WWI Digest 2950 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) Re: Felixstowe F2a and Curtiss by "aa8." 2) Re: vac wings by "Lance Krieg" 3) Re: Felixstowe F2a and Curtiss by "Bob Pearson" 4) Re: lame attempts by Rob & Sherry 5) New miracle paint stripper (for the UK) by "Nigel Rayner" 6) Anybody know who did these? by TomTheAeronut@aol.com 7) Re: Felixstowe F2a and Curtiss by "aa8." 8) 2001 OTF Seminar by "Bob Pearson" 9) MvRs war trophies was RE: the house of the Richthofen family by "Sharon Henderson" 10) Re: vac wings by "Francisca e Pedro Soares" 11) Re: Getting Booted (was: Back Again) by "John & Allison Cyganowski" 12) RE: vac wings by "Ray Boorman" 13) Re: MvRs war trophies was RE: the house of the Richthofen family by "John & Allison Cyganowski" 14) ot music man by "Lyle Lamboley" 15) Re: 2001 OTF Seminar by Ernest Thomas 16) Re: Another OT Laskodi model at Modeling Madness by Ernest Thomas 17) RE: Sopwith Cook up by jhudson@hcsmail.com 18) RE: Sopwith Cook up by jhudson@hcsmail.com 19) Re: Another OT Laskodi model at Modeling Madness by "DAVID BURKE" 20) Re: Vac Wings by pugs99@att.net 21) Your Hollywierd Reporter (waaaaay ot) by TomTheAeronut@aol.com 22) Re: ot music man by TomTheAeronut@aol.com 23) Re: Vac Wings by "aa8." 24) Choroszy Modelbud Group Order? by Brent & Tina Theobald 25) RE: Getting Booted (was: Back Again) by Shane Weier 26) Re: Choroszy Modelbud Group Order? by "Matt Bittner" 27) Re: Choroszy Modelbud Group Order? by Ernest Thomas 28) Re: Choroszy Modelbud Group Order? by "Matt Bittner" 29) Re: Choroszy Modelbud Group Order? by Brent & Tina Theobald 30) RE: Your Hollywierd Reporter (waaaaay ot) by "Gaston Graf" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 22:25:19 -0000 From: "aa8." To: Subject: Re: Felixstowe F2a and Curtiss Message-ID: <005501c07766$83b32860$741a3c3e@tinypc> Lance Since your last mail I've been looking at Photographs of Felixstowe's and I think those rib tapes extend over the ply leading edge. There may even be short rib tapes of a sort between the main tapes but extending only as far back as the plywood section. regards Andy ----- Original Message ----- From: Lance Krieg To: Multiple recipients of list Sent: Friday, January 05, 2001 7:45 PM Subject: Re: Felixstowe F2a and Curtiss > Andy: > > "...wondered if the LSM kit would be a source of wings for the T.C. kit." > > Yes, I suppose, but the ailerons are not of the typical type and bear replacement. Also the rib stations do not quite tally with my take on the best plans, and the riblets that should be visible on the bottom are not represented. > > I used the tops, but scratched the bottoms around a basswood core. Then I removed all the detail from the tops, mostly inadvertently, and now propose to reinstate it at the right places. Those wings had a ply leading edge and this carried over the top to the front spar. I still can't decide if the rib tapes go all the way to the leading edge... any opinions? > > I agree that vac is about the only reasonable way to handle wings that are a full two feet in span, but if you may as well scratchbuild them, frankly - it won't be any more work. > > "Also Please send some detail on the N9N when you can." > > It'll be Monday, but can do. > > Lance > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2001 16:55:29 -0600 From: "Lance Krieg" To: Subject: Re: vac wings Message-ID: Dave writes: "It is possible to avoid the flat areas by scraping the underside. A mix of straight edge (For large areas) and round edge (For fine work) blades works." Sandy Adam first turned me on to this scraping technique, and it works wonderfully. Here in the US, I acquired a Red Devil scraper handle, for about $2.00, that takes the standard utility knife blade. Since the blade is at right angles to the surface being worked, the whole edge can be employed. I got the Felixstowe wings scraped out and cleaned up to an acceptably thin profile in half an hour - and it takes me half an hour just to decide what I'm doing next. Very effective! Of course, I subsequently screwed everything up and had to start over, but that is another story... Lance ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2001 14:56:32 -0800 From: "Bob Pearson" To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Felixstowe F2a and Curtiss Message-ID: <200101060014.QAA21490@mail.rapidnet.net> Andy, When I reviewed the two 1/48 Felixstowes a few years back on the list I also came to the same conclusion. . the best model would