Overflight by Osper

Wings 3D • Aviation • posted on Jan 02, 2010

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A nice weather picture to make up for what it's doing outside! A pair of Vought OS2U Kingfishers overfly the USS Allen somewhere in the Pacific. The USS Allen (DD66) was one of six Samson Class destroyers that served in the First World War. It remained the only one out of the class to also serve in the Second World War. Assigned to Pearl Harbor it was present at the Japanese attack on December 7, 1941. Missions included acting as an anti submarine ship for training with working up US subs. Also it was disptched at times on convoy duty between The Hawaiian Islands and the West Coast of the United States. It was sold for scrap in 1946. The Vought OS2U was an observation aircraft assigned to the battle ships of the US Fleet. It served not only with the US Navy but also the Fleet Air Arm (British), the Royal Australian Navy, the US Coast Guard and the Soviet Navy. It was designed for catapult launch and recovery but also could change out the floats and use landing gear for dry land operations. Several memorable events were flown by Kingfisher crews, including rescuing Eddie Rickenbacker and his B-17 Crew in 1942 and on one occasion rescued ten downed aviators from Truk lagoon. Models done in Wings, Vue for the rest!! Comments, questions and observations always welcome!

Comments (45)

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e-brink

2:48PM | Sat, 02 January 2010

Beautifully crisp work. Excellent aircraft and I love the ship too. Happy New Year to you!

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shadownet

3:23PM | Sat, 02 January 2010

A really nice shot!

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Dann-O

3:24PM | Sat, 02 January 2010

Nice work on the Kingfisher and the ship I have yet to do a real world ship.

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sandra46

4:52PM | Sat, 02 January 2010

OUTSTANDING WORK!!!

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flavia49

5:24PM | Sat, 02 January 2010

wonderful work!!

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LAH-R

5:49PM | Sat, 02 January 2010

beautiful work!!

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rawdodb

5:53PM | Sat, 02 January 2010

Ditto the Beautiful work!!!

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Faemike55

1:08AM | Sun, 03 January 2010

Fantastic work!

VERITY29

2:14AM | Sun, 03 January 2010

Great work! Happy New Year.

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Penters

4:20AM | Sun, 03 January 2010

Beautiful modelling and rendering, the Kingfishers look spot on for detail.

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debbielove

7:29AM | Sun, 03 January 2010

Strangely! I only read about 24 pilots of Kingfishers, that converted to fly Spitfires just before D-Day... They flew as part of the RAF... A couple earning medals for bravery... After D-day... they got back into there Kingfishers... (moaned a allot!!!) and sailed off to the Med! This is perfectly true... Excellent picture ...Well done... And fine timing! Rob

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SIGMAWORLD

8:28AM | Sun, 03 January 2010

Excellent work!

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MagikUnicorn

12:08PM | Sun, 03 January 2010

Wonderful work :)

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tennesseecowgirl

1:24PM | Sun, 03 January 2010

awesome!! happy 2010~~

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neiwil

2:07PM | Sun, 03 January 2010

Observation....Brilliant render and as always outstanding modelling. Question.....can I have a Kingfisher? :) Happy New Year to everyone at Osper Ind. and good fortune to all who toil at the CGI grindstone.

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jocko500

5:40PM | Sun, 03 January 2010

wow this is super render

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Miska7

6:05PM | Sun, 03 January 2010

Really nice scene. Great models and lighting! Very nice work.

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ephotosaver

7:46AM | Mon, 04 January 2010

Love it. Very Cool.

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enigma-man

9:55PM | Mon, 04 January 2010

Good to see a description of what's happening and a lot of background info doesn't hurt either. :) A fine bit of modeling. Very believeable scene

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kftate

11:57AM | Wed, 06 January 2010

Very nice render! Great models and POV. Excellent done!!

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Hendesse

11:58AM | Thu, 07 January 2010

Excellent composition. Fantastic models!

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JaneEden

5:15PM | Thu, 07 January 2010

Stunning composition and so realistic looking too, very well done! hugs Jane xx

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drifterlee

5:35PM | Thu, 07 January 2010

It looks so real!!!!!!

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Flint_Hawk

9:47AM | Fri, 08 January 2010

Super work!

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bmac62

12:14AM | Thu, 14 January 2010

Excellent render and I love the historical notes that puts your entire presentation together. Sorry I am so late. Happy New Year! Think I'll be the last one to wish you that for 2010? :-)

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Richardphotos

7:51AM | Sat, 16 January 2010

excellent composition and I like how the water disappears into the sky on the horizon.outstanding historical note

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2Loose2Trek

10:06PM | Wed, 20 January 2010

Really excellent modeling and I love the quality of the render. Superb.

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Kaartijer

10:18PM | Wed, 20 January 2010

You did a pretty good job, nice scene!

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RG19

11:37PM | Wed, 20 January 2010

Super Kingfisher and four stacker!!! Most impressive work!!!

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Chipka

2:25AM | Thu, 21 January 2010

WOW! I really need to catch up with your gallery! I love this render. It's quite realistic and yeah...it's got flying things in it so naturally I'd like it. Seaplanes (or at least planes capable of landing on water) are such odd things...they remind me of the duck billed platypus in the oddness of something evidently aeronautic possessing obviously aquatic features. The fact that they were catapult-launched is a cool detail I knew nothing about. Wonderful, perfect, informative work.