WWI Digest 407 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) Saturday, 20 January 1917, Cachy by "Marian Hollinger, Bradley Omanson" 2) Sunday, 21 January 1917, Cachy by "Marian Hollinger, Bradley Omanson" 3) Re: Off-topic Tamiya Bf-109 query by Sandy Adam 4) Re: Eduard SS D-III by Sandy Adam 5) Re: Eduard SS D-III by hartc@spot.Colorado.EDU (Charles Hart) 6) Re: Eduard SS D-III by aew (Allan Wright) 7) Re[4]: Model show by "Shelley Goodwin" 8) Mooching Bristol monoplane plans by "Shelley Goodwin" 9) Re: This List by Bob Norgren 10) by Peter Fedders 11) test message, please delete, redux by hartc@spot.Colorado.EDU (Charles Hart) 12) Re: Model show, E-III by Jim Wallace 13) Re: Mooching Bristol monoplane plans by NPWE28A@prodigy.com ( KENNETH L HAGERUP) 14) Re: Mooching Bristol monoplane plans by mbittner@juno.com 15) Re: Eduard SS D-III by mbittner@juno.com 16) Re: Off-topic Tamiya Bf-109 query by mbittner@juno.com 17) Re: Model show, E-III by mbittner@juno.com 18) Tom's Strutter by "Shelley Goodwin" 19) Re: Holtzem's Pfalz Dllla by Carlos Valdes 20) Re: Model show, E-III by "Valenciano . Jose" 21) Re: Model show by DavidL1217@aol.com 22) Re: Tom's Strutter by "Valenciano . Jose" 23) Re: Model show, E-III by DavidL1217@aol.com 24) Re: Holtzem's Pfalz Dllla by DavidL1217@aol.com 25) Re: Off-topic Tamiya Bf-109 query by Ray Boorman 26) Re: Eduard SS D-III by DavidL1217@aol.com 27) Re: Eduard SS D-III by "Valenciano . Jose" 28) Re[2]: Tom's Strutter by "Shelley Goodwin" 29) Re[2]: Mooching Bristol monoplane plans by "Shelley Goodwin" 30) 20th Aero Squadron insignia/ DH4 scheme/Cooper by "Shelley Goodwin" 31) Smer Kits by "Shelley Goodwin" 32) Re: Smer Kits by lothar@ncw.net (mark) 33) Re: Saturday, 20 January 1917, Cachy by lothar@ncw.net (mark) 34) Re: Smer Kits by bshatzer@orednet.org (Bill Shatzer) 35) Re: Re[2]: Tom's Strutter by "Valenciano . Jose" 36) Re: Smer Kits by "Valenciano . Jose" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 12:01:41 -0800 From: "Marian Hollinger, Bradley Omanson" To: wwi Subject: Saturday, 20 January 1917, Cachy Message-ID: <32E520A5.5C60@host.dmsc.net> 901. Fair day but no good for much flying. Escadrille not on duty. Five of the fellows went to Paris by order of the Minister of the war for a celebration at the Theatre Francaise to-morrow for the Americans killed during the war who were serving France. There is yet no machine for me with the Escadrille but I may use Hill's for the present because he and Robert Rockwell are on leave in America. Our new Postal sector at St Just will be 182. We leave here on next Tuesday. Wrote letters to dear little Mother, Helen Hayes and Major Parker. ********************************** from the War Diary of E.C.C. Genet ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 12:09:36 -0800 From: "Marian Hollinger, Bradley Omanson" To: wwi Subject: Sunday, 21 January 1917, Cachy Message-ID: <32E52280.1E3E@host.dmsc.net> 902. Fair day but clouds too low for service over the lines. Slept late this morning and read. Some English and Canadian officers of the Royal Flying Corps flew over from their camp for luncheon and spent part of the afternoon. Found them rather pleasant chaps. The famous Escadrille N-3 to which Guynemer and Dorme belong is next to us in this same group (13th). They are to leave us when we go to St Just and go over beside Nancy. Watched Guynemer do tricks over the field this afternoon with his 200 hp Spad. He sure is "some boy". Up to date he has 25 Boche machines down to his credit. Dorme has 19 to date. Our own "ace" Lufberry has 6. ********************************** from the War Diary of E.C.C. Genet ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 16:29:18 +0000 (GMT) From: Sandy Adam To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Re: Off-topic Tamiya Bf-109 query Message-ID: > At 12:55 PM 1/20/97 -0500, Bob Norgren wrote: > >This brings up an interesting thread: how many of us build EXCLUSIVELY > >WWI and how many build all kinds of models. > I used to build WW2 and 1/400 scale ships (Scharnhorst & KGV etc) but now it is absolutely exclusively WWI. I tried a few times to get enthusiastic again about Spitfires and Focke-Wulfs and started several kits but they would never get finished and ended up as airgun targets. So its back to my first love - the glorious men of the RFC and the Armee de l'Air and even sometimes those cowardy custard Germans who would seldom dare venture out of their own backyard! (Sorry Carlos - couldn't resist that. I have visions of you