WWI Digest 2219 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) Re: What's (OT) on the work bench? by "Matthew Bittner" 2) Revell 1/72nd SPAD 13 by Christopher Crofoot 3) Re: What's (OT) on the work bench? by "Leonard Endy" 4) Re: Austro-Hungarian Crown decals by "Michael Kendix" 5) One at a time/ was: What's (OT) on the work bench? by "Michael Kendix" 6) Re: What's (OT) on the work bench? by Brent & Tina Theobald 7) Re: Speaking of Struters by GRBroman@aol.com 8) Re: Revell 1/72nd SPAD 13 by Dennis Ugulano 9) Re: What's (OT) on the work bench? by Lyle Lamboley 10) Re: What's (OT) on the work bench? by Ernest Thomas 11) Re: What's (OT) on the work bench? by Ernest Thomas 12) Re: What's (OT) on the work bench? by Suvoroff@aol.com 13) Re: What's (OT) on the work bench? by Marc Flake 14) Re: What's (OT) on the work bench? by "David Calhoun" 15) Re: What's (OT) on the work bench? by "DAVID BURKE" 16) Re: What's (OT) on the work bench? by "DAVID BURKE" 17) Re: What's (OT) on the work bench? by smperry@mindspring.com 18) D-VII ??? by Ernest Thomas 19) Blame Canada! by Albatrosdv@aol.com 20) Re: Blame Canada! by Zulis@aol.com 21) Re: Blame Canada! by "DAVID BURKE" 22) Re: What's (OT) on the work bench? by "Mike Dicianna" 23) Re: What's (OT) on the work bench? by "Peter Leonard" 24) RE: What's (OT) on the work bench? by "Tomasz Gronczewski" 25) RE: What's (OT) on the work bench? by "dfernet0" 26) Re: What's (OT) on the work bench? by Lyle Lamboley 27) Re: Blame Canada! by "Brad Gossen" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2000 20:27:20 -0600 From: "Matthew Bittner" To: "wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu" Subject: Re: What's (OT) on the work bench? Message-ID: <200003270230.SAA18191@magpie.a001.sprintmail.com> On Sun, 26 Mar 2000 20:25:43 -0500 (EST), Charles and Linda Duckworth wrote: > Wondering with all the new resin, plastic coming out this past century could > we get a recaps of > what 'on-topic' kit you're working on > Maker and scale > how long have you been working on it and % complete > comments as to the kit or decals Tom-M Fokker D.VI - first coat of paint on, and already removed - accurate kit but what a bugger to build! Hawkeye Fokker Dr.I - middle wing on and being blended - an awesome resin kit Czechmaster Morane Saulnier Type AI - fuselage all together waiting on a new wing - the best resin kit I have come across complete with decals Two Toko StarStrutters - one out of the box, the other with Barry's new conversion fuselage; barely started, with fuselage's cut out - Toko kits, what can you say... Matt Bittner http://www.geocities.com/~ipmsfortcrook http://pease1.sr.unh.edu/misc/ww1fr.htm ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2000 20:29:45 -0800 From: Christopher Crofoot To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Revell 1/72nd SPAD 13 Message-ID: <38DEE3B8.4B9B5EED@northnet.net> OFF Hey all, I was wondering what everydody's opinions are on the Revell Spad 13 kit. Any suggestiions for improvements... I've worked with 1/48th WWI's but 1/72nd has always appeared jewel like but hey....it's small so I thought I'd try one. Thanks for any advice. Chris ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2000 21:32:07 -0500 From: "Leonard Endy" To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: What's (OT) on the work bench? Message-ID: On Sun, 26 Mar 2000 20:25:39 -0500 (EST), you wrote: >Wondering with all the new resin, plastic coming out this past century could >we get a recaps of >what 'on-topic' kit you're working on >Maker and scale >how long have you been working on it and % complete >comments as to the kit or decals > Eduard 1/48 Nie 23 in the Russian markings on the box top. Started a couple of days ago and maybe 5% complete. Toko 1/72 Pfalz D.XII, factory markings about 90% finished and taking forever along with the RPM 1/35 FT17, about 50% complete. Work still needed in the turret/gun area, drivers compartment completed. I hit a mental block on the ammo racks and put it away for a while. I do have a tendency to be a little on the slow side...at least that's what my wife says. Actually I could blame it on her as it was her idea for the new