Subject: SMML03/06/99VOL565 Date: Fri, 04 Jun 1999 00:11:31 +1000 shipmodels@tac.com.au -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MODELLERS INDEX 1: Fleet Week '99 Report 2: Question about Tamiya 1/72 PT 3: Re: Blind Man's Bluff 4: Re: What is RMS? 5: Other lists 6: Re: IJN Linoleum Deck 7: Re: Blind Man's Bluff 8: Pearl Harbor dio 9: Swedish liner Stockholm 10: Re: Blind Man's Bluff 11: Re: Blind Mans Bluff 12: Re: Pearl Harbor Dio 13: ORP Piorun 14: Re: Dahlgren Guns 15: P.H.D. 16: HMS Belfast sails again..live footage! 17: POW & Hood 18: Re: Blind Man's Bluff 19: Blue Water Navy address? 20: Running lights 21: US Navy boot-topping 22: Potemkin color schemes 23: CC Model 24: Blind Man's Bluff 25: Victory -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRADERS, ANNOUNCEMENTS & NOTICEBOARD INDEX 1: NEW Arrivals 2: For Sale 3: New GMM products 4: Fw: June issue of NavisMagazine -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MODELLERS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) From: Felix Bustelo Subject: Fleet Week '99 Report Hello all, While this is not like the SMML Across America thread, consider it SMML at the Hudson River. Yesterday (June 1) my lovely wife Lori and I went to visit the Navy and Coast Guard ships that came to visit New York City for the annual Fleet Week celebrations that occur around the Memorial Day weekend. When we arrived, a couple of the ships had already left: 2 US Coast Guard ships (Adak - 110' patrol boat and Willow - ocean going buoy tender) and the HMCS Montreal (Halifax-class frigate). The HMS Edinburgh (Type 42 destroyer?) could not participate as planned as she was deployed to the Adriatic in support of NATO operations against Yugoslavia. But, there was plenty to see. The first stop was the USCGC Sturgeon Bay (WTGB-109) an ice breaking tug. Since she was parked in the "back lot" or on the otherside of the Intrepid, her location was not well known. Since we were the only two people to set foot on her once visiting hours opened, we received an extra special tour (Lori also mentioned that her Dad is an ex-Coastie from the 1950's). The Sturgeon Bay is stationed in Bayonne, NJ and during the winter keeps the Hudson River clear of ice from NYC up to Albany to keep the lanes clear for local merchant traffic. In the Summer, she patrols the coastal waters in support of law enforcement efforts. She is a very nice and well maintained ship. Next stop was the USS Simpson (FFG-56) a Perry-class Frigate. Again, we recieved a nice tour, but mainly of the external portions of the ship. We did get to see the bridge. Next we visited the USCGC Legare (WMEC-912) a 270' medium endurance cutter. A very beautiful ship and apparently the pride of the Coast Guard based on the commendations that she was received. The next stop was the the USS San Jacinto (CG-56) an AEGIS Ticonderoga -class cruiser. This ship fired the first Tomahawk missle against Iraq in Desert Storm and the cell from which it was fired is marked. Unfortunaetly, we were not able to go inside to see the CIC (I was able to see it on the Ticonderoga last year). I did buy a t-shirt from the San Jacinto to add to my collection and continuing a Fleetweek tradition. Moored next to her was the USS Briscoe (DD-977) a Spruance class destroyer and the first time I was on board a ship of this class. Finally, we went on board the USS Wasp (LHD-1) an amphibious assault vessel. It was very cool seeing the deck from where the hovercraft landing ships are deployed from. There were two other USN vessels present, but we did not have the time to visit - USS Samuel Elliot Morrison (FFG-13) a OHP-class frigate and the USS Cole (DDG-67) an Arleigh Burke class destroyer. I did see the Morrison a couple of years ago and have the t-shirt to prove it. We had a wonderful time and it was great meeting the friendly men and women from the US Coast Guard and Navy. It was a shame that Lori didn't get a chance to see the CIC and other areas on the ship, but I guess with the hostilities in the Balkans, security reasons would not allow it. It was also a shame that we didn't get to see the British and Canadian ships and say hello to our allies. A bonus was seeing the QE2 moored a few berths down from the Wasp and loading passengers and luggage for a voyage across the pond. A truly beautiful sight to see. Well, I am looking forward to Fleet Week 2000. Cheers Felix Bustelo PS - Kurt, your pamphlets are in the mail. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) From: "Donald Harstad" Subject: Question about Tamiya 1/72 PT Can anyone provide information regarding the Tamiya 1/72nd scale modern Japanese PT boat, or point me to a reference other than Janes? (Janes is a bit pricy, and nobody local owns one.) Thank you. Don Harstad -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) From: louellet@uism.bu.edu Subject: Re: Blind Man's Bluff Chris Evenden wanted to know about Blind Man's Bluff. >From Amazon.com: Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage by Sherry Sontag, Christopher Drew, Annette Lawrence Drew (Contributor) List Price: $25.00 Our Price: $17.50 You Save: $7.50 (30%) Availability: Usually ships within 24 hours. Hardcover - 352 pages (November 1998) Public Affairs; ISBN: 1891620088 ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.26 x 9.59 x 6.47 I saw Sherry at Waterstone's in Boston a few months back. She talked for about an hour and answered many questions as to where they got their information, etc. There were 3-4 ex sub sailors in attendance and some had big grins on their faces as Sherry mentioned some once secret information. One submariner would only acknowledge that he served on one of the subs mentioned in the book during the Cold War. They don't call it the Silent Service for nothing! Larry Ouellette louellet@uism.bu.edu Volunteer, USS Salem (CA 139) U.S. Naval & Shipbuilding Museum Quincy, Massachusetts, USA http://www.uss-salem.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) From: SHIPMDLR@aol.com Subject: Re: What is RMS? I have seen several references to this in past post here. What is RMS? Is it a web site or what? Rusty White Flagship Models Inc. http://warship.simplenet.com/Flagship.htm Hi Rusty, RMS stands for rec.models.scale . This is a newsgroup on usenet dealing with scale models. All modelling topics are covered. Like any model club the plane modellers dominate the posts, but there are also ship, armour, & car modellers there with their own topics. Also you can pick up any variety of modelling hints. RMS, is also unmoderated & tempers can flare & some flaming can take place, but this is nearly always fairly minor & you can ignore those posts if you want to. On the whole, I can recommend rms, as there is lot of information there & some very helpful modellers. Ummm, reminds me of somewhere else, can't think where ;-)). Shane -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5) From: "Terry Sumner" Subject: Other lists Well here are two other lists if you are also interested in modeling airplanes. Just go to: http://www.onelist.com There are at least 4 lists there which are excellent. They are: Earlyjets - for discussions on jet planes from their inception up to about the Century Series time frame. Centuryseries - for discussions on the Century Series planes only with a few honorary ones thrown in. alpsdecals - for discussions on making your own decals using an Alps printer casting - for discussions on all kinds of casting, including resin/rtv Just subscribe to them and enjoy! Terry Sumner -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6) From: John Snyder Subject: Re: IJN Linoleum Deck While Steve Wiper is correct in stating that the IJN recognized the need to rid its ships of this flammable deck covering and began to do so, it is also clear that they didn't manage to accomplish this on a wholesale basis (their ships were being kept a bit busy, with little time for yard availability or for large-scale crew efforts). An oft-published photo taken aboard the hulk of AOBA after the armistice clearly shows that she still had linoleum on her main deck. So, on a ship-by-ship basis...give it your best guess if you can't find specific information, and let your detractors try to prove you wrong. John Snyder Snyder & Short Enterprises The Paint Guys -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7) From: John Snyder Subject: Re: Blind Man's Bluff Sontag, Sherry, and Christopher Drew, with Annette Lawrence Drew. _Blind Man's Bluff_. New York: Public Affairs, 1998. ISBN 