From: "Submissions for ARC" To: "Nicholas Moore" References: <597122.4202.qm@web96002.mail.aue.yahoo.com> Subject: Re: Hi Steve - product article Hasegawa 109/Spit combo follows... Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2010 13:45:14 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00A5_01CB7381.B41B1400" 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_00A5_01CB7381.B41B1400 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: Saturday, October 16, 2010 7:04 PM Subject: Hi Steve - product article Hasegawa 109/Spit combo follows... Hasegawa 1/72 Spitfire Mk.1 & Messerschmitt Bf109E =E2=80=98Battle = of Britain=E2=80=99 (2 kits) HSG01909 from HobbyLink Japan http://www.hlj.com/ Product article by Nick Moore Another combo release from Hasegawa, this boxing contains = both their 1:72 Spitfire Mk1 and Messerschmitt 109E kits. You receive = two separately bagged sets of sprues, two sets of instructions and one = sheet of decals for both kits. The Bf109E also contains an additional = white metal part =E2=80=93 a pilot=E2=80=99s seat. Box art is done in a = large format =E2=80=98profile=E2=80=99 style and features two excellent = renders of the subject aircraft from the summer of 1940. The Spitfire kit in this boxing is rather dated and has = raised panel lines and a little flash from what must be quite old molds. = So no reason to write it off but it=E2=80=99s not to today=E2=80=99s = standards either. The 109 is a little cleaner and would seem to be from = a later generation of kits with engraved panels but not much else in the = way of detail. So this boxing would ideally make a good introductory set = to new modelers but could also be brought up to spec by talented = modelers who like a bit of a challenge. The decal sheet is standard Hasegawa. Decals for the = Spitfire are suitably business-like while the 109 half has a variety of = colourful squadron emblems and chevrons to complement the vivid = paintjobs on the German aircraft. All decals are cleanly printed and = coloured and spot on register. The marking options you get with these kits, as described = in the instructions are: Bf109E 1 I./JG3, Kommandeur, Hauptmann Hans Von Hahn, August = 1940 2 9./JG26, Staffelkapitan, Oberleutnant Gerhard = Schopfel, August 1940 Spitfire Mk.I 1 No.19 Sqn, Commanding Officer, Sqn Leader Brian = Lane, September 1940 2 No.92 Sqn, Pilot Officer Alan Wright, August 1940 This kit can be purchased here: = http://www.hlj.com/product/HSG01909 My thanks to HobbyLink Japan (http://www.hlj.com/) for = providing this review sample. Nick Moore 17 October 2010 =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_00A5_01CB7381.B41B1400 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: Saturday, October 16, = 2010 7:04=20 PM

Subject: Hi Steve - product = article=20 Hasegawa 109/Spit combo follows...

Hasegawa

1/72 Spitfire Mk.1 & Messerschmitt = Bf109E =E2=80=98Battle=20 of Britain=E2=80=99 (2 kits)

HSG01909 from HobbyLink Japan http://www.hlj.com/

Product article by Nick Moore

Another combo release = from=20 Hasegawa, this boxing contains both their 1:72 Spitfire = Mk1 and=20 Messerschmitt 109E kits. You receive two separately bagged = sets of=20 sprues, two sets of instructions and one sheet of decals = for both=20 kits. The Bf109E also contains an additional white metal = part =E2=80=93 a=20 pilot=E2=80=99s seat. Box art is done in a large format = =E2=80=98profile=E2=80=99 style=20 and features two excellent renders of the subject aircraft = from=20 the summer of 1940.

The Spitfire kit in this = boxing is=20 rather dated and has raised panel lines and a little flash = from=20 what must be quite old molds. So no reason to write it off = but=20 it=E2=80=99s not to today=E2=80=99s standards either. The = 109 is a little cleaner=20 and would seem to be from a later generation of kits with = engraved=20 panels but not much else in the way of detail. So this = boxing=20 would ideally make a good introductory set to new modelers = but=20 could also be brought up to spec by talented modelers who = like a=20 bit of a challenge.

The decal sheet is = standard=20 Hasegawa. Decals for the Spitfire are suitably = business-like while=20 the 109 half has a variety of colourful squadron emblems = and=20 chevrons to complement the vivid paintjobs on the German = aircraft.=20 All decals are cleanly printed and coloured and spot on=20 register.

The marking options you = get with=20 these kits, as described in the instructions are:

Bf109E

1 =20 I./JG3, Kommandeur, Hauptmann Hans Von Hahn, = August=20 1940

2 =20 9./JG26, Staffelkapitan, Oberleutnant = Gerhard=20 Schopfel, August 1940

Spitfire Mk.I

1 =20 No.19 Sqn, Commanding Officer, Sqn Leader = Brian=20 Lane, September 1940

2 =20 No.92 Sqn, Pilot Officer Alan Wright, August = 1940

This kit can be = purchased=20 here: = http://www.hlj.com/product/HSG01909

My thanks to HobbyLink = Japan (http://www.hlj.com/) for providing this = review=20 sample.

Nick Moore 17 October=20 = 2010

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