sink/vanity work in the bathroom which, exept for laying a new floor covering, is now finished and along comes spring with yard work.... Also my congrats to Matt. He and SP cleaned-up this weekend ! Len ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2000 18:32:48 PST From: "Michael Kendix" To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Austro-Hungarian Crown decals Message-ID: <20000327023248.87817.qmail@hotmail.com> >From: Brent & Tina Theobald > >I happen to have seen Americal's sheet for this last Thursday. I was >interested in the Crowns for the Naval Phoenix I am doing. The >Crowns were >a bit of a disappointment. A little blurry and under >detailed IMO. My >references show jewels in the crown which do not >appear on the Americal >sheet. Insignia Magazine (I don't have the >issue handy, but I'll get it if >you like) has a nice drawing of the >Crown which would be suitable for >scanning, coloring and printing on >an ALPS printer. This is what I plan to >do. > >I have not seen the Pegasus decals though. They may be better. > Brent: Thanks for your response. Shame about the Americal ones; I usually love their stuff. Please take a look at http://www.pegasus.com and let me know if the Pegasus decals are better. Which number Americal sheet is it? Michael ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2000 18:43:17 PST From: "Michael Kendix" To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: One at a time/ was: What's (OT) on the work bench? Message-ID: <20000327024317.76649.qmail@hotmail.com> >From: smperry@mindspring.com >Revell 1:28 Spad. Using CSM decals (Luke) and details. About 60% >done. >Been on the bench about 2 months. I only do one model at a >time, so the >big ones tend to overstay their welcome. > Steve: I have this "one at a time rule" although I did break it during the "Il'ya-d"; built Mikro's RWD-5bis in 4 days for a bit of therapy(nice kit that goes together easily - thick decals though). I'm always scared that if I don't just build one, I won't finish it, or I'll get the bits mixed up. Any other one-at-a-timers? Michael ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2000 21:06:12 -0600 From: Brent & Tina Theobald To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: What's (OT) on the work bench? Message-ID: <38DED024.AEC28C06@airmail.net> Greetings, > Wondering with all the new resin, plastic coming out this past century could > we get a recaps of > what 'on-topic' kit you're working on > Maker and scale > how long have you been working on it and % complete > comments as to the kit or decals I have three 1/48 scale Halberstadts (CSM, Tom's Modelworks, Blue Max) I am working on. I have no idea on the percentage towards completion, but I would guess that I am halfway thru the cockpit on each. I am stalled building map tables for the Aeroclub Re-8. I am at approximately the same point on the Pegasus DH-2 and the Sierra Scale Gotha G.VII. Half the battle with the Gotha has been trying to figure how to finish the fuselage. Since I have completed my last projects one of these projects is going to get all of my attention Have a good one! Brent ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2000 21:55:50 EST From: GRBroman@aol.com To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Speaking of Struters Message-ID: <34.30379ee.261027b6@aol.com> In a message dated 3/26/2000 1:12:53 PM EST, tbittners@sprintmail.com writes: > Everything else took something - the other two WW1's were bronze, the > Polikarpov's were silver, the Mk.IV was silver as was the GAZ-67. Oops, hate to go ot, but that little GAZ-67 was incredible. Switching back to OT, the turnout at Quad Cities was a little low on OT content this year, three Mark IV's a Mark I in the armour department and mostly Matt's planes, tried to talk Bob into bringing some of his scratchbuilt WWI planes in 1/48, but we just got too busy with the show. 47 vendor tables and I managed to pick up some good OT stuff, maybe built in time for our Regional event in May at Matt's place. Picked up a Dakoplast Sikorsky, a Russian Mgebrov armoured car and a Renault TSF from Commanders Series Models. Some Aurora kits were going for great