WWI Digest 4105 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) Aviation USK again by Neil.Eddy@dhs.vic.gov.au 2) Re: Aviation USK again by "Lee M." 3) Re: Aviation USK again by Neil.Eddy@dhs.vic.gov.au 4) bank notes at Jasta Boelcke by "Gaston Graf" 5) Re: Aviation USK again by CoolSpadLuke@aol.com 6) Re: Aviation USK again by Neil.Eddy@dhs.vic.gov.au 7) Re: Unconnected ailerons - was: control surface positioning by "Steven Perry" 8) Re: Aviation USK again by Volker Haeusler 9) Re: Unconnected ailerons - was: control surface positioning by Volker Haeusler 10) Re: Unconnected ailerons - was: control surface positioning by "Tom Plesha" 11) Re: Aviation USK again by Neil.Eddy@dhs.vic.gov.au 12) Re: I'm outta here... by KnnthS@aol.com 13) Re: Unconnected ailerons - was: control surface positioning by "Steven Perry" 14) Re: Unconnected ailerons - was: control surface positioning by "Tom Plesha" 15) Pfalz D 4 was: Speaking of Pfalzes by Volker Haeusler 16) Airbrush question by "Steven Perry" 17) Re: Airbrush question by "Tom Plesha" 18) airbrush question/again by "Tom Plesha" 19) Re: Airbrush question by "Steven Perry" 20) RE: dazed and confused; was ...etc., 5-color camo by "ibs4421" 21) Re: Aviation USK again by Shane Weier 22) Weird Albatros by Karen Rychlewski 23) Re: Airbrush question by "Tom Plesha" 24) Re: Aviation USK again by Neil.Eddy@dhs.vic.gov.au 25) Re: Ceramcoat Acrylics by "ibs4421" 26) Re: Weird Albatros VI+I=VII by "robert owens" 27) Re: Aviation USK again by "Matt Bittner" 28) Re: Ceramcoat Acrylics by "Matt Bittner" 29) Re: Airbrush question by KarrArt@aol.com 30) Re: Ceramcoat Acrylics by KarrArt@aol.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2002 10:27:07 +1000 From: Neil.Eddy@dhs.vic.gov.au To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Aviation USK again Message-ID: Hi All; Thanks for the tips re the credit card Lee, I can certainly do that if I need to. What I need to know about is this normal practice for this company? Aviation USK have been around for a while so I assumed they'd be okay. What I wanted to know was about their reputation and whether this is some sort of aberation or not. All the Best Neil E _________________________________________________________________________________ NOTICE: This communication is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient of this communication please delete and destroy all copies immediately. If you are the intended recipient of this communication, you should not copy, disclose or distribute this communication without the authority of the Department of Human Services. Any views expressed in this communication are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be the views of the Department. Except as required by law, the Department does not represent, warrant and/or guarantee that the integrity of this communication has been maintained nor that the communication is free of errors, virus, interception or interference. If you have received this email in error or have other concerns regarding this transmission, please contact the Department of Human Services System Administrator at Postmaster@dhs.vic.gov.au _________________________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 17:43:34 -0600 From: "Lee M." To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: Aviation USK again Message-ID: <3C509C26.EB9B7E35@x25.net> Aviation USK was sold to new owners a short while back and I do not know a thing about them or their habits. It has only been about two months or so. Perhaps spomeone else can say. Lee M. Neil.Eddy@dhs.vic.gov.au wrote: > > Hi All; > > Thanks for the tips re the credit card Lee, I can certainly do that if I > need to. > > What I need to know about is this normal practice for this company? > Aviation USK have been around for a while so I assumed they'd be okay. What > I wanted to know was about their reputation and whether this is some sort > of aberation or not. > > All the Best > > Neil E > > _________________________________________________________________________________ > NOTICE: This communication is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient of this communication please delete and destroy all copies immediately. If you are the intended recipient of this communication, you should not copy, disclose or distribute this communication without the authority of the Department of Human Services. > > Any views expressed in this communication are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be the views of the Department. > > Except as required by law, the Department does not represent, warrant and/or guarantee that the integrity of this communication has been maintained nor that the communication is free of errors, virus, interception or interference. > > If you have received this email in error or have other concerns regarding this transmission, please contact the Department of Human Services System Administrator at Postmaster@dhs.vic.gov.au > _________________________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2002 10:55:51 +1000 From: Neil.Eddy@dhs.vic.gov.au