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Lothar was flying an LVG C.IV at the time. It was converted to carry passengers on short hauls. It's engine failed on take-off, the most critical time, stalled and he died... as well as a famous German movie Director. An actress was on board as well, but she lived. Imagine what the Luftwaffe would have looked like if Lothar lived... OvS

Yes, his little cousin. Shame. Wolfie was not nearly the pilot that Lothar or Manny was, but still, he was a Richthofen none-the-less and shared the family desire to fly. Unless the books have changed, there really wasn't too much information about him for WWI, other than he was MvR's 4th Cousin, came into the war in early 1918, served with Jasta 11, and had anywhere from 3 - 8 kills. He continued into WWII as a Field Marshall for the Luftwaffe, and died at the end of 1944 from complications dervived from a possible Brain tumor. OvS

Yes, then I'd punch my boss in the face and claim it was left-over anxiety from all the waiting... and I was disappointed I had to come back 21 Dec 2012 is 2 days before my 42 Birthday... so let's look closer at this and me.... 12 21 2012... hmmmmmm (1+2) + (2+1) X 2 = 012 12/2 = 6 12 23 69 (my birthday) (1+2) X 23 = 69 subtract the year of my wife's birthday (63) = 6 12 23 12 (my 42nd Birthday) (1+2) x 23 = 69 + 12 = 81/9 = 9 - 3(which is the sum of the month of 12) = 6 Well funny how that worked out... 666. Must mean I'm 'That Guy', so yep... we're all gonna die. Sorry to break the news... OvS

A remake of The Blue Max with more CGI and better acting (GP was good for 1966) would be my wish movie. Then again... the flight scenes in BM were fantastic... why mess with them. ;)

I'll toss my 'Hat in the Ring' (OFF Add-on Plug) on this one... For what it was, it was a good film as a core. The uniforms, setting, atmosphere, and backstaging were fantstic. There is little to no historic value to Jasta 11, other than a few correctly named pilots. They do not fly J11 painted planes, and are considered wild and very immature... nothing close to what was written of the very militant MvR. Although Kurt Wolff was correctly shown wearing his good luck charm (his yellow sleeping cap), the rest of the lot were nothing close to what I read about. The planes look fantastic... nothing else to say. What little dog-fighting/flight scenes there were, were very good and rendered very well. Lastly, the characters and how they portrayed their historic actuals was terrible. LvR was shorter than MvR in the movie, and we all know that was far from truth. LvR acted like an annoying, jealous younger brother, and we all know historically MvR and LvR were very close... hence why LvR was in Jasta 11. It was a good one for the archives... but as stated... useless for any historic info. But still, don't pass it up. Enjoy it. OvS

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Fantastic Mike! Great job!! James

You have a very interesting way of introducing yourself... no offense taken, none given. Study the skins... trust me, it's 90% of the work... and it will show the more you do... and TAKE YOUR TIME!!! Pumping out 5 skins a night is cool, but what kind of quality are you giving? Take 5 nights to do one, look at it again...then decide. All the best, OvS

Are you insinuating that we copied YOUR markings on our skins? We own tons of books with hundreds of profiles. I suggest you get accustomed to seeing skins that resemble what you've done already, especially since we're now working on some of the Jastas that you posted. Here's mine... and yours side-by-side. Don't even think for a minute that I'd pull-down your skins and remake them using your artwork... you do nice work, but I follow books, profiles and hordes of other info Shred sends me. Have a close look... and please don't take this the wrong way... I've been at this for over 10 years now... our compared work is just slightly different. Mine being on the left... OvS

ooooo... this is gotta hurt... http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091113/ap_on_fe_st/us_odd_lagoon_bugatti

The ultimate killer would be if the insurance company hung-up the phone when he called in the accient with... "... we saw the Yahoo clip, and noticed you were illegally talking on the cell phone... have a nice day... <click> "

I'm currently not making any Jasta 5 Alb D.III and D.III Early skins. There are already a ton of them using mottling and other unit markings. We don't have much information on them past the Alb D.Va's. Most of the Fokker D.VII's are based on old profiles, but if you guys have anything... let us know. Are you guys still flying RB3D MMP?

Gotta hand it to them... there's a lot of respect and feeling in that paint job! Very nice!

LOL!!! I feel your pain... I'm 23 Dec... I used to get robbed too!!! I was scheduled for Xmas day, but someone shut down the 'bar' early, so I had to 'leave'.

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Bump! < Arto.... share some light... > Bump!

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fingers... fingers... always my fingers... Also Pflaz is New Yorkeese for having more than 1 flat tire: Example... Vinny: "Eh yo, whazzamadda wit duh car.. it ain't freakin' drivin' right!" Tony: "You freakin' idiot.. youz gotz 2 Pflaz on one side..." OvS

Of the planes the Germans really need, the Pflaz D.III is not one of them. Polovski could certainly make the model based on the D.IIIa as it was almost identical aside from the gun mounts and other small details. It's a matter of time and priority. I'd rather see him spend the time on the Pflaz D.XII or the Albartos C series, maybe the AEG's, or Aviatik... see where I'm going with this... All the best, OvS

Pretty cool video... I like it even though it's obviously colorized. But in 2009, the basic facts should always be checked and corrected. The Dr.1 was flying in 1917 and was red, not pink... and he was called The Red Baron, not the Red Fighter Pilot.

I have to agree... that is one of my top favorites... Brother's In Arms has some very good Title music as well... very moving. But this song gives that 'massive military operation' type feeling Half-Life 2 was the best military/SciFi theme I've ever heard... http://www.videogametunes.net/game/halflife2.html OvS

Pretty obvious the guy has aspirations to be noticed... working for the USO helping entertain the Troops will SURELY get him the attention he so deeply desires for the US Military. Just imagine the verbal beating he will take when the Marines get a hold of him. OvS

I agree. Our cat Ivan (formally known as "Ivan the Terrible") is 4 now and a huge Russian Blue mix with dark blue/gray stripes. He was ferrel and mean as hell when we found him... or they say, the cats find you. I could only pick him up with thick electricians leather gloves as he would scratch and bite like a viper, hence his name. He's a wonderful cat to my 9 year old daughter. I swear he guards her like an ancient soul would guard the Holy Grail. He sleeps with her close to her head, or wrapped in her arms like a Teddy bear. He's a real pleasure... he hates me... but that's OK. ;) We do feed him dry food, and until we changed his diet, he was having issues. What do you guys feed your cats, especially those that have lived a long time? I'll post a pic of him tonight. OvS

you guys rock!!

I agree 100%!! Why does the public have to wait so long? 7 years, a short time compared to many others. I say get it done 6 months after sentence is given, especially if the DNA and all other scientific evidence matches (you know, the usual stuff that is checked when they think a person may not have done the crime). OvS