WWI Digest 4938 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) Re: Finding Flaws After Painting by "Brent Theobald" 2) RE: Dropped one by Sean Brian Kirby 3) RE: New Update by "Ross & Wendy Moorhouse" 4) Re: Eduard's SPAD 13 by Ray 5) Re: Further Luedemann News by Ray 6) Re: Voss Cowl, Jastagate, Bobilink, wing ripple, Nalgo, Cane Toad by Ray 7) Re: Finding Flaws After Painting by Ray 8) Aviatik (Berg) D.I JaPo book!!! by "Grzegorz Mazurowski" 9) Re: Translation help needed by "Pedro Soares" 10) Nieuport by "Pedro Soares" 11) RE: Voss Cowl, Jastagate, Bobilink, wing ripple, Nalgo, Cane Toad by "Grzegorz Mazurowski" 12) re: C-M Lohner Mickl/Oeffag Type R1 Kit by "Grzegorz Mazurowski" 13) Re: Further Luedemann News by "Grzegorz Mazurowski" 14) French Alum Dope paint by EPMyles@aol.com 15) Re: French Alum Dope paint by "Matt Bittner" 16) Looking for Nie.24 kits by "Steven Perry" 17) RE: Voss Cowl, Jastagate, Bobilink, wing ripple, Nalgo, Cane Toad by RadspadMike@netscape.net 18) re: C-M Lohner Mickl/Oeffag Type R1 Kit by RadspadMike@netscape.net 19) RE: Looking for Nie.24 kits by RadspadMike@netscape.net 20) Re: Looking for Nie.24 kits by "Brent Theobald" 21) Re: DWC - was RE: Looking for Nie.24 kits by "Bob Pearson" 22) DWC - argghhh by "Bob Pearson" 23) Re: DWC - argghhh by "Steven Perry" 24) RE: Dropped one by "Shane Weier" 25) Re: Dropped one by VMA324Vagabonds@aol.com 26) Re: French Alum Dope paint by pfalzdvii@att.net 27) Crash by pfalzdvii@att.net ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 20:48:31 +0000 From: "Brent Theobald" To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: Finding Flaws After Painting Message-ID: Hey Matt, Usually I have some extra paint left in the paint cup whenever I complete painting something. I'll grab a uncompleted model and give it a dusting of paint. Any flaws pop right out. I don't usually care what color I use since I will sand most of it off anyway. Have a good one! Later! Brent >From: tbittners@sprintmail.com (Matt Bittner) >Reply-To: wwi@wwi-models.org >To: Multiple recipients of list >Subject: [WWI] Finding Flaws After Painting >Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 08:58:12 -0500 (EST) > >How do others on the list deal with flaws found after a coat of paint is >down? Do you strip the paint, fix the flaw and start over? Or is there >some magical putty I don't know about that helps fix these flaws? > >Yea, I know I should find the flaws before painting, but even with careful >checking I still miss a few. > >Sometimes modeling can be such a big pain! > > >Matt Bittner > _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 12:21:12 -0800 (PST) From: Sean Brian Kirby To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: RE: Dropped one Message-ID: <20030121202112.84284.qmail@web14804.mail.yahoo.com> --- Clemente Balladares wrote: > Well, let´s see at the arrive to Venezuela, > specially on this situation :( Well, if they stayed in a box, well-packaged, then they should be all right. I am sure what I wrote would have most Floridians nodding, though. Books and decals have a tendency to get "wavy," down there. Your stuff should be fine! Cheers, Sean ===== www.pitpass.com __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 08:44:01 +1100 From: "Ross & Wendy Moorhouse" To: Subject: RE: New Update Message-ID: <000701c2c196$39cd5b90$f5482dcb@future> Thanks Andreas. Having not seen the Jager ones painted before I wasn't sure who made them. On the Jager site I think they are unpainted. You did a top notch job on both the figures and the kit. Cheers Ross -----Original Message----- From: wwi@wwi-models.org [mailto:wwi@wwi-models.org] On Behalf Of Rita Sent: Wednesday, 22 January 2003 3:21 AM To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: [WWI] RE: New Update Hi Ross, hi listmembers thanks for your nice words. Ross, the figures I used in the background are from CMK (CzechMaster). The 2 figures in front and on the Alb. C.X are from Jager Miniatures too and belongs to the C.X kit. Greetings Andreas Ross & Wendy Moorhouse schrieb: > Andreas Martin very nice Alb indeed. What brand of figures did you use? > > Cheers > > Ross > > -----Original Message----- > From: wwi@wwi-models.org [mailto:wwi@wwi-models.org] On Behalf Of Matt > Bittner > Sent: Monday, 20 January 2003 10:48 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list > Subject: [WWI] New Update > > I just added Andreas Martin's stunning Albatros C.X. Wow! > > Unfortunately you can't there from News. Something's wrong with > the file and it's not letting me update it. > > > Matt Bittner > WW1 Modeling Page > Assistant Editor > > > > ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 13:51:55 -0800 From: Ray To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: Eduard's SPAD 13 Message-ID: <200301211351.55519.Ray_Boorman@telus.net> All the Camels look great, pity its the wrong scale!! I dont know about smaller scale. If that was true wouldnt the Nieuports have come out in 1/72 by now? I do hope the Comic Camel is a real one and not just a later one with the hump still in place. i know not many agree, but of the Sopwith Camels the Comic camel with the lack of hump looks by far the most elegant. On Tuesday 21 January 2003 10:00, Sean wrote: > > Looks like Profi' and non-Profipack, to me. And... it > looks like they're getting more and more serious about > that Camel! Fingers crossed... and a smaller version > couldn't be too far off, eh? :) > > > Sean > > ===== > www.pitpass.com > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. > http://mailplus.