WWI Digest 4886 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) Re: Anna Reitsch WAS: BE2e question by Sean Brian Kirby 2) Re: IM Nieuport Review - Question for Matt by Sean Brian Kirby 3) RE: 1/48 HiTech Voisin by RadspadMike@netscape.net 4) Re: Happy New Year - was:DWC - Liberty engine and greetings by Sean Brian Kirby 5) Re: LongTanPrincessIkeTranny & The Ukelele by Ken Schmitt 6) Re: Box Scale Therapy by Sean Brian Kirby 7) RE: 1/48 HiTech Voisin by MARK MILLER 8) RE: 1/48 HiTech Voisin by Sean Brian Kirby 9) Re: PRIVATE by Sean Brian Kirby 10) Re:Pedro's Gotha, and Michael's SSW by Graham Hunter 11) SPAM and the 'Reply' Function by "David C. Fletcher" 12) Re: What did you get for Christmas by VMA324Vagabonds@aol.com 13) Virus(?) by "Paul Schwartzkopf" 14) Re: SPAM and the 'Reply' Function by Sean Brian Kirby 15) January IM by pfalzdvii@att.net 16) Re: DWC - photos by VMA324Vagabonds@aol.com 17) Re: January IM by "Michael Kendix" 18) today's stuff by "Michael Kendix" 19) Re: Box Scale Therapy by Ray 20) Site updated with Ray Boorman's fok E.IV by SSH 21) Re: Box Scale Therapy by tbittners@sprintmail.com (Matt Bittner) 22) Re: Site updated with Ray Boorman's fok E.IV by "Steven Perry" 23) Re: LongTanPrincessIkeTranny & The Ukelele by "Hans Trauner" 24) Re: Anna Reitsch WAS: BE2e question by "D_Fernetti" 25) Re: LongTanPrincessIkeTranny & The Ukelele by "D_Fernetti" 26) Re: Site updated with Ray Boorman's fok E.IV by Ray 27) Re: Box Scale Therapy by pfalzdvii@att.net 28) Re: January IM by pfalzdvii@att.net 29) Re: January IM by "Pedro Soares" 30) New off topic site by tbittners@sprintmail.com (Matt Bittner) 31) Re: SPAM and the 'Reply' Function by "D_Fernetti" 32) Re: January IM by "Michael Kendix" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2003 08:57:54 -0800 (PST) From: Sean Brian Kirby To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: Anna Reitsch WAS: BE2e question Message-ID: <20030102165754.53839.qmail@web14808.mail.yahoo.com> --- D_Fernetti wrote: > Dave > > I thought that it was Hannah Reitsch. > > I can't pronounce H's > D. But you don't spell it "Oscar de la Oya," do you? ;) Sean ===== www.pitpass.com __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2003 09:05:49 -0800 (PST) From: Sean Brian Kirby To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: IM Nieuport Review - Question for Matt Message-ID: <20030102170549.69645.qmail@web14801.mail.yahoo.com> --- dave.fleming@dial.pipex.com wrote: > Which makes it OK for Nungesser's machine, but not > for most other Ni 17bis :-( Is their any other Nie.17bis one would build? :p Sean ===== www.pitpass.com __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2003 12:10:39 -0500 From: RadspadMike@netscape.net To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: RE: 1/48 HiTech Voisin Message-ID: <4B9851DF.423B1314.3E0364A1@netscape.net> janah@att.net wrote: >Say, Has HiTech released that 1/48 scale Voisin I saw in the new Squadron >Catalog? Any comments yet? > >Cyg. > The Squadron website shows they have just started shipping the Hi Tech Breguet XIV A-2(Photo). The Voisin is still in pre-order status. I have the Voisin on pre-order and should get it about a day after it ships. I'll try to remember to post a notice of its release. Regards, Mike Kavanaugh __________________________________________________________________ The NEW Netscape 7.0 browser is now available. Upgrade now! http://channels.netscape.com/ns/browsers/download.jsp Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2003 09:16:56 -0800 (PST) From: Sean Brian Kirby To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: Happy New Year - was:DWC - Liberty engine and greetings Message-ID: <20030102171656.56500.qmail@web14802.mail.yahoo.com> --- Volker Haeusler wrote: > Penang is renowned in > the whole of South East Asia for it´s excellent > food... I have an online friend, and F1 freak, who's from there. Sean ===== www.pitpass.com __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2003 11:21:23 -0600 From: Ken Schmitt To: Subject: Re: LongTanPrincessIkeTranny & The Ukelele Message-ID: Hans- > Even John Cleese would reject such a sentence! Yes he would. And with a bit more class, I'd wager. My sincere apologies to fluent German-persons everywhere. Diego thinks I am German so what am I supposed to do? Don't want to let the earnest, impressionable lad down... One of my grandparents was German. . . That was, hmmm, 1914, thereabouts, so it's OT after all. Diego? If you're listening? I wouldn't play the Carpenters with *your* needle. -Paul Williams > ' A vinegar cucumber factory with the soul full of a commercial beauty. > Go on with the program' still, it *does* have a bit of a lilt to it, does it not? ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2003 09:21:42 -0800 (PST) From: Sean Brian Kirby To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: Box Scale Therapy Message-ID: <20030102172142.94552.qmail@web14804.mail.yahoo.com> --- Volker Haeusler wrote: I bought one of the Revell 72 > scale tank kits (mainly for > comparison purposes - a Tiger I H, to be precise), > and am just building it. > Basically OOB, with jsut those minimum changes (like > leaving away the turret > side reserve tracks) that the internet tells you > about the kit, and I´m > having an awful lot of fun. No Zimmerit? ;) Sean (Hey, Zimmerit's fun. Right?) ===== www.pitpass.com __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2003 09:22:32 -0800 (PST) From: MARK MILLER To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: RE: 1/48 HiTech Voisin Message-ID: <20030102172232.46491.qmail@web80012.mail.yahoo.com> Cyg Philippe says that his next release will ne a Voisin 10 "night bomber" in french markings. available mid January mark > janah@att.net wrote: > > >Say, Has HiTech released that 1/48 scale Voisin I > saw in the new Squadron > >Catalog? Any comments yet? > > > >Cyg. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2003 09:25:53 -0800 (PST) From: Sean Brian Kirby To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: RE: 1/48 HiTech Voisin Message-ID: <20030102172553.41236.qmail@web14806.mail.yahoo.com> --- RadspadMike@netscape.net wrote: > The Squadron website shows they have just started > shipping the Hi Tech Breguet XIV A-2(Photo). The > Voisin is still in pre-order status. I have the > Voisin on pre-order and should get it about a day > after it ships. I'll try to remember to post a > notice of its release. And they seem to be out of the Special Hobby SPAD VII - though you might want to check with them, 'cause it was coming in. Sean ===== www.pitpass.com __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2003 09:29:15 -0800 (PST) From: Sean Brian Kirby To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: PRIVATE Message-ID: <20030102172915.16994.qmail@web14810.mail.yahoo.com> --- "Princess Rose Ike." wrote: > IN VIEW OF YOUR PROFESSION > > INTRODUCTION: > He advised me not to tell anybody except my mother > who is the last wife of the (8) eight wives that he > married. My mother did not bear any male child for > him. > > Which implies that all my father's properties, > companies' etc, we have no share in them because my > mother has no male child according to African > tradition. Dear Princess Eisenhower, By sending this here, you just told a whole bunch 'o people. And you only have $47,000,000? I've received offers from Africa involving close to four times that. I am sure others will have better suggestions for you, though; they're are plenty of us. Cheers! Sean ===== www.pitpass.com __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2003 11:29:39 -0600 From: Graham Hunter To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re:Pedro's Gotha, and Michael's SSW Message-ID: <000701c2b284$87583f90$66f15218@D38CQ221> Very nice Internet Modeller entries. Pedro masterful job on the Gotha. Michael likewise on the SSW. I've just got to get the Koster D.IV kit, I love the looks of the SSW's. Happy New Year, Graham ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2003 09:56:48 -0800 From: "David C. Fletcher" To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: SPAM and the 'Reply' Function Message-ID: <3E147D60.8030507@mars.ark.com> Sean, No matter how tempting it is to comment on these offers of millions of dollars, welding wire or multifarious shoes, be advised that UNH has anti-SPAM software in place. If these sites get the automatic blacklist, you can end up doing the same to yourself. The result will be that you will have to change your server and possible your name to get back on the list. Silence is golden, or at least saves some of your gold in this case. Dave Fletcher ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2003 13:03:05 EST From: VMA324Vagabonds@aol.com To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: What did you get for Christmas Message-ID: <189.138d1772.2b45d8d9@aol.com> --part1_189.138d1772.2b45d8d9_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 12/28/2002 11:16:03 PM Eastern Standard Time, mkendix@hotmail.com writes: > Is this Wilfred Owen? I've not heard of Wilder Owen. > > Ah yes it is, must have been a bit tipsy when I typed that out!!! Best regards, Jon --part1_189.138d1772.2b45d8d9_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 12/28/2002 11:16:03 PM Eastern Standard Time, mkendix@hotmail.com writes:

Is this Wilfred Owen?  I've not heard of Wilder Owen.



