WWI Digest 3739 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) Re: Sadness by "Limon3" 2) O/T Ghosts & clairvoyant abilities by "Charlie and Linda Duckworth" 3) O/T Ghosts by "Kenneth Zelnick" 4) Glencoe WWI kits by "Shaun Howell" 5) Re: O/T Ghosts & clairvoyant abilities by "diaphus" 6) New 1:48 Eagle Strike Decals by Todd Hayes 7) Excess Merchandise by "close@2wongs.com" 8) Re: O/T Ghosts by Eli Kutzko 9) Re: Fwd: Turkish planes and markings ... by Todd Hayes 10) Re: New 1:48 Eagle Strike Decals by Scottfking@aol.com 11) Mediums WAS Re: O/T Ghosts by "David Vosburgh" 12) Re: OT Book by "Bob Pearson" 13) Re: WWI digest 3735 ot by =?iso-8859-1?q?jim=20Prendergast?= 14) Tripe tails by "Steven Perry" 15) It happened in the night between September 22/23 in the year of 2038... by "Gaston Graf" 16) list down last night? by "Gaston Graf" 17) Re: Tripe tails by LEONARDPeterL@aol.com 18) Re: It happened in the night between September 22/23 in the year of 203... by LEONARDPeterL@aol.com 19) The XY Factor by Mark Miller 20) Osprey Dr1 book comments by Mark Miller 21) Re: Triplanes by Dennis Ugulano 22) RE: Tripe tails by "Martin Afflitto" 23) Re: It happened in the night between September 22/23 in the year of 203... by "Gaston Graf" 24) RE: Tripe tails by "Martin Afflitto" 25) RE: New Martin on list by "Grzegorz Mazurowski" 26) RE: Tripe tails by Karen Rychlewski 27) new member by "Tom Plesha" 28) RE: New :member by philippe.spriesterbach@pi.be (Philippe Spriesterbach) 29) several points: by Robert Horton 30) Road trip report by Karen Rychlewski ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2001 11:16:16 -0700 From: "Limon3" To: Subject: Re: Sadness Message-ID: <016d01c14392$ad707880$1813d7ce@i7e2z6> Sorry to hear of your loss, best wishes Matt, Gabe ----- Original Message ----- From: Matt Bittner To: Multiple recipients of list Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 2:03 PM Subject: [WWI] Sadness > Yes, my dad did pass away Tuesday night. It's a very difficult > time here, but we're weathering through as much as we can. > > Thank you to all who have sent, said and prayed good wishes. > Believe it or not, it does help. > > > Matt Bittner > won't be back to Omaha until 1 Oct > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com > ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2001 13:41:01 -0500 From: "Charlie and Linda Duckworth" To: "wwi-faq" Subject: O/T Ghosts & clairvoyant abilities Message-ID: <000f01c14396$2243ab20$2932b9cc@unionrai> If we do get a medium on this list I'd like he/she to ask: Voss - ok....what really was the color of your cowling so this list members can sleep at night and did you run out of gas in your fight with 56 Squadron Bishop - did you really pull off the one man raid on the Jasta aerodome Worker at Roland - ok....what was the interior color on the CII Charlie ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2001 13:40:17 -0500 From: "Kenneth Zelnick" To: Subject: O/T Ghosts Message-ID: <000b01c14396$06b5d5e0$482bb4d0@zelnick> D. says: Gee Dave, you are a lousy medium. ;-) I don't know, I checked the Rogue's Gallery and he looks like a medium to me. Certainly no more than a large. ;) Ken Zelnick ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2001 18:53:54 +0000 From: "Shaun Howell" To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Glencoe WWI kits Message-ID: <200109222353.QAA24328@albatross.prod.itd.earthlink.net> I was looking at the Glencoe website and noticed that the WWI aircraft page was dissabled. Is something up? I recall at one time they were going to release a D.H.4 kit (AURORA?). I hope that's still a go. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2001 20:58:22 -0400 From: "diaphus" To: Subject: Re: O/T Ghosts & clairvoyant abilities Message-ID: <002c01c143ca$d828eca0$36652241@tampabay.rr.com> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charlie and Linda Duckworth" To: "Multiple recipients of list" Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2001 2:39 PM Subject: [WWI] O/T Ghosts & clairvoyant abilities > If we do get a medium on this list I'd like he/she to ask: > > Voss - ok....what really was the color of your cowling so this list members > can sleep at night and did you run out of gas in your fight with 56 Squadron > Bishop - did you really pull off the one man raid on the Jasta aerodome > Worker at Roland - ok....what was the interior color on the CII > > Charlie > Sorry, can't help you - I am a double extra large ;-) Jack Gartner diaphus@tampabay.rr.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2001 18:20:33 -0700 (PDT) From: Todd Hayes To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: New 1:48 Eagle Strike Decals Message-ID: <20010923012033.58052.qmail@web11106.mail.yahoo.com> Hi Y'all, Rosemont lists some new OT decals by Eagle Strike. 