From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: "Bill Douthwaite" References: <000901c3c260$6c41b3c0$8c088751@pavilion> Subject: Re: MiG-15 Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 09:55:49 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_010C_01C3E0CD.F1104A40" 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_010C_01C3E0CD.F1104A40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi James , Thanks for sending in your MiG-15 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: Bill Douthwaite=20 To: sheb@telus.net=20 Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2003 8:36 AM Subject: MiG-15 Gallery Template #06 "Tamiya 1/48 MiG 15 bis"=20 by "James Douthwaite" -------------------- Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg = here=20 =20 In November 1950, United Nations fighter pilots encountered a soviet = built swept wing fighter for the first time - a MiG-15 bis, and in doing = so made the name MiG infamous to all Western nation countries overnight. = While having a dodgey NATO code name (Faggot!), it fought in the skies = over Korea and was well respected by NATO pilots as a formidable = opponent. The design was a culmination of inputs from captured Italian, = Japanese and in particular German aircraft designers from WWII. The = German Focke Wulf TA-183 was a radical 35-degree swept wing design (by = Kurt Tank) and although a flying example was never completed it showed = great promise. The MiG design bureau took this as the basis for their = new fighter, made a few changes and the first one flew in December 1947 = powered by a British Nene Mk1 turbo jet. Full-scale production came = online in late 1948 and airworthy examples still remain today being = displayed at airshows across the world.=20 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 = http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Article-Templates/03.jpghttp://www.= aircraftresourcecenter.com/Article-Templates/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=20 = http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Article-Templates/04.jpghttp://www.= aircraftresourcecenter.com/Article-Templates/04.jpg =20 This is Tamiya's 1/48 MiG-15 bis finished in an early 1950's Soviet = Airforce scheme. Built out of the box with no fiddley after market = detail sets it was a joy to construct. Initially sprayed all over gloss = silver it looked a little flat and bland. This was when I decided to = mask off individual panels and spray various mixes of silver to = differentiate one panel from another and give the model a more weathered = look. (use post-it notes to mask silver as normal masking tape WILL peel = the silver paint off the model!) Semi-gloss acrylic varnish was then = applied before filling the panel lines with black artist's oil paint. = The decals were rubbish, kept breaking up - I nearly lost the flashes = down both sides of the tail. The persistence paid off though and the = finished model looks cool. Well I think so any way! Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg = here=20 =20 The kit also includes a detailed engine. The rear fuselage detaches = towards the trailing edge of the wing to reveal the gubbins inside. As = can be seen from the pictures, the fit of this removable section is = faultless and blemish free. Another great kit from Tamiya that goes = together perfectly with no fit problems. How many other manufacturers = produce kits that require no filler at all? 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 = http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Article-Templates/05.jpghttp://www.= aircraftresourcecenter.com/Article-Templates/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=20 = http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Article-Templates/06.jpghttp://www.= aircraftresourcecenter.com/Article-Templates/06.jpg =20 Photos and text =A9 2003 by "James Douthwaite" -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- ------=_NextPart_000_010C_01C3E0CD.F1104A40 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi James ,
Thanks for sending in your MiG-15 article.  I've = got a=20 bit of a backlog due to "Silly Week"....and I'm catching up on my = e-mails which=20 I fell behind on due to Christmas and Silly Week etc.  I'll e-mail = you when=20 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.
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Bill Douthwaite
To: sheb@telus.net
Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2003 = 8:36=20 AM
Subject: MiG-15

Gallery Template #06

"Tamiya 1/48 MiG 15 bis"

by "James Douthwaite"
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Steve=20 Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg here =

In November 1950, United Nations fighter pilots = encountered a=20 soviet built swept wing fighter for the first time - a MiG-15 bis, and = in=20 doing so made the name MiG infamous to all Western nation countries = overnight.=20 While having a dodgey NATO code name (Faggot!), it fought in the skies = over=20 Korea and was well respected by NATO pilots as a formidable opponent. = The=20 design was a culmination of inputs from captured Italian, Japanese and = in=20 particular German aircraft designers from WWII. The German Focke Wulf = TA-183=20 was a radical 35-degree swept wing design (by Kurt Tank) and although = a flying=20 example was never completed it showed great promise. The MiG design = bureau=20 took this as the basis for their new fighter, made a few changes and = the first=20 one flew in December 1947 powered by a British Nene Mk1 turbo jet. = Full-scale=20 production came online in late 1948 and airworthy examples still = remain today=20 being displayed at airshows across the world.

Click on=20 images below to see larger images

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

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

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This is Tamiya's 1/48 MiG-15 bis finished in an = early 1950's=20 Soviet Airforce scheme. Built out of the box with no fiddley after = market=20 detail sets it was a joy to construct. Initially sprayed all over = gloss silver=20 it looked a little flat and bland. This was when I decided to mask off = individual panels and spray various mixes of silver to differentiate = one panel=20 from another and give the model a more weathered look. (use post-it = notes to=20 mask silver as normal masking tape WILL peel the silver paint off the = model!)=20 Semi-gloss acrylic varnish was then applied before filling the panel = lines=20 with black artist’s oil paint. The decals were rubbish, kept = breaking up - I=20 nearly lost the flashes down both sides of the tail. The persistence = paid off=20 though and the finished model looks cool. Well I think so any = way!

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

The kit also includes a detailed engine. The rear = fuselage=20 detaches towards the trailing edge of the wing to reveal the gubbins = inside.=20 As can be seen from the pictures, the fit of this removable section is = faultless and blemish free. Another great kit from Tamiya that goes = together=20 perfectly with no fit problems. How many other manufacturers produce = kits that=20 require no filler at all?

Click on=20 images below to see larger images

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

<= FONT=20 = size=3D2>http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Article-Templates/05.jpg<= A=20 = href=3D"http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Article-Templates/05.jpg"><= FONT=20 = size=3D2>http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Article-Templates/05.jpg

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

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Photos and text =A9 2003 by "James = Douthwaite"

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