Subject: Re: 1/76 Volvo Fire Tender Royal Air Force (gallery article)
From: "Steve Bamford ARC" <[email-masked]>
To: "cathbailey74" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2004 01:39:08 -0700

Hi Stephen,
I just wanted to let you know your article went on ARC today.  Thanks for sending it in.   

Steve Bamford
Aircraft Resource Center
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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: cathbailey74 
  To: [email-masked] 
  Sent: Monday, August 02, 2004 11:04 AM
  Subject: 1/76 Volvo Fire Tender Royal Air Force (gallery article)

    
  "1/76th Volvo RAF Fire Service" 

  by "Stephen Murray"
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  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.

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