Subject: SMML07/06/98VOL233 Date: Tue, 7 Jul 1998 18:19:02 +1000 (EST) shipmodels@wr.com.au --------------------------------- Thanks for having SMML at your home, why not stop by our home at: http://warship.simplenet.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- MODELLERS INDEX 1: USS Constitution Cannons 2: RE2: Revells HMS Invincible 3: Re: IPMS Nationals 4: Re: Running Gear for Lindberg PT-109 5: Decking ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- MODELLERS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) From: Felix Bustelo Subject: USS Constitution Cannons Hi Dave, Try Model Expo. They have a pretty wide range of wooden ship fittings for scratch builders. Their website is www.modelexpoinc.com. However, the website does not have their complete catalog which is pretty extensive. But the homepage has a number to call toll free (and an outside of US number) to get a catalog in the mail. Good luck to you and your friend. I am goint to attempt the Revell 1/96 kit soon. Regards, Felix Bustelo ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) From: "Roberto Paredes" Subject: Re: Revells HMS Invincible Hi, Uwe Besken wrote: >> Take a look on there website: http://www.revell.de/ << I tried to visit this site, but it needs username and password.....What can I do? Regards, Roberto. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) From: SHIPMDLR@aol.com Subject: Re: IPMS Nationals I'll put my two cents worth in. I was category head judge for ships this year and it was tougher than I thought. I'll have to admit, I never thought I would see Phillip Toy defeated in an even modeling fight. As you have heard, he was de-throned by Derek Browns exquisite 1/350 scale USS Texas. You remember Derek from last year. He took best of show with his (Seaking?) helicopter and later made the cover of FSM with the same model. He said he wanted to try something different. The Texas was his first ship!!!!!!!!! It's going to be a long year. Best of show vote was very unusual as well. As I recall, there were six other fine models nominated for best of show. Aris decided to start at the back and work forward to the Handley Page 1/24 scale bi-plane and finally to the Texas. He went through them all and not one vote was cast until the aircraft was mentioned and up grew a forest of hands. There were so many that as he counted each vote we moved over to a different location to make certain the count was accurate. Next came the Texas and the same forest grew. It looked real close and reminisant of the tie we saw a few years back. After the count was taken, the Texas triumphed by 3 votes!!!! Man that's as it should be. Two super models sluggin it out to a near tie. I favored the Texas not because it was a ship, but constructing a perfect model in 1/350 is (in my humble opinion) much tougher than doing the same thing in 1/24. The people who grouse about the aircraft judges being numericly superior when voting for best of show have nothing to say. That vote (I hope) shows everyone that national judges can recognize a superior model when they see it and put aside their favoritism for aircraft. More good news from the nationals. Is it me or was there more ship vendors than ever this year? I had a wonderful vist with Caroline Carter, Bill Gruner, Mike Bishop, Steve Wiper and all the other ship people there. I have to say if I had to give a most improved product award over the last three years it would be close but Steve Wiper's kits have improved dramatically where he now puts out a first class line of line of models. WEM has always produced high quality products but Steves early efforts to a bit of work to really fix up. I would (and do) recommend any of his models to anyone. So my most improved product award would go to Classic Warships. Rusty White ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) From: "David & Alicja Lombard" Subject: Re: Running Gear for Lindberg PT-109 From: "Bill & Kaja Michaels" >> Can't help you with a source for the Lindberg power kit, but do know of an alternative: MACK makes (or at least used to) a drivetrain set for the Lindberg PT boat. It is kinda expensive, but I understand that it uses high quality components. Personally, I could not fathom why the Lindberg drive kits were so expensive. It seemed to me they offered run of the mill components for a grossly inflated price. << I agree completely! I saw the Lindberg drivetrain at a hobby shop within the last year. As I recall, they wanted $60-90. So, the MACK package is probably a *much* better deal. BTW - If the original requester wants, I can see if the kit is still available. >> Midwest sells decently priced prop/shaft/strut assemblies. They are more "mainstream", so your local hobby shop can probably get them easily. << Midwest is mighty expensive too! I just saw one of their "running gear" kits for about $60. No motors -- just shaft, stuffing box, universals & etc. >> Another good source is Hobby Lobby-- the airplane-oriented RC mail order outfit based in Tennesee. They carry a good selection of Graupner stuff, which also seems to be decently priced. The downside is that everything is metric, so you can't mix and match parts with US suppliers. << Midwest uses Graupner props, so they are already mixed and matched. For their big Lobster Boat, Midwest put a 4mm thread on a 5/32 shaft. In one of their smaller running gear kits, they put a small insert into the prop to go down to a smaller (1/8"?) shaft. Hobby Lobby is the supplier used by the best local shop for RC boats (Pegasus Hobbies in Whittier for you locals). David Lombard Rossmoor, Orange County, California ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5) From: KDur597268@aol.com Subject: Decking Question for the experts - or anybody who's dealt with it! I'd like to know how you guys deal with flaws in decks with raised plank detail. Sink marks and the like. Something tells me I should just replace the whole deck with sheet styrene, rescribe it, and scratch all the detail that was on the original... lotta work. I haven't done much in the way of ships - how do you guys deal with that particular problem. BTW, the kit is the Revell WAGB Burton Island. I got the PE from Gold Medal at the NATS - great to meet so many of you! The fret also has the USCG Cutter "Taney" or "Campbell" on it - an SSP from a while back I understand. Anyone have one for sale? TIA Ken Durling ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Volume