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------------------------------ Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2001 14:33:33 -0500 From: Eli Kutzko To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: O/T Ghosts Message-ID: <5.0.0.25.2.20010922142023.00a886d0@pop.shout.net> DV wrote: >Of course, then you have quite a few cases in which the messages or apparitions displayed >knowledge of events which were either unknown to the witnesses entirely or simply hadn't >happened yet.... It's intriguing that there is a generally acknowledged category of apparition studies that center around the kind that are seen just as the individual dies or is badly injured. Loads of accounts of such were recorded during WWI and WWII. If you are interested in psychic topics, there's a good German movie I rented a while back about a soldier who took a head wound during WWI. After he recovers, he finds he has various psychic skills and so he goes on the stage. He ends up working in Berlin at the beginning of WWII, and Hitler winds up consulting him. It's well worth watching. I'm trying to recall the name, but it is escaping me at the moment. It is in German with English subtitles. Eli ~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~ Eli Kutzko "Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." --Anais Nin ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2001 12:58:25 -0700 (PDT) From: Todd Hayes To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: Fwd: Turkish planes and markings ... Message-ID: <20010922195825.52334.qmail@web11107.mail.yahoo.com> Michael, I just looked at the A/G catalog. The only a/c specifically mentioned there that used the star & crescent are the Gotha WD.2 and WD.13. I'll have to e-mail Bulent about others. Todd --- Michael Kendix wrote: > Todd: > > I received the following response from Bülent in > Turkey. > > Michael > > > >From: Bülent Yılmazer > >To: "Michael Kendix" > >Subject: Ynt: [WWI] Re: Turkish planes and markings > ... > >Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2001 23:22:04 +0300 > > > >Hi Michael, > > > >It seems that I have missed Todd's message or the > subject tread for >that > >message. Actually, I am a member of the wwi-models > list, but from >time to > >time I get unsubscribed without my knowing. By the > time I realize I am not > >on the list, I miss some of the discussions. > >When Ottoman Empire entered the war on Germany's > side in October >1914, the > >total number of operational aircraft on hand was > less than a >dozen. All of > >them except the three seaplanes are known to have > the >star and crescent > >markings on their rudders. Only the Deperdussin > >named "Osmanli" had the > >star and crescent on the bottom sides of both > >wings. The other aircraft > >did not carry any markings on their fuselage >or > wings. Very early in the > >war, until mid-1915, the aircraft had the > >red-white-red roundel (just like > >the contemporary Turkish Air Forces >roundel) under > the right wing and the > >star-and-crescent on both sides >of the rudder. The > Bleriot's and the LVG > >B.I's are known to have >carried this marking in > 1915. Starting from the > >Fall of 1915, when >aircraft from Germany started > to arrive in large > >numbers, the well >known black square marking was > applied to aircraft at > >three positions > >(to cover the German cross that appeared on wings, > fuselage and >rudder). > >Seaplanes stayed an exception to this marking > through out the war years > > > >I am not aware for which aircraft Todd's discussion > is aimed at. If >you > >can inform me the type of aircraft and the year, I > may be able >supply more > >specific information. > > > >Best wishes, > > > >Bülent Yilmazer > >Ankara - TURKEY > >yilmazer@tr.net > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at > http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2001 22:38:14 EDT From: Scottfking@aol.com To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: New 1:48 Eagle Strike Decals Message-ID: <59.106b07fc.28dea516@aol.com> In a message dated 9/22/01 8:22:41 PM EST, thayes_52601@yahoo.com writes: << Rosemont lists some new OT decals by Eagle Strike. The sheets are titled "Flying Circus" and are for Albatroses and Fokker D.VII's. >> For a look at them go to Hannant's web site - they have scans of them. www.hannants.co.uk Scott ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2001 23:32:17 -0400 From: "David Vosburgh" To: "WWI Mailing List" Subject: Mediums WAS Re: O/T Ghosts Message-ID: <001a01c144a9$83654b20$f4ed19ce@default> Peter & Django Fermenti write: "<< Gee Dave, you are a lousy medium. ;-) >> " Nope, guys, just medium well... On a serious note, I'm skimming posts in digest mode and missed MB's anouncement