WWI Digest 411 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) Re: Off-topic Tamiya Bf-109 query by bucky@mail.prolog.net (Mary-Ann/Michael) 2) Italian aircraft subjects (was yecchy off topic 109 stuff) by Shane Weier 3) Re: Italian aircraft subjects (was yecchy off topic 109 stuff) by "Valenciano . Jose" 4) RE: MAG Fokker by bshatzer@orednet.org (Bill Shatzer) 5) Re: Lone Star vacs/Bristol Bullet by "S.M. Head" 6) Re: MAG Fokker by Bob Norgren 7) Re[2]: Smer Kits by "Shelley Goodwin" 8) Re[2]: Lone Star vacs/Bristol Bullet by "Shelley Goodwin" 9) Re[2]: MAG Fokker by "Shelley Goodwin" 10) Re: Off-topic Tamiya Bf-109 query by "Brian Bushe" 11) Re: Reference Question by Sandy Adam 12) Re: Model show, E-III by GRBroman@aol.com 13) Re: Model show, E-III by THENRYS@aol.com 14) American Air Museum by Brian Nicklas 15) Offer to the group by "S.M. Head" 16) Re: Re[2]: Lone Star vacs/Bristol Bullet by "S.M. Head" 17) Re: Model show, E-III by Bob Norgren 18) Re: Offer to the group by aew (Allan Wright) 19) Re: Off-topic Tamiya Bf-109 query by "Pedro Soares" 20) Re: Lone Star vacs/Bristol Bullet by hartc@spot.Colorado.EDU (Charles Hart) 21) Wednesday, 24 January 1917, Paris by "Marian Hollinger, Bradley Omanson" 22) Re: Off-topic Tamiya Bf-109 query by mbittner@juno.com 23) Re: Lone Star vacs/Bristol Bullet by mbittner@juno.com 24) Re: Offer to the group by mbittner@juno.com 25) Re: Offer to the group by mbittner@juno.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 23 Jan 1997 23:01:57 -0500 From: bucky@mail.prolog.net (Mary-Ann/Michael) To: wwi, Multiple recipients of list Subject: Re: Off-topic Tamiya Bf-109 query Message-ID: <199701240401.XAA03294@pease1.sr.unh.edu> At 02:01 PM 1/22/97 -0500, Franco Poloni wrote: > >I must admit I'm a traitor! >but the reason is that I like Italian aircraft, and now there are so many >good kits, that I can't resist to build them. >ehi, are all WWII aircraft, at least they have props.;-) >cheers Franco: Check out all the neat kits and markings for Italian aircraft in WWI. There are lots of great color schemes/markings for the Nieuport and SPAD aircraft, not to mention the Ansaldo SVA and the Balilla. There are also great markings for Hanriot HD-1s if you don't mind building vacs! Mike Muth ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Jan 1997 14:07:21 +1100 From: Shane Weier To: "'wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu'" Subject: Italian aircraft subjects (was yecchy off topic 109 stuff) Message-ID: <01BC09FF.EB404720@pc087b.mim.com.au> Mike writes: > There are also great markings for Hanriot HD-1s if you don't mind building vacs! Or hold on to your wallet, Eduard will have a nice new 1:48 injection kit in your hands this year (if previous reliable delivery is anything to go by) I want at least a few Shane ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Jan 1997 12:20:38 +0800 (GMT+0800) From: "Valenciano . Jose" To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Re: Italian aircraft subjects (was yecchy off topic 109 stuff) Message-ID: On Thu, 23 Jan 1997, Shane Weier wrote: > Mike writes: > > > There are also great markings for Hanriot HD-1s if you don't mind > building vacs! > > Or hold on to your wallet, Eduard will have a nice new 1:48 injection kit > in your hands this year (if previous reliable delivery is anything to go > by) Italian Hanriots? You've just got to see the Chandelle article. Lotsa colour schemes! ********************************************************************* 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: Thu, 23 Jan 1997 20:28:16 -0800 From: bshatzer@orednet.org (Bill Shatzer) To: wwi Subject: RE: MAG Fokker Message-ID: <199701240428.AA06765@ednet1.orednet.org> Peter Kilduff wrote: > >Riordan: > >MAG stands for "Ungarische Allgemeine Maschinenfabrik A.G." [Hungarian >General Machine Works AG (limited stock company)" -snips- And, in case you were wondering how you get MAG out of "Ungarishe Allgemeine Maschinenfabrik", the Hungarian "translation" was "Magyar Altalanos Gepgyar RT", whence the initials MAG. Cheers, -- - Bill Shatzer bshatzer@orednet.org - "Oh, what sad times are these when passing ruffians can say 'ni' at will to old ladies." ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 23 Jan 1997 23:46:28 -0500 From: "S.M. Head" To: wwi Subject: Re: Lone Star vacs/Bristol Bullet Message-ID: <9701232322.aa28140@mail.iapc.net> > Anyone have a Lone Star vac? Decent/accurate detail? Value? Do they > come with decals/fiddely bits? > > Riordan Hi Riordan, I've got both the old and current issue. The current one is OK. The shape is pretty good, but the surface detail (ribs, stringers) is pretty bad. I'll be sanding mine off and re-doing them with stretched sprue and putty. On first dry fit after sanding, everything matches up pretty well. The kit comes with some pretty nice metal parts- interior fuselage formers, stick, prop, engine, footboards, landing gear struts and wheels, throttle, gun, roll bar/rigging support bars. Also has a photoetched seat back. Decals include six roundels with separate red portions, rudder stripes, and white "squiggles" unit marking for the fuselage. Mine also has appropriate Contrail strut stock, but I don't think it's needed since everything is provided in white metal. While the metal is as nice as any I've seen, the only drawback is the quality of the surface detail, which is easily overcome. Instructions are not in my sample since Mike West gave me this one before he'd finished drawing up the illustrations, but from past experiences with his kits, get your references in order first. Overall, I think it's as good as you make it, but it will take some work. By the way, is there any good source for color schemes for this aircraft. I don't have the Datafile, which is the only reference I know of, but judging from other datafiles I'd like more choices than is probably featured. Any ideas? Cheers! Scott ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Scott M. Head (smh@iapc.net) | IPMS/USA #32841 | "I love cats... IPMS Houston Scale Model Forum | they taste just like chicken!" http://web-hou.iapc.net/~smh | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Jan 1997 00:03:06 +0000 From: Bob Norgren To: wwi Subject: Re: MAG Fokker Message-ID: <32E7FC3A.69D7@ne.infi.net> Shelley Goodwin wrote: > > Did the MAG-built Fokkers merely have Berg D.I radiators slapped on > the nose, or is it custom-designed for the D.VII? The fuselage forward of the cockpit is different...angular. Also, was the engine > a Hiero or ? It was an Austro-Daimler. and was it cowled over as my Blue Rider sheet suggests? > What does MAG stand for anyhow? > > Riordan The big Austro-Hungarian Aircraft book has all the answers including 1/48th plans. Bob Sierra ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 23 Jan 97 21:36:15 PST From: "Shelley Goodwin" To: wwi Subject: Re[2]: Smer Kits Message-ID: <9700238540.AA854087170@mx.Ricochet.net> Smerophiles, I guess I got jipped. All my kits apparently have the 'old' trannies, washed-out red stars for the SVA and Bebe, markings alleged to be for one of Collishaw's Camels, a training Sq 504, and '4' of #24 Sq. for the DH2. Oh, well. Riordan ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Subject: Re: Smer Kits Author: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu at Internet Date: 1/23/97 8:01 PM At 09:15 AM 1/22/97 -0500, Sandy Adam wrote: > >I bought a stack of these ages ago and will probably never get round to >building them but now I see in the local Beatties toy shops that they have >all reappeared with new trannies by SuperScale (I think). >Now can anybody tell me how good the transfers are and if they might alone >be worth the fairly nominal cost of the kits. >Are they comparable to the Glencoe additions? >I haven't seen the SVA5 but I have the old original Artiplast with 'La >Serenissima' banners and lions and hope that this might be the subject of >the reissue? (rather than the laughable stained film that came with the >last Smer incarnation Sandy I haven't seen the new SVA decals. I just recently picked up the old Artiplast kit and love the Serenissima banners. It's on my "soon to do" list. The new Nieuport decals are very nice on the Smer kit. I'n not sure if all of the new boxes have new decals. The Soptwith Camel has decals for a Belgian plane, but the rondels are took light on the yellow portion so that the PC-10 shows through. Mike Muth ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 23 Jan 97 22:17:02 PST From: "Shelley Goodwin" To: wwi Subject: Re[2]: Lone Star vacs/Bristol Bullet Message-ID: <9700238540.AA854087180@mx.Ricochet.net> Scott, Just ordered it today from Sopwith, and then got a look at it at the local robbery shop. Will you use a balsa core/brass spar for the wings? What about pushrods on the Clerget? I have the Profile for the Bullet, and although a lot of them were apparently finished in PC12 (and PC10?) for Macedonia, Palestine, & Salonika there were a few training sq. machines that were not only gaudy but quite