#qantas

QANTAS! my pfp! when was the last time I drew him? He was the only ref I really needed to update for AF... He's been the wrong plane for YEARS, the last time I drew him he was a 787... well not anymore! QANTAS is now his true model the Boeing 737-838. I became attached to his irl counterpart plane VH-VXP which has been flying for longer than I've been alive. Here he is in his current "Silver Roo" livery.

I didn't give him the iconic 737 nose because I've been drawing him with a big honker since I first designed him and didn't want to change that, maybe if I draw another 737 I'll incorporate that.

Here's his Bio

He/Him - Boeing 737-838 - Tail Number VH-VXP 

If Tall Poppy Syndrome is a thing between planes, QANTAS is oblivious to it. He is unashamedly arrogant and egotistical. He works hard for his accolades and he won't let anyone forget it. QANTAS is pushy, obnoxious and has a big macho attitude, which can sometimes affect his reasoning. He has a known tendency to bully planes he views as lesser and kisses up to planes above him (larger/famous models or from popular airlines.) What's worse is that he's good at what he does, so it's hard to tear down his ego as much as you'd like to, much to the chagrin of QANTAS's younger sibling: Jetstar, who's dealt with his antics their whole life. 

'Super service at your command!'

Harry Rogers (Australia, 1929-2012)

Qantas: Pacific Islands, c.1960

colour lithograph poster 50 x 36.5cm

I might post all of these chibis too because why not?