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[Clave]

I don't know how to describe these, so I'll just let the pictures speak for themselves....

(PS they are part of a series of other strange aircraft etc so take no notice of the Part 256 etc.)

Part 332: Kawasaki Ki-61 in the BAR Honda livery.



Part 333: Hawker Typhoon in the Gold Leaf Team Lotus livery.



Part 334: FIAT G.55 in the Ferrari livery.



Part 335: North American P-51D Mustang in NASCAR colours.

[Clave]

Part 340: FIAT CR.32 in the Lancia/Alitalia livery.



Part 341: Polikarpov I-15 in the Benetton Livery.

[Clave]

Part 345: Messerschmitt Bf-109 F2 in the BMW/Petronas livery.



Part 346: Focke-Wulf Fw-190 A6 in the Red Bull livery.



Part 347: Republic P-47D 35 in the CART/Rahal livery.

[elansprint72]

Wrong forum?

[fnqvmuch]

fantastic cute cool funny - get it, love it and would enjoy more .... sorry, rest of you.
(almost like the sort of thing Bruce McCall would do.)
no links?

[Clave]

Wrong forum?

Point me in the right direction - I am unfamiliar with this place...

fantastic cute cool funny - get it, love it and would enjoy more .... sorry, rest of you.
(almost like the sort of thing Bruce McCall would do.)
no links?

Thanks!
What links would you like?

[fbarrett]

Great Stuff! Bruce McCall would heartily approve. I once rode with him in a Shorts Skyvan, and we discussed the possibilities for a cartoon of said aircraft. If you like these drawings, find a copy of Zany Afternoons.

Frank

[Radoye]

A while ago i did something similar but with skins for planes in the Il-2 Sturmovik flight sim - take a look:

Montoya NASCAR Chevy #42 Republic P-47 Thunderbolt:


Hamilton Vodafone McLaren Mercedes #1 North American P-51D Mustang:


Villeneuve Ferrari #27 Vought F4U Corsair:


Prterson JPS Lotus #6 Supermarine Spitfire:


Steve McQueen Gulf Porsche 917 from the Le Mans movie Focke Wulf Ta-152H:

[Allan Lupton]

What's the point of this "artwork" anyway, much less why is it "nostalgia" on a motorcar forum?
As a former aviation person, my nostalgia for aeroplanes is for them as they were, not as some computer graphics whizz would like them to be.

[Simon Hadfield]

Each to their own but I think they are stunning - bizarre perhaps - but stunning none the less. Does everything have to have a point? Would I have thought about this if it hadn't been posted here, probably not, and it has made the day brighter for having it here. It's the season of goodwill, lets just enjoy this for what it is.

[Derwent Motorsport]

What's the point of this "artwork" anyway, much less why is it "nostalgia" on a motorcar forum?
As a former aviation person, my nostalgia for aeroplanes is for them as they were, not as some computer graphics whizz would like them to be.

Totally agree!

[stuartbrs]

I like them!

[fatbaldbloke]

Does everything have to have a point?

Quite. Nothing wrong with a bit of fun and fantasy now and again. As a collector and occasional builder of old warbirds as racing aitrcraft, I find these quite inspiring.

Probably better in the collectables bit though.

Edited by fatbaldbloke, 08 December 2011 - 10:38.

[Stephen W]

Wrong forum?

Point me in the right direction - I am unfamiliar with this place...

Quite. Nothing wrong with a bit of fun and fantasy now and again. As a collector and occasional builder of old warbirds as racing aitrcraft, I find these quite inspiring.

Probably better in the collectables bit though.

I can't see the point in painting a WWII aircraft in Gulf colours! I would suggest a move to collectables as soon as possible would be the cool and cute thing to do!

[Glengavel]

This has made me wonder, and it really is going to sound like sacrilege, but has anyone 'mocked up' pictures of 1950s/60s F1 cars in sponsors' livery? For example, a Lotus 25 in Gold Leaf or JPS; or a McLaren M7 in Marlboro, or a Brabham BT19 in Martini...

Edited by Glengavel, 08 December 2011 - 11:30.

[Tony Matthews]

I would suggest a move to collectables as soon as possible would be the cool and cute thing to do!

'Artwork and drawings' might be the best thread, but it's not for me to say, however, there is computer-generated stuff on there...

[D-Type]

This has made me wonder, and it really is going to sound like sacrilege, but has anyone 'mocked up' pictures of 1950s/60s F1 cars in sponsors' livery? For example, a Lotus 25 in Gold Leaf or JPS; or a McLaren M7 in Marlboro, or a Brabham BT19 in Martini...

I did see a D-Type (what else would I notice?) in Yardley livery around the time that Yardley were sponsoring BRM or McLaren.

Back to aircraft, does anybody have pictures of Mustangs or other WW2 warbirds in modern [air] racing colours?

Edited by D-Type, 08 December 2011 - 20:51.

[elansprint72]

Point me in the right direction - I am unfamiliar with this place...

Thanks!

http://www.eaa.ca/ex...nter/forums.asp

[Michael Ferner]

... and I thought this would be the thread to discuss Ranger-, Curtiss- or Hisso-engined racing cars!

