From: "Submissions for ARC" To: "Dave Johnson" References: Subject: Re: HLJ - Academy 1/48 P-47D Thunderbolt "Gabreski" pt 1 Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2010 15:18:38 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0014_01CB5D8E.1C648500" 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_0014_01CB5D8E.1C648500 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: Dave Johnson=20 To: submissions@arcair.com=20 Sent: Monday, September 13, 2010 1:25 AM Subject: HLJ - Academy 1/48 P-47D Thunderbolt "Gabreski" pt 1 Academy 1/48 P-47D Thunderbolt "Gabreski" Special Edition Product #12222 (http://www.hlj.com/product/ACD12222) from HobbyLink = Japan (http://www.hlj.com/scripts/hljlist.cgi?rel=3Dnav&GenreCode=3DAir) Product Article by Dave Johnson on September 2010 Belief history of Francis "Gabby"Gabreski and the P-47D Francis Stanley "Gabby" Gabreski (Franciszek Gabryszewski) was born on = January 28, 1919 in Oil City, Pennsylvania after his parents had = emigrated from Poland in the early 1900's. Gabby Gabreski was the top = American Fighter ace in Europe during World War 2. He also served in the = Korean War as Jet Fighter pilot, and his career in the United States Air = Force span more than 26 years service. Gabreski was best known for his = credited destruction of 34=BD aircraft in aerial combat and being one of = only seven U.S. pilots to become an ace in two wars with 28 kills during = World War 2 and 6.5 during the Korean War. Gabreski was also one of the = Air Force's most accomplished leaders, in addition to commanding two = fighter squadrons, Gabreski had six command tours at group or wing = level, including one in combat in Korea. Totalling over 11 years of = command and 15 overall in operational fighter assignments. Gabreski = retired from the United States Air Force on November 1, 1967. Per his = USAF official biography, he retired with more than 5,000 flying hours, = 4,000 of them in jets. Gabreski died of an apparent heart attack in = Huntington Hospital, Long Island, New York on January 31, 2002. Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, was also known as the "Jug," it was the = biggest, heaviest, and most expensive fighter aircraft in history to be = powered by a single piston engine. It was one of the main United States = Army Air Forces (USAAF) fighters during World War II, and served with = other Allied air forces. The P-47 was very effective in air combat but = proved especially adept at ground attack. It had eight .50-caliber = machine guns, four per wing. When fully combat loaded the P-47 could = weigh up to eight tons The Kit Academy's 1/48 P-47 tooling has been around for a few years now and = most "Jug" fans would know what the Academy kits looks like. Ok, well = its not a typical Tamiya "Shake 'n' Bake" Kit, but the kit does go = together well and the quality and fit would be up there with P-47 = offering from Hasegawa. Academy P-47 features some neat designs with = open gun bays, optional wheels bugled and flattened or unstressed, = covered or uncovered hubs and tons of external attachments in the way of = drop tanks, bombs and tubular rocket launchers. The one addition = included is the under wing rockets, but these are not required for this = boxing. The cockpit has some nice crisp detail, but would look excellent = with some additional aftermarket products either being resin, photo etch = or both. Academy offers a few nice extras in this Gabreski boxing. One dislike = I have with some of the Academy kits are the decals. Decals can be very = thick and cause modellers a few problems trying to get them to lay down = nicely. The decal sheet in this P-47 boxing has been printed by Catograf = in Italy, so there should be no problems getting these to lay down. The = Decal sheet only has one option of marking for Gabreski P-47D-25, = 42-26418 (HV A). The sheet also carries the stencils required for one = aircraft and the D-Day stripes that were applied to this aircraft.=20 Also a nice surprise included was a small sheet of dry transfers for = the serial number, squadron codes and the data stencils for the = propellers. These appear to have been printed by Hobbydecal in South = Korea. For first time users of dry transfers, it's very important that = you apply them over a flat finish as they will not bond to a gloss = finish.=20 Another addition to this boxing is a resin figure of Gabby Gabreski = that is casted in a dark gray resin. There is a small amount of clean up = required with flash that's left from the casting process. The sculpt of = the figure is nicely done with crisp details on his flight suit and = gear. Unfortunately, the only gripe is that I don't think that the = sculptor quite caught the resemblance of Gabby Gabreski with the facial = features, but they do look close. Still it's a great addition, I do wish = manufactures would include resin pilots more often. Overall the kit has a couple short falls that can easily be over = looked, it's still offers a good deal for what Academy gives you inside = the box. The kit does go together well and would be suitable for any = level of modeller. I would like to thank HobbyLink Japan (www.hlj.com) for this review = sample. ------=_NextPart_000_0014_01CB5D8E.1C648500 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
Hi,
I just wanted to let you know your article went on ARC = today. =20 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 never been=20 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 Dave = Johnson=20
Sent: Monday, September 13, = 2010 1:25=20 AM
Subject: HLJ - Academy 1/48 = P-47D=20 Thunderbolt "Gabreski" pt 1

