Subject: SMML VOL 1348 Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2001 04:41:06 +1000 shipmodels@tac.com.au -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MODELLERS INDEX 1: Sussex Stage 3 2: WEM Warrior 3: Re: Testors Dullcote flat finish 4: WEM kit of HMS BRAVE 5: Re: Early Torpedo Boats 6: Re: RN pennant letters and numbers 7: Re: Destroyer Identification 8: Re: Wish List 9: Tamiya's Flat Base 10: Whats in a name 11: Re: BJS Wish List 12: 1/100 Sea King 13: For the "Wish List" 14: Anxiously Seeking WW1 15: A Simple Question 16: Winslow & Victorian Era Torpedo Boats 17: Testor's Dullcoat 18: HP 1:350th Resin KURSK -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Model club & SMMLcon Infomation 1: FOTS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRADERS, ANNOUNCEMENTS & NOTICEBOARD INDEX 1: PSM-25 is in the mail! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MODELLERS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) From: "chenyangzhang" Subject: Sussex Stage 3 Hi All I am now at the stage where everything is fiddly. This slows the whole business down and I generally decide to go and do something totally unconnected with models for about two months. This time I will persevere. Several things I added to the kit. In my first post a mentioned a davit on X turret. There is also one on B turret and another near the aircraft crane. Y turret has a tripod on it and I added this by cutting down a jackstaff from the Tribal kit. I replaced the Walrus cradle with one from the KGV set which is much more accurate and added the hydraulic cylinder to the catapult itself. This only appears on the left hand side and was used to extend the catapult to its full length. Moving on to the aircraft itself I have done a considerable amount to it. Firstly I drilled out the rear gunners cockpit. This is really easy and just involves finding the right sized drill bit and drilling inside the scarf rings. It makes quite a difference and I added one of the machine guns to complete the job. I replaced the float supports with 5 amp fuse wire and removed the solid block on the back of the aircraft. The idea is that the upper wing will rest on the etched brass struts and engine supports will be added later (well that's the theory). The ship's funnels proved quite a challenge, each one required some modification. The funnel grills are way over scale. They need to be significantly cut down to fit but look very nice once you've done that. Both the fore and mid funnel need steam pipes adding on the inside. I also added the pipes for the sirens on the fore funnel (once again from 5 amp fuse wire). These do make a difference together with the sirens themselves. The siren platform is the wrong shape but I decided to live with that. The final addition was the access ladder. The rear funnel also needs quite a bit of work. Attached to the searchlight platforms is a walkway which runs across their front and allows access to them via a couple of vertical ladders either side. This was manufactured from plasticard but I came across another error in the kit, the openings on the shelter deck are not symmetrical which was a nuisance. The trunks for the searchlights were added but I also found the etched brass supports too short and had to fiddle around with them to get any realistic results. Next came the masts and though these are fiddly White Ensign masts are generally excellent. These are no exception. The mainmast was first and in a break from my normal procedure I actually followed the instructions and assembled the mast before the starfish. Locate the legs in the holes provided on the deck and then join everything together. I could give a long and involved explanation which would mean very little but I won't - I'll just say that everything goes together perfectly and the starfish supports fit perfectly. I did add the webbing between the mast legs and the braces for the mainmast and then the ladders, using the photographs as a guide. The foremast was slightly different in that I assembled the rear tripod legs first then attached them to the deck and the fore leg. Here you need to note a mistake in the WEM kit, the instructions show the rear legs ending on the hut behind the foremast. They don't but run down the side of the hut to the deck below. This is a mistake on the plans which WEM have inadvertently followed. Once again the starfish works really well. I added the paravanes to the shelter deck. I couldn't see any sign of them being raised on the photos so I stuck them directly to the deck. I also added two more to the bridge front, these appear in the plans and other Counties also carried four so I went along with this. The ship is beginning to look more like a County and WEM have certainly captured the appearance of these big cruisers. The three colour camouflage scheme