From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: =?iso-8859-2?Q?Pavel_=A9enk?= References: <009501c4b044$f08f3bc0$0a70000a@koprivnice.cz> Subject: Re: Czech national day - FW-190 gallery by Pavel Senk (by template #08) Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2004 00:49:00 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_01EF_01C4BC87.F0D34140" 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_01EF_01C4BC87.F0D34140 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-2" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Pavel, 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: Pavel =A9enk=20 To: steve@s102164210.onlinehome.us=20 Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 3:19 AM Subject: Czech national day - FW-190 gallery by Pavel Senk (by = template #08) "Focke Wulf FW-190 A-8, 1/72, Italeri"=20 by "Pavel Senk" MK Apolo, Czech republic -------------------- Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg = here=20 =20 I have chosen this kit to be presented during our National day, here, = on ARC. Many thanks to all of the ARC for such a feature and posibillity = to present each country. Hope you enjoy this gallery. This is an quite old but quite nice kit of Focke Wulf 190 from Italeri = in the 1/72 scale. The first look on the sprues (there are two sprues = molded in gray plastic and one transparent sprue with the glazing) tell = us, that the model has nice details on small parts, but not as nice = rivet details as it is nowdays common. According to this, I had to do my = best. I rescribbed all of the panel lines and also added some new lines = as I have seen them on drawings. New upper and lower wing "bulges" for = MG magazines were molded, too. I greatly recommend the Extratech photo = etches, especially these ones (sold separately): Detail set for the = FW-190 A/F-8, FW-190 Landing flaps. Besided this I bought also Extratech = decals - the Czech national Insignina with blue outline and to complete = the detailing I also bought Propagteam stencils for the FW-190. The = camouflage scheme goes from the "Klub skrzydlat 1/72" - a Polish = magazine, bought many, many years ago. The Modelpress publication was = used to lead-in-the-jungle of details. Finally, a set of two resin MG = 131 from the JK Resin was used to give the model "a sharp" look.=20 A few words to the history of "Czech" Focke Wulf: This plane was left = by the German Luftwaffe on an airfield in Bohemia. After the war, Czech = overpainted the German markings (probably with a color simillar to the = RLM 02) and painted Czech insignias with blue outline over it. We do not = know, how long the plane has flown in this scheme, but it is supposed, = that after some flying and firing tests was destroyed and went in the = metal scrap. 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 You can clearly see both MG's. I added the wiring and magazines, some = inner wing structure, too. On the other picture you can see brand new = home made undercarriage "shaft". The old one in the kit was too shallow = and was truly wrong - had no middle "throuhgout" section. Some details = on the legs goes from Extratech sets. You can also see the etched flaps. =20 Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg = here=20 =20 Although it was quite hard work to get from old and inaccurate Italeri = kit the best out, I enjoyed it very well. I would say, It was quite a = challenge for me to do so old kit. I would better recommend new Revell = or Hasegawa kit to you than the old Italeri. The Extratech photo etches = are very good and much cheaper than the Eduard etches. Decals from = Extratech and Propagteam are of a very good quality and work well with = the set and sol solutions form Agama (their "names" are Adhesol, Tensol = and Hypersol - sound like the "Three Musqeteers", don't they :-) I used = some grated and mixed color pastels and silver paint for weathering. The = kit is painted with Humbrol and Agama enamels, the camouflage is sprayed = with the help of basic Tamiya Spray Work airbrush with compressor. Hope you enjoyed the text and photos as I still enjoy the look of = "captured" FW-190. I am still proud of this kit as it was appreciated = not only by my friends. If you are interested in another models from modellers form the Czech = republic, simply click the link to our modell club from Koprivnice. http://sweb.cz/modelklub.apolo Pavel Senk, MK APOLO Koprivnice, Czech Republic=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 Photos and text C 2004 by "Pavel Senk" --- Odchoz=ED zpr=E1va neobsahuje viry. Zkontrolov=E1no antivirov=FDm syst=E9mem AVG (http://www.grisoft.cz). Verze: 6.0.775 / Virov=E1 b=E1ze: 522 - datum vyd=E1n=ED: 8.10.2004 ------=_NextPart_000_01EF_01C4BC87.F0D34140 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-2" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
Hi Pavel,
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 Pavel=20 =A9enk
To: steve@s102164210.onlinehom= e.us=20
Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 = 3:19=20 AM
Subject: Czech national day - = FW-190=20 gallery by Pavel Senk (by template #08)

