North American NA-257 XF-108 Rapier

[archipeppe]

Dear folks,


as promised some times ago here it is in all its shiny glory...


Enjoy it!


Ciao
Giuseppe

 

[ender]

outstanding as always!

 

[Steve Pace]

Very, very nice! Could the XB-70A WS-110A be next? -SP

 

[PlanesPictures]

without comment - maybe you will understand what I mean

 

[archipeppe]

without comment - maybe you will understand what I mean

Thanks for the hint, usually I do not spend time calculating the correct shadows inclination, I know what you're thinking... I'm a lazy guy.


For the rest I take some artistic "licence", too much realism kills art.

 

[archipeppe]

outstanding as always!

Many thanks ender.

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Very, very nice! Could the XB-70A WS-110A be next? -SP

Sure, in future there will be also XB-70 (I'm still searching references about RS-70).[size=78%]

 

[foiling]

I love this aircraft, and you have done it justice. Big thanks, Archipeppe.

 

[archipeppe]

I love this aircraft, and you have done it justice. Big thanks, Archipeppe.

I'm really glad that you have appreciate my artworks.

 

[archipeppe]

Some comparison.....

 

[SAustin16]

Brilliant work, Archipeppe.


I always enjoy your illustrations. They bring life to the aircraft.


I have often wondered why NAA did not incorporate more of the B-70 design into the F-108. I need to do some more research, obviously.


Thank you for all your work on these.


Steve Austin

 

[archipeppe]

Brilliant work, Archipeppe.


I always enjoy your illustrations. They bring life to the aircraft.


I have often wondered why NAA did not incorporate more of the B-70 design into the F-108. I need to do some more research, obviously.


Thank you for all your work on these.


Steve Austin

Many thanks Steve for your appreciation.


By the way, as far I know, NAA started with the B-70 design (or something really similiar) for the very first version of XF-108. During the project iteration the desing gone far from the initial B-70 look going more to something similiar to the A-3J (A-5 Vigiliante).


I enclose one of the first XF-108 design iteration in which is possible to recognize the B-70 main features.

 

[Johnbr]

XF-108 mockup.

 

[Johnbr]

The cockpit

 

[ksimmelink]

I love your drawings! These XF-108 drawings are great. If I may ask, what program do you use to do your artwork?
I look forward to your future work.

 

[archipeppe]

I love your drawings! These XF-108 drawings are great. If I may ask, what program do you use to do your artwork?
I look forward to your future work.

Dear ksimmelink let me thank you for your appreciation of my job.


To realize my drawings I use an aged (but still valid) Deneba (now ACD) Canvas R.8, such program is similiar to Freehand and other vectorials while it also have some Photoshop features. It runs on my laptop which has a MS Window XP Home operative system.

 

[Michel Van]

OMG what for artwork


and also those picture to F.108

 

[archipeppe]

OMG what for artwork


and also those picture to F.108

Many thanks Michel.