To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: Aviation USK again Message-ID: Hi Lee; Could be teething troubles maybe...I've just asked Chris to check out the order with them off list. see what happens.... All the Best Neil E _________________________________________________________________________________ NOTICE: This communication is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient of this communication please delete and destroy all copies immediately. If you are the intended recipient of this communication, you should not copy, disclose or distribute this communication without the authority of the Department of Human Services. Any views expressed in this communication are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be the views of the Department. Except as required by law, the Department does not represent, warrant and/or guarantee that the integrity of this communication has been maintained nor that the communication is free of errors, virus, interception or interference. If you have received this email in error or have other concerns regarding this transmission, please contact the Department of Human Services System Administrator at Postmaster@dhs.vic.gov.au _________________________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2002 01:15:03 +0100 From: "Gaston Graf" To: Subject: bank notes at Jasta Boelcke Message-ID: Friends, I would like to inform you about a minor website update. You now can see some small pictures of 50 and 100 RM (Reichsmark) banknotes from 1908 that I have added to the News! page. Also the entry page now holds the Logo of the Fokker Team Schorndorf with a direct link to their site. Latest News about Achim Engels work: Beside his upcoming new book he is also working on a multimedia CD plus printed book about the Fokker Dr.1. This will become the ultimate documentation about the Dr.1, with fantastic 3D animations of controls, engine etc. He had send me some previews which are looking fantastic. But there is no release date fixed for that publication yet because there is still too much work to be done. If Achim won't join the list himself maybe one day I will of course keep you informed about his progresses. btw: Achim also builds models. Look here: www.collectors-edition.com! You will find some beautiful models of Lilienthal gliders at his private modeling site. more later Gaston www.jastaboelcke.de ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 19:20:58 EST From: CoolSpadLuke@aol.com To: Subject: Re: Aviation USK again Message-ID: Unless Aviation Usk has changed hands again recently, it was sold to two guys in Bellevue, just outside Omaha, Nebraska about a year or so ago. I spoke to one of the owners (can't remember his name} at the Squadron-sponsored model show in Plano, Texas last May. They had a table there and I picked up a couple vac kits. I have used the old Aviation Usk and the new one. Some characteristics of the business that seem to have continued is the inordinate amount of time it takes to get an order and their unwillingness to communicate. The old outfit advertised they were a "mom & pop" type of operation and did not have time to take phone calls. I did get two of the Wings Salmson 2A.2, 1/48 kits from the Nebraska store for what I thought was a good price. But, then I didn't know where else to get them. I expect you'll get your order eventually. I believe they are honest, just slow and unresponsive. . . probably not the best way to build up a business. HTH, Mike Kavanaugh In a message dated Thu, 24 Jan 2002 6:45:24 PM Eastern Standard Time, "Lee M." writes: > Aviation USK was sold to new owners a short while back and I do not know > a thing about them or their habits. It has only been about two months > or so. Perhaps spomeone else can say. > > Lee M. > > Neil.Eddy@dhs.vic.gov.au wrote: > > > > Hi All; > > > > Thanks for the tips re the credit card Lee, I can certainly do that if I > > need to. > > > > What I need to know about is this normal practice for this company? > > Aviation USK have been around for a while so I assumed they'd be okay. What > > I wanted to know was about their reputation and whether this is some sort > > of aberation or not. > > > > All the Best > > > > Neil E > > > > _________________________________________________________________________________ > > NOTICE: This communication is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient of this communication please delete and destroy all copies immediately. If you are the intended recipient of this communication, you should not copy, disclose or distribute this communication without the authority of the Department of Human Services. > > > > Any views expressed in this communication are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be the views of the Department. > > > > Except as required by law, the Department does not represent, warrant and/or guarantee that the integrity of this communication has been maintained nor that the communication is free of errors, virus, interception or interference. > > > > If you have received this email in error or have other concerns regarding this transmission, please