From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: References: Subject: Re: (no subject) Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 22:00:26 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0057_01C4A738.EA5A2540" 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_0057_01C4A738.EA5A2540 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Bud, 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. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: TomcatFlanker@aol.com=20 To: steve@s102164210.onlinehome.us=20 Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 8:59 PM Subject: (no subject) =20 "Oh *blank* there's 2 of 'em!"=20 by "*Shasper* Bud Sliger" -------------------- Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg = here=20 =20 MiG/Vepr OKB MiG-28S/MiG-28UB *FishHook* The MiG-28 was a joint venture between Mikoyan & the Vepr OKB, the = Soviet Union's premeir naval aircraft bueroe. Intended to be a dedicated = naval version of the MiG-26 (F-5A/B), the MiG-28 was produced from = reverse-engineering a pair of American F-5's (an E and a F), aquired = from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam after the fall of Saigon in 1975. = The prototype first flew in 1979, and serial production began in 1981 at = the Vepr OKB plant in central Kazakhstan. When NATO learned of the MiG's = existiance, it was allocated the codename "FishHook". While the Soviet = Navy wasn't really impressed with the MiG-28 (preferring the more = advanced MiG-29K), it was a success among the eastern bloc nations, with = Poland among the major operators of the type. One of the first = non-eastern bloc nations to order the MiG-28 en mass was the Socialist = Republic of Ceylon (modern day Sri Lanka), which received 84 aircraft = along with the ex- Soviet carrier Rodina (Renamed the Red Ceylon). These = were delivered in a overall flat black paint scheme in 1984.=20 During 1986 tensions between the Ceylonese and US were high, brief = skirmishes between the Ceylonese naval air arm and aircraft from the USS = Enterprise were reminescent of what happened aboved Gulf of Sidra, with = the US air patrols being bounced by pairs of Ceylonese MiGs. These = events led up to a confrintation in August of that year in which 6 = Ceylonese MiGs attacked a F-14 BARCAP that was providing air cover for a = naval rescue operation. During the ensewing dogfight 4 MiGs were shot = down, with only one F-14 lost.=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 This 'MiG-28' pair and the story are based on the movie Top*Gun, = specificly by the opening scenes where 'Maverick' and 'Cougar' run into = a pair of hostile *MiG's* over the Indian Ocean. The single seat 'MiG-28' is the Testors 1/72 #272 F-5E Adversary kit, = which included the markings used in the movie. I robbed a pair of = AIM-9's from Italeri's 1/72 US/NATO weapons set, since the kit AAMs = looked unrealistic. I decided to simulate the 'peeling paint' after = looking at the opening scenes from the movie and finding pictures in = Dave Parsons book 'Bandits! Pictorial History of American Adversarial = Aircraft' and DT&S' Color and Markings no.6: USN Adversary aircraft. =20 Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg = here=20 =20 Italeri's 1/72 F-5F kit was the basis for the 'MiG-28UB'. I had to = correct the gun layout on the nose (the F model only has one 20mm = cannon, something Italeri missed when they did the mold.), and add a = pair of Sidewinders from Italeri's 1/72 weapons set. I ended up doing = some improvements to the RIO's cockpit by adding a radar display, = control stick and a 'Towel rack' hand hold above the dashboard. Another = F-5E Adversary kit donated the markings. 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 =20 (Thanks goes to *Super* Tom Choy for editing the pictures and = *GrayGhost* Gregg for the "real" MiG-28 pic.) Click on images below to see larger images =20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 09.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 09.jpg=20 =20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 10.jpg here. 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Hi Bud,
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 TomcatFlanker@aol.com
To: steve@s102164210.onlinehom= e.us=20
Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 = 8:59=20 PM
Subject: (no subject)

 =20

"Oh = *blank* there's 2=20 of 'em!" 

by "*Shasper* Bud Sliger"
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Steve Bamford=20 will insert full=20 sized version of photo 01.jpg = here
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MiG/Vepr OKB MiG-28S/MiG-28UB = *FishHook*
 
 The MiG-28 was a joint venture between = Mikoyan=20 & the Vepr OKB, the Soviet Union's premeir naval aircraft bueroe. = Intended=20 to be a dedicated naval version of the MiG-26 (F-5A/B), the MiG-28 was = produced from reverse-engineering a pair of American F-5's (an E and a = F),=20 aquired from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam after the fall of = Saigon in=20 1975. The prototype first flew in 1979, and serial production began in = 1981 at=20 the Vepr OKB plant in central Kazakhstan. When NATO learned of the = MiG's=20 existiance, it was allocated the codename "FishHook".  While the = Soviet=20 Navy wasn't really impressed with the MiG-28 (preferring the more = advanced=20 MiG-29K), it was a success among the eastern bloc nations, with Poland = among=20 the major operators of the type. One of the first non-eastern bloc = nations to=20 order the MiG-28 en mass was the Socialist Republic of Ceylon (modern = day Sri=20 Lanka), which received 84 aircraft along with the ex- Soviet carrier = Rodina=20 (Renamed the Red Ceylon). These were delivered in a overall flat black = paint=20 scheme in 1984.
During 1986 tensions between the Ceylonese and = US were=20 high, brief skirmishes between the Ceylonese naval air arm and = aircraft from=20 the USS Enterprise were reminescent of what happened aboved Gulf of = Sidra,=20 with the US air patrols being bounced by pairs of Ceylonese MiGs. = These events=20 led up to a confrintation in August of that year in which 6 Ceylonese = MiGs=20 attacked a F-14 BARCAP that was providing air cover for a naval rescue = operation. During the ensewing dogfight 4 MiGs were shot down, with = only one=20 F-14 lost.
 
 

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

 
This 'MiG-28' pair and the story are based on = the movie=20 Top*Gun, specificly by the opening scenes where 'Maverick' and = 'Cougar' run=20 into a pair of hostile *MiG's* over the Indian=20 Ocean.

The single = seat 'MiG-28'=20 is the Testors 1/72 #272 F-5E Adversary kit, which included the = markings used=20 in the movie. I robbed a pair of AIM-9's from Italeri's 1/72 US/NATO = weapons=20 set, since the kit AAMs looked unrealistic. I decided to simulate the = 'peeling=20 paint' after looking at the opening scenes  from the movie and = finding=20 pictures in Dave Parsons book 'Bandits! Pictorial History of American=20 Adversarial Aircraft' and DT&S' Color and Markings no.6: USN = Adversary=20 aircraft.

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Steve Bamford=20 will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg here =
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Italeri's 1/72 F-5F kit was the basis = for the=20 'MiG-28UB'. I had to correct the gun layout on the nose (the F model = only has=20 one 20mm cannon, something Italeri missed when they did the mold.), = and add a=20 pair of Sidewinders from Italeri's 1/72 weapons set. I ended up doing = some=20 improvements to the RIO's cockpit by adding a radar display, control = stick and=20 a 'Towel rack' hand hold above the dashboard. Another F-5E Adversary = kit=20 donated the markings.

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

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(Thanks goes to *Super* Tom Choy for editing = the=20 pictures and *GrayGhost* Gregg for the "real" MiG-28=20 pic.)

Click on images=20 below to see larger images

Steve Bamford will insert a = click-able=20 smaller version of photo 09.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo = will bring=20 up the full sized version of photo 09.jpg

Steve Bamford will insert a click-able = smaller version=20 of photo 10.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo will = bring up=20 the full sized version of photo 10.jpg=20

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

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