WWI Digest 1463 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) Rigging Wire by "Mark Shanks" 2) Re: Rigging Wire by Matthew E Bittner 3) Re: Rigging Wire by John & Allison Cyganowski 4) Re: Rigging Wire by Ernest Thomas 5) Hobbyshop Round-up by John & Allison Cyganowski 6) RE: Hobbyshop Round-up by Shane Weier 7) Re: Hobbyshop Round-up by Mike Fletcher 8) RE: Hobbyshop Round-up by mkendix 9) Re: Hobbyshop Round-up by Ernest Thomas 10) Re: Rigging Wire by Albatrosdv@aol.com 11) Re: Oberursel to Clerget by Ernest Thomas 12) RE: Hobbyshop Round-up by Shane Weier 13) Re: Hobbyshop Round-up by Albatrosdv@aol.com 14) Re: Hobbyshop Round-up by Carlos Valdes 15) Re: Hobbyshop Round-up by Albatrosdv@aol.com 16) Re: Rigging Wire by mkendix 17) Re: Rigging Wire by Bob Pearson 18) Re: Rigging Wire by KarrArt@aol.com 19) Re: Hobbyshop Round-up by mkendix 20) Re: Rigging Wire by Rick Milas 21) Airbrush needles by David Kinnear 22) Re: New Web Goodies! by KarrArt@aol.com 23) "Legs" and Sharon for the ages! by KarrArt@aol.com 24) Re: Airbrush needles by Albatrosdv@aol.com 25) Re: Airbrush needles by David Kinnear 26) Re: Rigging Wire by Albatrosdv@aol.com 27) Re: Rigging Wire by Albatrosdv@aol.com 28) Re: "Legs" and Sharon for the ages! by "David Vosburgh" 29) Airfix by "Sandy Adam" 30) RE: "Legs" and Sharon for the ages! by "Diego Fernetti" 31) Hobbyshop Roundup II by John & Allison Cyganowski 32) Re: Datafiles? by Allan Wright 33) WWI Armor Jackpot by "Steven M. Perry" 34) Stringer Effect by "David Vosburgh" 35) Re: Airbrush needles by "Lee J Mensinger" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 14:13:36 -0700 From: "Mark Shanks" To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Rigging Wire Message-ID: <199902252205.OAA24185@mailhost.fltdyn.com> Once upon a time, .004" stainless steel wire was available from Airknocker, but apparently the fellow providing this service decided to leave the business. Has anyone got any suggestions for an alternate source? Here I just got used to using this, and I would really prefer *not* to go back to nylon line or stretched sprue. Mark mshanks@fltdyn.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 17:17:26 -0600 From: Matthew E Bittner To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Rigging Wire Message-ID: <19990225.171727.-874957.3.mbittner@juno.com> On Thu, 25 Feb 1999 17:19:52 -0500 (EST) "Mark Shanks" writes: >Once upon a time, .004" stainless steel wire was available from >Airknocker, but apparently the fellow providing this service decided >to leave the business. Has anyone got any suggestions for an >alternate source? Here I just got used to using this, and I would >really prefer *not* to go back to nylon line or stretched sprue. Sopwith Hobbies used to carry .004" carbon steel wire, but I hear they too can't get it. However, http://www.smallparts.com has .005" stainless steel wire, and although just a tad thicker, works great. I'm using some now, and I like it even more than the Sopwith Hobbies wire. 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: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 18:13:29 -0500 From: John & Allison Cyganowski To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Rigging Wire Message-ID: <36D5D919.32EB@worldnet.att.net> Matthew E Bittner wrote: > > On Thu, 25 Feb 1999 17:19:52 -0500 (EST) "Mark Shanks" > writes: > > >Once upon a time, .004" stainless steel wire was available from > >Airknocker, but apparently the fellow providing this service decided > >to leave the business. Has anyone got any suggestions for an > >alternate source? Here I just got used to using this, and I would > >really prefer *not* to go back to nylon line or stretched sprue. > > Sopwith Hobbies used to carry .004" carbon steel wire, but I hear they > too can't get it. > > However, > > http://www.smallparts.com > > has .005" stainless steel wire, and although just a tad thicker, works > great. I'm using some now, and I like it even more than the Sopwith > Hobbies wire. > > Matt Bittner IIRC Ernie has a source for .004 wire or something close. Cyg. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 18:45:20 -0600 From: Ernest Thomas To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Rigging Wire Message-ID: <36D5EEA0.5D99@bellsouth.net> John & Allison Cyganowski wrote: > > Matthew E Bittner wrote: > > > > On Thu, 25 Feb 1999 17:19:52 -0500 (EST) "Mark Shanks" > > writes: > > > > >Once upon a time, .004" stainless steel wire was available from > > >Airknocker, but apparently the fellow providing this service decided > > >to leave the business. Has anyone got any suggestions for an > > >alternate source? Here I just got used to using this, and I would > > >really prefer *not* to go back to nylon line or stretched sprue. > > > > Sopwith Hobbies used to carry .004" carbon steel wire, but I hear they > > too can't get it. > > > > However, > > > > http://www.smallparts.com > > > > has .005" stainless steel wire, and although just a tad thicker, works > > great. I'm using some now, and I like it even more than the Sopwith > > Hobbies wire. > > > > Matt Bittner > > IIRC Ernie has a source for .004 wire or something close. > > Cyg. I can get .006 brass at the local hobby shoop, and .008 steel from the music store. Hth... Fwiw, I recently used silver fly tying thread and kinda liked the way that looked. e. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 21:11:22 -0500 From: John & Allison Cyganowski To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Hobbyshop Round-up Message-ID: <36D602CA.1F04@worldnet.att.net> We had a thread on good Hobbyshops (North America - Sorry.) a few weeks ago and I thought I would summarize: Location Shop San Francisco Bay Area San Antonio Hobbyshop Mountain View, California San Francisco Bay Area Ace Hardware, Berkeley, California Des Moines, Iowa Hobby Haven East Windsor, Conneticut Craftec Hobbies Toronto, Ontario Canada Aviation World, North Star Hobbies Scarborough, Ontario Canada Collector' Lane Hobbies Austin, Texas Bob King's King's Hobby, Village Hobby Tempe, Arizona Depot Hobbies Chicago, Illinois Venture Hobbies ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 Feb 1999 12:37:37 +1000 From: Shane Weier To: "'wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu'" Subject: RE: Hobbyshop Round-up Message-ID: Cyg, > We had a thread on good Hobbyshops (North America - Sorry.) a > few weeks > ago and I thought I would summarize: > > Location Shop > San Francisco Bay Area San Antonio Hobbyshop > Mountain View, California > San Francisco Bay Area Ace Hardware, Berkeley, > California > Des Moines, Iowa Hobby Haven > East Windsor, Conneticut Craftec Hobbies > Toronto, Ontario Canada Aviation World, North > Star Hobbies > Scarborough, Ontario Canada Collector' Lane Hobbies > Austin, Texas Bob King's King's Hobby, Village Hobby > Tempe, Arizona Depot Hobbies > Chicago, Illinois Venture Hobbies > Because Barry won't blow his own trumpet, I might do so for him. Rosemont Hobbies is a damn fine source, especially for we out of towners looking for WW1 stuff by email and post. You might add his emporioum to the list Shane (No great stores here, but Andrew Scott at Hobby & Model Centre in Brisbane does his best to get WW1 stuff in for me despite an IMHO less than helpful distributor, and Earl Martell at NKR in Ballarat will get you most Eastern European kits before Western Europe gets them - and cheaper too!) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 18:43:27 -0800 (PST) From: Mike Fletcher To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Re: Hobbyshop Round-up Message-ID: add Hobby House of Vanier (Ottawa) to the list - it is possibly the best hobby shop I have found in Canada - I was getting both windsock and C&C US there and one of the employees was big into ww1 aircraft (1/48 mostly) there is also a good one in Halifax (Nova Scotia) who's name I have lost - iirc it is in the MicMac Mall - not much ww1 though - primarily maritime stuff. On Thu, 25 Feb 1999, John & Allison Cyganowski wrote: > We had a thread on good Hobbyshops (North America - Sorry.) a few weeks > ago and I thought I would summarize: > > Location Shop > San Francisco Bay Area San Antonio Hobbyshop Mountain View, California > San Francisco Bay Area Ace Hardware, Berkeley, California > Des Moines, Iowa Hobby Haven > East Windsor, Conneticut Craftec Hobbies > Toronto, Ontario Canada Aviation World, North Star Hobbies > Scarborough, Ontario Canada Collector' Lane Hobbies > Austin, Texas Bob King's King's Hobby, Village Hobby > Tempe, Arizona Depot Hobbies > Chicago, Illinois Venture Hobbies > ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 21:54:25 -0500 (EST) From: mkendix To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: RE: Hobbyshop Round-up Message-ID: Shane: Definitely agree about Barry at Rosemont. Also, NKR is a good deal due to the strong U.S. dollar, and you don't have to pay the 20% sales tax that is included in most of his prices. Basically, to convert to U.S. $'s you can multiply his prices by a factor of .51. Another fellow with whom I've had reasonable