WWI Digest 3087 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) RE: Balkan Jasta's by "Evan Nits" 2) Re: Help needed - how to clean the airbrush from FUTURE? by "Lee J. Mensinger" 3) Finally Finished by "Steven M.Perry" 4) Re: ERIC, are you listening? was: Re: Photocopier and Decals by ERIC HIGHT 5) A-H D.II photos by "Steven M.Perry" 6) Re: Help needed - how to clean the airbrush from FUTURE? by RadspadMike@netscape.net 7) Alb D.II photos by "Steven M.Perry" 8) RE: Bulgarian Markings by "Tomasz Gronczewski" 9) RE: New WWI Aero by "Dave Watts" 10) Re: Bulgarian Markings by "Bob Pearson" 11) SSSSSSS (Sapozhnikov's Soviet Snipe - Searching Starboard Side Snapshot) by "Tomasz Gronczewski" 12) RE: Bulgarian Markings by "Tomasz Gronczewski" 13) RE: Alb D.II photos by "Tomasz Gronczewski" 14) RE: X-acto was Rib Tapes by huggins1@swbell.net (John Huggins) 15) Re: Bulgarian Markings by "Bob Pearson" 16) RE: Pomerania by Crawford Neil 17) RE: Pilot parachute provision by Crawford Neil 18) RE: Alb D.II photos by "dfernet0" 19) RE: Mac Roland Update by "dfernet0" 20) : Re: Pomerania by "Sandy Adam" 21) RE: Re: Pomerania by "dfernet0" 22) Re: Roden update by Witold Kozakiewicz 23) RE: X-acto was Rib Tapes by Crawford Neil 24) book review by "Gaston Graf" 25) once ther was a time...RE: Alb D.II photos by "Gaston Graf" 26) Re: Alb D.II photos by "John & Allison Cyganowski" 27) Gotha drawings. by Witold Kozakiewicz 28) Re: A-H D.II photos by "TOM PLESHA" 29) 1/72 Variety by "ZELNICK, KENNETH T" 30) Re: 1/48 Kits by Mark Vaughan-Jackson 31) RE: 1/72 Variety by Crawford Neil 32) Shameless ot plug (chef brother) by Scottfking@aol.com 33) Re: A-H D.II photos by "Matt Bittner" 34) Re: X-acto was Rib Tapes by Allan Wright 35) Re: X-acto was Rib Tapes by "Matt Bittner" 36) Re: New domain by Allan Wright ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 04:29:03 -0000 From: "Evan Nits" To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: RE: Balkan Jasta's Message-ID: Volker, Thanks again! Can you tell which Jasta von Eschwege served in, and what markings his aeroplane carried? Where can I get a book that details the various Jastas? Do you have a specific title that you would recommend? Regards, Evan. _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 22:39:55 -0600 From: "Lee J. Mensinger" To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: Help needed - how to clean the airbrush from FUTURE? Message-ID: <3A8CAF1B.54B01BC3@x25.net> It would appear that good sense would tell every one that you clean the air brush with the same stuff you use to thin the paint.... Lee M RadspadMike@netscape.net wrote: > I use a 50-50 mixture of Aztek concentrated airbrush cleaner and a 70% solution of isopropyl alcohol to clean the airbrush(mine's an Aztek) between colors and at end of painting session. Seems to work for all acrylic paints and Future. If, for some reason, I don't run some cleaner through it before it starts to dry, I take it apart and clean the parts in Model Master Acryl Dried Paint Solvent, using a Q-tip dipped in it to clean inside the metal part of the airbrush body. I don't let any of this stuff get into the rest of the airbrush. I imagine there are other solvents that would work but I haven't tried them. > > HTH, > Mike K. > > wwi@wwi-models.org wrote: > > > > Hi, model pilots, > > at last I managed to get a bottle full of the wonder stuff named FUTURE. I > > simply forgot that there are some U.S. units still here in Germany, but when > > I remembered, I asked an old friend to look in the PX. And now I have one, > > even to a lower price as sold in the US directly ( hehehehe). > > > > I tried it with a paintbrush and cleaned the brush with water. But what do > > you use for cleaning your airbrush? Does a mixture from water and alcohol > > isopropanol) or pure alcohol work? Thanks for any help. > > > > Hals- und Beinbruch > > Hans > > > > > __________________________________________________________________ > Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Webmail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 23:53:11 -0500 From: "Steven M.Perry" To: Subject: Finally Finished Message-ID: <003a01c097d4$5fa9d340$0cf0aec7@default> Didn't think it would ever be done, but I finally