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[JMSmith]

hi guys,

started another one, got as far as doing the basic shadow and highlights on the fuselage but had to stop whilst i wait for a book to arrive in the next few day, so whilst waiting i started another, here is the basic shadow and highlights, but because of the complex shape it needs a hell of a lot more, see who is the first to identify it

by the way the one i first started is a secret for now

[AGNT_Matt]

looks almost like a Blenheim Mk IV... nose shape looks blehheim-ish

[BLOWHARD]

OH ME OH MY! Is that a...gasp...Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle????

[JMSmith]

first prize to BH,

wep, this is the infill job whilst i am waiting, you know something quick and easy
bet i cock it up only just remembered the rear end is canvas covered.

[AGNT_Matt]

boy you're gonna have fun with that canvas tail section buy yourself a load of cigarettes plenty of scotch and keep at the thing...

[GiantFlyingRobots]

Not afraid to test yourself are you John? Me... I'll stick to the tried and true.

[JMSmith]

hi guys,

it gets worse, the aircraft was plywood skinned!!! even the rear fuselage that looks fabric, must have been very thin plywood, anyway here is where i have got to, not at all happy with the highlights and shadow.

[AGNT_Matt]

looks good, it was flat sided and that what yours shows, keep it up JM.

[gamary]

I think you should use a lighter shade of black, to better show your shading.Try it and see if there are any improvements.

[JMSmith]

hi Matt and GM,

fuselage is curved, only very slightly, see drawing.
as for using a lighter colour, i dare not, see marked profile, i am already using dk grey, if i go lighter i will end up to light with the highlights in place, my first layer is a gradient from the mark back, then next layer is the highlight and shadow to show the curve of the fuselage, then the pain in the but is the next layer, i am not happy with this. front is ok but from canopy back looks wrong.