Subject: Re: gallery submission - 1/72 Italeri F-21A
From: "Submissions for ARC" <[email-masked]>
To: "faab" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2011 12:39:38 -0800

Hi,
I just wanted to let you know your article went on ARC today.  Thanks again for sending it in.

Steve Bamford
ARC Air - Aircraft Resource Center
http://www.arcair.com

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Love like you've never been hurt.
Work like you don't need the money.
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Sing like nobody's listening.
Live like it's Heaven on Earth.

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: faab 
  To: Steve Bamford 
  Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 10:36 AM
  Subject: gallery submission - 1/72 Italeri F-21A

                    Hi steve !
                     I'm faab104, the "One O Four lover", back for the 2nd time with a new gallery for you (not a 104 this time). Hope you Enjoy my little kfir. And as always Thanks for your work on Arc ! you are great !
                    hope my English is not too Bad ... Best Regards and "Bonjour" from FRANCE.

                    Fabien
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                    1/72 Italeri IAI F-21A "Lion"

                    by Fabien Antonietti

                    Photo 1

                    From the old and fairly complicated Italeri kit, with the help of the Hasegawa Kfir C-2 Kit,
                    I made this U.S. Marines late F-21A  seen in Yuma, Arizona, near 1988 with VMFT-401.

                    Photo 2    Photo 3    Photo 4

                    Besides some personal improvements on the Italeri kit, Hasegawa improves basic Italeri especially with a windshield angle correct and parts thinner to achieve the landing gear.
                    The detailed Martin Baker MK-JM6 ejection seat, is made from the Italeri part.
                    The General Electric J79-J1E exhaust is from Aires (F-4 phantom or late F-104G).

                    Photo 5   Photo 6   Photo 7

                    Inspired by the first leased VF-43 Navy Kfir ghost gray camo in 1986, this late U.S. Marines Kfir camo schem was quite different.
                    All colors were produced by mixing several grays from Gunze or Tamiya. The painting was long and gradual to adjust color and contrast until the end.
                    Decals are from IsraDecal IAF-70.

                    Photo 8     Photo 9

                    Hope you enjoy this little "Lion" and Thanks for looking !

                    Fabien Antonietti

                    Photo 10    Photo 11   Photo 12