A second prototype of the legendary McLaren F1 - 'Edward' based on Ultima Mk3. Cutaway by Mark Roberts
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Interesting stuff (And probably quite rare)
Posted 10 May 2010 - 00:01
A second prototype of the legendary McLaren F1 - 'Edward' based on Ultima Mk3. Cutaway by Mark Roberts
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Posted 10 May 2010 - 00:36
How did you get to start work on an Ultima MK1 brochure duffer? Was it a speculative or commissioned effort? Did you produce any more/similar brochure illustrations? I'm a big fan of Automotive brochure art.
PS (I do very much like that texture through the two cuts of the green painted ring/fixture)
Posted 10 May 2010 - 08:09
Something different
A Cycle engine by Bruno Betti
Ducati whotever model
I don't know much about cycles x'cepting the Honda CB750 I had in the early 70s, the Kwakka Z1 1300 with which I
flattened my face in '77 and the Yammie 650 Turbo which had such acceleration that I now still have the slimmest
wrists among my mates!
Posted 10 May 2010 - 09:34
Posted 10 May 2010 - 10:01
Is everyone else happy with all these illustrations being reproduced from 'Inside 100 Great Cars'? I worry that someone may pull the plug for copyright reasons, and spoil a great thread. Only asking...
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Posted 10 May 2010 - 15:01
@IrasDaughter:
hi and welcome, realy cool to see you here. im a realy huge fan of your fathers work, he ws a massive influence in helping me decide to become a technical illustrator.
Posted 10 May 2010 - 15:11
I wanted to throw a couple of comments in here, as I am a latecomer in appreciating your father's work, or even really being aware of it. I had been collecting aircraft cutaways in a couple of publications that I got over here, but never the Flight International series, so I was unaware of the body of work that he produced over the years. After going through the entire presentation of prints that are available through Flight, it is interesting to see the various aircraft that fell under the Epton signature. They are some wonderful pieces, and I am more appreciative as he seemed to end up with the smaller and more unusual subjects that are completely different from anyone else's general work. Various private or industrial aircraft get his attention more than the more common military and airliner projects, it seems, so it fills in huge gaps in the cutaway history for me.
Am now a great fan of his work.
Thank-you for signing on here with everyone.
Tom West
Posted 10 May 2010 - 15:26
Wow - he will be amazed when I tell him!! I saw him yesterday, and told him about this board, and he was stunned that anyone remembers his and his workmates names even today. I think he was tickled pink.
Posted 10 May 2010 - 17:02
Is everyone else happy with all these illustrations being reproduced from 'Inside 100 Great Cars'? I worry that someone may pull the plug for copyright reasons, and spoil a great thread. Only asking...
Posted 10 May 2010 - 17:48
I think we've been pushing our luck for some time but hopefully we'll get a warning if we go too far.
Posted 10 May 2010 - 18:00
Could that be a Brian Hatton ?....maybe 1 of the ones missing from the series I posted by Cyril Posthumus ?
Edited by macoran, 10 May 2010 - 23:50.
Posted 10 May 2010 - 18:11
U have a message !I don't actually own a copy of that particular book myself.
Posted 10 May 2010 - 18:12
Posted 10 May 2010 - 18:42
That is the famous 750cc from '71-'74. It was Ducatis 1st V-twin engine and was used in the legendary first 750SS.
Posted 11 May 2010 - 00:28
Posted 11 May 2010 - 00:57
You have put the frighteners on me there Tony . Any suggestions going forward? I don't actually own a copy of that particular book myself.
Posted 11 May 2010 - 00:59
Could that be a Brian Hatton ?....maybe 1 of the ones missing from the series I posted by Cyril Posthumus ?
I am saying could it be...but my gut says it am one.
tut-tut my Inglish is digusting sometimes!
