WWI Digest 670 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) The Great war by GRBroman@aol.com 2) Re: Journey Into 1/48 Part 1 by TPTPUMPER@aol.com 3) Re: Journey Into 1/48 - Part 0 by "Paul Schwartzkopf" 4) RE: Brampton Flying Club Fly-In by "Denest, Michael J" 5) Re: Journey Into 1/48 - Part 0 by "David Couvillon" 6) Re: Journey Into 1/48 Part 1 by "David Couvillon" 7) Re: Journey Into 1/48 Part 1 by "Paul Schwartzkopf" 8) Re: Movies by mgoodwin 9) Re: Just spotted by mgoodwin 10) Re: Journey Into 1/48 Part 1 by "huggins@onramp.net" 11) Re: Journey Into 1/48 Part 1 by "Gerald P. McOsker" 12) Re: Journey Into 1/48 Part 1 by JimAlley@aol.com 13) Re: Just spotted by Carlos Valdes 14) Re: Albatros DV/a decals by Carlos Valdes 15) Jagdstaffel 356 by Peter Mitchell 16) Re: Just spotted by DavidL1217@aol.com 17) Re: Just spotted by Hirohisa Ozaki 18) out of the closet by Crofoot 19) out of the closet -Reply by Peter Mitchell 20) Re: out of the closet by Carlos Valdes 21) Re: Journey Into 1/48 Part 1 by "Valenciano . Jose" 22) Re: Journey Into 1/48 - Part 0 by "Valenciano . Jose" 23) Off-topic book recommendation by Carlos Valdes 24) Re: Journey Into 1/48 - Part 0 by bshatzer@orednet.org (Bill Shatzer) 25) Re: out of the closet by Bob Pearson 26) Re: Journey Into 1/48 Part 1 by Joseph J Fuller 27) Re: out of the closet by "huggins@onramp.net" 28) Re: Journey Into 1/48 Part 1 by lothar@televar.com (mark) 29) Re: Journey Into 1/48 Part 1 by Suvoroff@aol.com 30) Re: out of the closet survey by Suvoroff@aol.com 31) Re: out of the closet by Jure Dolanec 32) More books Found by Graham Nash 33) Re: out of the closet survey by Hirohisa Ozaki ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 9 Sep 1997 08:15:13 -0400 (EDT) From: GRBroman@aol.com To: wwi Subject: The Great war Message-ID: <970909081512_859691606@emout03.mail.aol.com> Hey Folks, a nice surprise from IPMS Region V today. The theme for the Regional is "The Great War". The dates are 24-25 April at the Radisson Hotel Arlington Hieghts in the Chicago area. I'll post more details as they are available. Glen ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 9 Sep 1997 08:39:38 -0400 (EDT) From: TPTPUMPER@aol.com To: wwi Subject: Re: Journey Into 1/48 Part 1 Message-ID: <970909083935_-366350765@emout06.mail.aol.com> Hi Kevin and guys! I built the DML tripe a year or two back as a Jasta 34 machine. I thought the supplied wire was a bit thick for the scale. The p-e stainless was harder to work with than brass--I held the part and tree with a locking tweezer and cut with Fiskars scissors, cleaning up with a metal jewelers' file. The outside curve on the tailplane is too pointed and needs trimming/filing. I think the cabane struts were a little long, so test fit before commiting to glue (I use thick CA for plastic/metal). Check your references to see if the landing gear brace was used--this was a Jasta Boelcke mod that stayed with the 'planes as they were passed on. Overall I liked the kit, Kevin--enjoy! Have Fun!! IRA Campbell ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 9 Sep 1997 08:03:56 +0000 From: "Paul Schwartzkopf" To: wwi Subject: Re: Journey Into 1/48 - Part 0 Message-ID: <199709091259.HAA27560@tscrypt1.transcrypt.com> Kevin B. Wrote: > But you're a bunch of fine, smart fellows out there, and it seems to me > that most of you build 1/48 scale. I've never seen the attraction, but > as they say: "Thousands of people can't be wrong." Kevin, after the fingers get arthritic, and the eyes have gone, about all you can do anymore is 1/48!! I personally find 1/48 easier to work with, but I also like 1/72nd scale. And when your eyes get REALLY bad (a couple of years from now for me), you build the 1/8 scale Hasegawa kits! :-) All kidding aside, I think your comments on building the Dr.1 are a good idea. That was the first 1/48 kit I had built in several years, and I found it to be an enjoyable experience, in spite of a few problem areas. I used the decals from a Blue Rider sheet. I found them a little on the thick side, but still quite satisfactory. Paul A. Schwartzkopf =================================================================== Development