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Hi All,
Yet another magnifiscent time lapse this time a new Dambusters painting....:cool:

From his Facebook page:- With the 75th Anniversary of the Dambuster Raid exactly one month from now, I thought I'd do a 'live' work in progress on the painting that I'm preparing for the Anniversary. The plan is to produce a few short videos over the next couple of weeks as the painting progresses, hopefully towards completion! Here's the first 5 minute clip covering the first two weeks' work. Hope you like it. You can see my other Dambuster prints at

Just one niggle are the Horizontal and vertical stabilisers (Starboard) not quite square or is that an optical illusion ?

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:applause: Love these :)

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Hi All,
Just been on the https://www.facebook.com/SimonAtack Yet another stunning masterpiece (WIP)that really brings the painting to life, along with usual astounding attention to the smallest detail. You can see how this masterpiece progressed on his facebook page that includes video....:cool:

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Simon said of THE HARDEST DAY update. Plt Off Constantine Pegg’s Spitfire established. Well, it just remains for me to add panel details, scratches and bare metal dinks, oily dirt and cordite streaks, aerial and IFF wires...and then punch holes into those flaps and rear wing panels. This Spit sustained some nasty combat damage..Then Pegg wrote it off, crashing down a bomb crater on the landing role.

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Hi All,
Just came across this artist Keith Burns ( https://en-gb.facebook.com/keithburnsart/ ) art print on Ebay, decided to post the original also from his Facebook page for comparison. Name of the piece ' Typhoon Warning '

I advise you to check both the above Facebook page and here:- https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=ke...=1534193244243 absolutely stunning images but this one here...:cool:
ORIGINAL.
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EBAY PRINT.

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I must say I prefer the original in the darker tones just looks more realistic but none the less absolutely stunning, on top of that he used to draw
Johnny Red in the Warlord comic.....:cool:

Original listing if your interested:-https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Limited-E...AAAOSwKfVXImrZ

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Hi All,
Simon AtAck is at it again looks promising IMHO...:cool:
From Simons Faceache page:-https://www.facebook.com/SimonAtack
"BLOOD AND THUNDER". - The story of a Hawker Hurricane...

HAWKER HURRICANE PROJECT. The first layout in pen and ink on canvas of this new painting. I want to portray the Hawker Hurricane as she truly was, a
formidable fighter at war in the hands of an expert. And of all the Hurricane units who fought so magnificently in the Battle Of Britain, none were more
deadly effective than 303 Squadron. This Polish Squadron, based at RAF Northolt, London from 2nd August 1940 after formation at Blackpool, along with
another 15 Polish Squadrons fighting for Britain, were initially confined to training flights and kept from flying operational combat sorties as a mistaken
belief formed, that, as an unknown foreign quantity, there would be grave risk with allocating valuable aircraft to them and mixing formations in battle
with British pilots when hardly a man of them could speak English.

But these Poles were already excellent, battle-hardened pilots proven from their experiences fighting as part of 7th Polish Air Escadrille in their homeland's desperate air defence. As such, once Fighter Command relented under pressure of the course of the air fighting and ordered them fully operational, they
went into the fight against the Luftwaffe fearless and very hard, ruthlessly attacking every German fighter and bomber formation they could find, and
scored more kills against enemy aircraft than any other RAF fighter unit fighting in the Battle of Britain.

In one 42-day period alone, they accounted for 126 Luftwaffe aircraft shot down. They claimed an overall tally of over 200 Luftwaffe kills, but at a loss of
29 of their own fighter pilots. Facts so often overlooked in favour of homegrown British RAF Squadrons and aces. This particular Hurricane was a true
warrior of a fighter. No fewer than NINE aces with 303 Squadron flew her in action, including the top scoring 303 Sqn. ace Sgt. Joseph Frantisek
(17 victories) all of them scoring kills with her 8-gun battery.

Flown as the subject in this piece by 303 ace Sgt. Stanislaw Karubin who destroyed this Heinkel HE111 in a fast, low level combat over the south eastern
English countryside at Kent, one of seven victories he scored, four of them while flying this Hurricane during a period in the Battle of Britain. It is as much
a story about this one, particular aircraft and the incredible combat record of kills she accomplished, in the hands of her brilliant aces, as it is about
Sgt. Karubin's kill on this day.

303 Squadron was commanded by an English RAF Officer, Wing Commander Ronald Gustave Kellett. An ace from 249 Sqn. early in the Battle he lead them throughout the summer campaign. Of them he wrote:- "We fought together through the great offensive of 1940. And I knew then, that the pilots of 303 Squadron were not only the best, but would see me through any troubles. In the month of September, 303 were on top. No Squadron from the Empire could equal the courage and skill of our pilots. No bombing could daunt our airmen".

