Subject: SMML VOL 1173 Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2001 23:11:10 -0800 shipmodels@tac.com.au -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MODELLERS INDEX 1: Collections/Movies 2: Allied amphious ships/craft - WW II [book] 3: Mulberry harbours 4: Re: FSM joke article? 5: Prideful brag 6: Re: French warship prefix 7: German F124 Class Frigates 8: Re: Book by Norman Friedman and British mines 9: Re: CAM ships (and MACs too) 10: ALC books 11: USS Cabot 12: Modeling as Therapy 13: Re: Laser Airbrush in FSM 14: FSM's Upcoming Releases 15: The Battleships 16: The Old Breed 17: Ro-RO 18: Re: Mulberry harbours 19: Does anyone know how the arresting cables are raised on a IJN WW II carrier? 20: Re: FSM laser guided airbrush 21: Grosser Kurfurst 22: Glencoe N.S. Savanah -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Model club & SMMLcon Infomation 1: APMA meeting 2: SMML Hornet Convention -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRADERS, ANNOUNCEMENTS & NOTICEBOARD INDEX 1: International Maritime Modeling March 2001 Update -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MODELLERS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) From: "Rod Dauteuil" Subject: Collections/Movies First, I'm glad my thread on kit collections has produced so many interesting responses. I've often thought of paring down the collection to just one manufacturer, but I find the collecting of kits is a hobby of its' own. And second, I saw a trailer for a movie on Turner Classic Movies for the old movie "On The Town", which was a 1940's musical about 3 sailors on leave in New York. While I've never seen the movie, it is in color, and the scene in the trailer shows a Benson/Livermore/Gleaves class DD at a dock. May be worth seeing for other color shots of this ship. Rod -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) From: JRKutina@webtv.net (John Kutina) Subject: Allied amphious ships/craft - WW II [book] Re todays SMML - suggest you check your local library for: "Allied Landing Craft of World War II" by U.S. Navy Dept ISBN 08702110645 Publisher Naval Institute Press These are hard to find, however, there are some out there. I live near Seattle and my local library got one from a Nebraska library for me. It is an excellent book, but does not cover AKA, etc, It contains small but very legible blueprints. Regards, John - Seattle -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) From: "chenyangzhang" Subject: Mulberry harbours Hi Doug I have the Shipbuilding and Shipping Record reprints (February 15 - May 10 1945) on the Mulberry at Arromanches which includes drawings of the layout, pierheads, ramps, lots of photos, ship ballasting diagrams and a list of non naval merchant ships which used it between June 6 and June 14. Contact me off list for exact information. Chris Langtree -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) From: SHIPMDLR@aol.com Subject: Re: FSM joke article? >> I am somewhat at a lost for the point of all. Maybe it's me. Sure, you can do it, but why would you? << >> Hey Tom, I'm pretty sure this was a joke, at least partially, did you see the disclaimer! And that photo of him burning the Space station was amusing. << I don't know if this was joke or not. The disclaimer (and the date) sure make it look like a joke. If it was a joke, surely FSM has better things to do with their money than print "joke" articles. I agree with Tom. Why would anyone mount a laser on an airbrush? Hell, I'm blind in one eye (no depth perception) and I have no trouble knowing exactly where the paint will go. (Try rigging a model with one eye shut someday, and you'll know the real meaning of frustration.) This guy says he saves paint using this thing? How much did he chuck out in money building that contraption? Not to mention the time used (wasted) figuring out how to mount it on the airbrush. If you convert all that wasted time (and money for the laser) into a minimum wage, he could have bought a 2 year supply of paint. What's really frightening is I'll bet every model club out there has a gentleman like that in their ranks. I know we do! Rusty White Flagship Models Inc. http://okclive.com/flagship/ You can now pay using your Visa / MasterCard "Yeah I want Cheesy Poofs!" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5) From: AJOWENS@aol.com Subject: Prideful brag Winter in New England is a good time for indoor pursuits such as modeling so it was that the past weekend while I had my daughter Mary with me we made a trip to one of the hobby shops and I picked up couple of kits to keep myself busy on snowy evenings. She piped up that she'd like to try something too. I had picked a Tamiya 1/350 Fletcher for myself and so she took their 1/700 version for herself. We went home and had a great time putting them together - she even took my reference books and picked out the paint job she wanted to try and read up on the history then announced that she wanted to try putting the rails and radars on it. It looks so much more *real* that way dad! When something attracts Mary's interest she wants to find out as much as she can about it! I showed her how to safely handle the blades