WWI Digest 3398 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) Wiseowl Pubs by "Matt Bittner" 2) Re: making your own roundels by LEONARDPeterL@aol.com 3) Re: Book excitement by "Lee J. Mensinger" 4) Re: Book excitement by "Lee J. Mensinger" 5) Re: new junk by "Steven Perry" 6) Book Incitement by MAnde72343@aol.com 7) Re: Wiseowl Pubs e-mail by "TOM PLESHA" 8) Re: Wiseowl Pubs by "Courtney Allen" 9) Congratulations Bob - the British WWI Markings Book by "cameron rile" 10) bonjour by "Liefferinckx Frederic" 11) Re: new junk by KarrArt@aol.com 12) New update by "Matt Bittner" 13) Making 1/72 roundels by Andreikor@aol.com 14) Bruces's Fighter Series by Andreikor@aol.com 15) Robert Karr's new paintings by Andreikor@aol.com 16) RK's new junk by "Ken Zelnick" 17) Re: Making 1/72 roundels by "Matt Bittner" 18) Re: new junk by Mark Miller 19) Re: Making 1/72 roundels by "Bob Pearson" 20) Re: RK's new junk by KarrArt@aol.com 21) Re: Robert Karr's new paintings by KarrArt@aol.com 22) Fever Dream by Shon Howell 23) Re: Book Incitement by LEONARDPeterL@aol.com 24) RE: Congratulations Bob - the British WWI Markings Book by Shane Weier 25) Re: Congratulations Bob - the British WWI Markings Book by "Bob Pearson" 26) Re: New update by Dennis Ugulano 27) Re: making your own roundels by Jan Vihonen 28) Re: new junk by "Brad & Merville" 29) Greetings from Volker Haeusler ( and me) by "Hans Trauner" 30) Oddball decals for the asking by "Steven Perry" 31) Re: Fever Dream by "Brad & Merville" 32) Re: Fever Dream by "Steven Perry" 33) Olfa cutter (was Re: making your own roundels) by "Matt Bittner" 34) Re: Olfa cutter (was Re: making your own roundels) by LEONARDPeterL@aol.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 25 May 2001 17:44:18 -0500 From: "Matt Bittner" To: "wwi@wwi-models.org" Subject: Wiseowl Pubs Message-ID: <200105252241.PAA03138@gull.mail.pas.earthlink.net> Does anyone have a web address for Wiseowl pubs? Matt Bittner ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 May 2001 18:43:13 EDT From: LEONARDPeterL@aol.com To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: making your own roundels Message-ID: <10e.4236aa.28403a01@aol.com> Yes, but only in the manly scale. The labels that come on a role for laser printers are ideal. cheers Peter L ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 May 2001 17:55:38 -0500 From: "Lee J. Mensinger" To: wwi@wwi-models.org, "Bittner, Matthew E. (KTR)~U" Subject: Re: Book excitement Message-ID: <3B0EE2EA.3F6B205D@x25.net> I have volumes I thru V and I worked, part time, 1966 till mid 1970, at the place that sold them. Never saw a VI. 1965 into 1972 I felt rather bad, after a long wait, so I wrote and asked about the German, Hungarian and Italian, as well as others, planes, and, never got an answer. Never saw on advertised or even mentioned for that matter. Good stuff. I also have all 10 of the WW II volumes. Same place, same arrangement. I worked on my Air Force days off. I worked at Hobby Korner on North Fourth Street in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It's gone but not forgotten. "Bittner, Matthew E. (KTR)~U" wrote: > Like Todd, I received a new book the other day I'm pretty psyched about. > Bruce's older Fighters book, Vol.5, French Fighters H-M. Awesome! Now to > track down Vol.4, French Fighters A-G. Does anyone know if there was a > Vol.6? > > Matt Bittner > > np: The Clash ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 May 2001 17:56:38 -0500 From: "Lee J. Mensinger" To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: Book excitement Message-ID: <3B0EE326.C8E2CF33@x25.net> Nieuports. Lee M Karen Rychlewski wrote: > Gee, were there any French fighters starting with N-Z? > > Dame Karen > > "Bittner, Matthew E. (KTR)~U" wrote: > > > Like Todd, I received a new book the other day I'm pretty psyched about. > > Bruce's older Fighters book, Vol.5, French Fighters H-M. Awesome! Now to > > track down Vol.4, French Fighters A-G. Does anyone know if there was a > > Vol.6? > > > > Matt Bittner > > > > np: The Clash ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 May 2001 19:28:39 -0400 From: "Steven Perry" To: Subject: Re: new junk Message-ID: <001801c0e572$6e200ac0$59b65c18@tampabay.rr.com> Will prints be for sale? I just love the BE.2a Robert. You have a real thing for