From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: "Konley Kelley" References: <29DB98F0-EF58-11D8-8D57-000393ACB170@gte.net> <020601c48482$ae082200$6401a8c0@bc.hsia.telus.net> <413E1D77.5000405@gte.net> Subject: Re: USS Essex and David McCampbell's F6F-5 Hellcat Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2004 12:39:15 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0175_01C4C334.7D003DA0" 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_0175_01C4C334.7D003DA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Konley, 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: Konley Kelley=20 To: Steve Bamford ARC=20 Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2004 12:43 PM Subject: USS Essex and David McCampbell's F6F-5 Hellcat Steve: I finished a 1:700 Hasegawa USS Essex. Like the 1:700 Akagi kit, it = was fun to build. I also built the little 1:700 IJN destroyer I picked = up on eBay. The attached images features the USS Essex and my 1:48 Hasegawa F6F-5 = Hellcat with markings for Cdr. David McCampbell, the top U.S. Navy ace. = In building the Essex, I reasoned (via some research) that the Essex was = camoflauged in the the "dazzle" scheme, Measure 32 (a fun and = challenging paint job). McCampbell did one tour on the Essex then left = the ship just prior to a damaging kamikaze attack that sent her home for = repairs. After that, the Essex returned to sea in an overal grey/blue = scheme that I guess was common on late WWII vessels in the Pacific. I built the Hellcat about nine months ago. It received the first of = my three US Navy Verlindin pilots who had to be broken and crammed into = the seats of the Hellcat and AM Dauntless. Despite that challenge, the = Verlindin pilots are very detailed which adds to the realism of any kit = where the modeler wants to display a pilot figure. I now plan to redo my Butch O'Hare 1:48 Monogram Wildcat image on my = website with a 1:700 USS Lexington I want to build at the time of the = defense O'Hare gave the ship during the early '42 Rabaul campaign with = netted him the Medal of Honor. For more ace images, see my website at = http://home1.gte.net/konman/AcesMenu.html. -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- ------=_NextPart_000_0175_01C4C334.7D003DA0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hi Konley,
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 Konley = Kelley
To: Steve Bamford ARC

Sent: Tuesday, September 07, = 2004 12:43=20 PM

Subject: USS Essex and David = McCampbell's=20 F6F-5 Hellcat

Steve:

I finished a 1:700 Hasegawa USS = Essex. Like=20 the 1:700 Akagi kit, it was fun to build. I also built the = little 1:700=20 IJN destroyer I picked up on eBay.

The attached images features = the USS=20 Essex and my 1:48 Hasegawa F6F-5 Hellcat with markings for Cdr. David=20 McCampbell, the top U.S. Navy ace. In building the Essex, I = reasoned=20 (via some research) that the Essex was camoflauged in the the "dazzle" = scheme,=20 Measure 32 (a fun and challenging paint job). McCampbell did one = tour on=20 the Essex then left the ship just prior to a damaging kamikaze attack = that=20 sent her home for repairs. After that, the Essex returned to sea = in an=20 overal grey/blue scheme that I guess was common on late WWII vessels = in the=20 Pacific.

I built the Hellcat about nine months ago. It = received=20 the first of my three US Navy Verlindin pilots who had to be broken = and=20 crammed into the seats of the Hellcat and AM Dauntless. Despite that=20 challenge, the Verlindin pilots are very detailed which adds to the = realism of=20 any kit where the modeler wants to display a pilot figure.

I = now plan=20 to redo my Butch O'Hare 1:48 Monogram Wildcat image on my website with = a 1:700=20 USS Lexington I want to build at the time of the defense O'Hare gave = the ship=20 during the early '42 Rabaul campaign with netted him the Medal of=20 Honor.

For more ace images, see my website at http://home1.gte.net/k= onman/AcesMenu.html.

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