WWI Digest 2075 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) Re: passchendaele by Ray_Boorman@telus.net 2) by fedders 3) Re: Chris Gannon flaming by smperry@mindspring.com 4) French naval Aviation in the Great War by "Sandy Adam" 5) Bad parts howto's and fixes - was flaming by Ray_Boorman@telus.net 6) by "Jim Landon" 7) Re: The Flea is done by "Len Smith" 8) Vickers Vimy site by Ray_Boorman@telus.net 9) Re: French naval Aviation in the Great War by "Matthew Bittner" 10) Re: Chris Gannon flaming by "DAVID BURKE" 11) Re: (null) by "Matthew Bittner" 12) Re: your mail by Allan Wright 13) Re: your mail by Allan Wright 14) using photoetch brass by "Michael Kendix" 15) Re: Americal French Roundel colours by "Matthew Bittner" 16) Re: Americal French Roundel colours by "Michael Kendix" 17) Re: Americal French Roundel colours by "Matthew Bittner" 18) Re: Scale Model calculator by Ray_Boorman@telus.net 19) Re: Chris Gannon flaming by John Cyganowski 20) Re: Chris Gannon flaming by "Michael S. Alvarado" 21) Re: Morane photos by "Michael S. Alvarado" 22) Re: Morane photos by skarver@banet.net 23) RE: using photoetch brass by "John Glaser" 24) Re: Morane photos-- correcting typos by skarver@banet.net 25) For Sale by Albatrosdv@aol.com 26) Re: by DavidL1217@aol.com 27) RE: For Sale by Shane Weier 28) Re: Chris Gannon flaming and ramblings by DavidL1217@aol.com 29) Re: Morane photos by smperry@mindspring.com 30) Re: The Flea is done by Pedro e Francisca 31) Re: Chris Gannon flaming by KarrArt@aol.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2000 08:50:10 -0800 From: Ray_Boorman@telus.net To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: passchendaele Message-ID: <200001071650.IAA02388@smtpout.telus.net> Mack, a quick email to John Cyganowski (a wwi list member) will get you the details his email address is janah@worldnet.att.net Ray On 7 Jan 00, at 9:11, Harris, Mack wrote: > Where can I find Passchendaele products. > Thanks > Mack > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2000 11:03:51 -0600 (CST) From: fedders To: models Message-ID: Can someone tell me how to make contact with the WWI aviation library in Dallas?? thanks peter ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2000 12:20:20 -0500 From: smperry@mindspring.com To: Subject: Re: Chris Gannon flaming Message-ID: <001301bf5933$79fa1560$f60956d1@default> no more BM kits shall ever show up in my reviews. > > Tom Cleaver Works for us. sp ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2000 17:18:37 -0000 From: "Sandy Adam" To: "AAA - WW1 Group" Subject: French naval Aviation in the Great War Message-ID: <009601bf5933$5a647380$2ce8b094@sandyada> You may remember a thread on a new French book by Lucien Morareau et al recently. I wrote to ask MCP if they knew of it and was surprised when they wrote back to say that they had asked M. Morareau (one of their customers!) who had been astonished that anybody knew in advance of his forthcoming tome! Anyway Martin at MCP phoned me before Christmas and said that I might be interested to know the book was now out. As I had some credits left with them I asked for a copy and got it Christmas Eve. Thought you might like to know of it, as I have not seen ref elsewhere - if somebody else has covered it please ignore this message - I can't read as many posts as I used to. L'Aviation Maritime Francaise pendant la Grande Guerre (hydravions et avions) by Morareau, Feuilloy, Courtinant, LeRoy and Rossignol, published by Ardhan at 295FF (45 Euros) 494pp, A4, lots of pics and plans and 12 pages of colour profiles. Paper is very thin and seems slightly fragile like old-fashioned copier paper but crystal clear for text and photos. All text in French but reasonably comprehensible to non-Francophones I would have thought. Set out with beatiful Gallic logic to cover the following sections 1 L'Aviation Maritime - history before 1914, history 1914-18 2 Les Operations - intro and 10 chapters on all the operational theatres including carrier-based (with profile drawings of ships). 3 Le Materiel - a) aircraft b) engines c) armament 4 Le Personnel - organisation, medals, victories, command structure, in memoriam All in all a really comprehensive book and I shall pore over this for weeks. Lots of good new (to me anyway) pictures. 3 or 4 of the French Tripehounds, Lots of Hanriots and Spads on floats etc etc. Only thing that could be improved is the index - excellent on surnames but that's all. If the subject appeals, don't be put off by la belle Francaise, book is worth it for pics, drawings and maps alone. 