‘SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 1999 YOLUMEXNUMBER5 $6.50 SCALE ALSO IN THIS ISSUE: ‘ROZINANTE L. FRANCIS HERRESHOFF'S. ‘COMPLETE CRUISER BY JUSTIN CAMARATA, ANEW CONSTRUCTION (METHOD FOR MINIATURE NAVY BOARD MODEL HULLS | BY CLAYTON A. FELDMAN rea acd ol Taney Eeemy opinion, this issue is close 10 having everything that_a good ship azine should have. modeling ma Induded we several eras and types of modeling, as well as several historical research articles, There is plenty for the beg tovo-part serie Chay Fekiman, ‘ona new construction methex for miniature navy board model ner to Jearn from and part one of & py our own publisher/mod hulls, Something for everyone! We were saddened 10 hear ofthe passing of Geonge B. Kelley 1p, Pete Culer’s Plans), Mr Kelley has been an advertiser with « Seaways’ Ships dat Seade since its inception, He was a lifelong, ‘Cape Cod resident, business lea crt builder. Mr Kelley served ia the Navy dung WW IL as fst olfeee 0” broarl IST 833, where he participated in the invasion of Okinawa He was an enthusiast of traditional boat building, building humerous small craft, as well as the ketch Sparroto, and the motor boat Fire Fly, He was a founding member and past president of the Traditional Small Craft Association Mr. Kelley is survived by his wiffe Ruth (Perry), three laugh and two sons, Because of his passing, Pete Culler’s plans will not be avail: able for some time while the family «decides how best to trans: Fer the business responsibilities There are times when we receive cls from our readers Won levingifwe have any contro over problems that occur with either cearrent oF past aevertisers. We don’t, In all the years we've been doing Seavcays’ Ships hn Scale, there have beeen very few problems, but recently one has been brought to ourattention. Ifyou Of the unfortunate customers that has been having. problems MASTHEAD receiving your orcers from one of our US, dealers for Dean's Marine merchandise, there is another source. I don't want to go ito specifics, but a complete line of Dean's ine models, along with numerous 000+ jes for the modeler are available from Tony uessat the Mode site is: hupywevemodelersboatyant.con [see ad in this issue] Editor's Note: Boatyarel. Tony's web thie we bad as much Jun ping in all the equations _from Nfek Starace’s article on Dorine (udy/August issue) as you might have had. We received the following e-mail from Nick: Ing ing through the article I noticed Several typos which You shay oF may AOE WaAt to cosvect ia a subsequent iste: Most notable: 1. On page 14, the division line under “Prototype Speed ‘and. "10 Knots” should. be broken under the equals (=) sign. 2. On page 16, the equals sign before the “Scale HPL should be deleted, Sorry, my error, 3, Page 19, Photo 3 should read "Photo 4, 4, Page 19, Photos 4 and 5 should read “Photos 5 and 6." 5, Pagye 19, Photos 6 andl 7 should read “Photos 7 and 8." In addition, there are 12 subscript and superscript nun bers which have been left out, Please let me: know if you want me to give you the specifies, ‘Thanks, Niek As fo the photo mixsups this is why it isso important for our writers to put the captions on the back of every photo. A lof of times itis very diffkcult to figure out what goes where. There are even times when we have to write the captions for r ~ - - = - 4 + , | SEAWAYS’ SHIPS IN SCALE SUBSCRIPTION FORM | I i 1 same tina ! a I { 1 sans { ' = ' I p ' YES, please enter my subscription to Seaways’ SHIPS IN SCALE for ' one Year v0 Yeats RATE MAILTO: ' $2695 $19.95 Us. Seaways Publishing, In ' $29.95 $56.00 Canada Mexico 2271 Gonstitution Drive i $3800 368,00 Overseas San ose, CA9SI2 ! 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NumberDeeanemes ross tine Masritean by Jim Raines eres 10 the EomoR Book Rivine Kak, Daurescinnre Keaeos, Hapatixo PASSAGE RSCHUEEE 1 AETEN PHOTOGRAPHIEN (ursve. & Rove Srexusrurs-Wase aes, Menceuwr anp Passexcce Sines tw Oop Pxroroakns) by Wolfgang G. ileke Book Rivne: Wai Hons Warsz ov Wane Honst-Pownren Fresues wy Nesemexra Cevevny Auneret by Clayton A Feldman 6 Book Review: Th Chawes W Monaw by Clayton A. Feldman Canatog Resta: A Tae OF Two CaraLos “Taunus Piaxs aNp Mort ExPo by Clayton A. Feldman SbUNDINGS by Scottie Dayton ‘Sources oF Sure byJobn 0. Kopf ry 19 Revive Mone, Suwans’ TRECs by Martin Meyer nNs 1y Revrews NonstAs Mops. MARISE by Martin Meyer Ships in Scale» SptembertOctober 3ines le yo" ase Hoe oe Hi Chay, Td like to add to a previous pho- tography avticle, My photo of the Se Juan that is in the March/April "Reader's ‘Showease” was taken without the use of a flash or any type of powered light. The phoco was taken at mickdays in a well sunlit room, Lave a 35.mm camera, with ‘builtin macro on a 50 mm lense, at Pox anu! release cable, [hen 100k note of the previous photography articles and tried cliflerent setings. The best one was f 2240 8 seconds (Ieounted while Eheld down the button). ve wee a couple