prices, a DH-10 and Gotha for $5 each and a small pile of Albatrii and D-VII's for a few dollars a pop. Ugly Mikes's Models had Eduard Alabtrii, Niueports and Sopwith Triplanes at $9 each. Plus a HP 0/400 from Airfix. All in all a pretty good time. Glen ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2000 21:58:01 -0500 From: Dennis Ugulano To: "wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu" Subject: Re: Revell 1/72nd SPAD 13 Message-ID: <200003262158_MC2-9EB1-ECC5@compuserve.com> Chris, >> I was wondering what everydody's opinions are on the Revell Spad 13 kit << The 13 is a very tired mold, most fuselage detail is almost gone. When I built my last one, I combined the ESCI 13 with the Revell kit. Use the Revell top deck because the ESCI has blobs up there for guns. Use Aeroclub or resin vickers and the results are pleasing. As far as accuracy, remember, this kit was produced in the 60's. 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: Sun, 26 Mar 2000 22:01:10 -0500 From: Lyle Lamboley To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: What's (OT) on the work bench? Message-ID: <20000326.220113.-146565.2.lyle.lamboley@juno.com> Charles Duckworth is starting an interesting thread: > what 'on-topic' kit you're working on > Maker and scale > how long have you been working on it and % complete 1. 1/4 scale Fokker D.VII from Proctor. Scale construction in the wings and general scale approach to the fuse, tail and rudder using dowels to represent the steel tubing. I have taken some liberties in the fuse but the effect will be scale when the covering is in place. Planned color scheme: Franz Buchner's late OAW machine in Jasta 13 livery. The werewolf's head has already been painted on canvas by my dad who is a far better artist than I am. He suggested making copies of his work and applying them to the fuse. But that event will be a long time from now, since I've barely scratched the surface with this one. I have already painted up the 4-color lozenge fabric for the topside of the wings. I chose this late model Fokker because there is only the topside lozenge to worry about; the undersides were light blue. I know that there is a lot of controversy as to whether these OAW Fokkers had blue undersides, and the new Datafile Special really didn't help me in this matter, but the photos I've seen of Buchner and his mechanics in front of the D.VII shows a light color clearly painted up to the leading edge on the LG wing and the bottom wing. That's the clearest evidence that it was overpainted. Anyway, expect a completion date within the next two decades. 2. DML 1/48 Fokker D.VIII. From gargantuan scale (as Matt put so aptly off list) to simply big, I'm doing this one as an E.V from Jasta 36 with blue cowl and white band with star as shown in the Profile and Datafile. I wonder if the star is red...I have a nice little decal sheet from INSIGNIA with some red stars for a Polikarpov R-1, and the stars would work so nicely on that white band! I also wondered if the tail was overpainted blue or was simply left lozenge. I don't recall if Jasta 36 was in the habit of overpainting tail surfaces, but the pic from the 3/4 rear seems to show a solid color. It could simply be reflected light from the varnish. I'm using Americals 4-color for the fuse and tail (where else on an E.V?) and Polly-S for the wing and other solid olive areas, and a medium blue for the cowl. 3. Blue Max 1/48 Pfalz D.XII. Started 4 years ago and dragging along. Currently back in the box waiting for more attention. Color scheme will probably be Max Gossner's of Jasta 77b. 4. Toko SSW D.III. Also started but not completed. Obviously my middle name is procrastination. Hope I haven't bored you into oblivion with my ramblings about colors...but being on this list really gets me interested in actually finishing a model once more and doing it right. Lyle ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2000 21:07:27 -0600 From: Ernest Thomas To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: What's (OT) on the work bench? Message-ID: <38DED06D.54724CC7@bellsouth.net> Charles and Linda Duckworth wrote: > Wondering with all the new resin, plastic coming out