Hello all.
When PR goes down my wife always gets nervous..." what is he gonna mod now?, put a turbo on the washer to speed up the spin cycle, pressure washer under the sink to blow the food off the dishes....nope, it's just paint fumes..."
BZA is the winner of a 'sorta' contest, I wanted to show the work of an airbrush artist that has painted some things for me recently. I am still very much involved, but with this guys talent, computer painting has reached a new level. I have been seeing a few airbrushed cases on the net lately and I personnaly am not impressed. Being in the industry as long as I have been I am fairly hard to please...Ken is 'da man, Here is the first pic of a case for BZA.... between BZA and myself this will be posted in the gallery, with all the painting shown, but for now,....just a side panel.

Enjoying the Battlefield 1942 theme BZA gave us to work with.
I will replace this pic with the other side later tonight.






Also my XBox jsut received a 80 gig hard drive and a couple green cc, stealthed drive and now in the middle of painting on it.... alost dooe enough for pics.... we are never " done " modding and that is what worries my wife.

HOLY SH*T!!

That looks amazing Insomniac! Beutiful paint job! Cant wait to see the rest, im sure BZA will love it!

Insomniac, that a great case nice paint job you've out done yourself.

holy **** its picture perfect DAMN

how just how lol wow its like yah

*a cricket chirps in Japan*

*a Corsair takes aim in the Pacific*

and *BzA Drools all over himself in Tallahassee*


im totally speachless

blown away.....wow.

damn....i'm a noob, but thats one helluva paint job!

That is some amazing work insomniac. I agree most of the other stuff on the web sucks. This completely blows away anything i've ever seen on the web. Reminds me a little of something I saw on the discovery channnel. They had to make a custom motorcycle and the paint job was airbrushed to make it look like a jet. Good work man.

Ken @ KM Graphics did the airbrush work, I just used the big paint guns on this one Ken painted Eddy on my little GBox and I wanted to cut him loose on this case, to show what he can do.

Some of the replies reffered that I did all the work and I just wanted to give the credit where it was due.

If any of you want an airbrushed case emailKM Graphics or myself and between us we can hoook up just about anything.

is to late to pick the nic BZA?????????

huh?

thats my old-school name. lol

I like it!

Insom. Is the interior to be painted?

btw, Tell Ken, he is a master, that looks amazing!

Man that is nice

LOL!

I showed some friends and they are all beside themselves! I have never seen a more beautiful case, i'm looking at it every hour or so, and i keep giggling!

im totally stunned! and my friends are green with envy, PERFECT!

BZA, when you get it back don't forget to submit it to Maximum PC, it should get featured. That will give Insomniac, Ken, and PR some well deserved exposure. I would submit it in tandem with Insomniac's 1942 case.

That is masterfull work.

I am very impressed and also I am happy for you BZA.

Anyone know if there was a common nic for the Corsair during WWII, like the Thunderbolt was called "The Jug".

The Corsair was such a killer plane, it had to have a common nic that everyone called it.

Might make a good name for the Case.

its the same case. or so i thought. yes, im pretty sure its the same case.

a quote from a naval history web-site,

Quote: The most recognizable features of the F4U were its long snout and inverted gull wing, which prompted the nicknames "Hose Nose" and "U-Bird" respectively. Designer Rex Beisel constructed the aircraft around the Pratt and Whitney R-2800 engine, one of the most powerful in the stable at the time of World War II. The engineÂ’s 2,000-plus horsepower drove a propeller that measured over 13-ft. in diameter, a size that necessitated the unique wing design. Another visible characteristic of early Corsairs was the canopy, which on early F4U-1s resembled a birdcage. Subsequent versions of the aircraft incorporated a bubble canopy that improved pilot visibility.

So at this point, I see "Hose Nose" and "U-Bird"

**edit** Found more, I quote

Quote: The Corsair had a multitude of nicknames. These included "The Ensign Eliminator," based on its tendency to snap roll at low altitude when mishandled by inexperienced pilots, "The Bent-Wing Bird," from its inverted-gull wing, "Old Hose-Nose," from its long nose, "Whistling Death", given by the Japanese from the sound made by air flowing over the ducts on the inboard wing leading edges, "Sweetheart of Okinawa," from its outstanding service there, "The Hog," from its overall size and weight, and "The Great Iron Bird" (thanks to WWII Corsair Pilot Don Wilson for that one!).

All i can say is you are one lucky guy BZA,And to Insom and Ken great work.

thanks, incidently, what does everybody think of the window?

Since the paint is so amazing (we all see that) any thoughts on my window design?

window design is great in my opnion, especially with the airbrushed rivits, reminds my of a plane coc kpit, i would defitly say Max PC rig O' the month matieral'

EDIT- Damn censor, edited ****pit, **** **** ****