Subject: Re: Sandy Pictures
From: "Steve Bamford" <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 11:03:29 -0700

Steve Bamford
Aircraft Resource Center
http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Robert J. Bartolacci <[email-masked]>
To: Steve Bamford <[email-masked]>
Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2000 11:25 AM
Subject: Re: Sandy Pictures

> Steve Bamford wrote:
> >
> > Hi Bob,
> > Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner....I've been treading water pretty
> > badly time-wise between my kids....my wife...my job and the web site the
> > last few days.  The photos you sent look great for the site.  Can you
write
> > me a few sentences or so about the model.  Info like; paint used, decals
> > used, ordance used if not from the kit, aftermarket items used,
weathering
> > etc done to the kit if any, how you did the exhaust stains on the side
of
> > the fuselage, did you use Future on the canopy ....stuff like that.  And
> > then everything will be set for the site....the article would be up in
under
> > 3 weeks.  The only problem is we have 2 other Sandy articles in a
holding
> > pattern before yours, so the PBY would probably end up going on the site
> > first to brake things up a bit.  But to answer you questions...the
photos
> > will be used and they do look exactly like what we like.  I'll just need
a
> > bit of text so I can strng the photos into an artticle and we're set.
> >
> > Steve Bamford
>
>
> Hi Steve
>
> It's been a few years, but... here goes.
>
> The Skyraider is the old Monogram kit.
> Modifications included cutting the flaps from the front of the engine to
display the cylinders - not
> much need for them in SE Asia :-) Cylinder details were washed &
drybrushed.
> The cluster bomb dispensers under the wings were scratch-built (refs
weren't very good, but they
> came out ok) from brass tubing & plastic stock.
> No aftermarket parts in this one...
> The weathering was all done with pastels, especially the exhaust stains on
the fuselage sides, while
> looking at a variety of Spad pictures... Some washes and drybrushing were
used to bring out details
> and give depth to important areas on the model. The Instrument panel was
painted, dial details
> picked out with a Prisma pencil, and the dial faces given a drop of
Glosscoat.
> The paints used were all Floquil Military lacquers - I really like their
34079/34102/30219/36622
> paints, as they airbrush more easily and more closely approach what we see
in photos of the period.
> Airplane was gloss coated, decaled, and dullcoated to seal in the decals
and weathering.
> Canopy was waxed with The Treatment to help keep it clear.
> As time has passed, I can't remember if I used aftermarket or kit decals -
I think they may have
> been an out of production Aeromaster sheet but wouldn't swear to it -
sorry...
>
> Will try to get the PBY pictures to you as soon as I can - with the same
info as it is still on my
> mind - this PBY may be appearing in the Modeler's section of the new
Detail & Scale PBY book - sent
> photos to Bert Kinzey a while back - have models in several of the Detail
& Scale books.
>
> Also a suggestion - you might want to contact Stan Parker in Michigan and
see if he wants to send
> you some photos of his collection. His work has been in many Detail &
Scale volumes. He is a good
> modeler and recently finished a 1/48 collection of ALL the groups &
squadrons that flew the P-51 in
> Europe - is overrun with Mustangs :-) and is now doing a P-47
collection... He is ex-Air Force,
> (nobody's perfect... I'm ex-Navy - we start with the AF's finished product
& teach them how to
> REALLY fly :-)) flew in F-15's, and must have close to a hundred or more
built models. (I have him
> beat in unbuilt models, approaching 900 - -guess someone will be picking
through my collection after
> I drop dead :-)  )
>
> Hope you are having a good Memorial weekend and remembering our POW/MIA's
>
> Take care
>
> Bob

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