this past century could > we get a recaps of > what 'on-topic' kit you're working on OT on the bench right now? A big Revell D-VII. Started it a few nights ago. I've got the top wing in the right shape, but still in need of sanding. I've also removed the bottom of the fuselage and the turtle deck to fix the fuselage. Got the insides all lozed (CSM upper), and paled with two coats of white wash. Started building the tube structure from .035 styrod. This is gonna be the grand opus D-VII with all the bits I can muster. And it will be in Dallas. DB is working on a big Camel, SP is doing a big Spad. Anyone else? I think we need to seriously consider DB's idea for forcing a split in the large scale catagory. What say you guys? I've also got 5 Revell 1/72 Alb.D-III's on the bench as well as "the ten thousand seams". nu; a Eduard N.17 for a customer. nuat(next up after that) Lonestar DH-5, a zig-zaggy Spad from DML, maybe a Spad A-2, and hopefully I'll have time to squeeze in a Eduard D-Va to bing to Dallas. Also on the bench is a scratch-built ot bipe which I won't name, as well as a very OT HB-C1 scratch build. Guess I'd better get off this pc and get back to the model bench. E. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2000 21:09:08 -0600 From: Ernest Thomas To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: What's (OT) on the work bench? Message-ID: <38DED0D3.5E3FEC6D@bellsouth.net> Michael Kendix wrote: > When I put on the first fuselage decal, it atomized in the water > receptacle (I use a Nineteenth Century Limoges bowl, BTW). Well, la de da! (rotflmao) E. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2000 22:22:09 EST From: Suvoroff@aol.com To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: What's (OT) on the work bench? Message-ID: <60.1aa38ab.26102de1@aol.com> Two items; The 1/48th scale Eduard Albatros D.Va, which has been on hold for a while and is still on hold until I become a happy confident airbrusher. Of course, lack of practice leads to lack of confidence leads to lack of use leads to lack of practice... And the 1/144th scale Reviresco SPAD XI, which is a wretched little lump of lead and hardly worth the work, for one thing it's really a XVI, and for another the shape of the fuselage is assymetrical. Yours, James D. Gray ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2000 21:21:11 -0600 From: Marc Flake To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: What's (OT) on the work bench? Message-ID: <38DED3A7.6980@airmail.net> My first OT subjects in about a decade: a Lohner "L" from Wings 72 and the Macchi M5 from Pegasus. I started them on Friday. Just attached the engine assembly to the Macchi, and I'm buidling the engine support structure on the Lohner. The Lohner doesn't seem to be in scale. I tried adding some aftermarket Atlee/Rosemont seats, but you couldn't fit them both side by side. I had to scratch two seats instead. Looks like I'll have to scratch a beaching dolly as well. Marc ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2000 22:59:46 -0800 From: "David Calhoun" To: Subject: Re: What's (OT) on the work bench? Message-ID: <003801bf97ba$0b137900$280a3ccc@oemcomputer> On my workbench (a messy unorganized place with lots of projects): Eduard N.17 w/ Nungessers markings - about 50 % complete (I just finished the same kit last night and it took first place at the Wings & Wheels show today.) Have to give one to the New England Air Museum Lafayette Escadrille exhibit, so I did the same one for my personal collection. Albatros D.III (oef) in Kiss's markings - I'm using Eduard D.III wings, resin fuselage from Czech resin D.II kit and glencoe nose. Decals from Americal for summer leaf camo and blue Rider for personal markings. 