Yeah the horizontal flash hiders seem to be in Johnston's sketches, and aren't even visible in one of the paintings. But horizontal is an interesting variation, and seems more effective from the pilot's vantage point.
OMG THIS IS EPIC!!! Love it love it love it. I'm probably going to steal this idea fyi. Hope you don't mind.
It's hard to say which way is right. There are examples of both ways in different paintings/drawings. Plenty of others also used the horizontal arrangement.
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Is there a McQuarrie painting of the front view design that does show the flash hiders? The one I am aware of doesn't show them.Yeah, ive always been under the impression that the McQuarrie painting with the rear view shot of the X-Wing (with the vertical flash hiders) is not the same design as his front view painting.
You can see the markings on the inner wings and the side of the fuselage dont really match up.
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Is there a McQuarrie painting of the front view design that does show the flash hiders? The one I am aware of doesn't show them.
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It seems to me that the two McQuarrie paintings and the Johnston drawing are slightly different versions of a similar design. The Johnston drawing has some differences compared to the front McQuarrie painting and lack of detail in other areas to match up.Theres this image that I posted earlier
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That seems to McQuarries X wing...only thing is that its drawn by Joe Johnston but the flash hiders seem to be horizontal.
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I agree. Many of the concept drawings and paintings show different ideas for Lucas to evaluate or stages of development. Making a model of any of the concepts involves more choices by the model maker than the screen used ships. I like that since it gives the model maker more freedom and allows creativity without being criticized for not being screen accurate or ILM accurate.Those drawings and paintings are all different, they were part of the design phase and depict different stages of development.
Those drawings and paintings are all different, they were part of the design phase and depict different stages of development.
Wow I love it! The colors are just perfect! You really put on just the right amount of weathering, top class!
Cheer,
Steve