From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: "Daniel PerezVertti" References: <40DFB081.3030707@sbcglobal.net> Subject: Re: Tswana F-5s article. Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 20:20:11 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_03EA_01C46F60.2ACF78C0" 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_03EA_01C46F60.2ACF78C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Daniel, 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: Daniel PerezVertti=20 To: sheb@telus.net=20 Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2004 10:45 PM Subject: Tswana F-5s article. "1/72 Botswana Defence Force F-5A and F-5B"=20 by "Daniel PerezVertti" -------------------- Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg = here=20 =20 I promised you esoteric, so here goes! Botswana received 12 F-5s from = Canada in 1996, 9xCF-5As and 3xCF-5Ds. Later on in 2000, they received a = further two more family models for a total of 14 F-5s. Ever since then, = they have been based at Thebephatshwa AB, near Molepolole, Botswana. The = Ever since I saw the article in International Air Power Review (Vol.9), = I went bananas over this scheme. I recently purchased the ex-Esci, = now-Revell F-5B kit, which is an excellent little kit, and fit the bill = perfectly. The F-5s were painted in the former 'ghost' aggressor scheme = that were applied to Canadian aircraft of FS36307, FS35237, and FS36251, = all Testors MM. The decals are from a modified sheet that custom made by = Mike Grant of F-5B numbered OJ25, which was one of the newer aicraft = reveived in 2000. I built up the F-5B in about 6 weeks, and was so happy = with the result that I just had to fish out the ex-Esci, now-Italeri = F-5A. Since both kits share 80% of the tooling, I flew through the F-5A = build and in 9 short build days, I had both the F-5A and F-5B in their = gorgeous markings. Special thanks to Piet van Schalkwyk for the = excellent pics he sent me of OJ25. Enjoy! The 'Tswana Twins', Interesting thing I found out during my = research....if you want to use an adjective to describe something from = Botswana, the correct term is 'Tswana'. Also the people of Botswana are = the 'Batswana', and a single person is referred to as a 'Motswana'. The = native language is called 'Setswana'. Learn something new everyday! :-) Click on image below to see larger image =20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of = photo 0?.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 0?.jpg=20 =20 =20 Click on images below to see larger images =20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 0?.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 0?.jpg=20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 0?.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 0?.jpg=20 =20 Click on images below to see larger images =20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 0?.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 0?.jpg=20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 0?.jpg here. 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Hi Daniel,
I just wanted to let you know your article went on = ARC=20 today.  Thanks for sending it in.  
 
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.
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Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2004 = 10:45=20 PM
Subject: Tswana F-5s = article.

"1/72=20 Botswana Defence Force F-5A and F-5B" 

by "Daniel PerezVertti"
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Steve Bamford=20 will insert full sized=20 version of photo 01.jpg = here
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I promised = you esoteric,=20 so here goes! Botswana received 12 F-5s from Canada in 1996, 9xCF-5As = and=20 3xCF-5Ds. Later on in 2000, they received a further two more family = models for=20 a total of 14 F-5s. Ever since then, they have been based at = Thebephatshwa AB,=20 near Molepolole, Botswana. The Ever since I saw the article in = International=20 Air Power Review (Vol.9), I went bananas over this scheme. I recently=20 purchased the ex-Esci, now-Revell F-5B kit, which is an excellent = little kit,=20 and fit the bill perfectly. The F-5s were painted in the former = 'ghost'=20 aggressor scheme that were applied to Canadian aircraft of FS36307, = FS35237,=20 and FS36251, all Testors MM. The decals are from a modified sheet that = custom=20 made by Mike Grant of F-5B numbered OJ25, which was one of the newer = aicraft=20 reveived in 2000. I built up the F-5B in about 6 weeks, and was so = happy with=20 the result that I just had to fish out the ex-Esci, now-Italeri F-5A. = Since=20 both kits share 80% of the tooling, I flew through the F-5A build and = in 9=20 short build days, I had both the F-5A and F-5B in their gorgeous = markings.=20 Special thanks to Piet van Schalkwyk for the excellent pics he sent me = of=20 OJ25. Enjoy!

The = 'Tswana=20 Twins', Interesting thing I found out during my research....if = you want=20 to use an adjective to describe something from Botswana, the = correct=20 term is 'Tswana'. Also the people of Botswana are the = 'Batswana', and a=20 single person is referred to as a 'Motswana'. The native = language is=20 called 'Setswana'. Learn something new everyday! = :-)

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