Subject: SMML VOL 2104 Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003 02:09:27 +1100 SMML is proudly sponsored by SANDLE http://sandlehobbies.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- MODELLERS INDEX 1: Re: Three part deck on Tamiya 1:350 KGV...filling ideas? 2: akitsu maru 3: Filling Deck Seams 4: Re: Bismarck?'s/Night Diorama Hints 5: Civilian aircraft catapults 6: Re: KGV Deck 7: Ekaterina II class deck planking 8: Nichrome wire 9: Re: Chapaev & Sverdlov References 10: Models come in multiple sizes 11: HMS Habbekuk..?? 12: Re: VHS to DVD 13: Campbeltown (thanks) & Revell U-Boat 14: NICHROME 15: Nichrome Wire Company 16: HMCS Quebec Hull colour 17: Furiously flabbergasted -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRADERS, ANNOUNCEMENTS & NOTICEBOARD INDEX 1: New suppliers coming onboard ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- MODELLERS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) From: " Kjetil Lindahl" Subject: Re: Three part deck on Tamiya 1:350 KGV...filling ideas? You can try using superfine Milliput 2 part putty. It can be sculpted with water and excess filler can be washed off with a wet Q-tip before it dries. Shrinkage is minimal but it's hard to remove if you let excess filler harden. It works well in places where you cannot sand. Kjetil Lindahl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) From: ZNWOOD Subject: akitsu maru greetings Does anyone know of a 1/700 scale kit of or decent plans /info for the japanese army transport/cve akitsu maru any help would be great, thanks-zack wood ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) From: "James Kloek" Subject: Filling Deck Seams I have had good luck with thinning whatever putty you use ( I use 3M Blue Acryl Auto Body filler) with acetone. You can buy acetone at the local hardward store. You can thin the putty to the consistency of cream, and then use a fine paint brush to carefully flow it into the joint. It will eventually self level. Be careful not to slop much on either side of the joint. If you do, you can moisten the brush with a little acetone and "paint" the over application into the joint. Put in several thin layers. Acetone is an organic solvent, so use common sense with it. Have good ventilation and keep flames away. But it is not toxic (it is the main constituent in finger nail polish remover). Too much of it will start to soften the styrene. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) From: Brooks Rowlett Subject: Re: Bismarck?'s/Night Diorama Hints >> The lighter colour is for the superstructure. It is Hellgrau 50 (Colourcoats KM01). The darker colour is Dunkelgrau 51 (Colourcoats KM02). << John, are these the SAME as the Lufwaffe colors of the same name? Brooks A Rowlett ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5) From: "Paul & Renee Jacobs" Subject: Civilian aircraft catapults In 1250 SCALE (located in the Steelnavy.com site) you'll find a feature article about civilian catapult ships specially operated by Luft Hansa before WW II to fly mail and passengers across the Atlantic. During the 1920's and 1930's air mail was a potentially lucrative source of income. A fledgling airline or air transport company that could deliver the mail fastest could garner significant government contracts-contracts which could ensure the survival and growth of that company. So flying the mails wasn't simply for show or fun. It was big business, much as Royal Mail ships had thrived on the right to carry mail before that. Luft Hansa operated several ships whose sole purpose was to service and launch planes to cross the Atlantic with air mail. Back then, one paid a premium to send mail by air. The use of small planes on ships like BREMEN was the experimental precursor to later ships which were dedicated solely to sending big flying boats to North and South America. Eventually large enough aircraft were created so that planes could travel across the ocean without such assistance. But in the 20's and 30's there were no aircraft in service other than experimental planes or dirigibles that could make the distance on a regular basis. To read about this service in greater detail and to see models of some of these ships go to 1250 SCALE. Paul Jacobs 1250 SCALE Editor ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6) From: "Fred Liedel" Subject: Re: KGV Deck One way I have used and have passed on to other people in my club that does work is to make a comb to the patten on the deck you are working on. Just make it out of plastie card of about 5 or 10 thou. The thinness of this size card allows it to run smoothly over the surface. We have found any thicker than that does not work. The other thing when doing it this way is to put some backing under the deck edges running under the join line of the deck parts. This stops a lot of flexing. I use at least 40 thou card here. The filler i use is Tamiya because you can get the excess of with nail polish remover and cotton buds with out damaging and detail. Fred Liedel ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7) From: "F. Pletscher" Subject: Ekaterina II class deck planking In Arbusov's book "Bronenostsy tipa 'Ekaterina II' (Armored ships of Ekaterina II type) there are several photos showing the deck. Aerial views show that the deck planking was segmented into 16 stripes running along the deck from fore to aft with 15 separation lines. The planks were layed crossways (athwart) between these separation lines. Falk Pletscher ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8) From: DortaB Subject: Nichrome wire At the risk of asking a seriously redundant question, where does one, up here in America, buy this wire? Right now the smallest I can get is .006 brass from the train guys. Thanks George Tampa, Fl, where its BLOODY COLD!!! 28degrees F!!! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9) From: "Lars Scharff" Subject: Re: Chapaev & Sverdlov References Hi Art, there is a Modelist Konstruktor about the Sverdlov-class. It's issue 2/1998. There are many drawings of Sverdlov in 1952 included and profiles of Oktybrkaya Revolutsiya in the late 70s, of 15,2 cm and the 10 cm guns, of Dzerzhinsky in the 80s, Schdanow in 1989, Michael Kutusow in 1993, Dmitrij Pozarskij in the 80s, Admiral Seniavin in 1961 and Shcerbakov (design view). I recommend it. Does someone know a good source of the Modelist Konstruktur series? Perhaps an Russian or east european? Best regards Lars Scharff ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10) From: Dave Shirlaw Subject: Models come in multiple sizes Models come in multiple sizes Joseph Blake Times Colonist Thursday, January 23, 2003 The art of modelling can be traced back to ancient Egypt and the burial sites which included models of ships and chariots. Throughout history, models have been used to represent ideas and record construction. For example, models were used before warships were constructed, and before photography, models were used to record events. Model-making was becoming a popular hobby shortly before the Second World War and became even more popular with the advent of mass-produced plastic, balsa and metal kits which were introduced after the war. This Saturday and Sunday at the Royal B.C. Museum, Wings, Wheels and Water: The Art of Modellers will provide an inside look behind the scenes at how models are made. Hobbyists from various local clubs on Vancouver Island will be in attendance to share their expertise in building model trains, planes and automobiles. Ray Barron of Vancouver Island Model Engineers and Pacific Coast Logging Historic and Technical Society will be showing a pair of his large models. "I'm setting up my logging railway speeder, which is a crew car loggers called a crumbie," Barron explained. "They were officially called power cars, and this one was the prototype for the speeder that ran on the Harris Creek line out of Port Renfrew. It's about 4 1/2 feet long, and I run it on a 125-foot track in my backyard. "It was used as an ambulance as well as taking supplies and crew up to logging camps. I'm setting up a six-foot-long logging skeleton car too," Barron continued. "They were used to haul logs on all the major logging railways on Vancouver Island. Most of the models in the show are small, but this one is a pretty good size. I can haul a half a dozen kids around on it." Admission to The Art of Modellers is free with your admission to the Royal B.C. Museum. Admission to the museum is $10 for adults, $7 for students and seniors. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. © Copyright 2003 Times Colonist (Victoria) Dave Shirlaw Editor, Sea Waves Magazine www.seawaves.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11) From: "James Baumann" Subject: HMS Habbekuk..?? While idly leafing thru an old Modelboat magazine some time ago I came across a side elevation drawing of a proposed "ICEBERG AIRCRAFT CARRIER!!" to be used in the North Atlantic during WW2 as an aid in the campaign against the U-Boats. From memory she was to be about 3000' long...?? Name was to be if I recall correctly HMS HABBEKUK?? Can anyone shed some more light on this fascinating idea and how far the planning advanced? Needless to say I currently cannot find the magazine in question no matter how hard I have looked....!! Kind regards to all JIM BAUMANN ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12) From: annobon4 Subject: Re: VHS to DVD Hi Thanks for the ideas about VHS tapes to the new DVD's. I would love to convert those espoides of "Adventures in Scale Modeling" because they don't show that on tv anymore along with other forgotten shows that I've collected. I like to collect. Craig ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13) From: "Daniel Taylor" Subject: Campbeltown (thanks) & Revell U-Boat Hi Thanks for all the feedback on Campeltown. It's good to stimulate so much discussion on a subject. Very interested to hear about the Type VIIC. Has anyone come across any further details - planned release dates, pre-production pictures etc.? I've started planning a 'wintergarten' for it so it better not be a hoax! All the best Dan Taylor ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14) From: "DUCKMAN" Subject: NICHROME HI YA'LL, Is this something that radio shack would carry? DAVID IN DIXIE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15) From: "Brett Morrow" Subject: Nichrome Wire Company Are there any readers out there who can tell me the web/email address of the Pelican Wire Co.(Florida) I`ve looked for it but can`t find anything through searches. If there`s any Aussie readers out there who can tell me where I can obtain Nichrome wire in OZ in a(.003 thou)or a gauge suitable for rigging 1/700 & 1/350 please let me know,I do use streched sprue usually but I want to try the wire. Cheers, Brett M ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16) From: rolie muise Subject: HMCS Quebec Hull colour In photos I have of Quebec,she has a two tone gray hull. Any one know what model paints I can use to reproduce these colours? One colour photo I have Quebec is painted in what looks like the Shipside Grey used on the present CPFs; can any one put a date to this particular colour scheme. Also were Quebecs' wooden decking painted or holystoned? Thanks for any help. rolie in Nova Scotia ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17) From: Mistress Lorna Subject: Furiously flabbergasted Absolutely gobsmacked! Speechless (yes, Shane did treasure the moments). Arrived in the mail yesterday from out of left field by Loose Cannon is HMS Furious 1918 in 1/700. Oh! Oh! Oh! A Furious! AND I've got one! The ship I've really wanted to build for years! Here at last! and David Angelo says that I inspired it with my comments about it on SMML! I'm so thrilled and excited even my writing has exclamation marks :-) Who cares what other kits might be on the workbench ... there's a Furious to be built. My first ship model and all - David has already welcomed me to the Dark Side ;-) You can have a look at it on the SMML site under reviews. If you want one as well, they will be available soon from Loose Cannon, however, David asks that you wait for his official announcement before placing orders with him, as he is USNR and quite possibily will be called up due to the current situation. But he let me tell you cause he knew I just wouldn't be able to restrain myself. Modelling dreams DO come true! Mistress Lorna ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRADERS, ANNOUNCEMENTS & NOTICEBOARD ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) From: Shane at SANDLE Hobbies Subject: New suppliers coming onboard Hi all, It's been left to me to tell you that IHP & Loose Cannon will be coming onboard with SANDLE Hobbies - Lorna's too busy looking up refs for some new kit she just got ;-). The site will be updated in the next few days to reflect the new additions. We are now taking pre-orders for the IHP 1/700 HMS Starling & the Loose Cannon 1/700 HMS Furious (but as stated above, current events may mean a delay with Furious). All the best, Shane SANDLE Hobbies http://sandlehobbies.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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