WWI Digest 3163 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) Re: Nieuport IV by Jan Vihonen 2) Off topic but true by "Matt Bittner" 3) RE: Nieuport IV by "Matt Bittner" 4) Re: Testing the Silent Waters... by "DAVID BURKE" 5) Re: Matchbox? by David Fleming 6) RE: Nieuport IV by Crawford Neil 7) RE: Matchbox? by Crawford Neil 8) RE: Nieuport IV by "Michael Kendix" 9) RE: Off topic but true by "Gaston Graf" 10) Re: by "Lee J. Mensinger" 11) RE: Matchbox? by Mark Vaughan-Jackson 12) RE: Matchbox? by Crawford Neil 13) Marine DH4 by "Muth & Zulick" 14) Re: Greetings fellow string bag lovers :) by "Muth & Zulick" 15) Re: PART pe set for Gotha by GRBroman@aol.com 16) Re: Matchbox? by "Lee J. Mensinger" 17) Re: Matchbox? by GRBroman@aol.com 18) RE: Matchbox? by Crawford Neil 19) Re:Vac-Wings 48 by John_Impenna@hyperion.com 20) Re: Americal/Gryphon Decals and Russian and Italian, American A/C by "Evan Nits" 21) Re: Matchbox? by "Matt Bittner" 22) Re: Matchbox? by David Fleming 23) Re: Matchbox? by David Fleming 24) Re: Matchbox? by David Fleming 25) Re: Matchbox? by "Matt Bittner" 26) Re: Book question, British Aeroplanes 1914-1918 by VMA324Vagabonds@aol.com 27) RE: Matchbox? by Crawford Neil 28) Re: Greetings fellow string bag lovers :) by VMA324Vagabonds@aol.com 29) RE: Database by Crawford Neil 30) New Colour mix was: Re: New images up by "Hans Trauner" 31) FMP's Pfalz Tomb by "Graham Hunter" 32) Re: PART pe set for Gotha by "Michael Kendix" 33) Re: FMP's Pfalz Tomb by "Matt Bittner" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2001 16:26:12 +0200 From: Jan Vihonen To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: Nieuport IV Message-ID: <3AA64504.A4EFF78F@helsinki.fi> Neil, While you're at it, how about taking a couple of shots of the Sk. 1 Albatros, Macchi M.7 and Tummelisa, too. I think they have those at the Air Force Museum. Jan > Well Alberto if you're listening, and anyone else 'cos it's OT, > I just rung the Air Force Museum about poking my camera lens > into the Nieuport IV cockpit, no problem they said, so I will be > going past on Saturday, see what I can do. There was a problem > though, they have put a pilot in it, silly thing to do, I bet they won't > haul him out for me! > /Neil ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2001 08:28:45 -0600 From: "Matt Bittner" To: "wwi@wwi-models.org" Subject: Off topic but true Message-ID: <3AA2419A00136F63@mail01.san.yahoo.com> (added by postmaster@mail01.san.yahoo.com) I just read an article about the latest virus being spread, called NakedWife. One of the people interviewed provided the following quote: "Maybe for viruses, social engineering is more effective than new technology" So true. When will people learn? Sorry for the off topic... Matt Bittner _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2001 08:29:58 -0600 From: "Matt Bittner" To: "wwi@wwi-models.org" Subject: RE: Nieuport IV Message-ID: <3AA2419A00137158@mail01.san.yahoo.com> (added by postmaster@mail01.san.yahoo.com) On Wed, 7 Mar 2001 09:30:14 -0500 (EST), Crawford Neil wrote: > Hmm, that means I'll have to get another film, I've only > got 8 pics left. How many do you want? Hmmm...maybe we'll have to get Al another hard disk. ;-) How many can you shoot? :-) Matt Bittner _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2001 08:28:50 -0600 From: "DAVID BURKE" To: Subject: Re: Testing the Silent Waters... Message-ID: <004e01c0a713$27c65360$8ba31e3f@oemcomputer> > > >That sounds alot more constructive than my method, which is to scream at the > >computer and put a voodoo hex on Bill Gates and Microsoft... > > > > More fun, though. What scale do you make the Gates doll in for the voodoo? > > Paul. > > I use a pumpkin for the head and a pipe cleaner for the body. Striped in chrome yellow and green. DB ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2001 14:15:58 +0000 From: David Fleming To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: Matchbox? Message-ID: <3AA6429D.FF079D5E@dial.pipex.com> Crawford Neil wrote: > Are there any Matchbox OT kits? If not, why not? > /Neil Nearest is the Armstrong Whitworth Siskin IIIa of 1925, which can show a linear descent from the SE5A via