Subject: Re: Testors F-5 Article
From: "Submissions for ARC" <[email-masked]>
To: "Rick Reinbott" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2008 19:26:38 -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: Rick Reinbott 
  To: Steve Bamford ; [email-masked] 
  Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2008 5:54 PM
  Subject: Testors F-5 Article

  Steve,
   
  Please use the picture with the '01 at the end as the best one and the one with '02' at the end as the second best one.  After that, it doesn't matter to me which order they're in.
   
  Please use thes e-mail address as the one for folks to correspond with me.
   
  Thanks!
   
  Rick Reinbott   

   

        1/48 Testors F-5A Freedom Fighter

       
        by Rick Reinbott 

   

  This is my Testors F-5A Freedom Fighter. 

  Construction

  I built the model out-of-the-box with the exception of the brakelines, which were made from black-sleeved wire.  The 20mm gun barrels were also drilled out using my mini-drill.  

  Painting and Weathering

  Model Master and Humbrol paints were used for the finish, with each color lightened a little by mixing it with flat white after each base color was airbrushed on.  Drafting tape was used do the masking with thread being used to ‘lift’ the edge off the model’s surface to achieve a softer edge.  An ivory black oil wash was applied to the underside to simulate a grimy look. 

  Decals

  The decals are from Microscale (Foreign F-5’s: http://www.happyhobby.com/hobb_html/images/microscaledecal/DECAL-48-54.jpg ) and were provided to me by a fellow modeler who answered my plea.   Champ setting solution was used to help the decals conform  better to the model’s surface   The number on the tail as well as the wing ‘do-not walk markings came from the kit decals with the tail number  simply being over-painted in flat white (while still on the sheet) to reflect the color used on VNAF aircraft.  

  This was a very straightforward, hassle-free build.

  ,The model represents an F-5A Freedom Fighter as used by the South Vietnamese Air Force (VNAF).

  Happy Modeling! 
  Rick 

  References

  Northrop F-5/F-20/T-38, Warbird Tech Series, Specialty Press, Vol. 44 (2006)

  VNAF Webisite: http://vnaf.net/

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