WWI Digest 391 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) Re: [Fwd: Ultimate ragwing in 1/48] by "Valenciano . Jose" 2) RE: [Fwd: Ultimate ragwing in 1/48] by Shane Weier 3) Re: Testors/Hawk Nie.17 by bshatzer@orednet.org (Bill Shatzer) 4) Re: Product Idea from Theodoric of York, Medievil Modeler.... by DavidL1217@aol.com 5) Dr.I query by "Valenciano . Jose" 6) Re: Dr.I query by bshatzer@orednet.org (Bill Shatzer) 7) Re: Ah'm Back! by DavidL1217@aol.com 8) Re: Exceptionally overpriced (resin?)FT-17 tank by "Brian Bushe" 9) Re: DML Sopwith Camel??? by Sandy Adam 10) Re: Product Idea from Theodoric of York, Medievil Modeler.... by mbittner@juno.com 11) RE: Product Idea from Theodoric of York, Medievil Modeler.... by Shane Weier 12) no title(off topic) by Hirohisa Ozaki 13) Hustad Off-Line by aew (Allan Wright) 14) Re: [Fwd: Ultimate ragwing in 1/48] by Sandy Adam 15) Re: DML Sopwith Camel??? by hartc@spot.Colorado.EDU (Charles Hart) 16) Reference Books Spotted at 2 o'clock high... by Graham Nash 17) Re: Product Idea from Theodoric of York, Medievil Modeler.... by mbittner@juno.com 18) Re: [Fwd: Ultimate ragwing in 1/48] by mbittner@juno.com 19) Duxford? by "Gerald P. McOsker" 20) Duxford? by Brian Nicklas 21) Re: Exceptionally overpriced (resin?)FT-17 tank by GRBroman@aol.com 22) Re: Yet Another Product Idea from Theodoric of York, Medievil Modeler.... by DavidL1217@aol.com 23) Re: Exceptionally overpriced (resin?)FT-17 tank by Lawrence Dunn 24) Re: no title(off topic) by Lawrence Dunn 25) Re: Duxford? by DavidL1217@aol.com 26) CBS World War I Documentary by "Shelley Goodwin" 27) Re[2]: Ah'm Back! by "Shelley Goodwin" 28) Re[2]: Duxford? by "Shelley Goodwin" 29) Re: The Lafayette Escadrille by "Marian Hollinger, Bradley Omanson" 30) Re: [Fwd: Ultimate ragwing in 1/48] by "Ray Boorman" 31) Re: Product Idea from Theodoric of York, Medievil Modeler.... by "Ray Boorman" 32) Monday, 8 January 1917, Plessis by "Marian Hollinger, Bradley Omanson" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 8 Jan 1997 13:30:40 +0800 (GMT+0800) From: "Valenciano . Jose" To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Re: [Fwd: Ultimate ragwing in 1/48] Message-ID: On Tue, 7 Jan 1997, Lawrence Dunn wrote: > I'm seeking opinions on *the* very best injection molded 1/48th scale late war fighter > kit currently available. Please give Jerry equal time; please name your favorite German > as well as Brit/French/Yank plane kit. Please consider quality of detail, fit, molding, > resemblance to the actual craft and quality and fit of decals (especially lozenge decals > for Jerry!) when making your choices. Easiest? The DML Fokker Triplane would be the one in my opinion. ********************************************************************* Joey Valenciano WW1 modeller, teacher, jazz musician, joeyval@pusit.admu.edu.ph sitarist tel. (632) 921-26-75 Metro-Manila, Philippines "The more you know, the more you don't know." ********************************************************************* ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Jan 1997 16:00:53 +1100 From: Shane Weier To: "'wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu'" Subject: RE: [Fwd: Ultimate ragwing in 1/48] Message-ID: <01BBFD7D.20DB4180@pc087b.mim.com.au> Hi all, >If I was building one wwi model though it would be the DML Fokker Dr1. >Virtually no rigging, is often on sale, and has very few real flaws. Only real flaw is the shape of the tailplane which is *easily* corrected by the application of sandpaper. Incidentally, one of those occasions where the current "best" plans can easily be checked against a technical photograph and parallax error is not an issue. >Undersides of the wings being its only peculiarity. Peculiar to whom? Modellers force fed by incorrect representations of the underside of a thin section cambered wing I'll bet. FWIW this is the only *correct* representation (if a bit over done) in a mainstream kit. >Just don't paint it all red. Try one of the other schemes. Too damn right. Incidentally, not my choice for Larry, though the DML kits are better choices for a non-cognoscenti (read as masochist) than any