silly. These unusual schemes are touched on in the photos and even the color plates. One has a frowning face painted on its oversized spinner, while another has fish scales... I can copy & send you the Profile. Looked at the Lone Star Snipe today-do you have this one too? Riordan ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Subject: Re: Lone Star vacs/Bristol Bullet Author: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu at Internet Date: 1/23/97 8:47 PM > Anyone have a Lone Star vac? Decent/accurate detail? Value? Do they > come with decals/fiddely bits? > > Riordan Hi Riordan, I've got both the old and current issue. The current one is OK. The shape is pretty good, but the surface detail (ribs, stringers) is pretty bad. I'll be sanding mine off and re-doing them with stretched sprue and putty. On first dry fit after sanding, everything matches up pretty well. The kit comes with some pretty nice metal parts- interior fuselage formers, stick, prop, engine, footboards, landing gear struts and wheels, throttle, gun, roll bar/rigging support bars. Also has a photoetched seat back. Decals include six roundels with separate red portions, rudder stripes, and white "squiggles" unit marking for the fuselage. Mine also has appropriate Contrail strut stock, but I don't think it's needed since everything is provided in white metal. While the metal is as nice as any I've seen, the only drawback is the quality of the surface detail, which is easily overcome. Instructions are not in my sample since Mike West gave me this one before he'd finished drawing up the illustrations, but from past experiences with his kits, get your references in order first. Overall, I think it's as good as you make it, but it will take some work. By the way, is there any good source for color schemes for this aircraft. I don't have the Datafile, which is the only reference I know of, but judging from other datafiles I'd like more choices than is probably featured. Any ideas? Cheers! Scott ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Scott M. Head (smh@iapc.net) | IPMS/USA #32841 | "I love cats... IPMS Houston Scale Model Forum | they taste just like chicken!" http://web-hou.iapc.net/~smh | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 23 Jan 97 22:18:54 PST From: "Shelley Goodwin" To: wwi Subject: Re[2]: MAG Fokker Message-ID: <9700238540.AA854087189@mx.Ricochet.net> Bob, Thanks. I figured the A-H tome would have it... Riordan ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Subject: Re: MAG Fokker Author: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu at Internet Date: 1/23/97 9:04 PM Shelley Goodwin wrote: > > Did the MAG-built Fokkers merely have Berg D.I radiators slapped on > the nose, or is it custom-designed for the D.VII? The fuselage forward of the cockpit is different...angular. Also, was the engine > a Hiero or ? It was an Austro-Daimler. and was it cowled over as my Blue Rider sheet suggests? > What does MAG stand for anyhow? > > Riordan The big Austro-Hungarian Aircraft book has all the answers including 1/48th plans. Bob Sierra ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Jan 1997 10:25:58 +0000 From: "Brian Bushe" To: wwi Subject: Re: Off-topic Tamiya Bf-109 query Message-ID: <199701241036.KAA00461@itl.net> re: Re: Off-topic Tamiya Bf-109 query > I myself am currently restricting my efforts to warbirds of WWI . As a > youth I built my share of 109's, 190's and P-51's. I then moved to Armor > and built about 1000 Panzers. After a 15 year layoff I stumbled upon a > modelling show in Evanston, IN while on a hockey tournament last year and > the fever hit me hard. I bought a DML Stug III aus F. for $15.00 and > promptly sank in well over $300.00 including a new airbrush, tools, paints, > white metal goodies, dry transfers....the list goes on and on. I finally > realized that this was my 1001 piece of German armor and decided to delve > into something completely different. > I have a similar tale: built very bad models (much like now) when I was a preteen, and really gave up after that. I remember I painted some stunning (by my current standards) fantasy and wargames 25 mm figures and sold them all! I remember a few years back wandering regularly past a model shop in New Zealand and seeing a Gunze Sangyo (or whatever) multimedia panther for about 140 NZ dollars. It looked absolutely amazing and one day after too many drinks it became an impulse buy. The next day I opened the box and looked at sheets of photoetch nickel steel and about a million