Subject: Re: Post on August 31 Malaysia Merdeka Day update -C130
From: "Submissions for ARC" <[email-masked]>
To: "Ng Thomas-CTN004" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2008 16:50:14 -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
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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Ng Thomas-CTN004 
  To: [email-masked] 
  Cc: [email-masked] 
  Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2008 2:11 AM
  Subject: Post on August 31 Malaysia Merdeka Day update -C130

  Hi Steve,

  this one is from Vincent    
  [email-masked]

  "1/72nd Italeri C-130H " 

  by "Vincent Yong"
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  Malaysia 51th Merdeka Day Update

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  This is an Italeri kit with raised lines, I never really build a raised line kit before (I rescribed my revell B-52)

  There is a few disasters happened during the build
  1. The tail seater problem, I drilled a hole under the radar dome and put in some soldering wires that were melted as weight, after putting everything in but the tail is still heavy,   I try to heated up the solder metals inside by sticking the soldering tip inside but unfortunately the heat makes the dome area deformed....damn

  2. the small window of the right rear door almost fell in...I cut off the door again and stick it back, since the door is open, I mix some epoxy glue then dip some screws and then thow them in to the fuselage while holding the plane tails up, let the glue bond, just to make sure the stupid tail don't sits.

  3 .  then another disaster, the dirty water during my wet sanding flows in and stained the main canopy, I almost cried..... Ok, never mind, since I've came this far... I cut a hole on top of the cockpit area, stick a cotton bud in and seal the hole back with plaplate.

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  Painting started with preshading with black and basic camouflage done with freehand,   One main technique for freehand spraying is the pressure and the thickness paint control:
  1. Air pressure must be low, around 1.2 bar, this will reduce the feathering
  2. Paint must not be too thick or too thin, I dilute it around 3:7 paint thinner ratio
  3. the angle of spraying, spray the outline first then fill the inner parts, 
  4. Dual action airbrush is a must as it can control the amount of paint.

  All flaws surfaced after painting has been touch up, seal with future and proceed with decaling. Decal used are from VFA;s decal that include our national flag: the " Jalur Gemilang".  Final clear coat was applied as the actual plane is very glossy, this will be the first time I gloss up a plane.  

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  Finally the plane has been completed,  And sent  it to Our Merdeka (National Day) Exhibition organized by SFTPMS.

  Thanks for viewing.

   

  Happy 51th Merdeka Day Malaysia. 

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  Photos and text © by " Vincent Yong "