From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: "Swallows" References: <001b01c40a10$8f109680$e9e222d4@oemcomputer> Subject: Re: Gallery Submission - Heinkel 70 by Fabio Beato Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2004 16:18:14 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_004C_01C40F60.230ABD80" 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_004C_01C40F60.230ABD80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Fabio, Thanks for sending in your He70 article. It looks excellent. 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: Swallows=20 To: sheb@telus.net=20 Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2004 2:05 PM Subject: Gallery Submission - Heinkel 70 by Fabio Beato Hello Steve, here is another submission for your excellent site. Cheers Fabio Gallery Template #05 MATCHBOX 1/72 Heinkel He70 by Fabio Beato -------------------- Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg = here=20 =20 This is my recently finished Lufthansa Heinkel He70. It is based on = the Matchbox kit and I built it more or less straight from the box. The = basic kit is quite good apart from much sanding and puttying needed on = the many joint lines; the undercarriage is also quite approximate and I = had to replace all the u/c doors since they were grossly misshapen. I = also vacuum-formed a replacement canopy for a better view of the pilot's = cockpit. This notwithstanding the graceful lines of the original are greatly = represented. 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 The model was painted with Xtracolor RLM63 and Humbrol Coal Black, = then I applied the decals and found that the printed black was notably = different from the paint, so I had to retouch every black design with a = fine brush. I omitted the Republic of Weimar flag on the left side and applied = instead the swastika in a white circle, since this seemed to be the = current practice in the mid 30s. I should have painted the dark gray = walkways on the wing root, however I couldn't find any photo of D-UMIM = and this is one of the details that seem to vary from one aircraft to = another, so I put off and I'll add them when I have a photo of their = exact shape. References: a..=20 Aeroplane Monthly - January 1997 b..=20 Avions no.13 - March 1994 =20 Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg = here=20 =20 Photos and text =A9 2004 by Fabio Beato ------=_NextPart_000_004C_01C40F60.230ABD80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hi Fabio,
Thanks for sending in = your He70=20 article. It looks excellent. I'm catching up on a backlog of = e-mails....sorry for the slow response. I'll e-mail you when your = article=20 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 Swallows=20
To: sheb@telus.net

Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2004 = 2:05=20 PM

Subject: Gallery Submission - = Heinkel 70=20 by Fabio Beato

Hello=20 Steve, here is another submission for your excellent = site.

Cheers

Fabio

Gallery=20 Template #05

MATCHBOX 1/72 Heinkel He70

by Fabio Beato
--------------------

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

This is my recently finished = Lufthansa Heinkel=20 He70. It is based on the Matchbox kit and I built it more or less = straight=20 from the box. The basic kit is quite good apart from much sanding and = puttying=20 needed on the many joint lines; the undercarriage is also quite = approximate=20 and I had to replace all the u/c doors since they were grossly = misshapen. I=20 also vacuum-formed a replacement canopy for a better view of the = pilot's=20 cockpit.
This notwithstanding the graceful lines of the original = are=20 greatly represented.

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 smaller = version of=20 photo 04.jpg here. Clicking on that photo = will bring=20 up the full sized version of photo 04.jpg=20
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

The model was painted with Xtracolor RLM63 and = Humbrol Coal=20 Black, then I applied the decals and found that the printed black was = notably=20 different from the paint, so I had to retouch every black design with = a fine=20 brush.
I omitted the Republic of Weimar flag on the left side and = applied=20 instead the swastika in a white circle, since this seemed to be the = current=20 practice in the mid 30s. I should have painted the dark gray walkways = on the=20 wing root, however I couldn't find any photo of D-UMIM and this is one = of the=20 details that seem to vary from one aircraft to another, so I put off = and I'll=20 add them when I have a photo of their exact shape.

References:

Aeroplane Monthly - January 1997

Avions no.13 - March = 1994

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

Photos = and text =A9 2004=20 by Fabio=20 Beato

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