Re: PESO: Emergency Strip
On 21/11/08, John Sessoms, discombobulated, unleashed: >Oh, that brought back a memory. > >I built a lot of plastic model airplanes when I was a kid, and always >had problems getting the tricycle gear models to sit properly on the gear. > >You have to add weight to the nose while assembling it. Like half a dozen firecrackers. Remember to drill the hole for the fuse. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Emergency Strip
From: Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On 19/11/08, Walter Hamler, discombobulated, unleashed: >http://walthamler.smugmug.com/gallery/4592986_mrB5J#420702323_i4KP4-XL-LB > >Maybe a little OT but a fun story. >A gent in our church flew B-25's in WWII, in New Guinea, Phillippines, >and Japan. He joined in 44 at age 19 and by age 20 had flown 27 combat >missions. >We were talking a few weeks ago and he described the B-25 he flew, a J >model with the solid nose and 8 machine guns as opposed to the clear >nosed versions. >He even described the nose that had a Wolf's head with barred teeth, >as their squadron was called the "Wolf Pack." I went on the web >looking for models of the J version. Only one was ever made and was >pretty hard to find, but luckily I found one here in Orlando at the >local Camera and Hobby store. >I just finished it today and tonight I took it to him at our Wed night >"Aviation Group" meeting. He was in tears as he looked it over >closely. He said that it was from the same squadron as his, the 38th >Bomber Group. He didn't recognize the painting of the "Naked Lady" on >the side but allowed that one may have been painted like that at some >time. :-) Looks like the tail gunner needs to diet ;-) Oh, that brought back a memory. I built a lot of plastic model airplanes when I was a kid, and always had problems getting the tricycle gear models to sit properly on the gear. You have to add weight to the nose while assembling it. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Emergency Strip
On 20/11/08, keith_w, discombobulated, unleashed: >When they load all the ammo needed to supply those .30 and .50 caliber >guns in >the nose, the nose wheel will depress and level the fuselage! Keith, am I dreaming or did you used to fly the B-25? -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Emergency Strip
PN Stenquist wrote: Well done. Nice model, nice photo. Paul On Nov 20, 2008, at 2:45 AM, Cotty wrote: On 19/11/08, Walter Hamler, discombobulated, unleashed: http://walthamler.smugmug.com/gallery/4592986_mrB5J#420702323_i4KP4-XL-LB Maybe a little OT but a fun story. A gent in our church flew B-25's in WWII, in New Guinea, Phillippines, and Japan. He joined in 44 at age 19 and by age 20 had flown 27 combat missions. We were talking a few weeks ago and he described the B-25 he flew, a J model with the solid nose and 8 machine guns as opposed to the clear nosed versions. He even described the nose that had a Wolf's head with barred teeth, as their squadron was called the "Wolf Pack." I went on the web looking for models of the J version. Only one was ever made and was pretty hard to find, but luckily I found one here in Orlando at the local Camera and Hobby store. I just finished it today and tonight I took it to him at our Wed night "Aviation Group" meeting. He was in tears as he looked it over closely. He said that it was from the same squadron as his, the 38th Bomber Group. He didn't recognize the painting of the "Naked Lady" on the side but allowed that one may have been painted like that at some time. :-) Looks like the tail gunner needs to diet ;-) -- Cheers, Cotty When they load all the ammo needed to supply those .30 and .50 caliber guns in the nose, the nose wheel will depress and level the fuselage! keith whaley -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Emergency Strip
Great shot of a very good looking model. BTW Here in Michigan a few miles west of Detroit, the Yankee Air Force, http://www.yankeeairmuseum.org/historic-aircraft.html, has among other war planes, a Mitchell B25D-35 that myself, my son & a friend flew in around the Detroit area a few years ago. They still offer flights. It was an experience that we'll never forget. The smoky start-up of the radial engines, the noisy interior, the vibrations ! We basically were contained in the aisle way alongside the bomb bay & were allowed to go back into the tail gun area. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: "Walter Hamler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: PESO: Emergency Strip http://walthamler.smugmug.com/gallery/4592986_mrB5J#420702323_i4KP4-XL-LB Maybe a little OT but a fun story. A gent in our church flew B-25's in WWII, in New Guinea, Phillippines, and Japan. He joined in 44 at age 19 and by age 20 had flown 27 combat missions. We were talking a few weeks ago and he described the B-25 he flew, a J model with the solid nose and 8 machine guns as opposed to the clear nosed versions. He even described the nose that had a Wolf's head with barred teeth, as their squadron was called the "Wolf Pack." I went on the web looking for models of the J version. Only one was ever made and was pretty hard to find, but luckily I found one here in Orlando at the local Camera and Hobby store. I just finished it today and tonight I took it to him at our Wed night "Aviation Group" meeting. He was in tears as he looked it over closely. He said that it was from the same squadron as his, the 38th Bomber Group. He didn't recognize the painting of the "Naked Lady" on the side but allowed that one may have been painted like that at some time. :-) Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Emergency Strip
