WWI Digest 2386 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) Re: Greetings from Minnesota by Albatrosdv@aol.com 2) Re: Hanriots finished.... by Albatrosdv@aol.com 3) Re: German Undersides by Albatrosdv@aol.com 4) Re: New images by Albatrosdv@aol.com 5) stumbled across the finish line! by Albatrosdv@aol.com 6) Hanriots, very nice by JVT7532@aol.com 7) Re: New images by smperry@mindspring.com 8) Spad 12 observation by smperry@mindspring.com 9) Re: Spad Bracing Stays was: Re: Note to Matt B by "Jack Gartner" 10) Re: Greetings from Minnesota by "Jack Gartner" 11) Re: Spad Bracing Stays was: Re: Note to Matt B by "Bob Pearson" 12) Re: German Undersides by MAnde72343@aol.com 13) Re: New images by "DAVID BURKE" 14) Re: stumbled across the finish line! by "DAVID BURKE" 15) Re: Greetings from Minnesota by "DAVID BURKE" 16) Re: Greetings from Minnesota by "DAVID BURKE" 17) Re: 1/28 th Plane by "DAVID BURKE" 18) Re: Greetings from Minnesota by "DAVID BURKE" 19) Au Revoirs.... by "DAVID BURKE" 20) Re: Spad Bracing Stays was: Re: Note to Matt B by "Jack Gartner" 21) Re: German Undersides by "DAVID BURKE" 22) Re: Hanriots finished.... by philippe.spriesterbach@pi.be (Philippe Spriesterbach) 23) Re: German Undersides by MAnde72343@aol.com 24) Re: German Undersides by "DAVID BURKE" 25) Re: Greetings from Minnesota by "Jack Gartner" 26) Re: Response to Introduction by Witold Kozakiewicz 27) Re: Greetings from Minnesota by Witold Kozakiewicz 28) Wow ! by "Leonard Endy" 29) Re: Wow ! by "Bob Pearson" 30) Pfalz questions by Otisgood@aol.com 31) New images by "Matthew Bittner" 32) Re: Proposal to End Senseless Scale Wars by "Paul G." 33) Re: stumbled across the finish line! by Albatrosdv@aol.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 3 Jun 2000 23:59:33 EDT From: Albatrosdv@aol.com To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Greetings from Minnesota Message-ID: In a message dated 6/3/00 5:49:58 PM EST, smperry@mindspring.com writes: << Let me help here. Short bald dude, meet tall bald dude. Fat bald dude (sp) >> Egad! Hairless monsters!! Loose on The List!!! :-) TC (hairy monster) ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2000 00:11:33 EDT From: Albatrosdv@aol.com To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Hanriots finished.... Message-ID: I was certainly glad to find out Peter has a weekend gig that precludes him coming to Chino a week from tomorrow (Sunday the 11th) and whipping the ass of every other WW1 modeler with those Hanriots. :-) Damn good work (as one who is also doing Coppens' Hanriot)!!! TC ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2000 00:14:57 EDT From: Albatrosdv@aol.com To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: German Undersides Message-ID: <9f.6326ea5.266b31c1@aol.com> In a message dated 6/3/00 9:39:50 PM EST, Jasta11@pdq.net writes: << I don't know about y'all, but my German underside is hairy & pink! >> Glaser? Admits that?? In public??? The pastor's going to be calling *you* this week! TC ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2000 00:21:30 EDT From: Albatrosdv@aol.com To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: New images Message-ID: In a message dated 6/3/00 10:59:34 PM EST, tbittners@sprintmail.com writes: << I just uploaded Otis Goodin's Pfalz D.IIIa finished in - no, wait for it...wait for it...no, you still have to wait...Max Holtzem's markings!! Gee, I wonder where he got that idea. ;-) >> So, Otis, what did you use for the Silbergrau, and how did you go about the pre (or post) shading around various items?? Looks very damn good!! TC ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2000 00:26:10 EDT From: Albatrosdv@aol.com To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: stumbled across the finish line! Message-ID: <9c.44c60a9.266b3462@aol.com> Well, that Spin Model SPAD A.2 is in the "completed" category. Photos tomorrow, to Matt tomorrow afternoon, it's up to him when you see it. Beautiful model, a bit of a challenge, but highly recommended to WW1nuts. Full build review in Modeling Madness later but soon. You could not have gotten me into that "pulpit" for all the money in France! I find it interesting that, according to Nordhoff