individual track links and thought 'what the bloody hell is this!' I decided I would need to practice on a few lesser kits. Since then I've been a complete slave to impulse buying. Since I came to the UK and started earning money I have collected 'several kits': when I last moved flats I discovered I have 'several' more than I thought I had :-) everything from a 1/12 scale ferrari f1car to a SU22 to a collection of japanese wwii fighters. No Bf-109's. at all. so there. I just had an impulse..... But the fastest growing section is the wwi section. Every Eduard 1/48 and Blue Max kit (plus a wooden biplane from santa). All in initial stage of preparation! SOme actually finished (imagine a very small number). > So, this is where I am now in my modelling life. I must admit however, that > Minicraft Tiger I with the complete interior does look really > nice.....Verlinden fenders and open storage bin, Modelkasten zimmeret.....hmmmm. way too expensive! the kit alone is 50 quid or something like that over here! and do your own zimmerit, it always looks good! Brian Brian Bushe syclone@itl.net Syclone Systems Denmark Street (44) 1628 789 470 Maidenhead Fax 789 513 Berkshire England ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Jan 1997 10:42:03 +0000 (GMT) From: Sandy Adam To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Re: Reference Question Message-ID: > On Wed, 22 Jan 1997 15:50:55 -0500 THENRYS@aol.com writes: > > > Here's one for the group. I'm putting off my 1/48 scale WWI > > project for now (too many running as-is) so I went through the > > stack and found the 1/72 Sierra Scale Hansa-Brandenburg W.18. I > > will gladly admit that my reference material on aircraft of the > > period pretty much stays to the more common types, so I came up > > with a big zero on this one. If anyone has any pictures, > > particularly of cockpit (yeah right!), engine (Hiero), or > > strut/rigging arrangement, I would be most appreciative. I > > could say I usually don't worry about it in 1/72 (fake it > > scale), but some might get offended. There was a colour side view of a W18 flown by Gottfried Bahnfield if I remember correctly,in the 'Air Aces of the A-H Empire'series run in Scale Models back in the 80's. I don't have it in front of me just now but think it was about part 10 or so, near the end of the 12-part series and must have been about 1983. Was this series ever collated and published as a book does anybody know? It was by Martin O' Connor and included some superb photos and 3 or 4 colour side views each month. It is surely the definitive work on its subject. Sandy ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Jan 1997 07:35:00 -0500 (EST) From: GRBroman@aol.com To: wwi Subject: Re: Model show, E-III Message-ID: <970124073500_1511331131@emout08.mail.aol.com> In a message dated 97-01-23 14:55:03 EST, you write: > >> 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. > > Thats a big affirmatory on the old rogometer. I also have made my reservations. Don't know what I will enter though. Something diminutive perhaps. A vacuform A7V? Maybe an out of the box 1/28 Revell Spad? Hmmmmm...... lets see whats in the stash. Glen ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Jan 1997 08:51:44 -0500 (EST) From: THENRYS@aol.com To: wwi Subject: Re: Model show, E-III Message-ID: <970124082745_880341728@emout15.mail.aol.com> << mbittner@juno.com wrote: > 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. >> Made it to my first Nationals last year. Had a ball. I haven't made my reservations yet, but I'm definitely planning on being there. Todd Henry ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Jan 97 10:17:02 EST From: Brian Nicklas To: Subject: American Air Museum Message-ID: <199701241520.KAA05073@pease1.sr.unh.edu> Since it has been a topic, The office just received a copy of the Duxford Newsletter, with the front page story "American Air Museum Nears Completion." Photos show a TG-2 glider, T-6, TBF and U-2 hanging from the ceiling, and a C-47, B-52, B-29 and P-47 on the ground. Article states that an F-86, Huey (UH-1), P-51, PT-17 and SPAD are soon to join. Looks good, but they are still looking for members and more funds. Of course, the Air and Space Society is still looking for members and the NASM Dulles extension could use your money.... Brian ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Jan 1997 10:33:52 -0500 From: "S.M. Head" To: wwi Subject: Offer to the group Message-ID: <9701240954.aa21864@mail.iapc.net> Hi all, Some of you all know I run