Subject: Re: 1:48 CF-101 Voodoo
From: "Submissions for ARC" <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2007 16:07:37 -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

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Work like you don't need the money.
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Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2007 1:22 PM
Subject: 1:48 CF-101 Voodoo

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"1:48 Monogram CF-101 Voodoo"
by "Dan McWilliams"
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This was a commission build for a colleague who used to fly the old "washing 
machine." He wanted it in-flight representing an aircraft he flew when 
intercepting a Russian Bear off Newfoundland in the early 80's.  The two 
tanks, tail number, and flying suit colours were the main customized areas. 
I used Belcher Bits' excellent decal set for this.
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The kit is very good with the exception of raised panel lines.  Frankly I 
have no interest in sanding and rescribing - far too much work, and my 
client likes it fine the way it is.  The main areas I struggled with were 
getting the gear doors and flaps to close, and shaving off the formation 
lights (which were not installed on all but one Canadian Voodoo).  The gear 
and flaps were nicely detailed inside to represent down positions. 
Unfortunately, this obliged me to spend many hours shaving off layers of 
plastic to get things to fit, and adding filler to the gear doors area (see 
pics 03 and 04).  The in-flight stand was something I agonized over, and 
came up with a very simple solution.  Design criteria - had to be something 
I could do with limited wood-working tools.  I bought a piece of particle 
board scrap, cut it 12 inches square, and drilled two 3/8 inch holes on 
about a 45 degree angle.  Two metal rods went into it.   For the aircraft 
part, I drilled holes in the turbine discs, and inserted the rods through. 
A tip from a fellow ARCer (who posted a nice Voodoo recently) was to allow 
for the rods to enter a long way into the model, thus helping to reduce the 
strain on the burner can joints.
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Now that I have a happy colleague, I can turn to my next project - an 
in-flight CF-18 for another colleague (the 1:32 Academy monster).
Photos and text © by "Dan McWilliams"