Subject: SMML VOL 1502 Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 00:52:34 +1100 shipmodels@tac.com.au -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MODELLERS INDEX 1: Naval Base Hobbies 2: Re: Nice Web sites 3: Dry Rub-on Transfers 4: Re: How many of us are there? 5: USN Slang 1941 - Part 3 6: Re: Lindberg Minesweeper 7: Re: USS TRACY DM-19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Model club & SMMLcon Infomation 1: Time for another SMML Con?? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MODELLERS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) From: Kurt Van Dahm Subject: Naval Base Hobbies Shaya: As a satisfied customer of NBH I read the recent postings about delays in shipping. I was very interested in your explanation of your daily schedule in running NBH (and the rest of your day) and know just what you go through in trying to balance everything. I want to compliment you on taking the time to explain to the SMML group the problems of running a business in addition to working a full time job and family time. It was not really necessary as many SMMLies had already defended your position, but it is great to see that you took the time to explain to your customers why there can be delays. Keep up the good work and I for one will not hesitate to order from NBH again. Take care, Kurt Van Dahm Westmont, IL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) From: "Mark Brown" Subject: Re: Nice Web sites Thankyou so much for the links. I knew about Thomas' brilliant Hood images but the other site is completely new to me. I've trawled the web long and hard for these sorts of images. How did I miss this one? Again, thanks :) Mark Brown -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) From: Peter Subject: Dry Rub-on Transfers On How to Keep the Dry Rub-On Transfers Straight When using them to create carrier deck lines. There is no magic bullet but here are some things that have helped me: -- Cut the piece of tranfer you need out of the larger sheet of transfers. You can manipulate a smaller piece easier than the whole sheet. Use a straightedge to cut the piece loose so you have straight edges to work with. -- Use a straightedge and/or pencil marks on your deck to line things up. Once in position, tape the piece of dry transfer down to the deck before any burnishing. Even with a straightedge, step back and eye ball the line -- the deck part itself may not be in square. -- Shoot a quick coat of matte clear on the deck first. The transfers stick better to matte surfaces than gloss before you burnish them down, meaning less chance to wiggle. -- Burnish the whole line **lightly** to get it to stick better to the deck surface before bearing down. Bearing down to hard while burnishing can cause line wiggle. I usually make two passes. -- I prefer to work with one long line piece but some people get better results with a series of shorter moves end-to-end to make up the whole line. Long lines mean you only have one chance to screw up, but short lines minimize the line creep/wiggle we fear if done very carefully. -- You can buy dotted line transfers. They are worth the money, as I have never successfully made a dotted line out of a solid one simply by careful burnishing. -- When mistakes happened, the dry transfers should be thin enough on your deck to simply paint over and try again. Otherwise I have removed them with very light sanding. There may be a chemical way to strip them and if so I'd like to learn how. -- If given the choice in price, buy the better quality versions. The price is not so bad and the headaches saved are worth it. Hope this helps! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) From: Jim Mc Subject: Re: How many of us are there? 1200 people, X 1500 mailings...... hooboy, thank god for the internet!!!! Betcha the posto office is kicking themselves in the can for not having any way to charge ya on it!!!!! Keep up the good work!!!!!!! Jim Mc -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5) From: John Snyder Subject: USN Slang 1941 - Part 3 "Calk off: to sleep." "Canary: a beautiful, glamorous girl with long eyelashes and soft, red lipe, with an affectionate disposition, very soft and cuddly and warm. Gosh, I wonder if I could get liberty this afternoon...." "C and S: clean and sober." "Canteen: retail store aboard ship." [Known in the 1960s Navy as the Ship's Store.] "Captain of the Head: a doubtful honor conferred on a sailor when appointed to paint and clean in the washroom." "Captain of the Hold: a title given an enlisted man while temporarily in charge of cleaning up the hold, issuing paint and brushes, etc." "Captain's Writer: enlisted man serving as secretary to the Captain." [Known in the 1960s Navy as the Captain's Yeoman--my job on BAINBRIDGE.] "Catch the tide: seize the opportunity." "Channel sickness: homesickness." "Chicago piano: multiple anti-aircraft gun." [Note: this was the quadruple 1.1" gun.] "Chicken: a young recruit." "Chips: name for the Carpenter's Mate. Sometimes called Nails." "Clews: ropes which support the hammocks in which the sailors sleep at night. Sailors sleep in hammocks, my dear. Really. Didn't you know? Yes, and in their underwear, too! Isn't that adorable...?" "Coiled up his ropes: died." "Collision mats: waffles or pancakes." "Commissary bullets: beans." "Coxswain of the plow: a raw sailor from the farm." Cheers, John Snyder White Ensign Models http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/white.ensign.models -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6) From: "Dirk Emmermacher" Subject: Re: Lindberg Minesweeper Hello James. Do you some pics of your Minesweeper? I'm interested in this model too. Best regards. Dirk Emmermacher -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7) From: Minadmiral@aol.com Subject: Re: USS TRACY DM-19 >> As for models, there are the old Revell four stacker kits (such as the Campbelltown) in 1/240, and there was a resin kit in 1/700. << Hi; I also vaguely recall an Airfix(?) kit in about 1:600. Chuck Duggie WoodenWalls Listmeister eGroups : WoodenWalls Naval wargamer, amateur naval historian, and ship modeler -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Model club & SMMLcon Infomation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) From: Bradford Chaucer Subject: Time for another SMML Con?? I'm surprised that this hasn't come up yet, but is anyone interested in setting up something by way of an SMML-CON in conjunction with IPMS Nats at Virginia Beach? The location seems made to order!! Regards, Bradford Chaucer -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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