incorporate parts from both the TC Resins and the Lone Star kits. In the end I gave up and did profiles .... but one decade I shall complete one of them. Regards, Bob ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2001 18:16:03 -0500 From: Rob & Sherry To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: lame attempts Message-ID: <3.0.1.32.20010105181603.00840810@pop-server.tampabay.rr.com> Hey Steve, I like that idea also :). I think my solution will be to finish something ;o, take an out of focus pic or two. Then immediately throw it in the garbage disposal. This way I can claim the kids broke it, and it was a shame because it had turned out PERFECT! Rob At 03:39 PM 1/5/2001 -0500, you wrote: >The solution, Rob, is to scratch build something unavailable as a kit. Then >however bad it is it's something no one else has made better. :-) > >The down side to this philosophy is that when the kit comes out you have to >find a new subject. My lovely Fokker DVI no longer looks so good. :-( > >Steve > >=========================================== >steve@oldglebe.freeserve.co.uk >http://www.oldglebe.freeserve.co.uk/steveshome.html > If I didn't spend so much time on line > ‹‹ I'd get some models finished > ================ > > >> Date: Wed, 03 Jan 2001 22:45:41 -0500 >> From: Rob & Sherry ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 20:36:15 -0000 From: "Nigel Rayner" To: Subject: New miracle paint stripper (for the UK) Message-ID: <000001c07771$2e536140$4146883e@w1o0t3> Dave asked: >What paint was the PC10 ? I've found Mr Muscle to be the best for enamels (Spray >on, leave for 45 mins then wash off, using a toothbrush for corners etc), but >you need to wear gloves. The PC10 was a custom mix using artists acrylics. It came off real easy, as did the white spray enamel undercoat. The MisterKit stuff took longer to shift. I didn't try Mr Muscle because the original article implied the US equivalent (Easy Off?) left some patches and could require more than one go round. But it sounds like Mr M is pretty effective. Cheers, Nigel ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 18:46:08 EST From: TomTheAeronut@aol.com To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Anybody know who did these? Message-ID: There are some nice OT models that were at the recent Nashville show over at Modeling Madness today (URL below). Anyone know who did them?? http://modelingmadness.com/scotts/features/nash/n11.htm Tom Cleaver ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 23:38:29 -0000 From: "aa8." To: Subject: Re: Felixstowe F2a and Curtiss Message-ID: <000901c07770$ba775880$86153c3e@tinypc> Bob Don't worry. I only need ten lifetimes to finish all my projects!! Andy ----- Original Message ----- From: Bob Pearson To: Multiple recipients of list Sent: Friday, January 05, 2001 11:04 PM Subject: Re: Felixstowe F2a and Curtiss > Andy, > > When I reviewed the two 1/48 Felixstowes a few years back on the list I also > came to the same conclusion. . the best model would incorporate parts from > both the TC Resins and the Lone Star kits. > > In the end I gave up and did profiles .... but one decade I shall complete > one of them. > > Regards, > Bob > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2001 16:45:29 -0800 From: "Bob Pearson" To: ww1 mailing list Subject: 2001 OTF Seminar Message-ID: <200101060200.SAA25744@mail.rapidnet.net> Greetings all, I was talking to JIm Streckfuss yesterday and I asked if the date and locale for the next OTF seminar were set yet .... yes they are . ... September 14/15 in San Diego at the Holiday Inn. I guess it is time for me to start selling kits and CDs to be able to go .. See ya there Bob ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 17:29:14 -0800 From: "Sharon Henderson" To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: MvRs war trophies was RE: the house of the Richthofen family Message-ID: <200101060129.RAA29987@mail9.bigmailbox.com> Hi folks, yes, I'm still alive; E., SO sorry to have missed you in Williamsburg, but a congregational emergency came up, and one of the privileges of wearing the dog collar is that you get to be called for emergencies. Sorry about that! I'd have been fined a LOT more for missing church than you were. ;-) Sounds like you had fun tho! About the MvR trophies, Gaston says: >guess that even Bill Gates wouldn't have enough of money to bribe to >Russians for information about the stolen trophies because they >see the trophies as a triumph