From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: "Nathan Meyers" References: <00ab01c4475a$db575920$6400a8c0@DELL> Subject: Re: First Article Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2004 23:05:45 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00FD_01C4679B.9F1EBC80" 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_00FD_01C4679B.9F1EBC80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Nathan, I just wanted to let you know your article went on ARC today. Thanks = for sending it in. =20 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: Nathan Meyers=20 To: sheb@telus.net=20 Sent: Monday, May 31, 2004 3:01 PM Subject: First Article =20 Gallery Template #08 "1/72 Hasegawa B-47E"=20 by "Nathan Meyers" -------------------- Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg = here=20 =20 I am 18 yrs old and have been building model aircraft since my early = years. This is actually my first model I have built for about 8 years or = so and the first time I have really tried a lot of techniques common in = the hobby. Since I have a job now, I can buy cool stuff and any model I = want instead of asking my parents anymore. I bought this B-47 off the = internet becasue it was the only place I could find one. Hobby shops in = my area are kind of rare, in fact the ONE new Hobbytown they built is = about 30 some miles away. Anyway, my greatest intrest in aircraft is the = early jet era from the early 1950's to the around the early 70's. = Unfortunately, this means a lot of aircraft are in bare metal. Which is = something I am still experimenting with and I don't quite understand. = So, I just painted this one Testor's Aluminum. Peter Doll's article = about his B-58 is amazing by the way. 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 I built the model right out the box. I have never purchased any = aftermarket kits for models, and I enjoy trying to practice the art of = scratch building as I go along anyway. A lot of it consisted of adding = styrene card structures to the cockpit, and wiring, tubes etc. I also = cut the flaps off the wings and decided to make the model with it's = flaps down, sitting on a tarmac. That was pretty straight forward with = just plastic card structure added into the wing from where I cut them = off. I didn't think about then, but you would never see this unless you = stick your nose down to the base board of the model and look underneath. = Then I cut open the engine bay doors, and scratch built a jet engine = inside that you would never see...This was also my first time using = squadron white putty that I found in the hobby shop. I have read about = everyone else in the hobby using it like it is a standard practice, so I = thought I would try it out. I guess it worked okay, I still dont know = how to get rid of those microscopic "pot-holes" in the seam after = sanding. But luckliy, it didn't show up much.=20 =20 Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg = here=20 =20 Paint was just testor's aluminum, and flat white in a spray can I had = out in the shed. This is the first time I have bought and used an = airbrush. A guy at my hobby shop saw me looking at airbrushes and sold = me on a Cal-Hawk single action external mix airbrush for $20.00, and I = love the thing. Paint comes out so much more smoothly and evenly in an = airbrush, and I can mix my own shades and everything. And it is easy to = clean. Oh yeah, the decals kicked my butt. I ripped every singe one of = the black walk lines to go on the wings. So I hand painted them on, if = you can't tell. For final touches I bought my first aftermarket kit with = Hasegawa's US Pilot ground crew set to mimic a reference photo I found = on the internet. Overall fun kit to build, and I am ready for another, = except I will be leaving for college and don't really have the time, and = I know I won't while I am in college, so my eBay 1/72 XB-70 Valkarie = sits in my room awaiting my return.... Click on images below to see larger images =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 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 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 08.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 08.jpg=20 =20 Photos and text =A9 2003 by "Nathan Meyers" ------=_NextPart_000_00FD_01C4679B.9F1EBC80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi Nathan,
I just wanted to let you = know your=20 article went on ARC today.  Thanks for sending it=20 in.  
 
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 Nathan=20 Meyers
To: sheb@telus.net
Sent: Monday, May 31, 2004 3:01 = PM
Subject: First Article

 =20

Gallery=20 Template #08

"1/72=20 Hasegawa B-47E" 

by "Nathan Meyers"
--------------------

Steve Bamford=20 will insert full sized=20 version of photo 01.jpg = here

I am 18 = yrs old and have=20 been building model aircraft since my early years. This is actually my = first=20 model I have built for about 8 years or so and the first time I have = really=20 tried a lot of techniques common in the hobby. Since I have a job now, = I can=20 buy cool stuff and any model I want instead of asking my parents = anymore. I=20 bought this B-47 off the internet becasue it was the only place I = could find=20 one. Hobby shops in my area are kind of rare, in fact the ONE new = Hobbytown=20 they built is about 30 some miles away. Anyway, my greatest intrest in = aircraft is the early jet era from the early 1950's to the around the = early=20 70's. Unfortunately, this means a lot of aircraft are in bare metal. = Which is=20 something I am still experimenting with and I don't quite understand. = So, I=20 just painted this one Testor's Aluminum. Peter Doll's article about = his B-58=20 is amazing by the way.

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

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 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

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I built = the model right=20 out the box. I have never purchased any aftermarket kits for models, = and I=20 enjoy trying to practice the art of scratch building as I go along = anyway. A=20 lot of it consisted of adding styrene card structures to the cockpit, = and=20 wiring, tubes etc. I also cut the flaps off the wings and decided to = make the=20 model with it's flaps down, sitting on a tarmac. That was pretty = straight=20 forward with just plastic card structure added into the wing from = where I cut=20 them off. I didn't think about then, but you would never see this = unless you=20 stick your nose down to the base board of the model and look = underneath. Then=20 I cut open the engine bay doors, and scratch built a jet engine inside = that=20 you would never see...This was also my first time using squadron white = putty=20 that I found in the hobby shop. I have read about everyone else in the = hobby=20 using it like it is a standard practice, so I thought I would try it = out. I=20 guess it worked okay, I still dont know how to get rid of those = microscopic=20 "pot-holes" in the seam after sanding. But luckliy, it didn't show up = much.=20

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

Paint = was just testor's=20 aluminum, and flat white in a spray can I had out in the shed. This is = the=20 first time I have bought and used an airbrush. A guy at my hobby shop = saw me=20 looking at airbrushes and sold me on a Cal-Hawk single action external = mix=20 airbrush for $20.00, and I love the thing. Paint comes out so much = more=20 smoothly and evenly in an airbrush, and I can mix my own shades and=20 everything. And it is easy to clean. Oh yeah, the decals kicked my = butt. I=20 ripped every singe one of the black walk lines to go on the wings. So = I hand=20 painted them on, if you can't tell. For final touches I bought my = first=20 aftermarket kit with Hasegawa's US Pilot ground crew set to mimic a = reference=20 photo I found on the internet. Overall fun kit to build, and I am = ready for=20 another, except I will be leaving for college and don't really have = the time,=20 and I know I won't while I am in college, so my eBay 1/72 XB-70 = Valkarie sits=20 in my room awaiting my return....

Click on images=20 below to see larger images

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

<= IMG=20 = src=3D"http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Article-Templates/06t.jpg"=20 border=3D0>

 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

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 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller = version of=20 photo 08.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo = will bring=20 up the full sized version of photo 08.jpg=20

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Photos and text =A9 2003 by "Nathan=20 = Meyers"

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