WWI Digest 1379 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) RE: WWI model by "D. Anderson" <2814823733@home.com> 2) Great Scale Models 1999 by "Edward Swaim" 3) 37mm Infantry Gun by "Edward Swaim" 4) Mr. Pearson has left the building.... by "Chris Banyai-Riepl" 5) Re: WWI model by Mike Fletcher 6) Nieuport Booklet by Mike Fletcher 7) RE: WWI model by Shane Weier 8) Toko W29 decals by Crofoot 9) No list messages (off-topic) by Chris Cato 10) Re: Model Pics by KarrArt@aol.com 11) Spadistically speaking wasRe: silence by KarrArt@aol.com 12) Re: Naval Lozenge by "Sandy Adam" 13) Re: GRUMMAN F3F AND ACCURATE MINIATURES by "David R.L. Laws" 14) Re: WWI model by "Sandy Adam" 15) Re: H-B W.29, again - Rib Tapes? by "Sandy Adam" 16) Re: Guynemer Book by "Sandy Adam" 17) Gads by mbittner@juno.com (Matthew E Bittner) 18) RE: WWI model by Shane Weier 19) Re: Guynemer Book by Pedro e Francisca Soares 20) Re: Model Pics by Pedro e Francisca Soares 21) Re: Guynemer Book by "Sandy Adam" 22) Re: WWI model by "Sandy Adam" 23) Re: GRUMMAN F3F AND ACCURATE MINIATURES by "D. Anderson" <2814823733@home.com> 24) Re: WWI model - MOVING CONTROL SURFACES by "David R.L. Laws" 25) RE: WWI model by Shane Weier 26) Albatros (OEF) D.III ser 53 by Shane Weier 27) W.29 fuselage color by "Charles or Linda Duckworth" 28) Re: Albatros (OEF) D.III ser 53 by "David R.L. Laws" 29) RE: Albatros (OEF) D.III ser 53 by Shane Weier 30) Re: Spadistically speaking wasRe: silence by "Sharon Henderson" 31) Re: GRUMMAN F3F AND ACCURATE MINIATURES by KarrArt@aol.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1999 10:10:21 -0700 From: "D. Anderson" <2814823733@home.com> To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: RE: WWI model Message-ID: <3.0.1.32.19990112101021.006f09e4@mail> At 10:50 PM 11/01/99 -0500, you wrote: >RK > > >> I wonder if Ray Rimell ever finished his? > >No > >> Whatever magzine he was steering >> before Windsock (I can't remember) > >Scale Models (Now Scale Models International). At the time, and still, the >best of the mainstream model magazines in term of WW1 content, both volume >and quality. > Indeed. I will often buy it based solely on whether it's time for another "Wind in the Wires" feature. Dane ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1999 09:55:19 PST From: "Edward Swaim" To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Great Scale Models 1999 Message-ID: <19990112175519.28830.qmail@hotmail.com> I picked up a copy of "Great Scale Models 1999," put out by "Fine Scale Modeler," at the hobby shop the other day. It has several pages of WWI models by a fellow named Tom Wictor (1 plane, and several tank and figure dioramas). It also has a diorama by Steve Hustad and a photo of a scratchbuilt experimental Russian tank among a few other items of interest to this list. Edward Swaim ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1999 10:10:06 PST From: "Edward Swaim" To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: 37mm Infantry Gun Message-ID: <19990112181006.4020.qmail@hotmail.com> I'm working on a diorama based on the famous picture of American soldiers advancing with a 37mm Puteaux infantry gun (probably the same one mentioned in the SPAD XII thread) and am having trouble finding information on the weapon. Besides the photograph and the HR Products metal casting, I've been able to lay my hands on only one other resource, "America's Munitions 1917-1918. Report of Benedict Crowell, the Assistant Secretary of War, Director of Munitions" It has one and one-half pages of text on the gun and one wonderfully sharp, full-page photograph. There is also an article in the "Field Artillery Journal" that I haven't tracked down yet. Does anybody know where I can find some more information or photos of the gun? I need two things, especially--what the projectiles looked like and what colors of paint to use. "America's Munitions" has sharp pictures of and lots of information on everything from rifles to canteen covers. I'm thankful that the library's been storing it for me since 1919! ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1999 11:15:12 -0800 From: "Chris Banyai-Riepl" To: "Multiple recipients of list" Subject: Mr. Pearson has left the building.... Message-ID: <000401be3e5f$e0e98c50$a34ffbce@chris> Howdy everyone, Bob just told me that his e-mail is down for a couple days due to problems with his Vancouver mail server. He is available via ICQ and/or AIM. Hopefully his ISP will take this large crash as a sign and fix his *$&@#$ mail problems.... Chris Banyai-Riepl Publisher/Editor Internet Modeler http://www.avsim.com/mike/awn ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1999 12:19:03 -0800 From: Mike Fletcher To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: WWI model Message-ID: <369BAE37.A2525CC5@mars.ark.com> there were errors made on the dates printed on the covers - ie there was two for one month and none for the next - I am not sure what the dates were though. This came up when I was helping catalog the magazines in the NAM collection. -- Mike Fletcher ___ ., mdf@mars.ark.com |-\|^----! ; mikef@sparc.nic.bc.ca |--n--""*" icq=19554083 @ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1999 12:53:32 -0800 From: Mike Fletcher To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Nieuport Booklet Message-ID: <369BB64C.154E4616@mars.ark.com> It finally arrived today (in three nested envelopes and folded(!) into my mailbox. I shall have scans done this evening if all goes well. It is actually from the British Nieuport Company, but before they started to drift from the mother co, and includes info on the Nieuport-Dunne, the late 2, XI, X, VIh and Water Skimmer (a hydroplanning boat similar to those used in the Everglades). 3 of the photos I hadn't seen before. -- Mike Fletcher ___ ., mdf@mars.ark.com |-\|^----! ; mikef@sparc.nic.bc.ca |--n--""*" icq=19554083 @ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 07:00:07 +1000 From: Shane Weier To: "'wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu'" Subject: RE: WWI model Message-ID: David, > > If David Laws didn't have my whole early Scale Models (not Modeler, > > different magazine) collection > > Merdé, et tu !!! Ha! At least they have good lodgings with someone who appreciates the fine old odour of decaying magazines ! Shane ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1999 16:17:17 -0600 From: Crofoot To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Toko W29 decals Message-ID: <3.0.3.32.19990112161717.00741894@pop.dlth.uswest.net> I seem to remember a review of the Toko W29 that commented about the inaccuracy of the Norwegian markings. I realize that this is oh so slightly off topic but, was wondering if anyone could comment. Thanks, Tim Crofoot ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1999 17:44:32 -0500 From: Chris Cato To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Cc: aeh@unh.edu Subject: No list messages (off-topic) Message-ID: <3.0.5.32.19990112174432.00982100@mail.connix.com> For those that are having trouble getting list messages ( and reading the digests to see what they miss! ) and for those that may have this trouble in the future: I hadn't got any list mail for the last 24 hours or so and did some checking to see if I had been unsubscribed or not. Turns out I was still subscribed but my subscription had changed to a postpone mode instead of the normal getting-mail-all-the-time-yippee mode. To check the status I sent one message to listproc@pease1.sr.unh.edu with just "set wwi" in the body of the message. The message you recieve back gives a short synopsis of what your subscription status is ( mine said "MAIL=POSTPONE" ). By sending a second message to listproc@pease1.sr.unh.edu with just "set wwi mail noack" in the body voila - back receiving messages and not reading digests from the archive. Hope this helps... Chris Cato tcato@connix.com nb: Eduard Tripe, Schleich's D.Va nu: Eduard Fokker D.VIII ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1999 17:49:11 EST From: KarrArt@aol.com To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Model Pics Message-ID: <99b016b4.369bd167@aol.com> In a message dated 1/12/99 8:18:41 AM Pacific Standard Time, dfernet0@rosario.gov.ar writes: << Beautiful models. Looking forward to see more! And beautiful hat you have, John! >> Yes Yes Yes More More More ( and the hat IS nice!) Robert K. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1999 17:49:13 EST From: KarrArt@aol.com To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Spadistically speaking wasRe: silence Message-ID: <6b000434.369bd169@aol.com> In a message dated 1/11/99 7:42:32 PM Pacific Standard Time, sharon@sword.net writes: << I've been getting scads of messages a day, as I sit here poised over the inert body of a Testor's SPAD (apparently a good one to "start off" on? Hmm, how good can I make it look???) almost scared to make the next move as I look at lovely renditions on folks' web pages.... :-) It's good therapy! :-) Sharon >> Just build and paint this one as neatly as possible, having as much fun as possible, then, procure another and and start by chopping off the molded-in exhaust pipes and then............. Robert K. ( who really likes this old kit) ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1999 23:07:54 -0800 From: "Sandy Adam" To: Subject: Re: Naval Lozenge Message-ID: <199901122305.XAA00046@beryl.sol.co.uk> > A quick answer- while flipping through a bunch of WW I Aero magazines over the > weekend looking for something else, I almost subliminally detected a > DanSanAbbot hex article and it showed the fabric printed at an angle! I think we have to appoint the quatrodecagenarian RK as number one list sleuth and finder of obscure references. Subliminal detection eh? (I think those substances are at work again!) We have Uncle Sniffy - Finder of Rare Books - by appointment of this venerated list. Now ArrKarr - Finder of Incredibly Obscure Ephemera by Subliminal Detection! I wonder what other Office Bearers I have omitted? Sandy ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 09:43:03 +0000 From: "David R.L. Laws" To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: GRUMMAN F3F AND ACCURATE MINIATURES Message-ID: <369C6AA6.1195@webtime.com.au> For those interested in the Golden Years period - below a short note from accurate miniatures concerning their anticipated release date for this kit I have raised the idea of a Sparrowhawk and a DH 4/ 4(liberty) 9 and 9A with them too - The latter being on topic I thought you'd be interested esp with the new DH 9 data file now released - I'm frankly surprised no one has done a moulding offering all 4 versions of the DH 4 thro to 9A Seems it would be fairly simple to getting up a moulding covering the basics ( wings, rear fuselage and empennage ) and with some clever engineering, to produce seperate mouldings for the forward fuselage sections ( plus engine ) thus giving options for 4 very different aircraft offerring a real wealth of decaling and painting options too - What about that experimental concentric circle camoflage !!! Anyway - the email's there if anyone wishes to make suggestions - they seem a really decent crowd and their product is excellent ! "Dave S. Mauldwin, Jr." To: Dear David, Thanks for the note. We have Okayed the F3F for production and it is next inline for release. We don't have an exact date (do we ever?) But expect to see it around the middle of the year. Our best kit. (his humble opinion). Bill ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1999 23:10:39 -0800 From: "Sandy Adam" To: Subject: Re: WWI model Message-ID: <199901122332.XAA00663@beryl.sol.co.uk> > Scale Models (Now Scale Models International). At the time, and still, the > best of the mainstream model magazines in term of WW1 content, both volume > and quality. Have you looked at SAMI recently - I think it regularly beats SMI into a cocked hat for WW1 aviation. Sandy ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1999 23:17:05 -0800 From: "Sandy Adam" To: Subject: Re: H-B W.29, again - Rib Tapes? Message-ID: <199901122332.XAA00667@beryl.sol.co.uk> > > But, if you feel you must have tapes, they should be cut from the > hex pattern decal and carefully aligned to match the underlying > pattern. Easier to use clear decal film strips. (As others have said though, it is difficult to justify even this, from photos) Sandy ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1999 23:32:36 -0800 From: "Sandy Adam" To: Subject: Re: Guynemer Book Message-ID: <199901122332.XAA00676@beryl.sol.co.uk> D'ou? Ou se trouve ta source, Pedro? Sandy ---------- > From: Pedro e Francisca Soares > To: Multiple recipients of list > Subject: Guynemer Book > Date: 12 January 1999 08:54 > > Hi Gang, > > My "Guynemer - Les Avions d'un As" book finally came and, in two words, > c'est superbe. > > The main topics on the index read like this: > > I. A Flashing career > The youth of an hero: 1894-1914 > Voluntary enlistment > Student-pilot (Jan.