From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: "Jake Melampy" References: Subject: Re: Hasagawa A-7D for the gallery Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2004 14:16:58 -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 Jake, Thanks for sending in your A-7 article....it looks excellent. 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 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: Jake Melampy To: Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2003 1:28 PM Subject: Hasagawa A-7D for the gallery Hasagawa 1/48 A-7D by Jake Melampy -------------------- Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg here I have always been a fan of the A-7. I grew up in Ohio, and was lucky enough to have three Air National Guard units in the state that all flew the A-7. These guys were frequent visitors to the Dayton Air Show held every year. This is the Hasagawa A-7D I built about a year ago. It has a Black Box cockpit and Expert's Choice decals. It is a great kit that goes together very quickly without much of a hassle. The only joint that gave me problems was the wing-to-fuselage joint. It took a lot of sanding to make the large seam go away. 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 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 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 The Black Box sets was typical of their cockpits--lots of detail, but not-so-great fit. It also had the control stick and throttle badly out of scale. The seat, though, is a little masterpiece. I don't hear too much about Expert's Choice's decals, but they are easily one of the best decals I've ever used. I didn't have any problem applying them, and didn't even need any kind of solvent. Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg here I didn't do a lot of weathering to this model, as the pictures I have show this aircraft to be very clean. I gave it a very light wash of charcoal and that gave me the effect I was after. I added an AIM-9 Sidewinder from the Revell F-15E, and made the intake/exhaust covers to add some color. I sprayed on a flat coat and that finished it. Click on images below to see larger images 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 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo 07.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized version of photo 07.jpg Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo 08.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized version of photo 08.jpg Photos and text © 2003 by "your name goes here"