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 13:55:23 -0800 From: Ray To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: Further Luedemann News Message-ID: <200301211355.23854.Ray_Boorman@telus.net> i have a question, how do we order from Herr Luedemann, I had heard in past posts that mail order from the store can take months to years to never??, btw I am not suggesting anything meikraftian here, just the Herr Luedemann has enough business in the store that mail order takes a back seat. Anyone have any experiance of this. is there another way to get the models??? On Tuesday 21 January 2003 10:20, you wrote: > Volker Typed: > > Oh yes, there is one really interesting ot Classic Plane kit that just > > came > ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 14:00:42 -0800 From: Ray To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: Voss Cowl, Jastagate, Bobilink, wing ripple, Nalgo, Cane Toad Message-ID: <200301211400.42064.Ray_Boorman@telus.net> Yellow olive green poka dots on red. His mechanic said so in a interview with a Mr Weyl in 1933 or so. of course it doesnt show up in photos because those colours all look the same on the film types in use. Oh and they are not sure if the olive green was actually captured vegemite! Ask Diego its all in the encylocpedia. hth's Ray On Tuesday 21 January 2003 11:25, you wrote: > --- Shane Weier wrote: > > Voss cowl was unquestionalby a nice olive green > > plaid > > The first reference I ever saw to it, which I saw when > a mere tike, had it black. So... what was it? :) > > > Sean > > ===== > www.pitpass.com > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. > http://mailplus.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 14:03:46 -0800 From: Ray To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: Finding Flaws After Painting Message-ID: <200301211403.46159.Ray_Boorman@telus.net> Brent, thats a darn good idea, I am always flushing away the old paint after a session and this would be the ideal use for it. I have also sprayed leftovers to practice different effects on old scap planes. Ray On Tuesday 21 January 2003 12:52, you wrote: > Hey Matt, > > Usually I have some extra paint left in the paint cup whenever I complete > painting something. I'll grab a uncompleted model and give it a dusting of > paint. Any flaws pop right out. I don't usually care what color I use since > I will sand most of it off anyway. > > Have a good one! > > Later! > > Brent > ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 23:24:09 +0100 From: "Grzegorz Mazurowski" To: Subject: Aviatik (Berg) D.I JaPo book!!! Message-ID: <024301c2c19b$d1aa8460$0200a8c0@grzesiek> Hi! I've got it!!! It is very good and interesting book, contains a lot of new photos, great, great one. Only the painting schemes are a bit... daring, I think. Some of the interpretations aren't in my opinion confirmed enough. I don't speak about red bands on the Flik 60j planes, but for example about colours of the hexes on various planes (especially Linke-Crawford's), or the D.II 39.01 profile, which, as stated in the caption, is confirmed with the "photo on the page 72" but the photos on that page, although show this plane fairly well, doesn't tell you very much about colours or even tones' distribution. I also found one sure mistake in colour interpretation: excellent photo on the page 24 shows crashed 338.34 plane seen from the side with serial clearly visible. Capthion says that wings aren't camouflaged, and photo, hm... doesn't show wings good enough to judge if the wings are camouflaged or not (as any usual side photo). So I thought: "another daring interpretation..." But later I looked again on the photo, exactly on the willow tree in the background. "Bingo!!!!" This is the same tree and the same plane which is shown on the another photo in FMP book on page 183!!! And that photo in FMP book shows clearly that wings ARE camouflaged in the same "serrated bands" scheme as fuselage. Point for me. Another point I've got, as I've noticed that Peter Grosz in FMP book is also wrong! On his photo plane's serial isn't visible (plane is photographed from top), and caption says "338.38", but it should ne 338.34, as seen on the photo