Subject: SMML VOL 1697 Date: Sun, 12 May 2002 00:11:08 +1000 SMML is proudly sponsored by SANDLE http://sandlehobbies.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MODELLERS INDEX 1:'CHANT' CHANNEL TANKERS 2: Re: OT: Laundering Funds 3: ROG replacement parts 4: Re: five carriers, from four different countries 5: Re: Household stuff for modeling 6: AOEs 7: Re: household items for modeling 8: Humbrol Paints -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MODELLERS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) From: "Robin Jenkins" Subject:'CHANT' CHANNEL TANKERS Can anyone help? I am shortly to begin a 1/48th scale model of an armed wartime 'CHANT' channel tanker; I have obtained hull, fittings and detailed plans, but apart from that, nothing else. Does anyone know of any references/publications/reviews giving any of the following details: 1. The names of the vessels in the class. 2. Any accurate, reliable colour schemes, including deck colours (one friend has mentioned that at least one CHANT carried a dazzle pattern). 3. Any books/magazines that have featured this class of vessel. Cheers, Robin -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) From: LHDockyard@aol.com Subject: Re: OT: Laundering Funds >> As mentioned in the "Strath" post, I am ordering some plans from John Lambert. John doesn't take plastic (unfortunate, as I have a large sheet of ,040 styrene I was planning to send him.) My bank will do only wire transfers, however there is a $45 service charge (on a ?20 order!) Can a postal money order be purchased in UK funds, and will it honored over there? Any suggestions? (...and be quick about it, he's mailing the plans this weekend :) ) << Edd, You can purchase an international money order from the post office that would be acceptable at any bank in England. For the amount you are talking about it would not be very expensive but it is a time consuming troublesome task. It goes something like this: You go to your local post office (and hope they know the process) and tell them you want to purchase an international money order and for the value in pounds Sterling you want it for. They then take their best guess at what the amount is in dollars and collect that money plus the fees from you. They then send the money and paperwork to a central clearing house a great distance from you. This place then produces the international money order (assuming you have provided enough money to cover the exchange rate) and mails it to you. You can then mail it to England. I have had this process take upwards of 3 weeks on occasion, never faster than 10 days. You may want to shop around to different banks for the wire transfer as the rates do vary but they will all be to expensive for this size order. On occasion I have been able to convince the person I am purchasing from to accept dollars in cash form. Have not had any trouble mailing this amount in cash as long as you triple envelope it. Hope this helps. Don www.loyalhannadockyard.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) From: O'Connor Subject: ROG replacement parts I too have had good luck with ROG and Revell/MOnogram parts and service. Take the opportunity to contact them and ask for parts/decals that are not right. Most mfgrs will gladly do so, and I always make it a point of writing to the company and thanking them- a small thing, even though it's expected that they do the "right" thing, but I'm sure appreciated nonetheless. "Inspector 27" might have had the day off, or training a replacement that day. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) From: "John Rule" Subject: Re: five carriers, from four different countries >> If Italerei finally came out with their announced CdG, then at least all 5 carriers could be built in 1/700. I'm not certain about the French and Italian escorts in that scale. << WHO makes the Charles de Gaulle in 1:700? John Rule -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5) From: Fkbrown90@aol.com Subject: Re: Household stuff for modeling I have found ordinary paper-staples useful for connecting small chain to lines (ropes), and for attaching many fixtures to their supports. Franklyn -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6) From: NAVYDAZE@aol.com Subject: AOEs I see that the Navy is sending another AOE (USS SUPPLY) to the mothball fleet. Question how come the SACRAMENTO and the CAMDEN which served in Vietnam outlasted the newer AOEs with many more years in service. Did it have something to do with the engineering plants from the scrapped battleship. Just seems strange that these two old gals could outlast the new more modern ladies. Would be interested in hearing your comments. By the way in Vietnam on the "HAWK", the SACRAMENTO and CAMDEN were the supply ships of our choice because we could get all of our needs done at once especially with the VERTREP. Instead of having and AE, then an AO, then an AF come alongside Cheers, Mike Donegan NAVYDAZE Naval & Aviation Artist http://www.navydaze.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7) From: Colm O'Leary Subject: Re: household items for modeling I've found a few things usefull in modelling. Of course, oven cleaner for removing paint when it doesn't go quite according to plan. Often clothes pegs are too top heavy and clumsy for clamping small parts together so I've found some miniture ones that are used to hang up christmas cards. They're small but powerfull! Plastic film containers for storing mixes of paints and small/broken parts. Also, I've found some vitamin bottles have the same thread as my airbrush ones so that can save on buying those. I've also started using the 18th century stair spindles to make display cases.... don't know how "household" they are. 4in1 nail buffers are great for when you want to VERY lightly sand a coat of paint without going through. And blusher brushes are great for dusting off sanding residue. (I get some really funny looks when I go to buy those) LOL I'm also looking for a picture of the rear deck area of the Cutty Sark. Preferrably looking forward from behind the ships wheel. Anything would help as the kit I'm building is missing the entrance facing the wheel from the design so I'll have to scratch build it. Hope someone can help. Colm O'Leary Middle of nowhere, IRELAND -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8) From: "John Rule" Subject: Humbrol Paints I found this site which some of you may find of interest. It gives a listing, among other things, of Humbrol paints with colour swatches. It also gives a listing of Humbrol equivalencies. http://www.modernmodels.com/Humcont.htm Hope it is of use. John -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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