1-891620-08-8. John Snyder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8) From: "Jeff Herne" Subject: Pearl Harbor dio OK, so many questions... The dio will be built at the NJ Aviation Hall of Fame & Museum in Teterboro, NJ, where I am Director and Chief Bottle-washer. The base is plywood, which will be sealed and covered in acylic gel. The waterlevel will be the base, which means arizona can be nothing more than an outline. Utah's wrecakge will be poking through the surface on the other side. The 'ground' level will be built up, docks and pilings are going to be resin cast and the ground behind filled, probably foam sheet. The final home of the diorama is still in question. I've been approached by the National Park Service about it going to Hawaii, the Battleship NJ and I are already talking, and of course, conversations have taken place with the NJ Naval Museum (USS Ling), and the Liberty Science Center. In the short term, it may be rotated on an annual basis between NJAHOF, NJNM, and LSC until the BBNJ is secured at her FINAL location. Subs: Relax Tom... :-) I already have numerous Gatos (and access IJN patrol craft) to do the Southeast Loch/Merry Point area. I realize I should probably have other sub classes, but I've yet to have anyone step forward to run PHDCOMSUBPAC...(hint-hint) The paints...this is a question I've pondered...I know that the Floquil/PollyScale naval colors are so-so, but how do I get consistency? I'm open for suggestions on that one. I mix my own colors, maybe we can agree on a particular shade available to everyone. As far as the weathering is concerned, I think we're going to weather everything once it gets here, this way we can keep some level of consistency. Photoetch is a must, at least rails and radars, since the majority of the vessels are on the perimeter of the dio, with Ford Island in the middle. I'm talking to a photoetch company about helping us out. If you want to build a shipmodel but don't do photoetch, someone can photoetch your ship for you. If anyone wants to research a specific ship in the dio, let me know. Since I don't want to clog SMML with all this info, I'm going to start an e-mail group so we can send this stuff back and forth. You're not required to work on the project if you want to be on the list, but it's only for this project. I will e-mail all those involved as things develop, it won't be daily like SMML. Think that covers it... Jeff Hi Jeff, In respect to clogging up SMML with research, well I don't mind. But make sure you post the juicy bits of research here, so we can all enjoy it ;-)). Shane -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9) From: "J. London" Subject: Swedish liner Stockholm Can anyone out there provide me with, or tell me where to get, plans of the 1946 Stockholm? She was the ship that rammed Andrea Doria off New York in July 1956. She was later sold to the Free German Trades Unions Confederation of East Germany, renamed Völkerfreundschaft and used for cruising. Plans needed for a scratch-built miniature. Mike London -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10) From: "Lars Orloff" Subject: Re: Blind Man's Bluff Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage; Drew, Christopher and Sonntag, Sherry; PublicAffairs, New York, 1998. Lars R. H. Orloff -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11) From: Growlrr@aol.com Subject: Re: Blind Mans Bluff The author is Shelly Sontag - I can't think of the publisher off hand...Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Borders all carry it...I was lent a copy and finished it about a week ago - A fascinating read.... Glenn -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12) From: Growlrr@aol.com Subject: Re: Pearl Harbor Dio Hey Jeff - Count me in...I still have one on Tom's Liberty's, LST, LCM, some other capital "L" acronym things, Clevelands, Atlantas, carriers - well you've seen my garage! C'mon guys - what a neat idea! A group project with contributors from all over the world, anything would help - , build ups, reference, data, photos - I foresee a couple of magazines covers in the future! What a great way to promote our niche in the hobby! Think the "plane" guys could ever pull this off? :o) Glenn -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13) From: Clifford Franklin Subject: ORP Piorun In the book "Who Killed Surcouf" by G. Young, the author mentions rumours that a Polish destroyer operating in the North Atlantic, probably ORP Piorun, was painted in an overall red colour during the latter half of 1941. Does anyone have any information that can confirm this rumour, or otherwise detail what colour the ship was painted during this time. Many thanks Cliff Franklin -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14) From: "Mike Leonard" Subject: Re: Dahlgren Guns Alan Millen asked - Subject: Dahlgrens >> I have two of Cottage Industries' ships, the Hunley and the David. Superb little pieces of work. I also have a Verlinden Seehund mini-sub. Also very nice. Has anyone seen and/or built either of these firms' -1/32 Dahlgren cannons? Any comparisons? << I am building the Verlinden Dahlgren kit, which is excellent. There is a photo of the Cottage Industry model on their web site. Both represent 11-inch guns and the only obvious difference is that the Verlinden cannon comes with a rectangular base and the Cottage Industry kit has a round base. My question is, what color to paint it? Instruction sheet says "Union Green" (very dark green) for the carriage+ADs- I would have guessed black or dark gray, with black metal parts. I knew that the Union field artillery painted gun carriages a shade of olive green, but the Navy practice is not as well documented. Mike Alexandria, VA USA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15) From: "Alpaslan Ertungealp" Subject: P.H.D. Hi everybody, What a pity that much is going on on the other side of the planet while I'm sitting here watching 1/48 Me Bf 109s and 1/35 Panthers and Tigers (yuck!). How could I contribute to P.H.D. from Hungary? Being mainly interested in IJN and building only dioramas in different scales (armor and a/c as well as naval) I'd be more than willing to have my share in the more colorful part of the diorama (groundwork). In case I could be of any help drop me a line at alp_ert@mail.matav.hu or alp_ert@matavnet.hu Have fun recreating history. Alp -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16) From: "Caroline Carter" Subject: HMS Belfast sails again..live footage! Hi Guys I just got this in... I MIGHT just be in the picture on Sunday, but NOT in a bikini!! (Damm!!!: Shane) ======================= Caroline & Dave Carter, White Ensign Models Dear Caroline & Dave NEWS FROM LIVESIGHTS Please find below a media release relating to our live coverage on June 4 of the historic sailing of HMS Belfast from the Pool of London. Regards Gillian Black Marketing & Administration Livesights HMS BELFAST SAILS, LIVE ON THE INTERNET The historic Second World War cruiser HMS Belfast is to leave the Thames for the first time in 28 years -- and the departure through Tower Bridge can be seen live on the Internet. The Livesights ThamesCam, the livestreaming webcam based at the warship's anchorage between Tower Bridge and London Bridge, will webcast the action to the world at 1330GMT (2.30pm London time) on June 4. Tugs will ease the famous old vessel away to tow her on a journey to the dockyard at Portsmouth for inspection and recoating of her hull. The URL: http://www.livesights.com Since arriving in London to become a naval museum in 1971, HMS Belfast has only been moved on one previous occasion: to go into dry dock downstream at Tilbury in 1982. Preparations for the June 4 voyage are already under way, and the ThamesCam -- operated by the communications agency Livesights -- is showing all key events. Livesights will also carry a recorded image sequence of the departure. A timetable can be found on both the ThamesCam website and HMS Belfast's own site: . There's also a schedule of timings for her trip downriver and around the south coast of England. A traditional Irish piper and fiddler will play on deck as the ship moves through Tower Bridge, and she is due to fire her triple six-inch guns as she passes Greenwich. A number of former members of the HMS Belfast ship's company will be aboard for the first part of the journey down to West India Docks, near the Millennium Dome, where she will be turned and made ready for sea. HMS Belfast is due to arrive at the Portsmouth