From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: References: Subject: Re: Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2004 01:07:38 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0207_01C462F5.A7EC3040" 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_0207_01C462F5.A7EC3040 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Massimo, Thanks for sending in your MC-200 article. I'll e-mail you when your = article goes on ARC....currently articles are taking about 3 weeks from = the time they are sent in until they go on ARC. 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: maslac@libero.it=20 To: sheb=20 Sent: Saturday, May 22, 2004 3:12 AM Gallery Template #07 "Smer 1/48 (?) Macchi MC-200"=20 by "Massimo La Civita" -------------------- =20 =20 =20 Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg = here=20 =20 My modelling philosophy is "decent models from cheap kits": this is my = Smer Macchi mc-200. I built this kit out of the box several years ago, = but some times after construction it had an "accident" so it layed in = pieces in it's box until two months ago, when I decided to rebuilt and = improve it, with no help from aftermarket, of course. So, I sanded and rescribed all the surfaces, scratchbuilt cockpit, = canopy, landing gear and gear bays. Having chosen a quite simple paint = sheme (italian "mimetic green 2" over "light blue-gray"), I decided to = "catch the eye" representing open oil tank bay, scratchbuilding all the = visible inner frame structures. Spares decals were used, only the coat = of arms of Savoia (italian royal house since Italy was a kingdom) in the = tail cross being handpainted. =20 =20 =20 Click on images below to see larger images =20 =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 =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 The model was finished in the colors of "white 1" (commander) = belonging to 96th squadriglia (sqn), 9th Gruppo (group), 4th Stormo = Caccia Terrestre (land fighter wing), operating against Yugoslavia from = northern Italy, late 1940 (sorry for historical inaccuracy, but these = are the informations I get from the web).=20 =20 =20 =20 Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg = here=20 =20 Thanks to my girlfriend Valentina for her patience, she says I'm = always "playing" with my models... =20 =20 =20 Click on images below to see larger images =20 =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 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 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 07.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 07.jpg=20 =20 Photos and text =A9 2003 by "Massimo La Civita" ------=_NextPart_000_0207_01C462F5.A7EC3040 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi Massimo,
Thanks for sending in=20 your MC-200 article.  I'll e-mail you when your article goes = on=20 ARC....currently articles are taking about 3 weeks from the time they = are sent=20 in until they go on ARC.
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 maslac@libero.it=20
To: sheb
Sent: Saturday, May 22, 2004 = 3:12=20 AM

Gallery = Template=20 #07


"Smer = 1/48 (?) Macchi=20 MC-200" 


by "Massimo La Civita"
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Steve Bamford=20 will insert full=20 sized version of photo 01.jpg = here=20

=20

My = modelling philosophy is=20 "decent models from cheap kits": this is my Smer Macchi mc-200. I = built this=20 kit out of the box several years ago, but some times after = construction it had=20 an "accident" so it layed in pieces in it's box until two months ago, = when I=20 decided to rebuilt and improve it, with no help from aftermarket, of=20 course.


So, I = sanded and rescribed=20 all the surfaces, scratchbuilt cockpit, canopy, landing gear and gear = bays.=20 Having chosen a quite simple paint sheme (italian "mimetic green 2" = over=20 "light blue-gray"), I decided to "catch the eye" representing open oil = tank=20 bay, scratchbuilding all the visible inner frame structures. Spares = decals=20 were used, only the coat of arms of Savoia (italian royal house since = Italy=20 was a kingdom) in the tail cross being handpainted.











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

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


The model = was finished in=20 the colors of "white 1" (commander) belonging to 96th squadriglia = (sqn), 9th=20 Gruppo (group), 4th Stormo Caccia Terrestre (land fighter wing), = operating=20 against Yugoslavia from northern Italy, late 1940 (sorry for = historical=20 inaccuracy, but these are the informations I get from the web).=20






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

=

Thanks to my girlfriend = Valentina for=20 her patience, she says I'm always "playing" with my=20 models...












Click on images=20 below to see larger images

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

Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller = version of=20 photo 06.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo = will bring=20 up the full sized version of photo 06.jpg=20

Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller = version of=20 photo 07.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo = will bring=20 up the full sized version of photo 07.jpg=20


Photos = and text =A9 2003=20 by "Massimo La=20 Civita"

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