WWI Digest 2157 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) More Nieuport 17 by "David Calhoun" 2) Ed.'s Falsie Pfalz MGs by skarver@banet.net 3) Need Inter-War ID Help Off-List by Fernando Lamas 4) A Hex on Your Lozenge! Unique A-H Camo? by skarver@banet.net 5) C&C USA--who holds copyright? by skarver@banet.net 6) Re: Ed.'s Falsie Pfalz MGs by KarrArt@aol.com 7) RE: Ed.'s Falsie Pfalz MGs by Shane Weier 8) RE: A Hex on Your Lozenge! Unique A-H Camo? by Shane Weier 9) Alberto's email by "Matthew Bittner" 10) Re: A Hex on Your Lozenge! Unique A-H Camo? by skarver@banet.net 11) Re: Alberto's Nie.17 in FSM by Ray Boorman 12) Re: Ed.'s Falsie Pfalz MGs by skarver@banet.net 13) Re: drying box wasRe: Future query No.2 by Ray Boorman 14) Re: Ed.'s Falsie Pfalz MGs by skarver@banet.net 15) Re: Aviatik B.I and B.II kits by "Courtney Allen" 16) MAN o' man! by skarver@banet.net 17) List test. by "Lee Mensinger" 18) No more experts!, was Re: Roland C.II by skarver@banet.net 19) Re: drying box wasRe: Future query No.2 by Ray Boorman 20) Re: Future query No.2 now kero burner ;( by Ray Boorman 21) Re: Colour Profile by Ray Boorman 22) Re: OTF Seminar by "Bill Bacon" 23) Re: remember that URL? by "Bob Pearson" 24) RE: A Hex on Your Lozenge! Unique A-H Camo? by Shane Weier 25) Re: A Hex on Your Lozenge! Unique A-H Camo? by "Bob Pearson" 26) Re: drying box wasRe: Future query No.2 by "Bob Pearson" 27) RE: Ed.'s Falsie Pfalz MGs by Shane Weier 28) Re: A Hex on Your Lozenge! Unique A-H Camo? by "Bob Pearson" 29) Re: drying box wasRe: Future query No.2 by "DAVID BURKE" 30) Re: Ed.'s Falsie Pfalz MGs by "DAVID BURKE" 31) Re: Colour Profile by "Bob Pearson" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 21:42:24 -0800 From: "David Calhoun" To: "Multiple recipients of list" Subject: More Nieuport 17 Message-ID: <00a601bf7f53$1902f2e0$563c3ccc@oemcomputer> A couple of days ago someone was asking about the clear cellon center section on the Eduard Nieuport 17. I am currently building a 1/24 scale Nie. 17 in Lufbery's markings from the old Black Knight vacuform kit. After studying photos and drawings in Windsock Datafile #20 and Nieuport special #1, it appears that the clear covering was over the entire center section from the front spar back to the wire reinforced trailing edge. The only way to accurately model this is to cut the center section out, giving you 2 wing halves. A brass rod can be used for the front spar, with a scratchbuilt center piece (you can lengthen the piece in the Eduard kit). Inner braces of plastic stock are used per the plans (I taped my wing to a copy of the plans and attached all inner spars & braces to the wings). This also worked on te old Testors Nie. 17. Add bracing wires after painting all a wood color, and cover with your choice of clear material - I used the clear window from a microscale decals package, attached with super glue on the corners and loaded with future to blend it all in. Hope this helps. Dave Calhoun ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 21:37:57 -0500 From: skarver@banet.net To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Ed.'s Falsie Pfalz MGs Message-ID: <38B34805.BDA1B65D@banet.net> The D.III kit instructions would have one apply a 'pastie' of the Spandau front to the gun fairing front. If one rejects this, placement of the MGs seems to require cutting a channel into the cowl decking--if the jackets project behond the opening. If they do, something is wrong with Eduard's proportions. What is it? Or are they (the guns) completely 'buried'? Thanks, Stef ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 18:17:42 -0800 From: Fernando Lamas To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Need Inter-War ID Help Off-List Message-ID: <3.0.6.32.20000222181742.0096f2d0@olympus.net> If anyone is knowledgeable about inter-war, particularly "jar-head", excuse me, I mean U.S. Marine Corps aircraft, could you please contact me off-list? I am trying to help someone ID some aircraft photos and I know very little about the inter-war period. Fernando Lamas ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 21:48:54 -0500 From: skarver@banet.net To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: A Hex on Your Lozenge! Unique A-H Camo? Message-ID: <38B34A96.BF2C4AB@banet.net> A photo reproduced in Cross & Cockade USA Vol 1, no 4, shows an Aviatik Berg apparently decked out in German lozenge on both fuselage & upper main planes. Has this usage been described in any detail elsewhere? TIA & regards, Stef ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 21:50:21 -0500 From: skarver@banet.net