WWI Digest 1990 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) Re: cannon armed airplane by "Len Smith" 2) Re: Off-topic, but perhaps amusing by "Len Smith" 3) Encore WWI 75mm Cannon by "Edward Swaim" 4) Down for the Holidays by "DAVID BURKE" 5) Re: Birthday greetings by "Jim Landon" 6) RE: Encore WWI 75mm Cannon by "dfernet0" 7) Re: How did you reached the list? was: Modeler Ages by "Jim Landon" 8) Re: Modeling duhs, was Age of Modelers by "Jim Landon" 9) Re: Modeler Ages - The Results by "Jim Landon" 10) Re: How did you reached the list? by roguerpj@black-hole.com (roguerpj) 11) Re: Happy Thanksgiving! by "Jim Landon" 12) Airfix WWI Tank (was Re: Il'ya compliments) by roguerpj@black-hole.com (roguerpj) 13) Re: How did you reached the list? by "Mike Franklin" 14) Re: Encore WWI 75mm Cannon by GRBroman@aol.com 15) Re: back on list / information on fokker d VI by Matt Bittner 16) PE Tool for Making Struts? by Brent & Tina Theobald 17) Re: Modeling duhs, was Age of Modelers by Matt Bittner 18) RE: Latest Windsock by Shane Weier 19) RE: How did you reached the list? was: Modeler Ages by Shane Weier 20) Re: back on list / information on fokker d VI by "Jim Landon" 21) Re: How did you reached the list? was: Modeler Ages by Pedro e Francisca 22) Re: dihedral by Suvoroff@aol.com 23) Re: Modeler Ages - The Results by Zulis@aol.com 24) Re: Encore WWI 75mm Cannon by Tom Solinski 25) Re: PE Tool for Making Struts? by Tom Solinski 26) Re: dihedral by Ernest Thomas 27) Re: dihedral by "Dale Beamish" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 17:58:30 -0000 From: "Len Smith" To: Subject: Re: cannon armed airplane Message-ID: <002201bf36a5$f8d0cb00$ea857ed4@default> Peter, FromThe Best of Windsock Volume 2 "There is no evidence to support several reports that the Scout was to be armed with the Two-pounder Davis gun, a cumbersome weapon that could hardly have been less suitable for installation in this under powered little aeroplane." However, there is a photograph of an FE2b , armed with a Vickers automatic one-pounder gun (does this count as a cannon?) believed to have been taken at Orfordness in August 1916. I think this pre-dates the Spad 12. Regards Len. lensmith@clara.net http://home.clara.net/lensmith ----- Original Message ----- From: peter crow To: Multiple recipients of list Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 1999 1:59 AM Subject: cannon armed airplane > > And here I thought it was an AD Scout that was the > first... > P. Crow > > --- Tom Solinski wrote: > > The USAFM quiz of the day stated that the first > > cannon armed airplane > > was a SPAD XII. I didn't know the type and trusty > > WEB FERRET brought me > > to the list. Been selling off everything with one > > short wing and jet > > pipes ever since! > > > > Tom S > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com > > ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 17:59:25 -0000 From: "Len Smith" To: Subject: Re: Off-topic, but perhaps amusing Message-ID: <002301bf36a5$fa420e40$ea857ed4@default> sp, > > To bring this completely back on topic, 2 Nie.11 questions: First, does > anyone know the colors of St. Armand de Turenne's Nie.11 wings? Were they > CDL or done in French National colors like the Fuselage? Second, was the > crest in the center of his hunting horn emblem red & yellow diag striped >or solid black? Windsock Volume 5 Number 4 has a profile of this a/c showing wings as CDL/light yellow with black edging, and the wheel covers as blue. It also states "The pilot's family coat of arms in the form of a hunting horn with a red and gold shield". There is no serial number or other marking on the rudder in the photograph in the magazine. There is also another of his a/c photographed and profiled in the Nieuport Datafile Special Volume 1. This has the fuselage in CDL/light yellow from the cowl cheek fairings to the back of the cockpit , then blue ,white and red stripes to the level of the tailskid. The wheel covers are also striped red (outer) white and blue. Serial No. N over 576 over Charge over Maxima over (unreadable) on the rudder. Caption states "All surfaces outlined in an undefined colour, French roundels in six positions, with white areas of upper wing markings apparently omitted". Note that the outlining was applied to the CDL/light yellow portions of the fuselage. By the way, rather nice job you did on the Ilya, not bad, not bad at all.( How's that for British under statement) Regards Len. (OHMIGAWD, it's gorgeous!) lensmith@clara.net http://home.clara.net/lensmith ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 10:08:43 PST From: "Edward Swaim" To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Encore WWI 75mm Cannon Message-ID: <19991124180843.32094.qmail@hotmail.com> I picked up an Encore 1/24 75mm "WWI 75mm cannon" while on a trip to San Franciso. It isn't the classic "French 75." What is it? ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 12:03:49 -0600 From: "DAVID BURKE" To: Subject: Down for the Holidays Message-ID: <007001bf36a6$4529c6a0$b997aec7@dora9sprynet.com> Well Folks, My last final exam was last night, and now I head to Mobile for the holiday weekend to visit me Mum and the hobby shop where my more refined skills took root. So to avoid an hour of e-mail when I get back, I'm unsubbing. Happy Thanksgiving to all fellow Americans, and a good weekend to the rest of you who don't have as much to be thankful for ;). I jest, of course. Among that which I have to be thankful for are decent health, a good family, and a hobby that constantly challenges and improves my skill and has helped my choose an academic career. Oh, and for you guys too. Nothing finer than finding kindred spirits. My best to all, Dave ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 10:21:44 PST From: "Jim Landon" To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Birthday greetings Message-ID: <19991124182144.54332.qmail@hotmail.com> CTJ said <> Happy Birthday CTJ. I turned 56 on the 15th. Took a vacation day on my birthday to work on my Tommy. On vacation again now to try and finish it before it's one year anniversary. I just re-subscribed to the mailing list ... first attempt at reading it from my new computer at home. Jim Landon >From: CTJDavies@aol.com >Reply-To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu >To: Multiple recipients of list >Subject: Re: Birthday greetings >Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1999 16:59:46 -0500 (EST) > >In einer eMail vom 22.11.1999 22:37:06 (MEZ) Mitteleuropäische Zeit >schreibt >sdw@qld.mim.com.au: > ><< I just hit 54 today, and basically the trouble with the fast flitting > > forties apply to the fifties too > >> > >Damn ! ! ! > >CTJ (39 next month) ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 15:22:21 -0300 From: "dfernet0" To: Subject: RE: Encore WWI 75mm Cannon Message-ID: <004e01bf36a8$d99fd700$4640a8c0@ssp.salud.rosario.gov.ar> Edward I'm currently building (struggling?) with an 1/35 kit of Schneider 75mm cannon, issued by Tom Modellbau. List member James Gray helped me a lot with references. Thanks again James! But I distinctly recall an FSM article that described the kit you mention, and sorry if I dissapoint you, but the writer said that the Encore kit represents an 1908 american field piece, in a different scale than stated in the box, and not related with the french "soixante quinze". Anyway, it's a fine model and builds beautifully with a little work here and there. Let me dig in my library and tomorrow I'll let you know the specifics. Or, in the other hand I'm wrong.... I have to check that magazine, it's a while since I don't read it. D. ----- Original Message ----- From: Edward Swaim To: Multiple recipients of list Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 1999 3:10 PM Subject: Encore WWI 75mm Cannon > I picked up an Encore 1/24 75mm "WWI 75mm cannon" while on a trip to San > Franciso. > > It isn't the classic "French 75." What is it? > > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 10:43:41 PST From: "Jim Landon" To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: How did you reached the list? was: Modeler Ages Message-ID: <19991124184342.62090.qmail@hotmail.com> How did I find this list? Same way I do everything ... stumble around in the dark without a clue until I bump into something. My wife gave me a hobby shop gift certificate last Christmas and I bought "one o' them thar aerioplanes wif two wangs" ... no lie, that's how much I knew about wwi bipes. I searched the web on my "coffee breaks" and "lunch hour" at work, downloading everything I could find by searching on "biplanes" and other key words ... got nothing but Stearman sites at first, but eventually stumbled onto the wwi modeling list. Jim Landon, the blacksmith at the clockmakers convention >From: "Ray Boorman" >Reply-To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu >To: Multiple recipients of list >Subject: Re: How did you reached the list? was: Modeler Ages >Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1999 22:23:29 -0500 (EST) > >I bought the eduard Seimens Schuckert, had no clue what it was. So I >searched for it on yahoo. A few clicks >and I was looking at the discussion archive. That was was in 1995 or so. >Since then I've been hooked both to this list and website and wwi models as >well. I guess its all in the meta tags...... > >Ray Boorman >----- Original Message ----- >From: >To: Multiple recipients of list >Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 1999 2:46 PM >Subject: Re: How did you reached the list? was: Modeler Ages > > > > The venerable Diego enquires: > > > > << list > > or > > Allan's site?