10 out of 10. MCP are on midlandbooks@compuserve.com or ISBN is 2-913344-00-3 if anybody (Barry?) is interested. Sandy ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2000 09:22:36 -0800 From: Ray_Boorman@telus.net To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Bad parts howto's and fixes - was flaming Message-ID: <200001071723.JAA14555@smtpout.telus.net> On 7 Jan 00, at 6:03, smperry@mindspring.com wrote: > Chris, Cyg, Eric, Barry, Bob of Sierra and others produce kits that > build into very nice models. Some kits require more from the builder > than others. Some builders enjoy the building process more than > others. I agree on the above (well can't comment on Eric's since they're a bit above my financial cutoff, but others on this list have high praise) Now on to the practical side. We all should examine the model when we get it and contact the vendor when we find a problem, but sometimes best laid plans logic go out the window so how about some fixes to the obvious problems. Wing Ripple well sanding it is obvious but as Tom said you might have to sand it to the point of it becoming a wafer, which leaves making wing blanks.... May be an extra level of effort but the results usually are better then the original part. FSM a few years ago had a good method for making these, plus there's the St Harry method. (If anyone has an extra copy of his book on scratch building I would be interested ... yep I know but I can hope) Warped parts. Well the hot water method with a board works here. Only don't do what I did the first time I tried this method. Don't all laugh, but I had a badly warped He51 fuselage (Classic Airframes) I snail mailed them but didn't get a reply. Anyway plan B was to fix the warp with hot water. So I tied the part to a flat board and placed it in just boiled water. Result it fixed the warp but where I had tied and taped the part it was marked and splayed out at the sides. I ended up with a worse mess. Luckily a month or so later my mail was answered with a new part (3 months after the original letter to Classic Airframes, Moral of story, don't give up if they don't immediately respond eh) I've since learned that its easier to put the part in hot water and then lay it on a board and manually take the warp out by hand and that resin responds at much lower temps than injected plastic. So that's my two solutions what about the rest of you..... Ray ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2000 09:59:14 PST From: "Jim Landon" To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Message-ID: <20000107175914.40546.qmail@hotmail.com> Hi all you fellow obsessive compulsive wwi modelers, Wanna see my Tommy model flying? Wanna see the propeller spinning under it's own power? Allan has added a bunch of my new photos to my gallery. I am pretty proud, and am looking for the usual praise we all give each other, but I also would like your constructive criticism of my Tommy model so I can doo better on the next one (whatever model that turns out to be). It's at: http://pease1.sr.unh.edu/Images/Landon/index.html Jim Hoping the boss won't find me typing this during work hours. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2000 17:47:05 -0000 From: "Len Smith" To: Subject: Re: The Flea is done Message-ID: <004301bf5939$4ba25140$c4847ed4@mesh> Pedro my friend, I have been waiting with bated breath for photos of your pet Flea. When? Make that a small thanks for the little help I gave you. Regards e um abração Len. lensmith@clara.net http://home.clara.net/lensmith ----- Original Message ----- From: Pedro e Francisca To: Multiple recipients of list Sent: Monday, January 03, 2000 7:40 PM Subject: The Flea is done > No, I'm not talking about FMP again guys, > > My DFW Floh is done and looks good (at least to me). > > A huge Thanks to Len Smith who showed me the way through the building > process (and who generously offered me the kit in first place). > > Also thanks to Mike Franklin for the help. > > > Pedro > > > > > > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2000 10:03:06 -0800 From: Ray_Boorman@telus.net To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Vickers Vimy site Message-ID: <200001071803.KAA01153@smtpout.telus.net> I was searching the web for information on the Vickers Vimy, (most info btw was in this lists archives). One link that came up was of the Silver Queen pages www.vimy.org This link has been posted here about 6 to 9 months go, but if you haven't visited this site its well worth a look. Especially the story on the London to Australia flight (talk about real life Biggles/boys own stories) http://www.vimy.org/vimy/flying/flying1.html The other really neat page is the one on how they built the Aircraft http://www.vimy.org/vimy/build/build1.html Anyone who hasn't read these links and has 30 to 40 mins of spare time really should definite good reads Ray ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 08 Jan 2000 00:11:26 -0600 From: "Matthew Bittner" To: "wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu" Subject: Re: French naval Aviation in the Great War Message-ID: <200001071816.NAA18017@pease1.sr.unh.edu> On Fri, 7 Jan 2000 12:27:05 -0500 (EST), Sandy Adam wrote: > You may remember a thread on a new French book by Lucien Morareau et al > recently. I wrote to ask MCP if they knew of it and was surprised when they > wrote back to say that they had asked M. Morareau (one of their customers!) > who had been astonished that anybody knew in advance of his forthcoming > tome! Does this mean it can be ordered through MCP? The only other way for payment that doesn't cost too much doesn't sit well with me - sending cash. Matt Bittner http://pease1.sr.unh.edu/misc/ww1fr.htm http://www.geocities.com/~ipmsfortcrook __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2000 12:10:27 -0600 From: "DAVID BURKE" To: Subject: Re: Chris Gannon flaming Message-ID: <00dd01bf593a$9ff3e640$6381aec7@dora9sprynet.com> >>> One would think that, as the country that invented the Industrial Revolution, the warm beer boys would finally be able to figure these things out, but as Chris Gannon proves..... << > > Hi gang, > > This flaming of Chris Gannon is IMNSHO is starting to get really >personal and is going too f***ing far. > I'll agree with this as well, as I have no complaints against Mr. Gannon personally - he may very well be a pillar of his community. But I am disappointed in what I have gotten, and won't buy anymore unless things change drastically. And whereas I am repeatedly informed that he readily sends replacement parts for the defective ones - wait a minute. I will try to write and get the replacements for my Brisfit and Halberstadt. It's only fair. BUT I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO, and yes, the arguement that writing Tamigawa is fruitless is very valid. And as to being spoiled by current releases, then yes I am, and I didn't have to lug 100-pound blocks of ice up 20 flights of stairs or walk 30 miles to school every morning in 20 feet of snow, uphill both ways, and fighting grizzly bears with my 3-ring binder at every step. Yes, I am spoiled. And proud of it. I said that I was disappointed, and said I wasn't buying anymore, and that's that. And I don't wanna be told that I'm flaming this guy, I'm complaining about his products. And maybe this is the wrong forum, and maybe I should complain in a better way in a more official-sounding sense. As to the Industrial Revolution and warm beer, well I like stout (and have been known to drink warm Budweiser - a warm 6-pack is the closest thing to LSD that the law will allow), and that was sort of an unkind remark. I'm glad it warn't mine. Sod it, I'm gonna go build a plane. DB ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 08 Jan 2000 00:19:59 -0600 From: "Matthew Bittner" To: "wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu" Subject: Re: (null) Message-ID: <200001071825.NAA18144@pease1.sr.unh.edu> On Fri, 7 Jan 2000 13:04:52 -0500 (EST), Jim Landon wrote: > Hi all you fellow obsessive compulsive wwi modelers, > Wanna see my Tommy model flying? Wanna see the propeller spinning under > it's own power? Allan has added a bunch of my new photos to my gallery. I > am pretty proud, and am looking for the usual praise we all give each other, > but I also would like your constructive criticism of my Tommy model so I can > doo better on the next one (whatever model that turns out to be). That is a job well done! And it's so huge! ;-) Matt Bittner http://pease1.sr.unh.edu/misc/ww1fr.htm http://www.geocities.com/~ipmsfortcrook __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2000 14:10:30 -0500 (EST) From: Allan Wright To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: your mail Message-ID: <200001071910.OAA18308@pease1.sr.unh.edu> > Hi all you fellow obsessive compulsive wwi modelers, > Wanna see my Tommy model flying? Wanna see the propeller spinning under > it's own power? Allan has added a bunch of my new photos to my gallery. I > am pretty proud, and am looking for the usual praise we all give each other, > but I also would like your constructive criticism of my Tommy model so I can > doo better on the next one (whatever model that turns out to be). > > It's at: > http://pease1.sr.unh.edu/Images/Landon/index.html May I suggest the Skytrex Thomas Morse Scout in 1:144 scale? Would be the perfect salt to this pepper.... -Allan =============================================================================== Allan Wright Jr. | "Without love, life's just a long fight" - SSJ 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, 7 Jan 2000 14:16:30 -0500 (EST) From: Allan Wright To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: your