Author Topic: 80th FW 1TAF Spit VIII "Grey Nurse" (Read 4353 times)

Kev367th · « **on:** June 18, 2006, 04:58:09 PM »

Should be the final.

Changes -
a) Re-did chipping
b) Re-did mouth/eye

Still not happy with "Grey Nurse" lettering, if anyone has a good profile?

Krusty · « **Reply #1 on:** June 18, 2006, 08:08:27 PM »

Your text looks identical to an artwork profile I have in a book. Looks good to me!

Kev367th · « **Reply #2 on:** June 18, 2006, 10:44:22 PM »

Thanks Krusty, I'm just not happy with it, or with the sharksmouth 'eye', everything else looks OK.
The mouth worked out well despite the stretching on the lower nose.

Just can't find a good profile with a good close in (zoomed) view.

Krusty · « **Reply #3 on:** June 18, 2006, 10:49:48 PM »

My book shows it the same length front-to-back, but shorter (this gives the effect of squinting a bit), and shows it with a black pupil and outline, white eyeball.

Then again, I don't know if this artwork is 100% or not.

My book's got the eye with a bit more upper arch before it reaches the point at the back, and it starts out round then arches upward and tapers back to a point. I can probably scan it for you tomorrow if you'd like? Probably inconsequential, but I offer because you said you were unhappy with it.

Kev367th · « **Reply #4 on:** June 18, 2006, 11:47:07 PM »

Scan would be perfect, thanks.

Guppy35 · « **Reply #5 on:** June 19, 2006, 01:30:10 AM »

Hang on, I'm getting there

Interesting about this bird is that it has two eyes

But you can see the outline well on the newer eye further forward.

Guppy35 · « **Reply #6 on:** June 19, 2006, 01:32:30 AM »

A bit closer

Kev367th · « **Reply #7 on:** June 19, 2006, 01:38:21 AM »

Thats because it's a different bird -

Probably ZP*X Ser No. A58-600

It originally had the smaller sharks mouth and retained the original (lower) eye when the new eye and mouth was applied.

Guessing you probably know this already.

OK will do the new eye based on the upper one in the pic, will be later tonight.
Expext an update Monday night sometime.

Guppy35 · « **Reply #8 on:** June 19, 2006, 01:49:32 AM »

And as long as we're playing through. It's a restored Spit VIII in Australia but I think they've gotten it right.

Kev367th · « **Reply #9 on:** June 19, 2006, 12:59:56 PM »

All new, all singing, all dancing, Mk II eyeball.
Now she looks aggressive

Just waiting on a good profile with the "Grey Nurse" writing.

Comments.

Kazaa · « **Reply #10 on:** June 19, 2006, 03:45:53 PM »

I think it looks fantastic, the shark teeth Spitfires are always fun to look at, gives it some personality & is different from the norm.

P.S: I know guppy's picture is of a restored one & all, but do you think it would look nicer if it was slightly glossed or something?

Krusty · « **Reply #11 on:** June 19, 2006, 05:14:34 PM »

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Originally posted by Guppy35
And as long as we're playing through. It's a restored Spit VIII in Australia but I think they've gotten it right.

The page I was going to scan has it just like this!

Kev367th · « **Reply #12 on:** June 19, 2006, 07:16:23 PM »

OK guys fingers crossed it's finished, unless you can see anything wrong.
Thanks for all the help

DoKGonZo · « **Reply #13 on:** June 20, 2006, 12:33:24 AM »

I know this is picky, but the shark's eyes look eliptical. It's probably deformity from the texture mapping. The photo shows the eyes as round.

Citabria · « **Reply #14 on:** June 20, 2006, 11:33:04 PM »

check the real pic of the grey nurse its got 4 eyes

btw still looks fantastic great work as always kev very good realism on the effects and weathering and colors etc