Subject: Re: Gallery Submission
From: "Steve Bamford ARC" <[email-masked]>
To: "Graham Symmonds" <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 11:07:08 -0700

Hi Graham,
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.aircraftresourcecenter.com
 
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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Graham Symmonds 
  To: [email-masked] 
  Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 10:21 PM
  Subject: Gallery Submission

  Gallery Template #10

  1/48 Hasegawa AV-8B Harrier II 

  by Graham Symmonds
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  Enclosed are some photos of y Hasegawa Desert Harrier - I altered the kit to make in more into a Night Attack Harrier II.  I only worked on the major visible bits - the nose sensor and the extra chaff launchers.  I flopped around trying to decide which version to build - I wanted to do a grey harrier, with the litening pod and an LGB, so that lead me to making the mods.

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  In addition, I wanted to try my hand at a bit of a diorama so I acquired the Just Plane Stuff 1/48 US Navy Carrier deck and painted it with the markings of an LHD.  In addition, I got the Testors US Navy Flight Deck Crew for a couple of figures.  I was trying to achieve the look of a particular picture.  It took a bit of searching on the web to find a deck pattern I could translate to the deck surface.  A bit of airbrushing with various, changing greys and then some black to show exhaust stains worked out quite well.

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  The Harrier was a bit of a challenge - lots of finicky little bits - in a way it makes you appreciate the technological marvel that it is!  The three colour grey scheme went on well - except when I let the paint get too thick with the resulting blobs everywhere, requiring repainting of just about everything.  I added the requisite dirty bottom third for a Harrier and then washed with Tamiya smoke and some burnt umber water colours to give it a bit of a worn look.

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   I chose the SuperScale decals from VMA 223 Bulldogs - a little colour goes a long way on a grey plane!

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  Photos and text © 2004 by Graham Symmonds