WWI Digest 2119 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) Re: Bethold Markings by "David Calhoun" 2) Re: An Old Fart Remembers by KarrArt@aol.com 3) Ebay Alert by Brent & Tina Theobald 4) Re: Fokker D VI by Ray_Boorman@telus.net 5) Re: An Old Fart Remembers by "David C. Fletcher" 6) Re: Ebay Alert by Ernest Thomas 7) Re: An Old Fart Remembers by KarrArt@aol.com 8) Re: Ebay Alert by Zulis@aol.com 9) Re: Old Eduard's models by Ernest Thomas 10) Re: Ebay Alert by "Peter Leonard" 11) Re: Ebay Alert by Ernest Thomas 12) Re: Ebay Alert by KarrArt@aol.com 13) Re: An Old Fart Remembers by "Lee Mensinger" 14) Nordhoff and Hall: the LA connection by Albatrosdv@aol.com 15) Re: Ebay Alert (Caveat Emptor) by Fernando Lamas 16) Re: Fokker D VI by "Sandy Adam" 17) problems-testing by Witold Kozakiewicz 18) RE: problems-testing by "dfernet0" 19) Re: problems-testing by Witold Kozakiewicz 20) Re: Vac frame by "Lance Krieg" 21) online source for Windsock datafiles by "Lee Rouse" 22) Re: online source for Windsock datafiles by "Matthew Bittner" 23) Re: online source for Windsock datafiles by Ray_Boorman@telus.net 24) Re: online source for Windsock datafiles by Brent & Tina Theobald 25) Re: online source for Windsock datafiles by "Lee Mensinger" 26) Re: online source for Windsock datafiles by "Matthew Bittner" 27) Re: online source for Windsock datafiles by "Lee Mensinger" 28) Re: Ni 17 Vickers mounting by "Lance Krieg" 29) Re: Problems with mailing list wwi by Allan Wright 30) Re: Munson's Books by Blandford ... was Fokker D VI by "Lance Krieg" 31) Re: Ebay Alert by "Lance Krieg" 32) JTB McCuddens SE-5a by Shane Weier 33) Re: JTB McCuddens SE-5a by "Bob Pearson" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2000 23:25:36 -0800 From: "David Calhoun" To: Subject: Re: Bethold Markings Message-ID: <00f501bf6d4e$b468b1a0$9c0b3ccc@oemcomputer> Hi Dave, I've got a sheet of Aeromaster Pfalz Fighter Collection Part 1 (which may be out of production). This contains markings for Berthold's D.IIIa of Jasta 15. If you would like to swap it for anything we discussed earlier, e-mail me off line. Dave Calhoun -----Original Message----- From: David Vosburgh To: Multiple recipients of list Date: Sunday, January 30, 2000 8:07 AM Subject: Bethold Markings >Hi All > >My oldest son's (13) next up is the Eduard Pfalz D.IIIa. I got him the non-Profipack >version for Christmas, but the problem is that he's decided he wants to do Berthold's >machine... > >Can anybody a.) swap/sell us the Berthold decals from the Profipack kit? or b.) tell us if >the markings are available on an a/m decal sheet? > >TIA, > >DV > > > ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2000 23:35:54 EST From: KarrArt@aol.com To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: An Old Fart Remembers Message-ID: <67.12ccf89.25c66b2a@aol.com> In a message dated 1/29/00 7:21:42 PM Pacific Standard Time, lemen@wireweb.net writes: << I have 30 His-Air-Dec News and two War Paint and Planes from Warbirds that took over on his demise. All are complete with decals. >> Today, of all things, I found a little Testors bottle of thinner. It had never been opened, and is still good....the price on the lid was 15cents. It came from the stash of an old family friend who gave up modeling and dumped his goodies on us! (most frustrating thing in all this?the ITC kit of the Curtiss Condor on floats...scale 1"=7'- all that's in the box is two props, one horizontal stab, and two floats and the instructions) RK ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2000 22:49:37 -0600 From: Brent & Tina Theobald To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Ebay Alert Message-ID: <38951461.5704B3BA@airmail.net> This is beyond my means (not really, but my wife would KILL me) and I thought ya'll on the list would like to see it. If nothing else it is a nice collection of photos to look at. WWI German Navy Aviator 200+ Photo Album RARE http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=248991445 Brent ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2000 20:39:44 -0800 From: Ray_Boorman@telus.net To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Fokker D VI Message-ID: <200001310439.UAA09525@smtpout.telus.net> Martin, since a few people want to see the picture. you could also post it as a jpg to your web