sitting wearing your German uniform with the Horst Wessel playing and steam coming out your ears.) Best regards Sandy ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 16:37:39 +0000 (GMT) From: Sandy Adam To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Re: Eduard SS D-III Message-ID: On Tue, 21 Jan 1997, Allan Wright wrote: > This may be old news to some but my rumor mill tells me that Eduard will > be soon releasing the Siemens Schukert D-III in 1/72 scale. The model > number is ED08-001 and the price is USD $19.99 > Any idea how nice of a kit this is? Is this maybe a confusion of the reissue that they are marketing of the 1/48 SS DIII? which is being produced in very limited numbers until the moulds disintegrate, following which it will be Lebewohl rather than Auf Wiedersehen. Forgive me if there is indeed a 1/72 kit in the offing as I am not well informed in this scale. Sandy PS - I have never mailed direct with you before Al, can I just give you my thanks and congrats on the list and the website. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 09:45:08 -0700 From: hartc@spot.Colorado.EDU (Charles Hart) To: wwi Subject: Re: Eduard SS D-III Message-ID: Al wrote: >This may be old news to some but my rumor mill tells me that Eduard will >be soon releasing the Siemens Schukert D-III in 1/72 scale. The model >number is ED08-001 and the price is USD $19.99 > >Any idea how nice of a kit this is? Is your information perhaps confused with the recent re-issue of the 1:48 Eduard SSW D-III ? Charles hartc@spot.colorado.edu ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 11:51:15 -0500 (EST) From: aew (Allan Wright) To: wwi Subject: Re: Eduard SS D-III Message-ID: <199701211651.LAA21999@pease1.sr.unh.edu> > On Tue, 21 Jan 1997, Allan Wright wrote: > > This may be old news to some but my rumor mill tells me that Eduard will > > be soon releasing the Siemens Schukert D-III in 1/72 scale. The model > > number is ED08-001 and the price is USD $19.99 > > Any idea how nice of a kit this is? > > Is this maybe a confusion of the reissue that they are marketing of the > 1/48 SS DIII? which is being produced in very limited numbers until the > moulds disintegrate, following which it will be Lebewohl rather than Auf > Wiedersehen. > Forgive me if there is indeed a 1/72 kit in the offing as I am not well > informed in this scale. Thanks for the information - I'll re-check my source. > PS - I have never mailed direct with you before Al, can I just give you my > thanks and congrats on the list and the website. Thanks for the compliment - a lot of the work on the website is simply my editing of the good information on the list. All of us are responsible for the webpage by our contributions to the mailing list. Thanks, 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: Tue, 21 Jan 97 09:03:44 PST From: "Shelley Goodwin" To: wwi Subject: Re[4]: Model show Message-ID: <9700218538.AA853867450@mx.Ricochet.net> Oh. Thanks for setting it straight; I think you're right as I remeber seeing the steel brush on a bench at the San Diego Aerospace Museum's members night a couple years back when they were restoring a Ford Trimotor. Riordan ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Subject: Re: Re[2]: Model show Author: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu at Internet Date: 1/20/97 10:04 PM > Isn't that particular cowling treatment/affect called 'burnishing' or > something rather than 'pitted', being caused by radial polishing with > a small disc? > > Riordan Actually, I think its called "brushed", done with a small steel brush in a rotor tool. It's an actual factory finish, both for looks and to take off the top layer of corrosion from the metal. These days, when brushing is employed, its sealed with varnish or similar. I suppose that they could have done the same back then. Hope this helps, Scott Head ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 21 Jan 97 09:17:14 PST From: "Shelley Goodwin" To: wwi Subject: Mooching Bristol monoplane plans Message-ID: <9700218538.AA853867460@mx.Ricochet.net> I'm interested in the 1/48 Bullet plans in the Datafile. Anyone game? Riordan ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 13:37:43 +0000 From: Bob Norgren To: wwi Subject: Re: This List Message-ID: <32E4C6A7.71AF@ne.infi.net> Jack Berlien wrote: > Finally, I have seen the Blue Max DH2 for $50. Smer DH-2 is $5 - what can > I expect for the extra $45? A modern, accurate kit with detail not dreamed of in the 1950's when the original Merit DH.2 