the IPMS/Houston Scale Model Forum website, and for my fellow list members who don't know- well now I guess you do! I'm going to start an image gallery of WWI aircraft color profiles soon to supplement the other 12 or so galleries we have, but need to have a little help. I though a good idea might be to keep an open invitation to the members of the list to e-mail me any color scheme images that have recently been discussed in our threads or are just interesting WWI subjects. I'd put them up on the image gallery for a while, and we'd have a convenient way to look at even more WWI stuff on the internet. I don't want to step on any toes at the always superb host website that Matt runs, so I'll run it by all (and you too Matt) for feedback. I'd simply call it "WWI Color Profiles" or something, and wouldn't treat it like it was a list member's gallery only, but the content would be focused on what we discuss on the list, current topics, or folks just posting images for the benefit of others. Heck, it doesn't even need to be color profiles, even photos or drawings. I was just thinking that it would be nice for us to have even more dedicated WWI server space out there, and what a better source than our list? What do you all think? Cheers! Scott ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Scott M. Head (smh@iapc.net) | IPMS/USA #32841 | "I love cats... IPMS Houston Scale Model Forum | they taste just like chicken!" http://web-hou.iapc.net/~smh | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Jan 1997 10:33:53 -0500 From: "S.M. Head" To: wwi Subject: Re: Re[2]: Lone Star vacs/Bristol Bullet Message-ID: <9701241011.aa22553@mail.iapc.net> >Scott, > >Just ordered it today from Sopwith, and then got a look at it at the local >robbery shop. Will you use a balsa core/brass spar for the wings? What about >pushrods on the Clerget? Nope, I'll simply snd the wings smooth and use sprue for ribs, embedding them in an appropriately sanded and smoothed layer of filler putty (auto body filler, like John Alcorn showed in the book "Scratchbuilt") or the engine, I'll probably just use wire. >I have the Profile for the Bullet, and although a lot of them were apparently >finished in PC12 (and PC10?) for Macedonia, Palestine, & Salonika there were >a >few training sq. machines that were not only gaudy but quite silly. These >unusual schemes are touched on in the photos and even the color plates. One >has >a frowning face painted on its oversized spinner, while another has fish >scales... >I can copy & send you the Profile. Super! Here's my address- Scott Head 4343 Alysheba Lane Frriendswood, TX 77546 If you ever need abything at all from me don't hesitate to ask! I appreciate your effort! >Looked at the Lone Star Snipe today-do you have this one too? No, I have a Lohner (1/72), Sperry Messenger (1/48), Felixstowe (1/48), and the Bullet. I've had others in the past, but they were really early examples of Mikes work and I just trashed them. Real bad stuff. I've seen most of his other kits, and they all follow the similar quality as the Bristol. I also have a few of his civil war boats, and they are fairly decent too, just stay away from the CS Hunley, as it's recently been proven waaayyyy off in accuracy. Cheers! Scott Head Scott ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Scott M. Head (smh@iapc.net) | IPMS/USA #32841 | "I love cats... IPMS Houston Scale Model Forum | they taste just like chicken!" http://web-hou.iapc.net/~smh | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Jan 1997 22:40:32 +0000 From: Bob Norgren To: wwi Subject: Re: Model show, E-III Message-ID: <32E93A60.4B92@ne.infi.net> THENRYS@aol.com wrote: > > << mbittner@juno.com wrote: > > > 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. >> > > Made it to my first Nationals last year. Had a ball. I haven't made my > reservations yet, but I'm definitely planning on being there. > > Todd Henry Do it soon...the main hotel fills up fast. In fact, it may have already sold out all the rooms at the special IPMS price. Columbus, of course, being a college town has a lot of accomodations, but there are a lot of advantages being in the main hotel... B ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Jan 1997 10:58:13 -0500 (EST) From: aew (Allan Wright) To: wwi Subject: Re: Offer to the group Message-ID: <199701241558.KAA05254@pease1.sr.unh.edu> Scott offers: > I'm going to start an image gallery of WWI aircraft color profiles soon to > supplement the other 12 or so galleries we have, but need to have