Subject: SMML VOL 2544 Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 01:50:07 +1000 SMML is proudly sponsored by SANDLE http//sandlehobbies.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- MODELLERS INDEX 1 Trumpeter new release 2 Re Modifying the Airfix Cossack 3 Photos/references - USS New Jersey in Vietnam 68-69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRADERS, ANNOUNCEMENTS & NOTICEBOARD INDEX 1 Resin kits for sale! 2 AOTS Agassiz ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- MODELLERS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) From Graeme Martin Subject Trumpeter new release This is interesting. Came from Trident Hobbies Newsletter. >> www.TridentHobbies.com June 24th, 2004 Trident Hobbies Newsletter Trumpeter also announced which kit will be the next 1/350 to grace our shelves! And the aware goes to.... The Russian CV ADM KUZNETSOV. At $199.95, it's the same price as the Nimitz, so expect our price to be in the $150-$160 range. Also know as ³Orel Class², the "Kuznetsov" was launched in the Black Sea in 1985. It is the only aircraft carrier in the Russian Navy. The "Kuznetsov" supports subs and surface ships in the Russian Fleet. The unusual design of this carrier includes a bow ³ski-jump² take-off deck angled at 12 degrees. Kit consists of 755 parts on 24 sprues, plus a lower hull, upper hull, warterline plate (for optional waterline display), flight decks & display stand. Metal hull frame and screws are included. Aircraft included are (3) Su27K, (3) Mig29K, (4) Yak41M, (4) Ka27 (14 planes total), each with clear canopy and folding wings. Markings are for the modern Russian fleet. Completed kit measures over 34² long. << Graeme Martin ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) From Mike Potter Subject Re Modifying the Airfix Cossack I recently converted the Airfix 1/600 Cossack kit to create the WW2 emergency flotilla destroyer HMS Troubridge, as modified postwar to a frigate design. The article doesn't cover it but you might like the result better if you first cut off the hull below the waterline. Rob Kernaghan of this list instructed me on how to approach this. His method worked the first time I tried it (on an Airfix Leander frigate hull) and I actually found it was pretty easy. Here is Rob's technique "As to removing the lower hull, it is not easy, without twisting it. I do so before assembling the two halves of the hull, so resting half the hull on a fairly thick piece of balsa (1" X 1" should do) mask where you need to cut (Tamiya tape the easiest - if you prefer try a flexible edge like a draughtsman would use) and score lightly with a light blade. Gradually deepen the cut on successive passes. Trick is to work very very slowly. Obviously cut BELOW the boot strip. Then to assemble, work from the bow, add the deck then join the stern. Keep the bow clamped and insert bracing inside the hull as you go. Evergreen strips are useful for this and use them as you go along. "If your cut of the hull is uneven, wait until you have assembled the above before you correct it. After assembling the hull, you should have a fairly rigid structure to sand. A good one to practice with is the Airfix HMS Tiger. "DISCLAIMER This method works for me as my ships are inserted into a permanent sea-scape base, so even any major flaw in the cut can be easily hidden. The trick really is to be very gently with the cut so you do not strain the plastic and then add strength afterwards. Note, do not assemble any superstructure until after the deck / hull assembly is complete." Comments of mine For a flat waterline, sand the assembled hull along a sheet of sandpaper. For the war-emergency hull, the fo'c's'l break must be moved about 6mm forward from its position on a Tribal hull. I don't know offhand whether the Battle class hull needs that. In any case as you say the Tribal rounded stern must be converted to a flat transom. Using a standard number 11 blade, I cut the assembly of the hull and main deck into sections, making the cuts where the hull sides were vertical. I removed 6mm forward of the hull break and reattached the bow. Similarly I cut the hull aft of the stack area and installed Evergreen strips to lengthen that section. I simply cut off the rounded stern, sanded the hull and deck, and attached a flat plastic strip. I sanded the hull sides to achieve the slight flare at the transom. The stack on both the war-emergency class and the Battle class was larger than the forward stack of the Tribals. I scratch-built a stack with thin plastic that I folded into a tube. I used thin wire for the funnel braces and funnel cover grill but even .01-inch wire translates to 6 inches at full scale. Nylon filaments would be better since they are thinner. The result isn't museum-quality but it meets my need for an illustration in a magazine article. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) From "milstudy" Subject Photos/references - USS New Jersey in Vietnam 68-69 Evenin' All. I'm building a 1/350 NJ for the Australian Vietnam Veteran's Museum and seek assistance with reference material. Particularly any (economic!) books containing images/plans covering the NJ's service in Vietnam. Specifically I need to find the modernisation/conversion changes made at the time. If anyone can let me know (Steve Wiper?) if the "Warships Pictorial - USS New Jersey" would be useful in this case. Any assistance gratefully appreciated. Adrian Webster Australia ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRADERS, ANNOUNCEMENTS & NOTICEBOARD ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) From SAMI ARIM Subject Resin kits for sale! All 1/700 -BB Vittorio Veneto (Delphis) 80$ -BB Roma (Regia Marina) 80$ -BB Yamashiro (High Mold) 95$ -BB Nagato (High Mold)95$ -BB Richelieu (High Mold) 130$ Interested parties send me an email please. Thanks, Sami ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) From Keith Butterley Subject AOTS Agassiz Hi group, It's baaacckkk! Canada $57CDN + shipping US & Int'l $44US + shipping Regards Keith Butterley warshipbooks.com/West Coast Models Vancouver Site of the 2010 Winter Olympics ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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