Subject: SMML03/09/99VOL657 Date: Sat, 04 Sep 1999 03:02:32 +1000 shipmodels@tac.com.au -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MODELLERS INDEX 1: Re: Battleship Linoleum 2: Re: Sea Blue vx. Navy Blue 3: current projects 4: Re: Current Projects 5: HMS Nelson 6: Heller e-mail 7: Tom's Modelworks Square Bridge Fletcher Conversion 8: Gravity Davits 9: HMCS Haida/Huron 10: Re: IPMS 2000 11: What ship? 12: Current Project and Titanic (1:400/1:350?) 13: Fighting Steel 14: Gravity Davits 15: HMS Nelson 16: HMS Mansfield information 17: 1/350 Vietnam Aircraft 18: My current Projects 19: OT: Airplane modeling question 20: Measures??? / Current projects 21: Y2K Nats & ect... 22: Re: SMML Convention Dates 23: Trumpeter New Enterprise 24: Photos of Toyama 25: SMML Convention Thoughts 26: German Lino Again 27: Petropavlovsk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRADERS, ANNOUNCEMENTS & NOTICEBOARD INDEX 1: CH. de GAULLE 2: September NavisMagazine 3: MODERN NEW JERSEY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MODELLERS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) From: "John Snyder" Subject: Re: Battleship Linoleum Move over, Mistress Lorna, my wife--the historic floorcoverings expert--just waded in on this one. "Battlship Linoleum" became a trade term that--while acknowledging the origin of this grade of linoleum--referred to the heaviest grade of linoleums manufactured. So-called "Battleship Linoleum" was generally about 1/4-inch thick, and came in a range of solid colors. So, the fact that one might have gotten "Battleship Linoleum" in a milk-chocolate brown really isn't all that good an indicator of what might have been used historically on the ships of any given navy. It also came in black, gray, green, etc. You still have to know what color your given navy specified. And if you happen to come up with an actual sample, it will, like oil-based paints, have darkened with age and will require reversal of that process in the same manner that we dealt with the actual paint samples we used for our paint chip sets. John Snyder Snyder & Short Enterprises The Paint Guys P.S. Don't get her started on the manufacturing process for linoleum! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) From: "John Snyder" Subject: Re: Sea Blue vx. Navy Blue Here's a tip for those of you who have our US Navy Set 1 paint chips. Look and the amount of contrast between Sea Blue (5-S) and Ocean Gray (5-O). Not a lot, right? Remember that the problem with Sea Blue was that it faded VERY badly in a VERY short time. Now look at the contrast between Navy Blue (5-N) and Ocean Gray (5-O). Good deal of contrast, right? Now look at the photo of most any USN ship carrying Ms.12 or Ms.12(mod) in early-mid '42. See the amount of contrast between the darker color and the lighter color on the hull? The darker color is 5-N, NOT 5-S. For those of you with the references, if you want to see what an as-specified Ms.12 looked like, look at the photos of YORKTOWN before her loss. See how little contrast there is between the two colors on the hull? SHE is in Ms.12, using 5-S. John Snyder Snyder & Short Enterprises The Paint Guys -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) From: "Lars Orloff" Subject: current projects On the dining room table: 1/100 Victory 1/350 Missouri 1/350 Bismarck 1/48 Coral Sea Dauntless Of course, my kits bought to kits completed ratio is about 3:1. Lars Orloff -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) From: Alan Simon Subject: Re: Current Projects After 12 years in 1/700 WWII era, took short break (over four years now) to accurize infamous Lindberg 1/125 Blue Devil Destroyer (as USS Johnston DD557 at Samar). Recently started Revell Germany 1/125 Type VIIB U-99 (as Gunther Prien's U47 at Scapa Flow). 1/125 SCALE RULE: If anyone is building in this obscure "box scale," make 156% enlarged photocopy of 0-10 cm rule w/ millimeter gradations. Then make a 156% copy of previous enlargement. Make a 100% copy on overhead transparency firm, trim as needed. You own a 1/125 scale rule for 0-100' with 1' gradations. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5) From: "chenyangzhang" Subject: HMS Nelson Hi Michael Nelsons colours in 42-43 were 507C, MS1, MS2 and MS3. She didn't have any colurs from the blue range in this particular scheme. Rodney did (B5). Chris Langtree -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6) From: Puckhead93@aol.com Subject: Heller e-mail I wrote Heller 2 weeks ago and I have not heard from them. I know that someone in one of the last issues gave everybody a new e-mail address for Heller. But now I cant find it anywhere. If somebody could put it in the next issue, I'd be greatful Josh Mayne -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7) From: "Jeff Herne" Subject: Tom's Modelworks Square Bridge Fletcher Conversion Hi gang, Since I'm in the middle of this conversion, I thought I'd toss a grenade at Duane Fowler (Duck duane!)