From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: "Youngerman" References: <000901c3fc28$6432d450$6601a8c0@youngermandell> Subject: Re: Azur 1/72 Martin Baltimore article Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2004 11:59:53 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00CC_01C409BB.E34068C0" 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_00CC_01C409BB.E34068C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Joe, Thanks for sending in your Baltimore article. I'm catching up on a = backlog of e-mails....sorry for the slow response....I am determined to = catch up on these e-mails. :-) 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: Youngerman=20 To: Steve Bamford=20 Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 9:21 PM Subject: Azur 1/72 Martin Baltimore article Gallery Template #05 Azur's 1/72 Martin Baltimore Mk I by Joe Youngerman Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg = here=20 =20 The Martin Baltimore remains one of the lesser known combat aircraft = of the Second World War. It was developed from the Martin Maryland which = had been rejected for use by the US military. With its very respectable = performance, however, the Martin company had little trouble finding = other buyers. The British were the largest operator of the Martin 187 = Baltimore, as it was known, ordering over 1000 of the various models by = war's end. They ordered only 50 of the Mk I that I chose to model as the = improved Mk II and turreted Mk III were soon to be available. Azur's kit = comes with parts for the Mark I through Mk V though decals are included = only for the I & II. The difference between the Mk I and Mk II being = mainly defensive armament. The Mk I had only a single dorsal Vickers "K" = gun and the Mk II had the improved and slightly more lethal twin Vickers = setup. Later models were to incorporate first a Boulton Paul turret and = finally a superior Martin-built electrically operated turret with twin = Browning "fifties". It was soon discovered that while it could be vulnerable to = fighters, the Baltimore was a very capable aircraft that was generally = liked by its crews once in the air...it could be a handful on the ground = due to its tendency to ground loop. 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 The kit is very nicely molded in gray plastic and the clear parts are = well done and are injected rather than vacuform. There are several resin = parts included as well such as the engines, wheels, control yokes and = propellor hubs. The wheels come with the wheel centers exposed but all = the photos I found of Mk Is have the dust covers still attached so I = simply filed the wheel centers with putty and sanded them smooth. I = added some detail in the interior including a set of photo etched seat = belts for each crewmember station. I cut the wing leading edges to = install landing lights made from spare clear sprue, drilled out the = holes for the wing mounted guns and improved the pitot tube as the kit = supplied item is not accurate and was too thick. I painted the Baltimore = with Polly Scale Zinc Chromate green on the interior. For the exterior = Modelmaster British Dark Earth and Floquil British Middle Stone were = used topside and Modelmaster RAF Azur Blue was applied to the = undersides. The model was pre and post shaded and exhaust stains were = added using a mix of 80% black and 20% rust. The kit decals were used = and they went on very well after the usual coat of Future. The build = took about three weeks and was very enjoyable with no major "issues". I = look forward to doing the Maryland sometime soon to complete this Martin = family tree! =20 Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg = here=20 =20 Photos and text =A9 2004 by Joe Youngerman ------=_NextPart_000_00CC_01C409BB.E34068C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi Joe,
Thanks for sending in=20 your Baltimore article.  I'm catching up on a backlog of=20 e-mails....sorry for the slow response....I am determined to catch up on = these=20 e-mails.  :-)  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 Youngerman
To: Steve Bamford
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, = 2004 9:21=20 PM
Subject: Azur 1/72 Martin = Baltimore=20 article

Gallery = Template=20 #05

Azur's 1/72 Martin=20 Baltimore Mk I

by Joe=20 Youngerman

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

The Martin = Baltimore=20 remains one of the lesser known combat aircraft of the Second World = War. It=20 was developed from the Martin Maryland which had been rejected for use = by the=20 US military. With its very respectable performance, however, the = Martin=20 company had little trouble finding other buyers. The British were the = largest=20 operator of the Martin 187 Baltimore, as it was known, ordering over = 1000 of=20 the various models by war's end. They ordered only 50 of the Mk I that = I chose=20 to model as the improved Mk II and turreted Mk III were soon to be = available.=20 Azur's kit comes with parts for the Mark I through Mk V though decals = are=20 included only for the I & II. The difference between the Mk I and = Mk II=20 being mainly defensive armament. The Mk I had only a single dorsal = Vickers "K"=20 gun and the Mk II had the improved and slightly more lethal twin = Vickers=20 setup. Later models were to incorporate first a Boulton Paul turret = and=20 finally a superior Martin-built electrically operated turret with twin = Browning "fifties".

  It was soon = discovered that=20 while it could be vulnerable to fighters, the Baltimore was a very = capable=20 aircraft that was generally liked by its crews once in the air...it = could be a=20 handful on the ground due to its tendency to ground loop.

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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The kit is = very nicely=20 molded in gray plastic and the clear parts are well done and are = injected=20 rather than vacuform. There are several resin parts included as well = such as=20 the engines, wheels, control yokes and propellor hubs. The wheels come = with=20 the wheel centers exposed but all the photos I found of Mk Is have the = dust=20 covers still attached so I simply filed the wheel centers with putty = and=20 sanded them smooth. I added some detail in the interior including a = set of=20 photo etched seat belts for each crewmember station. I cut the wing = leading=20 edges to install landing lights made from spare clear sprue, drilled=20 out the holes for the wing mounted guns and = improved the=20 pitot tube as the kit supplied item is not accurate and was too thick. = I=20 painted the Baltimore with Polly Scale Zinc Chromate green on the = interior.=20 For the exterior Modelmaster British Dark Earth and Floquil British = Middle=20 Stone were used topside and Modelmaster RAF Azur Blue was applied to = the=20 undersides. The model was pre and post shaded and exhaust stains were = added=20 using a mix of 80% black and 20% rust. The kit decals were used and = they went=20 on very well after the usual coat of Future. The build took about = three weeks=20 and was very enjoyable with no major "issues". I look forward to doing = the=20 Maryland sometime soon to complete this Martin family = tree!

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

Photos = and text =A9 2004=20 by Joe=20 Youngerman

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