modeling history with photoshop for kids
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A kid-friendly presentation about scale modeling, digital dioramas and military history - including a special feature on FIFI, the world's only flying B-29 Superfortress.TRANSCRIPT
Modeling History with Photoshop
Modeling History with PhotoshopModeling History with Photoshop
Blalack Middle SchoolFebruary 18, 2011
Modeling History with Photoshop
Avid modeler / enthusiastScale and 3D models
Kurt Kelley’s Dad
www.shortfuse3d.com
Presenter, Konley Kelley
Modeling History with Photoshop
Modeling History with Photoshop
o What is Photoshop?o Photoshop is Fun!o The Photoshop Dioramao Art Galleryo Case Studieso Other cool stuffo How to buy ito How to learn ito Q&A
Modeling History with Photoshop
What is Adobe Photoshop?o Software for the Mac or PC that lets you manipulate
the elements of a photograph.o Used by serious photographers and digital imaging
artists for professional work in the graphics field or in website design.
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Serious….huh????? Everyone….pllleeehhhhh!
Photoshop is fun!!!!!!!
“duct tape”
It’s also a great way to combine computer graphics with scale modeling…more on that in just a bit.
My camera next to my Mac G4.
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Photoshop’s interface
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Take one backyard Jedi
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Google a Star Wars image
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Kurt goes to the Darkside
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Statue of Liberty Project -- 3rd grade
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3rd grader, Katie, poses for the camera
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Katie Liberty
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Me and the Missus
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Take a tough Ford Truck
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Make a tough toy Ford Truck … with squirrel hitchiker
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Normal speed
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Warp speed
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Virtual landscaping - need a new tree
…exercise from my Photoshop class
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House with new tree or…
…but does it have to be indigenous to Texas?
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Joshua Tree
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Palm Tree
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Giant Sequoia
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Trufulla Tree
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Photoshop Diorama 101
…never get dusty and can’t be broken
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First - you have to make models
Modeling History with Photoshop
By the way, my wife models, too
“Beverly Hills Tank”…from a design by my daughter
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After the model is made, you need inspiration*Check out the work of famous aviation artists
Nicholas Trudgian
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Stan Stokes
Stan Stokes
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Roy Grinnell
Roy Grinnell
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Model kit box tops
…keep the ones you like
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Computer-generated art and games
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The real thing
B-17G Flying Fortress at Cavanaugh Flight Museum, Addison Airport
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Get inspired by history and its heroesFirst Corsair ace and Medal-of-Honor winner, Ken Walsh
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Then you need a background…keep an eye out for some of these later
White Cliffs of Dover
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English countryside
English Countryside
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Cloudy sky
Sky/clouds shot found on internet. Collect and file your backgrounds.
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Pacific ocean
…3D generated in Bryce
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…3D generated in Vista Pro
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Russian Front
…3D generated in Vista Pro
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German military train
…German HO-Scale Military Train (thanks Larry)
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German military train on fire
Larry’s train on fire and 3D landscape generated in Vista Pro
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Please take a look at some of my work
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“Eddie Rickenbacker”1:48 Hawk Spad XIII, 1:48 Monogram Fokker DVII
All hero aircraft 1:48 scale
26 aerial victories
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“Douglas Bader”1:48 Monogram Spitfire, MK.1, 1:32 Hasegawa BF-109E
…appeared in FineScale Modeler, Dec. ’05
“White Cliffs of Dover” *mixed scales
23 aerial victories
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“Johnny Baldwin”1:48 Monogram Hawker Typhoon, HO Scale German Military Train
Smoke and fire effects….where are the rockets?
15 aerial victories
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“Heinz Bar” first composite1:48 Monogram ME-262, 3D Scratchbuilt B-17G Flying Fortress
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“Heinz Bar” final1:48 Monogram ME-262, 3D Scratchbuilt B-17G Flying Fortress
…appeared in FineScale Modeler, Dec. ’05
*advantage of using 3D models
220 aerial victories
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B-17 3D in wireframe
3D B-17G made in Strata
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3D B-17 w/texture map
3D ME-262
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3D B-24 Liberator and ME-262
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Bragging…this won 3rd place in an art show last Summer
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“George ‘Buzz’ Beurling”1:48 Tamiya Spitfire Vb (Trop), 1:48 Revell Ju87B Stuka
…that really is the coast of Malta
*focus on the Stuka…going off course again
31 aerial victories
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Real or 3D?
…need a hint?
