Subject: Re: BK 117
From: "Submissions for ARC" <[email-masked]>
To: "Phillip Steele" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2014 11:00:04 -0800

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: Phillip Steele 
  To: [email-masked] 
  Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2014 12:34 PM
  Subject: BK 117

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  "1/72 Revell Medicopter BK 117" 

  by "Phillip Steele" 

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  This is a very basic kit, which of coarse just begs for some improvements and scratch building. And in this scale, it’s----FUN !!  

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  I built up all of the clear parts with plastic strip so the pieces wouldn’t fall right through their respective openings, and added scratch built air scoops, antennas, hinges, grab handles, pitot tubes, etc., and did some re-scribing. I also completely rebuilt the rotor head using brass rod and small stainless steel washers, and reshaped the blades. Internal detail was adequate for the scale.  

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  The tail boom had 20 yellow decals, and I had to do some mixing (Testors) to get a color that matched them after they were applied over the red paint, and for touch ups as well. It don’t look too bad, eh?

  "Phillip Steele"

          

          

          

          

          

          

          

          

          

          

          

          

          

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