Subject: Re: first time ARC sumbmission
From: "Steve Bamford ARC" <[email-masked]>
To: "Anthony DeTora" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2004 01:58:42 -0700

Hi Anthony,
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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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Anthony DeTora" <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Sent: Monday, July 19, 2004 3:08 AM
Subject: first time ARC sumbmission

> you will receive another email with the remainding photo submitions
>
> Tony
>
> Gallery Template #07
> "1/72 Italeri CH-47D Chinook"
> by "Anthony DeTora"
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> Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg here
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>
>      Here is a model of a CH47D Chinook used for training at FT Rucker
> Alabama.  I am a Helicopter mechanic fortunate enough to work on these
> aircraft. This model was easy to build and very straight forward.  This
kit
> was built for a friend who works with me so I built it straight out of the
> box.  It was painted using Testor's Model Master Paint. The cockpit is not
> bad but don't waste too much time making the instrument panel look real
> because you won't see it.  (EVEN ON THE REAL ONE). The entire cockpit was
> painted black.  Seats are black with the seat belts painted white with
steel
> buckles and the rest of the cockpit was dry brushed gray.  It could use
some
> scratch building in the pedal department.  Brake hydraulic lines and wire
> bundles coming out of the instrument panel would be good additions. The
ramp
> can be placed in the up or down position.  I chose leave it up so the
sparse
> interior wouldn't be seen.  The biggest flaw I can see in this model is
with
> the rotor blades. They represent the earlier models which were metal and
not
> the composite design.
>
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>
> I painted the exhaust cone first with aluminum and then airbrushed gold
over
> it. Overall color of the Chinook was helo drab and black on the rotor
blades
> and rotor heads.  Ft. Rucker Aircraft have orange painted on the aft and
> forward pylons and tunnel covers to help identify the aircraft as a
trainer.
>   We don't have too many aircraft like that anymore. Mix and match is more
> the norm.  (See photo #6) Weathering was done with black and brown
pastels.
> VHP (vertical hinge pin) leaks were simulated with a black wash and a
tooth
> brush.
>
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>
> The fit of the windscreen was excellent but the cabin windows gave me a
> little bit of a problem.  As for the avionics package, the D model has
been
> upgraded since the release of this kit so it's a little outdated
especially
> the antenna that runs along the entire left side of the fuselage (the
> American version) so I just left it off since some of our Chinooks at
Rucker
> are void of one.  I HATE using decals so I choose the easiest way to
elevate
> that problem. Some of the aircraft here don't have any markings except
some
> stenciling and tail numbers so I added on only the tail number 1649 in
black
> dry transfers (DT) on the aft pylon and white DT's (69) between the cabin
> windows.  You may notice no pitot tubes. Since I built this for somebody I
> was worried they would break off while delivering it so I left them off.
> All in all it's not really a bad kit and I'm building one for myself now
> (with some modifications of course).  If anyone is interested in some
great
> reference photos of Chinooks and Blackhawks go to my web page
> http://groups.msn.com/heloshots
>
> Tony
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> Photos and text © 2003 by "Anthony De Tora"
>
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