WWI Digest 3961 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) RE: datafile by "Diego Fernetti" 2) Off-Topic Request by Allan Wright 3) Lance's Felistowe by "Diego Fernetti" 4) Re: Lance's Felistowe by Allan Wright 5) Re: Lance's Felistowe by "Michael Kendix" 6) RE: datafile by Crawford Neil 7) Re: Lance's Felistowe by "Diego Fernetti" 8) Re: JaPo Aviatik Book & Roll Models by "Brent Theobald" 9) RE: Lance's Felistowe by Crawford Neil 10) RE: datafile by "Diego Fernetti" 11) RE: datafile by Crawford Neil 12) RE: WWI Aero 40th Anniversery Issue, Caudron drawings by "Lance Krieg" 13) Sorry Neil! by "Diego Fernetti" 14) RE: Sorry Neil! by Crawford Neil 15) RE: RVHP SVA10 by Paul Thompson 16) RE: RVHP SVA10 by "Diego Fernetti" 17) Re: Evergreen Control horns technique by "Lance Krieg" 18) RE: WWI Aero 40th Anniversery Issue, Caudron drawings by Mark Miller 19) Re: link to virtual aviation museum by "Gaston Graf" 20) D.V aileron control surface ribs by "Michael Kendix" 21) RE: datafile by LEONARDPeterL@aol.com 22) He's back by Myles Miller 23) British Bombs by "Lance Krieg" 24) RE: British Bombs by "Gaston Graf" 25) Re: Evergreen Control horns technique and St. Louis Jasta by Sanjeev Hirve 26) Ebay Ausgabenlust by Sanjeev Hirve 27) RE: datafile by Shane Weier 28) Re: Ebay Ausgabenlust by "Michael Kendix" 29) RE: Cost of moulds and production by "Shannon Mark" 30) Re: He's back by "Thomas Solinski" 31) Re: Ray Rimell was:RE: datafile by "Hans Trauner" 32) Re: Ray Rimell was:RE: datafile by Shane Weier ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 12:41:26 -0300 From: "Diego Fernetti" To: Subject: RE: datafile Message-ID: <000501c18191$216b3680$4640a8c0@ssp.salud.rosario.gov.ar> Whatever... must be a bl**dy good datafile to make me want to build a Cuckoo. :-) Some time ago it has been mentioned the age of some of our heroes, Stair, Woodman, Rimell... Does anyone care to repeat that for me? Is HW like the good wines, the older the better? D. ----- Original Message ----- From: Crawford Neil To: Multiple recipients of list Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 12:23 PM Subject: [WWI] RE: datafile > Not for me yet, I've been modelling for 42 of my 47 years and > I still like it. I don't think I could look at a Datafile of > anything without wanting to build it, especially a cuckoo. > Look at Tony Woollett, he's old yet still hard at it, OTOH > I don't think Harry Woodman does much modelling nowadays , > he writes silly letters to Windsock instead! > /Neil C. > ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 10:40:24 -0500 (EST) From: Allan Wright To: wwi Subject: Off-Topic Request Message-ID: <200112101540.KAA91823@mustang.sr.unh.edu> OK, please respond to me direct by e-mail on this one. Sorry to bother the list. I'm looking for some decent reccomendations for references for the P-47 Thunderbolt. If you have any ideas let me know. I'm going to be building one for R/C and want to do a decent job of detailing it scale. Thanks, Al (Hey, I'm also working on a 1/12 scale Sopwith Tripe so don't cry foul too loud!) =============================================================================== Allan Wright Jr. | Without love life's just a long fight - Southside University of New Hampshire +-------------------------------------------------- Research Computing Center | WWI Modeling mailing list: wwi@wwi-models.org Internet: aew@unh.edu | WWI Modeling WWW Page: http://www.wwi-models.org =============================================================================== ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 12:47:48 -0300 From: "Diego Fernetti" To: "ww1 list" Subject: Lance's Felistowe Message-ID: <000f01c18192$04e35460$4640a8c0@ssp.salud.rosario.gov.ar> Check Lance's awesome Felistowe taking shape.... c'est bien jolie, n'est ce pas? The cockpit detailing is first class. Great work! You must write an article about this model Lance. D. