WWI Digest 1860 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) Re: NEW MEMBER by Sharon Henderson 2) Armored Gauntlet D.V by Brent & Tina Theobald 3) Re: Rhinebeck Report by "Douglas R. Jones" 4) RE: Rhinebeck's D.VIII by "Douglas R. Jones" 5) Re: Rhinebeck's D.VIII by "Douglas R. Jones" 6) Re: Rhinebeck Report by "Douglas R. Jones" 7) Re: NEW MEMBER by smperry@mindspring.com 8) Re: coming from Americal/Gryphon by ERIC HIGHT 9) Armour in Profile #1: Tank Mk. IV by roguerpj 10) Re: Americal #56 by Dennis Ugulano 11) Re: Armored Gauntlet D.V by Fernando Lamas 12) Re: coming from Americal/Gryphon by Michael Kendix 13) RE: coming from Americal/Gryphon by Shane Weier 14) Re: Armored Gauntlet D.V by "Michael S. Alvarado" 15) Re: coming from Americal/Gryphon by Ernest Thomas 16) Re: coming from Americal/Gryphon by "DAVID BURKE" 17) Re: Armored Gauntlet D.V by "DAVID BURKE" 18) Re: NEW MEMBER by "Michael S. Alvarado" 19) Re: NEW MEMBER by "Michael S. Alvarado" 20) Re: NEW MEMBER by "DAVID BURKE" 21) Re: NEW MEMBER by "Michael S. Alvarado" 22) Re: Armour in Profile #1: Tank Mk. IV by "PETER LEONARD" 23) Re: Armored Gauntlet D.V by "PETER LEONARD" 24) Re: Armour in Profile #1: Tank Mk. IV by KarrArt@aol.com 25) RE: coming from Americal/Gryphon by Shane Weier 26) Re: Armored Gauntlet D.V by smperry@mindspring.com 27) Re: coming from Americal/Gryphon by Matthew E Bittner 28) Re: NEW MEMBER by Matthew E Bittner ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 21:40:30 -0400 (EDT) From: Sharon Henderson To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: NEW MEMBER Message-ID: Hi Mike! I live in Fairfax, but work in Herndon -- that's *almost* Sterling! :-) Welcome out into the wet light of day! (as we batten down for Floyd....) Uh -- did I refer to you as a clod at some point?? How downright mean of me! Deepest apologies! And as for us having a Jasta up here in Old Virginny -- I'm all for it! Nother excuse and audience for baking cookies. :-) And WAIT til you see the cookies.... :-) Welcome! Sharon The Other Sharon, Fairfax :-) > << My name is Mike Alvarado thoughmost > people call me Alvie. I have been a lurker on this list for about a > year. It's not that I didn't want to actively participate but I was not > on-line at home and working as a civilian for the most traditional and > hidebound government agency, the U.S. navy, I was not about to incur the > rath of the crusty brass and send non-navy E-mail through my office. I > live in Sterling, Virgina, >> > > Welcome, Alvie! > > Good to hear from you, and you have put "Sterling, Virginia" on the list's > hometown map as our fourth list member from Virginia. Sounds like enough > to form a chapter or Jasta or something. :-) > > Regards, > > Dave Z (Dave #13) > ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 21:47:51 -0700 From: Brent & Tina Theobald To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Armored Gauntlet D.V Message-ID: <37E07677.9D3CFBD0@airmail.net> I am going to be painting Flashar's Albatros this week and I would like to ask for clarification. The instructions call for the fuse to be painted silver. Would a light grey (early RLM 02) be more appropriate? Also are the engine panels left natural metal or painted to match? Thanks in advance. Yes pictures will be coming (as if ya'll haven't seen this kit before). Since this one is in 48th my camera can get good shots of it Brent -- ************************************* They’ve got us surrounded, the poor bastards! ************************************* ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 21:53:52 -0500 From: "Douglas R. Jones" To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Rhinebeck Report Message-ID: <199909160253.VAA28216@ogopogo.flash.net> At 11:21 PM 9/14/99 -0400, you wrote: >Scared the heck out of me; I'd never seen him do it before. Barnstorming at its best. It was something else! >Incidentally, the Curse of Rhinebeck struck again... while Cyg and Brad and I found each >other on Sat., we managed to miss Doug completely both days. It was a repeat of June, when >Cam and I missed the Canadian contingent (Brad and Kevin) in much the same manner on the >opening weekend. Drat it all! Well there is always next year! >BTW I came home and finished the struts on the Eduard D.VI I've been working on for almost >three years; as I noted to Brad it must've been breathing in all the castor oil fumes! Nothing quite like the smell of burnt castor oil! That's