space and then send the link to the list. That way we can all see it, since as David Fletcher said the list won't accept non text posts. You dont have to create a page for it btw. You can just post to your root directory and send the link that way. A funny thought just occurred to me we all want a different look for the DVI, so we all can copy this one and have a same but different look..... Ray On 30 Jan 00, at 22:59, David C. Fletcher wrote: > Martin Speed wrote: > > "Well, if ya'll be patient with me I'll attach a color scan of the > page I'm referring to. Could be a few days, though." > > Send it directly to the addressee or all the rest of us will get pages > of code - this list doesn't support attachments! Just a friendly word > of caution. > > Dave Fletcher > -- > Visit us at our Home Page: > > ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2000 19:49:54 -0800 From: "David C. Fletcher" To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: An Old Fart Remembers Message-ID: <38950662.71D9E833@mars.ark.com> KarrArt@aol.com wrote: Today, of all things, I found a little Testors bottle of thinner. It had never been opened, and is still good....the price on the lid was 15cents. Gotcha beat... I have one of the old tiny bottles with 10 cents on the lid. I'm still using Pactra paint with 19 cents printed on the cap, as I once bought a whole rack of paint from a store which was getting out of model supplies. They charged me 15 cents per bottle as long as I took them all - what do I do with "orchid"? - and they threw in the rack. "Curtiss Condor on floats..." I bought the old Kleeware Stinson TriMotor in a souvenir shop in Malta. I paid the equivalent of $2.50 for it and the shopkeeper told me that they were tearing down an old warehouse and had found a box of kits still on site; that's where it came from. I also bought the Savoia-Marchetti flying boat from him for the same price. Too bad I wasn't soon enough to get the whole case! The "ot" 13th Warrior is now sitting on the gear (for my wife's uncle who was in one that was rolled into a ball). It's called the 13th Warrior because it looked as much like a Norseman as Antonio Bandeiras in the movie of that name... After incredible hardships and bloody battles, he was accepted as a Norseman - the kit falls into the same league. Sorry for the off-topic digression, but this monoplane makes a Gotha look easy! Dave -- Visit us at our Home Page: ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 06 Jan 1980 23:14:23 -0600 From: Ernest Thomas To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Ebay Alert Message-ID: <12D6D8AE.7B4F5C99@bellsouth.net> Brent & Tina Theobald wrote: > This is beyond my means (not really, but my wife would KILL me) and I > thought ya'll on the list would like to see it. If nothing else it is a > nice collection of photos to look at. Man-oh-man-oh-man. What a find. Someone on the list with with money, please buy this and share scans. PLEASE!!!! E. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 00:16:03 EST From: KarrArt@aol.com To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: An Old Fart Remembers Message-ID: <97.1361909.25c67493@aol.com> In a message dated 1/30/00 8:53:05 PM Pacific Standard Time, dcf@mars.ark.com writes: << Gotcha beat... I have one of the old tiny bottles with 10 cents on the lid. I'm still using Pactra paint with 19 cents printed on the cap, as I once bought a whole rack of paint from a store which was getting out of model supplies. They charged me 15 cents per bottle as long as I took them all - what do I do with "orchid"? - and they threw in the rack. >> Ha! The big thing Pactra advertised in my younger years was their price! Why pay 15 cents when you can get Pactra for 10? .....orchid.....there must be some use. My sister dumped some odd "decorator" shades of Ceramcoat on me once (well, I mean the bottles with paint in them...she didn't actually dump paint on me)- odd stuff like "Navajo dawn rose blush sunset" kind of names. I found that some of them made pretty good lozenge colors for paintings- right out of the bottle. RK ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 00:29:51 EST From: Zulis@aol.com To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Ebay Alert Message-ID: <55.18449de.25c677cf@aol.com> << Man-oh-man-oh-man. What