[Radoye]

Back to aircraft, does anybody have pictures of Mustangs or other WW2 warbirds in modern [air] racing colours?

Just google for "Reno racer" images, there's plenty on the net.

Would post a few myself but don't want to step on anybody's toes copyright-wise.

[E1pix]

Clave:

I think it's great work and an interesting exercise in design. "Why Not?" springs to mind.

Edited by E1pix, 09 December 2011 - 05:10.

[Terry Walker]

Now all you have to do is the reverse: F1 cars in WW2 airforce colours . . . or airline livery.

[jcbc3]

Part 345: Messerschmitt Bf-109 F2 in the BMW/Petronas livery.


..

I don't think this one is a good idea...

[RTH]

Very clever work, makes you wonder how racing cars from the 30s 50s and 60s would have looked in liveries of the modern era ?
Less attractive no doubt but an interesting comparison.
Equally how would the GP cars of the 21st century look in the single or simple national colours from the 50s up to '67

[Radoye]

Now all you have to do is the reverse: F1 cars in WW2 airforce colours . . . or airline livery.

You mean something like this?

[Eric Dunsdon]

Very clever work, makes you wonder how racing cars from the 30s 50s and 60s would have looked in liveries of the modern era ?
Less attractive no doubt but an interesting comparison.

Spare us from that PLEASE!!!!!!.

[f1steveuk]

For my part, I like them, as art they have done exactly what art is supposed to do, generate discussion.

[Arjan de Roos]

We cannot admit that at TNF there have been more digressions into the world of aircraft, particularly with antique and combat machinery. And fluff is welcomed during the holiday season. Some designs made me smile.

[Vitesse2]

For my part, I like them, as art they have done exactly what art is supposed to do, generate discussion.

Exactly. I like the JPS Spitfire, although I think it would look better with the JPS logo on both wings.

Admittedly not a warbird, but Chunky did have his Cessna painted in JPS colours too: note the pesonalised reigistration!

http://www.flightglo...px?itemid=34052

You can also fnd pictures of the Team Lotus helicopter in both JPS and Essex Petroleum liveries at the pprune forum.

[SWB]

I think they are fine work, well done and thank you for posting.

Steve

[zepunishment]

I don't think this one is a good idea...

well the bf109 ran with a merc engine so you're right there, the sauber petronas livery could go on the bmw powered fw190 though...

[David Shaw]

I think there has been enough positive comment on this thread to indicate it is not irrelevant.

I found the thread title to be very accurate too, so if this is not your 'thing', why did you open it?

What a boring life it would be to stay strictly with the conventional, with no sense of fantasy.

What would Chunky think?

[Catalina Park]

I think there has been enough positive comment on this thread to indicate it is not irrelevant.

I found the thread title to be very accurate too, so if this is not your 'thing', why did you open it?

What a boring life it would be to stay strictly with the conventional, with no sense of fantasy.

What would Chunky think?

The thread title is accurate only because it was changed after the first round of complaints. It had a very vague title that didn't really give any explanation of the content. A lot of people only ventured inside because they didn't have a clue what was in the thread.

[Tony Matthews]

A lot of people only ventured inside because they didn't have a clue what was in the thread.

That's how I first discovered pubs.

[jcbc3]

well the bf109 ran with a merc engine so you're right there, the sauber petronas livery could go on the bmw powered fw190 though...

pheew, was afraid my point flew over everybodys head...

[Muzza]

That's how I first discovered pubs.

[E1pix]

The thread title is accurate only because it was changed after the first round of complaints. It had a very vague title that didn't really give any explanation of the content. A lot of people only ventured inside because they didn't have a clue what was in the thread.

But... what's really to complain about? If we don't like it or anything else around here, we're all just a keystroke away from somewhere else.

The thread title never changed... Either way, Big Whoop. We should at least make new posters feel welcome.

Edited by E1pix, 13 December 2011 - 06:38.

[Catalina Park]

The thread title never changed...

Are you calling me a liar?

[E1pix]

Are you calling me a liar?

No, but I don't think the title changed since the OP. You might note my "either way" comment.

My point was to not barrage new posters with crap, which you justified. End of story.

Happy Holidays.

[Catalina Park]

No, but I don't think the title changed since the OP. You might note my "either way" comment.

My point was to not barrage new posters with crap, which you justified. End of story.

Happy Holidays.

You might note that my reference to the thread title was in response to another post that suggested that the complaints about the content were at odds with the thread title. (hinting that by looking at the title it was obvious what was in the tread)
I was just pointing out that the title had been changed by a moderator after the first round of complaints.

As we say in Australia, Merry Christmas ****.

[Allan Lupton]

Yes there were about six of us who found the original title (something like "Car/Aero mix") did not prepare us for the total irrelevance of the content in "The Nostalgia Forum". It is also not very relevant for someone (pseudonymously) to claim that the title has not changed and somehow to justify being quite rude to someone who referred to that change.
The internet has a lot on it which is hard to find, without gratuitously "cataloging" computer art as motoring nostalgia. As for being kind to new posters, if they actually ask for help (post no 6) why not give it to them and move this thread to somwhere in which it would be apposite?
Rant over - and I only revisited this thread because I saw that Michael had posted on it and wondered why.