is pretty spectacular and suits this ship superbly well. If I haven't bored everyone to death yet I'll continue posting when I have more news. Chris Langtree -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) From: "Denis Keegan" Subject: WEM Warrior Wouldn't it be more appropriate for Caroline and John to do "The Love Boat"? Denis K -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) From: Darren Subject: Re: Testors Dullcote flat finish It might be interesting to note that Testors Gloss does have a tendency to yellow with age. Also, there is a difference between the spray cans and the jars used for airbrushing in that the cans produce a much thicker coat and any yellowing would be much more noticeable. I should say, though, that my 10 year old Star Trek models were sprayed with the cans and don't appear to be yellowing. Just my 2 cents. Darren Scannell -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) From: "Kerry L. Jang" Subject: WEM kit of HMS BRAVE Anyone seen or built WEM's 1:350 kit of HMS BRAVE? Thanks for any input! Kerry Jang -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5) From: SantMin@aol.com Subject: Re: Early Torpedo Boats >> Back to Winslow: anyone have references for Winslow and other torpedo boats of that era? << Doug, I scratchbuilt a 1/96 USS WINSLOW (actually a couple of them) and they were in a article in the Jan/Feb 01 issue of Ship in Scale magazine. At the end of the article I listed quite a few references to these boats. Bob Santos -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6) From: "J. London" Subject: Re: RN pennant letters and numbers Unlike US practice of allocating and painting up numbers on all warships RN and Commonwealth practice was generally limited to destroyers starting in WW 1. I believe - and I hope some RN type can can either verify or set me straight - the letter (referred to as flag superior) and double digit number was the vessel's call sign and would normally have been indicated by the appropriate signal flags. Painting the letter and number up, for all but flotilla leaders, made identification easier particularly when a number of almost identical vessels were sailing in company. The pennant (or as sometimes spelt 'pendant' but pronounced the same) flag superior letter would sometimes be changed while often the number would remain the same. Flag superior G appears to have vanished at some point after WW 1 and the vessels concerned came under flag superior H. Jane's of 1938 has a picture of Skate ('R' Class) with a flag superior D followed by only a partial number showing on her stern with the notation that pendant number was now H 39. Michael London -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7) From: "Leslie Brown" Subject: Re: Destroyer Identification Many thanks for all those who offered suggestions. I do not have Janes Fighting Ships 1919 but do have Janes Fighting Ships of World War 1. The photograph on page 68 of this volume seems to be a very poor reproduction of a picture taken at almost the same time. The location of the crew by the forward and midships guns seems almost identical. Les -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8) From: Masashi Ito Subject: Re: Wish List Hi, Well, my wish list of pre-dreadnoughts would be endless, so let me say for now that I am eagerly waiting for WSW's Potemkin, WEM's Majestic, and Seals Models's Izumo! Masashi Ito -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9) From: Masashi Ito Subject: Tamiya's Flat Base Hi, Can Tamiya's Flat Base be used for other brands of Aclylic paints?? Has anyone ever tried it for others? I am using Badger's Modelflex Marine Colors and Poly Scale, and I am wondering if the product is OK for these paints too. Thank you in advance, Masashi Ito -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10) From: "graham and melanie" Subject: Whats in a name Just found this and thought of you lot it had me ROFLMAO What's in a name? Taken from a magazine article by James Richards, passed on by Danny Siggers. "I NAME THIS SHIP........" Research, even into the most mundane subject, can sometimes bring unexpected rewards. Recently, for reasons too dull to explain, I was attempting to discover the names of battleships which served with the Royal Navy during the Second World War. The reference librarian hopefully provided me with a huge volume which listed the names of every British warship ever built, and as I leafed through the index, I was impressed by the quality of the names that the British have given their warships. HMS Relentless, HMS Repulse, HMS Resolution; fine names, names to gladden the heart of every true Brit and dismay any foreigners with a grasp of English. Names redolent of courage and firm-jawed determination - HMS Sceptre, HMS Scimitar, HMS Seadog, HMS Spanker - HMS Spanker? it had