From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: "F. Borges" References: <000401c40230$be124290$0ed217c3@pc> Subject: Re: Neutral Airacobra Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 10:57:11 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_027F_01C40B45.73E8C4A0" 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_027F_01C40B45.73E8C4A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Fernando, Thanks for sending in your P-39 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: F. Borges=20 To: sheb@telus.net=20 Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 12:39 PM Subject: Neutral Airacobra 1/72 Academy P-39 Airacobra=20 by Fernando Borges -------------------- "Neutral Airacobra" Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg = here=20 =20 From December 1942 to February 1943 two fighter groups from USAAC = (81=BAFG & 350=BAFG) equipped with Airacobras moved from Britain to = North Africa in support of operation "Torch".Due to these long ferry = flights some planes had to land in Portugal because of technical = problems or simply out of fuel,being immediately internd by the = portuguese authorities. Many were P-400 previously flown by the RAF. Later these were put to service in the Aeron=E1utica Militar,with a = new squadron.The "OK" squadron. 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 =20 My kit depicts one of these Airacobras and i used the Academy P-39 = wich i think it=B4s the best kit in this scale (after long years with = the Heller kit) and parts are provided to make the P-400. =20 Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg = here=20 =20 I scratchbuild the cockpit interior and used Reheat seat belts.Main = wheels are from Airwaves and the open door from Falcon.Wing and nose = armament were provided by Minimeca. I used my Badger 200 and Humbrol paints. Hope you like it. FBorges Click on images below to see larger images =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 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 =20 Photos and text =A9 2003 by "Me" ------=_NextPart_000_027F_01C40B45.73E8C4A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi Fernando,
Thanks for sending in=20 your P-39 article. It looks great.  I'm catching up on a = backlog=20 of e-mails....sorry for the slow response.  I'll e-mail you when = your=20 article 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.
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 F. = Borges
To: sheb@telus.net
Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 = 12:39=20 PM
Subject: Neutral = Airacobra

1/72 Academy P-39 Airacobra 

by Fernando Borges

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"Neutral=20 Airacobra"

Steve Bamford=20 will insert full=20 sized version of photo 01.jpg here =
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From = December 1942 to=20 February 1943 two fighter groups from USAAC (81=BAFG & = 350=BAFG) equipped=20 with Airacobras moved from Britain to North Africa in support of=20 operation "Torch".Due to these long ferry flights some planes had to = land in=20 Portugal because of technical problems or simply out of fuel,being = immediately=20 internd by the portuguese authorities.

Many were = P-400 previously=20 flown by the RAF.

Later = these were put to=20 service in the Aeron=E1utica Militar,with a new squadron.The "OK"=20 squadron.

 

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

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

My kit depicts one of = these=20 Airacobras and i used the Academy P-39 wich i think it=B4s the best = kit in this=20 scale (after long years with the Heller kit) and parts are provided to = make=20 the P-400.

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

I scratchbuild the = cockpit interior=20 and used Reheat seat belts.Main wheels are from Airwaves and the open = door=20 from Falcon.Wing and nose armament were provided by = Minimeca.

I used my Badger 200 = and Humbrol=20 paints.

Hope you like = it.

FBorges

Click on images=20 below to see larger images

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

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

Photos = and text =A9 2003=20 by "Me"

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