From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: "Aibara Darius @Consult" References: Subject: Re: Gallery Article - RAF Jet Provost T5A Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2003 14:32:37 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Unsent: 1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Hi Darius, Thanks for sending in your Provost article. I'll e-mail you when it goes on ARC. Steve Bamford Aircraft Resource Center http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com 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 ----- From: Aibara Darius @Consult To: Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 12:17 AM Subject: Gallery Article - RAF Jet Provost T5A Steve Yet another.... Gallery Template #05 "1:48 Aeroclub Jet Provost T5A" by "Darius Aibara" -------------------- Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg here <<...OLE_Obj...>> Aeroclub make some great 1:48 kits of RAF aircraft that no-one else will consider. Their limited run injection moulded kits of the Hunting/BAC Jet Provost and Strikemaster are no exception. The Jet Provost T5 kit comprises relatively thickly moulded fuselage and wing parts with white metal undercarriage and cockpit details. Two single piece vac-form canopies are provided along with decals for an RAF 1FTW aircraft. The mating surfaces of the plastic parts have to be sanded to give a clean connection and give the liquid poly glue something to grab on to. The rest of the construction is as for a regular injection moulded kit and with relatively few parts does not take long to build. Some filler was needed to blend in the separate jet intake parts with the fuselage. Click on images below to see larger images 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 <03.jpg> <<...OLE_Obj...>> <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 <04.jpg> <<...OLE_Obj...>> <04.jpg> 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 <05.jpg> <<...OLE_Obj...>> <05.jpg> When assembly was completed I masked the cockpit tub and sprayed on several coats of Halfords white auto primer, This served as the upper fuselage colour and made the red lower colour stand out better than with a darker undercoat. I masked the demarcation lines and brush applied a Humbrol satin red colour to the wings and fuselage. The black anti glare nose is Humbrol matt black brush applied. Several coats of Johnson's' Clear varnish sealed in the paint and got rid of the matt primer finish (warning - the matt white primer finish is excellent for picking up dirt and smears, but a coat of Clear will enable any marks to be wiped away!). I used the kit decals for the 1FTW machine with additional stencil markinsg from the spares box. Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg here <<...OLE_Obj...>> Photos and text © 2003 by "Darius Aibara" <> Regards Darius Aibara TPS Consult Tel: 020 8256 4090 Fax: 020 8256 4082 www.tpsconsult.co.uk CARILLION VALUES Openness - Collaboration - Mutual Dependency - Professional Delivery - Focus On Sustainable Profitable Growth - Innovation ********************************************************************** This email transmission is confidential and intended for the addressee only. It may contain privileged and confidential information. If you are not the person or organisation to whom it is addressed, you must not copy, distribute, or take any action in reliance upon it. If you have received this message in error, please notify the Postmaster@CarillionPLC.com and return it. Carillion PLC Registered in England No. 3782379 Registered Office: Birch Street Wolverhampton WV1 4HY ******************************************************************** ________________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star Internet. The service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: http://www.star.net.uk ________________________________________________________________________