WWI Digest 1995 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) Re: Siemens D3 by Ernest Thomas 2) Re: On and oFF TOPIC - STAMPS by "Bill Bacon" 3) Hallmark Ornament by John Cyganowski 4) Re: Hallmark Ornament by "Lee Mensinger" 5) Re: lefties by "David C. Fletcher" 6) RE: lefties 1/2 OT by "John C Glaser" 7) Re: lefties 1/2 OT by "Bob Pearson" 8) Re: Modeler Ages - The Results by KarrArt@aol.com 9) Re: lefties by KarrArt@aol.com 10) Re: Happy Thanksgiving! by KarrArt@aol.com 11) Re: lefties by KarrArt@aol.com 12) RE8 wasRe: A Question of Ethics by KarrArt@aol.com 13) Avro 504k by "Ray Boorman" 14) What paints do you use ? by "Ray Boorman" 15) Very much ot VCR alert by "Bob Pearson" 16) Re: Avro 504k by "Steven Schofield" 17) Re: What paints do you use ? by "Matthew Bittner" 18) Re: What paints do you use ? by peter crow 19) Re: Avro 504k by "cameron rile" 20) Re: lefties 1/2 OT by "Michael S. Alvarado" 21) Re: Bittner entitled to an "I told you so" by "Jim Landon" 22) Brass - Help by "Steve Cox" 23) OTF by "Steve Cox" 24) Re: Modeler Ages - The Results by "Jim Landon" 25) Re: Siemens D3 by "Jim Landon" 26) Re: Avro 504k by "richard eaton" 27) Re: RE8 wasRe: A Question of Ethics by "Jim Landon" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 27 Nov 1999 09:41:31 -0600 From: Ernest Thomas To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Siemens D3 Message-ID: <383FFBAA.C12FC93E@bellsouth.net> Dale Beamish wrote: > Ernest > > I would appreciate that. I'll let you know if I don't receive any other > responses. I would think somewhere on the web there are pics. Shoot me your snail address. E. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Nov 1999 10:18:10 -0600 From: "Bill Bacon" To: Subject: Re: On and oFF TOPIC - STAMPS Message-ID: <002401bf38f2$ffee1f60$4b3532cf@tcac.net> Pedro, I just happen to have an extra set. Need your snail mail address and they are on the way. Cheers, Bill B. ----- Original Message ----- From: Pedro e Francisca To: Multiple recipients of list Sent: Saturday, November 27, 1999 5:22 AM Subject: On and oFF TOPIC - STAMPS > Gang, > > The portuguese postal administration has put out a nice set of 6 stamps > to commemorate the 75 years of the Portuguese Air Force. 6 stamps with > even 3 ot a/c (Caudron, spad and Breguet, the others being a spit a > tiger moth and another I can't remmeber right now). I'd love to get the > set issued by the USA mail of classic american aircrfat in 1997 so if > any one wants to swap let me know. > > > Pedro > ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Nov 1999 11:51:42 -0500 From: John Cyganowski To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Hallmark Ornament Message-ID: <38400C1E.7A84@worldnet.att.net> E. asks: So does anyone know what kind of airplane ornament Hallmark put out this year? It is that Curtiss Floatplane (racer). Testors makes one.(N9?) ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Nov 1999 11:06:36 -0600 From: "Lee Mensinger" To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu, "Lee Mensinger" Subject: Re: Hallmark Ornament Message-ID: <38400F9C.4FE43F0F@wireweb.net> It is certainly very similar a little biplane, on very large floats, with the upper wing below the top of the fuselage and the cockpit behind the upper wing a short distance. Hallmark still has some around at about $10.00. Pretty little dude. Get one you will like it. Check on the metal DR1 and the P40 Warhawk $30-35.00 per each. I have never seen the Spad 13 but they have that and a Zero somwhere. Lee John Cyganowski wrote: > E. asks: > > So does anyone know what kind of airplane ornament Hallmark put out this > year? > > It is that Curtiss Floatplane (racer). Testors makes one.(N9?) ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Nov 1999 09:23:24 -0800 From: "David C. Fletcher" To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: lefties Message-ID: <3840138C.EB52BBD4@mars.ark.com> Lee Mensinger wrote: "Depends on which end of the plane you are facing..." The 'official' definition is that a right-handed prop is seen to have the top blade go from left to right when viewed from the cockpit (ie., behind). A left-handed prop has the top blade go from right to left. Most American engines (and the ot Rolls-Royce Merlin) were right-handed and a lot of European engines are left-handed. The 'tween the wars RCAF had Fleet biplanes with Kinner (right-handed) and Armstrong-Siddeley Civet (left-handed) engines to keep pilots on their toes, quite literally. > > Tom Solinski wrote: > > > > Once upon a time, I flew on a 15-man Canadair Argus crew where the > > > lefties outnumbered the righties.