From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: "Josh Silver" References: <000901c3db22$532dfe40$94d4e944@pittpa.adelphia.net> Subject: Re: VH-53D Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2004 11:37:48 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00DD_01C3E8B7.D7BC31C0" 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_00DD_01C3E8B7.D7BC31C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Josh, Thanks for sending in your article VH-53D.....it looks great. 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: Josh Silver=20 To: sheb@telus.net=20 Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 8:44 PM Subject: VH-53D Gallery Template #05 "Revell 1/48 VH-53D"=20 by "Josh Silver" -------------------- Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 07.jpg = here=20 =20 This was just an out of the box practice build of the old, the box is = dated 1981, Revell CH-53G. I had bought this kit a year or two ago on = ebay befor the revell of germany release came out. I wated to build the = MH-53 III Pavelow with the Cobra Co. resin set, but; I've been = intimidated by the amount scratch building this would intail. So now = two years latter and three 53 kits in the stash I was now going to build = this one as trial run for the MH version, plus I wanted something shinny = on the shelf for a change. 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 = 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 The kit itself is OK even with its age. There was a lot of flash on = the parts and the spue was very thick. The fit was average with most = peices not needing filling. The most anoying parts were the main = landing gear sponsons with huge gaps and an imposible seem running down = the middle. Their are lots of rivits.. just like the A-10.. The fuel = tanks were taken from the Coba Co kit. No aditional interior detail = was done due to the fact of no idea what was in the VH-53D. The kit = decals were yellow and cracked and useless so another ebay steal the = supperscale vh-53 decals were stumbled upon this summer and they looked = great. I always wanted to do a kit in the executive colors. The next = learning mistake was in the masking. I am going to buy them next time, = it was horible cutting for the front glass. Model Masters dark green = was sprayed on and sealed with several coats of future. The decals went = on without problems with some solvent to let all of the rivets through. = Then the last two coats of futuer. The engine pods and the rotors were = the last to go on. The jeep and the howitzer were stolen early and = added to my sons toy collection. I am now ready for the pavelow! = Enjoy =20 Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 06.jpg = here=20 =20 Photos and text =A9 2003 by "Josh Silver" ------=_NextPart_000_00DD_01C3E8B7.D7BC31C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi Josh,
Thanks for sending in your = article=20 VH-53D.....it looks great.  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 Josh=20 Silver
To: sheb@telus.net
Sent: Wednesday, January 14, = 2004 8:44=20 PM
Subject: VH-53D

Gallery = Template=20 #05

"Revell  1/48=20 VH-53D" 

by "Josh Silver"
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Steve Bamford=20 will insert full=20 sized version of photo 07.jpg here =
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This was = just an out of=20 the box practice build of the old,  the box is dated 1981, Revell = CH-53G.  I had bought this kit a year or two ago on ebay befor = the revell=20 of germany release came out.  I wated to build the MH-53 III = Pavelow with=20 the Cobra Co. resin set, but; I've been intimidated by the amount = scratch=20 building this would intail.  So now two years latter and three 53 = kits in=20 the stash I was now going to build this one as trial run for the MH = version,=20 plus I wanted something shinny on the shelf for a change.

Click on images=20 below to see larger images

Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller = version of=20 photo 02.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo = will bring=20 up the full sized version of photo 02.jpg=20

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  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

<= IMG=20 border=3D0=20 = src=3D"http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Article-Templates/04t.jpg"><= /A>

 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

<= IMG=20 border=3D0=20 = src=3D"http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Article-Templates/05t.jpg"><= /A>

The kit = itself is OK even=20 with its age.  There was a lot of flash on the parts and the spue = was=20 very thick.  The fit was average with most peices not = needing=20 filling.  The most anoying parts were the main landing gear = sponsons with=20 huge gaps and an imposible seem running down the middle.  Their = are lots=20 of rivits.. just like the A-10..  The fuel tanks were taken = from the=20 Coba Co kit.   No aditional interior detail was done due to = the fact=20 of no idea what was in the VH-53D.  The kit decals were yellow = and=20 cracked and useless so another ebay steal the supperscale vh-53 decals = were=20 stumbled upon this summer and they looked great.  I always wanted = to=20 do a kit in the executive colors.  The next learning = mistake=20 was in the masking.  I am going to buy them next time, it was = horible=20 cutting for the front glass.  Model Masters  dark green = was=20 sprayed on and sealed with several coats of future.  The decals = went on=20 without problems with some solvent to let all of the rivets = through. =20 Then the last two coats of futuer.  The engine pods and the = rotors were=20 the last to go on.  The jeep and the howitzer were stolen early = and added=20 to my sons toy collection.  I am now ready for the = pavelow!  =20 Enjoy

 =20
Steve Bamford=20 will insert full sized version of photo 06.jpg here =
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Photos = and text =A9 2003=20 by "Josh=20 Silver"

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