a find. Someone on the list with with money, please buy this and share scans. PLEASE!!!! E. >> Um.... not Mr.Moneybags here, but I will be placing a bid if things dont get too unreasonable by the last day of the auction. Wish me luck.... Dave Z ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 06 Jan 1980 23:33:48 -0600 From: Ernest Thomas To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Old Eduard's models Message-ID: <12D6DD3C.9295C9C5@bellsouth.net> Lubos Vinar wrote: > Dear list members > > I have some old Eduard's for sale. So is anyone in the US, or N.America gonna take advantage of this? I sure wouldn't mind another Pup or two, and about three more D-VI's.(thinking about some Dicta Ira "what if" schemes). How about a group order? Save some postage? E. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 05:40:15 GMT From: "Peter Leonard" To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Ebay Alert Message-ID: <20000131054015.44878.qmail@hotmail.com> The Kusesko (sp) album went for $360 last week. Going on the rule of thumb that German stuff attracts more and higher bids this could get REALLY silly. I hope they both end up with someone who intends to publish them in some way. Peter L ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 06 Jan 1980 23:53:19 -0600 From: Ernest Thomas To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Ebay Alert Message-ID: <12D6E1CE.5E30D173@bellsouth.net> Zulis@aol.com wrote: > Um.... not Mr.Moneybags here, but I will be placing a bid if things dont get > too unreasonable by the last day of the auction. Wish me luck.... > Luck schmuck! I'm warming up my gris gris stick and looking in the spell book to find out what color candles to burn for winning auctions. Could you fed-ex me a lock of your hair? :) E. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 01:25:12 EST From: KarrArt@aol.com To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Ebay Alert Message-ID: <9d.141c18a.25c684c8@aol.com> In a message dated 1/30/00 9:55:40 PM Pacific Standard Time, ethomas6@bellsouth.net writes: << Luck schmuck! I'm warming up my gris gris stick >> you gonna walk on gilded splinters?....oh- and don't forget yer monkey paw RK ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 00:31:30 -0600 From: "Lee Mensinger" To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: An Old Fart Remembers Message-ID: <38952C42.E29792C9@wireweb.net> Makes you stomach "Churn" doesn't it. I know the feeling well. Have run into a few thing like that myself. When I was into the Me 109E very deeply I used a bunch of His-Air-Dec on them Monogram thingies and I still have a bunch. I made 129 of them and gave them all away. Memories. Lee KarrArt@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 1/29/00 7:21:42 PM Pacific Standard Time, > lemen@wireweb.net writes: > > << > I have 30 His-Air-Dec News and two War Paint and Planes from Warbirds that > took > over on his demise. All are complete with decals. >> > > Today, of all things, I found a little Testors bottle of thinner. It had > never been opened, and is still good....the price on the lid was 15cents. It > came from the stash of an old family friend who gave up modeling and dumped > his goodies on us! (most frustrating thing in all this?the ITC kit of the > Curtiss Condor on floats...scale 1"=7'- all that's in the box is two props, > one horizontal stab, and two floats and the instructions) > RK ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 01:29:50 EST From: Albatrosdv@aol.com To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Nordhoff and Hall: the LA connection Message-ID: A bit serendiptiously, I glanced in the Valley section of the local fishwrap today, and found a very interesting article about the southern California origins and connections of Charles B. Nordhoff and James Norman Hall. Turns out Nordhoff street, which runs less than a mile from where I am writing this, is named for Charles Nordhoff - the grandfather of Charles B. Nordhoff - who was commemorated for writing "California for Health, Pleasure and Residence" in 1872, which is credited with being the strongest influence at the time in attracting people to come out here, including William Mulholland - who would later bring Owens Valley water here and make LA inhabitable. The son of Prussian