7 Years Ago

Sweet Little Side Gig!

Seems everyone shares their good fortune so I figured what the heck. I was offered a short term position with a UK based company that creates camouflage pattern masking templates for model aircraft. I have to draw 10 WW2 era aircraft, each in profile view and from a top down view which will show modelers where to place the camo masks. This is kinda a dream job for me, hopefully they like my work and will give me more work in the future. First one they want is an Me-262, a German fighter/interceptor/bomber jet. The attachment is what you would typically find in a model kit for painting camouflage and decal placement. I have to make something similar, but they want it to be more detailed and realistic. They're hopeful a more detailed presentation will separate their product from the others on the store shelves.

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Ken Krug

7 Years Ago

Nice, John. Congratulations.

Gill Billington

7 Years Ago

Congratulations John. Did they find you here?

John Wills

7 Years Ago

Thanks Ken and Gill. I joined a British modeler's website the other day and someone who was already a member approached me about the work. I'd call it random luck more than anything else.

Melissa Bittinger

7 Years Ago

That's awesome!

Lisa Kaiser

7 Years Ago

Wonderful share, and awesome luck to you.

Joylyn McChesnie

7 Years Ago

Congratulations! Great share!

Dorothy Berry-Lound

7 Years Ago

Well done John!

Abbie Shores

7 Years Ago

Brilliant news. I've used those templates in the past so may even use one of yours in the future if I get back into building them!!

Roger Swezey

7 Years Ago

I can see why they want you

I congratulate them

Great Going

Eric Glaser

7 Years Ago

Wow, that's great news, John. Congratulations!

John Wills

7 Years Ago

Thanks so much everyone! I appreciate the support. So I'm hard at work on the 262 and it's coming along nicely so far. Will post the final version when it's done. Thanks again, going back to the drawing board.

Void Carmen Hathaway

7 Years Ago

Ditto to Roger's "I can see why they want you" -- congrats John -- class act!

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MM Anderson

7 Years Ago

Congratulations on the new business opportunity! That work sounds like it's right up your alley.

See My Photos

7 Years Ago

Congratulations. Upload and sell copies here!

Steve Cossey

7 Years Ago

Cool gig, grats man!

Mario Carta

7 Years Ago

Right up your alley John!

John Wills

7 Years Ago

Thanks, and you're right about it being right up my alley. I couldn't have been any luckier. It's like, hey we need you to draw something you love and we need to pay you, you good with that? :)

I tracked the time for the first Me 262 profile at about 7.5 hours. Follow the link to see a side by side comparison of the current image on their packaging. https://flic.kr/p/SueYz4

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