From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: "Michael Keogh" References: <0A563ECE22D7AC49842CB29C5B37A5D627DBDC@exchange.solutionsatimpact.com> Subject: Re: ARC Submission: 1/48 Hasegawa P-47D Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 10:07:17 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_017E_01C40B3E.7E338500" 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_017E_01C40B3E.7E338500 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MessageHi Michael, Thanks for sending in your P-47D article. Great article....beautiful = job on the model. 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: Michael Keogh=20 To: sheb@telus.net=20 Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 12:44 PM Subject: ARC Submission: 1/48 Hasegawa P-47D Gallery Template #10 "1/48 Hasegawa P-47D"=20 by "Michael Keogh" -------------------- Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg = here=20 =20 Greetings from snow-bound Rock Hill, South Carolina. We had a 100-yr, = 18" snowfall this past weekend (27FEB04). I suppose this submission to = ARC, my third, almost makes me a regular contributor. This model depicts the P-47D-28-RE as flown by my neighbor, Ernest = Sprouse in 1944-45 (512 FS, 406 FG, 9th AF). The kit is actually = Hasegawa's P-47D-25 which I bought at a hobbyshop in Pineville, NC. The = kit decals were that of Ernie's squadron mate (L3-O). I used the kit = decals as a base for replicating his aircraft (L3-Q). making the "Q" was = simply a matter of placing a black line, created from the unused D-Day = stripes, over the lower portion of the supplied "O". The main = differences between this kit and the P-47 I wanted to represent was that = Ernie's had no D-Day stripes and unique nose art on both sides of the = cowling. When Ernie arrived at the squadron, his crew chief already had = "Texas Kay" painted on the right side of the cowling. I am told that = payment in the form of a couple of bottles of whisky was all that was = needed to have the "Gladys" nose art painted on the left side. 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 To create the custom decals, I started with a few old black and white = photographs which I scanned into my computer. I used Adobe Illustrator = 10 to create "Texas Kay" and Adobe Photoshop 7 to trace "Gladys". I then = imported the pictures into a Quark XPress 5.0 and printed them onto = clear decal sheet with a Hewlett Packard HP 8500DN color laserjet. The = printed decals looked great except that the light colors were quite = transparent, especially the skin tones of Gladys. I painted the skin = with Model Masters Acryl to make it opaque. My research failed to come = up with any color photos, so I used artistic license to color the nose = art. There are a few discrepencies with the custom decals I printed, for = instance, the serial number is too large and the white, drop shadow on = both Texas Kay and Gladys is missing - my printer can't print white. =20 Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg = here=20 =20 Included with the kit was the dorsal fin that was added to later P-47s = to counteract bad flight characteristics that arose as the result of = removing the "razorback" of early models. Ernie tells a story of how he = experienced rudder lock (which nearly killed him) early in his war-time = flight career while dogfighting a Bf109. After that incident he refused = to go up in his aircraft until the dorsal fin was installed. Click on images below to see larger images =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 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 07.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 07.jpg=20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 08.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 08.jpg=20 =20 =20 Building this kit was straight forward; the Hasegawa kit is nice. The = only real challenge I had was attaching the lower wing to the fuselage; = some shaping of the center, rear portion of the wing was necessary to = blend it into the fuselage. There were also not enough pieces to = assemble two bombs, so I ommitted them from the completed aircraft. For = paint, my choice was Model Master Metalizer Buffing Aluminum (from a = spray can) and Model Master Acryl for the rest of the aircraft colors. = Some detail parts were painted with Model Master Enamels. After the = painting was finished and cured, I brush applied Testors Gloss Clear = Acryl to prepare for decaling. I used Micro-Sol setting solution so the = thick decals would conform to the aircraft. Before a final coat of = Testors Dull Cote was sprayed, I used black pastel chalk in a water/soap = mixture (thanks Steve Bamford) to darken the panel lines. I'd appreciate any input or critique you fellow ARCers might have. You = may contact Mr. Ernest Sprouse through his son, David by emailing him at = kineticart@hotmail.com.=20 Photo details - Camera: Nikon F; Flash: Nikon SB-10 set on auto; Lens: = Sigma Zoom-Master; Film: Kodak MAX 400. Shot at f16, 1/60=20 Click on images below to see larger images =20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 09.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 09.jpg=20 =20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 10.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 10.jpg=20 =20 Photos of aircraft model and text =A9 2004 by "Michael Keogh" . P-47 = photos courtesy of Ernest Sprouse. ------=_NextPart_000_017E_01C40B3E.7E338500 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Hi Michael,
Thanks for sending in=20 your P-47D article.  Great article....beautiful job on the=20 model.  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=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 Michael Keogh
To: sheb@telus.net
Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 = 12:44=20 PM
Subject: ARC Submission: 1/48 = Hasegawa=20 P-47D

Gallery Template = #10

"1/48 Hasegawa = P-47D" 

by "Michael Keogh"
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Steve Bamford=20 will insert full=20 sized version of photo 01.jpg = here
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Greetings from snow-bound Rock Hill, South=20 Carolina. We had a 100-yr, 18" snowfall this past weekend=20 (27FEB04).  I suppose this submission to ARC, my third, = almost makes=20 me a regular contributor.