\ > > > > Even the props turned from left to right! Tom S Yes they did - these were (W)right Cyclones... Dave Fletcher -- Visit us at our Home Page: ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Nov 1999 13:09:59 -0600 From: "John C Glaser" To: Subject: RE: lefties 1/2 OT Message-ID: <000401bf390b$008fa2a0$3200a8c0@johnghome> Just to add an ot comment: I remember watching the poor lefties in the US Army taking an entire 20 round magazine of hot brass from a M-16 down the front of the shirt. Had to hurt. - JCG -----Original Message----- From: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu [mailto:wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu]On Behalf Of D Charles Sent: Saturday, November 27, 1999 3:37 AM To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Re: lefties 1/2 OT Agreed. Rapid fire with the bolt-action Lee-Enfield was interesting, the Bren gun was almost impossible but the Owen submachine gun was OK. And you haven't lived until you've ejected a few hot cases from the FN SLR out the right side on to your bare arm. Back on topic. Single seat aeroplanes with centre stick and throttle on the left have me always wanting to change hands on the stick. Side-by-side cockpits with 2 sticks (or wheels) often have one centrally mounted throttle and are thus ideal for we gauche. So, consider the control stick on the Camel: easily used by left, right or both hands. And weren't most of those early controls equally user friendly? Bearing in mind that many people from the WWI time would have been discouraged from being lefties do you think that those aeroplanes would have been designed to be flown with 2 hands on the control column most of the time? David Only the left handed are in their right minds Once upon a time, I flew on a >15-man Canadair Argus crew where the lefties outnumbered the righties. >We all could do our jobs pretty well, but shooting a Lee-Enfield rifle >during training was nasty. To bring this remotely to topic, in my >experience, pilot's cockpits appear to be fairly ambidextrous; not so >for the poor sods in the back. Morse keys are always put on the right, >and so are navigation-equipment holders and a dozen other inconvenient >things. It's a good job we have greater coping skills and can handle >the discrimination. > >Dave F. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Nov 1999 11:42:44 -0800 From: "Bob Pearson" To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: lefties 1/2 OT Message-ID: <199911271947.LAA24101@mail.rapidnet.net> Not just lefties have to worry about this sort of thing, those of us righties who are left eye dominant also have to shoot left. Bob > Agreed. Rapid fire with the bolt-action Lee-Enfield was interesting, the > Bren gun was almost impossible but the Owen submachine gun was OK. And you > haven't lived until you've ejected a few hot cases from the FN SLR out the > right side on to your bare arm. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Nov 1999 15:49:11 EST From: KarrArt@aol.com To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Modeler Ages - The Results Message-ID: <0.252ccf5.25719dc7@aol.com> In a message dated 11/27/99 6:30:01 AM Pacific Standard Time, janski@ionet.net writes: << In my own case, the Guillows Dr-I was my first attempt at a flying rubber model. Glide angle of -45 degrees. I think if I just had the trust to really wind up the rubber it might have flown. The model is still hanging from the ceiling of my dads basement 35 years later Tom S >> I could never get the smaller Guillows planes to fly with the prop that came with them...but if I used the big props- as came with the DR.I on something like the smaller Nieuport28 or Fokker D.VIII- them suckers would really go. RK ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Nov 1999 15:49:21 EST From: KarrArt@aol.com To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: lefties Message-ID: <0.1f2c86f4.25719dd1@aol.com> In a message dated 11/25/99 9:55:20 PM Pacific Standard Time, dcf@mars.ark.com writes: << RK, "Maybe you should try Anything Left Handed Ltd., 57 Brewer Street, London, SW1 (011 44 171 437 3910 from the States)" Ever since we launched Leonardo da Vinci as a prototype, we lefties have been gradually taking over the world. Once upon a time, I flew on a 15-man Canadair Argus crew where the lefties outnumbered the righties. We all could do our jobs pretty well, but shooting a Lee-Enfield rifle during training was nasty. To bring this remotely to topic, in my experience, pilot's cockpits appear to be fairly