Subject: Re: ARC Submission
From: "Submissions for ARC" <[email-masked]>
To: "Juan Ojados Gmail" <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2008 22:47:22 -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.

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Juan Ojados Gmail 
  To: [email-masked] 
  Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 12:13 PM
  Subject: ARC Submission

    
  "1/48 Hasegawa AV-8B Harrier II" 

  by "Juan Ojados Gonzalez"
  --------------------

        Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg here  

  This model represents an AV-8B Harrier II Plus from the Spanish Navy (9ª Escuadrilla). This escuadron is based in the Naval Air Base of Rota (Spain) and is usually deployed aboard the Spanish Navy Aircraft Carrier Principe de Asturias R-11. 

  The Hasegawa Kit is beautiful, but has MANY things to improve. I had to search a lot in the internet in order to find solutions to all the problems of this kit. From my point of view, the most important one is that the canopy glass can not be left opened, since there are two intakes which are not properly placed. However, after all, is a good kit, which represents perfectly a Harrier. 

  Click on images below to see larger images

        Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo 03.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized version of photo 03.jpg 
       Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo 04.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized version of photo 04.jpg 
       Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo 05.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized version of photo 05.jpg 
       Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo 06.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized version of photo 06.jpg 

  To enhance the kit, I used Eduard photoetched parts in some specific places of the kit, but is almost impossible to use all of them. The decals are a mix from Series Españolas (old decals) and the Kit decals.

  It took me around 3 months to finish this kit. Everything is painted with brush. The ordnance which comes with the kit is good, but I preferred to use two sidewinders from Hasegawa weapons set. I plan to add some red tags and LAU-117 launchers with mavericks in the middle hardpoint of the wings.

        Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg here  

  Finally, the base is just a color print of a section from the Spanish Navy Aircraft Carrier Principe de Asturias R-11.

  I would like to thank Steve and the rest of the community for the good advices and tips that I have found in this web site. I have learnt a lot. My next model will be a 1/48 F-14A Tomcat (Hasegawa P18).

  Click on images below to see larger images

        Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo 07.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized version of photo 07.jpg 
       Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo 08.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized version of photo 08.jpg 
       Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo 09.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized version of photo 09.jpg 
       Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo 10.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized version of photo 10.jpg