why I use a model airplane fuel with castor oil in it! Besides it gives better protection, IMO, than the all synthetic oils. Doug -------------------------------------------------- 'I am a traveler of | Douglas R. Jones both Time and Space' | IEX Corporation Led Zeppelin | (972)301-1307 | djones@iex.com -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 21:54:59 -0500 From: "Douglas R. Jones" To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: RE: Rhinebeck's D.VIII Message-ID: <199909160254.VAA29290@bunyip.flash.net> At 11:30 PM 9/14/99 -0400, you wrote: >You may find that the repro D.VIII is far better built and with better >materials than were available in 1918 - and that the stresses and strains it >suffers are less than those of an operational machine. Look at the pics in >the datafile and judge for yourself - I may be wrong (and often am :-( ) As I recall under the wing of his first D-VIII you could detect some structure. It is just 1.5mm ply after all. Doug -------------------------------------------------- 'I am a traveler of | Douglas R. Jones both Time and Space' | IEX Corporation Led Zeppelin | (972)301-1307 | djones@iex.com -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 21:57:19 -0500 From: "Douglas R. Jones" To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Rhinebeck's D.VIII Message-ID: <199909160257.VAA02619@bunyip.flash.net> At 12:17 AM 9/15/99 -0400, you wrote: >My thoughts exactly... and in addition this one gets to sit inside a hangar, not out on >the line or in a canvas tent. But the ply on the wing (if in fact that's what it is?) was >obviously more substantial than the stuff Tony used. Yes it is ply. Norwegian birch ply, I think. 1.5mm thick. >Naww... one of the interesting points to me was the appearance of the wing covering in >many of the Datafile shots given the short operational life of these machines --- even >compared to the generally short lifespan of the average WW1 type. I *really* don't know if >I'd have hopped into one of those babies and gone crackling off into the wild blue with >any degree of confidence, even after the wing 'fix'. Something about that wavy plywood... I can see your reluctance. But I am pretty sure Brian's first wing had a bit of this. Brian is also using a polyester cloth, Ceconite, instead of linen. That helps. Doug -------------------------------------------------- 'I am a traveler of | Douglas R. Jones both Time and Space' | IEX Corporation Led Zeppelin | (972)301-1307 | djones@iex.com -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 21:58:31 -0500 From: "Douglas R. Jones" To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Rhinebeck Report Message-ID: <199909160258.VAA05399@ogopogo.flash.net> At 01:28 AM 9/15/99 -0400, you wrote: > Yes, that's him. As I said he helped Ross quite a bit on his Dr.I, so it >doesn't surprise me that he let Fred take it for a "spin". (How many >revolutions did he get, just kidding.) Fred said he was going to pick up a >120 LeRhone from Brian and rebuild it for him. Fred mentioned that over the weekend. He didn't say how far along he was though. We have promised them video of both of their landings at Rhinebeck. Doug -------------------------------------------------- 'I am a traveler of | Douglas R. Jones both Time and Space' | IEX Corporation Led Zeppelin | (972)301-1307 | djones@iex.com -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 23:00:54 -0400 From: smperry@mindspring.com To: "Multiple recipients of list" Subject: Re: NEW MEMBER Message-ID: <005701beffef$b19a5220$202b45cf@default> Hello Alvie: Welcome and glad to hear you will be participating. A local shop here in Florida has a Hasagawa Dr.1 hanging and it gets dusted twice a decade. I think it was me and not Sharon who referred to the shop owner as a clod, but that's primarily because he stocks so little WWI. (He was a lot friendlier when I was flying R/C and buying lots of fuel, monokote and props.) Well, you've been lurking, so you know what to expect. regards sp ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 20:09:19 -0700 From: ERIC HIGHT To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: coming from Americal/Gryphon Message-ID: <3.0.3.32.19990915200919.0074d850@pop.amug.org> At 10:28 PM 9/15/99 -0400, you wrote: >ERIC HIGHT wrote: > >> we will be starting next year with a gotha g.iii, big ack 8 and a lvg c.vi >> all in 1/48th. > >What's the price on the LVG gonna be? >E. > >e, have no idea. but