ambidextrous; not so for the poor sods in the back. Morse keys are always put on the right, and so are navigation-equipment holders and a dozen other inconvenient things. It's a good job we have greater coping skills and can handle the discrimination. Dave F. -- Visit us at our Home Page: >> I found a pretty good lefty store in San Diego a few years ago, but even their scissors were the oddball mix. I think the scissors my wife came home with that day were bought at a small fabric shop- and they didn't realize what they had stocked. When were dating, my wife-to-be had cooked a fine dinner, including soup served in some fancy, imported hoity-toity cups with a twisted sculpted handle....after attempting to use the damn thing, I gave up- it was right handed......a right handed soup cup- any attempt by me to deal with this insane piece of crockery would've dumped the soup all over me. I haven't seen those cups since. To get a bit more OT, I've never had trouble with my airbrush with the color cup on the "wrong" side- it cradles nicely against my middle finger and actually gives me more control. ..........Luckily I shoot right, so I've never had the pleasure of hot brass on my cheek (unlike a right handed uncle who shot left, and always got burned when he plinked around with his semiauto .22) RK ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Nov 1999 15:49:22 EST From: KarrArt@aol.com To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Happy Thanksgiving! Message-ID: <0.eee9d674.25719dd2@aol.com> In a message dated 11/25/99 8:43:02 PM Pacific Standard Time, thegreatlandoni@hotmail.com writes: << Hi RK, Hey, the minute the Camel or N11 is done, email me, 'cause I have a Guillows 1/12 Camel kit on the shelf and a Guillows 1/12 N11 kit on the shelf ... supposedly better kits than the Tommy ... labeled as true 1/12 scale and "for the adult collector". The Tommy was labeled "For ages 12 and up". The Tommy is almost done*, and I MIGHT decide to do the Camel or the N11 next. Or maybe the 1/72 vac form Barry sold me, or maybe a 1/6 scale SE5 with a gas engine and radio controls, or maybe take up golf. *I've been thinking it was almost done since about August. Jim >> lemme see....after the Camel, Nieuport etc., I'm painting a ***,****,**** and *****! RK ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Nov 1999 15:49:19 EST From: KarrArt@aol.com To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: lefties Message-ID: <0.c585c9f6.25719dcf@aol.com> In a message dated 11/26/99 2:34:50 AM Pacific Standard Time, charls@bit.net.au writes: << Before lefties flock out to buy OT left handed modelling tools consider the following: Recently someone gave me a pair of left handed scissors- the real ones- but I found that after 40+ years of coping with right handed ones my strange grip wouldn't allow me to use these new lefties ones. The paper kept slipping out the side! Gauche David >> I did indeed have a few problems like this- the grips were comfortable, but I had to relearn how to follow a line. All those years of cutting on the wrong side of the blade had to be deprogrammed out of me. RK ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Nov 1999 15:49:20 EST From: KarrArt@aol.com To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: RE8 wasRe: A Question of Ethics Message-ID: <0.12eaf8f9.25719dd0@aol.com> In a message dated 11/25/99 11:34:01 PM Pacific Standard Time, calcegh2@spm.it writes: << Glad to know that somebody else in the world is interested in the R.E.8. It seems the undeserved publicity it received during the war years has succeeded in making most enthusiasts believing it was an ugly and bad machine. It definitely was not, as many crews demonstrated during the conflict. Also, looking at it at Duxford, I found it is aestetically appealling in certain respects. Should you need anything about the "Harry Tate", please do not hesitate to contact me: I will do my best to help. Thanks and very best wishes. Alberto Casirati. >> Whenever the grand day comes when I can make an RE-8, I think I am well set for research mainly because of you! Your articles in various magazines through the years have provided almost everything a modeler needs to make a great model of this strangely elegant airplane. I've always found the products of the Royal Aircraft Factory to have a boxy, yet almost sexy appeal. You can see what I've done with the BE2 by going to: http://members.aol.com/karrart/htmdoc/be2.htm Maybe one day the BE will get a stable mate on the shelf- it would make a fine comparison with the "Harry Tate" Robert K. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 28 Nov 1999 01:05:45 -0800 From: "Ray Boorman" To: Subject: Avro 504k Message-ID: <007a01bf397f$c17d2fe0$ab1235d1@ismbc.com> A long time ago in a land far far away (lol London in the late 60's) I remember watching my uncle build an Airfix Avro 504k. To my young senses (7 years old) it was neatest thing with all the rigging and the very delicate and frail wings, I was terrified to even breath near it since it looked so delicate. Anyway this was how I first got interested in models. Well Fast forward to now, I have always wanted to build an Avro. It to my eyes looked very delicate an not at all like a warplane... Which in reality it wasnt. I have the 1/48th Smer/Merit reissue but to me that model looks clunky and doesnt capture the frail (theres no way that aircraft could survive a landing) look. Therefore are there any other models of this aircraft in 1/48 or 1/72. Sorry I am an unabashed cross scaler and loving it ;) Is the Airfix model as good as I remember or not up todays standards. I understand its out of production but I am sure I could find one if I tried. >From photos etc, I have seen of the real thing there would seem to be lots of colourfull markings for this model even floatplane conversion potential Which would the members on this list build? Ray Boorman ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 28 Nov 1999 01:11:31 -0800 From: "Ray Boorman" To: Subject: What paints do you use ? Message-ID: <009e01bf3980$91361120$ab1235d1@ismbc.com> > Tom wrote > From: Tom Solinski > >Thanks to the list I'm back brushing OT topics. After all that's the way > it was done Toms comment has me wondering what everyone else uses for brush and airbrush. I use the following Airbrush Acrylic Pollyscale (microwaved in bottle for 5 secs do loosen the lid;) and thinned 30% with plain old tap water and a drop of dish detergent) I dont Airbrush Enamels anymore since my son has asthma and SWMBO was giving me the look of death ;) Hand Paint Humbrol Enamels thinned with white spirit. I find I really must spray an undercoat of a neutral colour on, I usually use an acrylic for this, if I dont do this I get brush marks out the wazzoo and poor coverage, therefore more coats and then more brush marks. (I dont find newer enamels very good for handpainting so hey its Humbrol for me) So what are others experiance with paints and coverage, especially handpainting. How about Xtra-Colour? Ray Boorman (35 days to go and Y2K is done, yippeeee cant wait. The lament of a bored Y2K programmer whos way fed up with the hype) ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Nov 1999 13:17:12 -0800 From: "Bob Pearson" To: ww1 mailing list Subject: Very much ot VCR alert Message-ID: <199911272122.NAA26364@mail.rapidnet.net> Just looking through the TV guide for today and I see that A&E is running the first two Hornblower episodes tonight starting at 5pm PST. Bob ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Nov 1999 21:31:22 -0000 From: "Steven Schofield" To: Subject: Re: Avro 504k Message-ID: <000b01bf391e$c15a83c0$f0a993c3@oemcomputer> ----- Original Message ----- From: Ray Boorman To: Multiple recipients of list Sent: Saturday, November 27, 1999 9:09 PM Subject: Avro 504k > A long time ago in a land far far away (lol London in the late 60's) I > remember watching my uncle build an Airfix Avro 504k. No matter what my American friends say - the Airfix 504 is a lovely model to build. I've got one in the cupboard, as well as the one depicted on my web pages, but have yet to decide which version to model from it. Hint - put the 4 cabane struts on first, then the top wing, then the wing struts, trimmed to fit. Scho www.ww1.org.uk ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Nov 1999 15:29:08 -0600 From: "Matthew Bittner" To: "wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu" Subject: Re: What paints do you use ? Message-ID: <199911272131.NAA16055@raven.a001.sprintmail.com> On Sat, 27 Nov 1999 16:15:28 -0500 (EST), Ray Boorman wrote: > Toms comment has me wondering what everyone else uses for brush and > airbrush. Brush and airbrush: Polly Scale. Since I tend to airbrush a lot of things, the hand-brushing doesn't really matter. Plus I throw on some oils and watercolor pencils over almost anything. Matt Bittner http://www.geocities.com/~ipmsfortcrook http://pease1.sr.unh.edu/misc/ww1fr.htm ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Nov 1999 13:56:20 -0800 (PST) From: peter crow To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: What paints do you use ? Message-ID: <19991127215620.18067.rocketmail@web701.mail.yahoo.com> Aircraft.. Humbrol as a base coat, Xtracolor 75% of the time with the airbrush.. Figures.. Humbrol as a base, with Artist oils/Humbrol mixed for most things.. All of the above subject to change with ongoing experimentation with any new ideas I hear about or think of at the time..;-) P.Crow --- Ray Boorman wrote: > > So what are others experiance with paints and > coverage, especially > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. All in one place. Yahoo! Shopping: http://shopping.