and Hall, that was the attitude of *every* Lafayette Escadrille member when they saw one land on their field. I guess we Americans aren't totally stupid, are we? :-) TC ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2000 00:27:51 EDT From: JVT7532@aol.com To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Hanriots, very nice Message-ID: <29.5f55330.266b34c7@aol.com> In a message dated 6/4/2000 12:03:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time, wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu writes: << Well I've finally finished off the two Eduard Hanriots that I had going.. >> Nice job Peter Best regards, Jon Jon V. Theisen 7532 Lawndale Ave. Phila., PA 19111-2706 ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2000 00:40:14 -0400 From: smperry@mindspring.com To: Subject: Re: New images Message-ID: <005601bfcdde$fa36ea80$3e0c56d1@default> Beautiful Pfalz Otis! I sure like the way you highlighted the details very realistic. sp ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2000 00:40:32 -0400 From: smperry@mindspring.com To: "Multiple recipients of list" Subject: Spad 12 observation Message-ID: <005701bfcddf$053f5160$3e0c56d1@default> We went to a small local airshow today. Nothing with 2 wings, but one OT related thing. There was an A-10 and the pilot had a practice round from the 30mm cannon. That is a huge shell, best part of a foot long and 2" around at the base, a cannon in every sense of the word. After hefting it, I have a much better appreciation of what a Spad 12 pilot would have had to go through to load an even larger round while flying and keeping an eye on a movng enemy. sp E-mail smperry@mindspring.com Web Site http://www.freeyellow.com/members8/wwimodeler/ ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2000 00:40:42 -0400 From: "Jack Gartner" To: Subject: Re: Spad Bracing Stays was: Re: Note to Matt B Message-ID: <020f01bfcddf$0b553d80$db371c18@tampabay.rr.com> ----- Original Message ----- From: Bob Pearson To: Multiple recipients of list Sent: Saturday, June 03, 2000 11:32 PM Subject: Re: Spad Bracing Stays was: Re: Note to Matt B > Jack, > > The underside of the top wing is left as is .. the underside of the bottom > wing is in chevrons, the bottom of the tailplane is in shamrocks. Take note > that the C&C(USA) drawings are not quite accurate ... if you compare them to > the photos there are distinct discrepancies with all the drawings. > > Bob > Bob, Honestly, I don't know where the color drawings came from. I happened to see one small b&w photo of the shamrock plane in the Aircraft in Profile Spad article. I mentioned it to a friend of mine and he gave me a color xerox that shows the top and side views, with a close up of the words Little Joe and a pair of dice. Is that the C&C drawing? Where could I find better pictures of this bird to work from? Thanks. Jack Gartner IPMS/USA 30538 diaphus@tampabay.rr.com > ---------- > > > > > Well, I really only need one "bean" spilled. :-) I'd like to do my Spad as > > "Little Joe", the shamrock plane, but I only have top and side views. > > > > Thanks. > > > > Jack Gartner IPMS/USA 30538 > > diaphus@tampabay.rr.com > ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2000 00:47:01 -0400 From: "Jack Gartner" To: Subject: Re: Greetings from Minnesota Message-ID: <022201bfcddf$ed3a8660$db371c18@tampabay.rr.com> ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Multiple recipients of list Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2000 12:01 AM Subject: Re: Greetings from Minnesota > In a message dated 6/3/00 5:39:07 PM EST, diaphus@tampabay.rr.com writes: > > << I > would never do that over on RSM because they're usually NOT kidding >> > > "Kidding" requires brains, a commodity sadly lacking nowadays at the forum > that convinced all of us at one time that computers and modeling were a > perfect fit. There's a certain Orca now swimming in a captive tank in > Northern Virginia who commands more than his share over there who I wish we > could "release to the open sea." I used to go there regularly, I now go > maybe twice a week, and if I find five threads to read and one to respond to, > I think it's "good." Close to unsubbing that one (as I