25% done. Albatros D.II - wings from Czech resin kit and Eduard D.III fuselage (leftover from above project) not yet started except for gluing 3 piece resin wing together and straightening it in heater box per list members specs. Pfalz D.XII in "spurious" Dawn Patrol marking - NASM type - Tom's Modelworks - hav the white & red wing squares painted, that's all so far. Also 1/28 SPAD 13, Interior almost finished, engine painted and ignition wires added + extra details. & 1/28 Fokker D.VII - upper wing was fixed, but I botched the rear fuselage and am rebuilding it from sheet styrene. That's All for now, Dave Calhoun -----Original Message----- From: Leonard Endy To: Multiple recipients of list Date: Sunday, March 26, 2000 6:33 PM Subject: Re: What's (OT) on the work bench? >On Sun, 26 Mar 2000 20:25:39 -0500 (EST), you wrote: > >>Wondering with all the new resin, plastic coming out this past century could >>we get a recaps of >>what 'on-topic' kit you're working on >>Maker and scale >>how long have you been working on it and % complete >>comments as to the kit or decals >> >Eduard 1/48 Nie 23 in the Russian markings on the box top. Started a >couple of days ago and maybe 5% complete. > >Toko 1/72 Pfalz D.XII, factory markings about 90% finished and taking >forever along with the > >RPM 1/35 FT17, about 50% complete. Work still needed in the turret/gun >area, drivers compartment completed. I hit a mental block on the ammo >racks and put it away for a while. > >I do have a tendency to be a little on the slow side...at least that's >what my wife says. > >Actually I could blame it on her as it was her idea for the new >sink/vanity work in the bathroom which, exept for laying a new floor >covering, is now finished and along comes spring with yard work.... > >Also my congrats to Matt. He and SP cleaned-up this weekend ! > >Len > ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2000 21:49:10 -0600 From: "DAVID BURKE" To: Subject: Re: What's (OT) on the work bench? Message-ID: <005301bf97a0$bde92d00$9a98aec7@dora9sprynet.com> -----Original Message----- From: Brent & Tina Theobald To: Multiple recipients of list Date: Sunday, March 26, 2000 8:54 PM Subject: Re: What's (OT) on the work bench? >Greetings, > >> Wondering with all the new resin, plastic coming out this past century could >> we get a recaps of >> what 'on-topic' kit you're working on >> Maker and scale >> how long have you been working on it and % complete >> comments as to the kit or decals > Well, I have the Blue Max Camel, the Copper State Strutter, Eduards Hannover and Albatross C.III in various stages of construction, and of course, this beautiful 1/28 scale Camel. Just finished the main assembly of the guns and throttle (what more do you need in a plane?). I'll probably get the fuel selector switch and fuel plumbing done tonight too, and start on the instrument panel. Whoops, sorry to be so long! DB ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2000 21:56:15 -0600 From: "DAVID BURKE" To: Subject: Re: What's (OT) on the work bench? Message-ID: <005401bf97a0$bf621160$9a98aec7@dora9sprynet.com> Ernie wrote: .This is gonna be the grand >opus D-VII with all the bits I can muster. And it will be in Dallas. DB is >working on a big Camel, SP is doing a big Spad. Anyone else? I think we need to >seriously consider DB's idea for forcing a split in the large scale catagory. >What say you guys? Yeah, thanks fer mentioning it, Seeing as how there's all this cool stuff for these big kits, and seeing as how the 1/28 scale stuff is generally of good quality, what say you guys who are going to the IPMS Nats in Dallas, to try and flood the WWI category with the big stuff? It would definitely attract a lot of attention to the subject matter - maybe even draw eyes from the one-oh-thingies (I am such a hypocrite)! It would be cool if we could even get enough to force an Allied and the Runners Up split in the big scale stuff (I have been sniffing too much Tenax!). Just a delirium I had, DB ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2000 23:10:58 -0500 From: smperry@mindspring.com To: Subject: Re: What's (OT) on the work bench? Message-ID: <001501bf97a2$75696200$400d56d1@default> (I just finished > the same kit last night and it took first place at the Wings & Wheels show > today.) Congratulations David! Photos of it anywhere? sp ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2000 23:03:53 -0600 From: Ernest Thomas To: "11111qqqqqqsd'f'dc]v" Subject: D-VII ??? Message-ID: <38DEEBB7.FC276CA1@bellsouth.net> Howdy All, So on this fabric panel behind the seat, loz or some other color? E. TFKoA ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2000 01:00:08 EST From: Albatrosdv@aol.com To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Blame Canada! Message-ID: Anyone who thinks Canada is this world-power backwater full of nice polite (but ineffectual) people, need only look at the following to realize how far up it they had their head: For the past several weeks here in "the media capital of the world," publicity around The Annual Major Event was saying "it's going to be quick and to the point, and as proof we present the fact there will be none of those annoying musical producations that eat up time and do nothing." They were right. There were none of those. There was just Robin Williams and The RCMP Rockettes in the best singing and dancing production in I can't remeber how long, giving all of you Up There "The Credit You Deserve." I thought it was great!! And then, there are moments that make it easier to work in this cesspool and have some hope on occasion: Three years ago, I had a pitch meeting with a young development exec at Paramount, who - when the meeting was over - offered me the copy of a script he knew he could never get made at Paramount. "I'd still like to hear what someone like you has to say about it, though." It glared at me on my nightstand for three weeks (I mean, it was reading someone else, and no money involved, and what if it was terrible? - he liked it and I wanted to do business with him.) Finally, I read it. It was like fingernails across the blackboard of my frontal lobes. It reminded me so much of my first marriage, where I was so unhappy doing what everyone else thought was right and I couldn't do it if I didn't get drunk the night before and drive off to work still in a hangover the next morning; thank God I managed to find the way to say "I quit." The script was about not being able to say that. It was stunning, and it was the first draft by a goddamn *television* writer who did *sitcoms* for chrissakes. It was "American Beauty." Every year, this hellhole does something like give this an award, or something brainy like "Shakespeare in Love" and I am once again on the merry-go-round of "they do like good stuff sometimes." If you haven't seen it, go. And, just to bring this OT, Conrad Hall, son of James Norman Hall, member of the Lafayette Escadrille, later chonicler of the group, and later co-author of "Mutiny On The Bounty," won the Oscar for Best Cinematography for "American Beauty." And as a final note, what a great show - just shows that The Old Hollywood was then and always will be better (the show was produced by Richard Zanuck, son of Darryl Zanuck, founder of 20th Century Fox, maker of many OT films). I loved that opening bit with Billy Crystal - goes to show what a million dollars well-spent (i.e., a Writer had a Good Idea) can buy. Cheers, Tom Cleaver ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2000 01:13:20 EST From: Zulis@aol.com To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Blame Canada! Message-ID: TC writes: << They were right. There were none of those. There was just Robin Williams and The RCMP Rockettes in the best singing and dancing production in I can't remeber how long, giving all of you Up There "The Credit You Deserve." I thought it was great!! >> Well, it is a quiet Sunday night, so I guess a short ot diversion wont do too much harm... The whole "Blame Canada" thing got very little attention up here. I hadnt seen the movie, and the first time I heard the song was tonight on the show, but unless if I missed the point (which happens sometimes) it was a satire of how people like to blame anyone else, regardless of how remote, for their own problems. And Robin's Rockettes looked a whole lot better than the real mounties do.... And on this, I agree with you Tom - Billy Crystal's bit was fabulous. I usually dont even watch the Oscars, but his opening was so strong it hooked me for the whole show. anyway... ot mode off... sorry... back to the Albatros.... Dave Z ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2000 00:26:56 -0600 From: "DAVID BURKE" To: Subject: Re: Blame Canada! Message-ID: <002201bf97b6$00e34680$2984aec7@dora9sprynet.com> Good God