From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Carlos_Arviz=FA?= References: Subject: Re: Mirage IIIR Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2004 01:49:23 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00CE_01C4C3A2.DE4FB360" 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_00CE_01C4C3A2.DE4FB360 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Carlos, 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: Carlos Arviz=FA=20 To: steve@s102164210.onlinehome.us=20 Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 9:01 AM Subject: Mirage IIIR Gallery Template #03 "1/48 Academy Mirage IIIR"=20 by "Carlos Arviz=FA" -------------------- Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg = here=20 =20 I received this kit as a gift when I joined the modeling club here = college here in Monterrey, M=E9xico. It=B4s a simple model without many = details and inaccurate in some aspects, like the cockpit. Still I wanted = to make something special out of it, so when I visited Aztec models and = saw this scheme (Amazonia mirages) i got hooked. I realize it's = inaccurate to apply this scheme to a Mirage IIIR, but as I mentioned = before: I wanted to make something special. I have only been on modeling seriously for about two years and I know = I have much to improve, but I'm getting better. This model is all about = the paintjob and the great decals. I spent no time trying to make a = realistic cockpit, wheel wells, pilot, nor anything. If some of you = veterans like what this rookie did, I bet you can do something = impressive with a better kit. I had to use a lot of putty, and decided to leave the landing gear out = to make painting easier and because it wasn't good enough. I used a = tamiya spray can for the yellow, willow green from model master, blue = and black from testors and used future (straight from the bottle) for = the clear coats before and after the decals. The decals are impressive = and colorful, but a bit fragile. Click on images below to see larger images =20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 02.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 02.jpg=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 =20 Photos and text =A9 2003 by "Carlos Arviz=FA" -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- MSN 8 helps ELIMINATE E-MAIL VIRUSES. Get 2 months FREE*. ------=_NextPart_000_00CE_01C4C3A2.DE4FB360 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
Hi Carlos,
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 Carlos=20 Arviz=FA
To: steve@s102164210.onlinehom= e.us=20
Sent: Friday, September 10, = 2004 9:01=20 AM
Subject: Mirage IIIR

Gallery = Template=20 #03

"1/48 = Academy Mirage=20 IIIR" 

by "Carlos Arviz=FA"
--------------------

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

I = received this kit=20 as a gift when I joined the modeling club here college here in = Monterrey,=20 M=E9xico. It=B4s a simple model without many details and inaccurate in = some=20 aspects, like the cockpit. Still I wanted to make something = special=20 out of it, so when I visited Aztec=20 models and saw this scheme (Amazonia mirages) i = got hooked. I=20 realize it's inaccurate to apply this scheme to a Mirage IIIR, = but as I=20 mentioned before: I wanted to make something special.

I have = only been on=20 modeling seriously for about two years and I know I have much to = improve, but=20 I'm getting better. This model is all about the paintjob and the great = decals.=20 I spent no time trying to make a realistic cockpit, wheel wells, = pilot, nor=20 anything. If some of you veterans like what this rookie did, I = bet you=20 can do something impressive with a better kit.

I had to = use a lot of=20 putty, and decided to leave the landing gear out to make painting = easier and=20 because it wasn't good enough. I used a tamiya spray can for the = yellow,=20 willow green from model master, blue and black from testors and used = future=20 (straight from the bottle) for the clear coats before and after = the=20 decals. The decals are impressive and colorful, but a bit = fragile.

Click on images=20 below to see larger images

 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller = version of=20 photo 02.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo = will bring=20 up the full sized version of photo 02.jpg=20

 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

Photos = and text =A9 2003=20 by "Carlos Arviz=FA"


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