From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: "David Thompson" References: <000101c3e09e$0ed91c30$0300a8c0@Thommo> Subject: Re: Aussie planes for Jan 26th Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2004 21:37:30 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/related; type="multipart/alternative"; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_021F_01C3E38B.76407180" 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_021F_01C3E38B.76407180 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_0220_01C3E38B.76407180" ------=_NextPart_001_0220_01C3E38B.76407180 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi David, Thanks for sending in your "Aussie Trio" article. I'll have this on ARC = on the Jan 26 update. Thanks for sending it in. 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: David Thompson=20 To: sheb@telus.net=20 Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 8:13 PM Subject: Aussie planes for Jan 26th Aussie WW2 Trio in 1/72 scale by David Thompson -------------------- Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg = here=20 =20 Here are some Aussie 1/72 kits from my collection. They are: =B7 Avro Anson MkI - Airfix kit finished as for an aircraft = from RAAF 71 squadron based at Lowood, Queensland in late 1943. =B7 Curtiss P40-E Kittyhawk - Heller kit, RAAF 75 squadron, = Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea 1942/3 =B7 Vultee Vengeance MKII - SMER kit, RAAF 24 squadron, Nadzab = airfield, Papua New Guinea 1942 =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 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 All were built pretty much OOB, with the exception of a little = scratchbuilding in the cockpits with plastic card/sprue and masking tape = seatbelts. All painting was done with an Aztec airbrush using Tamyia = and Model Master acrylics. Various new techniques were trialed on these aircraft as follows: =B7 Using painted masking tape for canopy framing on the Anson = - worked OK, except the yellow tint from the Tamyia masking tape shows = through a bit. =B7 Pre-shading panel lines on the Kittyhawk - this was my = first attempt after learning about it on ARC and it worked great. I do = it all the time now. =B7 Using scrapings from a lead pencil on the Anson to simulate = wear on raised surfaces - worked OK, but I wouldn't wax lyrical about = it. =B7 Instead of using decals, I sprayed the lettering on the = fuselage of the Vengeance using small bits of masking tape - I was very = happy with this, but it sure is more work than decals! =B7 Simulated paint fading for the first time on upper surfaces = of Kittyhawk by spraying sections with slightly lighter shade of green. =B7 Cut out and repositioned elevators on the Vengeance. =B7 Made a complete dogs breakfast of the extra vac-formed = canopy which came with Vengeance due to CA glue crazing, so had to use = the thick and lumpy canopy supplied with original kit. =B7 Used up half a tube of putty on the upper fuselage of the = Anson due to the poor fit. =B7 Cut out and re-attached in a slightly opened position the = cowl flaps on Vengeance. The Vengeance was a bit of a find for me. Despite all my interest in = WW2 aircraft, I had never heard of this aircraft till just lately and = decided I really needed to build one. But I had never seen a kit. Then, on one of my work trips out west (to Narrabri, cotton country in = NSW - get those Aussie atlases out), I dropped into Toyworld and there = it was, on sale. Too easy! =20 Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg = here=20 =20 Photos and text =A9 2004 by David Thompson =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_001_0220_01C3E38B.76407180 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi David,
Thanks for sending in your = "Aussie=20 Trio" article.  I'll have this on ARC on the Jan 26 = update.
Thanks for sending it in.
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 David = Thompson=20
Sent: Wednesday, January 21, = 2004 8:13=20 PM
Subject: Aussie planes for Jan = 26th

Aussie=20 WW2 Trio in 1/72 scale

by David=20 Thompson
--------------------

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

Here = are some=20 Aussie 1/72 kits from my collection. =20 They are:

=B7       =20 Avro = Anson MkI –=20 Airfix kit finished as for an aircraft from RAAF 71 squadron based at=20 Lowood,=20 Queensland in = late=20 1943.

=B7       =20 Curtiss P40-E=20 Kittyhawk – Heller kit, RAAF 75 squadron,=20 Milne=20 Bay,=20 Papua = New=20 Guinea=20 1942/3

=B7       =20 Vultee = Vengeance=20 MKII – SMER kit, RAAF 24 squadron, Nadzab airfield,=20 Papua = New=20 Guinea=20 1942

 

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

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

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All = were built=20 pretty much OOB, with the exception of a little scratchbuilding in the = cockpits with plastic card/sprue and masking tape seatbelts.  All painting was done with = an Aztec=20 airbrush using Tamyia and Model Master = acrylics.

Various new=20 techniques were trialed on these aircraft as=20 follows:

=B7       =20 Using = painted=20 masking tape for canopy framing on the Anson – worked OK, except = the yellow=20 tint from the Tamyia masking tape shows through a=20 bit.

=B7       =20 Pre-shading=20 panel lines on the Kittyhawk – this was my first attempt after = learning about=20 it on ARC and it worked great.  = I=20 do it all the time now.

=B7       =20 Using = scrapings=20 from a lead pencil on the Anson to simulate wear on raised surfaces = – worked=20 OK, but I wouldn’t wax lyrical about = it.

=B7       =20 Instead of using=20 decals, I sprayed the lettering on the fuselage of the Vengeance using = small=20 bits of masking tape – I was very happy with this, but it sure = is more work=20 than decals!

=B7       =20 Simulated paint=20 fading for the first time on upper surfaces of Kittyhawk by spraying = sections=20 with slightly lighter shade of green.

=B7       =20 Cut=20 out and repositioned elevators on the = Vengeance.

=B7       =20 Made a = complete=20 dogs breakfast of the extra vac-formed canopy which came with = Vengeance due to=20 CA glue crazing, so had to use the thick and lumpy canopy supplied = with=20 original kit.

=B7       =20 Used = up half a=20 tube of putty on the upper fuselage of the Anson due to the poor=20 fit.

=B7       =20 Cut=20 out and re-attached in a slightly opened position the cowl flaps on=20 Vengeance.

The = Vengeance=20 was a bit of a find for me. =20 Despite all my interest in WW2 aircraft, I had never heard of = this=20 aircraft till just lately and decided I really needed to build = one.  But I had never seen a=20 kit.

Then, = on one of=20 my work trips out west (to Narrabri, cotton country in NSW – get = those Aussie=20 atlases out), I dropped into Toyworld and = there it=20 was, on sale.  Too=20 easy!

 

Click on=20 images below to see larger = images

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

Photos = and text =A9=20 2004 by David Thompson

 

 

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