a little > help. I though a good idea might be to keep an open invitation to the > members of the list to e-mail me any color scheme images that have recently > been discussed in our threads or are just interesting WWI subjects. I'd put > them up on the image gallery for a while, and we'd have a convenient way to > look at even more WWI stuff on the internet. Sounds like a great Idea. It will be another place I can link to from the WWI Moedeling WWW page. > I don't want to step on any toes at the always superb host website that > Matt runs, so I'll run it by all (and you too Matt) for feedback. I'd Step on my toes? Think no more about that - more WWI stuff on the net is a good thing in my mind, especially if it relates to our discussions here on the list. -AL JF: Aeroclub Bristol Scout 'D' NB: Pegasus Pfalz D-III Siemens Schukert D-I (Kitbash of a Revell Nieuport 17) Pegasus Sopwith Dolphin NL: Gutterboy - St. Stanislaus of East 7th NR: With Cannon, Musket & Sword - Brent Noseworthy =============================================================================== 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: Fri, 24 Jan 1997 16:31:46 -0000 From: "Pedro Soares" To: Subject: Re: Off-topic Tamiya Bf-109 query Message-ID: <199701241637.QAA01496@wallana> Pedro Soares pedro.soares@anaep.pt ---------- > > At 12:55 PM 1/20/97 -0500, you wrote: > >This brings up an interesting thread: how many of us build EXCLUSIVELY > >WWI and how many build all kinds of models. > > > > Funny thing is that as I've said before I've never built any WW1 aircraft before, ( I guess I'll be some sort of odd man out on this list) but with my firm decision of putting together a Pup in the next couple of months, this fault will be overcome. I like so many of us am a "second coming" modeler: during my teens I did a lot of aircraft models my first being a frog Hawker Tempest which I still recall as including some uncommon features like a transparent part that was meant to replicate a revolving propeler and separate ailerons. It was great fun: it took me the best part of two hours and a full tube of cellulose glue. Back then I would model everything depending only on the availability of kits. At the time I was living in a small Island of the Azores (Santa Maria) where there was only one place were kits could be bought. Since they only stocked FROG kits I ended up building almost the entire cheaper bagged (was it red series?) range. I miss some of those kits now like the De haviland Comet racer or Amy Johnson's Gipsy Moth.... (sigh) Anyway I quit modeling when I was about 17. Years ago, after getting married and soon to be a father I stumbled across some kit boxes in a toy shop and the bug bit hard again. Ever since then (I'm 36 now and the father of the most perfect 1/1 models you could ever hope for) I've been dipping my hands in glue and thinners trying to make up for the lost time. I essentially do what I call clasic a/c and this includes everything that flies and is more than 35 years old (still I've never done a Spitfire or a Me-109 but I confess a Portuguese Air force Spit is on my next projects list...). As such i've tried my hand at such different types as a T-6 an F-104 or a T-28 or older machines like a Fiat g-50 (Thanks Mark and Antonio, it looks quite Ok to me) or a Policarpov Po-2 (Matt and Erik, you know what I'm talking about) or a Bucker Jungman.... Aside from that I also like to do 1/32 and 1/24 classic cars like those in the now gone Matchbox range... BTW What were your first modeling projects? Do you still remember them? Sorry for writing so much pedro ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Jan 1997 10:14:59 -0700 From: hartc@spot.Colorado.EDU (Charles Hart) To: wwi Subject: Re: Lone Star vacs/Bristol Bullet Message-ID: >> Anyone have a Lone Star vac? Decent/accurate detail? Value? Do they >> come with decals/fiddely bits? >> <> >By the way, is there any good source for color schemes for this aircraft. I >don't have the Datafile, which is the only reference I know of, but judging >from other datafiles I'd like more choices than is probably featured. Any >ideas? There is also an old Profile of this aircraft, otherwise, information on this is pretty scattered. Charles hartc@spot.colorado.edu ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Jan 1997 14:49:36 -0800 From: "Marian Hollinger, Bradley Omanson" To: wwi Subject: Wednesday, 24 January 1917, Paris Message-ID: <32E93C80.39C4@host.dmsc.net> 905th day of the war. Dandy day but quite cold. Walked over to