Ah yes it is, must have been a bit tipsy when I typed that out!!!
                                           Best regards,
                                                    Jon --part1_189.138d1772.2b45d8d9_boundary-- ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2003 12:11:38 -0600 From: "Paul Schwartzkopf" To: "WWI List" Subject: Virus(?) Message-ID: I have received a dozen or more emails this week containing the W32.Klez.H@mm virus, which appears to be making it's rounds again. I just wanted to give the list a heads-up about potential troubles. Paul ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2003 10:23:15 -0800 (PST) From: Sean Brian Kirby To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: SPAM and the 'Reply' Function Message-ID: <20030102182315.60109.qmail@web14806.mail.yahoo.com> --- "David C. Fletcher" wrote: > No matter how tempting it is to comment on these > offers of millions of > dollars, welding wire or multifarious shoes, be > advised that UNH has > anti-SPAM software in place. If these sites get the > automatic > blacklist, you can end up doing the same to > yourself. The result will > be that you will have to change your server and > possible your name to > get back on the list. Silence is golden, or at > least saves some of your > gold in this case. So just clam-up and delete? :) Sounds sound to me. (I'm new/naive.) Sean ===== www.pitpass.com __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2003 18:37:21 +0000 From: pfalzdvii@att.net To: wwi@wwi-models.org (WWI LIst) Subject: January IM Message-ID: <20030102183723.KYQZ9286.mtiwmhc11.worldnet.att.net@mtiwebc16> Just finished oogling the January IM (a much more healthy subject for middle aged men, Shane). WOW! Pedro, I have seen Three other G.III kits completed, and yours is the best, by a ways! Awesome! Mike, Your SSW D.III gives Herr Hustad a run for his money, excellent. The people on the list keep amazing me, I make allowances for obvious mutants/aliens in disguise (you know who you are) but the 'average' modelers in this group are super, and keep improving. Thanks to all. Merrill ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2003 13:58:22 EST From: VMA324Vagabonds@aol.com To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: DWC - photos Message-ID: <3c.29e2431e.2b45e5ce@aol.com> --part1_3c.29e2431e.2b45e5ce_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 12/31/2002 5:24:57 AM Eastern Standard Time, bpearson@kaien.net writes: > I just took a little break from the next IM and posted some shots of the DWC > as of a week ago. It can be seen at http://www.cbrnp.com/RNP/DWC.htm > > Hi Bob, it sure looks like your having a heck of alot of fun with your build of the DWC. Just wait till you start covering those sticks, I'm sure you'll be overjoyed with your creation. Large scale scratch model building is a joy everyone should try at least once. Best regards, Jon --part1_3c.29e2431e.2b45e5ce_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 12/31/2002 5:24:57 AM Eastern Standard Time, bpearson@kaien.net writes:

I just took a little break from the next IM and posted some shots of the DWC
as of a week ago. It can be seen at http://www.cbrnp.com/RNP/DWC.htm



Hi Bob, it sure looks like your having a heck of alot of fun with your build of the DWC. Just wait till you start covering those sticks, I'm sure you'll be overjoyed with your creation. Large scale scratch model building is a joy everyone should try at least once.
