Subject: SMML VOL 1915 Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2002 12:08:43 +1000 SMML is proudly sponsored by SANDLE http://sandlehobbies.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- MODELLERS INDEX 1: Re: Mk41 Vertical Launching System 2: Campbell Missile 3: Pitroad Wisconsin/Missouri 4: Re: Speed of sound vs. light 5: Re: Building Model Warships of the Iron and Steel Eras 6: French helicopter -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRADERS, ANNOUNCEMENTS & NOTICEBOARD INDEX 1: CV-8 Photoetch from GMM ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- MODELLERS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) From: "Edward F Grune" Subject: Re: Mk41 Vertical Launching System Craig made the comment in SMML 1913 about the VLS system >> "This launch system is about 1 deck high and sits in the deck with only the top showing the launch hatchs. << I refer you to the following site. It has diagrams of various launcher cell loadings. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/systems/mk-41-vls.htm There are also informative data sheets on both the tactical and strike-length systems http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/systems/mk41-tactical.pdf http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/systems/mk41-strike.pdf These data sheets show that the Tactical system depth dimension is 226 inches (22.16 feet/6.75 meters). The depth of the strike system is 303 inches (25.25 feet/7.69 meters). The depth difference is due to different mission/weapon loading capabilities. Ed Mansfield, TX ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) From: MIKE.LEONARD@customs.treas.gov Subject: Campbell Missile I got to see a little-known film from WW2 this past weekend. It was a 30-minute feature jointly produced by the US Navy, Army, and Office of Strategic Services (OSS) about something called the "Campbell Missile". This was a highly-classified project to develop a stealthy means of attacking enemy capital ships in protected anchorages (e.g., Tirpitz). The "missile" consisted of a unmanned high-speed boat (about 30 feet long) packed with explosives, fitted with a television camera -- very high tech for the period! -- and radio receiver, and remotely steered to its target. In a successful test conducted in Chesapeake Bay in early 1944, the craft was disguised as a fishing boat and guided for several miles by an operator flying above in a B-17. It rammed a derelict freighter named "San Pablo" and practically vaporized the hulk. Nobody knew if this weapon was ever actually fielded, the best guess being that after the Normandy invasion it was deemed no longer necessary. Anybody heard of the Campbell project before? MWL Alexandria, VA USA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) From: Gernot Hassenpflug Subject: Pitroad Wisconsin/Missouri I just looked in to my local Joshin department store's model/hobby branch today, and noticed that the Pitroad 1/700 Missouri and Wisconsin are in at last. They depict the subjects as in 1991, are each priced at 3800yen, and probably there will be the full-hull version and brass barrel versions out in the next couple of weeks. Now to wait for the DDs that are overdue too....and the JMSDF general photo-etch fret to go with the Kongo class, Murasame class, Haruna class and Hatsuyuki class frets. Regards, Gernot ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) From: "Poutre, Joseph A" Subject: Re: Speed of sound vs. light From: arthur w rohloff >> While I am not an expert on the speed of projectiles, one does not have to be going faster than the speed of sound to experience the effect of hearing the noise after the arrival. If you've ever been to an air show, for example, the jets flying by at 400-500 mph will clearly be visible and past your position before the sound arrives. Actually, if I remember, it's pretty basic physics. << Yes - the speed of light is around 300,000kps, while sound is rather slower. Even if you're sitting in the outfield at a baseball game, you can observe the effect when the batter hits the ball - there is a small but noticeable delay between seeing the ball change direction and hearing the crack of the bat. Another way is to observe and listen to a high-flying aircraft - if you point to where you hear the sound you'll notice it's behind the actual location of the aircraft. The faster and farther the aircraft, the greater the apparent separation. And there's the classic "How far is the lightning away?" slow-five-count-per-mile trick. Joe Poutre ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5) From: "Leslie Brown" Subject: Re: Building Model Warships of the Iron and Steel Eras My copy arrived today so not much opportunity to look at it yet. It contains the following chapters: 1. Large Scale Working Models: HMS Warrior 1860 by William Mowell 2. Waterline Laminated Balsa Models: HMS Ocean 1900 by Eric Dyke 3. Modelling an Inter-War Aircraft Carrier: HMS Glorious 1936 by Brian King 4. Scratch-Building Second World War Capital Ships in Plastic Card: HMS Hood 1941 by Peter Beisheim 5. Miniature Warships of the Second World War by Philip Baggaley 6. Model Warships from Plastic Kits by Loren Perry 7. Working Model Small Craft: Sub-chaser SC1055 by David Jack 8. Large Scale Static Display Models: USS Enterprise 1975 by Stephen W Henninger 9. Radio Controlled Model Submarines: USS Skipjack 1959 by David Merriman III I am not familiar with all the writers but those I do know certainly know their subjects. There are no plans but plenty of photographs, some in colour. You can judge from the titles of the chapters that this book covers a fairly wide selection of subjects and modelling interests. I would certainly recommend it from the brief look that I have been able to have. Regards Les Brown ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6) From: "L'Arsenal" Subject: French helicopter Hello, The French naval helicopter that you tried to identify is the Sud Aviation Alouette III. This was the first realpost war commercial success in terms of helicopters for the French industry. This little tadpole looking helicopter was widely used by the French armies as well as some major European armies. Its Naval version has almost desapeared, but some examples are still in use in communication flights and test services. No good resin version exists today, as it would imply to cast an almost clear resin part as the actual aircraft has the entire front part clear. Best regards from Normandie, Jacques Druel L'Arsenal ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRADERS, ANNOUNCEMENTS & NOTICEBOARD ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) From: Loren Perry Subject: CV-8 Photoetch from GMM Gold Medal Models' photoetch detailing for the new Trumpeter USS Hornet kit is in the final design stages now. Rather than rush a "generic" set into production just so we could be first with a set out, we're waiting for the plastic kit to arrive so we can make certain all PE parts fit the plastic kit precisely, and also that Trumpeter part numbers can be referenced during assembly. The GMM set will also feature 3-D relief-etched detailing and extra fine railing as well as heavily illustrated instructions that eliminate guesswork. A separate aircraft detail set will also be released at the same time. Sometimes we're able to get an advance sample of a kit enabling us to release a precisely fitted PE set simultaneously with the plastic kit, as in the case of our recent 1/700 Iowa/New Jersey PE set. But Trumpeter isn't making advance kits available to anyone, not even the distributor, so we have to wait until the production kits are released. However, a major Seattle hobby dealer, having seen a sample Hornet kit at a recent hobby trade convention in the midwest, has just tripled his store's order. His opinion of the new Hornet kit was summed up in one word: beautiful. Our 1/350 Essex PE set uis being handled in the same fashion. It's also in the final design stages now, awaiting the arrival of the plastic kits for final "tweaking". No "generic" parts here, either - everything will fit the plastic kit's parts. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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