Various Sketchies...

Got a decent amount of work in last night...various subjects

Keeping the Christmas spirit alive, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer...ink and marker







Perhaps my fave of the bunch...a US soldier marching in the Battle of the Bulge 1944...'Into Oblivion'







A more contrasted shot...



A final real quickie Empire Strikes Back scene...The Force is with you, young Skywalker...



More contrast...

Kamikaze and a quickie Sith...

This might be my fave so far on the brown paper...mixed media - pen, marker, and white colored pencil. Kamikaze taking a direct hit in December 1943 - from a very famous WW2 photo.

















And a quickie Sith guy...

Put a bit more contrast in this first one...



Full shot...

Some drawings...various...

Had some inklings last night...

F4F Wildcat taking off from USS Yorktown....drawn from photo reference...







And some ewok drums...heh...

FINISHED! Hasegawa 1/48 Scale Ki45 Toryu "Nick" with Projection Cannon...

I have to say, I'm very happy with the final result here. Despite my misgivings about the fitting and the landing gear doors, I'm pleased with how these pictures turned out. Several to follow - up close and whole shots. Enjoy. I love Japanese WW2 aircraft!









I used an extra light source here to get some detail to show from inside the cockpit. These pics don't do it justice.

























I love this shot.









Some underbelly shots. Smoke trails! Dirty...









Now a set with a light grey background.

































Finally some close shots of the canopy and cockpit detail.









Now, something I'm trying to do more - post a few real world shots of whatever plane I'm working on or finishing. Basically these will just be for reference, but I like to look back and see how close I am with my models. Enjoy.