WWI Digest 5036 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) RE: Photography query by "NEIL EDDY" 2) Re: Favorite OT Aircraft by Shane & Lorna Jenkins 3) Re: Post Query by Shane & Lorna Jenkins 4) Re: Post Query by "NEIL EDDY" 5) Re: an august group by Ken Schmitt 6) RE: Kallmunzer's lost post WAS:One more in the Rogues G by "Nikboy" 7) Re: Vac tips WAS: Kallmunzer's lost post by Al Superczynski 8) Re: Vac Hints was various by "Nikboy" 9) RE: Kallmunzer's lost post WAS:One more in the Rogues G by "Shane Weier" 10) FREE $200 AT TRUMP-29 CASINO ! by "pitboss" 11) Re: Spad A2, a bit of help sought........ by Paul Thompson 12) RE: Kallmunzer's lost post WAS:One more in the Rogues G by 13) RE: Kallmunzer's lost post WAS:One more in the Rogues G by "Shane Weier" 14) Civil List 30 and Auction Site by "African Aviation Slide Service" 15) Update to my site with more stuff from Neil E. by "Ross & Wendy Moorhouse" 16) RE: Update to my site with more stuff from Neil E. by "Ross & Wendy Moorhouse" 17) RE: Update to my site with more stuff from Neil E. by "NEIL EDDY" 18) Re: A 'gift' for our USA list members by "Paul Wright" 19) RE: Kallmunzer's lost post WAS:One more in the Rogues G by Clay W Fulcher 20) RE: Kallmunzer's lost post WAS:One more in the Rogues G by "Michael Kendix" 21) of ribs and rib-tapes, was Kallmunzer by ot811 22) Eduard DH2 by "Michael Kendix" 23) Re: Eduard DH2 by "Steven Perry" 24) Re: Spad A2, a bit of help sought........ by "Matt Bittner" 25) Re: Eduard DH2 by "Bob Pearson" 26) Re: Eduard DH2 by "Steven Perry" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2003 15:30:43 +1100 From: "NEIL EDDY" To: Subject: RE: Photography query Message-ID: <009501c2da2b$2a07d340$9a2832d2@default> This is a smart idea Nigel...Thanks a lot for the tip. I might give it a go soon.... All the Best Neil E ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nigel Rayner" To: "Multiple recipients of list" Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2003 10:28 AM Subject: [WWI] RE: Photography query > Neil E said: > > >I'm somewhat disappointed tonight as I recently took a batch of photos of > my > >completed Sopwith Pup and due to my shaky grip on the camera, all except > two > >are blurred. I'm thinking its time to invest in a tripod for my model > >photography. > > I had the same problem, finding my shots were getting blurry through hand > shake. I thought a tripod might be a necessary investment until I used the > cheapskate's way of doing things. I photograph my models on my work desk and > place the camera on a pile of CD jewel cases, allowing me to easly get > varying heights. I find that sticking the camera temporarily in place to the > top CD case with a couple of blobs of Blu-Tack (not sure what you guys would > call that down there) and then using the timer to take the photo eliminates > all shakiness without the need for a tripod (which I would never use, as > model photos are the only "serious" photos I take). > > On the posting question, I would post the photos that you feel happy with. > It's your model and you want us to be able to see all the hard work you've > invested in it. If the photos don't do it justice, you might feel > disappointed. Mind you, I use a digicam, so if the photos don't turn out > well it's no hassle to redo them. I guess this may be more of an issue if > you've gone to the effort of having traditional film developed. BTW, I just > checked your gallery on the site and I think your DV photos are pretty good. > > Cheers, > > Nigel R > ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2003 03:33:02 +1100 From: Shane & Lorna Jenkins To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: Favorite OT Aircraft Message-ID: <3E58F7BE.956A4F75@tac.com.au> dave.fleming@dial.pipex.com wrote: > Although Vickers last OT pusher, it wasn't their last throw of the Gunbus dice. > Step forward to the 1931 Vickers Type 161, an all metal pusher biplane designed > to carry the 37mm COW cannon. > > Model from the APMA site: > > http://apma.org.au/membersmodels/graham_carter/carter038.jpg > > (BTW, is that issue still available S&L?) Hi Dave, ALL back issues of the APMA Magazine from it's 28 year run (so far), are available to the general modelling public either as an original issue or as a reprint. EXCEPT for issues published in the last year, which are only available to club members. The issue with the COW Gun fighter will become available in March 2003 & I expect it to be reprinted shortly afterwards ;-) Check out the APMA site under "APMA Magazine" for a full Issue listing & an alphebetical index. Prices are as follows: Price List Price in AUD APMA Back Issue