Engineer--Software Transcrypt International, Inc. Telephone: (402) 474-4800 E-Mail: pauls@transcrypt.com =================================================================== ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 9 Sep 1997 08:53:03 -0400 From: "Denest, Michael J" To: "'wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu'" Subject: RE: Brampton Flying Club Fly-In Message-ID: The National Warplane Museum is based in Elmira, NY. A Fokker DR1 and and Fokker D-VII powered by a Ranger attended the show. Can you give me a contact on the SE5a? I'm planning to build a full size replica and I want to talk to people who have done this. Thanks. Mike Denest Rapid Prototyping Center Building 3-29 M/S P38-01 Boeing ISDS Rotorcraft PO Box 16858 Philadelphia, PA 19142 Phone 1-610-591-4681 Fax 1-610-591-4444 e-mail to: michael.denest@PHL.boeing.com >---------- >From: kevinkim@interlog.com[SMTP:kevinkim@interlog.com] >Sent: Monday, September 08, 1997 8:00 PM >To: Multiple recipients of list >Subject: RE: Brampton Flying Club Fly-In > >>Hi Kevin, >>Is this the same group that attends the Wings of Eagles show hosted by >>the National Warplane Museum? Can you supply more info about the full >>scale SE5a and the five you are working on? >> >>Mike Denest > > >Mike: > >If the Wings of Eagles is in your home state of Pennsylvania, I don't think >they make it down there. I asked if they'd ever flown to Old Reinbeck >(sp?), and they said no, because of the mountainous terrain they'd have to >pass over. > >Regarding their full-size replica SE5a, they're installing a c.1940s 200hp >Ranger engine to get a performance "similar" to the SE's original. Their >85% scale SE is under-powered with just an 85hp engine and the pilots >generally have to weigh-in at under 150lbs to get it off the ground. > >My SE5as are Revell kits (actually, two are ESCI - same difference) - and >that darn fabric texture is everywhere! I can spend a whole evening just >sanding down one set of wings - never mind fuselages. What a nightmare! >Anyway, I got the "High in the Empty Blue" FMP book, and will be doing >these birds in 56 Squadron colours (or a reasonable facsimile!). > >Kevin Barrett. > > > ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 9 Sep 1997 09:48:18 +0000 From: "David Couvillon" To: wwi Subject: Re: Journey Into 1/48 - Part 0 Message-ID: <199709091442.OAA02957@scosysv> > > As many of you know, I'm a died-in-the-wool 1/72er. Not even a modeler, > really - just a hack that builds glorified game pieces. But you're a bunch > of fine, smart fellows out there, and it seems to me that most of you build > 1/48 scale. I've never seen the attraction, but as they say: "Thousands of > people can't be wrong." > > So this winter, along with my gagle of midget SE5as, I'm going to attempt > to "model" a 1/48 scale Fok Dr.1, just to see if "thousands of people are > right!" > > So that you can get a chuckle out of this neophyte's attempt to hammer away > at a model for the big boys, I'm going to send in (semi-)regular updates on > my progress to the list. Just look for the "Journey Into 1/48" mail. > > Wish me luck! > > Kevin Barrett > > Kevin: I let my 10 year old son build his first model in 1/48. He now only touches 1/72... David Couvillon David Couvillon Major of Marines, Righter of Wrongs, Wrong most of the time, Lover extrordinaire, Chef de Hot Dog Excellance, Collector of Hot Sauce, Avoider of Yard Work Check out my homepage at http:\\www.cust.iamerica.net\captcouv\ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 9 Sep 1997 09:48:19 +0000 From: "David Couvillon" To: wwi Subject: Re: Journey Into 1/48 Part 1 Message-ID: <199709091442.OAA02959@scosysv> > I built the DML tripe a year or two back as a Jasta 34 machine. I thought > the supplied wire was a bit thick for the scale. The p-e stainless was > harder to work with than brass--I held the part and tree with a locking > tweezer and cut with Fiskars scissors, cleaning up with a metal jewelers' > file. The outside curve on the tailplane is too pointed and needs > trimming/filing. I think the cabane struts were a