immigrants, Charles Nordhoff ran away at 14 and became a sailor, later turning to writing and becoming managing editor of the New York Evening Post during the Civil War. His son, Walter Nordhoff, father of Charles B., was later the New York Herald's London correspondent and later author of a popular historical novel, "Journey of the Flame," published in 1933. Charles B., born in 1887, graduated from Harvard and in 1916 transferred from the Ambulance Corps to the French flying service; before his demobilization in 1918, he was assigned to write a history of the Lafayette Escadrille, which is where he met James Norman Hall, who shared the assignment; we all know the result. After the war, in 1920, Nordhoff and Hall went to Tahiti, where they spent most of the rest of their lives. They published 34 successfull books, together and separately, mostly novels and histories. Their most famous by far was "Mutiny on the Bounty," published in 1932, which was adapted into the movie that won the 1935 Best Picture Oscar. Five Nordhoff-Hall books were made into movies, including "The Hurricane." Charles B. Nordhoff died here in Los Angeles in 1947. James Norman Hall died in 1951, not long after seeing his son, Conrad, graduate from USC in 1950. Conrad Hall is the famous cinematographer who won the Best Cinematography Oscar for "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," and last week won the best Cinematography Golden Globe for "American Beauty," as well as being nominated for Oscars seven other times; I think I have actually met him once as the result of Day Gig work several years ago. I don't know, it all struck me as kind of interesting. OT connections all over the place. :-) Tom Cleaver ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2000 22:51:50 -0800 From: Fernando Lamas To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Ebay Alert (Caveat Emptor) Message-ID: <3.0.6.32.20000130225150.009cc270@olympus.net> At 12:18 AM 1/31/00 -0500, you wrote: > >Man-oh-man-oh-man. What a find. Someone on the list with with money, please >buy this and share scans. PLEASE!!!! >E. Before anybody on the List bids a few hundred dollars on this album, let me just say two words about this particular seller: Buyer Beware. I have never bought any items from him but have had a couple of e-mail exchanges with him regarding his selling of so-called "original WWI photos" which were actually later generation "photos of photos". He lists everything he has as "Original". Recently, I called him to task when he was selling some Cockburn-Lange copies with the following description: >A World War One Series of 8 x 10 inch Glossy Photographs of an Aerial Aviation Dogfight..... They feature a group a British and German Aircraft in mortal combat. >The other six photos show different stages of this same Air Combat Action. His reaction to my e-mail was extremely hostile. After not getting any bids the first time, he ended up selling the Cockburne-Lange copies for around $100 the next month. The buyer subsequently posted eBay feedback regarding the "photos of photos" that he received. In regards to this particular album, I notice that most of the photos have white borders. Photos in period German albums usually have the image extend to the edge as in a Sanke card. As an example, see 10-436 PHOTO ALBUM TO A NAVAL AVIATOR at the web page http://derrittmeister.com/gairsvc.htm The white borders and my experience with this individual makes me think that this album, in which he admits photos have been "re-mounted", may have some original photos with the rest being filled with "photos of photos" from other original sources or an original album. For example, how did the German photographer get such great shots of that British Felixstowe Flying Boat? Other examples of so-called "original WWI" photos offered by this seller can be seen at some of his other current auctions at the links below. http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=244540629 http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=249725780 http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=243519948 Fernando Lamas ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 09:16:55 -0000 From: "Sandy Adam" To: "AAA - WW1 Group" Subject: Re: Fokker D VI Message-ID: <001301bf6bcc$adcf2f00$07e8b094@sandyada> Totally