From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: "Meesha Starchenko" References: <002d01c48ba7$b1aeaab0$d89b763e@meesha> Subject: Re: Meesha's La-7 Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 11:10:00 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0031_01C4B75E.88B52C00" 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_0031_01C4B75E.88B52C00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="koi8-r" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Meesha, 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: Meesha Starchenko=20 To: steve@s102164210.onlinehome.us=20 Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 1:02 PM Subject: Meesha's La-7 Gallery Template #12 "Gavia's La-7 profi-pack"=20 by "Meesha" -------------------- Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg = here=20 =20 La-7 by Gavia. First I saw a review of this model - it looked like the = "only" right 1:48 La-7 on the market... so when I saw a three-cannon = profi-pack - I didn't found any reasons not buying it ! Later I found = with help of some La-7 experts few faults and most noticable and unfixed = by me - thin fuselage of this model. This fuselage better suit La-5FN, = than La-7... when I found it with help of few experts help, it was too = late to fix without total destruction of previous work, so I decided = that I "can live with it". Propeller's cock is also more like La-5FN and = that is wrong for La-7. I fixed it with help of some scratch built = skill. Resin cockpit is NeOmega with photo-etched panel from that = "profi-pack" kit. Few scratch-built items like exaust pipes (from = stainless steel tubes) added mere of realism to the model. Elf wheels = are spinable ( tail wheel needed completely redone fork with axe made = from guitar string to be spinable). Guns and gear hidraulics open metal = tubes are made from stainless steel tubing too. I always replace open = tubes of all hidraulics with ones made from steel - looks much closer to = the real thing... it needed to replace all bottom part of main gear with = construction made from various tubes too to make it strong enough for = model weight. Antenna's wire is also Elf's wires - very good thing for = wiring. FM antenna scratch built from plastic and thin stripe of "beer = metal" (ordinary beer can You meet in local store). Navigation lights = are Elf , pitot tube made from solid stainless steel wire and brass from = photo etch where it mount to the wing. There are also one thing on = Gavia's model - dust filters infront of main gear bays on the underside = of wings... there are not present at all, but are a must for all = mid/late production La-7s and especially for three cannon beasts. I made = scratch built ones from photo-etch and yoghurt-stirol for their frames. = Look carefully all, who wants to make a "real La-7"! 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 All decals are used from the kit . It has few mistakes in Russian = language, as well as few signs are made like straight translates from = english - russians never write 'em this way on aircraft... but = aftermarket decals I saw had no detailed stencil at all, so... no way to = fix it =3D( . At least I didn't found any...=20 =20 Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg = here=20 =20 Paints are used by my usual way - all plane was covered in Tamya TS-17 = for metal parts and humbrol 72 for wood parts (wood parts paints may = vary in my method). I use only enamels on plastic as underpaint... than = few stop-colour for "chipped paint" on metal and then acrylic paints = for main camouflage. After applying decals - a lot of weathering work = with watercolours,pastels and lot of "between" lacquer covering, 'til = it's done and covered with final matt coat. 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 Not bad model at all, but still no correct La-7 model on the entire = 1:48 market. Maybe I will build one more Gavia's La-7 kit - to make a = La-5FN from it ;)) it would be more correct if I'll find any way to fix = wing-to-fuselage section on the nose, that's very different from La-7 = ... other stuff in such conversion sounds quite "fixable" for me =3D) . = It's my first article on ARC, so maybe later I will cover My other = previous builds as well as my current and future projects, if it would = be interesting for all aircraft freaks as me of course ;).=20 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 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 10.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 10.jpg=20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 11.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 11.jpg=20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 12.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 12.jpg=20 =20 Photos and text =BF 2004 by "Meesha" (Mikhail Starchenko) __________________________________________________________________ MEESHA STARCHENKO Free-lance artist\illustrator ICQ#: 3832631 Current ICQ status: =20 + My artworks=20 __________________________________________________________________ ------=_NextPart_000_0031_01C4B75E.88B52C00 Content-Type: text/html; charset="koi8-r" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
Hi Meesha,
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 Meesha = Starchenko=20
To: steve@s102164210.onlinehom= e.us=20
Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 = 1:02=20 PM
Subject: Meesha's La-7