about his Dad, otherwise I'd have put off my observations for a more opportune time. Apologies, Matt; I'm sorry to hear about your loss and would like to pass along all best wishes for you and yours. DV ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2001 21:55:09 -0700 From: "Bob Pearson" To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: OT Book Message-ID: <3BA688B50010968D@mail.san.yahoo.com> (added by postmaster@mail.san.yahoo.com) It was originally called Bomber Pilot 1916-1918, and is one of the better WW1 reads Bob (just returned home to find many messages from August in my inbox .. go figure) ---------- >From: David Fleming > Earlier in the week, I mentioned a book I was reading by an RNAS pilot. > The book is called 'In The Teeth of The Wind' by Sqd Ldr C P O Bartlett > DSC. > > Good read so far (And nice pictures from Author - including captured Alb > DIII and an Aviatik). > > One interesting bit is where the pilots retire to the gun room to work > on their model aircraft - whilst some work on Sopwiths, the author > carves a prop for his Etrich.... > > Anyone else read this one ? ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2001 17:01:48 +1000 (EST) From: =?iso-8859-1?q?jim=20Prendergast?= To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: WWI digest 3735 ot Message-ID: <20010923070148.81013.qmail@web14406.mail.yahoo.com> --- Steve Cox wrote: > One recently privatised organisation here in the UK, > at vast public expense, > managed to create itself the name Qineteq. Now > exercise your brain cells on > pronouncing it > > > Steve > > > ================ > > > From: jim Prendergast > > > Reply-To: wwi@wwi-models.org > > Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2001 04:35:51 -0400 (EDT) > > To: Multiple recipients of list > > > Subject: [WWI] Re: WWI digest 3735 > > > snip > > > > Hi Mike, One of the very few (if any) words in > our > > so called English language, that contain the > letter Q > > not followed by a U is QANTAS... from the initials > of > > Queensland And Northern Territory Air Service. By > the > > way I agree with you that that "spooky" message is > a > > heap of bovine excreta. > > Cheers, Jim P. (P.S Goofed again...that should be "Aerial" Services.) > http://travel.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Travel - Got Itchy feet? Get inspired! ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2001 05:28:33 -0400 From: "Steven Perry" To: Subject: Tripe tails Message-ID: <001f01c14412$1dc16c00$61e82341@tampabay.rr.com> The Sop Tripe had two horizontal tailplanes. The prototype was smaller and the tips were raked so that the trailing edge was longer that the leading. Can someone with drawings tell me if the larger span tailplane had the same planform? TIA sp ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2001 12:03:50 +0200 From: "Gaston Graf" To: Subject: It happened in the night between September 22/23 in the year of 2038... Message-ID: ... and the idea for it came to me on a nightshift between September 1-2 in the year of 2001, as I worked on a freight train going from Metz (France) to Stockem (Belgium). The train was 1414 tons heavy and 567m long and the trip from Thionville up the hill to the border with Luxembourg went at 20km/h (12.5mph), the old V16 Diesel running at full throttle, the locomotive vibrating and producing much noise. Later, as I drove up the other hill to Arlon, the speed dropped even to 15km/h (9.3mph). There are earplugs against the noise but there's nothing against the boredom - nothing but thinking. So I worked out a little story and wrote down a scetch of it as soon as I came to a stop. The complete story I wrote down the following days but post it only now as now the time has come to share it with you. But be warned: This is a possible explanation of the relation between a Luxembourg-Argentina connection, an old locomotive, vegemite and a yellow cowling. If you dislike the topic you should better hit the "delete" key immediately. Later complains about damage done to your nerves will not be accepted, but citics will. But if you are interested into weird stories about aircraft and locomotives and what a little bit of imagination can do with it, well then go to this link, read the story and enjoy the pictures: http://www.geocities.com/paganworld65/voss/voss.htm The little piece of nonsense is dedicated to our dear friend Diego Fernetti, who made us laugh so many times since he is a member of this list. His very special sense of humor is priceless and I hope he will make me laugh many more years, especially when I feel sad, like it is the case after the tragedy of the terror attacks. Diego brought me back the laughing. Thanks lad - I love you for this! Oh and off course the story is also dedicated to Werner Voss! I think