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Secret Weapons Of The Luftwaffe - Part 4 3ds max, Photoshop November 2005
Finally I can show you folks something "new" - Part 4 of my Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe series
The following images were made almost a year ago for John Baxter's latest book, The Alternate Luftwaffe, Volume II. More info about Joh Baxter's books can be found here: http://www.luft46.com/jbbooks.html
The aircraft depicted is the Messerschmitt Me P 1091a Stufe III, which was a mid-war design for an extreme high altitude interceptor. It was effectively a stretched-up Bf 109, adapted for high altitude combat. The P 1091 never flew, but was further developed into the equally bizarre Blohm & Voss Bv 155.
Here is a sepia-toned version of it. I don't know which one I prefer myself
And another view, showing both Messerschmitts intercepting an XF-12 Rainbow reconnaissance aircraft:
Here are the previous three parts of this series:
Part1: http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=201373
Part2: http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=210303
Part3: http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=238671
One more part to come... soon!