Subject: Re: Skunkmodels Harlan Tractor or USAF vehicle color gallery article
From: "Submissions for ARC" <[email-masked]>
To: "Andreas Gordes" <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2014 13:02:30 -0800

Hi,
I just wanted to let you know your article went on ARC today.  Thanks again for sending it in.

Steve Bamford
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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Andreas Gordes 
  To: [email-masked] 
  Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2014 8:11 AM
  Subject: Skunkmodels Harlan Tractor or USAF vehicle color gallery article

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  "1:48 Skunkmodels 48028 Tow Tractor or Colors of USAF Vehicle" 

  by "Andreas Gordes" 

  Please include your ARC Discussion Forum Name with your submission 
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  When I was a kid in the late 19 sixties Kellogg's Cornflakes had a series for an airport diorama. On the rear of the boxing You could build buildings out of the card board and inside there was a blister with little airport equipment as a plastic kit. Not only that i turned into a cornflake within short time, i also love all that equipment that can be found on an airport since those days.

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  Skunkmodels has released several ground equipment in different scales. An American tow tug "Harlan" has been released as well in quarter scale.

  The kit contains 2 Tractors, 2 tow bars and loaned one weapons trailer from another kit. This trailer is highly recommended, but should not be discussed here as it came with an own release.

  The tractor is very simple and also the quality of the parts is not as high as other kits from SW. Parts have been broken or bended in the author's issue. There are neither clear parts nor decals. However, it makes into a nice little model.

          

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  As always, color instructions suck. What color to paint? To give You an answer, a color chip of USAF vehicle is enclosed in this review with according FS numbers:

  FS 1 1 136 Insignia Red

  FS 1 3 538 Chrome Yellow

  FS 1 3 670 Lemon Green

  FS 2 4 052 USMC Green

  FS 1 5 045 Strata Blue

  Attention, the dark green is the only semi-gloss one.

  Since it is impossible (to me) to photograph or even scan different colors in a true way, there are also pictures from different USAF vehicle. I.e. for sure You have seen a vehicle or equipment in Lemon green, so with the help of these pictures You should be able to recall those colors from Your memory.

  "Andreas Gordes"

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