WWI Digest 1126 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) RE: WWI digest 1124 (NASM) by "Denest, Michael J" 2) support the "little guy" was: Sierra Scale models email? by TPTPUMPER@aol.com 3) RE: WWI digest 1125 (Modeling Facilities) by "Denest, Michael J" 4) Re: Modelling Facilities (was Struts) by Mike Dicianna 5) dekker the walls was: MvR Poster by TPTPUMPER@aol.com 6) RE: WWI digest 1124 (NASM) by "Steven M. Perry" 7) Re: Modelling Facilities by TPTPUMPER@aol.com 8) Modeling Facilities by James Gibbons 9) Re: Modelling Facilities by aew (Allan Wright) 10) Redneck Computer Lingo by "Denest, Michael J" 11) Re: Modelling Facilities by "Paul Schwartzkopf" 12) Re: Roland C.II Walfisch by John Berlien 13) Re: MvR Poster by Bill Bacon 14) Re: WWI Pilot Computer Lingo by "Steven M. Perry" 15) Re: support the "little guy" was: Sierra Scale models email? by Joey Valenciano 16) Re: WWI digest 1124 (NASM) by "Eli Geher" 17) Re: WWI Pilot Computer Lingo by KarrArt@aol.com 18) Re: Roland C.II Walfisch by "Mike Muth" 19) Re: Modelling Facilities (was Struts) by "Mike Muth" 20) Re: dekker the walls was: MvR Poster by "Mike Muth" 21) A little more about the Hawkeye Dr.I by "Randy J. Ray" 22) Re: Roland C.II Walfisch by martinsc@pipemedia.co.uk (Martin Soilleux-Cardwell) 23) Re: support the "little guy" was: Sierra Scale models email? by mbittner@juno.com 24) Re: WWI digest 1124 (NASM) by Don Rinker 25) Re: dekker the walls was: MvR Poster by Don Rinker 26) RE: dekker the walls was: MvR Poster by "brandyjd" 27) Re: Modelling Facilities by Zulis@aol.com 28) RE: dekker the walls was: MvR Poster by Bob Pearson 29) Re: dekker the walls was: MvR Poster by Mike Dicianna ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1998 08:51:10 -0400 From: "Denest, Michael J" To: "'wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu'" Subject: RE: WWI digest 1124 (NASM) Message-ID: <31E6187EA8D0D111ACFE00805FE643DC40D574@xch-phl-06.he.boeing.com> Once the liberal administration is ridden out of town on a rail, this will hopefully change. Those who are responsible for this attitude are saying, "We're sorry we did that", forgetting about those who paid for our freedoms with their lives. The common sense explanation for such exhibits should be "We are sorry for doing that but you deserved it". ALL war is a tragedy and should be portrayed as such. IMHO, no "apology" is needed. It should come from the perpetrator, then and now. Sorry for the off post rant but I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore! > Mike > > > In all, Garber was a good trip and a worthwhile investment of three > hours. > >However, if you're going, you'd better hurry. They are moving all > the > >artifacts to a new "state of the art" facility at Dulles airport in > 2001. > >No doubt, there will be more "explanations" of the exhibits which in > this > >town generally means more politically correct moralistic apologies > for our > >collective past behavior. > > > > Soap box off. > > > > - Mr. G. > > > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1998 09:06:07 EDT From: TPTPUMPER@aol.com To: wwi Subject: support the "little guy" was: Sierra Scale models email? Message-ID: <61a0a8ed.35b886c1@aol.com> HI Guys! > hope he can get out of the slump As for Sierra, or any of the cottage industries, for that matter, to help them out of any "slump", BUY THEIR STUFF. They could make the greatest PC10 Mark IV ever, but if we don't buy it, what is the point? Support your "little guys" and buy directly from them whenever possible, so they get any profit there is. Cashflow keeps these guys up. All the best wishes in the world are useless without cashflow. Caveat: do NOT send any money to Meikraft. Buy his stuff (if you can find any), but buy it in a hobby shop. As they say, "soapbox mode off" . . . Have Fun!! IRA ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1998 09:10:37 -0400 From: "Denest, Michael J" To: "'wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu'" Subject: RE: WWI digest 1125 (Modeling Facilities) Message-ID: <31E6187EA8D0D111ACFE00805FE643DC40D575@xch-phl-06.he.boeing.com> My wife and I are doing some house hunting. Our requirements are simple: she wants a formal dining room and garage, I want a separate area for my "Wimen Haters Club" Show the high sign. Spanky P.S. I always wanted a dog with a ring around his eye. > Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1998 06:53:34 -0500 > From: kevinkim@mail.interlog.com (Kevin & Kimberley Barrett) > To: wwi > Subject: Re: Modelling Facilities > Message-ID: > > > Which brings up a question- what facilities to our members have > for > >modelling? > > When we bought our house two years ago, my wife and I made a list of > features we wanted before we started looking. She got her ravine lot, > I got > my hobby room. 'Nuff said. > > Kevin Barrett. > > > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1998 06:15:56 +0000 From: Mike Dicianna To: wwi Subject: Re: Modelling Facilities (was Struts) Message-ID: <1.5.4.32.19980724061556.00699a28@proaxis.com> At 02:39 AM 7/24/98 -0400, you wrote: >Quoth the Inimitable Mr. Weier; > "My louge* room (where I work on account of not having a workbench of any >sort)..." > Which brings up a question- what facilities to our members have for >modelling? >James D. Gray >*I wish I had a house big enough to have it's own "louge" room. > >I have a very understanding wife. She lets me leave my "Living Room" hobby table all set up and out in our livingroom. It is a 18" X 48" folding card table with most of my hobby supplies spread all over it....Have to move it back to my "hobby Room" (Spare bedroom) when company comes... She wont let me use my airbrush in the living room though! Mikedc ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1998 09:19:19 EDT From: TPTPUMPER@aol.com To: wwi Subject: dekker the walls was: MvR Poster Message-ID: <5582fdf1.35b889d8@aol.com> Hi Guys! My model room is festooned with a Bob Pearson print of Berg D.I "MIZZI", from Mr. Pearson himself. I also have three 8x10 photo-prints of James Dietz paintings, from Mr. Dietz. I have the FMP Rickenbacker print, purchased from Rosemont. I have a 1/24 profile print of the AWM Albatros D.Va, a gift from a friend in Canberra. And I have a space reserved for a Pearson original painting of the Berg 30.40. There are a few off-topic items as well, and I don't mean other aircraft . . . Have Fun!! IRA ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1998 09:31:01 -0400 From: "Steven M. Perry" To: wwi Subject: RE: WWI digest 1124 (NASM) Message-ID: <3.0.1.32.19980724093101.00699e54@pop.mindspring.com> At 08:55 AM 7/24/98 -0400, you wrote: >Those who are responsible for this attitude >are saying, "We're sorry we did that", forgetting about those who paid >for our freedoms with their lives. The common sense explanation for >such exhibits should be "We are sorry for doing that but you deserved >it". May I briefly add to the above: " And let this be a lesson to you not to do it again and to others not to try it in the first place." No American ever need apologize for fighting to preserving freedom by finishing a war started by others. To bring it back on topic, maybe that is why the Nie.28 rebuild is taking so long...kinda hard to make a proud nation feel guilty by displaying a hand-ne-down French fighter best known for shedding it's wing fabric in a dive. sp ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1998 09:26:05 EDT From: TPTPUMPER@aol.com To: wwi Subject: Re: Modelling Facilities Message-ID: <3a9d11f4.35b88b6e@aol.com> HI Guys! Like Kevin, I have a wonderful wife who has allowed me a modeling room. It is 10x10 and lined with five sets of shelves. I have an L-shaped workbench comprising an old bar given to me by a former neighbor and a Wal-Mart child's chiffrobe kit with a chipped counter top attached. I do my airbrushing in the garage for better ventilation. I don't like the TV when I'm modeling, but I do have a radio/cassette/CD player. Have Fun!! IRA ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1998 09:31:45 -0400 From: James Gibbons To: "'wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu'" Subject: Modeling Facilities Message-ID: <01BDB6E5.E2CE9F80.jgibbons@vppsa.com> When my "significant other" and I purchased our home 6 years ago I held out for everything "below grade" being mine (it's a raised ranch with a finished basement). As I am the packrat of the pair, Lynn agreed so I have plenty of space (or I did until I moved my stuff in that is). She has since accused my stuff of encroaching on the upstairs rooms (I tried to explain that transient items don't count). I use a 3 x 5 computer table set up along one wall as a work table. The other wall (it's in a corner) has a Craftsman 10 drawer work bench for my larger tools and two twelve drawer organizers for small hand tools on top. My favorite is a 7 drawer mechanics tool chest that I picked up at a liquidation sale. It has two inch deep drawers and is perfect for storing hundreds of jars of modelling paint. James Gibbons P.S. I just set up a Craftsman 2 HP - 20 gallon compressor in the other room yesterday and am in the process of plumbing the air through the ceiling to my working area so I won't have to listen to it when it runs. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1998 09:43:31 -0400 (EDT) From: aew (Allan Wright) To: wwi Subject: Re: Modelling Facilities Message-ID: <199807241343.JAA00342@pease1.sr.unh.edu> Well I'm divorced (she got in the way of my modeling) and bought a house with an extra bedroom just for modeling. I've got 2 work tables, one for assembly and painting miniatures, and one for airbrushing, complete with airbrush compresser and top-of-the-line spray booth (O.K. it's an old cardboard box!) -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: Fri, 24 Jul 1998 09:48:13 -0400 From: "Denest, Michael J" To: "'Al deRichemond'" , "'Bob Cimeo'" , Subject: Redneck Computer Lingo Message-ID: <31E6187EA8D0D111ACFE00805FE643DC40D57A@xch-phl-06.he.boeing.com> > Ya'all enjoy this one time > > > The Redneck's Guide to Computer Lingo > > Log on: Making the woodstove hotter. > > Log off: Don't add no more wood. > > Monitor: Keepin' an eye on that woodstove. > > Download: Gettin' the farwood off the truk. > > Mega Hertz: When yer not keerful gettin' that farwood downloaded. > > Floppy Disk: Whatcha git from tryin' to carry too much farwood. > > RAM: That thar thang whut splits the farwood. > > Hard Drive: Gettin' home in the winter tahm. > > Prompt: Whut the mail ain't in the winter tahm. > > Windows: Whut to shut when its cold outside. > > Screen: Whut to shut when its black fly season. > > Byte: Whut them dang flys do. > > Chip: Munchies for the TV > > Micro Chip: Whuts left in the munchies bag > > Infrared: Whur the left over munchies go...Fred eats 'em. > > Modem: Whatcha do to dem hay fields. > > Dot Matrix: Ol' Dan Matrix's wife > > Lap Top: Whur the kitty sleeps. > > Keyboard: Whur ya hang the dang keys. > > Software: Them dang plastic forks and knives. > > Mouse: That's whut eats the grain in the barn. > > Main Frame: That whut holds up the barn ruf. > > Port: Fancy flatlander wine. > > Enter: Yankee fer c'mon in y'all. > > Random Access Memory: When ya caint remember whut ya paid for yer new > rifle when yore wife asks. > > > > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1998 09:07:34 -0500 From: "Paul Schwartzkopf" To: wwi Subject: Re: Modelling Facilities Message-ID: I share my modeling and woodworking shops in a basement partition, about = 24' x 14'. Seems like a lot of room, but that's before you add 9 shelf = units of unbuilt kits, workbenches, table saw, drill press, lathe, etc. = My model workbench is an old pine "knee-hole" student's desk that I bought = cheap, and then attached a piece of 1/4" Masonite to the top for a harder = work surface. I have a filing cabinet and one of those Crafstman = "portable workcenters" that I use to keep my references, paints, and other = supplies in. I usually lay out my reference material on my woodworking = bench, so it won't get paint spilled on it. I am planning to build a = paint booth in one corner, venting in both