From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: References: <15267580.1079000195606.JavaMail.www@wwinf3003> Subject: Re: Article Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2004 02:11:02 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_018E_01C40EE9.C953D5E0" 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_018E_01C40EE9.C953D5E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Catherine, Thanks for sending in your Chipmunk 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. 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: catherine vickers=20 To: sheb@telus.net=20 Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 2:16 AM Subject: Article Hi Steve=20 Here's an article on my latest model . Hope you like it . Cheers Catherine Vickers Gallery Template #02 1/72 Airfix de Havilland Chipmunk T10 =20 by Catherine Vickers -------------------- Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg = here =20 Having built a Spitfire , Hunter & 2 Hurricanes , all of which wound = up finished in Dark Green/Dark Earth/Sky , I decided that , much as I = like the colour scheme , I wanted a change . Having discussed this with = my fianc=E9 John , he suggested the Airfix Chipmunk , on the grounds = that it was cheap , simple & colourful . I wasn't familiar with the = aircraft , but we found one at one of the obsolete kit dealers at the UK = Nationals last year & I decided to take the plunge . Brief examination = showed the kit was nicely moulded , in spite of its age , and included = nicely printed decals for 2 RAF options and 1 Canadian . I immediately = chose the early RAF aircraft , finished in silver with yellow trainer = bands and the blue trim of Cambridge University Air Squadron .=20 I built the kit straight from the box , with the exception of a pair = of Aeroclub white metal bucket seats & a set of Airwaves etched = harnesses . Since the cockpits are black , the canopy quite thick & the = cockpit openings small , this is about all that's visible . In a change = from previous procedure , John masked the canopy for me with Bare Metal = Foil & I fitted it prior to painting in order to allow me to fill & rub = down the gaps under the base of the windscreen . Once all was = satisfactory , I gave it all a final coat of primer & a coat of Halfords = aluminium auto touch-up paint . John masked the yellow trainer bands = on the wings & fuselage & I made my first attempt at airbrushing the = yellow . I found this rather difficult since the paint had to be misted = on in very fine coats to prevent excessive build-up along the masking or = paint bleeding under the masking down the flap lines , so John finished = it off for me . I then brushed on the black anti-glare panel , = followed by several coats of acrylic gloss & applied the kit decals , = which, in spite of all the abuse directed at Airfix decals on various = websites , were in near-perfect register & went on fine , without a = trace of silvering . Once it had all dried & been washed to remove the = decal adhesive & setting solution residues , I applied a final sealing = coat of gloss . We'd originally intended to finish it off with a = sprayed coat of satin varnish , but it looked so good gloss that we = decided to leave it as it was , just applying a coat of flat varnish to = the anti-glare panel . I removed the canopy masking , removed the = inevitable adhesive residue left by the Bare Metal Foil , fitted the = pre-painted wheels & propellor and there it was finished . =20 Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg = here =20 Photos and text =A9 2004 by Catherine Vickers =20 Freeserve AnyTime - HALF PRICE for the first 3 months - Save =A37.50 a = month=20 www.freeserve.com/anytime ------=_NextPart_000_018E_01C40EE9.C953D5E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi Catherine,
Thanks for sending in=20 your Chipmunk article.  It looks very good.  I'm catching = up on a=20 backlog of e-mails....sorry for the slow response.  I'll e-mail you = when=20 your 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 catherine = vickers=20
To: sheb@telus.net
Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 = 2:16=20 AM
Subject: Article

Hi Steve

 

Here's an article on my latest model .  Hope you like it .

 

Cheers

Catherine Vickers

 

Gallery=20 Template #02

1/72 = Airfix de=20 Havilland Chipmunk T10  

by Catherine=20 Vickers
--------------------

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

Having=20 built a Spitfire , Hunter & 2 Hurricanes , all of which wound up = finished=20 in Dark Green/Dark Earth/Sky , I decided that , much as I like the = colour=20 scheme , I wanted a change . =20 Having discussed this with my fianc=E9 John , he suggested the = Airfix=20 Chipmunk , on the grounds that it was cheap , simple & colourful = .  I wasn=92t familiar with the = aircraft ,=20 but we found one at one of the obsolete kit dealers at the UK = Nationals last=20 year & I decided to take the plunge .   Brief examination = showed the kit=20 was nicely moulded , in spite of its age , and included nicely printed = decals=20 for 2 RAF options and 1 Canadian . =20 I immediately chose the early RAF aircraft , finished in silver = with=20 yellow trainer bands and the blue trim of Cambridge University Air = Squadron .=20

I built=20 the kit straight from the box , with the exception of a pair of = Aeroclub white=20 metal bucket seats & a set of Airwaves etched harnesses .  Since the cockpits are black = , the=20 canopy quite thick & the cockpit openings small , this is about = all that=92s=20 visible .  In a change = from=20 previous procedure , John masked the canopy for me with Bare Metal = Foil &=20 I fitted it prior to painting in order to allow me to fill & rub = down the=20 gaps under the base of the windscreen . =20 Once all was satisfactory , I gave it all a final coat of = primer &=20 a coat of Halfords aluminium auto touch-up paint .   John masked the yellow = trainer=20 bands on the wings & fuselage & I made my first attempt at = airbrushing=20 the yellow .  I found = this rather=20 difficult since the paint had to be misted on in very fine coats to = prevent=20 excessive build-up along the masking or paint bleeding under the = masking down=20 the flap lines , so John finished it off for me .   I then brushed on the = black=20 anti-glare panel , followed by several coats of acrylic gloss & = applied=20 the kit decals , which, in spite of all the abuse directed at Airfix = decals on=20 various websites , were in near-perfect register & went on fine , = without=20 a trace of silvering .  = Once it=20 had all dried & been washed to remove the decal adhesive & = setting=20 solution residues , I applied a final sealing coat of gloss .  We=92d originally intended = to finish it=20 off with a sprayed coat of satin varnish , but it looked so good gloss = that we=20 decided to leave it as it was , just applying a coat of flat varnish = to the=20 anti-glare panel  .  I removed the canopy masking = , removed=20 the inevitable adhesive residue left by the Bare Metal Foil , fitted = the=20 pre-painted wheels & propellor and there it was finished .  

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

Photos and text =A9 2004=20 by Catherine Vickers

 


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