From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: "Mark J Davies" References: <20040424110710.ZGBY26464.mta1-rme.xtra.co.nz@yourpi0mlu3p43> Subject: Re: Article Submission - Airfix 1:72 SM 79 Date: Fri, 7 May 2004 15:22:22 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/related; type="multipart/alternative"; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00A7_01C43447.1DF47960" 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_00A7_01C43447.1DF47960 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_00A8_01C43447.1DF47960" ------=_NextPart_001_00A8_01C43447.1DF47960 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Mark, Thanks for sending in your SM 79 article. 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 they 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: Mark J Davies=20 To: sheb@telus.net=20 Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2004 4:07 AM Subject: FW: Article Submission - Airfix 1:72 SM 79 =20 =20 =20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- From: Mark J Davies [mailto:mark_davies@xtra.co.nz]=20 Sent: Saturday, 24 April 2004 8:45 p.m. To: 'mailto:sheb@telus.net' Subject: Article Submission - Airfix 1:72 SM 79 =20 =20 1:72 Airfix Savoia Marchetti SM 79 Spaverio=20 by Mark Davies -------------------- Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg = here=20 =20 The SM 79 was one of the most important Italian bombers of World War = II. =20 Before the war it established numerous records in its racing and = military versions, and served with a number of diverse countries from = the mid-30's until after World War II. It was also developed in twin = engine guise, with a distinctly different fuselage and engines. SM.79's = served widely as a day and night bombers; but it was a land-based = torpedo bomber that the type earned its place in military aviation = history, being regarded by many as one of the finest torpedo bombers of = the war. I have always had a soft spot for the SM 79 due, I think, to its = combination of historic interest, fine lines with a touch of quirky = ugliness and many appealing colour schemes. I can remember building the = Airfix kit as a kid in the 60's in the UK. My second kit was = manufactured under license in New Zealand (my home), in the same pale = blue plastic as my 60's kit. It cost NZ$5.00 (a bit over US$3.00) = second hand. I decided I'd have to build whilst I waited for the new = Italeri kit to arrive in case I lost motivation after the newer kit's = release.=20 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 My SM 79 has added scratch-built interior detail and a superb Falcon = vac-form canopy and hump that corrects Airfix's incorrectly profiled = hump. I re-profiled the rear of the engine nacelles and widened them = where their upper surfaces blend into the wings. To more accurately = reflect the original, I mounted the engines on cone-shaped supports = obtained from a Super Model SM 81 and the engine nozzles from a monogram = Snap-Tite F-14! Airfix's incorrect 14 cylinder engines were replaced = with resin copies of MPM's Blenhiem engines, which in this scale look = very convincing as 9-cylinder Piaggios. Other corrections and = modifications included the bombardier's gondola, which was partly made = form a modern drop tank and scribed leading edge slats. I also refined = the undercarriage doors, tail-plane struts, DF loop, pitots, cowlings = etc and added hypodermic needles for guns. Decals were mainly Esci, I = used bare metal for the bands around the cowling, and a combination of = Xtracolour, Modelmaster, Gunze and Humbrol paints. This was a thoroughly enjoyable build. Now that I have two Italeri = kits (one currently being converted to a Brazilian Army SM 79 T) I have = decided I will in future combine the best of the Italeri and Airfix kits = together as I prefer the more restrained fabric effect Airfix's tail = surfaces and rear fuselage.=20 Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg = here=20 =20 Photos and text =A9 2003 by Mark Davies =20 ------=_NextPart_001_00A8_01C43447.1DF47960 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi Mark,
Thanks for sending in = your SM 79=20 article.  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 = they 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.
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Mark J=20 Davies
Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2004 = 4:07=20 AM
Subject: FW: Article Submission = - Airfix=20 1:72 SM 79

=20

 

 

From:=20 Mark J Davies [mailto:mark_davies@xtra.co.nz]
Sent: Saturday, 24 April 2004 = 8:45=20 p.m.
To:=20 'mailto:sheb@telus.net'
Subject: Article Submission - = Airfix 1:72=20 SM 79

 

 

1:72=20 Airfix Savoia Marchetti SM 79 Spaverio 

by Mark Davies
--------------------

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

The SM 79 = was one=20 of the most important Italian bombers of World War II.=20  

Before = the war it=20 established numerous records in its racing and military versions, and = served=20 with a number of diverse countries from the mid-30=92s until after = World War=20 II.  It was also developed in twin engine guise, with a = distinctly=20 different fuselage and engines. SM.79=92s served widely as a day and = night=20 bombers; but it was a land-based torpedo bomber that the type earned = its place=20 in military aviation history, being regarded by many as one of the = finest=20 torpedo bombers of the war.

I have = always had a=20 soft spot for the SM 79 due, I think, = to its=20 combination of historic interest, fine lines with a touch of quirky=20 ugliness and many appealing colour schemes.  = I can = remember=20 building the Airfix kit as a kid in the 60's in the = UK.=20 My second kit was manufactured under license in New=20 Zealand (my home), in the same = pale blue=20 plastic as my 60=92s kit.  It cost NZ$5.00 (a bit over US$3.00) = second=20 hand.  I decided I'd have to build whilst I waited for the = new=20 Italeri kit to arrive in case I lost motivation after the newer kit's=20 release. 

Click on=20 images below to see larger images

 Steve=20 Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo=20 03.jpg = here.  Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version=20 of photo 03.jpg=20

 Steve=20 Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo=20 04.jpg = here.  Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version=20 of photo 04.jpg=20

My SM 79 = has added=20 scratch-built interior detail and a superb Falcon vac-form canopy and = hump=20 that corrects Airfix's incorrectly profiled hump.  I re-profiled = the rear=20 of the engine nacelles and widened them where their upper surfaces = blend into=20 the wings.  To more accurately reflect the original, I mounted = the=20 engines on cone-shaped supports obtained from a Super Model SM 81 and=20 the engine nozzles from a monogram Snap-Tite F-14!  Airfix's = incorrect 14 cylinder engines were replaced with resin copies of MPM's = Blenhiem engines, which in this scale look very convincing as = 9-cylinder=20 Piaggios.  Other corrections and modifications included the = bombardier's=20 gondola, which was partly made form a modern drop tank and = scribed=20 leading edge slats.  I also refined the undercarriage doors, = tail-plane=20 struts, DF loop, pitots, cowlings etc and added hypodermic needles for = guns.  Decals were mainly Esci, I used bare metal for the bands = around=20 the cowling, and a combination of Xtracolour, Modelmaster, Gunze and = Humbrol=20 paints.

This was = a=20 thoroughly enjoyable build. Now that I have two Italeri kits = (one=20 currently being converted to a Brazilian Army SM 79 T) I have decided = I will=20 in future combine the best of the Italeri and Airfix kits together as = I prefer=20 the more restrained fabric effect Airfix=92s tail surfaces and rear=20 fuselage.=20

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

Photos = and text =A9=20 2003 by Mark=20 Davies

 

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