From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: "Phil Golding" References: <000701c49fbf$ec5e7600$53b16751@Patricia> Subject: Re: article contribution. Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2004 16:55:54 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_025A_01C4CA6A.D47FB5A0" 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_025A_01C4CA6A.D47FB5A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Phil, 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: Phil Golding=20 To: steve@s102164210.onlinehome.us=20 Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 1:46 AM Subject: article contribution. Gallery Template #13 This template is for modelers that want to custom create their = article. Copy and paste any of the "image placement boxes" below as = much as you want to create any article configuration you want. Limit = yourself to no more than 26 photos per article, but to use more photos = you have to supply more text to keep things balanced. If you use higher = numbers of photos, then your article will be using smaller "thumbnail = photos", so it will be common for you to use 3 or 4 thumbnail photos = side by side and not using the 2 thumbnail photos side by side as much. = Try to limit your article to 2 or 3 full sized photos. Gray frames are = to help you visualize the raw HTML code. These gray frames will be = removed when I load your article to ARC. Remember to indicate where = each photo goes....01.jpg goes here....02.jpg goes here etc etc. "Family Portrait" Various 1/48 Spitfires=20 by Phil Golding -------------------- Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg = here=20 =20 I had a bit of a "Spit Fest" recently, and found myself with five of = the little suckers finished. I decided that I would write this little = article for ARC, and all those who love this most beautiful of Classic = Aircraft. I won't go into the history of the Spitfire too much, as it's = probably quite well known; it must be the most written about aircraft in = the world. My article will start with the Mk.V, the most numerous = variant of the family (if all versions of the Mk.V are taken into = consideration). It served in nearly every theatre of operations during = the Second World War, with the exception of the Pacific. The Mk.V was = also supplied to Portugal, Russia, Turkey, Egypt and the USAAF. = Initially designed as a stop-gap, by December 1941, nearly every one of = Fighter Command's squadrons was equipped with the Mk.V! My Mk.Vb is the well-known Tamiya kit, with Eduard detail set. It = depicts BL479, a Mk.Vb, SZ-X of No. 316 Sqdn. RAF. The two Mk.VIIIs are both Hasegawa kits, the first being AB58-672, = ZP-Y of No.80 fighter wing, No.1 TAF, RAAF, based at Morotai, in 1945. = I have caused a little controversy with this one, as my colour scheme = has been claimed to be inaccurate, in that it should be Grey/Green on = the upper surfaces. However, my own research shows that the machine = operated over jungle and the Brown/Green is more appropriate. I have = also found profiles of 'planes from the same squadron with Brown/Green = camouflage. The Second Mk.VIII is 'Lonesome Polecat'. HL-MM of the 308th Fighter = Squadron, 31st Fighter group, USAAF. The Mk.IXc is the new Hasegawa "Kenley Wing" boxing of James Edgar = "Johnny" Johnson's machine, EN398. By the end of the war, his tally = stood at 34 enemy aircraft destroyed (27 while flying Spitfire Mk.IXs), = 7 shared destroyed, plus a further 3 and 2 shared, probably destroyed, = 10 and 3 shared damaged and 1 shared destroyed on the ground. With the = exception of one Bf110, all his victories were against single engined = fighters. Finally, The Seafire is the Airfix FR.46, LA561, No.104, of 1832 Naval = Air Squadron, Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve, RNAS Culham 1947. All of the kits were a delight to build, especially the Tamiya and = (surprisingly) the Airfix offerings.=20 The Seafire, of course, was powered by a Rolls-Royce Griffon engine, = with contra-rotating props to counteract the huge torque of the massive = engine. The wing, although still recognisable as a 'Spit', was = redesigned, as was the rest of the airframe. Although only some 6 years = separate the Mk.V and the Seafire FR.46, the changes are huge...doubled = all-up weight, twice the power, over 100mph faster etc. The only thing = that did not change during the Spitfire's lifetime was...the flap area! = Apparently, upon seeing the Prototype, someone commented to R.J. = Mitchell that the flaps seemed too big for such a small aircraft. = Mitchell is said to have replied, " I expect they'll hang lots of silly = things on her, making her heavier. Better to make them too big now, = than try to change them later". A man with insight, and a Genius! All the best, Phil Second part of the "Family portrait" Click on image below to see = larger image =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 =20 =20 Click on images below to see larger images =20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 03.jpg here. 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Hi Phil,
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 Phil=20 Golding
To: steve@s102164210.onlinehom= e.us=20
Sent: Tuesday, September 21, = 2004 1:46=20 AM
Subject: article = contribution.

