[WWI] Help needed re scale depiction of wing ribs

[Jim Landon]

<< "since many modelers routinely sand all the detail off the wings and replace it with something." ... I'm only aware of folks doing that when the wing detail that is on the kit is either bad, or incorrect in the number of ribs, etc. >>
 
YOU'RE RIGHT AGAIN. I should NOT have said "MANY modelers ROUTINELY" sand all the detail off the wings and replace it with something."
 
I should have said "SOME modelers SOMETIMES sand all the detail off the wings and replace it with something."
 
My memory that sanding off wing detail was COMMONPLACE was apparently a fig newton (figment) of my imagination. But I know I've seen it in a number of build articles ... enough to make me think that that's how the "real experts" do it.
 
Sorry I exaggerated and/or made a bad choice of words.
 
Jim


From: wed317 at mchsi.comTo: wwi at wwi-models.orgDate: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 18:38:40 -0500Subject: Re: [WWI] Help needed re scale depiction of wing ribs



 " since many modellers routinely sand all the detail off the wings and replace it with something. "
 
I'm only aware of folks doing that when the wing detail that is on the kit is either bad, or incorrect in the number of ribs, etc.
    " Warny is a chiiicken. Warny is a chiiiicken. Warny is a chiiiicken. "
 
No, Warny has very little room to display kits, and a small pocket book. Therefore $20.00 for two 1/72nd Eduard Nieuports with extremely restrained, and realistic, wing rib detail is the ticket for me. Nie.17 ribs are not very prominent, at least on the examples I am modeling. 
 
<<Gotta go to class in a bit.>>
 
 " This time pay close attention to what the teacher says and try not to fall asleep in class again. I believe in you Warren. I'm pullin' fer ya. I know you can get your GED if you just hang in there. "
 
Actually tonight's class is on how to judge bibliographic resources of a legitimate nature. I've already had one tirade on the class discussion board because we were supposed to evaluate history.com for its usefulness. Everyone gushed about it, and I tore it to pieces. Hope my professor doesn't like history.com. :o
 
Warren 
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