Subject: Re: Derelict Zeke for ARC
From: "Steve Bamford" <[email-masked]>
To: "Ian Robertson" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 3 Aug 2002 12:42:35 -0700

Steve Bamford
Aircraft Resource Center
http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com

Live like there is no tomorrow;
Love like you have never been hurt; and
Dance like no one is watching!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Ian Robertson <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 2:40 PM
Subject: Derelict Zeke for ARC

> Hello Steve,
> 
> Attached are a bunch of images for ARC.  A brief article is included
> below.
> 
> Cheers,
> Ian
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Hasegawa A6M3 "Hamp"
> 
> by Ian Robertson
> 
> This is Hasegawa's 1/48 A6M3 Zeke (Hamp) displayed as a forgotten
> derelict.  The scenario I had in mind was an aircraft that had been
> thwarted from taking off by fragmentation bombs dropped by marauding
> B-25s or Havocs over the Japanese airfield. 
> 
> The model was modified with the aid of spare styrene parts and a sharp
> hobby knife.  The wing-root fuel tank was derived from a spare Hasegawa
> P-47 external belly tank.  Stock styrene was used for the framing.  
> 
> The aircraft was painted natural metal (SnJ aluminum), followed by
> light, faded coats of IJN gray (Polly Scale acrylic).  Faded green
> mottles were also applied to the upper surfaces.  Chalk pastels were
> used to help fade the surfaces.  All markings were painted on.
> 
> The diorama base began with a bread board covered with celluclay. 
> Various dried mosses were embedded in the celluclay before it dried. 
> Although not readily visible, water-filled potholes were simulated using
> clear epoxy resin.
> 
> Photographs were taken using a SONY S75 digital camera.
> 
> 
> 
> __________________
> Dr. Ian Robertson,
> Dept. of Biology,
> Boise State University,
> Boise ID  83725-1515
> USA
> 
> ph: 208-426-2394
> fax: 208-426-4267
>