Ron sent me a PDF of his latest newsletter- This I will try to post below. If it does not appear pm me and I'll send you the file.
It didn't appear so pm me or request it by email grwebster@aol.com
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Re: Ron Crawfords 1:200 newsletter
by grwebster » Wed Dec 09, 2009 5:47 pm
Here is the text portion, ask me for the full version
In the Beginning
There have been a number of questions about how a nice guy like your humble and obedient
servant would end up with a serious hangup about little airplanes. Many years ago, in a west
coast state that is sometimes regarded as a different planet, I was, to quote the comedian Bill
Cosby, “a child”. My father had come back from one of Uncle Sam’s tours of South Pacific
and served the remainder of WWII as an engineering officer on various AAF bases. To this
day I am convinced that the lethal animals, vegetation, climate, cooking, and competing
tourists actually made even Death Valley look good to Dad. In any case here are a couple of
shots of my first airplane experience, taken in 1945 at the USAAF base in Blythe, California.
New HBM models
Aglay Department. Was it not the redoubtable Robbie Burns who wrote that the “best laid
schemes of mice and men” do not always fly in the intended fashion? Indeed, going “aglay”
may be one of the better outcomes. In the summer newsletter and TOTS editions I reported
a rather ambitious array of 11 new models that had gone in June to a partner for casting.
Those included the Caproni CB Class submarine, which finally finished our coverage of
midget submarines of WWII, plus 10 new 1/200 aircraft. September passed. Then October
and most of November. We ran into illness, mould rubber shortages, technical casting
problems, and an encounter with Good Soldier Schweick. I am writing now at the beginning
of December.
Available now are the following new types. See photos below and attached pdf file of scale
drawings. It goes without saying that there is absolutely no substitute for Jay Miller’s XPlanes:
X-1 to X-45 for backup information on the X-Planes. There are dedicated web sites
for both the Jian-10 and the Lavi.
Lockheed X-7B with winged booster
North American X-10
Schweizer X-26A
Lockheed X-26B
Pereira X-28A
Chengdu Jian 10/F-10/J-10 (IAI Lavi clone)
We think the following models are coming soon. The CB Class submarine and Northrop X-
21A (see picture above) are in production. Just the first few copies are here. You can also
examine the pdf file for scale drawings.
The Short S.26 flying boat, Potez 452 and Bell X-22A are bringing up the rear. I know the
thruster pods for the VTOL/STOLX-22 were a casting problem. The Potez 452 strut set is
also an issue. The cure for that will be a jig and 1/32 brass rod. Stay tuned for updates on all
three.
The next series should be ready soon after the holidays. Meanwhile we are trying another
casting partner. They already have another set of X-planes in production. With a bit of luck
we will be able to send those out along with the laggards from the earlier batch. For your
information here is what they are presently producing.
Douglas X-3 Stiletto
Lockheed X-17
Martin Marietta X-23A
Bensen X-25A with pilot figure
BensenX-25B with pilot figure
NASA X-30 NASP
Boeing X-37
Boeing X-40
Boeing X-48B BWB demonstrator
Boeing X-50A Dragonfly
Char D1 French tank from 1939-40
I should footnote the X-30 by mentioning that the National Aerospace Plane or NASP was
still on the drawing boards when the project was canned (or went black). We chose to build
the NASA design, taken directly from the NASP brochure (copy below). You can also easily
add at least two more X-30 designs to your collection. One is a Monogram kit that appears to
represent a Martin design. The other option is to modify the Revell SST kit, which would
bring you very close to the Lockheed design.
A footnote to the X-25 is also in order. There will be at least one additional development in
collaboration with Chris Sayer and Shed Models. With a bit of a stretch and some fairings it
will become the Little Nellie of 007 fame.
We still have a number of completed master models. The Consolidated Commodore and
Admiral, Latecoere 521 and 523, the monster Char 2C battle tank, an assortment of French
waterborne aircraft, and the Ushakov LPL flying submarine. The plan is to feed those and
some additional incoming X-planes into production over the winter.
By the end of the holidays I also hope to finish another set of masters ready for casting. The
Type VIIC U-Boat is finally almost done. We almost finished a master but the contours of the
hull stern came out close to correct yet looking distorted. After a return to Square One, the
Mark II hull both looks and measures close to prototype. She needs a bit more material on
the saddle tanks. Also on my bench are a Piasecki X-49, the X-39 FATE designs (neither
was built but we are making both proposed layouts.), X-41, X-42, X-44, and X-51. I estimate
April-May as a possible shipping target.