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Nov 1999 17:05:29 -0500 From: "cameron rile" To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Avro 504k Message-ID: <3F9782D2723A3D11789A00807C9026EF@cameron.prontomail.com> >From photos etc, I have seen of the real thing there would seem to be lots of colourfull markings for this model even floatplane conversion potential< If your interested in Avro 504's emblazoned with Kangaroo's, Boomerangs or Emu's, contact me off list. There is even one from 1 Wing AFC that was "Tab" Pflaums mount, with a Kangaroo sculpture of some sort on the top of the fuselage. The aircraft has "TAB" in big black letters as well on the side. Apparently the CO(Watt) got buzzed while asleep in his tent one morning and suspecting it was "Tab" Pflaum who did it, but unable to prove it, made Pflaum paint TAB on his aircraft so it would be easier to recognize should it happen again. btw Watt was the same bloke who is quoted as saying " I am Australian, I have no manners". cam ______________________________________________________________ Get Your Free E-mail and Homepage at http://www.prontomail.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Nov 1999 16:55:45 -0500 From: "Michael S. Alvarado" To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: lefties 1/2 OT Message-ID: <38405361.1016D36D@bellatlantic.net> Yes it did. The first thing a leftie learns when going to the firing rang was button up the top button. Alvie John C Glaser wrote: > Just to add an ot comment: I remember watching the poor lefties in the US > Army taking an entire 20 round magazine of hot brass from a M-16 down the > front of the shirt. Had to hurt. > > - JCG > > -----Original Message----- > From: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu [mailto:wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu]On Behalf Of D > Charles > Sent: Saturday, November 27, 1999 3:37 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list > Subject: Re: lefties 1/2 OT > > Agreed. Rapid fire with the bolt-action Lee-Enfield was interesting, the > Bren gun was almost impossible but the Owen submachine gun was OK. And you > haven't lived until you've ejected a few hot cases from the FN SLR out the > right side on to your bare arm. > > Back on topic. Single seat aeroplanes with centre stick and throttle on the > left have me always wanting to change hands on the stick. Side-by-side > cockpits with 2 sticks (or wheels) often have one centrally mounted throttle > and are thus ideal for we gauche. > So, consider the control stick on the Camel: easily used by left, right or > both hands. And weren't most of those early controls equally user friendly? > Bearing in mind that many people from the WWI time would have been > discouraged from being lefties do you think that those aeroplanes would have > been designed to be flown with 2 hands on the control column most of the > time? > > David > Only the left handed are in their right minds > > Once upon a time, I flew on a > >15-man Canadair Argus crew where the lefties outnumbered the righties. > >We all could do our jobs pretty well, but shooting a Lee-Enfield rifle > >during training was nasty. To bring this remotely to topic, in my > >experience, pilot's cockpits appear to be fairly ambidextrous; not so > >for the poor sods in the back. Morse keys are always put on the right, > >and so are navigation-equipment holders and a dozen other inconvenient > >things. It's a good job we have greater coping skills and can handle > >the discrimination. > > > >Dave F. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Nov 1999 14:06:41 PST From: "Jim Landon" To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Bittner entitled to an "I told you so" Message-ID: <19991127220641.51984.qmail@hotmail.com> SP said: <> Hi SP, Thanks for the reply. Parafilm sounds kinda like Frisk film or Frisket or whatever the correct term is. What are the advantages or disadvantages? Parafilm sounds more complicated. I used Frisket successfully on my Tommy to do the red, white & blue on the rudder. Also used it to get better star-in-circle insignias on the wings after finding out ordinary masking tape doesn't work so well. <<...greatly enjoyed watching the progress on the Tommy. Great work Jim, keep it up!