over the Germans nation - even today. They would never give it back! Not necessarily the case.... Russia might do it if they needed friends or money. ;-) I'm just jaundiced enough to believe that we will start seeing things "show up" in dribs and drabs, as they say, and they will all go for obscene prices at auctions. The Butterfields eBay auction last month of aviation memorabilia included one item that should have been with the hoard from the Richthofenhaus: one of MvR's silver victory cups. It went for MAJOR dollars, as you might imagine. Where did it come from? That collector got it from someone, in order to have it to sell.... Over the years from time to time, little pieces of things have shown up that were also stolen at the same time from the family. I think we'll see more over time. Happy New Year all, Sharon ------------------------------------------------------------ Powered by Microsith Lookout - http://www.microsith.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 6 Jan 2001 00:18:54 -0000 From: "Francisca e Pedro Soares" To: Subject: Re: vac wings Message-ID: <031a01c0777a$732fc5c0$0100007f@pc1> Diego, Try to scrape the excess plastic off with a curved blade. Maybe this will help. Um abraço Pedro ----- Original Message ----- From: dfernet0 To: Multiple recipients of list Sent: Friday, January 05, 2001 4:55 PM Subject: RE: vac wings That flat area under the wingtips, how do I do > to get rid of it? > The wings are stable, maybe because of the aformentioned molded camber. In > fact, I tought that the cut-up sanded pieces would be quite flimsy, but, not > at all, the styrene material is thick enough to give a reasonable rigidity. > D. > > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 22:44:55 -0500 From: "John & Allison Cyganowski" To: Subject: Re: Getting Booted (was: Back Again) Message-ID: <002b01c07793$09e8bf40$d338183f@cyrixp166> Well, you are getting warmer.... Cyg. :-) > Am l the only one who had a chill in the pit of my stomach reading this? :-) > > Hoping l never get sent to modeller's purgatory, > > Dave > > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 19:58:50 -0800 From: "Ray Boorman" To: Subject: RE: vac wings Message-ID: All the posts on Vac wings got me pulling out the instructions to Aeroclubs Felixstowe. Apart from the fact that the Felixstowe has a novel method of wing mold that makes the trailing edge thinner anyway. Aeroclub spend a page detailing how to deal with the wing. if anyone is interested I can scan the page in and put it up on my website. Ray > -----Original Message----- > From: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu [mailto:wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu]On Behalf Of > Michael Kendix > Sent: Friday, January 05, 2001 8:58 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list > Subject: Re: vac wings > > > Lance asks... > > >I'm not sure I understood the question, and need clarification... > > > >Are you using the single or two-piece method for your dink-scale >wings? > > > >A corollary question for anyone who has used a single piece for a vac > > >wing... how do you keep it from warping, curling or otherwise > moving >on > >it's own? > > All the vacs I've done are single piece wings. > > As I tried to describe earlier, the problem is trying to thin the > trailing > edge of the wings. To do that, you must hold the wings underside > down, at > an angle. If you hold it perpendicular, you'll just get an edge > as thick as > the rest of the wing. If the angle is too flat, you'll have "Too > much" flat > trailing edge, so you need to keep the angle as steep as possible and go > carefully. Once you messed it up, I know of no fix. > > I've built four vacs and not had any warping or curling problems. As for > moving on it own - none of my kit parts have ever done this and > if they did, > I'd need to check my medication:). If you mean the sort of > sliding around > business when you try to sand it, then what I do is actually hold the vac > part and push/pull on the sand paper taped to the desk/plexiglass sheet. > > Michael > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 23:00:39 -0500 From: "John & Allison Cyganowski" To: Subject: Re: MvRs war trophies was RE: the house of the Richthofen family Message-ID: <000801c07795$3c2d0630$d338183f@cyrixp166> I believe that the Russiamns may even give the Kuriles back someday. Sahkaline - Nyet. Cyg. ----- Original Message ----- From: Sharon Henderson > > Not necessarily the