that plane, both the model and the painting sure show it. You're excused from not being active on the List lately ;-) sp ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 May 2001 19:53:15 EDT From: MAnde72343@aol.com To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Book Incitement Message-ID: <13.16418f08.28404a6b@aol.com> --part1_13.16418f08.28404a6b_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Is J.M. Bruce still around? could somebody ask him if they ever published Vol. VI? Those are (were?) great references, until I got mine, I thought mentions on the list of a "Dufaux Fighter" were a pun. Merrill --part1_13.16418f08.28404a6b_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Is J.M. Bruce still around? could somebody ask him if they ever published
Vol. VI? Those are (were?) great references, until I got mine, I thought
mentions on the list of a "Dufaux Fighter" were a pun.
Merrill
--part1_13.16418f08.28404a6b_boundary-- ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 May 2001 20:11:57 -0400 From: "TOM PLESHA" To: Subject: Re: Wiseowl Pubs e-mail Message-ID: <000501c0e578$7b6c3860$3a414c0c@tom> Hi Matt- wiseowl@sprintmail.com HTH Tom ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matt Bittner" To: "Multiple recipients of list" Sent: Friday, May 25, 2001 6:46 PM Subject: Wiseowl Pubs > Does anyone have a web address for Wiseowl pubs? > > > Matt Bittner > > > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 May 2001 15:55:30 -0700 From: "Courtney Allen" To: Subject: Re: Wiseowl Pubs Message-ID: <007201c0e56d$cd000360$7a45510c@worldnet.att.net> Here you go Matt, http://www.wiseowlmagazines.com/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matt Bittner" To: "Multiple recipients of list" Sent: Friday, May 25, 2001 3:46 PM Subject: Wiseowl Pubs > Does anyone have a web address for Wiseowl pubs? > > > Matt Bittner > > > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 May 2001 20:39:28 -0400 From: "cameron rile" To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Congratulations Bob - the British WWI Markings Book Message-ID: Congratulations Bob, I got the WWI British Marking sbook earlier this week and have gone through it several times. Got a shock to see that the profiles encompassed about 1/3rd the pages. I thought there was only going to be a couple of profiles here and there. Liked the "Canada" Pup too from 46 Sqn. The profiles are excellent. I enjoyed the photos hard ot go wrong with several hundreds of pages of photographs. As to the AFC, I hadnt seen some of the 2 AFC and 4 AFC pics, namely C5382, there was one Snipe pic I hadnt seen before, the 1 AFC pics I had also seen as with the 3 AFC. The 4 AFC pics are standard fare as always am hanging out for a book to prove that the Snipe with Tabby's Kangaroo on it is "A" E8050 with the serial visible, also always looking for Paul's Yellow Peril Brisfit ( C4627 ) and always looking for B1229 emblazoned on SMiths Biff too. Was cool seeing the Kewpie Doll in Francis's RE8 I had only seen that mentionedin text, not in a pic. As to Les Rogers text, from an Australians point of view on the AFC squadrons, it appeared to be written from a British records point of view. As an example for 69 Sqn ( 3 AFC ) the book has; "Formed from a draft from Australia, went to France .9th September, 1917, equipped with RE8's " and later has; " On 20th January 1918, the squadron became No.3 Squadron Australian Flying Corps". Which is incorrect as they didnt "become" they had always been. A more representative blurb would have been; "Formed as 2 Sqn AFC in Australia, but changed to 3 Sqn AFC due to another AFC Squadron being raised in Egypt with same number. Recorded as 69 Sqn RFC and 69 Sqn AFC by the RFC, until the 20th January 1918 when, after continued protest by the Australian Government, the Squadron was recorded under it's Australian Imperial Force name, No. 3 Squadron Australian Flying Corps." Which gives a better idea to the richer history of the AFC squadrons than what is in the book. That is a minor gripe though. Also on pg 213 there is mention of "O" Flight and that there are no details. For those interested, "O" Flight was part of 3 Sqn AFC and they received three Bristol Fighters for long range recon. Schaedels "Men and Machines of the AFC 1914 - 1919" has a pic of one of the Bristols on pg 2 (E2529). I have seen a pic for another (Rolls Royce)Biff too with 3 Sqn but cant find where. The Sunbeam Arab Biffs were received in 1919 so it is a good chance a pic of Rolls Royce F2b with 3 Sqn is O Flight. The Flight Commander of O Flight was Capt E.J. Jones. Great book! With coverage of squadrons I never knew existed, like the Cuckoo torpedo squadron. A well spent $64 USD IMO. cam AFC - http://members.nbci.com/pointcook/ ________________________________________ Get your email at http://www.prontomail.