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 10:45:11 -0500 (EST) From: Allan Wright To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: Lance's Felistowe Message-ID: <200112101545.KAA91920@mustang.sr.unh.edu> The boy's just insane, that's got to be it. All that detail in there where nobody will see it. Well done Lance! Al > > Check Lance's awesome Felistowe taking shape.... c'est bien jolie, n'est ce > pas? The cockpit detailing is first class. Great work! You must write an > article about this model Lance. > D. > > =============================================================================== Allan Wright Jr. | Without love life's just a long fight - Southside University of New Hampshire +-------------------------------------------------- Research Computing Center | WWI Modeling mailing list: wwi@wwi-models.org Internet: aew@unh.edu | WWI Modeling WWW Page: http://www.wwi-models.org =============================================================================== ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 15:51:49 From: "Michael Kendix" To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: Lance's Felistowe Message-ID: Lance: Please tell me that you're going to devise some means to have a detatchable top side of the fuselage for this thing. Michael _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 16:54:29 +0100 From: Crawford Neil To: "'wwi@wwi-models.org'" Subject: RE: datafile Message-ID: > -----Original Message----- > From: Diego Fernetti [mailto:dfernet0@rosario.gov.ar] > Sent: den 10 december 2001 16:37 > To: Multiple recipients of list > Subject: [WWI] RE: datafile > > > Whatever... must be a bl**dy good datafile to make me want to build a > Cuckoo. :-) The Cuckoo is rather a nice machine, I'd love to do one. > Some time ago it has been mentioned the age of some of our > heroes, Stair, > Woodman, Rimell... Does anyone care to repeat that for me? Is > HW like the > good wines, the older the better? > D. > HW has always been good, the silly letter in Windsock was the first time ever, that I haven't found him completely perfect. He must have been in a bad temper, Ray shouldn't have published it, and even less the reply from someone (not me!) complaining, and then a rejoinder from HW. I mean if I want to read flamings I can do it here, for free, I pay for Windsock! As to age, I think Ray is the same as me, mid 40's, HW must be in his 80's but not sure. /Neil C. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 13:02:05 -0300 From: "Diego Fernetti" To: Subject: Re: Lance's Felistowe Message-ID: <002601c18194$034e71a0$4640a8c0@ssp.salud.rosario.gov.ar> Sort of a Felixstowe 'cabriolet'? D. Hardtop or softtop? ----- Original Message ----- From: Michael Kendix To: Multiple recipients of list Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 12:53 PM Subject: [WWI] Re: Lance's Felistowe > Lance: > > Please tell me that you're going to devise some means to have a detatchable > top side of the fuselage for this thing. > > Michael > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 15:57:14 +0000 From: "Brent Theobald" To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: JaPo Aviatik Book & Roll Models Message-ID: Howdy! Matt queries: >Okay, fine. But when is it due? I checked wit da boss last night. His reply was he has a number on order right now and they could appear any day. I'll let ya'll know when they show up. Or you could drop John a note at ubergeek@rollmodels.com. May be he could reserve one for you or something. I know I have one reserved. Later! Brent _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 16:59:56 +0100 From: Crawford Neil To: "'wwi@wwi-models.org'" Subject: RE: Lance's Felistowe Message-ID: It's simply amazing Lance, wonderful stuff. I like the way you have a painted exterior even when it's not finished. /Neil C. > -----Original Message----- > From: Diego Fernetti [mailto:dfernet0@rosario.gov.ar] > Sent: den 10 december 2001 16:43 > To: Multiple recipients of list > Subject: [WWI] Lance's Felistowe > > > Check Lance's awesome Felistowe taking shape.... c'est bien > jolie, n'est ce > pas? The cockpit detailing is first class. Great work! You > must write an > article about this model Lance. > D. > ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 13:11:12 -0300 From: "Diego Fernetti" To: Subject: RE: datafile Message-ID: <003201c18195$49b51940$4640a8c0@ssp.salud.rosario.gov.ar> Neil! > HW