P 51 MUSTANG

[JMSmith]

the drawing not to use,

the worst of the ones not to use is Mr Graingers.

now who can show me some decent drawings

and the only good one i have is the bottom one it's Grubbys, which LOOKS good to me

[Jesters-Ink]

I got loads, all wrong!

[AGNT_Matt]

Don't we all i have an A-36 i started line drawing but needs refinement let me see if i can find it...

FOUND IT!

lots to do on it, but getting there.

[JMSmith]

now that looks nice,

the trouble with the mustang is that bloody nose! it is such a strange curve most people get it wrong, i remember that i have seen a drawing somewhere on the net, where the nose shape was captured beautifully, i did not save it, and can't remember where i saw it.
the other problem area is the rear fuselage at the junction with the tail, i think what happens here is the artist gets frightened by the narrowness without the fin fillet, so they beef it up, then it all go's wrong.

[Jesters-Ink]

Here's how far I got using photographs only . . . .

[JMSmith]

nope!

that looks too flat this is what i mean, to get it right is just about as difficult as picking winning lottery numbers

[Jesters-Ink]

If we are going to do this right JMSmith, we need a bit more than "looks too flat".
I know its not right, which is why I posted it in the first place (for help). Your comment sounds more like you are critiquing a female models breasts.
Lets try and be a little more specific shall we? What exactly are wrong with its breasts? Is it colour, texture, shape or are you a bottom kinda man?
If you have to, draw on it so we know what areas offend please.
I know a great plastic surgeon, so lets go to work on this horse

[Jarink]

One problem is that the fillet is not a flat part, but actually a very slim triangle when looked at from directly above. The blend with the fuselage also changes shape slightly when it meets the tail fin. I struggled with making the highlighting show that blend but finally gave it up, deciding that I work at too low a resolution to show that kind of detail.



Obviously, it's a very complicated set of shapes and curves to reproduce.

[Ugo Crisponi]

That's exactly what I was looking for! continue like this. I will prepare my pop corn and start reading again! Final result will be nearly close to perfection!

Unfortunately I know very few about Mustangs and can't be of any help. I'll contribute with next models by posting my linedrawings.

[JMSmith]

hi jester,

most definitely a breast man the bigger the better.

now back to the profile, front fuselage, top edge from windscreen to spinner, this is a very complex curve, and very very hard to get right, later i will post some images to show my point.