was designed. By the way, you can order direct from Pegasus/Blue Max for about $38 including shipping at today's exchange rate. Bob Sierra Scale Models ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 13:01:41 -0600 From: Peter Fedders To: wwi Message-ID: <199701211901.NAA01630@howdy.wustl.edu> Does anyone out there have an address (e-mail or postal) for Falcon? thank you ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 13:38:53 -0700 From: hartc@spot.Colorado.EDU (Charles Hart) To: wwi Subject: test message, please delete, redux Message-ID: told you so ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 18:14:04 -0500 From: Jim Wallace To: wwi Subject: Re: Model show, E-III Message-ID: <1.5.4.16.19970121231404.1effd5e8@pop.atl.mindspring.com> >Carlos is correct. There were some really nice WWI kits there. There were >two 1/48 Albatrosses, a D.V and a C.III (the two seater is I missed the >designation). Both were well done, with the D.V in the wood grain decaling. > This turned out better than I would have expected. The E.III was most >impressive, with an incredible job done on the cowling area. The builder had >simulated the pitting-type degradation of finish in the metal, and it looked >great. Any ideas on how he did that ? > I've been out of the list for a while, and my ears were burning. (Thanks, for the heads up, Carlos.) Thanks, the E-III is mine. It's the basic Eduard kit with some modifications. 1. The cockpit in the kit is quite in accurate. I reworked most of it using some parts from the kit (seat, control stick, bungee cord assembly, front panel), scratch building the rest. If anyone is interested, I can put up the cockpit drawings I made on my web page. 2. Landing gear was rebuild from soldered brass -- my first attempt. I used the kit's plastic as a pattern. Wheels are from the kit. 3. Rigging is doll's hair of the brand 'Curly hair.' Very nice and fine. Although a monoplane, all those turnbuckles make it a challenge. 4. I added some detail on the cowl such as the gauge, and the spent cartridge chute. 5. All the sheet metal was painted with a base of PolyS Stainless Steel. Then with a good #1 round brush, I used PolyS Oxidized Aluminum to create the swirls. I studied the photos in the data file and the In Action to reproduce the patterns. I enjoyed making the kit, and it looks great in my collection. The award from the show is nice gravy. Jim Wallace ------------------------------ Date: 21 Jan 97 From: NPWE28A@prodigy.com ( KENNETH L HAGERUP) To: mgoodwin@Ricochet.net, wwi Subject: Re: Mooching Bristol monoplane plans Message-ID: <199701212338.SAC45798@mime2.prodigy.com> -- [ From: Kenneth Hagerup * EMC.Ver #2.5.1 ] -- Riordan wrote, > I'm interested in the 1/48 Bullet plans in the Datafile. Anyone game? > > Riordan I can send you copies. What's your snail mail address? Ken -- Kenneth Hagerup 11419 South 43rd Avenue Omaha, NE 68123-1073 USA npwe28a@prodigy.com hagerupk@j5.stratcom.af.mil ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 19:47:26 EST From: mbittner@juno.com To: wwi Subject: Re: Mooching Bristol monoplane plans Message-ID: <19970121.184910.13782.4.mbittner@juno.com> On Tue, 21 Jan 1997 12:30:01 -0500 "Shelley Goodwin" writes: > I'm interested in the 1/48 Bullet plans in the Datafile. Anyone > game? If no one else responds - and you don't mind the plans folded to fit in a regular-type envelope, I can get these out to you tomorrow. Let me know. Matt mbittner@juno.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 19:47:26 EST From: mbittner@juno.com To: wwi Subject: Re: Eduard SS D-III Message-ID: <19970121.184910.13782.2.mbittner@juno.com> On Tue, 21 Jan 1997 09:53:48 -0500 AEW@unh.edu (Allan Wright) writes: > This may be old news to some but my rumor mill tells me that > Eduard will be soon releasing the Siemens Schukert D-III in 1/72 > scale. The model number is ED08-001 and the price is USD $19.99 Dang, I wish this was true. Can you imagine the type of model in the same plastic quality as the D.VIII? I say plastic, because I'm sure Eduard would supply a photoetch cockpit - when the entire interior structure of the D.III is tubular - like, really! Matt mbittner@juno.