From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: "Ryan Ahern" References: <40CB8041.000003.02516@Quagmyre> Subject: Re: Accurate Miniatures 1/48 TBF-1C Avenger build Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 11:27:42 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/related; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_002B_01C46F15.C3238DA0"; type="multipart/alternative" 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_002B_01C46F15.C3238DA0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_002C_01C46F15.C3238DA0" ------=_NextPart_001_002C_01C46F15.C3238DA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Ryan, 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. =20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Ryan Ahern=20 To: sheb@telus.net=20 Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2004 3:14 PM Subject: Accurate Miniatures 1/48 TBF-1C Avenger build Steve, Feel free to link directly to my site for the pics if possible. = Links are below, pics also attached. Pic 1) http://www.ryanahern.net/The_Fleet/Overhaul/P2080032.JPG Pic 2) http://www.ryanahern.net/The_Fleet/Overhaul/P2080025.JPG Pic 3) http://www.ryanahern.net/The_Fleet/Overhaul/P2080031.JPG -Ryan Ahern... Gallery Template #03 Accurate Miniatures 1/48 TBF-1C Avenger by Ryan Ahern -------------------- Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo = 01.jpg here=20 =20 Accurate Miniatures' Kit #3401 TBF-1C Avenger. Building an = Accurate Miniatures kit is like hitting that perfect drive off the tee = in an otherwise mediocre golf outing. All the frustrations of your other = builds just go away and you say to yourself, "Yeah, I'll build again." = This build was primarily OOTB with exception to the antennae assembly = which I manifested using aluminum tubing for the reinforced antennae = masts and 4-pound fishing line painted black for the wire. A lot more = durable than human hair, but still on the bulky side. Only con is that = the color of the insignias were an inaccurate shade of insignia blue. = But that's getting really picky. The plane ended up being larger than I = thought. These Avengers were big! Definitely a fun build. If you want to = build an Avenger, this is a kit to build. Click on images below to see larger images =20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of = photo 02.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 02.jpg=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 Photos and text =A9 2003 by Ryan Ahern =20 =20 =20 ____________________________________________________ IncrediMail - Email has finally evolved - Click Here ------=_NextPart_001_002C_01C46F15.C3238DA0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
Hi Ryan,
I just wanted to let you know your = article went on=20 ARC today.  Thanks for sending it 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 Ryan = Ahern=20
Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2004 = 3:14=20 PM
Subject: Accurate Miniatures = 1/48 TBF-1C=20 Avenger build

Steve,

Feel free to link directly to my site for the = pics if=20 possible. Links are below, pics also attached.

Pic 1) http://= www.ryanahern.net/The_Fleet/Overhaul/P2080032.JPG
Pic=20 2) http://= www.ryanahern.net/The_Fleet/Overhaul/P2080025.JPG
Pic=20 3) http://= www.ryanahern.net/The_Fleet/Overhaul/P2080031.JPG

-Ryan Ahern...

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Accurate=20 Miniatures 1/48 TBF-1C Avenger

by Ryan Ahern
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Steve=20 Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg=20 here
Accurate = Miniatures' Kit=20 #3401 TBF-1C Avenger. Building an Accurate Miniatures kit is = like=20 hitting that perfect drive off the tee in an otherwise mediocre = golf=20 outing. All the frustrations of your other builds just go away = and you=20 say to yourself, "Yeah, I'll build again." This build was = primarily OOTB=20 with exception to the antennae assembly which I manifested using = aluminum tubing for the reinforced antennae masts and 4-pound = fishing=20 line painted black for the wire. A lot more durable than human = hair, but=20 still on the bulky side. Only con is that the color of the = insignias=20 were an inaccurate shade of insignia blue. But that's = getting=20 really picky. The plane ended up being larger than I=20 thought. These Avengers were big! Definitely a fun build. = If you=20 want to build an Avenger, this is a kit to = build.

Click on=20 images below to see larger images

 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able = smaller=20 version of photo 02.jpg here.  Clicking on that = photo will=20 bring up the full sized version of photo 02.jpg=20

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Photos and text =A9=20 2003 by Ryan Ahern

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