the Siddely Siskin. As for why not, well why don't Hasegawa, Tamyia or Italeri do OT stuff ? Matchbox did a great range of interwar biplanes, including the large Heyford and Stranraer, and they were generally Matchbox's best kits. The story goes that the head of R&D and/or mouldmaker was a 'tween the wars fan, and the suits would allow him to do one of those subjects for every 3 or 4 'more well known' types. In addition, they often tried to do variants that no one else did (Merlin Halifax, Privateer) I don't think MB's moulding style would have suited smaller OT subjects. Dave ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2001 15:34:57 +0100 From: Crawford Neil To: "'wwi@wwi-models.org'" Subject: RE: Nieuport IV Message-ID: Not to speak of the Phönix DIII, I'm sorry I only have time for a quick nip in and out, I'm on the way to Stockholm for a very fast weekend, and I've bargained an hour at the museum into the package. My wife will be reading the newspaper while she waits fo me, when she's finished, that's it! /Neil > -----Original Message----- > From: Jan Vihonen [mailto:jan.vihonen@helsinki.fi] > Sent: den 7 mars 2001 15:33 > To: Multiple recipients of list > Subject: Re: Nieuport IV > > > Neil, > > While you're at it, how about taking a couple of shots of the Sk. 1 > Albatros, Macchi M.7 and Tummelisa, too. I think they have > those at the > Air Force Museum. > ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2001 15:52:21 +0100 From: Crawford Neil To: "'wwi@wwi-models.org'" Subject: RE: Matchbox? Message-ID: Hasegawa have done OT models in 1/8, don't know about the others. I think the story of the MB moldmaker is wonderful. You can well believe it when looking at the difference in quality between the golden-age kits and the others. Amazing that the management allowed it, I wouldn't have! /Neil > Nearest is the Armstrong Whitworth Siskin IIIa of 1925, which > can show a > linear descent from the SE5A via the Siddely Siskin. > > As for why not, well why don't Hasegawa, Tamyia or Italeri do > OT stuff ? > Matchbox did a great range of interwar biplanes, including the large > Heyford and Stranraer, and they were generally Matchbox's > best kits. The > story goes that the head of R&D and/or mouldmaker was a > 'tween the wars > fan, and the suits would allow him to do one of those > subjects for every > 3 or 4 'more well known' types. In addition, they often tried to do > variants that no one else did (Merlin Halifax, Privateer) I > don't think > MB's moulding style would have suited smaller OT subjects. > > Dave > > > ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2001 14:54:08 From: "Michael Kendix" To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: RE: Nieuport IV Message-ID: >From: Crawford Neil > >Not to speak of the Phönix DIII, I'm sorry I only have time for >a quick nip in and out, I'm on the way to Stockholm for a very >fast weekend, and I've bargained an hour at the museum into the >package. My wife will be reading the newspaper while she waits >fo me, when she's finished, that's it! Neil: I understand fully:)! In an hour, you can easily take 40 shots, so please, get an extra role of film just in case. You don't know if the opportunity will arise again. I'd ask them to take that dummy out of the cockpit. How hard can it be?:) Michael _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2001 15:53:10 +0100 From: "Gaston Graf" To: Subject: RE: Off topic but true Message-ID: I wanted to send the warning to the list but dropped the idea because I wasn't sure if this would be appreciated or not. Generally spoken I would like to remind everybody to: 1) Install at least one good anti-virus software such as Mcafee or Norton 2) Keep this scanner UPDATED --> check for updates once a week. Anti-Virus software is only effectiv against the virusses it knows. 3) Always be careful with unknown attchments, especially with executable files ending with .exe or .com. In case of doubt, delete the mail, even if it comes from a friend. Opening the mail is harmless but DO NOT open the attchement! 