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10-28-2009, 12:09 PM
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| B-17 waistgunner view Hey Guys, Awhile back I asked questions about flak/german fighters while attacking b-17's for a painting I was working on. I've finished it and figured I'd post it here for opinions, hope the attachment works! Thanks again for the input David Gorski
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10-28-2009, 12:25 PM
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| Very nice! Thanks for sharing it!
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10-28-2009, 12:27 PM
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| That is a great view! Beautiful painting! thanks for sharing.
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10-28-2009, 01:07 PM
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| Love the color. Good pic but a tad busy. |
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10-28-2009, 01:11 PM
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| A great painting. It looks to me like the Fw-190 canopy is open. |
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10-28-2009, 01:13 PM
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| It is open Dave.
__________________ Bryon O P-61 Black Widow-Mistress of the Night! "No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country." George S. Patton "Listen, strange women lyin' in ponds distributin' swords is no basis for a system of government." "Oh but if I went 'round sayin' I was Emperor, just because some moistened bint lobbed a scimitar at me, they'd put me away." Last edited by Messy1; 10-28-2009 at 01:29 PM. |
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10-28-2009, 01:20 PM
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| It is open Is that because of fogging at high altitude? |
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10-28-2009, 03:59 PM
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| It's open because I read a story told by a waistgunner describing this very scene. He couldn't believe it either, here comes this FW190 with the canopy back and scarf flying out, like something out of ww1! So, I thought it would make a great picture. Thanks for the comments David
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10-28-2009, 04:19 PM
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| I like it. Very professional looking. I was going to comment about the open canopy also but your explanation explained it. I think that the FW might be a little more realistic if it were further away. |
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10-28-2009, 05:04 PM
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| I agree with the last post, but overall, rather nice. Just one thing though, the .50 cal Browning ejected the empty cases out of the bottom of the receiver, but that's being a bit nit-picking!
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10-28-2009, 06:41 PM
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| Dang! thanks for the bottom shell ejecting tip, guess I'll just have to chalk it up to "artistic interpretation"  should've run this by you guys sooner!
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10-28-2009, 06:58 PM
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| Nice work David! Too close or not, that's a good lookin' FW! TO
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10-28-2009, 07:22 PM
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  | Excellent work!
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10-28-2009, 07:24 PM
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| Excellent work DG!!!!  That rocks!!!  
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10-28-2009, 07:58 PM
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