have most of the NGs > - I guess I'm the guy who has to find the "cool club" and the "great group" > ahead of the hoi polloi, I really think the IQ of the Internet has gone down > in the past 10 years as it has opened up to the "unwashed." ) > > BTW - this list is as good as finding a good jazz club six months before it > gets a review from the "cutting edge" reviewer on the LA Times. > > TC > a "minority elitist" and proud of it - why else would I be here? :-) > Tom, I still cruise the RMS because there are some genuinely good people over there who do not heistate to help if asked, e.g. Charlie Metz. But sadly, there are also a LOT of wieners who create trouble just because they can. However, I much prefer the tenor of this group. In a way, it's kind of like IPMS, if you think about it. Everyone gripes about how IPMS judging, etc., sucks because we have a national organization that tries to be all things to all modelers. Thus, separate focused societies like AMPS rave about how great they are. To me, that's just because everyone there is only interested in armor. That's all well and good but I much prefer checking out the art of modeling as a whole to one very specific type. Sure, I build only a/c, but I can still appreciate and learn things from builders of great ships, scifi, autos, etc.. That's the reason I still go back to RMS. Jack Gartner IPMS/USA 30538 diaphus@tampabay.rr.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 03 Jun 2000 22:06:01 -0700 From: "Bob Pearson" To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Spad Bracing Stays was: Re: Note to Matt B Message-ID: <200006040519.WAA24376@mail.rapidnet.net> Colour drawings? Gee the only ones I know of are my own. .. oops. .. did I say that. ... Bob > Honestly, I don't know where the color drawings came from. I happened to > see one small b&w photo of the shamrock plane in the Aircraft in Profile > Spad article. I mentioned it to a friend of mine and he gave me a color > xerox that shows the top and side views, with a close up of the words Little > Joe and a pair of dice. Is that the C&C drawing? > > Where could I find better pictures of this bird to work from? > > Thanks. > > Jack Gartner IPMS/USA 30538 > ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2000 01:48:00 EDT From: MAnde72343@aol.com To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: German Undersides Message-ID: <84.61c39e3.266b4790@aol.com> To TC: Yes mauve is a sky color, as are lemon yellow and pink, but they stick out a bit contrasted to ground colors; have you noticed that illustrators almost always paint the purple a dark shade? That's because, painters are trained to paint distant 'background' foliage with various dark purples, because that's how the eye percieves very distant greens; thats why I do not use mauves, which would look pretty pink (like a pink elephant) on TOPSIDE camoflage, additionally, check the purples choosen for topside lozenge: no mauves there, so... Merrill ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2000 00:19:00 -0500 From: "DAVID BURKE" To: Subject: Re: New images Message-ID: <008e01bfcde7$7926f940$0287aec7@dora9sprynet.com> I dunno, but my boy Otis does some good work, and the pics aren't diddley-squat as opposed tothe real thing! DB -----Original Message----- From: Albatrosdv@aol.com To: Multiple recipients of list Date: Saturday, June 03, 2000 11:23 PM Subject: Re: New images >In a message dated 6/3/00 10:59:34 PM EST, tbittners@sprintmail.com writes: > ><< I just uploaded Otis Goodin's Pfalz D.IIIa finished in - no, wait for > it...wait for it...no, you still have to wait...Max Holtzem's > markings!! Gee, I wonder where he got that idea. ;-) >> > >So, Otis, what did you use for the Silbergrau, and how did you go about the >pre (or post) shading around various items?? Looks very damn good!! > >TC ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2000 00:19:38 -0500 From: "DAVID BURKE" To: Subject: Re: stumbled across the finish line! Message-ID: <008f01bfcde7$7a11f580$0287aec7@dora9sprynet.com> I'm nuts, so you think I want one? DB -----Original Message----- From: Albatrosdv@aol.com To: Multiple recipients of list Date: Saturday, June 03, 2000 11:27 PM Subject: stumbled