he would be proud if he could know that the world is still talking about him so many years after his last fight. Gasterix ;o) ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2001 12:07:26 +0200 From: "Gaston Graf" To: Subject: list down last night? Message-ID: Was there a special reason for the list being down about 12 hours ago? Maintenance maybe, or software upgrade? I could not send anything nor visit the WW1 website. Glad everything returned to normal again. Gaston Graf (ggraf@vo.lu) Meet the Royal Prussian Fighter Squadron 2 "Boelcke" at: http://www.jastaboelcke.de ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2001 07:47:56 EDT From: LEONARDPeterL@aol.com To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: Tripe tails Message-ID: <13c.1e3b703.28df25ec@aol.com> Steve, the larger tailplain was identical to that of the Pup. If you have a pup drawing you're there. cheers Peter L ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2001 07:50:51 EDT From: LEONARDPeterL@aol.com To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: It happened in the night between September 22/23 in the year of 203... Message-ID: <51.119d4402.28df269b@aol.com> In a message dated 23/09/01 11:08:11 GMT Daylight Time, ggraf@vo.lu writes: << http://www.geocities.com/paganworld65/voss/voss.htm >> Hey Diego! I thought all the nuts came from Brazil. cheers Peter L ------------------------------ Date: 23 Sep 2001 04:53:45 -0700 From: Mark Miller To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: The XY Factor Message-ID: <20010923115345.13183.cpmta@c012.sfo.cp.net> Hi all I saw a very interesting program last night on the History Channel - THE XY Factor, Sex in WW1. This is a side of WW1 which I had never heard about before, and I found it to be VERY informative. It would seem that the motto "today we live for tommorrow we die" was the order of the day in Europe, and resulted in a dramatic increase in sexual activity. Paris and London were singled out as "dens of debauchery". Of particular interest is the contrast between the relaxed attitude of the European leadership, and the Puritanical Americans. A government organisation was set up to police the morals of American troops (can't remember the name - but it evoved into the FBI) which closed down all brothels and dancing halls within a 5 mile radius of training facilities, and distributed pampletts which seem to portray woman as the enemy. Pershing was a big supporter of this attitude despite the fact that he maintained a mistress in Paris for himself. It would seem this "just say no" campaign did little to supress the libidinous urges of Americans and because any information about "safe sex" was omitted, resulted in a huge incidence of VD. The Germans, on the other hand, had official brothels which were marked by a red lights for enlisted men and blue lights for officers. (hence the term "red light district"?) They even went so far as to require all enlisted men to be "inspected" for VD before entry. This was apperently a very affective system and the germans suffered little from VD. Although the officers, who were trusted to police themselves, were not so lucky. Our beloved aviators were desribed as "the party animals" of WW1 and it seems were particularly favored by the ladies. I hope they found some comfort in this, considering the incredibly short lifespan of a pilot on the western front. anyways- lots of eye opening stuff in this program check it out if you get the chance BTW - I was going to make the subject of this post "sex in WW1" but figured people would mistake it for another porn site which slipped under Allan's guard :-) Mark Find the best deals on the web at AltaVista Shopping! http://www.shopping.altavista.com ------------------------------ Date: 23 Sep 2001 06:23:42 -0700 From: Mark Miller To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Osprey Dr1 book comments Message-ID: <20010923132342.819.cpmta@c012.sfo.cp.net> Greg VanWyngarden, the co-author of the Osprey DR1 book, has posted a request for comments and suggestions on the Aerodrome forum in the "aitcraft" section. He's also currently working on a DVII book and would like input on this topic as well. seems to me to be a unique opportunity to provide feedback to somebody who is doing some excellent work. Greg is very open and gracious about it - so don't be shy :-) Mark Find the best deals on the web at AltaVista Shopping! http://www.shopping.altavista.