Many years ago I did a rendition of the first plane my Dad made. At the time the one version I could not get right was the last on he made, which I consider his Magnum Opus. The issue had to do with the ability to get a good render of polished aluminum. I am able to do that now. I have also got to the point of doing cool stuff like AO shading. After he passed away I had to go back and revisit the original. Here are some pics of my tribute project.
The original
The model
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