From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: "Youngerman" References: <001901c3bda0$74515490$6601a8c0@youngermandell> Subject: Re: Fine Molds R2Y1 article-pics are numbered Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2004 23:25:23 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_031C_01C3D89A.36A8C820" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Unsent: 1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_031C_01C3D89A.36A8C820 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Joe, Thanks for sending in your R2Y1 article. I've got a bit of a backlog = due to "Silly Week"....and I'm catching up on my e-mails which I fell = behind on due to Christmas and Silly Week etc. I'll e-mail you when = your article goes on ARC. Steve Bamford Aircraft Resource Center http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com =20 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 -----=20 From: Youngerman=20 To: Steve Bamford=20 Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 7:32 AM Subject: Fine Molds R2Y1 article-pics are numbered Gallery Template #06 "Fine Molds 1/72 Yokosuka R3Y2 Keiun"=20 by Joe Youngerman Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg = here=20 =20 This aircraft began as a high speed reconnaissance concept. As the = war progressed it became clear that it would be needed as a = fighter/bomber. In late 1944 it was decided the the R2Y should be = redesigned again as a jet attack bomber powered by the NE-330 turbojet = under each wing. The piston engine aircraft Fine Molds has produced is = an aerodynamic prototype for testing until the jet powered version was = available. It was completed in April 1945 and shipped to Kisarazu where = on May 8th it made its only flight. Continuing problems with high oil = temperatures cut the flight short. What I found interesting is the Fine = Molds instructions suggest that the aircraft was blown up by the = Japanese to prevent its capture while western sources claim it was = destroyed by an American bombing raid. I tend to believe the latter as = this aircraft was no treasure trove of aerodynamic secrets! Click on images below to see larger images =20 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=20 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=20 =20 The kit quality was similar to other Fine Mold kits I've purchased = being nicely detailed with generally good fit of the parts and only a = little flash here and there. The wing to fuselage joint was a bit crude = but nothing that plastic card and some gap filling Zap couldn't handle. = Though the cockpit is well done I added a little more sidewall detail = that was purely speculative as there appear to be no photos of the = R2Y1's interior. In fact, there are very few photos of the completed = R2Y1 and those that do exist are all poor quality. Some photo etch seat = belts were added and the detailing was complete. The rest of the kit was = built OOB.=20 =20 Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg = here=20 =20 I finished the model exterior with Aeromaster Nakajima Navy Green = and Modelmaster Japanese Navy Sky Gray. Again accuracy is somewhat = speculative as the undersides may have been bare metal. It is nearly = impossible to tell from the photos of the aircraft. I just went with = Fine Molds color suggestion here. I did keep the gear wells natural = metal using Alclad Aluminium.The kit was coated with Future and the kit = decals were added...all seven of them! The aicraft had only insignia and = a data plate as far as markings go. No tail code seems to have been = assigned.=20 This was a fun build and looks great once completed. It is a large = aircraft and reminds me a lot of Consolidated-Vultee's XP-81 project of = about the same time period! I hope you get a kick out of the finished = project. Joe =20 Click on images below to see larger images =20 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=20 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=20 =20 Photos and text =A9 2003 by Joe Youngerman ------=_NextPart_000_031C_01C3D89A.36A8C820 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi Joe,
Thanks for sending in your = R2Y1=20 article.  I've got a bit of a backlog due to "Silly Week"....and = I'm=20 catching up on my e-mails which I fell behind on due to Christmas and = Silly Week=20 etc.  I'll e-mail you when your article goes on ARC.
 
Steve Bamford
Aircraft Resource Center
http://www.aircraftresourc= ecenter.com
 
Live=20 like there is no tomorrow;
Love like you've never been hurt.
Work = like you=20 don't need the money.
Dance like nobody's watching.
Sing like = nobody's=20 listening.
Live like it's Heaven on Earth.
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From:=20 Youngerman
To: Steve Bamford
Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 = 7:32=20 AM
Subject: Fine Molds R2Y1 = article-pics are=20 numbered

Gallery = Template=20 #06

"Fine = Molds 1/72=20 Yokosuka R3Y2 Keiun" 

by Joe=20 Youngerman

Steve Bamford=20 will insert full=20 sized version of photo 01.jpg here =
=20

  = This aircraft began=20 as a high speed reconnaissance concept. As the war progressed it = became clear=20 that it would be needed as a fighter/bomber. In late 1944 it was = decided the=20 the R2Y should be redesigned again as a jet attack bomber powered by = the=20 NE-330 turbojet under each wing. The piston engine aircraft Fine Molds = has=20 produced is an aerodynamic prototype for testing until the jet powered = version=20 was available. It was completed in April 1945 and shipped to Kisarazu = where on=20 May 8th it made its only flight. Continuing problems with high oil=20 temperatures cut the flight short. What I found interesting is the = Fine Molds=20 instructions suggest that the aircraft was blown up by the Japanese to = prevent=20 its capture while western sources claim it was destroyed by an = American=20 bombing raid. I tend to believe the latter as this aircraft was no = treasure=20 trove of aerodynamic secrets!

Click on images=20 below to see larger images

Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller = version of=20 photo 03.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo = will bring=20 up the full sized version of photo 03.jpg=20

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  Steve Bamford will insert a = click-able=20 smaller version of photo 04.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo = will bring=20 up the full sized version of photo 04.jpg=20

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  The kit quality = was similar to=20 other Fine Mold kits I've purchased being nicely detailed=20 with generally good fit of the parts and only a little flash = here=20 and there. The wing to fuselage joint was a bit crude but nothing that = plastic=20 card and some gap filling Zap couldn't handle. Though the cockpit is = well done=20 I added a little more sidewall detail that was purely speculative as = there=20 appear to be no photos of the R2Y1's interior. In fact, there are very = few=20 photos of the completed R2Y1 and those that do exist are all poor = quality.=20 Some photo etch seat belts were added and the detailing was complete. = The rest=20 of the kit was built OOB.

 =20
Steve Bamford=20 will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg here =
=20

  I finished the = model exterior=20 with Aeromaster Nakajima Navy Green and Modelmaster Japanese Navy Sky = Gray.=20 Again accuracy is somewhat speculative as the undersides may have been = bare=20 metal. It is nearly impossible to tell from the photos of the = aircraft. =20 I just went with Fine Molds color suggestion here. I did keep the gear = wells=20 natural metal using Alclad Aluminium.The kit was coated with Future = and the=20 kit decals were added...all seven of them! The aicraft had only = insignia and a=20 data plate as far as markings go. No tail code seems to have been = assigned.=20

  This was a fun = build and looks=20 great once completed. It is a large aircraft and reminds me a lot of=20 Consolidated-Vultee's XP-81 project of about the same time period! I = hope you=20 get a kick out of the finished project.

Joe

 

Click on images=20 below to see larger images

Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller = version of=20 photo 05.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo = will bring=20 up the full sized version of photo 05.jpg=20

<= IMG=20 border=3D0=20 = src=3D"http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Article-Templates/05t.jpg"><= /A>

  Steve Bamford will insert a = click-able=20 smaller version of photo 06.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo = will bring=20 up the full sized version of photo 06.jpg=20

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Photos = and text =A9 2003=20 by Joe=20 Youngerman

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