Subject: Re: corsair
From: "Submissions for ARC" <[email-masked]>
To: "Michel Jacqmain" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:33:28 -0800

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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Sing like nobody's listening.
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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Michel Jacqmain 
  To: [email-masked] 
  Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2007 12:54 PM
  Subject: corsair

  Gallery Template #05

  1/72 Academy Corsair F4U-1A

  by Michel Jacqmain
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  Hello,

  This Corsair was made straight from the box. Usually I build 1/48 airplanes. This time a wanted to build a 1/72 model to save some space on the display shelve. It was nice to work at this scale; you can pay less attention to details like for example the cockpit. Painting and weathering the model remains the same only it's smaller. But the corsair is a large aircraft I don't know if painting a Spitfire or a Messerschmitt is as easy at this scale.

  Last Christmas I bought a DVD box of the TV series Baa, Baa, Black sheep.  Based on the WWII USMC squadron VMF-214 black sheep and the famous aviator "Pappy" Boyington. On the TV series you see Corsairs in action. That's why I got inspired. (VMF-214 is now VMA-214 and they fly the AV-8B harrier)

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  The aircraft was first preshaded. Then painted in the usual three tone camouflage. The colours were faded with a wash of white, blue and sand oil paints. To simulate the scratches I used a pale blue pencil from my daughters pencil case. Dust was applied with the airbrush and pastels. I had to use a lot of gloss varnish to vanish de transparent film of the decals.

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  Zeke's better watch there six o clock!