contact the Department of Human Services System Administrator at Postmaster@dhs.vic.gov.au > > _________________________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2002 11:28:54 +1000 From: Neil.Eddy@dhs.vic.gov.au To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: Aviation USK again Message-ID: Mike; You're right about how not to run a business - I'll see what Chris finds out and when I e-mail them next, I'll tell the monkey that powers our server to pedal faster so the message goes priority! All The Best Neil E _________________________________________________________________________________ NOTICE: This communication is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient of this communication please delete and destroy all copies immediately. If you are the intended recipient of this communication, you should not copy, disclose or distribute this communication without the authority of the Department of Human Services. Any views expressed in this communication are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be the views of the Department. Except as required by law, the Department does not represent, warrant and/or guarantee that the integrity of this communication has been maintained nor that the communication is free of errors, virus, interception or interference. If you have received this email in error or have other concerns regarding this transmission, please contact the Department of Human Services System Administrator at Postmaster@dhs.vic.gov.au _________________________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 19:25:19 -0500 From: "Steven Perry" To: Subject: Re: Unconnected ailerons - was: control surface positioning Message-ID: <000701c1a536$c78b59a0$0fe82341@tampabay.rr.com> > > > The slip stream held them up in flight. Right stick pulled the right > aileron > > up decreasing lift on the right wing which would drop and the plane bank > > right. They acted more like spoilers than ailerons. Least thats my > > understanding > > Other way round Steve, right stick pulled the left aileron DOWN increasing > angle of attack on the left, increasing lift on the left causing the > aircraft to roll right > > Have agreat Thursday Well it can only get better from here. Doh! Next time I need to insert my feet into the rudder bar stirups and not my mouth. Sorry about that, I can't believe I wrote that. sp Diving for cover...now is that back stick ot forward?? ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 02:52:35 +0800 From: Volker Haeusler To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: Aviation USK again Message-ID: Neil, "Could be teething troubles maybe...I've just asked Chris to check out the order with them off list." while I have never ordered from Aviation Usk, I planned to do so for more than a year (they got some interesting ot vacs, like the Victoria and Wings stuff) - I think they changed ownership around that time. Therefore I always looked when I saw remarks on Aviation Usk on Modeling Forums. I remember quite clearly that there was a number of complaints about their slow response time and their bad communication on Hyperscale. So most probably itīs not about losing money, but about waiting too long... On another issue, if you want to order some Czechmaster resins (I think they got the longest list of that stuff on the web), you might better try Detlef Schorsch and his Modellbaustudio. His response behaviour is equally bad, but he sells that stuff for roughly half the price... Volker ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 03:01:12 +0800 From: Volker Haeusler To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: Unconnected ailerons - was: control surface positioning Message-ID: Steve, > Other way round Steve, right stick pulled the left aileron DOWN increasing > angle of attack on the left, increasing lift on the left causing the > aircraft to roll right > ...but you got the basic concept. One more question: Is that only me, or *does* that concept sound somewhat dangerous? Iīm not sure, but I definitely would be hesitant to fly in a replica working that way... Volker ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 19:49:06 -0500 From: "Tom Plesha" To: Subject: Re: Unconnected ailerons - was: control surface positioning Message-ID: <000d01c1a53a$18be5ea0$2cfdfa18@mcmb1.mi.home.com> > sp > Diving for cover...now is that back stick ot forward?? Hi SP- Depends if you are inverted or not. Later Tom ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2002 11:51:24 +1000 From: Neil.Eddy@dhs.vic.gov.au To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: Aviation USK again Message-ID: Neil, "most probably itīs not about losing money, but about waiting too long..." Could be...I believe you can never wait too long for a model kit to arrive, it will come when its ready.....using surface mail to Australia helps you to be a very patient person..... All the Best Neil E (adopting lotus position) _________________________________________________________________________________ NOTICE: This communication is confidential. 