From: "Submissions for ARC" To: "Dave Johnson" References: Subject: Re: Gary Hunt Miniatures - Air Vice-Marshal Sir Keith Park (Malta, 1942) Figure Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2010 18:48:01 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0018_01CB8F2C.D4A44720" 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_0018_01CB8F2C.D4A44720 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 ARC Air - Aircraft Resource Center http://www.arcair.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, November 22, 2010 10:43 AM Subject: Gary Hunt Miniatures - Air Vice-Marshal Sir Keith Park = (Malta, 1942) Figure Gary Hunt Miniatures Air Vice-Marshal Sir Keith Park (Malta, 1942) World War 2 Range Product # WW2skp1 (http://www.garyhuntminiatures.com/_ww2.html#) from = Gary Hunt Miniatures (http://www.garyhuntminiatures.com) Product Article by Dave Johnson on the November 2010 History of Sir Keith Park - Born in Thames, New Zealand in 1892 the son of a mining geologist, = Keith Rodney Park fought at Gallipoli and the Somme in the First World = War, before joining the RAF. At the outbreak of the Second World War, = Park was commanding the RAF squadrons that defended the South East of = England, which bore the brunt of the Battle of Britain. Later, in the = Second World War he became Air Vice-Marshal of the RAF. The Germans gave = him the moniker "The Defender of London" and Lord Tedder, Marshal of the = RAF, declared "If ever any one man won the battle of Britain, he did. I = don't believe it is recognised how much this one man, with his = leadership, his calm judgement and his skill, did to save not only this = country, but the world". British military history of this century has = been enriched with the names of great fighting men from New Zealand, of = all ranks and in every branch of of New Zealand's Military. Keith Park's = name is one of those that has been carved into that history. The Figure from Gary Hunt Miniatures- Most of the scale modelling world wouldn't have heard of Gary Hunt = Miniatures before. Gary Hunt Miniatures is a side project for its = creator Gary Hunt, who is a sculptor at Weta Workshop in Wellington, New = Zealand. Gary has worked on many block buster films like Avatar, = District 9, The Chronicles of Narnia, King Kong and Lord of the Rings = just to give you a few names. Gary Hunt Miniatures range features = Historical, Fantasy and Apocalyptic Sci-fi figures in 54 and 28mm = scales. The Air Vice-Marshal, Sir Keith Park (Malta, 1942) figure is a 6 piece = figure casted in White metal. The figure has been sculpted in a standing = pose adjusting his life jacket strap. Supplied with the the figure, = comes with circler base to mount the figure to, if the modeler wishes = too. The figure has two options of heads one with a flying cap and the = other being his officers cap. Also included on the parts runner is the = hand that is adjusting the strap on his life jacket and the flight = goggles for the option of head with the flight cap. The lifelike = resemblance of Sir Keith Park is fantastic and has been captured in this = small scale. Gary should know this very well as he worked on the statue = of Keith Park for the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square in London. The = packaging of this kit is exceptional, with the parts being bagged and = then packed in-between foam inserts inside the box. Casting is excellent = with minor clean up required before painting.=20 The figure is currently available from Gary's website = (http://www.garyhuntminiatures.com) for USD$24 plus shipping. Gary's Sir = Keith Figures is an excellent addition to the ever growing range of 32nd = figures. Once painted up it will look fantastic standing next to = Spitfire or Hurricane in Parks markings. =20 I would like to thank Gary for providing the samples for review. ------=_NextPart_000_0018_01CB8F2C.D4A44720 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
ARC Air - Aircraft Resource Center
http://www.arcair.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, November 22, 2010 = 10:43=20 AM
Subject: Gary Hunt Miniatures - = Air=20 Vice-Marshal Sir Keith Park (Malta, 1942) Figure

Gary Hunt = Miniatures

Air = Vice-Marshal=20 Sir Keith Park (Malta, 1942)

World War = 2=20 Range

Product # = WW2skp1=20 (http://www.garyhuntminiatures.com/_ww2.html#= ) from=20 Gary Hunt Miniatures (http://www.garyhuntminiatures.com)

Product = Article by=20 Dave Johnson on the November 2010

History = of Sir=20 Keith Park -

Born in = Thames, New=20 Zealand in 1892 the son of a mining geologist, Keith Rodney Park = fought at=20 Gallipoli and the Somme in the First World War, before joining the = RAF.=20  At the outbreak of the Second World War, Park was commanding the = RAF=20 squadrons that defended the South East of England, which bore the = brunt of the=20 Battle of Britain. Later, in the Second World War he became Air = Vice-Marshal=20 of the RAF. The Germans gave him the moniker "The Defender of London" = and Lord=20 Tedder, Marshal of the RAF, declared "If ever any one man won the = battle of=20 Britain, he did. I don=92t believe it is recognised how much this one = man, with=20 his leadership, his calm judgement and his skill, did to save not only = this=20 country, but the world=94.  British military history of this = century has=20 been enriched with the names of great fighting men from New Zealand, = of all=20 ranks and in every branch of of New Zealand=92s Military. Keith Park's = name is=20 one of those that has been carved into that history.

The = Figure from=20 Gary Hunt Miniatures=96

Most of = the scale=20 modelling world wouldn=92t have heard of=20 Gary Hunt Miniatures before. Gary Hunt Miniatures is a side project = for its=20 creator Gary Hunt, who is a sculptor at Weta Workshop in Wellington, = New=20 Zealand. Gary has worked on many block buster films like Avatar, = District 9,=20 The Chronicles of Narnia, King Kong and Lord of the Rings just to give = you a=20 few names. Gary Hunt = Miniatures range=20 features Historical, Fantasy and Apocalyptic Sci-fi figures in 54 and = 28mm=20 scales.

The Air=20 Vice-Marshal, Sir Keith Park (Malta, 1942) figure is a 6 piece figure = casted=20 in White metal. The = figure has been=20 sculpted in a standing pose adjusting his life jacket = strap. Supplied = with the=20 the figure, comes with circler base to mount the figure to, if the = modeler=20 wishes too. The = figure has two=20 options of heads one with a flying cap and the other being his = officers cap.=20 Also included on the parts runner is the hand that is adjusting the = strap on=20 his life jacket and the flight goggles for the option of head with the = flight=20 cap.  = The lifelike=20 resemblance of Sir Keith Park is fantastic and has been captured in this small scale. Gary = should=20 know this very well as he worked on the statue of Keith Park = for the=20 Fourth=20 Plinth in Trafalgar Square in London.  The packaging of this kit = is=20 exceptional, with the parts being bagged and then packed in-between = foam=20 inserts inside the box. Casting is excellent with minor clean up = required before painting.

The = figure is=20 currently available from Gary=92s website (http://www.garyhuntminiatures.com) for = USD$24 plus=20 shipping. Gary=92s Sir Keith Figures is an excellent addition to the = ever=20 growing range of 32nd figures. Once painted up it will look = fantastic standing next to Spitfire or Hurricane in Parks markings.=20   

I would = like to=20 thank Gary for providing the samples for review.=20 ------=_NextPart_000_0018_01CB8F2C.D4A44720--