Subject: SMML VOL 2664 Date: Tue, 02 Nov 2004 22:28:57 +1100 SMML is proudly sponsored by SANDLE http//sandlehobbies.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- MODELLERS INDEX 1 books on ebay 2 Review - Workshop Practice for Ship Modellers 3 Copyright 4 "Das Boot" series for Revell 1/72 U-boat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRADERS, ANNOUNCEMENTS & NOTICEBOARD INDEX 1 books on Amazon (for sale now) 2 Books about to go on sale ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- MODELLERS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) From "Paul Giltz" Subject books on ebay Ebay seller "mirekk75" currently has Waship Quarterly, individual issues # 2 through # 47 up for auction. Perhaps a good opportunity to fill in your collection. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) From Ned Barnett Subject Review - Workshop Practice for Ship Modellers Published by Conway in the UK and distributed by the Naval Institute Press in the US, the book "Workshop Practice for Ship Modelers - A Complete Practical Guide for the Occasional Engineer" by Brian King, is a fascinating, in-depth guide to building ship models - both display and floating/operating ships. But it's much more than just a book for ship modelers - it is a detailed step-by-step guide to using hand and power tools in working with wood, metal and plastic. It has lots of uses for diorama builders, scratch-builders, RC modelers and much more. It has information useful to armor modelers who want to turn their own barrels, detail fanatics who want to custom-build tiny add-on parts - basically, it has something for everybody who does more than build straight out-of-the-box. The biggest part of the book is a point-by-point discussion of specific tools and how they're used - from a plethora of saws to soldering irons. It gets into photo-etched, too, but it's real strength is in the realm of using tools (especially hobby-shop power tools). I admit I'm a tool nut. I've got Dremels out the kazoo, and every kind of hand tool I can buy, steal, or beg from my dentist. Yet this was an eye-opener, and has me lusting after my next Micro-Mart catalog so I can try out some new ideas and new approaches. Recommended! Ned Barnett ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) From Fkbrown90@aol.com Subject Copyright Here's another question for SMML people. Can anyone please tell me who currently holds the copyright for the Marine Models Co. drawings printed in the 1930s through the 1950s ? Franklyn ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) From "Harold Stockton" Subject "Das Boot" series for Revell 1/72 U-boat Czechmaster has announced their latesr series of updates for the Revell 1/72 U-boat, calling it their "Das Boot" series. These will comprise complete interior sections for the kit in order to do cut-aways of the hull. The specific sections are N72001 Central Control section of hull (does not seem to cover the control tower itself). N72002 Torpedo room section. N72003 Engine room section. No delivery date or prices have been announced from either the Czechmaster or Hannants websites. Harold Stockton ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRADERS, ANNOUNCEMENTS & NOTICEBOARD ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) From Ned Barnett Subject books on Amazon (for sale now) I've put the following books on Amazon, and will be listing more shortly. All the books are in excellent condition - virtually new - and all are priced at the lowest level available on Amazon (i.e., I price 'em below any other used copies listed for a given title). Anatomy of the Ship The Submarine Alliance The Aircraft Carrier Intrepid The Battleship Yamato The Battleship Fuso The Fighting Flying Boat (a new book on the PBM Mariner) The Essex Aircraft Carriers The Ships and Aircraft of the US Fleet (13th Edition) Submarines - Leviathans of The Deep (Francis) Submarine Warfare - An Illustrated History (Preston) Submarines of World War II (Bagnasco) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) From Ned Barnett Subject Books about to go on sale I'm about to list these on Amazon - if you contact me fast with a viable offer (i.e., near the Amazon price), you can preempt that and get the book before others can grab it off. Otherwise, I invite you to visit Amazon and grab up the ones you want. As before, all will be priced the lowest available on Amazon for specific titles. Most are in great condition (but a few are a tad shop-worn. Battleships - US Battleships in WW- II (Garzke) All the World's Battleships - 1906 to the Present (Sturton) Iowa Class Battleships (Summerall) Battleship Arizona - An Illustrated History (Stillwell) Warship Design Histories - Fletcher-Class Destroyers (Alan Raven) Anatomy of the Ship - The Destroyer The Sullivans (Al Ross) AOTS - Gambier Bay The Fighting Lady (Reynolds) Dreadnought - (Hough) (hardcover) Battleships of WW-II - An International Encyclopedia - (Whitley) US Navy Destoryers of WW-II In Action (Reilly) Workshop Practice for Ship Modellers (King) Ned Barnett ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the SMML site for the List Rules, Reviews, Articles, Backissues, Member's models & reference pictures at http//smmlonline.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of Volume