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If you have received this email in error or have other concerns regarding this transmission, please contact the Department of Human Services System Administrator at Postmaster@dhs.vic.gov.au _________________________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 19:56:44 EST From: KnnthS@aol.com To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: I'm outta here... Message-ID: <15f.7a6cdc0.2982074c@aol.com> In a message dated 24/1/02 12:46:05 pm, lance.krieg@amerus.com writes: << Anything OT in or around that corner of Utah? Hobby shops? >> beer and bowlegged women? is that officially OT? -Tom Tasteless ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 19:51:38 -0500 From: "Steven Perry" To: Subject: Re: Unconnected ailerons - was: control surface positioning Message-ID: <008501c1a53a$72821b20$0fe82341@tampabay.rr.com> > > sp > > Diving for cover...now is that back stick ot forward?? > > Hi SP- > Depends if you are inverted or not. > Later > Tom Still trying to figure that one out ;-) sp ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 20:04:54 -0500 From: "Tom Plesha" To: Subject: Re: Unconnected ailerons - was: control surface positioning Message-ID: <000501c1a53c$4d0cf480$2cfdfa18@mcmb1.mi.home.com> LOL Tom > > > sp > > > Diving for cover...now is that back stick ot forward?? > > > > Hi SP- > > Depends if you are inverted or not. > > Later > > Tom > > Still trying to figure that one out ;-) > sp > > ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 03:21:13 +0800 From: Volker Haeusler To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Pfalz D 4 was: Speaking of Pfalzes Message-ID: Graham, "Volker wrote; < To: Subject: Airbrush question Message-ID: <00ad01c1a53b$9d360060$0fe82341@tampabay.rr.com> Anyone have a Paasche VL airvrush, or any of the other V-whatever models that have the thumb screw to adjust the travel of the finger button? New brush, works fine only the thumb screw won't turn. TIA sp ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 20:36:12 -0500 From: "Tom Plesha" To: Subject: Re: Airbrush question Message-ID: <000901c1a540$ac901be0$2cfdfa18@mcmb1.mi.home.com> Hi SP- I use the VL, no problems. Have you thouroughly cleaned it? Later Tom ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steven Perry" To: "Multiple recipients of list" Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 8:08 PM Subject: [WWI] Airbrush question > Anyone have a Paasche VL airvrush, or any of the other V-whatever models > that have the thumb screw to adjust the travel of the finger button? > > New brush, works fine only the thumb screw won't turn. > TIA > sp > > ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 20:52:14 -0500 From: "Tom Plesha" To: Subject: airbrush question/again Message-ID: <001001c1a542$e9e7ed40$2cfdfa18@mcmb1.mi.home.com> Hi SP- What I should have asked, is do you totally dis-assemble the brush after each use? HTH What I do, is remove the handle, loosen both nuts that hold the needle in, get a towel/rag/etc quite wet with cheap laquer thinner and push/pull the needle thru into the rag wiping it wet about 4-5 times and push/pull it thru the gun each time. If the screw etc is "sticky/locked/etc." I pour the thinner in the hole where the needle goes and repeat the process until freed up. I only had anything stick once, never since I do the prestated. I only use cheap hardware store laquer thinner for cleaning the gun. I also drop the tip parts into a jar of the cheap thinner. I stress the cheap thinner because it works the best, at least for me, for cleaning. Later Tom ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 20:46:53 -0500 From: "Steven Perry" To: Subject: Re: Airbrush question Message-ID: <00b901c1a542$2a83f480$0fe82341@tampabay.rr.com> > Hi SP- > I use the VL, no problems. Have you thouroughly cleaned it? > Later > Tom Tom: Brand new. OOB the finger button would depress, but not go backwwards. I disassembled it as per the instruction sheet and then re-assembled it. There were some metal filings inside which I removed. The finger button went down and back when re-assembled. It is the little thumb screw just ahead of the finger button that will not turn. It is in the position that allows full travel of the finger button. When dis-assembling the brush all the screwed on fittings were very tight. I am wondering if this is just the case with the thumb screw. Not easy to put any torque on it. Was your's this way OOB? Have you ever taken the brush apart far enough to get at the mechanism associated with the thumb screw? I did test the brush and it works fine. I have been using a single action Model Master for 10 years and I'm over it. The double action Paasche will take some getting used to , but it promises a lot of potential. sp ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 19:59:29 -0600 From: "ibs4421" To: Subject: RE: dazed and confused; was ...etc., 5-color camo Message-ID: <002901c1a543$ed4ca6a0$703dfad1@dwfjv01> paints applied > >> to fabric and > >> metal surfaces, instead of different black and chestnut camo bands? Folks, While somewhat ot, I