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John Byrne
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Thaaaat's more like it! (Tho I seem to have rendered this model with the wingtips in "invisible" mode. Oops! Did that while working on the nacelles, forgot to "turn them on" again! Fixed on the page.)
And here's a peek at the (very simple) model... 
And Dave's version... 
As I have mentioned before, the model I built for HIDDEN YEARS, which was much more detailed, had the X-MEN emblem on the tail, just as Dave had drawn it. This was blacked out on the order of the X-Editor, without consulting with me. "The X-Men wouldn't do that," was the excuse when I saw the printed issue and complained. This was, then, yet another example of them changing something and making it WRONG. (And this is the potential nightmare I would be facing once again if X-MEW became a real series.)
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John Byrne
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where are your 40.000 byrne addicts, who would allow great comics to live ?•• As noted before, their numbers have shrunk along with the rest of the marketplace.
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Michael Penn
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| Posted: 01 August 2018 at 5:37am | IP Logged | 3
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Do you think Dave Cockrum worked from a model, JB?
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John Byrne
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| Posted: 01 August 2018 at 5:41am | IP Logged | 4
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With the wingtips visible. (Am I certifiable to be doing all this for a book that doesn't really exist??)
(Even with such a simple model, it becomes kinda obvious this vehicle is in no way a "modified" SR-71!)
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John Byrne
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| Posted: 01 August 2018 at 5:43am | IP Logged | 5
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Do you think Dave Cockrum worked from a model, JB?•• That I do not know. Dave and colorist Andy Yanchus were both avid modelers. But I don't know if Dave had built any X-Men specific custom jobs.
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Wallace Sellars
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JB, what do you use to erase your penciled artwork each time you
make a change? That paper sure is holding up well!
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John Byrne
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| Posted: 01 August 2018 at 7:58am | IP Logged | 7
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I use a good, ol' fashioned Pink Pearl eraser. The trick is to erase in broad, soft strokes, instead of bearing down on the paper.
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Ted Pugliese
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More good stuff! Thank you very much!
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Tim O Neill
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Very cool model! Looks awesome, JB.
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Greg Kirkman
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(And this is the potential nightmare I would be facing once again if X-MEW became a real series.)+++++++++
This is one of the best typos ever. X-MEW: The book starring mutant superhero kittens!
Anyway, I’m digging the strato-jet model. And I’m definitely thinking that the Blackbird became an X-Men thing because someone misinterpreted some strato-jet art, at some point.
Best non-comic ever!
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John Byrne
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This is one of the best typos ever. X-MEW: The book starring mutant superhero kittens!•• X-MEN - ELSEWHEN. Tho this is why I have been thinking XME might be better! (Hm. XME for XMINE! Hadn't thought of that until just now...)
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John Byrne
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Anyway, I’m digging the strato-jet model. And I’m definitely thinking that the Blackbird became an X-Men thing because someone misinterpreted some strato-jet art, at some point.•• Fortunately, it wasn't me! I was beginning to think I had drawn an SR-71 on a zoom-in splash, but no.
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