and fold then gave her one of my GMM sets from the spares box. She folded up the stairs, depth charge racks, etc and really did a nice job! Far better than I could've done when I was 8 that's for sure! I'm certainly biased but I was impressed with how her little destroyer came out, so I took a spare piece of oak and made a little base then she made an ocean out of crinkled tin foil which we painted and set the ship in. She was so proud of herself and impressed with what she'd read about the ships that she was planning to talk about it to her class when she went back, especially since they had talked about Titanic recently. I guess she's a non-typical kid because she'd rather actually do something than play video games when she's inside but I think it's great! I'm going to have scan some photos of it now! Cheers, A.J. Owens You surely are! I can't wait to see some pics of Mary's Fletcher! More importantly did you ask her if she wanted another one :-) C'mon send in those pics Mistress Lorna -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6) From: "D.Przezdziecki" Subject: Re: French warship prefix Hi John, IMO French navy did not followed the British/US/German custom of adding prefixes to their ships names. I have several aricles in French dealing with various classes of their ships and I have yet to come across any use of sufix before ships names. French called their navy "Marine Nationale" so it would follow that prefix might have looked like "BMF"- "Bateau de la Marine Francais" but so far I have not seen this (or any) prefix in use. Regards D.P. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7) From: "Leslie Brown" Subject: German F124 Class Frigates For artists impressions, a small scale profile, specification and a short description, try: http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/f124/index.html Regards Les Brown -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8) From: WRPRESSINC@aol.com Subject: Re: Book by Norman Friedman and British mines Dear Mr Grune, If you do not buy all of Friedman's books you will regret it at a later date. Do not forget the magnetic mines used in 1918 by the British. There is a person on this list who has the information that you need, but I cannot mention his name. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9) From: "George Hackett" Subject: Re: CAM ships (and MACs too) Hi SMMLies, My favorite book on the CAMs and MACs: "The Catafighters and Merchant Aircraft Carriers", by Kenneth Poolman. First published in 1970 by William Kimber & Co. Limited, (SBN 7183 0052 1). Includes pictures of: RN Fighter Catapult Ship Springbank. Shots of Sea Hurricanes being loaded and ready for take off on catapult, also point of launch. CAM-ship Empire Tide. All told, 12 pictures concerning CAMs. The rest of the volume has great pictures devoted to the MACs - merchant aircraft carriers. I became interested in the MACs as a young boy after witnessing quite an animated debate concerning whether or not a ship was used as an aircraft carrier in one of her former lives. I was ship watching (oh no- a variant of the dreaded trainspotting disease?) on the Cleveland, Ohio, USA waterfront (The Flats to be specific). Two gentleman were having quite a debate on the subject and my Mom marshalled me out of the area prior to the outbreak of hostilities. Quite a hard-core ship discussion! Thankfully (hopefully) we SMLLies can settle matters in a more peaceful forum! A note of thanks to those two unknown gentleman for fueling in me a desire to seek out answers to those "little questions" that are not always so readily apparent and easily answered. Regards, George (on a cold and snowy Ohio afternoon) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10) From: "George Hackett" Subject: ALC books Hi SMMLies, Are any Australian's able to steer me towards a book on the ALCs (Australian Landing Craft for those of you of a non-amphibious nature)? I'm interested in the whole gamut- ALC 3,5,15,20,40 but most importantly the ALC 120. My Dad skippered a USN LCT (5) all around New Guinea during 1944. He mentioned in his letters his admiration for the Australian's ashore operating under deplorable conditions in the jungles. And his attempts to share at least a good hot meal and whatever little else he and his crew had aboard their craft. (No beer for six months!!!!) (No women for a year++!!!!) (No fresh meat- since who last remembered!!!!!!!) The ALC 120 (LCT type) had five Ford V-8 95 bhp engines for propulsion. L. of 106' 8" o.a., Beam 28' 4". Capacity in open water was 120 tons. Displacement of 76.8 tons with 2,000 gallons of fuel. Armed with one 40 mm, two 20 mm. George (son of an amphibious man) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11) From: Pleugers3@aol.com Subject: USS Cabot Whilst in Corpus Christi I went down to Harlingen for the Iwo Jima ceremonies. Being close to Brownsville I took pictures of the Cabot which is being dismantled. Unfortunately the guard would now allow me past the fence so the shots are from a distance with a telephoto lens. There is a SMMLer who wanted some pictures of the Cabot so if he could email me I will mail the shots. Paul Leugers -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12) From: "Mike Leonard" Subject: Modeling as Therapy Ray noted - >> Our IPMS chapter used to call itself the SOMEDAY CHAPTER 'cause we all had kits we would build someday, and, he who dies with the most toys truly does win, and ya gotta pry them out of my cold dead fingers before I would give them up..........going down to my stash of kits and books and paints and drawers of spare parts and modelling nick naks and tools, is truly going to my "happy place" when having a distraught day. It really is soothing, for me, anyway. << My distraught days generally run from Monday through Friday. But seriously, every modeler knows that actually completing a project isn't all there is to it. Besides that, it's a lot cheaper and more satisfying than going to a see a shrink. MWL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13) From: Ed Grune Subject: Re: Laser Airbrush in FSM Gary wrote >> Did you boys look at the date of the article? << And did you notice the part where he put the D size batteries in it and it started to hum? Ed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14) From: Ed Grune Subject: FSM's Upcoming Releases Keith noted ICM's "planned" release of the Essex, and as I put it on SteelNavy - I'd believe it when the plastic hits the store shelves. What could be interesting it the USS Forrestal from Italieri. I see from the "R" designation that its a re-release. I am unfamiliar with it. What is the opnion of it. What era does it represent? Mirage Hobbies is listing a group of Type VII and IX Uboats in 1:400 scale. I have their U571 - and its significantly better than the Heller U-Boat of 400th scale. Is one of the etched manufacturers looking at doing Wintergarten railings and details in 400th? (hint hint) I also noted that ISW is releasing another kit in "N-scale" - 1:160. This time its a Fl***r class corvette. I'll pose the question to Jon & Ted of ISW - How are the sales of the Patrol Craft going with the model railroad guys? I've thought that a WWII pier scene would make an interesting N-Trak module. (Now there's another vice I don't need to entertain). Ed Mansfield, TX -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15) From: "Mike Leonard" Subject: The Battleships The first of four installments of "The Battleships" series was shown on the History Channel (USA) from 9-10 PM EST on March 5th. Very well done. Especially nice was the inclusion of footage filmed aboard famous preserved warships. Episode one included interior and exterior shots of HMS Victory, HMS Warrior, USS Olympia, and Mikasa. The program covered the evolution of capital ships up until the early 20th century. Episode two "Clash of the Dreadnoughts" (March 6th) is supposed to focus on WW1 and the Battle of Jutland in particular. Episode three "Darkness of the Future" (March 7th) looks at the naval arms races of the 1920s and 30s. Episode four "Terror from Above" (March 8th) concludes the series by showing how the aircraft carrier become the preeminent warship of the 20th century during World War Two. Didn't catch the date this series was made, but it was produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Also coming up on the FX Network on March 18th is "A Glimpse of Hell". This is the film version of the book about the IOWA explosion that was shot in Halifax not too long ago. Mike Alexandria, VA USA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16) From: "Mike Leonard" Subject: The Old Breed OBITUARY: Eugene B. Sledge, author of "With the Old Breed at Peleliu and Okinawa", a highly acclaimed memoir of service in the USMC during World War Two, died of cancer on March 2 in Alabama at the age of 78. (Not really related to ships, but Professor Sledge's book is considered a classic account of combat in the South Pacific.) MWL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17) From: "O'Connor" Subject: Ro-RO Navy's Behemoth 'Drives Like A Sports Car' Source: National Defense Published: March 2001 Author: Harold Kennedy Roll-on, roll-off vessel delivers massive amounts of cargo with a lean crew Within Baltimore's Inner Harbor-across from famed Fort McHenry-sprawls one of the latest weapons in the U.S. Navy's battle to speed up deployment of U.S. forces to global hot spots. The USNS Fisher (T-AKR 301), completed in 1999 at a cost of $250 million by Litton Avondale Industries, of New Orleans, is one of the biggest, fastest cargo ships in the world. Known as a large, medium-speed, roll-on, roll-off ship (LMSR) of the Bob Hope class of strategic sealift vessels, the Fisher is 950 feet long-nearly the length of an aircraft carrier. Its huge, seven-deck interior has a cargo-carrying capacity of eight football fields, enough space to accommodate an entire battalion of Abrams tanks or air-assault helicopters. Despite her bulk, the Fisher can cruise at 24 knots and can hit much higher speeds, when necessary, according to the ship's officers. The vessel is operated by the Navy's Military Sealift Command (MSC), which is part of the joint service U.S. Transportation Command. The MSC provides ocean transportation for the equipment, fuel, supplies and ammunition needed