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Scan scale model decals and make 3D decals - a texture map - w/Photoshop
Altogether now…..Scan decals before applying to model
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3D “Snake” Stuka
1:48 Revell Ju-87B Stuka
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“Gehard Barkhorn” 1:48 Tamiya FW190D, 1:32 Monogram P-47
…girlfriend’s name GOOD
220 aerial victories
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“Richard Bong” 1:48 Monogram P-38J Lightning
…girlfriend’s picture BETTER
40 aerial victories
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“Pappy Boyington” 1:48 Academy F4U1-A Corsair
Prop blur / muzzle flash / shell casings
Earlier work….*no Zero yet
24 aerial victories
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“Bill Fiedler” 1:48 Monogram P-39 Airacobra, 1:48 Tamiya A6M2 Zero
3D landscape made in Vista Pro and “not so lucky” Zero
5 aerial victories
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“Francis Gabreski” 1:48 Monogram P-47D Thunderbolt “Razorback”
“Jug”
WW228 aerial victoriesKorea6.5 aerial victories
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“Don Gentile” 1:48 Tamiya P-51B Mustang, 1:32 Monogram FW-190A Focke Wulf
“Shangri La”
21.8 aerial victories
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“Sam Hammer” 1:48 Mauve P-40N Kittyhawk, 3D Scratchbuilt Betty bomber
“Burma Banshee”
5 aerial victories
Modeling History with Photoshop 80th Fighter Group, Northern Burma during WW2
This
is
Cool!
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“Eric Hartmann” 1:48 Academy BF-109G, 1:48 ICM Yak 9
“The Blonde Knight”
352 aerial victories
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“Tetsuzo Iwamoto” 1:48 Tamiya A6M2 Zero, 1:32 Monogram F4U Corsair
“victorious” Zero
202 aerial victories
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“John Landers” 1:48 Monogram P-51D Mustang, 1:32 Hasegawa ME-262
Shiny natural metal aircraft. Sun glint off canopy
14.5 aerial victories
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“Hans-Joachim Marseille” 1:48 Hasegawa BF-109E, 1:48 Monogram P-40 Tomahawk
Published in a book on Marseille, July, ‘08Tate, R., (2008) Hans-Joachim Marseille An Illustrated Tribute to the Luftwaffe's "Star of Africa”
158 aerial victories
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“David McCampbell” #1 1:48 Hasegawa F6F-5 Hellcat, 1:700 Tamiya USS Essex CV-9
…appeared in FineScale Modeler, Dec. ‘05
34 aerial victories
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“David McCampbell” #2 1:48 Hasegawa F6F-5 Hellcat, 1:700 Tamiya USS Essex CV-9 and 1:700 Tamiya USS Cushing DD-376
Add to the fleet…no problem. An “unfinished” diorama.
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“Walter Nowotny”1/48 Tamiya Focke-Wulf Fw-190A1/48 Accurate Miniatures IL-2 Stormovik
Iain Wyllie says hi…
258 aerial victories
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“Butch O’Hare” 1:48 Monogram F4F-4 Wildcat, 1:700 USS Lexington CV-2
…appeared in Chicago airport presentation
12 aerial victories
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“Hans-Ulrich Rudel” 1:48 Ju87G1 Stuka “Tankbuster”, 1:35 Tamiya T-34 tank
…appeared in FineScale Modeler, Dec. ‘05
9 aerial victories *in FW-190500 Soviet tanks and a battleship
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“Saburo Sakai” 1:48 Tamiya A6M2 Zero, 1:72 Testors SBD Dauntless
64 aerial victories
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“Stanford Tuck” 1:48 Hawker Hurricane, 1:72 Matchbox He111
…appeared in FineScale Modeler, Dec. ’05
*cloning
29 aerial victories
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“Ken Walsh” 1:48 Academy F4U Corsair “birdcage”, 1:48 A6M2 Zero, Die Cast Betty
“No Zeros were hurt in this film”
21 aerial victories
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“Joseph McConnell” 1:48 Academy F-86F Sabre, 1:48 Monogram Mig-15
…appeared in FineScale Modeler, Dec. ’05
“Mig Alley”
16 aerial victories
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“Memphis Belle” 1:72 Academy B-17F Flying Fortress
Bombs away!
Case study a few slides away…
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“A Bit of Lace” 1:72 Academy B-17G Flying Fortress, 1:32 Monogram FW-190A
Saw in special FSM issue…had to build it.
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“Hail Columbia” 1:72 Academy B-24D Liberator
…appeared in FineScale Modeler, Dec. ‘05Great Grand-daughter of Medal-of-Honor winner, John “Killer” Kane says hi
“Ploesti Raid” Five Medal-of-Honor recipients
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“Enola Gay” 8:15 a.m., August 6, 19451:72 Academy B-29A Superfortress, 3D scratchbuilt A-bomb
…interesting perspective you haven’t seen before
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3D A-Bomb “Little Boy”
…kinda weird making an Atom Bomb on my Mac
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“Doolittle Raid”1:72 Revell B-25B Mitchell, 1:480 Revell USS Hornet, CV-8
These are my models at the Tyler Flight Museum. The curator snapped some pics and I used them for this image.
Thank you HAMM in Tyler, TX
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“Faith, Prelude to Victory”1:72 Revell B-26B Marauder
FYI…the industrial background I found is an aerial shot of Chernobyl.
