From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: References: <8a.2ddd6d1.2d57dbe6@aol.com> Subject: Re: Gallery sumbission Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2004 13:19:59 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0181_01C4037D.C06ED1E0" 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_0181_01C4037D.C06ED1E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Chaz, Thanks for sending in your Corsair article....it looks excellent as = usual. 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 in the next 5 = days. 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: Charnims@aol.com=20 To: sheb@telus.net=20 Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2004 10:37 AM Subject: Gallery sumbission Gallery Template #06 "1/48 Tamiya F4U-1D"=20 by "Chaz Nims" -------------------- Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg = here=20 =20 This was my second time to build this kit. The only aftermarket parts = were an Eduard photoetch instrument panel and seat belts. The wing star = insignia were painted on using Tally-Ho masks. The fuselage stars were = decals from CAM. The checkerboard was made from a painted gloss white = stripe covered with individual squares of insignia blue decal film. 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 =20 I wanted this model to be more blue in color than the Testors gloss = sea blue color, which is almost black. So I mixed gloss sea blue and = blue angels blue, about 50/50.=20 The Tamiya gunsight part does not include a lens, just a flat, = slightly convex top. I wanted to find out if this was normal, but I = could not find any good documentation. I found one very complete looking = web-page, but all the pictures were red x's. As a result, I added a = round lens to the gunsight just because I liked the look better that = way. I also left out Tamiya's representation of the armored glass behind = the windscreen which is not shaped correctly at all. =20 Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg = here=20 =20 The wings are the only difficult part of this kit. I tried gluing the = top wing halves together first this time. Unfortunately, this did not = really work any better than making the inner wing and outer wing = assemblies per the instructions, which I had tried for my first build. I = was left this time with a large gap on the bottom of the wing and some = sanding and re-scribing on top. The pictures were taken with an Olympus C4000 digital camera, indoors = with flash and a tripod. F stop was manually set to 11, which is the = highest number on this camera. Shutter speeds were about 1/2 second.=20 Click on images below to see larger images =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 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 =20 Photos and text =A9 2003 by "Chaz Nims" -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- ------=_NextPart_000_0181_01C4037D.C06ED1E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi Chaz,
Thanks for sending in your Corsair article....it = looks=20 excellent as usual.  I'm catching up on a backlog of = e-mails....sorry for=20 the slow response.  I'll e-mail you when your article goes on ARC = in the=20 next 5 days.
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 Charnims@aol.com=20
To: sheb@telus.net
Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2004 = 10:37=20 AM
Subject: Gallery = sumbission

Gallery = Template=20 #06

"1/48 = Tamiya=20 F4U-1D" 

by "Chaz Nims"
--------------------

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

This was = my second time to=20 build this kit. The only aftermarket parts were an Eduard photoetch = instrument=20 panel and seat belts. The wing star insignia were painted on using = Tally-Ho=20 masks. The fuselage stars were decals from CAM. The checkerboard was = made from=20 a painted gloss white stripe covered with individual squares of = insignia blue=20 decal film.

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

<= IMG=20 = src=3D"http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Article-Templates/03t.jpg"=20 border=3D0>

  Steve Bamford will insert a = click-able=20 smaller version of 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>

I wanted this model to = be more blue=20 in color than the Testors gloss sea blue color, which is almost black. = So I=20 mixed gloss sea blue and blue angels blue, about 50/50.

The Tamiya gunsight = part does not=20 include a lens, just a flat, slightly convex top. I wanted to find out = if this=20 was normal, but I could not find any good documentation. I found one = very=20 complete looking web-page, but all the pictures were red = x's. As a=20 result, I added a round lens to the gunsight just because I liked the = look=20 better that way. I also left out Tamiya's representation of the = armored glass=20 behind the windscreen which is not shaped correctly at all.

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

The wings are the only difficult = part of this=20 kit. I tried gluing the top wing halves together first this time.=20 Unfortunately, this did not really work any better than making the = inner wing=20 and outer wing assemblies per the instructions, which I had tried = for my=20 first build. I was left this time with a large gap on the bottom = of the=20 wing and some sanding and re-scribing on top.

The pictures were taken with an = Olympus C4000=20 digital camera, indoors with flash and a tripod. F stop was manually = set to=20 11, which is the highest number on this camera. Shutter speeds = were about=20 1/2 second. 

Click on images=20 below to see larger images

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

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

<= IMG=20 = src=3D"http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Article-Templates/06t.jpg"=20 = border=3D0>

Photos = and text =A9 2003=20 by "Chaz Nims"

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