From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: "liam hourston" References: <000901c47f32$fca54b40$3a00a8c0@yeehah> Subject: Re: Irish Air Corps Spitfire Tr.IX article Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2004 22:54:03 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00D0_01C4AA65.135876C0" 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_00D0_01C4AA65.135876C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Liam, 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: liam hourston=20 To: steve@s102164210.onlinehome.us=20 Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 4:37 PM Subject: Irish Air Corps Spitfire Tr.IX article Gallery Template #05 "Brigade Models 1/48 SpitfireTr.IX conversion "=20 by "Liam Hourston" -------------------- Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg = here=20 =20 In September 1950, the Irish Department of Defense ordered six = Spitfire Tr.IX's to fulfil it's specification 499/502 for an advanced = flying training aircraft.The Irish Air Corps took delivery of these = aircraft in 1951 and they were numbered 158-163. Only twenty Tr.IX's = were built and all were modified from standard Spitfire IX's, the main = modification being the cockpit moving forward approximately 13 inches to = make room for the new rear cockpit. The Brigade Models conversion depicts machine 158 of the Irish Air = Corps with a secondary option for the Royal Netherlands Air Force and = the donor kit is the Hasegawa 1/48 Spitfire Mk.IX range of kits. The = conversion kit consists of two fuselage halves, a broad-chord, tall = tail, a canopy for the rear cockpit ( closed: you have to use the razor = saw for an open canopy) and a small sprue of parts for the rear cockpit = excluding, for some reason, the control stick and rudder pedals. The = whip antenna is also excluded. Apparently, the fuselage halves are the = full, required length.=20 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 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 =20 The detail is good and all parts go together well. The canopy is a bit = thick looking, but a dip in Future will clear it up nicely. Brigade = Models can be reached via Mr. K.T. Nunn, proprietor at = brigademodels@btopenwold.com . I found him extremely helpful and when I = explained I had kit-bashed a Tr.IX just prior to his release and needed = a canopy for the rear cockpit, he sent me THREE!! so I could cut one = open! Finally, just to show it off, there's a pic above of the Brigade = conversion/Hasegawa kit (158) with my kit-bashed version (162). This was = built with the aid of my mate Paul (aka Oggy) using the Airfix kit as a = base and Aires cockpit. For you trivia freaks out there, 162 is = currently flying the European War-Bird circuit as ML407, The Grace = Spitfire. Which is good, as 162 started life AS ML407 and is credited = with the first enemy shoot-down on D-Day. Below is a close-up of the = Brigade fuselage wit hthe canopy open. =20 Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg = here=20 =20 Photos and text =A9 2003 by "Liam Hourston and Oggy" ------=_NextPart_000_00D0_01C4AA65.135876C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
Hi Liam,
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.
 
 
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From:=20 liam = hourston=20
To: steve@s102164210.onlinehom= e.us=20
Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 = 4:37=20 PM
Subject: Irish Air Corps = Spitfire Tr.IX=20 article

Gallery = Template=20 #05

"Brigade Models=20 1/48  SpitfireTr.IX conversion " 

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

In = September 1950, the=20 Irish Department of Defense ordered six Spitfire Tr.IX's to fulfil = it's=20 specification 499/502 for an advanced flying training aircraft.The = Irish Air=20 Corps took delivery of these aircraft in 1951 and they were numbered = 158-163.=20 Only twenty Tr.IX's were built and all were modified from standard = Spitfire=20 IX's, the main modification being the cockpit moving forward=20 approximately 13 inches to make room for the new rear = cockpit.

The Brigade Models = conversion depicts=20 machine 158 of the Irish Air Corps with a secondary option for the = Royal=20 Netherlands Air Force and the donor kit is the Hasegawa 1/48 Spitfire = Mk.IX=20 range of kits. The conversion kit consists of two fuselage halves, a=20 broad-chord, tall tail, a canopy for the rear cockpit ( closed: you = have to=20 use the razor saw for an open canopy) and a small sprue of parts for = the rear=20 cockpit excluding, for some reason, the control stick and rudder = pedals. The=20 whip antenna is also excluded. Apparently, the fuselage halves are the = full,=20 required length.

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

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

The detail = is good and all=20 parts go together well. The canopy is a bit thick looking, but a dip = in Future=20 will clear it up nicely. Brigade Models can be reached via Mr. K.T. = Nunn,=20 proprietor at brigademodels@btopenwold.com= .=20 I found him extremely helpful and when I explained I had kit-bashed a = Tr.IX=20 just prior to his release and needed a canopy for the rear cockpit, he = sent me=20 THREE!! so I could cut one open!

Finally, just to show = it off, there's=20 a pic above of the Brigade conversion/Hasegawa kit (158) with my = kit-bashed=20 version (162). This was built with the aid of my mate Paul  (aka = Oggy)=20 using the Airfix kit as a base and Aires cockpit. For you trivia = freaks out=20 there, 162 is currently flying the European War-Bird circuit as ML407, = The=20 Grace Spitfire. Which is good, as 162 started life AS ML407 and is = credited=20 with the first enemy shoot-down on D-Day. Below is a close-up of the = Brigade=20 fuselage wit hthe canopy open.

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

Photos = and text =A9 2003=20 by "Liam Hourston and=20 Oggy"

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