Subject: Re: Post on August 31 Malaysia Merdeka Day update -Hornet..
From: "Submissions for ARC" <[email-masked]>
To: "Ng Thomas-CTN004" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2008 09:23:49 -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: Ng Thomas-CTN004 
  To: [email-masked] 
  Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 1:23 AM
  Subject: FW: Post on August 31 Malaysia Merdeka Day update -Hornet..

  Regards,

  Thomas Ng

  NPI SR, Motorola Penang

  Tel: 604 8504071

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  From: Ng Thomas-CTN004 
  Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 2:49 PM
  To: [email-masked]'
  Cc: 'Wan Hashim'
  Subject: Post on August 31 Malaysia Merdeka Day update -Hornet..

  Hi Steve,

  Another year have come for our Merdeka Update, hope you update this article on the 31-Aug on our national day. Thanks

  The authors for this one is :
  Mej Wan Hashim : [email-masked]

  Thanks,
  Thomas

  "1/32nd Scale TUDMs' Maritime Strike Aircraft" 

  by "Mej(B) Wan Hashim bin Wan Ahmad"
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  Malaysia 51th Merdeka Day Update

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  This is my first aircraft kit after so many years building armour and also pension from my military service with Malaysian Army. The reason for building this aircraft was kind of "feeling" towards TUDM owned aircraft. As a pilot project, I have chosen Academy 12103 1/32nd scale F/A 18D "Night Attack". Although it is quite expensive, due to my eye constraint and with lots of positive reviews about how detailed, accuracy and simplicity about this kit, I take my chance to build and it took me three weeks to complete this magnificent bird.

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  During the progress work, some minor filling and sanding had to be done especially on the engine nacelle joint, LERX and the rest of the kit joint match perfectly. I would thanks Academy for such an engineering work which keep modeler headache to a minimum. Surface detail is excellent. Some After-Market part are used to depict actual TUDMs' Hornet and its a must. I used F-4dablemodels R32001 Dual Chaff Dispenser with Main Landing Gear Door Extension, Fishbone LERX Vent, Dome type GPS Antennae which is similar to late production Hornet D.

  All this are in one package.

   

  Decals used are also from F-4dablemodels which of type B Export Bugs.

  Colour used throughout the process was of lacquer type Gunze-Sanyo for overall, Humbrol Enamel paint for hand brush and weathering, Future for pre-decaling and Model Master Semi Gloss for final coating.

   

  Happy 51th Merdeka Day Malaysia. 

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  Photos and text © by " Mej(B) Wan Hashim "