[WWI] Oeffag Mickl Type H

[Carlos Carreira]

It would be great, Robert! Thank you!

Carlos

On Sun, Sep 28, 2008 at 8:33 PM, RVM <rvm at neo.rr.com> wrote:

> I have information on the G type, if you are interested...
>
> Robert Merz
> IPMS #45732 GWICC
> Current build: 1/72 Roden Fokker E.V, Jasta II, Lt. Theo Osterkamp, 1918
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carlos Carreira" <cacarr1960 at gmail.com
> >
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> Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2008 2:23 PM
> Subject: [WWI] Oeffag Mickl Type H
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>
>  Hello all,
>>
>> I just started the nice Choroszy kit of this small fighter flying boat
>> designed especially by Josef Mickl for Gottfried Banfield. I intend to
>> make
>> a quick build (if this is possible with me!) in the final all blue colours
>> but there are a few things I need to know:
>>
>> 1 - Was the interior varnished wood or painted? Was there any norm for A-H
>> flying boats?
>> 2 - The seat, was it plywood or aluminium?
>> 3 - Seat belts or not seat belts?
>> 4 - In Martin O' Connor's "Air Aces..." the profile (also on the cover)
>> shows the wing tip floats painted with the same blue as the rest of the
>> aircraft; The profile in the kit box shows them as metalic. Who is right?
>>
>> Links:
>> http://www.modelbud.pl/modelbud/kataloga/ang/a121.htm
>>
>> http://www.gazellebookservices.co.uk/Military/originals/Military/Air/Air%20Aces%20of%20the%20Austro-Hungarian%20Empire.jpg
>>
>> I don't think I have any photo showing the complete aircraft as painted
>> blue
>> (with "A11" in black), only one parcial photo in O'Connor's book. "Die
>> K.U.K. Seeflieger" only has one photo in the previous wood/cdl colours. If
>> someone has such a photo and could share it with me...
>>
>> Finaly, in the absence of any new info I intend to go for a wooden
>> interior
>> with a ply seat and no belts. I still don't know about the floats.
>>
>> Thanks very much in advance for your opinions!
>>
>> Carlos
>>
>>
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