Subject: SMML25/01/98VOL070 shipmodels@tac.com.au ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- INDEX 1: Parts required 2: NAVISMAGAZINE.COM - SUBSCRIPTION CAMPAIGN STARTED!! 3: Re: USS OREGON 4: Re: USS OREGON 5: Re: wooden decks on plastic and resin models 6: Market Query 7: Re: Arizona photoetch part, et al ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Bradford Chaucer Subject: Parts required Hi: I'm in search of some parts, and haven't been able to locate anything suitable on H&R's webpage: 1. 1/192 scale 11inch Dalgren barrels or full guns need 6 2. 1/350 brass 4 blade prop 1bout 3/8 dia need 2 3. 1/350 3 in Naval deck gun for a WWII sub 4. 1/350 50cal MGs preferably solid (I have PE 50cals and don't like them) Any suggestions would be appreciated. Regards, Bradford Chaucer ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) From: Paolo Pizzi Subject: NAVISMAGAZINE.COM - SUBSCRIPTION CAMPAIGN STARTED!! Check out the February NAVISMAGAZINE.COM, the first internet magazine for airplane and ship modelers and the LARGEST MODELING SITE IN THE WORLD. WE HAVE ALREADY STARTED TO ACCEPT SUBSCRIPTIONS!!! These are the impressive specs of this FREE EVALUATION ISSUE: - 14 articles - 211 COLOR pictures, all scanned at 600 dpi resolution, average size much larger than what you averagely find on the internet - 35 historical B&W pictures - 9 line drawings/color illustrations - 24 fantastic builtups displayed (airplanes and ships) - 31 reviewed products - 2 giveaways with a 1/350 kit and a 1/600 photoetch set as the prizes All of this is what you get EVERY MONTH by subscribing to NAVISMAGAZINE.COM for a ludicrous $1.66 per issue. Come check us out at: http://navismagazine.com Don't listen to those who claim they can offer the same for free until they actually do it... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) From: SantMin@aol.com Subject: Re: USS OREGON Last contact I had with Loren Perry, he is doing a brass set for the Glencoe Oregon kit. It should help a lot !!!!!!!!!! But if you are going to go through that time and expense, please correct the kit errors to result in a better representation of the actual vessel. Bob Santos ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) From: SantMin Subject: Re: USS OREGON >> My latest GMM catalog lists one...don't think it's in production yet as I've heard no announcement. I'm looking to build this one myself (it's my homestate) as soon as the GMM set hits the market. Have to get Mr. Santo's article and set aside a lot of time apparently. << Dan, It's "Santos", and I really prefer to be called Bob. Kidding aside, if you have problems, let me know. I have loads of material on these three ships and I'm always happy to help out if I can. Bob Santos ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5) From: SantMin Subject: Re: wooden decks on plastic and resin models There's been a thread on this and here's an easy way to get a nice looking deck when there are scribed plank lines on the model. 1. Paint it a light tan color and let it dry for a couple of days. 2. smear on a coat of burnt sienna oil paint with a bit if mineral spirits to make it flow better. 3. let this stand for about fifteen minutes. 4. wipe it all off with a tissue. This does two things, it stains the tan paint to make it look much more like wood and it gets down into the grooves to look like the caulking. You will notice as you wipe that you can vary the shades and color by wiping more or less. Try it on an old scrap deck piece, you will be amazed by how easy it is. Bob Santos ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6) From: John Snyder Subject: Market Query With all the currently-developing information on WW2 naval camouflage colors, Randy Short and I are considering marketing a set of paint chips matched directly from the 1929/42 Munsell Book of Color, which was the standard upon which all USN paints were based and for which Alan Raven has provided RN references. We also have a number of actual paint chips from which to provide exact matches. We would propose to package logical sets of chips (for instance, the USN purple-blues, USN greens, etc.), along with suggested mixing formulas using readily-available model paints which Randy is preparing. Modelers would then be able to mix their own paints to accurately match their required camo colors, testing the mix against the paint chips. We propose to begin with USN and RN colors, but are pursuing leads to match Axis naval colors also, and would like to have the first sets available at the IMPS Nationals this summer, as well as by mail-order at that time. Our question: is there interest out there in the naval modeling community? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7) From: TANewell Subject: Re: Arizona photoetch part, et al >> How's everybody's Revell Arizonas coming along? << I "finished" mine before Christmas...still haven't decided whether or not to add the little sailors included with the P/E fret. I also left off the accomodation ladders, opting for a more "underway" look...may decide to include them at a later date. If anyone has any questions about final assembly, feel free to ask. >> Another Arizona question regarding Loren's method for decks: to what degree did you apply the stains? << The Floquil stains are fairly thin, so unless you constantly agitate the bottle, they go on as a wash. I made the streaks fairly large, with strokes as long as 1/2 inch, and with very little spacing between the streaks. I came up with the same result, that it looks good from a distance, but doesn't look entirely realistic up close. I'm currently working on a 1/350 Missouri, and this time I'm using a 5-0 brush that's been thinned down to about a half dozen bristles, and I'm trying to keep the stain streaks down to the size of one 1/350 scale plank. I'm spacing the streaks about 1 scale plank apart. So you end up with lots and lots of really small streaks. It's taking much longer than it took to stain the Arizona (of course the Mo has about 3 scale acres of deck) but I really like the results. Tim Newell ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Volume