WWI Digest 3348 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) Re: Old news? by "Michael Kendix" 2) Re: influential personalities in modelling by Jan Vihonen 3) RE: influential personalities in modelling by "Gaston Graf" 4) Pfalz D.IIIa by Dennis Ugulano 5) RE: influential personalities in modelling by "dfernet0" 6) RE: influential personalities in modelling by "dfernet0" 7) Re: Old news? by Witold Kozakiewicz 8) Re: influential personalities in modelling by Dennis Ugulano 9) RE: Old news? by "Bittner, Matthew E. (KTR)~U" 10) Re: Pfalz D.IIIa by LEONARDPeterL@aol.com 11) RE: influential personalities in modelling by Volker Haeusler 12) 2-holers was RE: When is the Golden Age of OT modeling? by Crawford Neil 13) RE: influential personalities in modelling by "Marcio Antonio Campos" 14) RE: influential personalities in modelling by Crawford Neil 15) RE: Pfalz D.IIIa by "Marcio Antonio Campos" 16) Re: Pfalz D.IIIa by Dennis Ugulano 17) RE: influential personalities in modelling by Volker Haeusler 18) RE: influential personalities in modelling by Crawford Neil 19) Steve's Latvia Strutter by Andreikor@aol.com 20) Bucky's Friedridactyl by Andreikor@aol.com 21) RE: Bucky's Friedridactyl by "dfernet0" 22) DH4 was RE: When is the Golden Age of OT modeling? by Crawford Neil 23) Bucky's Fdh by "Sandy Adam" 24) Andrei's Caudron by "dfernet0" 25) RE: DH4 was RE: When is the Golden Age of OT modeling? by "dfernet0" 26) RE: Latvian Strutter by "dfernet0" 27) Re: influential personalities in modelling by KarrArt@aol.com 28) RE: Andrei's Caudron by "Bittner, Matthew E. (KTR)~U" 29) RE: Modeling disaster averted by "dfernet0" 30) Re: influential personalities in modelling by "Lee J. Mensinger" 31) Medical air compressor by Mark Vaughan-Jackson 32) by yu.ling@ismart.net ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 07 May 2001 12:14:55 From: "Michael Kendix" To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: Old news? Message-ID: Jan: >From: Jan Vihonen >I just got an U-1 in my hands. A short review will follow soon. Excellent! It would be really good to know how it stacks up against the 504K Airfix kit. >>>BLUE MAX >>>BM202 Halberstadt CL.II. We have just imported a s mall quantity >>> >>>£24.99 >> >>I don't understand what they mean by imported, aren't Blue Max and >> >>Hannants british? > >If they get a tax reduction or something by buying them, say from the >States. ;-) I don't think so. They might be subject to the EU's common external tarrif, plus V.A.T. is not exactly a sales tax. I think it's probably a typographical error. Finally, provided there's no United Airline strike, I will be going to Chicago in July for the IPMS Nationals. Michael _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 07 May 2001 15:15:54 +0300 From: Jan Vihonen To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: influential personalities in modelling Message-ID: <3AF691FA.B3DCDE19@helsinki.fi> And I must add that Matt Bittner got me out of the germanic > persuasion then I began to worry more about french designs.... is that a > compliment, after all??? ;-) To Matt it surely is. I wonder If he's going to do the same to Marcio? ;-) He must have some kind of a victory tally where he makes a victory mark for every convert he causes. Jan ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 14:26:07 +0200 From: "Gaston Graf" To: Subject: RE: influential personalities in modelling Message-ID: What about Shepherd Paine? He was the one who teached me a lot of tricks. Gaston Graf (ggraf@vo.lu) Meet the Royal Prussian Fighter Squadron 2 "Boelcke" at: http://www.jastaboelcke.de ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 08:35:55 -0400 From: Dennis Ugulano To: "INTERNET:wwi@pease1.sr.unh.edu" Subject: Pfalz D.IIIa Message-ID: <200105070836_MC2-D016-333@compuserve.com> Since everyone else is finishing kits, I may as well jump in. The Roden Pfalz D.IIIa is complete. Have you ever had an easy kit that just didn't co-operate with you? It's as easy as kit to build as you will ever find. But it just didn't work. It was not the kit, it was the builder. I was just a little off on everything I did except the rigging. That went flawlessly. It is a sweet little kit and, (are you ready for this?), all of the struts fit perfectly. No trimming, no replacing pieces. They go in just as they are designed. They even sit off the wing like they are supposed to. The only flaw in the kit is the slot for the tailplane is not deep enough. This has to be corrected or it looks funny. The kit may or may not see the web site. The jury is out. But I do highly recommend the kit. It would be a nice build for some of our new members who are just getting back into the fray after a layoff. The collection now sit at 106 and is even with 53 kits for each side. I'm not sure what will go on the workbench next. Dennis Ugulano email: Uggies@compuserve.com http://ronnieuggie.com/uggie/dju.htm Page Revised 4/29/01 "Each modeler will rise to their own level of masochism." ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 09:58:01 -0300 From: "dfernet0" To: Subject: RE: influential personalities in modelling Message-ID: <023901c0d6f5$59669300$4640a8c0@ssp.salud.rosario.gov.ar> Point taken, Gasterix But not on WW1 modelling. D. ----- Original Message ----- From: Gaston Graf To: Multiple recipients of list Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 9:32 AM Subject: RE: influential personalities in modelling > What about Shepherd Paine? He was the one who teached me a lot of tricks. > > Gaston Graf > (ggraf@vo.lu) > Meet the Royal Prussian Fighter Squadron 2 "Boelcke" at: > http://www.jastaboelcke.de > ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 10:05:07 -0300 From: "dfernet0" To: Subject: RE: influential personalities in modelling Message-ID: <025701c0d6f6$571ea960$4640a8c0@ssp.salud.rosario.gov.ar> It's the Nungesser spirit, I guess. D. Jan wrote: > To Matt it surely is. I wonder If he's going to do the same to Marcio? > ;-) > He must have some kind of a victory tally where he makes a victory mark > for every convert he causes. > > Jan > ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 07 May 2001 15:01:17 +0200 From: Witold Kozakiewicz To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: Old news? Message-ID: <3AF69C9D.C5C93E3B@bg.am.lodz.pl> Michael Kendix napisa³(a): > >From: Jan Vihonen > > >I just got an U-1 in my hands. A short review will follow soon. > > Excellent! It would be really good to know how it stacks up against the > 504K Airfix kit. Part has just started working on pe set for this kit. -- Witold Kozakiewicz ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 09:04:19 -0400 From: Dennis Ugulano To: "wwi@wwi-models.org" Subject: Re: influential personalities in modelling Message-ID: <200105070904_MC2-D005-A6A0@compuserve.com> Let me join in here and make my nomination. In the mid 80's when it all got started, I had the privilege of meeting on the phone Joe Chubbock, who, in my opinion, got most of what we are enjoying today, started. I learned only recently he was a mold maker for Airfix. He started making pattens for vacuform kits that no one ever thought would ever see kit form. And he spawned a number of companies that followed his skill and love of WW1. When I spoke with him he was working at Capitol Models in London and we had two or three conversations. He even sent me his original copy of a WW1 Aeroplane to make copies (Oh, I do hope he got it back.) Today we are awash with WW1 kits in injection, in resin, and in both scales. I joke about 1/48th scale but in the 80's 1/48th was a rare breed. For those of us who remember the 80's, we are sitting on top of the world as far as selection and quality. So Joe gets my vote as a person who made our hobby what it is today. Dennis Ugulano email: Uggies@compuserve.com http://ronnieuggie.com/uggie/dju.htm Page Revised 4/29/01 "Each modeler will rise to their own level of masochism." ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 13:08:07 -0000 From: "Bittner, Matthew E. (KTR)~U" To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: RE: Old news? Message-ID: <850CD1B940F1D31181590000929B19DA01700E86@mail3.stratcom.mil> > -----Original Message----- > From: Witold Kozakiewicz [mailto:witk@bg.am.lodz.pl] > Part has just started working on pe set for this kit. Go, Part!!! Matt Bittner ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 09:12:47 EDT From: LEONARDPeterL@aol.com To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: Pfalz D.IIIa Message-ID: In a message dated 07/05/01 13:38:40 GMT Daylight Time, Uggies@compuserve.com writes: << The collection now sit at 106 >> Crumbs! That's more than my entire output for the last two decades! The man's a bloody marvel. cheers Peter L ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2001 22:23:37 +0700 From: Volker Haeusler