naval base on Sunday, 6 June -- exactly 55 years after she led the D-Day Allied bombardment of Normandy in June 1944. She is due back in London after the refurbishment at 7am on Monday, July 5. Livesights 211 Piccadilly London W1V 9LD United Kingdom tel: +44 (0)171 917 1817 fax: +44 (0)171 439 0262 web: www.livesights.com ============== Caroline Carter http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/white.ensign.models/index.htm White Ensign Models -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17) From: "Chris Hughes" Subject: POW & Hood Hi SMMLies, I have the two Tamiya kits, the brass is ordered from Dave & Caroline, I have a mind to make a diorama showing the two ships heading for their destiny in the Denmark Straits... I realise that if I were to place them into a diorama showing the beginning of the action, I'd have to place them about 3' apart - a bit extreme for 1/700 scale ships!! So, What would be a sensible scale distance for the two as they slipped their moorings and got underway? TIA Chris Hughes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18) From: Ives100@aol.com Subject: Re: Blind Man's Bluff >> A few volumes ago someone mentioned a book about cold war sub operations titled Blind Man's Bluff. Can someone out there please tell me who the author and publisher is? << The authors are Sherry Sontag and Christopher Drew, and the publisher is Public Affairs 250 West 57th St., Suite 1825, New York, NY 10107. Available from Amazon.com, among other places. I struck up a lively Email conversation with Sherry Sontag a few months ago about the book. This is a must read book, well researched (as well as possible, given the subject). I always admired the guys in WWII who took Fleet subs right up to the Japanese coast. After reading Blind Man's Bluff, I appreciate that the sailors of the Cold War took risks every bit as daring and brave as the WWII submariners. The Silent Service continues in the best traditions. Postscript: For those of you who read Blind Man's Bluff, the Navy recently announced that the third Seawolf class submarine, USS Jimmy Carter, will undergo major modifications and "stretching" in length, to serve as a "special projects" boat. Will be ready in '03, about the time that Parche is due to be retired...... Tom Dougherty -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19) From: SJantscher@aol.com Subject: Blue Water Navy address? Hi all, My buddy just got a Furitaka, minus its' photoetch. Does anybody have BWN's address, phone number or e-mail address? Thanks, Steve Jantscher -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20) From: Douglas Bauer Subject: Running lights Are there any ex-Navy QMs or SMs out there who remember the proper lights to be displayed for breakdown and man overboard? Daytime I believe is the "five" flag, and "Oscar", respectively... but I can't recall the lights. Thanks Doug Bauer -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21) From: "Michael Quan" Subject: US Navy boot-topping A question for knowledgeable SMMLies out there: Does the width (i.e. vertical dimension) of the USN WW2 warship black boot topping on the hull at the waterline have a fixed/specified width, or is it as I suspect, a function of the difference between the draft at standard vs full load displacement, and thus the same for ships within a class, but different for each class of ship as well as type of ship? Mike Quan Garland, Texas, where it is humid, windy and sunny 'til those stormy evenings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 22) From: Gabor Hopocky Subject: Potemkin color schemes Hi everybody, I've just got a "museum quality" soviet Potemkin warship kit made in the sixties. (The "museum quality" is for the age, not for the outfit.) There are a sheet in russian in it and I cannot find any painting instruction with my very poor russian knowledge on it, maybe there isn't anyway. Can somebody tell me the main colors of this ship? Maybe the kit is based on a mold of an other - probably Heller - kit from the same era, but I'm not sure. Thanks in advance! Regards Gabor -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 23) From: Felix Bustelo Subject: CC Model While my preference may be 1/600 scale, for a model of Caroline, the larger the scale the better! Regards Felix Bustelo PS - To Caroline - Sorry, my dear, I just couldn't resist. Cheers and love. Felix, If you think that little note at the end will get you out of trouble, you'd better think again ;-ž. Either that or learn to crawl a bit better :-). Shane -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 24) From: "Shaya Novak" Subject: Blind Man's Bluff Authors Sherry Sontag & Christopher Drew Publ. BBS Public Affairs I was totally satisfied with the book. Too bad it ended. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 25) From: "Satin, Michael N. (SHEP)" Subject: Victory Help! Years ago Airfix published a series of volumes on specific aircraft and how to model them. They also did one on HMS Victory. While I have the Heller kit instead of the Airfix one, that book was a mine of information. Does anyone have a copy they'd be willing to part with? Any suggestions? I'm in the US, so that would be easier, but I won't rule anything out at the moment. Thanks! Michael Satin -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRADERS, ANNOUNCEMENTS & NOTICEBOARD -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) From: "Caroline Carter" Subject: NEW Arrivals Hi Guys, Well, back to the real world... Have just had deliveries from DELPHIS/REGIA MARINA as follows DELPHIS 1/700 Waterline ***REMEMBER*** Divide these prices by 1.175 for the lower price to customers outside EC Europe. For approximate US Dollar prices, multiply this new figure by 1.58 DM 009 R.C.T. ASCARI WW2 destroyer 28.95 DM 006 BARELETTA 1942 28.95 DM 010 BRETAGNE 1940 Dreadnought French battleship 55.95 DM 027 DANTE ALIGHIERI 1915 Brilliant 4 Funnelled Dreadnought battleship WATERLINE 49.95 or WITH (a lot of!) LOWER HULL. 65.95 DIORAMA SET San Giorgio. (resin seascape with boom defence, as per Tobruk 1940/41, with extra boats etc.) 21.95 DM 007 DRIADE Corvette 28.95 EUGENIO DI SAVOIA WW2 cruiser 43.95 DM 011 S.M.G. FOCA/MARCELLO 29.95 DM 004 GIULIO CESARE WW2 battleship 49.95 DM 005 R.I. GIUSEPPE GARIBALDI Modern carrier 79.95 SAN GIORGIO 1940 cruiser 41.95 DM 008 TRENTO heavy cruiser 39.95 DM 001 ZARA 1941 cruiser 39.95 DEC 01 WWII ITALIAN NAVY DECAL SHEET contains Flags, Letters and Numbers 5.99 DEC 11 ITALIAN AIRCRAFT DECALS 7.95 DEC 12 ITALIAN NAVY DECAL STRIPES 2.95 DEC 13 MODERN ITALIAN NAVY DECALS 7.95 REGIA MARINA 1//700 Resin kits REMEMBER!! Divide these prices by 1.175 for sales outside EC Europe. For approximate US Dollar prices, multiply this new figure by 1.58 RM 001 CARINI 16.95 RM 003 FOLGORE 16.95 RM 004 GUISEPPE GARIBALDI 1942 49.95 RM 005 IRIDIO MANTOVANI tanker 49.95 RM 012 ROMA 69.95 RM 013 ATTILIO REGOLO 1943 33.95 C01 TURNED STEEL GUN BARRELS 4.95 Best Regards, Caroline Carter http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/white.ensign.models/index.htm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) From: Derek Frost Subject: For Sale The following books for sale. prices listed in $US. Postage extra. Full list & details upon request by email. Derek Frost:- "ALL THE WORLD'S BATTLESHIPS 1906 TO THE PRESENT" new. $28.00 "AMERICAN BATTLESHIPS". M.Newhart. new.$9.00 "AMERICAN CRUISERS OF WORLD WAR II". S.Ewing. new. $9.00 "AMERICAN FLEET AND ESCORT DESTROYERS. VOL. 2". .T.Lenton. 1971. $14.00 "AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN BATTLESHIPS:. P.Kemp. 1991 ed. vg.$26.00 "BATTLEBAGS. BRITISH AIRSHIPS OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR". C.Mowthorpe.1995. vg+. $30.00 "BATTLESHIP. DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT 1905-1945". N.Friedman. 1978. vg. $25.00 "THE DREADNOUGHTS". D.Howarth. 1979. hc. $5.00 "THE FIGHTING LADY" C.Reynolds. 1998 ed. new. $20.00 "JANE'S FIGHTING SHIPS OF WORLD WAR 1". 1995 reprint edition. vg. $20.00 "THE 'LADY LEX' AND THE 'BLUE GHOST'" S.Ewing. 1995 ed.new. $6.00 "MAN-OF-WAR". D.McIntyre. 1971 2nd ed. vg. $10.00 "MODERN SUBMARINE WARFARE". D.Miller & J.Jordan. 1987. fine. $20.00 "NAVAL CANNON". J. Munday. 1998. fine. $6.00 "NAVAL GUN". I.Hogg & J.Batchelor. 1978.vg. $15.00 "REGIA MARINA". E.Bagnasco & M.Grossman. 1989 2nd printing. vg. $9.00 "THE SHIP THAT CHANGED THE WORLD". D.Van Der Vat. 1986. Escape of 'Goeben' 1914. vg. $12.00 "SHIPS AND THE SEA. A CHRONOLOGICAL REVIEW". D.Haws. 1975. vg+. $15.00 "SHIPS OF THE ROYAL NAVY". W.Blundell. 