Digitized Livery Photos?

RJ · Tue Aug 05, 2003 11:36 pm

Mike,

Great job. I have a request as well.

Spirit Airlines CRJ

A few years ago my company (Comair) almost bought Spirit. I might be able to have some fun with this.

Also, any modern livery on a DC-8

Thanks,

RJ

Ryefly · Tue Aug 05, 2003 11:37 pm

Patrick,

You can look on the database here to see a 757-200 in TWA's new colors. There are lots of pictures.

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Photo © Gregg Stansbery

mikephotos · Wed Aug 06, 2003 3:09 am

Believe MattD requested a US Airways B717. Well, this is close Smile

Metrojet B717-200

Michael

Guest · Wed Aug 06, 2003 3:41 am

Thats nice work on the 717. Looks great.

I Love

BOI

mikephotos · Wed Aug 06, 2003 5:12 am

Thanks IloveBOI!

Guess it wasn't too hard to make it a US Airways 717 so here it is MattD...

US Airways B717

Michael

[Edited 2003-08-05 22:12:35]

mikephotos · Wed Aug 06, 2003 1:25 pm

RJ,

This one work for you?

Spirit Airlines CRJ-700

Michael

BR715-A1-30 · Wed Aug 06, 2003 2:42 pm

How about a ValuJet 747 or A340-300? These are great!

I second that request.

Guest · Wed Aug 06, 2003 5:37 pm

Anyone know of any other sites like mikephotos? Here is another excellent site for Digitized Livery Photos http://ryefly.tripod.com/.

I Love

BOI

Delta777Jet · Wed Aug 06, 2003 8:12 pm

Hi Mike,

oops, I didn`t mean the 757-200 ! Sure I do know that TWA had those great birds Smile

I actually mean the 757-300 !

Very sorry again,

hope you can make the other birds for all of us!

Really love your work!

Yours

Patrick

GoAround · Wed Aug 06, 2003 8:25 pm

Mike, the Go A319 link is going to /gpa319.jpg, when it should be goflya319.jpg Big grin

Just to let you know...

GoAround

HermansCVR580 · Wed Aug 06, 2003 10:16 pm

Just bringing this topic back to the top. Love that Sprit CRJ-700 that is on bad ass looking plane. How about a North Central CRJ-700??? That would be neat looking also!!!! I just finised an auctal model of an Airbus A-320 in North Central colors, boy does Herman look great on that plane.

Matt D · Wed Aug 06, 2003 10:43 pm

Thanks Mikephotos!

Glad to see even one of my requests was taken.

Excellent work. I always enjoy looking at your photos. The PSA 764 was also a treat.

mikephotos · Wed Aug 06, 2003 11:18 pm

GoAround...fixed the GO link, thanks!

Ah, time to work on another one today..what should I do Smile

Stay tuned...

Mike

RJ · Wed Aug 06, 2003 11:32 pm

Oh, that is a beautiful thing Mike.

Thanks for the time and effort you put into that.

Now about the DC-8 stuff. lol

Happy flying!!!

RJ

Guest · Wed Aug 06, 2003 11:49 pm

One airline that everyone keeps forgetting to request!

REPUBLIC!

Mike, if you get the time today, do a Republic 737-200.

That would look VERY sweet...

mikephotos · Thu Aug 07, 2003 1:30 am

My first North Central try, on a CRJ-700 as requested:

North Central CRJ-700

Michael

PILOTALLEN · Thu Aug 07, 2003 2:33 am

i would love to see a CRJ in thomas cook colors, i think that would be pretty neato.

bmacleod · Thu Aug 07, 2003 2:50 am

IlovBOI,

Tried http://ryefly.tripod.com/, keep getting "Exceeded bandwith error." Then I got "Opps!! Site no longer exists." Are you sure there are photos on this site?

Guest · Thu Aug 07, 2003 2:59 am

That's weird. Try Ryeflys post, he has the website on his. It worked for me Confused

I

BOI

Slcpilot · Thu Aug 07, 2003 3:51 am

Howdy,

This is my first post, and it's going to be a pretty weak one.

