From: "Submissions for ARC" To: "Nicholas Moore" References: <63198.11266.qm@web96014.mail.aue.yahoo.com> Subject: Re: Hi Steve - article for Zvezda Bf109 F2 follows... Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2010 09:43:35 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0033_01CB84A9.9606D240" 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_0033_01CB84A9.9606D240 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, November 11, 2010 12:26 AM Subject: Hi Steve - article for Zvezda Bf109 F2 follows... Zvezda =20 1/48 Messerschmitt BF-109 F2=20 =20 ZVE4802 from HobbyLink Japan http://www.hlj.com/ =20 Product article by Nick Moore =20 Zvezda have released a kit of the Messerschmitt Bf-109 F2 with = four marking options for the period 1941 to 1942. If you have not got = your hands on one of these current generation Zvezda kits then now is = the time. =20 It is interesting to contrast this kit with the last article I = completed for the Eduard La-7 in this scale. Whereas Eduard has supplied = a very basic plastic kit supplemented by PE and masks, Zvezda has gone = to great lengths to give you all the detail in plastic. Opening up this = little box you find it quite full with four very busy sprues. Somebody = at Zvezda has gone to a great deal of effort to give you as much detail = as they can. From the engine bay to the cockpit there is a wealth of = detail right out of the box. You also receive separate ailerons, flaps, = elevators, leading edge slats, rudder and much more. It seems that if it = can be articulated on the real plane then Zvezda will give you a part = for it.=20 =20 It could well be argued that there is a case for rationalisation = of some of these parts but Zvezda seem to have a style here that lends = itself to the modeller who would like to just spend time building up all = the little details into a satisfying whole =E2=80=93 kind of old school = but this is a lot better quality. Parts are cleanly cast and the detail = is strong where necessary and subtle elsewhere (there is stitching = detail in the wheel wells....) There is very little in the way of = sinkage. You are provided with part and build options and also quite a = good pilot figure. =20 Marking options, as described in the instructions, are =20 a.. Bf 109 F-2, Eastern Front, Summer, 1941=20 b.. Bf 109 F-2 Major Hannes Trautloft, JG 54, Summer 1942=20 c.. Bf 109 F-2 Hans-Ekkehard Bob, June 23, 1941=20 d.. Bf 109 F-2 Hans von Hahn, JG 3, July 1941 =20 It has to said that the decals are a weakness in this kit as = relative to the plastic they aren=E2=80=99t up to the same standard. = Colours are bright and cleanly printed but are off register in a few = places.=20 =20 To sum up, there is a great deal of quality modelling time = packed into what at first sight appears to be a very modest package = =E2=80=93 but in fact is a real gem. =20 This kit can be purchased here: = http://www.hlj.com/product/ZVE4802 =20 My thanks to HobbyLink Japan (http://www..hlj.com/) for = providing this review sample. =20 Nick Moore 11 November 2010 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0033_01CB84A9.9606D240 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, November 11, = 2010 12:26=20 AM
Subject: Hi Steve - article for = Zvezda=20 Bf109 F2 follows...

Zvezda

 

1/48 = Messerschmitt=20 BF-109 F2

 

ZVE4802 = from HobbyLink=20 Japan http://www.hlj.com/

 

Product = article by Nick=20 Moore

 

Zvezda have released a kit of = the=20 Messerschmitt Bf-109 F2 with four marking options for the period = 1941 to=20 1942. If you have not got your hands on one of these current = generation=20 Zvezda kits then now is the time.

 

It is interesting to contrast = this kit=20 with the last article I completed for the Eduard La-7 in this = scale.=20 Whereas Eduard has supplied a very basic plastic kit = supplemented by PE=20 and masks, Zvezda has gone to great lengths to give you all the = detail=20 in plastic. Opening up this little box you find it quite full = with four=20 very busy sprues. Somebody at Zvezda has gone to a great deal of = effort=20 to give you as much detail as they can. From the engine bay to = the=20 cockpit there is a wealth of detail right out of the box. You = also=20 receive separate ailerons, flaps, elevators, leading edge slats, = rudder=20 and much more. It seems that if it can be articulated on the = real plane=20 then Zvezda will give you a part for it.

 

It could well be argued that = there is a=20 case for rationalisation of some of these parts but Zvezda seem = to have=20 a style here that lends itself to the modeller who would like to = just=20 spend time building up all the little details into a satisfying = whole =E2=80=93=20 kind of old school but this is a lot better quality. Parts are = cleanly=20 cast and the detail is strong where necessary and subtle = elsewhere=20 (there is stitching detail in the wheel wells....) There is very = little=20 in the way of sinkage. You are provided with part and build = options and=20 also quite a good pilot figure.

 

Marking options, as described = in the=20 instructions, are

 

  • Bf 109 F-2, Eastern Front, = Summer,=20 1941=20
  • Bf 109 F-2 Major Hannes = Trautloft, JG=20 54, Summer 1942=20
  • Bf 109 F-2 Hans-Ekkehard = Bob, June 23,=20 1941=20
  • Bf 109 F-2 Hans von Hahn, JG = 3, July=20 1941

 

It has to said that the decals = are a=20 weakness in this kit as relative to the plastic they = aren=E2=80=99t up to the=20 same standard. Colours are bright and cleanly printed but are = off=20 register in a few places.

 

To sum up, there is a great = deal of=20 quality modelling time packed into what at first sight appears = to be a=20 very modest package =E2=80=93 but in fact is a real gem.

 

This kit can be purchased = here: =20 http://www.hlj.com/product/ZVE4802

 

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

 

Nick Moore 11 November = 2010

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