From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: "Kelly Quirk" References: <000f01c4499c$977353a0$0000a398@Kelly> Subject: Re: 1/48 T-38 Talon Date: Sun, 4 Jul 2004 02:02:26 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0060_01C4616A.FA91BFE0" 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_0060_01C4616A.FA91BFE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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: Kelly Quirk=20 To: Steve Bamford=20 Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2004 11:57 AM Subject: 1/48 T-38 Talon Hi Steve, Here's another one for you - this one will be short and sweet. As = always - thank you so much for putting my stuff on the net! Kelly Sword 1/48 T-38 Talon This is a multi-media kit of the Talon. The basic kit is injection = plastic, with resin wheel wells and cockpit. The canopy parts were very = cloudy, but a dip in Future solved that problem. Overall detail is = pretty good. The only thing I added was lines to the landing gear and = the antennas under the nose and on the spine. The way Sword made the = mounting pins for the landing gear was very poor - I have serious doubts = that they would have held up. So I cut off the small nub of plastic and = replaced it with a longer length of brass rod, then drilled out the = wheel to accept the rod. This proved to be much more sturdy. The = decals are the excellent "Ebony Talons" from our friends at Two-Bobs. = Highly recommended! I have special ties at Whiteman AFB and was = thrilled when they released this set of decals. The pilot figures came = from my spares box, I just thought the cockpit looked better with them = in there. This is far from my best build - I've built much more complex = kits with better results. This was one of those "easy" kits with not = too many parts, but for some reason I had trouble almost every step of = the way! =20 Kelly ------=_NextPart_000_0060_01C4616A.FA91BFE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Steve Bamford
Aircraft Resource Center
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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 Kelly = Quirk=20
To: Steve Bamford

Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2004 = 11:57=20 AM

Subject: 1/48 T-38 Talon

Hi Steve,

Here's another one for you - this one = will be=20 short and sweet. As always - thank you so much for putting my = stuff on=20 the net!

Kelly

Sword 1/48 T-38 Talon

This is a multi-media kit of the = Talon. The=20 basic kit is injection plastic, with resin wheel wells and = cockpit. The=20 canopy parts were very cloudy, but a dip in Future solved that = problem. =20 Overall detail is pretty good. The only thing I added was lines = to the=20 landing gear and the antennas under the nose and on the spine. = The way=20 Sword made the mounting pins for the landing gear was very poor - I = have=20 serious doubts that they would have held up. So I cut off the = small nub=20 of plastic and replaced it with a longer length of brass rod, then = drilled out=20 the wheel to accept the rod. This proved to be much more = sturdy. =20 The decals are the excellent "Ebony Talons" from our friends at=20 Two-Bobs. Highly recommended! I have special ties at = Whiteman AFB=20 and was thrilled when they released this set of decals. The = pilot=20 figures came from my spares box, I just thought the cockpit looked = better with=20 them in there. This is far from my best build - I've built much = more=20 complex kits with better results. This was one of those "easy" = kits with=20 not too many parts, but for some reason I had trouble almost every = step of the=20 way!

Kelly

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