"King For 15 Minutes" by steelrazer
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One of those planes that really sparked my excitement when I first saw it unveiled. The shape, like the F-105 was totally out of the box and intriguing in my estimation...at the time very sci-fi and futuristic. This was the first operational nuclear armed aircraft capable of Mach 2 flight. It broke a lot of records...only to be supplanted by the newest kids on the block. 15 minutes of fame is 15 minutes of fame. The Convair leap into the future was replaced by the F-111.
Convair B-58: I think this was once on sketchup by JIHS...not available anymore. I tweaked the textures considerably.
Cinema4D 6XL, Vue6Infinite, PS Cs2
Comments (16)
efron_241
it is almost fantastic ! wow
texboy
It was a sweetheart! A gaggle of 'em were stationed at Carswell AFB in Ft. Worth, and they'd rattle your teeth when taking off in the middle of the night.... Well done!
neiwil
Bloody hell Bill! you could honestly post this in the photo gallery, no body would question it for a minute.Outstanding image, truly remarkable...10/10
Renderholic
Nice work! It really could pass for a photo.
scottl
beautifull, trying to think of the name, was it Hustler? Always enjoy your work . :)
gwp
Beautiful image of a beautiful aircraft. I remember building a scale model of the B-58 Hustler when I was a boy.
UVDan
One of my favorites. General Jimmy Stewart flew one once.
bebopdlx
An awesome aircraft!!!
London224
God you would have to put this up..I too as a kid built a B58 Hustler and it was my favorite model of all time. I wish I had seen one in real life. Later on I use to wet my pants seeing the British Vulcan swept wing bomber and would think about the Hustler as a more aggressive cousin. The Concorde use to fly over my home going to Dulles and that too reminded me. Just a look looking plane.. Sorry that its not available anymore. Nice render, skins looks good..I know you tweak everything that you do Bill.
fallen21
Amazing scene!
Penters
She's Lovely
ragouc
Cool model and render.
debbielove
Great work, I like this ALLOT! lol I saw one of these (a record breaker) a Dayton when I was there.. Took a million pictures of course! lol What a real shame its not available anymore just as I'm about to get a new PC! Damn! Oh well... Nice job Rob PS: I may dig out a shot and post it for you.. lol
AliceFromLake
One of my favorite aircraft. Great render.
Briney Online Now!
Looks awesome
Rottenham
Remember, computers were not in common use when this plane was built. The USAF tested a new pilot awareness system in the B-58. They determined that the attention of men under stress was most quickly gotten by the sound of a sexy woman's voice. So, they had voice clips that said things like "Your landing gear is not down." Laughably, the woman who recorded these was in her 60s. True story. I read it when I was a kid.
steelrazer
Great info. Thanks for taking the time to share it, and thanks for looking!