And, with a Mighty Roar...

[Pete Askew]

the three BMW engines burst into life.

Cambo Legend, Schneider Super Symmar 120mm f1:5.6 MC, PhaseOne P45 back. Side-lit with a Bowens focussing spot flash driven from a Bowens Quadmatic Asymmetric generator (1 kJ s) with light bounced back from left by a white wall plus a burst of smoke from a smoke generator. 1/30s at f1:11 with 15º left swing on the front standard. PP in CaptureOne Pro 7, PS and Nik SilverFX Pro 2.

 

[Hamish Gill]

I like that ... What have you done to get the streak?

 

[Pete Askew]

Streak? There is some smoke being pulled in by the propellers and thrown back if that's what you mean.

 

[Kev Pugh]

Now that works rather nicely Pete now for the smoke, bring it on. and don't worry about Hamish he is not an Aero anorak clearly and that aerial line shows up nicely....

 

[Paul Lange]

Nice Pete. Why do I get the sense that you have a lot of toys that you have been dying to find an excuse to play with for years.

 

[Hamish Gill]

The bit from the light(?) on the top?

 

[Pete Askew]

Yep, that'll be the aerial wire that runs from just behind the cockpit to the tailplane.

 

[Kev Pugh]

Still want more smoke Pete.........nicely swirling around the prop cowlings.now that would look the dogs B's........

 

[Pete Askew]

If I light from the nearside that should be quite easy as you get some nice trails pulled in while the engines are running. The trouble is timing it all. Wind engines, release smoke, wait till it clears a bit, start engines (run for about 15-20 seconds), take shot at the right moment. Maybe lunchtime tomorrow though!

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Here's a detail from he original file.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Very nice, Pete. Wonderful, in fact. Can you put two little figures walking off into the distance, a la Casablanca?

 

[Brian Moore]

Ack ack guns are ready!


Great image, Pete.

 

[Pete Askew]

I'm working on it Rob!

 

[Kev Pugh]

Very nice, Pete. Wonderful, in fact. Can you put two little figures walking off into the distance, a la Casablanca?

Wrong AIRYPLANE Mister..........

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Pete timing is everything and I'm sure you''ll crack it. I'm play with my Panzers and smoke atm but batteries in remotes died bugger so need to go shopping before I can complete..........

 

[Pete Askew]

If only they made a DC-3 with clockwork engines...

 

[Kev Pugh]

If only they made a DC-3 with clockwork engines...

I think I may have found your baby Pete

Tippco Tine Ariplanes DC3 World Airlines airplane with clockwork, red

Now, no excuses

 

[Ralph Thornton]

I like that ... What have you done to get the streak?

The streak, I think, is the antenna wire that goes from the cockpit to the vertical stabilizer.

Nice work there Pete!

 

[Pete Askew]

I think I may have found your baby Pete

Tippco Tine Ariplanes DC3 World Airlines airplane with clockwork, red

Now, no excuses

And you'd never know it wasn't the real thing with a bit of smoke etc.

And if I'd only bought the model zeppelin when I'd seen it 10 years ago! But there is one for sale in Berlin, Steglitz I've just noticed!



Thanks Ralph.

 

[Kev Pugh]

But Pete.....oh Pete..a lot of smoke and maybe a black out and very quick shutter should disguise it nicely

 

[Beth Carter]

looks great. would love to see the smoke too...

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non-cook, non-toxic smoke bomb recipe - http://chemistry.about.com/od/smokesmokebombs/a/safesmokebomb.htm