From: "Submissions for ARC" To: "Nicholas Moore" References: <292688.53417.qm@web96015.mail.aue.yahoo.com> Subject: Re: Hi Steve - review of Revell Me P.1099B follows... Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 13:14:39 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00C3_01CB3BB2.AA495060" 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_00C3_01CB3BB2.AA495060 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" 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: Thursday, August 12, 2010 2:04 AM Subject: Hi Steve - review of Revell Me P.1099B follows... Revell =20 1/72 Messerschmitt Me P.1099B Heavy Armour Schwerer Jager =20 Code: REV04359 from HobbyLink Japan http://www.hlj.com/ =20 Product article by Nick Moore =20 =20 Revell continue their range of 1/72 scale =E2=80=9CLuftwaffe = =E2=80=9846=E2=80=9D aircraft with this heavily armed fighter/destroyer = intended to be developed from the Me 262. One look at the excellent box = art and the resemblance is easy to see with the same wings, empennage = and engines of the 262 mated to a fattened fuselage heavily arrayed with = machine guns and cannon. The fantasy of a prolonged European war = continues with a flight of B-29=E2=80=99s in the background, one having = fallen victim perhaps to the twin 30mm K103Z cannon operated by the rear = facing gunner. It=E2=80=99s a great looking package. =20 The box contains four sprues of cleanly moulded parts with a = level of detail adequate for this scale and up to contemporary = standards. The cockpit is reasonably well equipped and includes clear = plastic parts for optics for the pilot and also the gunner. The canopy = on this design is generously proportioned so further detailing would not = be completely lost to viewers. Weaponry and their mountings take up most = of the remaining parts (that you will not have already seen on a 262 = kit). These are nicely realised and they are what give this otherwise = benign airframe its threatening character. =20 The instructions are clear enough and provide markings for = fictional aircraft of JG400 and JG7 some time in 1945 with two plausible = camouflage suggestions. The decal sheet looks perfectly good and = contains some attractive and colourful little insignia.=20 =20 Overall a very sound and simple kit recommended to enthusiasts = of the =E2=80=9Cwhat if=E2=80=9D genre. =20 This kit can be purchased here: = http://www.hlj.com/product/REV04359 =20 My thanks to HobbyLink Japan (http://www..hlj.com/) for = providing this review sample. =20 Nick Moore 12 August 2010 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_00C3_01CB3BB2.AA495060 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =EF=BB=BF

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.

----- Original Message -----

From:=20 Nicholas=20 Moore

To: submissions@arcair.com =

Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2010 = 2:04=20 AM

Subject: Hi Steve - review of = Revell Me=20 P.1099B follows...

Revell

1/72 = Messerschmitt Me=20 P.1099B Heavy Armour Schwerer Jager

Code: = REV04359 from=20 HobbyLink Japan http://www.hlj.com/

Product = article by Nick=20 Moore

Revell continue their range of = 1/72 scale=20 =E2=80=9CLuftwaffe =E2=80=9846=E2=80=9D aircraft with this = heavily armed fighter/destroyer=20 intended to be developed from the Me 262. One look at the = excellent box=20 art and the resemblance is easy to see with the same wings, = empennage=20 and engines of the 262 mated to a fattened fuselage heavily = arrayed with=20 machine guns and cannon. The fantasy of a prolonged European war = continues with a flight of B-29=E2=80=99s in the background, one = having fallen=20 victim perhaps to the twin 30mm K103Z cannon operated by the = rear facing=20 gunner. It=E2=80=99s a great looking package.

The box contains four sprues = of cleanly=20 moulded parts with a level of detail adequate for this scale and = up to=20 contemporary standards. The cockpit is reasonably well equipped = and=20 includes clear plastic parts for optics for the pilot and also = the=20 gunner. The canopy on this design is generously proportioned so = further=20 detailing would not be completely lost to viewers. Weaponry and = their=20 mountings take up most of the remaining parts (that you will not = have=20 already seen on a 262 kit). These are nicely realised and they = are what=20 give this otherwise benign airframe its threatening = character.

The instructions are clear = enough and=20 provide markings for fictional aircraft of JG400 and JG7 some = time in=20 1945 with two plausible camouflage suggestions. The decal sheet = looks=20 perfectly good and contains some attractive and colourful little = insignia.

Overall a very sound and = simple kit=20 recommended to enthusiasts of the =E2=80=9Cwhat if=E2=80=9D = genre.

This kit can be purchased = here: =20 http://www.hlj.com/product/REV04359

My thanks to HobbyLink = Japan (http://www..hlj.com/) for providing this review sample.

Nick Moore 12 August = 2010

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