across the finish line! >Well, that Spin Model SPAD A.2 is in the "completed" category. Photos >tomorrow, to Matt tomorrow afternoon, it's up to him when you see it. >Beautiful model, a bit of a challenge, but highly recommended to WW1nuts. >Full build review in Modeling Madness later but soon. > >You could not have gotten me into that "pulpit" for all the money in France! >I find it interesting that, according to Nordhoff and Hall, that was the >attitude of *every* Lafayette Escadrille member when they saw one land on >their field. I guess we Americans aren't totally stupid, are we? :-) > >TC ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2000 00:22:21 -0500 From: "DAVID BURKE" To: Subject: Re: Greetings from Minnesota Message-ID: <009001bfcde7$7ae30120$0287aec7@dora9sprynet.com> Jack Gartner weote: >Dave, > >No, I wasn't the president, that was Rolando Gutierrez from Hialeah. I was >the MC who got the awards ceremony over in (I am told) record time. > >Jack Gartner IPMS/USA 30538 >diaphus@tampabay.rr.com > Yes Sir, You DID get it over in a record time, and I for one would like to thank you for it!!! And yeah, I did ask you about the loose rigging on your Albatros - bad etiquette on my part! DB ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2000 00:23:48 -0500 From: "DAVID BURKE" To: Subject: Re: Greetings from Minnesota Message-ID: <009101bfcde7$7bac6ba0$0287aec7@dora9sprynet.com> >Hmm, bald dudes and WWI scale modeling? Any connection to hair loss >(pulling it out for rigging, because of rigging, etc.)? :-) > >Jack Gartner IPMS/USA 30538 >diaphus@tampabay.rr.com Lack of other things too, I'm afraid.... DB ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2000 00:27:18 -0500 From: "DAVID BURKE" To: Subject: Re: 1/28 th Plane Message-ID: <009201bfcde7$7c6cae60$0287aec7@dora9sprynet.com> Hi Guys, It is that same Revell Dr.1 that I will be attacking after June 20 to turn it into an F.1 in Voss' markings! Stay tuned - more to come! DB -----Original Message----- From: Ray Boorman To: Multiple recipients of list Date: Saturday, June 03, 2000 8:19 PM Subject: Re: 1/28 th Plane >Roger, > The Revell Triplane of the other variety not Sopwith;). may be the great >grandfather of most models. Doesn't mean its been surpassed imho. For the >price it can't be beat > >btw, those of you using Outlook in its many varieties can you do us all a >big favor and go into Tools/Options/Send and set your send mail to plain >text not html please. > >You don't see it but we see your messages twice with lots of junk all over >the place. It makes it very hard to read your messages and can mean they get >ignored which makes us seem obnoxious / snooty or whatever but isn't meant. > > >For an example one of your lines looks like try the following I mutated the >html so it will appear as garbled to >everyone ------"=_NejjjxtPart_000_kkk012F_01BFCD92.75B9E6A0 >Content-Type: text/plain; >charset="iso-859-1" >Content-Transferhshs-Encoding: kkkkquoted-printable > >has anyone built the Revell Fokker tri plane in 1/28th ?? Is it a good = >kit?......Roger B"---"---=_NextPart_000_012F_01BFtttCD92.75Bbbb9E6A0 >Content-Type: text/hml; >charset="iso-859-1" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > > >We get that and a ton more. Sorry to be picky > >Ray > > ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2000 00:28:44 -0500 From: "DAVID BURKE" To: Subject: Re: Greetings from Minnesota Message-ID: <009301bfcde7$7d3dba00$0287aec7@dora9sprynet.com> >Let me help here. Short bald dude, meet tall bald dude. > >Fat bald dude (sp) > > Which one is which, you sly-ass S.O.B.? DB ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2000 00:41:01 -0500 From: "DAVID BURKE" To: "Multiple recipients of list" Subject: Au Revoirs.... Message-ID: <009401bfcde7$7e072480$0287aec7@dora9sprynet.com> Hey Kids, Well for those of you who have gotten tired of hearing from me, you get a respite. And you can eat hot doo-doo too. ;-) For everyone else, I am having to sign off as I am heading to France on Monday, and I'll be there for about two weeks. AFK. If I see anything OT, I'll try to photo it - but I am heading to the southern part of France, so I won't be around alot of OT stuff. Believe me, if