4) Be careful where you leave your traces on the web. The web is compareable to a big city. For as long as you stay on the main streets, not much will happen to you, but you may soon get in trouble if you go to the dark corners of the side streets. happy surfing 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 Matt > Bittner > Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2001 3:36 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list > Subject: Off topic but true > > > I just read an article about the latest virus being spread, called > NakedWife. One of the people interviewed provided the following quote: > > "Maybe for viruses, social engineering is more effective than new > technology" > > So true. When will people learn? > > Sorry for the off topic... > > > Matt Bittner > > > > _________________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2001 09:07:00 -0600 From: "Lee J. Mensinger" To: wwi@wwi-models.org, "Harris, Mack" Subject: Re: Message-ID: <3AA64E93.EE1C8BC2@x25.net> No. If you are not receiving message--- un-subscribe wait 5-10 minutes and re-subscribe. If you are still subbscribed you will get this message twice.- - - -Great way to be able to tell. Never fails and this is how I tell every one that asks. Should work every time. Lee M. New Braunfels, TX "Harris, Mack" wrote: > Is the site down? > Mack ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2001 11:40:14 +0100 From: Mark Vaughan-Jackson To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: RE: Matchbox? Message-ID: >Hasegawa have done OT models in 1/8, don't know about the >others. I think the story of the MB moldmaker is wonderful. >You can well believe it when looking at the difference in quality >between the golden-age kits and the others. Amazing that the management >allowed it, I wouldn't have! >/Neil I'm glad someone did. The matchbox Heyford its really quite a lovely kit....so good in fact it's threatening to broaden my scope again to include more interwar stuff. . .And I need a broader modeling focus like I need another hole in the head. MVJ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2001 16:09:13 +0100 From: Crawford Neil To: "'wwi@wwi-models.org'" Subject: RE: Matchbox? Message-ID: Just goes to show why I'm not in management. Actually I bet the golden- age kits are still selling, but who wants a Matchbox Phantom nowadays? /Neil > I'm glad someone did. The matchbox Heyford its really quite a lovely > kit....so good in fact it's threatening to broaden my scope again to > include more interwar stuff. . .And I need a broader > modeling focus like I > need another hole in the head. > > MVJ > > ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2001 10:11:55 -0500 From: "Muth & Zulick" To: Subject: Marine DH4 Message-ID: <008d01c0a718$f2f6fb20$0100005a@ptd.net> I want to build a U.S.M.C. DH.4 and there's a couple nice pictures of > them in this book. Now if I can just figure out what colors they are? > Hey Jon I have some Marine DH-4 photos in a book or pamphlet I picked up. If you want info, let me know off list. If I remember correctly, it was olive drab on the top surfaces and CDL elsewhere. Mike Muth ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2001 10:16:12 -0500 From: "Muth & Zulick" To: Subject: Re: Greetings fellow string bag lovers :) Message-ID: <00be01c0a719$8d5bd280$0100005a@ptd.net> Greetings Andrei! Enjoy the crazyness. Mike Muth ----- Original Message ----- From: To: "Multiple recipients of list" Sent: Tuesday,March 06,2001 9:00 PM Subject: Greetings fellow string bag lovers :) > Greetings all! > Just joined the list and hope to contribute as much as I take away... just > wanted to say hello! > Cheers, > Andrei > > Andrei Koribanics II > 8 Falcon Place > Wayne, NJ 07470 > Voice/Fax: 973-696-9378 > email: andreikor@aol.com > ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2001 10:16:35 EST From: GRBroman@aol.com To: Subject: Re: PART pe set for Gotha Message-ID: In a message dated Wed, 7 Mar 2001 6:28:38 AM Eastern Standard Time, "Matt Bittner" writes: "That would be great, but we're still without French and Italian bombers in injected plastic...heck, we only have on French one in vac, and the Meikraft Caproni is long out of production, and fetching some insane prices from ebay..." And this is a problem because? ...... ;) Glen >> ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2001 09:23:01 -0600 From: "Lee J. Mensinger" To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: Matchbox? Message-ID: <3AA65255.4F00829A@x25.net> I do not believe the Japanese had any planes in WW I. They do not like to admit they were that far back in those days. I do not recall if they sent any one to that region at all. So the interest is very low and does not attract Japanese buyers. Tamiya and Hasegawa love buyers. They are addicted to them. Still, I must admit, the people did seem to enjoy the Aurora planes when I made them over there in the late 50s and early 60s. The big Monogram orange and blue, Al Williams, GulfHawk with the retractable wheels was left with a family in 1959. They loved it. David Fleming wrote: > Crawford Neil wrote: > > > Are there any Matchbox OT kits? If not, why not? > > /Neil > > Nearest is the Armstrong Whitworth Siskin IIIa of 1925, which can show a > linear descent from the SE5A via the Siddely Siskin. > > As for why not, well why don't Hasegawa, Tamyia or Italeri do OT stuff ? > Matchbox did a great range of interwar biplanes, including the large > Heyford and Stranraer, and they were generally Matchbox's best kits. The > story goes that the head of R&D and/or mouldmaker was a 'tween the wars > fan, and the suits would allow him to do one of those subjects for every > 3 or 4 'more well known' types. In addition, they often tried to do > variants that no one else did (Merlin Halifax, Privateer) I don't think > MB's moulding style would have suited smaller OT subjects. > > Dave ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2001 10:19:52 EST From: GRBroman@aol.com To: Subject: Re: Matchbox? Message-ID: <28.12239883.27d7ab99@aol.com> In a message dated Wed, 7 Mar 2001 8:13:32 AM Eastern Standard Time, "Matt Bittner" writes: << On Wed, 7 Mar 2001 08:09:12 -0500 (EST), Crawford Neil wrote: > Are there any Matchbox OT kits? If not, why not? Then Matt wrote: "No, no idea why. The closest - I think - is the Curtiss P-12E." C'mon Matt! What about the Renault FT-17? You just can't get more OT than that! :) Glen _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com >> ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2001 16:24:04 +0100 From: Crawford Neil To: "'wwi@wwi-models.org'" Subject: RE: Matchbox? Message-ID: You're correct Lee, that the Japanese didn't have many planes during WW1, but shortly afterwards they had lots of OT aircraft, Spads, Nieuports and Salmsons, we could do with some Tamiya kits of them! /Neil > ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2001 10:23:26 -0500 From: John_Impenna@hyperion.com To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re:Vac-Wings 48 Message-ID: Hi Folks, I've changed my mind about Salmsons. Are Vac-Wings kits still available and does anyone know where? TIA. Regards, John ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2001 15:25:37 -0000 From: "Evan Nits" To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: Americal/Gryphon Decals and Russian and Italian, American A/C Message-ID: >I know Dr. Merrill reads the list posts occassionally. > If you're reading this Glen, how about some Russian >Air Service and Italian squadriligia markings other >than the same old subjects... Or some Bulgarian and Turkish ones perhaps?????? Evan _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2001 09:29:11 -0600 From: "Matt Bittner" To: "wwi@wwi-models.org" Subject: Re: Matchbox? Message-ID: <3AA2419A0013CD34@mail01.san.yahoo.com> (added by postmaster@mail01.san.yahoo.com) On Wed, 7 Mar 2001 10:25:28 -0500 (EST), GRBroman@aol.com wrote: > C'mon Matt! What about the Renault FT-17? You just can't get more OT than that! DOH! Sorry, Glen, but you're right. I get so caught up with the majority of this aircraft-minded list I forget about ground subjects. Speaking of which, when is your book coming out? ;-) Matt Bittner _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2001 15:27:57 +0000 From: David Fleming To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: Matchbox? Message-ID: <3AA6537D.1D95D43C@dial.pipex.com> Mark Vaughan-Jackson wrote: I'm glad someone did. The matchbox Heyford its