WWI Digest 2553 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) My Hero...was: Future and WWI vs WWII vs Jets by "DAVID BURKE" 2) Re: New Kit Survey by Otisgood@aol.com 3) Re: OT metal finishes, was Re: Future and WWI by "Dale Beamish" 4) Re: New Kit Survey by Otisgood@aol.com 5) Re: More books by "Michael Kendix" 6) Re: Future and WWI vs WWII vs Jets by "DAVID BURKE" 7) Re: OT metal finishes, was Re: Future and WWI by "DAVID BURKE" 8) Re: Future by "DAVID BURKE" 9) Cleaner post? by "Tom Solinski" 10) Re: Cleaner post? by Zulis@aol.com 11) Re: Albatros Cookup and Disenfranchisement by Otisgood@aol.com 12) Re: Future and WWI vs WWII vs Jets by Dennis Ugulano 13) Re: New Kit Survey by "DAVID BURKE" 14) Re: Future and WWI vs WWII vs Jets by "DAVID BURKE" 15) Re: New Kit Survey by "DAVID BURKE" 16) My Bill Bacon Tribute by "DAVID BURKE" 17) Re: Future and WWI vs WWII vs Jets by "DAVID BURKE" 18) Re: My Hero...was: Future and WWI vs WWII vs Jets by "P. Howard" 19) Re: Testors Staggerwing Spad by Mike Kavanaugh 20) Re: Future and WWI vs WWII vs Jets by "Matthew Bittner" 21) Re: Cobby's "High Adventure" by "cameron rile" 22) Re: Future and WWI vs WWII vs Jets by Dennis Ugulano 23) Re: Beginner Kits by Mike Kavanaugh 24) Re: New Kit Survey by Mike Kavanaugh 25) RE: My Hero...was: Future and WWI vs WWII vs Jets by Shane Weier 26) VAMP by Mike Kavanaugh 27) Rotary engine speed control by K129000@aol.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 20:05:01 -0500 From: "DAVID BURKE" To: Subject: My Hero...was: Future and WWI vs WWII vs Jets Message-ID: <000701c007e7$2e4fdec0$968baec7@com> ----- Original Message ----- From: To: "Multiple recipients of list" Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2000 6:30 PM Subject: Re: Future and WWI vs WWII vs Jets > In a message dated 8/16/00 5:56:31 PM EST, nigel@rosnar.freeserve.co.uk > writes: > > << As to jets, well if your idea of excitement is worrying about subtly > different shades of silver, you're probably too dull even to be an > accountant....and I know, because I am one (an accountant that is, not a > jet). > >> > > Actually, the first two generations of jets are as interesting as WW1s are, > and for the same reasons: they didn't know what worked, yet, so there are > some very different configurations out there. As regards nothing but > different shades of silver (btw, I defy anyone to say that doing a multi-hue > NMF finish is easier than *any* WW1 finish - or at least to say so knowing > what they're talking about), there are many other colors, camouflage, etc., > and the NMF birds mostly had some very colorful markings. And a "simple" > airframe with an NMF finish is much more unforgiving of modeling flaws and > boo-boos than a biplane covered in lozenge and a bird cage of rigging, > because there is less "eye candy" to distract on from the mistakes. I > personally think this attitude of "we're so much better because we do > biplanes" is as distasteful as the attitude of the nudniks who carry on ad > nauseam about the wonders of F-W and One-Oh thingies, etc. > > Tom Cleaver ...and Tom comes to the rescue... Yes, you see, those planes, as groundbreaking as say the Albatros, or the SSW planes, have their own ideosyncracies. I am NOT here to try and turn anyone away from WWI modelling. But can you tell me that the idea of the jet engine of WW2 was less ground-breaking as say the SSW's counter-rotating of the engine and prop? Any modelling subject has its own areas where intensive detail can be performed ad nauseum. And although I have been firmly embedded within the WWI area - thanks guys - I also appreciate aircraft of later eras that were innovative. I said before (and got into a nasty fit with Mr. Weier IIRC ;-)) and will say again: I love airplanes. Specifically air combat, and enjoy studying the tactics from their inception to the present day. As many of you have noticed, I have a problem remaining totally on-topic. I appreciate your objections. This IS a forum for WWI modelling. However, I like to look at the evolution of the combat airplane. For my Ph.D work, I plan to concentrate on WWI, but also, I cannot neglect the future that these machines led to. For complexity of modelling, I would say that WWI is