WWI Digest 2516 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) Re: Words of encouragement for the new modeler. by "DAVID BURKE" 2) Animal Farm by "DAVID BURKE" 3) Re: Paaschendaele Halberstadt kit by DavidL1217@aol.com 4) Re: Paaschendaele Halberstadt kit by Albatrosdv@aol.com 5) Too Quite by huggins1@swbell.net (John Huggins) 6) SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL PBS STATION!!!! by "DAVID BURKE" 7) Re: Too Quite by "DAVID BURKE" 8) Re: Words of encouragement for the new modeler. by Ernest Thomas 9) Re: Newbie cry for help by Witold Kozakiewicz 10) Holidays by Witold Kozakiewicz 11) Re: Words of encouragement for the new modeler. by Otisgood@aol.com 12) Re: New Guy by Mike Kavanaugh 13) Re: Display Cases by "Charles and Linda Duckworth" 14) Cookbook by smperry@mindspring.com 15) Re: Cookbook by "Matthew Bittner" 16) Re: Cookbook by "Charles and Linda Duckworth" 17) Re: Cookbook by smperry@mindspring.com 18) Re: New Guy by "DAVID BURKE" 19) Re: Display Cases by "DAVID BURKE" 20) Re: Cookbook by "DAVID BURKE" 21) Re: Words of encouragement for the new modeler. by "DAVID BURKE" 22) Nieu Newport by Brent & Tina Theobald 23) Re: Paul Schmitt by "Len Smith" 24) Re: Nieu Newport by "Courtney Allen" 25) Re: Paaschendaele Halberstadt kit by MAnde72343@aol.com 26) Re: New Guy by MAnde72343@aol.com 27) Re: Nieu Newport by Lyle Lamboley 28) Re: Paul Schmitt by MAnde72343@aol.com 29) Mail Order, was, Re: Nieu Newport by "S Karver" 30) Re: Cookbook by KarrArt@aol.com 31) Re: Words of encouragement for the new modeler. by KarrArt@aol.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 5 Aug 2000 00:48:52 -0500 From: "DAVID BURKE" To: Subject: Re: Words of encouragement for the new modeler. Message-ID: <004f01bffea0$d7c99cc0$53e179a5@com> ----- Original Message ----- From: To: "Multiple recipients of list" Sent: Friday, August 04, 2000 9:51 PM Subject: Re: Words of encouragement for the new modeler. > Ernest advises us that: > > << in the winter I'm a Buddhist, and in summer I'm a nudist. >> > > Suddenly, I am very glad I visited in April.... :-) > > DZ Suddenly I wonder if this is www.pornochat.com and I hope to God that that isn't a real address!! DB ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Aug 2000 00:50:15 -0500 From: "DAVID BURKE" To: Subject: Animal Farm Message-ID: <005801bffea1$25a31de0$53e179a5@com> One wing good, two wings better! One wing good, two wings better! Sorry George! DB ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Aug 2000 01:50:10 EDT From: DavidL1217@aol.com To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Paaschendaele Halberstadt kit Message-ID: As some of know, the Paschendale Halberstadt does not have an iterior as there are only parts of it that are documented. Although it is very safe (IMO) to assume that the DII, III & V had the same fuselage, ergo, the same cockpit. The datafile (a must) has RFC drawings of the stick and rudder bar and a photo of a dV dash board which only held the fuel selector switches. I wrote Pete Grosz on a few items and one was a request to see if there were any more references as to the seat and main fuel tank. (Wing tank is merely an auxilliary). Pete's response came the other day, no references on the seat and main fuel tank! :-( The Wings 86 1/72 kit had a seat on top of the tank arrangement as found on the Halberstadt CL II and CLIV. This would make sense as there is not enough room between the ammunition containers and the motor for the tank (a la Albatros) and there are no fuel filler openings in that area. Perhaps the pilot did sit on the fuel tank, though it is a bit aft of CG. Something to chase down! Any suggestions will be welcomed. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Aug 2000 02:00:08 EDT From: Albatrosdv@aol.com To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Paaschendaele Halberstadt kit Message-ID: <64.552c4d3.26bd0768@aol.com> In a message dated 8/5/00 0:52:35 AM EST, DavidL1217@aol.com writes: << Perhaps the pilot did sit on the fuel tank, though it is a bit aft of CG. Something to chase down! >> On the basis of historical deduction, i.e., they did it with the D.IV/Cl.II, one might hazard the guess they learned that elsewhere, like with the D.II/D.III. I will likely use that when I scratchbuild my cockpit, and thanks David for pointing this out. TC ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 05 Aug 2000 00:58:36 -0500 From: huggins1@swbell.net (John Huggins) To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Too Quite Message-ID: It is very quite tonight. Is it because no one is on line, or did I get bumped? JPH ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Aug 2000 01:12:41 -0500 From: "DAVID BURKE" To: Subject: SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL PBS STATION!!!! Message-ID: <001501bffea4$2ce8a900$1896aec7@com> ...So I come home from a Friday night of drinking (not too much), shooting pool, and riding my 'cycle (which is why I didn't drink too much), and I come in and turn on the boob tube, and there's IGGY POP doing 'Lust For Life' on a program called 'Sessions At West 54th'!!!! I don't know about Y'all, but Iggy is one of my faves, and I have even seen Henry Rollins on this show. So even though I am a Republican, I have to support PBS for putting such cool stuff on the telly. In today's sceptical, flash in the pan media, they try to assign titles to all of the old stars. They called Neil Young the 'Godfather of Grunge' (O.K., so I kinda agree with that). They called Lou Reed (another of my faves) the 'Godfather of Punk'. But Iggy and the Stooges were doing it LONG before the Velvet Underground - can you believe that they released their first album in '66?. Even back when there were hippies going bananas, Iggy was doing his thing. Sorry for the ot nature of my post, but if this is the stuff that PBS is starting to show, then they can have my bread! DB Paging Mr. Kirschner, Mr. Kirschner to the white courtesy phone.... ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Aug 2000 01:14:30 -0500 From: "DAVID BURKE" To: Subject: Re: Too Quite Message-ID: <001f01bffea4$6bfe9000$1896aec7@com> Bump on, ma bruthuh!!! DB High on Guinness and Iggy Pop (and my 'cycle!) - and my D.H.2, which is coming along nicely. ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Huggins" To: "Multiple recipients of list" Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2000 1:08 AM Subject: Too Quite > It is very quite tonight. Is it because no one is on line, or did I > get bumped? > JPH ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 05 Aug 2000 01:17:58 -0500 From: Ernest Thomas To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Words of encouragement for the new modeler. Message-ID: <398BB196.EB4F2E05@bellsouth.net> Albatrosdv@aol.com wrote: > *Especially* when it's 88F at 10:20p.m., with 91% humidity in Loz Angeleeez. in the words of the tiny one, BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Buckbo, we got peppas hotta den dat.(cajun off) > TC > (sitting here swimming in sweat in his swimming trunks, I kid you not) EtH sitting here watching a very heretical ot USN4 grey paint dry on a Edweird N.17, in halloween print boxers, Shriner's vest, and Mockba, holding a sabre in one hand and a Jameson/otr in the skull of my enemy in the other. which probably isn't a good idea as it tastes kinda lacquery. E. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 04 Aug 2000 23:29:52 +0200 From: Witold Kozakiewicz To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Newbie cry for help Message-ID: <398B35D0.A0B5C2C5@bgamld.bg.am.lodz.pl> John wrote: >Also, I can't get over the price of kits. The Eduard 1/48 stuff is around $22.- $28. Hi John and Dale, Welcome from Poland very nice place to wwi modeling esspecialy when Eduard 1/48 kits cost about $10-$15. It is half of your price. -- Witold Kozakiewicz ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 05 Aug 2000 13:10:45 +0200 From: Witold Kozakiewicz To: WWI Subject: Holidays Message-ID: <398BF635.A7519FC0@bgamld.bg.am.lodz.pl> Hi everybody. I've just started my holidays. Next three weeks I'll have very little access to my e-mail. I'll try to not unsub from this great list but it may happen if I could not check my mail for several days. Please be patient if I won't answer immediately :-)) -- Witold Kozakiewicz ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Aug 2000 09:07:27 EDT From: Otisgood@aol.com To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Words of encouragement for the new modeler. Message-ID: In a message dated 8/5/00 1:18:51 AM Central Daylight Time, ethomas6@bellsouth.net writes: > > *Especially* when it's 88F at 10:20p.m., with 91% humidity in Loz Angeleeez. > > I know it's all relative, but all I can say is, I grew up in the Mississippi Delta. I know that's something most people wouldn't admit, but