Skyraider3D Posted December 26, 2010 Share Posted December 26, 2010 Hopefully you all had a good Christmas! Here's one of my latest works. Hell-For-Leather After their nuclear attack against a Soviet industrial target, the crew of this TSR2 dive back to the relative safety of supersonic low-level flight. With the bomber’s cover now broken, a “Shilka†self-propelled anti-aircraft gun is the first enemy unit to respond. As they speed away from the target, hopes are high for a safe return to their forward air base in West Germany... if it is still there. This is the doomsday scenario that could have unfolded, had the Cold War turned hot and had the TSR2 not been cancelled in 1965. Around the height of the Cold War, the British government released a specification for a nuclear-capable strike and reconnaissance aircraft. The result was the British Aircraft Corporation TSR2. Sadly Britain was in a poor financial position at that time and simply couldn't afford this state-of-the-art machine. The cancellation that followed in 1965 nearly wiped out military aircraft production in the UK. This image was created for Damien Burke's superlative book TSR2, Britain's Lost Bomber, published by Crowood. If you have any interest in the TSR2 at all, this is the one book to get. Freshly researched, it debunks all the misinformation and myths that surrounds it and adds lots of new insight, information and fantastic technical detail that has been hidden in archives for over four decades. An absolute must for anyone interested in Cold War aviation. More information about this book can be found on http://www.tsr2.info Prints of the cover art are available through my web store at http://www.digitalaviationart.com Cheers, Ronnie PS. Below a few close-ups: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 Ronnie EXCELLENT....I think you have the details spot on. LOVELY art work :) :unsure: HOLMES Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 Wow Ronnie, that is gorgeous ! I love the paint scheme you gave it and the action that you've placed it in ... Lots of movement ... Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rom Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 Nice !! XS666 :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
xavi84 Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 Nice !!XS666 hahaha I was going to say the same thing. Very appropriate considering the nature of the image. Great job Ronnie :lol: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
felixdk Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Excellent Ronnie, really excellent and effective too, because if you hadn't done this art, I wouldn't have known about the book. which I now figure to buy. Excellent and effective. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Skyraider3D Posted January 4, 2011 Author Share Posted January 4, 2011 Thanks a lot guys, I am glad you like it! The registration was specifically requested by Damien (the author), but it's in fact a real TSR2 registration of one of the early production machines. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aggressor Supporter Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Awesome level of detail on the TSR2 and a very dynamic image. Big Quote Link to post Share on other sites
felixdk Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 Just received the book in the mail and on a quick run through, it looks like it's very well done. I'll attack it tonight, after a couple more hours of shoveling snow . They should have put your web address in the credit on the book cover though, Ronnie. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
11bee Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 Wow.... just a stunning image. I really, really like it. John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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