Subject: Re: model for submission
From: "Submissions for ARC" <[email-masked]>
To: "dzejo" <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 09:25:30 -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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  From: dzejo 
  To: [email-masked] 
  Sent: Monday, January 21, 2008 10:49 AM
  Subject: model for submission

    
  "F-14A VF-84 Jolly Rogers Tomcat , 1/72 Academy" 

  by "Andrzej Rusek (Dzejo)"
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  Hallo 

  I want present you my Tomcat in "Jolly Rogers" painting from 1986, "Nimitz"

  This project lasts long time with a lot of brakes, but I am very happy that I finished it. 

  The pluses of the model are: its price and engraved panel lines , but that is all ;-) (ok full set of weapon).

  But there are quite a lot minuses: parts doesn't suit very well and I used quite a lot of putty . Especially connection of front part of fuselage has a problem with the rest of model - step and little different section. Another minuses are simplifications or lack of details in some parts 

  But the most important is that after many hours model presents not bad (in my opinion) and looks like F-14A. 

   

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  I add two resin seats, to make interior more attractive, and some wires and details in front wheel bay, because it was completely empty. I also removed few details from model surface to get earlier version of F-14A

  I painted model with MM : flat gull gray , black, random tan and white - these are main colors. Decals are from hasegawa, esci and academy/design kits. To put them in good way I first cover model with Sidolux (polish future) and then I used Mr Mark Setter. The final coat was a mixture 50%-50% of Humbrol matt and satin lacquers. Red strip in back part is also painted

          
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  I am very happy with the results and I hope you like it too.

  Best Regards 

  Andrzej Rusek "Dzejo"

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