Subject: SMML VOL 1433 Date: Wed, 05 Dec 2001 01:57:33 +1100 shipmodels@tac.com.au -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MODELLERS INDEX 1: Re: Status AOTS HMS Hood 2: Life lines for WW1 subchasers 3: Navigation lights for WW1 subchaser 4: Re: Glue hints 5: Re: resin ship questions 6: Meridian Trafalgar Range 7: Warship Boneyards by Kit and Carolyn Bonner 8: CMB 40 ft types -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRADERS, ANNOUNCEMENTS & NOTICEBOARD INDEX 1: REVELL 1/72 S-BOOT... arriving any day! 2: Re: Status AOTS Hood 3: New Reviews for December -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MODELLERS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) From: "Bill Livingston" Subject: Re: Status AOTS HMS Hood >> Does anybody know the status on the Anatomy of the ship book on the HMS Hood? It was due for a reprint this year. Proxis (Belgian counterpart of Amazon.com) had it in their list at a reasonable price, so I ordered it. After a few mails each notifying of delays I finally got a mail they had to cancel my order, because it wasn't available and the publisher couldn't give any release date. << Hi Erwin, I have been in contact with Conway Maritime press regarding this reissue. I called them this morning (I call them most Monday mornings!) and the latest news is that they have been sent by their printers and should arrive at the publishers on December 14th. I have been given several dates from Conway over the past few weeks, almost all for a 'further two weeks' timescale. However, I have no reason to disbelieve them when they say that they have had a tremendous amount of delay due to the printer used and that December 14 is a go. As a matter of interest, they are republishing FOUR Anatomy of the Ship books. I can't remember what they all were now. I am pretty sure Campbletown and Illustrious were amongst them...but am relying on my rather poor memory, worth checking with them though.... You can order the Anatomy of the Ship : Hood direct from Conway. You can call +44 (0) 207 697 7266 and ask to speak to Komal Patel. She can take a direct order. You can go direct to: http://www.hmshood.f9.co.uk/References/Written/Books1_files/HMSHoodAnatomy.htm for details. Hope this helps. Obviously I am not connected to Conway in any way... just share your impatience for this book! (Don't even start me on the ICM Hood!!!) Bill Livingston -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) From: Fkbrown90@aol.com Subject: Life lines for WW1 subchasers I am ready to install the life lines on my 1:48 model of a WW 1 U.S.Navy 110 Ft. subchaser, and have received varying opinions about the correct finish for the turnbuckles. These turnbuckles were used to re-tension the life lines after they had been lowered to facilitate the loading and/or unloading of supplies or whatever. I have a real unit, it is a heavy solid bronze affair with sister hooks on one end and a cable gripping device in the other end, and it is of polished finish now., a handsome decoration piece. But my question is concerned with whether they were, in wartime, painted navy grey or left to weather. It will be appreciated if any SMML people will please add to the local comments, helping to form a consensus. Thanks. Franklyn P.S. The original Navy drawings showed brass kickplates on the gunwales at the boarding stations (2 per side). I installed them, but they looked kinda hoakey ( maybe O.K. on a yacht, but not on a wartime Navy vessel ), and after carefully examining several photos, decided to remove the kickplates, as I could not find evidence of their actual use. They looked sorta sloppy when tarnished. But the turnbuckles are of different configuration and size. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) From: Fkbrown90@aol.com Subject: Navigation lights for WW1 subchaser I have heard differing opinions about proper color schemes to paint the navigation lights for a WW 1 small ( 110 Feet long ) U.S.Navy sub chaser 1:48 model. and now solicit the vast knowledge of SMML. The colored (red and green) lenses will, of course be the same in all cases, but there are 5 different combinations for the lamps and the boards ; A) The entire unit same color as lens , or B) The lamp Navy grey, base and backing boards both (both sides of the boards) same color as lens , or C) The lamp brass, otherwise same as B , or D) The lamp, base board, and backing boards all grey , or E) The lamp brass, otherwise same as D. Any comments will ( as usual ) be appreciated. Thanks. Franklyn -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) From: IAAFru2@aol.com Subject: Re: Glue hints Thank you to all who responded about my Glue questions, finally I have a source to ask questions where intelligent people will give me answers and help. Thanks again By the way My name is George. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5) From: "john fiebke" Subject: Re: resin ship questions >> I'm really thinking about an airbrush. I currently (and always have) meticulously hand-brushed everything. Should I get an airbrush? << Hello Ted, Regarding your airbrush question: I LOVE the airbrush. The finish is absolutely unequaled. I'm just getting back into this hobby after a nearly ten year "vacation", so my comments may be a bit out of date. I've used pasche and badger airbrushes, and never liked the pasche. The one I like best was the single action badger (150?). I could set the width of the spray and it wouldn't change, making fine lines effortless (for those..aigh!...planes I used to build). A month ago, I bought a double action badger (anthem model). Its a beautiful piece of equipment, but I can tell by the one time that I've used it that the learning curve for the double action (you can control the width of the line/spray volume while airbrushing) is going to be steeper. For a beginner, and considering the type of paint schemes normally on ships (one color or hard-masked camouflage), I'd recommend a single action airbrush. The Badger is great. I haven't used the Aztecs, but have heard good things about them. And don't worry, you still be spending lots of time doing meticulous hand-brushing. Ships are not the most airbrush-friendly kits. Handbrushing a 1/350 battleship, though, is a dounting task. The airbrush is a wonderful tool. Great for weathering, too. The shading you can get with variations of lighter and darker versions of the base color is unmatched. And now a question of my own. What's a good, and relatively quite compressor? I used to go to the gas station to fill up, but now live on a mountain and it isn't easy to just drive to the station to fill up. The small compressor I have is obnoxiously loud, and my neighbors on this hill are pretty close..ie, I'd wake them up at the hours that I airbrush. >> I like 1:350, but the selection of kits in 1:700 is extraordinary. Is it worth down-scaling? << I recently openned up to different scales after years of 1/700 and am getting much more fulfillment out of it. The bigger scales just look more "ship-like" to me. It's more expensive, but I find that I actually build a ship kit that I spent a lot of money on as opposed to collecting unassembled 1/700 kits like I used to. Hope this helps. Sorry for the novel. john fiebke -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6) From: "Mike Leonard" Subject: Meridian Trafalgar Range Kerry had asked – >> Skytrex sells a line of cast metal ships in 1:700. We'ver heard a lot about the steel navy ships, but has anyone actually seen and built up one of their sailing men o' war? << I just received a pair of these – HMS Euryalus (36-gun frigate) and USS Chesapeake (38-gun frigate). Both kits consist of a white metal hull (waterline version) with integrally-cast guns, separate masts and yards (including some with optional furled sails), small boats, and anchors. About 25 white metal parts per kit. The photoetched brass sails are especially nice, though the PE ratlines aren’t quite as delicate as the stuff made by manufacturers like White Ensign or Gold Medal Models. Each kit comes with a detailed history and seven pages of generic assembly instructions, including suggestions on painting vessels of this era. No flags were provided with these kits but they might be sold separately. MWL Alexandria, VA USA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7) From: annobon4@aol.com Subject: Warship Boneyards by Kit and Carolyn Bonner Hi Guys I have recently purchased the book Warship Boneyards by Kit and Carolyn Bonner. Published in 2001 by MBI books. This book covers the developement of the USN and it bone yards.As in mothball fleets.It starts with the first efforts at this with civil war and moves right up to the current moment. Including the the new experimental program developed for the problem of enivornmental laws and the use of women and children used as cheap labor to scrap warships in 3rd world countries. It has many photos covering the many classes mothballed or being scrapped.The total price was $24.90 for it and I found it better than the USNI book Forgotten Fleet the Mothball Navy. Craig -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8) From: Friedrich Kappes Subject: CMB 40 ft types I learned there was a 1916 and a 1917 type of the CMB 40ft. How to distinguish them? TIA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRADERS, ANNOUNCEMENTS & NOTICEBOARD -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) From: "WEM" Subject: REVELL 1/72 S-BOOT... arriving any day! Hi Guys, Yes, this superb model will be shipped to us before the end of the week. This is about 7 weeks earlier than we were originally told at Telford. Price: U.K. and Europe 13.99 Pounds. The kit will cost 11.91 Pounds to