Of their magnificent air fighting record, Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith Park, AOC 11 Group said:- "Had it not been for the magnificent material
contributed by the Polish Squadrons and their unsurpassed gallentry, I would hesitate to say, the outcome of the Battle would have been the same."

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Hi All,
Another couple of new originals from https://www.posart.com/originals

From Marks Faceache:-https://www.facebook.com/MarkPostlethwaiteGAvA
Two new small paintings just completed for forthcoming book covers. The first depicts a KG40 Ju88 shooting down a 304 Sqn Wellington over the Bay of
Biscay on 13 August 1943, (75 years ago tomorrow). This is for the cover of a forthcoming Osprey book on Ju88 Aces.

The second painting, 'Blenheims over Borkum' shows the first RAF fighter offensive operation of WWII when Blenheim MkIfs of 25 and 601 Squadrons attacked the seaplane base at Borkum on 28 November 1939. This is for the first in a new series of books 'Modeller's Photographic Archive' which will be published by Red Kite in September.

Both paintings are now available for sale on the website and remember we're still running the 10% discount offer until the end of August, just enter the code 19182018 at the checkout page for 10% off anything you order.
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Hi All,
One word Stunning!!.....:cool: If you like the images click the following links To Buy:-http://www.gava.org.uk/gallery-search/category/12?searchterm=keith%20burns&picsearch=simple&start=0 To view:- https://www.facebook.com/keithburnsart/photos/pb.1432248623665897.-2207520000.1535044443./2106146919609394/?type=3&theater then click the image and they just flow...:eagerness:
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There's a certain Commando War Stories look about them but agree, stunning!

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Hi All,
Tony C - Your spot on matey, amongst his accomplishments been the artist drew for the font covers for the Warlord/Battle Action comics character
Johnny Red.

"Keith Burns is an artist working in both British and American comics who frequently collaborates with writer Garth Ennis. His credits include the Judge Dredd Megazine, Johnny Red for Titan Comics, FutureQuake and various issues of Ennis's War Stories (for Avatar Press) and
The Boys (for Dynamite Entertainment). "
Above courtesy of:-http://britishcomics.wikia.com/wiki/Keith_Burns

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Hi All,
I missed this one another of my favourite aviation artists John Shaw....:cool:
You can see the step by step process following yet another example of his fantastic work here:-https://www.facebook.com/johnshawaviationart/
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Hi All,
Latest piece from Keith Burns http://en-gb.facebook.com/keithburnsart/ ................:cool:

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Hi All,
Here is the newest masterpiece by Michael Rondot not as exciting as his usual Heavy Metal work but none the less another beautiful rendition in his unique style..............:cool:
( http://www.facebook.com/MikeRondot )

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I'll also take the opportunity to give our forums very own Ronnie a shout with this short clip of his own designed animation via his:- ( http://www.facebook.com/AviationArt.Aero ) .......:cool:

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Carrying on with Keith Burns art, check ou all his images here:- ( http://www.facebook.com/pg/keithburnsart/photos/?ref=page_internal )
This piece 'Long Run Home' now available as a print £150 inc: ND Del. ( Lovely work........:cool: )
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Different type of image giving the atmosphere of the centenary airshow at Cosford.
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Hello Geoff, thanks for spotting and posting my Ju 88 animation! Glad you like it :)
Here is a Youtube clip for those unable to see it on Facebook: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2B1-526KFSU
And a screen grab:
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Hi All,
No problem Ronnie, credit given where credit due matey!.........;)

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Hi All,
Another new print available from Michael Rondot ( http://www.facebook.com/MikeRondot ) Actually an oldy but he has decided to put in to print, even so love it..............:eagerness:

From his facebook dated 1/12/2018.
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This is a poor quality photo of an old and upublished painting of my favourite PR9 (XH169) that I did for my long-suffering navigator to remind him of our happy times together on No.39 Squadron when the primary role was low level tactical reconnaissance.

How the front-seaters in the PR9 ever found the will to go to work has always been a mystery to me. I was then, and I still am full of admiration for them for the job they did in that hellish front cockpit. Being bounced around in low level turbulence in the unforgiving big-wing PR9 was often uncomfortable for the pilot but we could at least see out. All the navigators had were the small Day/Night indicator windows on each side and the periscopic recce viewfinder. The health and safety police would probably declare it an illegal working practice today.

To this post 01/01/2019.


The first few copies of my new Canberra PR9 print "THE BLACK HOLE" are ready to order. There will be more copies on press later this week but you can secure your copy now. Contact me here on FB by message or order online at Collectair. (Prints available here:- http://tinyurl.com/ybyhkbra )

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Meanwhile Simon Atack is keeping busy with this BOB piece, looking good IMHO....;)

From this dated 30/07/2018,
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To these below dated 23/12/2018
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