Subject: Re: Gallery Submission
From: "Steve Bamford ARC" <[email-masked]>
To: "Bret Xu" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 3 Jul 2004 01:36:22 -0700

Hi Bret,

Steve Bamford
Aircraft Resource Center
http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com

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 ----- 
From: "Bret Xu" <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 2:19 PM
Subject: Gallery Submission

> Hi,
>
> This is my submission for the Testors B-2 Bomber I just built. It has 9
> pictures (and 7 thumbnails, i.e. 03t.jpg is 03.jpg's thumbnail). I am
> sending you the HTML code, shown below. You can just copy and paste. The
> pictures are in a zip file attached. Please let me know if you need
anything
> else. Thanks, your website is great!
>
> Bret
>
> <font size="2">
> <p align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#004080" size="4">Gallery
Template
> #0</font></font><font face="Arial" color="#004080" size="4">9</font></p>
> <font size="2">
> <p align="center"><b><font face="Arial" color="#004080"
size="7">&quot;1/72
> Testors
> B-2A Spirit&quot;&nbsp;</font></b></p>
> <p align="center"><font face="Arial"><font size="6"><font color="#004080">
> by&nbsp;&quot;Bret Xu&quot;</font><font color="#ff0000"><br>
> </font></font><font color="#004080"
> size="5"><b>--------------------</b></font></font></p>
> <center>
> <table borderColor="#004080" height="372" width="638" bgColor="#ffffff"
> borderColorLight="#004080" border="3">
>   <tr>
>     <td width="625" bgColor="#ffffff" height="366">
>     <div align="center">
>       <font face="Arial" color="#004080" size="4">Steve Bamford will
insert
> full
>       sized version of </font><font face="Arial" color="#004080"
> size="4">photo
>       <font color="#ff0000">01.jpg</font> here</font>
>     </div>
>     <div align="center">
>       <font size="2">
>       <img
> src="http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Article-Templates/01.jpg"
> border="0">
>     </div>
>     </font></td>
>   </tr>
> </table>
> </center>
> <p align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#004080" size="4">This kit is
> built
> Out-Of-Box. Testors discontinued this kit a while ago, possibly due to
lack
> of
> details in the weapons bay and landing gear. I think Testors meant for
this
> to
> be an easy model that any one can built. There aren't many parts. However,
> the
> project turned out quiet challenging because many parts don't fit
> together.</font></p>
> <div align="center">
>   <center>
>   <table borderColor="#004080" width="91%" bgColor="#ffffff" border="3">
>     <tr>
>       <td width="100%" colSpan="3">
>       <p align="center"><font face="Arial" color="#004080" size="4">Click
on
>       images below to see larger images</font></td>
>     </tr>
>     <tr>
>       <td align="middle" width="33%"><font face="Arial" size="4">
>       <font color="#004080">Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller
>       version of photo <font color="#ff0000">0</font></font><font
> color="#ff0000">3</font><font color="#004080"><font
> color="#ff0000">.jpg</font>
>       here.&nbsp; Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized
> version of
>       photo <font color="#ff0000">0</font></font><font
> color="#ff0000">3.jpg</font></font>
>       <p>
>       <a
> href="http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Article-Templates/03.jpg">
>       <img
> src="http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Article-Templates/03t.jpg"
> border="0"></a></td>
>       <td align="middle" width="33%">&nbsp;<font face="Arial"
size="4"><font
> color="#004080">Steve
>       Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo
>       <font color="#ff0000">0</font></font><font
> color="#ff0000">4</font><font color="#004080"><font
> color="#ff0000">.jpg</font>
>       here.&nbsp; Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized
> version of
>       photo <font color="#ff0000">0</font></font><font
> color="#ff0000">4.jpg</font></font>
>       <p>
>       <a
> href="http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Article-Templates/04.jpg">
>       <img
> src="http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Article-Templates/04t.jpg"
> border="0"></a></td>
>       <td align="middle" width="34%"><font face="Arial" size="4">
>       <font color="#004080">Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller
>       version of photo <font color="#ff0000">0</font></font><font
> color="#ff0000">5</font><font color="#004080"><font
> color="#ff0000">.jpg</font>
>       here.&nbsp; Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized
> version of
>       photo <font color="#ff0000">0</font></font><font
> color="#ff0000">5.jpg</font></font>
>       <p>
>       <a
> href="http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Article-Templates/05.jpg">
>       <img
> src="http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Article-Templates/05t.jpg"
> border="0"></a></td>
>     </tr>
>   </table>
>   </center>
> </div>
> <p align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#004080" size="4">There are two
> ways
> to build this kit. First way is to attached the upper and lower fuselage
> together and then attach the wings. However, I don't recommend this way as
> the
> result fit is almost impossible. I use the second approach: attached the
> upper
> wings with the upper fuselage, and then attach the lower fuselage to the
> piece
> and finally the lower wings. There were still large gaps after I was done
> and I
> had to fill the holes with putty. Since there is no detail in the weapons
> bay
> and landing gear, I've decided to build this model in-flight. Plus, I
think
> B-2A