dealings is M.J. Rudy in Philadelphia. He has a web page but I don't have it to hand. Michael mkendix@worthen.ihcrp.georgetown.edu On Thu, 25 Feb 1999, Shane Weier wrote: > Cyg, > > > We had a thread on good Hobbyshops (North America - Sorry.) a > > few weeks > > ago and I thought I would summarize: > > Because Barry won't blow his own trumpet, I might do so for him. Rosemont > Hobbies is a damn fine source, especially for we out of towners looking for > WW1 stuff by email and post. You might add his emporioum to the list > > Shane > > (No great stores here, but Andrew Scott at Hobby & Model Centre in Brisbane > does his best to get WW1 stuff in for me despite an IMHO less than helpful > distributor, and Earl Martell at NKR in Ballarat will get you most Eastern > European kits before Western Europe gets them - and cheaper too!) > ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 21:04:44 -0600 From: Ernest Thomas To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Hobbyshop Round-up Message-ID: <36D60F4C.4773@bellsouth.net> John & Allison Cyganowski wrote: > > We had a thread on good Hobbyshops (North America - Sorry.) a few weeks > ago and I thought I would summarize: > > Location Shop > San Francisco Bay Area San Antonio Hobbyshop Mountain View, California > San Francisco Bay Area Ace Hardware, Berkeley, California > Des Moines, Iowa Hobby Haven > East Windsor, Conneticut Craftec Hobbies > Toronto, Ontario Canada Aviation World, North Star Hobbies > Scarborough, Ontario Canada Collector' Lane Hobbies > Austin, Texas Bob King's King's Hobby, Village Hobby > Tempe, Arizona Depot Hobbies > Chicago, Illinois Venture Hobbies Might as well add; Hub Hobby Shop and Hobbies West both in the greater New Orleans metro area. Hub is a good all around shop with all the latest plastics, a few different lines of figures, train stuff, rockets, books, tools, suplies, and the full spectrum of wooden kits from boats to rubber powered to RC. They also stock a goodly selection of raw materials. Hobbies West is primarily plastic including used and oop and books. Lots of odd stuff. Balsa kit selection consists primarily of Guillows. It's a fun hobby shop with overstocked shelves, and 3 or 4 back rooms full of old kits to go rooting through. Jerry has established a real make-yourself-at-home atmosphere where he doesn't even mind if you go behind the counter, have a seat and BS for half the afternoon. Much like the REAL barber shops run by guys named Joe or Mike with a stripey pole mounted on the building. Hobbies West is also where the local IPMS chapter(Flying Tigers, hosting Region 6 in April) holds it's monthly auxillery meeting where we only talk about modeling and discussing club business is not allowed. :) Neither has a web site, but Hub can be contacted via e-mail at; hubhobNOLA@aol.com, and they will do mail order. But be prepared to pay FULL retail. And as always, mention my name and receive a free insult with your first purchase. E. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 21:59:51 EST From: Albatrosdv@aol.com To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Rigging Wire Message-ID: Go to your local guitar shop and buy "E" strings (if you're doing 1/48). Un wind them, put a weight on one end, let them hang on the wall a day or two and...voila! Rigging wire. Tom Cleaver ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 21:08:38 -0600 From: Ernest Thomas To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Oberursel to Clerget Message-ID: <36D61036.2CDE@bellsouth.net> Tom Werner Hansen wrote: The technique for this seems to > have been perfected. If anybody is interested, send me a note. Me me me!!!Tia. E. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 Feb 1999 13:13:20 +1000 From: Shane Weier To: "'wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu'" Subject: RE: Hobbyshop Round-up Message-ID: Michael, > and you don't have to pay the 20% sales tax > that is included in most of his prices. *YOU* don't have to :-( > Basically, to convert to U.S. $'s you can multiply his > prices by a factor of .51. Sob. (but he's still a good deal here) Shane > Another fellow with whom I've had reasonable dealings is M.J. Rudy in > Philadelphia. He has a web page but I don't have it to hand. Sister Mary is indeed a very nice fellow ;-) Shane ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 22:05:52 EST From: Albatrosdv@aol.com To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Hobbyshop Round-up Message-ID: <5fd0ddc3.36d60f90@aol.com> In a message dated 99-02-25 22:04:06 