... My conversion set, when it arrived, consisted of the replacemnet part for the forward 40mm gun tubs, waist 40mm tubs cast in white metal, a second set of waist 40mm tubs for the Mk2 40mm (quad) for the late war emergency AA fits fitted to ships, and the Mk51 fire control platform that replaced the forward toredo tubes, a-la USS Kidd. It also included a pair of 20mm gun tubs for the fantail, either a 3 mount or 2 mount tub. My set also included the brass fret, and necessary 40mm gun bases and breaches. My 2 cents worth... Jeff -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8) From: "Kenneth H. Goldman" Subject: Gravity Davits Back in June, I took several shots of the gravity davits aboard a Caledonian MacBrayne ferry on the way to Islay in the Hebrides, with future modeling an an APA in mind. If this will help, contact me off list and I will sort through the pile of diskettes I shot. Ken Goldman THE WALRUS AND THE CARPENTER http://www.wman.com/~khgold/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9) From: "Chris Drage" Subject: HMCS Haida/Huron Hi Mike, Both Haida and Huron had identical schemes at the time depicted by the Ultracast model. She is wearing the special emergency fleet destroyer scheme (1942). Alan Raven states that this should be: G20, B30, G45 and white Decks: G20 and areas covered by semtex, asphalt etc were left in natural colours. According to Peter Hodges in Paints For Warship Camouflage the scheme is: white, G45, B20(?), B30 and deck B30(?). When I modelled her in my Channel Sweep dio (see gallery on Warship Site) I went with A.R.'s scheme and it does 'look right'. If you can't work out what went where give me a shout. It builds a lovely model but is out of scale round the 'hips'. You'll have a lot of sanding to do to get it down to scale width amidships. Happy modelling! Regards, Chris He tao rakau e taea te karo, tena he tao kupa kaore e taea te karo......(Te Reo Maori) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10) From: Bradford Chaucer Subject: Re: IPMS 2000 >> I was kinda looking forward to meeting quite a few of you down here for the Y2K IPMS(US) Nationals. If ya'll are going to be saving up for a trip to Mass. in the fall, will you be able to afford to come visit us in the summer? << Has that nonsense about closing part of the convention to all non-IPMS members finally been put to bed??? Regards, Bradford Chaucer -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11) From: "Chris Hughes" Subject: What ship? Hi Folks, Thanks for the responses to my query re acrylic sheet with a water pattern, I've now got some ideas of other places to look. I'll respond if I find some... Also, the info on the Yamato's boats was interesting. I have a question for our members in the DC area. What is the ship moored on the Anacostia not far from Navy Yard? I saw it from the bus on my way between the Pentagon and Bolling. Cheers, Chris -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12) From: "Foeth" Subject: Current Project and Titanic (1:400/1:350?) I saw the retooled 1:400 version in the stores today. Scared me as I thought they were going to do the 1:350 version?! I hope so, with these new GMM sets it should be a great kit! I'd welcome the window set as well (If neccesary, that is!) Current: Adding the last two strings of rigging to the Fletcher and painting them black, without breaking the rest off again. And then: WEM HMS Hood. Foeth -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13) From: Ophelia Subject: Fighting Steel Howdy Mateez (strange Taxaz thing I picked up); It's great to be back on board after so long. Well, let me just say in short I'm glad SMML is still around. I don't know what has been said so far but it almost has a 'family' feel to it. People have direct access to each other, to instant information AND to a place where you can feel free to exchange ideas quite comfortably not worring about how dumb the others might think you are when you ask a question, this is what the internet is about, direct communication! And unlike most normal publications of various sorts, SMML has achieved a 'community' of ship lovers to not only band together (and stay together) but actually have an enjoyable publication where people really speak to each other. As far as what's on the bench: - 1/350 Tamiya Bismarck - after a year on the bench now it's 8/10's complete (not including paint which I can't wait to start) and 50% scratch built with GMM PE and loads of detail added. - I'm really proud of this one and can't wait to get back to it! - 1/35 Tamiya Jagdpanther - an original late 60's or early 70's version with tons of mods and being made into an early version with all the extras - for all those times I need something when I'm not working on Bismarck. What's next: WEM Warspite, Nagato ?, hopefully the 350 Konig, can't wait for that one! Also, has anyone played Fighting Steel, a 3-D WWII batlleship simulator by SSI? It seems alright (on the box) but I'm skeptical. Any help would be appreciated on this one. Mark. "Fear God and Dreadnought." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14) From: Ed Grune Subject: Gravity Davits Doug : The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) has a website devoted to Department of Defense issues called DOD-101. Its a database of all sorts of useful information. I found a series of PDF format documents in their Navy Documents directory which are Naval Systems Technical Manuals -- i.e. the kind of stuff your Division Officer needed to know, but never shared it with a poor Bosun like yourself. Anyway, check out Chapter 583 Boats & Small Craft under this URL: http://fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/nstm/index.html I don't have an exact page, you'll have to skim through it. I've recommended this page to the List before, and I suggest that eveyone bookmark it and go back occasionally and just surf around. Its always changing Ed Mansfield, TX -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15) From: Michael Eisenstadt Subject: HMS Nelson Folks: Well, it seems that I've been able to answer (at least partially) two of my own questions concerning HMS Nelson. First, regarding the beautiful plans for Nelson in '42 in the new Polish-language AJ Press book on HMS Nelson and Rodney (which is only one of eight plan and profile views of both Nelson and Rodney at different dates that come with the monograph!): upon closer examination, I've found some minor discrepancies between the plans and photos of HMS Nelson. These include the shape of the upper AA platform located on the side of the bridge (which in photos is square, but in the plan is round); the shape of the AA platform that wraps around the aft and rear part of the bridge; and the lack of tubs for some of the 20mm guns (one amidship, and the three on C turret). These are really quibbles, and do not really detract from the quality of the plans, but they do underscore the necessity of always cross-checking your sources! Second, I remembered after having sent in my posting to SMML that in my files that I have a photocopy of a rough pencil sketch of HMS Nelson done by WWII Royal Navy artist John Worsley in 1943 (It's from the book: "John Worsley's War" -- an autobiography of his wartime experiences as a RN artist -- who was taken PoW by the Germans when his ship was sunk! Unfortunately I don't have the publication data in front of me at this time.). In the sketch he has a written description of the colors as follows: on the port side, "pale grey," "grey blue," and "black." On the starboard side, "gray," "lighter grey," "dark bl.(blue or black?) grey," and "black." Allowing for some redundancy or inconsistency in his description, I would suggest that this probably translates to a four-tone scheme of white, AP507C, B5, and AP507A. But no green-greys as shown in the Ensign/Man O-War or AJ Press publications on the Nelson and Rodney. Since it seems that this sketch was done during the war, I think this can be treated as a primary source. Comments anyone? I still am hoping for some answers concerning the colors worn by HMCS Haida! Looking forward to your comments. Best wishes, Mike Eisenstadt -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16) From: Ed Grune Subject: HMS Mansfield information Hello SMMLies; While I was tripping through the web looking for some obvious answers to the quandrys Caroline posted in the WEM contest, I came across a reference to a Lend-Lease destroyer, HMS Mansfield, (ex DD78 USS Evans). I've been able to determine that the Evans was a member of the Wickes class of 4-pipe/flush deck destroyers. However in my cursory searches I have not found information or pictures if the Evans/Mansfield. Does anyone out there have any information or sources of info on the Evans/Mansfield? What about kits of the Wickes class, as built or as lent? Ed Mansfield, TX BTW -- I still only have the answer to number 5. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17) From: "Ralph E. Batykefer, Jr." Subject: 1/350 Vietnam Aircraft All this talk about a 1/350th Tamiya Enterprise with beehive gave me the itch to modify... Anyone know of existing or planned: A-4 Skyhawks A-5 Vigilantes A-3 Skywarriors F-8 Crusader E-1 Tracker C-1 Trader, etc. I know Caroline and Dave have some great A-1 Skyraiders (almost all the versions one would want) and even a (RN modifiable) F-4 Phantom and (RN modifiable) SH-2 Seaking, but what about the others? Ralph Batykefer (about to start ANOTHER bench project after the bench is built) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18) From: "Bill & Kaja Michaels" Subject: My current Projects Here's mine: 1/16 scale scratch LCM(3), to be radio controlled, to carry the 1/16 scale Sherman I just finished. 1/96 scale USCG Hamilton-class 378' High Endurance Cutter, in post FRAM configuration. Model is based on a scale shipyard hull, will be RC. 1/350 scale USCGC Eagle. 1/350 scale Titanic. On the "When I get a chance" list: 1/32 scale LCVP, RC conversion, based on the Lindberg kit. Bill -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19) From: "Doremus, Mark" Subject: OT: Airplane modeling question Don't flame me, there are alot of A/C builders on this list and it's a legit modeling question that might even apply to ship models. I'm about to paint some 500lb General Purpose WWII bombs. I assume the colors are Olive Drab overall, with a yellow ring (1/2" wide 6" from the tip) an a metalic spinner. On this kit the bombs have a slot in the bomb for attaching to the bomb rack. Does anybody have an idea for some way to hold the bombs while I airbrush them and get the entire bomb painted in one set-up? Mark Doremus Eden Prairie, MN -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20) From: Minadmiral@aol.com Subject: Measures??? / Current projects Hi All; Current projects on deck?? From smallest up; 3565, YES!!! A lot of 1:6000 wargame ships. Tons of 1900-1945 ships. All now finally ready to paint. BTW- will pick up 75+ packs more of these Saturday at the wargame convention at Los Angeles airport. Surprisingly "real" looking with a 3x lens over my glasses. Going to start painting Russo-Japanese War next week. Painting the "dazzle" camo on the WWI RN ships will be a job!! 1:600 Siebel Ferry and Schnellboot for when I squint too much. Going to do an Adriatic WWII diorama. Want some WEM 20mm for these. Anyone make PE or resin single 37mm aa guns? When the squinting gets REALLY bad I have a Heller 1:150 TARTANE to build, a Napoleonic era small sailing ship. Anyone ever try to put VERY thin wood veneer over a plastic deck? What kind of glue would you use, I hate contact cement. Can anyone reccomend ONE book with all the different USN camo schemes? Drawings and such. Thanks Chuck Duggie Wargamer, Modeller, and Ship Lover -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21) From: cwjerden Subject: Y2K Nats & ect... Ok, So working 7 days a week for the last few weeks has me behind,soooo... 1. Penny, Prez of the Dallas (Host) club is still hanging on to the plan to make the first two days of the Y2K Dallas nats for IPMS members only. I can tell you that a GREAT deal of pressure has been exerted aginst this ideal, yet it remains. I would now have to speculate that this is in fact, the way it will be. Penny feels she has good reason and I think, she feels it will be something of a legacy to the IPMS national club. We here I Ft.Worth feel differently, But, it ain't our show. This issue has cost her a number of great members of her club and some free labor from ours also. Penny must feel very strongly about it. I will most likely work the event (barring a layoff from Lockheed that leaves me no vacation time) and I hope ALL of you will come on to Texas for nats 2000. On a related note, My old boss, Herb Tischler of the Texas Airplane Factory has agreed to have an open house for those of you so inclined. Herb was building the Me262's for the late Steve Snyder of CFII, and is currently building some KI-43 Oscars from scatch. Kind of the ultimate model; scale 1 to 1. The pattern aircraft, recoverd from Russia, should be on display with them. It won't take long, but should be fun. 2. Finally, Kudos to Ed Grune and Mark Flake for there entries at our august 12th, Ft. Worth "Supercon 99". Ed and mark went head to head in the "599" and smaller class. Both had outstanding models, making our task of judging VERY tough. Ed Grune's outstanding 1/700 Fletcher and it's flawless measure 12 paint job finally won after much debate. Fellow SMMLy Mark Flake may be proud of his remarkable Lexington. Done pre-war Mark covered her decks with White Ensign aircraft. The part that we judges found so wonderful was that each aircraft was painted oh-so correctly in it's colorful squadron markings! That my friends was alot of painting and a great deal of reserch. Ed also took home a medal for his cute 1/96 Turtle. The little sub has another great paint job rendering a very realistic effect. Again Ed, Mark (and Shane), WELL DONE! Sorry for a long post Charles Jerden from "Roasty-Toasty" Ft. Worth -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 22) From: Allan Plumb Subject: Re: SMML Convention Dates Ed Grune wrote: >> Let me throw another spanner into the works! The IPMS USA Nats are the end of July. << Now there's a plan. Although an SMML convention by itself is interesting, I doubt I'd go just for that. But if it's near the USA Nats in Dallas, which I'll probably attend anyway, hey! 