customers living outside the U.K. Shipping overseas will be charged at cost. Now Peter Hall needs to get working on our forthcoming photoetched brass upgrade set for this kit, WEM PE 7201 ;^) .... Talking of which, he's having a load of fun designing a photoetched brass set for the TRUMPETER 1/200 SOVREMENNY kit. This extremely large set will be etched in both 5 thou and 8 thou brass sheets, like we did for our WEM PE 3521 1/350 USS ARIZONA, and will probably retail at around 40 Pounds. The code number is WEM PE 2001 and we ARE taking pre-orders at this time. Design work should be completed by Christmas. We have just released WEM PE 629 1/600 RODNEY/NELSON at 16.13 Pounds (about $23.50). This large and incredibly detailed set has been designed specifically for the soon-to-be released AIRFIX kit. Talking of which, AIRFIX will also be re-releasing the QE2 and a boxed set of four kits: DESTROYERS SET, 4-IN-ONE NARVIK, CAMPBELTOWN, HOTSPUR and COSSACK in 2002. No price yet for the new releases but we are taking reservations from our customers. For news on all new etched brass detail sets, follow the link http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/white.ensign.models/wembrass/wembrass.htm Thanks! Caroline Snyder White Ensign Models Home Page for WEM http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/white.ensign.models/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) From: "WEM" Subject: Re: Status AOTS Hood Hi Erwin I spoke to Conway Maritime yesterday, as it was supposed to be out on the 1st December... we are now toldwe can expect our back-ordered stock on the 15th December. However, I'll believe it when I see it! Caroline Snyder http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/avenue/xdt22.htm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) From: "Timothy Dike" Subject: New Reviews for December New Reviews for December include: 1/700 HP Models USS Arizona BB-39 (resin kit) 1/700 Mini-Hobbies USS Arizona BB-39 (plastic kit) 1/700 Hi Mold USS Maryland BB-46 Colorado Class Battleship (resin kit) 1/700 Classic Warships USS Oklahoma BB-37 Nevada Class Battleship (resin kit) 1/700 Classic Warships USS California BB-44 Battleship (resin kit) 1/700 Classic Warships USS West Virginia BB-48 Battleship (resin kit) 1/700 HP Models German Commerce Raider Pinquin (resin kit) 1/700 JAG Collective USS Long Beach CG- (resin kit) 1/700 Pitroad JSDF Destroyer DD-158 Umigiri (plastic kit) 1/700 NNT Modell's KuK Erzherog Ferdinand / Zrinyi WW I Austria - Hungarian Radestzky Class Battleship (resin kit) 1/700 Pitroad Skywave series USS Rudderow Destroyer Escort (plastic kit) Squadron Signal US Destoyer Escorts in Action Blooding of the Guns by Alexander Fullerton Squadron 2002 Catalog is now available and include several pages of ship products. The following features were added since the last announcement: Building ICM's SMS Konig in 1/350 scale by Andy Elwood Part 4 now online USS North Carolina BB-55 Walkaround by Jun Villalon and Turner Building the Admiral Panteleyev Guided Missile Destroyer by Noel Carpio The following updates were made to the Gallery: Somyot Khuptawathin from Bangkok Thailand shows us his ships 1/700 USS Indianapolis CA-35 (Tamiya) by Steve Brejnak 1/350 USS West Virginia SSBN-736 (DML) by Henry Quon 1/35 Viking Deep Sea Submersible Alvin by Derek Juszczyszyn 1/200 USS George Washington SSBN-598 Cutaway sub (Renwall) by Henry Quon 1/700 IJN Carrier Amagi by Allan Parry 1/350 HMS Prince of Wales (Tamiya) by Jeff Farr 1/350 SSN-700 USS Dallas by Jeff Farr 1/700 IJN Carrier Shinyo by Allan Parry 1/350 USS Enterprise CVN-65 (Tamiya) by David Gatt 1/350 King George V (Tamiya) by Jeff Farr 1/700 Russian Carrier Kiev (Aoshima) by Gabor 1/700 IJN Carrier Ibuki scratchbuilt by Allan Parry 1/700 IJN Carrier Hosho by Allan Parry 1/350 Scratchbuilt HMAS Melbourne Adelaide Class Frigate by David Gatt 1/350 Battleship collection by Jeff Farr 1/350 USS Enterprise CVN-65 by Jeff Farr 1/350 USS Barney DDG-6 (White Ensign Models Benjamin Stoddart kit) by Rusty White 1/700 Russian Sierra Class Sub by Gabor 1/700 USS Hornet CV-8 with USS Fletcher DD-445 by Jon Iverson 1/350 SMS Konig (ICM) by David Gatt 1/720 USS John F. Kennedy CV-67 by Jon Iverson 1/350 USS Ohio SSBN-726 by Dave Hollingsworth U-99 Type VII German U-Boat by Dave Hollingsworth 1/125 USS The Sullivans DD-537 (Improved Lindbergh) by Frank Hutton And a Merry Christmas and a happy New year to all SMML'ies! Timothy Dike Webmaster and Editor ModelWarships.com http://www.modelwarships.com/index1.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the SMML site for the List Rules, Backissues, Member's models & reference pictures at: http://smmlonline.com Check out the APMA site for an index of ship articles in the Reference section at: http://apma.org.au/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Volume