From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: "Tayfun Gerdan" References: <02b501c4bc46$e512e590$0300000a@tayfun> Subject: Re: October 29th Turkish Republic Day Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2004 23:05:45 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0014_01C4BD42.AF7CCF20" 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_0014_01C4BD42.AF7CCF20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-9" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Tayfun, 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: Tayfun Gerdan=20 To: steve@s102164210.onlinehome.us=20 Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 10:03 AM Subject: October 29th Turkish Republic Day =20 "1/72 Plastikart Junkers G 24"=20 by "Tayfun Gerdan" -------------------- Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg = here=20 =20 When I first saw some of the pictures of this aircraft I was really = surprised. I had never heard of a Junkers G 24 in the Turkish inventory. = After some investigation I found out that this plane was never = commissioned neither by TuAF nor TuAL although it was marked with = Turkish flag. It was all part of a marketing operation of Junkers = Factory. Junkers was trying to sell of these planes to TuAF and one = plane was painted in this demo pattern and sent to Turkey. The plane was = never commissioned by TuAF, although it flew in these markings between = 1925-1927, more than 2 years.=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 First of all, this more than 20 years old kit isn't as bad as it = sounds. I saw many worse kits, produced in the last two years. The only = problem were the decals, which were in a real bad condition. And I = solved the problem with "building the kit without using decals". Yet = again, another uneven surfaced Junkers to be masked and painted!!!=20 =20 Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg = here=20 =20 After completing the construction it was time for painting. I painted = the model overall silver, using Tamiya's X-11 Enamels. After the paint = cured, a dear friend of mine, Ahmet Donmez added some post shading, = using different shades of silver,white and black enamel mixtures.=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 =20 Now the most difficult part was to come. Masking... After the wings = were masked I painted the wings and the rudder with Tamiya XF-2 white. = Then I cut the stars and moons off tracing paper and added them onto the = model. The flag areas were painted red, a mixture of Tamiya's XF-7, X-7 = and a couple of drops of X-18. Well, it was kind'a fun to build this model. It was completed in ca. = 25-30 man-hours.=20 The photos are taken by Turhan Gungor, who also helped a lot with the = research. Tayfun Click on images below to see larger images =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 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 Photos by Turhan Gungor and text =A9 2003 by "Tayfun Gerdan" ------=_NextPart_000_0014_01C4BD42.AF7CCF20 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-9" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
Hi Tayfun,
I just wanted to let you = know your=20 article went on ARC today.  Thanks for sending it in.  =20
 
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 Tayfun = Gerdan=20
To: steve@s102164210.onlinehom= e.us=20
Sent: Wednesday, October 27, = 2004 10:03=20 AM
Subject: October 29th Turkish = Republic=20 Day

 =20

"1/72 = Plastikart=20 Junkers G 24" 

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

When I = first saw some of=20 the pictures of this aircraft I was really surprised. I had never = heard of a=20 Junkers G 24 in the Turkish inventory. After some investigation I = found=20 out that this plane was never commissioned neither by TuAF = nor TuAL=20 although it was marked with Turkish flag. It was all part of a = marketing=20 operation of Junkers Factory. Junkers was trying to sell of these = planes to=20 TuAF and one plane was painted in this demo pattern and sent = to=20 Turkey. The plane was never commissioned by TuAF, although it = flew in=20 these markings between 1925-1927, more than 2 years. 

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

 
 

First of all, this more = than 20 years=20 old kit isn't as bad as it sounds. I saw many worse kits, = produced in the=20 last two years. The only problem were the decals, which were in a real = bad=20 condition. And I solved the problem with "building the kit without = using=20 decals". Yet again, another uneven surfaced Junkers to be masked and=20 painted!!!

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

After completing the = construction it=20 was time for painting. I painted the model overall silver, using = Tamiya's X-11=20 Enamels. After the paint cured, a dear friend of mine, Ahmet Donmez = added some=20 post shading, using different shades of silver,white and black enamel=20 mixtures.

 

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

Now the most difficult = part was to=20 come. Masking... After the wings were masked I painted the wings = and the=20 rudder with Tamiya XF-2 white. Then I cut the stars and = moons=20 off tracing paper and added them onto the model. The flag areas were=20 painted red, a mixture of Tamiya's XF-7, X-7 and a couple of = drops=20 of X-18.

Well, it was kind'a fun = to build this=20 model. It was completed in ca. 25-30 man-hours.

The photos are taken by = Turhan=20 Gungor, who also helped a lot with the research.

Tayfun

Click on images=20 below to see larger images

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

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

Photos = by Turhan Gungor=20 and text =A9 2003  by "Tayfun=20 Gerdan"

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