I had planned this trip, it would include Paaschendale, Verdun, and alot of other places. So I will hafve to suffer in Provence, Maseilles, and the Riviera. If the film place does same-day stuff on Sunday, maybe pics of my Fokker D.V and E.III (incorrect, and I don't friggin' care neither!) will be available to Allan on Monday - and to the rest of you. I guess that if you have coments on them, you should send them to me direct. Because after Sunday afternoon, I'll be unsubbed. Y'all be nice to each other - Tommy me boy, put a little sugar on your tongue until I get back - and the rest o' youse - play nice. As a parting shot, let me say that I knew Ernie Thomas a long time ago, and you refer to him as EtH - Ernest the Heretic. You can call me DtI - Dave the Instigator.... I look forward to coming home to an Aeroclub Fe2b!!! Y'all's Pal Dave ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2000 01:49:37 -0400 From: "Jack Gartner" To: Subject: Re: Spad Bracing Stays was: Re: Note to Matt B Message-ID: <025701bfcde8$aff46740$db371c18@tampabay.rr.com> ----- Original Message ----- From: Bob Pearson To: Multiple recipients of list Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2000 1:17 AM Subject: Re: Spad Bracing Stays was: Re: Note to Matt B > Colour drawings? Gee the only ones I know of are my own. .. oops. .. did I > say that. ... > > Bob > Bob, I guess I know where these hints are going... ;-) Anyway, I went back to my Spad box, where I have the color sheet and checked it. It's a xerox which I have had for about 2 years now. I "think" it may be from a Polish book or magazine because when my friend xeroxed it, one word was picked up on part of the next page "Spady". It shows a port side full view, top full view, plus insert for top of lower wing of green/white chevrons (I'm assuming from your earlier post the underside of the lower wing would match?), and then a box showing a green field with LITTLE JOE lettered in white and two white and black dice underneath (presumably from the starboard side of the fuselage). The only thing about it is that the green seems dark to me. I'd assume that an Irishman would want a bright Kelly or Emerald Green as the proper color. Jack Gartner IPMS/USA 30538 diaphus@tampabay.rr.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2000 00:46:19 -0500 From: "DAVID BURKE" To: Subject: Re: German Undersides Message-ID: <009901bfcde8$369b08e0$0287aec7@dora9sprynet.com> Yeah, But Merrill, isn't the German mauve alot darker than a conceivable sky color outside of dusk of during a tornado? DB -----Original Message----- From: MAnde72343@aol.com To: Multiple recipients of list Date: Sunday, June 04, 2000 12:49 AM Subject: Re: German Undersides >To TC: Yes mauve is a sky color, as are lemon yellow and pink, but they stick >out a bit contrasted to ground colors; have you noticed that illustrators >almost always paint the purple a dark shade? That's because, painters are >trained to paint distant 'background' foliage with various dark purples, >because that's how the eye percieves very distant greens; thats why I do not >use mauves, which would look pretty pink (like a pink elephant) on TOPSIDE >camoflage, additionally, check the purples choosen for topside lozenge: no >mauves there, so... >Merrill > ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 04 Jun 2000 06:03:43 GMT From: philippe.spriesterbach@pi.be (Philippe Spriesterbach) To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Hanriots finished.... Message-ID: <393af0de.2383292@mail.pi.be> On Sat, 3 Jun 2000 21:54:53 -0400 (EDT), you wrote: > > Well I've finally finished off the two Eduard >Hanriots that I had going... anyone caring for a look, >heres the url.. > >http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=374489&a=6638076 > >P.Crow > Very nice job, Peter. I like particularly the Coppens aircraft. Keep up the great job. -- Philippe Spriesterbach http://www.ping.be/phillipe_models/ philippe.spriesterbach@pi.be IPMS Belgium Member #F015 ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2000 02:21:30 EDT From: MAnde72343@aol.com To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: German Undersides Message-ID: OK , Dave, you got me, but I was talking