EST, you write: << Another fellow with whom I've had reasonable dealings is M.J. Rudy in Philadelphia. He has a web page but I don't have it to hand. >> Actually, Sister Mary Ruthless may sneak up behind you and rap you HARD on the knuckles with her ruler for *that* fox paw!! :-) Tom Cleaver ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 22:33:51 -0500 From: Carlos Valdes To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Hobbyshop Round-up Message-ID: <36D6161F.6A3F@conted.gatech.edu> > Another fellow with whom I've had reasonable dealings is M.J. Rudy in > Philadelphia. He has a web page but I don't have it to hand. The M is actually for Mary (Sister Mary over at RMS); her page is at http://members.aol.com/MRudyruthl/rudymodl.html There are two good shops in the Atlanta area: AAA Hobbbies in Marietta and The War Room near Duluth, both easily accessible from the local expressways. Carlos ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 22:15:49 EST From: Albatrosdv@aol.com To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Hobbyshop Round-up Message-ID: <621c047d.36d611e5@aol.com> Also add Tony and Addie's Hobby Lobby in Burbank, California, just south of the Burbank Airport. They are both international champion RC folks, with lots of RC World War 1 and interwar stuff in there, and Tony is one of the few hobby shop guys in Los Angeles who regularly gets Eduard and Toko WW1 kits, and backs them up with aftermarket decals - Aeromaster, etc., plus books, magazines, etc. T&A Hobby Lobby (yes, they get a lot of wierd comments about that name) is on Victory Boulevard just west of Hollywood Way, and about half a mile south of Burbank airport. Good folks to support. Tom Cleaver ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 22:40:09 -0500 (EST) From: mkendix To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Rigging Wire Message-ID: Tom: Better tell the less musical folks that they should ask for the "high" E, just in case they don't look at them before buying. Michael mkendix@worthen.ihcrp.georgetown.edu On Thu, 25 Feb 1999 Albatrosdv@aol.com wrote: > Go to your local guitar shop and buy "E" strings (if you're doing 1/48). Un > wind them, put a weight on one end, let them hang on the wall a day or two > and...voila! Rigging wire. > > Tom Cleaver > ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 19:45:25 -0800 From: Bob Pearson To: WW1 Mailing list Subject: Re: Rigging Wire Message-ID: <199902260345.TAA02870@spare.rapidnet.net> Actually Tom means the low 'E' it has a thin wire wrapping around a thicker core.. .. the high 'E' can usually be found ranging from .008 to .011. Bob ---------- > From: mkendix > To: Multiple recipients of list > Subject: Re: Rigging Wire > Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 22:48:21 -0500 (EST) > > Tom: > > Better tell the less musical folks that they should ask for the "high" E, > just in case they don't look at them before buying. > > Michael > > > mkendix@worthen.ihcrp.georgetown.edu > > On Thu, 25 Feb 1999 Albatrosdv@aol.com wrote: > > > Go to your local guitar shop and buy "E" strings (if you're doing 1/48). Un > > wind them, put a weight on one end, let them hang on the wall a day or two > > and...voila! Rigging wire. > > > > Tom Cleaver > > ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 22:52:08 EST From: KarrArt@aol.com To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Rigging Wire Message-ID: <37e7af16.36d61a68@aol.com> In a message dated 2/25/99 7:10:29 PM Pacific Standard Time, Albatrosdv@aol.com writes: << Go to your local guitar shop and buy "E" strings (if you're doing 1/48). Un wind them, put a weight on one end, let them hang on the wall a day or two and...voila! Rigging wire. Tom Cleaver >> I use guitar string for all kinds of stuff- including cleaning the little air orifi in my airbrush. Due to strong fingers and an extravagant bending technique when punishing the old Gibson, I usually have a pretty good supply of .011's laying around. Smallest diameter I've found was the highest high E for a 12 string- .006, but the music shop around here doesn't always have them. Robert K. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 22:56:39 -0500 (EST) From: mkendix To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Hobbyshop Round-up Message-ID: Sorry about that error. Regardless, M.J. Rudy is a decent person to deal with. Michael mkendix@worthen.ihcrp.georgetown.edu On Thu, 25 Feb 1999, Carlos Valdes wrote: > > Another fellow with whom I've had reasonable dealings is M.J. Rudy in > > Philadelphia. He has a web page but I don't have it to hand. > > The M is actually for Mary (Sister Mary over at RMS); her page is at > http://members.aol.com/MRudyruthl/rudymodl.html > > There are two good shops in the Atlanta area: AAA Hobbbies in Marietta > and The War Room near Duluth, both easily accessible from the local > expressways. > Carlos > ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 23:53:14 -0600 (CST) From: Rick Milas To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Re: Rigging Wire Message-ID: I recently purchased stainless steel wire from Sopwith Hobbies. It worked fine. It comes in a package with .004 and .008. You simply specify whether you want it for 1:48 or 1:72, and you get more of the appropriate size for your scale, with a few pieces of the other size. I used it with good results. I originally wanted carbon steel wire, but Sopwith Hobbies couldn't get it anymore, so I ordered the stainless steel instead. Happy Rigging, Rick Milas ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 22:16:32 -0800 From: David Kinnear To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Airbrush needles Message-ID: <199902260613.WAA26710@danube.cisco.com> A little help please! Does anyone know how the Paache airbrush needles size? I bought a kit a while back that had a 5 installed. The kit also came with a 1 and a 3. The 5 is ready for the bin, but I have no idea (instructions do not help) what I should replace it with. Suggestions? david ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 Feb 1999 01:18:19 EST From: KarrArt@aol.com To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: New Web Goodies! Message-ID: In a message dated 2/23/99 7:02:01 AM Pacific Standard Time, aew@pease1.sr.unh.edu writes: << - Added a new image gallery, National Aviation Museum at Rockliffe, Ottawa >> Drool drool slobber slobber GREAT photos- better than most museum catalogs I;'ve seen- MORE MORE MORE ! Robert K. Giving that "special look" at that AEG ( uh oh- the wife caught me....) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 Feb 1999 01:38:07 EST From: KarrArt@aol.com To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: "Legs" and Sharon for the ages! Message-ID: <6a2e6b5d.36d6414f@aol.com> Ah shucks, I just finished reading the Great Hairy Legged One of the Far North's new article in OtF. I now dream of Strutters and Voisins. A great, fine piece of work you should be proud of. Models, on a general level, don't really seem to have the longevity of things like print articles ( yeah, yeah, I know- ancient Egyptian tomb toys, Admiralty ship constructors models- I mean GENERALLY) The oldest built-up I have is maybe 25 years old, and it's not in that good shape. On the other hand, my old C&Cs go back more than 35 years. I'm consulting stuff written when I was just a little kid. Did those authors in the early issues of C&C know that more than a third of a century later, some middle aged guy would be using what they wrote? My point? Masterful works by the likes of our list members Legs and Sharon will probably outlast most of our miniature creations- YOU- Sharon and Bob- are making things that will probably live alot longer than the models we make! Some kid's gonna be wanting to build a Strutter or Fokker sometime in the mid21st century, and this kid's gonna want to get his or her hands on those neat journals from the late 20th century- you know the ones- those OtFs. Sharon and Bob- writers for the ages- I salute you! Robert K. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 Feb 1999 02:29:31 EST From: Albatrosdv@aol.com To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Airbrush needles Message-ID: Replace it with the one, which is the fine point, but be sure that the tip it fits in is also a one. You'll do much better airbrushing. Tom Cleaver ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 23:39:28 -0800 From: David Kinnear To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Airbrush needles Message-ID: <199902260736.XAA28259@danube.cisco.com> Thank you very much. At 02:30 AM 2/26/99 -0500, you wrote: >Replace it with the one, which is the fine point, but be sure that the tip it >fits in is also a one. You'll do much better airbrushing. > >Tom Cleaver > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 Feb 1999 02:38:03 EST From: Albatrosdv@aol.com To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Rigging Wire Message-ID: <34dc264a.36d64f5b@aol.com> In a message dated 99-02-25 23:00:04 EST, you write: << Actually Tom means the low 'E' it