in JaPo book. I never thought that I'll be able to correct Peter Grosz, who in my opinion is at least as saint as Saint Harry :-) So this was my first serious post after 3 weeks of List abstinency caused by comp malfunction :-)))))))) Cheers! Grzegorz ***************r-e-k-l-a-m-a************** Chcesz oszczedzic na kosztach obslugi bankowej ? mBIZNES - konto dla firm http://epieniadze.onet.pl/mbiznes ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 22:32:36 -0000 From: "Pedro Soares" To: Subject: Re: Translation help needed Message-ID: <002a01c2c19d$022c9e60$23475451@netcabo.pt> Eric, I can't translate Czech, of course, but I have a bunch of photos of the A-1 I took at Kbely museum last year. Let me see if I can find some time to scan them and I'll send them to one of our webmasters for them to put them in the reference pages. Pedro ----- Original Message ----- From: Eric GALLAUD To: Multiple recipients of list Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 8:27 PM Subject: [WWI] Translation help needed > Hello listee, > > I have the Aero A-1 from RVHP (Hansa-Brandenburg B1 modified) with the > colour explanation in Czech language. So if somebody can help me, LMK > off list, I have a scan of the text. > > Thank you in advance > Eric > ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 22:38:59 -0000 From: "Pedro Soares" To: Subject: Nieuport Message-ID: <003e01c2c19d$e5ac5d60$23475451@netcabo.pt> Just as I thought the decal tapes over the stiching won't work ;-(. I'll have to paint the strips directly over the stitching..... Shouldn't have used it..... Pedro ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 23:33:56 +0100 From: "Grzegorz Mazurowski" To: Subject: RE: Voss Cowl, Jastagate, Bobilink, wing ripple, Nalgo, Cane Toad Message-ID: <02ff01c2c19d$2faba700$0200a8c0@grzesiek> > It used to be a lot of fun picking on what I thought were the "teeny" scale diehards. Then I discovered what hypocrites > they were, in that they had dabbled in the larger stuff and > even had some in their stash. It's not nice to poke fun at people that just can't help themselves when it comes to telling the > truth right up front! It’s better that you just feel sorry for them. ;<) > Regards, > Mike Kavanaugh Mike! I don't have ANY OT 1/48 scale kit, all OT kits I have are 1/72 (except one German torpedo boat which is 1/400). I have only one 1/48 kit, ot, I-16 fighter, unbuilt, bought only to get decals. Cheers! G. ***************r-e-k-l-a-m-a************** Chcesz oszczędzić na kosztach obsługi bankowej ? mBIZNES - konto dla firm http://epieniadze.onet.pl/mbiznes ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 23:35:40 +0100 From: "Grzegorz Mazurowski" To: Subject: re: C-M Lohner Mickl/Oeffag Type R1 Kit Message-ID: <031901c2c19d$6d51d160$0200a8c0@grzesiek> Good choice, Mike! Austrian, flying boat, 1/72, and Choroszy. Good luck! G. ***************r-e-k-l-a-m-a************** Chcesz oszczedzic na kosztach obslugi bankowej ? mBIZNES - konto dla firm http://epieniadze.onet.pl/mbiznes ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 00:12:06 +0100 From: "Grzegorz Mazurowski" To: Subject: Re: Further Luedemann News Message-ID: <04a401c2c1a2$848708a0$0200a8c0@grzesiek> Ray! > i have a question, how do we order from Herr Luedemann, > I had heard in past posts that mail order from the store can take months to > years to never??, btw I am not suggesting anything meikraftian here, just the > Herr Luedemann has enough business in the store that mail order takes a back > seat. Luedemann is the guy who makes kits, Detlef Schorsch is a guy you write about, he is Luedemann's "dealer" for Germany and Internet, also make some kits under the "Classic Plane" , I have his excellent GeeBee. > is there another way to get the models??? Yes, please write me off list. Cheers! Grzegorz ***************r-e-k-l-a-m-a************** Chcesz oszczedzic na kosztach obslugi bankowej ? mBIZNES - konto dla firm http://epieniadze.onet.pl/mbiznes ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 18:19:20 EST From: EPMyles@aol.com To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: French Alum Dope paint Message-ID: <12d.20b121b6.2b5f2f78@aol.com> --part1_12d.20b121b6.2b5f2f78_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Matt et al. and other Francophiles - I've about finished two (yes two! after 1.5 years) models - a 5 color Belgian Hanriot and Fokker D.VIII. You might even see pictures in a few weeks............ My next victim is a Nie.17 using some Aeromaster markings I recently obtained. My question is: which paint (acrylic please) do you recommend for the best French aluminum dope finish? I tried the Misterkit French Aluminum on the underside of the Hanriot and it turned out really grainy and metal-flecked (otherwise I've had some nice results with Misterkit). Testors acrylic aluminum was only slightly better What do you think of some of the metalizers for the finish - they give really smooth, non-grainy and non-metal flecked finishes (unlike the acrylic aluminums I've tried) but perhaps are a bit too shiny? Does anyone have some opinions or suggestions. As always, many thanks - Myles (and sorry for the MIME - there just isn't any way to turn it off using #$*@% AOL) --part1_12d.20b121b6.2b5f2f78_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Matt et al. and other Francophiles -

