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Your Notebook Covers From Junior High On Speed

This piece of concept art was developed from the mod Dawn of Victory that runs on top of the Star Wars: Empire At War video game, although the mod has now evolved into its own world, complete with a centuries-long backstory. In this image, Soviet fighters do battle in the skies above Earth against invading Scinfaxi forces.

As you can see on the left-hand side of the picture, those fighters don't really stand much of a chance against superior ships sporting what looks like lasers. It's probably safe to guess that a MiG wouldn't really do well against something like a Star Destroyer. Artist Godwin Koay Feng Ji is serving out the remainder of his mandatory national service in the Singapore Air Force. Which apparently gives him a lot of free time to produce impressive artwork. Hopefully his job in the Air Force isn't "Radar Screen Operator" or "Explosive Ordinance Checker."

Check out his blog for tons of his other paintings and sketches.

1:30 PM on Thu Feb 14 2008
By Kevin Kelly
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Frozen-Tex at 01:46 PM on 02/14/08
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That's cool; makes me think of something like... if the Minbari attacked earth 50-100 years earlier than they did.
Frozen-Tex at 01:51 PM on 02/14/08
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I just looked at his blog; there's some really cool military scifi stuff there!
Jeff-Minor at 02:01 PM on 02/14/08
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In junior high I was king nerd, with a notebook covered with Space 1999 stuff.
strider_mt2k at 03:05 PM on 02/14/08
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I'd still lile top see an Eagle done in Lego.

But I digress...
Adarael at 04:01 PM on 02/14/08
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That picture looks remarkably similar to the old Terran Trade Authority art books. "Great Space Battles" in specific comes to mind.
Gospel X at 09:29 PM on 02/14/08
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The artwork looks like it could be for a Gradius game.
ManchuCandidate at 06:01 AM on 02/15/08
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Looks like an updated Robotech scene. Cool art.
zenpoet at 08:38 AM on 02/15/08
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@Jeff-Minor: I had Space Man Spiff drawings, and a few Mr. Boffo cartoons drawn on as well. Not really all that nerdy. Space 1999... that's nerdy. Kudos!
Jeff-Minor at 09:39 AM on 02/15/08
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Thank you Zenpoet. And to think, when I was younger all it got me was beat up!
Mecharine at 02:40 PM on 02/15/08
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I did a school project where I mechanically drafted the schematics for a Taiidan multi-gun corvette...
blurey at 08:20 PM on 02/15/08
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i don't usually swear but HOLY SHIT! great job guys-blurey
avconsumer at 08:58 AM on 02/18/08
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Ha! Just found an original TrapperKeeper in my grandma's house the other day. (just red though)