about Upper Surfaces, which spend most of their time contrasted against the GROUND not the sky ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2000 01:40:56 -0500 From: "DAVID BURKE" To: Subject: Re: German Undersides Message-ID: <000801bfcdef$d8382820$fd82aec7@dora9sprynet.com> I wasn't tryin' to be funny or nothin... DB -----Original Message----- From: MAnde72343@aol.com To: Multiple recipients of list Date: Sunday, June 04, 2000 1:25 AM Subject: Re: German Undersides >OK , Dave, you got me, but I was talking about Upper Surfaces, which spend >most of their time contrasted against the GROUND not the sky > ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2000 02:49:31 -0400 From: "Jack Gartner" To: Subject: Re: Greetings from Minnesota Message-ID: <027901bfcdf1$0ade0c80$db371c18@tampabay.rr.com> ----- Original Message ----- From: DAVID BURKE To: Multiple recipients of list Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2000 1:54 AM Subject: Re: Greetings from Minnesota > Jack Gartner weote: > >Dave, > > > >No, I wasn't the president, that was Rolando Gutierrez from Hialeah. I was > >the MC who got the awards ceremony over in (I am told) record time. > > > >Jack Gartner IPMS/USA 30538 > >diaphus@tampabay.rr.com > > > > Yes Sir, > > You DID get it over in a record time, and I for one would like to thank > you for it!!! > > And yeah, I did ask you > about the loose rigging on your Albatros - bad etiquette on my part! > > > DB > No - legitimate question! I wasn't happy either, it took me along time to get that rigging just right. However, I was so busy the morning that I brought the models in I had to leave them in the car for a couple of hours - NOT a good plan in FL. One of the wires pulled slightly then, so I left a note for the judges. The other had to have been somebody messing around with it during the show, since the FEW times I got to walk around and actually see models, it looked OK to me. Jack Gartner IPMS/USA 30538 diaphus@tampabay.rr.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 03 Jun 2000 23:13:10 +0200 From: Witold Kozakiewicz To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Response to Introduction Message-ID: <393974E6.1521E56B@bgamld.bg.am.lodz.pl> Jack Gartner napisa�(a): > > To all who wrote to warn me about, er, welcome me into the group, thank = > you! One consistent theme from the respondents was how addictive the = > group is. Considering the pile of postings since I signed on, I believe = > it! My question is, how does anybody get the time to BUILD anything? = > Personally, I'm glad I decided to (with my wife's permission, of course) = > move my computer into my model room. Now I can bounce back and forth. = > Is that how most of you do it? Hi Jack. Welcome from Poland. I have several places for acces to my e-mail. First is my office - I'm not affraid my system administrator - how could I forbid myself to read so many interesting post. On weekends I read mail at home, computer is about 2 meters from workbench. Right know there is ot CAC Boomerang and Fokker D.VII (I still can't decide about markings but Loerzer is leader right now). I'm sure you will love this place like I did. Happy modeling Witold Kozakiewicz ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 03 Jun 2000 23:15:01 +0200 From: Witold Kozakiewicz To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Greetings from Minnesota Message-ID: <39397555.DEF2F232@bgamld.bg.am.lodz.pl> MAnde72343@aol.com napisa�(a): > > Not on the list 15 minutes, and E-mails already, Wow! I'm Merrill Anderson, > and it's nice to finally tap into the 'main vein' . Greetings from Poland. We are growing. Nice to see you here. Regards Witold Kozakiewicz ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 04 Jun 2000 06:00:43 -0400 From: "Leonard Endy" To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Wow ! Message-ID: <789kjssbfb4fg2fj274jmr9elt826jsu10@4ax.com> First, I hate the fact my body can no longer sleep past 6 am no matter what time I go to bed... Second, this has got to be the best of times with regards to WWI modeling. Between all the fantastic building going on (Otis, Peter, and everyone else), the Albatros cook-up (with the wealth of information