Subject: SMML VOL 1530 Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2002 00:06:43 +1100 SMML is proudly sponsored by SANDLE http://sandlehobbies.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MODELLERS INDEX 1: UNREPs and AOEs 2: Airbrushes 3: The Seattle Times: Scientists study bones from historic rebel submarine: Tall men, no Yankees 4: Re: classic waships books #15 and #16 5: LHA 5 6: Re: Tamiya / Skywave sets 7: Re: Anybody seen the new Revell S-Boat for sale in the USA yet? 8: Re: HMAS Sydney/Kormoron kits 9: Re: T SUBS RN 10: Re: Refueling submarines at sea -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MODELLERS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) From: "Jim Johnson" Subject: UNREPs and AOEs One item that I picked up somewhere years ago is that the first AOEs (a combination oiler and ammunition ship) used the main engines originally built for the Montana class BBs. They got 2 per ship while the Montanas would have gotten 4 each. Read that some where years and years ago. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) From: "Jim Johnson" Subject: Airbrushes I have been airbrushing for 35 years. I have owned Paasche, Thayer and Chandler, Iwata, Badger, Aztec and Binks. I have sprayed enamels, lacquers and acrylics. The opinions I have are based on what I have done, not what I have heard. There are of course two types of airbrush. Single action and dual action. Single actions are controlled by pushing down on the button for air and turning a control for the amount of paint. Double actions work by pushing down on the button for air and pulling back for paint. The farther back you pull, the more paint you get. For painting an item one color, or if the item is masked, there is no reason to get anything other than a single action brush. Double actions are for painting T shirts and 1/72 German ripple patterns. You can use a double action to paint one item one color, but that is like shooting English Sparrows with a 30-06. I started my airbrush career with a Binks Wren. I don't think these are available any more. My recommendation would be a Paasche H. You can get a set with 3 different tips and a hose. Badger also makes a very good single action, but I can't recall the model number. Any of the brand names would be good. If you are learning to drive, as long as the car is in good condition, the brand doesn't matter. If you get a Paasche and use it for years, if you then get a Badger or Iwata or whatever, it will feel strange. You won't like it. You will write in forums that Paasche is the only one (or Badger, or Aztec). The point is, that the brand isn't as important as many people think. I have owned them all and had good results and problems with them all. Far more important the brand is how you take care of the brush. Clean your brush when you are done with it for the day. I mean clean it, don't just blow thinner through it. A lot of the problems people have with airbrushes, is because they don't keep them clean. One problem area that all airbrushes (except Aztec) have is with the tip or needle. All airbrushes have a needle or tip with a very gradual taper . This fits inside a cone with a very thin edge. Two of the basic machines are the wedge and the screw. Both of these are at work when you close the tip on an airbrush. You are using a screw to push a wedge into a fragile cone. It is very very easy to split the cone with the tip. (it is also easy to do with a double action, but you don't have the screw multiplying the force). The tip is also very easy to bend. Either a split cone or bent tip and cause all kinds of problems with any kind of airbrush. Often the problem is to small to be noticed and the problem is blamed on the brand of paint or the mixing ratio or something else. There have been books written about airbrushes and airbrushing. The most important thing is to get some experience. Once you start using one and have some questions, you can come to a forum like this for answers. There are two websites that sell airbrush stuff reasonably. There are www.dixieart.com and www.bearair.com . If there is a hobbyshop near you with someone who is friendly and knowledgeable, you may want to deal with them for after purchase help. I hope this has been some help. Jim Johnson -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) From: JRKutina@webtv.net (John Kutina) Subject: The Seattle Times: Scientists study bones from historic rebel submarine: Tall men, no Yankees http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/PrintStory.pl?document_id=134402615&zsection_id=268448413&slug=hunley10&date=20020210 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) From: DONRCSHIPS@aol.com Subject: Re: classic waships books #15 and #16 Hello all this is my first time of relating to this news letter please bear with me, ON the information on the classic war ships books I found a CO called WR press he is base in SAC Ca. I see he has a most of the books from what I can see from the net we are looking for at a right price. He seems good to deal with for I am about to order the lex book I belive number 11, I will let all of ya know more later when I get it, But I have not been able to fine many of the war ship books Don From Portland ( That Portland Rustbucket) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5) From: "Andrew Jones" Subject: LHA 5 LHA5 USS Peleliu is currently in Sydney Harbour & was just down at lunch time photographer her. & for those interested in doing a bit of war paint on CH-46 Sea Knight helo's, looks like just about all that were on deck had eye's painted on their noses..hopefully got some photo's so when developed will give 'em to Shane for posting. Also looks like Tortuga LSD-46 is in (its so blowy here that her flag pole looks like broke off her deck & skittled along her deck, it was fixed a few minutes later so must have been a tie down bolt had broken LPD 8 USS Dubuque is also in town..i think it was her sister ship no.10 was here a few days ago.. Hopefully the photos will turn out!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6) From: "John Sutherland" Subject: Re: Tamiya / Skywave sets As someone else commented the Skywave sets are great. There are few models, especially Japanese, that I have completed in the last five years that do NOT have at least one Skywave "extra". great value for money. The Tamiya light and heavy sets are a boxing of the two "Leviathan" sprues. Absolutely NO modifications from those sprues. Guess they were Tamiya all along. Good, especially for some parts not in the Skywave offerings, but otherwise, IMHO, inferior. John Sutherland NZ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7) From: SteveWiper@aol.com Subject: Re: Anybody seen the new Revell S-Boat for sale in the USA yet? >> Just wondering if the Revell/Monogram 1/72nd S-Boat is at any shop in the USA yet?? I know that Greatmodels is taking pre-orders on it...but beyond them?? << I am answering several questions with the message. 1) Classic Warships, "Warship Pictorial" series books are available at most good hobby shops that cater to plastic modeling and a few good mail order businesses like Pacific Front Hobbies, Warship Books, White Ensign, L' Arsenal, and many more. 2) I am hearing from my friends in Deutscheland that the new S-100 kit from Revell Germany has possibly sold out of the first run of 5000 kits in Europe. The only dealer in the USA that I know off that has these in stock is Pacific Front Hobbies. Thanks to all those who gave a plug for my latest books. I hope all enjoy them. Steve Wiper -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8) From: Subject: Re: HMAS Sydney/Kormoron kits Hi Andrew and Listmembers, the HMAS Sydney is announced to come soon from NNT (advertisements in german model magazines). The Kormoran is not scheduled yet, but a still planning item. Uwe -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9) From: chris rogers Subject: Re: T SUBS RN Please contact me off line at the address given and will send you everything you need to know about T class Subs. chris R Oz -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10) From: "Dirk Emmermacher" Subject: Re: Refueling submarines at sea Addionally to Micahaels text: All of these subs were destroyed in WWII. Most of these on service to other subs. The class XIV need a long time to dive. A normal class VIIc sub needed round 30 seconds, the XIV round 60 seconds... Dirk Emmermacher -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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