From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: "RJ en Ellie Willekens" References: <000901c3ab6c$f45b55f0$0100a8c0@cp195803a> Subject: Re: SNJ-3 Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 10:47:17 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00AA_01C3AE8A.8879A820" 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_00AA_01C3AE8A.8879A820 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Robert, Thanks for sending in your SNJ-3 article. I will add it mto the line = up. I'm spacing your articles 8 days apart. 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: RJ en Ellie Willekens=20 To: Steve Bamford ARC=20 Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2003 3:38 AM Subject: SNJ-3 Gallery Template #03 1/48 Revell SNJ-3 by Robert-Jan Willekens -------------------- Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg = here=20 =20 This is Revell's T-6 kit, produced most likely in close cooperation = with Ocidental models of Portugal. I built it as a US Navy SNJ-3 = "Instrument Trainer" of VND-3D8 flying out of NAS Pensacola, Florida, in = february 1942. The decals come from Aeromaster set AMD 48-387 "T-6 = Collection". Instrument Trainers were recognizable by the Insignia Red = band around the fuselage and the wings; the red empennage and cowling = determined the unit with which the airplane flew. Typical of the era = were the Chrome Yellow wings; camouflage started to appear later during = the year. The fuselage was kept in its natural metal state; however at = unit level many aircraft were covered in clear lacquer or aluminium = dope. Like my model. Some extra detail was added to this fine kit by = replacing the exhaust by a microtubing version by Minimeca; the weighted = wheels are True Detail items. Antenna is stretched sprue. Baremetal foil = is used here and there and on the canopy framing. I wanted this model to = represent a factory-fresh item, so no weathering was applied. Click on images below to see larger images =20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 02.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 02.jpg=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 =20 Photos and text =A9 2003 by Robert-Jan Willekens ------=_NextPart_000_00AA_01C3AE8A.8879A820 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi Robert,
Thanks for sending in = your SNJ-3=20 article.  I will add it mto the line up.  I'm spacing your = articles 8=20 days apart.  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.
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From:=20 RJ = en Ellie=20 Willekens
To: Steve Bamford ARC
Sent: Saturday, November 15, = 2003 3:38=20 AM
Subject: SNJ-3

Gallery = Template=20 #03

1/48 = Revell=20 SNJ-3

by Robert-Jan Willekens

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Steve Bamford=20 will insert full=20 sized version of photo 01.jpg here =
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This is = Revell's T-6=20 kit, produced most likely in close cooperation with Ocidental models = of=20 Portugal. I built it as a US Navy SNJ-3 "Instrument Trainer" of = VND-3D8 flying=20 out of NAS Pensacola, Florida, in february 1942. The decals come from=20 Aeromaster set AMD 48-387 "T-6 Collection". Instrument Trainers were=20 recognizable by the Insignia Red band around the fuselage and the = wings; the=20 red empennage and cowling determined the unit with which the airplane = flew.=20 Typical of the era were the Chrome Yellow wings; camouflage started to = appear=20 later during the year. The fuselage was kept in its natural metal = state;=20 however at unit level many aircraft were covered in clear lacquer or = aluminium=20 dope. Like my model. Some extra detail was added to this fine kit by = replacing=20 the exhaust by a microtubing version by Minimeca; the weighted wheels = are True=20 Detail items. Antenna is stretched sprue. Baremetal foil is used here = and=20 there and on the canopy framing. I wanted this model to represent a=20 factory-fresh item, so no weathering was applied.

Click on images=20 below to see larger images

 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller = version of=20 photo 02.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo = will bring=20 up the full sized version of photo 02.jpg=20

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Photos = and text =A9 2003=20 by Robert-Jan=20 Willekens

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