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“Faith, Prelude to Victory”1:72 Revell B-26B Marauder (close-up)
…voted best medium bomber nose art (Zotz Decals)
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“Dambusters”1:72 Revell Avro Lancaster
3D Moen Dam made in Strata
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Project Case Studies and “how to”
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“Bismarck Pool Trials”1:350 Tamiya Bismarck
Watch out for cannonballs!
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Planes, torpedoes and 3D battleships
…original 3D art
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3D Bismarck steaming to her destiny
Favorite film SINK THE BISMARCK
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Bismarck under attack…from what?
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Swordfish in the kitchen…needs lemon
…oops…remember to remove the masking tape
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Torpedo in the kitchen
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Swordfish and torpedo minus kitchen
Isolate your scale model images
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“Swordfish attack the Bismarck” 1:48 Tamiya Fairey Swordfish, 3D scratchbuilt Bismarck
…appeared in FineScale Modeler, Dec. ’05
*Bismarck was 50,000 tons, Swordfish was 7,700 lbs.
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Telling the Bismarck story
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Bismarck’s sister, DKM Tirpitz...thanks to new Photoshop camo job
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Cloning the Memphis Belle
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“B-17 in Action” cover by Don Greer
…inspiration
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B-17 flying over Carrollton (with a little help)
…no propellor blades
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Delete the hand - paint in some sky
Second bomber…new nose art from Photoshop
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Add nose art for cloned bomber
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Nose art
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Add 3D bombs
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“Memphis Belle” done…not yet
…importance of accuracy
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Memphis Belle archive photo…had no navigation bubble on nose
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“Memphis Belle” final image
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“Memphis Belle” under attack1:72 Academy B-17F Flying Fortress, 1:48 Academy BF-109G
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A close-up
…Legend 1:72 crewmen
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Layers, layers, layers, and more layers“Battle of Midway”
…appeared in FineScale Modeler, Dec. ‘05
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#1 Background water
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#2 Akagi model
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#3 Akagi’s wake
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#4 Smoke
…crop out the bridge using Photoshop tools
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#5 Fire
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#6 Dauntless
…1:48 Accurate Miniatures “Coral Sea” Dauntless was re-decaled as a “Midway” Dauntless using Photoshop
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#7 Propellor
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#8 Background Dauntless
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#9 Flak
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#10 Rising Sun
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Photoshop’s interface - LAYERS
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USS San Francisco CA-38 Model and Memorial
Virtual Airbrushing a Tiger Tank
SAHARA Lulubelle in Scale and 3D
Other cool projects
P-51C “Tuskegee Airmen”Cavanaugh Flight Museum
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Trumpeter 1:350 USS San Francisco CA-38
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USS San Francisco CA-38 MemorialLand’s End, San Francisco, CA
Kurt peering through a shell hole at the USS San Francisco Memorial
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USS San Francisco in Photoshop
Naval Battle of GuadalcanalNovember 12-13, 1942“Like a barroom brawl after the lights had gone out”
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Before Photoshop Camouflage
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After Photoshop Camouflage
“Virtual airbrushing + Zimmerit (mosaic tile filter)”
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“Ambush!” 1:35 Academy Tiger I, 1:35 Tamiya Cromwell
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SAHARA (1943) starring Humphrey Bogart
Inspiration…the main prop in the film is a M3 Lee tank “LULUBELLE”
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Academy 1:35 M3 Lee “LULUBELLE” with interior
Bring honor back to this great tank after travesty of “Beverly Hills Tank”
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3D U.S. M3 Lee “LULUBELLE”
Used Photoshop for texture-mapping and background work…
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3D “LULUBELLE” on the battlefield
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3D “LULUBELLE” on the battlefield
Sgt. Joe Gunn and “LULUBELLE” reporting for duty!
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Sgt. Joe Gunn taking a smoke and water break next to his M3 Lee Tank “Lulubelle.”
“Hey Bogie. I’m thirsty.” General Rommel / The Desert Fox
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Tuskegee “Red Tails” P-51C
Cavanaugh Flight MuseumAddison, Texas
NEW
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Scale model + Photoshop
Accurate Miniatures 1:48 P-51C + Research materials
*featuring a re-decaled B-24J Liberator
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Living history – Kurt meets Tuskegee Airman
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4,000 were built. Only one still flies.
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“Tremendous bulls”
Me and FIFI
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Kurt and FIFI
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FIFI texture maps
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FIFI’s nose
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FIFI’s tail
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Commemorative Air Force logo
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FIFI in Wireframe
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FIFI rendered
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FIFI scale model
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Homemade decals
FIFI at the Alliance Air Show
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.50 caliber gun turret
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.50 caliber tail turret
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Wright R-3550 Engine
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Bomb bay
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FIFI’s new home at the Addison Airport
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FIFI’s friend, “Ol’927” B-24 Liberator
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The “barber chair”
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The tube
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The cockpit
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Navigator station
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Pilot controls
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RETURNS TO THE AIRhttp://vimeo.com/17388627
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Q&A?
Lest we forget…Remembering our veterans