- May 1915) > Learning at the front (june - nov 1916) > >From Oise to Verdun - the rise and fall of an ace (Dec. 1915 - June > 1916) > Dominating the skies over the Somme - (June 16 - Jan. 17) > The Lorraine and the Glory (Feb- March. 1917) > Over the Aisne - the acclamation (April - July 1917) > Over Flandres the hero meets the mith.(july - sept.1917) > > II. Guynemer's Aircraft > The "Vieux Charles" and the other > - The Morane > - The Nieuport > - The Spad > Color profiles > The "Le Vieux Charles" riddle > The SPAD n. S 254: > - the history of a relic > - The restoration: a world first. > - The building techniques > Other aircraft piloted by Guynemer. > > III. Les Cigognes > - Escadrille n. 3 > - Broccard's Escadrille > - In the Cigones group > Guynemer's companions > > Annexes: > A - Guynemer's decorations > B - Guyn. victories > C - Guyn. "shot-downs" > D - Guyn. Mechanics > E - Aircraft characteristics > F - Sundry documents > G - Documentation and Bibliography > H - Portfolio > > Notes > > Amendments and additions. > > All the chapters all lavishly illustrated with dozens of photos and > there are several colour profiles and some colour photos of the > restoration of S.254., as well as some 1917 german line drawings of > most of the types flown by Guynemer. > > All the text is in french but there are english captions to all the > pictures. > > All in all a very, very interesting and informative book, both for the > modeler, the historian and the aircraft lover. Highly recommended. > > On the minus side: the front cover with a SPAD and a portrait of > Guynemer. Could be much better. > > > Price: 250 FF + 30 p&p (I got mine for 220 free of mail costs, since I > benefited from the pre-ordering period.) > > HTH > > Pedro > > > ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1999 17:37:19 -0600 From: mbittner@juno.com (Matthew E Bittner) To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Gads Message-ID: <19990112.173721.-879739.2.mbittner@juno.com> That took no time! Just when you thought it was safe, he's bbbaaaccckkk... 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/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 09:44:20 +1000 From: Shane Weier To: "'wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu'" Subject: RE: WWI model Message-ID: Sandy, > Have you looked at SAMI recently - I think it regularly beats > SMI into a cocked hat for WW1 aviation. Aside from Harry Woodmans occasional articles (which are great) we are contiually assailed by reviews done by people of no apparent knowledge of the subject. Some have been outrageous and unfair to the manufacturer and misleading to the modeller. Umm - not too many reviews though anyway, and what other content? I may be biased, but do a page count over the last 12 months, and if SMI doesn't outdo the SAvMI by a factor of 2 I'll buy a Blue Max Camel in order to assuage my guilt. (I buy *every* issue of both magazines, plus SAM, but SAvMI drives me nuts) Shane ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1999 23:45:31 +0000 From: Pedro e Francisca Soares To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Guynemer Book Message-ID: <369BDE9B.2549D966@mail.telepac.pt> Sandy Adam demande: > D'ou? Ou se trouve ta source, Pedro? > Sandy > > ---------- > Sandy, The book was issued last month by Lela Press, the publishers of the french magazines "Avions" and "Jets". They have an internet site (http://www.lela.com) but last time I checked it was down. If you want I can scan the order form from one of the magazines and e-mail it to you. Let me know Au revoir, Pedro ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 00:02:17 +0000 From: Pedro e Francisca Soares To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Model Pics Message-ID: <369BE289.76E7DE0B@mail.telepac.pt> John Huggins wrote: > Good day folks > If you would like to take a look at some of my handy work, drop by > http://rampages.onramp.net/~huggins/ . I will be adding different > pictures from time to time. Some will be on topic, some won't. I am > starting out with the Pegasus HB 29 and the ESCI Fokker D VII. > > Enjoy > John Well John, around here it's good-night (past midnight actually), but I just checked your pages and just wanted to tell you waht a pleasure it was. Nice models indeed John. Be sure to show us more. This list is really full of