Subject: Re: Article for 17th AUGUST 2008 #2
From: "Submissions for ARC" <[email-masked]>
To: "Alex Sidharta" <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:50:02 -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: Alex Sidharta 
  To: [email-masked] 
  Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2008 6:31 PM
  Subject: Article for 17th AUGUST 2008 #2

    
  "1/72 Platz RQ-1A Predator" 

  by "Alex Sidharta"
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  The kit is released by Platz of Japan. And most probably it is the same kit released by Italeri for European market only and Accurate Miniatures for the other part of the world.

  The kit consists of only 23 parts in 2 sprues. The plastic itself is a little bit grainy but the small parts are very well injected and delicate. I took only 30 minutes to assemble major parts. No filler needed.

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  The colors suggested are confusing although Platz gave us full serial options, including a lot of spare numbers. I think we can build any available UAV operated by USAF, US NAVY and NASA (which is quite different, I think). Some of the options show "humped" (fuel tank ?) RQ-1, but the part is not given. Perhaps for future release ?

  I used Gunze's FS 36495 for overall color. Cartograph-printed decal supplied is superb. It sticks well and thin. MM coating sealed everything at the end.

  There are slots for weapon pylon on wings but should be filled on this kit. And "MQ-1/RQ-1" is written on the sprue. I think Hellfire-armed Predator variant is on the way.

  Is it a good kit ? Definitely. 

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