This thread seems on seeing unlikely, improbable, or impossible color schemes in various type/carrier combinations, but with almost western carriers and makes exclusively.....

How about a TU-144 in BA or AF colors? That ought to make someone do a double take!

Even a TU-154 in a United or Delta scheme might get by a quick glance...

SLCPilot

PS. Mike, I can't echo enough how neat your efforts are !!

GoAround · Thu Aug 07, 2003 3:57 am

Welcome SLCPilot, I hope you find A.net as welcoming, friendly, rewarding and entertaining as I have over the last few weeks having read the forum for over a year. Enjoy!

GoAround

mikephotos · Thu Aug 07, 2003 4:47 am

SLCPilot,

Your first post and you want me to do a request already Big grin

Welcome aboard.

Haven't done any russian airliner types before but will give it a go....

Thanks!
Mike

Ryefly · Thu Aug 07, 2003 6:20 am

yes, my website works, but if it gets heavy traffic it will give you an error because it has limited bandwidth due to it being a free site. There is nothing I can really do about it unless I pay for more space and bandwidth, which I don't really want to do right now. The error should give you an estimated time of when the site will be able to be viewed again.

mikephotos · Thu Aug 07, 2003 7:16 am

Here ya go SLCPilot, not a Tup but close Smile

Virgin Atlantic IL-62

Michael

jpetekyxmd80 · Thu Aug 07, 2003 8:09 am

Hey Mike,
Great work, you inspired me, so i gave it a whirl, i think it turned out pretty good for the first try.
Can anyone tell me how to get that pictures into this post, i cant seem to manage how to do it, thanks.
Justin

jpetekyxmd80 · Thu Aug 07, 2003 11:51 am

I used some more touch up stuff to get this YX 777 looking awesome!, could someone please tell me how to post a picture here from my hard drive?
thanks,
justin

mikephotos · Thu Aug 07, 2003 11:56 am

justin,

you need to have server space or somewhere to host the pic, upload it there than link to it from here.

mike

jpetekyxmd80 · Thu Aug 07, 2003 12:12 pm

Ah, i see, can anyone out there have me send email them this pic, and then they can post it? That would be great, and i think its worthwhile.

Justin

mikephotos · Fri Aug 08, 2003 12:42 am

Justin,

Email the pic to [email protected] and I'll see what can be done.

Michael

mikephotos · Fri Aug 08, 2003 2:38 am

Here's an interesting one...

Note the 747-400 in the background Smile

JetBlue Cargo A300F

Michael

jpetekyxmd80 · Fri Aug 08, 2003 2:48 am

haha, sweet! I like the B6 747 in the back, nice touch. Big thumbs up

Sabena332 · Fri Aug 08, 2003 2:50 am

Absolutely great pictures, congratulations!

Patrick

By the way, I would like to request an A 330-200 from Eurowings Smile

GoAround · Fri Aug 08, 2003 4:16 am

LOL at 4 engines 4 longhaul on the IL-62!

Excellent work, Mike. I'm very jealous!

GoAround

AC_B777 · Fri Aug 08, 2003 4:23 am

Yes, all great work.
I would really like to see an L-1011-1 in the old CP Air colors. If doing the Tristar is too difficult, then a B777-200 would be great as well.
Hope someone can do it.

AC_B777

ntspelich · Fri Aug 08, 2003 5:34 am

Figured that I'd take a stab at it.

How about an FL 744?

mikephotos · Fri Aug 08, 2003 6:19 am

Not bad Ntspelich, but looks like a -300 or -400D not a -400 Smile

(no winglets)

Here's another one for you guys...

ATA MD-11 25th Anniversary cs

Michael

[Edited 2003-08-07 23:24:22]

jpetekyxmd80 · Fri Aug 08, 2003 6:24 am

Nice work on the ATA, mike. That looks really difficult with all the ribbons.
Justin

mikephotos · Fri Aug 08, 2003 6:29 am

Thanks Justin! Yeah, it was one of the harder ones to do with all those graphics but I think it turned out well. Started as a simpiler JetBlue MD-11 but I said WTF and gave the 25th Anniv a try.