Academy

1/48 = P-47D=20 Thunderbolt "Gabreski"

Special=20 Edition

Product=20 #12222 (http://www.hlj.com/product/A= CD12222)=20 from HobbyLink Japan (http://www.hlj.com/scripts/hljlist.cgi?rel=3Dnav&GenreCode=3DAir= )

Product Article by Dave=20 Johnson on  September 2010

 

Belief history of Francis=20 "Gabby"Gabreski and the P-47D

Francis = Stanley=20 "Gabby" Gabreski (Franciszek Gabryszewski) was born on January 28, = 1919 in Oil=20 City, Pennsylvania after his parents had emigrated from Poland in = the=20 early 1900's. Gabby Gabreski was the top American Fighter ace in = Europe during=20 World War 2. He also served in the Korean War as Jet Fighter pilot, = and his=20 career in the United States Air Force span more than 26 years service. = Gabreski was best known for his credited destruction of 34=BD aircraft = in aerial=20 combat and being one of only seven U.S. pilots to become an ace in two = wars=20 with 28 kills during World War 2 and 6.5 during the Korean War. = Gabreski was=20 also one of the Air Force's most accomplished leaders, = in addition to=20 commanding two fighter squadrons, Gabreski had six command tours at = group or=20 wing level, including one in combat in Korea. Totalling over 11 years = of=20 command and 15 overall in operational fighter assignments. Gabreski = retired=20 from the United States Air Force on November 1, 1967. Per his USAF = official=20 biography, he retired with more than 5,000 flying hours, 4,000 of them = in=20 jets. Gabreski died of an apparent heart attack in Huntington = Hospital, Long=20 Island, New York on January 31, 2002.

Republic P-47=20 Thunderbolt, was also known as the "Jug," it was the biggest, = heaviest, and=20 most expensive fighter aircraft in history to be powered by a=20 single piston engine. It was one of the main United States=20 Army Air Forces (USAAF) fighters during World War II, = and=20 served with other Allied air forces. The P-47 was very = effective in=20 air combat but proved especially adept at ground attack. It had eight=20 .50-caliber machine guns, four per wing. When fully combat loaded the = P-47=20 could weigh up to eight tons

The Kit

Academy's = 1/48=20 P-47 tooling has been around for a few years now and most "Jug" = fans=20 would know what the Academy kits looks like. Ok, well = its not a=20 typical Tamiya "Shake 'n' Bake" Kit, but the kit does go together well = and the=20 quality and fit would be up there with P-47 offering = from Hasegawa.=20 Academy P-47 features some neat designs with open gun bays, optional = wheels=20 bugled and flattened or unstressed, covered or uncovered hubs and tons = of=20 external attachments in the way of drop tanks, bombs and tubular = rocket=20 launchers. The one addition included is the under wing rockets, but = these are=20 not required for this boxing. The cockpit has some nice crisp detail, = but=20 would look excellent with some additional aftermarket products either = being=20 resin, photo etch or both.

Academy = offers a=20 few nice extras in this Gabreski boxing. One dislike I have with some = of the=20 Academy kits are the decals. Decals can be very thick and cause = modellers a=20 few problems trying to get them to lay down nicely. The decal sheet in = this=20 P-47 boxing has been printed by Catograf in Italy, so there should be = no=20 problems getting these to lay down. The Decal sheet only has one = option of=20 marking for Gabreski P-47D-25, 42-26418 (HV A). The sheet also carries = the=20 stencils required for one aircraft and the D-Day stripes that were = applied to=20 this aircraft.

Also a = nice=20 surprise included was a small sheet of dry transfers for the serial = number,=20 squadron codes and the data stencils for the propellers. These appear = to have=20 been printed by Hobbydecal in South Korea. For first time users of dry = transfers, it=92s very important that you apply them over a flat = finish as they=20 will not bond to a gloss finish.

Another = addition to=20 this boxing is a resin figure of Gabby Gabreski that is casted in a = dark gray=20 resin. There is a small amount of clean up required with flash = that=92s left=20 from the casting process. The sculpt of the figure is nicely done with = crisp=20 details on his flight suit and gear. Unfortunately, the only gripe is = that I=20 don=92t think that the sculptor quite caught the resemblance of Gabby = Gabreski=20 with the facial features, but they do look close. Still it=92s a great = addition,=20 I do wish manufactures would include resin pilots more = often.

Overall = the kit has=20 a couple short falls that can easily be over looked, it=92s still = offers a good=20 deal for what Academy gives you inside the box. The kit does go = together well=20 and would be suitable for any level of modeller.

I would = like to=20 thank HobbyLink Japan (www.hlj.com) = for this=20 review sample.

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