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Published: 2014-04-30 21:41:49 +0000 UTC; Views: 4059; Favourites: 103; Downloads: 0
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Description Zeppelin L4 (LZ-27)

On the morning of January 19th 1915 two German Imperial Navy Zeppelin airships, the L3 and L4 took off from FuhlsbΓΌttel in Germany. They had been given orders to attack military and industrial buildings on Humberside.

Zeppelin L4 dropped the first bomb to fall on Britain soil at Sheringham, on the north Norfolk coast.

Zeppelin L4 was lost over Denmark on February 17, 1915.

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This piece was created in Illustrator CS and is entirely vector.
The shading was rendered using the blend tool between different vector shapes, and a some use of the gradient and transparency tools.
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Comments: 18

2dresq [2016-04-09 16:21:42 +0000 UTC]

Great colors and style.

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MercenaryGraphics In reply to 2dresq [2016-04-09 22:28:42 +0000 UTC]

Many thanks!

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Dredwardfinn [2016-01-08 08:47:41 +0000 UTC]

draw the yamato class battleship

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MercenaryGraphics In reply to Dredwardfinn [2016-01-08 22:06:23 +0000 UTC]

Magic Word?

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Dredwardfinn In reply to MercenaryGraphics [2016-01-11 08:15:27 +0000 UTC]

Say wut

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MercenaryGraphics In reply to Dredwardfinn [2016-04-09 22:28:24 +0000 UTC]

Please?

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The-Necromancer [2014-07-12 09:30:20 +0000 UTC]

Very cool artwork here.

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MercenaryGraphics In reply to The-Necromancer [2014-07-12 13:34:05 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for the kind words.

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The-Necromancer In reply to MercenaryGraphics [2014-07-14 09:42:58 +0000 UTC]

Most welcome.

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ijnfleetadmiral [2014-06-25 20:31:55 +0000 UTC]

Nice work!

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MercenaryGraphics In reply to ijnfleetadmiral [2014-07-12 13:33:36 +0000 UTC]

Thank You!

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hugegadjit [2014-05-01 07:57:32 +0000 UTC]

'Monsters of the purple twilight' (or blue anyhow). Nice work!

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MercenaryGraphics In reply to hugegadjit [2014-05-01 15:45:01 +0000 UTC]

Lets call it Blue, Tanks!

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BoomBoomBraddah [2014-05-01 06:58:03 +0000 UTC]

Love your stuff. Β You really capture the retro feel of the era. Perhaps you are an old soul.

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MercenaryGraphics In reply to BoomBoomBraddah [2014-05-01 15:43:15 +0000 UTC]

Many thanks!

I think i'm just an old fart!

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BoomBoomBraddah In reply to MercenaryGraphics [2014-05-02 02:24:58 +0000 UTC]

Well that works too.

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GrummanCat [2014-05-01 06:41:25 +0000 UTC]

EXCELLENT! Zeppelins and indeed all airships have been a passion of mine for nearly 25 years!

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MercenaryGraphics In reply to GrummanCat [2014-05-01 16:10:19 +0000 UTC]

Many Tanks!

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