has a thin wire wrapping around a thicker core.. .. the high 'E' can usually be found ranging from .008 to .011. Bob >> Even more actually, Tom means the one around .008, tho all I do with the geniuses who work in guitar shops in LA is eyeball it and point. (Excuse me - they'll likely all be millionaires before I will, but they still won't be able to sign their names the same on consecutive attempts). Tom Cleaver ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 Feb 1999 02:40:40 EST From: Albatrosdv@aol.com To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Rigging Wire Message-ID: In a message dated 99-02-25 22:50:14 EST, you write: << Tom: Better tell the less musical folks that they should ask for the "high" E, just in case they don't look at them before buying. Michael >> I take it you play in the Georgetown Blues Band - the "blues" being "we can't get a job in the White House cuz we can't afford a lawyer,,," (Kiiid-ding) My other post on this says that with guitar shop employees in LA, one eyeballs and points. Tom ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 Feb 1999 07:10:06 -0500 From: "David Vosburgh" To: Subject: Re: "Legs" and Sharon for the ages! Message-ID: <003e01be6180$f362d000$0cd690d0@Pvosburg> And how about R. Karr's digital articles from IM? Some 21st Century twerp will probably just have to access your article on the 0/400 in the IM back-issue archives, feed it into the Microsoft 3-D Transmogrifier, select the scale, and have a perfect replica materialize on his bench. No razor cuts, no frustration, no trying to find low (or was it high?) E strings in a virtual antique guitar store, no lost references --- in short, none of the endless battle against adversity that makes our lives so interesting. Wimps. DV -----Original Message----- From: KarrArt@aol.com To: Multiple recipients of list Date: Friday, February 26, 1999 3:53 AM Subject: "Legs" and Sharon for the ages! >Ah shucks, I just finished reading the Great Hairy Legged One of the Far >North's new article in OtF. I now dream of Strutters and Voisins. A great, >fine piece of work you should be proud of. >Some kid's gonna be wanting to build a Strutter or Fokker sometime in the >mid21st century, and this kid's gonna want to get his or her hands on those >neat journals from the late 20th century- you know the ones- those OtFs. >Sharon and Bob- writers for the ages- I salute you! >Robert K. > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 Feb 1999 12:28:16 -0000 From: "Sandy Adam" To: "AAA - WW1 Group" Subject: Airfix Message-ID: <199902261227.MAA21243@beryl.sol.co.uk> I see Airfix have just released some new 1/48 WWII fighters - a Mustang, Corsair and FW190 - Like the modelling world needs these kits!!!!! Well, at least they used to make WWI aircraft in 1/72 - maybe there's hope for some Great War aircraft from them now that they are doing so much in 1/48? Maybe we should all write to them and suggest that rather than wasting thier time competing with Tamiya and Hasegawa in 1939-45 subjects they should give us some mainstream WWI subjects in 1/48 like a Camel, an SE5a, a SPAD VII, a Nie 11, a Fokker D.VII, a DH-4 or 9, a Rumpler C.IV and a Strutter? One can but dream Sandy ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 Feb 1999 09:32:55 -0300 From: "Diego Fernetti" To: Subject: RE: "Legs" and Sharon for the ages! Message-ID: <000601be6184$2635f400$4640a8c0@prens-001.ssp.salud.rosario.gov.ar> I imagine the 21st century modeler talking with his pals: "hey boys, I need to find this XGFDREW35 Transmogrifier to do the Karrīs biplane. Do you know a reliable source of laser cutting interfaces? Jesus, I'll never finish that darn internet model!" ;-) D. -----Mensaje original----- De: David Vosburgh Para: Multiple recipients of list Fecha: Viernes 26 de Febrero de 1999 9:23 AM Asunto: Re: "Legs" and Sharon for the ages! >And how about R. Karr's digital articles from IM? Some 21st Century twerp >will probably just have to access your article on the 0/400 in the IM >back-issue archives, feed it into the Microsoft 3-D Transmogrifier, select >the scale, and have a perfect replica materialize on his bench. No razor >cuts, no frustration, no trying to find low (or was it high?) E strings in a >virtual antique guitar store, no lost references --- in short, none of the >endless battle against adversity that makes our lives so interesting. > >Wimps. > >DV ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 Feb 1999 07:35:14 -0500 From: John & Allison Cyganowski To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Hobbyshop