do remember in my CW reenacting/living history days "painting" Federal haversacks with black enamel paint rather than trying to reproduce the original finish in order to waterproof them. The normally glossy black enamel paint looked markedly different than it did on other more solid surfaces such as metal or wood. This was due, I am sure, to the fabric absorbing part of the paint. It only makes sense to me also that the differing textures between metal and fabric (doped or not) would have somewhat different "reflectivity". Just my two cents. Warren ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2002 11:58:59 +1000 From: Shane Weier To: "'wwi@wwi-models.org'" Subject: Re: Aviation USK again Message-ID: <7186131CB805D411A60E0090272F7C7102BCDAC1@mimhexch1.mim.com.au> Neil says: > Could be...I believe you can never wait too long for a model > kit to arrive, Huh. I'm a discipline of Billy Connolly in these matters.... "I want it YESTERDAY, and I want TWO of it and..." 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. For general enquires: ++61 7 3833 8000 Support Centre e-mail: supportcentre@mim.com.au Support Centre phone: Australia 1800500646 International ++61 7 38338042 ********************************************************************** ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 20:56:33 -0500 From: Karen Rychlewski To: to post Subject: Weird Albatros Message-ID: <3C50BB51.A6C7C9B2@earthlink.net> Well, guys, I just have to ask... I really liked the models at http://www.us-aircraft.com/steve_lawson_gallery.htm but does anyone know anything about that Albatros C.VI? Is this another spurious "Blue Max" special? Dame Karen ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 21:05:32 -0500 From: "Tom Plesha" To: Subject: Re: Airbrush question Message-ID: <000501c1a544$c597bea0$2cfdfa18@mcmb1.mi.home.com> SP- Holding the gun in front of you with the needle end to the left. If the trigger button work, can you move it back. If you can, then pushing the thumbscrew away from you will move the trigger button back toward the rear. If you cannot move the trigger button back/forward I would try the thumbscrew with your thumb back and forth to try to loosen it. I would try soaking it with thinner by pouring the thinner as I said in my other message. If none of this work, I wouls exchange it for another. I had problems when I first got mine. Trigger button was stuck, would stick, hard time adjusting with the thumbscrew, etc. Later Tom ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steven Perry" To: "Multiple recipients of list" Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 8:53 PM Subject: [WWI] Re: Airbrush question > > > > > Hi SP- > > I use the VL, no problems. Have you thouroughly cleaned it? > > Later > > Tom > > Tom: > Brand new. OOB the finger button would depress, but not go backwwards. I > disassembled it as per the instruction sheet and then re-assembled it. There > were some metal filings inside which I removed. The finger button went down > and back when re-assembled. > > It is the little thumb screw just ahead of the finger button that will not > turn. It is in the position that allows full travel of the finger button. > > When dis-assembling the brush all the screwed on fittings were very tight. I > am wondering if this is just the case with the thumb screw. Not easy to put > any torque on it. Was your's this way OOB? Have you ever taken the brush > apart far enough to get at the mechanism associated with the thumb screw? > > I did test the brush and it works fine. I have been using a single action > Model Master for 10 years and I'm over it. The double action Paasche will > take some getting used to , but it promises a lot of potential. > sp > > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2002 13:16:15 +1000 From: Neil.Eddy@dhs.vic.gov.au To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: Aviation USK again Message-ID: Shane says: >Huh. I'm a discipline of Billy Connolly in these matters.... >"I want it YESTERDAY, and I want TWO of it and..." >Shane They will ccome Grasshopper, they WILL come..... PS following Discipline from Billy Connolly could be a painful exercise :-) All The Best Neil E (off to a meeting) _________________________________________________________________________________ NOTICE: This communication is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient of this communication please delete and destroy all copies immediately. If you are the intended recipient of this communication, you should not copy, disclose or distribute this communication without the authority of the Department of Human Services. Any views expressed in this communication are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be the views of the Department. Except as required by law, the Department does not represent, warrant and/or guarantee that the integrity of this communication has been maintained nor that the communication is free of errors, virus, interception or interference. If you have received this email in error or have other concerns regarding this transmission, please contact the