From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: "J.C. Bahr" References: Subject: Re: F-16D Block 40 Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2004 16:22:05 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0188_01C4CA66.19CF2FA0" 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_0188_01C4CA66.19CF2FA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi JC, 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: J.C. Bahr=20 To: Steve Bamford=20 Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 5:46 PM Subject: F-16D Block 40 =20 1/72 Hasegawa F-16D Block 40 IAF Barak =20 by J.C. Bahr -------------------- Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg = here=20 =20 Here are some pics of my recently completed 1/72 Hasegawa F-16D that = utilized the Israeli Barak boxing of this kit. 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 This kit comes with a resin spine, RWR bulges for the sides of the = nose, a blade aerial for the top of the spine and a separate rear = para-brake housing tip for the spine. The kit also comes with the = updated Block 40 wheels, big-mouth intake and RWR beer cans for the = wings. I intend to do a few other big-spined variants of the Viper and = since this was a very limited-run edition of this kit, I made an RTV = copy of the kit part and cast a few for future projects. The one = applied to this kit is one of those copies. The original spine includes = the three chaff & flare dispensers on the sides as seen on Block 30 = variants... so I filled the forward opening on each side because the = aircraft I wanted to replicate was a Block 40. =20 Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg = here=20 =20 The RWR bulges on the sides of the nose are scratch-built out of = Evergreen styrene strip as I was not impressed with the resin ones = provided in the kit. I also scratch-built the pre-cooler intake above = and behind the left main gear strut, along with the EW antenna below the = intake, forward of the front strut and slightly to the left of = center-line. The HUD-repeater screen above the WSO's rear console was = done from Evergreen styrene as well. The EW fairings on the sides of = the intakes were taken from the RM F-16 kit and cleaned up as they had = some pretty nasty sink holes from the molding process. The Litening III targeting pod on the right side of the intake is a = shortened and modified Lantirn from a Hasegawa weapons set, along with = the GBU-12's from an Ha weapons set too. I'm not positive the Israeli's = have used the configuration I modeled for the LGB's, but I liked the = look of the slant configuration on the TER's so this is the way I did = it. I scratch-built Python V's for the wing-tips from Evergreen tubing = and styrene. They're generally not carried on the wing-tips = operationally due to weight and G-load restrictions, but I took artistic = license again and placed them on the tips as they look so different in = that position. There are pictures of static Baraks on the ground with = them loaded this way, but none shown in flight. 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 Markings were a combination of kit decals, Isradecals and Aeromaster. = I re-mixed the sand color that I applied to the upper surfaces, trying = to get a closer approximation to that of the Scorpion emblem on the tail = as I felt that the ones provided in the Isradecals sheet were a little = too "pink", but this turned out to be an optical illusion... because = once it was applied to the kit, it actually seemed to blend a bit = better. It's not a dead-on match, but close enough in my humble = opinion. Wheels for the Block 30 were used in this build as the aircraft = modeled had the B30's instead of the B40's. The rest of the build was = done pretty much straight out of the box and I'm thrilled with the = results as I've always wanted one of the big spine Israeli Vipers in my = collection. J.C. 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 =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 =20 Photos and text =A9 2004 by J.C. Bahr ------=_NextPart_000_0188_01C4CA66.19CF2FA0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
Hi JC,
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 J.C. Bahr=20
To: Steve Bamford =
Sent: Saturday, September 18, = 2004 5:46=20 PM
Subject: F-16D Block 40

 =20
1/72 Hasegawa = F-16D
Block 40 IAF=20 = Barak  

by J.C. = Bahr
--------------------

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

Here are some pics of my recently completed = 1/72=20 Hasegawa F-16D that utilized the Israeli Barak boxing of this=20 kit.

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

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  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

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 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

<= IMG=20 = src=3D"http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Article-Templates/05t.jpg"=20 = border=3D0>

This kit comes with a resin spine, = RWR bulges=20 for the sides of the nose, a blade aerial for the top of the spine and = a=20 separate rear para-brake housing tip for the spine.  The kit also comes with the updated = Block 40=20 wheels, big-mouth intake and RWR beer cans for the wings.  I = intend to do=20 a few other big-spined variants of the Viper and since this was a very = limited-run edition of this kit, I made an RTV copy of the kit part = and cast a=20 few for future projects.  The one applied to this kit is one of = those=20 copies.  The original spine includes the three chaff & flare=20 dispensers on the sides as seen on Block 30 variants... so I = filled the=20 forward opening on each side because the aircraft I wanted to = replicate was a=20 Block 40.
 =20
Steve Bamford=20 will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg here =
=

 The RWR bulges on the = sides of the=20 nose are scratch-built out of Evergreen styrene strip as I was not = impressed=20 with the resin ones provided in the kit.  I also scratch-built the pre-cooler = intake=20 above and behind the left main gear strut, along with the EW antenna = below the=20 intake, forward of the front strut and slightly to the left of=20 center-line.  The HUD-repeater screen above the WSO's rear = console was=20 done from Evergreen styrene as well.  The EW fairings on the = sides of the=20 intakes were taken from the RM F-16 kit and cleaned up as they had = some pretty=20 nasty sink holes from the molding=20 process.

The Litening III targeting pod on the right = side of=20 the intake is a shortened and modified Lantirn from a Hasegawa weapons = set,=20 along with the GBU-12's from an Ha weapons set too.  I'm not positive the Israeli's have = used the=20 configuration I modeled for the LGB's, but I liked the look of the = slant=20 configuration on the TER's so this is the way I did it.  I = scratch-built=20 Python V's for the wing-tips from Evergreen tubing and styrene.  = They're=20 generally not carried on the wing-tips operationally due to weight and = G-load=20 restrictions, but I took artistic license again and placed them on the = tips as=20 they look so different in that position.  There are pictures of = static=20 Baraks on the ground with them loaded this way, but none shown in=20 = flight.

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

<= IMG=20 = src=3D"http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Article-Templates/06t.jpg"=20 border=3D0>

  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

<= IMG=20 = src=3D"http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Article-Templates/07t.jpg"=20 border=3D0>

 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

<= IMG=20 = src=3D"http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Article-Templates/08t.jpg"=20 border=3D0> =

Markings were a = combination of kit=20 decals, Isradecals and Aeromaster.  I re-mixed the sand color = that I=20 applied to the upper surfaces, trying to get a closer approximation to = that of=20 the Scorpion emblem on the tail as I felt that the ones provided in = the=20 Isradecals sheet were a little too "pink", but this turned out to be = an=20 optical illusion... because once it was applied to the kit, it = actually seemed=20 to blend a bit better.  It's not a=20 dead-on match, but = close=20 enough in my humble opinion.

Wheels for the=20 Block 30 were used in this build as the aircraft modeled had the B30's = instead=20 of the B40's.  The rest of the build was done pretty much = straight out of=20 the box and I'm thrilled with the results as I've always wanted one of = the big=20 spine Israeli Vipers in my collection.

J.C.

Click on images=20 below to see larger images

Steve Bamford will insert a = click-able=20 smaller version of photo 09.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo = will bring=20 up the full sized version of photo 09.jpg

<= IMG=20 = src=3D"http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Article-Templates/09t.jpg"=20 border=3D0>

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

<= IMG=20 = src=3D"http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Article-Templates/10t.jpg"=20 = border=3D0>

Photos = and text =A9=20 2004 by J.C.=20 = Bahr

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