have guess in range with the rest of them. i know big help. toe ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 22:32:00 -0500 From: roguerpj To: "wwi@pease1.srund.edu" Subject: Armour in Profile #1: Tank Mk. IV Message-ID: <37E064B0.B79EFF42@black-hole.com> So, I gets a copy of Armor in Profile #1 Tank Mk.IV. I am wondering what the history of this publication is. This is the comic collector peeking through in me. I could care less if it is valuable or not. I paid no more an no less than what it was worth to me. Given that it is older than I am it is is good shape. Just was curious as to the whole profile concept? As for the book it self. Any thing about the issue I need to be aware of? Omissions or in accurate pictures? Rob johnson -- roguerpj "Its not you. My spell checker couldn't figure it out either." ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 23:33:21 -0400 From: Dennis Ugulano To: "wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu" Subject: Re: Americal #56 Message-ID: <199909152333_MC2-84FF-26E1@compuserve.com> Mike, I have sheet #56 from a collection of a friend. There's no way I can describe it to you. Send me a email address and I will send you a scan. Dennis Ugulano email: Uggies@compuserve.com http://members.xoom.com/Uggies/dju.htm Page Revised 9/12/99 "Every modeller will rise to his own level of masochism" ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 20:39:19 -0700 From: Fernando Lamas To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Armored Gauntlet D.V Message-ID: <3.0.6.32.19990915203919.008d4100@olympus.net> At 10:53 PM 9/15/99 -0400, you wrote: >I am going to be painting Flashar's Albatros this week and I would like >to ask for clarification. The instructions call for the fuse to be >painted silver. Would a light grey (early RLM 02) be more appropriate? > >Brent I have always wondered who came up with this silver recommendation. Suppose you were the Jastafuhrer of Jasta 5 at the Front and you desparately *wanted* to paint your planes silver for whatever reason. Where could you possibly get such paint? Ask the Pfalz factory to ship aluminum dope all the way to the Front? It seems to me that they probably mixed available white and black paint to come up with a light grey. Fernando Lamas ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 23:52:34 EDT From: Michael Kendix To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: coming from Americal/Gryphon Message-ID: <19990915.234750.4455.1.mkendix@juno.com> Juno is my home email. I can be reached during work hours at mkendix@hotmail.com during work time hours. On Wed, 15 Sep 1999 21:40:50 -0400 (EDT) ERIC HIGHT writes: >this is in response to the a/g thread. the reason i have not done >markings >in 1/48 & 1/72 is because of a/g and others are already "suppling" the >market sufficently. i assume?? the decals i did in 48th were done >because i needed them for my kits and could not find a reasonable >supply >source for them. i do not wish to "crash" into someone else's area >when >they seem to be doing a good job. i have never had any contact of any >kind >with the dr. he defiately is not in this for the money. his research >seems to be very in depth and accurate. of course if we have >competeing >products i would like to sell you mine. if this changes then i will >be >more than interested in markings for 48 & 72. >in this vein that is why i did the 28 decals because nobody else was >doing >any. now after all that here is csm's announcement.(nothing like >being >pre-empted boom kabam!!) > Eric: Please do not think my recommendation of Americal is an implict criticism of you. I understand entirely that you are limiting your range to what you think will sell. I don't do 1/48th scale so I've never tried your products, but I hear good things. Michael ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1999 13:58:27 +1000 From: Shane Weier To: "'wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu'" Subject: RE: coming from Americal/Gryphon Message-ID: <65C968E11318D311B0BD0060B06865CD475B49@mimhexch.mim.com.au> Eric, > we will be starting next year with a gotha g.iii, big ack 8 > and a lvg c.vi > all in 1/48th. Oh great. I start a scratchbuilt Biff, and Aeroclub and BM bring out kits. Then I start a C.VI and CSM blows me away. This is getting to be a habit :-( Shane ************************************************************** The information contained in this E-Mail is confidential and is