JC todayshorse... 4th November!!!

Welcome all to this weeks JC contest!

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todayshorse takes a seat on the judges bench this week,
and earned his spot with this shot :









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And for the theme we’re going from "Cold War" to...









"The F14 Tomcat!!"





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Judge todayshorse says:

"Lets see what you've got - im looking for something that portrays the size, power, and above all beauty of this brilliant aircraft. Anything goes!"








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THIS WEEK'S OTHER RULES, please read for deadlines





1. There can be freeware & payware in the shots, Any Flight Sim, Any Version. Editing and composites are allowed!



2. You nominate one shot only, without image tags so the thread limit doesn’t get hammered. Or, if you prefer, a thumbnail of about 5 kb. IT CAN BE AN OLD SHOT if you don’t have time to create something especially for the comp, though original entries are encouraged.  Post it in this thread, below.


3. Once an entry is submitted, it may not be changed or replaced with a different one.  This is to keep the confusion to a minimum, and to maintain forum integrity.  Entries may be withdrawn from the contest, but no additional entries from that member will be accepted.




DEADLINE for submission of shots is 8 PM EST on Fri 4th of November,






4. The judge will choose which shot is best and tell myself as soon as possible "please try to remember"





DEADLINE FOR JUDGE TO INFORM : 'once the judge has made up his/her mind!!'







THE WINNER IS THE NEXT JUDGE!



And, your winning shot goes into the Personal Portfolios!









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5. The winner should decide on the next competition, and tell me by (INSERT RANDOM DAY HERE), send four pics, plus a short text to describe the competition and what they are looking for.






6. This is for fun,  so just post whatever seems to you to fit the rules.   

It might be an idea to check out our Judge's work, see what he likes....   




   
Good luck to all, thanks for looking, and dont forget to spread the word about this competition!!




Cheers, good luck all, Deano :)

i made this shot a few days before this contest started,it was obvious that the topic was going to be f14. XD
http://www.simviation.com/phpupload/uploads/1319056057.jpg
it doesn't realy show the size but its ok i think...

jetprop wrote on Oct 19^th, 2011 at 1:49pm:

i made this shot a few days before this contest started,it was obvious that the topic was going to be f14. XD

What!!!??? How did you know??? ;D

I think he is referring to my..... ummm, guess? lol

Yay... my favorite bird, oh what shall I do???  ;)

gtirob01 wrote on Oct 19^th, 2011 at 7:10pm:

I think he is referring to my..... ummm, guess? lol Yay... my favorite bird, oh what shall I do???  ;)

Too bad I burned up some good F-14 pics in the Screenshot Showcase Thread! BAck to the cockpit for some more I guess....

Does anyone have likns for some good F-14 models? I have the "Final Flight" Version and it is outsatanding. But no repaints for it as far as I can tell.....

Bullock wrote on Oct 20^th, 2011 at 2:35pm:

gtirob01 wrote on Oct 19th, 2011 at 7:10pm: I think he is referring to my..... ummm, guess? lol Yay... my favorite bird, oh what shall I do???  ;) Too bad I burned up some good F-14 pics in the Screenshot Showcase Thread! BAck to the cockpit for some more I guess.... Does anyone have likns for some good F-14 models? I have the "Final Flight" Version and it is outsatanding. But no repaints for it as far as I can tell.....

Your talking about Dino's native FSX F-14, right? Have a look around, there are plenty of paints out there. I have around 20.

Im not sure... (I really need to start keeping track of where I get my stuff!), but Ill mos def have a search around....

2006
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - The F-14 Tomcat, the dogfighting Cold War fighter jet immortalized in the movie "Top Gun," made its ceremonial final flight Friday in a display that suggested the timing was right for retirement.
Pilot Lt. Cmdr. David Faehnle and radar intercept officer Lt. Cmdr. Robert Gentry gave a final salute from inside their cockpit before aircraft no. 102 taxied down the runway and out of sight at Oceana Naval Air Station.

The plane that actually took off as thousands applauded and whistled, however, was aircraft no. 107, with Lt. Cmdr. Chris Richard at the controls and intercept officer Lt. Mike Petronis in the back seat.

The first jet had mechanical problems - "a common occurrence with the F-14," said Mike Maus, a Navy spokesman. The second jet had been on standby just in case.

Before the flight, Adm. John Nathman, commander of U.S. Fleet Forces Command and a former F-14 pilot, said the retiring jet with the moveable, swept-back wings was "sometimes tough to fly" and tough to fix - but it was resilient.