we do know something about heat and humidity (especially humidity). So Tom, you ain't (Mississippi word meaning "are not") gonna get much sympathy from someone who once thought an 88/91 day was a crisp autumn afternoon just right for football. Now get back in there and build some models! :-) Otis ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 05 Aug 2000 08:47:17 -0700 From: Mike Kavanaugh To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: New Guy Message-ID: <398C3705.F8E9049F@earthlink.net> On Fri, 4 Aug 2000 22:39:39 -0400(EDT), David Burke wrote: >I also took the GRE with pencil and paper, and liked it better as I could >skip around the questions. Can't on a computer. Plus, all of the paperwork >and confidentiality bullsh*t was like getting a DoE security clearance - and >since I'm not Chinese, that's pretty hard! > I did O.K., and I hope that it's good enough for Auburn. I want to be a >Historian and concentrate on Aerial Combat. WWI being a specialty. I want >to teach and spread the interest around, and I want to help restore and >preserve the surviving artifacts of the Great War. > BTW, there are several pics from my trip to France in the Gallery: >several of an FT-17, some from the WWI exhibit at the Hotel Des Invalides in >Paris, and of that Germania prop and logo. This stuff really excites me, >and modelling has pointed me towards the career that I want. > As long as my scores were good enough. David, Being a relative newcomer to the List, I had no idea what you were up to. Maybe you've discussed it with the others before. I think it's great! There are some future history students out there that don't yet realize how fortunate they will be to have you for a teacher. Keep the faith and don't let the academic bureaucracy grind you down. BTW, I looked up the FT-17 in the photo gallery and now know what one is. As with the aircraft of the period, it took guts to crew that thing. Doesn't look like it had much room inside and I'll bet all the operators were hard of hearing. What kind of armament did it carry? Mike K. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Aug 2000 08:50:05 -0500 From: "Charles and Linda Duckworth" To: Subject: Re: Display Cases Message-ID: <00f701bffee4$20f6b160$cb2c57d8@cnlduckwor> >>> So ... Where do you put your finished models? >> I use the same method as Len - old lawyer stack bookcases. Earlier the year I added a glass shelf in the middle of each section so I can get eight models in each section and better utilize the space. I may get around to adding lighting to each section but this isn't real high on my list of 'to do's'. The doors swing up from the bottom and do a great job of keeping dust off the models. Some of the discount stores have carried a copy of these that aren't 'stackable' but are built on the same concept with glass doors and aren't expensive (and don't look all that bad). Been very busy at work so haven't have time to do anything other than keep up with the daily list reading - but wanted to comment on this group putting out some great looking OT models when you look at the newly added photos over the last year. I've still waiting on decals for the Albatros cookup project I'm committed to and then back to that beautiful Eduard Roland kit. Charlie ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Aug 2000 11:42:44 -0400 From: smperry@mindspring.com To: "Multiple recipients of list" Subject: Cookbook Message-ID: <001201bffef3$cd3565c0$ef0156d1@default> Two things have happened on this List in the past 6 months. First we have been blessed with the addition of a whole raft of excellent and experienced modelers who are quite knowledgable in the history as well as the modeling aspects of our hobby. Second we have been equally blessed by the addition of a whole raft of new or recent returnees to the hobby. Now might be a good time to to make up a "List Cookbook" of how-tos and techniques. Everyone has a fav or two. Would there be any general interest in writing up and compiling the definative set of WWI modeling tips? Perhaps as a downloadable Acrobat file with illustrations. Let's hear some resopnse to this idea and if it generates sufficient interest we can begin writing & collecting. E-mail smperry@mindspring.com Web Site http://www.freeyellow.com/members8/wwimodeler/ ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 05 Aug 2000 11:10:52 -0500 From: "Matthew Bittner" To: "wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu" Subject: Re: Cookbook Message-ID: <200008051610.JAA27722@avocet.prod.itd.earthlink.net> On Sat, 5 Aug 2000 11:44:09 -0400 (EDT), smperry@mindspring.com wrote: > Let's hear some resopnse to this idea and if it generates sufficient > interest we can begin writing & collecting. What a GREAT idea!!! Count me in; however, someone has to step forward and collect, colate and "import" the data. Instead of a PDF, why not HTML? That way no one has to download the PDF viewer, even if it is free. Matt Bittner ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Aug 2000 11:29:23 -0500 From: "Charles and Linda Duckworth" To: Subject: Re: Cookbook Message-ID: <011601bffefa$526827e0$cb2c57d8@cnlduckwor> Great observation - this is somewhat the same idea someone came up with last month only as a FAQ on the WWI Modeling site and yes it's needed. It would put all the how to use Future, how to rig, wood finishes, cockpit detailing, loz direction, etc into one spot and reduce this being rehashed everytime the question comes up from a new or old member. I would only ask that if we do this we make sure credit for it's use is given to the site/authors. It's so easy to cut and paste I can see one of us spending hours writing up a 'how to' and it being re-hashed into a commerical magazine/book and someone that didn't write it being paid for it. I've been doing somewhat the same thing by taking common thread emails I'm interested in and pasting them into a Word document (as a matter of fact will be glad to send you the Word doc as a starter if you'd like). I leave the writer's name and email address in the text. Charlie -----Original Message----- From: smperry@mindspring.com To: Multiple recipients of list Date: Saturday, August 05, 2000 10:36 AM Subject: Cookbook >Two things have happened on this List in the past 6 months. > >First we have been blessed with the addition of a whole raft of excellent >and experienced modelers who are quite knowledgable in the history as well >as the modeling aspects of our hobby. > >Second we have been equally blessed by the addition of a whole raft of new >or recent returnees to the hobby. > >Now might be a good time to to make up a "List Cookbook" of how-tos and >techniques. Everyone has a fav or two. Would there be any general interest >in writing up and compiling the definative set of WWI modeling tips? Perhaps >as a downloadable Acrobat file with illustrations. > >Let's hear some resopnse to this idea and if it generates sufficient >interest we can begin writing & collecting. > > > >E-mail smperry@mindspring.com >Web Site http://www.freeyellow.com/members8/wwimodeler/ > ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Aug 2000 12:41:28 -0400 From: smperry@mindspring.com To: Subject: Re: Cookbook Message-ID: <000901bffefc$01857380$950156d1@default> Matt & Charlie: HTML is good. And yes it was that recent thread that got me to thinking. I think full credit should be given to the authors of the tips. Perhaps a "Not to be used commercially without the author's permission." disclaimer. Not that it would prevent any misuse, but it would set the record straight. I'm willing to collect and colate the material if this generates further enthusiasm sp ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Aug 2000 12:34:02 -0500 From: "DAVID BURKE" To: Subject: Re: New Guy Message-ID: <003b01bfff03$dab457a0$4e88aec7@com> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Kavanaugh" To: "Multiple recipients of list" Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2000 8:49 AM Subject: Re: New Guy > On Fri, 4 Aug 2000 22:39:39 -0400(EDT), David Burke wrote: > > >I also took the GRE with pencil and paper, and liked it better as I > could > >skip around the questions. Can't on a computer. Plus, all of the > paperwork > >and confidentiality bullsh*t was like getting a DoE security clearance > - and > >since I'm not Chinese, that's pretty hard! > > > I did O.K., and I hope that it's good enough for Auburn. I want to > be a > >Historian and concentrate on Aerial Combat. WWI being a specialty. I > want > >to teach and spread the interest around, and I want to help restore and > > >preserve the surviving artifacts of the Great War. > > > BTW, there are several pics from my trip to France in the Gallery: > >several of an FT-17, some from the WWI exhibit at the Hotel Des > Invalides in > >Paris, and of that Germania prop and logo. This stuff