others. I'll leave my deliberations for another post Regards Shane ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 Jan 1997 22:03:45 -0800 From: bshatzer@orednet.org (Bill Shatzer) To: wwi Subject: Re: Testors/Hawk Nie.17 Message-ID: <199701080603.AA25092@ednet1.orednet.org> I previously wrote: >> Nungesser apparently used -lots- of Nieuports (although, somehow, most of >> 'em were marked with the same 1895 serial number) so I'm unsure which one >> you are referring to. And Joey Valenciano replied: >I'm referring to the profile in the Nieuport Datafile Special, vol.1 Alas, I don't have that book. It's about 3rd or 4th on my 'to buy' list but having just picked up copies of "Above the Lines" and "The Jasta Pilots", my book budget is shot for this month (and the next!) I've looked through my books and found a couple of photos of Nungesser Nieuports, all of which appear to be overall aluminum. Which says nothing about the particular aircraft you are referring to. Perhaps someone else who has the book could take a gander at the photo and venture an opinion? Cheers, -- - Bill Shatzer bshatzer@orednet.org - ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Jan 1997 01:30:48 -0500 (EST) From: DavidL1217@aol.com To: wwi Subject: Re: Product Idea from Theodoric of York, Medievil Modeler.... Message-ID: <970108013047_1090222060@emout01.mail.aol.com> I don't believe any of the photo etch people have ever released a sheet of just control horns. Just think a single sheet (available in both 1/48 and Hustad scale) could feed several aircraft! Perhaps i can go into the photo etched business and make sure that all modelers in the future have proper control horns. Then it would be on to pitot tubes and seat belts, then maybe resin kits.... NAHH!! Now building: It's 1916 in 1/72 on the table now: Czechmasters BE2E Rosemont Elephant Meikraft Fokker DI ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Jan 1997 14:37:13 +0800 (GMT+0800) From: "Valenciano . Jose" To: wwi Subject: Dr.I query Message-ID: Hi all, Just went through the new wargame photos in Allan's website. Does anyone know who flew that Fokker triplane with a yellow topwing and tail? It also had some white wings painted on the yellow tail. ********************************************************************* Joey Valenciano WW1 modeller, teacher, jazz musician, joeyval@pusit.admu.edu.ph sitarist tel. (632) 921-26-75 Metro-Manila, Philippines "The more you know, the more you don't know." ********************************************************************* ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 Jan 1997 22:57:40 -0800 From: bshatzer@orednet.org (Bill Shatzer) To: wwi Subject: Re: Dr.I query Message-ID: <199701080657.AA13977@ednet1.orednet.org> Joey Valenciano wrote: >Hi all, > >Just went through the new wargame photos in Allan's website. > >Does anyone know who flew that Fokker triplane with a yellow topwing and >tail? It also had some white wings painted on the yellow tail. Well, the yellow tail and upper wing sounds like Lothar v. Richthofen's 454/17 but that didn't, so far as I know, have any design painted on the tail. Maybe an earlier LvR mount? Cheers, -- - Bill Shatzer bshatzer@orednet.org - ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Jan 1997 03:20:12 -0500 (EST) From: DavidL1217@aol.com To: wwi Subject: Re: Ah'm Back! Message-ID: <970108005828_1190875283@emout18.mail.aol.com> Who sells the PWK bombs? I have a couple of projects that could use these. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Jan 1997 10:12:44 +0000 From: "Brian Bushe" To: wwi Subject: Re: Exceptionally overpriced (resin?)FT-17 tank Message-ID: <199701081021.KAA13121@itl.net> re: Exceptionally overpriced (resin?)FT > Anybody else visited the APC Hobbies page and seen this? From memory, > it was large, at 1/24 or something and was $265.00. > Let me know if I was hallucinating. > > Riordan I can't check the FT-17, but I know an english company (the firing line?) offers a 1/16 British Mark IV (?) made completely out of photoetch for a similar sort of price (150 UK pounds or more). Makes a big kit. Can't remember what the tracks were made of. Brian