finished my Albatros cookup project. It's 53.01, the first OEFFAG (A-H) D.II. Started with the Tom's Modelworks vac and messed up the wings, so I used Passchendaele resin ones, (Thanks again Bob!). I had 3 goals in mind when I started back in June, (in plenty of time to finish by Sept). I wanted the riffled metal cowl, spar & cross shadows under the wings and scratched wire wheels. I got the first two and nearly the last. I used Rub & Buff paste and turned the riffles with a dowell chucked in the dremel. The shadows were done with watercolor pencil on the white resin and then oversprayed with CDL to the point where the shadows just show. The wire wheels I wimped on scratching, but I took a set already made and the ring tires from the flashback Eindecker. I cut down the tire portion on the wheels and shaved out the inside of the tire piece till it fit over the wheel and gave me a slightly larger dia wheel & tire which is what I wanted. Waiting for the prop stripe decal to dry and I will photo it and post the pics. Cam, are you still accepting cookup material? LMK spww ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 22:37:09 -0700 From: ERIC HIGHT To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: ERIC, are you listening? was: Re: Photocopier and Decals Message-ID: <3.0.3.32.20010215223709.00950c50@pop.amug.org> hans, todd is correct i use microscale. there are several manufacturers that carry blank(clear) decal sheet. superscale used to produce some. sorry i couldn't be of more help. eric taken the HD to SD this weekend will be back on monday. have a good one!! ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 01:07:54 -0500 From: "Steven M.Perry" To: Subject: A-H D.II photos Message-ID: <000b01c097de$ce678ac0$05f9aec7@default> http://smperry.home.mindspring.com/dii.htm The above URL takes you to some photos of my just completed D.II. I balanced the pics to look right on my monitor, but my monitor ain't that great. LMK if they are too light or too dark. TIA sp ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 01:36:52 -0500 From: RadspadMike@netscape.net To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: Help needed - how to clean the airbrush from FUTURE? Message-ID: <60A81A88.0290E5D2.3E0364A1@netscape.net> > > It would appear that good sense would tell every one that you clean the air brush with the same stuff you use to thin the paint.... > Lee M > Lee, I use mostly acrylics and, of course, Future is an acrylic. When I started using Testor's Acryl, a Testor's rep recommended using distilled water as a thinning agent. In a perfect world, I would flush my airbrush each time I set it down and distilled water might work well in cleaning it out. However, my world isn't perfect, I often pick up another piece to be painted and discover that I missed something and have to touch it up before painting, etc. Even in a few moments, paint in the airbrush around the needle and nozzle have already started to dry and water just doesn't hack it as a cleaning agent. I prefer something stronger that will clean it fast so I can get on with it. Probably the customary thinners used with enamels and lacquers work much better in this regard. Mike K. __________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Webmail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 01:38:51 -0500 From: "Steven M.Perry" To: Subject: Alb D.II photos Message-ID: <002d01c097e3$20db7ec0$05f9aec7@default> http://smperry.home.mindspring.com/dii.htm The above URL takes you to some photos of my just completed D.II. I balanced the pics to look right on my monitor, but my monitor ain't that great. LMK if they are too light or too dark. TIA sp (I sent an identical post half an hour ago and it hasn't shown up. It probably will as soon as I hit the Send button on this one.) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 07:49:31 +0100 From: "Tomasz Gronczewski" To: Subject: RE: Bulgarian Markings Message-ID: > I spoke with Stanislav and he is going to send me some pics including some > of aircraft with the St Andrew's cross, and some with names painted on them. > If anyone is interested in these pics let me know and once I get them I'll > send them to you. Yes please Evan! When you will have received any photos of early Bulgarian aircraft, please send the to me too. I'd be very interested in doing some Serbian, Bulgarian and Turkish OT models. If only Roland D.IIs were adorned by St. Andrew's crosses! Tomasz ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 02:04:28 -0500 From: "Dave Watts" To: Subject: RE: New WWI Aero Message-ID: Hi all, I haven't seen the issue yet either. If it is me at the motor, I am the one with the receding hairline and proceeding mustache. Why is it when a man's mustache finally fills in, his hairline starts disappearing? Must be some kind of a hair balance thing. I believe Tom will be sporting a full head of hair or a hat. Best, Dave Watts -----Original Message----- From: wwi@wwi-models.org [mailto:wwi@wwi-models.org]On Behalf Of Morg17ms@aol.com Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2001 11:19 PM To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Re: New WWI Aero Could be me at the Mercedes - haven't received my copy yet, but I did spent many delightful hours with the engine! Tom Morgan ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 23:14:03 -0800 From: "Bob Pearson" To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: Bulgarian Markings Message-ID: <200102160717.XAA17031@mail.rapidnet.net> And it would eventually lead to a Bulgarian section on my CD Bob ---------- >From: "Tomasz Gronczewski" >To: Multiple recipients of list >Subject: RE: Bulgarian Markings >Date: Thu, Feb 15, 2001, 10:58 pm > > >> I spoke with Stanislav and he is going to send me some pics including some >> of aircraft with the St Andrew's cross, and some with names painted on > them. >> If anyone is interested in these pics let me know and once I get them I'll >> send them to you. > > Yes please Evan! When you will have received any photos of early Bulgarian > aircraft, please send the to me too. I'd be very interested in doing some > Serbian, Bulgarian and Turkish OT models. If only Roland D.IIs were adorned > by St. Andrew's crosses! > > Tomasz ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 08:24:59 +0100 From: "Tomasz Gronczewski" To: Subject: SSSSSSS (Sapozhnikov's Soviet Snipe - Searching Starboard Side Snapshot) Message-ID: Hi all, As I had declared my Sopwith Cookup entry I started to collect information about well known Sapozhnikov's Snipe marked with ace of spades badge. AFAIK it is the aircraft E6351 "Nelly" captured in Archangielsk (sorry for Polish spelling), but after refurbishment. It is clear that all fabric surfaces were repainted with dark color, but I don't know if the name "Nelly", which had been painted on gray metal panel, was overpainted too. Does anybody have any photo of this Snipe, taken from starboard, after it had received ace of spades insignia? Tomasz ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 08:40:59 +0100 From: "Tomasz Gronczewski" To: Subject: RE: Bulgarian Markings Message-ID: > And it would eventually lead to a Bulgarian section on my CD Mniam mniam (Polish "yummy yummy") BTW. When do you plan to publish (burn) updates? Tomasz ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 08:41:11 +0100 From: "Tomasz Gronczewski" To: Subject: RE: Alb D.II photos Message-ID: Wow. I like it! Everything looks OK on my screen. How did you do beaten aluminum panels? Tomasz ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 01:59:35 -0600 From: huggins1@swbell.net (John Huggins) To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: RE: X-acto was Rib Tapes Message-ID: I haven't used an xacto knife since I had one roll off the table top and impale the blade in my foot. That was in 1968. I have used a scalpel and either #11 or #15 blades. The handle is flat, won't roll off the table and the blades are as sharp or sharper than the hobby blades. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 00:06:11 -0800 From: "Bob Pearson" To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: Bulgarian Markings Message-ID: <200102160807.AAA18238@mail.rapidnet.net> Unless I do a major revamp of the CD (add a index by type, HTML pages for each profile etc), there won't be major updates as such. . rather I am always adding to it and correcting what is presently there. For those who already have one of the CDs there is an offer of a second CD for 1/2 of the current price whenever they choose to take advantage of it. I recommend waiting a couple of years. When Chris and I finally get our own site revamped and with our new domain name, I will move the CD preview to that site as well and add a CD update page. This will have the changes made to the CD as I do them . .. I am now at v.1.014 .. so there are 14 changes to the CD since Dale Beamish got #1 (Dave #13 was the real first buyer, but he had no CD-Drive at the time ..) so there have been 14 changes since then. Some may be just a typo correction, others may be the 15-20 German two-seaters that were added a little while back. Bob ---------- >From: "Tomasz Gronczewski" >To: Multiple recipients of list >Subject: RE: Bulgarian Markings >Date: Thu, Feb 15, 2001, 11:48 pm > >> And it would eventually lead to a Bulgarian section on my CD > > Mniam mniam (Polish "yummy yummy") > > BTW. When do you plan to publish (burn) updates? > > Tomasz > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 09:28:28 +0100 From: Crawford Neil To: "'wwi@wwi-models.org'" Subject: RE: Pomerania Message-ID: I have to tell you that Pomerania used to be a Swedish colony! So if you ever hear a Swede trying to be a world-conscience, and complaining about British/French/German/whatever imperialism, just remind them of this. We didn't behave either! /Neil > -----Original Message----- > From: Hans Trauner [mailto:hans.trauner@nefkom.net] > Sent: den 16 februari 2001 01:43 > To: Multiple recipients of list > Subject: Re: Pomerania > > > >Mecklinburg. Mecklinburg. > > Ah! Vae victis! MECKLENBURG! Always the same story with you > guys from the > colonies! > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 10:00:32 +0100 From: Crawford Neil To: "'wwi@wwi-models.org'" Subject: RE: Pilot parachute provision Message-ID: I think Knut-Erik is on to the real reason for the RFC not supplying parachutes, rather than that hoary old story about millitary callousness. It's quite possible that some pompous General made some comment in that line, and that would be the kind of thing that the popular press love, once started it's impossible to stop this kind of story. I think the real reasons were the ones Knut-Erik has listed. /Neil Knut_Erik wrote: > There were practical problems with bringing parachutes in > early aircraft: > 1. Early parachutes were bulky and would eat into available > lifting capacity. > 2. Ways of egress - how do you get out and away from a Farman > pusher or BE2e > with a parachute and harness attached to your body? > Think the German scouts and two-seaters with fewer struts > and wires may > have been easier to jump clear of. > 3. On observation baloons it was plenty of room below and it > was easy to > attach the rip-cord so that the parachute opened automatically. > 4. Availability, parachutes would have to be manufactured and > maintained. > 5. Who should get them first? Aces? Pilots? Observers? Trainees? > > Eders > Knut Erik > > > > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 07:40:07 -0300 From: "dfernet0" To: Subject: RE: Alb D.II photos Message-ID: <011701c09804$d44114e0$4640a8c0@ssp.salud.rosario.gov.ar> Awesome!!!! Another master work, O Alchemist! D. ----- Original Message ----- From: Steven M.Perry > http://smperry.home.mindspring.com/dii.htm > > The above URL takes you to some photos of my just completed D.II. > > I balanced the pics to look right on my monitor, but my monitor ain't that > great. LMK if they are too light or too dark. > TIA > sp ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 08:03:36 -0300 From: "dfernet0" To: Subject: RE: Mac Roland Update Message-ID: <01ee01c09808$1c8ae980$4640a8c0@ssp.salud.rosario.gov.ar> Finally! I've been waiting for this type of wing attachment since I first tried to do a decent model of an Albatros! I wish that Eduard would have done the same for the wings of their Albatros and MAC for the Pfalz. D. ----- Original Message ----- From: Chris Banyai-Riepl To: Multiple recipients of list Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2001 4:35 PM Subject: RE: Mac Roland Update > The lower wing is an interesting arrangement on the Roland, as I'm sure you > know. Mac has molded everything to the fuselage, with a right and left