From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: "Joseph Volz" References: <001601c3ed91$14c2fdf0$92f845cf@Volz> Subject: Re: Gallery Submission Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2004 13:12:48 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0142_01C4037C.BE5CD740" 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_0142_01C4037C.BE5CD740 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Joe, 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: Joseph Volz=20 To: Steve Bamford ARC=20 Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2004 7:43 AM Subject: Gallery Submission Steve, I saw my F-14 article up today, thanks. Here's another one for you. I = have a few to catch up on and get to you, including the build article = for my Israeli F-15"I" Regards, Joe Gallery Template #05 "1/48 AMT ES-3A "Shadow"=20 by "Joe Volz" -------------------- Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg = here=20 =20 This is the AMT ES-3A Shadow kit in 1/48th scale. The Shadow was the = Electronic Intelligence version of the S-3 Viking, serving for a short = time in US Navy Carrier Air Wings. There were two squadrons, VQ-5, and = VQ-6 which would send detachments to the various deployed Battle Groups. = They were retired in 1999 and replaced by land-based EP-3's. The AMT kit = has the parts in it to build either the S-3A, or the ES-3A. I chose to = build an ES-3A from VQ-5 aboard the USS Carl Vinson, using Aeromaster's = decals.=20 The kit is of excellent quality and detail, and goes together well = with only one notable issue. That would be the engines. The fan blades = are just too big to fit properly inside the nacelles. I've built two of = these kits, and it was the case with both. I sanded the outer rim of the = fans down to make them fit, and secured the nacelles tightly while the = engine assembly dried. I puttied the resulting seam, and smoothed with = acetone as it is difficult to sand in the confined area. The cockpit is = sparse, with decals for instruments, but is difficult to see anyway with = the heavily tinted widscreen. I chose to intstall a crew, made up of = parts from various Hasegawa figures, and secured them to their seats = with masking tape harnesses. The remainder of the kit was assembled = without issue.=20 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 painted the model in overall Polyscale Lt. Ghost Gray, and coated = with Future for decaling purposes. The excellent Aeromaster set was = combined with their Low Viz Viking stencils (available separately), and = went on with no problems. Another coat of Future was applied to seal the = decals, and I proceeded to apply an enamel wash to the panel lines.Some = pastel chalk and airbrush "touch-ups" completed the weathering. After = applying a coat of Polyscale Flat, all of the many antenna so prominent = on the ES-3A were applied. =20 Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg = here=20 =20 Photos and text =A9 2003 by "Joe Volz" ------=_NextPart_000_0142_01C4037C.BE5CD740 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi Joe,
 
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 Joseph Volz=20
To: Steve Bamford ARC
Sent: Saturday, February 07, = 2004 7:43=20 AM
Subject: Gallery = Submission

Steve,

I saw my F-14 article up today, = thanks.=20 Here's another one for you. I have a few to catch up on = and get=20 to you, including the build article for my Israeli F-15"I"

Regards,

Joe

 

Gallery = Template=20 #05

"1/48 = AMT ES-3A=20 "Shadow" 

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

This is = the AMT ES-3A=20 Shadow kit in 1/48th scale. The Shadow was the Electronic Intelligence = version=20 of the S-3 Viking, serving for a short time in US Navy Carrier Air = Wings.=20 There were two squadrons, VQ-5, and VQ-6 which would send detachments = to the=20 various deployed Battle Groups. They were retired in 1999 and replaced = by=20 land-based EP-3's. The AMT kit has the parts in it to build either the = S-3A,=20 or the ES-3A. I chose to build an ES-3A from VQ-5 aboard the USS Carl = Vinson,=20 using Aeromaster's decals.

The kit is of excellent = quality and=20 detail, and goes together well with only one notable issue. = That=20 would be the engines. The fan blades are just too big to fit properly = inside=20 the nacelles. I've built two of these kits, and it was the case with = both. I=20 sanded the outer rim of the fans down to make them fit, and secured = the=20 nacelles tightly while the engine assembly dried. I puttied the = resulting=20 seam, and smoothed with acetone as it is difficult to sand in the = confined=20 area. The cockpit is sparse, with decals for instruments, but is = difficult to=20 see anyway with the heavily tinted widscreen. I chose to intstall a = crew, made=20 up of parts from various Hasegawa figures, and secured them to = their=20 seats with masking tape harnesses. The remainder of the kit was = assembled=20 without issue.

 

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

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 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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I painted = the model in=20 overall Polyscale Lt. Ghost Gray, and coated with Future for decaling=20 purposes. The excellent Aeromaster set was combined with their Low Viz = Viking=20 stencils (available separately), and went on with no problems. Another = coat of=20 Future was applied to seal the decals, and I proceeded to apply an = enamel wash=20 to the panel lines.Some pastel chalk and airbrush "touch-ups" = completed the=20 weathering. After applying a coat of Polyscale Flat, all of the many = antenna=20 so prominent on the ES-3A were applied.

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

Photos = and text =A9 2003=20 by "Joe=20 Volz"

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