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 26 May 2001 00:01:58 +0200 From: "Liefferinckx Frederic" To: Subject: bonjour Message-ID: <00ab01c0e566$528a63c0$9285043e@d6o1v9> Thanks to all for the comment about my model and for request for the USAS show bird . I work for this moment on three aircraft 1.Breguet XIVb2 2.Aviatik 30-40 3.fokker DVII the Breguet is a HIGH TECH kit, the Aviatik kit an Alliance resin kit and the D VII is a Dragon. I have a good documentation for the Breguet but about the Avatik ..........just one book , Austro-Hungarian Army Aircraft of WWI and in this book 2 pictures and one drawing. it's true that in the final month of the war the austrian used the grey color for there aircraft. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 May 2001 21:32:37 EDT From: KarrArt@aol.com To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: new junk Message-ID: In a message dated 5/25/01 4:54:18 PM Pacific Daylight Time, sperry03@tampabay.rr.com writes: << Will prints be for sale? I just love the BE.2a Robert. You have a real thing for that plane, both the model and the painting sure show it. You're excused from not being active on the List lately ;-) sp >> I wish it would be a print one day! There's something oddly graceful about the BE family- espcially the early ones. RK ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 May 2001 20:47:45 -0500 From: "Matt Bittner" To: "wwi@wwi-models.org" Subject: New update Message-ID: <200105260145.SAA04840@falcon.mail.pas.earthlink.net> Just uploaded a Toko Strutter done by Witold, and a new modeler - Russ Niles - and his Monogram Fokker D.VII. Excellent job on both!!! Okay, now I will not update the site for awhile. Heck, I have a ton of models to finish! :-) Matt Bittner WW1 Site Assistant Editor ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 May 2001 21:43:21 EDT From: Andreikor@aol.com To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Making 1/72 roundels Message-ID: <9c.e9fd8a6.28406439@aol.com> Michael wrote: ALPS...ALPS...ALPS Cheers, Andrei Andrei Koribanics II 8 Falcon Place Wayne, NJ 07470 USA Voice/Fax: 973-696-9378 email: andreikor@aol.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 May 2001 21:41:37 EDT From: Andreikor@aol.com To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Bruces's Fighter Series Message-ID: <71.d949224.284063d1@aol.com> Matt wrote: Nope... only went up to 5! Thanks for the feedback on RVHP... Cheers, Andrei Andrei Koribanics II 8 Falcon Place Wayne, NJ 07470 USA Voice/Fax: 973-696-9378 email: andreikor@aol.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 May 2001 22:41:14 EDT From: Andreikor@aol.com To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Robert Karr's new paintings Message-ID: Hi Robert, It's ALWAYS a good time to show new work! Great stuff... particularly love the hint of Stonehenge... very poetic! Keep 'em coming! Cheers, Andrei ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 May 2001 21:57:00 -0700 From: "Ken Zelnick" To: Subject: RK's new junk Message-ID: <001f01c0e5a0$4d1195a0$6a2ab4d0@tcac.net> I suppose this would be a bad time to use them as box art for a couple of models I've been thinking of marketing... Oops! Shoulda put on my flameproof suit, first. Jokingly yours, Ken Zelnick ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 May 2001 21:57:50 -0500 From: "Matt Bittner" To: "wwi@wwi-models.org" Subject: Re: Making 1/72 roundels Message-ID: <200105260255.TAA05121@snipe.mail.pas.earthlink.net> On Fri, 25 May 2001 22:22:34 -0400 (EDT), Andreikor@aol.com wrote: > ALPS...ALPS...ALPS Offering? ;-) Matt Bittner ------------------------------ Date: 25 May 2001 20:38:52 -0700 From: Mark Miller To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: new junk Message-ID: <20010526033852.17906.cpmta@c012.sfo.cp.net> On Fri, 25 May 2001, KarrArt@aol.com wrote: > This may not be the most appropriate time to show a bit of new work- but here goes- these are a couple of urls to some "orphan" jpgs> Hey - what gives? everyone else can see Robert's pics I just get 404 errors, and file not found well congrats anyways on finishing something :-) maybe my browser will be less finicky tommorrow and I can see them too Mark Find the best deals on the web at AltaVista Shopping! http://www.shopping.altavista.