From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: References: <6b.2de79f76.2e21ce94@aol.com> Subject: Re: Gallery submission Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2004 22:11:52 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_03CF_01C47C02.6822B3A0" 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_03CF_01C47C02.6822B3A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Chaz, 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: Charnims@aol.com=20 To: sheb@telus.net=20 Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2004 3:58 PM Subject: Gallery submission Gallery Template #08 Tamiya 1/48 P-51D=20 by Chaz Nims -------------------- Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg = here=20 =20 Most of you are probably familiar with the Tamiya P-51D. This was my = first time to build one. I had a few improvements in mind for the basic = kit.=20 The first thing was using the True Details cockpit interior. The fit = was not bad, but I failed to thin the sidewalls enough and had to do = some repair work to make the walls not look ridiculously thick. The only = other thing I didn't like was the big support beams going from the floor = to the top of the seat that are molded into the True Details set. I = don't recall ever seeing those structural beams on pictures of a P-51. = Everything else about the set was quite good, including a nice gunsight. Click on images below to see larger images =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 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 04.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 04.jpg=20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 05.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 05.jpg=20 =20 I also wanted to add a spring inside the canopy to attach the radio = antenna wire to. I made my spring by wrapping brass wire around a piece = of fine brass tube. When the coils were done, I removed the tube. I used = pliers to bend a little hook on one end to attach to the seat headrest, = and I used a tiny wire eye bolt (a model railroad detail) inserted into = the other end of the open spring coil. I tied my antenna wire to the eye = bolt. I improved the gun barrels by replacing the plastic with 1/32" brass = tubing for the gun barrel inserted into 3/64" brass tubing, representing = the cooling jacket and/or blast tube. The inboard gun on each side does = not protrude from the wing like the remaining guns. Only a blast tube = shows.=20 Finally, I had read a lot about P-51's having the sheet metal between = panels on the wings filled and sanded smooth so the wing could be = painted silver for reduced drag. I used silver paint with a touch of = gloss gray for the wings, and used Alclad for the natural metal. This = makes the wings look slightly different from the fuselage, flaps, and = ailerons. =20 =20 Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg = here=20 =20 Aeromaster decals were used, and Solvaset seemed to work pretty well = on them this time. The pictures were taken indoors with flash and = tripod, using an Olympus 4000C digital camera. Click on images below to see larger images =20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 06.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 06.jpg=20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 07.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 07.jpg=20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 08.jpg here. 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Hi Chaz,
I just wanted to let you know your article went on ARC=20 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 Charnims@aol.com=20
To: sheb@telus.net
Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2004 = 3:58=20 PM
Subject: Gallery = submission

Gallery = Template=20 #08

Tamiya 1/48=20 P-51D 

by Chaz=20 Nims
--------------------

Steve Bamford=20 will insert full=20 sized version of photo 01.jpg = here

Most of = you are probably=20 familiar with the Tamiya P-51D. This was my first time to build one. I = had a=20 few improvements in mind for the basic kit.

The first = thing was using=20 the True Details cockpit interior. The fit was not bad, but I failed = to thin=20 the sidewalls enough and had to do some repair work to make the walls = not look=20 ridiculously thick. The only other thing I didn't like was the big = support=20 beams going from the floor to the top of the seat that are molded into = the=20 True Details set. I don't recall ever seeing those structural beams on = pictures of a P-51. Everything else about the set was quite good, = including a=20 nice gunsight.

Click on images=20 below to see larger images

Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller = version of=20 photo 03.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo = will bring=20 up the full sized version of photo 03.jpg=20

<= IMG=20 = src=3D"http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Article-Templates/03t.jpg"=20 border=3D0>

  Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller = version of=20 photo 04.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo = will bring=20 up the full sized version of photo 04.jpg=20

<= IMG=20 = src=3D"http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Article-Templates/04t.jpg"=20 border=3D0>

 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller = version of=20 photo 05.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo = will bring=20 up the full sized version of photo 05.jpg=20

<= IMG=20 = src=3D"http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Article-Templates/05t.jpg"=20 border=3D0>

I also = wanted to add a=20 spring inside the canopy to attach the radio antenna wire to. I made = my spring=20 by wrapping brass wire around a piece of fine brass tube. When the = coils were=20 done, I removed the tube. I used pliers to bend a little hook on one = end to=20 attach to the seat headrest, and I used a tiny wire eye bolt (a = model=20 railroad detail) inserted into the other end of the open spring = coil. I=20 tied my antenna wire to the eye bolt.

I improved the=20 gun barrels by replacing the plastic with 1/32" brass tubing = for the=20 gun barrel inserted into 3/64" brass tubing, representing the cooling = jacket=20 and/or blast tube. The inboard gun on each side does = not=20 protrude from the wing like the remaining guns. Only a blast = tube=20 shows. 

Finally, I had read a = lot about=20 P-51's having the sheet metal between panels on the wings = filled=20 and sanded smooth so the wing could be painted silver for reduced = drag. I used silver paint with a touch of gloss gray for the = wings, and=20 used Alclad for the natural metal. This makes the wings look slightly=20 different from the fuselage, flaps, and=20 ailerons.   

 =20
Steve Bamford=20 will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg here =
=

Aeromaster decals were = used, and=20 Solvaset seemed to work pretty well on them this time. The pictures = were taken=20 indoors with flash and tripod, using an Olympus 4000C digital=20 camera.

Click on images=20 below to see larger images

Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller = version of=20 photo 06.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo = will bring=20 up the full sized version of photo 06.jpg=20

<= IMG=20 = src=3D"http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Article-Templates/06t.jpg"=20 border=3D0>

 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller = version of=20 photo 07.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo = will bring=20 up the full sized version of photo 07.jpg=20

<= IMG=20 = src=3D"http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Article-Templates/07t.jpg"=20 border=3D0>

 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller = version of=20 photo 08.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo = will bring=20 up the full sized version of photo 08.jpg=20

<= IMG=20 = src=3D"http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Article-Templates/08t.jpg"=20 = border=3D0>

Photos = and text =A9 2004=20 by Chaz NIms

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