Bell AH-1W Super Cobra

[VectoredThrust]

Beautiful work Ugo!

I am also doing a Whiskey for a Marine (my wife's cousin) from HMLA-367!





Still a work in progress, but you get the idea. I've been lurking here for several years and yours is the first Whiskey I've seen. Great Job!

-VT

[Ugo Crisponi]

So very accurate! It seems like you got access to some orignal blueprint..

It made me mad, truly. Can't wait to see it finished! What vectorial software are you using, if I may ask?

[VectoredThrust]

Ugo,
Unfortunately, I don't have access to any original blueprints. I wish I did, though! I've got hundreds of high-res photos (that I've taken at air shows). I took some general measurements off the aircraft at the time and 'scaled' the photos. I've got around 200+ hours (including research) in this sucker so far... and it will be 4 feet long when printed .

I don't want to steal your thread though... when the time is right I'll start my own and show it off... then I'll get started on a Zulu!

I'm 100% Illustrator CS3.

BTW... did I make you mad? I certainly didn't mean to!

Cheers!

-VectoredThrust

[Ugo Crisponi]

Ugo,
Unfortunately, I don't have access to any original blueprints. I wish I did, though! I've got hundreds of high-res photos (that I've taken at air shows). I took some general measurements off the aircraft at the time and 'scaled' the photos. I've got around 200+ hours (including research) in this sucker so far... and it will be 4 feet long when printed .

I don't want to steal your thread though... when the time is right I'll start my own and show it off... then I'll get started on a Zulu!

I'm 100% Illustrator CS3.

BTW... did I make you mad? I certainly didn't mean to!

Cheers!

-VectoredThrust

It's not you that made me mad but the Cobra when I had to make the linedrawings!
Unfortunately I have no access to a real one so had to trust the pictures I have. BTW you deserve a thread on your own as your is terrific. 4 feet long....no doubt it will be great in any means!

BTW what would be the serial?

[mclaring]

Vectoredthrust,

that is mighty fine work. Hardly wait to see more,

MClaring

[VectoredThrust]

It's not you that made me mad but the Cobra when I had to make the linedrawings!
Unfortunately I have no access to a real one so had to trust the pictures I have. BTW you deserve a thread on your own as your is terrific. 4 feet long....no doubt it will be great in any means!

BTW what would be the serial?

I ran into the same problems with the public line drawings. That's why I decided to do my own. I've been having fun with it, though.

I haven't picked a serial yet...

I'm going to go start my own thread so I don't clutter yours up!

Cheers!

VectoredThrust