From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: "Darius Aibara" References: <000901c440bd$7457bc40$0fce4e51@your5stqglewg2> Subject: Re: Galery Article - F9F-8 Cougar Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2004 00:48:26 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_004B_01C45F05.25E5AA20" 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_004B_01C45F05.25E5AA20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Darius, Thanks for sending in your Cougar article. It will go on aRc for the = next update. 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: Sunday, May 23, 2004 4:59 AM Subject: Galery Article - F9F-8 Cougar Gallery Template #05 "1:50 Revell F9F-8 Cougar"=20 by "Darius Aibara" -------------------- Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg = here=20 =20 Until Hobbycraft get around to releasing their F9F Cougars the old = Revell kit is the only injection moulded kit of the subject in this = scale - there was a Golden Wings kit released a few years ago but that = was a vac-form. I obtained this example form D&J Hobbies in San Jose = about 9 years ago when I was working out in California on a staff = exchange that my UK company had going with a US engineering consultancy. = The kit is a 1960s (or earlier) veteran with minimal cockpit and gear = well detail but is reasonably shaped - it looks like a Cougar. Whatever = is says on the box it is not 1:48 scale - more like 1:50 as it looks = considerably smaller when sat alongside my Monogram F9F Panther. 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 Using True-Details photoetched parts I scratch built a cockpit tub and = ejection seat from plastic card - the rest is generally as supplied by = the kit. I did build my own main and nose gear covers from plastic card = as the kit ones were decidedly chunky. The model was brush painted = Humbrol sea blue with Humbrol metalcote aluminium for the wing, fin and = elevator leading edges. The decals for an F9F-8 of VF-81 came from the = spares box. =20 Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg = here=20 =20 Photos and text =A9 2004 by "Darius Aibara" Regards Darius ------=_NextPart_000_004B_01C45F05.25E5AA20 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi Darius,
Thanks for sending in=20 your Cougar article.  It will go on aRc for the next=20 update.
 
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: Sunday, May 23, 2004 4:59 = AM
Subject: Galery Article - F9F-8 = Cougar

Gallery = Template=20 #05

"1:50 = Revell F9F-8=20 Cougar" 

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

Until = Hobbycraft get=20 around to releasing their F9F Cougars the old Revell kit is the only = injection=20 moulded kit of the subject in this scale - there was a Golden Wings = kit=20 released a few years ago but that was a vac-form.  I obtained = this=20 example form D&J Hobbies in San Jose about 9 years ago when I was = working=20 out in California on a staff exchange that my UK company had = going with a=20 US engineering consultancy.  The kit is a 1960s (or earlier) = veteran=20 with minimal cockpit and gear well detail but is reasonably shaped - = it looks=20 like a Cougar.  Whatever is says on the box it is not 1:48 scale = - more=20 like 1:50 as it looks considerably smaller when sat alongside my = Monogram F9F=20 Panther.

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>

Using = True-Details=20 photoetched parts I scratch built a cockpit tub and ejection seat from = plastic=20 card - the rest is generally as supplied by the kit.  I did build = my=20 own main and nose gear covers from plastic card as the kit=20 ones were decidedly chunky.  The model was brush = painted=20 Humbrol sea blue with Humbrol metalcote aluminium for the = wing, fin=20 and elevator leading edges.  The decals for an F9F-8 of = VF-81 came=20 from the spares box.

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

Photos = and text =A9 2004=20 by "Darius Aibara"

Regards

 

Darius

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