little long, so test fit > before commiting to glue (I use thick CA for plastic/metal). Check your > references to see if the landing gear brace was used--this was a Jasta > Boelcke mod that stayed with the 'planes as they were passed on. Overall I > liked the kit, Kevin--enjoy! > Speaking of wire, what do ya'll do for the rigging when wire doesn't come with the kit. I just am not any good with the sprue melting thing. David Couvillon Major of Marines, Righter of Wrongs, Wrong most of the time, Lover extrordinaire, Chef de Hot Dog Excellance, Collector of Hot Sauce, Avoider of Yard Work Check out my homepage at http:\\www.cust.iamerica.net\captcouv\ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 9 Sep 1997 10:16:00 +0000 From: "Paul Schwartzkopf" To: wwi Subject: Re: Journey Into 1/48 Part 1 Message-ID: <199709091512.KAA28791@tscrypt1.transcrypt.com> David Asks: > Speaking of wire, what do ya'll do for the rigging when wire doesn't > come with the kit. I just am not any good with the sprue melting > thing. David, I have not tried it myself yet, but others on the list have. You can use clear monofilament fishing line, such as the thicknesses used for fly-fishing leaders, for rigging. Cut and attach it using super glue, and then carefully apply a heat source to "snap" it in place. It can be painted after assembly is completed, but I think when I give it a try, I will leave it unpainted. Paul A. Schwartzkopf =================================================================== Development Engineer--Software Transcrypt International, Inc. Telephone: (402) 474-4800 E-Mail: pauls@transcrypt.com =================================================================== ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 09 Sep 1997 08:24:01 -0700 From: mgoodwin To: wwi Subject: Re: Movies Message-ID: <34156A11.20FE@ricochet.net> Thayer Syme wrote: > > Seems that 'Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines' will be on AMC > here in the US of A at 1:30 eastern time tonight. Might want to set the > VCR's. > > Thayer > > -- > > Thayer Syme Model Aviation Homepage > San Francisco http://www.sirius.com/~thayer/modelhp.html Thayer & list, Although technically off-topic, this is a fascinating though silly film with lots of aerial footage of pioneer aircraft replicas such as Santos-Dumont's Demoiselle (#20?), Avro tripe, Curtis or Farman pusher(?) Bleriot Levasseur Antoinette et al. Apparently the replicas toured the US to promote the film. The archive gives it ***. Cheers, Riordan ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 09 Sep 1997 08:27:42 -0700 From: mgoodwin To: wwi Subject: Re: Just spotted Message-ID: <34156AEE.37F5@ricochet.net> Carlos Valdes wrote: > > FYI: I just saw the latest Eduard release in a local (Atlanta area) > shop: it's the Pfalz D.III again, this time with Voss' markings. I > couldn't look inside the box, but I doubt any changes have been made to > the kit itself. Now, when is the Albatros D.III going to come out? > Carlos Carlos, Would you describe the markings for those of us unfamiliar with his Pfalz? Thanks Riordan ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 9 Sep 1997 10:29:36 -0500 From: "huggins@onramp.net" To: wwi Subject: Re: Journey Into 1/48 Part 1 Message-ID: >Speaking of wire, what do ya'll do for the rigging when wire doesn't >come with the kit. I just am not any good with the sprue melting >thing. > David, Try using a product called invisable thread. You can get it at a sewing store. It is marketed by Coats and Clark. It comes in clear and smoked. Drill a #80 pilot hole. super glue it in one end, pass the other end through the hole and glue in place. As you pull the thread tight the super glue sets and you have a tight wire. It can also be tightened up with heat like sprue, only it doesn't break like it. (Fine fishing leader also works if you need a larger diameter) John Disclaimer: Any errors in spelling, tact, or fact are transmission errors. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 9 Sep 1997 12:51:14 -0300 From: "Gerald P. McOsker" To: wwi Subject: Re: Journey Into 1/48 Part 1 Message-ID: > >David Couvillon >Major of Marines etc- inquired- > >Speaking of wire, what do ya'll do for the rigging when wire doesn't >come with the kit. I just am not any good with the sprue melting >thing. I for one Herr Maior- use invisible thread- a plasticsh thread found at most sewing stores- drill little holes and just sew the blessed thingie up like in real life- Cheers- Gerry ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 9 Sep 1997 15:41:37 -0400 (EDT) From: JimAlley@aol.com To: wwi Subject: Re: Journey Into 1/48 Part 1 Message-ID: <970909143454_-930900204@emout19.mail.aol.com> >>David Couvillon >>Major of Marines etc- inquired- >> >>Speaking of wire, what do ya'll do for the rigging when wire doesn't >>come with the kit. I just am not any good with the sprue melting >>thing. Somebody in the Atlanta chapter of OTF suggested "Curly" doll hair, available at Michael's Art Supplies. I tried it, but found it to be too fine. It's actually hard to see -- hard to appreciate all the work you've done. Jim Alley ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Aug 1997 13:15:59 -0400 From: Carlos Valdes To: wwi Subject: Re: Just spotted Message-ID: <33FDC94F.27FE@conted.gatech.edu> mgoodwin wrote: > > Carlos Valdes wrote: > > > > FYI: I just saw the latest Eduard release in a local (Atlanta area) > > shop: it's the Pfalz D.III again, this time with Voss' markings. I > > couldn't look inside the box, but I doubt any changes have been made to > > the kit itself. Now, when is the Albatros D.III going to come out? > > Carlos > Carlos, > > Would you describe the markings for those of us unfamiliar with his > Pfalz? > > Thanks > > Riordan Riordan, I myself am not familiar with this machine and can only go by what I saw on the box top. Two D.IIIs were depicted: a Jasta 11 bird with red nose, struts, and wheel covers, white tail unit, and black band around the rear of the fuselage just ahead of the tail; and, this being the main illustration, one from Jasta 10 with yellow nose and struts (and probably wheel covers also, although I don't remember), green tail unit, and two black bands around the fuselage, one each ahead of and behind the cross. Both machines appear in the Windsock JGI Special, and one of the Aeromaser sheets has decals for the former. Now of course, we seem to have a problem here. Voss was with Jasta 10, so presumably the yellow-nosed crate is his. However, this machine has always been ID'd as Vzfw. Hecht's, which was captured on December 27, 1917. So it appears that Eduard may have erred again as it did on its first Pfalz release, which included Berthold's D.IIIa, not D.III, markings. OTOH, it could be that I missed some details of the box top artwork that would differentiate Hecht's machine from Voss'. Does anyone out there have any info on this a/c? Carlos ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Aug 1997 13:19:53 -0400 From: Carlos Valdes To: wwi Subject: Re: Albatros DV/a decals Message-ID: <33FDCA39.5448@conted.gatech.edu> > I picked up a copy of Scale Aviation Modeller International over the > weekend. Kind of a nice magazine, but not a lot of WWI stuff. However, in > their section on decals, they note a new 1/48 set from Propagteam for the > Albatros DV/DVa. They include a color copy of the sheet and it looks pretty > nice. I never saw these decals sold seperately from a model kit. Anyway, > there are 5 airplanes on the sheet: 1) NASM "STROOP"; 2) Jasta 18 white > hatchet on dark blue; 3) Walter Boning, Jasta 19(plywood fuselage w/white > band with red outline & black "B"); 4) Jasta 5 w/grey body and green > clover(?). This one is on the back of the "In Action" book; 5) Max Nather, > Jasta 62 (black body w/ red/white/black flag. I know I've seen all these in > either the Albatros fighters In Action book or the Datafile. Anyone know an > easy way to get this sheet over here? Mike, That does sound like a nice sheet. It should eventually be available through Squadron, which carries Propagteam decals. Rosemont, Aviation Usk, and The Supply Depot might be other sources, though I can't say for sure as I've never looked for items from that manufacturer. Carlos ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 10 Sep 1997 09:53:05 +1000 From: Peter Mitchell To: wwi Subject: Jagdstaffel 356 Message-ID: I've just recently re-read Jagdstaffel 356 by M.E. Kahnert, translated and by C.W.Sykes. A book that started my interest in WWI aviation (bit like the Blue Max for others) and in some ways is an "All quite on the western front" of the air war. Can anyone give more information on this book. What was the history of the author? Was the fictional Jasta 356 based on a real one (ie Jasta 35b). The author seems very familiar with flying in WWI and some of the characters in the book are backed by photos. However some of the stories seem grossly inacurate ie the use of a Pfalz DIII for training in 1915-1916! Thanks Pete. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 9 Sep 1997 20:30:31 -0400 (EDT) From: DavidL1217@aol.com To: wwi Subject: Re: Just spotted Message-ID: <970909190242_1820111380@emout12.mail.aol.com> The Voss Pfalz was overall silver gray with a red band halfway between the cockpit and tail. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 10 Sep 1997 09:39:43 +0900 From: Hirohisa Ozaki To: wwi Subject: Re: Just spotted Message-ID: <199709100041.JAA00860@zoo.miln.mei.co.jp> > The Voss Pfalz was overall silver gray with a red band halfway between the > cockpit and tail. I believed band color was yellow, Jasta color. Hiro. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 09 Sep 1997 20:41:08 -0500 From: Crofoot To: wwi Subject: out of the closet Message-ID: <3.0.2.32.19970909204108.006b9e50@computerpro.com> I just thought that I'd conduct an unofficial and very unscientific survey. I now openly admit that I have been known to buy and occasionally even build kits in 1/72 and 1/48 scale. I am curious as to how many members of the list limit themselves to just one scale and how many, like me, are biscale? Tim in Minnesota ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 10 Sep 1997 12:01:50 +1000 From: Peter Mitchell To: wwi Subject: out of the closet -Reply Message-ID: I must confess I'm also biscale. Usually I will buy a subject (most often german types) in 1/48 and use the information in the kit details (aswell as datafile refernces) to go and do a detail job on 1/72. Often I will photocopy the photoetch parts down to the apropriate scale and use them either as the paper cut out or as templates for scratch details on the 1/72 kit. I love the detail of 1/48 but I really love the fact that six 1/72 Fokker DrI will fit on an A4 page. Nothing larger than 1/48 (although there is the occasional temptation to try something larger) Pete :-) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Aug 1997 20:26:34 -0400 From: Carlos Valdes To: wwi Subject: Re: out of the closet Message-ID: <33FE2E3A.5B1F@conted.gatech.edu> I'm multiscale (1/144, 1/72, 1/48, 1/32, 1/28), but with an emphasis on 1/48, the IDEAL scale for WWI a/c ;-). Carlos ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 10 Sep 1997 11:04:02 +0800 (GMT+0800) From: "Valenciano . Jose" To: wwi Cc: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Re: Journey Into 1/48 Part 1 Message-ID: On Mon, 8 Sep 1997, barrett wrote: > Hello list, > > The model I'm about to butcher is a Dragon Fokker Dr.1, kit no.5906 - the > Josef Jacobs Devil's Head machine. To be honest, I don't like the markings, > so right off the bat, I'm going "after-market" for the decals, though I > don't know which plane I'll be modelling yet. Suggestions will certainly be > entertained. More power to you. Don't fail to keep us posted till the end. Lets hear more of this sort of thing from those that build the rare (and more precarious?) kits. ********************************************************************* 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, 10 Sep 1997 11:08:27 +0800 (GMT+0800) From: "Valenciano . Jose" To: wwi Cc: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Re: Journey Into 1/48 - Part 0 Message-ID: On Tue, 9 Sep 1997, Paul Schwartzkopf wrote: > Kevin B. Wrote: > > But you're a bunch of fine, smart fellows out there, and it seems to me > > that most of you build 