intended only for the use of the addressee(s). If you receive this E-Mail in error, any use, distribution or copying of this E-Mail is not permitted. You are requested to forward unwanted E-Mail and address any problems to the MIM Holdings Limited Help Desk. E-Mail: helpdesk@mim.com.au or phone: Australia 07 3833 8042. ************************************************************** ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1999 00:21:42 -0400 From: "Michael S. Alvarado" To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Armored Gauntlet D.V Message-ID: <37E07056.3B88661C@bellatlantic.net> I am currentlyworking on von Hipples (ex Flashar's) red dragon Alb. D.V, I think the fuselages of the Jasta 5 Alb. D. Vs were painted a light gray vice silver. I plan to use something on the lines of Floquil Confederate gray, i.e. a light but definite gray. Alvie Brent & Tina Theobald wrote: > I am going to be painting Flashar's Albatros this week and I would like > to ask for clarification. The instructions call for the fuse to be > painted silver. Would a light grey (early RLM 02) be more appropriate? > Also are the engine panels left natural metal or painted to match? > > Thanks in advance. Yes pictures will be coming (as if ya'll haven't seen > this kit before). Since this one is in 48th my camera can get good shots > of it > > Brent > > -- > ************************************* > They’ve got us surrounded, the poor bastards! > ************************************* ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 23:33:45 -0500 From: Ernest Thomas To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: coming from Americal/Gryphon Message-ID: <37E07329.51D0@bellsouth.net> ERIC HIGHT wrote: > have no idea. but have guess in range with the rest of them. i know big > help. So, somewhere between 30 and 100 bucks? Yer right, that IS a big help. ;) E. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 23:35:38 -0500 From: "DAVID BURKE" To: Subject: Re: coming from Americal/Gryphon Message-ID: <001f01befffc$ef51a7a0$b383aec7@dora9sprynet.com> Yeah, like you have never run into the Modeler's Curse before? Puh-leez! DB -----Original Message----- From: Shane Weier To: Multiple recipients of list Date: Wednesday, September 15, 1999 11:01 PM Subject: RE: coming from Americal/Gryphon >Eric, > >> we will be starting next year with a gotha g.iii, big ack 8 >> and a lvg c.vi >> all in 1/48th. > >Oh great. I start a scratchbuilt Biff, and Aeroclub and BM bring out kits. >Then I start a C.VI and CSM blows me away. This is getting to be a habit :-( > >Shane >************************************************************** >The information contained in this E-Mail is confidential >and is intended only for the use of the addressee(s). >If you receive this E-Mail in error, any use, distribution >or copying of this E-Mail is not permitted. You are >requested to forward unwanted E-Mail and address any problems >to the MIM Holdings Limited Help Desk. >E-Mail: helpdesk@mim.com.au or phone: Australia 07 3833 8042. >************************************************************** ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 23:34:01 -0500 From: "DAVID BURKE" To: Subject: Re: Armored Gauntlet D.V Message-ID: <001e01befffc$ee66ab60$b383aec7@dora9sprynet.com> I painted my Jasta 5 Alb. D.V a light grey upon the recommendation of others. It is not an RLM02 grey, more of an FS 36495 grey with no greenish cast to it. DB -----Original Message----- From: Fernando Lamas To: Multiple recipients of list Date: Wednesday, September 15, 1999 10:40 PM Subject: Re: Armored Gauntlet D.V >At 10:53 PM 9/15/99 -0400, you wrote: >>I am going to be painting Flashar's Albatros this week and I would like >>to ask for clarification. The instructions call for the fuse to be >>painted silver. Would a light grey (early RLM 02) be more appropriate? >> >>Brent > > I have always wondered who came up with this silver recommendation. >Suppose you were the Jastafuhrer of Jasta 5 at the Front and you >desparately *wanted* to paint your planes silver for whatever reason. >Where could you possibly get such paint? Ask the Pfalz factory to ship >aluminum dope all the way to the Front? > > It seems to me that they probably mixed available white and black paint >to come up with a light grey. > > Fernando Lamas > ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1999 00:33:32 -0400 From: "Michael S. Alvarado" To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: NEW MEMBER Message-ID: <37E0731C.DFDCF930@bellatlantic.net> I would possibly be bi-scalar but seeing as how I have been prescribed bi-focals for the past two years but refuse to get any (I will age any way but gracefully) I opt for the manly scale. besides its so much fun to drive yourself bonkers cramming all the doodads in a cockpit that is open so must be detailed but will end up in shadow an no one but the builder will ever see. Alvie Shane Weier wrote: > Alvie > > > Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Mike Alvarado thoughmost > > It seems a *little* strange to say welcome to someone who's been here a year > already - but "G'Day" as we say. > > Obviously you know just what the zoo is like already including.... > > > On a closing note, my wife was looking through the Rogues Gallery a > > thinks I look just like Shane Weir, isn't that a hoot. > > It's a conspiracy you know. Robert Karr looks identical to my friend Fred > Liedel ( one of the Ship Model Mailing List SMMLies) and I've been trying to > get them both online simultaneously but it never happens. Think about it ;-) > > Your mention of the Eduard D.V suggests that we share more than looks - > clearly 1/48 is the superior scale :-0 > > Shane > ************************************************************** > The information contained in this E-Mail is confidential > and is intended only for the use of the addressee(s). > If you receive this E-Mail in error, any use, distribution > or copying of this E-Mail is not permitted. You are > requested to forward unwanted E-Mail and address any problems > to the MIM Holdings Limited Help Desk. > E-Mail: helpdesk@mim.com.au or phone: Australia 07 3833 8042. > ************************************************************** ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1999 00:37:22 -0400 From: "Michael S. Alvarado" To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: NEW MEMBER Message-ID: <37E07402.88353BB6@bellatlantic.net> Dennis, Though I really love the compactness and cuteness of 1/72, aging eyes and my wife's preference for things that she can see have resulted in a collection having but a single ot 1/72 scale model the rest are 1/48 primarily plus a 1/8 hasegawa Fokker Dr.I and a 1/16 Hasegawa Wright Flyer. Alvie Dennis Ugulano wrote: > Hi Alvie, > > Welcome to the group. If you have been lurking for a year, you > know what you are getting into. > > Like you, my entire collection is on permanent display at a hobby > shop. It protects it from exploring fingers and also, lets face it, more > people will look at the display in a day at the hobby shop that a year at > my place. > > Good to have you with us. What is you primary scale? > > Dennis Ugulano > email: Uggies@compuserve.com > http://members.xoom.com/Uggies/dju.htm > Page Revised 9/12/99 > "Every modeller will rise to his own level of masochism" ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 23:44:43 -0500 From: "DAVID BURKE" To: Subject: Re: NEW MEMBER Message-ID: <002e01befffe$3318ec40$b383aec7@dora9sprynet.com> 1/48? I like him already! Welcome to the freak show Alvie! DB (What's it all about, Alvie? Is it just for the moment we live..... sorry) -----Original Message----- From: Michael S. Alvarado To: Multiple recipients of list Date: Wednesday, September 15, 1999 11:46 PM Subject: Re: NEW MEMBER >Dennis, > >Though I really love the compactness and cuteness of 1/72, aging eyes and my >wife's preference for things that she can see have resulted in a collection >having but a single ot 1/72 scale model the rest are 1/48 primarily plus a >1/8 hasegawa Fokker Dr.I and a 1/16 Hasegawa Wright Flyer. > >Alvie > >Dennis Ugulano wrote: > >> Hi Alvie, >> >> Welcome to the group. If you have been lurking for a year, you >> know what you are getting into. >> >> Like you, my entire collection is on permanent display at a hobby >> shop. It protects it from exploring fingers and also, lets face it, more >> people will look at the display in a day at the hobby shop that a year at >> my place. >> >> Good to have you with us. What is you primary scale? >> >> Dennis Ugulano >> email: Uggies@compuserve.com >> http://members.xoom.com/Uggies/dju.htm >> Page Revised 9/12/99 >> "Every modeller will rise to his own level of masochism" > ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1999 00:45:07 -0400 From: "Michael S. Alvarado" To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: NEW MEMBER Message-ID: <37E075D2.97F6E652@bellatlantic.net> Sharon (the other) No apology necessary, I really got a laugh out the fact that someone even noticed it. It was my second model after a ten year hiatus, and I enjoyed mock scolding Stephan (the shop owner) for being such a sloppy shop keeper. Actually the semi-annual model dusting we do at the shop is a long tedious all day affair. Did you know that plastic models ingeneral have a net negative electrical charge on them and are thus truly dust magnets. As for the formation of a National Capital Jasta I'm all for it, the sooner the better. Alvie Sharon Henderson wrote: > Hi Mike! > > I live in Fairfax, but work in Herndon -- that's *almost* Sterling! :-) > > Welcome out into the wet light of day! (as we batten down for Floyd....) > > Uh -- did I refer to you as a clod at some point?? How downright mean of > me! Deepest apologies! > > And as for us having a Jasta up here in Old Virginny -- I'm all for it! > Nother excuse and audience for baking cookies. :-) And WAIT til you see > the cookies.... :-) > > Welcome! > > Sharon The Other Sharon, > Fairfax :-) > > > << My name is Mike Alvarado thoughmost > > people call me Alvie. I have been a lurker on this list for about a > > year. It's not that I didn't want to actively participate but I was not > > on-line at home and working as a civilian for the most traditional and > > hidebound government agency, the U.S. navy, I was not about to incur the > > rath of the crusty brass and send non-navy E-mail through my office. I > > live in Sterling, Virgina, >> > > > > Welcome, Alvie! > > > > Good to hear from you, and you have put "Sterling, Virginia" on the list's > > hometown map as our fourth list member from Virginia. Sounds like enough > > to form a chapter or Jasta or something. :-) > > > > Regards, > > > > Dave Z (Dave #13) > > ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 22:30:18 PDT From: "PETER LEONARD" To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Armour in Profile #1: Tank Mk. IV Message-ID: <19990916053018.27313.qmail@hotmail.com> I remember buying my first Profile around 1964/5 at my local model shop (which sadly became a video outlet last year). It was a new concept and very exciting back then. AFAIK they folded in the late seventies but I bet most of us would be buying them were they still published. The only armour profile I have is WW1 British armoured cars and one of these days I'm going to do that Lanchester. Resin anyone? Peter Leonard IPMS UK Lancashire & Cheshire Branch http://www.storks.cwc.net http://www.escadrille.mcmail.com PeterL@cwcom.net ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 22:39:36 PDT From: "PETER LEONARD" To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Armored Gauntlet D.V Message-ID: <19990916053936.99153.qmail@hotmail.com> All, aluminium paint was then, as is now for some applications, a common means of protecting wood from the elements. I have no problem with the suggestion that some Albatri were delivered finished in this way, and the fact that Jasta 5 a/c appear to have been either/or re-inforces it for me. The question I can't answer is how come it's only in Jasta 5 that it is so obvious? Maybe they just got photographed a lot. Peter Leonard >From: Fernando Lamas >Reply-To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu >To: Multiple recipients of list >Subject: Re: Armored Gauntlet D.V >Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 23:38:37 -0400 (EDT) > >At 10:53 PM 9/15/99 -0400, you wrote: > >I am going to be painting Flashar's Albatros this week and I would like > >to ask for clarification. The instructions call for the fuse to be > >painted silver. Would a light grey (early RLM 02) be more appropriate? > > > >Brent > > I have always wondered who came up with this silver recommendation. >Suppose you were the Jastafuhrer of Jasta 5 at the Front and you >desparately *wanted* to paint your planes silver for whatever reason. >Where could you possibly get such paint? Ask the Pfalz factory to ship >aluminum dope all the way to the Front? > > It seems to me that they probably mixed available white and black paint >to come up with a light grey. > > Fernando Lamas > > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1999 02:00:27 EDT From: KarrArt@aol.com To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Armour in Profile #1: Tank Mk. IV Message-ID: <8414912b.2511e17b@aol.com> In a message dated 9/15/99 10:32:08 PM Pacific