talented people. Thanks for sharing Um abraco Pedro ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 00:05:58 -0800 From: "Sandy Adam" To: Subject: Re: Guynemer Book Message-ID: <199901130012.AAA01756@beryl.sol.co.uk> > The book was issued last month by Lela Press, the publishers of the french > magazines "Avions" and "Jets". They have an internet site > (http://www.lela.com) but last time I checked it was down. If you want I can > scan the order form from one of the magazines and e-mail it to you. Let me > know Thank you Pedro - I'll try the site over the next few days. I saw the book pre-advertised in France last August but had lost the details on how to get it. Merci bien Sandy ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 00:14:31 -0800 From: "Sandy Adam" To: Subject: Re: WWI model Message-ID: <199901130012.AAA01759@beryl.sol.co.uk> > > Have you looked at SAMI recently - I think it regularly beats > > SMI into a cocked hat for WW1 aviation. > > Aside from Harry Woodmans occasional articles ... A very big aside. The Hawa and Walfisch articles were masterly - SMI has done nothing like this in years. (IMO) But -each to his own, Shane, I find the "Wind in the Wires" occasionally worthwhile but often find absolutely nothing of interest in SMI at all. I always find SAMI a good read and there is usually a fair bit of WWI. Yes I agree that some of the reviewers are a lozenge short of the full hex - but I find the same in some SMI stuff as well. I'd but the BM Camel anyway if I were you - but am happy to respect your personal preference for SMI. Sandy ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1999 17:15:35 -0700 From: "D. Anderson" <2814823733@home.com> To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: GRUMMAN F3F AND ACCURATE MINIATURES Message-ID: <3.0.1.32.19990112171535.006d01d4@mail> At 06:25 PM 12/01/99 -0500, you wrote: > >Dear David, > >Thanks for the note. We have Okayed the F3F for production and it is >next inline for release. We don't have an exact date (do we ever?) But >expect to see it around the middle of the year. Our best kit. (his >humble opinion). I sure as Heck hope the quality control is better than on the Yak. Still steamin' on that one. All three wing pieces were twisted like a double helix, and there wasn't a straight line on any of them. Shake the box kits? Maybe Tamiya and Hasegawa, but surely not AM. Dane > >Bill > ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 10:29:23 +0000 From: "David R.L. Laws" To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: WWI model - MOVING CONTROL SURFACES Message-ID: <369C7583.5EBF@webtime.com.au> Shane Weier wrote: > > David, > > > > If David Laws didn't have my whole early Scale Models (not Modeler, > > > different magazine) collection > > > > Merdé, et tu !!! > > Ha! At least they have good lodgings with someone who appreciates the fine > old odour of decaying magazines ! > > Shane At least the mags and I are comfortable state of mutual decay !! The photocopier doesn't like me at the moment - It's been absoutely thrashed ! Some of their earlier material is just wonderful ( and inspiring !!!! - \ I positively pored, drooled and doted over that absolutely magnificent Alb D Va by Alan Clark ( Scale Models International October 1990 - a truely magnificent piece of craftsmanship Just while I'm here I'll pass on a a personal variation on tip I picked up out of Geoff Prentice's Vac modelling section when he fixed up that sad 1/48 Lone Star HD 1 MOVING control surfaces !!! Seperate off the control sufaces - Chuck out or sand down to a really thin section the control surface ( you'll be covering this with a scored skin later ( a' la Harry Woodman's method ) and find a fine section of brass wire or similar rod - Small hinging extensions or stubs of an appropriate size will have to be made to fit into slots you will cut into the trailing edge of the of the mainly flying surface ( a small, squarish section of card ought to do the trick Drill holes to take the rod - Next slip the rod thro the hinge carriers/ stubs. To make the rod stand slightly proud of the leading edge of the control surface you'll need to fit spacing material such as 5 - 10 thou card strips. Glue/ Expoxy the rod to these carriers onto the leading edge of the control sufaces Next skin the control surface with scored card using the