> looks better when flying.</font></p>
> <center>
> <table borderColor="#004080" height="372" width="638" bgColor="#ffffff"
> borderColorLight="#004080" border="3">
>   <tr>
>     <td width="625" bgColor="#ffffff" height="366">&nbsp;
>     <div align="center">
>       <font face="Arial" color="#004080" size="4">Steve Bamford will
insert
> full
>       sized version of </font><font face="Arial" color="#004080"
> size="4">photo
>       <font color="#ff0000">0</font></font><font face="Arial"
> color="#ff0000" size="4">2</font><font face="Arial" color="#004080"
> size="4"><font color="#ff0000">.jpg</font>
>       here</font>
>     </div>
>     <div align="center">
>       <img
> src="http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Article-Templates/02.jpg"
> border="0"><font size="2">
>     </div>
>     </font></td>
>   </tr>
> </table>
> </center></font><font size="4" color="#004080">
> <p><font face="Arial">I read the B-2A is covered in gunship grey. However,
> personally I find that color to be very weak and ugly on this model. Plus,
> the
> surface material is very unique on the B-2 and it reflects different shade
> of
> grey under different conditions. Therefore, I decided to mix my own color:
3
> parts of German Grey, 2 parts of black, and 1 part of Khaki Drab (the
Khaki
> Drab
> is not noticeable at all, just wasted my paint). I like the resulting
color.
> The
> aircraft color shown in the pictures are actually darker than it really
is.
> </font></p>
> </font><font size="2">
> <div align="center">
>   <center>
>   <table borderColor="#004080" width="91%" bgColor="#ffffff" border="3">
>     <tr>
>       <td width="100%" colSpan="2">
>       <p align="center"><font face="Arial" color="#004080" size="4">Click
on
>       images below to see larger images</font></td>
>     </tr>
>     <tr>
>       <td align="middle" width="52%"><font face="Arial" size="4">
>       <font color="#004080">Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller
>       version of photo <font color="#ff0000">0</font></font><font
> color="#ff0000">6</font><font color="#004080"><font
> color="#ff0000">.jpg</font>
>       here.&nbsp; Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized
> version of
>       photo <font color="#ff0000">0</font></font><font
> color="#ff0000">6.jpg</font></font>
>       <p>
>       <a
> href="http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Article-Templates/06.jpg">
>       <img
> src="http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Article-Templates/06t.jpg"
> border="0"></a></td>
>       <td align="middle" width="48%"><font face="Arial" size="4">
>       <font color="#004080">Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller
>       version of photo <font color="#ff0000">0</font></font><font
> color="#ff0000">7</font><font color="#004080"><font
> color="#ff0000">.jpg</font>
>       here.&nbsp; Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized
> version of
>       photo <font color="#ff0000">0</font></font><font
> color="#ff0000">7.jpg</font></font>
>       <p>
>       <a
> href="http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Article-Templates/07.jpg">
>       <img
> src="http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Article-Templates/07t.jpg"
> border="0"></a></td>
>     </tr>
>   </table>
>   </center>
> </div>
> </font><font size="4" color="#004080" face="Arial">
> <p>After I was done, I coated the entire plane with Testors Dull Cote.
I've
> heard it yellows when it ages. This project definitely turned out more
> difficult
> than I anticipated, but I like the result. Feel free to email me any
> questions
> or comments.</p>
> </font><font size="2">
> <div align="center">
>   <center>
>   <table borderColor="#004080" width="91%" bgColor="#ffffff" border="3">
>     <tr>
>       <td width="100%" colSpan="2">
>       <p align="center"><font face="Arial" color="#004080" size="4">Click
on
>       images below to see larger images</font></td>
>     </tr>
>     <tr>
>       <td align="middle" width="50%"><font size="2"><font face="Arial"
> size="4">
>       <font color="#004080">Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller
>       version of photo <font color="#ff0000">0</font></font><font
> color="#ff0000">8</font><font color="#004080"><font
> color="#ff0000">.jpg</font>
>       here.&nbsp; Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized
> version of
>       photo <font color="#ff0000">0</font></font><font
> color="#ff0000">8.jpg</font></font>
>       <p>
>       <a
> href="http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Article-Templates/08.jpg">
>       <img
> src="http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Article-Templates/08t.jpg"
> border="0"></a>
>       </font></td>
>       <td align="middle" width="50%"><font face="Arial" size="4">
>       <font color="#004080">Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller
>       version of photo <font color="#ff0000">0</font></font><font
> face="Arial" color="#ff0000">9</font><font color="#004080"><font
> color="#ff0000">.jpg</font>
>       here.&nbsp; Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized
> version of
>       photo <font color="#ff0000">0</font></font><font
> color="#ff0000">9</font>.jpg
>       </font><font size="2">
>       <p>
>       <a
> href="http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Article-Templates/09.jpg">
>       <img
> src="http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Article-Templates/09t.jpg"
> border="0"></a></font></td>
>     </tr>
>   </table>
>   </center>
> </div>
> <p align="center"><font face="Arial" color="#004080" size="3">Photos and
> text ©
> 2004 by&nbsp;Bret Xu</font></p>
> </font>
>
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