wing > each having two pegs fitting into holes in the fairing. This leaves very > little surface area to glue, but at least we won't have to worry about fit > at all. In fact, the way it's done you could even leave the lower wings off > when you paint the fuselage. That might make it easier when you do the > lozenge wings and woodgrained fuselage. > > Sincerely, > Chris Banyai-Riepl > Publisher/Illustrator > Internet Modeler > http://www.internetmodeler.com > > > > Chris: > > > > How's the lower wing-to-fuselage fit? Does the lower wing componenet > > include the underside of the fuselage? The reason I ask is that the MAC > > Pfalz D.III/DIIIa kits both have poor fit at this juncture. Of > > course, it > > is fixable but so are most things; e.g. David Burke appears to be > > baking a > > Gotha in his oven, so anything is possible - presumably this is a Julia > > Childs' recipe that has somehow not come to my prior attention. > > > > Michael > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 09:26:40 -0000 From: "Sandy Adam" To: "AAA - WWI Modelling List" Subject: : Re: Pomerania Message-ID: <002a01c09809$c60ad460$12e8b094@sandyada> <> Also known as Ruritania? - ruled by princelings like Rupert of Hentzau and somebody von Strelsau. Great place, where you wore swords and rode horses, but had guns, trains and old automobiles and everybody lived in Wagnerian castles? Sandy ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 08:20:20 -0300 From: "dfernet0" To: Subject: RE: Re: Pomerania Message-ID: <026201c0980a$72c54640$4640a8c0@ssp.salud.rosario.gov.ar> And there's a guy just like Peter Sellers as the king and some of his relatives. D. ----- Original Message ----- From: Sandy Adam To: Multiple recipients of list Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 8:19 AM Subject: : Re: Pomerania > < Stettin. Historically it's tied to Mecklinburg and once was a Duchy.>> > > Also known as Ruritania? - ruled by princelings like Rupert of Hentzau and > somebody von Strelsau. Great place, where you wore swords and rode horses, > but had guns, trains and old automobiles and everybody lived in Wagnerian > castles? > Sandy > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 12:27:41 +0100 From: Witold Kozakiewicz To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: Roden update Message-ID: <3A8D0EAD.BF7847B2@bg.am.lodz.pl> roguerpj napisał(a): > > Is this a web page if so could you post the URL for those of us who > don't know who Roden A Gotha, cool. maybe after I finish my > Il'ya. > Rob, Roden website is here: http://www.rodenplant.com/ HTH -- Witold Kozakiewicz ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 12:37:03 +0100 From: Crawford Neil To: "'wwi@wwi-models.org'" Subject: RE: X-acto was Rib Tapes Message-ID: Ouch! That must have hurt. It seems that people use whatever is easily available and works. When I started using X-acto, the blades were expensive and difficult to get, so I changed to the snap-off type. My parents wouldn't let me build a pyramid;-) /Neil > -----Original Message----- > From: huggins1@swbell.net [mailto:huggins1@swbell.net] > Sent: den 16 februari 2001 09:08 > To: Multiple recipients of list > Subject: RE: X-acto was Rib Tapes > > > I haven't used an xacto knife since I had one roll off the table top > and impale the blade in my foot. That was in 1968. I have used a > scalpel and either #11 or #15 blades. The handle is flat, won't roll > off the table and the blades are as sharp or sharper than the hobby > blades. > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 12:47:12 +0100 From: "Gaston Graf" To: Subject: book review Message-ID: Friends, there was a recent discussion going on about this book: "Knights of the Air" written by David Bashow and illustrated by Stephe Quick. Unfortunately I did not follow the discussion but now the publisher contacted me to ask if I would like to write a review of this book. I think they hope for a better promotion if webmasters of WW1 websites will recommend that book to their visitors. What was your general opinion about it? Is it worth the buy or can people who are seriously interested into history just forget about it? happy modeling Gaston Graf (ggraf@vo.lu) Meet the Royal Prussian Fighter Squadron 2 "Boelcke" at: http://www.jastaboelcke.de ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 13:00:12 +0100 From: "Gaston Graf" To: Subject: once ther was a time...RE: Alb D.II photos Message-ID: ...where I believed to be a not so bad modeler... But looking at the models of you freaks here on this list makes me realize what bloody beginner I am... Excellent work Steve - even better is that it was done in the right scale :o)! Now I know what level I must reach. cheers Gaston Graf (ggraf@vo.lu) Meet the Royal Prussian Fighter Squadron 2 "Boelcke" at: http://www.jastaboelcke.de > -----Original Message----- > From: wwi@wwi-models.org [mailto:wwi@wwi-models.org]On Behalf Of > dfernet0 > Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 11:44 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list > Subject: RE: Alb D.II photos > > > Awesome!!!! > Another master work, O Alchemist! > D. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Steven M.Perry > > http://smperry.home.mindspring.com/dii.htm > > > > The above URL takes you to some photos of my just completed D.II. > > > > I balanced the pics to look right on my monitor, but my monitor > ain't that > > great. LMK if they are too light or too dark. > > TIA > > sp > > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 07:02:56 -0500 From: "John & Allison Cyganowski" To: Subject: Re: Alb D.II photos Message-ID: <000e01c09810$6caade90$1438183f@cyrixp166> Really sweet Steve! Cyg ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 13:20:07 +0100 From: Witold Kozakiewicz To: "wwi@wwi-models.org" Subject: Gotha drawings. Message-ID: <3A8D1AF7.F49BF3CC@bg.am.lodz.pl> Hi, There were so many asks for Gotha drawings that I'm not sure if I sent them to everyone who asked. If someone did NOT get drawings please let me know. I'll send them again. Thanks. -- Witold Kozakiewicz ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 07:44:58 -0500 From: "TOM PLESHA" To: Subject: Re: A-H D.II photos Message-ID: <004d01c09816$4615a520$45444c0c@tom> Wow, just superb. TP ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steven M.Perry" To: "Multiple recipients of list" Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 1:55 AM Subject: A-H D.II photos > http://smperry.home.mindspring.com/dii.htm > > The above URL takes you to some photos of my just completed D.II. > > I balanced the pics to look right on my monitor, but my monitor ain't that > great. LMK if they are too light or too dark. > TIA > sp > > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 07:01:07 -0600 From: "ZELNICK, KENNETH T" To: "'wwi@wwi-models.org'" Subject: 1/72 Variety Message-ID: <15888960D28CD211AD1900105A249078012ABB2E@ano-exs02.ano.entergy.com> Did you ever stop to think that maybe all 1/72 kits are really just the same pieces wrapped in different boxes? They're too small to tell one from another, anyway. (*Huge* followed immediately by a dive for cover.) kz ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 09:38:29 -0400 From: Mark Vaughan-Jackson To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: 1/48 Kits Message-ID: Thought I saw a Joystick Alb CIII on Ebay this week. . .or is that 1/72? Sorry, brain is numbed by another 15 cms of snow and a -30 windchill. 423 cms of snow this winter and counting. Yesterday we had 20 mm of rain and floods followed by a mass flash freeze. Our baby sitter got trapped at our house so daughter slept with wife, babysitter in daughters room and lucky me got the couch. . .which is uncomfortable enough to explain why I opted to stay up all night working on an Emhar tadpole kit instead of sleeping. Makes me a tired but happy boy this morning ;-) Umm OT armour as a break from wings and wires. . . .can't recommend it highly enough. Great fun. MVJ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 14:08:02 +0100 From: Crawford Neil To: "'wwi@wwi-models.org'" Subject: RE: 1/72 Variety Message-ID: Actually my wife asked that the other day, looking at my completed Ni28 and Spad 13. I explained carefully and in detail, she seemed happy enough then, but I'm sure she's forgotten now. On the whole I'd say, if you don't know, you don't need to know;-) /Neil > -----Original Message----- > From: ZELNICK, KENNETH T [mailto:KZELNIC@entergy.com] > Sent: den 