Subject: Re:
From: "Submissions for ARC" <[email-masked]>
To: "Simon Chidlow" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2007 22:58:54 -0700

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: Simon Chidlow 
  To: [email-masked] 
  Sent: Friday, June 15, 2007 1:28 AM

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  "Airfix 1/24 Supermarine Spitfire Mk-1A " 

  by "Simon Chidlow"
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  This is may first ever article on arcair so go easy on me. i have been modelling for the past two years. my first modell was a Revell 1/144 F-4. That's how I caught the bug!! I have built a wide variety of aircraft including what my family and friends believe to be the last 1/32nd scale Revell Germany F-14A Tomcat. 

  Anyway's, getting back to the Spit. It was a birthday present last month and I just took one look at it and just had to build it. It was built OOB with very little scratch building. in fact the only scratch building is on the diorama. Some Putty was needed on the wing root. I was very impressed with the engine at first but when it came to gluing the to halves of the aircraft together, it caused big problems. Otherwise it went together pretty well. 

  I painted the model in the sceme of Flt Lt Deere D.F.C of 54 squadron based at Hornchurch. the Mk 1a was powered by a 12 cylinder Rolls Royce Merlin III engine which pumped out 1.030 h.p which gave it maximum speed of 365mph. Armament consited of eight 0.303 Browning machine guns and the wing span was 36ft and the length was 29ft
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  Photos and text © by "Simon Chidlow"

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