WWI Digest 4491 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) Re: Winsock Search by "Bob Pearson" 2) Re: Winsock Search by Tom Plesha 3) Re: Winsock Search by "Brian Nicklas" 4) Re: Winsock Search by Tom Plesha 5) Dorme and Guiguet book by "Matt Bittner" 6) Re: Dorme and Guiguet book by Steven Perry 7) Where I been by Karen Rychlewski 8) Re: Dad's boast by VMA324Vagabonds@aol.com 9) Re: Jane by a.casirati@cornali-trasporti.it 10) Today in history - the Italian front by a.casirati@cornali-trasporti.it 11) RE: Back from holiday by Crawford Neil 12) New update by "Matt Bittner" 13) A birthday dream by "Diego Fernetti" 14) A birthday dream, part 2 by "Diego Fernetti" 15) A birthday dream, part 3 by "Diego Fernetti" 16) A birthday dream, part 4 by "Diego Fernetti" 17) A birthday dream, final by "Diego Fernetti" 18) RE: A birthday dream, final by "Pedro N. Soares" 19) RE: A birthday dream, final by "Pedro N. Soares" 20) Re: A birthday dream, final by tbittners@sprintmail.com 21) RE: A birthday dream, final by "Diego Fernetti" 22) Re: A birthday dream, final by Crawford Neil 23) RE: Back from holiday by Crawford Neil 24) Gotha! by "Michael Kendix" 25) RE: Gotha! by "Marcio Antonio Campos" 26) R: A birthday dream, part 2 by a.casirati@cornali-trasporti.it 27) Re: Drawings by Crawford Neil 28) Re: Winsock Search by "Lance Krieg" 29) Re: Gotha! by "Lance Krieg" 30) Re: Gotha! by "Michael Kendix" 31) DR.I on Hyperscale by "tsollers" 32) Re: A birthday dream, final by Nigel Cheffers-Heard ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2002 14:52:17 -0700 From: "Bob Pearson" To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: Winsock Search Message-ID: <102495560201@smtp-1.vancouver.ipapp.com> Ottawa's NAM has the best source on the G.IV, perhaps one of the listees who plan on meeting Marcio there next month could be persuaded to shoot a roll of it Bob ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2002 15:13:23 -0700 (PDT) From: Tom Plesha To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: Winsock Search Message-ID: <20020624221323.35374.qmail@web20511.mail.yahoo.com> Outstanding idea! I'd still like to get the rest of the article though. Thanks Bob, Ill follow up on this. Later Tom --- Bob Pearson wrote: > Ottawa's NAM has the best source on the G.IV, > perhaps one of the listees who > plan on meeting Marcio there next month could be > persuaded to shoot a roll > of it > > Bob __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2002 18:34:09 -0400 From: "Brian Nicklas" To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: Winsock Search Message-ID: Tom, I'm pretty sure I have them if photocopies will do. You might check with Aeroplane Books in Williamsburg, VA for 2nd hand issues. But I don't see Windsocks going up for resale very often. -Brian ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2002 16:07:00 -0700 (PDT) From: Tom Plesha To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: Winsock Search Message-ID: <20020624230700.18561.qmail@web20502.mail.yahoo.com> Hi Brian- Photo copies would be just fine. I'll still search for the mag's though. I'll contact you off-list. Later Tom --- Brian Nicklas wrote: > > Tom, > I'm pretty sure I have them if photocopies will do. > You might check with Aeroplane Books in > Williamsburg, VA for 2nd hand > issues. > But I don't see Windsocks going up for resale very > often. > -Brian > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2002 19:19:17 -0500 From: "Matt Bittner" To: "wwi@wwi-models.org" Subject: Dorme and Guiguet book Message-ID: Alright! My copy of the Dorme and Guiguet book showed up today. Sweet. I'll be digesting this for quite a long time. And yes, you do learn something new every day! Did you know there were two "versions" of Nieuport 17s? He labels them as "early" and "late", but they can be easily distinguished by the panel on the forward starboard side of the nose. The "early" one was more rectangular, while the later one was "circular". Cool! G! Something to tell Mr. Choroszy of. Man...it'll be forever until I put this one down... If you like French aircraft, especially Nieuports, you *need* this book. Matt Bittner ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2002 20:37:27 -0400 From: Steven Perry