Roundup II Message-ID: <36D69502.5641@worldnet.att.net> Okay, a new and expanded listing. Missing Rosemont was an oversight. This objective of this list is so that the traveler or vacationer can have a quick reference to see if there is a shop that he (or she) can visit. I suppose somebody should do one for the mail order houses (Sopwith Hobbies needs a plug!)and then compare it to the list of sources on the web page. Since I did the 1998 Favorites List and this one, I am passing the baton (or buck). Location Shop San Francisco Bay Area San Antonio Hobbyshop Mountain View, California San Francisco Bay Area Ace Hardware, Berkeley, California Des Moines, Iowa Hobby Haven East Windsor, Conneticut Craftec Hobbies Toronto, Ontario Canada Aviation World, North Star Hobbies Scarborough, Ontario Canada Collector' Lane Hobbies Austin, Texas Bob King's King's Hobby, Village Hobby Tempe, Arizona Depot Hobbies Chicago, Illinois Venture Hobbies Kreidersville, PA (Allentown area) Rosemont Hobbies Brisbane, Austrailia Hobby & Model Centre Vanier (Ottawa), Canada Hobby House New Orleans, Louisiana Hub Hobby Shop and Hobbies West Marrietta, GA AAA Hobbbies Duluth, GA The War Room Beautiful Burbank, California Tony and Addie's Hobby Lobby Marlborough, Massachusetts (Boston) Spare Time Hobby Shop ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 Feb 1999 08:05:20 -0500 (EST) From: Allan Wright To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Datafiles? Message-ID: <199902261305.IAA03961@pease1.sr.unh.edu> > >Can someone please tell me what were the subjects of the following Windsock > >Datafiles? An index of the Datafile subjects is on the web page at this URL: http://pease1.sr.unh.edu/misc/pubs/windsock.html -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, 26 Feb 1999 08:29:24 -0500 From: "Steven M. Perry" To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: WWI Armor Jackpot Message-ID: <3.0.1.32.19990226082924.007a2620@pop.mindspring.com> I fellow at work just walked into my office and unloaded a handful of old FSMs, including the Oct 1986 issue containing a lengthy article on scratchbuilding a Whippet tank in 1:25 scale, included are 5 view drawings. Anyone interested in such, give me an Off-List holler. Outside of the above article, the only WWI content was a full 2 page add for the 1/8 scale Hasagawa skeleton kits (Wright Flyer $89 Dr.1 $199 and Camel $224). A local shop currently has a Camel on consignment for $700. sp ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 Feb 1999 08:43:26 -0500 From: "David Vosburgh" To: "WWI Mailing List" Subject: Stringer Effect Message-ID: <000301be618e$0fe579a0$17d690d0@Pvosburg> O.K., troops. Having been out of 1:72 scale modeling for about 23 years, I'm trying to figure out the best way to represent the stringers on the rear fuselage of my Airfix Gladiator-to-Gauntlet conversion. It's off-topic, but I figured that since this would be applicable to WWI-era a/c as well that you'll probably bear with me yet again. If it were 1:48 I know what I'd do, but is there a generally accepted way to get the effect when you don't have any elbow room? So far I've considered strips of decal stock, scribing, lengths of fine sprue covered with white glue, etc.. Anybody have any brilliant ideas? TIA, DV ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 Feb 1999 08:11:40 -0600 From: "Lee J Mensinger" To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu, dkinnear@cisco.com Subject: Re: Airbrush needles Message-ID: <36D6AB9C.76633C8D@wireweb.net> David it depends on what you want. The #1 should be the finest and the #5 the largest. These things are not overly expensive and I have used the #1 and 3 for many years. Paasche is located in Chicago and I do not, at this moment, have their phone number or address but I don know that I have used their products for 37 years and their customer service people are some of the very best. They will work with you far beyond what most companies will. Do a search, on, www.dogpile.com Just enter Paasche, and see what you come up with.. Should do the trick. Might even try www.paasche.com might work also. Lee David Kinnear wrote: > A little help please! > > Does anyone know how the Paache airbrush needles size? > > I bought a kit a while back that had a 5 installed. The kit also came with a 1 and a 3. The 5 is ready for the bin, but I have no idea (instructions do not help) what I should replace it with. Suggestions? > > david ------------------------------ End of WWI Digest 1463 **********************