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 May 2001 20:49:46 -0700 From: "Bob Pearson" To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: Making 1/72 roundels Message-ID: <200105260249.f4Q2nsK10593@mail.rapidnet.net> Funny you should say that, the alps arrived today. .. however it will be at least another week before I get a chance to play with it.. .. BUT. . there are others on the list with them. .. guys? Bob > ALPS...ALPS...ALPS > Cheers, > Andrei > ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 26 May 2001 00:12:35 EDT From: KarrArt@aol.com To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: RK's new junk Message-ID: <57.169e9256.28408733@aol.com> In a message dated 5/25/01 7:55:35 PM Pacific Daylight Time, kzelnick@cox-internet.com writes: << I suppose this would be a bad time to use them as box art for a couple of models I've been thinking of marketing... Oops! Shoulda put on my flameproof suit, first. Jokingly yours, Ken Zelnick >> aw, just send me a kit and and $20,000.....all in fivers....in a shoe box...unmarked. That ought to do it! RK ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 26 May 2001 00:12:36 EDT From: KarrArt@aol.com To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: Robert Karr's new paintings Message-ID: <4e.16822bd6.28408734@aol.com> In a message dated 5/25/01 7:47:20 PM Pacific Daylight Time, Andreikor@aol.com writes: << particularly love the hint of Stonehenge... very poetic! Keep 'em coming! Cheers, Andrei >> A guy learns all kinds of things doing work like this. Until this painting, I wasn't aware Stonehenge appears differently today than the WW I era. Some of the bigger stones fell a few hundred years ago and weren't reset till the 1950s (and incorrectly at that!) RK ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 May 2001 23:44:53 -0700 From: Shon Howell To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Fever Dream Message-ID: <3B0F50E5.FE3760EC@earthlink.net> Given the luck I've had on eBay of late, I've set myself a rather peculiar challenge; to collect and build at least one of each of AURORA's ot kits. I'll fudge a bit with Monogram/Smer/Glencoe kits where I can, but go with originals where necessary. Looking over the list, I'm doing pretty good so far, but the Brisfit, D.H.4, and Albatros C.III will be tricky. The only cheat may be the Curtiss Jenny, mostly because I believe the LINDBERG kit is better. I'm sitting on 4 Gothas, but the D.H.10A is almost within my grasp. If anyone wishes to contribute to my delinquency, e-mail me. ^_- ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 26 May 2001 03:18:02 EDT From: LEONARDPeterL@aol.com To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: Book Incitement Message-ID: <42.154977fd.2840b2aa@aol.com> In a message dated 26/05/01 00:56:39 GMT Daylight Time, MAnde72343@aol.com writes: << Is J.M. Bruce still around? >> Yup. I asked him that question years ago and he didn't reckon it would ever happen. :-( Peter L ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 26 May 2001 18:43:06 +1000 From: Shane Weier To: "'wwi@wwi-models.org'" Subject: RE: Congratulations Bob - the British WWI Markings Book Message-ID: <7186131CB805D411A60E0090272F7C71017490BE@mimhexch1.mim.com.au> Cam says: > Which is incorrect as they didnt "become" they > had always been. A more representative blurb > would have been; HURRAH ! Give em hell. I for one am fed up that the Poms *still* can't get this right after almost 90 years. Frankly, the AFC members hated being referred to by nominal RFC designations then, and never referred to themselves in that way except when complaining about it. You'd think that J.M.Bruce and RLR would have figured it out by now, given the amount of stuff they've pumped out over the years, yet they have not - so I suppose it's inevitable that Les Rogers would balls it up. Have been betting with myself that this would be how it's presented. You've saved me the price of a book anyway - I'll add it to the "If I can see how little they know about that - why should I believe a word they say about anything" pile. 