From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: References: <1ef.224605c1.2df0d29e@aol.com> Subject: Re: Sorry for the huge file size, but I think it's worth it. Enjoy! Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 15:56:19 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000A_01C46828.D69CD740" 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_000A_01C46828.D69CD740 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Fred, I just wanted to let you know your article went on ARC today. Thanks = for sending it in. =20 =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: Fredshammas@aol.com=20 To: sheb@telus.net=20 Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2004 12:14 PM Subject: Sorry for the huge file size, but I think it's worth it. = Enjoy! Gallery Template #13 This template is for modelers that want to custom create their = article. Copy and paste any of the "image placement boxes" below as = much as you want to create any article configuration you want. Limit = yourself to no more than 26 photos per article, but to use more photos = you have to supply more text to keep things balanced. If you use higher = numbers of photos, then your article will be using smaller "thumbnail = photos", so it will be common for you to use 3 or 4 thumbnail photos = side by side and not using the 2 thumbnail photos side by side as much. = Try to limit your article to 2 or 3 full sized photos. Gray frames are = to help you visualize the raw HTML code. These gray frames will be = removed when I load your article to ARC. Remember to indicate where = each photo goes....01.jpg goes here....02.jpg goes here etc etc. Iranian Air Force Tactical Aircraft, Part I=20 by Fariborz (Fred) Shammas -------------------- Steve Bamford will insert full siz=20 ed version of photo 01.jpg here=20 =20 Here are some photos of my 1/48th Scale Aircraft. =20 1.. F-4E (Hasegawa) On this kit I used a Verlinden cockpit, but aside from that = it=E2=80=99s out of the box. The markings were kluged together from = various sources. 2. F-5E Tiger II (Monogram) In terms of improvements, I used a Black Box resin cockpit set, = I fabricated intake covers to avoid the =E2=80=9Cflat intake = wall=E2=80=9D problem, and I rescribed all of the panel lines. I used = Model Master enamels straight from the bottle, but I like to use Testors = liquid cement to thin the paints. No difficulties with paint adhesion = here! 3. Grumman F-14A Tomcat (Hasegawa) I built the infamous Hasegawa Tomcat about 10 years ago. I used = a Verlinden cockpit and of course made the intake covers. The wings are = actually from the Academy F-14 kit, since the Hasegawa wings at the time = had some molding irregularities, and the flaps and slats did not fit = particularly well in the retracted position. Decals came once again, = from the spares box. I=E2=80=99m sure you are wondering about how I photograph my = models. =20 99% of my photography is done outdoors. I use a SONY Cyber-Shot = 3.2 megapixel digital camera. I have a simulated 1/48th scale tarmac = about 36=E2=80=9D wide by about 56=E2=80=9D long. I set this on the roof = of my car so that I may angle the camera from a flat, low angle in order = to get a realistic =E2=80=9Cworms eye=E2=80=9D view of the subject. The = ground support equipment comes from the often used Hasegawa and ESCI = ground support equipment sets. For the background scenery, I=E2=80=99ve taken photographs of = various control towers and airports from around the world, including RAF = Akrotiri on Cyprus, RAF Tai Kali on Malta, and some shots taken at Kabul = and Shiraz Airport in Iran. I=E2=80=99ve also =E2=80=9CBorrowed=E2=80=9D = some shots from Airliners.net. Using Polaroid PhotoMax (which came with = the computer) I can composite in a realistic background. Adding other = 1/48th scale aircraft in the background lends perspective, and = =E2=80=9Cbusys up=E2=80=9D the environment so that it looks less = sterile. =20 Right now I=E2=80=99m working on the Classic Airframes F-5A. One = way or another, I=E2=80=99m sure it will work its way onto the Net. =20 =20 Fred Click on image below to see larger image =20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of = photo 03.jpg here. 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Hi Fred,
I just wanted to let you know your article went on ARC=20 today.  Thanks for sending it in.   
 
Steve Bamford
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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.
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From:=20 Fredshammas@aol.com
To: sheb@telus.net
Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2004 = 12:14=20 PM
Subject: Sorry for the huge = file size,=20 but I think it's worth it. Enjoy!

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Iranian Air=20 Force Tactical Aircraft, Part=20 I 

by Fariborz (Fred)=20 Shammas
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Here are some = photos of my=20 1/48th Scale Aircraft.

 

  1. F-4E=20 (Hasegawa)

On this kit I = used a=20 Verlinden cockpit, but aside from that it=E2=80=99s out of the = box. The markings=20 were kluged together from various sources.

 

   = 2. F-5E Tiger=20 II (Monogram)

 In terms of = improvements, I used=20 a Black Box resin cockpit set,  I fabricated intake = covers to=20 avoid the =E2=80=9Cflat intake wall=E2=80=9D problem, and I = rescribed all of the panel=20 lines. I used Model Master enamels straight from the bottle, but = I like=20 to use Testors liquid cement to thin the paints. No difficulties = with=20 paint adhesion here!

 

  3. = Grumman F-14A=20 Tomcat (Hasegawa)

I built the = infamous=20 Hasegawa Tomcat about 10 years ago. I used a Verlinden cockpit = and of=20 course made the intake covers. The wings are actually from the = Academy=20 F-14 kit, since the Hasegawa wings at the time had some molding=20 irregularities, and the flaps and slats did not fit particularly = well in=20 the retracted position. Decals came once again, from the spares=20 box.

 

I=E2=80=99m = sure you are wondering=20 about how I photograph my models.

 

99% of my = photography is=20 done outdoors. I use a SONY Cyber-Shot 3.2 megapixel digital = camera. I=20 have a simulated 1/48th scale tarmac about = 36=E2=80=9D wide by about=20 56=E2=80=9D long. I set this on the roof of my car so that I may = angle the=20 camera from a flat, low angle in order to get a realistic = =E2=80=9Cworms eye=E2=80=9D=20 view of the subject. The ground support equipment comes from the = often=20 used Hasegawa and ESCI ground support equipment sets.

For the = background scenery,=20 I=E2=80=99ve taken photographs of various control towers and = airports from=20 around the world, including RAF Akrotiri on=20 = Cyprus,=20 RAF Tai Kali on=20 = Malta,=20 and some shots taken at=20 Kabul and=20 Shiraz=20 Airport in=20 = Iran.=20 I=E2=80=99ve also =E2=80=9CBorrowed=E2=80=9D some shots from = Airliners.net. Using Polaroid=20 PhotoMax (which came with the computer) I can composite in a = realistic=20 background. Adding other 1/48th scale aircraft in the = background lends perspective, and =E2=80=9Cbusys up=E2=80=9D the = environment so that it=20 looks less sterile.

 

Right now = I=E2=80=99m working on the=20 Classic Airframes F-5A. One way or another, I=E2=80=99m sure it = will work its=20 way onto the Net.

 

 

Fred

 

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