From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: "Simon ARC" References: <000001c42872$5f782a70$0202a8c0@Thinkpad> Subject: Re: ARC Contribution: F-104C Starfighter Date: Fri, 7 May 2004 13:57:42 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/related; type="multipart/alternative"; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0029_01C4343B.4BE79700" 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_0029_01C4343B.4BE79700 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_002A_01C4343B.4BE79700" ------=_NextPart_001_002A_01C4343B.4BE79700 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Simon, Thanks for sending in your F-104C article. I'll e-mail you when your = article goes on ARC in about 1 week. 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: Simon ARC=20 To: sheb@telus.net=20 Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 7:01 AM Subject: RE: ARC Contribution: F-104C Starfighter Steve, I forgot the pics!!! Here they are: =20 -----Original Message----- From: Simon ARC [mailto:simon.arc@ntlworld.com]=20 Sent: 22 April 2004 14:51 To: 'sheb@telus.net' Subject: ARC Contribution: F-104C Starfighter =20 Gallery Template #05 1/48 Hasegawa F-104C Starfighter by Simon Wallis -------------------- Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg = here=20 =20 The Hasegawa Starfighter is just about the nicest aircraft kit that I = have bought so far - not because of its ease of fit, (there are some = problems to be addressed) but because of its fantastic detail. Because = of a screw up I made using the kit decals my zipper ended up with a bare = metal scheme with red exercise stripes from Eagle Strike's "Silver = Starfighters" #48029. I also lost my kit pitot tube, and so ordered Fine = Details excellent but pricy precision turned replacement. After ordering = I found the kit pitot: this left me wondering if I'd deliberately = screwed up the kit decals and lost the pitot just to have the excuse for = the aftermarket goodies!=20 Generally the kit fit is good. The main problem is with numerous and = fairly visible ejection pin circles on the horizontal and vertical = control surfaces and wings. Repair work is complicated by even more = numerous rivet holes around the airframe. I've seen criticism that these = rivet holes are far too deep on a 1/48 reproduction. While I've not been = lucky enough to see a Zipper in the metal yet, it is probably fair = criticism. Regardless I believe that they stand out and add interest to = this wonderful kit. I tackled the ejection marks by careful, repeated = applications of Mr Surfacer 500 and 1000 applied by brush, followed by a = little light sanding while being careful of the wanted rivet detail. The = fit of the nose cone and the area around the cockpit requires a little = gentle sanding to get flush - nothing serious. The undercarriage is great and fits with excellent poly rings and = small dabs of glue. The model balances nicely without nose weights. = Another construction highlight of the kit is the wonderfully thin wings = and flaps - which you can install flush, or as I did, dropped. With such = thin narrow, stubby wings, no wonder so many Starfighters dropped out of = the sky!=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 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 A buddy from ARC, Michael Vorrsi, gave me some great advice with the = Zipper bare metal finishes. He's done a number of them and one I'd seen = "featured" in ARC's gallery (Michael's F-104C). For example he pointed = out: "The trapezoid panel on the lower front of the vertical fin is = actually gray, as are the wing undersides and the nose cone, which was = bare gray fiberglass." I checked this out on some F-104 websites and he = was right (I am a trusting soul), so that's what I did! Thanks Michael. = Otherwise I undercoated with Alclad 2 Grey Primer, then used "white = aluminum" as a base, and masked off individual panels with regular = Tamiya masking tape, rubbing lightly over them with a toothpick to = highlight the panel lines and then used a new Swann-Morton blade to cut = out the panels precisely. To these I used "aluminum", "dark aluminum", = "duraluminum" or "pale burnt metal". The Eagle Strike decals came next: the instructions are good, the = decals are in great register and they conform excellently to decal = softening solution. It made me never want to use kit decals again (but = I've just got a couple of limited edition Hasegawa kits with Cartograph = decals which may save me some money with a Tomcat and Viper I've got = waiting in the stash). I weathered my zipper with two very light washes = of burned sienna oil. Added the Fine details pitot - last so that I = didn't poke my eye out - and voila! I think that it is my best model so = far. Okay, what's next? Ahh, that F6 Lightning looks fast. =20 Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg = here=20 =20 Photos and text =A9 2004 by "Simon Wallis" =20 ------=_NextPart_001_002A_01C4343B.4BE79700 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi Simon,
Thanks for sending in = your F-104C=20 article.  I'll e-mail you when your article goes on ARC in about 1=20 week.
 
