One of the mainstay bombers/recon/anti-submarine aircraft of the RAF, the Vickers Wellington, had the distinction of being the only bomber produced for the duration of the war with a count of 11,461 for all versions of the aircraft. It was constructed of an unusual geodesic lattice frame, to which wooden ribs were attached covered by doped fabric.. It took somewhat longer to produce, but the unconventional aircraft construction gave a singular integrity to the craft. It could withstand considerable damage and still retain its integrity to keep flying when other aircraft would have collapsed and crashed. There are some great pics and stories of severely damaged aircraft returning their crews to home base. Additionally, the unconventional and lighter resulting aircraft had much better range to power ratio than similar craft. The first RAF bombing attack of the war was carried out by Wellingtons, but it was soon realized that the aircraft was severely compromised by an inability to defend its midships from attack and many were lost outright before bomber command switched tactics to night bombing raids. The Wellington was replaced with larger four engine bombers in Europe, but as well as serving as anti-submarine patrols for Coastal Command, it served in India, the Middle East, Ghana, and the Far East. Its bullish looks signaled its proud and tenacious service during the war. I think it's a very interesting aircraft with an equally interesting tradition. When I completed the comp and setup in Vue, I went to render it and after about 20 minutes, I was informed that the render would take an astounding 2231 hours! So, I wound up doing selective area renders in appropriate resolutions and putting the pieces together in photoshop. The technique worked so well that I will definitely use it when I can effectively. Vickers Wellington: Free on Sketchup warehouse by sletch2003. Heavily rebuilt and prepped for an in-house retex job. Crew: RAF pilot from Neiwil in one of his aircraft. Not sure which one, but I'm guessing his Hurricane. C4d6CE+XL, UVMAPPERPro, Vue6 Infinite, PS Cs3