Subject: Re: post on March 7th update
From: "Submissions for ARC" <[email-masked]>
To: "Ben Montgomery" <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2007 10:12:07 -0800

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

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

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.

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Ben Montgomery 
  To: [email-masked] 
  Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 1:17 PM
  Subject: post on March 7th update

  Gallery Template #04

  "Italeri 1/72 Sukhoi Su-34 Fullback" 

  by "Ben Montgomery"
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  I have always liked the Su-34 Fullback (nicknamed Platypus, for the exotic nose cone), but never got around to building a model of one. With two examples of the aircraft now in service with the Russian Air Force, being brought in during December 2006, i thought it was time to make a model of the aircraft. After seeing the other examples on ARC i opted for the Italeri model ( because it was the only one i could find). I was impressed with the quality of the model, and the price was appealing too (only £8.50) for a model that looks like it should be in 1/48 scale. I did it in the standard blue scheme, with grey nose and leading edges. The colours are not quite right, because i only had a limited paint range at the time. I was especially pleased with the pilots, who each have red helmets with a white russian star on top. The undercarriage were painted with Humbrol 11 silver, and polished Aluminium for the hydraulic surfaces. For my KH-31 Krypton missiles, underslung beneath the intakes, i painted them in the test colours, because these look quite cool. All the other missiles were painted in normal operational schemes (I think). I had also considered buying the Neomega cockpit for my model, but as it would be on the ceiling most of the time, and i am not a "serious" modeller, i decided against it.

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  I am planning on building another Su-34 with a lot of scratch building and alterations on the kit, like having the canopy hatches open, and engine covers up. Currently, I am making a base for the model, and am planning on entering it into this years Air Training Corps Modelling Competition in August. The kit took about two weeks to finish, working on it in the evenings and weekends.

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  Photos and text © by "Ben Montgomery"