Reprints 4.00 APMA Back Issues up till 4/1999 (EXCLUDING REPRINTS) $2.00 or 6 for $10.00 APMA Back Issues 1/2000 - 4/2001 $4.00 APMA Back Issues with foldout centrespread (83/3, 83/4, 89/4) POA Fw 190 A, F and G special $4.00 Postage within Australia Overseas 1 magazine $1.50 $1.65 per magazine 2-3 magazines $2.45 $1.65 per magazine 4-12 magazines $7.50 Price on application Orders for over a dozen magazines or large overseas orders please contact The Editor for postage rates Regards, Shane APMA WEbmaster/Asst Editor http://apma.org.au Having FUN making Models Now with Secure On-Line Ordering ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2003 03:41:59 +1100 From: Shane & Lorna Jenkins To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: Post Query Message-ID: <3E58F9D7.CD831CFB@tac.com.au> NEIL EDDY wrote: > > Shane; > > I will talk to Mr Moorhouse Esq. about putting the best Pup shots up on my > gallery. Those ones are okay but not representative of all aspects of the > model is all. I'll also send you them up in e-mail. > > I probably won't do any more Pup photos until I get a tripod in a couple of > weeks. Well if you wait until we get down there, we'll take some photos with our digicam with our tripod?? StY ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2003 16:09:14 +1100 From: "NEIL EDDY" To: Subject: Re: Post Query Message-ID: <012501c2da30$92dae6a0$9a2832d2@default> Thanks Shane! Sounds good to me, I'll drop you a line off list re contact details re catching up. I'd be interested too to see how the new technology compares with the old.... All the Best Neil ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shane & Lorna Jenkins" To: "Multiple recipients of list" Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2003 4:02 PM Subject: [WWI] Re: Post Query > NEIL EDDY wrote: > > > > Shane; > > > > I will talk to Mr Moorhouse Esq. about putting the best Pup shots up on my > > gallery. Those ones are okay but not representative of all aspects of the > > model is all. I'll also send you them up in e-mail. > > > > I probably won't do any more Pup photos until I get a tripod in a couple of > > weeks. > > Well if you wait until we get down there, we'll take some photos with > our digicam with our tripod?? > > StY ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 23:22:45 -0600 From: Ken Schmitt To: Subject: Re: an august group Message-ID: Hiya. > Yes. Cane toads know it all :-) What must the casual strollers by think...? Claude Rains, 'Casablanca': "I'm *shocked*, shocked, I tell you, to hear that *gambling* is going on in this establishment!" - "Here are your winnings..." "Oh, thanks." Those OT/CT's - now *that's* when modeling was modeling and roads were crossed. Casseroles - phhht. Ken, innocent of similar transgression. YCTMV ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 21:37:51 -0800 From: "Nikboy" To: Subject: RE: Kallmunzer's lost post WAS:One more in the Rogues G Message-ID: <02a701c2da34$8acadb60$5ed50644@sd.cox.net> Oh Shane.... Have you left yourself open to requests for help. See your comment: "builder of 50 WWI vacforms..." Will you stop by my house to cut out all the parts for me? 4th house on the right.....the light will be on.... Nick From: "Shane Weier" > (builder of about 50 WW1 vacforms mainly during the great WW1 drought which > means Uggie and others have left me standing. I still love them and wish I > could afford to collect all of Bob Norgrens lovely kits, OOP or otherwise) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 23:32:28 -0600 From: Al Superczynski To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: Vac tips WAS: Kallmunzer's lost post Message-ID: >> Who else has experience with vacform? Can you share some tips and >> possible "gotchas" before I turn my Lloyd into a heap of plastic >> shavings? Take a look at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/airlinermodelling/files/F%20A%20Q/Vac%20kits%20-%20an%20excellent%20hint%21 -- HTH, Al http://www.network54.com/realm/modeleral/ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 21:43:21 -0800 From: "Nikboy" To: Subject: Re: Vac Hints was various Message-ID: <02c101c2da35$4f05d7a0$5ed50644@sd.cox.net> I really do appreciate all the suggestions that folks have been contributing about building vacform kits, including the URLs. One suggestion that really made an impact on me, was to try cutting the "extra" parts first and to think about your first vacuform attempt as really "practice". For some reason, that suggestion has allowed me to go ahead and try one vacform out....simply as practice; realizing that it will probably wind up in the circular file. (In my