Jim Baker

You've been in my basement. Haven't you??? That was great! And all too true!!

Steve, Do I have to call you Stephen now?? Another beauty!! I guess I will have to break down and post some of my tiny monsters. The only problem is, my PHOTOgraphy skills leave a tad bit to be desired...

Hi Bill, I suppose they could have, but didn't Souval continue to crank out this frame after the war??

Dave, Weren't there a few different cores thrown into these frames as well?? Seems like I read somewhere that Souval might have sold the frames to other makers. That might also explain the different hinge styles.

Otto, A very nice looking cross. Beautiful condition.

The first one is always the best one! Congratulations!!

It's awfully purty Marc.......

Jeeezz..... The TR crosses by this maker are hard enough to find. Where did you come across this rare cross?? NICE!!

Incredible. I would love to just hold one of these. Just think of the history this little cross has seen. Almost two hundred years. Man, I love the history part of this hobby.

WOW!! And remember when I wanted you to paint a prop for me?? Excellent work. You should post some of the medals you had for ID in the Imperial Section. These guys are good. Thanks for posting your models. This part of the forum is brand new and hopefully more folks will post their work here.

I feel you brother!! Nice avatar. A new toy perhaps??

All very nice. I've never seen so many '13 EK's. Beautiful. Ed, I've never seen such a wide frame on a '13 EK. Not that I've seen that many...

Mike, Sorry, I thought Darrell had both. Any picture wiz guys that can show them (the 26's) side by side? Darrell, Bet you would like to have that one to go with yours....

OK, if I understand what you're saying, the beading alone is what secures the core inside the frame? And the beading is sectioned? Would the beading be more of a formed wire, or formed from a flat piece of stock?? Sorry, these are completely new to me.

Steve, Glad you made it. Fantastic work!! I've had the pleasure of seeing a few of these beauties in the flesh. For you guys interested in WWI aviation, Steve is not only an award winning modeler, but has had works published concerning WWI aviation. Is it mostly German aviators Steve?? I hope you'll buzz by the WWI section too. I know you have a great deal of knowledge in this area. Talk to you soon, Jim

Rick is right. Darrell, hold your two crosses side by side. The frames should match. I've seen a few of these and if you notice the "W" always looks wide compared to WWI issues. I always thought it was to fill up the extra space of the core. I sold an L/54 TR made '14 cross to George Stimson that would bring tears to your eyes. Maybe he will post it.

Darrell, That Deumer style catch was the first thing I noticed. I saw a cross similar to this at a show in around 1995. Unfortunately I didn't have the funds to pick it up at the time. I'm also thinking this is probably from the period of '35-'40. Is the frame down tight to the core??

My God, what a beautiful group. Something most of us can only imagine owning. Congrats Gordon, and thanks for sharing this!!

I had to look at this one again. If I ever go back to buying EK's, it will be a K&Q. These are the only EK's that look good regardless of wear. Just beautiful!!

Chris, You are exactly right. When I collected EK's, I wanted the variants. I couldn't understand why anyone would want to collect one of every maker of the 1939 EK when they all looked basically the same. I wanted the round 3, the Type B (Gordon saw that one), etc... And, I picked my Type B up for the price of a normal EKII. The dealer missed it. Different strokes for different folks.

Wasps, Nice. I've got to book mark this one. Thanks. In regards to MOH's awarded in peacetime, there have been more than a handful. While researching the namesake of one of my father's ships, the USS John King, I discovered he won it twice. Both times were peacetime boiler accidents.

I keep going back and looking at Gordon's sub. It's just awesome. I would also recommend a case of some sort. I'm hoping to get the Revell 1/72 type VII for Christmas. I have a fake EKI and U-Boot Clasp that I'm going to mount on the base.

Stijn, Very nice set, and you are correct, you don't see these very often. I love these crosses that have the core paint intact. I also really like the date on that packet. Nice!!

Darrell, Christmas is just around the corner.....

Jon, I love these figures. I've been thinking of picking up a few of the US figures, but I have to figure out a way to keep my wife from finding out!