I've about finished two (yes two! after 1.5 years) models - a 5 color Belgian Hanriot and Fokker D.VIII.  You might even see pictures in a few weeks............

My next victim is a Nie.17 using some Aeromaster markings I recently obtained.  

My question is:  which paint (acrylic please) do you recommend for the best French aluminum dope finish?   I tried the Misterkit French Aluminum on the underside of the Hanriot and it turned out really grainy and metal-flecked (otherwise I've had some nice results with Misterkit).  Testors acrylic aluminum was only slightly better

What do you think of some of the metalizers for the finish - they give really smooth, non-grainy and non-metal flecked finishes (unlike the acrylic aluminums I've tried) but perhaps are a bit too shiny?

Does anyone have some opinions or suggestions.  

As always, many thanks -
Myles
(and sorry for the MIME - there just isn't any way to turn it off using #$*@% AOL)
--part1_12d.20b121b6.2b5f2f78_boundary-- ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 17:55:02 -0600 From: "Matt Bittner" To: "wwi@wwi-models.org" Subject: Re: French Alum Dope paint Message-ID: "My question is: which paint (acrylic please) do you recommend for the best French aluminum dope finish? I tried the Misterkit French Aluminum on the underside of the Hanriot and it turned out really grainy and metal-flecked (otherwise I've had some nice results with Misterkit). Testors acrylic aluminum was only slightly better" I've had good luck in the past using Polly Scale's Flat Aluminum. While it's true that the Polly Scale metalizers were dropped when Testor's bought them out (stinkin' Testors!) you can still find the flat aluminum in their model railroad line amazingly enough called "Flat Aluminum". :-) Matt ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 19:35:18 -0500 From: "Steven Perry" To: Subject: Looking for Nie.24 kits Message-ID: <001701c2c1ae$2bc9a220$65a8a8c0@tampabay.rr.com> I'm looking to trade for some Nie.24 kits. My RCW friend wants some schemes found on several Nie.24bis The only visible difference with the 24 is the old style Nie rudder and tailskid. Give me a holler if you have one of the crappy HR kits you'd like to unload ;-) sp **************************************************************************** ************************************** There is something inherently warped about a society that forces it's modelers to work for a living. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 20:04:04 -0500 From: RadspadMike@netscape.net To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: RE: Voss Cowl, Jastagate, Bobilink, wing ripple, Nalgo, Cane Toad Message-ID: <6668A948.0ECE2D92.3E0364A1@netscape.net> "Grzegorz Mazurowski" wrote: >Mike! > >I don't have ANY OT 1/48 scale kit, all OT kits I have are 1/72 (except one >German torpedo boat which is 1/400). >I have only one 1/48 kit, ot, I-16 fighter, unbuilt, bought only to get >decals. Grzegorz, Ah yes, I understand now that you have explained it to me. It's not the fact that you have transgressed your sacred scale, but just a matter of degree. Only for the decals??? 1/48 scale decals on a 1/72 model? I don't know, G., trying to judge your case of scale jumping is difficult; much like trying to discriminate the differences in virtue among prostitutes. A slip here, a slip there, who knows where it will lead to. Oh yes, much of the wickedness in the world has started with the willing acceptance of a venial sin. . . and the road to hell is paved with good intentions, and I can't think of any more overused cliches. ;<))) Hey, all in fun. I believe anyone should be able to build in any damn scale they please without being subject to anyone's criticism about it. Best 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: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 20:10:57 -0500 From: RadspadMike@netscape.net To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: re: C-M Lohner Mickl/Oeffag Type R1 Kit Message-ID: <38808834.0E469345.3E0364A1@netscape.net> "Grzegorz Mazurowski" wrote: >Good choice, Mike! >Austrian, flying boat, 1/72, and Choroszy. >Good luck! >G. Thanks G. I'll try to overcome the limits imposed by the scale. ;<)) 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: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 20:34:40 -0500 From: RadspadMike@netscape.net To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: RE: Looking for Nie.24 kits Message-ID: <4BEAF426.5F338218.3E0364A1@netscape.net> "Steven Perry" wrote: >There is something inherently warped about a society that forces it's >modelers to work for a living. I agree, but unless you win the Lotto or inherit a lot of money, how else can you afford the hobby. New desirable kits are being thrown at us from every corner of the world! In this country, some people complain that they can hardly live on their social security. Hell, I can hardly keep up with the hobby using mine! 