really excites > me, > >and modelling has pointed me towards the career that I want. > > > As long as my scores were good enough. > > David, > > Being a relative newcomer to the List, I had no idea what you were up > to. Maybe you've discussed it with the others before. I think it's > great! There are some future history students out there that don't yet > realize how fortunate they will be to have you for a teacher. Keep the > faith and don't let the academic bureaucracy grind you down. > > BTW, I looked up the FT-17 in the photo gallery and now know what one > is. As with the aircraft of the period, it took guts to crew that > thing. Doesn't look like it had much room inside and I'll bet all the > operators were hard of hearing. What kind of armament did it carry? > > Mike K. > Hey Mike, Well, the one that I photo'd in Paris was a cannon-armed one, and it was also produced in an MG-armed version. To be honest, I don't know the calibres of the weapons, but I'm sure that the crew had a headache when they dismounted! BTW, if you wanna talk about screwy judging at the Nats, last year in Orlando there was a 1/76 FT-17 - SCRATCHBUILT and PERFECT. FULL INTERIOR. The friggin' thing looked so damned good that it looked as if it were ready to charge against the next table. It took SECOND to some little slab-sided truck-looking thing that looked like a first attempt at scratchbuilding, and that must have been entered awfully late as I hadn't seen it before! This year there was a scratch-built FT-17 in Dallas, only a larger scale. Guys, do Y'all realize that we only have 14 more years to go before the GREAT WAR will be the Theme of all of the contests around the world? Makes me happy to think... DB ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Aug 2000 12:24:01 -0500 From: "DAVID BURKE" To: Subject: Re: Display Cases Message-ID: <003901bfff03$d919e180$4e88aec7@com> > I use the same method as Len - old lawyer stack bookcases. Earlier the year > I added a glass shelf in the middle of each section so I can get eight > models in each section and better utilize the space Now THAT is a good idea! I have two of these bookcases, plus a 6x3 ft. jewelers case with 3 tempered glass shelves and lighting. However, it's too big, so I am gonna get rid of it and start buying small curio cabinets and the like - my attempt to make more space available in here! I think that I may add the shelves to my bookcases. BTW, Home Depot sells inexpensive small flourescent fixtures that are easily wired up and are easy to attach inside a case. DB ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Aug 2000 12:24:54 -0500 From: "DAVID BURKE" To: Subject: Re: Cookbook Message-ID: <003a01bfff03$d9da2440$4e88aec7@com> I'll cover the Future if anybody else doesn't want to. DB ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles and Linda Duckworth" To: "Multiple recipients of list" Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2000 11:31 AM Subject: Re: Cookbook > Great observation - this is somewhat the same idea someone came up with last > month only as a FAQ on the WWI Modeling site and yes it's needed. It would > put all the how to use Future, how to rig, wood finishes, cockpit detailing, > loz direction, etc into one spot and reduce this being rehashed everytime > the question comes up from a new or old member. I would only ask that if we > do this we make sure credit for it's use is given to the site/authors. It's > so easy to cut and paste I can see one of us spending hours writing up a > 'how to' and it being re-hashed into a commerical magazine/book and someone > that didn't write it being paid for it. I've been doing somewhat the same > thing by taking common thread emails I'm interested in and pasting them into > a Word document (as a matter of fact will be glad to send you the Word doc > as a starter if you'd like). I leave the writer's name and email address in > the text. > Charlie > > -----Original Message----- > From: smperry@mindspring.com > To: Multiple recipients of list > Date: Saturday, August 05, 2000 10:36 AM > Subject: Cookbook > > > >Two things have happened on this List in the past 6 months. > > > >First we have been blessed with the addition of a whole raft of excellent > >and experienced modelers who are quite knowledgable in the history as well > >as the modeling aspects of our hobby. > > > >Second we have been equally blessed by the addition of a whole raft of new > >or