Rising Sun by kjer_99
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Re"i-Sen" means "Type Zero" in Japanese and it was the mainstay aircraft of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. From late 1941 to mid-1943, it was the fastest and most manuverable aircraft in the Pacific Theater; although, it did not have self-sealing wing tanks which left it vulnerable whenever American Navy pilots could catch one in their sights in their slower, less manuverable aircraft. Bullets ripping through those tanks turned the Zero into an instant fireball. Once the American Hellcat fighter arrived in the Pacific, the Zero was no longer the fastest and its pilots suffered accordingly.
I wasn't interested in doing a war picture here. I just wanted to show off a great plane (and a highly detailed model) and the sheer joy of flying. My wife started making macabre jokes about future renders with the model; e.g., "Show one flaming into the sea and call it, 'Setting Sun'" kind of thing.
Years ago, when I was attending Control Tower School at Keesler AB in Biloxi, Mississippi, I was friends with a fellow student--a Tech Sergeant in the then newly formed Japanese Self Defense Air Force--who had actually been a kamakazi pilot at age sixteen. If the war had lasted two more weeks longer, he probably would not have been among the living. He gave me a beautiful folding fan for a man, with a fierce falcon painted on it. I still have it hanging on my livingroom wall, a prized possession. The sad thing is, that I no longer can remember his name. At any rate, I'll dedicate this render to him.
Thanks for looking and for comments.
Jeremy
CREDITS:
Vue Infinity Pro Studio 6.0, PSP 5.0.
"ReiSen21" by Motokami_Ya (Renderosity)
Clouds: from a scene on Vue Extras Disk.
Comments (23)
geirla
It is a pretty good picture. And a cooler story, especially since it's true.
e-brink
Fantastic render, Jeremy. Absolutely great story too - I loved to hear that. By coincidence I was watching Tora, Tora, Tora again the other night. Thanks for sharing!
NefariousDrO
Lovely render, and lovely tribute. Your friend is truly fortunate. I can't help but admire those brave men who flew for Japan in that war. For a time, they were the best, most highly trained air arm in the world. Nice render of a great bird of prey.
Ravyns
Great Image Jeremy...
shadownet
Great dedication and work!
dbrv6
Wonderful image and even better story. Thank you for sharing. There is something about escaping the chains of the earth and the sun has always inspired.
tcombs
I know this is a newer plane, but the scene reminds me of "Flyboys". I loved that movie.
motokamishii
Beautiful image. Thank you. I produced the model of "Rei-Sen", because I wanted to tell about the beauty of this aircraft. I am producing the model of "Hellcat" now. I think that "Hellcat" is a wonderful aircraft.
kahun.hida
日本のゼロ戦ですね、別名ライターと呼ばれていました！ 装甲が薄くて打たれるとすぐに火がついたからです。
MarkHirst
A beautiful picture, and a very human story to go with it.
debbielove
The is stunning! Very well done.....5+
Schnuck
Very beautiful!!!
ratfugel
Nice one Jeremy. You are quite right about Zero's being instant flamers. However, you were also right about the ability of the pilots. When the US entered the war, the Jap pilots were already better trained and did an awful lot of damage until better US equipment arrived. Then, instead of putting out improved models to match, the Japs still kept plowing out the same old machines with inferior pilots, the result was inevitable. Just about everybody got one.
garybina
pretty cool story, and nice dedication, to times past.
efron_241
ha ha when you write "well done" I know that you clicked the image away sadly It is 35 celcius in the room.. it kills creativity online and makes me run to the Beach.. I know images suffer from that and you are right.. it is only "well done" ha ha you image is more than that.. it shows an episode from world history when temps in the brains of many were overheating.. Wars are horrible.. they destroy tooo much this image is fantastic.. not only because of the Art.. but also because of it's meaning
FrenchKiss
Very lovely model and pov, Jeremy!
nikita_s_cold
I love Vue for what it can create in nature like skies especially. There is a wonderful sense of aeriness to this one, obviously. :) But the fact that you captured it so well is what gives it that sense of weightlessness, of the exhileration of a lone pilot having some fun, enjoying a brief vacation from the war. I hope he got home. Few soldiers want to fight, fewer want to die; they just want to go home. Wonderful image of solitude and peace.
Django
well captured, looks quite realistic
puredigital101
looks almost like a photo very very well done render and a nice dedication too
clam73
great tribute and excellent vue scene!
marcopolinski
Love zeros ..... aaawwweeeessssoooooooooome!
neiwil
Outstanding render, I don't spend much time in the Vue gallery as it just shows me what I can't do with my apps.Hope to remedy this soon so I'll still drop by, especially for quality like this.Big thumbs up to all Vue'sters.
Steeleyes101
Nice dedication and you know its not the name but the wonderful memories that cout. Bravo to ya for this one