Subject: SMML2/11/98VOL351 Date: Sun, 1 Nov 1998 20:33:57 +1100 (EST) shipmodels@tac.com.au -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MODELLERS INDEX 1: Re: Mountbatten Pink 2: brass rod for 5" guns 3: Thoroughbred Models 1/600 pewter civil war ships 4: Re: Mountbatten Pink 5: Re: German Radar sets etc. 6: USCG Cutter Itasca -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MODELLERS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) From: John Snyder Subject: Re: Mountbatten Pink We'll check Chris Davenport's suggested mixes against the actual chips of Mountbatten Pink Dark and Light we have in our possession (courtesy Alan Raven), and see how well they compare. John Snyder Snyder & Short Enterprises The Paint Guys -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) From: "Alan Lindstrom" Subject: brass rod for 5" guns What size brass rod should I use for a USN 5"/38 gun in 1/700. I would guess .010". How far should it protrude from the face of the turret? Alan Lindstrom -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) From: "Rob Mackie" Subject: Thoroughbred Models 1/600 pewter civil war ships Thoroughbred Models has their complete ship listing as well as ordering information on the Warship site at http://warship.simplenet.com/thoroughbred.htm These are nice/600 kits of civil war era ships that I highly recommend. Rob Mackie Warship http://warship.simplenet.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) From: John Snyder Subject: Re: Mountbatten Pink Regarding Chris Davenport's mixes below: Mountbatten Pink (Dark) Humbrol M34 Matt White -- 21 parts Humbrol G15 Midnight Blue --6 parts Humbrol M73 Wine Red -- 62 parts. Mountbatten Pink (Light.) Humbrol M34 White -- 88 parts Humbrol M33 Black -- 9 parts Humbrol M60 Scarlet -- 12 parts. Randy Short advises that Humbrol no longer makes G15, and M60 may be gone as well. He suspects that the mix for Mountbatten Pink Dark may be too light/too red, but he'll check it against our original, and I'll post the results. John Snyder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5) From: SeaPhoto@aol.com Subject: Re: German Radar sets etc. >> That's one area that I haven't been much interested in. One of the problems with an 1100 + collection of books, is finding stuff. But two books that do have some drawings and photos are NAVAL RADAR by Norman Friedman, published by the Naval Institute Press, and NAVAL WEAPONS OF WW II, by John Campbell, published by Conway. Both have drawings and photos of FuMO sets. The latter shows where different sets were located on various ships, including PRINZ EUGEN. As regards PE, since she came into U.S. possession at the end of the war, there should be very good material from U.S. sources and archives on her equipment. There is also a series of German language glossy paperbacks on various German ships which have a lot of close up photos. If I come up with more, I'll let you know. << The Floating Drydock has an excellent set of pictures for the Prinz Eugen (assigned the number IX-300). 12 in all, including some nice views from a yard crane. I believe they were taken in Philadelphia Navy Yard. A wealth of details, which includes the last radar fit for the heavy cruiser. Just be sure and ignore the US Army van mounted on her - not standard equipement for the Kriegsmarine... I only wish I had that kind of documentation for the Gneisenau... I am expecting a hull for her pretty soon (1/100 scale) and really want to do her justice. I do have a lot of German language books on the Kriegsmarine and that will help, but I can dream! BTW, for those on the list who don't know of the Floating Drydock (not many, probably) they have excellent photos of the World War II US Navy. With the price of prints from the National Archive and Naval Historical Center rising beyond the reach of the average modeler, Floating Drydock's extensive collection and reasonable rates are a valuable resource. Kurt Greiner SeaPhoto Maritime Photography -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6) From: "arthur" Subject: USCG Cutter Itasca For Allan Salas Everything you want to know about the Itasca including plans, interiors, hull lines etc is contained in the book by Robert L. Scheina " U.S. Coast Guard Cutters & Craft of World War 11 " published by Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland. 1982 edition ISBN 0-87021-717-8. This copy was obtained from Airlife Publishing Ltd, 101 Longden Road, Shrewsbury SY3 9EB, England at a cost of UK pounds 32-95 The book is excellent in that it has details on everything commissioned by the USCG down to whalers. email me at arfabuck@ps.gen.nz for further info if interested. Arthur NZBG icq 1298989 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Volume