From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: "cathbailey74" References: Subject: Re: 1/76 Volvo Fire Tender Royal Air Force (gallery article) Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2004 01:39:08 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0056_01C49DE9.7BA70260" 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_0056_01C49DE9.7BA70260 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Stephen, 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: cathbailey74=20 To: sheb@telus.net=20 Sent: Monday, August 02, 2004 11:04 AM Subject: 1/76 Volvo Fire Tender Royal Air Force (gallery article) =20 "1/76th Volvo RAF Fire Service"=20 by "Stephen Murray" -------------------- Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg = here =20 =20 This is my rendition of the Volvo FL6 Fire Appliance in the colours of = a domestic fire tender of the Royal Air Force Fire Service (now defence = Fire Services).The model is part of the white metal range from BW Models = and is 1/76 scale.I found the fit of parts to be a bit rough in areas = although with some effort it can be made very presentable.I also used = decals from the BW Decal Range which are aimed at the vehicles produced = in the BW range.It took me just over three weeks to get it built,painted = and decalled.Now it sits next to the other RAF Fire Appliances I have = made which I hope to display on a small diorama at somepoint. Construction of the kit proved to be troublesome at times with the fit = which meant the files had to keep coming out to file down edges.The = windows are supplied as one small part of clear soft plastic card and = again patience proved to be a virtue in trying to measure and cut out to = shape.In the end I resorted to using Humbrol's clearfix for some of the = windows and used the part supplied witht the kit for the main = windscreen. overall, I would say that for the fan of both RAF and Army support = vehicles, BW is a not too bad product. Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg = here =20 =20 Photos and text =A9 2003 by "your name goes here ------=_NextPart_000_0056_01C49DE9.7BA70260 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
Hi Stephen,
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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From:=20 cathbailey74
Sent: Monday, August 02, 2004 = 11:04=20 AM
Subject: 1/76 Volvo Fire Tender = Royal Air=20 Force (gallery article)

 =20

"1/76th Volvo RAF=20 Fire Service" 

by "Stephen Murray"
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Steve=20 Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg=20 here

=20

This is my = rendition of=20 the Volvo FL6 Fire Appliance in the colours of a domestic fire tender = of the=20 Royal Air Force Fire Service (now defence Fire Services).The model is part of the white = metal range=20 from BW Models and is 1/76 scale.I found the fit of parts to be a bit = rough in=20 areas although with some effort it can be made very presentable.I also = used=20 decals from the BW Decal Range which are aimed at the vehicles = produced in the=20 BW range.It took me just over three weeks to get it built,painted and=20 decalled.Now it sits next to the other RAF Fire Appliances I have made = which I=20 hope to display on a small diorama at somepoint.

Construction of the kit = proved to be=20 troublesome at times with the fit which meant the files had to keep = coming out=20 to file down edges.The windows are supplied as one small part of clear = soft=20 plastic card and again patience proved to be a virtue in trying to = measure and=20 cut out to shape.In the end I resorted to using Humbrol's clearfix for = some of=20 the windows and used the part supplied witht the kit for the main=20 windscreen.

overall, I would say = that for the fan=20 of both RAF and Army support vehicles, BW is a not too bad = product.

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

=20

Photos = and text =A9 2003=20 by "your name goes=20 here

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