People, A. The song was from the "South Park" movie, and B. Do we gotta go on the merry go round of another country feeling insulted? DB -----Original Message----- From: Zulis@aol.com To: Multiple recipients of list Date: Monday, March 27, 2000 12:17 AM Subject: Re: Blame Canada! >TC writes: > ><< They were right. There were none of those. There was just Robin Williams > and The RCMP Rockettes in the best singing and dancing production in I can't > remeber how long, giving all of you Up There "The Credit You Deserve." I > thought it was great!! >> > > >Well, it is a quiet Sunday night, so I guess a short ot diversion wont do too >much harm... > >The whole "Blame Canada" thing got very little attention up here. I hadnt >seen the movie, and the first time I heard the song was tonight on the show, >but unless if I missed the point (which happens sometimes) it was a satire of >how people like to blame anyone else, regardless of how remote, for their own >problems. And Robin's Rockettes looked a whole lot better than the real >mounties do.... > >And on this, I agree with you Tom - Billy Crystal's bit was fabulous. I >usually dont even watch the Oscars, but his opening was so strong it hooked >me for the whole show. > >anyway... ot mode off... sorry... back to the Albatros.... > >Dave Z ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2000 22:56:46 -0800 From: "Mike Dicianna" To: Subject: Re: What's (OT) on the work bench? Message-ID: <006f01bf97b9$9ea635a0$357f3ace@pavilion> Been kind of busy building a set down at the local community theater over the past week. Plan on taking the day off from work tomorrow to just "play hookie". I really feel the urge to dive into an Eduard DVa and start working up the cockpit. Probably will do it as MvR'sD2059/17 with the all red fuselage and mauve/grn wings. Next up will be Udet's black Albatros DV in 1/48th... I look around my new hobby loft and realize that I need to put together a paint booth or some kind of exhaust system. How do others handle this? I know there are some commercial paint booths out there. Would like to try to build my own.... MikeDC "Der Rote Modellflugzeugbauer" ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2000 08:24:08 GMT From: "Peter Leonard" To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: What's (OT) on the work bench? Message-ID: <20000327082408.91320.qmail@hotmail.com> Nothing this century :( Gotta DML Spad at the "nearly" stage been staring back at me since October 99. Anybody have a cure? Peter L ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2000 11:20:53 +0200 From: "Tomasz Gronczewski" To: Subject: RE: What's (OT) on the work bench? Message-ID: Lyle Lamboley wrote: > photo I've seen of Buchner and his mechanics in front of the D.VII shows a light color clearly painted up to the leading edge on the LG wing and the bottom wing. That's the clearest evidence that it was overpainted. A question to you Lyle: does this photo show the tailplanes of the D.VII? Were they blue or white? And how can you comment the Buchner's D.VII profile painted by Don Greer and published in Squadron Signal book? I am about to start DML's D.VII and I would like to finish it as Buchner's plane. And what's on the work bench? 1: (OT) P�lz' Ju 87R-2 trop (1/48 Hasegawa) - just finished; 2: (OT) Thornell's P-51B (1/48 Tamiya) - prop blades to be varnished and glued; 3: (OT) McConnel's Sabre (1/48 Academy - my first jet) - decaling phase (only ca. 243 stencils to be applied :-); 4: Udet's SSW DIII (1/48 Eduard) - to be repaired (aghrrr... the whole top wing went off during room painting); 5: Bishop's Ni.XVII (1/48 Eduard) - interior finished, fuse and bottom wing attached; 6: (OT) Urbanowicz's Hurricane I (1/48 Hasegawa) - to be build; 7: Buchner's D.VII (1/48 DML) - to be started; 8: Thieffry's Ni.XXIII (1/48 Eduard) - to be started. Cheers Tom ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2000 08:17:09 -0300 From: "dfernet0" To: Subject: RE: What's (OT) on the work bench? Message-ID: <010b01bf97dd$fe0b8e40$4640a8c0@ssp.salud.rosario.gov.ar> All right, this will be long and painful: 1- Completed fuselage of Albatros DII from a heavily modified Esci DIII kit. The rest of the parts are there but I just don't feel like painting them. I started this kit about 2 yrs. ago. 2- Completed fuselage & modified wings of Pegasus Taube. Working on the little parts attached to the main subassemblies (radiators, exhaust stacks, kingposts, &c.) I'm still dissapointed on how the underwing braces look. Maybe I have to re-do them again. 