fresh air as well as the = exhaust. Paul A. Schwartzkopf ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1998 09:45:04 -0700 From: John Berlien To: wwi Subject: Re: Roland C.II Walfisch Message-ID: I have the 1/72 Airfix Walfisch, which I would like to build OOB, but I have a basic question - what color is it? I can't tell if it is actually supposed to be plain white, off-white, or light blue. Does anyone have an approximate Pollyscale or Humbrol match? Thanks, Jack ------------------ Original text From: Mike Dicianna , on 7/23/98 8:16 PM: At 08:35 AM 7/23/98 -0400, you wrote: >Hello all. Just joined the list and this is my first post. >My current dilemma is, when, where and with which units were the first >Roland C.IIs with the forward firing MG 08/15, operated? > > >If you can list sources, that would be great. > >TIA > >Martin >" I have the Windsock Datafile on the Roland C.II, I will do some research later this evening and see if I can answer this. I can send a scan of any information pertinent to this to you off list... WELCOME (you will really enjoy this affiliation) Mikedc ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1998 01:22:48 -0500 From: Bill Bacon To: wwi Subject: Re: MvR Poster Message-ID: <35B82838.FC29CDB2@netjava.net> Rick, Available frm Flying Machine Press. Check their site. BTW did you get my scans of the Mad Lads? Cheers, Bill B. REwing@aol.com wrote: > A while back, a saw some where a poster of all of MvR's aircraft. Could > someone direct me to a source and a price for such an item? ( I hope I didn't > dream this ;^} ). > TIA, > -Rick- ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1998 11:43:48 -0400 From: "Steven M. Perry" To: wwi Subject: Re: WWI Pilot Computer Lingo Message-ID: <3.0.1.32.19980724114348.00691b54@pop.mindspring.com> The WWI Fighter Pilot's Guide to Computer Lingo > > Log on: Overshooting the landing field and hitting a log fence. > > Log off: Coughing up a case of booze so the mechanics get your plane off the fence before the C.O. sees it. > > Monitor:.What the C.O. does looking out his window at landing accidents. > > Download: Removing spent cartridges from the leather collection bag on a Vickers Gunbus > > Mega Hertz: What the Germans put on us in April of 1917 > > Floppy Disk: Neck condition resulting from high G maneuvers. > > RAM:.How to get rid of Oswald > > Hard Drive: What you take getting to the front lines where your 5th victory just went down. > > Prompt: What confirmation of a victory isn't.. > > Windows: What the tent hangars don't have > > Screen:.What you wish the sleeping tents had in the summer. > > Byte: What the vermin do when you visit the front line trenches. > > Mouse:.Small furry rodent blamed by your squadron mates for consuming the tin of cookies from home which arrived while you were on dawn patrol > > Chip: What the cookies from home turned into on their way across the Atlantic. > > Micro Chip: What the mouse left you. > > Infrared:.What you are glad the Archie isn't > > Modem:.What your prop does to the weeds > > Dot Matrix: An artistic pattern of bullet holes across your tailplanes > > Lap Top: Part of what gets wet when MvR is on your 6.. > > Keyboard: RE.8 backseater tired of sending WT messages > > Software:.Fleece lined flying togs. > > Main Frame: Those metal tubes that Fritz hopes Anthony welded right (this time). > > Port: Landing field for a Felixstowe > > Enter: What the C.O. says to you when you come to his office for a review of your landing skills. > > Random Access Memory: Frank Luke's ability to recall direct orders. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 25 Jul 1998 00:04:03 +0800 From: Joey Valenciano To: wwi Subject: Re: support the "little guy" was: Sierra Scale models email? Message-ID: <3.0.1.32.19980725000403.00a33290@philonline.com.ph> > As for Sierra, or any of the cottage industries, for that matter, to help >them out of any "slump", BUY THEIR STUFF. I did. I have ALL his WWI stuff. I took advantage when he offered 20% off some time back. >They could make the greatest PC10 Mark IV ever What's a PC10 Mark IV? Are you talking about the tank? >but if we don't buy it, what is the point? Precisely. My last message on this thread should have mentioned it. Aw, C'mon now guys, who's afraid of a vacform? And Sierra has the best on topic vacs I've seen. ********************************************************************* Joey Valenciano WW1 modeller, teacher, jazz musician, joeyval@philonline.com. sitarist Metro-Manila, Philippines "The more you know, the more you don't know." ********************************************************************* ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1998 11:36:26 -0500 From: "Eli Geher" To: Subject: Re: WWI digest 1124 (NASM) Message-ID: <199807241646.LAA09984@sh1.ro.com> > From: Denest, Michael J > Once the liberal administration is ridden out of town on a rail, > this will hopefully change. Those who are responsible for this attitude > are saying, "We're sorry we did that", forgetting about those who paid > for our freedoms with their lives. The common sense explanation for > such exhibits should be "We are sorry for doing that but you deserved > it". ALL war is a tragedy and should be portrayed as such. IMHO, no > "apology" is needed. It should come from the perpetrator, then and now. > Sorry for the off post rant but I'm mad as hell and I'm not > going to take it anymore! > > Mike The management of the National Air and Space Museum has been in the hands of retired military personnel almost since its inception. The one exception was Dr. Harwit, who got axed over the Enola Gay fiasco. The current director is Adm. Don Engen, USN retd. The number 2 man the last time I looked, was Col. Don Lopez, USAF retd.. He had 5 kills flying P-40s in China and number 5 was by collision. These people don't need me to defend them from anything, but I find uninformed ignorance to be irritating. Eli Geher ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1998 13:32:50 EDT From: KarrArt@aol.com To: wwi Subject: Re: WWI Pilot Computer Lingo Message-ID: <1899e561.35b8c543@aol.com> In a message dated 98-07-24 11:41:25 EDT, you write: << RAM:.How to get rid of Oswald >> I laugh! RK ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1998 14:38:54 -0400 From: "Mike Muth" To: Subject: Re: Roland C.II Walfisch Message-ID: <00b001bdb732$5026a680$4d06bacc@bucky> -----Original Message----- From: John Berlien To: Multiple recipients of list Date: Friday, July 24, 1998 10:35 AM Subject: Re: Roland C.II Walfisch >I have the 1/72 Airfix Walfisch, which I would like to build OOB, but I >have a basic question - what color is it? John I just finished one of these recently. Riordan suggested a Model Masters Pale Flanker Blue or something like that. Terrific match...looks great when airbrushed. Mike Muth ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1998 14:48:52 -0400 From: "Mike Muth" To: Subject: Re: Modelling Facilities (was Struts) Message-ID: <00d101bdb733$b48a0080$4d06bacc@bucky> -----Original Message----- From: Suvoroff@aol.com To: Multiple recipients of list Date: Friday, July 24, 1998 2:39 AM Subject: Modelling Facilities (was Struts) > Which brings up a question- what facilities to our members have for >modelling? I got lucky...the house we bought had a small room charitably described as a 4th bedroom. Anyway, my ex-Wife fixed it up as a dark room. She's gone, but the dark room remains and is now my refuge. We put panels of corkboard on the walls. Easy to use with stick pins to keep photos, plans, etc at eye level. I've been using a "draftsman" table that measures around 3 feet x 3 feet. It has a hard surface that lets me me sloppy with glue and paint. The models are kept on shelves, with 2 shelves over the work area....just waiting to fall, I suspect. I picked up some basement shelving at K-Mart for other stuff, and recently added another large table. So far, only junk on it. I really need something for paint that is compact. I have a tendency to keep the paint on the work area...probably 20 bottles or so there now. Finally, a file cabinet for all the