really quite a lovely kit....so good in fact it's threatening to broaden my scope again to include more interwar stuff. . .And I need a broader modeling focus like I need another hole in the head. Not without it's faults -I've got 5 of them in the loft, if you ever succumb,RLR did an article on fixing it in SM in the 80s Of course. it looks good next to the HP 0/400 as the other end of biplane bomber development. D ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2001 15:30:24 +0000 From: David Fleming To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: Matchbox? Message-ID: <3AA6540F.21E548F4@dial.pipex.com> GRBroman@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated Wed, 7 Mar 2001 8:13:32 AM Eastern Standard Time, "Matt Bittner" writes: > << On Wed, 7 Mar 2001 08:09:12 -0500 (EST), Crawford Neil wrote: > > Are there any Matchbox OT kits? If not, why not? > Then Matt wrote: > "No, no idea why. The closest - I think - is the Curtiss P-12E." > > C'mon Matt! What about the Renault FT-17? You just can't get more OT than that! > :) > Glen Vooom!! Completely forgot the armour - was the FT-17 a WW1 design then ? I always though that WW1 tanks would be a great subject for Matchbox, alas no !! D ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2001 15:39:02 +0000 From: David Fleming To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: Matchbox? Message-ID: <3AA65616.8FB66F02@dial.pipex.com> Crawford Neil wrote: > You're correct Lee, that the Japanese didn't have many planes > during WW1, but shortly afterwards they had lots of OT aircraft, > Spads, Nieuports and Salmsons, we could do with some Tamiya kits of them! > /Neil > > > And don't forget the Sopwith Cuckoos (+ others ?). My initial point was 'who knows why manufacturers make what?', rather than why don't XYZ - a rhetorical question I suppose - it seems a black art with, in many circumstances, no logic to the choices. I can see the box -Tamyia SPAD VII 1/72, then I see the price, and the dream becomes a nightmare - makes resin seem cheap !! Oh well, back to work !! dave ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2001 09:40:18 -0600 From: "Matt Bittner" To: "wwi@wwi-models.org" Subject: Re: Matchbox? Message-ID: <3AA2419A0013DFEB@mail01.san.yahoo.com> (added by postmaster@mail01.san.yahoo.com) On Wed, 7 Mar 2001 10:39:42 -0500 (EST), David Fleming wrote: > Vooom!! Completely forgot the armour - was the FT-17 a WW1 design then ? I always though that WW1 tanks would be a great > subject for Matchbox, alas no !! Yup, WW1 French. Matt Bittner _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2001 10:44:04 EST From: VMA324Vagabonds@aol.com To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: Book question, British Aeroplanes 1914-1918 Message-ID: <22.12d59b54.27d7b144@aol.com> In a message dated 3/6/2001 5:18:15 PM Eastern Standard Time, sdw@qld.mim.com.au writes: << Jon > I want to build a U.S.M.C. DH.4 and there's a couple nice > pictures of > them in this book. Now if I can just figure out what colors they are? Black and white....... Shane >> (;>) Yeah OK Shane, but was that yellow white and Olive black? Inquiring minds want to know. BTW did the envolope I sent you ever arrive? Just to make this OT I see that your post office just delivered a letter to some family in England that was posted in Australia during the war to end all wars. Best regards, Jon ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2001 16:47:38 +0100 From: Crawford Neil To: "'wwi@wwi-models.org'" Subject: RE: Matchbox? Message-ID: The japanese had Spad XIII's :-) /Neil Ps. Price would be no object if it was a Tamiya Dave dreaming: > > > I can see the box -Tamyia SPAD VII 1/72, then I see the > price, and the dream > becomes a nightmare - makes resin seem cheap !! > > Oh well, back to work !! > > dave > > ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2001 10:54:12 EST From: VMA324Vagabonds@aol.com To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: Greetings fellow string bag lovers :) Message-ID: <9e.1102495d.27d7b3a4@aol.com> Greetings Andrei, nice to have you here. This is a great place to pick some very good minds on the subject of WWl modeling. Best regards, Jon ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2001 17:02:24 +0100 From: Crawford Neil To: "'wwi@wwi-models.org'" Subject: RE: Database Message-ID: Well done Graham for writing that, I thought the Dolphin database was great too. I had to get out Winged Victory and see what Yeates thought of them. It was one of the two types who's pilots he envied , the Dolphin and Bristol Fighter had enough ceiling to keep out of harms way. Most Camel pilots wanted a Snipe though. Also I read about a Dolphin pilot in Aeroplane who didn't like Dolphins when he was in training, but when he got a properly rigged one in France he liked it. We had a discussion about this recently. /Neil > -----Original Message----- > From: Graham Hunter [mailto:ghunter@pangea.ca] > Sent: den 7 mars 2001 15:26 > To: Multiple recipients of list > Subject: RE: Database > > > Try this again... > > -----Original Message----- > From: Graham Hunter [mailto:ghunter@pangea.ca] > Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2001 10:14 AM > To: WWI List (E-mail) > Subject: FW: Database > > > Hey listees, Just got this response from Aeroplane. Looks > like a great OT > subject for us crazies ;-) Next does not necessarily mean the > next Database > #5 just the next OT Database... > Regards, Graham > > < > enjoyed Dolphin Database (#4). We have not done Databases on any > other One types yet, but the Fokker E III will be the next - watch this space! > > > ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 1 Jan 1998 18:24:21 +0100 From: "Hans Trauner" To: Subject: New Colour mix was: Re: New images up Message-ID: <001601bd16da$19562700$a8a072d4@custom-pc> >Matt informs us > >> Just uploaded Hans Trauner's first model to the site > >A funny note - looking at the *last* photo you'd swear that the fin was a >quite different colour to the remainder of the marking - perhaps from yet >another angle it'd look Olive ;-) A good friend of mine is making paints on a professional basis. I'll ask him to mix this hue and we sell it to the wwi addicts. The paint will be called ' VCC ' and the hue will depend on the eye of the viewer - ranging from deep green to yellow. Hans ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2001 10:26:36 -0600 From: "Graham Hunter" To: Subject: FMP's Pfalz Tomb Message-ID: <000101c0a723$623e06e0$fa0101c0@grahamh> Just received my copy of the Pfalz book. O-o-O-o-Oh What a beauty :-) This is just what the doctor ordered for February/March blues. Nice work Mr. Pearson. I was planning on building up my reference stock and foregoing my model stocks but now I think I have to get me a 48er Pfalz D.XII ;-) On quick view of the book the photos are crisp and clean with some of the D.III/D.IIIa that I don't have in Data files or the Flight article. Colour profiles are great with some 4-view of different A/C. Drawings by M. Digmayer look great too. Very comprehensive, lots of unfamiliar Pfalz A/C. Makes me want to do one of each Pfalz A/C - lots of scratch building. Thrilled Regards, Graham H. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2001 16:32:13 From: "Michael Kendix" To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: PART pe set for Gotha Message-ID: >From: GRBroman@aol.com > >In a message dated Wed, 7 Mar 2001 6:28:38 AM Eastern Standard Time, "Matt >Bittner" writes: >"That would be great, but we're still without French and Italian >bombers >in injected plastic.. >And this is a problem because? ...... >;) Glen: Because 1. lozenge-riden aeroplanes and brightly coloured Albatros machines get tiresome to build eventually. 2. Italian markings look better since red and green are complementary colours. :) Michael _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2001 10:31:20 -0600 From: "Matt Bittner" To: "wwi@wwi-models.org" Subject: Re: FMP's Pfalz Tomb Message-ID: <3AA2419A001442FD@mail01.san.yahoo.com> (added by postmaster@mail01.san.yahoo.com) On Wed, 7 Mar 2001 11:31:00 -0500 (EST), Graham Hunter wrote: > Just received my copy of the Pfalz book. O-o-O-o-Oh What a beauty :-) But why call it a "tomb"? Kinda gruesome, don't ya think? Matt Bittner _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ End of WWI Digest 3163 **********************