by U.S. forces around the world at a cost of approximately $2 billion per year. "During a war, more than 95 percent of the equipment and supplies needed to sustain U.S. military forces overseas is carried by sea," the MSC's commander, Vice Adm. Gordon S. Holder, told National Defense. Holder made his comments during an interview in his state-of-the-art headquarters in a restored portion of the historic Navy Yard in Washington, D.C. Currently, Holder said, the Air Force-using C-17, C-5 or C-130 transports-can fly relatively small numbers of lightly armed combat troops into battle within days, but protracted warfare requires massive amounts of heavy weapons and supplies that can only be delivered from the United States by ship. During the 1999 NATO campaign against Yugoslavia, for example, the MSC moved more than 1.15 million square feet of cargo, or 267,000 tons of supplies into the theater. To perform this mission, the MSC operates a total of about 110 ships worldwide in a day-to-day basis, spokesman Lt. Cmdr. Shawn M. Cali explained. If needed, the command has access to more than 100 additional ships, all kept in reduced operating status at ports along U.S. coasts, ready to be activated in a national emergency. About 90 of these-the Ready Reserve Force-are owned and operated by the Transportation Department's Maritime Administration. The remainder are maintained by the MSC. >> From the command's Navy Yard headquarters, officials stay in constant communication with their fleet, sending ships from one port to another, changing destinations as needs emerge. After the USS Cole was disabled last year by terrorists in Yemen, for example, it was the MSC that contracted for the MV Blue Marlin-a Norwegian heavy-lift ship-to load the 505-foot-long Cole on to the deck of the Blue Marlin and carry her back to the United States. The Blue Marlin was chosen because it happened to be nearby, having just delivered two Navy mine hunters to Bahrain. Because of the circumstances, the deal was done quickly-"a gentlemen's agreement"-by a contracting officer, using her cell phone, Holder noted. "I don't know very many people who could do that within two or three days," he said. Unlike other Navy ships, all MSC vessels have civilian crews. The command has a workforce of 8,000 people worldwide, about 80 percent of whom serve at sea. Most are civil service employees. Another 1,900 or so are employed by MSC contractors. Some ships have departments of military personnel to carry out communication and supply functions, but Holder is trying to get all military personnel off MSC ships. Last year, he noted, the command replaced the Navy helicopters aboard three MSC combat-stores ships with civilian versions-SA-330J Pumas. Geo-Seis Helicopters Inc., of Fort Collins, Colo., received a $20 million, three-year contract to operate the helicopters. "It's important to say why we're replacing the sailors on our ships," Holder said. "We're doing it so that they can be more productive for the Navy. It's a matter of hiring the right people for the right job." Civilian mariners are much more suitable than uniformed sailors for the MSC' s non-combat mission, Holder explained. Using civilians on MSC ships frees up active-duty personnel for combat assignments, he said. Also, civilian crews give the MSC more flexibility, Holder said. Most uniformed military personnel have families back in their homeports, He noted. "They just can't be expected to stay at sea forever." Mariners, on the other hand, spend long periods at sea. "We pay them to stay at sea," Holder said. Mariners sign contracts agreeing to be at sea up to a year at a time, and they can earn as much as $120,000 during that period. The MSC performs five key functions: *Providing sealift, or moving Defense Department cargo by sea, during both peacetime and war. *Prepositioning, or maintaining ships, fully loaded with military equipment, supplies and fuel for all services, in strategically important locations around the world, where U.S. forces are likely to be deployed. *Delivering food, fuel, spare parts, ammunition and medical services to Navy combat ships at sea, allowing them to stay out for extended periods of time. *Conducting special missions, such as oceanographic surveying, missile tracking, undersea surveillance, counter-narcotics operations, cable laying and repair, submarine escort and deep submergence rescue support. *Acquiring additional ships, including construction of new ships and conversion of existing ones to meet the MSC's needs. Through World War II, sea transportation of military equipment was provided by four separate agencies. The MSC was formed in 1949 and transported the vast bulk of U.S. equipment and supplies to the wars in Korea and Vietnam. Prepositioning In the early 1980s, the MSC began prepositioning supply-laden ships near trouble spots, including the Mediterranean Sea, Persian Gulf and Far East. During the Persian Gulf War, the command delivered more than 12 million tons of tanks, trucks, helicopters, ammunition, fuel and other supplies to the theater. It took months, however, for the United States to build up enough strength to retake Kuwait and invade Iraq. To provide the capacity to move faster, the MSC is building or converting LSMRs, like the Fisher, at U.S. shipyards. By next year, the command plans to have 19 such ships. Some of the LSMRs are loaded and prepositioned overseas at U.S. naval bases in such locations as Diego Garcia, a tiny British possession in the middle of the Indian Ocean, and the U.S.