has always been good, the silly letter in Windsock was the first > time ever, that I haven't found him completely perfect. He must have > been in a bad temper, Ray shouldn't have published it, and even less > the reply from someone (not me!) complaining, and then a rejoinder > from HW. I mean if I want to read flamings I can do it here, for free, > I pay for Windsock! Hmm... intriguing... it makes me more eager to read this latest Windsock. And yes, HW always seemed a short-tempred person, as reading his model reviews and articles. I always imagine him like Gandalf or something like that. > As to age, I think Ray is the same as me, mid 40's, HW must be in his 80's > but not sure. RR has done a lot in his professional career indeed, then! Wasn't he an editor for SAM since the early 70s? D. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 17:10:03 +0100 From: Crawford Neil To: "'wwi@wwi-models.org'" Subject: RE: datafile Message-ID: > > RR has done a lot in his professional career indeed, then! You mean compared to me;-) > Wasn't he an > editor for SAM since the early 70s? >From mid 70's to early 80's, the golden age of SAM > D. > > ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 10:18:59 -0600 From: "Lance Krieg" To: Subject: RE: WWI Aero 40th Anniversery Issue, Caudron drawings Message-ID: Matt wants: "...the details so I can order the 40th Anniv. issue, please? TIA!" Not sure what you mean, but here is about all anyone would need to know about this organization: http://www.ww1aeroplanesinc.org/docs/home.htm Do you have specific questions on the issue? Let me know; it's laying on my kitchen table. Lance ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 13:26:43 -0300 From: "Diego Fernetti" To: Cc: "Crawford Neil" Subject: Sorry Neil! Message-ID: <005c01c18197$74c81900$4640a8c0@ssp.salud.rosario.gov.ar> Neil! > You mean compared to me;-) Gee, I'm really sorry for my clumsy phrase -you know I'm the argie wacko and all-. In no way I meant to offend nor to denote some disparaging remark against you. Seriously. I can write mildly well in this language, but it's unavoidable that I lack some finesse in my speech. I just was amazed to ponder the tremendous amount of work RR has done from 25 years ago till now and how he has changed, almost alone, the scene for all the WW1 modelers (and dinosaur modelers as well). D. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 17:29:09 +0100 From: Crawford Neil To: "'wwi@wwi-models.org'" Subject: RE: Sorry Neil! Message-ID: No offence whatsoever Diego, I am perfectly happy to meander along in my career, I only wish I could compare to RR. I have always been a great admirer of RR, as you say he has completely changed the WW1 scene, without him we would still be building Airfix Dr1's. As to your english, it's superb, keep going exactly as you do! /Neil C. > -----Original Message----- > From: Diego Fernetti [mailto:dfernet0@rosario.gov.ar] > Sent: den 10 december 2001 17:22 > To: Multiple recipients of list > Subject: [WWI] Sorry Neil! > > > Neil! > > You mean compared to me;-) > > Gee, I'm really sorry for my clumsy phrase -you know I'm the > argie wacko and > all-. > In no way I meant to offend nor to denote some disparaging > remark against > you. Seriously. I can write mildly well in this language, but it's > unavoidable that I lack some finesse in my speech. > I just was amazed to ponder the tremendous amount of work RR > has done from > 25 years ago till now and how he has changed, almost alone, > the scene for > all the WW1 modelers (and dinosaur modelers as well). > D. > ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 17:35:23 +0100 From: Paul Thompson To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: RE: RVHP SVA10 Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.0.20011210173346.00a0da60@pop.xs4all.nl> Diego, Thanks for the prod in the right direction. Definately useful stuff there (but did you know some of the photo links are broken? -at least when I tried them). Paul (T). ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 13:43:35 -0300 From: "Diego Fernetti" To: Subject: RE: RVHP SVA10 Message-ID: <000701c18199$d00bd3e0$4640a8c0@ssp.salud.rosario.gov.ar> Hmmm.. again my mistake, Paul.. Check where the links doesn't work. You'll probably find the particle "i/cgi-bin/" two times in the URL. Erase one set and then reload. The picture will appear. Someday, someday I have to fix the damned website! D. ----- Original Message ----- From: Paul Thompson To: Multiple recipients of list Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 1:34 PM Subject: [WWI] RE: RVHP SVA10 > Diego, > > Thanks for the prod in the right direction. Definately useful stuff there > (but did you know some of the photo links are broken? -at least when I > tried them). > > > Paul (T). > ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 10:41:45 -0600 From: "Lance Krieg" To: Subject: Re: Evergreen Control horns technique Message-ID: Charlie describes a styrene control horn technique. Building a large model where multiple wires come from a single horn left me looking for a strong, tidy assembly. Here's a variation I just used to create 10 through-the-wing horns for a flying boat : 1. Using .015 inch plastic sheet, I sliced 20 horns into a wide "Vee" shape: /| | | \| 2. I glued these into 10 pairs, leaving the tips unglued. 3.. I notched the leading edges of the ailerons/elevators/rudder to accept a .030 insert. 4. I glued them into the notch, and restored the leading edge. A squared hole, further aft, would have worked even better! Thanks, Charlie! 5. By slipping the monofilament rigging into the unglued tips, and then joining the whole with cement, a strong horn with intergral rigging results. A plan view: \ \ \ 0--------------- / / / FWIW Lance ------------------------------ Date: 10 Dec 2001 10:17:31 -0800 From: Mark Miller To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: RE: WWI Aero 40th Anniversery Issue, Caudron drawings Message-ID: <20011210181731.17657.cpmta@c016.snv.cp.net> > Matt wants: > > "...the details so I can order the 40th Anniv. issue, please? TIA!" I called the Poukeepsie office last week. If you purchase a 1 year subscription - the Anniv. issue is the first magazine you will get. Mailed mine off last thursday :-) BTW - they have no capability to work through the internet, so you have to snail mail your subscription request/money. Mark Find the best deals on the web at AltaVista Shopping! http://www.shopping.altavista.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 19:23:40 +0100 From: "Gaston Graf" To: Subject: Re: link to virtual aviation museum Message-ID: Glad you like the link. I received it from a retired German Airforce Officer who contaced me after he found my site. Since then we are corresponding. He was one of the high ranking guys, working for the Nato in Brussels. Very nice guy - a bit crazy and funny. He had send the link to me to show me a Russian Mi24 "Hind" Helicopter while we was on MSN chat as he told me about a visit in Ex-GDR where he met Russian Officers in the early nineties. btw: Does anybody use MSN Messenger? If so, you can find me under my Hotmail address gragas65@hotmail.com. But please use my standart email address ggraf@vo.lu for correspondance. I had registered the Hotmail account for the Messenger and MS Passport only. Gaston Graf (ggraf@vo.lu) Meet the Royal Prussian Fighter Squadron 2 "Boelcke" at: http://www.jastaboelcke.de > > << www.luftfahrtmuseum.com >> > > Gaston! > how did you find this place? > nice! > > Ken ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 18:48:24 From: "Michael Kendix" To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: D.V aileron control surface ribs Message-ID: >From looking at the various models on the web site, it appears as though the Albatros D.V (not D.Va) had no rib tapes on the aileron control surfaces and the lozenge on thse surfaces went spanwise. Is this correct for all Albatros D.V's? Michael _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 13:55:16 EST From: LEONARDPeterL@aol.com To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: RE: datafile Message-ID: <42.1ec80c61.29465f14@aol.com> In a message dated 10/12/01 15:56:31 GMT Standard Time, Neil.Crawford@volvo.com writes: << As to age, I think Ray is the same as me, mid 40's, HW