From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: "RJ en Ellie Willekens" References: <000901c3f930$fc6d6500$b796ccd4@cp195803a> Subject: Re: USAAF Spitfire Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2004 00:51:36 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001A_01C4145E.DC9BDCE0" 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_001A_01C4145E.DC9BDCE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Robert, Thanks for sending in your Spitfire article. 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: RJ en Ellie Willekens=20 To: Bamford, Steve=20 Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2004 2:45 AM Subject: USAAF Spitfire Gallery =3Demplate #06 1/48 =3DSAAF Spitfire Mk.IXc=20 by Robert-Jan Willekens-------------------- Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg = here=20 =20 This is an =3DCM (Czech manufacturer)model of their rendition of a = Mk.IX Spitfire, built OOB. It =3Ds a faithful replica of Spitfire Mk.IXc = MH894/WZ-JJ "Lady Ellen III" The =3Dirplane was flown by Lt. John = Fawcett, of the 309th Fighter Squadron, 31st =3Dighter Group, 15th Air = Force, flying out of Castel Volturno, Italy. The date: =3Debruary 1944. In direct contradiction =3Do standing orders, the aircraft of the = 309th were still carrying the Insignia Red =3Durrounds to their Stars = and Bars, probably because their Spitfires were to be =3Deplaced by = Mustangs, which were considerably delayed because of high demand =3Df = this type in the Western European Theater.The eventual =3Deplaceing = actually happened on the 30th March of 1944! All the other squadrons of = the 31st =3DG had their red surrounds replaced by Insignia Blue late = fall of =3D943. Click on images below to see larger images =20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller =3Dersion of = photo 03.jpg here. =3Dlicking on that photo will bring up the full = sized version of photo 03.jpg=20 <=3DMG = =3Drc=3D"http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Article-Templates/03t.jpg"= border=3D0> Steve Bamford will insert a =3Dlick-able smaller version of = photo 04.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = =3Dersion of photo 04.jpg=20 <=3DMG = =3Drc=3D"http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Article-Templates/04t.jpg"= border=3D0> =20 The "temperate scheme" of =3Dark Green and Ocean Grey over Medium Sea = Grey has been considerably faded due =3Do the harsh environment of the = Northern Sahara and Mediterranean. I =3Dimulated that by adding a fair = amount of grey to the original paint. The areas of =3Dhe RAF markings = were carefully overpainted with fresher colours. The =3Dortion behind = the canopy is MSG, no idea why this was done! Probably it was a = =3Damaged area, and no Ocean Grey was available...See the black and = white pictures =3Daken from the book "American Spitfire - camouflage and = markings" by Ventura publications (1998) ISBN 0-9583594-3-1. The yellow = spot just behind =3Dhe canopy is a gas detection patch, which was = supposed to change colour =3Dhen exposed to battlefield gas! =20 Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg = here=20 =20 The Red bands over the =3Dingtips were additional identification of = the group. Also, a small yellow area under =3Dhe propellor with the = double J is present, in order to help ground crew =3Dpot the aircraft = readily from head-on. The double J code indicated that another WZ-J was = on strength. The wheels were covered with hubcaps =3Do reduce the damage = by sand and dust to the brakes. The interior was =3Dinished in RAF = Interior green; the seat was the bakelite version, which had a =3Distict = reddish colour. Markings came from an old MSAP set, the roundels are = =3Drom Xtradecal. All paints are Xtracolor. The ICM model is not one of = my =3Davourites; it does however capture the lines of this Spitfire Mark = quite nicely, =3Dlthough I am a bit undecided about the curvature and = shape of the cowling. Fit is =3Dot as good as the Tamigawa renditions, = but acceptable enough for the more =3Dxperienced modeler.=20 Click on images below to see larger images =20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller =3Dersion of = photo 05.jpg here. =3Dlicking on that photo will bring up the full = sized version of photo 05.jpg=20 <=3DMG = =3Drc=3D"http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Article-Templates/05t.jpg"= border=3D0> Steve Bamford will insert a =3Dlick-able smaller version of = photo 06.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = =3Dersion of photo 06.jpg=20 <=3DMG = =3Drc=3D"http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Article-Templates/06t.jpg"= border=3D0> =20 Photos and =3Dext =A9 2003 by Robert-Jan Willekens ------=_NextPart_000_001A_01C4145E.DC9BDCE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi Robert,
Thanks for sending in=20 your Spitfire article.  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 RJ = en Ellie=20 Willekens
To: Bamford, Steve
Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2004 = 2:45=20 AM
Subject: USAAF Spitfire

