From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: References: <84.202dad60.2d309d44@aol.com> Subject: Re: A-4F skyhawk gallery. Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2004 13:34:12 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0350_01C3E7FE.F0996500" 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_0350_01C3E7FE.F0996500 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Darren, I'm not sure if I e-mails you already....but.....Thanks for sending in = your A-4F article. It looks perfect. 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: Darrenmcguinness@aol.com=20 To: sheb@telus.net=20 Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 4:11 PM Subject: A-4F skyhawk gallery. Gallery Template #07 "1/48 U.S.Navy A-4F Skyhawk."=20 by "Darren McGuinness" -------------------- Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg here=20 Hello everyone, Here is my 1/48 Hasagawa model of a U.S.Navy A-4F Skyhawk. I have = always loved U.S.Navy aircraft and the "Scooter" is no exception! I = first saw this kit in my friends model shop after he had finished = building it and I just knew that I wanted one on my display shelf at = home. The Hasagawa kit is a little gem. It's well moulded and very well = detailed. I really enjoyed building it as it went together so well. The = only problem I had was blending the avionics hump to the airframe as a = little sanding was required and I did'nt want to lose too much detail, = that said I think I did a OK job! 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 To paint the model I used Humbrol enamels. After the gull grey and = white areas are done, there's a few bits of red to add to the airframe. = Hasagawa give you decals for some of these parts, but I prefered to = paint them. When painting was completed, I gave the model two coats of = gloss varnish and set about wheathering the model. For this I used some = black water colour paint bought as part of a childs paint set. I paint = one section of the model at a time with the black water colour and leave = it to dry for about five minutes . To remove the paint I just wipe it = away with a damp kitchen cloth until only the panel lines remain. = Another coat of gloss was added to seal in the wash and when dry I set = about applying the decals. For this, I used the ones in the box = depicting a Vietnam era fighter from VA-22 "The fighting Redcocks". I = have to say that I am yet again impressed with the quality of these = decals. They went on with no trouble at all and conformed well to the = surfaces with a little micro-sol. I used some weapons from my spares box = to make the aircraft look more purposeful and came up with the = "iron-hand" warload that was used in the Vietnam conflict. =20 Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg here=20 To display the model, I took a wooden base(MDF) and painted a small = section of carrier deck on top and the rest was finished with a wood = stain from my local hardware shop. Just to make it more interesting, a = friend suggested that I should add a few figures so I got the Hasagawa = USN carrier deck personell set and used three figures from it. I'm not a = very good figure painter-but I like to think they look OK in 1/48 scale. = The poses avaliable are quite limited, so I chose the three that looked = the most natural and tried to make it look like some guys greeting each = other before the next mission. A really enjoyable kit-I hope you like it = too. Darren. Click on images below to see larger images 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 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=20 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=20 Photos and text =A9 2003 by "Darren McGuinness" ------=_NextPart_000_0350_01C3E7FE.F0996500 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi Darren,
I'm not sure if I e-mails you=20 already....but.....Thanks for sending in your A-4F article.  It = looks=20 perfect.  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 Darrenmcguinness@aol.com
To: sheb@telus.net
Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 = 4:11=20 PM
Subject: A-4F skyhawk = gallery.

Gallery Template #07

"1/48 U.S.Navy A-4F=20 Skyhawk." 

by "Darren McGuinness"
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Steve = Bamford will insert=20 full sized version of photo 01.jpg here



Hello everyone,
Here is my 1/48 Hasagawa model = of a=20 U.S.Navy A-4F Skyhawk. I have always loved U.S.Navy aircraft and the = "Scooter"=20 is no exception! I first saw this kit in my friends model shop after = he had=20 finished building it and I just knew that I wanted one on my display = shelf at=20 home.

The Hasagawa kit is a little gem. It's well moulded and = very well=20 detailed. I really enjoyed building it as it went together so well. = The only=20 problem I had was blending the avionics hump to the airframe as a = little=20 sanding was required and I did'nt want to lose too much detail, that = said I=20 think I did a OK job!
Click on images below to see larger = images

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

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




To paint the model I used Humbrol enamels. After = the gull=20 grey and white areas are done, there's a few bits of red to add to the = airframe. Hasagawa give you decals for some of these parts, but I = prefered to=20 paint them. When painting was completed, I gave the model two coats of = gloss=20 varnish and set about wheathering the model. For this I used some = black water=20 colour paint bought as part of a childs paint set. I paint one section = of the=20 model at a time with the black water colour and leave it to dry for = about=20 five  minutes . To remove the paint I just wipe it away with a = damp=20 kitchen cloth until only the panel lines remain. Another coat of gloss = was=20 added to seal in the wash and when dry I set about applying the = decals. For=20 this, I used the ones in the box depicting a Vietnam era fighter from = VA-22=20 "The fighting Redcocks".  I have to say that I am yet again = impressed=20 with the quality of these decals. They went on with no trouble at all = and=20 conformed well to the surfaces with a little micro-sol. I used some = weapons=20 from my spares box to make the aircraft look more purposeful and came = up with=20 the "iron-hand" warload that was used in the Vietnam = conflict.
 =20
Steve=20 Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg here


To display the model, I = took a wooden=20 base(MDF) and painted a small section of carrier deck on top and the = rest was=20 finished with a wood stain from my local hardware shop. Just to make = it more=20 interesting, a friend suggested that I should add a few figures so I = got the=20 Hasagawa USN carrier deck personell set and used three figures from = it. I'm=20 not a very good figure painter-but I like to think they look OK in = 1/48 scale.=20 The poses avaliable are quite limited, so I chose the three that = looked the=20 most natural and tried to make it look like some guys greeting each = other=20 before the next mission. A really enjoyable kit-I hope you like it=20 too.

Darren.
Click on images below to see larger = images

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

    =20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 06.jpg = here.  Clicking on=20 that photo will bring up the full sized version of photo 06.jpg=20

     Steve Bamford will = insert a=20 click-able smaller version of photo 07.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo will bring up = the full=20 sized version of photo 07.jpg




Photos and = text =A9 2003=20 by "Darren McGuinness"
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