From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: "params" References: <001201c482c9$18c1adc0$db00c3d2@user> Subject: Re: Malaysian National Day - Article (1) -Thanks in Advance Steve Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 11:36:57 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001A_01C4844E.8780D7A0" 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_001A_01C4844E.8780D7A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Brian, 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. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: params=20 To: steve@s102164210.onlinehome.us=20 Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2004 6:09 AM Subject: Malaysian National Day - Article (1) -Thanks in Advance Steve 1/72 Aeroclub Pilatus PC-7=20 1st FTS RMAF =20 by Brian Param a.k.a Mr B -------------------- Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg = here=20 =20 The Pilatus PC-7 was the replacement for the S.A Bulldog as the basic = trainer aircraft of the RMAF. They arrived in Malaysia in the early 1984 = and were posted to 1 FTS. A small selection wore tactical camo and flew = with 3 FTS in coin attack role. A total of 44 aircraft were purchased by = the Malaysian government. Today the Malaysian PC-7s are supplimented by = the PC-7mk II. 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 The kit is the Aeroclub offering. It is a very basic rendition of the = PC-7. Building the kit takes a lot of patience and time and lots of = putty and sanding to get the wings, stabilizers and the fin to sit = decently. Other points to note is that the engine intake, gear mounting = holes and the nose gear well needs to be cut out from the plastic. = Plastic card is needed to build the nose gear doors. I also added the = various antennas present on Malaysian PC-7s.All in all this is a testing = kit, which requires a lot of time and patients to get right. I chosed to model my PC-7 following the standard colours of the RMAF = training school at Alor Setar in the mid 80tees to the early 90tees. The = original scheme was the red/orange with white. Due to the extreme = acrobatics and demanding flying training, the Pratt and Whitney engines = on the PC-7 use to develop a lot a residue making the orange/red finish = very dirty indeed. It was then painted with a black strip to overcome = this problem. In fact it made the aircraft more nicer looking to me. = Today the PC-7s of the RMAF use a very different scheme with white and = orange/red again. Paints used were gunze and revell : Red H 23 (Gunze) 70% Orange H 14 (Gunze) 30% ratio White Revell 04 Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg = here=20 =20 Photos and text =A9 2004 by Brian Param a.k.a Mr B ------=_NextPart_000_001A_01C4844E.8780D7A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi Brian,
I just wanted to let you = know your=20 article went on ARC today.  Thanks for sending it in.  =20
 
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.
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Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2004 = 6:09=20 AM
Subject: Malaysian National Day = - Article=20 (1) -Thanks in Advance Steve

         =20     1/72 Aeroclub Pilatus PC-7

          &nbs= p;            = ;=20 1st FTS RMAF

   

by Brian Param a.k.a Mr B
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Steve Bamford=20 will insert full=20 sized version of photo 01.jpg here =
=20

The = Pilatus PC-7 was the=20 replacement for the S.A Bulldog as the basic trainer aircraft of the = RMAF.=20 They arrived in Malaysia in the early 1984 and were posted to 1 FTS. A = small=20 selection wore tactical camo and flew with 3 FTS in coin attack role. = A total=20 of 44 aircraft were purchased by the Malaysian government. Today the = Malaysian=20 PC-7s are supplimented by the PC-7mk II.

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 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

The kit is the=20 Aeroclub offering. It is a very basic rendition of the PC-7. Building = the kit=20 takes a lot of patience and time and lots of putty and sanding to get = the=20 wings, stabilizers and the fin to sit decently. Other points to note = is that=20 the engine intake, gear mounting holes and the nose gear well needs to = be cut=20 out from the plastic. Plastic card is needed to build the nose gear = doors. I=20 also added the various antennas present on Malaysian = PC-7s.All in all this = is a testing kit,=20 which requires a lot of time and patients to get = right.

I chosed = to model my=20 PC-7 following the standard colours of the RMAF training school at = Alor Setar=20 in the mid 80tees to the early 90tees. The original scheme was the = red/orange=20 with white. Due to the extreme acrobatics and demanding flying = training, the=20 Pratt and Whitney engines on the PC-7 use to develop a lot a residue = making=20 the orange/red finish very dirty indeed. It was then painted with a = black=20 strip to overcome this problem. In fact it made the aircraft more = nicer=20 looking to me. Today the PC-7s of the RMAF use a very different scheme = with=20 white and orange/red again.

Paints = used were gunze=20 and revell :
Red  H 23 (Gunze) 70%
Orange H 14 (Gunze) 30%=20 ratio
White Revell 04

 

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

Photos = and text =A9 2004=20 by Brian Param a.k.a Mr=20 B

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