Subject SMML15/11/99VOL730 Date: Mon, 15 Nov 1999 23:49:07 +1100 shipmodels@tac.com.au -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MODELLERS INDEX 1: Re: Philosophy and Tolerance 2: HMS Cossack 3: Re: Judging accuracy 4: Re: SMMLCON 5: Re: 110' SC 6: Re: Y2K Judging 7: 1/700 cadet 8: Re: The two John S's 9: My current project 10: ...the 2 pence I forgot yesterday 11: Books on wooden ship modelling? 12: Scharnhorst on the WEM-web and ship modellers looking down? 13: Lost Aurora Company 14: Off Thread - models for the troops 15: New HMS Hood book 16: Re: Deck Planking, Cruisers-South Pacific 17: Re: 1.1" mounts on USS Arizona 18: Re: Deck Planking, Cruisers-South Pacific 19: Re: 1-700 Yamato 20: USS Iowa -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRADERS, ANNOUNCEMENTS & NOTICEBOARD INDEX 1: Re: PSM 21 - contents 2: Tom's update -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MODELLERS Welcome to the 2nd birthday edition of SMML -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) From: SantMin@aol.com Subject: Re: Philosophy and Tolerance >> One of my present projects is a 1:48 model of the Yangtze River gunboat USS PANAY PR 5. She was attacked and sunk by Japanese aircraft on 12 Dec. 1937 ... the first naval ship "ever" to be sunk by enemy aircraft (as far as I can determine). You can bet I will scratch model, at 1:48, the three types of Japanese Navy biplane aircraft involved in PANAY's sinking, as companion models! Hope I have put some food for thought out there!! Take off your horse blinders, and hone your general model making skills!! Also have some fun!! It should be what our hobby is all about!! If not, take up golf or fishing!! << YEA!!! I second everything Art said! And even if you don't model those other types you can always learn something from the guys that do. Cheers, Bob Santos -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) From: WRPRESSINC@aol.com Subject: HMS Cossack I have recently come across a private photo of the Cossack, taken in November 1940. The ship is in overall medium grey. A twin 4" mounting in place of the 4.7"twin mount in X position. No other changes, and no radar.Have also obtained a picture of the Dido in 1940 in a disruptive camouflage scheme, quite interesting. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) From: SHIPMDLR@aol.com Subject: Re: Judging accuracy >> What part does accuracy to the prototype play in judging? This is a serious question. << I understand what you mean. The answer probably won't make you feel any better. The models in IPMS(USA) competition are judged more on the "basics" than accuracy. Not that we're lazy, but because most of us aren't nautical engineers. Ship judges are mostly ordinary folks with a passion for ships. We all have our own areas of expertise so we judge according to the best technical knowledge in the ship judge corps. We do take accuracy into consideration to a certain point. A good example was the discussion on this list concerning the 1/350 USS Hornet Model at the Nats. Most of the discussion centered on the colors and loose lines of the paint scheme. John Snyder (who I concur is the expert) wasn't impressed with the overall scheme, citing errors in the scheme and colors (correct me if I'm wrong John). The model was judged according to the basics first. Since no one is an expert on all ships, small discrepancies must be allowed otherwise nothing would get done. If the carrier had two islands or was painted orange, he had better have some documentation to back that up. Otherwise small less noticeable inaccuracies are sometimes bypassed. No one knows all. Until I have a judging corps of Nautical engineers we'll have to rely on what we know and let some things slide. That's why I invite as many ship modelers as possible to help judge. Two heads (or twenty) are better than one. Rusty White IPMS(USA) Head ship judge http://warship.simplenet.com/Flagship.htm "Yeah I want Cheesy Poofs" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) From: Bradford Chaucer Subject: Re: SMMLCON >> It is felt the best time frame would be Friday, Saturday,and Sunday, May 5,6,7, 2000. This puts us far enough (we hope) from other major hobby << Sounds like a good time frame, The weather should be ideal, moderate but not hot and humid; good for visiting ships. >> There will not be a judged competition. We encourage you to bring with you, or ship to us, a ship model. The museum will sponser a public showing of your models and ask the public to vote for their favorite. << Good, lets keep it as a display, and avoid all the arguing and nitpicking over rules for a competition. >> Due to the non-competitive and non-commecial nature of this event (it is meant to be more of a social occasion than a convention), the museum cannot allow commercial transactions to take place at the museum. Suppliers are encouraged to bring what they want to show, and maybe take orders, thats ok as long as no money changes hands. There are legal ramifications here that we are not willing to deal with. << That's a good compromise, lets encourage vendors to come, meet their customers and display their wares. Taking orders instead of selling on site means that they don't