton was no different.

As far as never receiving any honours for his efforts, what good are awards from people like that anyhow, who did their fighting from behind a desk ? Anyone of substance knows of his efforts and what he did anyhow.