From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: "Pattie Aikens" References: <001901c42252$cf316500$8a2efea9@patty> Subject: Re: 1/48 OLE IIThe pictures Date: Tue, 4 May 2004 15:53:13 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0055_01C431EF.F20D01E0" 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_0055_01C431EF.F20D01E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Bob, Thanks for sending in your P-51article. It looks lovely. What scale is = it....1/48? I'll e-mail you when your article goes on ARC....currently = articles are taking about 3 weeks from the time they are sent in until = theyn go 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: Pattie Aikens=20 To: Steve Bamford ARC=20 Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 12:00 PM Subject: OLE IIThe pictures =20 Tamiya P-51B Mustang=20 by Bob Aikens" -------------------- Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg = here=20 =20 This is another one of those neat Tamiya kits that builds up = adequately straight from the box.As I was building the ICM P-51B = simutaneously, I chose to use the Verlinden Cockpit I had in that model, = it being much less crisp.The only addition to OLE II was a set of Eduard = seat belts. Tamiya Khaki Drab was used on the topsides-it was lightened with = Tamiya X-1 White to produce several varying shades of the fading OD = surfaces. Thinned with the Tamiya acrylic thinning agent it produced a = smoother egg-shell type finish that's much easier to gloss up than = something dead flat. The kit decals were used, but the theatre striping = was masked and sprayed. Undersides are ModelMaster Neutral Grey-and here = again I added some Testor's Gloss (c. 1/4-1/3) and thinned with MM = thinner. Admittedly,this method does affect the tonal quality of the = paint, but its negliable and very often adds to the faded paint look on = well-worn combat schemes. 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 Three selections are offered on the Tamiya decal sheet: Capt.Don = Gentile's "Shangri-La'', 358, 336 FS,4th FG; Lt. William Hovde's 'OLE = II',358th FS,355th FG; and 5-QG, 339th FS, 504th FG. I had an AeroMaster = "Debden Ponies" sheet which I used on my ICM model, but OLE II looked = OK to me! =20 Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg = here=20 =20 This is the sixth Tamiya model that I've done, all in the WW II = fighter series. And only yesterday I got another Spit Vb; more fun = ahead! Click on images below to see larger images =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 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 07.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 07.jpg=20 =20 The pictures you see were taken indoors (Long winters here!) with an = Olympus 720-Zoom digital camera. It's preferable to shoot outside in = indirect sunlight, and Spring is here again! Click on images below to see larger images =20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 08.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 08.jpg=20 =20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 09.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 09.jpg=20 =20 Photos and text =A9 2003 by "your name goes here" ------=_NextPart_000_0055_01C431EF.F20D01E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi Bob,
Thanks for sending in=20 your P-51article.  It looks lovely.  What scale is=20 it....1/48?  I'll e-mail you when your article goes on = ARC....currently=20 articles are taking about 3 weeks from the time they are sent in until = theyn go=20 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.
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From:=20 Pattie Aikens
To: Steve Bamford ARC
Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 = 12:00=20 PM
Subject: OLE IIThe = pictures

 =20

Tamiya P-51B=20 Mustang 

by Bob=20 Aikens"
--------------------

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

This is = another one of=20 those neat Tamiya kits that builds up adequately straight from the = box.As I=20 was building the ICM P-51B simutaneously, I chose to use the Verlinden = Cockpit=20 I had in that model, it being much less crisp.The only addition to OLE = II was=20 a set of Eduard seat belts.

Tamiya Khaki Drab was = used on the=20 topsides-it was lightened with Tamiya X-1 White to produce=20 several varying shades of the fading OD surfaces. Thinned with = the Tamiya=20 acrylic thinning agent it produced a smoother egg-shell type finish = that's=20 much easier to gloss up than something dead flat. The kit decals were = used,=20 but the theatre striping was masked and sprayed. Undersides are=20 ModelMaster Neutral Grey-and here again I added some Testor's = Gloss (c.=20 1/4-1/3) and thinned with MM thinner. Admittedly,this method does = affect the=20 tonal quality of the paint, but its negliable and very often adds to=20 the faded paint look on well-worn combat schemes.

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

<= IMG=20 = src=3D"http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Article-Templates/03t.jpg"=20 border=3D0>

  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

<= IMG=20 = src=3D"http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Article-Templates/04t.jpg"=20 border=3D0>

 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

<= IMG=20 = src=3D"http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Article-Templates/05t.jpg"=20 border=3D0>

Three = selections are=20 offered on the Tamiya decal sheet: Capt.Don Gentile's  = "Shangri-La'',=20 358, 336 FS,4th FG; Lt. William Hovde's   'OLE II',358th = FS,355th=20 FG; and 5-QG, 339th FS, 504th FG. I had an AeroMaster  "Debden = Ponies"=20 sheet which I used on my ICM  model, but OLE II looked OK to=20 me!

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

This is the  sixth = Tamiya model=20 that I've done, all in the WW II fighter series. And only yesterday I = got=20 another Spit Vb; more fun ahead!

Click on images=20 below to see larger images

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

<= IMG=20 = src=3D"http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Article-Templates/06t.jpg"=20 border=3D0>

 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller = version of=20 photo 07.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo = will bring=20 up the full sized version of photo 07.jpg=20

<= IMG=20 = src=3D"http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Article-Templates/07t.jpg"=20 = border=3D0>

The pictures you see = were taken=20 indoors (Long winters here!)  with an Olympus = 720-Zoom digital=20 camera. It's preferable to shoot outside in indirect sunlight, and = Spring is=20 here again!

Click on images=20 below to see larger images

Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller = version of=20 photo 08.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo = will bring=20 up the full sized version of photo 08.jpg=20

<= IMG=20 = src=3D"http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Article-Templates/08t.jpg"=20 border=3D0>

Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller = version of=20 photo 09.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo = will bring=20 up the full sized version of photo 09.jpg

<= IMG=20 = src=3D"http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Article-Templates/09t.jpg"=20 = border=3D0>

Photos = and text =A9 2003=20 by "your name goes=20 here"

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