For a change of pace I have officially cancelled a few projects. Those are the 1/200
models of US Navy WWII Fleet Submarines, the NASA Ares I and Ares V launch vehicles
that will replace the Rockwell Space Shuttles, and the Goodyear Blimp. The reason for the
cancellations is that other producers will be bringing out excellent models before we can get
our versions into production. For the details, read the reports below.
Other 1/200 ranges
Cold War Submarines is the model range produced by former sub crew member Mel
Douyette. Mel works in the scale of 1/16 ‘ = 1 foot. The nominal conversion is 1/192 scale
but with shrinkage the actual scales move even closer to 1/200. The difference is generally
not noticeable. Mel currently makes a range of USN submarines ranging historically from
WWII diesel boats of the Gato-Balao-Tang classes to the very latest Virginia Class SSNs.
Most of Mel’s production goes to sub vets and current fleet personnel. The models use solid
resin hulls, sails, and control planes with metal props and detail parts. The models are
supplied fully finished and mounted on display stands. Clear display cases are also available.
Prices are in the $400-500 range and worth every penny. The parts and finish are first rate
quality, well detailed, and packaged to withstand the worst assaults by UPS and Fedex.
Waiting times are currently running around 8 weeks. The address is Cold War
Submarines,3620 Noel Drive, South Milwaukee, WI 53172. The web site is
http://www.coldwarsubmarines.com/AGSS569Albacore.htm.
The Space Store and Daron Worldwide Trading are offering Filipino resin copies of the
Ares I and Ares V NASA display models originally mastered by Canadian Nick Proach. The
models are accurate in scale and details, and are well painted in a glossy display model
style., They come mounted on attractive nesting black bases. List prices are under $200, or
about $320 for both models. Some examples are appearing on eBay at somewhat lower
prices, but be aware that shipping for such large, heavy models will absorb most of the
apparent savings.
Carsten Breiting sent photos of several of his firstborn original models. There are also a
MiG-21 and a Cimber 614 that I have not seen. Pictured below are the master models of a
Daimler-Benz Projekt F, two of the parasite missiles that would have traveled to objectives
like New York beneath the mother plane (note that one of them has a canopy!), and the East
German Baade 152. You will want to order an extra Baade because the airline is an easy
conversion to a WWII Junkers bomber Projekt.
Save space on your display for a forthcoming model of the Goodyear K-Series “Blimp”
airship as used for anti-submarine patrols during WWII. I will tease you for now with a
couple of images. The first is computer generated picture of the completed model moored to
a ground tower. The second is a photo of the actual small parts as they are casted. Yes,
your eyes have it correct. The gondola will have a clear center inside an opaque outer shell,
so that the completed model will have “clear” transparencies.
If you monitor the alleged 1/200 offerings on eBay, you will occasional see postings for
carved mahogany models of ships and aircraft offered from the Phillipines. Those can be
extremely good or extremely bad. Use the Ask the Seller a Question function to at least
obtain an accurate set of dimensions. I recently picked up a very nice Advanced 688 Los
Angeles Class boat for a lucky low bid. However, in the same box was a SS346 Corporal
that was totally off scale. Luckily, the seller simply sent a smaller size model and was able to
replace it with one in 1/200.
Armaments in Miniature is a wargames model producer in New Jersey. They have a web
site at http://www.angelfire.com/nj4/armamentsi ... e/home.htm. They have recently
brought out a set of resin Korean War jets in 1/200 scale. Available are the F9F Panther,
MiG-15, P-80 Shooting Star, and F-86 Saber. Several photos are posted at
http://www.theminiaturespage.com/boards ... ?id=183266. They also offer a choice of
display stands, including one that works with a screw or other ferrous metal instert inside a
model. Here is some more contact information. David Schmid - aim_schmid@yahoo.com -
Armaments In Miniature LLC - 18 Haines Dr. - Sewell, NJ, 08080.
Herpatology Report. Herpa, Hogan and Gulliver continue to add to their lists at a very
steady pace. I am hoping someone can give us a simple explanation of how, if at all, the
three ranges differ. Now they are being joined by a half-dozen or more other players. The
best web site I know of is http://www.vosen.de/wings_200_military.htm. Operated by Peter
Vosen, an extremely keen diecast collector, the web site tracks new developments 1n
1/200,1/500, and 1/1000 diecast aircraft, with excellent color photos of most new issues.
Herpa’s own web site www.herpa.de is also excellent. I do not know of a dedicated Hogan or
Gulliver web site.
