Subject: SMML23/05/99VOL554 Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 00:02:20 +1000 shipmodels@tac.com.au -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MODELLERS INDEX 1: One final thought... 2: Re: IJN wrecks 3: Re: More Yamato info. 4: 1/700 Hasegawa Zuiho and other news from Japan 5: CA 135 6: Imperial Model Productions 7: Re: HMS Virago 8: Operation Petticoat Submarine 9: KGV scheme 10: CA 68 Baltimore Schemes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRADERS, ANNOUNCEMENTS & NOTICEBOARD INDEX 1: USS Bonhomme Richard LHD-6 and Iwo Jima LPH-2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MODELLERS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) From: "Jeff Herne" Subject: One final thought... Ok gang, This is the last research-related posting...I hope. Just since this thread has started, and gotten the dander up on some of us, I have noticed a significant change (positive) in SMML. All of a sudden, there are postings which are detailed, informative, and actually worth printing and saving. Now this is not to say they weren't before, but...for example. The USS Oberon piece is great, and the Haguro thread is very interesting. I'd love to find info or photos of that one. My 2 cents' worth, I tend to think that more than likely it was either a red oxide primer, or her paint had deteriorated to the point that illumination gave the impression of a pink color. Refracted light and atmospheric conditions can all play a part, especially at ranges of hundreds or thousands of yards. The RN destoyer thread is good, hell, the IJN wrecks and even the Yam*** thread is great. Dave Baker's postings are always worth reading, he's got a job most of us would die for...same holds true with Al Ross. I'm seeing alot of us post up helpful informative info all of a sudden. Then again, maybe it's just me...but all in all, I feel the research thread has actually been a damn good one... Tar & Feathers, anyone? Jeff -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) From: Norman Samish Subject: Re: IJN wrecks John, Thanks for the fascinating information. The IJN is a great topic. Your site at: http://www.skypoint.com/members/jbp/kaigun.htm (that I visit often) makes this clear. Incidentally, the 50+ wrecks at Truk (now a national park that is only accessible to scuba divers) are a vivid reminder of what happens to ships that were bombed by the U.S. Navy in WWII. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) From: SHIPMDLR@aol.com Subject: Re: More Yamato info. The book I have is the Naval Institute press "Anatomy of the Ship" series book The Battleship Yamato. Not much more to tell. The drawings in the back of the book show in map view the location of the Yamato as she rests today. There is a legend showing and identifying all the major parts strewn on the bottom. There are also different views of the wreck from different angles. No photos, just artists renderings. The drawing shows the Yamato with the stern upside down, amidships a pile of wreckage and the bow on its side at an 80 degree angle. All appear to be attached. A large part of the hull structure is located about 75 feet to the East. If anyone is interested, I can send you a scan of the page. Rusty White Flagship Models Inc. http://www.okclive.com/flagship/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) From: myhrman@gol.com Subject: 1/700 Hasegawa Zuiho and other news from Japan >> I noticed the Marco Polo add in Fine Scale Modeler, too. According to the MP website, the Hasegawa 1/700 Zuiho kit will be released in August and priced at $21.98- sounds pretty reasonable. << Hi Charles I had a chance to visit the Shizuoka (about one hours ride by train from Tokyo) Hobby Show yesterday. Hasegawa had the new Zuiho on display together with box art for the Shoho which will be released later. The Zuiho looked good, especially the deck which was nicely detailed. Other soon to come ships at the show was the Shinano from Tamiya. The hull comes in two halfes al a Airfix. One nice feature is that Tamiya has included the interior hangars, albeit simply detailed. The airwing comes in clear plastic. Tamiya has earlier announced that they are planing to re-release their old 1/300 scale kits of the destroyers Yukikaze and Yugumo in late June. But they were not on displayed (I could at least not find them) so I don't know what will happen with that. Fujimi had a mock build up of their CV-63 Kitty Hawk in 1/700 scale. Not very many details were yet on the model. However, two very nice decal sheets were displayed. One with markings for the air wing which is, like the Shinano one, molded in clear plastic. The other one were decals for the deck. Both sheets looked very compleat (lots of tiny things). Aoshima showed a nicely built model of what I belive to be their new 1/700 Nagato. I don't think that the displayed model is the finished product as there were not very much details. Finaly for those of you who like Japanese carriers and especially the Zuikaku (like me), Gakken has a new and wonderfull hardbound book on a fantastic 1/100 scale model of the ship build by a IJN club north of Tokyo. The book is a