Brian Bushe syclone@itl.net Syclone Systems Denmark Street (44) 1628 789 470 Maidenhead Fax 789 513 Berkshire England ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Jan 1997 10:31:31 +0000 (GMT) From: Sandy Adam To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Re: DML Sopwith Camel??? Message-ID: On Tue, 7 Jan 1997, Jesse William Leo Stuart wrote: > > information from DML has no mention of the Camel. If they were going to > > release it, there would be some kind of PR. We had this discussion a little time back and I thought the outcome was that DML were busy dismantling their factory in Hong Kong prior to compulsorarily being renamed the People's Plastic Co by the chinese, with a view to rebuilding somewhere else. Presumably any new kits would be put back months because of this and any work that might have been done on test shots for a Camel will be buried in a packing case somewhere between HK and Singapore or wherever. This would explain their brutal pruning of all aircraft kits, the flood of cheap sell-off DMLs in British shops as they emptied their stock warehouse - and the alacrity of Chris Gannon in seeing the opportunity and announcing a forthcoming Blue Max Camel. Or am I wrong? Sandy ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 08 Jan 1997 05:45:30 EST From: mbittner@juno.com To: wwi Subject: Re: Product Idea from Theodoric of York, Medievil Modeler.... Message-ID: <19970108.044653.13870.1.mbittner@juno.com> On Wed, 8 Jan 1997 01:34:10 -0500 DavidL1217@aol.com writes: > I don't believe any of the photo etch people have ever released > a sheet of just control horns. Just think a single sheet > (available in both 1/48 and Hustad scale) could feed several > aircraft! Perhaps i can go into the photo etched business and > make sure that all modelers in the future have proper control > horns. Then it would be on to pitot tubes and seat belts, then > maybe resin kits.... NAHH!! Hey, great idea! Let me add one of my own: Photoetch radiators. You could design it in a way that a couple of folds, hollow out the wing, and you've got something there. It would help with the late-wing Pegasus Albatros D.III, as well as others. Matt mbittner@juno.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Jan 1997 21:29:08 +1100 From: Shane Weier To: "'wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu'" Subject: RE: Product Idea from Theodoric of York, Medievil Modeler.... Message-ID: <01BBFDAA.FC119920@pc087b.mim.com.au> Hi, I hope you haven't taken a patent on this David: >I don't believe any of the photo etch people have ever released a sheet of >just control horns. Just think a single sheet (available in both 1/48 and >Hustad scale) could feed several aircraft! Perhaps i can go into the photo >etched business and make sure that all modelers in the future have proper >control horns. Then it would be on to pitot tubes and seat belts, then maybe >resin kits.... As mentioned in an earlier post I did some etching for my Biff during vacation. A complete flop due to a combination of clumsiness and forgetfullness. However, I have complete confidence the sheet will work out perfectly well as long as I don't go off to answer the phone and leave it etching all afternoon next time. It includes about 40% Bristol fighter bits, and is filled up with control horns, and assorted "bits" like instrument bezels, throttles and so on of a fairly generic design, though all based on models I have planned for the "future" If the next sheet works well it should be easy to expose and etch just the generic half and the list members will be the first to hear of it. Matt, 1/48 of course :-( Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah Shane ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Jan 97 21:50:33 JST From: Hirohisa Ozaki To: wwi Subject: no title(off topic) Message-ID: <9701081250.AA05521@wight.miln.mei.co.jp> Larry, I am sorry that I was excited. I mistook to understand your article. Brian, I thank you for your suggestion. Sorry for late reply because network server was down so I could not read e-mail. Regards, Hiro. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Jan 1997 08:46:10 -0500 (EST) From: aew (Allan Wright) To: wwi Subject: Hustad Off-Line Message-ID: <199701081346.IAA02012@pease1.sr.unh.edu> Someone that knows Steve please inform him that his mail is bouncing back to the list. The server will automaticly unsubscribe him if this continues. -Al =============================================================================== Allan Wright Jr. | You fell victim to one of the 'classic' blunders! University of New Hampshire+--------------------------------------------------- Research Computing Center | WWI Modeling mailing list: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Internet: aew@unh.edu | WWI Modeling WWW Page: http://pease1.sr.unh.edu =============================================================================== ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Jan 1997 11:01:20 +0000 (GMT) From: Sandy Adam To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Re: [Fwd: Ultimate ragwing in 1/48] Message-ID: > > I'm seeking opinions on *the* very best injection molded 1/48th scale late war fighter > kit currently available. Please give Jerry equal time; please name your favorite German > For a 90's technology, accurate, complete, east to build, straight-from-the-box job it has to be one of the DML kits. I only have two problems with them, viz: lozenge colours and some flat nickel steel struts. Replace these and you will easily and quickly build a high standard model. The last two Eduards - Tripe and Alb DVa are also excellent and fairly cheap. The Blue Max Pfalz DXII is nice but as with all BM kits, to my mind, needs - no, jusitifies - lots of extra time. I saw a comment somewhere that Blue Max kits might be aimed at the kit collector rather than the kit builder and I can understand this. Once you get started you always find so much more that you want to do than you expected. I am nearing final stages now on the Junkers DI and this will have taken several months, when originally I thought, no rigging - good a nice straightforward build. Then the interior corrugations of the cockpit leered at me from the Datafile and out came my Minidrill and all its fancy gouger attachments, followed by scorers to mark the striations and then a visit to the Railway specialist shop to pick out some U and T section strutting for the formers. And that was before drilling out the engine for plugs and wiring harness and leads etc, etc. Its getting near spraying stage now and will be a show stopper when its finished but it has taken TIME. All this is one reason why I like vacforms or scratchbuilding - you spend no time rectifying errors in a kit - everything you do is positive time creating something (accurate) from nothing. Other topic - somebody asked about Blue Max Nie 11 - according to their British ads these are now sold out although a number of UK shops will still have some I would think. If somebody wants one I can suggest a few good mailorder sources to try. Sandy ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Jan 1997 09:01:51 -0700 From: hartc@spot.Colorado.EDU (Charles Hart) To: wwi Subject: Re: DML Sopwith Camel??? Message-ID: >On Tue, 7 Jan 1997, Jesse William Leo Stuart wrote: >> > information from DML has no mention of the Camel. If they were going to >> > release it, there would be some kind of PR. and Sandy replied: >We had this discussion a little time back and I thought the outcome was >that DML were busy dismantling their factory in Hong Kong prior to >compulsorarily being renamed the People's Plastic Co by the chinese, with >a view to rebuilding somewhere else. >Presumably any new kits would be put back months because of this and any >work that might have been done on test shots for a Camel will be buried in >a packing case somewhere between HK and Singapore or wherever. I think that it is optimistic in the extreme to think that "test shots" of, much less molds for, a DML Camel even exist. The planning for such a kit certainly takes time, but I would imagine that the actual process of producing molds would be pretty straghtforward. If molds for this kit exist now, wouldn't it make sense that DML would have released the kit already ? They would be