Anyone who spends significant time on the airline model web sites or monitoring 1/200
offerings on eBay will have long since realized that any airliner from the Jet Age is being
recreated in 1/200 in a bewildering and expensive choice of liveries. In addition the choices
are creeping back into the prop age with choices like Dakotas and Skymasters. My personal
recent favorites are the Gemini Jets Dash 8-100 and the Hobby Master C-54E in Berlin
Airlift markings. Civil types from Herpa that really tickled my fancy are the Solar Impulse solar
powered experimental and two variants of the Zeppelin NT airship. Coming soon are an
assortment of Antonov An-2.
Herpa and Hogan continue to expand their range of military. I highly recommend both the
conventional and dual-cockpit training versions of the SR-71 Blackbird, the new F/A-18
Hornets, and the EA-6B Prowlers. Also just out from Herpa is a set of 1/200 splitter
revetments. With Herpa’s splitter parts, hardened shelters, air base figures and air base
equipment sets, you need little more than some scale hard stand (see below) to produce an
outstanding photo shoot base or diorama. In the pipeline somewhere are more modern USN
types, including an E-3 and a Grumman S-3B Viking, and (we hear) a set of F-35s.
The most intriguing news is the appearance of more photos of Hogan M (for military) WWII
aircraft. Thus far those have all been Japanese types, such as Zekes and an early Betty.
1/200 Airports and Runways. The folks who collect 1/400 and 1/500 aircraft are really
fortunate. They can buy from Herpa, Gemini, and other firms all manner of airport
components. They start with nicely printed mats or foils of runways, taxiways, hardstands,
parking lots, and terminal and hanger locations. Those can be mixed or matched to produce
many different airports. Then come the terminal buildings, hangers, warehouses, fuel
stations, parking structures, roads, sidewalks, people movers, trains,bridges and bits to make
anything from a rural airstrip to a major city airport. Then, of course, one needs landscaping
supplies, trees, vehicles, baggage trains, ramps, lots of (very little) people, and maybe even
working lights and sound effects. In 1/200 we are fortunate to be sandwiched between ZGauge
(1/220) and N-Gauge (1/160) railroad scales and to be sharing 1/200 with
architectural and ship model builders. What we cannot buy intact, we can often find and scale
down (like card models of airports) or scratchbuild using available detail parts. The most
difficult challenge seems to be finding specifications or artwork for the “real airport” parts, like
ramps, taxiways, and runways. Here are a couple of possibilities. Bakatronics
http://www.bakatronics.com/shop/item.aspx?itemid=235 makes all sorts of plans and supplies
for making your own pavement from materials like thin foam sheets. Another possibility is to
download and print
airport graphics from a site like SASMD90 Airport Foils <http://www.home.online.no/~anlh/>.
Here is an example of their work. I found so much Good Stuff there thatI have also
reprinted their list below.
Please note that the graphics are designed in 1/400 scale but can easily be doubled either in
the Word file, on your printer, or by scanning into something like Autocad after printing. Or
you could take your files on a memory stick or CD to any competent blueprint shop.
Apron/Tax modified new design new_foils.zip 04-Aug-2007 11:04 316k
Apron new design f2_wide_body_01.doc 02-Apr-2007 19:46 84k
Apron new design F2_narrow_park_01.doc 02-Apr-2007 09:26 87k
Runway markings (guide) airport_markings_par..> 26-Oct-2006 08:48 387k
Airport sounds airport_sounds.zip 02-Mar-2006 16:51 8.0M
Jet barrier barrier_ungrouped.doc 26-Dec-2006 11:44 22k
Foil collection Apron/Tax foils.zip 01-Feb-2006 10:52 1.1M
Foil collection Runway runway.zip 22-Oct-2006 19:06 177k
Terminal sound file terminal.wma 18-Jul-2006 10:36 1.7M
Terminal Windows etc. terminal_textures.zip 20-Feb-2006 08:14 1.1M
The foils are made by using Microsoft Word 2000/2003 and Microsoft Excel 2000/2003, but
will also work with Microsoft Word and Excel 97. They should work with newer versions of
Microsoft Office, and they have been tested and found to work with Open Office.
The foils are made in the 1/400 scale, but can be downscaled to 1/500 during print by printing
at 80% - 85% of the original size. Most HP printers offers this functionality .
The foils are best printed by using a color laser printer at a resolution of 600x600, but a color
ink-jet will also do, but ink is more expensive than laser toner, and laser printers are getting
cheaper.
