From: "Submissions for ARC" To: "Nicholas Moore" References: <432461.44188.qm@web96006.mail.aue.yahoo.com> Subject: Re: Hi Steve - Review article for Azur f-91 follows... Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2010 12:23:03 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00CF_01CB0BBC.59755510" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Unsent: 1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3664 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00CF_01CB0BBC.59755510 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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 -----=20 From: Nicholas Moore=20 To: submissions@arcair.com=20 Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2010 1:39 PM Subject: Hi Steve - Review article for Azur f-91 follows... 1/72 F-91 = by Azur product AZUA019 Around U.S.$40.00 from HobbyLink Japan http://www.hlj.com/=20 Product Article by Nick Moore Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo = 01.jpg here =20 This is a limited release by Azur in 1/72 scale of the Fairchild = 91 with decals to mark it as either an RAF or a Spanish Nationalist = aircraft. The plastic components of this kit have been seen before and = are from the same molds as the Sword model of this aircraft. This = release by Azur includes some very delicate and nicely detailed resin = parts. You receive complete crew and passenger seating, instrument = panel, control columns and yokes, two bulkheads, cockpit floor and the = forward portion of the radial engine. So there's replacements there for = chunky or very simplified plastic parts and some nice additions. Of = course all of this interior detail is lost once buttoned up but never = mind that. Amongst the plastic parts you will be using are fuselage = halves with fine engraved panel lines plus wings and control surfaces = with a restrained rib effect. The vac-formed canopy is quite clear and = robust with reasonably well defined framework. Casting quality and = thicknesses of remaining parts is par for course for limited run = plastic. Some of the parts show a little more flash and general wear = than others but nothing extreme and nothing that can't be cleaned up = with ease. =20 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=20 The instruction sheet contains specifications and an interesting = history of these aircraft covering their diverse use while backgrounding = the two markings options provided with the kit. Decals are printed by = Cartograf and look to be of good quality with some nice crisp noseart = for the Spanish version.=20 =20 Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo = 02.jpg here =20 While the overall form of this aircraft is somewhat unusual it = is not exactly encrusted with detail so it is crying out for an = immaculate build and paint job to really make it shine. All up this = seems to be a good honest effort with some added value resin to fill out = the interior. It should build into something of an interesting curiosity = that will set it apart from the crowd. Recommended. Some further information on the F-91 can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_91 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DaYyfddMmuSY=20 This kit can be purchased here: = http://www.hlj.com/product/AZUA019 I would like to thank HobbyLink Japan (_www.hlj.com_) for = providing this review sample.=20 Nick Moore 2 June 2010=20 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. 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Hi,
I just wanted to let you know = your article=20 went on ARC today.  Thanks again for sending it in.
 
Steve Bamford
Aircraft Resource = Center
http://www.aircraftresourc= ecenter.com
 
Live like there is no tomorrow;
Love = like you've=20 never been hurt.
Work like you don't need the money.
Dance like = nobody's=20 watching.
Sing like nobody's listening.
Live like it's Heaven on=20 Earth.
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From:=20 Nicholas=20 Moore
To: submissions@arcair.com =
Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2010 = 1:39=20 PM
Subject: Hi Steve - Review = article for=20 Azur f-91 follows...

         =             &= nbsp;           &n= bsp;           &nb= sp;        =20 1/72 F-91 by Azur

product  AZUA019

Around U.S.$40.00 from HobbyLink = Japan http://www.hlj.com/=20

Product Article by=20 Nick = Moore

Steve Bamford will insert full = sized version=20 of photo 01.jpg here=20

This is a limited release by Azur in 1/72 scale = of the=20 Fairchild 91 with decals to mark it as either an RAF or a = Spanish=20 Nationalist aircraft. The plastic components of this kit have = been seen=20 before and are from the same molds as the Sword model of this = aircraft.=20 This release by Azur includes some very delicate and nicely = detailed=20 resin parts. You receive complete crew and passenger seating, = instrument=20 panel, control columns and yokes, two bulkheads, cockpit floor = and the=20 forward portion of the radial engine. So there's replacements = there for=20 chunky or very simplified plastic parts and some nice additions. = Of=20 course all of this interior detail is lost once buttoned up but = never=20 mind that. Amongst the plastic parts you will be using are = fuselage=20 halves with fine engraved panel lines plus wings and control = surfaces=20 with a restrained  rib effect. The vac-formed canopy is = quite clear=20 and robust with reasonably well defined framework. Casting = quality and=20 thicknesses of remaining parts is par for course for limited run = plastic. Some of the parts show a little more flash and general = wear=20 than others but nothing extreme and nothing that can't be = cleaned up=20 with ease.

 

Steve Bamford will insert a click-able = smaller=20 version of photo 03.jpg here.  Clicking on that = photo will=20 bring up the full sized version of photo 03.jpg Steve Bamford will insert a click-able = smaller=20 version of photo 04.jpg here.  Clicking on that = photo will=20 bring up the full sized version of photo 04.jpg Steve Bamford will insert a click-able = smaller=20 version of photo 05.jpg here.  Clicking on that = photo will=20 bring up the full sized version of photo 05.jpg Steve Bamford will insert a click-able = smaller=20 version of photo 06.jpg here.  Clicking on that = photo will=20 bring up the full sized version of photo 06.jpg

The instruction sheet contains specifications = and an=20 interesting history of these aircraft covering their diverse use = while=20 backgrounding the two markings options provided with the kit. = Decals are=20 printed by Cartograf and look to be of good quality with some = nice crisp=20 noseart for the Spanish version.

 =20
Steve=20 Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg here=20

While the overall form of this aircraft is somewhat unusual = it is not=20 exactly encrusted with detail so it is crying out for an = immaculate=20 build and paint job to really make it shine. All up this seems = to be a=20 good honest effort with some added value resin to fill out the = interior.=20 It should build into something of an interesting curiosity that = will set=20 it apart from the crowd. Recommended.

Some further = information on=20 the F-91 can be found here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_91

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DaYyfddMmuSY =

This kit can be purchased here: http://www.hlj.com/product/AZUA019


I would like to thank HobbyLink Japan (_www.hlj.com_) for=20 providing this review sample.


Nick Moore 2 June 2010=20


Steve Bamford will insert a click-able = smaller=20 version of photo 07.jpg here.  Clicking on that = photo will=20 bring up the full sized version of photo 07.jpg Steve Bamford will insert a click-able = smaller=20 version of photo 08.jpg here.  Clicking on that = photo will=20 bring up the full sized version of photo 08.jpg Steve Bamford will insert a click-able = smaller=20 version of photo 09.jpg here.  Clicking on that = photo will=20 bring up the full sized version of photo 09.jpg Steve Bamford will insert a click-able = smaller=20 version of photo 10.jpg = here.  Clicking=20 on that photo will bring up the full sized version of = photo=20 10.jpg
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