"The legacy of this aircraft is not the 'Top Gun' movie," Nathman said. "The legacy is found in America's commitment to win the Cold War."
From Military.Com

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Awesome theme.....good luck to all 8-) 8-)

So there first salvos are fired with two great shots, in fact bloody brilliant shots if i may say, and i will say!  :o

Right you are... great shots, excellent shots to begin with!

Have an idea floating around in my mind... now to execute it, haha

jetprop wrote on Oct 19^th, 2011 at 1:49pm:

i made this shot a few days before this contest started,it was obvious that the topic was going to be f14. XD http://www.simviation.com/phpupload/uploads/1319056057.jpg it doesn't realy show the size but its ok i think...

Awesome!  The water and aircraft carrier is amazing and the motion blur is simply fantastic!
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CHUCK79 wrote on Oct 20^th, 2011 at 10:03pm:

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Wonderful shot!  Everything just blends so smoothly!  And wonderfull job on the aircraft carrier, water, and aircraft! ;)
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Club508 wrote on Oct 23^rd, 2011 at 8:43am:

jetprop wrote on Oct 19th, 2011 at 1:49pm: i made this shot a few days before this contest started,it was obvious that the topic was going to be f14. XD http://www.simviation.com/phpupload/uploads/1319056057.jpg it doesn't realy show the size but its ok i think... Awesome!  The water and aircraft carrier is amazing and the motion blur is simply fantastic! [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif] CHUCK79 wrote on Oct 20th, 2011 at 10:03pm: http://www.simviation.com/phpupload/uploads/1319259534.jpg Wonderful shot!  Everything just blends so smoothly!  And wonderfull job on the aircraft carrier, water, and aircraft! ;) [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif] [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif] [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif] [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif] [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif]

thanks. :) :) 8-) :) ;D

and i agree with you for the other shot. :) 8-) :D (i realy like these smileys...)

No problem.  If they deserve it, I say it.

And asfor repaints... I'll get right on that in a minute.

"Warning yellow... weapons hold"

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CDR Joseph Bernard Connelly and CDR Leo F. Enright were in F-14 AC207 (AC was the tail code for VF-32 Swordsmen) and LT Hermon C. Cook III and CDR Steven Patrick Collins were in AC204. At 11:50 the two aircraft were informed by a Grumman E-2 Hawkeye Airborne Early Warning (AEW) aircraft that four Libyan MiG-23 Floggers had taken off from Al Bumbaw airfield near Tobruk. The Tomcats turned for an intercept, the first two MiGs were 50 km ahead of the rear pair. The common procedure at the time was to acquire and lock the enemy aircraft with the Tomcats powerful AWG-9 radar, a maneuver that generally ended with the enemy aircraft reversing their course and avoiding an engagement. The Tomcats locked the Floggers from 72 nautical miles away. The Tomcats then turned away from the head-on approach, thus indicating to the Floggers they do not wish to engage in combat.

The two Libyan MiGs changed their course and gained speed. They accelerated to 870 KTS (1,600 km/h) and were on an intercepting course, heading towards the two Tomcats. The Tomcats descended to 3,000 feet with their radars still tracking the Floggers. Due to the low altitude of the Tomcats, the Flogger pilots had no clear radar image of the Tomcats. This diving and climbing maneuver was executed four times, hoping the Floggers will be intimated and reverse heading.

“Warning Yellow weapons hold” was heard over the radio at 11:59 meaning the Tomcats were authorized to fire if threatened. The order to arm the Sidewinder and Sparrow missiles was given by the lead Tomcat’s RIO (Radar Intercept Officer). You can clearly hear him say “Master arm on, Master arm on” followed by “Bogeys have jinked back at me again”. At a range of 14 miles AC207′s RIO launches an AIM-7M Sparrow, surprising his pilot. “Fox 1 Fox 1″ was heard over the radio. The missile failed to track so a second missile was launched “Fox 1 again”.

The Tomcats split. As the lead tomcat was circling to get a tail angle, the wingman engaged a Flogger with a Sparrow. The words “Good kill! Good kill!” and “Pilot ejected” can be heard over the radio. The last Flogger is shot down by the lead Tomcat using a Sidewinder missile. Both pilots were seen safely ejecting their planes. They were however lost at sea. The Tomcats set course for home, after one pilot broadcasts over the radio “Let’s get out of here.”