agree, Brent - I think it looks great in colour but the only ref is in Munson's Blandford book. I don't know where he got his authority - but the fact that he commits to personal markings (black/white stripes and "A") was enough for me to believe that he had some provenance. FWIW my interpretation of this is on Al's web page. Sandy Brent & Tina Theobald Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2000 2:28 AM To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Fokker D VI Greetings, I am looking for a little help with my Fokker D VI. Is there a handy reference source for this little beast? All I really want is a little reference so I paint it in camo instead of lozenge. Just like on the Tom's Modelworks box. Thanks! Brent ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 10:08:46 +0100 From: Witold Kozakiewicz To: WWI Subject: problems-testing Message-ID: <3895511E.C64A8EC4@bgamld.bg.am.lodz.pl> Hi Since Tuesday I can't see any posts. I'm still on subscribers list (i've just checked it), so I try to send something and see if it come back to me. If you can read this message please reply to priv and if somebody can to list - only one post please :-). Sorry for ot -- Witold Kozakiewicz ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 08:42:58 -0300 From: "dfernet0" To: Cc: Subject: RE: problems-testing Message-ID: <027b01bf6be0$52841f20$4640a8c0@ssp.salud.rosario.gov.ar> Witold I read you loud and clear from here.... I send this to the list and to you off list as well. If it's everything OK you must get two identical messages from me.... Regards D. ----- Original Message ----- From: Witold Kozakiewicz To: Multiple recipients of list Sent: Monday, January 31, 2000 8:46 AM Subject: problems-testing > Hi > Since Tuesday I can't see any posts. I'm still on subscribers list (i've > just checked it), so I try to send something and see if it come back to > me. > If you can read this message please reply to priv and if somebody can to > list - only one post please :-). > Sorry for ot > -- > Witold Kozakiewicz > ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 13:45:13 +0100 From: Witold Kozakiewicz To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: problems-testing Message-ID: <389583D9.F65E38C5@bgamld.bg.am.lodz.pl> Thanks to all. I can see Your private reply Diego, I also recived some answers to my private e-mail (thx Mattew and Bob), but I still can't see posts from wwi@... I don't understand this? Any idea - please private for now. I'll try to write to our moderator Allan, maybe he could helps me. See you soon I hope :) -- Witold Kozakiewicz ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 08:50:44 -0600 From: "Lance Krieg" To: Subject: Re: Vac frame Message-ID: The second book also features a certain California-based scratch-builder's Gotha and HP, which might explain your preference for it! Both books are excellent. >>> 01/28 8:03 PM >>> In a message dated 1/28/00 6:46:53 AM Pacific Standard Time, lance.krieg@amerus.com writes: << Personally, I think the earlier "Scratchbuilt" is a better value... Lance >> I'd make the little spluttering raspberry tongue emoticon if I could allow myself (I haven't used one yet...my fingers refuse to type them for some reason)...BUT- yeah- for more hard core technical building stuff- the first one DOES have a bit more. The second book has more gravy. RK ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 10:03:19 -0500 From: "Lee Rouse" To: Subject: online source for Windsock datafiles Message-ID: <002101bf6bfc$4f388ce0$926f5ac7@dhr.state.nc.us> Can anyone suggest a good online source (USA) for purchasing selectionsf from the Windsock datafile series? Lee Rouse ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 09:19:33 -0600 From: "Matthew Bittner" To: "wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu" Subject: Re: online source for Windsock datafiles Message-ID: <200001311520.JAA11094@mail1.neonramp.com> On Mon, 31 Jan 2000 10:07:14 -0500 (EST), Lee Rouse wrote: > Can anyone suggest a good online source (USA) for purchasing selectionsf > from the Windsock datafile series? Although some have had problems with him, I recommend Roll Models, http://www.rollmodels.com. Matt Bittner http://pease1.sr.unh.edu/misc/ww1fr.htm http://www.geocities.com/~ipmsfortcrook ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 