Here is an example of what can be done with printed mats, also taken from their web site.
And in Conclusion
We wish you and yours the very finest of holiday seasons and a health, happy, and
toy-filled 2010.
Ron
In the Beginning
There have been a number of questions about how a nice guy like your humble and obedient
servant would end up with a serious hangup about little airplanes. Many years ago, in a west
coast state that is sometimes regarded as a different planet, I was, to quote the comedian Bill
Cosby, “a child”. My father had come back from one of Uncle Sam’s tours of South Pacific
and served the remainder of WWII as an engineering officer on various AAF bases. To this
day I am convinced that the lethal animals, vegetation, climate, cooking, and competing
tourists actually made even Death Valley look good to Dad. In any case here are a couple of
shots of my first airplane experience, taken in 1945 at the USAAF base in Blythe, California.
New HBM models
Aglay Department. Was it not the redoubtable Robbie Burns who wrote that the “best laid
schemes of mice and men” do not always fly in the intended fashion? Indeed, going “aglay”
may be one of the better outcomes. In the summer newsletter and TOTS editions I reported
a rather ambitious array of 11 new models that had gone in June to a partner for casting.
Those included the Caproni CB Class submarine, which finally finished our coverage of
midget submarines of WWII, plus 10 new 1/200 aircraft. September passed. Then October
and most of November. We ran into illness, mould rubber shortages, technical casting
problems, and an encounter with Good Soldier Schweick. I am writing now at the beginning
of December.
Available now are the following new types. See photos below and attached pdf file of scale
drawings. It goes without saying that there is absolutely no substitute for Jay Miller’s XPlanes:
X-1 to X-45 for backup information on the X-Planes. There are dedicated web sites
for both the Jian-10 and the Lavi.
Lockheed X-7B with winged booster
North American X-10
Schweizer X-26A
Lockheed X-26B
Pereira X-28A
Chengdu Jian 10/F-10/J-10 (IAI Lavi clone)
We think the following models are coming soon. The CB Class submarine and Northrop X-
21A (see picture above) are in production. Just the first few copies are here. You can also
examine the pdf file for scale drawings.
The Short S.26 flying boat, Potez 452 and Bell X-22A are bringing up the rear. I know the
thruster pods for the VTOL/STOLX-22 were a casting problem. The Potez 452 strut set is
also an issue. The cure for that will be a jig and 1/32 brass rod. Stay tuned for updates on all
three.
The next series should be ready soon after the holidays. Meanwhile we are trying another
casting partner. They already have another set of X-planes in production. With a bit of luck
we will be able to send those out along with the laggards from the earlier batch. For your
information here is what they are presently producing.
Douglas X-3 Stiletto
Lockheed X-17
Martin Marietta X-23A
Bensen X-25A with pilot figure
BensenX-25B with pilot figure
NASA X-30 NASP
Boeing X-37
Boeing X-40
Boeing X-48B BWB demonstrator
Boeing X-50A Dragonfly
Char D1 French tank from 1939-40
I should footnote the X-30 by mentioning that the National Aerospace Plane or NASP was
still on the drawing boards when the project was canned (or went black). We chose to build
the NASA design, taken directly from the NASP brochure (copy below). You can also easily
add at least two more X-30 designs to your collection. One is a Monogram kit that appears to
represent a Martin design. The other option is to modify the Revell SST kit, which would
bring you very close to the Lockheed design.
A footnote to the X-25 is also in order. There will be at least one additional development in
collaboration with Chris Sayer and Shed Models. With a bit of a stretch and some fairings it
will become the Little Nellie of 007 fame.
We still have a number of completed master models. The Consolidated Commodore and
Admiral, Latecoere 521 and 523, the monster Char 2C battle tank, an assortment of French
waterborne aircraft, and the Ushakov LPL flying submarine. The plan is to feed those and
some additional incoming X-planes into production over the winter.
By the end of the holidays I also hope to finish another set of masters ready for casting. The
Type VIIC U-Boat is finally almost done. We almost finished a master but the contours of the
hull stern came out close to correct yet looking distorted. After a return to Square One, the
Mark II hull both looks and measures close to prototype. She needs a bit more material on
the saddle tanks. Also on my bench are a Piasecki X-49, the X-39 FATE designs (neither
was built but we are making both proposed layouts.), X-41, X-42, X-44, and X-51. I estimate
April-May as a possible shipping target.