it. Merely for the research. After WWI, photography was more common, and color photos and artifacts are more in abundance. I find many similarities between WWI and the die-hard late-WW2 enthusiasts have: a total lack of any true 100% accurate color ideas. I enjoy both. Basically it's a series of good arguements: why color X should have value Y or Z. I enjoy these discussion immensely, as I have access to alot of the photos in question, and I can get involved. I learn so much from these discussions, and learn new ways to research the questions for myself so that I may draw my own conclusions. May I add that I plan to honor our late comrade, Bill Bacon, in a way I feel is most fitting: I shall build another Revell 1/28 Fokker F.1. I will do it with a yellow cowl, and wheel disks. Paul, did he think the rudder was yellow too? DB ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 21:11:49 EDT From: Otisgood@aol.com To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: New Kit Survey Message-ID: <67.86712a4.26cc95d5@aol.com> In a message dated 8/15/00 10:50:02 PM Central Daylight Time, phoward@abilene.com writes: > If you post to the list with a reply, please send a > copy to me at phoward@abilene.com so that I can pass the results on to my > friend. I would LOVE to se a 1:32 scale WWI kit, preferably something German like a Fokker DVIII(8) or Albatros. Otis ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 19:11:33 -0600 From: "Dale Beamish" To: Subject: Re: OT metal finishes, was Re: Future and WWI Message-ID: <022401c007e8$2e7fabe0$652bb8a1@darcy> I agree! It is the best example I've seen. Dale ----- Original Message ----- From: Ernest Thomas To: Multiple recipients of list Sent: 16 August, 2000 6:53 PM Subject: OT metal finishes, was Re: Future and WWI > > > Brent.A.Theobald@seagate.com wrote: > > > As an OT example how many of us are satisfied with the hammered look of the Fokker (Phalz whatever) cowling on their last attempt? > > Mine was one of the high points in my modeling career. Not to toot my > own horn, but it's the best looking attempt I've seen to date, imnsho. > And just for grins, one night I printed out a picture of it in b&w and > it looked just like the old pictures in the DF. Can't get much better > than that, iyam. > E. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 21:14:03 EDT From: Otisgood@aol.com To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: New Kit Survey Message-ID: In a message dated 8/15/00 11:28:47 PM Central Daylight Time, ethomas6@bellsouth.net writes: > 've always wanted a big Eindecker. > But whatever it is, please make it affordable. > E. I second that!! Otis ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2000 01:14:42 GMT From: "Michael Kendix" To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: More books Message-ID: >From: "Tom Solinski" > >Just finished the monthly payday jaunt to Barns & >Airships of the First Word War I @ $18.99, this is the first time >I've >seen a listing and discussion of lighter than air forces other >than >Germany There's "Battlebags: British Airships of the First World War" by Ces Mowthorpe. Michael P.S. Tom, please can you do something about your email settings since a lot of "stuff" is being printed that makes your messages hard to read? ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 20:08:47 -0500 From: "DAVID BURKE" To: Subject: Re: Future and WWI vs WWII vs Jets Message-ID: <004901c007e9$1ca93700$968baec7@com> My Buddy Brent comes to the scene: > > >As to jets, well if your idea of excitement is worrying about subtly > >different shades of silver, you're probably too dull even to be an > >accountant....and I know, because I am one (an accountant that is, not a > >jet). > > I'm a natural metal finish buff. (It's a pun, get it?) I haven't built a > jet in a long time, but I have to defend my NMF brethren. Getting a > realistic NMF is almost as difficult and tedious as getting lozenge and rib > tapes on Very nice stuff! I am curious, now the Germans had the J.I and Dornier metal aircraft. Were any of them flown in natural metal? DB ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 20:13:05 -0500 From: "DAVID BURKE" To: Subject: Re: OT metal finishes, was Re: Future