To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: Dorme and Guiguet book Message-ID: <3D17BB47.9090807@tampabay.rr.com> > Man...it'll be forever until I put this one down... > > If you like French aircraft, especially Nieuports, you *need* > this book. > Matt Bittner Is it available in Large Print? ;-) sp ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2002 22:39:57 -0400 From: Karen Rychlewski To: to post Subject: Where I been Message-ID: <3D17D7FE.F85E0C52@earthlink.net> Been right here. Unfortunately, the carpet gremlins have been disturbed by all the chaos of remodeling and they summoned their relatives, the phone gnomes, who promptly put the whammy on my phone line last Friday and I just managed to beat them off a few hours ago. In the meantime, about half of the "Summer Sale" purchases have been mailed out; I will be in contact with the rest of you by tomorrow morning. Nice to be back--was beginning to have 'list withdrawal' symptoms. Karen ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2002 23:13:29 EDT From: VMA324Vagabonds@aol.com To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: Dad's boast Message-ID: <1a4.424e961.2a4939d9@aol.com> --part1_1a4.424e961.2a4939d9_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 6/24/2002 2:57:32 AM Eastern Daylight Time, sdw@qld.mim.com.au writes: > Sooo.....Morgan came third of 8 entries, not bad for an 8 year old against > all adults AND even setting aside parental bias, I think he deserved it > (and > it *was* his best model so far, by far, as we adults would judge it) > > Bloody ot kerosene burner, but *I'll* cure him of that little perversion > ;-) > I bet your just ready to burst, eh dad! Congradulations to Morgan for a job well done. What what you try to cure though, he just might get you top switch, lol. Best Regards, Jon --part1_1a4.424e961.2a4939d9_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 6/24/2002 2:57:32 AM Eastern Daylight Time, sdw@qld.mim.com.au writes:


Sooo.....Morgan came third of 8 entries, not bad for an 8 year old against
all adults AND even setting aside parental bias, I think he deserved it (and
it *was* his best model so far, by far, as we adults would judge it)

Bloody ot kerosene burner, but *I'll* cure him of that little perversion
;-)


I bet your just ready to burst, eh dad! Congradulations to Morgan for a job well done. What what you try to cure though, he just might get you top switch, lol.

Best Regards,
Jon 


             

--part1_1a4.424e961.2a4939d9_boundary-- ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 08:54:00 +0200 From: a.casirati@cornali-trasporti.it To: "Wwi Modeling List \(E-mail\)" Cc: "Bob Pearson \(E-mail\)" Subject: Re: Jane Message-ID: <43EB244779F3D411966E0060082C59E90F083B@SERVER1> AFAIK, Jane has never been featured in any publication printed on paper. But my library is not very large..... If it was, however, the rear fuselage colours have to be checked carefully. For example, they are in the wrong sequence on the decal sheet of Joystick's Ni.27 vac kit. In my opinion, the correct sequence should be: green-white-red (green leading), for both the rear part of the fuselage and the fin/rudder complex. The basic colour scheme should be aluminium, with, possibly, light wood or CDL front fuselage side panels (the latter were of wood of course, but usually they were also fabric covered, at least AFAIK....). Wings MAY have carried the 5-colour French camouflage scheme. The only picture I have of this machine shows a much worn aircraft. Comments welcome ! All the very best, Alberto Casirati --- [Questa mail e' stata controllata dai software antivirus e antispamming di Planet Service srl - www.planetservice.biz ] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 08:56:35 +0200 From: a.casirati@cornali-trasporti.it To: "Wwi Modeling List \(E-mail\)" Subject: Today in history - the Italian front Message-ID: <43EB244779F3D411966E0060082C59E90F083C@SERVER1> 25th June 1917: The Austro-Hungarian army counter attack in the Monte Ortigara sector and succeed in re-conquering their former positions. Alberto Casirati --- [Questa mail e' stata controllata dai software antivirus e antispamming di Planet Service srl - www.planetservice.biz ] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 