Subject: Re: ARTICLE from Belgium !
From: "Steve Bamford ARC" <[email-masked]>
To: "Patrick Spitaels" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2003 12:29:55 -0700

----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Patrick Spitaels 
  To: Steve Bamford 
  Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 4:03 PM
  Subject: ARTICLE from Belgium !

  Hi Steve, how ya doing today ?     it's Patrick here !

  seems like the ARC site passed the line of the 1 april...!!  well presented joke, during a fraction of seconds i was looking at the first page...then looking at the adress...just say " well, it's the good adress...what's wrong.." then i push enter and saw the site coming as usual.....oupsss...forget about the 1 april !!

  so, let's have something serious here, what about an F5 at 1/32 scale wearing Adversaries paint huu ?
  so here is my article about that latest new..

  F 5 E from VFC 13 !

  This is my HASEGAWA model of the F5E at 1/32 scale, additions are :
  - the Black Box cockpit 
  - and the decal sheet from TwoBobs.

  Well, eveybody know my love in those adversaries scheme, specially since TwoBobs are on the decal market !
  So, i've got the F5 box in my room since a long time, just turning around...and one day the green light was " ON "...As Black Box was just releasing its new cockpit for the F5 i found one quickly and decided to finally have this decal sheet !
  Founding the good scheme was very difficult, they all carry great scheme....but i've just one F5...so i decided that " RED 01 " was the good challenge for me !
  I'm actually working on the F16 N, wearing the " Viggen camo"...a MARINE bird !

  The building:
  This time it began with the sanding of whole the kit,and rescribing of all the lines ! Hopefully the F5 is not difficult for that.
  For scribing, i'm using the TAMIYA  scribing tool, which i've cut the end of, so it's easier to scribe on difficult areas !

  The cockpit:
  everybody  who's used to build resin cockpit, specially from Black Box, know all about the problem....means lots of dry fits. But i've to say that this one is coming really great inside the plastic fuselage ! The detail level is very impressive, really a nice kit to build ! Paint give it life....( pics f50017, 18,19, 91, 92, 93; 94, 95, 96, 97, 98 , 99 and 100.)

  The fuselage:
  Nothing very difficult with this kit, carefull assembly, dry fitting..patience...and it comes very well ! I've remark on the TwoBobs decal sheet that a picture showing part of the 01 wing, has some plate added on the center of the wing...cannot explain you what it is, but i just tyr to reproduce them with plasticard, ( pic f50111)

  Gears:
  Not a lot of things to add, some wires as usual. About the wheel wells, i didn't improved them...i know that they not deep enough....but it's something you can't noticed when looking at that bird !
  I paint them using TAMIYA spray can of WHITE primer, then use SMOKE to weathered them. Some touches with a black pen...and it's done !
  ( pics f50245, 246, 248 )

  Intakes covers
  Well i would like to have a " colourfull bird for this one, so i decided to add the air intakes cover and the exhausts cover too !
  Intakes cover/
  they are build using excess resin blocks, sanded in shape and glue on a plasticad sheet located inside the intake.
  Exhausts cover:
  Well, i used some chirurgical tape ( white ) it fit very well, and give a good structure when paint...you can use it to cover seats for cars, dashboard, harnesses....)
  ( pics f50238, 239, 243)

  The paint:
  well...that's where the fight began....i first paint all the model in the lighter blue colour and let it dry completely. Then is mask all the model with TAMIYA TAPE, and i draw the second camo on the tape. The i've just to cut at the lines.....and paint the second coat of darker blue. Paint chart was following the decals sheet instruction, using TESTORs paints.
  ( pics f50222, 0223, 0226, )

  Decaling:
  Well, there not a lot of decals to add on the bird, just pay attention that for the numbers like RED 01 and the star on the tail, you should add some white decal under, i didn't do that and finally the yellow / red decals are a bit " pale".....

  Weathering:
  Same techinique for me, using SMOKE from Tamiya, in each panel lines.

  ( all the rest of the pics )

  ACM POD:
  well, nothing overwhelming, just cut a plastctube and make the beginning of it, like the normal pod. add a needle in the front and paint it red. that's anoter colour addition !

  Helmet/
  i  think that the little addition of the helmet give here a great value at the model, like if  it's coming for a new Bandit day !( looking around to see Maverick......)

  Conclusion:
  The Hasegawa model is an easy building, addition of the BB cockpit is very important, and the scheme finished it so great !!
  so , if you're bored of grey scheme....check Twobobs range and build something colourfull !!

  Hope you enjoy the beast !
  Have a great day all of you and God may bless you countries and families in this difficult time.

  Patrick SPITAELS
  IPMS BELGIUM
  ANS MODELISME
  http://www.ansmodelisme.com