For a change of pace I have officially cancelled a few projects. Those are the 1/200
models of US Navy WWII Fleet Submarines, the NASA Ares I and Ares V launch vehicles
that will replace the Rockwell Space Shuttles, and the Goodyear Blimp. The reason for the
cancellations is that other producers will be bringing out excellent models before we can get
our versions into production. For the details, read the reports below.
Other 1/200 ranges
Cold War Submarines is the model range produced by former sub crew member Mel
Douyette. Mel works in the scale of 1/16 ‘ = 1 foot. The nominal conversion is 1/192 scale
but with shrinkage the actual scales move even closer to 1/200. The difference is generally
not noticeable. Mel currently makes a range of USN submarines ranging historically from
WWII diesel boats of the Gato-Balao-Tang classes to the very latest Virginia Class SSNs.
Most of Mel’s production goes to sub vets and current fleet personnel. The models use solid
resin hulls, sails, and control planes with metal props and detail parts. The models are
supplied fully finished and mounted on display stands. Clear display cases are also available.
Prices are in the $400-500 range and worth every penny. The parts and finish are first rate
quality, well detailed, and packaged to withstand the worst assaults by UPS and Fedex.
Waiting times are currently running around 8 weeks. The address is Cold War
Submarines,3620 Noel Drive, South Milwaukee, WI 53172. The web site is
http://www.coldwarsubmarines.com/AGSS569Albacore.htm.
The Space Store and Daron Worldwide Trading are offering Filipino resin copies of the
Ares I and Ares V NASA display models originally mastered by Canadian Nick Proach. The
models are accurate in scale and details, and are well painted in a glossy display model
style., They come mounted on attractive nesting black bases. List prices are under $200, or
about $320 for both models. Some examples are appearing on eBay at somewhat lower
prices, but be aware that shipping for such large, heavy models will absorb most of the
apparent savings.
Carsten Breiting sent photos of several of his firstborn original models. There are also a
MiG-21 and a Cimber 614 that I have not seen. Pictured below are the master models of a
Daimler-Benz Projekt F, two of the parasite missiles that would have traveled to objectives
like New York beneath the mother plane (note that one of them has a canopy!), and the East
German Baade 152. You will want to order an extra Baade because the airline is an easy
conversion to a WWII Junkers bomber Projekt.
Save space on your display for a forthcoming model of the Goodyear K-Series “Blimp”
airship as used for anti-submarine patrols during WWII. I will tease you for now with a
couple of images. The first is computer generated picture of the completed model moored to
a ground tower. The second is a photo of the actual small parts as they are casted. Yes,
your eyes have it correct. The gondola will have a clear center inside an opaque outer shell,
so that the completed model will have “clear” transparencies.
If you monitor the alleged 1/200 offerings on eBay, you will occasional see postings for
carved mahogany models of ships and aircraft offered from the Phillipines. Those can be
extremely good or extremely bad. Use the Ask the Seller a Question function to at least
obtain an accurate set of dimensions. I recently picked up a very nice Advanced 688 Los
Angeles Class boat for a lucky low bid. However, in the same box was a SS346 Corporal
that was totally off scale. Luckily, the seller simply sent a smaller size model and was able to
replace it with one in 1/200.
Armaments in Miniature is a wargames model producer in New Jersey. They have a web
site at http://www.angelfire.com/nj4/armamentsi ... e/home.htm. They have recently
brought out a set of resin Korean War jets in 1/200 scale. Available are the F9F Panther,
MiG-15, P-80 Shooting Star, and F-86 Saber. Several photos are posted at
http://www.theminiaturespage.com/boards ... ?id=183266. They also offer a choice of
display stands, including one that works with a screw or other ferrous metal instert inside a
model. Here is some more contact information. David Schmid - aim_schmid@yahoo.com -
Armaments In Miniature LLC - 18 Haines Dr. - Sewell, NJ, 08080.
Herpatology Report. Herpa, Hogan and Gulliver continue to add to their lists at a very
steady pace. I am hoping someone can give us a simple explanation of how, if at all, the
three ranges differ. Now they are being joined by a half-dozen or more other players. The
best web site I know of is http://www.vosen.de/wings_200_military.htm. Operated by Peter
Vosen, an extremely keen diecast collector, the web site tracks new developments 1n
1/200,1/500, and 1/1000 diecast aircraft, with excellent color photos of most new issues.
Herpa’s own web site www.herpa.de is also excellent. I do not know of a dedicated Hogan or
Gulliver web site.