Gallery = =3Demplate=20 #06

1/48 = =3DSAAF Spitfire=20 Mk.IXc 

by Robert-Jan Willekens--------------------

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

This is an = =3DCM (Czech=20 manufacturer)model of their rendition of a Mk.IX Spitfire, built OOB. = It =3Ds a=20 faithful replica of Spitfire Mk.IXc MH894/WZ-JJ "Lady Ellen III" The = =3Dirplane=20 was flown by Lt. John Fawcett, of the 309th Fighter Squadron, 31st = =3Dighter=20 Group, 15th Air Force, flying out of Castel Volturno, Italy. The date: = =3Debruary 1944.

In direct contradiction = =3Do standing=20 orders, the aircraft of the 309th were still carrying the Insignia Red = =3Durrounds to their Stars and Bars, probably because their Spitfires = were to be=20 =3Deplaced by Mustangs, which were considerably delayed  because = of high=20 demand =3Df this type in the Western European Theater.The eventual=20 =3Deplaceing actually happened on the 30th March of 1944! All the = other=20 squadrons of the 31st =3DG had their red surrounds replaced by = Insignia Blue=20 late fall of =3D943.

Click on images=20 below to see larger images

Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller = =3Dersion of=20 photo 03.jpg here.  =3Dlicking on that photo = will bring=20 up the full sized version of photo 03.jpg=20

<=3DMG=20 = =3Drc=3D"http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Article-Templates/03t.jpg"= =20 border=3D0>

  Steve Bamford will insert = a =3Dlick-able=20 smaller version of photo 04.jpg here.  Clicking on that = photo will=20 bring up the full sized =3Dersion of photo 04.jpg=20

<=3DMG=20 = =3Drc=3D"http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Article-Templates/04t.jpg"= =20 border=3D0>

The "temperate scheme" = of =3Dark Green=20 and Ocean Grey over Medium Sea Grey has been considerably faded = due =3Do=20 the harsh environment of the Northern Sahara and Mediterranean.  = I=20 =3Dimulated that by adding a fair amount of grey to the original = paint. The=20 areas of =3Dhe RAF markings were carefully overpainted with = fresher=20 colours. The =3Dortion behind the canopy is MSG, no idea why this was = done!=20 Probably it was a =3Damaged area, and no Ocean Grey was = available...See the=20 black and white pictures =3Daken from the book "American Spitfire - = camouflage=20 and markings" by Ventura publications (1998) ISBN 0-9583594-3-1. The=20 yellow spot just behind =3Dhe canopy is a gas detection patch, = which was=20 supposed to change colour =3Dhen exposed to battlefield = gas!

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

The Red bands over the = =3Dingtips were=20 additional identification of the group. Also, a small yellow area = under =3Dhe=20 propellor with the double J is present, in order to help ground crew = =3Dpot the=20 aircraft readily from head-on. The double J code indicated that=20 another WZ-J was on strength. The wheels were covered with = hubcaps =3Do=20 reduce the damage by sand and dust to the brakes. The interior was = =3Dinished in=20 RAF Interior green; the seat was the bakelite version, which had a = =3Distict=20 reddish colour. Markings came from an old MSAP set, the roundels are = =3Drom=20 Xtradecal. All paints are Xtracolor. The ICM model is not one of my=20 =3Davourites; it does however capture the lines of this Spitfire Mark = quite=20 nicely, =3Dlthough I am a bit undecided about the curvature and shape = of the=20 cowling. Fit is =3Dot as good as the Tamigawa renditions, but = acceptable enough=20 for the more =3Dxperienced modeler.

Click on images=20 below to see larger images

Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller = =3Dersion of=20 photo 05.jpg here.  =3Dlicking on that photo = will bring=20 up the full sized version of photo 05.jpg=20

<=3DMG=20 = =3Drc=3D"http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Article-Templates/05t.jpg"= =20 border=3D0>

  Steve Bamford will insert a = =3Dlick-able=20 smaller version of photo 06.jpg here.  Clicking on that = photo will=20 bring up the full sized =3Dersion of photo 06.jpg=20

<=3DMG=20 = =3Drc=3D"http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Article-Templates/06t.jpg"= =20 = border=3D0>

Photos = and =3Dext =A9 2003=20 by Robert-Jan=20 Willekens

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