case the circular file is rectangular....) Thanks, Nick ----- Original Message ----- From: To: "Multiple recipients of list" Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 4:18 PM Subject: [WWI] Vac Hints was various ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2003 16:19:51 +1000 From: "Shane Weier" To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: RE: Kallmunzer's lost post WAS:One more in the Rogues G Message-ID: Nick >Oh Shane.... Have you left yourself open to requests for help. See your >comment: "builder of 50 WWI vacforms..." Will you stop by my house to cut >out all the parts for me? 4th house on the right.....the light will be >on.... LOL - you should take 'ming's addendum to my post to heart as well. He's probably more experienced at vacs than I am, and (if it keeps raining in Brisbane the way it is) I'll have to cross an enormous expanse of shoulder high, snake, toad, cassowary, quokka and casserole infested weeds just to leave my own yard enroute to yours. Perhaps I should pass him ypur address? Shane ******************************** My Strine is a Toad in Disguise ******************************** _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail now available on Australian mobile phones. Go to http://ninemsn.com.au/mobilecentral/hotmail_mobile.asp ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 22:47:21 1600 From: "pitboss" To: wwi@mustang.sr.unh.edu Subject: FREE $200 AT TRUMP-29 CASINO ! Message-ID: <1045896441.229@dc.rr.com> FREE $200 AT TRUMP-29 CASINO! Grab a Bonus Every day of the week! At TRUMP-29 CASINO , we are so sure you are going to love our games that we are giving you up to $200 just for trying our Casino. Here is how to get your $200!! Download and Install our FREE Casino software. Open the software and click on Register Now, to become a Real Player. 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The other thing, before I start, do you think there are any major areas not addressed during fitting the PE that need correction? I have the Windsock mini-datafile but haven't noticed anything major yet. Cheers, Paul. nb - Alb W4 top wing about to go on, Caudron sanded out and ready to go (after the Spad), Morane L (Eduard) fuselage closed up and awaiting struttery. Fokker DVII pining for attention, back on the shelf. ne - breakfast. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2003 09:23:09 +0000 From: To: Subject: RE: Kallmunzer's lost post WAS:One more in the Rogues G Message-ID: <1045905789.3e57417dd32b7@netmail.pipex.net> Quoting Shane Weier : > > LOL - you should take 'ming's addendum to my post to heart as well. > > He's probably more experienced at vacs than I am, No no, I'm only a 20 something veteran - and quite a few 'cut out' but nothing like 50 Dave Fleming ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2003 19:59:01 +1000 From: "Shane Weier" To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: RE: Kallmunzer's lost post WAS:One more in the Rogues G Message-ID: 'ming says: > > LOL - you should take 'ming's addendum to my post to heart as well. > > > > He's probably more experienced at vacs than I am, > >No no, I'm only a 20 something veteran - and quite a few 'cut out' but > >nothing like 50 Yerrsss, well, since I posted that I've been trying to tot up exactly how many, and though I can remember around 50 vacs all up I confess the number includes about 10 tweenies too. I may be forgetting some of course, but I may have also counted a couple that I started but never finished. Most were made in the 80's when I was still Army, some early 90's .......formaplane, libramodels, airframe, koster.... others I just don't remember and probably just as well too! Only *one* remains in my shelf collection of finished models :-( Shane ******************************** My Strine is a Toad in Disguise ******************************** _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail now available on Australian mobile phones. Go to http://ninemsn.com.au/mobilecentral/hotmail_mobile.asp ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2003 12:37:30 +0200 From: "African Aviation Slide Service" To: wwi@mustang.sr.unh.edu Subject: Civil List 30 and Auction Site Message-ID: <3E576F0A.13123.3E66F6@localhost> African Aviation Slide Service. Top quality original Kodachrome Slides and Colour Prints for sale. Greetings Slide Collectors, We are pleased to announce the publication of our Civil Slide List no. 30 which contains 50 slides of airliners and commuters. We have recently added a Civil Slide Auction page to our site which contains 50 slides of rare and vintage airliners. We will shortly be adding a Military Slide Auction page containing 99 slides of rare and vintage slides. We have images of all of our available slides and prints on our web site at http://www.afavia-fotos.co.za If you do not have access to our web site we will e-mail our current lists to you on request. If you do not wish to receive any further e-mail notifications from us, please send us an e-mail with UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject and we will permanently remove your address from our list. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2003 22:46:31 +1100 From: "Ross & Wendy Moorhouse" To: Subject: Update to my site with more stuff from Neil E. Message-ID: <002e01c2da68$0b1f9bb0$824c2dcb@future> Hi all, Neil E has sent in a really great build of the old Airfix Pup. Well done mate. I like it. He has also updated his Pflaz build and a new pic to add to the W.29 build. Link in my sig below. Also note the change in the URL. Please adjust your bookmarks. Cheers Ross http://www.militarygameronline.com/CloseCombatFuture/rosssmodels/main.ht m ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2003 22:52:46 +1100 From: "Ross & Wendy Moorhouse" To: Subject: RE: Update to my site with more stuff from Neil E. Message-ID: <003001c2da68$eac41c50$824c2dcb@future> Watch the word wrap on the link too sorry. Cheers Ross http://www.militarygameronline.com/CloseCombatFuture/rosssmodels/main.ht m -----Original Message----- From: wwi@wwi-models.org [mailto:wwi@wwi-models.org] On Behalf Of Ross & Wendy Moorhouse Sent: Saturday, 22 February 2003 10:47 PM To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: [WWI] Update to my site with more stuff from Neil E. Hi all, Neil E has sent in a really great build of the old Airfix Pup. Well done mate. I like it. He has also updated his Pflaz build and a new pic to add to the W.29 build. Link in my sig below. Also note the change in the URL. Please adjust your bookmarks. Cheers Ross http://www.militarygameronline.com/CloseCombatFuture/rosssmodels/main.ht m ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2003 23:04:24 +1100 From: "NEIL EDDY" To: Subject: RE: Update to my site with more stuff from Neil E. Message-ID: <011701c2da6a$8b48fc80$967132d2@default> No worries, it all looks good, thanks Mate! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ross & Wendy Moorhouse" To: "Multiple recipients of list" Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2003 10:53 PM Subject: [WWI] RE: Update to my site with more stuff from Neil E. > Watch the word wrap on the link too sorry. > > Cheers Ross > > > http://www.militarygameronline.com/CloseCombatFuture/rosssmodels/main.ht > m > > > -----Original Message----- > From: wwi@wwi-models.org [mailto:wwi@wwi-models.org] On Behalf Of Ross & > Wendy Moorhouse > Sent: Saturday, 22 February 2003 10:47 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list > Subject: [WWI] Update to my site with more stuff from Neil E. > > Hi all, > > Neil E has sent in a really great build of the old Airfix Pup. Well done > mate. I like it. He has also updated his Pflaz build and a new pic to > add to the W.29 build. > > Link in my sig below. Also note the change in the URL. Please adjust > your bookmarks. > > Cheers Ross > http://www.militarygameronline.com/CloseCombatFuture/rosssmodels/main.ht > m > > > > > > > ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2003 07:58:43 -0500 From: "Paul Wright" To: Subject: Re: A 'gift' for our USA list members Message-ID: <001901c2da72$22889ae0$3aae66a6@user> Thanks, Dave -- there is another class-action that may well involve list members against magazine publishers who were alleged to have fixed prices on subscriptions (including Ziff-Davis, who publishes a number of hobby-oriented mags). To be eligible, one has to have had a subscription with one of the defendants between July 1, 1996 and April 15, 2002. Full information is at www.magazine.org. pjw ----- Original Message ----- From: To: "Multiple recipients of list" Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 11:26 PM Subject: [WWI] A 'gift' for our USA list members > > Greetings! > > If you are not from the USA, you may want to just delete this message right now. > > A few years back, a number of the states launched a class action suit against the manufacturers of music CDs for price fixing (I am grossly simplifying the long story here). The settlement involved returning an substantial amount of money to the general public. > > It appears that the payout may be at or just below $20 per person, and the window of opportunity to register for your slice ends at the beginning of March. Details can be found at: > > http://www.musiccdsettlement.com/english/default.htm > > I know, I know... it sounds fishy. I am a devotee of the hoax and urban legends pages, and there is stuff like this appearing there all the time. However, those sites are delighted to actually confirm that this one is on the up-and-up. > > I am sharing this tidbit with our list because the rebate would be roughly just enough to buy one, decent kit of your choice, without dinging the family budget. :-) > > And it doesnt even involve a widow/aide/son/daughter of some shady person from a country I have never heard of.... > > Good luck! > > Dave Z > (a Canuck with high CD prices regardless) ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2003 05:58:09 -0700 From: Clay W Fulcher To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: RE: Kallmunzer's lost post WAS:One more in the Rogues G Message-ID: <20030222.055810.1540.2.mtngoat01@juno.com> Excellent, Shane. Thanks... I have turned from apprehensive to gung ho. We will see how long that lasts. My vac is next on the list. --Clay On Fri, 21 Feb 2003 18:44:40 -0500 (EST) "Shane Weier" writes: > > The good news is that you *don't* actually cut the majority of parts > out at > all! Somewhere along the line someone explained outlining the parts > then > scribing around them at a 45 degree angle. I personally scribe at an > angle > as close to the backing sheet (for want of a better description of > the waste > plastic) as I can manage consistently but that's just me. > > The next step is - to tear the parts out! Simply flex the backing > sheet away > from the part and it should split along the scribed line. Work your > way > around flexing the backing away from the part until it just drops > out. > > It MAY be necessary to scribe a few lines in the backing to allow > you to > break away sections from around parts (or simply cut the whole sheet > into > bits with a part in each). > > The whole process is simple, quick, and after about 30 minutes > practice, > easy. > > If your model has some alternate parts - practice on them first and > the real > ones will benefit from the experience > > FWIW > > Shane > (builder of about 50 WW1 vacforms mainly during the great WW1 > drought which > means Uggie and others have left me standing. I still love them and > wish I > could afford to collect all of Bob Norgrens lovely kits, OOP or > otherwise) > > ******************************** > > My Strine is a Toad in Disguise > > > ******************************** > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN Instant Messenger now available on Australian mobile phones. Go > to > om.au/mobilecentral/hotmail_messenger.asp > > > ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www.juno.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2003 14:10:54 +0000 From: "Michael Kendix" To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: RE: Kallmunzer's lost post WAS:One more in the Rogues G Message-ID: Nick: Another experienced vacuform modeller is our own Len Smith. Please see: http://home.clara.net/lensmith/ My first visit to his flat was a real eye-opener: 1. He had about 50 or more built 1/72nd scale allied WW1 planes on his shelf, of which at least 25 were vacs. 2. He served me a lunch of kidney pie/stew. How he knew that was one of my favourite foods, I have no clue. Michael >From: "Nikboy" > >Oh Shane.... Have you left yourself open to requests for help. See your >comment: "builder of 50 WWI vacforms..." Will you stop by my house to cut >out all the parts for me? 4th house on the right.....the light will be >on.... >Nick > >From: "Shane Weier" > > (builder of about 50 WW1 vacforms mainly during the great WW1 drought >which > > means Uggie and others have left me standing. I still love them and wish >I > > could afford to collect all of Bob Norgrens lovely kits, OOP or >otherwise) _________________________________________________________________ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2003 09:23:59 -0500 From: ot811 To: Subject: of ribs and rib-tapes, was Kallmunzer Message-ID: <20030222142708.E2EEC690BE7@mail.mailsnare.net> Greg, You are right about the rib tapes and the peaks caused by valleys. There are many reasons why modellers remove or improve on the details: here are some of my reasons: - The amount of valley can vary a lot from one craft to another. Eg, a Camel has a tauter fabric than the Morane-Saulnier type L. Modellers soemtimes perceive that the valleys are under done or over done on their kits. - rib tape details tend to be overdone, ie they are too thick. Or they are non-existant. So you sand off the detail and replace it with decal strip etc. - I cant speak about vac-form wings, as