From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: References: <4160-2200416106528370@earthlink.net> Subject: Re: Submition to Model Gallery Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2004 13:39:00 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0368_01C3E7FF.9B319320" 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_0368_01C3E7FF.9B319320 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Steve, Thanks for sending in your F-15E 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: Stephen Cornett=20 To: sheb@telus.net=20 Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 10:52 PM Subject: Submition to Model Gallery a.. Gallery Template #12 "1/32 Tamiya F-15E"=20 by "Steve Cornett" -------------------- Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg = here=20 =20 Building this kit was a long time coming for me. I built the revell = kit a few years back and I've been wanting to build this kit since. = About June of 2003 I was in a bit of a bind to get something ready for = the 2003 Cleveland Model Show. I wanted to build something that would = really catch the eye of the judges and I knew my competition would be = stiff. Well, my brother had been working on this kit for a month or = so and he really just didn't have the time to finish it. So he handed = it over to me. He had finished the cockpit and forward fuselage and had = done a very nice job. All I had to do was finish the rest of the = aircraft and decide just how I was going to make this thing a show = winner. Click on images below to see larger images =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 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 =20 I used a set of verlinden Aces II ejection seats to finish off the = interior and I purchased a set of Twobobs Mountain Home Avenger decals = to add some flash. I scratch built the covers for the pitot tubes and = AOA probes out of plastic stock and made molds of them just in case I = take another shot at this kit. The covers for the blade antenna, air = conditioning exhaust and intakes were made from lead foil. This kit was = a treat to build. All the parts fit very well and the detail is = outstanding.=20 =20 Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg = here=20 =20 After the decals and clearcoat were applied I had to make a decision = on just how I wanted to weather the beast. I decided to fade numerous = panels to give the plane a really authentic look. I used a pastel wash = to highlight the seams and then sprayed individual panels with a = lightened gunship gray. The last thing was the burner cans and the = area around them. I used Alclads and Testors Metalizers for this job. = Stainless Steel Alclad was used for the base color and then I = highlighted around each panel with dark aluminum. On the cans = themselves I used magnesium for the base and burnt metal and jet exhaust = metalizers for highlights. Click on images below to see larger images =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 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=20 =20 =20 The end result turned out very nice and the model took 1st place in = the 32nd scale category at the 2003 Cleveland Model Show. Click on images below to see larger images =20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 09.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 09.jpg=20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 10.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 10.jpg=20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 11.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 11.jpg=20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 12.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 12.jpg=20 =20 Photos and text =A9 2003 by "your name goes here" Stephen Cornett smig29ub@earthlink.net Why Wait? Move to EarthLink. ------=_NextPart_000_0368_01C3E7FF.9B319320 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi Steve,
Thanks for sending in your F-15E=20 article....it looks perfect.  I've got a bit of a backlog due to = "Silly=20 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=20 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 Stephen=20 Cornett
To: sheb@telus.net
Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 = 10:52=20 PM
Subject: Submition to Model = Gallery

 

  • Gallery=20 Template #12

"1/32 = Tamiya=20 F-15E" 

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

Building = this kit was a=20 long time coming for me.  I built the revell kit a few years back = and=20 I've been wanting to build this kit since.  About June of 2003 I = was in a=20 bit of a bind to get something ready for the 2003 Cleveland Model=20 Show.   I wanted to build something that would really catch = the eye=20 of the judges and I knew my competition would be = stiff.   =20 Well, my brother had been working on this kit for a month or so and he = really=20 just didn't have the time to finish it.  So he handed it over to=20 me.  He had finished the cockpit and forward fuselage and had = done a very=20 nice job.  All I had to do was finish the rest of the aircraft = and decide=20 just how I was going to make this thing a show winner.

Click on images=20 below to see larger images

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

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

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

I used a = set of verlinden=20 Aces II ejection seats to finish off the interior and I purchased a = set of=20 Twobobs Mountain Home Avenger decals to add some flash.  I = scratch built=20 the covers for the pitot tubes and AOA probes out of plastic stock and = made=20 molds of them just in case I take another shot at this kit.  = The=20 covers for the blade antenna, air conditioning exhaust and intakes = were made=20 from lead foil.  This kit was a treat to build.  All the = parts fit=20 very well and the detail is outstanding.

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

After the decals and = clearcoat were=20 applied I had to make a decision on just how I wanted to weather the=20 beast.  I decided to fade numerous panels to give the plane a = really=20 authentic look.  I used a pastel wash to highlight the seams and = then=20 sprayed individual panels with a lightened gunship gray.  The = last thing=20 was the burner cans  and the area around them.  I used = Alclads and=20 Testors Metalizers for this job.  Stainless Steel Alclad was used = for the=20 base color and then I highlighted around each panel with dark = aluminum. =20 On the cans themselves I used magnesium for the base and burnt metal = and jet=20 exhaust metalizers for highlights.

Click on images=20 below to see larger images

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

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

Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller = version of=20 photo 08.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo = will bring=20 up the full sized version of photo 08.jpg=20

=20

The end result turned = out very nice=20 and the model took 1st place in the 32nd scale category at = the 2003=20 Cleveland Model Show.

Click on images=20 below to see larger images

Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller = version of=20 photo 09.jpg=20 here.  Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version=20 of photo 09.jpg =

Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version = of photo=20 10.jpg here.  = Clicking on that=20 photo will bring up the full sized version of photo 10.jpg=20

Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller=20 version of=20 photo 11.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo will = bring up=20 the full sized version of photo 11.jpg=20

Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller=20 version of=20 photo 12.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo will = bring up=20 the full sized version of photo 12.jpg=20

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Photos = and text =A9 2003=20 by "your name goes here"

 
Stephen Cornett
smig29ub@earthlink.net
Why Wait? Move to EarthLink.
 

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