From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: "John Snell" References: <000901c47e6b$cd7a95e0$1900000a@jwbxp> Subject: Re: f-15 ACTIVE II (what-if) Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2004 22:36:49 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0090_01C4AA62.A82AA320" 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_0090_01C4AA62.A82AA320 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi John, 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: John Snell=20 To: steve@s102164210.onlinehome.us=20 Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 4:51 PM Subject: f-15 ACTIVE II (what-if) Gallery Template #04 "1/48 F-15 ACTIVE II"=20 by "John Snell" -------------------- Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg = here=20 =20 This project is a 'what if' model of a production F-15 ACTIVE II = decked out for air superiority. There's lots of stuff to nit-pick on = it, but I have excuses for it all. My idea is that sometime in the near = future, the US needs an interim 5th generation fighter that's cheaper = and tougher than the F-22. Dig the old ACTIVE out of it's shed at NASA, = do some tweaking and you've got it. This aircraft has been modified to = carry a gunpod (no nomenclature on that yet, but it's really big!), due = to the elimination of the cannon by the canard actuators. It has also = been modified to carry Russian ordinance. This one is armed with two = Sidewinders and two Aphids. Again, the idea was that in some near = future it would be necessary for units operating in remote theatres to = buy cheaper Russian replacements (due to the expense and delay in US = resupply). Believe me, I have this whole thing worked out, but no room = here to go into it all. I'll just say, I have been thinking of somehow = putting together a Jian-12 to sit next to it. 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 canards were easily added with just some sheet styrene and a = little putty. I did some drastic reshaping on the intakes, but you = really can't tell unless you take a good look at it alongside a picture = of an actual F-15. The intakes are Seamless Suckers, and the AA-8's = came off a Trumpeter Su-15. I used Testors Acryl paints (thinned with = alcohol) for the overall paint, and I just used the stock decals. Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg = here=20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0090_01C4AA62.A82AA320 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
Hi John,
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.
 
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 John = Snell
To: steve@s102164210.onlinehom= e.us=20
Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 = 4:51=20 PM
Subject: f-15 ACTIVE II = (what-if)

Gallery = Template=20 #04

"1/48 = F-15 ACTIVE=20 II" 

by "John Snell"
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Steve Bamford=20 will insert full=20 sized version of photo 01.jpg here =
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This = project is a 'what=20 if' model of a production F-15 ACTIVE II decked out for air = superiority. =20 There's lots of stuff to nit-pick on it, but I have excuses for it = all. =20 My idea is that sometime in the near future, the US needs an = interim 5th=20 generation fighter that's cheaper and tougher than the F-22.  Dig = the old=20 ACTIVE out of it's shed at NASA, do some tweaking and you've got = it. =20 This aircraft has been modified to carry a gunpod (no nomenclature on = that=20 yet, but it's really big!), due to the elimination of the cannon by = the canard=20 actuators.  It has also been modified to carry Russian = ordinance. =20 This one is armed with two Sidewinders and two Aphids.  Again, = the idea=20 was that in some near future it would be necessary for units operating = in=20 remote theatres to buy cheaper Russian replacements (due to the = expense=20 and delay in US resupply).  Believe me, I have this whole thing = worked=20 out, but no room here to go into it all.  I'll just say, I have = been=20 thinking of somehow putting together a Jian-12 to sit next to = it.

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 canards were easily = added with=20 just some sheet styrene and a little putty.  I did some drastic = reshaping=20 on the intakes, but you really can't tell unless you take a good look = at it=20 alongside a picture of an actual F-15.  The intakes are Seamless = Suckers,=20 and the AA-8's came off a Trumpeter Su-15.  I used Testors Acryl = paints (thinned=20 with alcohol) for the overall paint, and I just used the stock=20 decals.

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