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2001 10:55:11 -0400 From: Dennis Ugulano To: "wwi@wwi-models.org" Subject: Re: Triplanes Message-ID: <200109231055_MC3-E0D3-B2@compuserve.com> Brad, Steve, Thank you for you quick response and I'm sorry for my slow thank you. I had no idea there were so many. Wow! What a collection. All triplanes. That would be an interesting collection. The Lloyd triplane is progressing rapidly. (What else, huh?) It's almost finished. However, I'm behind on bringing the web site up to date as Tech Support is taking an A+ certification class and is out of circulation for a while. So I am presently neglected (sniff, sniff) and have to fend for myself. It looks like the next installment will be the entire build instead of giving you bits and pieces. Thanks again. Dennis Ugulano email: Uggies@compuserve.com http://ronnieuggie.com/uggie/dju.htm Page Revised 9/08/01 "Each modeler will rise to their own level of masochism." ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2001 00:46:07 -0300 From: "Martin Afflitto" To: Subject: RE: Tripe tails Message-ID: My name is Martin Hector Afflitto Echague and for Diego´s suggestion I became a member of the List. I´m Argentine too, from Buenos Aires. Please call me just Martin. Dear Steve; you were right; but with a difference, the Sopwith Triplane prototype serial number 500) had the horizontal taiplane larger similar to the Sopwith Pub. They were modified afterwards in the battlefield, by a smaller one. more pricesely 0.93 square meters and the tips were raked . Not at all Martin ----- Original Message ----- From: Steven Perry To: Multiple recipients of list Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2001 6:28 AM Subject: [WWI] Tripe tails > The Sop Tripe had two horizontal tailplanes. The prototype was smaller and > the tips were raked so that the trailing edge was longer that the leading. > Can someone with drawings tell me if the larger span tailplane had the same > planform? > > TIA > sp > > ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2001 18:00:53 +0200 From: "Gaston Graf" To: Subject: Re: It happened in the night between September 22/23 in the year of 203... Message-ID: Nope - they are from Argentina! Gasterix ;o) > -----Original Message----- > From: wwi@wwi-models.org [mailto:wwi@wwi-models.org]On Behalf Of > LEONARDPeterL@aol.com > Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2001 1:52 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list > Subject: [WWI] Re: It happened in the night between September 22/23 in > the year of 203... > > > In a message dated 23/09/01 11:08:11 GMT Daylight Time, > ggraf@vo.lu writes: > > << http://www.geocities.com/paganworld65/voss/voss.htm > >> > > Hey Diego! I thought all the nuts came from Brazil. > > cheers > > Peter L ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2001 01:05:02 -0300 From: "Martin Afflitto" To: Subject: RE: Tripe tails Message-ID: Sopwith Pup Sorry. Martin ----- Original Message ----- From: Steven Perry To: Multiple recipients of list Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2001 6:28 AM Subject: [WWI] Tripe tails > The Sop Tripe had two horizontal tailplanes. The prototype was smaller and > the tips were raked so that the trailing edge was longer that the leading. > Can someone with drawings tell me if the larger span tailplane had the same > planform? > > TIA > sp > > ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2001 18:07:39 +0200 From: "Grzegorz Mazurowski" To: Subject: RE: New Martin on list Message-ID: <020d01c14449$df84ac80$0200a8c0@x.pl> Hola Martin! Amigo de Diego es mi amigo! (sorry for possible mistakes in Spanish) > Sopwith Pub. BTW, if list will open a pub, it's very good name for it. Another propositions: 'Under the yellow/olive cowl' 'Voss and friends' 'Amigos de Diego' Grzegorz Mazurowski Varsovia/Polonia _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2001 12:07:36 -0400 From: Karen Rychlewski To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: RE: Tripe tails Message-ID: <3BAE08C9.D41D0BAB@earthlink.net> Hello Martin Let me be among the first to welcome you to the madness of "the list"... Diego's suggestions are usually among the most bizarre we receive, but I trust that in your case the suggestion to jump onto our tailplane was a good and serious one. Tell us a bit more about yourself: what type models you like and so forth. Be prepared for many, many emails from all over the world! Dame Karen (residing in West Virginia, US, just up the road from Fokker Field) Martin Afflitto wrote: > My name is Martin Hector Afflitto Echague and for Diego´s suggestion I > became a member of the List. > I´m Argentine too, from Buenos Aires. > Please call me just Martin. > Dear Steve; > you were right; but with a difference, the Sopwith Triplane prototype > serial number 500) had the horizontal taiplane larger similar to the > Sopwith Pub. > They were modified afterwards in the battlefield, by a smaller one. > more pricesely 0.93 square meters and the tips were raked . > > Not at all > Martin > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Steven Perry > To: Multiple