>> Thanks for the kind words. Today I built undercarriage shock absorber assemblies with real rubber bands so the axle will actually move like the real thing. Tommy is essentially done except for the undercarriage and the flying wires. And a whole lot of touch up because of all the handling during final assembly. Jim >From: smperry@mindspring.com >Reply-To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu >To: Multiple recipients of list >Subject: Re: Bittner entitled to an "I told you so" >Date: Fri, 26 Nov 1999 16:14:56 -0500 (EST) > > >I'm sorry, but what is "Parafilm"? > >Hi Jim: > >Parafilm is a subatance that was developed for laboratory use and found >modeling applications. It has a waxpaper like backing and comes in rolls of >various widths. Cut a 3 or 4 inch length, remove the backing and grasp it >at >both ends so your thumbs rest across the width and stretch it out. Now let >it set a few minutes to "relax" and then trim the ends off. Lay the sheet >over the surface to be masked and press gently, the heat from your fingers >will seal it to the model. Cut out any masks on the model with a new #11 >blade. Use care. Works great with enamels or acrylics. > >Testors markets small rolls at high prices available at many hobby shops. >Serious users can get serious rolls from local laboratory supply companies. > >hth >sp >Who has greatly enjoyed watching the progress on the Tommy. Great work Jim, >keep it up! > > > >Jim Landon > >The village idiot > > > > > >>From: smperry@mindspring.com > >>Reply-To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu > >>To: Multiple recipients of list > >>Subject: Re: Bittner entitled to an "I told you so" > >>Date: Fri, 26 Nov 1999 12:35:55 -0500 (EST) > >> > >>Peter: > >> > >>Yes. I cover each side of the dry CDL painted wing with a piece of > >>Parafilm. > >>Smooth it down and work out any bubbles with the heat of your fingers. >With > >>both sides done, I trim the overhang to 1/8" and then use a flexible >steel > >>straight edge and sharp #11 blade to carefully cut the outline. When >both > >>sides are done completely around, I pull the trimmed overhang and both > >>sides > >>of the parafilm away from the edges and leave the center of the surfaces > >>covered. Seal down any loose edges before spraying. > >> > >>hth > >>sp > >> > >> > >> > sp.."just whistling through my new vent hole ;-)." > >> > > >> >Just a couple more bars if you will. How are you doing the outlines? >Is > >>that > >> >where the Parafilm comes in? > >> > > >> >Peter L > >> >http://www.storks.cwc.net > >> >http://www.escadrille.mcmail.com > >> >PeterL@cwcom.net > >> > > >> >______________________________________________________ > >> >Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > >> > > > >______________________________________________________ > >Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Nov 1999 15:29:49 +0000 From: "Steve Cox" To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Brass - Help Message-ID: I have opened a kit with etched brass for the first time. The brass is coated with green (varnish?) that doesn't want to come off. Do I need to get it off, or does one paint on top? TIA Steve =========================================== steve@oldglebe.freeserve.co.uk ================ ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Nov 1999 22:17:27 +0000 From: "Steve Cox" To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: OTF Message-ID: I subscribe to Cross & Cockade, but have never seen a copy of Over The Front. Before I make a dual subscription what are members views on OTF? TIA Steve =========================================== steve@oldglebe.freeserve.co.uk ================ ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Nov 1999 14:47:17 PST From: "Jim Landon" To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Modeler Ages - The Results Message-ID: <19991127224717.85409.qmail@hotmail.com> <> I never tried to fly my first one because it would have taken large amount of weight in the nose to balance it, which seemed counter-productive, so I just set it aside. This is the Piper Cub I built a year ago (see http://www.freeyellow.com/members6/landoni/page1.html). I never had any intention of flying the Tommy (see http://www.freeyellow.com/members6/titanman/page63.html). Jim >From: Tom Solinski >Reply-To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu >To: Multiple recipients of list >Subject: Re: Modeler Ages - The Results >Date: Sat, 27 Nov 1999 09:28:38 -0500 (EST) > > > You mean to tell me I'm not the only one who ever built a Guillows >balsa and > > tissue model? > >There is a gentleman here in Norman Oklahoma that has built all of the >16-17 inch >(wingspan) kits, and has even gone back east and pounded on Guillows' door >till >they made him copies of the plans for all of the out of production kits. >Can't get him to the list though. > >In my own case, the Guillows Dr-I was my first attempt at a flying rubber >model. Glide angle of -45 degrees. I think if I just had the trust to >really >wind up the rubber it might have flown. The model is still hanging from >the >ceiling of my dads basement 35 years later > >Tom S > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Nov 1999 14:53:55 PST From: "Jim Landon" To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Siemens D3 Message-ID: <19991127225355.96802.qmail@hotmail.com> <> That reminds me, I discovered a couple days ago that the Tommy drawings in this book have the wheels drawn way too small ... not just when compared to the wheels that came from Guillows, but also when compared to all the drawings and photos I have on the Tommy. Can anyone confirm or deny? I flipped over to the Camel pages and off-hand those wheels look kinda small too. Jim >From: Ernest Thomas >Reply-To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu >To: Multiple recipients of list >Subject: Re: Siemens D3 >Date: Sat, 27 Nov 1999 10:02:32 -0500 (EST) > >Dale Beamish wrote: > > > Could anyone help me out with good clear drawings or photos of the >cockpit > > for the Siemens D3. Was the D4 the same layout? > >The 'Scale Aircraft Drawings' book has some nice looking drawings of the >D-IV >cockpit layout. Don't know how accurate they are or if the D-III was >different. >But I'll send a copy if you don't already have this book. >E. > > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Nov 1999 16:56:13 -0600 From: "richard eaton" To: Subject: Re: Avro 504k Message-ID: <199911272256.QAA05807@sierra.onr.com> I have to second Scho's enthusiastic comments. The Airfix is a really fun build and one their better kits. You can see one on my site as well. I'd love to do a float version! Regards, Richard www.onr.com/user/eatons/ ---------- > From: Steven Schofield > No matter what my American friends say - the Airfix 504 is a lovely model to > build. I've got one in the cupboard, as well as the one depicted on my web > pages, but have yet to decide which version to model from it. > Hint - put the 4 cabane struts on first, then the top wing, then the wing > struts, trimmed to fit. > Scho > www.ww1.org.uk > ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Nov 1999 15:01:48 PST From: "Jim Landon" To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: RE8 wasRe: A Question of Ethics Message-ID: <19991127230148.52031.qmail@hotmail.com> <> Cool paintings! How can I get bigger reproductions? Jim >From: KarrArt@aol.com >Reply-To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu >To: Multiple recipients of list >Subject: RE8 wasRe: A Question of Ethics >Date: Sat, 27 Nov 1999 15:50:52 -0500 (EST) > >In a message dated 11/25/99 11:34:01 PM Pacific Standard Time, >calcegh2@spm.it writes: > ><< Glad to know that somebody else in the world is interested in the R.E.8. >It > seems the undeserved publicity it received during the war years has > succeeded in making most enthusiasts believing it was an ugly and bad > machine. > It definitely was not, as many crews demonstrated during the conflict. > Also, looking at it at Duxford, I found it is aestetically appealling in > certain respects. > Should you need anything about the "Harry Tate", please do not hesitate >to > contact me: I will do my best to help. > Thanks and very best wishes. > Alberto Casirati. >> > > Whenever the grand day comes when I can make an RE-8, I think I am well >set >for research mainly because of you! Your articles in various magazines >through the years have provided almost everything a modeler needs to make a >great model of this strangely elegant airplane. >I've always found the products of the Royal Aircraft Factory to have a >boxy, >yet almost sexy appeal. >You can see what I've done with the BE2 by going to: > >http://members.aol.com/karrart/htmdoc/be2.htm > > >Maybe one day the BE will get a stable mate on the shelf- it would make a >fine comparison with the "Harry Tate" >Robert K. > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ End of WWI Digest 1995 **********************