> >> > > > > I had been on the internet for a total of two days, and a friend showed >me > > how to use a search engine. I would enter the name of a WWI airplane >... > > it would bring me to an item in the archives. Another one - I find >one >of > > Bob's profiles. And so on.. and so on... The amazing part is, I >was >so > > absolutely clueless about internet navigation that I didnt comprehend >that > > these tantalizing bits and pieces were part of one, larger, site. >When, >a > > few days later, I figured out how web sites work and how to navigate >about, I > > was in biplane heaven. Thanks again, Al. > > > > Dave Z > > > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 10:52:42 PST From: "Jim Landon" To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Modeling duhs, was Age of Modelers Message-ID: <19991124185242.39068.qmail@hotmail.com> <> I was having that problem while gluing Grandt Line rivet heads and bolt heads on my Tommy. A friend in the local IPMS chapter told me to pick up small parts with a moistened (licked) toothpick. Works great for me. Now I mostly use my tweezers for pulling splinters from my fingers. ;-) Jim >From: KarrArt@aol.com >Reply-To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu >To: Multiple recipients of list >Subject: Re: Modeling duhs, was Age of Modelers >Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1999 23:55:08 -0500 (EST) > >In a message dated 11/23/99 3:44:41 AM Pacific Standard Time, >janah@worldnet.att.net writes: > ><< Even worse: > > You have given up on ever finding that essential, but micrscopic piece > of phototech. You resign yourself to scratching it out of plastic. You > finish making your part after stabbed fingers, the occasional curse and > much muttering. You pick up the part with tweezers to admire your > handi-work and "Plink"! It too flies off to join its metal cousin in > model part limbo. > > Cyg. > >> > > Me PEparts have the truly annoying habit of turning up AFTER I don't need >them anymore. This has happened several times- the classic "sploink snick" >of >the part rocketing from the tweezers, followed by resignation , then making >the part from scratch and then finishing the model. Within two or three >days, >the part turns up, usually found with a sharp pain in the toe that finds >it. >RK > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 10:58:03 PST From: "Jim Landon" To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Modeler Ages - The Results Message-ID: <19991124185803.56465.qmail@hotmail.com> <> You mean to tell me I'm not the only one who ever built a Guillows balsa and tissue model? I am in desperate need for a pilot figure for my Tommy. Can you help? Jim >From: KarrArt@aol.com >Reply-To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu >To: Multiple recipients of list >Subject: Re: Modeler Ages - The Results >Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1999 23:56:02 -0500 (EST) > >In a message dated 11/23/99 11:41:27 AM Pacific Standard Time, >cfrieden@calpoly.edu writes: > ><< > I am studying aeronautical engineering, so I know lots of people my age >who >are > interested in airplanes. Unfortunately, they seem to be more concerned >with > performance than anything else. Small wings and an afterburner and they >are >in > love. It may be difficult, but I will see what I can do to spread the >faith! > > -Chris Friedenbach > (getting ready to go home to the Bay Area, where they have REAL hobby >shops!) > >> > >Thanks for your perspective! >I guess I'm one of the rare ones who never completely gave up model >building. >After being thouroughly airplane crazy ( with emphasis on WW I but not >exclusively)from maybe age 10 till I was around 16, I did find otyher >things >to do, but I kept my hand in the hobby with an airplane here and there. The >large figure modeling that I do exploded from age 16 on when I started >scratchbuilding rock musicians- an outgrowth of merely wanting some crew >members for my large scale Guillow WW I builds. One particular week stands >out as typical- I had a band gig to think about that weekend, and on the >building table I had two 9" tall Eric Claptons, a Jerry Garcia, a Guillow >Nieuport28 and a Monogram P-61 all going on at the same time.Doing almost >1000 figures taught me a few things about materials and scratchbuilding in >general. No dramatic epiphany drove me back to airplanes- I just drifted >back >a project at a time (and I had kept up with what was going on 'cause I >continued to read the model mags). I can't imagine the shock some folks >must >go through when they return to modeling after a long abscence considering >all >the changes in the last 10-20-30- years! >Robert K. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 25 Nov 1999 19:15:10 GMT From: roguerpj@black-hole.com (roguerpj) To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: How did you reached the list? Message-ID: <383d89ec.54469886@mail.black-hole.com> It was a search engine for me as well but I was looking for info on wwi flight simulations. I found this place and remembered a long desire to build bi planes :) I went out and bought a kit and started modeling again after a 15 year absences. rob johnson roguerpj "...the saddest thing about ephemerals was their little lives rarely held time enough for love." robert heinlein ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 11:13:12 PST From: "Jim Landon" To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! Message-ID: <19991124191312.6746.qmail@hotmail.com> <<>Please let me wish the American contingent of the list a very Happy Thanksgiving and Holiday Cheer to the rest of my colleags here.>> Yes indeed, Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. We all have plenty to be truly thankful for. - Jim >From: John Cyganowski >Reply-To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu >To: Multiple recipients of list >Subject: Happy Thanksgiving! >Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 06:59:30 -0500 (EST) > >Please let me wish the American contingent of the list a very Happy >Thanksgiving and Holiday Cheer to the rest of my colleags here. > >Best Regards As Always, >John Cyganowski ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 25 Nov 1999 19:30:56 GMT From: roguerpj@black-hole.com (roguerpj) To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Airfix WWI Tank (was Re: Il'ya compliments) Message-ID: <383e8dde.55480774@mail.black-hole.com> Steve, Which tank is the Airfix? I will get some links together for you if you want. rob johnson On Tue, 23 Nov 1999 20:42:31 -0500 (EST), you wrote: >--- smperry@mindspring.com wrote: > >> NB: Toko Nie.11 >> NU: Airfix HO scale WWI Tank > >Since you know about the problems with the first, do you know >about the problems with the second? > > >Matt Bittner >On Vacation > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com roguerpj "...the saddest thing about ephemerals was their little lives rarely held time enough for love." robert heinlein ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 11:35:43 -0800 From: "Mike Franklin" To: Subject: Re: How did you reached the list? Message-ID: <008801bf36b3$1a53ab00$66edfc9e@default> It was Shane Weir's fault officer, I SAW him do it. He MADE me do it, really. I had NO say in the matter. I was forced I tells ya', forced at the point of an e-mail . . . . . .! ;^) Mike Franklin Bellingham, WA "No man is so hated as he who will drive the speed limit" ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 14:54:41 EST From: GRBroman@aol.com To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Encore WWI 75mm Cannon Message-ID: <0.10f9eda9.256d9c81@aol.com> In a message dated 11/24/99, 12:11:34 PM, wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu writes: <> It's a US 3 inch model 1905. I did the research to build this model up for a display at teh Fort Lewis Museum a number of years past. Imagine my surprise when I fond out that I didn't have to convert the Encore 75mm to a US 3 inch. IIRC, the breech is actualy a model '08. Anyway, bottom line is a French 75 it aint. Glen ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 13:08:22 -0800 (PST) From: Matt Bittner To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: back on list / information on fokker d VI Message-ID: <19991124210823.14826.rocketmail@web601.yahoomail.com> --- Lance Krieg wrote: > Congratulations on you son's arrival; you'll need to get him > interested in modeling and so replenish our ranks. Let's hope > he prefers 1/48, so we can see the results. Since he's not as old as most of you, he could model in 1/1000th with his yet-to-be-developed eyes. Braille Scalers... Matt Bittner On Vacation __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. All in one place. Yahoo! Shopping: http://shopping.