From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: "Aibara Darius @Consult" References: Subject: Re: Corrected Gallery Article - DH Mosquito FBVI Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2003 11:09:38 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Unsent: 1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Hi Darius, Thanks for sending the revised text.....I'll use this text for your article. Steve Bamford Aircraft Resource Center http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com Live like there is no tomorrow; Love like you've never been hurt. Work like you don't need the money. Dance like nobody's watching. Sing like nobody's listening. Live like it's Heaven on Earth. ----- Original Message ----- From: Aibara Darius @Consult To: Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 11:12 PM Subject: Corrected Gallery Article - DH Mosquito FBVI > Steve - corrected text - should be a FBVI not IV ....whoops! > A prop article for a change: > > Gallery Template #06 > "1:48 Tamiya De Havilland Mosquito FBVI" > by "Darius Aibara" > -------------------- > Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg here > <<...OLE_Obj...>> > Every so often it is nice to build a kit that does not require much > preparation, pre-planning, cleaning of parts, scratch building and major > bodywork modification to get a good result. Essentially this means > building a Tamiya kit. Tamiya represents the peak of engineering > excellence in kit design and their 1:48 Mosquito kits are no exception. > This is their first offering the fighter-bomber FBVI. The last time I > built an FBVI it was the 1:72 Airfix kit that I got from Woolworth's some > time in the early 1970s! This time I intended to make a better job of it! > > > Click on images below to see larger images > Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo 03.jpg > here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized version of photo > 03.jpg <03.jpg> <<...OLE_Obj...>> <03.jpg> Steve Bamford will insert a > click-able smaller version of photo 04.jpg here. Clicking on that photo > will bring up the full sized version of photo 04.jpg <04.jpg> > <<...OLE_Obj...>> <04.jpg> > The kit was assembled as per the instructions, the only modifications that > I made were to cut off the wing flaps and re-assemble them in their > lowered positions, and to drop the elevators. I used the kit supplied > seatbelt decals, applying them to metal foil from a wine bottle top and > then cutting them out once dry. They can then be applied to the finished > cockpit seats like photoetched belts. I also applied strips of silver > foil to form the straps around the tanks that fit between the > undercarriage legs. > Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg here > <<...OLE_Obj...>> > I spray primed the assembled model with Halfords grey auto primer and then > brush applied the topside camouflage and underside grey. The kit decals > were used for an FBVI of 487 Sqn RAF stationed at RAF Gravesend in 1944. > A light weathering with brown and black washes completed the job. Next > in the line up will be some PRU blue aircraft - the Tamiya PRIV and the > Airfix PRXVI are in my sights! > Click on images below to see larger images > Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo 05.jpg > here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized version of photo > 05.jpg <05.jpg> <<...OLE_Obj...>> <05.jpg> Steve Bamford will insert a > click-able smaller version of photo 06.jpg here. Clicking on that photo > will bring up the full sized version of photo 06.jpg <06.jpg> > <<...OLE_Obj...>> <06.jpg> > Photos and text © 2003 by "Darius Aibara" > > <> > Regards > > Darius Aibara > TPS Consult > > Tel: 020 8256 4090 > Fax: 020 8256 4082 > > www.tpsconsult.co.uk > CARILLION VALUES Openness - Collaboration - Mutual Dependency - Professional Delivery - Focus On Sustainable Profitable Growth - Innovation ********************************************************************** This email transmission is confidential and intended for the addressee only. It may contain privileged and confidential information. If you are not the person or organisation to whom it is addressed, you must not copy, distribute, or take any action in reliance upon it. If you have received this message in error, please notify the Postmaster@CarillionPLC.com and return it. Carillion PLC Registered in England No. 3782379 Registered Office: Birch Street Wolverhampton WV1 4HY ******************************************************************** ________________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star Internet. The service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: http://www.star.net.uk ________________________________________________________________________