case.... > > Russia might do it if they needed friends or money. ;-) I'm just jaundiced enough to believe that we will start seeing things "show up" in dribs and drabs, as they say, and they will all go for obscene prices at auctions. The Butterfields eBay auction last month of aviation memorabilia included one item that should have been with the hoard from the Richthofenhaus: one of MvR's silver victory cups. It went for MAJOR dollars, as you might imagine. Where did it come from? That collector got it from someone, in order to have it to sell.... > > Over the years from time to time, little pieces of things have shown up that were also stolen at the same time from the family. I think we'll see more over time. > > Happy New Year all, > Sharon > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > Powered by Microsith Lookout - http://www.microsith.com/ > > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 23:06:48 -0500 From: "Lyle Lamboley" To: Subject: ot music man Message-ID: <004701c07796$1cbb2380$f0dfd73f@lylelamb> I just heard that Les Brown has gone west at the age of 88...for those of us who love the Big Band era, he was right up there with Glenn Miller and Tommy Dorsey. :-( Lyle ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2001 22:27:41 -0600 From: Ernest Thomas To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: 2001 OTF Seminar Message-ID: <3A569EBD.4B13A502@bellsouth.net> Bob Pearson wrote: > I guess it is time for me to start selling kits and CDs to be able to go .. Just a fwiw to any listee's between BC and San Diego, Bob makes for pleasant company and a polite and unobtrusive house guest. E. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2001 22:29:54 -0600 From: Ernest Thomas To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Another OT Laskodi model at Modeling Madness Message-ID: <3A569F41.7CF7E8B7@bellsouth.net> DAVID BURKE wrote: > Well, I don't really want to blast it - I mean, it took big cojones to > attempt that scheme. And from about 20 feet away, it is absolutely > stunning. Like I said, I've never known you to shy away from the truth when talking about a model(yours included). However I refered Rob to the Rickenbacker Spad. But you're right, the Showbird isn't my best work either. Guess I should've used a spray can. E. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2001 23:37:06 -0500 From: jhudson@hcsmail.com To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: RE: Sopwith Cook up Message-ID: <3.0.6.32.20010105233706.007a88a0@hcsmail.com> At 04:25 PM 1/4/01 -0500, you wrote: >Hi Jim, > >Here's how it works... > >We all agree to build a model of an OT Sopwith product. Any aircraft in any >scale. Cam tracks our progress (or lack of) on a web site. We send in >pictures and written information regarding the subject. Check out the >Albatros cook up. There's a link on the WWI page. > >As soon as I complete my two Albatri I'm going to build the Eduard Sopwith >Triplane. > >Let us know what you want to build. > >Brent > Okay. Put me down for the Eduard 1/48 Sopwith Baby with the Italian markings. Jim ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2001 23:39:44 -0500 From: jhudson@hcsmail.com To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: RE: Sopwith Cook up Message-ID: <3.0.6.32.20010105233944.007ac100@hcsmail.com> > >Cam will no doubt correct me if I'm wrong, but I suspect that any content, >offered at any point in the life of the cookup would be welcomed. > >(maybe after the completion too so long as Cookup Mk.3 isn't impacted ?) > >Shane > > Ahhh! So I can still start working on an Albatros? :-) Jim ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 22:42:08 -0600 From: "DAVID BURKE" To: Subject: Re: Another OT Laskodi model at Modeling Madness Message-ID: <001f01c0779b$17c38660$6389aec7@com> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ernest Thomas" To: "Multiple recipients of list" Sent: Friday, January 05, 2001 10:34 PM Subject: Re: Another OT Laskodi model at Modeling Madness > > > DAVID BURKE wrote: > > > Well, I don't really want to blast it - I mean, it took big cojones to > > attempt that scheme. And from about 20 feet away, it is absolutely > > stunning. > E replied: > Like I said, I've never known you to shy away from the truth when talking > about a model(yours included). Hell, mine look great from 50 feet away - what are you getting at? :-) DB ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 06 Jan 2001 05:16:03 +0000 From: pugs99@att.net To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Vac Wings Message-ID: <20010106051603.ORTW2072.mtiwmhc22.worldnet.att.net@webmail.worldnet.att.net> Hi All, Has anyone tried skinnig the bottom of vac wings with really thin, say .010, sheet styrene? I have tried this and it seems to work okay. After the wing is cut out and sanded, I trace it on a sheet of .010 and glue this to the bottom and then proceed to thin the trailing edge after the glue sets and when finished, add rib tapes. That leads to the second question: Has anyone tried Chartpak tape for rib tapes?? Is it too thick for 1/72 scale?? Any thoughts would be appreciated. Regards, John ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 6 Jan 2001 00:25:10 EST From: TomTheAeronut@aol.com To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Your Hollywierd Reporter (waaaaay ot) Message-ID: Every once in awhile, the "Calendar Morning Reports" in the local fishwrap are actually worth perusing, as today: VH1 has released "the 100 best albums of the 20th Century": of the top 10 - #1 is "Revolver." Surprising even me, #2 is "Nevermind", followed by the Beach Boys "Pet Sounds", Marvin Gaye's "What's Goin' On?", Jimi Hendrix "Are You Expoerienced," "Rubber Soul," Stevie Wonder's "Songs In The Key of Life," "Abbey Road", Dylan's "Blonde On Blonde," and at #10 (finally!) "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band." Personal comment here: "Pet Sounds" better than "Sgt. Pepper"????!!!!!! "Nevermind" better??????? HAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Were any of these people *there* in 1967 when that incredible revolutionary amazing album came out???????? I remember people at parties actually *shutting up" when the host said "I'm going to play the new Beatles' album" - believe me, never saw that otherwise. I can buy "Rubber Soul" as #1 - I was doing one of my mid-60s marathon drives: Chicago-SF (hit the Mississippi and cross into Iowa at dusk, zip across Nebraska at night fast, stop in Cheyenne for breakfast, zoom through Wyoming on the brand-new I-80, drop into Salt Lake for dinner, and blast across Utah/Nevada the second night to hit Donner Pass at dawn, ending in San Francisco for breakfast - and yes, this was done with at least 3 rider/drivers doing rotation), listening to that great 50,000 watt monster from OK City - at night it covered the USA from the west side of the Appalachians to the east side of the Sierra Nevada, with radio communication what it was in those days (whose call sign I am sorry to say I forget), and they played "Eleanor Rigby." I pulled over somewhere west of Lincoln and *listened*, didn't want to drive over/run into someone else. Never did that ever for any other song. (I bet an OT model *this* generates a weekend's worth of wasted bandwidth. :-)) Best celebrity dish: Sharon Stone has agreed to do "Basic Instinct II", as long as Paul Verhoeven doesn't direct it ("we didn't communicate the last time"), but she didn't get parity with Joooooo-lia (only $15M compared to La Roberts' $20M/movie). So far, Robert Downey Jr., Harrison Ford and Pierce Brosnan are "unavailable or unwilling" to co-star. I think you can put this one on your "take a pass" list, even in video. And, getting personal, there are only *23* days until "Trinity" comes out from under option with The Producer From Hell, and we get a chance to make it right. :-) TC ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 6 Jan 2001 00:35:04 EST From: TomTheAeronut@aol.com To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: ot music man Message-ID: In a message dated 1/5/01 11:09:49 PM EST, lamboley@earthlink.net writes: << I just heard that Les Brown has gone west at the age of 88...for those of us who love the Big Band era, he was right up there with Glenn Miller and Tommy Dorsey. :-( Lyle >> His son Les. Jr. is a friend of mine - Les Sr. went in his sleep, no one was surprised, we should all be so lucky. I'm glad I had the privilege of knowing him and seeing the band live 5 years ago., Yeah - he will be missed. Just played "Sentimental Journey" and raised a glass of Glenlivet for him. Tom Cleaver ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 6 Jan 2001 06:12:14 -0000 From: "aa8." To: Subject: Re: Vac Wings Message-ID: <002e01c077a7$ba850f20$ed123c3e@tinypc> John I've also tried skinning single surface vac wings with 10 thou plasticard. On a Classic Planes Albatros D.II I did some years ago it worked ok. Later I tried it on