Help a dummy out... Please

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Help a dummy out... Please

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, May 12, 2004 9:45 AM

When reading reviews and such I'm not sure if I'm reading things right;
Example; P51/Mustang I and Ia. Now is this reading like this; P51/Mustang "eye" and "eye a" or is it; P51/Mustang "one" and "one a" ??

Same here; PzKpfw Ia/FlammPanzer I..

There are others as well..
Thanks for any insite into this
Gasser

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wayne baker

Member since
February 2003
From: Medina, Ohio

Posted by wayne baker on Wednesday, May 12, 2004 9:49 AM

Yes, those are all 1's, or I've always thought that. The only time I can remember it being "eye" is in Nam, when it was called "eye" Corps.

I may get so drunk, I have to crawl home. But dammit, I'll crawl like a Marine.

shermanfreak

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January 2003

Posted by shermanfreak on Wednesday, May 12, 2004 9:50 AM

One is the answer

Happy Modelling and God Bless Robert

Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, May 12, 2004 11:11 AM

So now for the $64 question, why not just use a 1 ????
Thanks everyone.
Gasser

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, May 12, 2004 11:28 AM

It's a Roman. (numeral)

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MusicCity

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January 2004
From: USA

Posted by MusicCity on Thursday, May 13, 2004 6:57 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by Gasser

So now for the $64 question, why not just use a 1 ????
Thanks everyone.
Gasser

I think it just looks better to use Roman numerals. For example, which looks better:

A-7 Corsair II
A-7 Corsair 2

There may be a "Real" reason though.

To confuse things even more, the true "First" Corsair was the O2U-1, 2, & 4 from around 1926. The F4U Corsair was not called the "Corsair II" although it really was. The Corsair II was the A-7.

Scott Craig -- Nashville, TN -- My Website -- My Models Page

Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, May 13, 2004 8:02 PM

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I think it just looks better to use Roman numerals. For example, which looks better:

A-7 Corsair II
A-7 Corsair 2

I agree, its just that in most magazines, the Roman 1 is the same as the capital i... on this board the capitial i is different; and thats why I was confused as to which it was...but then looking at A-7 Corsair II, one could think eleven!!!!! I guess its just knowing the subject..... Thanks

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MusicCity

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January 2004
From: USA

Posted by MusicCity on Thursday, May 13, 2004 9:09 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by Gasser

I agree, its just that in most magazines, the Roman 1 is the same as the capital i... on this board the capitial i is different; and thats why I was confused as to which it was...but then looking at A-7 Corsair II, one could think eleven!!!!! I guess its just knowing the subject..... Thanks

You are absolutely right. I've gotten so accustomed to computers that I forgot the "Old Days". In fact it seems like I remember some old typewriters that didn't even have a [1] key on them, you had to use an uppercase "I".

Scott Craig -- Nashville, TN -- My Website -- My Models Page

KJ200

Member since
July 2003
From: Bicester, England

Posted by KJ200 on Friday, May 14, 2004 6:59 AM

Shouldn't that have made the century series fighters, such as the Voodoo, thunderchief etal, the C series?

Now that just sounds like a Mercedes!

Karl

Currently on the bench: AZ Models 1/72 Mig 17PF

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