and WWI Message-ID: <004a01c007e9$1d8b0b80$968baec7@com> Hey Ernie, I'm coming to N.O. tomorrow and will give you a call. I'll bring my E.III and other kits. I wanna see mine next to yours. Or maybe we shouldn't get TOO personal. DB ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ernest Thomas" To: "Multiple recipients of list" Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2000 7:53 PM Subject: OT metal finishes, was Re: Future and WWI > > > Brent.A.Theobald@seagate.com wrote: > > > As an OT example how many of us are satisfied with the hammered look of the Fokker (Phalz whatever) cowling on their last attempt? > > Mine was one of the high points in my modeling career. Not to toot my > own horn, but it's the best looking attempt I've seen to date, imnsho. > And just for grins, one night I printed out a picture of it in b&w and > it looked just like the old pictures in the DF. Can't get much better > than that, iyam. > E. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 20:18:50 -0500 From: "DAVID BURKE" To: Subject: Re: Future Message-ID: <004c01c007e9$1f810f20$968baec7@com> Waitaminit, Pal! I used to be a RR modeler, back in the mid-70's and into the 80's! I used to try to brush-paint those Athern RR bodies using Floquil! I remember how the molded on detail used to follow the grain of the paint job! AND un-sticking paint brushes from the locomotive, thank you very much! Gooo! DB .... Ahhh the days of Diosol, thems was some of de most forgettimal time I ever spent!....... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lee Mensinger" To: "Multiple recipients of list" Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2000 3:50 PM Subject: Re: Future > There was a time when a few people tried to "brush Paint" [plastic models with > the Floquil Model Railroad paints. Until the brush glued itself to the > plastic. It could only be airbrushed and then in very light coats. As RK > stated it made excellent glue. > > Count your blessings. They have other stuff now. With lots of OT and ot > colors. Love to hear the complaints. Oh Yes. > > Lee M. > > DAVID BURKE wrote: > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: > > To: "Multiple recipients of list" > > Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2000 10:50 AM > > Subject: Re: Future > > > > > > > > Howdy! > > > > > > RK states: > > > >I have no qualms about enamel and thinner washes over Future- never had > > it > > > goof up >yet. > > > > > > I forgot about washes! Never, ever, use a wash made from Diosol. It'll eat > > > Future like you won't believe. Perhaps there's amonia in it? I ruined the > > > interior of my ot TB-3 this way. Usually Future protects the base coat > > from > > > the thinners in washes. Not this time. > > > > > > Thanks for weighing in RK! > > > > > > Brent > > > > Yeah, you never said anything about Diosol. That stuff is murder! > > > > DB > ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 20:29:31 -0500 From: "Tom Solinski" To: Subject: Cleaner post? Message-ID: <005201c007ea$97a21f20$12330e18@okc1.ok.home.com> I found the plain text button. Is this better? Tom S OKC If you aren't making waves, you aren't making headway! ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 21:34:14 EDT From: Zulis@aol.com To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Cleaner post? Message-ID: <6a.5c7f07a.26cc9b16@aol.com> In a message dated 00-08-16 21:30:14 EDT, you write: << I found the plain text button. Is this better? >> Much better Tom, thank you. Dave Z ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 21:35:08 EDT From: Otisgood@aol.com To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Albatros Cookup and Disenfranchisement Message-ID: <36.a34352b.26cc9b4c@aol.com> In a message dated 8/16/00 1:29:39 AM Central Daylight Time, Albatrosdv@aol.com writes: > If I get ticked off, it's because I give a rat's a$$. Nothing wrong with that. Otis ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 21:35:39 -0400 From: Dennis Ugulano To: "wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu" Subject: Re: Future and WWI vs WWII vs Jets Message-ID: <200008162135_MC2-B000-E5ED@compuserve.com> Brent, >> Getting a realistic NMF is almost as difficult and tedious as getting lozenge and rib tapes on. << To cross over the line here, have you tried SnJ metal spray? I use it for all of my aluminum WW1 planes just out of the bottle. But for natural metal, it buffs to a shine that you can shave in. And, are you ready, you can mask over it. Honest Dennis Ugulano email: Uggies@compuserve.com http://members.xoom.com/Uggies/dju.htm Page Revised 8/2/00 "Each modeler will rise to their own level of masochism." ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 20:21:33 -0500 From: "DAVID BURKE" To: Subject: Re: New Kit Survey Message-ID: <00a201c007ec$bf8032a0$968baec7@com> I have no experience with VAMP. Could anyone else with experience with them pipe up and let me know what they're usually like? DB ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Kavanaugh" To: "Multiple recipients of list" Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2000 6:35 PM Subject: Re: New Kit Survey > DB, > > VAMP is listing the Salmson 2A2 by Artur resin in 1/48 for, I think, > $14.80. Have no idea what it is like. Also order the OT paint since > the good review in Internet Modeler. > > Mike K. > ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 20:28:56 -0500 From: "DAVID BURKE" To: Subject: Re: Future and WWI vs WWII vs Jets Message-ID: <00a301c007ec$c05a6600$968baec7@com> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nigel Rayner" To: "Multiple recipients of list" Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2000 5:58 PM Subject: Re: Future and WWI vs WWII vs Jets > Dave Z wrote: > > >Sometimes, no matter how much your stir it before brushing it on (I dont > >airbrush) > Yaay! Another *real* man. Glad you admitted it Dave. But (slightly) more > seriously, I just discovered that you can paint over Future with enamel as > this thread arose (only tried Humbrol applied with brushes). This gives much > better coverage for those translucent colours (yellow, white, CDL etc) > without any risk of "dragging" the previous coat, which with brsuh painting > is always a risk (even with a long drying time). > > I also wanted to comment on the "difficulty" of WWI vs WWII thread. But he > only builds ot, so how does he know, I hear you ask. Well, I crossed over to > the very dark side and built an OT Academy Spitfire with my 4 1/2 year old > son. And I was amazed at how easy it was to build. It was soo quick, no > weird paint scheme, no struts and upper wing and no rigging. OK, my son's > standards aren't as high as mine, but I realised I could put together one of > these suckers in about 1/5th of the time of an average WWI bipe to the same > standard I do my WWI stuff (1/10th of the time if it's a lozenge covered > b****rd Yeah, but the fun value in helping your son build a model outweighed any alternative my unfathmable amounts! Good for you! I remember my father trying to help me build stuff. So you COULD churn these thigs out in short order... The thing that strikes me is that you got to work on a model with your son, and that is great, and I'd be happy if you guys were working on a Luftwaffe '46 kit! Hearing about all of you guys, and how you are infecting your kids with 'THE HABIT', and spending good instructive and 'quality' time with them, it just makes me happy. Makes me wish I had some kids of my own. So a happy Howdy-Ho to you and your kids, DB ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 20:29:58 -0500 From: "DAVID BURKE" To: Subject: Re: New Kit Survey Message-ID: <00a401c007ec$c13c3a80$968baec7@com> I give a 1/28 times 4 votes!!! DB can I do that? ----- Original Message ----- From: "P. Howard" To: "Multiple recipients of list" Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2000 5:33 PM Subject: Re: New Kit Survey > Brent, > > As of this moment, the SE5a is ahead 6 to 4 over an Albatros D.III. The > Fokker E. III is next with 3 votes and there are several with 2. > > As far as scale goes, 1/32 scale is leading over 1/28 by two votes. > > Cheers, > Paul H > > -----Original Message----- > From: Brent.A.Theobald@seagate.com > To: Multiple recipients of list > Date: Wednesday, August 16, 2000 4:16 PM > Subject: Re: New Kit Survey > > > > > >How's the survey going? Do we have more than three votes for anything? > > > >Later! > > > >Brent > > > ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 20:42:01 -0500 From: "DAVID BURKE" To: Subject: My Bill Bacon Tribute Message-ID: <00a501c007ec$c20eccc0$968baec7@com> Hey Everybody, Well, I guess that I mentioned in a past e-mail that I had only met Bill at the last Nats. Bill was one of the ones engaged heavily in the Werner Voss Fokker F.1 F1/103 color controversy. As you all know, I did a (very flawed) Voss F.1 tripe for the Nats. I am one who believes that the cowling was green. Mr. Bacon felt that it was yellow. I will do another Voss F.1 in 1/28 scale, as per Mr. Bacon's specs. I need to know whether he felt that the rudder was yellow as well - does anybody know? I'm sorry that I can't ask him in person. But I reckon that since he probably has known the true answer for a few days now, I guess he's probably watching us now, and getting a laugh out of it. I reckon that this is something that I can do to help remember him, and keep him in the group eye - in my own small way (1/28 scale! - with Le Rhone and French prop). DB ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 20:55:40 -0500 From: "DAVID BURKE" To: Subject: Re: Future and WWI vs WWII vs Jets Message-ID: <00bd01c007ee$405fb980$968baec7@com> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dennis Ugulano" To: "Multiple recipients of list" Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2000 8:41 PM Subject: Re: Future and WWI vs WWII vs Jets > Brent, > > >> Getting a > realistic NMF is almost as difficult and tedious as getting lozenge and rib > tapes on. << > > To cross over the line here, have you tried SnJ metal spray? I use > it for all of my aluminum WW1 planes just out of the bottle. But for > natural metal, it buffs to a shine that you can shave in. And, are you > ready, you can mask over it. Honest > > Dennis Ugulano I have used SnJ, but I rather prefer Floquil Railroad colors. If you want a good paint to help you find imperfections in you finish, use Floquil Bright Silver. Shows EVERY imperfection. and you shoot a thinner coat than what you would with Testors Chrome Silver. The Floquil works into the plastic, and creates its own 'tooth'. Normally, I use Gunge's 'Mr. Surfacer' as my primer of choice, but when there's something as precise as an NMF, I prime with Bright Silver to see if the finish is smooth enough. I can use SnJ polishing powder with the Floquil colors too. Boy, I'd love to do a Junkers J.1 in an NMF! DB ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 21:07:36 -0500 From: "P. Howard" To: Subject: Re: My Hero...was: Future and WWI vs WWII vs Jets Message-ID: <002a01c007f0$cb3d1fa0$d9928ece@phoward> > > May I add that I plan to honor our late comrade, Bill Bacon, in a way I >feel is most fitting: I shall build another Revell 1/28 Fokker F.1. I will >do it with a yellow cowl, and wheel disks. Paul, did he think the rudder >was yellow too? > > >DB > Dave, The discussion regarding the tail color was totally non-committal. Bill indicated that the tail in the IWM might be Voss', but he would not make that kind of leap without strong evidence. As we discussed, there are a number to techniques that could be used to isolate the tail number of the owning aircraft. If the IWM would use them, I think that quite a few questions would be put to rest. As no photographic evidence exist to my knowledge showing the LeRhone installation the reports said he went down with, there is no way to know how much additional work was done to plane. Yellow tail? Definitely possible, but as I said, Bill wanted proof. Hope this is useful. Paul H ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 21:21:54 -0700 From: Mike Kavanaugh To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Testors Staggerwing Spad Message-ID: <399B6862.89DEB6AD@earthlink.net> On Tue, 15 Aug 2000 06:33:58 -0400, smperry@mindspring.com wrote: Mike, I think it was you who mentioned a wing stagger problem with the Testors Spad. I noticed something like that too. I believe it is due to the strut holes in the upper wing being a bit far forward. What were your observations? sp Who will use one to do a conversion to a XII for just the above reason.....some day...soon... Steve, you brought it up first when you asked