mail Message-ID: <200001071916.OAA18390@pease1.sr.unh.edu> > May I suggest the Skytrex Thomas Morse Scout in 1:144 scale? Would be > the perfect salt to this pepper.... LOL - you could display it on the current model's seat for scale comparison! =============================================================================== Allan Wright Jr. | "Without love, life's just a long fight" - SSJ 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, 07 Jan 2000 11:40:43 PST From: "Michael Kendix" To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: using photoetch brass Message-ID: <20000107194043.7882.qmail@hotmail.com> Someone asked about photoetch brass and how to cope when it was too bendable and soft. A nice description of how to use this stuff is at: http://www.eduard.com/frame_info.htm I have found that photoetch parts vary in thickness and fragility. For example, Eduard/Flashback use fairly thick robust material. Tom's Modelworks uses more delicate thinner material. I like both of these and never really had a problem with them. Michael P.S. The reason American beer is so cold is that if it was served at a higher temperature people would be able to actually "taste" it and then nobody would want to drink it - except for DB who garners some sort of hallucinogenic effect from warm Budweiser. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2000 14:46:12 -0600 From: "Matthew Bittner" To: "wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu" Subject: Re: Americal French Roundel colours Message-ID: <200001071951.OAA18560@pease1.sr.unh.edu> On Fri, 7 Jan 2000 09:02:22 -0500 (EST), Michael Kendix wrote: > Thanks for the information. I do not subscribe to a particular "French Blue > School of Thought":) My primary intention is to have all the blue decals on > the kit, the same colour. I would have used the left-over roundels from the > Flashback single-seat Sopwith Strutter but they are too small. BTW, do you > have anything on your French WWI aeroplane pages about the "best" match for > French roundel' colours? The information about roundel colors are now on my French pages. Look under the "Polly Scale matches" (or whatever that link is). Matt Bittner http://pease1.sr.unh.edu/misc/ww1fr.htm http://www.geocities.com/~ipmsfortcrook __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2000 12:07:18 PST From: "Michael Kendix" To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Americal French Roundel colours Message-ID: <20000107200718.42607.qmail@hotmail.com> >From: "Matthew Bittner" >Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2000 14:53:09 -0500 (EST) > >The information about roundel colors are now on my French pages. Look >under the "Polly Scale matches" (or whatever that link is). > Matt: Thanks for this. Aeromaster #1046, US Interm. Blue, ANA 608 Is there an FS number for this? Also, what do you mix to get the red? Michael ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2000 14:14:36 -0600 From: "Matthew Bittner" To: "wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu" Subject: Re: Americal French Roundel colours Message-ID: <200001072018.PAA18708@pease1.sr.unh.edu> On Fri, 7 Jan 2000 15:11:41 -0500 (EST), Michael Kendix wrote: > Thanks for this. You're welcome. > Is there an FS number for this? Also, what do you mix to get the red? I think I used "insigina red" mixed with "italian camo red", but I can't be sure. Gads, the brain... :-) Matt Bittner http://pease1.sr.unh.edu/misc/ww1fr.htm http://www.geocities.com/~ipmsfortcrook __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2000 14:20:06 -0800 From: Ray_Boorman@telus.net To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Scale Model calculator Message-ID: <200001072220.OAA04818@smtpout.telus.net> Roger, If you dont want to download a calculator, here is a web based version from Revelogram http://www.revell-monogram.com/art_model/scale_calculator.html ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2000 18:40:26 -0500 From: John Cyganowski To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Chris Gannon flaming Message-ID: <3876796A.B36957D4@worldnet.att.net> Steve Perry wrote: > This is why I like the way Passchendaele engineers > their kits. A basic shape to which details are added. Aw shucks.....ya big lug! Cyg. (Who generally loathes his competition as much as the next guy!) :-) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2000 18:36:03 -0500 From: "Michael S. Alvarado" To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Chris Gannon flaming Message-ID: <38767862.ACBDFDEF@bellatlantic.net> Fill it in that case don't just sand it. Alvie Albatrosdv@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 00-01-07 06:00:59 EST, you write: > > << > > Every kit, no matter what the price, has