1971. ALmark Pubs. gd. $7.00 "SKYSHIPS. A HISTORY OF THE AIRSHIP IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY". W.Althoff. 1990.gd+ $15.00 "SLAVA, UDALOY & SOVREMENNIY" S.Zaloga. 1992. Concord. gd. $5.00 SMALL CRAFT NAVIES". C.Chant. 1992. gd+.$20.00 "THE SUBMARINE ALLIANCE". J.Lasmbert & D.Hill. Anatomy of a Ship Series. fne. $24.00 "TARAWA AND WASP CLASS". A.Meisner. 1992. Gen. Purpose Amphibious Assault Ships. sc. vg. $3.00 "THE TYPE VII U-BOATS". R.Stern. 1998 ed. hc. new. $24.00 "THE TYPE VII U-BOATS". R.Stern. 1997 paperback ed. 160pp. new. $21.00 "U-BOAT. THE SECRET MENACE". D.Mason. 1968. Ballantine's Illustrated History of WWII Weapons Book No1. sc. vg. $5.00 "UNIFORMS & INSIGNIA OF THE NAVIES OF WORLD WAR ii. U.S. Naval Intelligence. 1991 reprint. $21.00 "U.S. NUCLEAR SUBMARINES". A.Meisner. 1990. Concord. vg. $4.00 "USS IOWA (BB 61)". R.Sumrall. 1990 ed. new. $8.95 "WARSHIPS OF THE WORLD". G.Galuppini. 1983. An illustrated Encyclopedia vg+. $35.00 "WARSHIPS OF WORLD WAR 1". H.M.Le Flemming. 1967.vg+. $25.00 FROM POLAND "ITALIAN LIGHT CRUISER 'RAIMONDO MONTECUCOCCOLI' ". $10.00 FROM RUSSIA. Russian text. "NAVAL GUNS OF THE RUSSIAN FLEET 1867-1922". new.$14.00 "ITALIAN AND AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN NAVIES 1914-1918". 1995. new. $8.00 "ROSSIJA (RUSSIA) 1905 CRUISER". 1997. sc. new. $10.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) From: Loren Perry Subject: New GMM products 1. Gold Medal Models' 1/700 scale photoetched detail set for the DML/Dragon kits of the assault ships Tarawa (LHA-1) and Saipan (LHA-2) is now available. Price is $18 plus postage. 2. A new set of 3-D relief-etched brass lifeboat davits for the Minicraft 1/350 scale RMS Titanic is available (after June 15th) from Gold Medal Models. The set provides parts for twenty Welin Quadrant davits (twelve doubles and eight singles, plus spare parts), each of which may be assembled in either stowed or deployed positions. Double davits are assembled from four parts each, single davits three parts each. Relief-etched in .010" brass for extra detail. Scaled from authentic Welin Davit & Engineering Co. Ltd. drawings and photos. Fully illustrated instructions included. PRICE: $20 plus $1 postage (North America) or 10% of the total for all other countries. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) From: "Kenneth H. Goldman" Subject: Fw: June issue of NavisMagazine http://navismagazine.com In the next issue of Navismagazine.com - available June 13th: - The Guadalcanal campaign - Part V (The Battle of Santa Cruz) - Luftwaffe propaganda stories in WWII - Part IV - Jeanne d'Arc French Navy helicopter carrier walk-around - Spitfire Mk.IX walk-around - Building IJN Yukikaze (Kagero-class DD) in 1/350 - Building a Sea Hurricane IIc in 1/48 - Building USS Chicago in 1/700 - Building a Spitfire Mk.Vb in 1/48 - Building ocean liner Nitta Maru in 1/700 - Träger Jäger: Messerschmitt Bf 109 T conversion in 1/72 - Building USS Icefish (Balao-class submarine) in 1/350 - Kit vs kit: 1/48 Messerschmitt Bf 109E - Hasegawa vs. Tamiya - Classic kit: Eaglewall - Classic kit: Heller's 1/72 Gloster Gladiator - Modeler Profile: Roland Meunier - Model Showcase: - 1/400 Graf Spee - 1/48 Me 109G-10 - 1/700 USS Hornet - 1/48 Sukhoi Su-27 - 1/350 IJN Yamato - 1/48 F6F-3 - 1/96 Puritan - 1/32 F-15c Eagle - On the market - product reviews - DOZENS of new kits and aftermarket products for aircraft and ship modelers - Naval reconnnaissance - news from the seven seas - News from the kit industry - upcoming releases, new modeling products - Task Forces - Soviet Pacific Fleet on Aug.9, 1945 - New Books: - US Battleship operations in WWI - The Luftwaffe Fighter Force: the View from the Cockpit - HMS Warspite: the story of a famous battleship - Focke Wulf FW 190: The Birth of the Butcher Bird 1939-43 - Photo-history (aircraft) - Early USN Aircraft - Photo-history (ships) - WWII's strangest ships - Virtual places - Talonsoft's "Battle of Britain" a - Jane's "Fleet Command" - Letters - Bulletin Board Test your knowledge and win kits and detail sets: - Mystery Photo (Air) - Mystery Photo (Ships) - Trivia Quiz -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Volume