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 15:16:49 -0600 From: Brent & Tina Theobald To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: PE Tool for Making Struts? Message-ID: <383C55C1.AC53260A@airmail.net> I had an idea today... In ship modeling we use a perforated piece of metal to make different diameter pegs for use as trenails. The piece of sheet metal is designed to size drill bits and are available at Home Despot and other hardware stores. We run strips of wood thru the holes shaving off the perimeter of the strip. This is continued using progressively smaller until we arrive at the size we want. My idea is can someone make a similar device for making struts? All it needs to be is a photo etched piece with different sizes of holes shaped like the cross section of a strut. That would make building struts out of bamboo a breeze. I hope I explained it well enough. Perhaps Ben Lankford can explain it better than I. After all, he is the master ship builder. He only dabbles in WWI aircraft :) Later! Brent ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 13:09:58 -0800 (PST) From: Matt Bittner To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Modeling duhs, was Age of Modelers Message-ID: <19991124210958.6427.rocketmail@web601.yahoomail.com> --- Michael Kendix wrote: > Sounds like a definite case for decals. I have no idea what a > bubble scheme > is BTW. No decals. Wouldn't work. Turns out there was a "bubble camo" used on Zeppelin C.II's. It was in a past Windsock, but the colors have yet to be figured out. Think of it as bubbles being painted on the aircraft. Seriously. Matt Bittner On Vacation __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. All in one place. Yahoo! Shopping: http://shopping.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 25 Nov 1999 07:13:58 +1000 From: Shane Weier To: "'wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu'" Subject: RE: Latest Windsock Message-ID: <65C968E11318D311B0BD0060B06865CDBD1A33@mimhexch.mim.com.au> Peter, > Postie just brought me Datafile 78 the Caproni (down Shane) SO TELL ME WTF IS IN THE BLOODY THING !!!!!!! (allowing for your deafness) > and the best > Windsock for ages. Extra Caproni stuff (why DOES he do > that?) So the mag buyers will be tempted to buy the datafile. So the Datafile buyers will want a subscription. Dumb he ain't. > plus lots of > Albatros construction shots and heaps on the Phoenix D1. Oh! I nearly > forgot, a few pages on Nieuports too. Easy to overlook. Oh sorry .... EASY TO OVERLOOK! Shane ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 25 Nov 1999 07:19:07 +1000 From: Shane Weier To: "'wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu'" Subject: RE: How did you reached the list? was: Modeler Ages Message-ID: <65C968E11318D311B0BD0060B06865CDBD1A34@mimhexch.mim.com.au> Dale, > I must admit it was Shane's Swabians that brought me to the > list. Lurked for > awhile but that was the deciding picture. > > Now there would be a shot for the Roques Gallery .... Shane > in lederhosen! ROTFL. Frankly, there ain't that much leder ! Mmmm, it would *almost* be a back to my roots experience though. My family emigrated from Bavaria and Prussia in the middle of last century - and there may well have been some silly pants amongst them since accordian music *did* come with them. However, German heritage or not, my head and heart prefer to build British. There's nothing like a nice PC.10 in the evening Shane ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 13:31:23 PST From: "Jim Landon" To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: back on list / information on fokker d VI Message-ID: <19991124213123.1696.qmail@hotmail.com> <> Did somebody have a baby? Congrats whoever it was. Also, my vote is to start him on 1/12 scale balsa and tissue models so that we REALLY can see them. - Jim >From: Matt Bittner >Reply-To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu >To: Multiple recipients of list >Subject: Re: back on list / information on fokker d VI >Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 16:07:25 -0500 (EST) > >--- Lance Krieg wrote: > > > Congratulations on you son's arrival; you'll need to get him > > interested in modeling and so replenish our ranks. Let's hope > > he prefers 1/48, so we can see the results. > >Since he's not as old as most of you, he could model in 1/1000th >with his yet-to-be-developed eyes. > >Braille Scalers... > > >Matt Bittner >On Vacation > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. All in one place. >Yahoo! Shopping: http://shopping.yahoo.com ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 21:26:20 +0000 From: Pedro e Francisca To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: How did you reached the list? was: Modeler Ages Message-ID: <383C57FC.3C5A7753@mail.telepac.pt> I was using yahoo searching for scale models and I stumbled into Al's pages. Then I visited the gallery and I found these pictures of models by a certain Mr. Bittner who had been kind enough to answer a query I had put on RMS regarding the colours to paint a Polikarpov Po-2 and the rest is history..... Pedro (this was 3 or 4 years ago....) ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 16:51:00 EST From: Suvoroff@aol.com To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: dihedral Message-ID: <0.ca421e60.256db7c4@aol.com> "What techniques do you gentlemen use for setting the different dihedrals on wings?" Build SPADs. Yours, James D. Gray ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 17:29:08 EST From: Zulis@aol.com To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Modeler Ages - The Results Message-ID: <0.1f1ce93c.256dc0b4@aol.com> << I am in desperate need for a pilot figure for my Tommy. Can you help? >> Ask Dennis if his pilot Harry has a buddy? :-) ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 17:47:55 -0600 From: Tom Solinski To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Encore WWI 75mm Cannon Message-ID: <383C792B.88D226F7@ionet.net> > > But I distinctly recall an FSM article that described the kit you mention, > and sorry if I dissapoint you, but the writer said that the Encore kit > represents an 1908 american field piece, in a different scale than stated in > the box, and not related with the french "soixante quinze". On the other hand we have one of the exact guns as modeled here on display at the 45th infantry museum in OKC. I'll take pictures if you'd like tom S ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 17:55:27 -0600 From: Tom Solinski To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: PE Tool for Making Struts? Message-ID: <383C7AEF.47E22ABA@ionet.net> Good idea Brent > We run strips of wood thru the holes shaving off the perimeter > of the strip. This is continued using progressively smaller until we > arrive at the size we want. > > My idea is can someone make a similar device for making struts? All it > needs to be is a photo etched piece with different sizes of holes shaped > like the cross section of a strut. That would make building struts out > of bamboo a breeze. Only two problems, one finding a machinist or is that masochist to cut the holes, and two in your first example you're making round stock minute differences in the hardness of the wood don't affect the shape much. I fear the same hard and soft spots would cause the streamlined shape to rotate an thus vary along its length. BUt let's solve problem one first MTC Tom S ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 18:07:43 -0600 From: Ernest Thomas To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: dihedral Message-ID: <383C7DCF.6C8CF84A@bellsouth.net> Dale Beamish wrote: > What techniques do you gentlemen use for setting the different dihedrals on > wings? > I put a bit of whatever glue I think will do the job in the spot it needs to be, and attach the wings with my hands. Looking down the centerline of the fuselage, using said hands, I move the wings into the proper position using the tail plane as a reference to square em off of, making sure they look about right. I then hold the whole assembly steady until the glue begins to set up. At this point, I put the model down on a clear spot on the bench and stick whatever is handy and looks to be about the right size(usually a couple paint brushes) under the tips to help hold the wings in position until the glue dries. I know it all sounds a bit complicated, but it really does work and the results are worth the effort. E. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 17:32:40 -0700 From: "Dale Beamish" To: Subject: Re: dihedral Message-ID: <009101bf36dd$9f1837a0$6634b8a1@darcy> At last the scientific method! Everything is clearer now Jedi Master. Dale ----- Original Message ----- From: Ernest Thomas To: Multiple recipients of list Sent: 24 November, 1999 5:08 PM Subject: Re: dihedral > > > Dale Beamish wrote: > > > What techniques do you gentlemen use for setting the different dihedrals on > > wings? > > > > I put a bit of whatever glue I think will do the job in the spot it needs to > be, and attach the wings with my hands. Looking down the centerline of the > fuselage, using said hands, I move the wings into the proper position using the > tail plane as a reference to square em off of, making sure they look about > right. I then hold the whole assembly steady until the glue begins to set up. > At this point, I put the model down on a clear spot on the bench and stick > whatever is handy and looks to be about the right size(usually a couple paint > brushes) under the tips to help hold the wings in position until the glue > dries. > I know it all sounds a bit complicated, but it really does work and the results > are worth the effort. > E. > > > ------------------------------ End of WWI Digest 1990 **********************