"Focke = Wulf FW-190 A-8,=20 1/72, Italeri" 

by "Pavel = Senk"

MK=20 Apolo, Czech republic
--------------------

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

I have = chosen this kit to=20 be presented during our National day, here, on ARC. Many thanks to all = of the=20 ARC for such a feature and posibillity to present each country. Hope = you enjoy=20 this gallery.

This is an = quite old but=20 quite nice kit of Focke Wulf 190 from Italeri in the 1/72 scale. The = first=20 look on the sprues (there are two sprues molded in gray plastic and = one=20 transparent sprue with the glazing) tell us, that the model has nice = details=20 on small parts, but not as nice rivet details as it is nowdays common. = According to this, I had to do my best. I rescribbed all of the panel = lines=20 and also added some new lines as I have seen them on drawings. New = upper and=20 lower wing "bulges" for MG magazines were molded, too. I greatly = recommend the=20 Extratech photo etches, especially these ones (sold separately): = Detail set=20 for the FW-190 A/F-8, FW-190 Landing flaps. Besided this I bought also = Extratech decals - the Czech national Insignina with blue outline and = to=20 complete the detailing I also bought Propagteam stencils for the = FW-190. The=20 camouflage scheme goes from the "Klub skrzydlat 1/72" -  a Polish = magazine, bought many, many years ago. The Modelpress publication = was=20 used to lead-in-the-jungle of details. Finally, a set of two = resin MG=20 131 from the JK Resin was used to give the model "a=20 sharp" look. 

A few = words to the history=20 of "Czech" Focke Wulf: This plane was left by the German Luftwaffe on = an=20 airfield in Bohemia. After the war, Czech overpainted the German = markings=20 (probably with a color simillar to the RLM 02) and painted Czech = insignias=20 with blue outline over it. We do not know, how long the plane has = flown in=20 this scheme, but it is supposed, that after some flying and firing = tests was=20 destroyed and went in the metal scrap.

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

=

You can = clearly see both=20 MG's. I added the wiring and magazines, some inner wing structure, = too. On the=20 other picture you can see brand new home made undercarriage "shaft". = The old=20 one in the kit was too shallow and was truly wrong - had no middle=20 "throuhgout" section. Some details on the legs goes from Extratech = sets. You=20 can also see the etched flaps.

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

Although it was quite hard work to = get from old=20 and inaccurate Italeri kit the best out, I enjoyed it very well.  = I would=20 say, It was quite a challenge for me to do so old kit. I would better=20 recommend new Revell or Hasegawa kit to you than the old Italeri. The=20 Extratech photo etches are very good and much cheaper than the Eduard = etches.=20 Decals from Extratech and Propagteam are of a very good quality and = work well=20 with the set and sol solutions form Agama (their "names" are = Adhesol,=20 Tensol and Hypersol - sound like the "Three Musqeteers", = don't they=20 :-) I used some grated and mixed color pastels and silver paint = for=20 weathering. The kit is painted with Humbrol and Agama enamels, the = camouflage=20 is sprayed with the help of basic Tamiya Spray Work airbrush with=20 compressor.

Hope you enjoyed the text and photos = as I still=20 enjoy the look of "captured" FW-190. I am still proud of this kit as = it was=20 appreciated not only by my friends.

If you are interested in another = models from=20 modellers form the Czech republic, simply click the link to our modell = club from Koprivnice.

http://sweb.cz/modelklub.apolo

 

Pavel Senk, MK APOLO Koprivnice, = Czech=20 Republic 

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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Photos = and text © 2004=20 by "Pavel Senk"


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Odchoz=ED=20 zpr=E1va neobsahuje viry.
Zkontrolov=E1no antivirov=FDm syst=E9mem = AVG (http://www.grisoft.cz).
Verze: = 6.0.775 /=20 Virov=E1 b=E1ze: 522 - datum vyd=E1n=ED:=20 = 8.10.2004

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