                                           Best regards,
                                                    Jon --part1_3c.29e2431e.2b45e5ce_boundary-- ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2003 19:06:36 +0000 From: "Michael Kendix" To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: January IM Message-ID: >From: pfalzdvii@att.net >Mike, Your SSW D.III gives Herr Hustad a run for his money, excellent. Merrill: Thanks for your kind comments but I don't think Hustad has too much to worry about from me. In fact, I used the pictures of his models on the WWI Modeling web site as a source of inspiration. It was he who in conjunction with another person at Hawkeye, produced the resin aftermarket that not only makes the kit more accurate (I'm not too bothered about that) but the resin engin and spinner are really nice and a big improvement on the kit's. Anyway, onward and upward, as they say, the Mac Roland D.VIb kit I'm building is really a nice kit and as easy a biplane model as I've found. It's quite simple and ha few fiddly parts. The quality too is high, though not quite in Eduard's class, but still an excellent kit. Michael _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2003 19:17:25 +0000 From: "Michael Kendix" To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: today's stuff Message-ID: For a laugh and a slightly purile description of his latest in stock,look at Earl's "New Releases" page: http://www.nkrmodels.com.au/ Also, there's an amazing build on Modeling Madness at: http://modelingmadness.com/ by Kyle Bodily. Not only does he builda Pegasus kit but covers it that A-H sworl, which he says reminds his daughter of grandma's carpet, though I always thought it looked like a strange sort of flock wallpaper, which gives me an idea for decorating the hallway... hmmm... I wonder how many Blue Max sheets that would take. Michael _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2003 11:25:27 -0800 From: Ray To: wwi@wwi-models.org, tbittners@sprintmail.com (Matt Bittner) Subject: Re: Box Scale Therapy Message-ID: <200301021125.27659.Ray_Boorman@telus.net> Following on from Steve, Matt and Michael there is another side to this. Many of the list members have far too much access to good references. Before everyone burns me at the stake think about this point. We can find way too many faults in most OT models. Which means a list of items to fix that is a mile long. Even for the most skilled many of these fixes get boring after a while. For those like me with two left hands it means lots of started models and the onset of frustration. I suspect it doesn't matter on the skill level this does take some enjoyment out of the model and makes the difference between finish or put back on the shelf and the feeling you get from not finishing what you started. One or two models a year built to as high a level as you can with a lot of short attention span models for entertainment value is what I have moved to. I have lots of references on wwi, but virtually none on later event Russian and Japanese aircraft so these are the ones I use as entertainment value. Lets face it you can get as much enjoyment from the slam it together Tamiya model as from say a reworked ICM Fokker EIV. In fact these were my last two models a Tamiya Nanzen and the Fokker. The instant gratification of the Nanzen kept me hanging in there with the Fokker. In the end this is a hobby, we should get satisfaction from it, not frustration. Just my two cents ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2003 15:04:37 -0500 From: SSH To: Ray , wwi-list Subject: Site updated with Ray Boorman's fok E.IV Message-ID: <20030102200246.5E8BB691061@mail.mailsnare.net> Model Gallery updated with Ray Boorman's ICM Fokker E.IV See http://www.wwi-models.org/Images/Boorman/index.html regards Sanjeev ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2003 13:59:43 -0600 (CST) From: tbittners@sprintmail.com (Matt Bittner) To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: Box Scale Therapy Message-ID: <200301021959.h02Jxhh12100@king1.kingsnake.com> > Following on from Steve, Matt and Michael there is another side to this. Many > of the list members have far too much access to good references. I completely agree! Another area for myself to get my modeling chops "back" is WW2 1/72nd armor. For the most part I don't care if things are 100% accurate, and will settle for something that "looks right". This doesn't mean I won't change something - I will if it's obviously at fault - but I don't go out of my way to do so. The last piece of armor completed (the BT-5 on last month's IM) was a great break. FWIW, HTH, YMMV, etc... Matt ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2003 15:25:26 -0500 From: "Steven Perry" To: Subject: Re: Site updated with Ray Boorman's fok E.IV Message-ID: <006601c2b29d$163cfb20$20244918@tampabay.rr.com> > Model Gallery updated