07:44:26 -0800 From: Ray_Boorman@telus.net To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: online source for Windsock datafiles Message-ID: <200001311544.HAA17772@smtpout.telus.net> I have bought back-issues from Hannans Runway, very good service imho. Plus they have other goodies in there online catalogue. http://www.hrunway.com/ Ray On 31 Jan 00, at 10:07, Lee Rouse wrote: > Can anyone suggest a good online source (USA) for purchasing > selectionsf from the Windsock datafile series? > > Lee Rouse > ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 10:07:28 -0600 From: Brent & Tina Theobald To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: online source for Windsock datafiles Message-ID: <3895B33F.EF11E839@airmail.net> Matthew Bittner wrote: > Although some have had problems with him, I recommend Roll > Models, http://www.rollmodels.com. I would like to second Matt's opinion. I can't imagine having too much trouble with Roll Models concerning the datafiles since they have so many of them in stock. Brent ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 10:02:48 -0600 From: "Lee Mensinger" To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: online source for Windsock datafiles Message-ID: <3895B228.54DCFF61@wireweb.net> I have gone through the Rolls Catalog and failed to find any reference to Windsoc Data fles in the lists. Where are the located? Lee M. Matthew Bittner wrote: > On Mon, 31 Jan 2000 10:07:14 -0500 (EST), Lee Rouse wrote: > > > Can anyone suggest a good online source (USA) for purchasing selectionsf > > from the Windsock datafile series? > > Although some have had problems with him, I recommend Roll > Models, http://www.rollmodels.com. > > Matt Bittner > http://pease1.sr.unh.edu/misc/ww1fr.htm > http://www.geocities.com/~ipmsfortcrook ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 10:05:19 -0600 From: "Matthew Bittner" To: "wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu" Subject: Re: online source for Windsock datafiles Message-ID: <200001311606.KAA12723@mail1.neonramp.com> On Mon, 31 Jan 2000 11:03:08 -0500 (EST), Lee Mensinger wrote: > I have gone through the Rolls Catalog and failed to find any reference to > Windsoc Data fles in the lists. Where are the located? Lee M. Look under Albatros Publications. Matt Bittner http://pease1.sr.unh.edu/misc/ww1fr.htm http://www.geocities.com/~ipmsfortcrook ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 10:14:25 -0600 From: "Lee Mensinger" To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: online source for Windsock datafiles Message-ID: <3895B4E1.881E96DC@wireweb.net> Thank you sir that will help immensely. Lee M. Matthew Bittner wrote: > On Mon, 31 Jan 2000 11:03:08 -0500 (EST), Lee Mensinger wrote: > > > I have gone through the Rolls Catalog and failed to find any reference to > > Windsoc Data fles in the lists. Where are the located? Lee M. > > Look under Albatros Publications. > > Matt Bittner > http://pease1.sr.unh.edu/misc/ww1fr.htm > http://www.geocities.com/~ipmsfortcrook ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 10:59:23 -0600 From: "Lance Krieg" To: Subject: Re: Ni 17 Vickers mounting Message-ID: I just finished Eduard's kit and spent some time researching these issues... I'm not sure what you mean about "Bruce's photo 46 in Nieuport Aircraft" since I'm at work. If you are talking about the port side chute that runs to the longeron, it is the empty ammo belt chute and leads to a plywood-covered take-up receptical within the cockpit. As far as I know ALL Vickers-equipped Nieuports had ... " an internal chute with an exit port on the bottom of the fuselage..." as the Vickers discharges the empty casings underneath the gun. Both the belt take-up and the cartridge case chute are included in the Eduard kit, if that is what you are building. "... a 'pin' at the level of the cowl mounting strap".... Beneath the gun itself the synchronizer gear is attached; this might look like a "pin" directly under the gun barrel just aft of the cowling retaining strap. The forward mounting itself is in the form of a "U" bracket (provided, again, in the Eduard kit as a PE part). The cable from the synchronizer should be added by filing a small flat spot on the bottom of the gun and adding a piece of sprue. If you're going