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Published: 2012-11-17 15:26:53 +0000 UTC; Views: 20053; Favourites: 339; Downloads: 477
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Two P-47's attack a troop train somewhere in Germany during WW II. The German locomotive is a Series 55.This composition is dedicated to 2nd Lt. Russell H. Oplinger of the 390th Fighter Squadron, 366th Fighter Group. Russ was a friend of my dad and I had the privilage of meeting him and being a friend. He graduated from our local H.S. in 1942. As a 20 yr.old 2nd Lt. he was flying P-47's during the fierce fighting of the Hurtgen Forrest.
Credits: AC model from www.colacola.se
Train model from my personal book B/W photo: "Deutsche Kriegs-lokomotiven 1939-1945
BG consist of four layers of media. Mayyang skies and other various free landscape sites.
The P-47 gradually became the USAAF's best fighter-bomber, normally carrying 500 lb bombs, M8 4.5 in or 5 in High velocity aircraft rockets (HVARs, or Holy Moses). From the invasion of Europe on 6 June 1944 to VE day on 7 May 1945, the Thunderbolt units claimed destroyed: 86,000 railroad cars, 9,000 locomotives, 6,000 armoured fighting vehicles, and 68,000 trucks.
Thanks for Looking, Cheers, Mike
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Comments: 69
Its Digital Art, I have been involved with art when there were no computers.
But I think I have a feel with computer art's brushes and other techniques to produce the artwork that look likes oils and other media.
All my tools are free, I used GIMP and Paint.Net for this work.
Thanks for the feedback. It also helps to know your subjects and good research. I grew up around aircraft most of my life. My dad was a pilot in WW2 and met other pilots as stated above.
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Astonishing, sincerly, Mark ! I see this painted classified in 'Digital Art' but it looks like oil paint. Is it an oil paint with a touch of software ? Cheers
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Lovely sense of action, great capture. The Americans can only make refrigerators and razor blades.
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I would love to learn how to do overlays, beautiful work! I enjoyed reading your profile, nothing like heavy equipment romanticized in art!
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Thank You, appreciate the feedback.
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Thank you, I appreciate it.
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Placed at #14 on the 2012 TRFN top 50 deviations and deviants list [link]
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Congrats, you got cool badge for this creation in group.
This is badge for most coolest art in our group.
You can find your art in Badge-COOL folder.
This is your 1st cool badge. Collect 10 of this kind and your avatar will be in Cool-Badges folder forever.
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Thank you for the badge, appreciate the award and being amongst such cool artist. Cheers.
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wonderful work... send you a request and invitation of my group
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Thank You BiBi, appreciate it.
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always my pleasure and thanks for the accept
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The P-47 is about my favorite fighter of WWII, there were faster, and more agile aircraft, but non of them had the ruggedness, and sheer brawn of the P-47.
I'm definitely putting my Money on the "jugs" once they get set up for a better angle on that train it's rolling scrap.
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Nice work. Shooting up locomotives was one of their favorite pastimes. Always got a nice, satisfying KABOOM!
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My pleasure on such awesome art!
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Amazing creation!
Only a bit sad when thinking about the crew working on the trains who arent soldiers :/
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Thank You.
The crews of these trains were vital to the war effort. I am sure that the sacrifices were high considering that the P-47's destroyed 9,000 locomotives.
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Thanks John, appreciate it.
The more I read about the P-47, the more I realize how much destruction this aircraft did througout Europe. As someone said, it was the
A-10 of WW II.
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This reminds me of a game I used to own... Blazing Angels I think.
Nice work!
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Thank You much. Sounds like a good game.
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No problem.
And nah, it was nothing special to be honest. One of these classic ''Hollywood explosions everywhere'' type of game, if you know what I mean.
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this is truly awesome!! movement, composition 
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Thank You, I wanted to convey the power of the "Jug". Smoke can have many effects to a dynamic composition.
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Thank You, Glad you like. More to come.
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Thank You, appreciate the feedback.
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I really think that the Republic P-47 (all final production models) is one of the unsung hero's of WWII; overshadowed by its allies; namely the North American P-51 Mustang and the Supermarine Spitfire.
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I agree, the more I read about it, I find how much it contributed in supporting ground troops.
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And what is the kicker, (in my mind at least) the P-47 was a much safer aircraft to fly than its counterparts, not just in the air, but also on takeoff and landing!
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This is absolutely beautiful! Gotta love those P-47s
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They did a lot destruction during WW II. Thank You
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Great Picture Thanks for all the time and dedication to the scene
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Perfect opportunity, disable the loco on a bridge! Block that track for days.
Like the prop-wash going through smoke effect, that's a tricky one.
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Glad you noticed the prop wash it was an after thought, but decided to add some more dynamics as he powers out of his dive,
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cool but the fighters should attack the train fom ahead
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Not True. Go to YouTube and watch actual footage of strafing trains. Mostly broadside from rear to front.
[link]
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