Subject: Re: submission
From: "Submissions for ARC" <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2007 16:11:12 -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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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: Paul Ryle 
  To: [email-masked] 
  Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2007 8:50 AM
  Subject: submission

  "1/72nd Hawker Tempest V (Academy)" 

  by Paul Ryle
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  As an extension of my 'thing' for R.A.F. fighters of any time period, I decided to tackle the Academy Tempest that I've had in my stash for yonks. Essentially, this is a great kit, fitting well, and appears to be accurate. A common thing with Academy kits is that they are often somehow less than the sum of their parts; engraved panel lines, good fit and so on, but just don't look right. A good example of this is their Spitfire XIV. Luckily tho', the Tempest is not one of these, and at £5.00 UK price is an absolute steal. The only thing I added to this kit were some masking tape seat-belts, and Eagle Strike decals, because the kit decals are not so hot. I decided to model the 80sqn example, complete with blue spinners, lightning bolt and ? coding simply because it looks rather smart, and because immediately post-war aircraft are rather thin in my collection.

  Paints were Tamiya spraycans, masking with silly putty - great stuff! Now to tackle my Heritage Aviation F2 conversion!

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  Photos and text © by Paul