From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: "Gianmaria Corona" References: <5.1.0.14.0.20040107213018.00a20460@pop3.infinito.it> Subject: Re: New contributor from Italy Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2004 12:40:32 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/related; type="multipart/alternative"; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_023C_01C3E7F7.70032AE0" 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_023C_01C3E7F7.70032AE0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_023D_01C3E7F7.70032AE0" ------=_NextPart_001_023D_01C3E7F7.70032AE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Gianmaria, Thanks for sending in your Hunter article. Your Hunter is beautiful!! = 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: Gianmaria Corona=20 To: sheb@telus.net=20 Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 3:38 PM Subject: New contributor from Italy Gallery Template #05 "1/48 Academy Hawker Hunter FGA 9"=20 by "Gianmaria Corona" -------------------- Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg here=20 =20 This is my first sending to ARC and my first Hunter ever built. I = really love this elegant jet plane with its so "British" look. I don't want to waste time and words speaking about the Academy model. = All the flaws of this kit are commonly known: 1. Undersized cockpit and seat. 2. Wrong shape of tail chute opening. 3. Some difficult fitting for air intakes and wings. but "it's the only game in the city" for the 1/48 scale and, summing = up, I consider it a good kit. Trying to correct its flaws I replaced the original cockpit with that = produced by Aires. This is a mix of resin and PE parts with a good = price-quality ratio. Wanting to improove even the quality of the weel bay I replaced the = original ones with those produced by Aires. I replaced even the original canopy, too thick, with a Squadron = acetate one. After a lot of putting and sanding, especially for intakes and wings = to fuselage connection area, I finally painted a British NATO camouflage = composed by Dark Green, Dark Seagray and Alluminium using Gunze Acrylic = paints for the uppersurfaces and Tamiya Chrome Silver for undersurfaces. = A final touch of Payne's Gray oil colour diluted in Humbrol thinner and = applied with a brush in all the panel lines has given more contrast to = the camouflage. 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=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 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=20 Decals are from an Xtra-Decal sheet I found at my local Hobby shop and = represent a 54th Sqn. Aircraft of the BAFO (British Air Force in = Germany) during the 1960. I applied them over a coat of Gunze gloss clear acrylic paint that = helps to avoid any silvering effect. A final coat of Gunze flat and gloss clear paints mixed in equal = parts, definetly fix the decals and give the correct shade to the = camouflage. I really enjoied building this kit and I hope you all like = it. Gianmaria =20 Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg here=20 =20 Photos and text =A9 2003 by "Gianmaria Corona" ------=_NextPart_001_023D_01C3E7F7.70032AE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi Gianmaria,
Thanks for sending in = your Hunter=20 article.  Your Hunter is beautiful!!  I've got a bit of a = backlog=20 due to "Silly Week"....and I'm catching up on my e-mails which I fell = behind on=20 due to Christmas and Silly Week etc.  I'll e-mail you when your = article=20 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 Gianmaria Corona
To: sheb@telus.net
Sent: Wednesday, January 07, = 2004 3:38=20 PM
Subject: New contributor from = Italy


Gallery Template #05
"1/48=20 Academy
Hawker Hunter FGA 9"

by "Gianmaria Corona"
--------------------
Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of = photo=20 01.jpg here
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This is my first sending to ARC = and my first=20 Hunter ever built. I really love this elegant jet plane with its so = "British"=20 look.
I don't want to waste time and words speaking about the = Academy=20 model. All the flaws of this kit are commonly known:
1. Undersized = cockpit=20 and seat.
2. Wrong shape of tail chute opening.
3. Some = difficult=20 fitting for air intakes and wings.
but "it's the only game in the = city" for=20 the 1/48 scale and, summing up, I consider it a good kit.
Trying to = correct=20 its flaws I replaced the original cockpit with that produced by Aires. = This is=20 a mix of resin and PE parts with a good price-quality = ratio.
Wanting to=20 improove even the quality of the weel bay I replaced the original ones = with=20 those produced by Aires.
I replaced even the original canopy, too = thick,=20 with a Squadron acetate one.
After a lot of putting and sanding, = especially=20 for intakes and wings to fuselage connection area, I finally painted a = British=20 NATO camouflage composed by Dark Green, Dark Seagray and Alluminium = using=20 Gunze Acrylic paints for the uppersurfaces and Tamiya Chrome Silver = for=20 undersurfaces. A final touch of Payne's Gray oil colour diluted in = Humbrol=20 thinner and applied with a brush in all the panel lines has given more = contrast to the camouflage.

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

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

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Steve Bamford will insert a click-able = smaller version=20 of photo 05.jpg here.  Clicking on that = photo will bring=20 up the full sized version of photo 05.jpg

3D1490efc.jpg=20

Decals are from an Xtra-Decal = sheet I found at=20 my local Hobby shop and represent  a 54th Sqn. Aircraft of the = BAFO=20 (British Air Force in Germany) during the 1960.
I applied them over = a coat=20 of Gunze gloss clear acrylic paint that helps to avoid any silvering=20 effect.
A final coat of Gunze flat and gloss clear paints mixed in = equal=20 parts, definetly fix the decals and give the correct shade to the = camouflage.=20 I really enjoied building this kit and I hope you all like=20 it.

Gianmaria
 
Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of = photo=20 02.jpg here
3D1490f7c.jpg=20 

Photos and text =A9 2003 by "Gianmaria=20 Corona"

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