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From: "Submissions for ARC" <[email-masked]>
To: "Ian" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2013 12:00:05 -0700

Hi,
I just wanted to let you know your article went on ARC today.  Thanks again for sending it in.

Steve Bamford
ARC Air - Aircraft Resource Center
http://www.arcair.com

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Work like you don't need the money.
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Sing like nobody's listening.
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  From: Ian 
  To: [email-masked] 
  Cc: Ian Holahan 
  Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2013 7:53 PM

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  "1/48th Scale ICM Mustang IV" 
  by "Ian T.M. Holahan"
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  This is a 1/48th scale ICM Mustang IV that I recently completed. The construction of the cockpit was straight-forward, although I did add some tape seat belts to the seat itself. Also, the canopy frame cross-member in the kit broke so I fabricated a new one from sheet stock, drilled holes in it and then installed it. Also, since these Mustang IV's had the louvre nose vent, instead of the perforated nose vents, I made new ones from sheet stock and installed them. 
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  Assembly of the model was relatively simple although there were a fair amount of the typical ICM sink-marks to contend with. The plane was painted in the ANA equivalents for the RAF day-fighter scheme using Olive Drab, Gunship Gray and Light Gull Gray. The Sky Band was also painted, instead of using a decal. The panel lines and rivets were drawn with a Micron Ink Pen and then the panel lines were shaded with an airbrushed application of Tamiya Smoke. 
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  Some slight metal chipping was added along with various fluid leaks, exhaust stains and gun blast residue. Aeromaster decals were used to depict a RCAF Mustang IV (P-51K) from 442 Squadron, "The Caribous". The plane depicted is the "Edmonton Special" which participated in the raid against the Channel Islands after VE-Day. This was a very fun build and the ICM kit builds up into a nice representation of the famed P-51 Mustang. Best wishes!!!!
  "Ian T.M. Holahan"
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