to be a misprint, but when I looked at the relative page there it was, HMS Spanker, minesweeper. I turned back to the index and soon discovered that HMS Spanker was not the only warship to bear a silly name. A quick check unearthed the destroyers HMS Fairy and HMS Frolic, the light cruiser, HMS Sappho and the corvette, HMS Pansy. My first assumption was that these names had been chosen by some fresh faced innocent unaware of their connotations, but a careful reading of the index suggested that the choice of such names was deliberate and malicious. I have no proof for my theory, but I strongly suspect that they were the creations of an embittered clerk. He was a minor bureaucrat who had once dreamed of becoming a naval hero, a second Nelson or Benbow, but had been turned down for active service on the grounds of flat feet and myopia. The Sea Lords, kindly and foolishly, gave him an office job in the Admiralty. There, as he brooded upon the shattering of his ambitions, his envy of the jolly Jack Tars serving in His Majesty's ships turned to hatred and then into a desire to humiliate those who lived a life on the ocean wave. His big break came when he got a job in the Ship's Names Department and he set to work with a will. Having started with HMS Pansy, HMS Fairy and HMS Spanker, he moved into sexually suggestive names - HMS Teaser, HMS Tickler, HMS Torrid, HMS Thruster and HMS Thrasher. Not content with the damage to morale that these names must have caused he followed up with HMS Inconstant, HMS Insolent, HMS Truant, HMS Dwarf and HMS Doris. The man must have been twisted, but he was no mean amateur psychologist. Would an hard pressed admiral be cheered by the news that HMS Doris and HMS Dwarf (a cruiser and gunboat combination that sounds like an avant-garde cabaret act) were steaming to his aid? Could he be certain that HMS Truant would turn up? That HMS Inconstant wouldn't change sides, or that HMS Insolent wouldn't reply to his signals with a stream of abuse? This evil minded functionary worked hard to destroy fighting spirit, carefully calculating the result of call a ship HMS Hazard. The cry, "Hazard to port!" must have disrupted countless naval exercises and I strongly suspect that he tried to name a destroyer HMS Mutiny, thinking of the chaos that would result from the signal "Mutiny in Portsmouth". Someone spotted this and changed his proposed name from the English Mutiny to the French Mutinč, hoping that the ship would stir up trouble on courtesy visits to French ports. If my theory is correct, that someone was Clerk No.2 he worked in the same office as Clerk No.1, but his history and beliefs were very different. He had been invalided out of the Navy after a distinguished career and was a ferocious xenophobe who believed that the British had the right to intimidate and bully anyone who stood in their way. His existence is demonstrated by further study of the list of names. Most people would consider names like HMS Conqueror, HMS Terror and HMS Vengeance adequate for the purpose of frightening Britain's enemies. Not Clerk No.2. He thought them namby-pamby and decided to rectify the situation. He wasn't as prolific as Clerk No.1, but he did his best christening such vessels as HMS Arrogant, HMS Imperialist, HMS Savage, HMS Spiteful, HMS Surly and HMS Tyrant. His finest hour came when he got the job of thinking up names beginning with V, he came up with HMS Vandal, HMS Venomous, HMS Vindictive and HMS Violent. He too was a good psychologist - nobody who had dared to challenge Britain could fail to be moved by the news that HMS Spiteful, HMS Violent and HMS Vindictive were turning up to sort them out. In later years, as he sat writing letters to the Eastbourne Gazette demanding the introduction of public flogging for litter louts, he must have regretted not calling a ship HMS Vicious. However, he probably consoled himself with the thought that Clerk No.1 didn't get much of a look in on the V's. He would have christened the ships Vacuous, Vile, Verminous and Venereal. As it was he only managed HMS Vanity, which was presumably a sister ship of HMS Narcissus. Though Clerk No.2 no doubt deplored the behaviour of his colleague, he, too, allowed the problems of day-to-day existence to intrude into his work, though only after rows with his wife, hence HMS Termagant, HMS Virago and HMS Tirade. I don't know for how many years they worked in the same office, but it must have been a fraught relationship. Each probably spent most of his time trying to trump the names of the other. Clerk No.1 christened HMS Pansy, No.2 responded with HMS Manly. No.1 - HMS Fairy, No.2 - HMS Virle. And so it went on until they retired and the ships they had named were either sunk or scrapped. Now our ships have boringly correct names, which is a pity, for names could make a difference. A truly