Subject: Re: Marine Corps A-Wing
From: "Steve Bamford ARC" <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2004 15:16:05 -0700

Hi Ray,
I just wanted to let you know your article went on ARC today.  Thanks for sending it in.   

Steve Bamford
Aircraft Resource Center
http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com
 
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  From: [email-masked] 
  To: [email-masked] 
  Sent: Monday, July 05, 2004 7:00 PM
  Subject: Marine Corps A-Wing

  "1/48 Marine Corps A-Wing"  
  by "Ray Hamel" 
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  So you are probably thinking "Man, what a geek!". It couldn't be helped, temptation took me from the righteous path of modeling modern aircraft and I had to indulge. This is the old Snap-Tight MPC kit popular around twenty years ago. I used some extra 1/48th decals from the Monogram AV-8 kit and the 1/72 Fujimi A-4M. I cut the very thick one piece canopy in half and posed it in the open position. I built extra details into the cockpit with brass wiring for the ejection handles and styrene strip for the hinge of the canopy. In staying true to all "Scooters," I added a spare refueling probe from the 1/48th Hasegawa A-4F and used model master acrylics to apply a paint scheme similar to those seen on the A-4M during it's twilight years. I weathered the kit with pastels covered with future and a coat of Testors clear flat. At least it's not Star Trek...Enjoy! 

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  Photos and text © 2003 by "Ray Hamel"