folded scored kin you have prepared - You'll need to use heat to bend the card so do this with the protective balsa sandwich as recommended by Woodman - Before doing this you will have to cut slots to expose your hinge stubs and allow the intended degree of movement - Next fix the hinge stubs into the trailing edge slots you have cut to accommodate the stubs - sand smooth and Violá ! WARNING your control wire anchorages to the contriol horns will have to be quite strong to defeat the eternal ( read - infernal ) problem of " little ( and big ) fingers !! I did this last night as an experiment and the " lift " in realism it gives even small model is really very pleasing I did mine on a vacc kit and found that it was not necessary to beef up the inner trailing edge of the flying surface at all - This was on a small fighter - If you want to try it and your'e building a bomber some additional internal work to build up the trailing edge of the wings might be necessary or desirable ! ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 10:37:40 +1000 From: Shane Weier To: "'wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu'" Subject: RE: WWI model Message-ID: Sandy, > > > Have you looked at SAMI recently - I think it regularly beats > > > SMI into a cocked hat for WW1 aviation. > > > > Aside from Harry Woodmans occasional articles ... > > A very big aside. The Hawa and Walfisch articles were > masterly - SMI has done nothing like this in years. (IMO) This is entirely true of course, and a pity but... > But -each to his own, Shane, I find the "Wind in the Wires" > occasionally worthwhile but often find absolutely nothing of interest in > SMI at all. This is where we part company to some degree. I have found *nothing* whatever of interest to me in the Wind in the Wires column in the time it has been running - about 2 years (??) BUT.... I am not looking at it from the perspective of a WW1-ophile who owns almost every datafile and profile and a vast many other books, plus shelf fulls of magazines and an embarrasing mountain of unstarted kits. The drawings in SMI leave a fair bit to be desired vis a vis Ian stair, Col Owers, Harry Woodman et al, but IF you were a tyro modeller, just getting interested in WW1, and with no or small resources, the combination of reviews, product announcements, profiles (usually tied to some recent kit) and plans would make a sound starting point for a hobby which might eventually move to the same plane as we inhabit. In that regard, my assertion of SMI's "quality coverage" is more intended as praise for breadth rather than depth. > I always find SAMI a good read and there is usually a fair bit > of WWI. The issues we get must be different from those you get. ;-) > Yes I agree that some of the reviewers are a lozenge short of the > full hex - but I find the same in some SMI stuff as well. > I'd but the BM Camel anyway if I were you - but am happy to > respect your personal preference for SMI. In fact, it isn't so much the reviewers I dislike as the editor. If he were doing his job, even a cursory read of some of the reviews (on and off topic) would reveal silly statements along this line... "I know nothing about this aircraft but .....(body of review).....I cannot recommend this Scruggs Wondermaster on account of the inaccuracy according to my copy of Boys Own Book of Aircraft Paintings" In general, I prefer SAM over SAvMI over SMI, though SAvMI's position is held because of the comprehensive coverage of aftermarket products and not because of the detailed drawings (I don't trust Caruana an inch) or Interior series (where a cavalier disregard for correct colour terms is prevalent) Whatever. There is *always* room for another modelling mag or two, but readers requirements will vary. I happen to think that we can do with a lot more general coverage, so the more mags which feature WW1 stuff the better Shane MHO but YMMV ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 10:46:01 +1000 From: Shane Weier To: "'wwi'" Subject: Albatros (OEF) D.III ser 53 Message-ID: Hi all, I am *contemplating* converting the Eduard D.III into this version - and maybe the 153 as well - and if I do so will probably make masters and produce myself a "conversion kit" to speed matter along if I feel the need to repeat the exercise in the future. With that in mind, I'm seeking a