Gallery = Template=20 #12

"Gavia's=20 La-7 profi-pack" 

by "Meesha"
--------------------

Steve Bamford=20 will insert full=20 sized version of photo 01.jpg = here
=20

La-7 by = Gavia. First I saw=20 a review of this model - it looked like the "only" right 1:48 La-7 on = the=20 market... so when I saw a three-cannon profi-pack - I didn't found any = reasons=20 not buying it ! Later I found with help of some La-7 experts = few=20 faults and most noticable and unfixed by me - thin fuselage of = this=20 model. This fuselage better suit La-5FN, than La-7... when I = found=20 it with help of few experts help, it was too late to fix without total = destruction of  previous work, so I decided that I "can live with = it".=20 Propeller's cock is also more like La-5FN and that is wrong for La-7. = I fixed=20 it  with help of some scratch built skill. Resin cockpit is = NeOmega with=20 photo-etched panel from that "profi-pack" kit. Few scratch-built items = like=20 exaust pipes (from stainless steel tubes) added mere of realism to the = model.=20 Elf wheels are spinable ( tail wheel needed completely redone fork = with axe=20 made from guitar string to be spinable). Guns and gear hidraulics open = metal=20 tubes are made from stainless steel tubing too. I always replace open = tubes of=20 all hidraulics with ones made from steel - looks much closer to the = real=20 thing... it needed to replace all bottom part of main gear with=20 construction made from various tubes too to make it strong enough = for=20 model weight. Antenna's wire is also Elf's wires - very good thing for = wiring.=20 FM antenna scratch built from plastic and thin stripe of "beer metal"=20 (ordinary beer can You meet in local store). Navigation lights are Elf = , pitot=20 tube made from solid stainless steel wire and brass from photo = etch where=20 it mount to the wing. There are also one thing on Gavia's model - dust = filters infront of main gear bays on the underside of = wings... there=20 are not present at all, but are a must for all mid/late production = La-7s and=20 especially for three cannon beasts. I made scratch built ones from = photo-etch=20 and yoghurt-stirol for their frames. Look carefully all, who wants to = make a=20 "real La-7"!

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

All decals = are used from=20 the kit . It has few mistakes in Russian language, as well as few = signs are=20 made like straight translates from english - russians never = write 'em=20 this way on aircraft... but aftermarket decals I saw had no detailed = stencil=20 at all, so... no way to fix it =3D( . At least I didn't found=20 any... 

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

Paints are used by my = usual way - all=20 plane was covered in Tamya TS-17  for metal parts and = humbrol 72 for=20 wood parts (wood parts paints may vary in my method). I use only = enamels=20 on plastic as underpaint... than few stop-colour  for "chipped = paint" on=20 metal and  then acrylic paints for main camouflage. After = applying decals=20 - a lot of weathering work with watercolours,pastels and lot of = "between"=20 lacquer covering, 'til it's done and covered with final matt = coat.

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

=

Not bad model at all, = but still no=20 correct La-7 model on the entire 1:48 market. Maybe I will build = one more=20 Gavia's La-7 kit - to make a La-5FN from it ;)) it would be more = correct=20 if I'll find any way to fix wing-to-fuselage section on the nose, = that's very=20 different from La-7 ... other stuff in such conversion sounds = quite=20 "fixable" for me =3D) . It's my first article on ARC, so maybe = later I will=20 cover My other previous builds as well as my current and future = projects, if=20 it would be interesting for all aircraft freaks as me of course ;).=20

Click on images=20 below to see larger images

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

Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller=20 version of=20 photo 11.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo will = bring up=20 the full sized version of photo 11.jpg=20

Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller=20 version of=20 photo 12.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo will = bring up=20 the full sized version of photo 12.jpg=20

Photos = and text =BF 2004=20 by "Meesha" (Mikhail=20 Starchenko)

____________________________________________________________= ______
MEESHA=20 STARCHENKO
Free-lance=20 artist\illustrator
ICQ#: 3832631
Current ICQ status:   =
+  My artworks=20 =
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