have to travel with a truckload of stock, and the attendees don't have to schlep their purchases around. If a few vendors want to sell, perhaps a room at the "recommended" hotel can be set aside for their use. The schedule and tours sound like a great idea, I would certainly like to see some of these ships and exhibits. The get together and chance to meet each other is also nice. It's about time to put some faces to the email addresses! >> At our next meeting we will start to nail down some of the costs involved (bet you thought that this was free didn't you?) and start to put togther some information packets that we will send to people so they can make their arrangements (attractions, hotels etc.). << Can you make an arrangement with a local hotel for a special rate?? >> Thats what we accomplished today. We look forward to hearing from a lot of you and and that you have the same enthusiasm the we do. << You accomplished a great deal. This is really sounding like it's going to fly (or I suppose sail! ) I am looking forward to the meet and already have it calendared. Regards, Bradford Chaucer -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5) From: ALROSS2@aol.com Subject: Re: 110' SC If you can find a copy of Allied Coastal Forces of WWII, volume 1, there is a section on the SC which includes drawings and photos. You should be able to get a copy through interlibrary loan. Al Ross -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6) From: "Peter Hall" Subject: Re: Y2K Judging Graham Wrote: >> I have been told that you have decided to come over to our side and do some judging for next years ukipms show, hehehe cackle, just make sure your not judging a class in which your entered (titter) mmmmm maybe aircraft 1/48th scale, no joking aside welcome to the mad house, cause you can never do it right as I have found out. You get Y didn't that ship win or Y did that one get awarded. Ahhhh oh well I will be seeing you next year and will speak to you soon and just remember if you by any chance want an unbiased review of THAT 1/350 hull you were totting about you can send it to me;) << Hi Graham, Now that the cats out of the bag, I suppose I had better put my hands up to this one. Yes I am to be one of the Y2K UK(Nats) Judges, but along side you in the ships category of course. Apparently someone was needed who could still see the fine rigging.(Dig Dig). What 1/350 hull is it that you are refering to ? There are several knocking around now, Most of them half complete. I just need that final inspiration to get the jobs finished. All the Best Peter -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7) From: "Ralph Koziarski" Subject: 1/700 cadet Hi all. I just recently switched over from aircraft to 1/700 scale ships. Needless to say, most of the techniques I learned on aircraft modeling do not apply to this much much smaller scale. I recently finished an O-class destroyer, and well this one is sailing straight into the scrap yard.... SO that I dont make the same mistakes again, Im asking for help in several areas. First... Can anybody show/tell me about some painting methods which bring out the details, and make the structures, guns, etc... discernable from eachother. My destroyer looks like a blob unless its right in front of my face. Second. Any tried and true method for making blast bags?? and finally. Exactly what shade of grey is good as the primary color on IJN warships? Any help is much appreciated. Thanks to all in advance... R.K. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8) From: John Sheridan Subject: Re: The two John S's >> My apologies for mixing up John Snyder and John Sheridan in my previous post. Sorry guys. Whoa, talk about embarrasing << To get a really good idea on the John n' John simularities, I highly recommend seeing the movie "twins". I will leave it up to the SMML'ies as to which one looks like Arnold...... (Heading for the bunker) John Sheridan @ Microscale Decals http://www.microscale.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9) From: SHIPMDLR@aol.com Subject: My current project With the USS Salem as pleasant memory, I started another Classic Warships kit of the 1/350 USS Indianapolis. While the Salem was Steve's latest effort (a wonderful model), he admitted to me that the Indy was one of his earlier ones. There is indeed a world of difference between the two kits. The Indianapolis isn't hard to put together but it lacks a great deal where the instructions are concerned. Specifically the photo etch instructions (or lack thereof). There is a fair amount of scratchbuilding involved to build the kit including a fairly complicated tripod mast and prop guards. Nowhere in the instructions are any yardarms mentioned. If I didn't have the CW USS Indianapolis book I certainly would have left off something important. Even using the book I almost left off the yards. The illustrations only show the Indy from the top and side. It's very easy to miss the yardarms without a front or rear view. Fortunately as I looked through the pages I came across a photo that showed the yardarms clearly. The photo etch parts are where I ran into the most trouble. It's obvious by studying the sheet that Steve has