must be in his 80's but not sure. >> Yup, and Ian Stair is in his seventies. Step forward the next generation. IMO there are three or four on this list. cheers Peter L ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 13:26:08 -0800 From: Myles Miller To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: He's back Message-ID: <4.1.20011210131424.009f2430@pop.thc.state.tx.us> Hello Listees To lighten up a Monday afternoon: Our friend "Redaxe1" is back on ebay, and just paid $102.50 USD for an Eduard 1/48 Morane-S Type N. Myles ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 13:30:26 -0600 From: "Lance Krieg" To: Subject: British Bombs Message-ID: Does anyone have the vital statistics (length, circumference, etc.) on the British 230 pound bomb? What about colo(u)r? Tan, with green and red bands? TIA Lance ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 20:38:54 +0100 From: "Gaston Graf" To: Subject: RE: British Bombs Message-ID: No idea, sorry. But speaking about bombs I read in Jentsch's book that a Rumpler C.IV carried 4 bombs of 12.5kg each. If the colors are correct then you can see them at my site where I host pics of the Rumpler on display at the German museum in Munich. They have removed the canvas of the left side so one can see inside. Sorry that I cannot help you with the British bombs. I thought some people might be interested to get some info about German bombs also. 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 Lance > Krieg > Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 8:33 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list > Subject: [WWI] British Bombs > > > Does anyone have the vital statistics (length, circumference, > etc.) on the British 230 pound bomb? > > What about colo(u)r? Tan, with green and red bands? > > TIA > > Lance > > ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 15:39:30 -0500 From: Sanjeev Hirve To: "Wwi-List (E-mail)" Subject: Re: Evergreen Control horns technique and St. Louis Jasta Message-ID: <5F935CCBFB73D511BA2000B0D079E11E01CA58@cyberexch01.internal.evincible.com> The same can be done with brass instead of styrene. Cut a piece of photo-etch fret, file it to shape (of double horn), and push it thorugh with a plier. Alternately, take a piece of brass rod, squeeze end flat with pliers and file to shape. regards SSH ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 17:01:20 -0500 From: Sanjeev Hirve To: "Wwi-List (E-mail)" Subject: Ebay Ausgabenlust Message-ID: <5F935CCBFB73D511BA2000B0D079E11E01CA5A@cyberexch01.internal.evincible.com> To the eBay old hands, I watched a 1:48 Eduard kit of Morane-Saulnier Type N, sell for usd 102.50 (item 1671330362 )!! (No, the list did not shift my decimal point). Can someone explain to this bewildered soul what is happening here?? regards SSH ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2001 08:15:48 +1000 From: Shane Weier To: "'wwi@wwi-models.org'" Subject: RE: datafile Message-ID: <7186131CB805D411A60E0090272F7C7102BCD8BB@MIMHEXCH1> Neil and Diego discuss: > > RR has done a lot in his professional career indeed, then! > > > > Wasn't he an > > editor for SAM since the early 70s? > > From mid 70's to early 80's, the golden age of SAM > I *think* you mean SMI (Scale Models, later Scale Models International), not SAM. RLR was the editor of Scale Models following RG Moulton. Before this he'd been a staff writer, then assistant editor. He used Ian Stair to provide plans, and Harry Woodman to write build articles, especially on scratchbuilding techniques. All three also had some input into Airfix Magazine, but the vast body of work is in the pages od SM At the time *SAM* was edited by the owner, Alan Hall. 