Subject: SMML16/12/97VOL031 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- INDEX 1: Floquil Stains 2: Maths & Scale 3: List of available kits 4: Titanic 5: Big E 6: Re: Bismarck Turret Top Colours 7: Re: Titanic ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) From: Greg Subject: Floquil Stains. Hi Tim, I haven't forgotten about you - I will be in touch soon! I had a quick go at the staining on an old wrecker, and I am not so sure, the driftwood is really light? I really wouldn't like to splash it on my masterpiece, did you find you used more Driftwood than Walnut? Or 50-50???? Any Advice? Were you happy with your results? Greg ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) Grom: Greg Subject: Maths & Scale Hi, I got my Montana Plans today - VERY COOL! I Have to build me one of those bad boys - Argh Argh Argh! But the thing that confuses me is that it states the scale is 1 Eighth of an inch is equal to 1 foot. Now if you do the math, that makes 8 units in 1 inch, x 12 gives you 96 units, hence 1/96 in modeller talk - but the Montana's were meant to be 921 feet in length, that means the plans (Or a 1/96 model) would be roughly 9.5 feet long? The plans are 56 inches long (4.6feet) ??? Wouldn't that be closer to 1/200? Whats goin on - have I got something wrong - is it like decibels, should the scale reduce by 1 each time it cycles? I would also welcome suggestions about where to start scratchbuilding a hull? And also where I could get my hands on Hull Lines for the Montana's too. Thanks Greg ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) From: Gene Larson Subject: List of available kits I originally wrote (in part) >> This question sparked the idea that it would be convenient if all the steel hull warship models were listed in one source document. My proposal is to place on the NRG web site under Naval Ships a list of ALL the steel hull kits out there, and then keep it updated with new releases. << Dave Carter then wrote >>> Check out Rajendra's lists on NAVIS. This is the most complete listing of kits of non-sailing subjects on the net, covering both resins and plastics. It is a big file and takes an age to download but contains a lot of useful and relevant information on kits past and present, also opinions re. quality, accuracy and availability. << You are correct. I had not visited the site for some time. I have had it listed on our sources page for a long time. There is no sense in duplicating work already accomplished. However, two noteable comments about the listings. First it is confusing since there are kit manufacturers listed on some models, a note regarding scratch-built models on others, and some model photos have no indication on orign. The second is there is no mention of the significant, albiet few, wood hull ship model kits such as BlueJacket's models, and the large fiberglass hull based models - partial kits from US manufacturers, and full kits from the UK manufacturers. An omission I noticed is the popular (?) Revell - ex Airfix corvette. There may be others. I did not visit every listing. You are also correct that the listing is inconvenient. The photos spread out the pages considerably. What I had proposed was a single line per subject, categorized by ship type and country w/o photos, since someone looking for a kit knows what the ship looks like. Again, this is close to the Navis page, so duplication of effort is not worth while. Comments? (cc to NAVIS) Gene Larson Nautical Research Guild, Inc Alexandria, Virginia mailto:genenrg@Naut-Res-Guild.org http://www.Naut-Res-Guild.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) From: BatlWagon Subject: Titantic I may have missed it here earlier, but is there a GMM set for the Minicraft Titantic? Also, what references are available for her? I know of Ballards book, on the discovery of her, but what else is out there? BTW, I picked up my kit at a hobby shop near my parents, about 60 miles away. I paid $39.99 for it! Rick ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5) From: Dave Carter Subject: Big E Hi Terry, >> And now a question. Can anyone tell me the differences between the Gold Medal and Tom's Modelworks photoetch sets for the Big E? What do they include/leave out? << You only have one choice. Tom Harrison does not do a set for the Enterprise.. the GMM set is available, and comes highly recommended from those who have used it. It includes the following: Railings in several styles, including specialised rails for mast yardarms and aircraft elevators, vertical and inclined ladders, accomodation ladders, pre-shaped flight deck safety netting, aircraft refuelling hose reels, island safety net cage ladders, perforated mast yardarms, SPS-10, SPS-48, SPS-49 radars, SatCom, RDF Antennae, watertight doors, bicycles and Stokes litters. As an afterthought, and this is probably only of interest to book collectors as it is not cheap and very sought after... we have the Warship Profile Number 15 USS Enterprise CVN65 at £16.00. However, it only covers the ship up until 1971. Cheers Caroline White Ensign Models,Gardeners Cottage,Cowarne Court,Lower Eggleton, Ledbury,Herefordshire,HR8 2UF,U.K. Tel: 01432 820403 Fax: 01432 820830 http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/avenue/xdt22/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6) From: Mitchell Subject: Re: Bismarck Turret Top Colours >> OK, memory fails me: was it on this list that the purported color of BISMARCK's turret tops was the subject of discussion? If so, I have more info. << There was a discussion of German WW II turret top colors on the seaways mailing list. You can find it under in the Seaways archives at: http://www.seaways.com filed under Model Building, Painting. Do a search on "turret" and you should find all relevant posts on the subject. Paul R. Mitchell White Plains, NY mailto:prmitch@ix.netcom.com mailto:prmitch@juno.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7) From: Greg Subject: Re: Titanic Hey Rick, It's Always great to see Titanic on the List, And with Mr Cameron's new Masterpiece and The Release of subsequent Kits, hopefully we will see her here a bit more. I am positive Loren Has something for you, I don't have the listing on me so I can't give you the kit number, but he has the whole catalogue on line at: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/onetrack/goldmm.htm Let me know how you go. Best Wishes, Greg P.S. Does anybody know of any new kits on the drawing boards? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Volume