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: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 02:25:17 +0000 From: "Brent Theobald" To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: Looking for Nie.24 kits Message-ID: >From: "Steven Perry" >Reply-To: wwi@wwi-models.org >To: Multiple recipients of list >Subject: [WWI] Looking for Nie.24 kits >Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 19:36:36 -0500 (EST) > >I'm looking to trade for some Nie.24 kits. My RCW friend wants some schemes >found on several Nie.24bis The only visible difference with the 24 is the >old style Nie rudder and tailskid. > >Give me a holler if you have one of the crappy HR kits you'd like to unload >;-) >sp > >**************************************************************************** >************************************** >There is something inherently warped about a society that forces it's >modelers to work for a living. _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 18:29:29 -0800 From: "Bob Pearson" To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: DWC - was RE: Looking for Nie.24 kits Message-ID: <104320260201@smtp-2.vancouver.ipapp.com> Ah. ... but what if doing the model is what you do for a living ... which brings me to the latest on the DWC ... after much procrastination I started the wings about two hours ago. The really big worry was cutting all the ribs to the same length. I should have done this before I cut them to shape .. but at the time I only had the scroll saw, wo I cut extra length on the LE and TE ... after taking a really big breath I clamped all 150 of them together and ran them through the table saw to get the LE to the right spot .. and then did the TE. Right now I'm taking a break from cutting the slots for the spars. For the actual LE and TE I bought various mouldings .. the LE is two quarter round pieces glued together while the TE is a roughly triangular shaped piece. These are far and away the most expensive parts of the model so far .. well .. except for the tools. They want it sometime next month. .. in the immortal words of Aerosmith .."Dream On" Bob ---------- >>There is something inherently warped about a society that forces it's >>modelers to work for a living. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 18:58:06 -0800 From: "Bob Pearson" To: ww1 mailing list Subject: DWC - argghhh Message-ID: <104320435501@smtp-1.vancouver.ipapp.com> Things were going fine. .. until I burnt the table saw out :-( Bob ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 22:18:12 -0500 From: "Steven Perry" To: Subject: Re: DWC - argghhh Message-ID: <000701c2c1c4$e5fb5600$65a8a8c0@tampabay.rr.com> > Things were going fine. .. until I burnt the table saw out :-( > > Bob Dismantle the wash machine and steal the motor ;-) Bummer. Hope you find a quick & inexpensive solution. sp ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 13:52:40 +1000 From: "Shane Weier" To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: RE: Dropped one Message-ID: Hi >Where do we go to sign the petition? > >Pedor Are you related to the great poet? The name seems familiar ! Shane ******************************** My Strine is a Toad in Disguise ******************************** _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 22:53:58 EST From: VMA324Vagabonds@aol.com To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: Dropped one Message-ID: <1c7.3e1571e.2b5f6fd6@aol.com> --part1_1c7.3e1571e.2b5f6fd6_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 1/21/2003 8:23:06 AM Eastern Standard Time, sperry03@tampabay.rr.com writes: > I dropped my half rigged Merlin Breguet Br.14b2. It was done as a 96th Aero > Squadron machine. I was putting it in a case for safe keeping while I was > going to work on one of the other two under construction. Augered straight Hey SP, looks like a great start for a diorama, "The AUGER", lol. Best regards, Jon --part1_1c7.3e1571e.2b5f6fd6_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 1/21/2003 8:23:06 AM Eastern Standard Time, sperry03@tampabay.rr.com writes:

I dropped my half rigged Merlin Breguet Br.14b2. It was done as a 96th Aero
Squadron machine. I was putting it in a case for safe keeping while I was
going to work on one of the other two under construction. Augered straight


Hey SP, looks like a great start for a diorama, "The AUGER", lol.