Don't forget to email me that pic and I'll host it for you...

Michael

jpetekyxmd80 · Fri Aug 08, 2003 6:35 am

Ok mike, sent, thanks again,
Justin

ntspelich · Fri Aug 08, 2003 9:56 am

Not bad Ntspelich, but looks like a -300 or -400D not a -400 (no winglets)

There were winglets, but i accidently Photoshopped them out. By that time, I was too frustrated go put them back on... Smile/happy/getting dizzy

mikephotos · Fri Aug 08, 2003 10:10 am

Ah, okay...that explains the missing winglet.

Justin...just checked my hotmail account and no pic...is that where you sent it?

Mike

jpetekyxmd80 · Fri Aug 08, 2003 10:31 am

Hmm, strange, i did send it to [email protected], and i just sent it again, hopefully 2nd times a charm.

Justin

hoons90 · Fri Aug 08, 2003 10:52 am

Here is a JAL A319 and L-1011 I did, original photo copyright to the person who took the pics..

mikephotos · Fri Aug 08, 2003 10:59 am

Justin..still nothing...just sent you mail, try reply with the pic.

Hoons90...nice job!

Mike

hoons90 · Fri Aug 08, 2003 11:02 am

Thanks !
I use another method, creating a new layer, multiplying it and then 'hand-drawing' it. It is a bit faster.

MCIB757 · Fri Aug 08, 2003 12:49 pm

Did anyone notice that on the A340-600 page with Air France, that later they show a A346 in the "Air Force One" paint scheme. That will never happen and I cant even stand the thought of that.

Tom

Matt D · Fri Aug 08, 2003 9:41 pm

Mike:

You are just TOO DAMN GOOD!!!!!!!!

Now here's a new challenge for you.

Being that you are the undisputed king of fantasy livery/plane combos, can you CREATE "fantasy" liveries using real pictures?

I dreamt up an imaginary "USAir" livery, inspired by the markings on a bag of peanuts. It is derived from the 1989-1997 red/blue/silver USAir color scheme.

Follow me here.

The belly of the plane is grey. Then, just below window level is a thin red stripe (basically the same as Continental, only instead of a gold color stripe, it's red)

Above the red stripe, the rest of the fuselage would be white. The standard USAir red/blue titles would be the same as it was with the Times New Roman font.

Then the tail would be a reduced version of what they actually had.

The middle of the tail would have the navy blue field, and the white USAir logo. Then the logo would be flanked on the top and bottom by the red stripes. But above and below the two red stripes, the rest of the tail would be white. Basically, just two red stripes instead of three.

I've tried drawing it on paper before, and while it's actually a pretty simpleton livery, I'd really like to see what it would look like on a real plane. If anyone can do it, you can.

Thanks.

mikephotos · Fri Aug 08, 2003 11:47 pm

Being that you are the undisputed king of fantasy livery/plane combos, can you CREATE "fantasy" liveries using real pictures?

Hardly a king, but thanks!

Creating a "fantasy" livery is certainly harder but I did do one recently. Someone ask me to do a "KAGY Island Express" A320 and supplied me with a drawing (made with Windows Paint?). I put it on a real A320 and it didn't come out too bad. So yes, it's certainly possible...why don't you send me the drawing you have and I'll check-it out.

KAGY Island Express Airbus A320

Michael

Matt D · Fri Aug 08, 2003 11:56 pm

I'm a very lousy artist, but I'll whip up a quick "schematic", if you will, to show the basic concept-I guess I picture is worth a thousand words. Then maybe you can work your magic, using Continental and USAir photos to create what I am referring to. Give me a few minutes to have it uploaded.

hoons90 · Fri Aug 08, 2003 11:59 pm

Was bored and did some fictional liveries... bad ideas, but it turned out quite nicely..

Now, I know these are bad.. I am not good at livery design...
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