a Sierra Alb C.VII with much less success. Severe wing sag set in which even with the use of hot water and careful bending I couldn't get it to come out--game over on that one!! I have a Sierra FF33E cut out and sanded here. I'm really happy with the thin trailing edge but still not sure about the leading edges. I'm in two minds whether to try skinning again but don't want to throw another in the bin. Andy ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Multiple recipients of list Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2001 5:19 AM Subject: Re: Vac Wings > Hi All, > Has anyone tried skinnig the bottom of vac wings with > really thin, say .010, sheet styrene? I have tried this > and it seems to work okay. After the wing is cut out and > sanded, I trace it on a sheet of .010 and glue this to > the bottom and then proceed to thin the trailing edge > after the glue sets and when finished, add rib tapes. > That leads to the second question: > Has anyone tried Chartpak tape for rib tapes?? Is it too > thick for 1/72 scale?? Any thoughts would be appreciated. > > Regards, > John > ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 06 Jan 2001 02:06:09 -0600 From: Brent & Tina Theobald To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Choroszy Modelbud Group Order? Message-ID: <3A56D1F1.BC5C35A3@airmail.net> Howdy gang! Matt sent us a link a couple of days ago to the Choroszy Modelbud site. After surfing it for a few minutes I have decided to place an order. $30 for Fredrichshafen G.III's is too good to pass up. I'm planning on getting two of those and at least one Fredrichshafen FF33. In the spirit of the VAMP order that went out earlier in the week I'd like to extend the same offer to our US listees. If any of you wish to piggy back on my order please let me know. We can work something out (even if you decide to get an ot model). There are several OT models to choose from. Here are a few links: http://www.modelbud.inet.krakow.pl/Bcat72.htm http://www.modelbud.inet.krakow.pl/CDEcat72.htm#CAT E Later! Brent ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2001 00:22:28 +1000 From: Shane Weier To: "'wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu'" Subject: RE: Getting Booted (was: Back Again) Message-ID: <7186131CB805D411A60E0090272F7C71017489CA@mimhexch1.mim.com.au> DZ says > Am l the only one who had a chill in the pit of my stomach > reading this? :-) > Nope. If Al told me to stand on my head in the corner building one Glencoe Alb after another in punishment I'd probably do it rather than risk excommunication > Hoping l never get sent to modeller's purgatory, Me too, though it strikes me as Hell rather than mere purgatory 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 phone: Australia 1800500646 ********************************************************************** ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 06 Jan 2001 08:53:48 -0600 From: "Matt Bittner" To: "wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu" Subject: Re: Choroszy Modelbud Group Order? Message-ID: <200101061455.GAA14148@hawk.prod.itd.earthlink.net> Has anybody seen the ChMo (so we don't get it confused with CzechMaster - CM) Salmson 2A.2? I'm wondering if it would be worthwhile to pick this up, or wait for the upcoming MPM release. Hmmm... Matt Bittner ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 06 Jan 2001 09:11:06 -0600 From: Ernest Thomas To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Choroszy Modelbud Group Order? Message-ID: <3A57358A.69175CBD@bellsouth.net> Brent & Tina Theobald wrote: > Howdy gang! > > Matt sent us a link a couple of days ago to the Choroszy Modelbud site. After > surfing it for a few minutes I have decided to place an order. $30 for > Fredrichshafen G.III's is too good to pass up. What's the scale? E. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 06 Jan 2001 09:13:22 -0600 From: "Matt Bittner" To: "wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu" Subject: Re: Choroszy Modelbud Group Order? Message-ID: <200101061513.HAA18362@swan.prod.itd.earthlink.net> On Sat, 6 Jan 2001 10:13:58 -0500 (EST), Ernest Thomas wrote: > > Matt sent us a link a couple of days ago to the Choroszy Modelbud site. After > > surfing it for a few minutes I have decided to place an order. $30 for > > Fredrichshafen G.III's is too good to pass up. > > What's the scale? Most are in 1/72nd - including the Fried., but there is a list of 1/48th. I haven't looked at that section so I have no idea what's in it. Matt Bittner ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 06 Jan 2001 09:41:52 -0600 From: Brent & Tina Theobald To: wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Choroszy Modelbud Group Order? Message-ID: <3A573CC0.2845D82A@airmail.net> Hey! E. the Heretic asks: > What's the scale? I'm not going to tell you until you tell me what modeling related activities are scheduled in New Orleans this year. Oh, okay, I'm such a softy. Most of the Choroszy Modelbud kits are in 1/72 but there are a handful in 1/48. To quote Matt, check the web site! http://www.modelbud.inet.krakow.pl/ The Fredrichshaven's are all in 1/72. Have a good weekend everyone! Brent ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 6 Jan 2001 16:37:51 +0100 From: "Gaston Graf" To: Subject: RE: Your Hollywierd Reporter (waaaaay ot) Message-ID: Looks likt the 20th century was going only until the late 70's - early '80s after VH1.... What about the songs of the last 20 years of the past century? IMHO it is impossible to make any album #1 because the taste of people varies to much. What is #1 for somebody does not necessarily be #1 for another one too. When it comes to my taste of music I miss Metallica's S+M, the perfect symbiosis between Metal and Classics. What about Glenn Miller or Ella Fitzgerald...? What about the Dire Straits or Pink Floyd? There are thousands of great songs of all kind of music so I personally cannot say this or that song is better or worse than the other only because this or that stile is not what I like. They are all #1s for one or the other. Just my 2 cents regarding music. Gaston Graf (ggraf@vo.lu) Meet the Royal Prussian Fighter Squadron 2 "Boelcke" at: http://www.jastaboelcke.de > > > Every once in awhile, the "Calendar Morning Reports" in the local > fishwrap > are actually worth perusing, as today: > > VH1 has released "the 100 best albums of the 20th Century": of > the top 10 - > #1 is "Revolver." Surprising even me, #2 is "Nevermind", followed by the > Beach Boys "Pet Sounds", Marvin Gaye's "What's Goin' On?", Jimi > Hendrix "Are > You Expoerienced," "Rubber Soul," Stevie Wonder's "Songs In The > Key of Life," > "Abbey Road", Dylan's "Blonde On Blonde," and at #10 (finally!) "Sgt. > Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band." > > Personal comment here: "Pet Sounds" better than "Sgt. Pepper"????!!!!!! > "Nevermind" better??????? > HAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Were > any of these people *there* in 1967 when that incredible revolutionary > amazing album came out???????? I remember people at parties actually > *shutting up" when the host said "I'm going to play the new > Beatles' album" - > believe me, never saw that otherwise. I can buy "Rubber Soul" as > #1 - I was > doing one of my mid-60s marathon drives: Chicago-SF (hit the > Mississippi and > cross into Iowa at dusk, zip across Nebraska at night fast, stop > in Cheyenne > for breakfast, zoom through Wyoming on the brand-new I-80, drop into Salt > Lake for dinner, and blast across Utah/Nevada the second night to > hit Donner > Pass at dawn, ending in San Francisco for breakfast - and yes, > this was done > with at least 3 rider/drivers doing rotation), listening to that > great 50,000 > watt monster from OK City - at night it covered the USA from the > west side of > the Appalachians to the east side of the Sierra Nevada, with radio > communication what it was in those days (whose call sign I am > sorry to say I > forget), and they played "Eleanor Rigby." I pulled over > somewhere west of > Lincoln and *listened*, didn't want to drive over/run into someone else. > Never did that ever for any other song. > > (I bet an OT model *this* generates a weekend's worth of wasted > bandwidth. > :-)) > > Best celebrity dish: Sharon Stone has agreed to do "Basic > Instinct II", as > long as Paul Verhoeven doesn't direct it ("we didn't communicate the last > time"), but she didn't get parity with Joooooo-lia (only $15M > compared to La > Roberts' $20M/movie). So far, Robert Downey Jr., Harrison Ford > and Pierce > Brosnan are "unavailable or unwilling" to co-star. I think you > can put this > one on your "take a pass" list, even in video. > > And, getting personal, there are only *23* days until "Trinity" comes out > from under option with The Producer From Hell, and we get a > chance to make it > right. :-) > > TC > ------------------------------ End of WWI Digest 2950 **********************