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Aces In Spades and the P-38

Started by flyingmice, October 03, 2007, 12:05:40 PM

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flyingmice

#45
October 24, 2007, 09:29:24 AM
Quote from: beebersounds cool.  the idea of being ship-based fighter pilots reminds me of the cosmo-tigers in star blazers.

Now, I never watched Star Blazers/Space Battleship Yamato - though I had heard of it, and knew what you referred to - so I looked it up on the web and read up. Apparently, the Cosmo Tigers were supposed to reflect Japanese carrier pilots, carrying on the WWII/Future parallels that abound in Star Blazers, so the resemblance is intentional. :D

-clash
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flyingmice

#46
October 24, 2007, 10:29:27 AM
Finished a new e-painting last night, based on a famous photo of Pearl Harbor burning:


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One Horse Town

#47
October 24, 2007, 10:33:29 AM
Ooh, groovy! I hate artists...grumble, grumble. :muttering: ;)

flyingmice

#48
October 24, 2007, 10:35:29 AM
Quote from: One Horse TownOoh, groovy! I hate artists...grumble, grumble. :muttering: ;)

Good! I'm not an artist. I'm an illustrator. :D

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One Horse Town

#49
October 24, 2007, 10:37:57 AM
Quote from: flyingmiceGood! I'm not an artist. I'm an illustrator. :D

-clash

Ha! That's what an artist would say, with their hi-falutin' 'technical' terms. :D

flyingmice

#50
October 24, 2007, 11:00:42 AM
Quote from: One Horse TownHa! That's what an artist would say, with their hi-falutin' 'technical' terms. :D

Hey! I write too, Kimosabe! :D

Seriously: If you go through all of my posts on tBP or here, you will never hear me call what I do art. I don't consider it in any way to be art, nor do I think illustration or art are particularly lesser or greater than each other. They are different, using the same techniques and tools for very different ends.

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One Horse Town

#51
October 24, 2007, 11:06:35 AM
Quote from: flyingmiceHey! I write too, Kimosabe! :D

Seriously: If you go through all of my posts on tBP or here, you will never hear me call what I do art. I don't consider it in any way to be art, nor do I think illustration or art are particularly lesser or greater than each other. They are different, using the same techniques and tools for very different ends.

-clash

I'm only pulling your leg mate. :)

I have no idea of the difference (or that there even was one) between the two.

I might have to ditch the guy that expressed an interest in doing some artwork for SH and see if some soaring rodents are free.

flyingmice

#52
October 24, 2007, 12:09:23 PM
Quote from: One Horse TownI'm only pulling your leg mate. :)

I know! :D

It's common to call illustrations "art," but there is a huge difference in intent.

QuoteI have no idea of the difference (or that there even was one) between the two.

Simply, the job of an illustrator is to portray things in a book so that the reader can visualize the setting and/or events. The job of an artist is to pursue his/her own artistic vision. Illustrators are supporting cast, they amplify and reflect the writer's intent.

QuoteI might have to ditch the guy that expressed an interest in doing some artwork for SH and see if some soaring rodents are free.

Don't, Dan! I'm happy to work with other illustrators, and it may be that his talents are better than mine for this job. I'm also very busy, and may not have much time. Let's just see how things work out! :D

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beeber

#53
October 24, 2007, 12:23:10 PM
re:  pearl harbor--

got to see the memorial last summer.  absolutely fucking intense.  contrast the thunder and chaos of the attack versus the memorial, where all stand quietly and some watch the oil float to the surface from the arizona.

your illo of the big blast took me right back to the day of my visit.

flyingmice

#54
October 24, 2007, 12:32:36 PM
Quote from: beeberre:  pearl harbor--

got to see the memorial last summer.  absolutely fucking intense.  contrast the thunder and chaos of the attack versus the memorial, where all stand quietly and some watch the oil float to the surface from the arizona.

your illo of the big blast took me right back to the day of my visit.

Thanks, beeber! I had a great photo to work from! :D

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beeber

#55
October 24, 2007, 01:01:04 PM
Quote from: flyingmiceThanks, beeber! I had a great photo to work from! :D

-clash

there's a film you have to watch before they take you out to the arizona, and that blast is in there.  (shudder)

back to topic--will this be an add-on to IHW:AIS, or will it be stand-alone?

flyingmice

#56
October 24, 2007, 01:26:40 PM
Quote from: beeberthere's a film you have to watch before they take you out to the arizona, and that blast is in there.  (shudder)

back to topic--will this be an add-on to IHW:AIS, or will it be stand-alone?

Whoa! I didn't know it was not still camera work... Thanks for telling me! My uncle was at Pearl, but he never talked about it. I've never been there myself.

It'll probably be a supplement for IHW:AIS, as the chargen and system will be identical. It may be a big supplement, though! If it gets too big, I'll add the missing sections back in and make it stand-alone. :P

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beeber

#57
October 24, 2007, 02:06:25 PM
i wouldn't be surprised if it was both a still and film shot.  not like anyone would've been taking pictures of birds that day (aside from the prop-driven variety).

another question--do you need the napoleonic IHW book for AIS?

flyingmice

#58
October 24, 2007, 02:10:49 PM
Quote from: beeberanother question--do you need the napoleonic IHW book for AIS?

Ah! No - AIS is stand alone. There are far too many differences! :D

Question is, is WWII different enough from WWI to make another stand alone game needed? Hopefully my upcoming alpha playtest will tell me! :D

-clash

Added: What is your opinion, folks?

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Gunslinger

#59
October 24, 2007, 03:27:09 PM
Quote"At 0618 hours on 7 Dec 41, Enterprise launched SBDs of VB-6 and VS-6 to search a sector 045 to 134 degrees for a distance of 150 miles (240 km) and to then proceed to NAS Pearl Harbor on Ford Island. A total of 18 aircraft arrived over Pearl Harbor during the Japanese attack. One was shot down by U.S. antiaircraft fire, four by the Japanese and one crash-landed. The remainder landed at either NAS Ewa or NAS Pearl Harbor."
If I remember correctly, that's one of the reasons the attack was such a surprise.  They were expecting their own birds in that day and mistook information of the Japanese aircraft as their own.  If they would've known, they could've deployed the Army's fighters at Wheeler Army Air Field.  It's too emotionally draining to make yet another visit down there to confirm this.
 
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