designed sections of railing to fit specific parts of the model. Fortunately the rails for deck one are easy to recognize by the closed chocks so that was pretty easy. The two bar rails obviously fit the platforms on the masts. The SK radar and catapults are shown in their finished configuration but that's it. It's up to the modeler to figure out where all different lengths of rails go. There are several that I have no idea where to place them. They weren't shown in the book so I just left them off. The photo etching isn't bad, it just needs a much better instruction sheet to explain where all the pieces go. My recommendation (for what that's worth) is to bring the kit up to the same standards as the Salem with new tooling (anchor chain), updated photo etch (thinner with 20 mm gun shields) and much better instructions. I certainly wouldn't recommend the Indianapolis to a first timer, but with some extra effort (more than I prefer) it builds into nice model. Rusty White Flagship Models Inc. http://warship.simplenet.com/Flagship.htm "Yeah I want Cheesy Poofs" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10) From: "Jeff Herne" Subject: ...the 2 pence I forgot yesterday I guess it's the glue fumes....anyway, after reading the ramblings, here's my take... First of all, there are a few of us who can be coined x-police in whatever field we specialize in, IJN, USN, paint, camo patterns, whatever. I've seen a few chastized about wrong paint colors, and other matters. Hey, it happens to everyone. I put Mk2 40mm Bofors on my USS Atlanta! Nobody said anything to me until it was at ashow! We all make mistakes. But having the X-police arounds makes us better modelers, because they're here to answer questions. Like Shane said, "the only stupid question is the one you don't ask!!". And besides, this is a hobby. It's supposed to be fun. If it's not, then why are you here? Best, Jeff -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11) From: Stefan Smets Subject: Books on wooden ship modelling? Does anybody has some advice on good books about wooden ship modelling, the kind of "How to .." ? Thanks, Stefan. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12) From: "Jens H. Brandal" Subject: Scharnhorst on the WEM-web and ship modellers looking down? Peter et al, That Scharnhorst was mine - got a class winner for it, and the Borg Warner Trophy. Thank you for the kind words Peter - both yourself and Jim Baumann are two modellers I hold in high regard. I have never experienced ship modellers being looked down on - quite the contrary I would say. When I was building my Yamato in full public on a model-exhibition two weeks ago, a lot of people looked at it amazing at the details and fine work, and it's far from completed yet. And I don't think ship modellers look down on other categories either. Sure, there are always people who think that their chosen nieche is the center of the modelling universe and take every opportunity to slam the manufactures for not filling it, but they are not representative in my opinion. Each category brings challenges of it's own - one of Norway's best figure painters decided to try a plane, and he was amazed how the "fly boys" did it - especially the canopy masking. He could have found a more beginner friendly model than a Stuka though... I want to master as many techniques as possible, and by branching out you not only aquire them, it also makes it easier to see others point of view too. Not a bad thing that. Just for the record, I entered two cars, and got a class winner and a VHC at the UK IPMS Nationals even though I count myself as primarily an aircraft modeller. Jens (setting pennies aside for the 1:350 Kirov) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13) From: CBNJBB62@aol.com Subject: Lost Aurora Company Hi Guys, I have some news about the Lost Aurora Company. The President of that company is interested in making W.W.I and WW II aircraft and ships. They will also will be making models in resin. He told me an interesting story. His grandfather founded that company and left in 1969. With him came molds for plastic of unreleased kits. One possible such kit is a kit for an Olympic class liner that would allow the modeler to make it as Olympic, Titanic,or Britannic in 1/350 scale. What molds they may have is unknown to me but I do know that the Polar Lights release of the Jupiter II from Lost in Space was one of them. That's all I know. Craig Bennett -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14) From: Ed Grune Subject: Off Thread - models for the troops Hello SMMLies; This is totally off thread, but today's North Texas IPMS meeting was so enjoyable, I felt I had to share it with all of you. Our featured speaker was Floyd Werner, a Kiowa Warrior (thats a helicopter) driver of the 1st Cavalry at Ft Hood, Texas. He recently returned from his second deployment to Bosnia. He came to say thanks. In Bosnia the troops are restricted to base and they can't even pop down to the local tavern for a chance at a little R&R. Before this latest deployment Floyd arranged with the IPMS-Austin Texas chapter and our chapter to collect model donations and ship them to him in Bosnia to help the morale. Other