photo, cutaway, wild bloody guess, on the arrangement of the cockpit interior vice the orginal Albatros D.III. I *know* the guns are lowered, and can determine where their line is by the position of the blast tubes, but have no idea how the gun butts were supported, how much further forward to clear the pilots legs , whether the cockping handles were extended to assist the pilot and whether the ammo boxes and used belt take up box were still the same shape and same position relative to the guns. Furthermore, if the gun support arch is moved, where does the altimeter (?) get moved to, and what, if any, other variations there were in instrumentation and layout on account of the different maker and engine So apart from that minor problem - it should be easy ;-) Shane (the later versions will need a resin nose job of course. I think i'd rather scratchbuild than try to convert part of the Glencoe :-( ) ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1999 18:59:31 -0600 From: "Charles or Linda Duckworth" To: Subject: W.29 fuselage color Message-ID: <199901130052.SAA21793@mail.primary.net> John, enjoyed your pictures very much - what color or mix did you use for the sides of the fuselage on the neat W.29? ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 11:18:24 +0000 From: "David R.L. Laws" To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Albatros (OEF) D.III ser 53 Message-ID: <369C8100.2CE@webtime.com.au> Uncle Shane I've got the Polish book on the OEF which you hold hostage against the Scale Models mags I have ( or should this be ransom for the release of my WW Aeros ! Gotch ya !!! - Some nice details there of the kind your'e after david ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 11:08:16 +1000 From: Shane Weier To: "'wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu'" Subject: RE: Albatros (OEF) D.III ser 53 Message-ID: David, > I've got the Polish book on the OEF which you hold hostage against the > Scale Models mags I have ( or should this be ransom for the > release of my WW Aeros ! Gotch ya !!! - Some nice details there of the > kind your'e after > Which one David? The one which also covers the Ballila (?) and others? Or the JaPo book everyone is talking about but which I haven't seen yet :-( Shane (Librarian - Brisbane Kette of the WW1 list, WW1Aero-napper extraordinaire) ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1999 20:13:57 -0500 From: "Sharon Henderson" To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Spadistically speaking wasRe: silence Message-ID: <9901122013.AA57399@ft.sumter> Hi Robert! > Just build and paint this one as neatly as possible, having as much fun > as possible, then, procure another and and start by chopping off > the molded-in exhaust pipes and then............. > Robert K. ( who really likes this old kit) :-) I shall do that, and let everyone know how it turns out! :-) And yes, of course I shall have to get another and properly do it up. As I'm sure NO German aviator EVER said during the War, "You know how it is with SPADs. Once you've had one, you simply HAVE to go get another...." Shane, put *down* that airbrush and step *away* from the paint.... :-) Honest, I'm just kidding. :-) Sharon ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1999 19:59:10 EST From: KarrArt@aol.com To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: GRUMMAN F3F AND ACCURATE MINIATURES Message-ID: <28e845d6.369befde@aol.com> In a message dated 1/12/99 4:17:25 PM Pacific Standard Time, 2814823733@home.com writes: << I sure as Heck hope the quality control is better than on the Yak. Still steamin' on that one. All three wing pieces were twisted like a double helix, and there wasn't a straight line on any of them. Shake the box kits? Maybe Tamiya and Hasegawa, but surely not AM. Dane >> A bit off topic, but...I've heard this about the Yak, but have yet to see a warped example. Tony the Kid built and reviewed it for IM, and aside from the scratch on the canopy, it was fine. I get brain fever just thinking about AM doing any WW I model- a DH-4 or 9 would suit me just fine. If they ever decide to take a risk on WW I subject matter, that also probably wouldn't be a bad choice, since a lot of modelers would try to extract as many versions as possible. Robert K. ------------------------------ End of WWI Digest 1379 **********************