recipients of list > Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2001 6:28 AM > Subject: [WWI] Tripe tails > > > The Sop Tripe had two horizontal tailplanes. The prototype was smaller and > > the tips were raked so that the trailing edge was longer that the leading. > > Can someone with drawings tell me if the larger span tailplane had the > same > > planform? > > > > TIA > > sp > > > > ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2001 12:18:00 -0400 From: "Tom Plesha" To: Subject: new member Message-ID: <001101c1444b$507a1aa0$2cfdfa18@mcmb1.mi.home.com> Hi Martin- Welcome aboard. Later Tom S.E.Michigan USA ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2001 16:25:47 GMT From: philippe.spriesterbach@pi.be (Philippe Spriesterbach) To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: RE: New :member Message-ID: <3baf0c95.7223371@mail.pi.be> On Sun, 23 Sep 2001 11:48:42 -0400 (EDT), you wrote: >My name is Martin Hector Afflitto Echague and for Diego´s suggestion I >became a member of the List. Hello Martin, Welcome in the madhouse from Belgium. Later Philippe Spriesterbach philippe.spriesterbach@pi.be http://home.pi.be/~p4u09886 IPMS Belgium Member #F015 ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2001 11:45:01 -0500 From: Robert Horton To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: several points: Message-ID: <3BAE118D.59608057@netexpress.net> Hi List: First off condolences to Matt...it was a very trying period for you and yours and our collective thoughts are with you and yours.... For those that saw Mark Millers remarks about the History Channel presentation of " The XY Factor " and may have been turned off due to subject matter...consider watching it...there are a few rather suggestive scenes but there is a lot of footage of WWI that is quite interesting and worthwhile. I almsot missed it too, and now glad I watched....also, I might be mistaken but I think that the Suzanne Fischer ( sp?) is none other then our OTF cohort Sue Hayes ( now married) and doing a good job as a commentator on some of the aspects of the subject matter...FWIW....most every veteran of the U.S. Armed Services since WW I will avow that the Germans weren't the only country that did very close inspections of the troops very personal equipment...RLH ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2001 12:43:29 -0400 From: Karen Rychlewski To: to post Subject: Road trip report Message-ID: <3BAE1132.1D793D66@earthlink.net> Yo guys, The Dame hit the road yesterday: along with a tank builder from my local model club, we tootled up the road northwards to Sharon, Pennsylvania, where the Shenango Valley Area Scale Modelers-IPMS were hosting their annual show and contest. This has always been a small, but decent event, and it did not disappoint this year. It was held in the PA National Guard Armory, which until Friday had been unavailable because of recent events, but somehow the SVASM convinced the Guard to let the show go on. I think all of those attending needed and appreciated the opportunity to gather in a convivial setting separate (as much as we could) from the world's woes. A good time was had by all, as they say. This is NASCAR/ street rod/street machine country and those beasts were impressivly represented; a good number of military subjects also. OT stuff, unfortunately, was in the distinct minority, but our list lurker Bruce Simard took home the first place award for his 1/72 MAC Phoenix D.I--a lovely little thing with the stippled surface and tiger-striped tail. I've known Bruce since my previous life in modeling, ten years ago, and he is always a delight to be with. Another old friend of ours, whose arm Bruce and I have been twisting to get him on the list to no avail, went home with second place for a very nicely done 1/32 Nieuport 16 with home-made PE turnbuckles. My own club companion got second place in his category with an Airfix Mk. I tank (can you tell that I have been surreptitiously working on my club compatriots?). And much to my surprise, my obsessively built little (ot) Polish wz.34 armored car received both first place in the tank/AFV pre-1946 category, and best of armor! The poor thing looked so frail next to all the Panzers and Tigers and such that I think the judges took pity on it. As part of helping the recovery of the country's economy, I grabbed and held onto the 1/32 Airfix 1910 "B" type bus which is molded in the most awful maraschino-cherry red plastic. This should build into a really cool WWI vehicle vignette--anyone know where I can get a flock of 1/32 pigeons?? Anyway, it was a beautiful day for a drive, smoozing with old friends, admiring models, and checking out the vendors--life goes on Dame Karen ------------------------------ End of WWI Digest 3739 **********************