From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: "Erik Wauters" References: <007101c3e9ad$35810dd0$be05e0d5@ACER> Subject: Re: article 1/144 B-2 Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 22:24:27 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_02CC_01C3FCB7.52732B40" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Unsent: 1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_02CC_01C3FCB7.52732B40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Erik, Thanks for sending in your B-2 article....it look great. I'm catching = up on a backlog of e-mails....sorry for the slow response. 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: Erik Wauters=20 To: sheb@telus.net=20 Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 8:54 AM Subject: article 1/144 B-2 Gallery Template #05 "Revell-Monogram 1/144 B-2 Stealth Bomber"=20 by "Erik Wauters" -------------------- Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg = here=20 =20 Hello again friends, I'm back with another 1/144 kit that doesn't get = much attention, partly because it started it's life as a snap together = kit, and on the other hand it has some issues that we steer away from as = spoiled modellers.=20 This is the only B-1 model available in 1/144, Testors made one in = 1/72 and there is also the Dragon kit in 1/200. Because I'm slowly = building on my 1/144 fleet and space is valuable, I chose the Revell = kit. Kit consists of few parts but dry fitting already shows the weakness = of it: large gap between upper and lower fuselage, raised panel lines, = wings are not straight but drooped. Decals only for the testplane. I was willing to fill the gaps and rescribe the panel lines but = straigthening the wings would require much more work so I left them as = they are. I focused on getting a smooth surface instead and did some = good old sanding sessions, which finally got me something that was = acceptable. The cockpit is very simple but I messed up because water and dust from = sanding got behind the clear parts. So I chose to darken them with = Tamiya smoke X-19 followed by a few coats of Future/Klear. 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 Now painting was next so I searched for pictures but I was a bit usure = of the colors. Black or grey, every picture has got a different = colortone, but someone on rec.models.scale helped me out: "All B-2's are Gunship Gray overall (FS 36118). The black leading and = trailing edges were incorporated only on the flight test airplanes. The = markings and stencils are done in a darker shade of gray. The apparent = inconsistencies you see in the finish are due partly to the material of = the surface underneath the paint and partly to the reflectivity caused = by the shapes of the parts." (quote from AV8R Jim) Because the decals are for a testplane I painted the leading and = trailing edges black. I had to mix up some grey paint myself, hope it's = not too far off for gunship gray. But now the model looked plain and = boring so I used some artisic freedom to paint some area's in a = different greytone to enhance the effect of the reflectivity and = dust/wear. The decals for all the walkways were rather good, I expected silvering = but it didn't happen. Too bad there seems to be no other decals = available, even with the latest campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq. I finished it off with some washes and dirtying up the white inner = wheelwells. Conclusion: a model with work and not up to todays standard, but the = only game in town in 1/144. From what I've read from the Testors kit, = that one seems not easier to build and I don't have information about = the Dragon kit. Thanks to the fine folks on rec.models.scale for the info, I will be = back with something else if the modelling Gods are willing, Erik Visit my site on : http://users.pandora.be/erik.wauters/ =20 Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg = here=20 =20 Photos and text =A9 2004 by "Erik Wauters" ------=_NextPart_000_02CC_01C3FCB7.52732B40 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi Erik,
Thanks for sending in = your B-2=20 article....it look great.  I'm catching up on a backlog of = e-mails....sorry=20 for the slow response.  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 Erik=20 Wauters
To: sheb@telus.net
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 = 8:54=20 AM
Subject: article 1/144 = B-2

Gallery = Template=20 #05

"Revell-Monogram=20 1/144 B-2 Stealth Bomber" 

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

 

Hello = again friends, I'm=20 back with another 1/144 kit that doesn't get much attention, partly = because it=20 started it's life as a snap together kit, and on the other hand it has = some=20 issues that we steer away from as spoiled modellers.

This is the only B-1 = model available=20 in 1/144, Testors made one in 1/72 and there is also the Dragon kit in = 1/200.=20 Because I'm slowly building on my 1/144 fleet and space is valuable, I = chose=20 the Revell kit.

Kit consists of few parts but dry fitting already = shows the=20 weakness of it: large gap between upper and lower fuselage, raised = panel=20 lines, wings are not straight but drooped. Decals only for the=20 testplane.

I was willing to fill = the gaps=20 and rescribe the panel lines but straigthening the wings = would=20 require much more work so I left them as they are. I focused on = getting a=20 smooth surface instead and did some good old sanding sessions, which = finally=20 got me something that was acceptable.

The cockpit is very = simple but I=20 messed up because water and dust from sanding got behind the clear = parts. So I=20 chose to darken them with Tamiya smoke X-19 followed by a few coats of = Future/Klear.

 

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

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

 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

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Now painting was next = so I searched=20 for pictures but I was a bit usure of the colors. Black or grey, every = picture=20 has got a different colortone, but someone on rec.models.scale helped = me=20 out:

"All B-2's are Gunship = Gray overall=20 (FS 36118). The black leading and trailing edges were incorporated = only on the=20 flight test airplanes. The markings and stencils are done in a darker = shade of=20 gray. The apparent inconsistencies you see in the finish are due = partly to the=20 material of the surface underneath the paint and partly to the = reflectivity=20 caused by the shapes of the parts." (quote from AV8R Jim)

Because the decals are = for a=20 testplane I painted the leading and trailing edges black. I had to mix = up some=20 grey paint myself, hope it's not too far off for gunship gray. But now = the=20 model looked plain and boring so I used some artisic freedom to paint = some=20 area's in a different greytone to enhance the effect of the = reflectivity and=20 dust/wear.

The decals for all the = walkways were=20 rather good, I expected silvering but it didn't happen. Too bad = there=20 seems to be no other decals available, even with the latest campaigns = in=20 Afghanistan and Iraq.

I finished it off with = some washes=20 and dirtying up the white inner wheelwells.

Conclusion: a model = with work and not=20 up to todays standard, but the only game in town in 1/144. From what = I've read=20 from the Testors kit, that one seems not easier to build and I don't = have=20 information about the Dragon kit.

Thanks to the fine = folks on=20 rec.models.scale for the info, I will be back with something else if = the=20 modelling Gods are willing,

Erik

Visit my site on : = http://users.pandora.be/er= ik.wauters/

 

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

Photos = and text =A9 2004=20 by "Erik=20 Wauters"

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