To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: RE: influential personalities in modelling Message-ID: Dennis said: "So Joe gets my vote as a person who made our hobby what it is today." Joe (Chubbock) definitely deserves mention, together with Les Cooper (who was the second half of that team that gave us something like 70 % of all WW I vac´s ever done. I think Saint Harry and Ray Rimell deserve the top places anyway However, from personal experience I have a few others higher on the list: Gordon Stevens of Rareplanes and Warbirds fame, who not only "invented" the Vacform, but also gave us those classic Pfalz D III, Junkers D I, Snipe, Gotha and Thomas Morse kits - I still wonder wether any of those was the first ever WW I vac? Detlef Schorsch of Classic Plane, who definitely started (back in 1978, IIRC) the WW I vac explosion way before the first Chubbock/Cooper kits - he also was one of the first to promote those (then) obscure Czech resins, and definitely his influence helped a lot to ensure production of WW I resins (after these guy(s) started with some luftwaffe stuff from the sequel earlier). To me no 3 beside Saint HW and RR. If ever there was someone who made our hobby like it is today, it must be him: He was the first who proved that a line of WW I short runs can sell - taking quite a risk in doing so... Peter Grosz, Ian Stair and Jack Bruce, who again started the wave bringing us all those indispensable data for accurate modelling (may I add Peter Bowers and Peter gray?) Very personally, the late Erich Birkholz, whose articles on scratchbuilding WW I aircraft in the German publication ModellMagazin in the late 1970´s converted me from building Japanese WW II planes and Phantoms to WW I. Plus our listmember Hans Trauner, who (after being given my name by a guy called Eichbauer, who did the Modellpoint transfers and kits - remember that Hanriot HD 1?) provided me with enough information and copies to get me really started - I would not be here without those two guys. Finally, the late Heinz Nowarra. I know his reputation is not the best, due to some of his later publications. But he definitely was the first who shared and published all that rare information on the German side of the WTEAW. His willingness to share definitely was a (the) staring point for many enthusiasts. Volker ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 15:56:39 +0200 From: Crawford Neil To: "'wwi@wwi-models.org'" Subject: 2-holers was RE: When is the Golden Age of OT modeling? Message-ID: I think there's plenty of interest for 2-seaters, I have as many Datafiles for them as for 1-seaters. But when it comes to actually building a model the 1-seaters often seem to get priority, usually because experience tells me that it will be easier, and I'm a sucker for quick satisfaction. If you're interested in the technical development of a/c as I am, a 2-seater is just a bigger 1-seater, so for that reason I'm not so worried that my ratio is 16-4 to 1-seaters, but for the past 10 years it's 3-3 though. My ratio of Allied to central powers is even worse 19-1. But the only ratio I really care about is Millitary-civil which has been 50/50 for the past 20 years. And THAT is a problem with this list. /Neil Shane wrote: > > I may be wrong, but ISTR that the issue of Windsock which was > a German 2 > seater special was the fastest even seller - maybe there's a > hidden demand > out there, at least by OT fans as opposed to the infrequent builder > > Shane > and Merrill and Cam wrote: >even I who like two seaters, have built >3 to one, fighters Vs bombers/observation >planes. My ratio is worse, 9 to 2 here :( ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 11:04:29 -0300 From: "Marcio Antonio Campos" To: Subject: RE: influential personalities in modelling Message-ID: <004901c0d6fe$a4ae56a0$351ba8c0@office.br.starmedia.com> > -----Original Message----- > From: wwi@wwi-models.org [mailto:wwi@wwi-models.org]On Behalf Of Jan > Vihonen > Subject: Re: influential personalities in modelling > > > > And I must add that Matt Bittner got me out of the germanic > > persuasion then I began to worry more about french > designs.... is that a > > compliment, after all??? ;-) > > To Matt it surely is. I wonder If he's going to do the same to Marcio? > ;-) No, never! BTW, I'm finishing my Roland C.II. It's sad to be a weekend modeler (but much better than not being a modeler). Here in Sao Paulo I live in a very small