From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: "Lehman, Shaun" References: Subject: Re: Gallery Submission Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 12:59:18 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00D0_01C41332.2F2409C0" 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_00D0_01C41332.2F2409C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Shaun, Thanks for sending in your Piper Cherokee article. I'll e-mail you when = your article goes on ARC in about 3 weeks. 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: Lehman, Shaun=20 To: sheb@telus.net=20 Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 12:50 PM Subject: Gallery Submission =20 "1/72 Airfix Piper Cherokee Arrow III"=20 by "JR SLim" -------------------- Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg = here=20 =20 This is really a fun kit and makes a good looking model of the Piper = Arrow. All the parts fit well and it has nice detail - especially = since I think the mold is probaly 30 years old. The downside is the = clear parts. In my kit all the side windows had sink holes and the = windshield was warped. Airfix has super customer service and had a = replacement windshield sent over the pond in 2 weeks. For the side = windows I used Future (Klear) to fill in the sink holes and this ended = up filling in the gaps to the fuselage too. I kept adding layers of = future - allowing each to dry for about 4 -8 hours and 'hanging' the = fuselage sides horizontally so gravity would tend to make the the = future form a convex curve resembling the actuall windows. It worked = great - a long process but very nice results. Then I glued the fuselage = together and wrapped it with a rubber band - which caused big marks in = my future windows - even though I had waited a week. More future = fixed that. I painted the plane and used liquid mask for the = windows, but removing the mask left them disfigured -- once again, some = more future fixed it up. 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 The detail in the kit is nice, including all the little bits - Pitot = mast, flap hinges and even fuel drains, filler caps, cooling/exhaust = holes and accurate lights. The aileron/flap/rudder joints could be a = little crisper but aren't too bad. If you wanted to put a little = effort into it - you could have a highly detailed model of the Arrow - = it even measures up to the correct dimensions. The parts all fit = great and Airfix even had the wing dihedral correct (which I messed up = and under did a bit- but still looks close). The kit includes = optional parts to have the landing gear up or down, and a figure in a = smart commercial pilot suit with wings and cap - ready to fly you to = that meeting up North. =20 =20 Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg = here=20 =20 The plane was painted with Polly S Acrylic flat white and then a = couple of coats of future which yellowed it just a bit.=20 Decals include registation for a U.S. or British plane. I started = with the fuselage stripes and ended up getting that all balled up - but = luckily the decal was sturdy enough not to rip and was not = impossible to unwrap like some decals. Was a little more careful = with the rest and had no pronblems. They really stick great too - = although I used, yes thats right - Future - which helps. Definately a fun build and a good one too, considering how few GA kits = are available. =20 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 "Shaun Lehman" ------=_NextPart_000_00D0_01C41332.2F2409C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi Shaun,
Thanks for sending in = your Piper=20 Cherokee article.  I'll e-mail you when your article goes = on ARC=20 in about 3 weeks.
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 Lehman, Shaun
Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 = 12:50=20 PM
Subject: Gallery = Submission

 
 
 
 
 =20

"1/72 Airfix Piper Cherokee Arrow=20 III" 

by "JR SLim"
--------------------

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

This is really a fun = kit and makes a=20 good looking model of the Piper Arrow.  All the parts fit well = and it has=20 nice  detail - especially since = I=20 think the mold is probaly 30 years old.  = The downside is=20 the clear parts.  In my kit all the  side  windows = had =20 sink holes and the   windshield was warped.  Airfix = has =20 super customer service and had a replacement windshield sent over the = pond in=20 2 weeks. For the side  windows I used Future (Klear) to fill in = the =20 sink holes and  this ended up  filling in the gaps to = the=20 fuselage too.  I kept adding layers of  future - allowing = each to=20 dry for about 4 -8 hours and  'hanging' the  fuselage  = sides=20 horizontally so  gravity  would  tend to  = make  the=20 the future form a convex curve  resembling the  actuall=20 windows.  It worked great - a long process but very nice results. = Then I=20 glued the fuselage together and wrapped it with a  rubber band - = which=20 caused big marks in my future windows - even though I had  waited = a =20 week.  More  future  fixed that.  I painted = the =20 plane  and  used liquid mask for the windows,  but = removing the=20 mask left them disfigured -- once again, some more future fixed it=20 up.

Click on images = below to see=20 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

The  detail in the kit is nice, = including=20 all the little bits - Pitot mast, flap hinges and even fuel drains, = filler=20 caps, cooling/exhaust holes and accurate lights. The  = aileron/flap/rudder=20 joints  could be a  little  crisper but  = aren't  too=20 bad.  If you wanted to  put a little effort into it - you = could have=20 a highly detailed model of the Arrow - it  even measures up  = to=20 the  correct dimensions.  The parts all fit great and Airfix = even=20 had the wing dihedral correct (which I messed up and under=20 did a bit- but = still=20 looks  close).  The  kit includes optional parts to = have the=20 landing gear up or down, and a figure in a smart  commercial = pilot suit=20 with wings and cap - ready to fly you to that meeting up North. =20

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

The plane was painted with Polly S = Acrylic flat=20 white and then a couple of coats of  future  which yellowed = it just=20 a bit.
Decals include registation for a U.S. or British = plane. =20 I  started  with the fuselage  stripes and ended up = getting=20 that all balled up - but luckily the decal was sturdy enough  = not =20 to  rip and  was not impossible  to  unwrap like=20 some  decals. Was a little more  careful with the  rest = and had=20 no pronblems.   They really stick great  too -  = although I=20 used, yes thats right - Future - which helps.

Definately a fun build and a good = one too,=20 considering how few GA kits are available. 

Click on images = below to see=20 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 smaller = version of=20 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 "Shaun=20 = Lehman"

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