From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: "Shaun Commerford" References: <002801c3ffc1$641e3c60$ddc807c4@home> Subject: Re: C-47 Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 09:49:03 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_012A_01C40B3B.F1A95940" 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_012A_01C40B3B.F1A95940 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Neil, Thanks for sending in your C-47 article. It looks great. 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: Shaun Commerford=20 To: sheb@telus.net=20 Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 11:14 AM Subject: C-47 Gallery Template #09 1:72 Italeri C-47 Dakota By Neil Commerford -------------------- Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg = here=20 =20 About the Model: The kit was basically built out of the box with some of the = modifications being the numerous aerials on the roof of the aircraft and = the two front lights in the nose. I cut the floor into two pieces so = that the windows could be inserted after painting, (Thanks to Derrick = Davis for the great idea.) On top of the aircraft I used Humbrol numbers = 26 and 30 in varying shades of both. Underneath I used Humbrol number = 144. I applied weathering around the engines and underneath the aircraft = by brushing dry pastel powder lightly on the required areas. I used = decals from a 1:72 Springbok castle set. The aircrafts serial number is = missing, it's supposed to be between the castle on the fuselage and the = elevators. I am still hunting for the numbers in 18in. format. The model = represents Dakota 6832, well known for it's involvement in the retrieval = of a coelacanth from the Camore Islands.=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 Most of the pieces fit very well with only a slight gap between the = wings and the fuselage which was easily filled. The kit instructions are = well layed out and are easy to follow. =20 Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg = here=20 =20 History: The Douglas DC-3 was first flown as a commercial short-haul airliner = on 17 December 1935. The first military version, the C-47, was = delivered on 1st February 1942. It is powered by two 1200hp. Pratt and = Whitney Wasp radial engines giving a maximum speed of 396km/h. at 2286m. = Over 10500 examples of this remarkable workhorse were built. The South = African Air Force employed the radial Dakota in short-haul = transportation of troops, paratroopers, passengers and freight. They = were also used for casualty evacuation, training of pupil navigators and = converting pilots to multi-engine aircraft. The SA Air force later = modified a large percentage of their C-47's which are now equipped with = two lightweight Pratt and Whitney PT-6A turbines. For more information = on this aircraft please visit the South African Air Force Museum website = at:=20 http://www.saafmuseum.org.za/dakota.htm Today the aircraft is undergoing restoration at Ysterplaat Air Force = Base, and will hopefully one day return to the air. 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 =20 Click on images below to see larger images =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 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 Photos and text =A9 2004 by Neil Commerford ------=_NextPart_000_012A_01C40B3B.F1A95940 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi Neil,
Thanks for sending in = your C-47=20 article.  It looks great.  I'm catching up on a backlog of=20 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.
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From:=20 Shaun = Commerford
To: sheb@telus.net
Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 = 11:14=20 AM
Subject: C-47

Gallery = Template=20 #09

1:72=20 Italeri C-47 Dakota

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

About the=20 Model:

The kit was basically = built out of=20 the box with some of the modifications being the numerous aerials on = the roof=20 of the aircraft and the two front lights in the nose. I cut the = floor=20 into two pieces so that the windows could be inserted after painting, = (Thanks=20 to Derrick Davis for the great idea.) On top of the = aircraft I used=20 Humbrol numbers 26 and 30 in varying shades of both. Underneath I = used=20 Humbrol number 144. I = applied=20 weathering around the engines and underneath the aircraft by brushing = dry=20 pastel powder lightly on the required areas. I used decals from a 1:72 = Springbok castle set. The aircrafts serial number is missing,=20 it's supposed to be between the castle on the fuselage and the = elevators.=20 I am still hunting for the numbers in 18in. format. The = model=20 represents Dakota 6832, well known for it's involvement in the = retrieval of a=20 coelacanth from the Camore Islands.

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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 Most of the pieces fit very well with only a slight gap = between the=20 wings and the fuselage which was easily filled. The kit = instructions=20 are well layed out and are easy to follow.
 =20
Steve Bamford=20 will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg here =
=

History:

The = Douglas DC-3=20 was first flown as a commercial short-haul airliner on 17 December = 1935.  The first military version, = the C-47,=20 was delivered on 1st February 1942. It is powered by two = 1200hp.=20 Pratt and Whitney Wasp radial engines giving a maximum speed of = 396km/h. at=20 2286m. Over 10500 examples of this remarkable workhorse were built. = The South=20 African Air Force employed the radial Dakota in short-haul = transportation of=20 troops, paratroopers, passengers and freight. They were also used for = casualty=20 evacuation, training of pupil navigators and converting pilots to = multi-engine=20 aircraft. The SA Air force later modified a large percentage of their=20 C-47=92s which are now equipped with two lightweight Pratt = and Whitney=20 PT-6A turbines.  For more information on this aircraft please = visit the=20 South African Air Force Museum website at:

http://www.saafmuseum.or= g.za/dakota.htm

Today = the=20 aircraft is undergoing restoration at Ysterplaat Air Force Base, and = will=20 hopefully one day return to the air.

 

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 07.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo = will bring=20 up the full sized version of photo 07.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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Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller = version of=20 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 = and text =A9 2004=20 by Neil=20 Commerford

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