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Entering service in 1962, the SH-2 Seasprite proved to be a durable and adaptable design. Remanufactured in 1968 to utilize two jet engines, the Seasprite was a powerful performer. The Seasprite was used in various roles including rescue of downed airmen in Vietnam and antisubmarine missions as the SH-2F. The last Seaprites to serve with the US Navy were retired in 2001 but the upgraded SH-2G Super Seasprite continues to serve with the Royal New Zealand Air Force. This print depicts the SH-2F Seasprite as it appeared in service with the “Easyriders” of HSL-37.

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Sheeeesh....! Absolutely Amazing work with the sea waves and all the painting itself, superb technical mastery of a challenging subject. If ever i release a NAVY aviation subject in injected plastic, i might be very interested to hire you ! (too busy to make my own aviation art anymore...).

I just checked your website, i did not know it was you who made that painting of the SR-71 which i was already familiar with. I still have Tons and tons of sketches and ideas for SR-71 and D-21 paintings that i never had the time to make, going back many years ago. What technique are you using for your painting ? Are you using paint on illustration boards or canvas, or are you mixing mediums ? Based on your F-106 paintings and perhaps on the Seasprite and other more recent work as well i was thinking that you are maybe painting with Photoshop or a similar software, is that correct ? I also say that because the letterings and numerals on several of your your paintings as well as the other markings on the aircrafts have borders that are so sharp that one would either have to use Photoshop, or textures applied to a 3D model, or make extremely large size paintings in a traditional manner on canvas covered with jesso to obtain such sharp edges. Even with frisket mask and airbrush, most of the time unless the painting is quite large, it would not look so clean.

Stephane

Stratosphere Models

Website: http://www.picturetrail.com/stratospheremodels

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Hi Mark,

Thank you, i had a look again at your J35 Draken painting, i thought for a moment it must have been they used for the box for the Hasegawa kit (which i don't have). I just checked and i realized it's not, but i must say your painting would have looked better as the boxart of the Hasegawa kit than the ones they chose ! It reminded me of some of the works of Shigeo Koike. Beautiful.

Stephane.

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