16 februari 2001 14:06 > To: Multiple recipients of list > Subject: 1/72 Variety > > > Did you ever stop to think that maybe all 1/72 kits are > really just the same > pieces wrapped in different boxes? They're too small to tell one from > another, anyway. > > (*Huge* followed immediately by a dive for cover.) > > kz > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 08:09:57 EST From: Scottfking@aol.com To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Shameless ot plug (chef brother) Message-ID: Hi all, Forgive me for this shameless ot plug, but my brother, Steven King, Chef at the Hotel Miramar in Santa Monica, will be guesting (and cooking) on today's Women Are From Venus, Men Are from Mars tv show. It is on Fox TV here. I know it is ot but well I am darn proud of him Skippy ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 07:34:25 -0600 From: "Matt Bittner" To: "wwi@wwi-models.org" Subject: Re: A-H D.II photos Message-ID: <200102161336.FAA04498@gull.prod.itd.earthlink.net> On Fri, 16 Feb 2001 01:54:37 -0500 (EST), Steven M.Perry wrote: > The above URL takes you to some photos of my just completed D.II. It looks great, sp! Excellent job. Matt Bittner ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 08:40:26 -0500 (EST) From: Allan Wright To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: X-acto was Rib Tapes Message-ID: <200102161340.IAA16886@pease1.sr.unh.edu> > I haven't used an xacto knife since I had one roll off the table top > and impale the blade in my foot. That was in 1968. I have used a > scalpel and either #11 or #15 blades. The handle is flat, won't roll > off the table and the blades are as sharp or sharper than the hobby > blades. The Testor's model master X-acto handle is not round for just this reason. It also has storage in the end for a couple blades - perfect when packing a mini workbench kit for travel. Allan =============================================================================== Allan Wright Jr. | "I Played the Fool" - Southside Johnny University of New Hampshire +-------------------------------------------------- Research Computing Center | WWI Modeling mailing list: wwi@wwi-models.org Internet: aew@unh.edu | WWI Modeling WWW Page: http://www.wwi-models.org =============================================================================== ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 07:40:24 -0600 From: "Matt Bittner" To: "wwi@wwi-models.org" Subject: Re: X-acto was Rib Tapes Message-ID: <200102161342.FAA22241@falcon.prod.itd.earthlink.net> On Fri, 16 Feb 2001 08:42:03 -0500 (EST), Allan Wright wrote: > > I haven't used an xacto knife since I had one roll off the table top > > and impale the blade in my foot. That was in 1968. I have used a > > scalpel and either #11 or #15 blades. The handle is flat, won't roll > > off the table and the blades are as sharp or sharper than the hobby > > blades. > > The Testor's model master X-acto handle is not round for just this reason. > It also has storage in the end for a couple blades - perfect when packing a > mini workbench kit for travel. The latest X-acto handles have a piece of square metal at the end to stop roll-offs. Plus the handles now have rubber grips. FWIW... Matt Bittner ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 08:46:39 -0500 (EST) From: Allan Wright To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: New domain Message-ID: <200102161346.IAA17021@pease1.sr.unh.edu> > I checked it and it works perfectly so I updated the link to your site on > the links page of my site. > > This site is really the best about modeling that one can find on the web > ;o). well - the list members really make the site and the list what it is - all I am is the janitor! Al =============================================================================== Allan Wright Jr. | "I Played the Fool" - Southside Johnny University of New Hampshire +-------------------------------------------------- Research Computing Center | WWI Modeling mailing list: wwi@wwi-models.org Internet: aew@unh.edu | WWI Modeling WWW Page: http://www.wwi-models.org =============================================================================== ------------------------------ End of WWI Digest 3087 **********************