Subject: Re: Gallery submission
From: "Submissions for ARC" <[email-masked]>
To: "The McClellans" <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2007 10:52:35 -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.

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  From: The McClellans 
  To: [email-masked] 
  Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2007 9:39 PM
  Subject: Gallery submission

  Gallery Template #05

  "1/32 scale Trumpeter SBD-1" 

  by "Mark McClellan"
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  This is my finally-at-long-last completed Dauntless kit by Trumpeter that my wife got me for last Christmas.  I only finished it the day before our wedding anniversary, September 5th.  This is a fantastic kit, and the SBD has been one of my favourite aeroplanes for a long time.  The Trumpeter kit is a real beauty.  When I saw the painting guide for MAG-11 with the yellow wings, I knew instantly what I was going to build.  I love the age when aeroplanes well "pretty" and not all camo and dull.

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  I noticed that the engine had holes for spark plugs, but the kit didn't actually have them.  This has never stopped me from getting a bit carried away, hey, I'm a scratch builder from "way back", so I figured with my skill and a bit of help from Google, I'd find a pic or two of how the engine looked for real.  Yes I know, the real one probably didn't have red spark plug wires, but red stands out.

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  I glued the wires on with super glue, much to the amusement of my daughter. She loves to watch me "attach" myself to my hobby, and more than once I needed to use an x-acto to detach myself from the kit, literally.  I used a variety of materials for wiring, and I learned what to use again (dead computer mice) and what not to use (twist ties are very stiff). I had no instructions on how or what to use the extra photo etched parts for, I assumed they were for the rear seat but the lack of information in the otherwise comprehensive instructions was disappointing.  Another feature I liked was the clear cowling, but I didn't want to have the whole front clear.  My answer was to mask off some "cut-aways" to show off some of my hard work on the engine detail.  I'm happy, now maybe I can finish some of my other projects!  Happy modelling. 

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