10:28:03 +0200 From: Crawford Neil To: "'wwi@wwi-models.org'" Subject: RE: Back from holiday Message-ID: D: Start a subassembly of a model as it were a model in itself. > Sometimes it's > easier to work in smaller projects when AMS and modeler's > block strikes. > Very good advice, but I reckon this "unmentionable" as just a small project, hardly worth doing as sub-assemblies. The modellers block attack isnt so bad, all I need is a good bout of rainy weather. > IIRC the wings are to be re-covered in new linen after the > ribs are restored > and cleaned and IIRC the new covering should have repros of the real > paintings. The painting wasn't under the wings, but in the > upper surface of > the lower wing, so the best place to appreciate it was from > the pilot's > seat. As the aircraft will be displayed, it's probable that the museum > visitors would have a better view of the painting if > displayed on a wall > than those on the surfaces of wings and fuselage. Ah, that makes sense, so I was asleep when I read that, do any of you also go to sleep when reading aviation mags? It drives me nuts, I'm doing something I enjoy, and before I know what I've dozed off. I only do it when I'm enjoying myself, I don't mind when it's football, and I remember with pleasure sleeping through cricket matches when I lived in England, I like cricket but it does send one to sleep, but going to sleep reading Windsock seems rather unfair. /Neil ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 05:23:13 -0500 From: "Matt Bittner" To: "wwi@wwi-models.org" Subject: New update Message-ID: He is winning as the lists' most prolific modeler! Bill Arnold sends in three new Albatros' - a D.II, a D.III and an Oeffag D.III 256. Amazing! Matt Bittner WW1 Modeling Page Assistant Editor ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 08:19:51 -0300 From: "Diego Fernetti" To: "ww1 list" Subject: A birthday dream Message-ID: <009f01c21c3a$39620040$4640a8c0@ssp.salud.rosario.gov.ar> So it was: a very cold night, my last night having 32 years old, and I was putting the last details on my 1/72 nieuport 28. I was so glad to finish this little insect, that I accompanied each detail glued to the model with a drink of a comforting beverage. I remember that I heard the last bell of the clock announcing the midnight when I completely finished the model and put it under the light of my workbench to check alignment, rigging, undercarriage... all seemed perfect. I was so concentrated that I fell asleep looking at it. Maybe it was the cold room? Maybe it was an unknown effect of the drinks? I awoke suddenly and to my utter surprise I was lying over the workbench, but not crushing the model or pushing the tools over the edge of the table, but ALL over the table!!! Mein Gott, I was scale reduced to 1/72!!! Cursing Matt, I stood up over the debris that always cover my workbench and thought what to do next. There was little to do but await until morning and yell for help. In any case, I got some hours to kill so I walked up to my model, wich by relative comparison now was blown up to 1:1. I found a lor of rough spots and some glue runs, specially under the tail, but I was quite satisfied. I hand-turned the propeller and it spun a bit stiff, but that was OK. I climbed into the cockpit, found a spot where I forgot to paint, tried the control column and in a whim, I switched on the magnetos and pushed the throttle... ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 08:22:00 -0300 From: "Diego Fernetti" To: "ww1 list" Subject: A birthday dream, part 2 Message-ID: <00a301c21c3a$86307a00$4640a8c0@ssp.salud.rosario.gov.ar> .... Surprisingly, the engine started! First with a cough and a bang, and then, as one of those old Singer sewing machines it started to catch rythm, until the sound became a roar! I was quite shocked to see that the model started to gain speed and that was about to crash into my toolbox. Full rudder to get the box out of the way, but then I headed to the table´s edge, a free fall of almost one meter high! The plane jumped over the edge and plunged into the darkness, I was sure that the carpet gnomes this time will feast on my corpse, but as the fall increased the airspeed, I was able to pull back the joystick and recover the aircraft just before crashing into the synthetic "cigar" wool carpeting. It was a near call! I climbed and banked to avoid the chairs, flew by the bookshelves big as cliffs, and strafed the shelf where the rest of my assembled models are displayed, waving my wings in a joyride. As I was about to return to the workbench and land, I saw the Pegasus Albatros D.II coughing blue smoke from its exhaust, and rolling on the shelf, taking off in my pursuit. Damn, I was careless to fly over a bunch of german models with a Nieuport all covered in cockades! ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 08:23:04 -0300 From: "Diego Fernetti" To: "ww1 list" Subject: A birthday dream, part 3 Message-ID: <00a901c21c3a$acb020e0$4640a8c0@ssp.salud.rosario.gov.ar> Off we went, myself on my Nieuport 28 and a ghost Albatros D.II searching the tail of my plane to shoot me! I rolled and looped, and the albatros was always back there, spitting flames. bl**dy hun! I got by the window of the room and lo and behold I saw that it was a small opening below, and if I was careful, I could get out of there. I lined up, against the turbulence that entered by the window opening (it has almost a gale force when you're 1/72 the normal size) and zoomed off the room and into the night. Against my wishes, the Albatros did not crash against the windows, but followed me swiftly. Gee I wished I built an Albatros D.I with a taller wing gap! I climbed and climbed and saw that I was not alone. In fact there were lots of airplanes out there, wings faintly shining inthe moonlight! ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 08:24:23 -0300 From: "Diego Fernetti" To: "ww1 list" Subject: A birthday dream, part 4 Message-ID: <00bd01c21c3a$dbccace0$4640a8c0@ssp.salud.rosario.gov.ar> How it's possible that all these models are flying all mingled up? I need to see this, I said to myself, and climbed up to the meleé. A Spad 12 zoomed near... It was Neil's! At least this one must be friendly, I reasoned. Who else would be there? A Vickers FB 19? Who else would build this rare bird but Steve Cox? There was also a few red triplanes, but the shiniest one was Marcio's, without any doubt. Bill Arnold's Albatros D.II joined my nemesis in formation. Well, I just looked for Matt's and Alberto's Nieuports to be safe. There was a career Pup, with Plesha signature, a bewithched Fokker D.VII with orange nose and tail, Neil's aussie SE5a, Volker's Junkers, Sanjeev's Fee, Martin Afflito on a black-cowled sopwith tripe, Michael K. looping his strutter, Ken's version of Vieux Charles, Dale on his own heart-decorated Spad VII, Peter Leonard on a scary looking Farman, followed by Pedro in his start strutter... and many more! So many airplanes, all so garish that not even the night darkness could hide the wild schemes, the arrows, skulls, checkers crosses and cockades. We danced the skies on decal-silvered wings, high in the moonlit silence. Hov'ring there, I've chased the shouting wind along, and flung my eager model through footless halls of air. But the cold was strong and I headed back home, where the light was still bright on my window. I slipped thru the window opening again, and cut the engine to land over the workbench but.... ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 08:25:09 -0300 From: "Diego Fernetti" To: "ww1 list" Subject: A birthday dream, final Message-ID: <00c301c21c3a$f743ece0$4640a8c0@ssp.salud.rosario.gov.ar> Hello! There was again my enemy Albatros right behind, streaming bullets all over my nieuport! The bullets cut cleanly two or three rigging wires on the wings and I fought to keep control of the aircraft, wich started to suffer strong buffeting in the airstream. I side-slip and the workbench surface got closer and closer, the albatros kept firing and I tried to yank the controls to stabilize the craft before crash landing on the tool cluttered table. I bounced on it, a wingtip touched a Windsock mag spreaded there shedding an aileron, bounced again over a needle file and then the nieuport turned upside down and knocked me off unconscious. I woke up with a nasty headache. I was still on my chair, an empty bottle of port over the workbench and a mess of modelling tools all around me. With some disgust, I saw that while I was asleep I pushed my newly finished nieuport 28 with my elbows and turned it upside down, unglued an aileron loose and damaged the rigging. What a way to satrt a birthday! I walked to the bathroom to wash my face with cold water (what a headache I had!) and then I saw my face in the mirror... It was all smeared in castor oil and I had a nice bump in my forehead, just in the shape of a Nieuport windshield.... D. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 12:28:29 +0100 From: "Pedro N. Soares" To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: RE: A birthday dream, final Message-ID: <12AEB3D996DDD311B98A00508B6D75B301C5C63D@TUFAO> Diego, I've never flown in better company. I wish we all will share many more such amazing flights for as long as the sky will bear us. Here's to Commander Fernetti, HIP, HIP... Um grande abraço e muitos parabens Pedro > -----Original Message----- > From: Diego Fernetti [mailto:dfernet0@rosario.gov.ar] > Sent: terça-feira, 25 de Junho de 2002 12:27 > To: Multiple recipients of list > Subject: [WWI] A birthday dream, final > > > Hello! There was again my enemy Albatros right behind, > streaming bullets all > over my nieuport! The bullets cut cleanly two or three > rigging wires on the > wings and I fought to keep control of the aircraft, wich > started to suffer > strong buffeting in the airstream. I side-slip and the > workbench surface got > closer and closer, the albatros kept firing and I tried to > yank the controls > to stabilize the craft before crash landing on the tool > cluttered table. I > bounced on it, a wingtip touched a Windsock mag spreaded > there shedding an > aileron, bounced again over a needle file and then the nieuport turned > upside down and knocked me off unconscious. > I woke up with a nasty headache. I was still on my chair, an > empty bottle of > port over the workbench and a mess of modelling tools all > around me. With > some disgust, I saw that while I was asleep I pushed my newly finished > nieuport 28 with my elbows and turned it upside down, unglued > an aileron > loose and damaged the rigging. What a way to satrt a birthday! > I walked to the bathroom to wash my face with cold water > (what a headache I > had!) and then I saw my face in the mirror... It was all > smeared in castor > oil and I had a nice bump in my forehead, just in the shape > of a Nieuport > windshield.... > > D. > > ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 12:29:34 +0100 From: "Pedro N. Soares" To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: RE: A birthday dream, final Message-ID: <12AEB3D996DDD311B98A00508B6D75B301C5C641@TUFAO> Diego, I've never flown in better company. I wish we all will share many more such amazing flights for as long as the sky will bear us. Here's to Commander Fernetti, HIP, HIP... Um grande abraço e muitos parabens Pedro ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 07:37:10 -0400 (EDT) From: tbittners@sprintmail.com To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: A birthday dream, final Message-ID: <20020625113710.7A08C4693C@eclipse.qis.net> ROTFLMAO!!!! Diego, you are mad - mad, I tell you! And I'm jealous. ;-) What a great story. Matt Bittner ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 08:38:20 -0300 From: "Diego Fernetti" To: Subject: RE: A birthday dream, final Message-ID: <012801c21c3c$ce4d8ec0$4640a8c0@ssp.salud.rosario.gov.ar> Muchas gracias, Pedro Si me he pasado un buen rato escribiendo este cuentito, es para agradecer a mis amigos de todo el mundo el buen rato que me dan todos los días al leer sus mensajes. Um abraço D. ----- Original Message ----- From: Pedro N. Soares To: Multiple recipients of list Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 8:34 AM Subject: [WWI] RE: A birthday dream, final > > Diego, > > I've never flown in better company. I wish we all will share many more such > amazing flights for as long as the sky will bear us. > > Here's to Commander Fernetti, HIP, HIP... > > > Um grande abraço e muitos parabens > > Pedro > ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 13:45:39 +0200 From: Crawford Neil To: "'wwi@wwi-models.org'" Subject: Re: A birthday dream, final Message-ID: Nearly got that Albie, I was banked over and he was nicely framed in my (Aldis) sight, conveniently placed on my right, Just as I fired off my 37mm canon the Hispano engine hiccuped, damn I knew I should have kept that Volvo engine I had in my last Spad and I missed him, there was something strangely familiar about the pilot, very sharp cut features, and he was ranting furiously as he went by, do you remember painting the initials TC on the side of that DII Diego? Could it be possible?...... /Neil C. PS. Laughed my head off! ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 14:16:19 +0200 From: Crawford Neil To: "'wwi@wwi-models.org'" Subject: RE: Back from holiday Message-ID: > You saw a AN2 and didn't stop ?! It would have been more than my life was worth, if it had been OT I might have had a go, but just for an Antonov peace at home is more important! > > I won a Blue Max Bristol M1c in your favourite scale. Didn't know Blue Max were in 1/72? ;-) There > has been some > debate while you've been away about Blue Max and Pegasus and > quality etc. I > for one LIKE (!) Blue Max and I look forward to building the Bristol - > perfect fit of parts, no flash, no wing ripple...! > > Tom > A classic discussion, I can't make up my mind, the first Pegasus kits were truly awful. The latest are very good, in parts. The Spad 12 is typical, its the only game in town, but fit is poor, wing surfaces uninspired, yet the fuselage has mouldings that should make Tamiya envious, nice decals, and terrific white metal parts. I'm glad I've built a Pegasus, but I'm in no hurry to do another one. /Neil C. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 12:29:27 +0000 From: "Michael Kendix" To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Gotha! Message-ID: I am considering purchasing the Datafile Special, "Gotha!" in order to assist me in building the Roden G.II/III & G.V kits. Please could someone give me a rundown on the book's contents and suitability for such a task. Michael _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 09:35:40 -0300 From: "Marcio Antonio Campos" To: Subject: RE: Gotha! Message-ID: <004b01c21c44$d179f5e0$5d1ba8c0@officesp.starmedia> Michael, I have this one and I like it a lot! Many pictures, the usual 1/72 and 1/48 plans and so on. However, since I don't suffer from AMS, I can't say exactly if it's a good tool for experienced modelers. For me it's amazing... All the best from Brazil Marcio Antonio Campos Redator do GuiaSP StarMedia do Brasil +55 11 30436421 marcio.campos@starmedia.net http://www.guiasp.com.br http://www.guiarj.com.br http://www.nacidade.com.br > -----Original Message----- > From: wwi@wwi-models.org [mailto:wwi@wwi-models.org]On Behalf > Of Michael > Kendix > Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 9:31 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list > Subject: [WWI] Gotha! > > > I am considering purchasing the Datafile Special, "Gotha!" in > order to > assist me in building the Roden G.II/III & G.V kits. Please > could someone > give me a rundown on the book's contents and suitability for > such a task. > > Michael > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at > http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 14:43:36 +0200 From: a.casirati@cornali-trasporti.it To: Subject: R: A birthday dream, part 2 Message-ID: <43EB244779F3D411966E0060082C59E90F0840@SERVER1> Really nice, Diego ! More of them ! I really liked it..... -----Messaggio originale----- Da: wwi@wwi-models.org [mailto:wwi@wwi-models.org]Per conto di Diego Fernetti Inviato: martedì 25 giugno 2002 13.22 A: Multiple recipients of list Oggetto: [WWI] A birthday dream, part 2 ... Surprisingly, the engine started! First with a cough and a bang, and then, as one of those old Singer sewing machines it started to catch rythm, until the sound became a roar! I was quite shocked to see that the model started to gain speed and that was about to crash into my toolbox. Full rudder to get the box out of the way, but then I headed to the table´s edge, a free fall of almost one meter high! The plane jumped over the edge and plunged into the darkness, I was sure that the carpet gnomes this time will feast on my corpse, but as the fall increased the airspeed, I was able to pull back the joystick and recover the aircraft just before crashing into the