From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: "David Hanners" References: <001601c46b3c$74519550$6501a8c0@hjhome> Subject: Re: gallery submission.... Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2004 01:40:40 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_062C_01C47C1F.9560DC80" 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_062C_01C47C1F.9560DC80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi David, 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: David Hanners=20 To: sheb@telus.net=20 Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 6:54 AM Subject: gallery submission.... Steve-- I read through your instructions for sending gallery submissions, and = I'm thoroughly lost. I'm not even sure I know what HTML is, let alone be = comfortable with it. So I'm sending this submission unformatted; if = there's an easier way I can do it that would help you out, please let me = know. While I know this isn't an aircraft, it would fly through an = atmosphere, albeit on Mars.... I've also included a narrative on the model's construction. If you have any questions, just holler. Thanks. David Hanners Minneapolis, MN ----------------------- MARS 1 1/72nd scale Styrene Scratchbuilt =20 This is an original scratchbuilt model based on one of the many design = concepts for a manned Mars lander. The body was built from .015 sheet = styrene and rolled into three sections: A truncated cone (topped with = Miliput) that makes up the upper capsule; a cylinder for the main body = and a second truncated cone making up the propulsion section. Inside the = propulsion section, I added yet another truncated cone for the recessed = "well" that the nozzle sits in. The model's surface was detailed with half-round styrene strip, = styrene rod and tubing and other bits and pieces. The main engine nozzle = was scavenged from an old =93Space:1999=94 Eagle and was cut and sanded = to shape. The egress hatch was made from the bottom of a plastic pill = bottle, cut to shape and faired in with Super Glue. The landing legs and = footpads were made from strip styrene, and the landing gear fairings = were made from sheet styrene that was heat-formed over a carved wooden = mold. =20 All decals, including cockpit windows and thermal protection system = tiles, were homemade on my computer and printed out onto white decal = stock. Except for the NASA =93meatball=94 and the American flag (which I = cut and pasted from the Internet onto my homemade decal sheet) all = decals and markings were designed and printed on my computer. =20 The base is a piece of foam-core poster board covered with spackling = paste, unused cat litter and rocks from the backyard. It was painted a = rusty red, then weathered and set in an old picture frame. ------=_NextPart_000_062C_01C47C1F.9560DC80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hi David,
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 David = Hanners=20
To: sheb@telus.net

Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 = 6:54 AM

Subject: gallery = submission....

Steve--

I read through your instructions for sending = gallery=20 submissions, and I'm thoroughly lost. I'm not even sure I know what = HTML is,=20 let alone be comfortable with it. So I'm sending this submission = unformatted;=20 if there's an easier way I can do it that would help you out, please = let me=20 know.

While I know this isn't an aircraft, it would = fly=20 through an atmosphere, albeit on Mars....

I've also included a narrative on the model's = construction.

If you have any questions, just holler. = Thanks.

David Hanners

Minneapolis, MN

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MARS = 1

1/72nd=20 scale

Styrene

Scratchbuilt

This is an=20 original scratchbuilt model based on one of the many design=20 concepts for a manned Mars lander. The body was built = from .015=20 sheet styrene and rolled into three sections: A truncated cone (topped = with=20 Miliput) that makes up the upper capsule; a cylinder for the main = body=20 and a second truncated cone making up the propulsion = section. Inside the=20 propulsion section, I added yet another truncated cone for the = recessed=20 "well" that the nozzle sits in.

The model's surface = was=20 detailed with half-round styrene strip, styrene rod and = tubing and=20 other bits and pieces. The main engine nozzle was scavenged from = an old=20 =93Space:1999=94 Eagle and was cut and sanded to shape. The = egress hatch was=20 made from the bottom of a plastic pill bottle, cut to shape and faired = in with=20 Super Glue. The landing legs and footpads were made from strip = styrene, and=20 the landing gear fairings were made from sheet styrene that was = heat-formed=20 over a carved wooden mold.

All decals,=20 including cockpit windows and thermal protection system tiles, = were=20 homemade on my computer and printed out onto white decal stock. Except = for the=20 NASA =93meatball=94 and the American flag (which I cut and pasted from = the=20 Internet onto my homemade decal sheet) all decals and markings = were=20 designed and printed on my computer.

The base is a piece = of=20 foam-core poster board covered with spackling paste, unused cat litter = and=20 rocks from the backyard. It was painted a rusty red, then weathered = and set in=20 an old picture frame.

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