Gallery = Template=20 #13

This = template is for=20 modelers that want to custom create their article.  Copy and = paste any of=20 the "image placement boxes" below as much as you want to create any = article=20 configuration you want.  Limit yourself to no more than 26 photos = per=20 article, but to use more photos you have to supply more text to keep = things=20 balanced.  If you use higher numbers of photos, then your article = will be=20 using smaller "thumbnail photos", so it will be common for you to use = 3 or 4=20 thumbnail photos side by side and not using the 2 thumbnail photos = side by=20 side as much.  Try to limit your article to 2 or 3 full sized=20 photos.  Gray frames are to help you visualize the raw HTML = code. =20 These gray frames will be removed when I load your article to = ARC. =20 Remember to indicate where each photo goes....01.jpg goes=20 here....02.jpg goes here etc = etc.

"Family=20 Portrait"

Various 1/48=20 Spitfires 

by Phil=20 Golding
--------------------

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

I had a = bit of a "Spit=20 Fest" recently, and found myself with five of the little suckers=20 finished.  I decided that I would write this little article for = ARC, and=20 all those who love this most beautiful of Classic Aircraft.  I = won't go=20 into the history of the Spitfire too much, as it's probably quite well = known;=20 it must be the most written about aircraft in the world.  My = article will=20 start with the Mk.V, the most numerous variant of the family (if all = versions=20 of the Mk.V are taken into consideration).  It served in nearly = every=20 theatre of operations during the Second World War, with the exception = of the=20 Pacific. The Mk.V was also supplied to Portugal, Russia, Turkey, Egypt = and the=20 USAAF.  Initially designed as a stop-gap, by December 1941, = nearly every=20 one of Fighter Command's squadrons was equipped with the = Mk.V!

 

My Mk.Vb is the = well-known Tamiya=20 kit, with Eduard detail set.  It depicts BL479, a Mk.Vb, SZ-X of = No. 316=20 Sqdn. RAF.

 

The two Mk.VIIIs are = both Hasegawa=20 kits, the first being AB58-672, ZP-Y of No.80 fighter wing, No.1 TAF, = RAAF,=20 based at Morotai, in 1945.  I have caused a little controversy = with this=20 one, as my colour scheme has been claimed to be inaccurate, in that it = should=20 be Grey/Green on the upper surfaces.  However, my own research = shows that=20 the machine operated over jungle and the Brown/Green is more=20 appropriate.  I have also found profiles of  'planes from = the same=20 squadron with Brown/Green camouflage.

 

The Second Mk.VIII is = 'Lonesome=20 Polecat'.  HL-MM of the 308th Fighter Squadron, 31st Fighter = group,=20 USAAF.

 

The Mk.IXc is the new = Hasegawa=20 "Kenley Wing" boxing of James Edgar "Johnny" Johnson's machine, = EN398. =20 By the end of the war, his tally stood at 34 enemy aircraft destroyed = (27=20 while flying Spitfire Mk.IXs), 7 shared destroyed, plus a further 3 = and 2=20 shared, probably destroyed, 10 and 3 shared damaged and 1 shared = destroyed on=20 the ground.  With the exception of one Bf110, all his victories = were=20 against single engined fighters.

 

Finally, The Seafire is = the Airfix=20 FR.46, LA561, No.104, of 1832 Naval Air Squadron, Royal Navy Volunteer = Reserve, RNAS Culham 1947.

 

All of the kits were a = delight to=20 build, especially the Tamiya and (surprisingly) the Airfix=20 offerings. 

 

The Seafire, of course, = was powered=20 by a Rolls-Royce Griffon engine, with contra-rotating props to = counteract the=20 huge torque of the massive engine.  The wing, although still = recognisable=20 as a 'Spit', was redesigned, as was the rest of the airframe.  = Although=20 only some 6 years separate the Mk.V and the Seafire FR.46, the changes = are=20 huge...doubled all-up weight, twice the power, over 100mph faster = etc. =20 The only thing that did not change during the Spitfire's lifetime = was...the=20 flap area!  Apparently, upon seeing the Prototype, someone = commented to=20 R.J. Mitchell that the flaps seemed too big for such a small = aircraft. =20 Mitchell is said to have replied, " I expect they'll hang lots of = silly things=20 on her, making her heavier.  Better to make them too big now, = than try to=20 change them later".  A man with insight, and a Genius!

 

All the = best,

 

Phil

 

Second part of the=20 "Family portrait"

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