this far, don't forget the synchronizer-related spring above the Vickers muzzle and the charging handle that protrudes into the cockpit on the starboard side of the gun. Did any of that make sense? HTH Lance ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 13:41:26 -0500 (EST) From: Allan Wright To: witulski@bgamld.bg.am.lodz.pl (Witold Kozakiewicz) Cc: wwi Subject: Re: Problems with mailing list wwi Message-ID: <200001311841.NAA14099@pease1.sr.unh.edu> I believe that the list is working properly, anyone else who thinks that there is a problem please e-mail me personally. If I get any other replies I'll look further. -Allan (CC'ed the list on this) > > Allan > Since Tuesday I can't see any posts. I'm still on subscribers list (i've > just checked it). My post came to the list (i get some answers to my > private e-mail) but I can't see answers on the list. > Could you check it and see what could be done? > Thanks > -- > Witold Kozakiewicz > =============================================================================== 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: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 13:46:35 -0600 From: "Lance Krieg" To: Subject: Re: Munson's Books by Blandford ... was Fokker D VI Message-ID: Without entering the fray as to the reliability of these books, has anyone ever seen any a verifiable example of the bizarre "brick" camouflage that Mr. Munson illustrates on some early war Albatrossen in the Bomber book? The scheme featured green and brown rectangles of about 15cm by 150 cm, scattered over the airframe and wings as if someone with a roller full of paint had taken about a hundred quick jabs at it. The endnotes contained very careful documentation and Methuen references, IIRC, as if the illustrator had taken a notebook to a museum. Lance ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 14:14:19 -0600 From: "Lance Krieg" To: Subject: Re: Ebay Alert Message-ID: Jesus, I'm building a W.12, too... I wonder how silly is "silly" in the bidding. I see in the latest WWIAero that Dan San Abbott wants $10,000 for 5 square inches of Richtofen fabric. Now THAT'S silly. Lance ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2000 07:49:53 +1000 From: Shane Weier To: "'wwi'" Subject: JTB McCuddens SE-5a Message-ID: <65C968E11318D311B0BD0060B06865CDBD1C6F@mimhexch.mim.com.au> Hi all, I've just about finished a model of McCuddens SE-5a using the kit decals but ignoring the kit instruction. I'd like to aks the opinion of the list about the position of the wing roundels on the machine, which is an early Royal Aircrfat Factory built Hisso engined machine. There's a photo of this machine in the Squadron/Signal volume, where there are also pics of at least two others from the same batch. I made my decision *weeks* ago on whether the roundels should be in the inboard or outboard position - but now that I see the model sitting on its wheels with just retouching to do - I've had a crisis of confidence. Heeelp ! 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: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 14:21:38 -0800 From: "Bob Pearson" To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: JTB McCuddens SE-5a Message-ID: <200001312221.OAA31702@mail.rapidnet.net> Shane, Which serial number is it? B4863 had them inboard. . Bob ---------- >From: Shane Weier >To: Multiple recipients of list >Subject: JTB McCuddens SE-5a >Date: Mon, 31 Jan, 2000, 1:53 PM > > Hi all, > > I've just about finished a model of McCuddens SE-5a using the kit decals but > ignoring the kit instruction. > > I'd like to aks the opinion of the list about the position of the wing > roundels on the machine, which is an early Royal Aircrfat Factory built > Hisso engined machine. > > There's a photo of this machine in the Squadron/Signal volume, where there > are also pics of at least two others from the same batch. I made my decision > *weeks* ago on whether the roundels should be in the inboard or outboard > position - but now that I see the model sitting on its wheels with just > retouching to do - I've had a crisis of confidence. > > Heeelp ! > > 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. > ************************************************************** ------------------------------ End of WWI Digest 2119 **********************