IPMS chapters chipped in too. We sent many boxes of models, tools, and books. We arranged with some friends on the continent to buy cement and paint and to mail it (to get around problems with air shipping the stuff). The only payment that the troops had to make to get a kit was they had to write a thank you letter. Floyd told us about the interest that the troops developed in the models they were building. How they were able to work on the model for a few hours and put their bleak surroundings in the back of their minds for that time. His commanding officer has a new-found passion for Sherman tanks. Floyd told us of the excitement that each mail delivery brought. More than once he was on a mission and the call came over the radio -- "Outlaw 8, return to base. YOU'VE GOT MAIL!" There was one other story Floyd told which I wanted to share with our English friends. At the end of his first deployment Floyd told was of taking the last Huey Cobra out of Bosnia and delivering it to a research station in England. Floyd is a Battle of Britian buff (mostly Bf-109s with the odd Spit thrown in). As he was crossing the English Channel he wanted to see the Cliffs of Dover from the classic "Piece of Cake" viewpoint. He called and got clearance from the air controllers - with a "let us know when you're at 500ft" advisory. He dropped down to wave top level and and charged the cliffs hell bent for leather. As he pulled up and over the cliffs there was a troop of Boy Scouts hiking along the top. He could tell from the looks on their faces (he was that close) that he had surprised them -- but he could also tell that he had made their day. Later, when he landed at the RAF base, and turned the copter over to the receiving party, he was invited to dinner. Floyd is a Warrant Officer, and as such should have gone to the NCO Club, but he was invited to the Officer's Club. It must have been a dining in night - for he never had service like that before. "What would you like for dinner, sir?" "Would you like a drink with that?" Floyd said he was in the wrong army! In closing, may I suggest that we, individually and collectively, remember our troops deployed overseas, especially with the holidays approaching. Our Canadian friends - you're on Bosnia too. The Aussies - you're in East Timor, right? Contact the public affairs office or the morale office. Get a name and address and send a letter. When Floyd left Bosnia, he turned what he had left over to his relief - the 10th Mountain Divison from New York. They need some more stuff. If you contact me off list I can get you more information or point you in the right direction for the Models for Bosnia program. Thanks Ed Mansfield, TX Hi Ed, The Kiwis, Gurkhas & some Asian countries(can't remember them off the top of my head) are also in East Timor as well. Shane -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15) From: AllenFW2@aol.com Subject: New HMS Hood book Hello Everyone Frank Allen of "Battle Cruiser Hood" here. We just wanted to remind everyone that John Robert's new book, "HMS Hood," (Conway Maritime Modelling) is due to hit the presses here in the USA tomorrow (I believe it's been out in the UK for some time now ). I've heard that it is essentially a trimmed down version of his Anatomy of the Ship book...it's specifically for modelers such as ourselves. If it's like his other work, it should be very good (line drawings especially so). Speaking of Hood, if any of you have photos of Hood models that you've built, we'd like to see them! We'd like to get our "Hood Models Gallery" online sometime soon. This is also a very good chance for your models to be seen by members of Hood's crew (including our Association President and last living survivor, Ted Briggs). Ventis Secundis! Frank Allen "Battle Cruiser Hood" (http://www.hmshood.com) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16) From: SteveWiper@aol.com Subject: Re: Deck Planking, Cruisers-South Pacific I will have a book out on the San Francisco by the end of the month (go to my web page for order info, http://www.classicwarships.simplenet.com), with many pictures of the ship throughout her life span. The decks were painted Deck Blue from at least Dec. '41 through 1945. Thanks, Steve Wiper -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17) From: Derek Wakefield Subject: Re: 1.1" mounts on USS Arizona According to both Breyer and Friedman... The only BB at PH that had received the 1.1" mounts was the MARYLAND. Some prep work had been done on the ARIZONA, but she had yet to receive the mounts. Photos of the PENNSYLVANIA in drydock right after the attack show she was still equipped with 3/50 mounts in that position. In as far as the Vestal is concerned, see SMML Vol 715. According to John Snyder, the crews from the Vestal were building a radar shack on the aft end of the signal bridge in preparation for the next yard period. There's no official record their work had any bearing on the installation of her 1.1 mounts. Per Friedman.... "A 10 June 1941 status sheet shows 3-inch guns in all the battleships, except for ARIZONA and NEVADA, which had only empty gun tubs. By 1 November, 1.1-inch guns had already been installed in the three elderly