recent returnees to the hobby. > > > >Now might be a good time to to make up a "List Cookbook" of how-tos and > >techniques. Everyone has a fav or two. Would there be any general interest > >in writing up and compiling the definative set of WWI modeling tips? > Perhaps > >as a downloadable Acrobat file with illustrations. > > > >Let's hear some resopnse to this idea and if it generates sufficient > >interest we can begin writing & collecting. > > > > > > > >E-mail smperry@mindspring.com > >Web Site http://www.freeyellow.com/members8/wwimodeler/ > > > ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Aug 2000 12:36:24 -0500 From: "DAVID BURKE" To: Subject: Re: Words of encouragement for the new modeler. Message-ID: <003c01bfff03$db86e9e0$4e88aec7@com> ----- Original Message ----- From: To: "Multiple recipients of list" Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2000 8:12 AM Subject: Re: Words of encouragement for the new modeler. > In a message dated 8/5/00 1:18:51 AM Central Daylight Time, > ethomas6@bellsouth.net writes: > > > > *Especially* when it's 88F at 10:20p.m., with 91% humidity in Loz > Angeleeez. > > > > > I know it's all relative, but all I can say is, I grew up in the Mississippi > Delta. I know that's something most people wouldn't admit, but we do know > something about heat and humidity (especially humidity). So Tom, you ain't > (Mississippi word meaning "are not") gonna get much sympathy from someone who > once thought an 88/91 day was a crisp autumn afternoon just right for > football. Now get back in there and build some models! :-) > > Otis I hate to bust in on this, but as a prior resident of New Orleans, Mobile, Auburn, and now Birmingham, all I can say is that 88F at night with 91% humidity is a cool snap. Better bring your plants and pets indoors! DB ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 05 Aug 2000 12:43:34 -0500 From: Brent & Tina Theobald To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Nieu Newport Message-ID: <398C5246.CF2CF7CF@airmail.net> Howdy! (from Texas this weekend) Good news Matt! The new Nieuport 24/47 is in at Squadron. I'll try and sneak over and take a peek this week (there's a poem or limerick in there somewhere). Also Lance will be pleased that the Roland D.II is also in. Both of these kits are in 1/48 and from Hi-Tech. I am sure this will dampen Matt's ardor somewhat. Cheer up Matt! At least you have a 1:1 French/German release from one company. Later! Brent ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Aug 2000 18:49:23 +0100 From: "Len Smith" To: Subject: Re: Paul Schmitt Message-ID: <001f01bfff05$98f55ec0$1a5c08c3@mesh> E wrote > > > What the faq is a Paul Schmitt? > Paul Schmitt was a designer/manufacturer of 'heavy' bombers for the French Aviation Militaire. Possibly due to the current (unhealthy?) obsession with the products of the German designer Herr Albert Ross, some of the more impressionable listees appear to be in danger of forgetting that other designers, manufacturers and even nations were involved in the Great Unpleasantness. :-))) Regards Len. (Rapidly ducking below the parapet !) lensmith@clara.net ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Aug 2000 10:46:11 -0700 From: "Courtney Allen" To: Subject: Re: Nieu Newport Message-ID: <003001bfff05$0b9e3420$ad66480c@oemcomputer> I just talked to Squadron and they do not have either kit by Hi-Tech in stock, as yet. No work on delivery date. They do have the new book "British World War One Aircraft in Polish Service" if anyone is interested. Book have received good reviews. Courtney ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brent & Tina Theobald" To: "Multiple recipients of list" Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2000 10:45 AM Subject: Nieu Newport > Howdy! (from Texas this weekend) > > Good news Matt! The new Nieuport 24/47 is in at Squadron. I'll try and > sneak over and take a peek this week (there's a poem or limerick in there > somewhere). Also Lance will be pleased that the Roland D.II is also in. > Both of these kits are in 1/48 and from Hi-Tech. I am sure this will dampen > Matt's ardor somewhat. Cheer up Matt! At least you have a 1:1 French/German > release from one company. > > Later! > > Brent > > ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Aug 2000 13:54:06 EDT From: MAnde72343@aol.com To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Paaschendaele Halberstadt kit Message-ID: Wading through last nights messages, and finally got to today. All the talk about the Glencoe and Aurora kits has me remembering the 'early days' of my W.W.I obsession, the bad old B. E. (before Eduard) days, where I started building a DV out of the Aurora, only to finally get the Eduard release, and how I almost had the Glencoe kit in shape, before Eduard announced their DIII (and then I had to wait over two years). The fact is with patience, putty, plastic, plans, and aftermarket parts, those kits could be made into fairly nice representations of the planes, not perfect, but not awful either (if you have looked at my Glencoe Pfalz, you know it's true, and I'm not one of the Kanone around here) so, although I agree that it's much nicer to start with a 'better' kit, part of the fun and challenge of adult modeling is trying to make a silk purse out of a sows ear; I've seen it done, examples are all over the list's modeling pages, and not just by the likes of Hustad, or Weir or etc., either, so calm down, some people (masochism aside) LIKE a serious challenge. Merrill ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Aug 2000 14:07:44 EDT From: MAnde72343@aol.com To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: New Guy Message-ID: Mike, BTW, the French were still using the FT-17 in the second go around, and I saw a picture of a FT being used as a gate guard in Afghanistan in the 1980s! Eduard has finally released a PE set for the RPM kit, I'll try to build it up this winter (not much else to do in Minnesota after November, unless you enjoy frostbite) Merrill ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Aug 2000 14:08:50 -0400 From: Lyle Lamboley To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Nieu Newport Message-ID: <20000805.140852.-253537.0.lyle.lamboley@juno.com> And yet they have these two kits advertised in the monthly supplement...and at a discount. Phooey! Lyle On Sat, 5 Aug 2000 13:53:40 -0400 (EDT) "Courtney Allen" writes: > I just talked to Squadron and they do not have either kit by Hi-Tech > in > stock, as yet. No work on delivery date. They do have the new book > "British World War One Aircraft in Polish Service" if anyone is > interested. > Book have received good reviews. > > Courtney > ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Aug 2000 14:17:09 EDT From: MAnde72343@aol.com To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Paul Schmitt Message-ID: I thought there was a vac from classic or one of the smaller outfits of one of the schmidts, (although I think it was one of his fighter prototypes) Merrill ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Aug 2000 14:15:47 -0400 From: "S Karver" To: Subject: Mail Order, was, Re: Nieu Newport Message-ID: <200008051827.OAA21756@pease1.sr.unh.edu> August 05, 2000 Lyle moped with: > And yet they have these two kits advertised in the monthly > supplement...and at a discount. Phooey! > Lyle > > On Sat, 5 Aug 2000 13:53:40 -0400 (EDT) "Courtney Allen" > writes: > > I just talked to Squadron and they do not have either kit by Hi-Tech > > in > > stock, as yet. No work [sic] on delivery date. Why get so upset with SMO, since they always honor such advertised specials whenever the OEMs actually manage to deliver product to them. There are much more egregious failings in the annals of mail order model procurement. Maybe the folks at Hi-Tech deserve your frustration. --Stef ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Aug 2000 14:44:33 EDT From: KarrArt@aol.com To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Cookbook Message-ID: In a message dated 8/5/00 9:12:27 AM Pacific Daylight Time, tbittners@sprintmail.com writes: << Instead of a PDF, why not HTML? That way no one has to download the PDF viewer, even if it is free. Matt Bittner >> Yes Yes HTML........no no PDF RK ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Aug 2000 14:44:34 EDT From: KarrArt@aol.com To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Words of encouragement for the new modeler. Message-ID: In a message dated 8/4/00 11:18:24 PM Pacific Daylight Time, ethomas6@bellsouth.net writes: << Jameson/otr in the skull of my enemy in the other. >> Three weeks ago I found my skull cup! (true story....my folks had it in their stuff when they moved back to California a few weeks ago....I'd wondered what happened to it) RK ------------------------------ End of WWI Digest 2516 **********************