articles, suggestions etc....many of which came from this group. Mike Muth Almost forgot: portable cd player. Gotta have my music. nb: Belgian Nieuport and W.29 nu: Baracca's SPAD nl: Warren Zevon, Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1998 14:55:28 -0400 From: "Mike Muth" To: Subject: Re: dekker the walls was: MvR Poster Message-ID: <00e801bdb734$a06b2240$4d06bacc@bucky> -----Original Message----- From: TPTPUMPER@aol.com To: Multiple recipients of list Date: Friday, July 24, 1998 9:24 AM Subject: dekker the walls was: MvR Poster Forgot who asked this, but here's the stuff I have collected over the years that is hanging up in office or around the house: Campbell's 5th victory by Grinnell(?); Ingalls , 1st navy ace by?; Dawn Patrol by Taylor; A cool painting of an Albatros landing. but I forget by who; Some movie posters and the NASM poster showing the crew of a Hannoveraner loading up; and a shadow box I had done of George Harold Cronin's autograph(Flew Capronis),a postcard of the Dayton Caproni and his photo. Mike Muth ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1998 12:53:04 -0700 (PDT) From: "Randy J. Ray" To: wwi Subject: A little more about the Hawkeye Dr.I Message-ID: <13752.57617.577736.503958@i2496147.nafohq.hp.com> Last night I finally had the time to sit down with the new Hawkeye Designs Fokker Dr.I, the Revell kit, and the Datafile Special. The body looks a *lot* like the used the Revell body. This isn't a bad thing, since the Revell fuselage halves lay right on the Stair drawings. Why do I think this? Because the notches on the upper surface to take the tailplane and the middle wing match the Revell notches both in location and size. This is good, because... Their one-piece body casting has a "lid" of sorts that goes over the cockpit area after you install the photo-etch cockpit. Only this part is very poorly fitting, and dry-fitting showed that there will be a considerable gap to fill, *after* the interior had been installed. While the demarcation line probably won't be visible in the cockpit, choose your filling poison: putty could seep into the visible area, or super glue could give off fumes during curing that craze the finish. I think I'll cut the molded-on rudder from the Revell parts and use that for the body. That will also give me a hollow body for the addition of framework, et al. The wings and tailplane are simply gorgeous. I would have paid half the $20 price just for these parts, alone. All three wings lay down precisely on the line drawings. The ailerons on the top wing and horizontal stabilizer are molded as separate parts. Fabric texture is present but lightly done. It might still be heavy for 1/72 scale, but if you do the streaked OD scheme, you'll lose some of it to the paint anyway. The cowling and other smaller parts are very clean and crisp. The cowling especially is a beauty of a piece, cast with an unusually-angled runner so that clean-up doesn't directly threaten the roundness of it. The engine looks usable, a little small when compared to the datafile, but that doesn't include the photo-etch plumbing (so it might be as tight as the other items, when assembled). You get the twin guns as one resin part that has both bodies with ammo belts and the slight bit of cowling between them (meant to drop into the resin body, so I may have to tweak that). The cooling jackets and endpieces of same are in PE, on a separate sheet that is etched into 5 thou instead of the same 10 thou that the other parts are in. Wheels, skids, etc. are all here, and the struts are given as resin items. The wings already have locator points for the struts. The lower wing's attachement "strip" is narrower than the existing gap in the Revell fuselage, but it isn't designed to just butt up against the front or back (that would be too easy :-). Slide it until the inner wing edges are snug against the fuselage, and you'll have about a 15-20 thou gap behind, and a 60 thou or so gap ahead of the "strip" to fill. As a side note, another reason to use the Revell body is that the wingroot gaps