I havent built one. Maybe others can add their thoughts. I too am curious to learn. regards Sanjeev ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2003 14:56:21 +0000 From: "Michael Kendix" To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Eduard DH2 Message-ID: The Eduard site at: http://www.eduard.cz/ has the plastic parts for the DH2. It has a 2 and a 4 blade propeller, so presumably, multiple versions are possible. Michael _________________________________________________________________ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2003 10:34:00 -0500 From: "Steven Perry" To: Subject: Re: Eduard DH2 Message-ID: <001701c2da87$d38bf480$65a8a8c0@tampabay.rr.com> > The Eduard site at: > > http://www.eduard.cz/ > > has the plastic parts for the DH2. It has a 2 and a 4 blade propeller, so > presumably, multiple versions are possible. > > Michael Looks like multiple ammo holders also facilitate multiple versions. Now that nacelle nose looks a bit slab sided to me, but maybe just the scan giving it that look. I like the seperate nose piece idea because you can crash mold a replacement out of thin card and do Tidmarsh's 5929 that had an AAA shell pass through the nose without exploding. I expect he was about tied with Lt. Strange for the Ordern por le Brown Racing Stripe. (an award given out by the squadron orderlies.) sp ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2003 10:22:33 -0600 From: "Matt Bittner" To: "wwi@wwi-models.org" Subject: Re: Spad A2, a bit of help sought........ Message-ID: On Sat, 22 Feb 2003 02:48:36 -0500 (EST), Paul Thompson wrote: > It would be great if you could just let me know whenever you come > accross any bugbears if any, such as the need to remove plastic to the > point of structural failure. Most Part sets I've used actually fitted very > well, but this one seems much more extensive than the usual, and with the > external bits the chances to screw up are harder to correct/hide. > > The other thing, before I start, do you think there are any major > areas not addressed during fitting the PE that need correction? I have the > Windsock mini-datafile but haven't noticed anything major yet. Okay, one word here, in upper case for a reason: THIN!! Thin everything you can. Everything you can get away with. I thinned the undersides of the wings because it was easier to "scribe" the rib lines than try to redo them on top. Since the Part sent wasn't available when I started mine, I thinned the cheeks tremendously. All struts have been thinned. Everything. Thin, thin, thin. As far as the p/e goes, I glued on the nacelle sides without removing any plastic. One thing, though. For whatever reason, Part molded in "stringers" (or whatever you want to call them) around the perimeter of these nacelle sides. Those didn't exist on the real thing. I reversed the parts, and that didn't help, because if you're not careful, the "unstringered area" can collapse under the weight of sanding, or just handling for that matter. I hope that makes sense. And so far, that's as far as I have gotten with the p/e pieces. Matt Bittner ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2003 08:41:20 -0800 From: "Bob Pearson" To: wwi@wwi-models.org Subject: Re: Eduard DH2 Message-ID: <104593235601@smtp-2.vancouver.ipapp.com> Must not forget the German observor who found himself floating a couple of feet above the rear cockpit only to fall back and crash through the ply covered upper decking .. there is a photo of him sitting in the hole in one of the journals Bob ---------- >From: "Steven Perry" > Tidmarsh's 5929 that had an > AAA shell pass through the nose without exploding. I expect he was about > tied with Lt. Strange for the Ordern por le Brown Racing Stripe. (an award > given out by the squadron orderlies.) > sp > ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2003 11:50:57 -0500 From: "Steven Perry" To: Subject: Re: Eduard DH2 Message-ID: <002401c2da92$b4f91ba0$65a8a8c0@tampabay.rr.com> I reckon he was cinched up so tight that all the splinters popped out ;-) sp > Must not forget the German observor who found himself floating a couple of > feet above the rear cockpit only to fall back and crash through the ply > covered upper decking .. there is a photo of him sitting in the hole in one > of the journals > > Bob > > ---------- > >From: "Steven Perry" > > > Tidmarsh's 5929 that had an > > AAA shell pass through the nose without exploding. I expect he was about > > tied with Lt. Strange for the Ordern por le Brown Racing Stripe. (an award > > given out by the squadron orderlies.) > > sp > > ------------------------------ End of WWI Digest 5036 **********************