From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: References: <131.302822d9.2e2129ae@aol.com> Subject: Re: Trumpeter's F-105D converted to a Back-Dated-Thunderchief Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2004 21:56:51 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0386_01C47C00.4DFD32E0" 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_0386_01C47C00.4DFD32E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Peter, 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: PeterD900@aol.com=20 To: sheb@telus.net=20 Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2004 4:14 AM Subject: Trumpeter's F-105D converted to a Back-Dated-Thunderchief Hi Steve, Here are a couple of fotos of my just completed back-dated F-105D in = 1:32 built from Trumpeter's late version of the Thud. When I started this project nearly 6 months ago, no aftermarket = conversion sets were available, so I had to scratch-built my favourite = version of the Thud and covered the whole model with simple kitchen foil = to create a nearly realistic natural metal finish used on early Thud = versions.Later versions of the F-105 received under the project Look = Alike an overall paint of silver lacquer to seale the entire surface and = this brought the natural metal era to an end. Meanwhile RC-Resins in the UK has released a nice conversion set to = convert Trumpeter's Thud into a back-dated D-version.The instruction = sheet gives you all the information which parts of the kit have to be = changed. Telling the truth, it's a lot of work, but the final result is = worth it.The order-number of the RC-Resin-Set is RC 32006. More details = on RC-products can be found on www.rcresins.co.uk. I have decorated my Thud with computer created decals, using Super = Scale decals in 1:48 as a pattern.I've chosen an aircraft of the 4 TFW/ = 335 TFS homebased at Seymour Johnson AFB. The cockpit is from Black Box and is indeed a model in the model. I hope to see the pictures attatched to this mail on ARC soon. Kind regards Peter Doll,Germany =20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- ------=_NextPart_000_0386_01C47C00.4DFD32E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hi Peter,
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.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 PeterD900@aol.com
To: sheb@telus.net

Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2004 = 4:14=20 AM

Subject: Trumpeter's F-105D = converted to=20 a Back-Dated-Thunderchief

Hi Steve,

Here are a couple of fotos of my just completed=20 back-dated F-105D in 1:32 built from = Trumpeter's late=20 version of the Thud.

When I started this project nearly 6 months ago, no aftermarket=20 conversion sets were available, so I had to scratch-built my favourite = version=20 of the Thud and covered the whole model with simple kitchen foil to = create a=20 nearly realistic natural metal finish used on early Thud = versions.Later=20 versions of the F-105 received under the project Look Alike an overall = paint=20 of silver lacquer to seale the entire surface and = this brought the=20 natural metal era to an end.

Meanwhile RC-Resins in the UK has released a nice conversion = set to=20 convert Trumpeter's Thud into a back-dated D-version.The = instruction=20 sheet gives you all the information which parts of the kit have to be = changed.=20 Telling the truth, it's a lot of work, but the final result is worth = it.The=20 order-number of the RC-Resin-Set is RC 32006. More details on = RC-products=20 can be found on www.rcresins.co.uk.

I have decorated my Thud with computer created decals, using = Super Scale=20 decals in 1:48 as a pattern.I've chosen an aircraft of the 4 TFW/ 335 = TFS=20 homebased at Seymour Johnson AFB.

The cockpit is from Black Box and is indeed a model in the = model.

I hope to see the pictures attatched to this mail on ARC = soon.

Kind regards

Peter Doll,Germany

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