From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: "Rodney Williams" References: <4068EE3A.5060404@mindspring.com> Subject: Re: MR. ARC: MY TANK FOR APRIL 1, 2004 Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 21:27:26 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_014A_01C415D4.A7B93780" 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_014A_01C415D4.A7B93780 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cool....thanks Rodney.....I'll load this up on April 1st. Should be fun. 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: Rodney Williams=20 To: STEVE BAMFORD=20 Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 7:49 PM Subject: MR. ARC: MY TANK FOR APRIL 1, 2004 "M-47 PATTON TANK" By: Rodney Williams = -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ---- This tank was built almost "OOB" back in 1997. I do not recall who = made the kit, nor what the scale it. The model is about 7" long. = This was my first "go-around" building a tank, and a real learning = experience. I recall that the tracks were made out of some sort of = plastic/rubber type of material, and had a lots of flashing and mold = marks on them. It was impossible to remove all of these imperfections, = so I covered them up with my sand application.=20 The model went together quit well, as per the instructions. All the = road wheels were dry fit, then painted prior to final assembly. I = revised the machine gun which protruded out of the lower front section = of the tank. The main gun barrel needed some work, along with the = machine gun on top of the turret. I closed the hatches, so I did not = have to finish the inside of the tank. The photos lets you know that = the turret rotates 360 degrees. My base coat of paint was SnJ Spray Metal Aluminum, with a top coat of = Tamiya's O.D. paint. I airbrushed on the white stars, then sanded off = some of the O.D. paint. I used the kit decals. Luck came my way, as = the main decal, "Tiger's Face" broke apart, as I applied it to the = front of the tank. It gave it a beat up weathered look. My base is wood and was covered with "Plaster-of-Paris." Before the = plaster dried, I made some tank tread tracks. The next day I added some = modeling sand, rocks, etc. I used some future floor wax to represent = some water. I mixed the sand material with the future, then sloped it = all over the treads, and road wheels, etc. Overall, it was a fun build, = and was easier to assemble than my airplanes. All I had to do was align = the tank treads on final assembly. HAPPY APRIL FOOLS MODELING DAY RODNEY -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- ------=_NextPart_000_014A_01C415D4.A7B93780 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Cool....thanks Rodney.....I'll load = this up on=20 April 1st.
Should be fun.
 
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 Rodney=20 Williams
To: STEVE BAMFORD
Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 = 7:49=20 PM
Subject: MR. ARC: MY TANK FOR = APRIL 1,=20 2004

"M-47 PATTON TANK"

By:  = Rodney=20 = Williams
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This=20 tank was built almost "OOB" back in 1997.  I do not recall who = made the=20 kit, nor what the scale it.  The model is about 7"=20 long.    This was my first "go-around" building a tank, = and a=20 real learning experience.  I recall that the tracks were made out = of some=20 sort of plastic/rubber type of material, and had a lots of flashing = and mold=20 marks on them.  It was impossible to remove all of these = imperfections,=20 so I covered them up with my sand application.

The model went = together=20 quit well, as per the instructions.  All the road wheels were dry = fit,=20 then painted prior to final assembly.  I revised the machine gun = which=20 protruded out of the lower front section of the tank.  The main = gun=20 barrel needed some work, along with the machine gun on top of the=20 turret.  I closed the hatches, so I did not have to finish the = inside of=20 the tank.  The photos lets you know that the turret rotates 360=20 degrees.

My base coat of paint was SnJ Spray Metal Aluminum, = with a top=20 coat of Tamiya's O.D. paint.  I airbrushed on the white stars, = then=20 sanded off some of the O.D. paint.  I used the kit decals.  = Luck=20 came my way, as the main decal, "Tiger's  Face" broke apart, as I = applied=20 it to the front of the tank.  It gave it a beat up weathered=20 look.

My base is wood and was covered with = "Plaster-of-Paris." =20 Before the plaster dried, I made some tank tread tracks.  The = next day I=20 added some modeling sand, rocks, etc.  I used some future floor = wax to=20 represent some water.  I mixed the sand material with the future, = then=20 sloped it all over the treads, and road wheels, etc.  Overall, it = was a=20 fun build, and was easier to assemble than my airplanes.  All I = had to do=20 was align the tank treads on final assembly.

HAPPY APRIL = FOOLS=20 MODELING DAY

RODNEY

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