Subject: Re: 1/72 scale Scratchbuilt Puffin Fighter
From: "Steve Bamford ARC" <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2004 03:52:44 -0700

Hi Dan,
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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  From: [email-masked] 
  To: [email-masked] 
  Sent: Friday, July 30, 2004 6:31 PM
  Subject: 1/72 scale Scratchbuilt Puffin Fighter

  1/72 scale 
  "Puffin" Fighter

  by Dan Duna
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  Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg here 

  Here is a scratchbuilt fighter from the Star Trek Museum website, designed by Maseo Okazaki. It is sculpted from 10lb. density RENfoam, with brass guns, exhaust nozzle, landing gear and sheet plastic landing gear doors.  The foam is very dense and is great for shaping and forming. Photo 3 shows the materials used on the Puffin just before painting. I sealed the foam with primer and used Tamiya acrylics for everything. 

  Click on images below to see larger images

   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 

   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 

  I coated the entire model with medium gray and masked that off for panel lines with 1/32" pinstriping tape. I then sprayed everything black. The black was then masked to spray on the white. I used press on stencil letters and colored decal sheets to finish off the markings. The base is MDF board with cardboard glued on for the concrete tarmac.

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

  Photos and text © 2004 by Dan Duna

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