From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: "The Ambassador" References: <00d901c3d9e9$8f66eb40$33f092ca@alxsid> Subject: Re: article for January 17, 2004 (desert Storm theme) part 2 Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2004 00:21:14 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_059F_01C3DC8F.D6052000" 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_059F_01C3DC8F.D6052000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks Alex.....I'll load this to ARC 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: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 7:25 AM Subject: article for January 17, 2004 (desert Storm theme) part 2 Hi Steve, Please find my second article on Desert Storm theme.... Thank you Alex =20 1/72 Hasegawa Jaguar GR.Mk.1/A "Desert Scheme" I built this model back in 1992 while I was in college. "Desert = Storm" fever at that time was influenced me very much. I collect = everything (well, especially books and model kits) relating to Desert = Storm air campaign. And "everything" I describe here is not like in = other countries. Getting books and model kits was very hard in = Indonesia, so I can have only a very limited books and models of Desert = Storm. Internet at that time was completely a something strange. So, I = think it's understandable that one of my most valuable "treasure" was = this Hasegawa kit. I can't remember much about the construction of this kit. I just added = seat belt, canopy mirror, canopy actuator and scratchbuilt the wing = tandem-bomb rack unique to British aircraft. All construction and = painting was done as per instruction. I used and mixed the color using = Tamiya Acrylic colors, airbrushed to the kit. Bomb graffity, chipped = paint on drop-tank and the aircraft was hand painted. I didn't know the decaling rule of = paint-glosscoat-decal-glosscoat-weathering-flatcoat at that time. After = painting, I applied the decal, then weathering. Fortunately, there is no = silvering at all. Until now, I can't understand, why decaling is so = complicated now, while I had never experienced decal silvering in the = past, when applying decal straight to flat paint. Well, that's all. Enjoy it. Alexander Sidharta =20 ------=_NextPart_000_059F_01C3DC8F.D6052000 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Thanks Alex.....I'll load this to ARC = 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: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 = 7:25=20 AM

Subject: article for January = 17, 2004=20 (desert Storm theme) part 2

Hi Steve,

Please find my second article on = Desert Storm=20 theme....

Thank you

Alex

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1/72 Hasegawa Jaguar GR.Mk.1/A = “Desert=20 Scheme”

I built this model back in 1992 while I was = in=20 college. “Desert Storm” fever at that time was influenced = me very much. I=20 collect everything (well, especially books and model kits) relating to = Desert=20 Storm air campaign. And “everything” I describe here is = not like in other=20 countries. Getting books and model kits was very hard in Indonesia, so = I can=20 have only a very limited books and models of Desert Storm. Internet at = that=20 time was completely a something strange… So, I think it’s = understandable that=20 one of my most valuable “treasure” was this Hasegawa = kit.

I can’t remember much about the = construction of this kit. I=20 just added seat belt, canopy mirror, canopy actuator and scratchbuilt = the wing=20 tandem-bomb rack unique to British aircraft. All construction and = painting was=20 done as per instruction. I used and mixed the color using Tamiya = Acrylic=20 colors, airbrushed to the kit. Bomb graffity, chipped paint on = drop-tank and=20 the aircraft was hand painted.

I didn’t know the decaling rule of=20 paint-glosscoat-decal-glosscoat-weathering-flatcoat at that time. = After=20 painting, I applied the decal, then weathering. Fortunately, there is = no=20 silvering at all. Until now, I can’t understand, why decaling is = so=20 complicated now, while I had never experienced decal silvering in the = past,=20 when applying decal straight to flat paint…

Well, that’s all. Enjoy it…

Alexander Sidharta

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