with Ray Boorman's ICM Fokker E.IV > See > http://www.wwi-models.org/Images/Boorman/index.html > regards > Sanjeev Real nice Fokker Ray. It looks like you did some subtle streaking on the CDL. I like this effect, especially in 1/72. How did you accomplish it? sp ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2003 21:30:44 +0100 From: "Hans Trauner" To: Subject: Re: LongTanPrincessIkeTranny & The Ukelele Message-ID: <001101c2b29d$d35ea500$08c072d4@FRITZweb> > Hans- > > > Even John Cleese would reject such a sentence! > Yes he would. And with a bit more class, I'd wager. > My sincere apologies to fluent German-persons everywhere. No need to do it. If you only avoid Balkankeruz and Eindekker. Hans ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2003 17:57:30 -0300 From: "D_Fernetti" To: Subject: Re: Anna Reitsch WAS: BE2e question Message-ID: Sean! > But you don't spell it "Oscar de la Oya," do you? ;) LOL! In fact that is the correct spanish pronounciation!!!! :-) If you pronounce the "H" of the surname, it will sound as "Oscar of the Jewel" to spanish ears. And you don't want Oscar to get annoyed, right? :-) D. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2003 18:01:40 -0300 From: "D_Fernetti" To: Subject: Re: LongTanPrincessIkeTranny & The Ukelele Message-ID: Ken, the phony hun wrote: > Diego thinks I am German so what am I supposed to do? > Don't want to let the earnest, impressionable lad down... Oh, I-m deceived... ain't you even Alsatian? > One of my grandparents was German. . . > That was, hmmm, 1914, thereabouts, so it's OT after all. I supposed it... Did he wore a monocle? > Diego? If you're listening? > I wouldn't play the Carpenters with *your* needle. If you play a Carpenters record backwards you can hear the lyrics of a Barry Manilow song. True! D. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2003 12:18:07 -0800 From: Ray To: wwi@wwi-models.org, "Steven Perry" Subject: Re: Site updated with Ray Boorman's fok E.IV Message-ID: <200301021218.07656.Ray_Boorman@telus.net> On Thursday 02 January 2003 12:26, Steven Perry wrote: > Real nice Fokker Ray. It looks like you did some subtle streaking on the > CDL. I like this effect, especially in 1/72. How did you accomplish it? > sp Thanks Steven, Erm gosh now I am embarrased, the fokker managed to survive everything I threw at it. The streaking effect on the cdl was eventually done with Prismacolour pencils. I tried paint first but had to clean it off the base coat since it didnt look right. I thought it was Shane who came up with the pencil method but on looking through the archives it was Steve Hustad way back when he was subscribed. The trick to the pencils is the surface must be matt. They rub right off a glossy surface. Ray ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2003 21:01:34 +0000 From: pfalzdvii@att.net To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: Box Scale Therapy Message-ID: <20030102210137.FDMB20003.mtiwmhc13.worldnet.att.net@mtiwebc14> Ray, I think you hit the target, but it was with a shotgun. The key issue in all of this, and most severe cases of AMS is PERFECTIONISM, the desire, (often more than a bit AR) to make an 'exact' replica, down to scale centimeters/inches. We almost all have it, in some respect. I, for one, try to build as close to exact replicas as I can, but I ignore 'fiddly' bits... "The fuselage is 1.2mm too short...", "...the wing chord is 2 scale inches (that's all 0f 41 THOUSANTHS of an inch in 1/48 and 2 Thousandths in 1/72)too narrow.." I, for one, ignore such comments, well meaning as they are, because they do tend to kill the joy of modeling, and only rarely disfigure a kit seriously. FWIW Merrill > Following on from Steve, Matt and Michael there is another side to this. Many > of the list members have far too much access to good references. > > Before everyone burns me at the stake think about this point. We can find way > too many faults in most OT models. Which means a list of items to fix that is > a mile long. Even for the most skilled many of these fixes get boring after a > while. For those like me with two left hands it means lots of started models > and the onset of frustration. I suspect it doesn't matter on the skill level > this does take some enjoyment out of the model and makes the difference > between finish or put back on the shelf and the feeling you get from not > finishing what you started. > > One or two models a year built to as high a level as you can with a lot of > short attention span models for entertainment value is what I have moved to. > > I have lots of references on wwi, but virtually none on later event Russian > and Japanese aircraft so these are the ones I use as entertainment value. > > Lets face it you can get as much enjoyment from the slam it together Tamiya > model as from say a reworked ICM Fokker EIV. In fact these were my last two > models a Tamiya Nanzen