Totally OT, but I worked hard on it - WWII what-ifs

[Forbin]

Being a big P-47 fan, I've always wanted to see some of the experimental variants in operational markings. I finally got around to doing it, although as profiles, not as models. So here are some ideas of the prototype XP-47H and XP-72 in service markings:

http://www.inpayne.com/whatif/whatif1.html

All art done in CorelDraw, as always.

 

[aridas sofia]

Nice work, John. :thumbsup:

 

[Brannigan]

These are pretty cool, makes the P-47 look sleek, rather its affectionate name: jug

 

[Ptrope]

Very cool! I'd love to see what you could do with something a friend of mine thought up, and which I think could have some story potential: prop-era fighters (P-51D, P-47, P-38, etc.) in airline liveries, for an alternate history wherein the airlines have their own fighter escorts. Given that it's an alternate history, I suppose they could even use liveries based upon more current designs, such as Virgin, Northwest, etc. - personally, I'd like to see a Constellation and its fighter escort in the current Air Force One livery.

Ahhh, just letting my mind roam ...

BTW, that's an interesting variant on the P-47; it almost looks like a P-51A with that scoop (or bulge) underneath. Nice work, as always!

 

[Forbin]

That airline idea is pretty interesting!

 

[B.J.]

Nice work there, John! I love seeing "what-ifs"! What version of Corel Draw are you using?

 

[Forbin]

The current issue, Corel Graphics Suite X3 (which is their way of avoiding putting "version 13" on the box).

 

[B.J.]

But I *like* the number 13! (I still use v8 myself, can't afford to upgrade.)

 

[Kagan]

Great job!!!

Request:...

I'm working on a WW2-era Batman story. In it, the Dark Knight flies a Batplane which is nothing more than a USAAF fighter. It could be a P-47!!!

 

[Masao]

Great work! It's nice to see some "USAAF '46" stuff rather than the usual Nazi hardware. Inspired by your drawings, I'm working on a P-75A Eagle and a B-42 Mixmaster.

 

[Klaus]

awesome work!

 

[Forbin]

Valom just came out with a pair of P-75 kits. Squadron has them.

 

[Unicron]

Forbin, out of curiosity, are you familiar with the Luftwaffe 1946 series?

 

[Forbin]

Unicron said:
Forbin, out of curiosity, are you familiar with the Luftwaffe 1946 series?

A small subsection of the modeling section on my website:
http://www.inpayne.com/models/models_projekts.html


I probably have about the same amount of unbuilt kits stockpiled.

 

[Masao]

Forbin said:
Valom just came out with a pair of P-75 kits. Squadron has them.

Yeah, I saw them yesterday when I was looking for P-75 references. They look pretty cool. Seems that the USAF Museum is also making some progress on its restoration. Big Pic of P-75 undergoing restoration

Anyway, here's my Eagle. For those who aren't familiar with this plane, it's a contra-prop escort/interceptor. But I didn't draw the props.

Next will be a A2D Skyshark in the Skyraider colors of grey over white with a hornet on its tail

 

[Forbin]

OMG, I didn't know the damn thing was still in existance!