No future Libyan MiG-23s ever engaged another U.S. Navy F-14 Tomcat.

gtirob01 wrote on Oct 23^rd, 2011 at 8:35pm:

"Warning yellow... weapons hold" http://www.simviation.com/phpupload/uploads/1319484060.jpg

Amazing! :o :o :o :o :o
The blurlike softness is simply AMAZING!!!  Perfectly smooth!
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And absolutly wonderfull story.  Sounds like the libyans got smart after that. ;)
Don't mess with the Americans.  Or their military. :)
Was it a real engagement or a fictional one for the shot? :)

Haha, thanks club. This is no story, it is an actual event that happened off the Libyan coast, and this incident in particular happened in 1989. Another 2 Tomcats shot down 2 Libyan SU-22's in 1981 again off the Libyan coast.

gtirob01 wrote on Oct 23^rd, 2011 at 9:13pm:

Haha, thanks club. This is no story, it is an actual event that happened off the Libyan coast, and this incident in particular happened in 1989. Another 2 Tomcats shot down 2 Libyan SU-22's in 1981 again off the Libyan coast.

Cool. :)
Looks like they needed to learn a second time though before they got it though.

Real, 1986 I beleive. I remeber seeing the HUD footage on the news.

Bullock wrote on Oct 23^rd, 2011 at 10:22pm:

Real, 1986 I beleive. I remeber seeing the HUD footage on the news.

The incident I depicted, happened in 89. I did my research!  ;)

:o

Nice work rob!

Can i enter? Can i? A classic JC this is turning out to be, Some really great work so far! :)

Dont know why you couldnt put a shot in Simon... just cant vote for yourself lol

gtirob01 wrote on Oct 24^th, 2011 at 9:44am:

Dont know why you couldnt put a shot in Simon... just cant vote for yourself lol

That's what I'd say.  And besides, I love seeing your shots anyway. ;)

All the shots above are just great 8-).
I so aint uploading mine I've had enough embarrassments for the day ::) ;D

Club508 wrote on Oct 23^rd, 2011 at 9:06pm:

Don't mess with the Americans.  Or their military. :) Was it a real engagement or a fictional one for the shot? :)

Clearly no one told that to the North Vietnamese, Canada or Somalia [smiley=engel017.gif]
No Offence to the US Though. Love your planes ;)

hyperpep111 wrote on Oct 25^th, 2011 at 9:23am:

All the shots above are just great 8-). I so aint uploading mine I've had enough embarrassments for the day ::) ;D

Oh come on!  Your shots are great!  Upload it!  And even if you don't upload it, atleast PM me it!

yes, just get it uploaded! Im the judge and what i say goes! Well for a short time anyway 8-) :-?

Well here goes. Hope you like it :).


KITTY SAYS...
BRING IT!!![smiley=evil.gif].

why am i feeling last now? :o ::) :P

F-14's, Present Day, Somewhere over the Indian Ocean......

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I have too many to choose from. I thought this one was a bit unique.

hyperpep111 wrote on Oct 27^th, 2011 at 1:19pm:

KITTY SAYS... BRING IT!!![smiley=evil.gif].

Cool!  The motion blur is amazing!  And those deep shadows really bring out an amazing contrast!
I TOLD you you'd do good! ;) ;D :D [smiley=evil.gif] ;D






Bullock wrote on Oct 27^th, 2011 at 4:02pm:

F-14's, Present Day, Somewhere over the Indian Ocean...... http://www.simviation.com/phpupload/uploads/1319795455.jpg I have too many to choose from. I thought this one was a bit unique.

Wow!  The horizon and lighting is amazing!  You sure did capture the "overall beauty" of the F-14! ;)

Awesome ;D

Thanx guys for taking the time to enter :) Still a few days to go yet though ;)

Danger Zone

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RaptorF22 wrote on Oct 28^th, 2011 at 5:17pm:

Danger Zone http://www.simviation.com/phpupload/uploads/1319914047.jpg

INCOMING!!!! :o :D :o
Awesome!  The fuzzieness is a really good effect on that shot!  You really made it look good!  (excluding the pilots :D ;) )

By the way, you might want to remove the img tags. ::)

[edit]Look at me provin' you wrong!  ;D ;D ;D[/edit]

Why do I feel at the bottom of the heap with all those great shots? :(.
They're all excellent. :o 8-).
Oh and Club only mods/admin can edit posts in the JC ::)

hyperpep111 wrote on Oct 28^th, 2011 at 5:59pm:

Oh and Club only mods/admin can edit posts in the JC ::)

Oh really? ::)
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Club508 wrote on Oct 28^th, 2011 at 7:32pm:

hyperpep111 wrote on Oct 28th, 2011 at 5:59pm: Oh and Club only mods/admin can edit posts in the JC ::) Oh really? ::) [smiley=smiley_up.gif](Look up) [smiley=smiley_up.gif]

I did :D All I saw was the roof. But that's not important ;D

Club508 wrote on Oct 28^th, 2011 at 5:24pm:

RaptorF22 wrote on Oct 28th, 2011 at 5:17pm: Danger Zone http://www.simviation.com/phpupload/uploads/1319914047.jpg INCOMING!!!! :o :D :o Awesome!  The fuzzieness is a really good effect on that shot!  You really made it look good!  (excluding the pilots :D ;) ) By the way, you might want to remove the img tags. ::) [edit]Look at me provin' you wrong!  ;D ;D ;D[/edit]

Oops, lol, wrong contest! :-[ ;D

RaptorF22 wrote on Oct 28^th, 2011 at 9:52pm:

Club508 wrote on Oct 28th, 2011 at 5:24pm: RaptorF22 wrote on Oct 28th, 2011 at 5:17pm: Danger Zone http://www.simviation.com/phpupload/uploads/1319914047.jpg INCOMING!!!! :o :D :o Awesome!  The fuzzieness is a really good effect on that shot!  You really made it look good!  (excluding the pilots :D ;) ) By the way, you might want to remove the img tags. ::) [edit]Look at me provin' you wrong!  ;D ;D ;D[/edit] Oops, lol, wrong contest! :-[ ;D

? :-?
what do you mean wrong contest?  The other one is fall foilage, and the entry submissions are already over and there's no foilage in your shot. :-?

Club508 wrote on Oct 29^th, 2011 at 8:15am:

RaptorF22 wrote on Oct 28th, 2011 at 9:52pm: Club508 wrote on Oct 28th, 2011 at 5:24pm: RaptorF22 wrote on Oct 28th, 2011 at 5:17pm: Danger Zone http://www.simviation.com/phpupload/uploads/1319914047.jpg INCOMING!!!! :o :D :o Awesome!  The fuzzieness is a really good effect on that shot!  You really made it look good!  (excluding the pilots :D ;) ) By the way, you might want to remove the img tags. ::) [edit]Look at me provin' you wrong!  ;D ;D ;D[/edit] Oops, lol, wrong contest! :-[ ;D ? :-? what do you mean wrong contest?  The other one is fall foilage, and the entry submissions are already over and there's no foilage in your shot. :-?

I was thinking that I put an image in instead of a link like with the other contest. :P

RaptorF22 wrote on Oct 29^th, 2011 at 10:40am:

I was thinking that I put an image in instead of a link like with the other contest. :P

Ah.  Well anyway, great shot! :)

Yeah. All the shots here are great. But that's what you get for chossing a legendary planes 8-)

I guess its my turn...

F14_Related_Motivational_poster_No.28838937

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So, something a little different from me this week, hehe.

Awsome contest so far, Keep up the entires all!!

...and good luck all!

Deano  :)

cantflywontfly wrote on Oct 30^th, 2011 at 6:42pm:

I guess its my turn... F14_Related_Motivational_poster_No.28838937 http://www.simviation.com/phpupload/uploads/1320105661.jpg So, something a little different from me this week, hehe. Awsome contest so far, Keep up the entires all!! ...and good luck all! Deano  :)

You got that right! :)
Wondeful job!  Amazingly smooth!  The reflections, water, and horizon are all amazing! ;)
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Final Countdown...or at least would be if i had time to finish it.
Figured some here may appreciate what would have been...non entry of course

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I can see what the result would be there  ;) Its rather good, you should finish that!

Well guys its the 4th, Ill have my choices in ASAP although works getting in the way a little so please bear with me ;)

Thanx all who have entered a shot, the quality is awesome, its not going to be easy but thats a good thing, so well done all and thanks for taking the time to take part :)

Ok i is back, sorry for the delay. Just swapped out my hard drive, and had loads of trouble re-installing snow leopard, then wondoze 7. All up and running now ;)

My choices have been sent in  8-)

Results are in people!!...WINNERS!!

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Deano  :)