Vampires in Broad Daylight by steelrazer
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Another render in the "what if" category. Germany's Me-262 jet fighter saw some combat at the end of the war, but if the conflict had dragged on the RAF de Havilland Vampire (originally named the "Spider Crab") jet fighter may very well have faced up to the decidedly much more elegant looking "Schwalbe". The aluminum skinned plywood constructed Vampire was the RAF's second jet fighter to enter service and was formally introduced to the public in 1946 having had its maiden flight in 1943.
An interesting note: Being very low slung when on the ground, the Vampire was noted for melting the tarmac if idled for too long. Hot stuff in the literal sense!
I'm sure that initial dogfights would have been shocking for the pilots who were used to a relatively slower closing speed with their opponents.
de Havilland D.100 Vampire F3: Free at sketchup warehouse by PM3D with a bit of retexture and kit-bashing.
ApolloMax Pilot with adh3d flight helmet and goggles and flight gear.
Me-262: Bazze classic free at colacola.se
C4d6+XL, UVPro, Sketchup8, Poser7, Vue6Infinite, PS Cs3
Comments (9)
UVDan
An awesome scene! Nice to see some flame and smoke effects!
fly028
Superb scene and effects!! Fabulous work!!
Maxidyne
This is a great "what if" Bill. If the war had gone on another year or two this could have become a real sight. Thankfully the world was spared that.
Renderholic
Terrific posing and FX!
neiwil
Stunning image Bill, excellently executed as always. In a war that opened with so many bi-planes still in use, jet on jet combat would have been a truly shocking experience in the space of 6 years.
AliceFromLake
Very dramatic picture. Action in the sky. I like that.
debbielove
Yes, the Vampire was too late for WW2...just.. Poisbly it would have been a better dogfighter than the Meteor, but looking at 'Stat's' neither aircraft were as good as the Me262.. The big flaw was of course by '44-45, Germany had very few fully trained top class pilots left.. Some but not enough, and, most of those were on the Russian front.. So what if indeed.. I LOVE THIS! Do more please Bill.. Rob
E-Nomime
Благодарю Вас за посещение моей галереи и тёплые слова в мой адрес. Я никогда не думала, что во Vue можно рисовать не только природу, но и технику. Очень здорово.
Briney
Great alternative history render... so how do you bail from the Vampire without breaking your back on the tail wing... I guess they must already have had ejector seats?