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. 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Do I get to see it October? 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: Sat, 26 May 2001 11:39:52 +0300 From: Jan Vihonen To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: making your own roundels Message-ID: <3B0F6BD8.B16FD430@helsinki.fi> > ><< The problem is doing the outer blue ring once the > > white is down. >> > > Olfa circle cutter on lowtac self adhesive labels works > > > >hth > > Peter: > > Thanks. > > I have the circle cutter. Have you tried this yourself?:). > I am also rather happy Olfa cutter user. I started using it for ot purposes (Finnish AF wartime black/green camo would always show through white national insignia circle, so I painted white first, masked it with circles of masking tape cut with Olfa, painted on the camo, removed masks, decaled the thing.) I am planning to do the roundels of my Toko Snipe (the kit ones are not very good) in a similar manner; paint the white first on the wings and fuselage, mask it as explained above, spray on PC10/CDL, remove masks, make the blue rings by cutting them with Olfa from the prepainted decal film and the red dots will be sprayd using circular Eduard Scriber Templates of proper sizes, also on decal film. This way you can easily have the thin white edging of the RFC/RAF roundels, too. Jan ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 26 May 2001 11:47:33 -0400 From: "Brad & Merville" To: Subject: Re: new junk Message-ID: <006f01c0e5fb$32189e00$99885ad1@default> "Oooooohh!" and "Aaaaaahh!" are just two of the noises I inadvertently made as your images began to download. I especially like the shadows on the BE. Brad -----Original Message----- From: KarrArt@aol.com To: Multiple recipients of list Date: Friday, May 25, 2001 6:33 PM Subject: new junk >This may not be the most appropriate time to show a bit of new work- but here >goes- these are a couple of urls to some "orphan" jpgs- these pics aren't on >my site (yet), but I figured you folks get first shot at a quick, crude view. >There are pretty lo-res quickies. >BTW- The BE painting is really more like the detail closeup than the overall >shot. >RK > > head to: > >http://members.aol.com/pfalzdiii/be2.jpg > >http://members.aol.com/pfalzdiii/fokkd7.jpg > ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 26 May 2001 18:13:40 +0200 From: "Hans Trauner" To: Subject: Greetings from Volker Haeusler ( and me) Message-ID: <000901c0e5fe$d3fe82e0$05a072d4@FRITZweb> Ladies and Gentlemen, after over 20 years contact via letter and e-mail we met at last! Volker visited me today in Nuernberg, Germany and we both went to the annual 'German Model Master Show', former in Erding, now in Nuernberg. Volker asked me to send greetings to THE List, and here they are! We both had a lot to talk about us and the latest kits and Pfalzes and Jastas and so on. A nice day, but toooo short, as he had to get his airplane in Frankfurt which will carry him back to Penang. I think he was the visitor on the show with the longest voyage back home! The Show was good, but ot. There where only three OT idems in mediocre quality, but I managed to buy a 'Moran G' ( theirs typo, not mine!) in 1/48 form 'Maquette', Russia. I am pretty sure that I have seen the parts somewhere ( Matt???). The quality reminds me on a cereals gimmick, but maybe I can make a Pfalz from it. Again, many greetings from Volker. Hans ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 26 May 2001 13:10:40 -0400 From: "Steven Perry" To: Subject: Oddball decals for the asking Message-ID: <005301c0e606$ca6e6a80$59b65c18@tampabay.rr.com> I have some decals made by Insignia. One is for a 1/72 Friedrichshaven F.33L of the Bulgarian Navy, Varna, 1919. Also one for a Chilean Airforce SE.5a, 1921 again in 1/72. If you can use them, shoot me a snail address sp ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 26 May 2001 13:23:26 -0400 From: "Brad & Merville" To: Subject: Re: Fever Dream