Rickitycrate

Widow, thanks for sharing. May God bless your heart and Max's. Enjoy him.

Looks like a rickety crate to me Dej. And that's a good thing. One for the screensaver for sure.

I don't feel that I can account for my interest. It started when I shared a bedroom with my elder (6 year) bother. He was a fair modeler I was a plastic butcher at age 8. One kit my brother made was Rickenbacker's Spad XIII released by Revell in 1/28 scale. His build fascinated me. The camo paint, Hat In the Ring emblem, the wire supported wings for some reason really turned me on. I had little or no knowledge or exposure to anything WWI aviation related at that time. After that I saw "Captain Eddie" with Fred McMurray and I loved that show the one time I saw it. One day in my back yard I heard a strange airplane engine sound. We lived by an airport and I saw planes every day. This was different... I looked up to see what appeared to be the Spad! It most likely was a Jenny or something else. I recall the angle of the sun lighting my side of the plane with a warm glow, ribbons afixed to the wings streaming behind. The plane was barely moving it seemed and the engine sound along with the overall appearance made me feel the craft was quite fragile and was miraculously inching along. I feared she would drop but I thought she was beautiful.

The gratitude goes for me as well. So as not be too corny I'll just say again "thank you" from my heart. And nice OP CaptS..

Like most of you guys I had played the PC WWI flightsims even the Amiga ones. I still have an Amiga 500 and a Commodore 64. I was out of action for awhile as I did not keep up with the advance of computers but turned toward game consoles for more than a few years. My greatest wish and expectation was for a console version of Red Baron 3D. It never happened. I did get the XBOX because of "Wings of War". I finally got myself a new PC and my first forays in what to me was the "new" worldwideweb with highspeed was to see if there were any spiffy, neato WWI flightsims. I soon was at YouTube for the first time ever and I found Pol's vids previewing P3. It looked fabulous so I went to the OFF website and reguested a P2 disc to help me anticipate P3. SittingDuck was kind enough to send me a copy of P2 and six to eight weeks later P3 was released. I learned alot about my new PC from the OFF forum and I have enjoyed OFF beyond words. Also the kindness of OBD and the forumites here has had a meaningful impact on my life. My thanks to all!

Glorious! Oh so good. I find the new terrain texture to look very life-like. You devs are working extremely hard and I thank you. I can only imagine the skins and the missions to go along with the new aircraft and terrain/details. I ask for a blessing on your efforts and the grace for us Offers to have the perseverence to be patient and not drive you mad before P4 is finished. It is so very nice to have you respond with some new screenies. Best wishes!

For those of us that receive Turner Classic Movies on cable this is a heads-up that the 1927 silent picture WINGS will be showing at 9PM central tonight. Wings won the first Academy Award for best picture. Directed by William Wellman, starring Clara Bow (the "IT" girl), Charles "Buddy" Rogers, Richard Arlen and an early cameo by perhaps Hollywood's most familiar actors in WWI roles, Gary Cooper. I do beleive that the many of the planes in this film are actually survivors of WWI. What with the silent dialogue screens the film can be a bit tedious but the flight and trench fighting scenes making for worthy viewing for men with our interest.

I hear you guys. I got the movie on tape and my plans for tonight are the game and bottling my latest brew. Oh yes, and having a few.

Von Paulus is such a tease...

The politicos there must all be women. We all know that they never cut loose, right? They simply don't fart. I don't know what they call it but only us crude bastids are quilty of the vulgarity. Confusious say "broken wind cannot be mended"