                                           Best regards,
                                                    Jon --part1_1c7.3e1571e.2b5f6fd6_boundary-- ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 04:00:03 +0000 From: pfalzdvii@att.net To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: French Alum Dope paint Message-ID: <20030122040007.FYZU12483.mtiwmhc12.worldnet.att.net@mtiwebc08> Although those ******* at Testors have made them stop selling them, so that their awful 'name' products would not get 'unfair' competition (like a vastly better product) (I still want working voodoo dolls for those ******** at Testors) Floquil/ Polly Scale makes a superior 'flat aluminum' check the 'railroad' part of your local hobby place, RR colors are still available try "Platinum Mist" for French Aluminum. Merrill Anderson > > --part1_12d.20b121b6.2b5f2f78_boundary > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > > Matt et al. and other Francophiles - > > I've about finished two (yes two! after 1.5 years) models - a 5 color Belgian > Hanriot and Fokker D.VIII. You might even see pictures in a few > weeks............ > > My next victim is a Nie.17 using some Aeromaster markings I recently > obtained. > > My question is: which paint (acrylic please) do you recommend for the best > French aluminum dope finish? I tried the Misterkit French Aluminum on the > underside of the Hanriot and it turned out really grainy and metal-flecked > (otherwise I've had some nice results with Misterkit). Testors acrylic > aluminum was only slightly better > > What do you think of some of the metalizers for the finish - they give really > smooth, non-grainy and non-metal flecked finishes (unlike the acrylic > aluminums I've tried) but perhaps are a bit too shiny? > > Does anyone have some opinions or suggestions. > > As always, many thanks - > Myles > (and sorry for the MIME - there just isn't any way to turn it off using #$*@% > AOL) > > > --part1_12d.20b121b6.2b5f2f78_boundary > Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > >
Matt et al. and other Francophiles - >
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I've about finished two (yes two! after 1.5 years) models - a 5 color > Belgian Hanriot and Fokker D.VIII.  You might even see pictures in a few > weeks............ >
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My next victim is a Nie.17 using some Aeromaster markings I recently > obtained.   >
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My question is:  which paint (acrylic please) do you recommend for the > best French aluminum dope finish?   I tried the Misterkit French > Aluminum on the underside of the Hanriot and it turned out really grainy and > metal-flecked (otherwise I've had some nice results with Misterkit). >  Testors acrylic aluminum was only slightly better >
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What do you think of some of the metalizers for the finish - they give > really smooth, non-grainy and non-metal flecked finishes (unlike the acrylic > aluminums I've tried) but perhaps are a bit too shiny? >
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Does anyone have some opinions or suggestions.   >
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As always, many thanks - >
Myles >
(and sorry for the MIME - there just isn't any way to turn it off using > #$*@% AOL) >
> > --part1_12d.20b121b6.2b5f2f78_boundary-- ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 04:09:33 +0000 From: pfalzdvii@att.net To: wwi@wwi-models.org (WWI LIst) Subject: Crash Message-ID: <20030122040939.GFEV12483.mtiwmhc12.worldnet.att.net@mtiwebc08> The links wouldn't work, but I finally got to see the crash photo. I dunno Steve, I've seen worse, but that was shaping up to be a beauty, a real shame, BTDT, Best wishes -- Merrill Anderson ------------------------------ End of WWI Digest 4938 **********************