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    Hi all,
    Here is an illusrtation of an old transmitter used on the Battleship USS Massachusetts. The challenge was to get the crackle paint to come out. This is part of a larger illustration showing the radio equipment usied on the ship.
    John
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    Hi all,
    Here is an illusrtation of an old transmitter used on the Battleship USS Massachusetts. The challenge was to get the crackle paint to come out. This is part of a larger illustration showing the radio equipment usied on the ship.
    John

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    Here is a detail with the unit powered up
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    Now all you have to do is to make it look like it has been used! As a retired Navy man myself, I know that this machine didn't look that good for very long... http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

    I think that will be your greatest challenge! The crinkle paint looks great! Excellent detail!

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    Randy,
    Strangely the transmitter really does look new. it is baried down in Radio 3 which is not open to the public and the whole space is like a time capsule. Not a chip in the paint.
    John

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    Hi John!
    This is amazing! WOW! I wonder how you did this.
    DidnĀ“t this work make you cry after having worked on it for 234 hours and still have it half-finished? http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/smile.gif It looks so good!
    I mean, you sure put so much effort, patience, accuracy and talent into this to get such a great outcome...(Could say better in German, so please excuse me...)



    Lori

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    Very cool illustration John. http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/cool.gif

    Brings back some memories about late nights on the amature bands.

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    This is a fantastic drawing...reminds me of some Johnson and Hammurlund amateur radio equipment I use to have.

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    I can feel the texture. Spooky. Brilliant.

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