From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: "Darius Aibara" References: <000901c4250d$efe7b980$03904e51@your5stqglewg2> Subject: Re: Gallery Article - Westland Wyvern S4 Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 09:14:10 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0039_01C42C38.08507DA0" 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_0039_01C42C38.08507DA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Darius, Thanks for sending in your Westland Wyvern S4 article. 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: Darius Aibara=20 To: sheb@telus.net=20 Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2004 11:25 PM Subject: Gallery Article - Westland Wyvern S4 Gallery Template #04 "1:48 Dynavector Westland Wyvern S4"=20 by "Darius Aibara" -------------------- Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg = here=20 =20 Dynavector's second kit after their ground-breaking Fairey Gannet was = the Westland Wyvern S4. The Wyvern's conception was at Yeovil in 1944, = however a prolonged gestation involving the use of several engine = designs meant that operational status was achieved only in 1953 when Mo. = 813 Squadron FAA replaced its Blackburn Firebrand TF Mk 5s with Wyvern S = Mk 4s at RNAS Ford. Further problems hampered the aircraft in service = as the Armstrong Siddeley Python 2 engines were prone to flame-out under = high-G catapult launches. In one instance Vyvern VZ783 was lost over = the front of HMS Albion, whose bow duly cut the aircraft in half, = however its pilot Lt. Macfarlane made history by successfully ejecting = underwater, the Wyvern being fitted with an ejection seat. No. 813 Squadron disbanded in 1955, but two new squadrons, Nos 830 and = 831 were reformed at RNAS Ford that same year. No. 830 squadron was = involved in Operation Musketeer in 1956, flying against the airfield at = Dekhelia and also attacking bridges and vehicles. Two aircraft were = lost to ground fire but both pilots ejected and were rescued. The last = Wyvern squadron was disbanded in 1958. 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 Dynavector's model is one of the easier vac-forms to build and is = great for the beginner to try vac-formed or multi-media kits. Once the = parts have been separated and cleaned up the assembly process is similar = to an injection moulded kit. The cockpit, undercarriage , prop blades = and nose of the kit are in white metal, but the large prop spinners are = moulded in resin, which makes them easier to prepare than vac-formed = spinners. I used Halfords "Lada White" spray paint to approximate the = sky undersurface colour and brush painted the upper surfaces with = Humbrol Extra Dark Seak Grey enamel. The Musketeer identification = stripes were sprayed yellow and masked before the main colour = application. The black bands were edged with black decal strips and = then painted in. I used Dynavector's decals to represent an S Mk 4 of = No. 830 Squadron FAA aboard HMS Eagle in 1956. Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg = here=20 =20 Photos and text =A9 2004 by "your name goes here" Regards Darius ------=_NextPart_000_0039_01C42C38.08507DA0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi Darius,
Thanks for sending in=20 your Westland Wyvern S4 article.  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 Darius Aibara
To: sheb@telus.net
Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2004 = 11:25=20 PM
Subject: Gallery Article - = Westland=20 Wyvern S4

Gallery = Template=20 #04

"1:48 = Dynavector=20 Westland Wyvern S4" 

by "Darius Aibara"
--------------------

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

Dynavector's second kit=20 after their ground-breaking Fairey Gannet was the Westland Wyvern=20 S4.   The Wyvern's conception was at Yeovil in 1944, however = a=20 prolonged gestation involving the use of several engine designs meant = that=20 operational status was achieved only in 1953 when Mo. 813 Squadron FAA = replaced its Blackburn Firebrand TF Mk 5s with Wyvern S Mk 4s at = RNAS=20 Ford.   Further problems hampered the aircraft in=20 service as the Armstrong Siddeley Python 2 engines were prone to=20 flame-out under high-G catapult launches.  In one instance = Vyvern=20 VZ783 was lost over the front of HMS Albion, whose bow duly cut = the=20 aircraft in half, however its pilot Lt. Macfarlane made history by=20 successfully ejecting underwater, the Wyvern being fitted with an = ejection seat.

No. 813 = Squadron disbanded=20 in 1955, but two new squadrons, Nos 830 and 831 were reformed at RNAS = Ford=20 that same year.  No. 830 squadron was involved in  Operation = Musketeer in 1956, flying against the airfield at Dekhelia and also = attacking=20 bridges and vehicles.  Two aircraft were lost to ground fire but = both=20 pilots ejected and were rescued.  The last Wyvern squadron was = disbanded=20 in 1958.

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>

Dynavector's model is = one of the=20 easier vac-forms to build and is great for the beginner to try=20 vac-formed or multi-media kits.  Once the parts have been = separated=20 and cleaned up the assembly process is similar to an injection moulded = kit.  The cockpit, undercarriage , prop blades and nose of = the kit=20 are in white metal, but the large prop spinners are moulded in resin, = which=20 makes them easier to prepare than vac-formed spinners.  I used = Halfords=20 "Lada White" spray paint to approximate the sky undersurface colour = and brush=20 painted the upper surfaces with Humbrol Extra Dark Seak Grey = enamel.  The=20 Musketeer identification stripes were sprayed yellow and masked before = the=20 main colour application.  The black bands were edged with black = decal=20 strips and then painted in.  I used Dynavector's decals to = represent an S=20 Mk 4 of No. 830 Squadron FAA aboard HMS Eagle in = 1956.

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

Photos = and text =A9 2004=20 by "your name goes here"

Regards
 
Darius
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