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 19:47:26 EST From: mbittner@juno.com To: wwi Subject: Re: Off-topic Tamiya Bf-109 query Message-ID: <19970121.184910.13782.3.mbittner@juno.com> On Mon, 20 Jan 1997 12:55:14 -0500 Bob Norgren writes: > This brings up an interesting thread: how many of us build > EXCLUSIVELY WWI and how many build all kinds of models. Okay, I guess I have to 'fess up. I dabble in the following: 1/72nd - 1/76th light armor and soft skinned vehicles; mostly WW1, light armor (PzKpfw I, Stuart, etc), and Opel Blitz' 1/72nd between the war aircraft, which includes the Spanish Civil War Some (very few) 1/72nd WW2 German jets - but only those that really flew, none of this "1946" stuff. So, there it is. The two models I'm most proud of are the PzKpfw Ib Command Car (SdKfz 265) and the I-16 type 10 conversion from a Hasegawa type 18. Matt mbittner@juno.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 19:47:26 EST From: mbittner@juno.com To: wwi Subject: Re: Model show, E-III Message-ID: <19970121.184910.13782.5.mbittner@juno.com> On Tue, 21 Jan 1997 18:17:04 -0500 Jim Wallace writes: > 1. The cockpit in the kit is quite in accurate. I reworked most > of it using some parts from the kit (seat, control stick, bungee > cord assembly, front panel), scratch building the rest. If > anyone is interested, I can put up the cockpit drawings I made > on my web page. I know I am interested. Big time. > I enjoyed making the kit, and it looks great in my collection. > The award from the show is nice gravy. Congratulations! By chance, will we see it at Nationals this year? Speaking of which, how many of us plan on attending the US Nationals? We should get together, and break Hustad's fingers. ;-) Just kidding, he keeps me wanting to get better. Seriously, though. Let me know, and I'll keep a list going of those who will attend. Matt mbittner@juno.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 21 Jan 97 16:54:40 PST From: "Shelley Goodwin" To: wwi Subject: Tom's Strutter Message-ID: <9700218538.AA853894849@mx.Ricochet.net> Anyone have this kit? Riordan ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 20:12:21 -0500 From: Carlos Valdes To: wwi Subject: Re: Holtzem's Pfalz Dllla Message-ID: <32E56974.34D@conted.gatech.edu> David, Judging from the Datafile photos, it looks like the interplane struts should be silbergrau while the centersection ones could indeed be yellow. As for lozenge wings, the top plane seems to silbergrau; the problem, of course, is the lower wing's top surface. Windsock Vol.8 No.4 has yet another photo of Max and his plane to accompany a letter that, among other things, raises the question of lozenge wings. FWIW, Rimell responds as follows: You may be right [about the lower wing being lozenge covered] but the prints are so poor it's not easy to be certain. Nick Haprich corresponded with Max Holtzem for years and had him confirm the colours of the aeroplane but he made no mention of 'lozenge' fabric. What also bugs me is the statement in the Datafile that there was a large star on the port upper wing. As it's not visible in the photos, I wonder what its exact positon and appearance would be. Carlos ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 Jan 1997 10:18:26 +0800 (GMT+0800) From: "Valenciano . Jose" To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Re: Model show, E-III Message-ID: On Tue, 21 Jan 1997, Jim Wallace wrote: > 1. The cockpit in the kit is quite in accurate. I reworked most of it using > some parts from the kit (seat, control stick, bungee cord assembly, front > panel), scratch building the rest. If anyone is interested, I can put up > the cockpit drawings I made on my web page. Where's your webpage? why not some closeup shots of the model as well? More power to you! ********************************************************************* 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, 21 Jan 1997 21:11:16 -0500 From: DavidL1217@aol.com To: wwi Subject: Re: Model show Message-ID: <970121211027_1344855972@emout02.mail.aol.com> I am really glad to learn about the brushing. It will really help my Meikraft Fokker DI ! ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 Jan 1997 10:21:04 +0800 (GMT+0800) From: "Valenciano . Jose" To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Re: Tom's Strutter Message-ID: On Tue, 21 Jan 1997, Riordan Goodwin wrote: > Anyone have this kit? I do, Why? I hope Tom's not recalling them. ********************************************************************* 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, 21 Jan 1997 21:22:53 -0500 (EST) From: DavidL1217@aol.com To: wwi Subject: Re: Model show, E-III Message-ID: <970121211604_1544550323@emout03.mail.aol.com> What's the address of your website? ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 21:23:37 -0500 (EST) From: DavidL1217@aol.com To: wwi Subject: Re: Holtzem's Pfalz Dllla Message-ID: <970121212335_846467271@emout20.mail.aol.com> Joe, Actually, many of the Pfalz DIIIa's had their wings covered in lozenge. These were generally the later aircraft, per the Datafile. The fuselage and tail surfaces remained in silber grau. Thank God that none of the real aircraft used that awful powder blue lozenge from the movie! "It's a cruel world, Herr Hauptman. You said it yourself!" -Ltn. Bruno Stachel ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 18:26:23 -0800 From: Ray Boorman To: wwi Subject: Re: Off-topic Tamiya Bf-109 query Message-ID: <32E57ACF.490E@lynx.bc.ca> Urghhrhrhrhr :-( I go off line for two days to move house and look what happens. The dreaded Me 10........ Larry, for shame how could you mention such a ahem Aircraft. Any other aircraft but not that overproduced monstrosity. The number of plastic model manufacturers must come close in count to the actual production figures of the real thing. Jeez things go to wrack and ruin in two days! :-) Ray Boorman (rboorman@lynx.bc.ca) Lawrence Dunn wrote: > > Hi. Just got the new 1/48th Tamiya Bf-109, and it's a beaut. Weird > error in the instructions: Schoepfel's insigna is referred to as > Galland's in the instructions! > Cheers, > Larry ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 22:21:04 -0500 (EST) From: DavidL1217@aol.com To: wwi Subject: Re: Eduard SS D-III Message-ID: <970121211336_441895852@emout09.mail.aol.com> Any word on the Voisin LA-3? ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 Jan 1997 12:20:34 +0800 (GMT+0800) From: "Valenciano . Jose" To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Re: Eduard SS D-III Message-ID: On Tue, 21 Jan 1997 DavidL1217@aol.com wrote: > Any word on the Voisin LA-3? 1/48? Wowwwwww!!! ********************************************************************* 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, 21 Jan 97 22:39:23 PST From: "Shelley Goodwin" To: wwi Subject: Re[2]: Tom's Strutter Message-ID: <9700218539.AA853916540@mx.Ricochet.net> How would you rate it, and is it still $19.95? Riordan ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Subject: Re: Tom's Strutter Author: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu at Internet Date: 1/21/97 6:20 PM On Tue, 21 Jan 1997, Riordan Goodwin wrote: > Anyone have this kit? I do, Why? I hope Tom's not recalling them. ********************************************************************* 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, 21 Jan 97 22:37:42 PST From: "Shelley Goodwin" To: wwi Subject: Re[2]: Mooching Bristol monoplane plans Message-ID: <9700218539.AA853916530@mx.Ricochet.net> Matt Thanks, Ken has been good enough to humor me. Riordan ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Subject: Re: Mooching Bristol monoplane plans Author: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu at Internet Date: 1/21/97 5:01 PM On Tue, 21 Jan 1997 12:30:01 -0500 "Shelley Goodwin" writes: > I'm interested in the 1/48 Bullet plans in the Datafile. Anyone > game? If no one else responds - and you don't mind the plans folded to fit in a regular-type envelope, I can get these out to you tomorrow. Let me know. Matt mbittner@juno.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 21 Jan 97 22:50:19 PST From: "Shelley Goodwin" To: wwi Subject: 20th Aero Squadron insignia/ DH4 scheme/Cooper Message-ID: <9700218539.AA853916549@mx.Ricochet.net> Anybody have info on the colors of the 'crouching bomber' insignia of the 20th of the 1st Day Bombardment Group, USAS? Were the late American DH4s finished in PC10, and if so were the undersides of the flying surfaces coated as well? What's all this about Lt. Merian Cooper becoming a famous film producer? Riordan ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 21 Jan 97 22:56:44 PST From: "Shelley Goodwin" To: wwi Subject: Smer Kits Message-ID: <9700218539.AA853916558@mx.Ricochet.net> Just out of curiosity, would anyone buy the other Smer kits from John if he stocked 'em? I would; I've got to use that Propag lozenge on something! Riordan ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 23:52:16 -0800 (PST) From: lothar@ncw.net (mark) To: wwi Subject: Re: Smer Kits Message-ID: <199701220752.XAA10433@concord.televar.com> > Just out of curiosity, would anyone buy the other Smer kits from John > if he stocked 'em? I would; I've got to use that Propag lozenge on > something! > > Riordan Sure, I'd do it - but only the ones that are really 1/48 (i.e., the Alb.DIII) and not 