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. You are requested to forward unwanted e-mail and address any problems to the MIM Holdings Limited Support Centre. e-mail: supportcentre@mim.com.au phone: Australia 1800500646 International ++61 7 38338042 ********************************************************************** ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 22:17:05 From: "Michael Kendix" To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: Ebay Ausgabenlust Message-ID: >From: Sanjeev Hirve >To the eBay old hands, > I watched a 1:48 Eduard kit of Morane-Saulnier Type N, sell for usd >102.50 (item 1671330362 )!! (No, the list did not shift my decimal point). > Can someone explain to this bewildered soul what is happening here?? Sanjeev: If you're refering to yourself as "bewildered", I understand that "Redaxle" is the nome de biddeur for someone on Ebay. I do not know this person's identity but he appears to want to pay a lot of money for kits that are available for less elsewhere. "Folly abounds" - in "Candide" by Voltaire. We are not in the best of all possible worlds, apparently. Michael _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 16:19:55 -0600 From: "Shannon Mark" To: Subject: RE: Cost of moulds and production Message-ID: <002101c181c8$cca210a0$661efea9@maincomp> Lee, I have no problem with anyone reproducing any of these little missives on production or chemistry in the hobby. Please be my guest. .Mark. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 16:27:15 -0600 From: "Thomas Solinski" To: Subject: Re: He's back Message-ID: <009b01c181c9$d256d480$a6a20d41@okcnc1.ok.home.com> Can I have his home address? I have a whole collection I'm willing to sell him !!! Tom S > To lighten up a Monday afternoon: > > Our friend "Redaxe1" is back on ebay, and just paid $102.50 USD for an > Eduard 1/48 Morane-S Type N. > ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 23:30:22 +0100 From: "Hans Trauner" To: Subject: Re: Ray Rimell was:RE: datafile Message-ID: <00e601c181ca$41680ec0$aebc72d4@FRITZweb> And RR did one of the greatest WWI model builder task! This earns him a good place in the WWI model builder walhalla! He * managed* *to* built* the * Zeppelin Staaken R VI* vacform *!! - and stayed sane! Hans ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shane Weier" To: "Multiple recipients of list" Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 11:18 PM Subject: [WWI] RE: datafile > Neil and Diego discuss: > > > > RR has done a lot in his professional career indeed, then! > > > > > > > Wasn't he an > > > editor for SAM since the early 70s? > > > > From mid 70's to early 80's, the golden age of SAM > > > > I *think* you mean SMI (Scale Models, later Scale Models International), not > SAM. > > RLR was the editor of Scale Models following RG Moulton. Before this he'd > been a staff writer, then assistant editor. He used Ian Stair to provide > plans, and Harry Woodman to write build articles, especially on > scratchbuilding techniques. All three also had some input into Airfix > Magazine, but the vast body of work is in the pages od SM > > At the time *SAM* was edited by the owner, Alan Hall. > > 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. You are requested to > forward unwanted e-mail and address any problems to the > MIM Holdings Limited Support Centre. > > e-mail: supportcentre@mim.com.au > phone: Australia 1800500646 > International ++61 7 38338042 > ********************************************************************** ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2001 08:57:54 +1000 From: Shane Weier To: "'wwi@wwi-models.org'" Subject: Re: Ray Rimell was:RE: datafile Message-ID: <7186131CB805D411A60E0090272F7C7102BCD8BC@MIMHEXCH1> Hans suggests: > And RR did one of the greatest WWI model builder task! This > earns him a good > place in the WWI model builder walhalla! > > He * managed* *to* built* the * Zeppelin Staaken R VI* > vacform *!! - and stayed sane! I have those articles - in SMI *and* Windsock..... ...and I'm not too sure he did remain sane. After all, he gave up a perfectly decent job at SM to start his own business catering to a niche market filled with mildly crazies to downright kooks (Hello Diego ;-) 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. You are requested to forward unwanted e-mail and address any problems to the MIM Holdings Limited Support Centre. e-mail: supportcentre@mim.com.au phone: Australia 1800500646 International ++61 7 38338042 ********************************************************************** ------------------------------ End of WWI Digest 3961 **********************