-controlled islands of Guam and Saipan in the Western Pacific. Others are permanently positioned in the Mediterranean and eastern Atlantic Ocean, moving from one European port to another, rarely traveling together. Still others, like the Fisher, are kept at dockside in U.S. harbors, in reduced operating status, occupied by a skeleton crew, but always at the ready. When trouble erupts somewhere in the world, the Fisher can set sail within 96 hours, her civilian captain, Master Mariner Lester Cole, explained during a tour of his vessel. "We could leave the dock within a few hours-a day or two-if we had to," he said. "This ship drives like a sports car, considering her size." Six days after setting sail, the Fisher could be in Rota, Spain, and another week later, she could be in the Persian Gulf, Cole said. "The only limitation is how long would it take to get the crew aboard," added Tom Rogers, the ship's port engineer. To make sure the Fisher is ready when needed, she participates regularly in military exercises. Already, since she was delivered to the Navy in 1999, she has taken part in two exercises-one in Egypt and one in Hawaii. In fact, the Fisher has scratches on her hull caused by passage through the Panama Canal on her way to and from Hawaii. With a beam of 106 feet, she is just a foot or so narrower than the canal, according to Cole. Despite her formidable size, the Fisher is built to operate with a crew of 29. She also can take up to 100 military personnel, as passengers, to maintain the cargo. By comparison, an aircraft carrier of similar size might have a crew of 5,000. "We're not a combatant vessel," said Cole. "We rely upon regular Navy escort ships for protection when necessary. The only weapons that we carry, other than cargo, are small arms-rifles, pistols and shotguns-to keep order on board and to repel boarders." The Fisher is a Navy-owned ship, but like all MSC vessels, her crew is entirely civilian, supplied by Patriot Contract Services LLC, of Walnut Creek, Calif. The civilians are "more flexible" than regular Navy sailors, explained the weather-beaten Cole, who is a graduate of the Maine Maritime Academy with 30 years at sea. "We're all cross-trained," he said. "Each of us can do a number of jobs. Everything is not all cut and dried. You get to find creative ways to solve problems. The Navy would need probably 10 times as many sailors to run this ship." Goodbye Spit and Polish The Fisher's civilians dispense with traditional Navy spit and polish. Instead of uniforms, the crew-even the officers-wear white workers' coveralls to take the oil and grease found on any ship. The Fisher has ample space on its seven cavernous decks for lashing down helicopters, tanks, trucks and other large vehicles, including the more than 900 support vehicles used by an Army battalion. The chains used to secure such heavy equipment have links as big as a hand. A slewing stern ramp and a movable one that services two side ports make it easy to drive vehicles on and off the ship. They are wide and sturdy enough to accommodate two Abrams tanks, side-by-side. "If one of those tanks breaks down on a ramp, the only way to get it off may be to drive another one up right beside it," said Rogers. Two 110-ton, single-pedestal cranes make it possible to load and unload cargo where shoreside infrastructure is limited or nonexistent. A commercial helicopter deck enables emergency, daytime landings. One of the MSC's most difficult challenges is recruiting civilian mariners. The problem is not the accommodations, MSC officials explained. Every crewmember gets a private or semi-private stateroom. Amenities include a weight room, satellite television, video and book libraries, personal computers and lounges for officers and crew. MSC last year implemented a new food-preparation system. Meals prepared ashore under the supervision of executive chefs are packaged and frozen for MSC crews to reheat aboard ship. MSC recruiting standards, however, are high. All of its mariners must have U.S. Coast Guard-issued merchant mariners' documents. Isolation-with months at sea, away from family and friends-is not attractive to many, despite the good pay and physical comforts. "Let me tell you," one experienced mariner said. "Diego Garcia is out in the middle of nowhere." As a result, some ships are sailing with crews as small as 11 people. "When the crew is that small on a ship this size," said one ship's officer, "it's hard to find people to talk to." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18) From: "William W, Yaun, Jr." Subject: Re: Mulberry harbours >> Also, does any one have pictures or drawings of the floating docks and harbors used at Normandy? << Douglas, Brassey's Book, D-Day Normandy The Story and the Photographs, by Donald M. Goldstein, Katherine V. Dillon, and J. Michael Wenger. Page 150 starts a section on Artificial Harbor Facilities. I purchased the book at Borders. I would expect Barnes & Nobles carries it also. Price is $19.95. Warren -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19) From: "William W, Yaun, Jr." Subject: Does anyone know how the arresting cables are raised on a IJN WW II carrier? The references I have show what appears to be a rectangular support holding the wire above the deck near the cable ends. A photoetch flight deck I have purchased has small rectangular pieces used for raising the cable. It has a line 90 degrees about 1/3 distance from one end. Does that mean the support has two positions or does the support bend at this line. In order to raise the cable above the surface of the deck. Warren -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20) From: dhjonespsm@juno.com Subject: Re: FSM laser guided airbrush Hi Gang, In case you might not have noticed - this is their APRIL issue. I would consider this significant. Just hold the device in place for a bit longer and you have "battle damage"...... Dan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21) From: "Mark C Krumrey" Subject: Grosser Kurfurst Greetings List: I just watched the History Channel Battleship program segment on the battle of Jutland. I am about to undertake the ICM Grosser Kurfurst. A previous request generated one response. Just curious if any one can give me an approximate color of the grey used by the high seas fleet (I am using Testors Model Master paints), and if the decks were natural wood. The instructions indicate this. Just want to check an alternative source. Thanks Mark Krumrey New Richmond WI -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 22) From: "John" Subject: Glencoe N.S. Savanah I have just purchased the Glencoe Model 1/350 NS Savannah and I have a couple of questions 1 there are raised wooden deck lines on the deck did the Savannah have wooden decks? 2. the sparse instruction say to paint the deck green, What shade of green FS#? 3. on the box lid the picture shows the Savannah as having a golden color bottom but the again Sparse instructions say red What shade of red? Help John -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Model club & SMMLcon Infomation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) From: Shane Subject: APMA meeting Hi gang, Just a quick message to say that the next APMA meeting is this Saturday - check the url for more details. We'll also have the latest edition of the APMA Magazine for members as well. ALL visitors are welcome Regards, Shane APMA VP http://www.tac.com.au/~sljenkins/apma.htm Havinf FUN making models -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) From: SeaPhoto@aol.com Subject: SMML Hornet Convention Hello Everybody, I was asked to give a short (1/2 hour) seminar at the upcoming Alameda convention in April. I wanted to get a sense of what folks would be interested in; I could give a talk on radio control in model ships, or on naval photography. If you have an interest in either of those subjects, please let me know and I will work up a presentation. If there is not enough participation to justify a formal presentation, I will be attending the convention in any event with my John Paul Jones DDG-53 1/96 scale model, and will be happy to chat or answer questions to the best of my ability. Hope to see you there! Kurt SeaPhoto Maritime Photography http://warshipphotos.com Warship Models Underway http://warshipmodelsunderway.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRADERS, ANNOUNCEMENTS & NOTICEBOARD -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) From: Felix Bustelo Subject: International Maritime Modeling March 2001 Update Hello Everyone, I am pleased to announce that the March 2001 update to International Maritime Modeling has been posted. http://members.tripod.com/~Febus65/imm.htm The March 2001 update to the site includes: Photos of Carl Erickson's 1/252 scale Seeadler and a set of 1/600 West German merchant ships and Donald Stoltenberg's 1/50 scale steam tug Canute in the Gallery. Review of the Revell 1/142 scale kit of the Russian Spy Trawler in Quick Kit Reviews. Review of AJ Press book on the Polish Navy in 1939 (Volume 1) in Book Reviews. Added the White Ensign Models Colourcoats and updated the Model Shipways pages in the Paints List Page. Added pages on Aber and Part photoetch sets in the Photoetch List Page. Added pages for ARII, Kangnam, Planet Models and Zhengdefu kits and updated the Hawk, Mirage, Modelcraft and Trumpeter pages with new/corrected information in the Kit List Page. Updated the WR Press page to include new titles coming out in 2001. Related updates to the Links page. Please stop by for a look. Thanks, Felix Bustelo International Maritime Modeling URL: http://members.tripod.com/~Febus65/imm.htm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the SMML site for the List Rules, Backissues, Member's models & reference pictures at: http://www.smml.org.uk Check out the APMA site for an index of ship articles in the Reference section at: http://www.tac.com.au/~sljenkins/apma.htm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Volume