apartment and have no space for modeling. I keep all my models in my family's home, in a city 100km far from here, where I go almost every weekend. I'm planning to buy a larger apartment here, so I'll be an everyday modeler. The Roland looks quite OK for me - my exigence level regarding to my models is very low, I think. Perhaps I should stop looking at your photo galleries because when I see what I've done I feel sick. But my mom said it's pretty (my fiancée hasn't seen it yet - I can hear her saying "where are you going to put all these planes when we marry?"). With best regards from Brazil Marcio Antonio Campos Redator do GuiaSP StarMedia do Brasil marcio.campos@starmedia.net http://www.guiasp.com.br http://www.guiarj.com.br http://www.nacidade.com.br ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 16:04:25 +0200 From: Crawford Neil To: "'wwi@wwi-models.org'" Subject: RE: influential personalities in modelling Message-ID: Who's Peter Grey Volker? Or are you thinking of Peter Cooksley, who should also be on the list, although somewhat lower down, maybe around place 15-20. A couple that should be higher are Leo Oppdyke and Alex Imrie. And absolutely Soltan/Davilla for the sake of the FMP French book. /Neil Volker wrote: > > Peter Grosz, Ian Stair and Jack Bruce, who again started the > wave bringing > us all those indispensable data for accurate modelling (may I > add Peter > Bowers and Peter gray?) > > ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 11:07:59 -0300 From: "Marcio Antonio Campos" To: Subject: RE: Pfalz D.IIIa Message-ID: <004a01c0d6ff$202257a0$351ba8c0@office.br.starmedia.com> > -----Original Message----- > From: wwi@wwi-models.org [mailto:wwi@wwi-models.org]On Behalf > Of Dennis > Ugulano > Subject: Pfalz D.IIIa > > > Since everyone else is finishing kits, I may as well jump in. > > The Roden Pfalz D.IIIa is complete. What a coincidence, Dennis, I'm waiting for a Roden Pfalz DIIIa I ordered weeks ago. >Have you ever > had an easy kit > that just didn't co-operate with you? It's as easy as kit to > build as you > will ever find. But it just didn't work. It was not the > kit, it was the > builder. Oh, it happens to me all the time. > It is a sweet little kit and, (are you ready for > this?), all of the > struts fit perfectly. Good news. My Heller Roland C.II had some fitting problems (or I haven't assembled it right, what may happen, of course). Best regards from Brazil Marcio Antonio Campos Redator do GuiaSP StarMedia do Brasil marcio.campos@starmedia.net http://www.guiasp.com.br http://www.guiarj.com.br http://www.nacidade.com.br ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 10:13:02 -0400 From: Dennis Ugulano To: "wwi@wwi-models.org" Subject: Re: Pfalz D.IIIa Message-ID: <200105071013_MC2-D00E-62A@compuserve.com> Peter, <> You hit it right on the head. I came back into the hobby in 1980. You are looking at the results of 21 years of building. Now, if I can turn out 10 a year for the next 10 years, if my eyes and nerves last that long, just think of what I will leave my heirs. A large collection of plastic airplanes that they will wonder what to do with. :-) I do have one problem brewing that must be addressed soon. All of my WW1 planes are in one display case. (Another beauty of 1/72) But that is rapidly filling up. I was hoping to add kits for 10 years and I did exceed that. But at my present rate of building, 4, maybe 5 years and it will be filled to overflowing. I would love to get another one just like the one I have. I only takes up 2 sq ft of floor space. Oh, well, I will cross that bridge when I come to it. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2001 23:01:15 +0700 From: Volker Haeusler To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: RE: influential personalities in modelling Message-ID: Neil asked: "Who's Peter Grey Volker? Or are you thinking of Peter Cooksley, who should also be on the list, although somewhat lower down, maybe around place 15-20. A couple that should be higher are Leo Oppdyke and Alex Imrie. And absolutely Soltan/Davilla for the sake of the FMP French book. /Neil" Peter Gray, author and modeller, did the "German Aircraft of WW I" tome together with Owen Thedford. Lots of articles on WW I modelling in old publications like Aeromodeller. One of the first (the first?) who combined historical and modelling intersets on WW I with publications. Also did some other classics like the "Fokker Fighters