it's faults. NO manufacturer is > > innocent in this respect. >> > > *You* say that after you have tried to sand off a wing ripple from a very > thin wing (Pfalz D.XII) and you are at the point where there isn't much > plastic left and there is *still* a @%$#@!! wing ripple! I thought there was > no problem with this kit, having done one before, now I have to decide > whether to give the one already done to the collector who's paid in advance. > A pox on Chris Gannon and no more BM kits shall ever show up in my reviews. > > Tom Cleaver ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2000 18:42:08 -0500 From: "Michael S. Alvarado" To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Morane photos Message-ID: <387679CF.C28D6397@bellatlantic.net> Nice work. Alvie KarrArt@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 1/5/00 7:57:05 PM Pacific Standard Time, > smperry@mindspring.com writes: > > << I've put photos of my recently finished Morane Saulnier Type L on my web > page at: > > http://smperry.home.mindspring.com/gallery.htm > >> > > OOB huh? A simple "I enjoyed looking the model very much, thank you for > sharing" should suffice.......and I really liked the colors too! > RK ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2000 19:51:20 -0500 From: skarver@banet.net To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Morane photos Message-ID: <38768A08.C9014D74@banet.net> Good evening, Echoing others huzzahs, a handsome-looking MoS-ie, but may I be so bold as to ask for the red brown tapes and the (wood?) brown wing waring pylons/struts? Regards, Stef smperry@mindspring.com wrote: > I've put photos of my recently finished Morane Saulnier Type L on my web > page at: > > http://smperry.home.mindspring.com/gallery.htm > > E-mail smperry@mindspring.com > Web Site http://smperry.home.mindspring.com/PWWIP.htm ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2000 19:15:21 -0600 From: "John Glaser" To: Subject: RE: using photoetch brass Message-ID: <003601bf5975$d64ab850$8d00000a@johnghome> Did you see this line in the article? "and we have also just designed a special bending tool that will make very long bends a lot easier and more precise." Any ideas what this is about? - JCG ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2000 20:47:18 -0500 From: skarver@banet.net To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Morane photos-- correcting typos Message-ID: <38769726.A0746F38@banet.net> My missive should have read: > Good evening, > Echoing others huzzahs, a handsome-looking MoS-ie, but may I be so bold as > to ask for *the authority for* the red brown tapes and the (wood?) brown > wing *warping* > pylons/struts? skarver@banet.net wrote: > Good evening, > Echoing others huzzahs, a handsome-looking MoS-ie, but may I be so bold as > to ask for the red brown tapes and the (wood?) brown wing waring > pylons/struts? > Regards, > Stef > > smperry@mindspring.com wrote: > > > I've put photos of my recently finished Morane Saulnier Type L on my web > > page at: > > > > http://smperry.home.mindspring.com/gallery.htm > > > > E-mail smperry@mindspring.com > > Web Site http://smperry.home.mindspring.com/PWWIP.htm ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2000 21:01:18 EST From: Albatrosdv@aol.com To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: For Sale Message-ID: <19.1949bb0c.25a7f46e@aol.com> ** FOR SALE AS OF 1/2/2000 5000 watt propane generator 200 canned hams 100 pounds dried beans 2000 gallons fresh water (including underground tank) 75 MRE'S 800 assorted canned vegetables 8 cases sterno (24 per case) 18 boxes matches 2000 rounds of 45 caliber bullets 10 cases 12 gauge shotgun shells 50 "D" cell batteries. 75 "AA" batteries. 47 "AAA" batteries. 1 solar powered radio 4 cases powdered protein 1 milk cow 1 bull 7 laying hens 1 rooster furniture for 40' x 60' underground shelter (with separate livestock quarters) 1 wood burning stove 8 cords wood 43 assorted magazines (12 adult related) 12 flashlights 8 kerosene lamps 16 military blankets Many other miscellaneous survival items. All items sold together or separately; serious offers only. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2000 21:07:18 EST From: DavidL1217@aol.com To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Message-ID: Pete, I get the UTD newsletter on a regular basis. Their web site is: http://utdallas.edu/special/index.html. Their ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2000 12:15:30 +1000 From: Shane Weier To: "'wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu'" Subject: RE: For Sale Message-ID: <65C968E11318D311B0BD0060B06865CDBD1BB0@mimhexch.mim.com.au> Hi all Clearly not Tom's. I can't imagine a modellers emergency supplies wouldn't have at least one extra packet of Xacto blades and a bottle of Future Shane > ** FOR SALE AS OF 1/2/2000 > > 5000 watt propane generator > 200 canned hams > 100 pounds dried beans > 2000 gallons fresh water (including underground tank) > 75 MRE'S > 800 assorted canned vegetables > 8 cases sterno (24 per case) > 18 boxes matches > 2000 rounds of 45 caliber bullets > 10 cases 12 gauge shotgun shells > 50 "D" cell batteries. > 75 "AA" batteries. > 47 "AAA" batteries. > 1 solar powered radio > 4 cases powdered protein > 1 milk cow > 1 bull > 7 laying hens > 1 rooster > furniture for 40' x 60' underground shelter (with separate livestock > quarters) > 1 wood burning stove > 8 cords wood > 43 assorted magazines (12 adult related) > 12 flashlights > 8 kerosene lamps > 16 military blankets > Many other miscellaneous survival items. > > All items sold together or separately; serious offers only. > ************************************************************** 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: Fri, 7 Jan 2000 21:15:03 EST From: DavidL1217@aol.com To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Chris Gannon flaming and ramblings Message-ID: Before there was Eduard and DML,we used to thank our lucky stars for Pegasus. By yimminy, we are modelers. We are supposed to work around imperfections and the primative interiors. Heck, it's better than Revell or Aurora! I will keep my criticisms to objective remarks such as the fact that the 1/48 DH2 should of had its lower wings and fuselage bottom as one piece which would have greatly aided proper assembly! Chris has done a lot right especially when he does not have the equipment or technology that the big guys have. However, I think all of the cottage industry and the big guys could learn alot by looking at a Skybirds 86 kit, especially the later ones. That's what I like about the Paschendale Halberstadt, looks like they learned from what Mike Eakcock had done! ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2000 21:19:41 -0500 From: smperry@mindspring.com To: Subject: Re: Morane photos Message-ID: <001101bf597e$d2dccba0$0b0a56d1@default> > Good evening, > Echoing others huzzahs, a handsome-looking MoS-ie, Thanks :-) but may I be so bold as > to ask for the red brown tapes and the (wood?) brown wing waring > pylons/struts? Why Certainly! I did this kit as a special straight out of the box project. I had no refrences for the type so I used only what was in the box. The color guide indicated "Wood" for the strut color and red-brown for the tape color. I plan to order a DF on the type L soon so I'll be sure to find all sorts of stuff . Regards sp ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2000 19:49:42 +0000 From: Pedro e Francisca To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: The Flea is done Message-ID: <38764355.48938B28@mail.telepac.pt> Len Smith wrote: > Pedro my friend, > > I have been waiting with bated breath for photos of your pet Flea. When? > Make that a small thanks for the little help I gave you. > Len, caro amigo, I haven't yet had the time to take some pictures. I'll see if I can do it over the weekend. I'm really happy with the way it looks, not only because it is a strange plane but most of all because it's somehow unique, which is a feeling that scratchbuilders like you must have experienced plenty of times but is something of a novelty to me. I will also be doing a smal article with it for IM. I'm now starting the single place bomber strutter... I guess that I'll be having a Sopwith collection too, this one will be n.6. How's your HP Heracles? Ok. Got to go now. Supper time, care to join us and the take-away roast chicken? > > Regards e um abração Len. Um abração e regards Pedro ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2000 21:22:32 EST From: KarrArt@aol.com To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Chris Gannon flaming Message-ID: <16.165b2ea5.25a7f968@aol.com> In a message dated 1/7/00 3:42:57 PM Pacific Standard Time, janah@worldnet.att.net writes: << Steve Perry wrote: > This is why I like the way Passchendaele engineers > their kits. A basic shape to which details are added. Aw shucks.....ya big lug! Cyg. (Who generally loathes his competition as much as the next guy!) :-) >> That HUGE engineering staff at Passchendaele is doing a fine job. The way each component is the responsibilty of a different department is the wave of the industrial future. Fourteen guys and two women, plus interns working day and night in the cramped strut design hall should give an idea of the massive R&D effort. Just don't be in vicinity of the Product Developement Headquarters compound during lunch hour- the traffic is KILLER. RK ------------------------------ End of WWI Digest 2075 **********************