1/50 (i.e., the DH2 as I've heard). Some of them are halfway decent kits, and they're <> ; I've even bought a couple of them for the pilot figures alone (gotta have something to hide the bent and mangled photoetch interiors of my Eduard kits!! ;-) Mark ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 Jan 1997 00:03:37 -0800 (PST) From: lothar@ncw.net (mark) To: wwi Subject: Re: Saturday, 20 January 1917, Cachy Message-ID: <199701220803.AAA11649@concord.televar.com> >[snippagae].... >will be 182. We leave here on next Tuesday. Wrote letters to dear little Mother, Helen >Hayes and Major Parker. > >********************************** >from the War Diary of E.C.C. Genet HELEN HAYES!?!? Genet had a thang goin' with HELEN HAYES!?!?! Amazing, absolutely amazing...guess she would have been about the right age back then, though. Who knows, maybe he knew the Gish sisters too. ;-) Mark "Don't forget - January is Alzheimers Awareness Month" - From a calendar I actually saw in my doctors office today..... ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 Jan 1997 00:23:23 -0800 From: bshatzer@orednet.org (Bill Shatzer) To: wwi Subject: Re: Smer Kits Message-ID: <199701220823.AA26978@ednet1.orednet.org> When we last left our intrepid adventurers, Mark was saying: > >> Just out of curiosity, would anyone buy the other Smer kits from John >> if he stocked 'em? I would; I've got to use that Propag lozenge on >> something! >> >> Riordan > >Sure, I'd do it - but only the ones that are really 1/48 (i.e., the >Alb.DIII) and not 1/50 (i.e., the DH2 as I've heard). Some of them are >halfway decent kits, and they're <> ; I've even bought a couple of >them for the pilot figures alone (gotta have something to hide the bent and >mangled photoetch interiors of my Eduard kits!! ;-) While admitting that I've not actually laid the kit parts against the 1/48 scale plans, I'd opine that the Merit/Aliplast/Smer DH-2 is pretty much 1/48 scale. Ray Rimmel did an article on this kit in Windsock vol. 1 or 2 and while he had lots of gripes about the accuracy of the kit, the basic accuracy of the overall dimensions were not among them. And, my other references all list this kit as 1/48 while recognizing that the SVA.5 is 1/50th and the Dr.I is closer to 1/43rd. I recently stumbled across the Blue Max DH-2 kit at the local hobby shop. My initial reaction was "WOW! I gotta have this!" Then I turned over the box and checked out the price tag and rapidly decided that the Smer kit, with all it's problems, was "good enough". :-) Cheers, -- - Bill Shatzer bshatzer@orednet.org - "Oh, what sad times are these when passing ruffians can say 'ni' at will to old ladies." ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 Jan 1997 16:50:14 +0800 (GMT+0800) From: "Valenciano . Jose" To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Re: Re[2]: Tom's Strutter Message-ID: On Wed, 22 Jan 1997, Shelley Goodwin wrote: > How would you rate it, and is it still $19.95? > > Riordan I don't know about the price. I think it's a good kit. You'll have to come up with your own struts, though. But the fuselage has that lattice work surface detail typical of Strutters. Haven't let any sandpaper touch it yet but I DO plan to make this one. With transparent top center wing panel as well! ********************************************************************* 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, 22 Jan 1997 16:54:01 +0800 (GMT+0800) From: "Valenciano . Jose" To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Re: Smer Kits Message-ID: On Wed, 22 Jan 1997, Bill Shatzer wrote: > were not among them. And, my other references all list this kit as > 1/48 while recognizing that the SVA.5 is 1/50th and the Dr.I is > closer to 1/43rd. Wait a minute! I checke the SVA.5 fuselage against the datafile. Near perfect profile! Those wings must go, though, and they don't even have the assymetrical span. > I recently stumbled across the Blue Max DH-2 kit at the local hobby shop. > My initial reaction was "WOW! I gotta have this!" Then I turned over > the box and checked out the price tag and rapidly decided that the > Smer kit, with all it's problems, was "good enough". If only the Smer kit's wings didn't suffer from "starving horse" syndrome. Sigh. ...... ********************************************************************* 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." ********************************************************************* ------------------------------ End of WWI Digest 407 *********************