compliment to the earlier paperback bok, issue 14, from Gakken. While the Gakken 14 has pictures of the model, most information is technical like drawings and pictures. The new book focuses only on the model. The first 70 pages consists of full page pictures in color of the model. What I think is neat is that many pictures are printed in the scales 1/200, 1/140 and 1/350 which gives an undertstanding of the actuall size of details in theses scales. Best is a four page fold out in 1/350 scale showing the ship from the side and above. The next 25 pages describes through sketches and black and white photos how the model was build step by step. The remaining 40 pages includes drawings of masts, island and funnels plus photographs from the real ship, some unusual. This is a great book to generate inspiration. It is probably a very good reference too as the ship models from the IJN club is known to be as good and accuarate as it can be. I would guess that the book can be orderd through Hobby Link Japan. Price is 4700 Yen. There is also a similar two set volume of the 1/100 and 1/10 scale Yamato models by the same group. Best Regards Johan Myhrman -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5) From: JJOCOMM@aol.com Subject: CA 135 Interested in model possibilities for Los Angeles, CA 135. Any ideas for kits? Baltimore Class kit to come, I understand, from Steve Wiper. But not now. Ever? Who knows......Heck! I don't really know if this is an apppropriate message for you. Well, anyway.................. JJOCOMM> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6) From: Greg Lee Subject: Imperial Model Productions Hi All, Just wondering if anybody has seen/built Imperial Hobby Productions 1/700 USS Montana? Greg Lee -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7) From: Sanartjam@aol.com Subject: Re: HMS Virago Hi SMML, Regarding photographs of British "V" Class destroyers (not the WWI V-W ships), there is a nice undated photograph of HMS Virago on page 415 of Edgar J. March's British destroyer book. She's painted up in an interesting pattern of at least three colors, not the usual British Pacific Fleet two-color camouflage with the panel on the side. The photograph is credited to the Imperial War Museum, so it shouldn't be too hard to get a print of it. Hope this is responsive.... Now if someone would just do a kit of even one ship of the S to Ca late-war destroyer classes! Art Nicholson -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8) From: "Björnm4=" Subject: Operation Petticoat Submarine A quick question: What type of submarine was used making the movie Operation Petticoat? Bjorn Backlund -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9) From: "Martin Short" Subject: KGV scheme Hello Everyone, Just catching up on things. Nice to see that 'Stereo' Lithography is still alive and well, having ballsed it up and called it photo lithography. I envy Tim Perry getting to play with one. I'm on the scrounge.....can anyone pont me in the direction of some photo's of KGV in the two tone(?) splinter scheme she carried at the start of her career?. I have the overhead shot of her in dry-dock at Rosyth, and I recall have seen one shot of her starboard side from distance, which I assume is prior to going into dry-dock, but damned if I can track it down.(that poor memory again) Any help greatly appreciated. thanks, Martin PS: Steve Wiper was right! Check out www.icm.com.ua/enov.htm for the box art of the 1/350 Konig, and Grosser Kurfurst. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10) From: Malcolm Waite Subject: CA 68 Baltimore Schemes Hi Does anybody out there have any good schemes for CA 68 Cruisers, I have the Floating Drydock sheet CF 121 showing Measure 3 Design 18D. I want to do 4 in 1/1200th, so all information would be very welcome. Thanks Malcolm N. Waite Liverpool UK -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRADERS, ANNOUNCEMENTS & NOTICEBOARD -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) From: "Rob Mackie" Subject: USS Bonhomme Richard LHD-6 and Iwo Jima LPH-2 In the most recent Warship update I published an extensive photo tour of the USS Bonhomme Richard LHD-6. You can view it at: http://warship.simplenet.com/Bonhomme%20RIchard.htm Commissioned Aug '98, she is one of the Wasp class and approximates an Essex carrier in size. These Wasp class ships are essentially improved Tarawas. They lack the 5" gun armament of Tarawa class ships, the logic being that their LCAC ("Landing Craft Air Cushion") enable them to launch troops and armour from beyond the horizon. There is no model of a Wasp class ship currently available, but I believe a new producer will be issuing a 1/700 resin Wasp very shortly. I'll be publishing a review of the Waveline 1/700 USS Iwo Jima LPH-2 in June. Launched in the early sixties this class is considerably smaller and less capable than the Wasp and Tarawa class ships. I believe all but one of them have been withdrawn from service. The Waveline resin kit is a new release and of the usual superb Waveline quality. Rob Mackie Warship http://warship.simplenet.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Volume