chauvinistic government would do well to study the names dreamed up by Clerk No.2. If we can no longer terrify opponents with the size of our navy, we could try to frighten them with aggressive nomenclature. A good start would be to retrieve the name HMS Violent and call sister ships HMS Psychopathic, HMS Blood Crazed and HMS Criminally Insane. The Vandal class could include HMS Ram Raider, HMS Headcase and HMS Terminator. Of course, a more progressive government might go for names which reflected the concerns of the Left - HMS Black Sections, HMS Stop Clause 28, HMS Unilateralist and HMS Binding Decision of the Party Conference. Perhaps not, the Daily Mail would have a field day if HMS Unilateralist was ever sunk. In any event, the name of the ship doesn't appear to have affected its ability to fight, HMS Truant sank the Karlsruhe, HMS Wallflower and HMS Inconstant accounted for several U-boats and I've do doubt that other ships with ridiculous names had excellent war records. But it is hard not to imagine the crew of HMS Narcissus leaning over the side to admire their reflections in the water, or the crew of HMS Spanker being accosted by leather-clad masochists in dockside bars. The crews of such ships must have been relieved when security considerations temporarily ended the practice of having the ship's name emblazoned on the cap-band. Even so, the change didn't come quickly enough for the unfortunate University Naval Reserve Unit which, when the orders for mobilisation came, was sent en masse to join a battleship. As they walked up the gangway the regulars on deck burst into hysterical laughter. The full name of the unit was the Cambridge University Naval Training Squadron, which was, of course indicated by the initials on their caps.......... Then again, it might be apocryphal. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11) From: ken.p.lemaster@exxonmobil.com Subject: Re: BJS Wish List I also would like to see a reissue of the N.S. Savannah. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12) From: "hugh1lottie2" Subject: 1/100 Sea King >> Tamiya did the 1/100 Sea King a long while ago, it hasn't been seen in NA for many years. Revell Germany did some as well at a later date, and again they are long gone. However, recently I was in Buffalo and came across a couple that were from Japan in the black and white Tamiya boxes with YEN price tags. It seems that they are still available in Japan and these were a one time fluke over stock from the distributors. I bought them and don't wish to sell, but maybe you can find someone in Japan to have a look for you. << Last time I looked Colpar Hobbies had them on the shelf. Hugh -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13) From: "Michael J. D'Silva" Subject: For the "Wish List" I would like to see more BB and BC models of the WW1 British Grand Fleet. While WSW, Classic Warships and a few other manufacturers seem to have the WW1 German, Austro-Hungarian, Russian and Japanese navies covered, there is a noticable lack of offerings from any manufacturer for the British Grand Fleet - apart from some well-knowns like Dreadnought, Agincourt, Lion and Iron Duke. The last should definitely be redone because the only 1/700 kit available is horribly out of scale. The wish list below, lists all the dreadnought classes from the dreadnought programme (1905-1920). Obviously, one can only wish for one from each class, but in most cases that would allow the modeller to also construct the other ships of the class without an inordinate amount of difficulty. The scale wished for is 1/700 in resin. 1. Dreadnought BB 1906 (Available in 1/350 and 1/700 but the latter could be improved on considerably) 2. Invincible Class BCs - Invincible, Inflexible and Indomitable (1908) 3. Bellerophon Class BBs - Bellerophon, Superb and Temeraire (1909) 4. St. Vincent Class BBs- St. Vincent, Collingwood and Vanguard (1909-10) 5. Neptune BB 1911 6. Indefatigable Class BCs- Indefatigable (1911), Australia (1913) and New Zealand (1912) 7. Colossus Class BBs - Colossus and Hercules (1911) 8. Orion Class BBs - Orion, Monarch, Conqueror and Thunderer (1912) 9. Lion Class BCs - Lion, Princess Royal and Queen Mary (1912) (Lion is due for re-release from CW) 10. King George V Class BBs - KGV (1912), Ajax (1912), Audacious (1912) and Centurion (1913) 11. Iron Duke Class BBs - Iron Duke, Marlborough, Benbow and Emperor of India (1914) 12. Tiger BC 1914 13. Queen Elizabeth Class BBs - QE 1915, Barham 1915, Malaya 1916, Valiant 1916 and Warspite 1916 (Yes, there is some possibility that the WEM QE1918 and Warspite 1916 could become a reality "soon", so we shall have to be patient.) 14. Royal Sovereign Class BBs - Ramillies 1917, Resolution 1916, Revenge 1916, Royal Oak 1916 and Royal Sovereign 1916. 