Daylight Time, peter_leonard@hotmail.com writes: << I remember buying my first Profile around 1964/5 at my local model shop (which sadly became a video outlet last year). It was a new concept and very exciting back then. AFAIK they folded in the late seventies but I bet most of us would be buying them were they still published. The only armour profile I have is WW1 British armoured cars and one of these days I'm going to do that Lanchester. Resin anyone? Peter Leonard >> I have most of the WW I airplane profile (ALMOST) in the original purply-pink covers. About half were ordered from Bill Dean SkyBooks at 9 for $3, and the other half bought at the Knott's Berry Farm theme park model RR shop at around 45 cents a piece. I have one WW I armor- the German A whatzits . (uh...I also a bunch of ......off-topic titles) A good little series and for the day couldn't be beat- whenever I start a new project, I still drag the appropriate title out if I have it. Robert K. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1999 16:15:07 +1000 From: Shane Weier To: "'wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu'" Subject: RE: coming from Americal/Gryphon Message-ID: <65C968E11318D311B0BD0060B06865CD475B4C@mimhexch.mim.com.au> Dave > Yeah, like you have never run into the Modeler's Curse > before? Puh-leez! Not *too* often. You have to understand that it won't happen too often if you only build one model every 3 1/2 years. :-( It won't stop me either. BM and Aeroclub didn't, why should CSM, when what I enjoy most is the process of getting there, not just having a model on the shelf Shane ************************************************************** The information contained in this E-Mail is confidential and is intended only for the use of the addressee(s). If you receive this E-Mail in error, any use, distribution or copying of this E-Mail is not permitted. You are requested to forward unwanted E-Mail and address any problems to the MIM Holdings Limited Help Desk. E-Mail: helpdesk@mim.com.au or phone: Australia 07 3833 8042. ************************************************************** ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1999 06:10:56 -0400 From: smperry@mindspring.com To: Subject: Re: Armored Gauntlet D.V Message-ID: <003101bf002b$c51143e0$672b45cf@default> >I am currentlyworking on von Hipples (ex Flashar's) red dragon Alb. D.V, I >think the fuselages of the Jasta 5 Alb. D. Vs were painted a light gray vice >silver. I plan to use something on the lines of Floquil Confederate gray, >i.e. a light but definite gray. > >Alvie Excellent choice of subject and color. My favorite 'tross. sp ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1999 05:09:38 -0500 From: Matthew E Bittner To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: coming from Americal/Gryphon Message-ID: <19990916.051920.-5293.0.mbittner@juno.com> On Wed, 15 Sep 1999 21:40:50 -0400 (EDT) ERIC HIGHT writes: > csm will be now able to take orders for m. digmayer's props for any > scale( > ya hear matt!) wwi a/c. i have a few minor details(prices) to work > out. i > do however have these worked out: 48th 2 bladed will be 12.00,48th 4 > bladed > will be 17.00 and 1/28 2 bladed will be 16.00. > this should be able to start by next week. > as usual if interested please contact me off list. Super! Now, what are the prices for 1/72nd? :-) Matt Bittner http://www.geocities.com/~ipmsfortcrook http://www.discoveromaha.com/community/groups/plasticmodelers/index.html ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1999 05:16:41 -0500 From: Matthew E Bittner To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: NEW MEMBER Message-ID: <19990916.051920.-5293.3.mbittner@juno.com> On Thu, 16 Sep 1999 00:40:57 -0400 (EDT) "Michael S. Alvarado" writes: > I would possibly be bi-scalar but seeing as how I have been > prescribed bi-focals > for the past two years but refuse to get any (I will age any way but > gracefully) > I opt for the manly scale. besides its so much fun to drive yourself > bonkers > cramming all the doodads in a cockpit that is open so must be > detailed but will > end up in shadow an no one but the builder will ever see. But you can do the same in 1/72nd!! Plus, it's more impressive in the correct scale. Matt Bittner http://www.geocities.com/~ipmsfortcrook http://www.discoveromaha.com/community/groups/plasticmodelers/index.html ------------------------------ End of WWI Digest 1860 **********************