of WW I" and "Albatros Fighters of WW I", or the famous analysis of the Jasta 5 markings in C&C and Scale Models (later used as a basis for the Americal decals). I have some copies of "Aircraft described" articles from the Aeromodeller which are actually older than I am - and I´m not that young any longer - (eg, the Fokker Dr I article from March, 1957), and they are not that far away from what we consider "state of the art" today. plus he did some nice (scratch build - balsa) models, too! And as for Soltan/Davilla, great book, but no real major innovations in research effort and completeness of information(compared to the *much* earlier Thetford/Gray, the Bruce books on British aircraft or the Grosz/Haddow/Schiemer AH book - plus it´s on french aircraft only... Volker ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 16:53:40 +0200 From: Crawford Neil To: "'wwi@wwi-models.org'" Subject: RE: influential personalities in modelling Message-ID: Actually you're wrong here Volker, for me the Davilla/Soltan book was a revelation, I have the Harleyford books, and have collected just about everything available about Spads, but never previously have I seen a book that show the importance of the 2-seat Spad series. Most books just mention them as an oddity (especially the Spad 16), the FMP book shows just how much they were in service, which escadrilles had them, and new pictures, profiles, details etc. I knew they built 2500, but never realised how much service they had, and the Spad 16 in particular. Also several new types of Spad were first revealed (for me) in that book , I think this is the first real progress in WW1 research that I've seen for years, most of the rest is nit-picking (and yes I am exagerating ,apologies in advance!) /Neil > And as for Soltan/Davilla, great book, but no real major > innovations in > research effort and completeness of information(compared to the *much* > earlier Thetford/Gray, the Bruce books on British aircraft or the > Grosz/Haddow/Schiemer AH book - plus it´s on french aircraft only... > > Volker > ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 11:26:28 EDT From: Andreikor@aol.com To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Steve's Latvia Strutter Message-ID: <7c.155809e0.282818a4@aol.com> Steve... Lovely model! I'm curious to know how you handled the cellon center section? Cheers, Andrei << http://smperry.home.mindspring.com/strutter.htm >> ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 11:30:34 EDT From: Andreikor@aol.com To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Bucky's Friedridactyl Message-ID: In a message dated 5/7/01 8:12:10 AM, Bucky wrote: << As for display, I'm just hoping my local hobby shop will take it off my hands!!! >> Bucky, Again, masterful work! I'll OPEN a hobby shop if it'll help you out ;) Cheers, Andrei ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 12:49:58 -0300 From: "dfernet0" To: Subject: RE: Bucky's Friedridactyl Message-ID: <004001c0d70d$5f74a300$4640a8c0@ssp.salud.rosario.gov.ar> Excellent work Bucky! I specially liked the stringered turtledeck behind the rear gunner's office. How did you did it? It'l just like that of the Halberstadt D.II and I'd like to know how you did it. If you plan to take new pictures please include one with this detail! Regards D. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 17:52:21 +0200 From: Crawford Neil To: "'wwi@wwi-models.org'" Subject: DH4 was RE: When is the Golden Age of OT modeling? Message-ID: I did a DH4A civil conversion, but the same applies to all of them. There is a massive amount of external detailing, and rigging. If you're looking for Wow-factor build a DH2, it's easier, I think even a DH1 would be easier too. On a DH1 you wouldn't have those awful control wires along the fuselage, they go from a pully below the cockpit to horns on the tail, they are long paralell, and there is next to nothing to attach them too. The whole DH4 series have them right up to the Wapiti. If you're into competitions, they're not worth the effort because the judges would probably be more impressed by a DH2 which is less work. But I'm glad I've done one, it's an important type and a good looking addition to any collection, not impossible, just more difficult than you expect. What I can't understand is why they were so fast, there is so much drag. /Neil > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Kendix [mailto:mkendix@hotmail.com] > Sent: den 7 maj 2001 03:03 > To: Multiple recipients of list > Subject: Re: When is the Golden Age of OT modeling? > > > >From: "Neil Crawford" > > > >I have a theory that they are just too darn difficult, I've > done a DH4 > >and it was an awful amount of work, terrible to rig, and the result > >just isn't worth the pain! > > Which one did you do and what was the problem(s)? > > Michael > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 16:57:31 +0100 From: "Sandy Adam" To: "AAA - WWI Modelling List" Subject: Bucky's Fdh Message-ID: <001101c0d70e$70f9b1a0$2ee8b094@sandyada> Holy smoke, Bucky! Outstanding. Sandy ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 13:09:47 -0300 From: "dfernet0" To: "ww1 list" Subject: Andrei's Caudron Message-ID: <005401c0d710$23e172c0$4640a8c0@ssp.salud.rosario.gov.ar> Hey Andrei! Another super-model!!!!! Amazing. The tail boom enginnering is very clever. Do you have your own photo-etching equipment? How do you do to join the tail booms to the wings? Excellent! D. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 13:19:46 -0300 From: "dfernet0" To: Subject: RE: DH4 was RE: When is the Golden Age of OT modeling? Message-ID: <007c01c0d711$88d2b4e0$4640a8c0@ssp.salud.rosario.gov.ar> Neil wrote: >What I can't understand is why they were > so fast, there is so much drag. > /Neil Perhaps because they had a powerful engine and a sound overall design, much more efficient than the pushers. Was the airfoil the same as in other DH designs? These are factors that would have been beneficial. D. Snowmen fall from Heaven in kit form. No glue required. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 13:22:09 -0300 From: "dfernet0" To: Subject: RE: Latvian Strutter Message-ID: <00e801c0d711$ddaea500$4640a8c0@ssp.salud.rosario.gov.ar> A thing of beauty, Steve. I'm very glad that the veryveryvery slightly damaged roland D.II is in your hands. Who would be better to make him come alive! D. ----- Original Message ----- From: Steven M.Perry To: Multiple recipients of list Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2001 9:36 PM Subject: Latvian Strutter > I just finished a Strutter in Latvian markings. The kit was badly damaged > and required piecing together before assembly could begin. > > http://smperry.home.mindspring.com/strutter.htm > > sp > ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 12:22:38 EDT From: KarrArt@aol.com To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: influential personalities in modelling Message-ID: In a message dated 5/7/01 5:01:13 AM Pacific Daylight Time, dfernet0@rosario.gov.ar writes: << 5) Robert Karr: As soon as Istarted to recognize posts from the list from different listees, each with his own style and preferences, I also discovered Robert's incredible website, paintings and his great generosity as well. >> Gluck,sputter phlerk. The guy who made me see modeling for what it could be is probabaly not a very well known name, and it's not just for WW I modeling. Lloyd S. Jones, author of several books, and a fine draughtsman wrote a tiny article in American Modeler magazine around 1964 about how to finish plastic models. American Modeler was a magazine generally about flying models- lots of balsa, glow fuel etc. But this one issue had this very small piece that layed out the display model basics- seam work, weathering, how to "look" at and "see" the real thing and adapt this to miniature reproductions. Maybe ten paragraphs in all, but it changed my life. RK ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 16:32:21 -0000 From: "Bittner, Matthew E. (KTR)~U" To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: RE: Andrei's Caudron Message-ID: <850CD1B940F1D31181590000929B19DA017012C0@mail3.stratcom.mil> > -----Original Message----- > From: dfernet0 [mailto:dfernet0@rosario.gov.ar] > Another super-model!!!!! Amazing. The tail boom enginnering > is very clever. > Do you have your own photo-etching equipment? > How do you do to join the tail booms to the wings? > Excellent! Man oh man oh man. I wasn't able to take a long look at it - not at my current job - but what I saw makes me want to borrow D's finger chopper. :-) That is simply stunning work. I will have to emulate it whenever I get around to mine. Hey, Andrei, *do not* bring this to the Nats. I would like a chance, after all... ;-) (Just kidding.) Definitely looking forward to getting home and really taking a good, long look at it. (Hey, Allan - why did you stick it in his Central Powers section? How offensive... ;-) Matt Bittner ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 13:49:40 -0300 From: "dfernet0" To: Subject: RE: Modeling disaster averted Message-ID: <015e01c0d715$b6de9760$4640a8c0@ssp.salud.rosario.gov.ar> Lucky Marc wrote: > now I'm giving second thoughts to using these > oversized BBs in my glass bottles. I'd suggest a section of thick sprue (a "T" works marvels). You'll see that's enough to stir the paint while shaking the bottle and it's not as ballistic to shatter the glass. D. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 07 May 2001 12:03:47 -0500 From: "Lee J. Mensinger" To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: influential personalities in modelling Message-ID: <3AF6D573.52999260@x25.net> Hi Robert, I was wondering about a gentleman that did a lot for us Aviation nuts including WW I stuff. He was John Caler who owned "Aero-Space-Tech-Tronic Back Files Company", in North Hollywood. He owned Art Chester's 1938-39, "Goon", Racing airplane and he flew it quite often. It was on the back cover of his catalog. The front cover was, The Lament For Icarus, by Herbert J. Draper. Maybe you have heard of him also. I believe John Caler is no longer alive. He always had a listed phone number and now there is none on the net.. His book company was in North Hollywood. I never had a phone number for that. H produced, Aeronautica, a 62 page catalog, not counting the covers, and it was loaded with WW I books as well as other time periods. He even had a number of the pulp fiction magazines from the 30s and early 40s. His list included Battle Birds, G-8 and his Battle Aces, Dare Devil Aces and many others Is there anyone like that left out there? Being out of the U. S. for so many years made me lose track of many sources. When I got back they were gone.. Lee M. KarrArt@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 5/7/01 5:01:13 AM Pacific Daylight Time, > dfernet0@rosario.gov.ar writes: > > << 5) Robert Karr: As soon as Istarted to recognize posts from the list from > different listees, each with his own style and preferences, I also > discovered Robert's incredible website, paintings and his great generosity > as well. >> > > Gluck,sputter phlerk. > The guy who made me see modeling for what it could be is probabaly not a very > well known name, and it's not just for WW I modeling. Lloyd S. Jones, author > of several books, and a fine draughtsman wrote a tiny article in American > Modeler magazine around 1964 about how to finish plastic models. American > Modeler was a magazine generally about flying models- lots of balsa, glow > fuel etc. But this one issue had this very small piece that layed out the > display model basics- seam work, weathering, how to "look" at and "see" the > real thing and adapt this to miniature reproductions. Maybe ten paragraphs in > all, but it changed my life. > RK ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 15:06:39 +0100 From: Mark Vaughan-Jackson To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Medical air compressor Message-ID: A friend is offering to sell me an old medical air compressor for $40 CDN (about $15 USD give or take) It looks like a Badger but there are a few problems I need to overcome. One it has no valve attachment. . .just a plastic nozzle at the base. Second, it pulses a bit. Here's my question to those with compressors. . .can I make this work with my badger airbrush?? Is it worth buying it and then trying to adapt it? Will the pulsing interfere with painting Another colleague said I may be able to "tap out" whatever that means, the nozzle and attach a suitable hose attachment. It's a Medi-Mist brand compressor, that my friend had for her asthma. At this price, even if I have to invest in some modifications, it beats the hell out of other compressors I've seen. Anyone have any thoughts?? Replie off list would probably be best. TIA MVJ mvj@thetelegram.com or veejay124@hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 13:43:21 -0400 (EDT) From: yu.ling@ismart.net To: HK Message-ID: <200105071743.NAA08336@pease1.sr.unh.edu> Ä£°O§N®ð¤ô¹q¤uµ{ YIU KEE AIR-CONDITION & ELECTRICAL TEL¡G 25688167 -21370048-26633167 ¡£¬F©²¦X®æ¹q¾¹©Ó³y°Ó¡¤ ¥N«È¥Ó½ÐWR2¤Î³q­·µP ¥»¤½¥q©Ó±µ´ä¤E ·s¬É¤j¤p«Î§ø¼g¦r¼Ó°Ó¾Q¦í¦v¤§¸Ë­×½·s¤Î¤ô¹q§N®ð¤uµ{[»ù·Gª«¬ü]§K¶O¤Wªù³ø»ù. 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