3- Sanded fuselage halves of Pegasus Roland DII one of them flattened down thanks to a freak accident. Got myself a new kit to replace this crunched part.. 4- 1/35 german stormtrooper firing a machine gun, unpainted but asssembled as far as possible without disturbing the paint stage. In the works are another of these running and another one that I changed some limbs yesterday afternoon- He was throwing a grenade but now he's pointing. Along with the soldiers, I'm building a diorama base deep enough to have shell holes and miscellanea debris. No, no, no! I won't build a skeleton! 5- Sanded down wings from MAC Fokker EIV. They'll be mated with a scratchbuilt fuselage of a Fokker EIII, yet to be built. 6- 2 1/48 (I confess, Matt!) Czech Masters pilot figures, already painted and nearly finished. I changed its position and refined the bulky appareance. 7- lots of plsatic shavigs, plastic and resin dust, sprue, glue puddles, paint smears, ruined decals, stained photocopies, stray parts and styrene bits. If someone someday join this toghter, I'm sure that it'll result in a 1/28 model.... D. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2000 06:43:47 -0500 From: Lyle Lamboley To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: What's (OT) on the work bench? Message-ID: <20000327.064350.-130443.0.lyle.lamboley@juno.com> Tom: > A question to you Lyle: does this photo show the tailplanes of the > D.VII? > Were they blue or white? And how can you comment the Buchner's D.VII > profile > painted by Don Greer and published in Squadron Signal book? I am > about to > start DML's D.VII and I would like to finish it as Buchner's plane. AFAIK, Buchner's planes were in standard JG II colors, which is blue fuselages and tails with different colors for the nose. The Squadron version is not bad; Buchner's plane was definitely in a lighter shade than the rest of the squadron. I think the green should be darker for the checkerboard and nose, though. Lyle ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2000 06:53:24 -0500 From: "Brad Gossen" To: Subject: Re: Blame Canada! Message-ID: <000e01bf97e3$0fa364c0$5c8c5ad1@The_Grenade.Workgroup> Dave Z. wrote: "And Robin's Rockettes looked a whole lot better than the real mounties do..." Hey thanks a lot Dave. Since your a friend I'll refrain from passing this remark along to the Superintendent's log cabin on the 14th floor of mountie headquarters. Though there's a good chance they've already seen it. ; ) Brad now off to straighten my seams, and these heels... they're killing me. I should have been a lumberjack like Mama. -----Original Message----- From: Zulis@aol.com To: Multiple recipients of list Date: Monday, March 27, 2000 1:17 AM Subject: Re: Blame Canada! >TC writes: > ><< They were right. There were none of those. There was just Robin Williams > and The RCMP Rockettes in the best singing and dancing production in I can't > remeber how long, giving all of you Up There "The Credit You Deserve." I > thought it was great!! >> > > >Well, it is a quiet Sunday night, so I guess a short ot diversion wont do too >much harm... > >The whole "Blame Canada" thing got very little attention up here. I hadnt >seen the movie, and the first time I heard the song was tonight on the show, >but unless if I missed the point (which happens sometimes) it was a satire of >how people like to blame anyone else, regardless of how remote, for their own >problems. And Robin's Rockettes looked a whole lot better than the real >mounties do.... > >And on this, I agree with you Tom - Billy Crystal's bit was fabulous. I >usually dont even watch the Oscars, but his opening was so strong it hooked >me for the whole show. > >anyway... ot mode off... sorry... back to the Albatros.... > >Dave Z > ------------------------------ End of WWI Digest 2219 **********************