From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: "Peter Coveney" References: <5.1.0.14.2.20031227124448.00b95220@pop.ihug.co.nz> Subject: Re: New Model for Gallery Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2004 11:01:01 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_02FC_01C3E720.5EDE42E0" 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_02FC_01C3E720.5EDE42E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Peter, Thanks for sending in your Prowler 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: Peter Coveney=20 To: sheb@telus.net=20 Sent: Friday, December 26, 2003 4:15 PM Subject: New Model for Gallery Gallery Template #03 "1:48 Monogram EA6-B Prowler"=20 by "Peter Coveney" -------------------- Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg = here =20 This the CAG bird of VAQ-141. The kit is the original issue of the = EA6-B by Monogram that came out in the early1990's and was based upon = their A-6 Intruder kit. As a result there were several major errors that = required fixing. For example, the A-6 has extensive armour plate fitted = to the underwing and fuselage area and the wing fold mechanism hinges = are different. Placement of airscoops is wrong for the type as well. I = ground off the armour and invested in resin. Fortunately Cutting Edge = make a set of resin to address these issues and also sell the wings = folded option kit. I chose the Aeromaster VAQ-141 set as I liked the big = Shadowhawks bird that covers the "football" on the fin.=20 I replaced the kit cockpit with the one from Black Box and it was up = to their usual high standard. The canopies are the yellowed ones = included in the kit but polished and coated using Future/Food Colouring = (Green and Yellow). I added mirrors the big Grumman Ironworks bars down = the centre and Grimes lights. Panel lines on the fuselage were all rescribed to match the excellent = resin parts and finally highlighting was done using a mixture of = turpentine and artists oils. Dirtying up at the end was with a = combination of dark pastels and a stiff brush before a final coat of = Future/Flat ---Base (10:1 ratio). I felt this would be enough to = de-gloss the plane without the risk of getting a cloudy coat, however it = is a bit too glossy still for my liking. Overall I am pleased with the outcome but in terms of dollars spent it = is right up there. Decals, resin upgrade, wingfold kit and resin cockpit = make it my most expensive project to date. 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 "Peter Coveney" ------=_NextPart_000_02FC_01C3E720.5EDE42E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi Peter,
Thanks for sending in your = Prowler=20 article.  I've got a bit of a backlog due to "Silly Week"....and = I'm=20 catching up on my e-mails which I fell behind on due to Christmas and = Silly Week=20 etc.  I'll e-mail you when 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 Peter=20 Coveney
To: sheb@telus.net
Sent: Friday, December 26, 2003 = 4:15=20 PM
Subject: New Model for = Gallery

Gallery Template = #03
"1:48 Monogram = EA6-B Prowler"=20
by "Peter = Coveney"
--------------------
Steve Bamford will = insert full=20 sized version of photo 01.jpg = here=20

This the CAG=20 bird of VAQ-141. The kit is the original issue of the EA6-B by = Monogram that=20 came out in the early1990's and was based upon their A-6 Intruder kit. = As a=20 result there were several major errors that required fixing. For = example, the=20 A-6 has extensive armour plate fitted to the underwing and fuselage = area and=20 the wing fold mechanism hinges are different. Placement of airscoops = is wrong=20 for the type as well. I ground off the armour and invested in resin.=20 Fortunately Cutting Edge make a set of resin to address these issues = and also=20 sell the wings folded option kit. I chose the Aeromaster VAQ-141 set = as I=20 liked the big Shadowhawks bird that covers the "football" on the fin. =
I=20 replaced the kit cockpit with the one from Black Box and it was up to = their=20 usual high standard. The canopies are the yellowed ones included in = the kit=20 but polished and coated using  Future/Food Colouring (Green and = Yellow).=20 I added mirrors the big Grumman Ironworks bars down the centre and = Grimes=20 lights.
Panel lines on the fuselage were all rescribed to match the = excellent resin parts and finally highlighting was done using a = mixture of=20 turpentine and artists oils. Dirtying up at the end was with a = combination of=20 dark pastels and a stiff brush before a final coat of Future/Flat = ---Base=20 (10:1 ratio). I felt this would be enough to de-gloss the plane = without the=20 risk of getting a cloudy coat, however it is a bit too glossy still = for my=20 liking.
Overall I am pleased with the outcome but in terms of = dollars spent=20 it is right up there. Decals, resin upgrade, wingfold kit and resin = cockpit=20 make it my most expensive project to date.

Click on images = below to see=20 larger images
Steve Bamford will = insert a=20 click-able smaller version of photo 02.jpg here. = Clicking on that=20 photo will bring up the full sized version of photo 02.jpg
Steve Bamford will = insert a=20 click-able smaller version of photo 03.jpg here. = Clicking on that=20 photo will bring up the full sized version of photo 03.jpg
Photos and text =A9 2003 by = "Peter=20 Coveney"
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