for the lower wing are actually *smaller* with the Revell body than with Hawkeye's! On a final detail note, Hawkeye gives you both styles of propellers. As a summary, if you want a really nice, really accurate Dr.I, bash the two together. You can use just the Hawkeye, but you'll have some headache with the fuselage lid and the gaps around the lower wing. You have both props, so check your references for which to use. And look around for decals, because you don't get any in the Hawkeye box. If you don't already have a Revell Dr.I, you probably don't need to go buy one, the Hawkeye kit has all you need (but all of us here have at least on in the closet, eh?). I'll be starting mine tonight at a get-together of us Silicon Valley Model Geeks Who Have No Social Lives. :-) Randy -- """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Randy J. Ray 408-343-7578 randyr@nafohq.hp.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1998 21:58:28 +0100 From: martinsc@pipemedia.co.uk (Martin Soilleux-Cardwell) To: wwi Subject: Re: Roland C.II Walfisch Message-ID: <19980724215828.65ca7fad22a211d2b572004f4b00cee4.in@mailrelay.pipemedia.net> >I have the 1/72 Airfix Walfisch, which I would like to build OOB, but I >have a basic question - what color is it? I can't tell if it is actually >supposed to be plain white, off-white, or light blue. Does anyone have an >approximate Pollyscale or Humbrol match? > >Thanks, > >Jack > Would you like some scans from the Profile? It can be any camo scheme you like, pretty much. Martin "Elijah was reputed to be the patron saint of aviators, but as he went to Heaven in a chariot of fire, this was something we weren't too keen about." Kiffin Rockwell, Escadrille Americaine, 1916 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1998 15:47:50 -0500 From: mbittner@juno.com To: wwi Subject: Re: support the "little guy" was: Sierra Scale models email? Message-ID: <19980724.155655.-183087.2.mbittner@juno.com> On Fri, 24 Jul 1998 12:13:54 -0400 Joey Valenciano writes: >Aw, C'mon now guys, who's afraid of a vacform? And Sierra has the best on >topic vacs I've seen. So does Rosemont...;-) Matt Bittner _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1998 17:19:41 -0400 From: Don Rinker To: wwi Subject: Re: WWI digest 1124 (NASM) Message-ID: <35B8FA6D.E266244C@fast.net> Eli Geher wrote: > The one > exception was Dr. Harwit, who got axed over the Enola Gay fiasco. The > current director is ..... > Eli Geher I think that's pronounced DR. HALFWIT !!!!! Another one of President Hillary's minions. After we load up the first boat to sink with all the lawyers on it . The next one should be reserved for the Adjenda driven Politically Correct crowd.. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1998 17:30:32 -0400 From: Don Rinker To: wwi Subject: Re: dekker the walls was: MvR Poster Message-ID: <35B8FCF8.F518E9CC@fast.net> The MVR poster adorns my office wall... In a 10 dollar frame I made and matted myself; and looks just fine. My current favorite hangs in our study. An artists proof copy of Jim Deitz' recent painting of "The last word" . THis is the MVR one that adorns one of the covers of OTF and the wrapper of the Schieffer Fokker DR-1 book by Achim Engels. On this one I made a custom Mahogany frame, and the triple matted it with natural linen outer mat, and feature colors of olive green and dark red in black core mats. Jim Deitz is a personal friend, so I shipped it off to him and he made a beautiful Remarque' sketch all along the lower border showing a view of about three of the jasta triplanes getting ready for flight with the mechanics working. The coupe de' gras are three windows cut in the mat below the print with a Pour' le Merite' medal and ribbon framed in the center box, a Sanke card of MVR in the left window box, and an authentic Pilots badge in the right box... Looks rather impressive if I do say so myself. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1998 14:42:25 -0700 From: "brandyjd" To: Subject: RE: dekker the walls was: MvR Poster Message-ID: <000901bdb74b$f3b07560$918714d1@gopher> I have: the FMP posters of MvR's and Rickenbacker's aircraft, also the Deenan posters of Udet's candy-stripe Fokker D.VII, "Green-Tail", MvR's 1st and for the PLM; the two promotional posters for the WWI Fly-Ins at the AFM in Dayton ('96 and this year). Also a full-scale aerial recon map of the area around Moulin-sous Touvent August/September 1916 that belonged to Jasta 2. This one cost a pretty penny to frame, as it had to be done as a conservation mount with totally acid-free paper, etc. j brandy ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1998 18:27:33 EDT From: Zulis@aol.com To: wwi Subject: Re: Modelling Facilities Message-ID: <552184c.35b90a56@aol.com> Quite interesting to hear what each modeller's little universe is like. I have nothing that well-designed or dedicated. My guest room is the modelling room and, when company is expected... well, the front "shifts"..... As I get more models and gear, my friends are beginning to think I am becoming less and less sociable... houseguests are becoming a real hassle. The one thing that I am especially pleased about, however, is a large, six- drawer ex-government issue wooden desk, about 5 x 3 1/2, complete with pull- out "wings". The house could collapse, but this baby would be left standing. Loads of elbow room for all the modelling stuff. Nothing else like a nice, large and clear work area. Dave Z. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1998 15:38:58 -0700 From: Bob Pearson To: WW1 Mailing list Subject: RE: dekker the walls was: MvR Poster Message-ID: <22385806937149@KAIEN.COM> J Brandy wrote . . . > I have: the FMP posters of MvR's and Rickenbacker's aircraft, also the > Deenan posters of Udet's candy-stripe Fokker D.VII, "Green-Tail", MvR's 1st > and for the PLM; the two promotional posters for the WWI Fly-Ins at the AFM > in Dayton ('96 and this year). Also a full-scale aerial recon map of the > area around Moulin-sous Touvent August/September 1916 that belonged to Jasta > 2. This one cost a pretty penny to frame, as it had to be done as a > conservation mount with totally acid-free paper, etc. Greetings all, As far as prints and stuff go, I'm too cheap to buy any, so I just do my own -at present they are all off-topic airbrush portraits, but I plan on mounting both of my Barker profiles when they return home from FMP - I want to put the Camel, Snipe, a portrait of Barker and a set of RFC wings into a common frame with a nice mat to it. Regards, Bob Pearson BTW I would like to welcome Janet to the list - be nice guys ! ! ! ! ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1998 16:09:23 +0000 From: Mike Dicianna To: wwi Subject: Re: dekker the walls was: MvR Poster Message-ID: <1.5.4.32.19980724160923.006902c0@proaxis.com> At 05:33 PM 7/24/98 -0400, you wrote: >The MVR poster adorns my office wall... In a 10 dollar frame I made and >matted myself; >and looks just fine. > >My current favorite hangs in our study. An artists proof copy of Jim >Deitz' recent painting of "The last word" . THis is the MVR one that >adorns one of the covers of OTF and the wrapper of the Schieffer Fokker >DR-1 book by Achim Engels. > >On this one I made a custom Mahogany frame, and the triple matted it >with natural linen outer mat, and feature colors of olive green and >dark red in black core mats. >Jim Deitz is a personal friend, so I shipped it off to him and he made a >beautiful Remarque' sketch all along the lower border showing a view of >about three of the jasta triplanes getting ready for flight with the >mechanics working. > >The coupe de' gras are three windows cut in the mat below the print with >a Pour' le Merite' medal and ribbon framed in the center box, a Sanke >card of MVR in the left window box, and an authentic Pilots badge in the >right box... > >Looks rather impressive if I do say so myself. > >I almost shorted out my keyboard with my drooling....I'm sure if you could scan a photo of this display we all would be in awe of you! MikeDc ------------------------------ End of WWI Digest 1126 **********************