From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: "Scott and Juli Minium" References: Subject: Re: F-4J article Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2004 12:28:46 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0125_01C409BF.ECEBDAE0" 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_0125_01C409BF.ECEBDAE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Scott, Thanks for sending in your F-4J article. It looks excellent. 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: Scott and Juli Minium=20 To: sheb@telus.net=20 Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 10:08 AM Subject: F-4J article Gallery Template #05 "Monogram 1:48 F-4J Mig Ace"=20 by "Scott Minium" -------------------- Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg = here=20 =20 This is my F-4J built OOB. It is marked as "Showtime 100" with = Yellowhammer decals. Affeciandos will recognize this as the warplane of = LT Randy "Duke" Cunningham on the day of his triple Mig kill that made = him the Navy's only Ace in Vietnam. I built it in flight so I could = leave the bombs off, so this would be the aircraft after the bombing run = (but missing the empty outboard pylons because the model did not come = with any). =20 This model presented several challenges, most of which resulted from = my desire to build the model in the 'in flight' mode. =20 First, there was only one pilot figure. Fortunately I had a standing = figure laying around and with a little surgery I had a sitting figure. = Second, the gear doors were not designed for being shut. Some nice = additions had been made for a sitting rendition, all of which had to be = removed for in-flight. Further, there was nothing to hold the doors = from falling in. I took some strip styrene and built platforms inside = the wells to hold up the doors. Third, the cockpit, while adequately = detailed, only had guides on one half of the fuselage. Again using = strip styrene I added supports to the other side and anchored it firmly. = Fourth, and hardest, the canopy is packaged in four parts. Naturally, = these did not fit well at all, having been designed to be raised and not = connected to each other. Ultimately I used a combination of = cryanocylate (is that a good tool to have!), Tamiya putty, and regular = styrene glue to mold a one piece canopy. After shaping with sandpaper I = had a very scratched canopy and it took most all of the tricks on this = website to get a good product. =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 All of the panel lines were raised, so I experimented with a new idea. = I scribed right over the old lines and then sanded off the raised = lines. It worked well, but the lines and rivets were shallow, = presenting a problem for making them show up. Fit was generally good, = but as with most models, the intakes had bad seams. =20 After painting with model master paints, I weathered in my favorite = way with a light acrylic wash. As I feared, the panel lines were to = faint for a war time F-4 (always a dirty plane). I remembered that = alcohol can be used to remove ink stains, so I took a fine point = rollerball pen and traced the lines. Light rubbing in the direction of = airflow gave me good panel lines and a bit more weathering. Yellowhammer decals rock. Nuff said. BTW, I built models for years = growing up, but this is just the fourth plane of my 'modern era.' All = the tips on this site were of vital importance, from cryanocylate to = decaling to scribing. Thank you ARC! =20 Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg = here=20 =20 Photos and text =A9 2003 by "Scott Minium" ------=_NextPart_000_0125_01C409BF.ECEBDAE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi Scott,
Thanks for sending in = your F-4J=20 article.  It looks excellent.  I'm catching up on a backlog of = e-mails....sorry for the slow response.  I'll e-mail you when your = article=20 goes on 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 Scott and Juli=20 Minium
Sent: Thursday, February 26, = 2004 10:08=20 AM
Subject: F-4J article

Gallery = Template=20 #05

"Monogram 1:48 F-4J=20 Mig Ace" 

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

This is my F-4J built OOB. = It is marked=20 as "Showtime 100" with Yellowhammer decals.  Affeciandos will = recognize=20 this as the warplane of LT Randy "Duke" Cunningham on the day of his = triple=20 Mig kill that made him the Navy's only Ace in Vietnam.  I built = it in=20 flight so I could leave the bombs off, so this would be the aircraft = after the=20 bombing run (but missing the empty outboard pylons because the model = did not=20 come with any). 

This model presented = several=20 challenges, most of which resulted from my desire to build = the model=20 in the 'in flight' mode. 

First, there was only one = pilot=20 figure.  Fortunately I had a standing figure laying around and = with=20 a  little surgery I had a sitting figure.  Second, the gear = doors=20 were not designed for being shut.  Some nice additions had been = made for=20 a sitting rendition, all of which had to be removed for = in-flight. =20 Further, there was nothing to hold the doors from falling in.  I = took=20 some strip styrene and built platforms inside the wells to hold up the = doors.=20 Third, the cockpit, while adequately detailed, only had guides on one = half of=20 the fuselage.  Again using strip styrene I added supports to the = other=20 side and anchored it firmly. Fourth, and hardest, the canopy is = packaged in=20 four parts.  Naturally, these did not fit well at all, having = been=20 designed to be raised and not connected to each other.  = Ultimately I used=20 a combination of cryanocylate (is that a good tool to have!), Tamiya = putty,=20 and regular styrene glue to mold a one piece canopy.  After = shaping with=20 sandpaper I had a very scratched canopy and it took most all of the = tricks on=20 this website to get a good product.  

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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All of the = panel lines=20 were raised, so I experimented with a new idea.  I scribed right = over the=20 old lines and then sanded off the raised lines.  It worked well, = but the=20 lines and rivets were shallow, presenting a problem for making them = show=20 up.  Fit was generally good, but as with most models, the intakes = had bad=20 seams. 

After = painting with model=20 master paints, I weathered in my favorite way with a light acrylic = wash. =20 As I feared, the panel lines were to faint for a war time F-4 (always = a dirty=20 plane).  I remembered that alcohol can be used to remove ink = stains, so I=20 took a fine point rollerball pen and traced the lines.  Light = rubbing in=20 the direction of airflow gave me good panel lines and
a bit more=20 weathering.

Yellowhammer decals=20 rock.  Nuff said.  BTW, I built models for years growing up, = but=20 this is just the fourth plane of my 'modern era.'  All the tips = on this=20 site were of vital importance, from cryanocylate to decaling to=20 scribing.  Thank you ARC!

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

Photos = and text =A9 2003=20 by "Scott = Minium"

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