'Course if we do something at the Nats, we need to start discussing a way to recognize other SMMLies. I will start it off by suggesting we all paint our faces MS21, or MS3x for the artists among us. Now _that_ would be recognizable... Allan Plumb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 23) From: "Shaya Novak" Subject: Trumpeter New Enterprise I have spoken to Trumpeter as of this week the Enterprise kit is basically a knock off of the present 1/350 Tamiya kit. Will say this it's much cheaper. Shaya. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 24) From: "KONE5" Subject: Photos of Toyama Hello! If you are interesting photos from IMEX plasticmodel of container vessel Toyama in 1/550 scale with GMM stainless steel railings, please let me know you address. I have now under construction Nedlloyd Baltimore, where would be photos available in future. I haven´t e-mail address. I will waiting your replay. My name and address: Jukka Huotari Mustikkatie 22 FIN-88900 Kuhmo Finland -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 25) From: "Jeff Herne" Subject: SMML Convention Thoughts I've been sitting here staring at Tom's Modelworks Yorktown kit, (definitely not a two evening project) and it started me thinking about the upcoming SMML Convention...can you smell the smoke??? I second WR Press's motion to consider the late spring 2000...the airfares and hotels will be reasonable because it's off season. We'll all be eager to get those newly completed ship models out, the weather should be good, there aren't many shows early on, and it won't conflict with the UK Nats, the US Nats, or the NRG Conference. In addition, the Mariner's Museum is having an event that I refuse to miss, the date eludes my boggled mind at this point... I'm all for the idea of having the event, but I think maybe we should deviate from the norm a bit with regards to standard model shows/events. Many of you won't agree with me, but I think that we shouldn't have vendors there selling...for a bunch of reasons. First of all, having been a vendor myself, I rarely got the chance to interact with the other modelers, I was always glued to the table...Secondly, the tax laws etc..can be a nightmare for out of state companies...thirdly, we all have the ability to contact these vendors via email and SMML...and finally, there could be a problem with vendors selling their wares whilst located on the property of a 501c3 organization...any tax lawyers out there know anything about this? I'm not saying that vendors shouldn't go, in fact, having vendors there answering questions and offering their knowledge can very beneficial, something they usually don't have time to do whilst trying to make a profit...I think the vendors should use this opportunity to showcase their products, ie., buildups, new kits...besides, if I'm going to spend $300-$400 for the weekend, hotel, food, etc., am I really going to buy a $400.00 resin kit? I don't think the wife will approve of that one...and I'm relatively local, imagine flying in from the opposite coast, or from the UK?? I think the vendors should donate items for an auction, with the proceeds going to the USS Salem itself...I'm no longer a vendor, but I'll personally donate a couple of books and resin kits to facilitate this. Now onto the models....no judging, we follow the Nautical Research Guild's time proven concept of display only...but for those of you with the competitive spirit, something that can be done could be a popular vote by the modelers for a people's choice award...winner to receive a resin kit or something...reason I say this, there will be alot of 'experts' and armchair experts in attendance, and we want everyone going home happy... Anyway, I think that the event itself has alot of merit, making it into a regular model show would detract from the true reason we're there, to talk about models, meet fellow ship modelers, and last but not least, to crawl around in the bowels of a heavy cruiser with other ship fanatics, something most of our wives would prefer not to do... If Mr. Frohock is still talking to me after this, I'll gladly volunteer to help out with the planning logistics... Donning my kevlar, Jeff -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 26) From: GrafSpee34@aol.com Subject: German Lino Again Hi The "Warship Profile" illustrations of German ships that I have seen are just not reliable. The Prinz Eugen profile centerfold, for example, shows the forward deck as steel, when the photos in the very same publication make it abundantly clear that it is wood planked. You just have to wonder what other liberties (or pills) the artist took. I therefore approach any color information in a "Warship Profile" with a healthy dose of skepticism. The SMS Emden plans by Gunter Huff, on the other hand, are extremely well researched and trustworthy. He includes color data for peacetime and wartime liveries. The color for the Linoleum decks is called out as RAL 3007 "Schwarzrot". This is a pretty good match of FS 10049, or more generally a dark chocolate color. This refers to the actual color, not adjusted for scale effect (atmospheric perspective). Based on discussion with Gunter, and my own research, the same type and color of linoleum was used by the Kriegsmarine. BTW, Gunter gave me a couple of extra 1:200 scale Emden plan sets to sell for him here in the USA, if anyone is interested please contact me off list. Dave Krakow -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 27) From: Pieter Cornelissen Subject: Petropavlovsk While test-fitting my WSW Petropavlovsk I noticed that the kit contains boat booms and a after-funnel searchlight that according to my sole reference, the article by Stephen McLaughlin in Warship 1994, should not be there. The same goes for the torpedo nets. I have another problem with the colour of the ship. The instructions by WSW say nothing about the non-wooden parts of the deck, and they give 'light gray' for the hull and other vertical surfaces. I seem to recall that the Impirial Russian Navy used a dark gray for its major warships. Other references are impossible to get, at least in The Netherlands. Could anyone on list shed more light on this? Pieter Cornelissen Delft, The Netherlands -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRADERS, ANNOUNCEMENTS & NOTICEBOARD -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) From: "Shaya Novak" Subject: CH. de GAULLE Yes ship fans the CH. de Gaulle is in. Joe Reyna has bought a few kits from us you could email him he's on the SMML list to get his opinion of the kit. Dear Allan Plumb, please contact me offlist. Thanks, Shaya http://www.modelshipbuilding.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) From: "Kenneth H. Goldman" Subject: September NavisMagazine Here's what's coming up in NavisMagazine for September, including two articles by your truly: David Bushnell's Turtle in 1:96 and Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Electra 10E in 1:72. Ken Goldman THE WALRUS AND THE CARPENTER http://www.wman.com/~khgold/ NAVISMAGAZINE.COM - SEPTEMBER 1999 (available September 9) http://navismagazine.com FEATURES: - THE GUADALCANAL CAMPAIGN - PART VII - US NAVAL AVIATION IN WWI - FRENCH MISSILE FRIGATE GERMINAL WALK-AROUND - US NAVAL AIRCRAFT IN WWI - THE EMDEN - AN EPIC OF THE GREAT WAR - DOUGLAS SBD-5 "DAUNTLESS" WALK-AROUND - BUILDING A PERRY-CLASS FRIGATE IN 1/700 - BUILDING A SUPERMARINE SEAFIRE L.IIC IN 1/48 - BUILDING BUSCHNELL'S TURTLE IN 1/96 - BUILDING A MITSUBISHI A6M2 "ZERO" IN 1/48 - BUILDING IJN AKIZUKI IN 1/700 - AMELIA ERHART'S ELECTRA (W/ 1/72 CONSTR - A NAVAL BATTLE OF GUADALCANAL DIORAMA - BUILDING A MESSERSCHMITT BF109B IN 1/48 COLUMNS: - MODEL SHOWCASE - air: 1/32 F-14A - 1/32 F-15E - 1/72 FH-1 - 1/72 F-86K - ships: 1/700 IJN Chitose as CVL - 1/200 Caravel diorama - 1/700 USS Enterprise - 1/700 IJN T-1 class landing ship - MODELER PROFILE: Chen Shou Cheng - PHOTO HISTORY (air): The Messerschmitt Me 323 - PHOTO HISTORY (ships): Italian MAS boats of WWII - TASK FORCES: The destruction of the Duisburg convoy - VIRTUAL PLACES: Air Warrior III / Fly! - ON THE MARKET (dozens of new product reviews with detailed photos of all parts) - NEWS FROM THE KIT INDUSTRY - NAVAL RECONNAISSANCE - NEW BOOKS - LETTERS - BULLETIN BOARD WIN A GMM 1/192 Merchant Ship set, a set of GMM 1/192 - 1/200 Naval Ship decals, a 1/48 Hawker Hurricane Mk.I (new Hasegawa kit) and "PT Boats at War" (the new, excellent book by Norman Polmar and Samuel L. Morison) in our trivia and mystery photo games. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) From: "Shaya Novak" Subject: MODERN NEW JERSEY Naval Base Hobbies is looking for .gif or .jpg of a built Battleship New Jersey on our site. Your name will be put on the site with the pic. Needed 1/350 Tamiya, 1/600 ARII, 1/700 Fugimi Thanks email- mailto:shaya@erols.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Volume