most anxious to recoup their investment $$, Yen or whatever, rather than allow a valuable mold collect dust and be bashed about being shipped from Hong Kong to wherever. My US$ 0.02 worth. Charles hartc@spot.colorado.edu ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 08 Jan 1997 16:07:42 -0800 From: Graham Nash To: wwi Subject: Reference Books Spotted at 2 o'clock high... Message-ID: <199701081608.AA14284@egate.citicorp.com> Just thought I'd drop a note to say that: The Aviation Bookshop (England 0181 272 3630) had the following items today 8 January 1997. Harleyfords Fighter Aircraft of the 1914-1918 War GBP34.95 Harleyfords Air Aces of the 1914-1918 War GBP34.95 Putnam British Aeroplanes 1914-1918 GBP125.00 (note that this latter is by J.M.Bruce but is NOT the R.F.C.Military Wing book). Order from them direct.I have no connection with the company. Plus, a second hand and remaindered bookshop near me has about 3 copies of P.Kilduff's latest tome, Over the Battlefronts for GBP7-GBP8.00 (Sorry Peter...;^)). They also have one copy of Handley Page Bombers of the First World War by Chaz Bowyer in the same price range. If interested drop me an e-mail, and I'll try and help. Happy New Year to all on the list. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 08 Jan 1997 18:31:11 EST From: mbittner@juno.com To: wwi Subject: Re: Product Idea from Theodoric of York, Medievil Modeler.... Message-ID: <19970108.173248.13838.0.mbittner@juno.com> On Wed, 8 Jan 1997 06:34:56 -0500 Shane Weier writes: > It includes about 40% Bristol fighter bits, and is filled up > with control horns, and assorted "bits" like instrument bezels, > throttles and so on of a fairly generic design, though all based > on models I have planned for the "future" If the next sheet > works well it should be easy to expose and etch just the generic > half and the list members will be the first to hear of it. Hey, it sounds great, and shouldn't be too hard to scale *correctly* to 1/72nd. > Matt, 1/48 of course :-( > > Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah Erik, is Cheeky Swine appropriate here? ;-) Matt mbittner@juno.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 08 Jan 1997 18:31:12 EST From: mbittner@juno.com To: wwi Subject: Re: [Fwd: Ultimate ragwing in 1/48] Message-ID: <19970108.173248.13838.1.mbittner@juno.com> On Wed, 8 Jan 1997 09:26:33 -0500 Sandy Adam writes: > I am nearing final stages now on the Junkers DI and this will > have taken several months, when originally I thought, no rigging > - good a nice straightforward build. Then the interior > corrugations of the cockpit leered at me from the Datafile and > out came my Minidrill and all its fancy gouger attachments, > followed by scorers to mark the striations and then a visit to > the Railway specialist shop to pick out some U and T section > strutting for the formers. And that was before drilling out the > engine for plugs and wiring harness and leads etc, etc. Its > getting near spraying stage now and will be a show stopper when > its finished but it has taken TIME. All this is one reason why > I like vacforms or scratchbuilding - you spend no time > rectifying errors in a kit - everything you do is positive time > creating something (accurate) from nothing. Yikes, sounds like work, instead of a hobby. Did you look at the plastic sheet that's corrugated, or look into corrugate metal from the model railroad shop? I know the plastic sheet exists, I'm just not 100% sure of the metal. Matt mbittner@juno.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Jan 1997 19:51:27 -0500 From: "Gerald P. McOsker" To: wwi Subject: Duxford? Message-ID: Greetings brethren- The bride and I are off to London for school vacation in February. I have heard that the Imperial War Museum has an annex with goodies at Duxford near Cambridge. Is it worth a day trip? Comments? Cheese- Gerry Gerry McOsker- Newport Rhode Island. "The whole dream of democracy is to raise the proletarian to the level of stupidity attained by the bourgeois" Gistave Flaubert or is it to lower the bourgeoise to the level of stupidity enjoyed by the underclass? ...machs nicht! ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Jan 97 20:49:23 EST From: Brian Nicklas To: Subject: Duxford? Message-ID: <199701090152.UAA04786@pease1.sr.unh.edu> Gerry, I ENVY you! GO!! GO!! I have heard nothing but good about Duxford. One day I shall make it there... Brian ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Jan 1997 21:56:52 -0500 (EST) From: GRBroman@aol.com To: wwi Subject: Re: Exceptionally overpriced (resin?)FT-17 tank Message-ID: <970108210429_1592877996@emout04.mail.aol.com> In a message dated 97-01-07 23:09:00 EST, you write: > > Anybody else visited the APC Hobbies page and seen this? From memory, > it was large, at 1/24 or something and was $265.00. > Let me know if I was hallucinating. > it is 1/15 IIR,I saw it at the Chicago show in 95 and it was really nice looking. Not necessarily $200 + , but nice, nonetheless. Glen ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Jan 1997 22:20:37 -0500 (EST) From: DavidL1217@aol.com To: wwi Subject: Re: Yet Another Product Idea from Theodoric of York, Medievil Modeler.... Message-ID: <970108195623_439985572@emout13.mail.aol.com> I have batted this idea around a few years ago with Ray Rimell and others as a means to lure, er, I mean assist others into our happy little hobby and to ensure that kit makers still love us. The idea was to write a comprehensive little "How To" book on WWI aircraft modeling. It would cover the usual painting, rigging etc. along with struts, proper wing alignment, (how to do, I mean, make a jig) and rib tapes perhaps a little description on some of the finishing practises on the real aircraft (e.g. semi gloss finish, how the markings and personal schemes were applied, the different forms of national markings) and cockpits. It would focus on both 1/72 amd 1/48 as there is a different strategy for each. Vacuform techniques would have to be a section in itself. Maybe Bob at Sierra and Steve Hustad would be featured here! Another section would be "Silk Purses from Sow's Ears" or how to get the most out of a less than great kit. I can see it now! New York Times Best Seller list. A renaissance in the appreciation of WWI Aviation. Revell, Monogram Tamiya and Hasagawa fighting over themselves to get the next WWI issue out. Mongram dropping its upcoming 1/48 scale WWII bomber to make way for a 1/48 Staaken RVI. All it would take would be for this happy group to teach the masses. Naaaah... ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 08 Jan 1997 22:32:13 -0800 From: Lawrence Dunn To: wwi Subject: Re: Exceptionally overpriced (resin?)FT-17 tank Message-ID: <32D490ED.4D7D@mail.idt.net> Shelley Goodwin wrote: > > Anybody else visited the APC Hobbies page and seen this? From memory, > it was large, at 1/24 or something and was $265.00. > Let me know if I was hallucinating. > Do not be surprised at the cost of some of these large-scale, multi-media tank kits. I spent (after my healthy discount from Ace Hobbies in NYC) over $500.00 on the 1/15th Verlinden resin late Tiger I (including the zimmerit hull and turret parts). I noticed that Squadron's newest flyer had the even cooler Tiger II in 1/16th from Tamiya for a mere $717.00 -- and I don't think that includes the motor. Gadzooks, do they think we're made of money? The final hilarity, though, is the 1/350th scale resin Enterprise, which has a comes in three incredibly hard to put together hull sections for . . . $950.00!!!! I'd like an Enterprise in that scale, but REALLY. Oh well, Larry ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 08 Jan 1997 22:47:29 -0800 From: Lawrence Dunn To: wwi Subject: Re: no title(off topic) Message-ID: <32D49481.28EA@mail.idt.net> Hirohisa Ozaki wrote: > > Larry, I am sorry that I was excited. I mistook to understand your article. > Brian, I thank you for your suggestion. > > Sorry for late reply because network server was down so I could not read e-mail. > > Regards, Hiro. Hiro, I am about to join you in the air, and look forward to your comments and advice! Larry ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Jan 1997 22:52:52 -0500 (EST) From: DavidL1217@aol.com To: wwi Subject: Re: Duxford? Message-ID: <970108215343_1157465291@emout08.mail.aol.com> A Honeymoon at Duxford? Man, SHE IS A GOOD SPORT!!!! ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 08 Jan 97 20:06:17 PST From: "Shelley Goodwin" To: wwi Subject: CBS World War I Documentary Message-ID: <9700088527.AA852782900@mx.Ricochet.net> I was lurking at the local library when my wife pointed out this interesting video. Anyone besides Peter seen this? The segment entitled "A Change in the War" is about flying machines and pilots. Although some footage in common with Four Years of Thunder, a lot of it was unfamiliar to me. One of the most interesting bits was of a Drachen coming down in flames, while triple-A Becker cannons (?) with huge drun magazines fired at the attacker. Also of interest (to me at least) was American Cpt. Fiorella Laguardia (sp?) who flew for the Italians. Anyone have info on him & his 'plane(s)? Riordan ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 08 Jan 97 19:45:40 PST From: "Shelley Goodwin" To: wwi Subject: Re[2]: Ah'm Back! Message-ID: <9700088527.AA852782890@mx.Ricochet.net> I got my set from a local shop, but I would check with the appropriate mail order/online merchants. I'll post the kit data if desired. Riordan ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Subject: Re: Ah'm Back! Author: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu at Internet Date: 1/8/97 12:22 AM Who sells the PWK bombs? I have a couple of projects that could use these. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 08 Jan 97 20:12:03 PST From: "Shelley Goodwin" To: wwi Subject: Re[2]: Duxford? Message-ID: <9700088527.AA852783250@mx.Ricochet.net> On our honeymoon, my dear wife was gracious enough to let me skulk off to the Imperial War Museum AND the RAF museum. Riordan ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Subject: Re: Duxford? Author: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu at Internet Date: 1/8/97 8:04 PM A Honeymoon at Duxford? Man, SHE IS A GOOD SPORT!!!! ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 09 Jan 1997 00:58:31 -0800 From: "Marian Hollinger, Bradley Omanson" To: wwi Subject: Re: The Lafayette Escadrille Message-ID: <32D4B337.4425@host.dmsc.net> Forwarded from the WWI history list. Does anyone know how to go about obtaining this magazine? --Bradley > > I may be providing the following information to a large number of people > already aware of what I am about to say, but I'll chance it. There is > published in France an outstanding magazine about aviation. It is titled > "Icare," and is "revue de l'aviation francaises editee par le Syndicat > National des Pilotes de Ligne." The editor is Jean Lassere, a chief pilot > of Air France who pilots Concordes. I met hims several years ago when he > visited the Marine Corps Historical Center to do some research for his > issues on Marine aviation in the Pacific War. He has published a number of > outstanding historical issues, the latest one being #158, which I received > this week. It is the first of a couple of issues he is putting out on the > Lafayette Escadrille. Unfortunately for me, the magazine is almost entirely > in French, but I can make out enough of the language to recognize the names > of the pilots in the squadron, such as Nungesser, Nordhoff, Hall, Guynemer, > and others who appear in outstanding contemporary photos. Back issues, > which are available, feature outstanding stories dealing with WWII in the > air in Europe and in the Pacific, early ballooning, and the like. Icare is > published three times a year, and the subscription is 400 francs per year. > Check it out. Ben Frank ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Jan 1997 20:47:20 -0800 From: "Ray Boorman" To: Subject: Re: [Fwd: Ultimate ragwing in 1/48] Message-ID: <199701090507.VAA09312@cessna.lynx.bc.ca> I've only had experience with the Pfalz DXII and even that is still in the box but it looks very nice. However has there been an improvement in quality over older Blue Max releases or have they all been on a par with the Pfalz. The Pfalz seems to compare well in quality with all but the latest Eduard models IMHO. I have very good reasons for asking