Subject: SMML VOL 1940 Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 00:52:30 +1000 SMML is proudly sponsored by SANDLE http://sandlehobbies.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- MODELLERS INDEX 1: Re: Display Question 2: D.U.K.W. kit 3: Re: DUKW 4: Re: U.S.S. ALBACORE 5: 1/400 IJN Kits 6: Midget Submarines 7: Re: Apollo 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- MODELLERS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) From: Sab1156@aol.com Subject: Re: Display Question Dear Lester, I was not happy,seing my ships on a book-shelf until I decided to put them into a harbour-diorama. It makes all the difference. If you need some infos, feel free to contact me. Best Regards Detlef ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) From: "George Peat" Subject: D.U.K.W. kit The D.U.K.W. kit is on sale here in the UK to a scale of 1/10th and is available fom Deans Marine www.deansmarine.co.uk George Peat ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) From: LHDockyard@aol.com Subject: Re: DUKW >> An English company actually have a radio controlled kit for a fully amphibious DUKW. Dave Metcalf, might be the company. Will have to have a read through my old Model Boats. << Yes, there is a radio controlled 1/12 scale version of the DUKW. The first production run is being completed now and we are taking names for those that would like to purchase the kit. There are multiple different ways that the drive line can be set up. For further informationyou can contact us and we can e-mail a picture and description of the kit. Don Spielberger Loyalhanna Dockyard www.loyalhannadockyard.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) From: Fkbrown90@aol.com Subject: Re: U.S.S. ALBACORE To Larry Oulette, Richard Sweeney, et al; It has been a few years ere I last saw ALBACORE, and I am not sure just how she is held off the ground, concrete cradles or keel blocks, but that is a minor point. The main point is that she is high and dry. Franklyn ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5) From: JOHNEME@aol.com Subject: 1/400 IJN Kits Hello Peter, The 1/400 ex-RN CLs that Mirage plans are the ones that the Royal Navy transferred to the Polish Navy during World War 2 so they would be in the fit that they were in with the Poles. I believe that these are C and D class. John Emery ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6) From: "David Clark" Subject: Midget Submarines I have just received a package from Hobbylink Japan that included 1/72 X-Craft and Type A midget submarines. I have trawled the web and obtained quite a lot of information about the Type A, particularly from the Australian War Memorial site, and some information about the X-Craft. However, I would appreciate being directed to other sources, on or off the web. I intend to model the Type A as one of the vessels involved in the Sydney Harbour attack and the X-Craft probably as a D-Day navigation aid. David ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7) From: annobon4@aol.com Subject: Re: Apollo 12 Hi Steve This isn't a trick question just a question. Personally I figure it might been 372 million miles. I used the distance of the sun to earth as a radius so for a diameter distance it would be twice that or half a orbit around the sun. To make a complete orbit around the sun it would be twice that .93 +93 =186. 186+186 =372. I was just curious because there is a thousand or so people on this mailing list and maybe there might be a guy with masters degree in physics working for the aerospace industry. They would really know..Your right there isn't enough to go by because it's orbit hasn't been revealed in detail. What the heck ya know? Craig ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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