15. Erin BB 1914 16. Agincourt BB 1914 (We'll patiently await the re-release from CW) 17. Canada BB 1915 18. Renown Class BCs - Renown and Repulse (1916) 19. Courageous, Glorious and Furious (1917) 20. Hood BC 1920 (Tamiya's plastic kit is excellent especially after modifications with after market products from WEM, etc.) RN pre-dreadnoughts would also be very welcome, but that's for another list... I'll wake up now, Michael J. D'Silva -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14) From: "Darshan Ward" Subject: Anxiously Seeking WW1 Hi there everyone.. I suspect that this is a bit of a long shot but thought I'd ask anyway. I'm anxiously seeking detailed info preferably book form on British battleships 1906-1920 colectively aka "The Dreadnoughts" history, plans, alterations etc etc. Something like those so hard to find studies by the likes of Burt and Roberts would be awesome. These seem to be long out of print. For some reason these great books just are, {i.e. AOS HOOD} reprint notwithstanding. Does anybody know of any definitive studies available? Am willing and able to pay FMV. For so many years I was a diehard mid 20th century kind of guy, but was recently bitten by a WW1 bug , but hard! I had stowed in my bottom drawer a 1-700 resin of a really great WW1 battleship. I can only imagine that it was an early offering because it leaves a very great deal left to the the skill and ingenuity of the modeler to make something presentable, though the hull and bare bones are there and are a fine basis for a start. I need detail, detail, detail!! Any suggetions and response gratefully received. Whilst on the subject may I reccomend to anyone interested the following. Best value for under $20, Chris Chant 'History of the World's Warships', 450+ pages of excellently reproduced photos of mostly 20thC warships of the world with a slight leaning toward RN, However, although the text is both scholarly and informative the layout and book design could possibly have been done by a designer with no knowledge of english and no interest in ships! The photos are generally excellent though selection could have been better, For less than $20........? Something else entirely is Brian King's 'Advanced Ship Modelling', Nexus special interst PB pub2000 L14.99. Maybe hard to find in U.S. but an inspiration and IMHO a must read. Detailed and thourough info on scratch building to museum quality in large scale, well illustrated etc etc.. Check it out.. If anyone has any good leads on WW1 sources..please and thanks. BW 'Darshan W' -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15) From: "Pletscher-Lenz-Schneider" Subject: A Simple Question Malcolm Waite asked >> What's the point of designing different camouflage patterns for each side of a ship? << Well, the first reason may be deception of the ship's identity. In other cases the purpose of the scheme will require a pattern which is carried arround the corners (e.g. bearing-confusing schemes). This results consequently in continuing the pattern differently on the other side. Another reason might be that most of the designers of camouflage schemes were artists. They probably found it boring if a ship looked the same way from both sides. Falk Pletscher -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16) From: Edwparent@aol.com Subject: Winslow & Victorian Era Torpedo Boats Doug, You asked for additional info on this ship. I have a 1/4" scale plan from Boucher Model Co. of Winslow which is probably the same as yours. If you have not yet done so, check out the photo file at the Naval Historical Center: http://history.navy.mil/photos/images/h63000/h63746.jpg Also see an article in Model Ship Builder #95 (May-June 1995) by Dana McCalip entitled "Victorian Era Torpedo Boats" Contact me off line if you need copies. I hope this is useful. Ed Parent -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17) From: David Sepos Subject: Testor's Dullcoat Contrary to a post in yesterday's list, I have found regular Testor's Dullcoat to yellow with age in almost every application. And yes, I have many examples that are approaching 25 years. I switched several years ago to the Testor's Model Master line and have had no yellowing problems since. Same company, apparently different formulations of the "same" product. I believe I recall an article that recommended a couple of drops of blue in a jar of dullcoat to "fool" the eye by masking the yellowing. I can't remember all the details, maybe someone else does. Since the main subject of this list is ship models, and many may have shades of blue in the base color, that may be enough to mask the yellowing? Just a thought. Regards, Dave -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18) From: "Phil M. Gollin" Subject: HP 1:350th Resin KURSK I have heard of a 1:350th Resin KURSK submarine, made by HP - does anyone know anything about it, is it any good? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Model club & SMMLcon Infomation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) From: "John Rule" Subject: FOTS There was some talk of an informal get-together during the day on Friday at FOTS. Any further news on that front. I presume everyone might get thirsty around lunchtime, so it might be nice to have a communal quench. By the way C $ J I will not be bringing any guitars so I hope you have a spare. I'm not bringing the piano either but that's not because it's difficult to carry, it's just that I have no idea how to play it. Looking forward to making and renewing friendships. I'll be the one wearing the kilt with nothing worn under it. Yeah!! Right!! John -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRADERS, ANNOUNCEMENTS & NOTICEBOARD -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) From: Daniel H Jones Subject: PSM-25 is in the mail! Plastic Ship Modeler #25 is in the mail. We have been sending out copies for the last four days and expect to have all of them in the mail by the middle of next week. (I am the entire shipping department so it takes about a week to get the mailing done) This includes the dealer copies so they should be appearing in hobby shops that carry it by next week. As usual we cover a wide spectrum of time periods and subjects to appeal to all ship model enthusiasts. In this issue you will find the following features: Building the Tamiya 1/350 USS Fletcher by Paul O'Reilly (with photos by Ray Bean). L.N.G. Tanker Hoegh Granada - with (huge) 1/700 scale plans. Mikasa - Admiral Togo's Flagship by Falk Pletscher - a build article (Seals Model kit) and a history of the ship in terms of modifications and paint schemes. The Old Navy (first of a planned series dealing with the Spanish-American War era USN) - the dispatch vessel USS Dolphin (with 1/700 plans). Skytrex HMS Ajax and HMAS Sydney - kit appraisal by Chris Drage with great photos. One in One Hundred by Paul Jacobs - new releases and focusing on 1/1200-1/1250 models of the classic USN Four Piper destroyers, past and present. Royal Australian Navy Colors in WW II by Chris Cooper. KG-V - 4th May , 1942 - another superb 1/700 diorama by Chris Drage. French Warship Camouflage of WW II by Falk Pletscher - a first look at this neglected subject with the emphasis on ships for which kits are available. Includes profile camouflage patterns for the submarine Surcouf and destroyer Le Triomphant. Photo Feature - Kamikawa Maru Class by Ron Wolford - an excellent photo selection (including aerial views) of these merchant ships in service prior to the war (all four of the class were used as seaplane transports in WW II by the IJN and are the subject of a recent Skywave kit). Our News and Reviews sections are still the largest and most complete available in any printed source. In this issue: News (new kits and products) we review the Trumpeter Type 336 submarine (1/144), Zemgdefu Iowa class BB's (box scale), Samek Models Saar U-Boat tender (1/700), WSW models three T-Class German destroyer kits (1/700), WEM Pegasus (1/350), WEM Fairmile D (1/350), WEM Elco PT-109 (1/350), Corsair Armada Wasp CV-7 (1/700), IHP Le Fantasque (1/700 - metal kit), JAG USS McCloy (1/700), and Loose Cannon Models USS John S. McCain (Mitscher class), plus three pages of PE and accessory kit reviews. Reviews (books) Unrestricted Warfare by James DeRose, Warship Pictorial 11 - Lexington Class by Steve Wiper, Warship Pictorial 13 Kongo Class by Steve Wiper, Camouflage Vol. 2 - RN 1943 by Alan Raven, USS Los Angeles - Cold War Sentinal by Charles Beigel, Reichsmarine-Kreigsmarine by Artur Winiarski, British Warships of The Second World War by John Roberts, Scale Model Warships by Tim Morgan, Polska Maynarka Wojenna W 1939 Roku by Joszef Dyskant (new Polish Navy pictorial), Shiffahrt im Bild- Standardfrahter des Zweiten Weltkriegs by Gert Uwe Detlefsen (photo book of "standard" merchant ship designs in service), Pearl Harbor by Ernest Aroyo, Pearl Harbor - the Movie and the Moment, Warship 2000-2001, and The Silent War by John P. Craven. In direct response to our reader feedback we have kicked PSM up a notch! We have added more illustrations to the News section and have expanded the photo coverage of the kit content that we started in PSM 24. We have also added photos of the book covers in the book reviews section so you can easily recognize a reviewed book on the shelves. With this issue we have improved the standard of photo reproduction to match that found in any of the best commercial magazines. Last but not least, PSM 25 has full color covers. Plastic Ship Modeler is still the only magazine in the world devoted exclusively to static models of powered ships, both warships and commercial vessels. 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