Subject: Re: Submission for a kit of "SM79 Sparviero"
From: "Submissions for ARC" <[email-masked]>
To: "Denis COUDERT" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2007 12:05:14 -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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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Denis COUDERT 
  To: [email-masked] 
  Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 1:41 AM
  Subject: Submission for a kit of "SM79 Sparviero"

    
  "SM 79 Sparviero (1/48 by SMER)" 

  by "Denis COUDERT"
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  I am not specially found of italian airplanes but I think that some planes built by italian ingeniors during WWII are among the most elegant airplanes ever built. The "Veltro" is a good exemple, and for me the "Sparviero" is the most handsome and elegant tri motor.

  I own this kit since many years and because of his poor quality I let it sleeping during a long time. An article seen in your site decide me to built it.

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  As you can see on the photos above, it's a vintage kit and the cast seems like "short run". The torpero was completly bend and I had to "warm" it to give it a good shape. Some pieces was missing (a propeller blade, the guns, a part of the tail ...) so I have to re-built it or use the spare box.

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  On this kit, every step was difficult. The cockpit was complety empty. The camel back was open on ... nothing, so I had to create it (with on old fuel tank). Gluing the motor was very difficult. A lot of "putty" was necessery ... and a lot of sanding. The clear part was poor quality but it was impossible for me to replace it. Even putting the decals was a very delicate exercice because they were extremelly fragile.

  With this kit, the painting was the easiest part of the kit, and this scheme give to the models a more elegant look. All the painting was realised with handbrush  ...  and lot of patience.

  I think my model can't win a prize but when I look at the parts of the kit at the beginning and the final result, I am (reasonably) proud of myself.

  Thank you for reading, excuse my very poor english. 

  This article give me the opportunity to thanks Mr Steve Bamford, it's really a pleasure to visit this site every day. THANK YOU !!!, long life to ARC ... and all the ARCers ...

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