To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: C&C USA--who holds copyright? Message-ID: <38B34AED.73544055@banet.net> Does anyone know who holds copyright on the published oeuvre of C&C USA? Stef ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 22:02:44 EST From: KarrArt@aol.com To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Ed.'s Falsie Pfalz MGs Message-ID: <9a.16edcae.25e4a7d4@aol.com> In a message dated 2/22/00 6:55:39 PM Pacific Standard Time, skarver@banet.net writes: << If they do, something is wrong with Eduard's proportions. What is it? Or are they (the guns) completely 'buried'? Thanks, Stef >> The guns are buried.... AND Eduard's proportions were a little off because the engine is slightly too short. Also, the rear ends of the vertical cowl panels should have small indentations on each side to provide complete muzzle clearance (kinda hard to explain)...uh...dents in the up right sides. I think Eduard missed this too. When I built mine, I hollowed it all out from the inside and installed complete guns, rather than the "dummy" muzzles. RK ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2000 13:07:02 +1000 From: Shane Weier To: "'wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu'" Subject: RE: Ed.'s Falsie Pfalz MGs Message-ID: <65C968E11318D311B0BD0060B06865CDBD1D4D@mimhexch.mim.com.au> Stef, If they do, > something is wrong with > Eduard's proportions. > What is it? Or are they > (the guns) completely > 'buried'? The guns should be buried right up to the front plate of the cooling jacket, which is what Eduard is trying to replicate. Fit problems related to the inevitable non scale thickness of the cowl force this on them, because to make an accurately sized gun fit into the upper cowling would need to be about 1 thou thick (actually, 1/16 inch sheet metal works out at 1.3 thousandths of an inch) Shane ************************************************************** The information contained in this E-Mail is confidential and is intended only for the use of the addressee(s). If you receive this E-Mail in error, any use, distribution or copying of this E-Mail is not permitted. You are requested to forward unwanted E-Mail and address any problems to the MIM Holdings Limited Help Desk. E-Mail: helpdesk@mim.com.au or phone: Australia 07 3833 8042. ************************************************************** ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2000 13:08:24 +1000 From: Shane Weier To: "'wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu'" Subject: RE: A Hex on Your Lozenge! Unique A-H Camo? Message-ID: <65C968E11318D311B0BD0060B06865CDBD1D4E@mimhexch.mim.com.au> > A photo reproduced in > Cross & Cockade USA Vol > 1, no 4, shows an Aviatik > Berg apparently decked > out in German lozenge on > both fuselage & upper > main planes. > Has this usage been > described in any detail > elsewhere? > TIA & regards, I may be wrong, but I have a sneaking suspicion that this is a hand painted finish, and unique 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: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 21:21:15 -0600 From: "Matthew Bittner" To: "wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu" Subject: Alberto's email Message-ID: <200002230323.TAA07394@magpie.a001.sprintmail.com> Does anybody have Alberto's email address? I think it just changed recently, and I don't seem to have the current one. TIA! Matt Bittner http://www.geocities.com/~ipmsfortcrook http://pease1.sr.unh.edu/misc/ww1fr.htm ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 22:26:30 -0500 From: skarver@banet.net To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: A Hex on Your Lozenge! Unique A-H Camo? Message-ID: <38B35366.B4D513DA@banet.net> Shane Weier wrote: > I have a sneaking suspicion that this is a hand painted > finish, and unique >From whence does your suspicion sneak? Caption says a/c was in Linke-Crasford's sqn. Any suspicions on this score? Also possible colors, etc., etc. Regards, Stef ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 19:34:01 -0800 From: Ray Boorman To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Alberto's Nie.17 in FSM Message-ID: <4.3.0.20000222192952.00a92c60@pop.telus.net> Matt, I thought you enjoyed Nieuports perhaps its time to switch to something different lets see 1/28 PC10 Oooh Revel Sopwith Camel (Hurriedly running for cover from the flames to come) At 07:07 PM 2/22/2000 -0500, you wrote: >Well done, Alberto! Now I have to build a Nieuport . ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 22:30:08 -0500 From: skarver@banet.net To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Ed.'s Falsie Pfalz MGs Message-ID: <38B35440.9B7F4AEC@banet.net> Shane Weier wrote: > to > make an accurately sized gun fit into the upper cowling would need to be > about 1 thou thick (actually, 1/16 inch sheet metal works out at 1.3 > thousandths of an inch) Well, I don't understand why the canonized Eduard & company cannot do this! Stef ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 19:40:29 -0800 From: Ray Boorman To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: drying box wasRe: Future query No.2 Message-ID: <4.3.0.20000222193619.00a73430@pop.telus.net> Dennis, how the heck are you still allowed in the kitchen. I even look like I am doing any model related task and I get the look of "touch it Mister and you're worse than dead for the next twenty lives......." Oh you should network your machines to the dsl line it costs about $50 or so for a hub and you can have 2 or 3 really fast emachines...... Ray (A very happy DSL user for the last 18 months) At 09:27 PM 2/22/2000 -0500, you wrote: >Re: Drying box > > Before I bought Tech Support a gas stove with electronic ignition, >the pilot light made an excellent place to dry a model overnight. I place >a washcloth over the warm spot, put the model on the washcloth and a small >box over the model. Presto. One very dry model in the morning. > > BTW, Tech Support is one very happy computer person this week. I >got her a DSL line for her computer. Now she has a rocket ship and I have >the slug. Wait a minute! I think I slipped up somewhere. She did say she >would network the two together. That is one fast system. > >Dennis Ugulano >email: Uggies@compuserve.com >http://members.xoom.com/Uggies/dju.htm >Page Revised 2/6/00 >"Every modeller will rise to his own level of masochism" ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 22:35:18 -0500 From: skarver@banet.net To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Ed.'s Falsie Pfalz MGs Message-ID: <38B35576.1CAA1AF@banet.net> KarrArt@aol.com wrote: > Also, the rear ends of the vertical cowl > panels should have small indentations on each side to provide complete muzzle > clearance (kinda hard to explain)...uh...dents in the up right sides. I think > Eduard missed this too. Uh...right. Actually, clear enough, Bob. Thanks. Stef ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 19:47:25 -0800 From: "Courtney Allen" To: Subject: Re: Aviatik B.I and B.II kits Message-ID: <004301bf7db0$dfb8a780$84c0480c@courtney> Alberto Joystick makes a B.II in 1/72. May be hard to find these days. Check with "Hannants". Courtney ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alberto Casirati" To: "Multiple recipients of list" Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2000 4:13 AM Subject: Aviatik B.I and B.II kits > Hello all! > > As I am currently experiencing some troubles with the Mailing List archives > (for some reason I could not detect, I cannot see # 2145 up), I am taking > the liberty of re-sending this help message, just in case my original > request did not reach the List server correctly. > > I am simply trying to know whether there are models devoted to the above > named aeroplanes, as they can form the basis for a conversion to early SAML > aircraft. > > Thanks to all of you in advance, and I apologize for any inconvenience. > > All the best, > Alberto Casirati > ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 22:44:38 -0500 From: skarver@banet.net To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: MAN o' man! Message-ID: <38B357A6.770FD582@banet.net> Whose got a copy of Model Airplanes News--ta da--from December '50? Wow, half a century ago. M'gosh. Stef ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 21:56:11 -0600 From: "Lee Mensinger" To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu, "Lee Mensinger" Subject: List test. Message-ID: <38B35A5B.E62EB58C@wireweb.net> I have received no messages since 3:54pm It appears the List is down at pease1-sr-unh-edu. I bet Allan wishes it didn't. Lee M. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 22:48:50 -0500 From: skarver@banet.net To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: No more experts!, was Re: Roland C.II Message-ID: <38B358A2.8E4705F8@banet.net> "Michael S. Alvarado" wrote: > It may not be exactly right (who would know 80 years after the fact) Is this the best part of WW1 modeling or what? Anyone who could refute you from experience is...gone! Stef ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 19:57:46 -0800 From: Ray Boorman To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: drying box wasRe: Future query No.2 Message-ID: <4.3.0.20000222194254.00a72270@pop.telus.net> At 09:38 PM 2/22/2000 -0500, you wrote: >DSL.....one of these days! >RK Just as an aside, anyone thinking of DSL who currently has two lines, because they surf the net too much, should realize that they can get rid of one of the lines. DSL Shares the bandwidth and you can use the phone concurrently on the same line all at the same time. Just got to be 4 miles or less from a switch. Most of are btw. Also although Cable is a bit faster, its in reality not. You share the cable connection with everyone else on your local loop. So as they use the net it slows you down. DSL on a phone line has its own private port on the switch therefore it always runs at the same speed. The cable co's don't like to tell people that little point. When you factor in that a lot of ISP's are offering a combined DSL Internet service, up here for example at $50 canuck dollars it becomes a few dollars cheaper then having a normal ISP and paying for a second phone line. Now I have got that off my chest can anyone suggest a way to make 1/72 decals for one of the presentation DH5's. I am planning to build one and need some suggestions. The one I have selected will be the "NSW Ladies Battle Plane" so there a lot of very small letters. I have thought of getting white railway lettering and making a decal on clear decal film, does anyone have any other options?? Thanks Ray ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 20:06:35 -0800 From: Ray Boorman To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Future query No.2 now kero burner ;( Message-ID: <4.3.0.20000222195943.00a88100@pop.telus.net> Len, Thanks for the info, I am amazed that my sieve for brains got that close. Thats what I love about this list there are people who can work out what I am talking about even when I don't ;) Ray At 04:54 PM 2/22/2000 -0500, you wrote: >Ray, > > > > But Shane wasnt there a pre-war (1910 or1912 ) kero burner that burned > > itself to a crisp in paris...... > > I'm only half joking I'm sure I have read about a Coanda something or >other > > that had what could be considered a jet engine. It never flew since it set > > fire to itself. Of course I could be dreaming.... > >Kenneth Munson's Pioneer Aircraft 1903-14 has the following:- >"Henry Coanda ....construction of a full size reaction propelled >aeroplane............exhibited in Paris in October 1910. >A 4 cylinder Clerget inline engine was mounted high in front of the pilot's >seat, with multiple gears driving a centrifugal air compressor in the >extreme nose. The fan was enclosed in a truncated conical fairing with an >adjustable diaphragm at the front to regulate the air entry...........it is >virtually certain that the aircraft never flew...... The suggestion, once >made quite seriously, that it flew as a petrol burning jet, can be dismissed >simply by considering the location of the pilot in relation to the 'jet' >efflux." > >Sorry Ray, no early 'kero burner', just another inventor working years >ahead of his time and technology. > >Regards Len. > >lensmith@clara.net > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 20:15:36 -0800 From: Ray Boorman To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Colour Profile Message-ID: <4.3.0.20000222200727.00a89220@pop.telus.net> Scho, So you do have too much spare time. Btw I have 4 unbuilt Sopwith Camels and a Blue Rider comic camel conversion. One will become a swallow, one supplies the other parts for the comic camel. One is 1/48th and we'll I'll get to that one day. The other camel is going to be Barkers Camel. I guess I had better buy another Revell Camel ......... Darn it this list is dangerous, you guys and ladies keeps adding to the models I want to build list. Next year or so is covered already ;( >I have no time on my hands - I just got made Head of ICT at school, my >daughter Hope is now 13 days old and beginning to make herself heard, my son >Joe is into the terrible twos and I have a headache. BTW what do you >mean*almost* - get one out and build it... >Scho >http://www.ww1.org.uk > > ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 22:54:46 -0600 From: "Bill Bacon" To: Subject: Re: OTF Seminar Message-ID: <003d01bf7dba$1bc8d980$413c32cf@tcac.net> Great news Mike. Just call my room when you get in. Loo0king forward to seeing you all again. Will be brining some audio for you. Cheer5s, Bill B. ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Multiple recipients of list Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2000 8:26 PM Subject: OTF Seminar > Whooo Hoooo! Got my plane tickets and room reservations today. I'll be > getting there Thursday around noon, leaving Sunday. Sorry I'll miss > Wednesday night, but I'm sure we can all get together Thursday or > Friday...I know I owe Bob, Bill C and Bill B and Rick a drink. > Mike Muth > ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 21:06:38 -0800 From: "Bob Pearson" To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: remember that URL? Message-ID: <200002230525.VAA24287@mail.rapidnet.net> My favourite shot was the 'powerplant' for the Albatros. . six bottles of wine in place of the cylinders. Bob ---------- >From: Lyle Lamboley >To: Multiple recipients of list >Subject: Re: remember that URL? >Date: Tue, 22 Feb, 2000, 6:25 PM > > WWI Aero has photos of Koloman Mayrhofer and his Alb. D.III (OEF) that > he's building in Vienna in almost every issue--he's probably the guy > you're looking for. No URL listed, though. Good luck on the search-- > Lyle > ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2000 15:37:21 +1000 From: Shane Weier To: "'wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu'" Subject: RE: A Hex on Your Lozenge! Unique A-H Camo? Message-ID: <65C968E11318D311B0BD0060B06865CDBD1D50@mimhexch.mim.com.au> Stef, > Shane Weier wrote: > > > I have a sneaking suspicion that this is a hand painted > > finish, and unique > > From whence does your suspicion sneak? > Caption says a/c was in Linke-Crasford's sqn. > Any suspicions on this score? Also possible colors, etc., etc. A vague memory of a photo with a caption to that effect. It may just as easily be unrelated of course, and I'm a long way from my books 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: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 21:36:16 -0800 From: "Bob Pearson" To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: A Hex on Your Lozenge! Unique A-H Camo? Message-ID: <200002230536.VAA24691@mail.rapidnet.net> Stef, Sorta tongue in cheek. . but not totally . .. Way back in the olden days much was unknown about A-H aircraft. . in fact the Phonix D.I/II in the Profile booklet attributed to L-C is in fact wearing a European J, not a C on the side, yet Jon Guttman wrote an article saying it was L-C's a/c. . . to his credit he did a later artilce retracting that one. . and as every Allied ace shot down L-C, chances are that every aircraft was in his Flik. Any chance of a scan? Bob ---------- >From: skarver@banet.net >To: Multiple recipients of list >Subject: Re: A Hex on Your Lozenge! Unique A-H Camo? >Date: Tue, 22 Feb, 2000, 9:30 PM > > Shane Weier wrote: > >> I have a sneaking suspicion that this is a hand painted >> finish, and unique > >>From whence does your suspicion sneak? > Caption says a/c was in Linke-Crasford's sqn. > Any suspicions on this score? Also possible colors, etc., etc. > Regards, > Stef ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 21:42:30 -0800 From: "Bob Pearson" To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: drying box wasRe: Future query No.2 Message-ID: <200002230542.VAA24906@mail.rapidnet.net> > Now I have got that off my chest can anyone suggest a way to make 1/72 > decals for one of the presentation DH5's. I am planning to build one and > need some suggestions. The one I have selected will be the "NSW Ladies > Battle Plane" so there a lot of very small letters. I have thought of > getting white railway lettering and making a decal on clear decal film, > does anyone have any other options?? Make friends with an Alps owner Bob ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2000 15:48:34 +1000 From: Shane Weier To: "'wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu'" Subject: RE: Ed.'s Falsie Pfalz MGs Message-ID: <65C968E11318D311B0BD0060B06865CDBD1D51@mimhexch.mim.com.au> Stef, > > to > > make an accurately sized gun fit into the upper cowling > > would need to be > > about 1 thou thick (actually, 1/16 inch sheet metal works out at 1.3 > > thousandths of an inch) > > Well, I don't understand why the canonized Eduard & company > cannot do this! Yeah, it's positively remiss of them. Time for a class action I say ! 