about the quality. I have been tempted to order some of the Blue Max offerings but at an exchange rate of $2 per GBP and taxes tacked on top they are very pricey up here in Canada, in other words not something I want to make a mistake on. Of course I could invite my inlaws over and ask them to bring presents. Nah no model is worth 2 weeks of the Mother In Law! However if you have some reasonable mail order outlets could you send address's in email to me. Ray Boorman (Usefull tip: If you are moving houses etc. Pack your unbuilt models while SWMBO is not around. It can save many embarrasing questions about how many you have and when did you get them all! :-( ) ---------- > From: Sandy Adam > > The Blue Max Pfalz DXII is nice but as with all BM kits, to my mind, > needs - no, jusitifies - lots of extra time. I saw a comment somewhere > that Blue Max kits might be aimed at the kit collector rather than the kit > builder and I can understand this. Once you get started you always find so > much more that you want to do than you expected. > > Other topic - somebody asked about Blue Max Nie 11 - according to their > British ads these are now sold out although a number of UK shops will > still have some I would think. If somebody wants one I can suggest a few > good mailorder sources to try. > > Sandy > ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Jan 1997 20:57:16 -0800 From: "Ray Boorman" To: Subject: Re: Product Idea from Theodoric of York, Medievil Modeler.... Message-ID: <199701090507.VAA09316@cessna.lynx.bc.ca> Which leads me to wonder if they could come rigged with about an inch of photo etch to simulate the cable's. My pet hate is rigging nylon fishing line into the wing or elevator which is the easy part but then trying to attach it to the control horn without breaking the control horn away. Once that is done there is always a bit of excess line that has to be trimmed from the control horn. if you manage to trim it, usually the control horn breaks away. Or when you heat the nylon it pulls the control horn away. Cutting the grass with scissors would sometimes seem less frustrating. - Rboorman@lynx.bc.ca (rboorman@lynx.bc.ca) --------- > From: DavidL1217@aol.com > To: Multiple recipients of list > Subject: Re: Product Idea from Theodoric of York, Medievil Modeler.... > Date: Tuesday, January 07, 1997 10:34 PM > > I don't believe any of the photo etch people have ever released a sheet of > just control horns. Just think a single sheet (available in both 1/48 and > Hustad scale) could feed several aircraft! Perhaps i can go into the photo > etched business and make sure that all modelers in the future have proper > control horns. Then it would be on to pitot tubes and seat belts, then maybe > resin kits.... > NAHH!! > > Now building: > It's 1916 in 1/72 on the table now: > Czechmasters BE2E > Rosemont Elephant > Meikraft Fokker DI ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 09 Jan 1997 01:06:09 -0800 From: "Marian Hollinger, Bradley Omanson" To: wwi Subject: Monday, 8 January 1917, Plessis Message-ID: <32D4B501.37E5@host.dmsc.net> Fair but very windy. To-day completes my 2 years absence from the Navy and under the laws I am not liable to detention should I return to the States but I have lost my citizenship and can only be reinstated by a direct pardon from the President. For the present I'm practically a man without a country. God grant I can secure a pardon when I go back! Slept rather late this morning. Early this afternoon I went over to the target range to practice with machine guns but made a bad mark. Wrote a long letter to Jeanette Halstead and another to Major Parker. Received a nice letter from my Marraine, Miss Mooney from England where she is visiting for some weeks. She's having pleasant and quick gay times there too from her accounts. I'd like to see England--particulary London--at these times myself. I certainly must go there before I return to the States. I'm feeling terribly blue over the future. It looks pretty dark and uncertain. ************************** from the War Diary of E.C.C. Genet ------------------------------ End of WWI Digest 391 *********************