"Historical" Sci-Fi

[Wg Cdr Luddite]

Over the years I've always had a hard time thinking up paint schemes for Science Fiction stuff.



So this time I though Bugger it and did them in WW2 Schemes.





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[Etranger]

I'm often 'inspired' by real life camouflage patterns for my sci-fi stuff.

[goat major]

Nicely done !

[BaronVonWreckedoften]

I'm often 'inspired' by real life camouflage patterns for my sci-fi stuff.

I don't think gay pride march costumes really count as camouflage now, do they?

[grizzlymc]

He's from Adelaide, if you aren't wearing gay pride costume, you stick out like a sore thumb.

[Essex Boy]

I thought I'd commented on this. I maybe going mad.

Splendid stuff, Wingco. I like both camos, but the blue/red blend has it by a whisker.

Iain

[Paul]

I love the ones in the first two photos but they're all top notch

[Peeler]

I've often thought that Sci fi ish stuff & historical colours, uniform & vehicle colour schemes, work quite well together.

[grizzlymc]

Once you buy the 40k thing that sensors are so good camo is out of fashion, historical colours might be a way of building spirit de corps. British in star wars storm troopers uniforms with red torsos and blue legs, French in blue and white or blue and red. Air forces would go WWII as the Wingco shows.

[BaronVonWreckedoften]

The all-blue US and the German "ground camo" schemes in the last two aircraft pics are very good, but I think my favourite was the "burnt matchstick" effect on the red "Army" aircraft in pic 2 - I don't know why, but it just seems an appropriate scheme, and very well done at that scale. Whilst I agree with the Bear that sensors would show massive improvement in "spotting" capability, I think there would still be occasions where the Eyeball Mk1 would be all that was available and anything that tricked the eye would still be of some value.

Anyway, I bow to your brushmanship on such small items - far beyond my own meagre abilities.