and the Fokker. The instant gratification of the > Nanzen kept me hanging in there with the Fokker. > > In the end this is a hobby, we should get satisfaction from it, not > frustration. > > Just my two cents > ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2003 21:04:32 +0000 From: pfalzdvii@att.net To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: January IM Message-ID: <20030102210433.FFJL20003.mtiwmhc13.worldnet.att.net@mtiwebc14> Mike, I know what I am talking about, Steve Hustad is a member of the local modeling club (forgive the small plug) the Twin Cities Aero Historians, of which I am a member, and I have known Steve for about 8 years, and saw the Hawkeye masters before he sent them, the compliment was sincere, not hyperbole. FWIW Merrill > >From: pfalzdvii@att.net > >Mike, Your SSW D.III gives Herr Hustad a run for his money, excellent. > > Merrill: > > Thanks for your kind comments but I don't think Hustad has too much to worry > about from me. In fact, I used the pictures of his models on the WWI > Modeling web site as a source of inspiration. It was he who in conjunction > with another person at Hawkeye, produced the resin aftermarket that not only > makes the kit more accurate (I'm not too bothered about that) but the resin > engin and spinner are really nice and a big improvement on the kit's. > > Anyway, onward and upward, as they say, the Mac Roland D.VIb kit I'm > building is really a nice kit and as easy a biplane model as I've found. > It's quite simple and ha few fiddly parts. The quality too is high, though > not quite in Eduard's class, but still an excellent kit. > > Michael > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus > ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2003 21:14:41 -0000 From: "Pedro Soares" To: Subject: Re: January IM Message-ID: <004801c2b2a3$f77ef060$27fb16d5@netcabo.pt> ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Multiple recipients of list Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 6:39 PM Subject: [WWI] January IM > Just finished oogling the January IM (a much more healthy subject for middle > aged men, Shane). WOW! Pedro, I have seen Three other G.III kits completed, and > yours is the best, by a ways! Awesome! Thanks Merril, but I do think that the laurel crown goes to the one by Rob Baumgartner that appeared in one of the other e-zines. Anyway, I'm very pleased with the way mine turned out and the only secret I have for it was taking my time. It took more than 7 months to get it done, and when I was getting fed up with it, I'd put it aside for a while and concentrate on other things. > Mike, Your SSW D.III gives Herr Hustad a run for his money, excellent. Absolutely agreed and Herr Bitner Airasnake looks to be done to his usual high standard. Well done guys. Pedro ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2003 14:57:48 -0600 (CST) From: tbittners@sprintmail.com (Matt Bittner) To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: New off topic site Message-ID: <200301022057.h02KvmW16407@king1.kingsnake.com> Just wanted to give this new site a plug, as it ties directly into one of my other sites. :-) It's devoted to Lend-Lease, in all shapes and forms. Kinda neat that you can see what I tried to achieve with my recent P-39 and the "backgrounds" to the stars. Here's the URL: http://airforce.users.ru/lend-lease/english/index.htm Matt Bittner ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2003 18:23:15 -0300 From: "D_Fernetti" To: Subject: Re: SPAM and the 'Reply' Function Message-ID: Sean! > So just clam-up and delete? :) Sounds sound to me. > (I'm new/naive.) It's a good advice, yes. A couple of members had some troubles before for answering SPAM mails without changing the subject line. D. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2003 21:27:00 +0000 From: "Michael Kendix" To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: January IM Message-ID: >From: pfalzdvii@att.net >and I have known Steve for about 8 years, and saw the >Hawkeye masters before he sent them, the compliment was sincere, not > >hyperbole. No, I'm not accusing you of sincerity but I think the big thing about Hustad's models is his ability to do them in an almost flawless way - very clean and yet a lot of extra detail that some would never think of adding. I know most people are more familiar with his WWI stuff butin my view, the Japanese WW2 models that he's done exhibit an even higher level of attainment - see his "Mavis" at: http://www.j-aircraft.com/hustad/h6k5_mavis_review.htm I know this is off-topic but if one uses only a little imagination, many of the techniques he employs can be extended to any model you want to build. His models were what got me interested in building Japanese WW2 too. Michael _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus ------------------------------ End of WWI Digest 4886 **********************