From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: "David" References: <000901c4846d$5751d920$7e5985d9@david52a7ybz83> Subject: Re: Mirage 2000 Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 21:35:30 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_007A_01C4AFDA.46B4C580" 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_007A_01C4AFDA.46B4C580 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi David, 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: David=20 To: steve@s102164210.onlinehome.us=20 Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 8:17 AM Subject: Mirage 2000=20 Gallery Template #08 "1/48 Italeri Mirage 2000C"=20 by "David Longhitano" -------------------- Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg = here=20 =20 This is my rendering of one of the most elegant planes ever built, = the Dassault Mirage 2000C. I used the re-boxed by Italeri Esci kit, and = I built it completely OOB, except for the seat belt I've taken from a = spare photoetched plate. =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 kit parts go together quite well, with very minimum use of = putty, very important thing in my opinion, for I hate filling and = sanding! Some problems came out when attaching the two fuselage halves, = because of a misalignment of the panel lines in the radome. So I had to = cover these lines with CA glue and rescribe them. Fortunately the gray = plastic of the kit is very soft and workable, so the rescribing = operation was not a real problem. I had to rescribe the panel lines in = the fin, too. In fact, strangely, these lines were raised.=20 =20 Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg = here=20 =20 Painting is the next step, which I performed using Gunze and = Tamiya acrylics. The decals I used are the ones from the box. The box = art represents a very nice version of a Tiger Meet Mirage 2000, with a = tiger on the fin and a woman in a tiger-bathsuit on the fuselage. = Unfortunately the decals quality is not remarkable, so I decided to = realize a less striking livery. The weathering was done by rubbing the = panel lines with a soft and sharp pencil to highlight the shapes of the = panels and nothing more. In fact, all the Mirage I've seen, looked very = clean.=20 Click on images below to see larger images =20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 06.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 06.jpg=20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 07.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 07.jpg=20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 08.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 08.jpg=20 =20 I would like to thank Girolamo Lorusso for his precious help. David Rome, Italy =20 Photos and text =A9 2004 by David Longhitano ------=_NextPart_000_007A_01C4AFDA.46B4C580 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
Hi David,
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.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 David
To: steve@s102164210.onlinehom= e.us=20
Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 = 8:17=20 AM
Subject: Mirage 2000

Gallery = Template=20 #08

"1/48 = Italeri Mirage=20 2000C" 

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

    This=20 is my rendering of one of the most elegant planes ever built, the = Dassault=20 Mirage 2000C. I used the re-boxed by Italeri Esci kit, and I built=20 it completely OOB, except for the seat belt I've taken from a = spare=20 photoetched plate.  

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=20 kit parts go together quite well, with very minimum use of putty, very = important thing in my opinion, for I hate filling and sanding! Some=20 problems came out when attaching the two fuselage halves, because = of a=20 misalignment of the panel lines in the radome. So I had to cover these = lines with CA glue and rescribe them. Fortunately the gray = plastic of the=20 kit is very soft and workable, so the rescribing operation was not a = real=20 problem. I had to rescribe the panel lines in the fin, too. In fact,=20 strangely, these lines were raised.

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

   =20 Painting is the next step, which I performed using Gunze and Tamiya = acrylics.=20 The decals I used are the ones from the box. The box art represents a = very=20 nice version of a Tiger Meet Mirage 2000, with a tiger on the fin and = a woman=20 in a tiger-bathsuit on the fuselage. Unfortunately the decals quality = is=20 not remarkable, so I decided to realize a less striking livery. = The=20 weathering was done by rubbing the panel lines with a soft and sharp = pencil to=20 highlight the shapes of the panels and nothing more. In fact, all the = Mirage=20 I've seen, looked very clean.

Click on images=20 below to see larger images

Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller = version of=20 photo 06.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo = will bring=20 up the full sized version of photo 06.jpg=20

Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller = version of=20 photo 07.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo = will bring=20 up the full sized version of photo 07.jpg=20

Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller = version of=20 photo 08.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo = will bring=20 up the full sized version of photo 08.jpg=20

 

    I would=20 like to thank Girolamo Lorusso for his precious help.

 

 David

    Rome,=20 Italy

  

 

Photos = and text =A9 2004=20 by David=20 Longhitano

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