that's available), and the availability of lots of WWI era kits, along with the information that is exchanged so freely on this list it's just a great time for us all. During my teens it was pretty much Model Railroading and then throughout my military career it was mostly that OTHER war's subjects. Just prior to my retiring from the Army two things caused me to change almost exclusively to WWI topics....the intro of the DML Dr.1 and Shane pointing me to this list. The membership keeps growing, the info gets better and better, and all is taken with a good dose of humor. My thanks to you all ! Len Waxing poetically at 6 am on Sunday morning when I should be getting started on the Albatros.... ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 04 Jun 2000 03:25:36 -0700 From: "Bob Pearson" To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Wow ! Message-ID: <200006041035.DAA28726@mail.rapidnet.net> > First, I hate the fact my body can no longer sleep past 6 am no matter > what time I go to bed... Len, one word NAP !!!!! Bob ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2000 08:41:08 EDT From: Otisgood@aol.com To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Pfalz questions Message-ID: <8e.5e6fff0.266ba864@aol.com> Boy that Matt works fast. I sent those images to him at @9pm CST Sat night and they're already up. I admit Holtzem's is not original, but I promise to do one with lozenge wings as soon as I can. The "Silbergrau" is a homemade mixture of aluminum, white and dark blue, all Model Master acrylics (new version). I can't give you the exact proportions, I just kept mixing until it "looked" right to me. The weathering was done using a method in FSM. First, spray the whole thing with Future and let dry overnight. Next, I mixed Testor's (regular enamel, the old stuff) gloss brown and black with thinner and then applied a thin wash to the surfaces I wanted to detail. Let it dry overnight (yes, really), then go back over it the next night with a small brush dipped in thinner to remove the excess wash until you get it like you want it. The Pfalz was so "bland" without the weathering so that's why I decided to do it. I don't usually weather OT subjects but this one seemed to need it. Thanks for all the kind words. They mean a lot coming from such a talented crew. Otis ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 04 Jun 2000 09:53:14 -0500 From: "Matthew Bittner" To: "wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu" Subject: New images Message-ID: <200006041452.HAA01821@magpie.a001.sprintmail.com> I just uploaded David Calhoun's latest, an Albatros D.V finished as Flashar's. Excellent job, David!! Ok. Now, I want to model so please slow down everybody! :-) Matt Bittner ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2000 12:37:04 -0400 From: "Paul G." To: Subject: Re: Proposal to End Senseless Scale Wars Message-ID: <007b01bfce43$1f07d180$88dd9bce@oemcomputer> > Paul and the rest of the gang > I totally agree, a compromise scale would be the thing. I for one am in > the process of decaling the 1/60th Flashback Berg D1. > How's that? Does it work for everyone. > > Russ Niles IPMS 4450 > Too close for missiles....switching to guns. Way to go Russ! I actually have never met a scale I didn't like and truly am amazed at the skill, time, and dedication this group devotes to building OT models. Kudos all around Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome all newbies, and a BIG THANKS to Allan for hosting this wonderfully addictive list. Paul G. Dicta Ira Forever! ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2000 12:36:46 EDT From: Albatrosdv@aol.com To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: stumbled across the finish line! Message-ID: <7d.5c17c20.266bdf9e@aol.com> In a message dated 6/4/00 0:51:28 AM EST, dora9@sprynet.com writes: << I'm nuts, so you think I want one? >> I can't think of a List Member more in need of one, DB! Contact Lubos for it - it will definitely keep you off the streets and out of trouble for the rest of the summer, which we know in your case will be a result avidly desired by the citizenry. :-) TC ------------------------------ End of WWI Digest 2386 **********************