From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: "Jason Liang" References: <20040421043704.32594.qmail@web21510.mail.yahoo.com> Subject: Re: Gallery article: 1/72 Academy Fw-190A8 (part 1) Date: Tue, 4 May 2004 16:11:34 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00BF_01C431F2.80426CA0" 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_00BF_01C431F2.80426CA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Jason, Thanks for sending in your Fw-190 article. It's beautifully done. 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: Jason Liang=20 To: sheb@telus.net=20 Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2004 9:37 PM Subject: Gallery article: 1/72 Academy Fw-190A8 (part 1) =20 1/72 Academy Fw-190A8 by Jason Liang -------------------- Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg = here=20 =20 This is my first post on ARC. This kit is actually the one with a 1/72 = Kubelwagen (a very cool tiny kit). I built this aircraft straight from = the box, including the decals (I only added the fishing line = antennas).This is also my first attempt at airbrush painting.=20 Building the model was quite simple. The fit of the kit is very nice, = and the only problems I had were caused by myself! I misaligned the = cockpit tub, so I ended up with nasty misfit of the canopy (as you can = see from the second photo). I also accidentally dropped a book on the = vertical stablizer, so the antanna post was history. Since I wanted to = focus on painting with this model, I didn't bother making a new one. 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 Now for the good part: painting. I had a lot of fun experimenting with = my airbrush. I used a Badger 350 powered by a 5-gallon air tank. I had = my doubts when it came to doing the mottling on the fuselage sides and = tail fin, since I only had the medium tip. But once I got the air = pressure right, it turned out better than I expected.=20 I painted the model in the RLM 74/75/76 scheme, all Polly Scale = paints. I then sprayed Future, added the decals, and sealed everything = with Gunze Clear Flat. The kit's decals represent the aircraft flown by = Heinz Bar in April 1944 (I'm no history expert; this is the desciption = given in the painting guide). I really like the red numbers and band = against the grays. This was a very enjoyable project. I hope you like it. =20 Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg = here=20 =20 Photos and text ?2004 by Jason Liang=20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- Post your free ad now! Yahoo! Canada Personals -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- ------=_NextPart_000_00BF_01C431F2.80426CA0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi Jason,
Thanks for sending in = your Fw-190=20 article.  It's beautifully done.  I'll e-mail you when your = article=20 goes on ARC....currently articles are taking about 3 weeks from the time = they=20 are sent in until theyn go 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 Jason Liang
To: sheb@telus.net
Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2004 = 9:37=20 PM
Subject: Gallery article: 1/72 = Academy=20 Fw-190A8 (part 1)

 =20

1/72 = Academy=20 Fw-190A8

by Jason Liang
--------------------

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

This is my = first post on=20 ARC. This kit is actually the one with a 1/72 Kubelwagen (a very cool = tiny=20 kit). I built this aircraft straight from the box, including the = decals=20 (I only added the fishing line antennas).This is also my first attempt = at=20 airbrush painting.

Building = the model was=20 quite simple. The fit of the kit is very nice, and the only problems I = had=20 were caused by myself! I misaligned the cockpit tub, so I ended up = with nasty=20 misfit of the canopy (as you can see from the second photo). I = also=20 accidentally dropped a book on the vertical stablizer, so the antanna = post was=20 history. Since I wanted to focus on painting with this model, I didn't = bother=20 making a new one.

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>

Now for the good part: = painting. I=20 had a lot of fun experimenting with my airbrush. I used a Badger 350 = powered=20 by a 5-gallon air tank. I had my=20 doubts when it came to doing the mottling on the fuselage sides and = tail fin,=20 since I only had the medium tip. But once I got the air pressure = right, it=20 turned out better than I expected.

I painted the model in = the RLM=20 74/75/76 scheme, all Polly Scale paints. I then sprayed Future, added = the=20 decals, and sealed everything with Gunze Clear Flat. The kit's decals=20 represent the aircraft flown by Heinz Bar in April 1944 (I'm no = history=20 expert; this is the desciption given in the painting guide). I really = like the=20 red numbers and band against the grays.

This was a very enjoyable project. I hope you like it.

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

Photos and=20 text ?2004 by Jason Liang=20


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