see Helen Harper this morning about half past ten and we went walking together in the Bois de Bologne. She is leaving to-night or to-morrow to visit friends in Rome and Florence, Italy for a couple of months so I was lucky to be here in time to see her again before she leaves. Lunched with Mrs Parker at the hotel and went downtown shopping with her in the afternoon. We also visited some very interesting art exhibitions some of which were a collection of sketches made of the war scenes at the front by several soldier artists there. They were very cleverly done and very true to life. Wrote a letter to Genet Bloodgood after getting back to the hotel. Dined at the Hotel with the Parkers this evening and stayed in with them afterwards. How I wish there is a letter waiting out with the Escadrille from darling Gertrude when I get there to-morrow! God bless and keep her well and safe all for me! ********************************** from the War Diary of E.C.C. Genet ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Jan 1997 18:33:02 EST From: mbittner@juno.com To: wwi Subject: Re: Off-topic Tamiya Bf-109 query Message-ID: <19970124.173429.13622.2.mbittner@juno.com> On Fri, 24 Jan 1997 11:41:19 -0500 "Pedro Soares" writes: > BTW What were your first modeling projects? Do you still > remember them? Yes, unfortunately when I was young, I got off on the wrong foot. Monogram's Dauntless and Avenger. I chalk those up to the innocence of youth...;-) > Sorry for writing so much Hey, don't apologise!! It's great to have other "voices" on this list. Just let us know how the Pup goes. Matt mbittner@juno.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Jan 1997 18:33:02 EST From: mbittner@juno.com To: wwi Subject: Re: Lone Star vacs/Bristol Bullet Message-ID: <19970124.173429.13622.3.mbittner@juno.com> On Fri, 24 Jan 1997 12:24:34 -0500 hartc@spot.Colorado.EDU (Charles Hart) writes: > There is also an old Profile of this aircraft, otherwise, > information on this is pretty scattered. I've been meaning to get to this one. Here are the references I show for the M1C: Datafile #52 Profile #193 Windsock Vol 11 No 4 has some cockpit photo's Windsock Vol 11 No 5 has some repro cockpit photo's WW1 Aero, #138 has more cockpit info As Charles has said, unfortunately, not a lot. HTH. Matt mbittner@juno.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Jan 1997 18:33:02 EST From: mbittner@juno.com To: wwi Subject: Re: Offer to the group Message-ID: <19970124.173429.13622.1.mbittner@juno.com> On Fri, 24 Jan 1997 10:58:53 -0500 AEW@unh.edu (Allan Wright) writes: >JF: Aeroclub Bristol Scout 'D' >NB: Pegasus Pfalz D-III > Siemens Schukert D-I (Kitbash of a Revell Nieuport 17) > Pegasus Sopwith Dolphin Al, how is the SSW D.I kitbash coming? I, for one, want to know. Also, what's your opinion on the Aeroclub Scout? Matt mbittner@juno.com nb: Revell 1/72nd Nieuport 28 nu: Eduard 1/48th Albatros D.V - gee, this seems to be a never ending build... nr: _The Witching Hour_, Anne Rice nl: _The Visit_, Loreena McKennitt ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Jan 1997 18:33:01 EST From: mbittner@juno.com To: wwi Subject: Re: Offer to the group Message-ID: <19970124.173429.13622.0.mbittner@juno.com> On Fri, 24 Jan 1997 10:35:12 -0500 "S.M. Head" writes: > I don't want to step on any toes at the always superb host > website that Matt runs, so I'll run it by all (and you too Matt) > for feedback. I'd simply call it "WWI Color Profiles" or > something, and wouldn't treat it like it was a list member's > gallery only, but the content would be focused on what we > discuss on the list, current topics, or folks just posting > images for the benefit of others. Heck, it doesn't even need to > be color profiles, even photos or drawings. I was just thinking > that it would be nice for us to have even more dedicated WWI > server space out there, and what a better source than our list? > What do you all think? I need to publicly apoligize to Al. When the IPMS/USA site came on-line, I email them the list URL to add. The site mainter thought I was the author, to which I responded that Al was the author. Well, it took almost two months for them to change it on the site. Unfortuntaley, the mainter wrote an article for it in the latest Journal, and he perpetuated the mistake. I believe it has been corrected on the site. So Al, my apologies. I should have stated right away that the site was yours, and not mine. Matt mbittner@juno.com ------------------------------ End of WWI Digest 411 *********************