Anyone who spends significant time on the airline model web sites or monitoring 1/200
offerings on eBay will have long since realized that any airliner from the Jet Age is being
recreated in 1/200 in a bewildering and expensive choice of liveries. In addition the choices
are creeping back into the prop age with choices like Dakotas and Skymasters. My personal
recent favorites are the Gemini Jets Dash 8-100 and the Hobby Master C-54E in Berlin
Airlift markings. Civil types from Herpa that really tickled my fancy are the Solar Impulse solar
powered experimental and two variants of the Zeppelin NT airship. Coming soon are an
assortment of Antonov An-2.
Herpa and Hogan continue to expand their range of military. I highly recommend both the
conventional and dual-cockpit training versions of the SR-71 Blackbird, the new F/A-18
Hornets, and the EA-6B Prowlers. Also just out from Herpa is a set of 1/200 splitter
revetments. With Herpa’s splitter parts, hardened shelters, air base figures and air base
equipment sets, you need little more than some scale hard stand (see below) to produce an
outstanding photo shoot base or diorama. In the pipeline somewhere are more modern USN
types, including an E-3 and a Grumman S-3B Viking, and (we hear) a set of F-35s.
The most intriguing news is the appearance of more photos of Hogan M (for military) WWII
aircraft. Thus far those have all been Japanese types, such as Zekes and an early Betty.
1/200 Airports and Runways. The folks who collect 1/400 and 1/500 aircraft are really
fortunate. They can buy from Herpa, Gemini, and other firms all manner of airport
components. They start with nicely printed mats or foils of runways, taxiways, hardstands,
parking lots, and terminal and hanger locations. Those can be mixed or matched to produce
many different airports. Then come the terminal buildings, hangers, warehouses, fuel
stations, parking structures, roads, sidewalks, people movers, trains,bridges and bits to make
anything from a rural airstrip to a major city airport. Then, of course, one needs landscaping
supplies, trees, vehicles, baggage trains, ramps, lots of (very little) people, and maybe even
working lights and sound effects. In 1/200 we are fortunate to be sandwiched between ZGauge
(1/220) and N-Gauge (1/160) railroad scales and to be sharing 1/200 with
architectural and ship model builders. What we cannot buy intact, we can often find and scale
down (like card models of airports) or scratchbuild using available detail parts. The most
difficult challenge seems to be finding specifications or artwork for the “real airport” parts, like
ramps, taxiways, and runways. Here are a couple of possibilities. Bakatronics
http://www.bakatronics.com/shop/item.aspx?itemid=235 makes all sorts of plans and supplies
for making your own pavement from materials like thin foam sheets. Another possibility is to
download and print
airport graphics from a site like SASMD90 Airport Foils <http://www.home.online.no/~anlh/>.
Here is an example of their work. I found so much Good Stuff there thatI have also
reprinted their list below.
Please note that the graphics are designed in 1/400 scale but can easily be doubled either in
the Word file, on your printer, or by scanning into something like Autocad after printing. Or
you could take your files on a memory stick or CD to any competent blueprint shop.
Apron/Tax modified new design new_foils.zip 04-Aug-2007 11:04 316k
Apron new design f2_wide_body_01.doc 02-Apr-2007 19:46 84k
Apron new design F2_narrow_park_01.doc 02-Apr-2007 09:26 87k
Runway markings (guide) airport_markings_par..> 26-Oct-2006 08:48 387k
Airport sounds airport_sounds.zip 02-Mar-2006 16:51 8.0M
Jet barrier barrier_ungrouped.doc 26-Dec-2006 11:44 22k
Foil collection Apron/Tax foils.zip 01-Feb-2006 10:52 1.1M
Foil collection Runway runway.zip 22-Oct-2006 19:06 177k
Terminal sound file terminal.wma 18-Jul-2006 10:36 1.7M
Terminal Windows etc. terminal_textures.zip 20-Feb-2006 08:14 1.1M
The foils are made by using Microsoft Word 2000/2003 and Microsoft Excel 2000/2003, but
will also work with Microsoft Word and Excel 97. They should work with newer versions of
Microsoft Office, and they have been tested and found to work with Open Office.
The foils are made in the 1/400 scale, but can be downscaled to 1/500 during print by printing
at 80% - 85% of the original size. Most HP printers offers this functionality .
The foils are best printed by using a color laser printer at a resolution of 600x600, but a color
ink-jet will also do, but ink is more expensive than laser toner, and laser printers are getting
cheaper.
Here is an example of what can be done with printed mats, also taken from their web site.
And in Conclusion
We wish you and yours the very finest of holiday seasons and a health, happy, and
toy-filled 2010.
Ron
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