Atlantic battleships, which wer both dificient in heavier antiaircraft fire (having 3-inch rather than 5-inch guns) and closer to being in a war zone. Of the battle force, only the MARYLAND had the new weapons. The COLORADO, refitting on the West Coast, would soon have them, but further installations would have to wait for the new year: the WEST VIRGINIA in February, the TENNESSEE and IDAHO in March, the MISSISSIPPI in July. In each case two power- and two hand-operated quadruple 1.1 mounts would be provided. Thus the ships at Pearl Harbor were largely bereft of modern light antiaircraft weapons, each ship having the mixed 3- and 5-inch battery, plus eight (nine in PENNSYLVANIA, eleven in WEST VIRGINIA) 0.50-calibre machine guns. Only the MARYLAND had the 1.1s." For the sake of nit-picky info here, the only ship known to receive 5/25 splinter shields was WEST VIRGINIA. One mount was fitted with a shield for test purposes. Which mount it was placed on though isn't said. The way Friedman put it, other BBs MIGHT have had them, but WEST VIRGINIA was the only ship for which there are records to verify the fact. The only ships which had radar at the time of the attack were CALIFORNIA (CXAM-1), WEST VIRGINIA (SC), and (from what I've learned here) PENNSYLVANIA (CXAM). CALIFORNIA was the first ship equipped with the CXAM-1 unit on 7 Aug 1940 (followed by YORKTOWN, CHICAGO, PENSACOLA, and NORTHAMPTON). A photo of the CALIFORNIA with her CXAM-1 can be found at the Navsource site (BB-44_California10.jpg). Unlike the WEST VIRGINIA's SC unit, it was not mounted atop the foremast, but forward on an upper level of the bridge superstruture. According to Breyer, this set was undamaged in the attack and turned over to the Army for installation at a base in Oahu when salvage work began on the ship. A picture of the WEST VIRGINIA showing her SC radar can be found at http://www.djjp.demon.co.uk/WVTM.jpg It shows her right besides TENNESSEE illustrating only one of the two ships had radar at the time. I can't say for sure about PENNSYLVANIA because according to Breyer's book she's not listed among the ships to have received a radar set prior to the war. The only ships he lists are NEW YORK, TEXAS, CALIFORNIA, and WEST VIRGINIA. The drawing of ARIZONA in 41 in that book does show a small circular platform mounted atop her foremast. I suspect this might have been mounted in preparation for a radar mount. However, that drawing is incorrect in as far as the time of the attack is concerned cause it shows her to still have her 3/50 mounts abreast of the bridge/turret #2 (which were removed in preparation for mounting the 1.1" guns). However, according to Tom and Carolyn Harrison, Stan Cohen's "East, Wind, Rain" (p 147) shows an uncensored picture of PENNSYLVANIA where the radar ariel is clearly visable. I don't have the book, so I can verify this fact (but I trust them that it's there). Dasvidanya! _|_o_|_ Derek "Tiger" (/\)akefield /---(.](o)[.)---\ iscandar2@chatter.com o oo O oo o http://www.iscandar-66.org Hi Derek, Consider the fact verified. Just checked my copy of East Wind rain, which BTW, I can highly recommend for all USN fans. Shane -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18) From: Derek Wakefield Subject: Re: Deck Planking, Cruisers-South Pacific Ah, nothing as good as first hand info. Too bad we aren't able too find more of this. I really do need to start work on my USS California BB-44 webpage (lack of time and skills). I've wondered about the color of teak decks myself. I can't say where, but I've read about this "whitish" appearance that teak decks took on from excessive holy-stoning and sun bleaching. However, most of the occurances I read about referred to prewar ships (before the yardbirds applied large liberal quanties of deck blue to them). As soon as I can afford one, I'd like to get a 41 California model and build it with real-wood decks. As I sit here looking at just how small-narrow these are on my ISW 44 California, I realize this is going to be a supreme PITA. OTOH, I'm planning for my two Californias to be the flagships of my model fleet. Since I can't afford (financially or space wise, etc) to do them in 1/192 scale (what I'd like to do), 1/350 will have to do. Accordingly, I'm a bit more willing to go out on the ledge to do them properly. Based on what I read, I'm not sure if the ship's decks at that time were wooden color or bleached color. California was the flagship of the battle force at the time of PH, so I assume she kept up her appearances better than some of the other battleships. However, I've also read where pre-war BBs were more prone to showing rust, bleached decks, etc from lack of maintenance dollars. If I do figure out a way to do the real wood planking (I'm still exploring possibilities/techniques at this point) I could probably simulate a bleached teak by bleaching out the wood strips. If this isn't the case though, I suspect it might be better not to do this. The lack of good color pre-war photos makes this difficult to determine. Dasvidanya! _|_o_|_ Derek "Tiger" (/\)akefield /---(.](o)[.)