From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: "Joe Youngerman" References: <20040720042139.59444.qmail@web52003.mail.yahoo.com> Subject: Re: Tamiya 1/72 Spitfire article submission Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2004 02:14:31 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_06EB_01C47C24.4FACAD40" 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_06EB_01C47C24.4FACAD40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Joe, 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: Joe Youngerman=20 To: Steve Banford=20 Sent: Monday, July 19, 2004 9:21 PM Subject: Tamiya 1/72 Spitfire article submission Gallery Template #06 Tamiya 1/72 Spitfire Mk Vc by Joe Youngerman Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg = here=20 =20 We all know the beautifully familiar look of the Supermarine Spitfire = but what some folks don't realize is that the USAAF flew them during = World War Two in a reverse lend lease arrangement with England. The Mk = Vc was one of the variants operated by the USAAF during the conflict and = the aircraft I modeled was flown by the 307th Fighter Squadron, 31st = Fighter group in Sicily during the Summer of 1943. The Mk Vc had the new = "C" wing installed which eliminated the upper surface blisters for the = landing gear found on earlier marks. There was also a provision for two = 20mm cannons on each wing instead of just one. Later airframes had the = M-series Merlin engine installed which required wing stiffeners to be = added on the upper surface over the wheel wells. My aircraft did not = have this so these and the blisters Tamiya molded onto the wing had to = be removed...more about that later. 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 =20 Tamiya's Spitfire kits were eagerly awaited and were a bit of a = disapointment when they arrived, having some accuracy issues with the = shape of the canopy as well as other parts. I for one like them except = for the canopy...here I believe the Hasegawa kits a clearly better and = most will agree that the old Airfix kits still have the best shape, if = not good detailing. The build started with the cockpit, not suprisingly, = and its quite good for this scale though a bit heavy handed. I would = replace it with an Eduard set if your thinking of having the canopy = opened. Since that was not my plan I used the kit interior. The fit was = good overall during construction with the usual work required around the = fuselage to wing joint. The kit offers a choice of wing tips and special = care is required when installing them. The Spitfire's outer wing is very = thin and great care must be taken to align the wing and the tips evenly. = There is no extra plastic out here to sacrifice should you get a wingtip = a bit out of line! The kit was pre-shaded and sprayed with Modelmaster = Dark Earth and Azure Blue with Pollyscale being selected for the = Middlestone color. I used the Aeromaster painting guide that came with = the decals as I never did find an actual photo of this aircraft, (though = I did find a few of others in the unit). =20 Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg = here=20 =20 It was only after painting that I realized the changes I needed to = make on the wing to represent the Mk Vc. I had already installed the = outer cannon stubs but learned through the help of the online modeling = community that the wheel blisters and wing stiffeners needed to go...out = came the sanding sticks and off they went. After re-applying the camo in = those areas and adding the decals I did a little post shading and added = exhaust stains using a black/rust 50/50 mix with lots of thinner. I = accentuated the panel lines with a sharp drafting pencil and then added = the flat coat. No ADF radio wire was added as these aircraft did not = have them. This fact also required the removal of the tail attachment = point for the wire found on top of the rudder. I should also note that = the blister and access panels over the wing cannons are also slightly = different on the Vc but not enough for me to bother with them on this = build. I loved the crazy looking sharkmouth and the unusual USSAF = markings on this aircraft and am very pleased with the final outcome. = I've wanted to build both a US operated Spitfire and a tropicalized = Spitfire for some time and this project covered both. I hope you enjoyed = the Brit in the USAAF! Click on images below to see larger images =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 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 06.jpg here. 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Hi Joe,
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 Joe=20 Youngerman
To: Steve Banford
Sent: Monday, July 19, 2004 = 9:21 PM
Subject: Tamiya 1/72 Spitfire = article=20 submission

Gallery = Template=20 #06

Tamiya 1/72 Spitfire=20 Mk Vc

by Joe=20 Youngerman

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

We all = know the=20 beautifully familiar look of the Supermarine Spitfire but what some = folks=20 don't realize is that the USAAF flew them during World War Two in a = reverse=20 lend lease arrangement with England. The Mk Vc was one of the variants = operated by the USAAF during the conflict and the aircraft I modeled = was flown=20 by the 307th Fighter Squadron, 31st Fighter group in Sicily during the = Summer=20 of 1943. The Mk Vc had the new "C" wing installed which eliminated the = upper=20 surface blisters for the landing gear found on earlier marks. There = was also a=20 provision for two 20mm cannons on each wing instead of just one. = Later=20 airframes had the M-series Merlin engine installed which required wing = stiffeners to be added on the upper surface over the wheel wells. My = aircraft=20 did not have this so these and the blisters Tamiya molded onto the = wing had to=20 be removed...more about that later.

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

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

Tamiya's Spitfire kits = were eagerly=20 awaited and were a bit of a disapointment when they arrived, having = some=20 accuracy issues with the shape of the canopy as well as other parts. I = for one=20 like them except for the canopy...here I believe the Hasegawa kits a = clearly=20 better and most will agree that the old Airfix kits still have the = best shape,=20 if not good detailing. The build started with the cockpit, not = suprisingly,=20 and its quite good for this scale though a bit heavy handed. I would = replace=20 it with an Eduard set if your thinking of having the canopy opened. = Since that=20 was not my plan I used the kit interior. The fit was good overall = during=20 construction with the usual work required around the fuselage to wing = joint.=20 The kit offers a choice of wing tips and special care is required when = installing them. The Spitfire's outer wing is very thin and great care = must be=20 taken to align the wing and the tips evenly. There is no extra plastic = out=20 here to sacrifice should you get a wingtip a bit out of line! The kit = was=20 pre-shaded and sprayed with Modelmaster Dark Earth and Azure Blue with = Pollyscale being selected for the Middlestone color. I used the = Aeromaster=20 painting guide that came with the decals as I never did find an actual = photo=20 of this aircraft, (though I did find a few of others in the = unit).

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

It was only after = painting that I=20 realized the changes I needed to make on the wing to represent the Mk = Vc. I=20 had already installed the outer cannon stubs but learned through the = help of=20 the online modeling community that the wheel blisters and wing = stiffeners=20 needed to go...out came the sanding sticks and off they went. After=20 re-applying the camo in those areas and adding the decals I did a = little=20 post shading and added exhaust stains using a black/rust 50/50 mix = with lots=20 of thinner. I accentuated the panel lines with a sharp drafting pencil = and=20 then added the flat coat. No ADF radio wire was added as these = aircraft did=20 not have them. This fact also required the removal of the tail = attachment=20 point for the wire found on top of the rudder. I should also note that = the=20 blister and access panels over the wing cannons are also slightly = different on=20 the Vc but not enough for me to bother with them on this build. I = loved the=20 crazy looking sharkmouth and the unusual USSAF markings on this = aircraft and=20 am very pleased with the final outcome. I've wanted to build both a US = operated Spitfire and a tropicalized Spitfire for some time and this = project=20 covered both. I hope you enjoyed the Brit in the USAAF!

Click on images=20 below to see larger images

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

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

Photos = and text =A9 2004=20 by Joe Youngerman

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