From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: References: <0D4E83AECDA36B4B99F7A2F50D1A2DBA025457FB@aveks.aero.cz> Subject: Re: 1/48 F15E (Revell Germany) Date: Tue, 25 May 2004 14:03:18 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_01DF_01C44261.0C292320" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Unsent: 1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_01DF_01C44261.0C292320 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-2" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Jaroslav, Thanks for sending in your F-15E article. I'll e-mail you when your = article goes on ARC later this 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: jaroslav.hajecek@aero.cz=20 To: sheb@telus.net=20 Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 11:51 PM Subject: 1/48 F15E (Revell Germany) Dear Steve,=20 Below is another model of mine to post on the ARC.=20 All the best, Jaroslav Jaroslav Hajecek=20 Sikorsky S76C+ Program=20 Ph:+420 255 762 266=20 Fax:+420 255 763 223=20 Cell: +420 731 135 152=20 E-Mail: jaroslav.hajecek@aero.cz=20 "Revell 1/48 F15E Strike Eagle"=20 by "Jaroslav Hajecek" -------------------- Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg = here=20 =20 Well, here is another one of my models. It is the well known Revell = Germany (Promodeller) 1/48 scale kit. Many reviews have been posted to = date, so I will just say that it is truly a superb model. The only = problem I have encountered building the model was the forward fuselage = section was a bit smaller so it did not fit properly. This was fixed by = a strut placed at the rear of the section. (you can see that strut in = the last picture which I call "The Disaster") :-)) Except this minor = repair and scratch built RBF flags with the sidewinder tip covers the = model was built entirely OOB. 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 I bought the model while living in Munich Germany at a sale in Toys R = Us as something to keep me sane. I was surprised at the quality and = strated the build almost straight away. At the time I did not know the = ARC website and therefore having no clue whatsoever about Future and = other goodies. So I was quite disappointed to see the decals silver. I = spent whole night applying them, went to bed at 2:00 A.M. as many of you = have done thousands of times and when I returned in the morning, I saw = what I saw. The final matt coat helepd to eliminate most of it, but it = still does silver a little bit. As for the weathering, USAF keeps their = birds pretty clean so I kept that to a minimum.=20 Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg = here=20 =20 The model survived my move from Munich back to Prague, but it did = suffer severe damage last summer. One day my mom called me at work and = said that two of my airplanes had fallen off my shelf. I have asked what = airplanes, but the only thing I got out of her was a big dark gey one = with WA on the tail, and a small one also dark grey. That was enough to = almost cause me an heart attack :-))))) Upon my arrival home I have = dicovered that a window curtain had pulled the F15 off my shelf right = down on my desk. The two airplanes were actually one because my mom = thought the nose section alone was an aircraft :-))))) On one of the = pictures below you can see "The Disaster". Luckily, not even a smallest = bit of filler fell out, so I was able to repair the aircraft. So the = aircraft in the pictures you see here is the repaired one. I did not = manage to take pictures of the "original" one. :-))) Well that is all folks, please feel free to e-mail me with some feed = back, tips on improvement etc. I will be glad to receive your inputs. = E-mail: hajecekj@volny.cz Cheers from Prague, Czech Republic Jarda Click on images below to see larger images =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 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 =20 Photos and text C 2003 by "Jaroslav Hajecek" ------=_NextPart_000_01DF_01C44261.0C292320 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-2" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi Jaroslav,
Thanks for sending in=20 your F-15E article.  I'll e-mail you when your article goes on = ARC=20 later this 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 jaroslav.hajecek@aero.cz =
To: sheb@telus.net
Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 = 11:51=20 PM
Subject: 1/48 F15E (Revell = Germany)

Dear = Steve,=20
Below is another=20 model of mine to post on the ARC.
All = the=20 best,
Jaroslav
Jaroslav Hajecek
Sikorsky S76C+ Program
Ph:+420 255 762 266
Fax:+420 255 763 223
Cell:=20 +420 731 135 152
E-Mail: jaroslav.hajecek@aero.cz=20

"Revell 1/48=20 F15E Strike Eagle" 

by "Jaroslav Hajecek"
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Steve=20 Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg = here

Well, here is another one of my = models. It is=20 the well known Revell Germany (Promodeller) 1/48 scale kit. Many = reviews have=20 been posted to date, so I will just say that it is truly a superb = model. The=20 only problem I have encountered building the model was the forward = fuselage=20 section was a bit smaller so it did not fit properly. This was fixed = by a=20 strut placed at the rear of the section. (you can see that strut in = the last=20 picture which I call "The Disaster") :-)) Except this minor repair and = scratch=20 built RBF flags with the sidewinder tip covers the model was built = entirely=20 OOB.

Click on=20 images below to see larger images

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

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

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I bought the model while living in Munich = Germany=20 at a sale in Toys R Us as something to keep me sane. I was = surprised at=20 the quality and strated the build almost straight away. At the time I = did not=20 know the ARC website and therefore having no clue whatsoever about = Future and=20 other goodies. So I was quite disappointed to see the decals silver. I = spent=20 whole night applying them, went to bed at 2:00 A.M. as many of you = have done=20 thousands of times and when I returned in the morning, I saw what I = saw. The=20 final matt coat helepd to eliminate most of it, but it still does = silver a=20 little bit. As for the weathering, USAF keeps their birds pretty clean = so I=20 kept that to a minimum.

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

The model survived my move from Munich back = to=20 Prague, but it did suffer severe damage last summer. One day my mom = called me=20 at work and said that two of my airplanes had fallen off my = shelf. I have asked what airplanes, but the only = thing I=20 got out of her was a big dark gey one with WA on the tail, and a small = one=20 also dark grey. That was enough to almost cause me an heart attack = :-)))))=20 Upon my arrival home I have dicovered that a window curtain had=20 pulled the F15 off my shelf right down on my desk. The two = airplanes were=20 actually one because my mom thought the nose section alone was an = aircraft=20 :-))))) On one of the pictures below you can see "The Disaster". = Luckily, not=20 even a smallest bit of filler fell out, so I was able to repair the = aircraft.=20 So the aircraft in the pictures you see here is the repaired one. I = did not=20 manage to take pictures of the "original" one. :-)))

Well that is all folks, please feel free to = e-mail me=20 with some feed back, tips on improvement etc. I will be glad to = receive your=20 inputs. E-mail: hajecekj@volny.cz

=

Cheers from Prague, Czech = Republic

Jarda

Click on=20 images below to see larger images

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

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Photos and text © = 2003=20 by "Jaroslav = Hajecek"

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