1/48 scale. I've never seen the attraction, but > > as they say: "Thousands of people can't be wrong." BTW, What I did for the seat was to file the back to a sharp edge. I sprayed on Humbrol's buffable polished steel then buffed with a Q-tip, polishing more "rubbed" areas (where the ass goes). Enjoy the kit. I did, have built three! ********************************************************************* 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: Fri, 22 Aug 1997 20:38:57 -0400 From: Carlos Valdes To: wwi Subject: Off-topic book recommendation Message-ID: <33FE3121.41A2@conted.gatech.edu> I recently finished a book I'd like to recommend to anyone interested in air combat. It is Thomas Childers' Wings of Morning (Addison-Wesley, 1995), and the subtitle succinctly tells what it's about: The Story of the Last American Bomber Shot Down over Germany in World War II. The author, a history professor, had an uncle in this plane's crew, and his book is both a retelling of a bomber crew's tour and a detective story, as Childers attempts to piece together what happened at the end of their final mission. It is a moving story movinglingly told and well worth reading as a reminder of the human side of the air equation that so interests us. Highly recommended. Carlos ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 9 Sep 1997 20:39:33 -0700 From: bshatzer@orednet.org (Bill Shatzer) To: wwi Subject: Re: Journey Into 1/48 - Part 0 Message-ID: <199709100339.AA26362@ednet1.orednet.org> Joey Valenciano writes: > >BTW, What I did for the seat was to file the back to a sharp edge. I >sprayed on Humbrol's buffable polished steel then buffed with a Q-tip, >polishing more "rubbed" areas (where the ass goes). Wasn't the bottom of the seat (where the ass goes) made of _plywood_ on the Dr.I?? Cheers, -- Bill Shatzer - bshatzer@orednet.org "Listen - strange women lying around in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony!" ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 9 Sep 1997 21:47:48 -0700 From: Bob Pearson To: WW1 Mailing list Subject: Re: out of the closet Message-ID: <04474831810136@KAIEN.COM> I must admit to being tri-scale. I build in 1/72 for markings, 1/48 for detail and 1/32 (1/28) for torture. Bob Pearson (in Prince Rupert) ---------- > From: Crofoot > To: Multiple recipients of list > Subject: out of the closet > Date: Tue, 9 Sep 1997 21:46:35 -0400 > > > I just thought that I'd conduct an unofficial and very unscientific survey. > I now openly admit that I have been known to buy and occasionally even > build kits in 1/72 and 1/48 scale. I am curious as to how many members of > the list limit themselves to just one scale and how many, like me, are > biscale? > > Tim in Minnesota ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 09 Sep 1997 23:10:30 -0700 From: Joseph J Fuller To: wwi Subject: Re: Journey Into 1/48 Part 1 Message-ID: <3.0.32.19970909230831.00683c3c@mail.dycom.net> Sorry to interupt, but how does one unsubscribe from this? I signed up because I thought it had to do with ACW Wargaming. No offense gang, but aircraft modeling is not one of my myriad interests! I tried 'unsubscribe' but that didn't seem to work...tried help? too...sigh. Thanks! ffff,0000,0000Joe ffff,0000,0000Fuller Federal Way, WA ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 10 Sep 1997 01:10:50 -0500 From: "huggins@onramp.net" To: wwi Subject: Re: out of the closet Message-ID: >> I just thought that I'd conduct an unofficial and very unscientific >survey. >> I now openly admit that I have been known to buy and occasionally even >> build kits in 1/72 and 1/48 scale. I am curious as to how many members of >> the list limit themselves to just one scale and how many, like me, are >> biscale? My personal collection is 1/72 scale. The main collection is anything flown by the US from 1903 to the present. I have split this up into several sub collections. One is Aces aircraft. One is US Aircraft from Korea, and The one I like the best is anything WWI. Unfortunately, I have not had the time to build much of anything for the past 18 months. The past 30 days has seen considerable improvement in this area. I have 2 HB w-29 in the works, and a stack of Pegasus kits on the table to start on when these are finished. My current source of livelyhood 8-)> has had me bulding kits in other scales (1/48, 135, 1/350, 1/700) and types (armor, ships). This is done in an effort to stay informed in this crazy world we call a hobby, so I can speak with some bit of confidance when a customer askes what is in a kit. (Better than the usual "It's a great kit" answer from some of the other places) John Disclaimer: Any errors in spelling, tact, or fact are transmission errors. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 10 Sep 1997 00:33:42 -0700 (PDT) From: lothar@televar.com (mark) To: wwi Subject: Re: Journey Into 1/48 Part 1 Message-ID: <199709100733.AAA17745@concord.televar.com> >Speaking of wire, what do ya'll do for the rigging when wire doesn't >come with the kit. I just am not any good with the sprue melting >thing. Another vote here for monofilament fishing line. Easy to handle (although not always easy to see!), easy to make nice and tight, easy to paint (I use Testors steel, gives a very nice appearance) and it's <>. Stretched sprue is strictly for masochists and people with far too much time on their hands! MR ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 10 Sep 1997 04:23:35 -0400 (EDT) From: Suvoroff@aol.com To: wwi Subject: Re: Journey Into 1/48 Part 1 Message-ID: <970910042333_692102113@emout19.mail.aol.com> I never had problems stretching sprue or using it, but in the sizes you will need for WWI aircraft it is very fragile, and I have given it up for that reason. Yours, James D. Gray Via Ovicapitum Dura Est ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 10 Sep 1997 04:37:30 -0400 (EDT) From: Suvoroff@aol.com To: wwi Subject: Re: out of the closet survey Message-ID: <970910043729_285172962@emout10.mail.aol.com> I'm promiscuous, I have kits in 1/144, 1/72nd, 1/48th, and 1/28th. Yours, James D. Gray Via Ovicapitum Dura Est ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 10 Sep 1997 11:13:06 -0700 From: Jure Dolanec To: wwi Subject: Re: out of the closet Message-ID: <3416E332.7C96@siol.net> Hi, I am mono-scale (1/72), perhaps because I have just recently began modeling again. But I have to say that I made quite a large Fokker Dr.I some 20 years ago. I am not sure about the scale -- the unfortunate plane didn't survive my son's first "modeling attempts". Um ... is it bad to be mono-scale? :) Jure Dolanec ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 10 Sep 1997 10:23:54 -0700 From: Graham Nash To: wwi Subject: More books Found Message-ID: <199709100921.AA04492@egate2.citicorp.com> Latest catalogue from Soldridge Books (UK Phone and Fax) 01420 562811 shows the following items, which list members may be interested in: Aircraft of the 1914-1918 War (Thetford) Harleyford GBP45.00 (VG+ in slightly worn Nr-VG+ d/j) Fighter Aircraft of the 1914-1918 War (Lamberton) Harleyford GBP20.00 (missing ffep and title page,VG+,d/j) " " " GBP20.00 (Corner cut off ffep, Nr VG+,no d/j) " " " GBP27.50 (Nr-Fine in V/G+ d/j) Early Aircraft Armament (H.Woodman) GBP17.50 (Nr-Fine in Fine d/j) Aircraft of World War I (Munson) Ian Allen GBP10.00 (VG+ in VG+ d/j) Fighters,Attk & Trng.A/C 1914-1919 (Munson) Blandford GBP 6.00 (VG+ in VG+ d/j) Bombers, Pat & Recc. A/C 1914-1919 (Munson) Blandord GBP 6.00 (VG+ in VG+ d/j) (d/j = dust jacket) I have no connection with this seller. P.S. Do I assume correctly that you guys would like me to post stuff like this? ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 10 Sep 1997 18:24:52 +0900 From: Hirohisa Ozaki To: wwi Subject: Re: out of the closet survey Message-ID: <199709100926.SAA03392@zoo.miln.mei.co.jp> > I'm promiscuous, I have kits in 1/144, 1/72nd, 1/48th, and 1/28th. > > Yours, > James D. Gray > Via Ovicapitum Dura Est > Me too. But I am thinking about cut down my stock (Sorry, WW1 stuffs are exception:) Unyfy of scale is a way, I think. What does "uniscaler" think about it? Why are you to be "uniscaler"? Cheers, Hiro. ------------------------------ End of WWI Digest 670 *********************