The vid was informative and along with my stamp collecting knowledge I think I might understand the matter. It left me with wondering about the whereabouts of dear old Blighty though. So to Wikipedia for that; Blighty is a British English slang term for Britain, deriving from the Hindustani word vilāyatī (विलायती) (pronounced bilāti in many Indian dialects and languages) meaning a foreigner. The term was more common in the latter days of the British Raj, and is now more commonly used as a term of endearment by the expatriate British community or those on holiday to refer to home. In their 1886 Anglo-Indian dictionary, Hobson-Jobson, Sir Henry Yule and Arthur C. Burnell explained that the word came to be used in British India for several things the British had brought into the country, such as the tomato (bilayati baingan, whose literal translation is "foreign aubergine") and soda water, which was commonly called bilayati pani ("foreign water"). During World War I, "Dear Old Blighty" was a common sentimental reference, suggesting a longing for home by soldiers in the trenches. The term was particularly used by World War I poets such as Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon. During that war, a Blighty wound -- a wound serious enough to require recuperation away from the trenches but not serious enough to kill or maim the victim—was hoped for by many, and sometimes self-inflicted.[1] The Music Hall artiste Vesta Tilley had a hit in 1916 with the song I'm Glad I've Got a Bit of a Blighty One (1916), in which she played a soldier delighted to have been wounded and in hospital. "When I think about my dugout" she sang, "where I dare not stick my mug out... I'm glad I've got a bit of a blighty one". Another Music Hall hit was Take Me Back to Dear Old Blighty, which was sampled at the beginning of The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths. Blighty was the name of a weekly magazine published in London from 1939 to 1958 for young men, and possibly aimed at servicemen,[2] competing against magazines such as Titbits and Reveille. It was continued for another year as Blighty Parade or Parade and Blighty, before becoming Parade. Another humorous paper of the same name was published in London from 1916 to 1920, according to the British Library catalogue.

Along these lines I was once flying a 1 1/2 Strutter and got shot up pretty badly. She was trailing smoke but I landed her gently and came to a stop. I went into outside camera mode to see the damage and take some pics. After a few pictures my crate caught fire while me and my mate got our short and curlies singed. You never know what you might see and there is much during the blur of combat that escapes our notice.

They fly so close they get right up your derrierre.

Hey, thanks for sharing that! Best wishes to Homeboy!

Privledged... yes indeed! I know that feeling with this group. I'm even tolerated I dare say. BTW Lou makes me proud to be a Minnesotan. That's a fine lyric Lou. Shine on bro.

I agree with all the above opinions. My 2 cents is to say that Over Flanders Fields and this forum are one of the best things that have happened to me for quite some time. You all are part of that and I raise my glass to you

I enjoyed the book about F Luke written by Arch Whitehouse Arizona Balloon Buster if I recall correctly. I have always thought it would make for a helluva movie. Sticking to the facts of course, yeah right, haha.

The man himself MVR, if I recall correctly never went after nor claimed to have downed a balloon. He must have had opportunities galore. That fact may have very well made the difference in his storied carreer and high victory total. After acheiving 20 or so victories he may have even been forbad to attack balloons as his "worth" became so great to the german war effort and the propaganda machine.

Olham, did you mean hug your Albatrass?

Wowzers! The Jack skins are looking so good nbryant and Beard. My little buddy will be right there with me. Thank you so much. My question is this; is cryin' into your cake and ice cream allowed in the mess? I look forward to some good careers in those Jack crates. All you skinners are doing fine work. Beard you know how much I appreciate the many skins you've done that I've enjoyed. As always kudos to team OBD for the original work that we all enjoy so much. I've got me some flyin' and fightin' to do. The drinks are on me

That was rather quick nbryant. Thank you! I will feature the crate in a screenshot set. You are very kind.

Enjoyed the first contest immensely Lou. I have no thoughts to make it better. You conducted the first one with flying colours.

Is anyone doing French aircraft that might be willing to do a skin for me that would feature my last dog? His name was Jack and he was a French Bulldog. I had attempted a skin myself with feable results. A Nieuport 11 (bebe) would be nice. Thanks for your consideration.

Good for you Herr Olham, you have found an "Easter Egg" of sorts. Better still Pol survives to complete his work. I'm looking forward to more P4 pics.

Olham mein freund, I know I am blessed to have the job. I want to fly the Gotha's, shoot down the Gotha's and escort them. I want to see them in the air even if I do not interact with them. They were there in RL so I want them in my OFF. I know they were used against my British brethren but I am not one for rewriting history.