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: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 21:44:47 -0800 From: "Bob Pearson" To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: A Hex on Your Lozenge! Unique A-H Camo? Message-ID: <200002230547.VAA25078@mail.rapidnet.net> BTW is this just horizontal oblong hex's or is it actual German camo? If the former I have profiled three of them .. ... all from L-C's Flik (of course) Bob ---------- >From: skarver@banet.net >To: Multiple recipients of list >Subject: A Hex on Your Lozenge! Unique A-H Camo? >Date: Tue, 22 Feb, 2000, 6:59 PM > > A photo reproduced in > Cross & Cockade USA Vol > 1, no 4, shows an Aviatik > Berg apparently decked > out in German lozenge on > both fuselage & upper > main planes. > Has this usage been > described in any detail > elsewhere? > TIA & regards, > Stef ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2000 01:05:39 -0600 From: "DAVID BURKE" To: Subject: Re: drying box wasRe: Future query No.2 Message-ID: <00c201bf7dcd$adac9680$0d87aec7@dora9sprynet.com> Hey, Well, although I like the idea of using a drying box, I'm a bit leery of using any heating sources with a model. But that's me. My big problem is the big four-letter word which is the bane to all modelers (no, not 'wife', not 'cats', not 'life', and don't you all get the idea that I am starting a new thread to see what four-letter words EVEN qualify): it's DUST. This place that I'm living in is very similar to buildings around New Orleans: it's old, has character, and is collapsing. Subsequently, it is extremely dusty. That's part of why I'm moving to somewhere else - when I find it. I have a big glass bowl that I place over my models: I put beer-bottle caps under the rim so that the paint will cure. Granted, anything blowing hard under the rim will goof everything up, but as I usually use this technique in a room where I have an air purifier, not much blows about. DB Apartment hunting again - Yippee. -----Original Message----- From: KarrArt@aol.com To: Multiple recipients of list Date: Tuesday, February 22, 2000 11:47 AM Subject: drying box wasRe: Future query No.2 >In a message dated 2/22/00 12:02:13 AM Pacific Standard Time, >dora9@sprynet.com writes: > ><< If you started with the Future as your gloss coat, you need wait maybe a > half a day (overnight is always safer). Follow your normal process with the > decals, using as little settling solution as possible. For a flat, I > recommend an acrylic flat like AeroMaster, Floquil, et al. A few drops of > Future added will give a nice satin finish. > > I'm even > using some right now! > > > DB >> > >Not directly related to Future, but...........years ago I built a drying box >from really crappy left over wall paneling- the cheapo stuff that's like >Masonite/hardboard with fake printed wood grain on the "good" side. I made a >cube from the stuff about 14" to a side, with one facit hinged for access. >For heat, I stuck an old lamp fixture inside and run a 75 watt bulb. This >makes enough heat to really speed up the drying time of paint or whatever you >want dried- including Future. There's enough space for the largest 1/48 >single seater (and large 1/32 components).It's not warm enough to warp, or >cause crazing from too rapidly whatever you're drying, but it'll knock a huge >chunk of time out of the process. It's ugly, cost next to nothing, but it's >the single most important tool I have for GETTING ON WITH THE WORK! >RK ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2000 01:12:51 -0600 From: "DAVID BURKE" To: Subject: Re: Ed.'s Falsie Pfalz MGs Message-ID: <00c301bf7dcd$ae8e6b00$0d87aec7@dora9sprynet.com> Yeah, I agree, Eduard really screwed up the guns on the Pfalz kit. Totally unconvincing. They could have provided better muzzle porting and trenching, and instead of glue-on pieces, they could have given at least the front half of both Spandaus to add to the depth effect. Next one I do, I plan to also add guns and hollow it from inside out. DB -----Original Message----- From: skarver@banet.net To: Multiple recipients of list Date: Tuesday, February 22, 2000 8:57 PM Subject: Ed.'s Falsie Pfalz MGs >The D.III kit >instructions would have >one apply a 'pastie' of >the Spandau front to the >gun fairing front. If >one rejects this, >placement of the MGs >seems to require cutting >a channel into the cowl >decking--if the jackets >project behond the >opening. If they do, >something is wrong with >Eduard's proportions. >What is it? Or are they >(the guns) completely >'buried'? >Thanks, > >Stef > ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 23:21:24 -0800 From: "Bob Pearson" To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Colour Profile Message-ID: <200002230723.XAA28175@mail.rapidnet.net> Ray says .. ---------- > The other camel is going > to be Barkers Camel. I guess I had better buy another Revell Camel ......... Ahh. . but in which guise? There are at least four major periods for it . . five if No.66 Sqn is accounted for, but no photos of it there have turned up yet. Check my piece on it at http://members.xoom.com/profileart/quarter1/index.html Regards, Bob ------------------------------ End of WWI Digest 2157 **********************