From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: "Jeffrey J. Brundt" References: <20040224183900.1011.qmail@web11104.mail.yahoo.com> Subject: Re: Academy 1/48 Corsair for ARC Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2004 11:31:47 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0053_01C409B7.F6C6B7E0" 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_0053_01C409B7.F6C6B7E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Jeff, Thanks for sending in your Corsair article. This one looks like it just = arrived from the South Pacific. Amazing!! 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.=20 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: Jeffrey J. Brundt=20 To: Steve Bamford=20 Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 10:39 AM Subject: Academy 1/48 Corsair for ARC Steve, Here's the article on the Corsair I promised: Academy's 1/48 F4U-1D This is my Academy 1/48 F4U-1D Corsair. It's built entirely OOB. The = Academy bent winged bird is a nice kit and a great low price alternative = to the Tamiya version. The panel lines are very finely recessed and the = overall fit is not bad. Unlike the Tamiya Corsair you only have one wing = position option here; down and locked. The cockpit detail is basic so if = you want you could dress it up with Eduard PE, Black Box or True Details = resin set.=20 The build went rather quickly and at the time I started I was = recovering from a broken leg. However, after I got the color coats = applied (Model master enamels were used) and a gloss lacquer coat for = decals I set it aside. It sat and collected dust for several months = until I got re-motivated to finish it (actually my modeling buddy Ivan = was a great impetus there). The kit decals could be better as they had a = tendency to silver even with the gloss coat. The markings represent = 'Pappy' Boyington's bird. I added some paint chipping with silver paint = and a fine brush and I created the paint faded, 'crusty' look with an = enamel wash. Basically I'd paint on a grey/tan mix of acrylic craft = paint, let it sit for fifteen seconds then wipe it off with a rag. = Result; crusty, sun bleached look that those South Pacific, land based = Corsairs so often appear in. I also added an oil wash of grimy black to = the various panel areas underneath and the exhaust stains were = airbrushed with Floquil grimy black.=20 Now I have a Corsair in my collection. I hope to have a bigger brother = for this one soon in the Trump F4U-1D. Hope you enjoy! Jeff Visit my web site @ http://www.geocities.com/jbrundt -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard - Read only the mail you want. ------=_NextPart_000_0053_01C409B7.F6C6B7E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hi Jeff,
Thanks for sending in = your Corsair=20 article. This one looks like it just arrived from the South = Pacific. =20 Amazing!! I'm catching up on a backlog of e-mails....sorry for the = slow=20 response. I'll e-mail you when your article 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 Jeffrey = J.=20 Brundt

To: Steve Bamford

Sent: Tuesday, February 24, = 2004 10:39=20 AM

Subject: Academy 1/48 Corsair = for=20 ARC

Steve,

Here's the article on the Corsair I promised:

Academy's 1/48 F4U-1D

This is my Academy 1/48 F4U-1D Corsair. It's built entirely = OOB. The=20 Academy bent winged bird is a nice kit and a great low price = alternative to=20 the Tamiya version. The panel lines are very finely recessed and the = overall=20 fit is not bad. Unlike the Tamiya Corsair you only have one wing = position=20 option here; down and locked. The cockpit detail is basic so if you = want you=20 could dress it up with Eduard PE, Black Box or True Details resin set. =

The build went rather quickly and at the time I started I was = recovering=20 from a broken leg. However, after I got the color coats applied (Model = master=20 enamels were used) and a gloss lacquer coat for decals I set it aside. = It sat=20 and collected dust for several months until I got re-motivated to = finish it=20 (actually my modeling buddy Ivan was a great impetus there). The kit = decals=20 could be better as they had a tendency to silver even with the gloss = coat. The=20 markings represent 'Pappy' Boyington's bird. I added some paint = chipping with=20 silver paint and a fine brush and I created the paint faded, 'crusty' = look=20 with an enamel wash. Basically I'd paint on a grey/tan mix of acrylic = craft=20 paint, let it sit for fifteen seconds then wipe it off with a rag. = Result;=20 crusty, sun bleached look that those South Pacific, land based = Corsairs so=20 often appear in. I also added an oil wash of grimy black to the = various panel=20 areas underneath and the exhaust stains were airbrushed with Floquil = grimy=20 black.

Now I have a Corsair in my collection. I hope to have a = bigger=20 brother for this one soon in the Trump F4U-1D. Hope you enjoy!

Jeff

Visit my web site=20 @
http://www.geocities.com/jbrundt

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