Message-ID: <001401c0e608$93b03760$eb885ad1@default> Yesterday a friend allowed me to rummage around in the back room of his hobby shop and there in a dusty box on a high shelf I found something called "The Barnstormers Customizing Kit" from Aurora circa 1960. The boxart showed a wingwalker on a rope ladder hanging from a Jenny which was formating above a DH4. The caption read "Set up your own Barnstorming Act with the Aerial Acrobats". After my hands ceased shaking and the sweating had stopped I opened the box and found one each of a Jenny (molded in metallic green) and a DH4 (molded in canary yellow). The "Acrobats consisted of the ground crew and the DH4 was complete with Scarff ring and Lewis guns. The decals sheets were a hoot, reminiscent of the MPC psychedelic Roland mentioned recently, they consisted of sunburst stripes, checkerboard wingtips and rudders, skull&crossbones, balls of flame and leaping black panthers. The clincher though was a fuselage banner for the DH4 which read "SHA ZOOM"! Needless to say this kit has now joined it's relations on my shelves. Sorry Shon. I couldn't stop thinking about my find all through the mushy parts of the Pearl Harbour matinee I went to afterward. Lousy story and writing but absolutely spectacular effects by George Lucas' Industrial Light and Magic. One shot especially involving a firing pass on an He-**1 by a Sp****re was chilling. I highly recommend this film if only for the many amazing visuals. Now if only they could give the same treatment to Winged Victory. Brad -----Original Message----- From: Shon Howell To: Multiple recipients of list Date: Saturday, May 26, 2001 12:47 AM Subject: Fever Dream > >Given the luck I've had on eBay of late, I've set >myself a rather peculiar challenge; to collect and >build at least one of each of AURORA's ot kits. I'll >fudge a bit with Monogram/Smer/Glencoe kits where I can, >but go with originals where necessary. Looking over >the list, I'm doing pretty good so far, but the >Brisfit, D.H.4, and Albatros C.III will be tricky. >The only cheat may be the Curtiss Jenny, mostly >because I believe the LINDBERG kit is better. I'm >sitting on 4 Gothas, but the D.H.10A is almost within >my grasp. If anyone wishes to contribute to my delinquency, >e-mail me. ^_- > ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 26 May 2001 13:47:43 -0400 From: "Steven Perry" To: Subject: Re: Fever Dream Message-ID: <005d01c0e60b$f758e200$59b65c18@tampabay.rr.com> > Yesterday a friend allowed me to rummage around in the back room of his > hobby shop and there in a dusty box on a high shelf I found something called > "The Barnstormers Customizing Kit" from Aurora circa 1960 Found one here sans decals for 10 bucks. Nearly burnt up the 10 spot from air friction whipping it out. I auctioned the empty box on e-bay but nobody bid. An hour after the bidding closed, a fellow in Va with an antique toy shop e-mailed me with an offer of 25 bucks. The DH.4 was traded and I still have the Jenny in a bag. Cant say about the 15 bucks profit, it didn't hang around long. sp ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 26 May 2001 13:05:11 -0500 From: "Matt Bittner" To: "wwi@wwi-models.org" Subject: Olfa cutter (was Re: making your own roundels) Message-ID: <200105261802.LAA17745@avocet.mail.pas.earthlink.net> Okay, this may have been talked about before, but where does on obtain the Olfa cutter? Is it available in the US? How *small* can you get the circles? TIA! Matt Bittner ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 26 May 2001 14:55:28 EDT From: LEONARDPeterL@aol.com To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: Olfa cutter (was Re: making your own roundels) Message-ID: <7d.1594f24b.28415620@aol.com> In a message dated 26/05/01 19:05:33 GMT Daylight Time, tbittners@sprintmail.com writes: << Okay, this may have been talked about before, but where does on obtain the Olfa cutter? Is it available in the US? How *small* can you get the circles? TIA! Matt Bittner >> Matt, It's made in the US and should be available from any art shop with a good graphics department. The answer to the second part of the qUestion is, not small enough. Usually you will have to find a different way to do the centres. Anybody? Peter L ------------------------------ End of WWI Digest 3398 **********************