Department of Human Services System Administrator at Postmaster@dhs.vic.gov.au _________________________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 20:20:07 -0600 From: "ibs4421" To: Subject: Re: Ceramcoat Acrylics Message-ID: <00d301c1a546$cf7aa660$703dfad1@dwfjv01> > > I use water or Future and sometimes Windex window cleaner. Furure really > > makes the paint tough, but too much and it reduces the opacity. > > RK Is this only for this brand of acryllics? Would the Future or Windex work for other brands such as MisterKit? Wondering if windshield washer fluid is still the best route. Works well for Monsieur Bittner, but will it work for an Alabama Cracker? Warren ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 20:36:37 -0600 From: "robert owens" To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: Weird Albatros VI+I=VII Message-ID: Dame K, Aaileron shape (C.V tapered outboard/inboard , ala Nieuport) and exhaust leads me to guess that model is a C.VII. don't have access to serials but this might also be a clue. Rob Owens _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 21:00:43 -0600 From: "Matt Bittner" To: "wwi@wwi-models.org" Subject: Re: Aviation USK again Message-ID: On Thu, 24 Jan 2002 18:30:29 -0500 (EST), Neil.Eddy@dhs.vic.gov.au wrote: > What I need to know about is this normal practice for this company? > Aviation USK have been around for a while so I assumed they'd be okay. What > I wanted to know was about their reputation and whether this is some sort > of aberation or not. I knew I forgot something tonight. I just saw that and was going to ask, but it slipped my mind. Sorry, Neil. They're decent blokes, but ever since they made their announcement I always felt like they were biting off more than they could chew. I also just found out how bad it was (about a week and a half ago). I emailed them asking to bring an issue of Avions with them to one of the IPMS meetings. One of the guys showed up with the magazine in hand, to which I paid. This was the Dec. meeting, about 12 December. The other person just emailed me a week and a half ago, asking if I needed it, and if so, he'll bring it along to the *Jan.* meeting. Definitely communication problem on both their parts, as well as a lack of decent email response time. Like I said, they're good chaps, just not used to running that type of business. Neil, send me a note off list on what you want to check into again, and I'll try to remember (key phrase there ;-)) to call them tomorrow. Matt Bittner ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 21:02:45 -0600 From: "Matt Bittner" To: "wwi@wwi-models.org" Subject: Re: Ceramcoat Acrylics Message-ID: On Thu, 24 Jan 2002 21:19:18 -0500 (EST), ibs4421 wrote: > Is this only for this brand of acryllics? Would the Future or Windex work > for other brands such as MisterKit? > > Wondering if windshield washer fluid is still the best route. Works well > for Monsieur Bittner, but will it work for an Alabama Cracker? Windex and Future work great with MisterKit. Plus Polly Scale and (to a lesser degree) Testor's MM acrylic. However, I don't think it will work with Tamiya. I don't airbrush Tamiya paints, so I have no idea. Matt Bittner ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 22:02:01 EST From: KarrArt@aol.com To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: Airbrush question Message-ID: In a message dated 1/24/02 5:17:02 PM Pacific Standard Time, sperry03@tampabay.rr.com writes: << Anyone have a Paasche VL airvrush, or any of the other V-whatever models that have the thumb screw to adjust the travel of the finger button? New brush, works fine only the thumb screw won't turn. TIA sp >> The little doodad in front of the finger button? Mine have have been frozen in place for years. My oldest brush was bought new #@#^%$ years ago, and I don't think I've ever messed with the thing. The newest brush is only a few years old and I never bothered to see if the screw even works. RK ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 22:02:00 EST From: KarrArt@aol.com To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: Ceramcoat Acrylics Message-ID: <38.22093b5e.298224a8@aol.com> In a message dated 1/24/02 6:20:00 PM Pacific Standard Time, ibs4421@commandnet.net writes: << > > I use water or Future and sometimes Windex window cleaner. Furure really > > makes the paint tough, but too much and it reduces the opacity. > > RK Is this only for this brand of acryllics? Would the Future or Windex work for other brands such as MisterKit? Wondering if windshield washer fluid is still the best route. Works well for Monsieur Bittner, but will it work for an Alabama Cracker? Warren >> These same potions work for me in Ceramcoat, and all the various tube/jar artists/craft acrylics and Testors. I've never tried Misterkit. It might make an Alabama Cracker kinda soggy till it dries, but after that- tougher than ever! RK who's just spent the second 14 hour work day in a row doing nothing but airbrushing. I dream of Paasche innards.... ------------------------------ End of WWI Digest 4105 **********************