This model depicts the P-47D-28-RE as = flown by=20 my neighbor, Ernest Sprouse in 1944-45 (512 FS, 406 FG, 9th = AF).=20 The kit is actually Hasegawa's P-47D-25 which I bought at a hobbyshop = in=20 Pineville, NC. The kit decals were that of Ernie's squadron = mate=20 (L3-O). I used the kit decals as a base for replicating = his=20 aircraft (L3-Q). making the "Q" was simply a matter of = placing a=20 black line, created from the unused D-Day stripes, over the lower = portion=20 of the supplied "O". The main differences between this kit = and the P-47 I wanted to represent was that Ernie's had no = D-Day=20 stripes and unique nose art on both sides of the cowling. When = Ernie=20 arrived at the squadron, his crew chief already had "Texas = Kay" painted=20 on the right side of the cowling. I am told that payment in = the form=20 of a couple of bottles of whisky was all that was = needed to=20 have the "Gladys" nose art painted on the left side.

 

Click on images=20 below to see larger images

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To create the custom decals, I started with = a few old=20 black and white photographs which I scanned into my computer. I used = Adobe=20 Illustrator 10 to create "Texas Kay" and Adobe Photoshop 7 = to trace=20 "Gladys". I then imported the pictures into a Quark XPress 5.0 and = printed=20 them onto clear decal sheet with a Hewlett Packard HP 8500DN = color=20 laserjet. The printed decals looked great except that the light colors = were=20 quite transparent, especially the skin tones of Gladys. I painted the = skin=20 with Model Masters Acryl to make it opaque. My research failed to come = up with=20 any color photos, so I used artistic license to color the nose=20 art. There are a few = discrepencies with=20 the custom decals I printed, for instance, the serial number is too = large and=20 the white, drop shadow on both Texas Kay and Gladys is missing - my = printer=20 can't print white.

 

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Steve Bamford=20 will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg here =
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Included with the kit = was the dorsal=20 fin that was added to later P-47s to counteract bad flight = characteristics=20 that arose as the result of removing the "razorback" of early models. = Ernie=20 tells a story of how he experienced rudder lock (which nearly killed=20 him) early in his war-time flight career while dogfighting a = Bf109. After=20 that incident he refused to go up in his aircraft until the = dorsal fin=20 was installed.

 

Click on images=20 below to see larger images

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

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 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller = version of=20 photo 08.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo = will bring=20 up the full sized version of photo 08.jpg=20

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Building this kit was straight forward; the = Hasegawa kit=20 is nice. The only real challenge I had was attaching the lower wing to = the=20 fuselage; some shaping of the center, rear portion of the wing was = necessary=20 to blend it into the fuselage. There were also not enough pieces = to=20 assemble two bombs, so I ommitted them from the completed=20 aircraft. For paint, my choice was Model Master Metalizer Buffing = Aluminum (from a spray can) and Model Master Acryl for the rest of the = aircraft colors. Some detail parts were painted with Model Master = Enamels.=20 After the painting was finished and cured, I brush applied Testors = Gloss Clear=20 Acryl to prepare for decaling. I used Micro-Sol setting = solution=20 so the thick decals would conform to the aircraft. Before = a final=20 coat of Testors Dull Cote was sprayed, I used black pastel chalk in a=20 water/soap mixture (thanks Steve Bamford) to darken the panel=20 lines.

I'd appreciate any input=20 or critique you fellow ARCers might have. You may = contact Mr.=20 Ernest Sprouse through his son, David by emailing him at kineticart@hotmail.com.=20

Photo=20 details - Camera: = Nikon F;=20 Flash: = Nikon SB-10 set=20 on auto; Lens: Sigma Zoom-Master; Film: Kodak MAX 400. Shot at f16, = 1/60=20

Click on images=20 below to see larger images

Steve Bamford will insert a = click-able=20 smaller version of photo 09.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo = will bring=20 up the full sized version of photo 09.jpg

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Photos of aircraft model and text =A9 = 2004 by "Michael Keogh"=20 . P-47 photos courtesy of Ernest=20 Sprouse.

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