AW Siskin Profile

[felixdk]

Firmly believing that you can never have too many projects up in the air at once, I started a profile of the Armstrong Whitworth Siskin, which will probably run to a couple of different versions. I like Golden Era aircraft and was always taken with the 1/72 scale Matchbox kit, so....

This is the first vector version, done in Corel Draw. No engine yet, because I hadn't gotten enough info on the AW Jaguar Mk IV yet. I knew that motor would be a bear to draw with all those valves, fins and pushrods.

Checking photos made it clear that the 3 view had some details wrong, so the drawing was revised and added onto.

Couldn't avoid the motor any longer, so building comenced.

The motor took about 3 times as long as the airframe to complete, but I finally arrived at a version that I could live with (simplified, but pretty representative of the real thing).

Here's the completed Siskin IIIA:

Here's the IIIDC trainer version:

Now I've gotta paint something.

Edited February 28, 2007 by felixdk

[Andy Mullen]

Amazing work, have you gone blind yet

[felixdk]

Amazing work, have you gone blind yet ;)

Andy,

I still have most of my sight, but I've developed an extreme aversion to rocker arms and valve springs .

BTW, love your UK Tomcat patch.

[felixdk]

I started the painting with the 2 seater. It's going to be in the colors of No. 56 Squadron RAF.

The Amarillo font that the USAF uses was as close a match as I could find for the serial numbers, but I'll have to modify it a little.

The motor is going to be a bear to paint while retaining the detail that took so long to draw

[felixdk]

The motor is almost done and the rest of the aircraft should be a breeze compared to this mechanical jungle . There's still a thousand little shadows to add and the bronzish looking exhaust collectors that the British seemed to favor.

[Andy Mullen]

Looking great :)

[dogsbody]

If you paint the Siskin IIIA, would you consider one of the RCAF machines?

[felixdk]

Dogsbody,

I've got 2 more Siskin IIIAs in the pipeline. One is a No. 43 Squadron RAF machine (black and white checks) and the other is an RCAF IIIA flown by Capt. John Alcock (of transatlantic flight fame). I've made a little more progress on the III DC.

Edited March 9, 2007 by felixdk

[dogsbody]

Beautiful work.

[dogsbody]

Beautiful work.

[dogsbody]

This may be of interest to you, if you don't already know of it.

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/1003/las...Siskin%20Stuff/?

[felixdk]

dogsbody,

I have the Data Plan booklet, but thanks for the other reference, it's one that I hadn't seen. I haven't been near this profile in a couple of weeks, but will be back at it this week.

[martin_sam_2000]

wow!!!

your drawing skills are unbeleivable. its a real treat to be able to see stuff liek this. do you have a website or album anywhere we we can see all of the drawings you have??

sean

[felixdk]

Thanks Sean,

Unfortunately there's not a lot as I've just started in on art again after a long layoff. My website is http://home.comcast.net/~felixdk203 and to see some really good work by people that enjoy creating aviation art, check out our forum at http://www.websitetoolbox.com/tool/mb/felixdk.