the list if anyone had built the Testors Spad XIII. When I replied that I had, you brought up the problem of the holes for the struts being mislocated. I checked mine and sure enough, the struts were slanted. This was the first OT kit I built and I had the Glencoe Spad book for a reference. I mean, Testors wouldn't have put holes there, would they, if that wasn't where the struts were supposed to go? Jeez! Next, you'll be trying to tell me there's no Santa Claus or Easter bunny. I've got about 5 more of these kits, some in bags, that I picked up for $1.50 each. I was fat, dumb and happy until you pointed out my initial essay into OT had slanted struts. I used to feel pretty good when I looked at it . . . now all I see are slanted struts! Lesson learned. Now I try to get a df or its equal for every kit I try. Never ran into things like crooked struts and rib tapes, wing ripples, etc., etc. before. Sure is getting complicated. If I didn't want to knock myself out on an ot kit, I could always make it a black nightfighter and leave the canopy closed. Seems like with OT, there's no place to hide. :-))) Mike K. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 21:21:50 -0500 From: "Matthew Bittner" To: "wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu" Subject: Re: Future and WWI vs WWII vs Jets Message-ID: <200008170221.TAA06668@avocet.prod.itd.earthlink.net> On Wed, 16 Aug 2000 21:22:57 -0400 (EDT), DAVID BURKE wrote: > I am curious, now the Germans had the J.I and Dornier metal aircraft. > Were any of them flown in natural metal? Yes. Matt Bittner ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 22:28:54 -0400 From: "cameron rile" To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Cobby's "High Adventure" Message-ID: <0BACCD1A2D374D115AC40005B80A2E33@cameron.prontomail.com> >Does anyone have a copy of this book? Me too. It and Les Sutherlands "Aces and Kings" are two of the best larrikan books. I regularly revisit them. High Adventure also has a bunch of photos from the Cobby and Pflaum family. A wonderful reference and book. You can still get a print of "High Adventure" new at; http://www.sympac.com.au/jtboundy/HkookaFO.htm from Kookaburra Technical Publications http://www.sympac.com.au/jtboundy/Hkooka.htm it is going for $40 AUD which is about $25 USD. I have ordered several books from them and they get to the US pretty quickly. By airmail the turnaround has been as few as 7 days. 10 - 12 days is about the average. They also have prints of Schaedels " Men and Machines of the Australian Flying Corps" for $25 AUD. I have seen that book in the US at second hand book stores for double that in USD. Getting it from Kookaburra is a steal in comparison. I put up a some of the Australian Flying Corps books at; http://members.xoom.com/PointCook/afc_references.htm with links to their publishers or outlets, if anyone is interested. cam AFC - http://members.xoom.com/PointCook/index.htm ______________________________________________________________ Get Your Free E-mail and Homepage at http://www.prontomail.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 22:29:30 -0400 From: Dennis Ugulano To: "wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu" Subject: Re: Future and WWI vs WWII vs Jets Message-ID: <200008162229_MC2-AFF7-2A80@compuserve.com> DB, >> I can use SnJ polishing powder with the Floquil colors too. Boy, I'd love to do a Junkers J.1 in an NMF! << I use Floquil Old Silver and buff with SnJ polishing powder. Wow! A J.1 in bright shiny silver. What an idea. And to keep this thread OT, I have brought home from the Hobby shop two Merlin kits to be photographed and added to the web site. I have the Junkers J.1 and the DH-5. As soon as I learn how to compress a jpeg, I will post them. The J.1 is a big airplane and Merlin did a very good job on it. But, that was back when he was still doing decent kits. (In 1/72, I can't defend his early 1/48th stuff) I especially can't defend his late 1/48 or 1/72 models. I stop buying his kits at the Rumpler C.III. His next offering was a double kit that he doubled the price and halved the quality. Dennis Ugulano email: Uggies@compuserve.com http://members.xoom.com/Uggies/dju.htm Page Revised 8/2/00 "Each modeler will rise to their own level of masochism." ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 21:44:52 -0700 From: Mike Kavanaugh To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Beginner Kits Message-ID: <399B6DC4.96264C36@earthlink.net> On Tue, 15 Aug 2000, 17:54:45 -0400 (EDT), Nigel Rayner wrote, in part: <> Seems I read in a review or somewhere that a "rake" brush was used to get the streaky effect. I have seen some brushes in the art supplies section of Hobby Lobby with the bristles in the shape of a wide conic section or fan shaped. Are these rake brushes? They cost about $7 per copy so didn't feel inclined to buy one to experiment with. TIA, Mike K. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 21:53:10 -0700 From: Mike Kavanaugh To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu, phoward@abilene.com Subject: Re: New Kit Survey Message-ID: <399B6FB6.B06F2DB7@earthlink.net> SE5a in 1/28 Mike K. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2000 13:07:32 +1000 From: Shane Weier To: "'wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu'" Subject: RE: My Hero...was: Future and WWI vs WWII vs Jets Message-ID: <7186131CB805D411A60E0090272F7C7115D4F7@mimhexch1.mim.com.au> Paul says: > As no photographic evidence exist to my knowledge showing the LeRhone > installation the reports said he went down with, there is no > way to know how > much additional work was done to plane. The Int report on the wreckage was specific enough to give the serial number of the Le Rhone in the wreckage, so I'd have thought that good enough (now, I had to have someone remind me a few weeks ago !) > Yellow tail? > Definitely possible, > but as I said, Bill wanted proof. It's a pity that the crash report doesn't actually say one way or the other. It gives circumstancial evidence for the "green party" in so far as it doesn't say "yellow" but unfortunately absence of evidence is not irefutable evidence of absence. Shane ************************************************************** The information contained in this E-Mail is confidential and is intended only for the use of the addressee(s). If you receive this E-Mail in error, any use, distribution or copying of this E-Mail is not permitted. You are requested to forward unwanted E-Mail and address any problems to the MIM Holdings Limited Support Centre. E-Mail: supportcentre@mim.com.au or phone: Australia 07 3833 8042. ************************************************************** ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 22:27:51 -0700 From: Mike Kavanaugh To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: VAMP Message-ID: <399B77D7.D3231154@earthlink.net> On Wed, 16 Aug 2000, 21:48:06 -0400 (EDT), David Burke asked: <> David - I placed my second order with VAMP a few days ago. Lubos Vinar, a list member, runs it. I bought two Spin kits, the Spad S.A.2 and the Ansaldo from him last month.As I recall it took a little over 3 weeks to get them. He responded to my order by email within 24 hours, acknowledging receipt of the order and advising me of the total order amount. Lubos doesn't take credit cards yet so a check, US money order or IMO is necessary by mail. If and when he takes credit cards, I suppose delivery will be faster. I used a USPS money order. It states on the m.o. that it is negotiable in the US only, so I don't know how he does it. His prices are the lowest I have seen and the two kits arrived well packed and in very good condition. Shipping charges are $10 for the first $50 purchased, then it goes up, so I try to order enough detail sets, paint, etc. besides a kit or two, to get the most for my shipping dollar. I'm sure some other list members have ordered from VAMP and will advise you of their experiences. Mike K. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 23:31:22 EDT From: K129000@aol.com To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Rotary engine speed control Message-ID: <36.a362b21.26ccb68a@aol.com> I once got the impression that a rotary engine only had idle and full power. This was controled by something called a blip switch. Can any explain this? Or did rotary engines have a throttle? Thanks K-129 ------------------------------ End of WWI Digest 2553 **********************