On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 8:56 PM, Walter Hamler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://walthamler.smugmug.com/gallery/4592986_mrB5J#420702323_i4KP4-XL-LB > > Maybe a little OT but a fun story. > A gent in our church flew B-25's in WWII, in New Guinea, Phillippines, > and Japan. He joined in 44 at age 19 and by age 20 had flown 27 combat > missions. > We were talking a few weeks ago and he described the B-25 he flew, a J > model with the solid nose and 8 machine guns as opposed to the clear > nosed versions. > He even described the nose that had a Wolf's head with barred teeth, > as their squadron was called the "Wolf Pack." I went on the web > looking for models of the J version. Only one was ever made and was > pretty hard to find, but luckily I found one here in Orlando at the > local Camera and Hobby store. > I just finished it today and tonight I took it to him at our Wed night > "Aviation Group" meeting. He was in tears as he looked it over > closely. He said that it was from the same squadron as his, the 38th > Bomber Group. He didn't recognize the painting of the "Naked Lady" on > the side but allowed that one may have been painted like that at some > time. :-) > > Walt That's a great story, Walt. I can understand how your friend was moved to tears - what a wonderful gesture on your part. Cool pic of a lovely model. Well done all round! cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Emergency Strip
Well done. Nice model, nice photo. Paul On Nov 20, 2008, at 2:45 AM, Cotty wrote: On 19/11/08, Walter Hamler, discombobulated, unleashed: http://walthamler.smugmug.com/gallery/4592986_mrB5J#420702323_i4KP4-XL-LB Maybe a little OT but a fun story. A gent in our church flew B-25's in WWII, in New Guinea, Phillippines, and Japan. He joined in 44 at age 19 and by age 20 had flown 27 combat missions. We were talking a few weeks ago and he described the B-25 he flew, a J model with the solid nose and 8 machine guns as opposed to the clear nosed versions. He even described the nose that had a Wolf's head with barred teeth, as their squadron was called the "Wolf Pack." I went on the web looking for models of the J version. Only one was ever made and was pretty hard to find, but luckily I found one here in Orlando at the local Camera and Hobby store. I just finished it today and tonight I took it to him at our Wed night "Aviation Group" meeting. He was in tears as he looked it over closely. He said that it was from the same squadron as his, the 38th Bomber Group. He didn't recognize the painting of the "Naked Lady" on the side but allowed that one may have been painted like that at some time. :-) Looks like the tail gunner needs to diet ;-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Emergency Strip
On 19/11/08, Walter Hamler, discombobulated, unleashed: >http://walthamler.smugmug.com/gallery/4592986_mrB5J#420702323_i4KP4-XL-LB > >Maybe a little OT but a fun story. >A gent in our church flew B-25's in WWII, in New Guinea, Phillippines, >and Japan. He joined in 44 at age 19 and by age 20 had flown 27 combat >missions. >We were talking a few weeks ago and he described the B-25 he flew, a J >model with the solid nose and 8 machine guns as opposed to the clear >nosed versions. >He even described the nose that had a Wolf's head with barred teeth, >as their squadron was called the "Wolf Pack." I went on the web >looking for models of the J version. Only one was ever made and was >pretty hard to find, but luckily I found one here in Orlando at the >local Camera and Hobby store. >I just finished it today and tonight I took it to him at our Wed night >"Aviation Group" meeting. He was in tears as he looked it over >closely. He said that it was from the same squadron as his, the 38th >Bomber Group. He didn't recognize the painting of the "Naked Lady" on >the side but allowed that one may have been painted like that at some >time. :-) Looks like the tail gunner needs to diet ;-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Emergency Strip
