From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: "Barto" References: <404B301C.000013.01392@brain> Subject: Re: My first submission for ARC... Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 13:40:37 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/related; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_03D9_01C40B5C.52689960"; type="multipart/alternative" 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_03D9_01C40B5C.52689960 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_03DA_01C40B5C.52689960" ------=_NextPart_001_03DA_01C40B5C.52689960 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Barto, Thanks for sending in your Spitfire article....it looks very good. 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. I dropped by your site....it looks very good....well done!! 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: Barto=20 To: sheb@telus.net=20 Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 6:22 AM Subject: My first submission for ARC... Hi Steve!=20 After 4 years of constant reading of ARC, I finally did = something I Think might be of a sufficent quality for ARC publishing... :D Thank you for your work, It helped me a lot, inspired me! Now, on the "example" of your work, I'm working togheter with = other italian modellers on a Mailing List for Italian Modellers.. we also have a little = site... :D (if you can, go visit, and say to me what you think about! = www.modellisti.sullarete.it ) Here is my Contribuition, I'll Be Glad if you would publish = it... :D Thanks Again for your work Au revoir by Cristiano Bartolini... = -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ------------------- Gallery Template #10 "1/48 Hasegawa=20 Spitfire Mk.Vb Trop."=20 by "Cristiano Bartolini" [aka Barto] -------------------- Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo = 01.jpg here=20 =20 This is my recently completed Spitfire Mk.Vb Trop.=20 I've managed to finish it after 2 years and many troubles during = the building process... I decided to build it in the "Benue Province" Markings,=20 as this was a "Presentation Aircraft", made with funds raised by = population... (in this specific case, the population of The Benue Province, = Nigeria...) It had a short life, since it was shot down by a Bf109 over = NorthWest Africa in '43, only 6 months of service... (It was produced in late '42, by = Castle Bromwich factory) So, I represented it without codes on fuselage, as it left the = factory...=20 a "just finished" Spit!=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 For the cockpit area, I've added the photoetched set by Eduard, = and really liked it, because add a lot of detail to the otherwise "naked" hasegawa = cockpit... Obviously, not so much can be seen after closing the fuselage = halves... :D Other little improvings are represented by the 20mm = Hispano-Suiza made with little iron tubing, cut off from the needle of a = Revell Precision Glue bottle... =20 Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo = 02.jpg here=20 =20 The major trouble I had with this kit, was the fitting of the = Trop. Filter, that is moulded in two pieces, and once assembled was 2mm = wider than should be... (in correspondence to the fuselage...) This was resolved with a long "cut, paste, putty & sandpaper" = process... :D=20 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 In the End, I like this model, even if it isn't an "art piece" = and have some issues... And I learned a lot building it! = Hope you like it too... :D As a final Note, I would like to thank all the people that gave = me support & info's during this project, through the ARC Discussion Board,=20 and trough the Mailing List of Italian Scale Modelers ( = Modellisti IT ),=20 in particular my friends: Filippo Rossetti, Marco Kobau & Pino = Penna... Au Revoir by Cristiano Bartolini [aka Barto] 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 and text =A9 2004 by Cristiano Bartolini=20 =20 =20 =20 ____________________________________________________ IncrediMail - Email has finally evolved - Click Here ------=_NextPart_001_03DA_01C40B5C.52689960 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi Barto,
Thanks for sending in your Spitfire = article....it looks=20 very good.  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.
I dropped by your site....it looks very good....well = done!!
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 Barto=20
Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 = 6:22=20 AM
Subject: My first submission = for=20 ARC...

Hi = Steve!
After=20 4 years of constant reading of ARC, I finally did something I=20 Think
might be of a sufficent quality for ARC publishing...=20 :D
Thank you for your work, It helped me a lot, inspired = me!
Now,=20 on the "example" of your work, I'm working togheter with other = italian=20 modellers
on a Mailing List for Italian Modellers.. we also = have a=20 little site... :D
(if you can, go visit, and say to me what = you think=20 about! www.modellisti.sullarete.it=20 )

Here is my = Contribuition, I'll=20 Be Glad if you would publish it... :D
Thanks Again for your=20 work

Au revoir by
Cristiano Bartolini...

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Gallery Template=20 #10

"1/48=20 Hasegawa 
Spitfire Mk.Vb Trop." 

by "Cristiano=20 Bartolini" [aka=20 Barto]
--------------------

Steve=20 Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg=20 here
=
 
This is my=20 recently completed Spitfire Mk.Vb Trop.
I've managed to = finish it=20 after 2 years and many troubles during the building=20 process...
 
I decided to = build it in the=20 "Benue Province" Markings,
as this was a "Presentation = Aircraft",=20 made with funds raised by population...
(in this specific = case, the=20 population of The Benue Province, Nigeria...)
It had a=20 short life, since it was shot down by a Bf109 over = NorthWest Africa=20 in '43,
only 6 months of service... (It was produced in late=20 '42, by Castle Bromwich factory)
So, I=20 represented it without codes on fuselage, as it left the = factory...=20
a "just finished" = Spit! 

Click on=20 images below to see larger images

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

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

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

For the cockpit = area, I've=20 added the photoetched set by Eduard, and really liked = it,
because add=20 a lot of detail to the otherwise "naked" hasegawa=20 cockpit...
Obviously, not so much can be seen after closing = the=20 fuselage halves... :D

Other little = improvings=20 are represented by the 20mm Hispano-Suiza
made with = little iron=20 tubing, cut off from the needle of a Revell Precision Glue=20 bottle...

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

The major = trouble I=20 had with this kit, was the fitting of the Trop. Filter, = that is=20 moulded in two pieces, and once assembled was 2mm wider than = should=20 be...
(in correspondence to the fuselage...)

This was = resolved=20 with a long "cut, paste, putty & sandpaper" process...=20 :D 

Click on=20 images below to see larger images

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

 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able = smaller=20 version of photo 07.jpg here.  Clicking on that = photo will=20 bring up the full sized version of photo 07.jpg=20

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

=

In the End, I = like this model,=20 even if it isn't an "art piece" and have some issues...
And I = learned=20 a lot building it!       =20            =20            =20 Hope you like it too... :D

As a final Note, = I would like=20 to thank all the people that gave me support & = info's
during this=20 project, through the ARC Discussion Board,
and trough the=20 Mailing List of Italian Scale Modelers ( Modellisti=20 IT ),
in particular my=20 friends: Filippo Rossetti, Marco Kobau & Pino=20 Penna...

Au Revoir=20 by
Cristiano=20 Bartolini
[aka=20 Barto]

Click on=20 images 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=20 bring up the full sized version of photo 09.jpg

Steve Bamford = will insert a=20 click-able smaller version of photo = 10.jpg here.  = Clicking on=20 that photo will bring up the full sized version of photo=20 10.jpg=20

Photos and text =A9=20 2004 by Cristiano Bartolini =

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