From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: "The Ambassador" References: <000901c3d7a1$b8fe83e0$56f092ca@alxsid> Subject: Re: article for Jan 17, 2004 (Desert Storm theme) Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2004 00:19:18 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0587_01C3DC8F.8FFD92E0" 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_0587_01C3DC8F.8FFD92E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks Alex.....I'l load this on Jan 17. 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: The Ambassador=20 To: Steve Bamford=20 Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2004 9:46 AM Subject: article for Jan 17, 2004 (Desert Storm theme) Steve, Please find my article for January 17, 2004 (desert storm theme). I = will send the second article in a few days and I hope Iwan will also = send you his DS model article. Regards Alex =20 1/72 Hasegawa F/A-18C Hornet "VFA-81 Sunliners" The date was January 17, 1991 when Lt. Commander Mark Fox and Lt. = Nick Mongillo launched with other VFA-81 Hornets as part of a CVW-17 = strike from USS Saratoga (CV-60). Each aircraft was armed with 4 Mk.84 = 2000-lb bombs, a pair of AIM-9L Sidewinder and a pair of AIM-7 Sparrow. At about 30 miles from their target, a bandit alert was sent by an = E-2C that monitored the strike. Both pilots selected A-A mode of their = system and prepared to face the threat. At 10 miles, Lt. Cmdr. Fox got a = lock at one of the bandit, a MiG-21 while Lt. Mongillo locked the second = MiG-21. Seconds later, while they flew head-to-head at more than 1,200 = kt, a Sidewinder was launched by Lt. Cmdr. Fox and hit the first MiG-21. = Not sure the 'Winder would do its job, a Sparrow was launched but it was = not necessary. The Sparrow hit the fireball of the downed MiG. Lt. Mongillo downed the second bandit using his AIM-7 Sparrow, making = it as the only confirmed air-to-air kills of Iraqi fixed wing aircraft = during Operation Desert Storm. Both Lt. Cmdr. Fox and Lt. Mongillo joined the fleet after the = engagement and proceed to the assigned ground target. My model depicts Lt. Mongillo's Hornet during the engagement. He flew = VFA-81 Sunliners' F/A-18C Hornet AA410 (BuNo 163502).=20 It is a Hasegawa 1/72 kit, with a lot of filling, sanding & cursing ( = I believe many has known about Hasegawa 1/72 Hornet...), finally I = finished this at the end of year 2003. I started it in 1999 using kit = decal's stencilings and Fujimi Hornet decal of DS Sunliners marking. = Unfortunately, the decal does shows its age. Yellowing ! There's no way = I can fix it. I have tried to stick it on windows, facing sun like = suggested by other modelers but it has no effect on this one. Looks like = tropical sun is not "strong" enough to restore yellowed decal. I used Model Masters paint exclusively on this model and replace the = seat with a Verlinden one. Weathering was done by airbrushing Tamiya = smoke and pastel chalk. I haven't armed my model yet.. No other reason than lazy to paint 4 = Mk.84, 2 AIM-7 & 2 AIM-9.. :-P Hope you enjoy it. =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0587_01C3DC8F.8FFD92E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Thanks Alex.....I'l load this on Jan=20 17.

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.

----- Original Message -----

From:=20 The=20 Ambassador

To: Steve Bamford

Sent: Saturday, January 10, = 2004 9:46=20 AM

Subject: article for Jan 17, = 2004 (Desert=20 Storm theme)

Steve,

Please find my article for January = 17, 2004=20 (desert storm theme). I will send the second article in a few days and = I hope=20 Iwan will also send you his DS model article.

Regards

Alex

=20

1/72 Hasegawa F/A-18C Hornet = “VFA-81=20 Sunliners”

The date was January 17, = 1991 when=20 Lt. Commander Mark Fox and Lt. Nick Mongillo launched with other = VFA-81=20 Hornets as part of a CVW-17 strike from USS Saratoga (CV-60). Each = aircraft=20 was armed with 4 Mk.84 2000-lb bombs, a pair of AIM-9L Sidewinder and = a pair=20 of AIM-7 Sparrow.

At about 30 miles from their target, a = bandit alert=20 was sent by an E-2C that monitored the strike. Both pilots selected = A-A mode=20 of their system and prepared to face the threat. At 10 miles, Lt. = Cmdr. Fox=20 got a lock at one of the bandit, a MiG-21 while Lt. Mongillo locked = the second=20 MiG-21. Seconds later, while they flew head-to-head at more than 1,200 = kt, a=20 Sidewinder was launched by Lt. Cmdr. Fox and hit the first MiG-21. Not = sure=20 the ‘Winder would do its job, a Sparrow was launched but it was = not necessary.=20 The Sparrow hit the fireball of the downed MiG.

Lt. Mongillo downed the second bandit using = his AIM-7=20 Sparrow, making it as the only confirmed air-to-air kills of Iraqi = fixed wing=20 aircraft during Operation Desert Storm.

Both Lt. Cmdr. Fox and Lt. Mongillo joined = the fleet=20 after the engagement and proceed to the assigned ground target.

My model depicts Lt. Mongillo’s = Hornet during the=20 engagement. He flew VFA-81 Sunliners’ F/A-18C Hornet AA410 (BuNo = 163502).

It is a Hasegawa 1/72 kit, with a lot of = filling,=20 sanding & cursing ( I believe many has known about Hasegawa 1/72=20 Hornet...), finally I finished this at the end of year 2003. I started = it=20 in 1999 using kit = decal’s=20 stencilings and Fujimi Hornet decal of DS Sunliners marking. = Unfortunately,=20 the decal does shows its age. Yellowing ! There’s no way I can = fix it. I have=20 tried to stick it on windows, facing sun like suggested by other = modelers but=20 it has no effect on this one. Looks like tropical sun is not = ”strong” enough=20 to restore yellowed decal…

I used Model Masters paint exclusively on this = model and=20 replace the seat with a Verlinden one. Weathering was done by = airbrushing=20 Tamiya smoke and pastel chalk.

I haven’t armed my model yet…. = No other reason than=20 lazy to paint 4 Mk.84, 2 AIM-7 & 2 AIM-9…. :-P

Hope you enjoy it.

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