---\ iscandar2@chatter.com o oo O oo o http://www.iscandar-66.org -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19) From: Derek Wakefield Subject: Re: 1-700 Yamato >> The artwork in the book that you mention was drawn from a twenty six sheet set of plans that I obtained from Japan in 1973 << Man, I really gotta start watching out what I post on this list. Everytime I turn around, the person who did something I casually mention turns up to be on the list. Leads me to be persistently in a state of being awestruck (and shaking my head) If nothing else, at least I know I picked the right list to join ). Thanks for the background on that drawing. Tis appreciated! Dasvidanya! _|_o_|_ Derek "Tiger" (/\)akefield /---(.](o)[.)---\ iscandar2@chatter.com o oo O oo o http://www.iscandar-66.org -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20) From: "Morley, James (London)" Subject: USS Iowa Sorry..... just picked up this thread. I have actually 80% completed the 1944 Iowa project you mention (with Toms conversion, GMM etched, and WEM Kingfishers). There is a school of thought that claims the feathered camoflage was actually Bull Black. I haven't found a colour picture to confirm or deny this, although in the B&W photo's it does look very dark indeed. By the time the edges of that Camo were straightened (the period I have modelled), colour photos definitely show 5N Navy Blue. I've also seen what appear to be different shades of grey in B&W. There is a well known picture taken from the bow looking aft, with the 16" guns trained to starboard (USS Indiana in the background) that appears to show 3 colours on the turret sides. However, other aerial shots don't pick this up at all, and I'm inclined to put it down to shadow or film irregularities. A couple of words of advice........ Tom's conversion set does not include the Bow AA shield which is a very different shape to the one on Missouri, Flagship models make an excellent AA detail set, but the slots in the single 20mm shields are too small for the guns(!), and I would replace the metal Kingfishers in the Tom's set with the WEM resin ones (that's more of a personal preference). Regards James Morley -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRADERS, ANNOUNCEMENTS & NOTICEBOARD -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) From: dhjonespsm@juno.com Subject: Re: PSM 21 - contents Caroline Carter wrote: >>Dan will post exactly what we can expect from Issue 21 if I ask nicely, won't you Dan? << Yes, I can do that. Actually I probably should have already done so, but after the disaster with the photography in the last (#20) issue, I was waiting to see how it looked before saying anything. One gets paranoid after a while. However, we have made every effort to solve that problem and I am hopeful that this will be our best issue yet. Feature articles: Building the Jim Shirley USS CHICAGO by Ray Bean - with photos of his model. Building the HP Model of SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN by Falk Pletscher - a major conversion effort needed to arrive at an accurate model - with photos and drawings. Photo feature: 3 pages of detailed photos of the Russian frigate (KRIVAK class) DRUZHNY taken by Falk Pletscher during a port visit to Germany last year. Chris Drage contributed photos of his group of 5 Flower Class corvettes, all built from the WEM kits BLUEBELL and BUTTERCUP. Models At Orlando - 3 pages of photos of some of the ship models at the IPMS Nationals in July - photos by Ray Bean. This is the first of two - the rest will be in PSM #22. Building the Flagship Models Phalanx CIWS kit by Dave Judy. IJN Escorts with 1/700 scale drawings. Fisherman at War - a small feature that is our "merchant" type for this issue, not what was originally planned - but space got tight. The planned liner feature will be in number 22. Three WW I - WW II era trawlers (British, German, and Italian) with 1/700 drawings. A new column - Ships Byte, by Joe D'Amato - will focus on "on-line" research. And our regular features: News - 12 pages of new product announcements and reviews. Reviews - 3 pages of book reviews. One to One Hundred by Paul Jacobs - 1/1200-1/1250 model news. Navinfotel by Ray Bean - news of the real naval world. As you can see we have crammed quite a lot into this new issue. I have also gone "high tech" to a degree, having acquired a scanner and a digital camera so there has been an increase in the amount of graphics in this issue. Now I wait with trepidation to see what the printer has done to it while praying that no major errors have gotten into print. Dan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) From: "Tom & Carolyn Harrison" Subject: Tom's update Due to the response to our end of year discount and the free 1/700 Carrier catwalk brass offer, we have restocked the set 742 so as to continue to offer this free brass set. Those of you that did not receive this free set will be receiving it in the mail. Thanks again for your support as without you we would not be able to offer these discounts and giveaways. Tom http://www.tomsmodelworks.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for having SMML at your home, why not stop by our home at: http://www.smml.org.uk/ for the back issue archive. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Volume