WWI Digest 228 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) In John's Defense by CANNIZZARO Andre (Tel +1-214-7168553) 2) Re: Rosemont Nieuport 11 by "Marian Hollinger, Bradley Omanson" 3) 18 August 1916, Buc by "Marian Hollinger, Bradley Omanson" 4) Rampant Virus loose on Web by docc@aristotle.net (Dr. Larry J. Crabb) 5) Re: The Kit of Death by bucky@postoffice.ptd.net (Mary-Ann/Michael) 6) Re: Rampant Virus loose on Web by tontoni@halcyon.com (Stephen Tontoni) 7) Re: Morane - Saulnier tipe L by bucky@postoffice.ptd.net (Mary-Ann/Michael) 8) Bogus Virus Warning by docc@aristotle.net (Dr. Larry J. Crabb) 9) RE:Bogus Virus Warning by CANNIZZARO Andre (Tel +1-214-7168553) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 17 Aug 1996 23:36:00 +0100 From: CANNIZZARO Andre (Tel +1-214-7168553) To: wwi (Receipt Notification Requested) (Non Receipt Notification Requested) Subject: In John's Defense Message-ID: There has been strong talk regarding John's business acumen -- and most of it is pretty much on target; however, consider the following: o His business address and phone number has remained the same for over five years. o He is -- on most occasions -- an Artist and a Master Model Kit Maker. o Who in their RIGHT MIND would produce a masterpeice like the Caproni aimed at such a small group of people. o He is accessible (albeit, I am using this term loosely) to the model builder. o Being an Artist makes him somewhat looney. That said, I do not want to see him go out of business. Its true that he will take your money and use it bankroll his next project, but he is not the only one: remember Veeday? Where is all this leading too? Support Mericraft, but don't turn over your hard earned money until you see the hot little kit in your hands. Andrew ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 17 Aug 1996 22:30:04 -0700 From: "Marian Hollinger, Bradley Omanson" To: wwi Subject: Re: Rosemont Nieuport 11 Message-ID: <3216AA5C.2074@host.dmsc.net> Marian Hollinger, Bradley Omanson wrote: > > Has anyone built the Rosemont 1:72 Nieuport 11 recently? I was, for my first model, > going to begin with the Airfix SPAD VII, as they are only 3.50 and I got three of them > (I'm hoping to build a fleet of Lafayette Esc. planes), while the Rosemont Nieuport 11 > is *17.50*!!!, and I didn't want to start out botching anything so pricey, but from what > I've heard recently about the Airfix, I decided to start with the Rosemont after all. > So I open it up and start to lay it out and, gee, there is NO COWLING. Now I'm new at > this, and modelers are a whole other breed from what they were in the '60s when I used > to build these little lovelies by the score-- so for all I know, seeing what supermen > modelers have turned into these past thirty years, maybe I am supposed to SCRATCHBUILD > the cowling! What do I know? Any suggestions here? > > At-a-loss-- > > Bradley As I lay out the parts, I see other things are missing as well: a V-strut, the cross-bar of the landing gear, two of the four fuselage-to-top-wing struts, and there is only a v-strut for the machine gun, but not the two small cross braces. This is, I realize, a "basic kit", but is it usual for all these parts to be missing? Can anyone provide a "checklist" of a complete Rosemont Nieuport 11 kit? I had already started work on the fuselage (cutting out the cockpit opening) before I realized all these parts were missing-- so I don't know that Rosemont will take it back. I'd be happy if they'd just send the missing parts-- but I'm not sure how many other parts might be missing-- or how many parts I am expected to make myself. This may not be a genuine Kit-from-Hell, but so far it begins to look as though it is at least from Purgatory. (I must say, though, that the parts I *do* have look *very* nice-- I would really like to be able to build this one). ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 18 Aug 1996 07:36:26 -0700 From: "Marian Hollinger, Bradley Omanson" To: wwi Subject: 18 August 1916, Buc Message-ID: <32172A6A.1C3B@host.dmsc.net> Rainy in early a.m. so had no flying. Asked for leave to Paris for day but failed to get it. Wrote long letter to Rivers. Ate lunch in Buc. Washed clothes & took hot bath in p.m. Was too windy for flying in late p.m. Rivers writes he thought of coming over here in July to visit us for a week or so and may do so before Winter if he has the money to spend. How I'd love to have him come, dear old brother. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 18 Aug 1996 10:50:32 -0600 From: docc@aristotle.net (Dr. Larry J. Crabb) To: wwi Subject: Rampant Virus loose on Web Message-ID: Here is a warning I got today from a close friend of mine in Dallas via telephone: This is an important Virus Alert !!!!! >>There is a computer virus that is being sent across the Internet. If you >>receive an email message with the subject line "Good Times", DO NOT read >>the message, DELETE it immediately. Please read the messages below. Some >>miscreant is sending email under the title "Good Times" nationwide, if >>you get anything like this, DON'T DOWN LOAD THE FILE! It has a virus that >>rewrites your hard drive, obliterating anything on it. Please be careful >>and forward this mail to anyone you care about. >> >> WARNING!!!!!!! INTERNET VIRUS >> >>The FCC released a warning last Wednesday concerning a matter of major >>importance to any regular user of the Internet. Apparently a new computer >>virus has been engineered by a user of AMERICA ON LINE that is >>unparalleled in its destructive capability. What makes this virus so >>terrifying, said the FCC, is the fact that no program needs to be >>exchanged for a new computer to be infected. It can be spread through the >>existing email systems of the Internet. Once a Computer is infected, one >>of several things can happen. If the computer contains a hard drive, >>that will most likely be destroyed. If the program is not stopped, the >>computer's processor will be placed in an nth-complexity infinite binary >>loop -which can severely damage the processor if left running that way too >>long. Luckily, there is one sure means of detecting what is now known as >>the "Good Times" virus. It always travels to new computers the same way in >>a text email message with the subject line reading "Good Times". Avoiding >>infection is easy once the file has been received simply by NOT READING >>IT! The act of loading the file into the mail server's ASCII buffer causes >>the "Good Times" mainline program to initialize and execute. The program >>is highly intelligent- it will send copies of itself to everyone whose >>email address is contained in a receive-mail file or a sent-mail file, if >>it can find one. It will then proceed to trash the computer it is running >>on. >> >> The bottom line is: - if you receive a file with the subject line "Good >>Times", delete it immediately! Do not read it" Rest assured that >>whoever's name was on the "From" line was surely struck by the virus. >>Warn your friends and local system users of this newest threat to the >>Internet! It could save them a lot of time and money. Could you pass this >>along to your global mailing list as well? Regards, Docc (Dr. Larry J. Crabb) ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 18 Aug 1996 12:21:14 -0400 (EDT) From: bucky@postoffice.ptd.net (Mary-Ann/Michael) To: wwi, Multiple recipients of list Subject: Re: The Kit of Death Message-ID: <199608181621.MAA23917@ns1.ptd.net> At 05:35 PM 8/15/96 -0400, Erik Pilawskii wrote: > Greetings All, > > Time for a new and useless (though entertaining) thread: Describe the >*worst* kit (WWI, of course!) you've ever built, and what happened with >it. After a hiatus of over 20 years, I took up modelling again a few years ago. I always used to look in and see what the local toy stores had, just out of curiosity.(Kind of like a junkie trying to stay clean.) Anyway. nothing from WW I ever showed up. A few years ago I went to the first meeting of our local OTF chapter (East Coast) and saw some beautiful models. Feeling somewhat inspired, I thought I might reacquaint myself with the old hobby. I looked in a local train oriented hobby store and discovered the Glencoe Albatros D-III kit. I took it home, marveled at the coice of decals(remember I'm from the old late 50's/early 60's when you got one or two sets, at best per kit) and got started. AAARRRGGGHHHH. I had previously only made Revel, Lindberg or Aurora kits that fit together reasonably well. I kept think I must be doing something wrongs, since so many of the parts didn't fit snugly. I decided my skill level wasn't up to it, so I called Glencoe and asked if they knew where I could pick up some WW I kits to "practice" on. They gave me the number of Squadron and a whole "new" world opened up. Since then I've discovered Rosemont is only an hour away and that Lencraft in Cal. is a pretty good mail order place.Still, I can't quite seem to get that damned Albatros fuselage to fit together.... Mike Muth ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 18 Aug 1996 09:31:28 -0800 From: tontoni@halcyon.com (Stephen Tontoni) To: wwi Subject: Re: Rampant Virus loose on Web Message-ID: > Here is a warning I got today from a close friend of mine in Dallas via >telephone: > >This is an important Virus Alert !!!!! > >>>There is a computer virus that is being sent across the Internet. If you >>>receive an email message with the subject line "Good Times", DO NOT read Thanks for the warning, but this Good Times virus was a hoax when it started around about 2 years ago. It is most probably still just a hoax. Don't feel bad about it; this hoax gets revived every now and again. Stephen Tontoni tontoni@halcyon.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 18 Aug 1996 12:28:27 -0400 (EDT) From: bucky@postoffice.ptd.net (Mary-Ann/Michael) To: wwi, Multiple recipients of list Subject: Re: Morane - Saulnier tipe L Message-ID: <199608181628.MAA25097@ns1.ptd.net> At 07:56 PM 8/15/96 -0400, Rob wrote: >Alberto: > >You write: > >> Do you know if there is a member of this group that actually works at the >> Smitsonian? > >No. But you should definitely all ahead to schedule a visit to the >Smithsonian's Gerber Restoration Facility in silver Hill, MD. >Hangers full of amazing airplanes that you can get right up next to >(and usually have to). Highlights for me were the Caudron twin and >the Felixstowe F2A (or F5?) hull--breathtaking! > >Rob, >robj@speechsys.com. I agree. We had our local OTF chapter meeting there this Fall and pretty much got the run of the place. I got some nice pictures of the Nieuport 28 they are in the process of restoring. When I was there for the OTF seminar recently, little noticeable progress had been made on the N 28, so you can still see lots of neat stuff that went on under the fabric. Mike Muth ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 18 Aug 1996 11:41:51 -0600 From: docc@aristotle.net (Dr. Larry J. Crabb) To: wwi Subject: Bogus Virus Warning Message-ID: All members: The virus warning I sent this morning is bogus and a hoax I fell for. Please ignore it and please excuse me for getting anyone upset..I didn't know any better until I phoned my Internet Server and was told that the warning had been going around on the Web for several years and that I just happened to run into it. docc ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 18 Aug 1996 19:15:00 +0100 From: CANNIZZARO Andre (Tel +1-214-7168553) To: wwi (Receipt Notification Requested) (Non Receipt Notification Requested) Subject: RE:Bogus Virus Warning Message-ID: Yes, the "Good Times Virus" started out as a hoax awhile ago; however, it is my professional opinion that the good times virus hoax now serves as a Public Service Reminder that users who shares files -- in whatever form -- ARE ALWAYS SUSCEPTIBLE to viruses and should ALWAYS run a virus program on files that have been downloaded or copied from other systems. No exceptions. I have personally attempted to have an employee dismissed because that employee repeatedly uploaded (unintentionally) infected files to our department server. Andrew ------------------------------ End of WWI Digest 228 *********************