Hi Walt: Great story! and tell your friend Christine from Chicago sends a hearty salute to him and the Wolf Pack. :-) Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: "Walter Hamler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 7:56 PM Subject: PESO: Emergency Strip http://walthamler.smugmug.com/gallery/4592986_mrB5J#420702323_i4KP4-XL-LB Maybe a little OT but a fun story. A gent in our church flew B-25's in WWII, in New Guinea, Phillippines, and Japan. He joined in 44 at age 19 and by age 20 had flown 27 combat missions. We were talking a few weeks ago and he described the B-25 he flew, a J model with the solid nose and 8 machine guns as opposed to the clear nosed versions. He even described the nose that had a Wolf's head with barred teeth, as their squadron was called the "Wolf Pack." I went on the web looking for models of the J version. Only one was ever made and was pretty hard to find, but luckily I found one here in Orlando at the local Camera and Hobby store. I just finished it today and tonight I took it to him at our Wed night "Aviation Group" meeting. He was in tears as he looked it over closely. He said that it was from the same squadron as his, the 38th Bomber Group. He didn't recognize the painting of the "Naked Lady" on the side but allowed that one may have been painted like that at some time. :-) Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Emergency Strip
Nice job, but it's too clean... Walter Hamler wrote: http://walthamler.smugmug.com/gallery/4592986_mrB5J#420702323_i4KP4-XL-LB Maybe a little OT but a fun story. A gent in our church flew B-25's in WWII, in New Guinea, Phillippines, and Japan. He joined in 44 at age 19 and by age 20 had flown 27 combat missions. We were talking a few weeks ago and he described the B-25 he flew, a J model with the solid nose and 8 machine guns as opposed to the clear nosed versions. He even described the nose that had a Wolf's head with barred teeth, as their squadron was called the "Wolf Pack." I went on the web looking for models of the J version. Only one was ever made and was pretty hard to find, but luckily I found one here in Orlando at the local Camera and Hobby store. I just finished it today and tonight I took it to him at our Wed night "Aviation Group" meeting. He was in tears as he looked it over closely. He said that it was from the same squadron as his, the 38th Bomber Group. He didn't recognize the painting of the "Naked Lady" on the side but allowed that one may have been painted like that at some time. :-) Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- You get further with a kind word and a gun, than with a kind word alone. --Al Capone. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Emergency Strip
That was a great thing to do for him, Walt. I'm sure he'll remember last night for a long time. I've been trying to round up a bunch of my old Navy buddies for the past few weeks, with really very little success. Being a visually oriented person, I'm great remembering faces, but not so good at names. This does not do you well when the faces all have an additional 45 years on them! Joseph McAllister [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Nov 19, 2008, at 17:56 , Walter Hamler wrote: http://walthamler.smugmug.com/gallery/4592986_mrB5J#420702323_i4KP4-XL-LB Maybe a little OT but a fun story. A gent in our church flew B-25's in WWII, in New Guinea, Phillippines, and Japan. He joined in 44 at age 19 and by age 20 had flown 27 combat missions. We were talking a few weeks ago and he described the B-25 he flew, a J model with the solid nose and 8 machine guns as opposed to the clear nosed versions. He even described the nose that had a Wolf's head with barred teeth, as their squadron was called the "Wolf Pack." I went on the web looking for models of the J version. Only one was ever made and was pretty hard to find, but luckily I found one here in Orlando at the local Camera and Hobby store. I just finished it today and tonight I took it to him at our Wed night "Aviation Group" meeting. He was in tears as he looked it over closely. He said that it was from the same squadron as his, the 38th Bomber Group. He didn't recognize the painting of the "Naked Lady" on the side but allowed that one may have been painted like that at some time. :-) Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO: Emergency Strip
http://walthamler.smugmug.com/gallery/4592986_mrB5J#420702323_i4KP4-XL-LB Maybe a little OT but a fun story. A gent in our church flew B-25's in WWII, in New Guinea, Phillippines, and Japan. He joined in 44 at age 19 and by age 20 had flown 27 combat missions. We were talking a few weeks ago and he described the B-25 he flew, a J model with the solid nose and 8 machine guns as opposed to the clear nosed versions. He even described the nose that had a Wolf's head with barred teeth, as their squadron was called the "Wolf Pack." I went on the web looking for models of the J version. Only one was ever made and was pretty hard to find, but luckily I found one here in Orlando at the local Camera and Hobby store. I just finished it today and tonight I took it to him at our Wed night "Aviation Group" meeting. He was in tears as he looked it over closely. He said that it was from the same squadron as his, the 38th Bomber Group. He didn't recognize the painting of the "Naked Lady" on the side but allowed that one may have been painted like that at some time. :-) Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