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 Simon=20 ARC
Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 = 7:01=20 AM
Subject: RE: ARC Contribution: = F-104C=20 Starfighter

Steve, I = forgot the=20 pics!!! Here they = are:

 

-----Original=20 Message-----
From: = Simon ARC=20 [mailto:simon.arc@ntlworld.com]
Sent: 22 April=20 2004 = 14:51
To: 'sheb@telus.net'
Subject: ARC Contribution: = F-104C=20 Starfighter

 

Gallery Template=20 #05

1/48=20 Hasegawa F-104C Starfighter

by Simon=20 Wallis
--------------------

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

The = Hasegawa=20 Starfighter is just about the nicest aircraft kit that I have bought = so far =96=20 not because of its ease of fit, (there are some problems to be = addressed) but=20 because of its fantastic detail. Because of a screw up I made using = the kit=20 decals my zipper ended up with a bare metal scheme with red exercise = stripes=20 from Eagle Strike=92s =93Silver=20 Starfighters=94 #48029. I also lost my kit pitot tube, and so = ordered Fine=20 Details excellent but pricy precision turned = replacement. After=20 ordering I found the kit pitot: this left me wondering if I=92d = deliberately=20 screwed up the kit decals and lost the pitot just to have the excuse = for the=20 aftermarket goodies!

Generally the=20 kit fit is good. The main problem is with numerous and fairly visible = ejection=20 pin circles on the horizontal and vertical control surfaces and wings. = Repair=20 work is complicated by even more numerous rivet holes around the = airframe.=20 I=92ve seen criticism that these rivet holes are far too deep on a = 1/48=20 reproduction. While I=92ve not been lucky enough to see a Zipper in = the metal=20 yet, it is probably fair criticism. Regardless I believe that they = stand out=20 and add interest to this wonderful kit. I tackled the ejection marks = by=20 careful, repeated applications of Mr Surfacer 500 and 1000 applied by = brush,=20 followed by a little light sanding while being careful of the wanted = rivet=20 detail. The fit of the nose cone and the area around the cockpit = requires a=20 little gentle sanding to get flush =96 nothing=20 serious.

The=20 undercarriage is great and fits with excellent poly rings and small = dabs of=20 glue. The model balances nicely without nose weights. Another = construction=20 highlight of the kit is the wonderfully thin wings and flaps =96 which = you can=20 install flush, or as I did, dropped. With such thin narrow, stubby = wings, no=20 wonder so many Starfighters dropped out of the sky! =

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

Steve=20 Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo=20 05.jpg = here.  Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version=20 of photo 05.jpg=20

A = buddy from=20 ARC, Michael Vorrsi, gave me some great advice with the Zipper bare = metal=20 finishes. He=92s done a number of them and one I=92d seen = =93featured=94 in ARC=92s=20 gallery (Michael's=20 F-104C). For example he pointed out: =93The trapezoid panel on the = lower=20 front of the vertical fin is actually gray, as are the wing undersides = and the=20 nose cone, which was bare gray fiberglass.=94 I checked this out on = some F-104=20 websites and he was right (I am a trusting soul), so that=92s what I = did! Thanks=20 Michael. Otherwise I undercoated with Alclad 2 Grey Primer, then used = =93white=20 aluminum=94 as a base, and masked off individual panels with regular = Tamiya=20 masking tape, rubbing lightly over them with a toothpick to highlight = the=20 panel lines and then used a new Swann-Morton blade to cut out the = panels=20 precisely. To these I used =93aluminum=94, =93dark aluminum=94, = =93duraluminum=94 or =93pale=20 burnt metal=94.

The = Eagle Strike=20 decals came next: the instructions are good, the decals are in great = register=20 and they conform excellently to decal softening solution. It made me = never=20 want to use kit decals again (but I=92ve just got a couple of limited = edition=20 Hasegawa kits with Cartograph decals which may save me some money with = a=20 Tomcat and Viper I=92ve got waiting in the stash). I weathered my = zipper with=20 two very light washes of burned sienna oil. Added the Fine details = pitot =96=20 last so that I = didn=92t poke my=20 eye out =96 and voila! I think that it is my best model so far. Okay, = what=92s=20 next? Ahh, that F6 Lightning looks = fast=85

 

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

Photos = and text =A9=20 2004 by "Simon Wallis"

 

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