Posted 11 May 2010 - 07:54
A comprehensive, well reasoned reply, SB, and I understand your conclusion. However, please don't think that I was doing anything other than voicing my own doubts about posting images that are copyrighted. I was asking, not telling! It is different for me, I post bits and peices that are either my copyright, or a client's copyright and I am fairly certain there won't be a come-back. Like you, I don't want this thread ham-strung! If you and others feel OK about using that source, don't be put off by me.All of the above said, I will quit posting from that source - I certainly do not wish to threaten this wonderful thread.
Edited by Tony Matthews, 11 May 2010 - 07:55.
Posted 11 May 2010 - 12:42
Edited by duffer, 11 May 2010 - 12:44.
Posted 11 May 2010 - 13:02
Looks like a flying saucer factory!
Posted 11 May 2010 - 13:06
Posted 11 May 2010 - 13:17
I'm going to sound typically dumb here, but what specifically are they? Molds?
Posted 11 May 2010 - 13:24
Yep, you've got a plan and half an elevation on the drawing! All they need is the spokes and nine little bolts...There may be a clue in the drawing underneath
Posted 11 May 2010 - 13:31
There may be a clue in the drawing underneath
Yep, you've got a plan and half an elevation on the drawing! All they need is the spokes and nine little bolts...
Edited by werks prototype, 11 May 2010 - 13:32.
Posted 11 May 2010 - 15:42
Yep, you've got a plan and half an elevation on the drawing! All they need is the spokes and nine little bolts...
Posted 11 May 2010 - 15:57
Posted 11 May 2010 - 16:04
That really is a beauty!
Posted 11 May 2010 - 16:08
The yellowy stuff is a two-part polyurethane resin. I pour it into plastic aerosol caps etc. to make cylindrical blanks for the lathe. Machines really nicely and doesn't wear the cutting tools too quickly!Are you using Wax there Duffer? If so is it your own recipe?
Posted 11 May 2010 - 16:37
I get the blame for everything... I can't see myself ever drawing again, at least not technical stuff, but modelling, my first love! Those bits look great, I like the way you produced the flange with strip, glued in place with the five 'bosses' added, neat.Tony, I must also thank you for being a major influence on my automotive obsession... you are solely responsible for this sillyness!
Posted 12 May 2010 - 01:31
Henry Ford's T
The one which launched mass-production
Giulio Betti's renderings
Posted 12 May 2010 - 07:51
A comprehensive, well reasoned reply, SB, and I understand your conclusion. However, please don't think that I was doing anything other than voicing my own doubts about posting images that are copyrighted. I was asking, not telling! It is different for me, I post bits and peices that are either my copyright, or a client's copyright and I am fairly certain there won't be a come-back. Like you, I don't want this thread ham-strung! If you and others feel OK about using that source, don't be put off by me.
Posted 12 May 2010 - 11:44
As an aside, when I look at other old books that I have I often see what appear to be the same drawings. f probably should have just posted giving attributorship to artist without reference to actual publication.
Posted 12 May 2010 - 13:56
That is a good point, I think, and obviously I can't speak for others here, but I hope that if we remain within this context of general enthusiasm, artist/signature identification, general discussion, digital archiving and in some cases even a little digital restoration, hopefully our intent in some form complies with your earlier reference to "the fair use of a copyrighted work for purposes such as criticism, comment, scholarship, or research is not an infringement of copyright". I suppose the next point in the discussion would then have to centre around the specific nature of this being a public forum and therefore potentially open to abuse, but that really does open up yet another medium specific and 'proverbial' can O' worms.
By the way, take note of those many illustrations that appear over multiple publications, because I have noticed that sometimes they appear as often overlooked slightly modified model variations etc. Case in point is Bruno Betti's Porsche 935.
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Posted 12 May 2010 - 15:24
To quote 'The Coasters' - "Why's everybody always pickin' on me?" Well, post and be damned, I suppose, as I said, it doesn't really affect me, although there are one or two of my cutaways in finished form that I would be wary of posting as large images. All the working drawings are mine, I tell you, all mine!... we could just blame Tony,...