synthetic "cigar" wool carpeting. It was a near call! I climbed and banked to avoid the chairs, flew by the bookshelves big as cliffs, and strafed the shelf where the rest of my assembled models are displayed, waving my wings in a joyride. As I was about to return to the workbench and land, I saw the Pegasus Albatros D.II coughing blue smoke from its exhaust, and rolling on the shelf, taking off in my pursuit. Damn, I was careless to fly over a bunch of german models with a Nieuport all covered in cockades! --- [Questa mail e' stata controllata dai software antivirus e antispamming di Planet Service srl - www.planetservice.biz ] --- [Questa mail e' stata controllata dai software antivirus e antispamming di Planet Service srl - www.planetservice.biz ] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 15:07:12 +0200 From: Crawford Neil To: "'wwi@wwi-models.org'" Subject: Re: Drawings Message-ID: > That's very true, and also explain why the same artists > publish revised > versions of their drawings (worthy examples are the nieuport > 11 and Fokker > D.VII of Ian Stair) wich hopefully would be more accurate > until new evidence > demonstrate the opposite. > Chances are that someone in the future will develop a > reliable, friendly > software to generate three views from a single picture taking > in account all > the variables that distort a photographic image. > We just need to pray to St. Bill at the Gates! ;-) > D. > In every copy of Skyways (and probably WW1 Aero) there is an advertisment for Frank van Dalems (IIRC) PC program that does this. I don't know how well it works, probably not because it doesn't seem to be an outstanding success. Last I heard they were trying to get somebody to rewrite it for windows. /Neil C: ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 08:12:47 -0500 From: "Lance Krieg" To: Subject: Re: Winsock Search Message-ID: Tom is looking for: "...info on the AEG G IV...missing are: .. Volumn 4 # 1 Spring 1988 Volumn 5 # 2 Summer 1989" There is nothing on the AEG in Volume 5 at all; 4/1 has shots of the Ottawa survivor, and is the one you want. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 08:20:18 -0500 From: "Lance Krieg" To: Subject: Re: Gotha! Message-ID: Michael is: "...considering purchasing the Datafile Special, "Gotha!" in order to assist me in building the Roden G.II/III & G.V kits." The book is in the usual format of the Specials, with 20 pages of scale drawings, 4 pages of profiles, 68 archive photos, and 19 detail/closeups and cockpit drawings. The many detail shots make this the sine qua non of Gotha references, IMHO. Lance ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 14:13:54 +0000 From: "Michael Kendix" To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: Gotha! Message-ID: Lance, Marci et al.: I'm sold. I'll pick one up from Aeroplane Books at the Nats. By the way, Aeroplane Books' store is within striking distance of Virginia Beach - close to Williamsburg. Michael >Michael is: > >"...considering purchasing the Datafile Special, "Gotha!" in order to >assist me in building the Roden G.II/III & G.V kits." > >The book is in the usual format of the Specials, with 20 pages of scale >drawings, 4 pages of profiles, 68 archive photos, and 19 detail/closeups >and cockpit drawings. > >The many detail shots make this the sine qua non of Gotha references, >IMHO. > >Lance _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 10:17:33 -0400 From: "tsollers" To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: DR.I on Hyperscale Message-ID: <200206251417.g5PEHZv08294@mail.bcpl.net> Greetings all! There is a very tastey Dragon DR.I on Hyperscale. http://gallery02.kitparade.com/fokkerdriab_1.htm ... Although I'm not sure about the rivets on the rim of the wheels! Cheers! Tom ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 15:12:51 +0100 From: Nigel Cheffers-Heard To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: A birthday dream, final Message-ID: Brilliant! N -- Nigel Cheffers-Heard photography + design tel: +44 (0)1392 87 58 57 fax: +44 (0)1392 87 74 97 mobile: 0771 261 4514 nigelch@cheffers.co.uk www.cheffers.co.uk Laburnums, Bridge Hill Topsham, Exeter EX3 0QQ, UK ------------------------------ End of WWI Digest 4491 **********************