of lights but they produced shaciows. Wendy ‘Thompson Australia Dear Euitor, In your section, "From the Masthead you made the commen youshould continue publishing historical’ research articles keep doing this, This is the only maygae Zine on ships that I get and I-very much enjoyed the articles on HMS Warrior, CA. Thayer, and the Edwin as to whether ‘on old ships, Please the Fax. To make a suggestion, | would like lo see some articles done on tate: ninereenth and early-rwentieth century windjammers. D.C. Waldorf Branson, MO 65615 Gentlemen: In an attempt to figure out how to modify my old Yates American band saw in order to use the new composition blade guide blocs, hit upon a way to pro- duce gunport frames or any group of ‘wood, square or rectangular frames hiv 4 Sbips in Seale» Votume X, Stamber 5 ing identical interior and exterior dimensions. This may not be a new construction technique, but I can’t recall seeing anything “similar in moel-mvaking magazines, First, cut a core section to the interior dimensions of the frames anc thoroughly smooth it, A length of 6-8" works wel Next, cut the frame material stock to the size required to wrap the core, Keep it © 2° of 3" in length. I's easy to make butted effort ‘Thoroughly was the core section and glue the four sles of the frame stock around — the but mitered joint will rake more Secure with camps or rubber bands until the glue grabs. Slide out the waxed core and allow it vo dey. Smooth tothe final exterior dimension and slice off the frames. I used the band saw for the complete operation, Repeat ifnecessary S.R, Scotts Valley, CA 95066 Dear Jim, Having eximined De. Horice: Cobb's photos on the back covers of the January/February andl Marchipeil issues ‘of a Prince-class warship, L marvel at this brilliant miniaturization. The January/ February photo caused some concem, however, because despite the excellent workmanship it appeared the deck that runs fore and aft, lucked proper shear And, ifan ertor existed on installing che lower gunsleck, why would this be forced ‘upon all succeeding decks? I know about this from personal heartache during, the building and searing-out phase of gun- ports, re-French curving, and_ starting was satisfied. ain until my ¢ ‘The March/April issue shows an abun: dance of new data concerning this mar fous artwork, but ble insight into why the previous cover photo appears hogged, and would make so gives poss the vessel crank if not corrected. My eye ‘was drawn to the fist photo ia the upper pitoR main gundeck, showing ports close and the apparent sagging downward from midships to- both fore nd afe ends ofthe sheerlines. The effects carried up to succeeding deeks, which would make sense. The photo also indica ced decistype construction with frame subsequently installed, If these molded amok decks give resistance to fore/alt upward curvature, might this not, if not persis: t positive sheer? I'am aware that hogging such loss of ly fought aggrinst, cause was caused by excessive weight acting against the midship area, during heavy sweater, and in no way caused this visu- al phenomena. It is only my way of describing the visual/mental impression I ‘get when viewing the photos of both issues, Hopefully someone of journey rman model shipwright status can. steer me either back on course, or in viewing the current photos, particularly photos 13 and 14, find that sheers are being compromised using this building method. This letters in no way meant to belit- lle the fine artistry, but only to deter mine whether my old eyes are failing Capt. Sam Bell 718 SE. Ablett LN Port St. Lucie, Fl. 34984 INQUIRY Dear Me. Ral am in the process ofbuilding the Alabama anxlam looking for information concerning the rigging ofthe ship. The plans that [have come from England —one sheet only; scale 18" = 1. What I am looking for is the rigging and belaying plans. am also looking fora good book on the b method of making moxie! ships. Most hooks seem to be oa. the plank-on-frame method, Clifford Lauzon, Se 43 Glenwood Drive Swansea, (508) 379-1081 and-butterETT | Sonn Seaways Publishing Fyou have missed an issue of Seswas’ Sis iv Sous, please let us know as son ts posible. Weare ony able to replace the mot recent hack ue for | Internet World Wiele Web US. subseribers, and two back issues for foreign subscriptions. Plea Offerings e-mail, or write 10 Seaways Publishing, Ine Seaways Publishing offers a variety of 2271 Constitution Drive nautical research and shipmodeling, San Jose, CA 95124 Phone/Fax: (408) 978. E-mail: clayfeld@seawa services on the Tatemet and the World Wide Web, At the present time, = = || theyareas follows: en een 1. The Information. Seaway | hhupy/Avwwseaways.com. 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Box 100, Ivins, UT 84738" From the Ship Modelers Association's April newsletcer: And yer another fullscale replica is on the wa Rochefort, Prince, is Herrnione (1799), ‘The 32:gun frigates claim co fame was a 1780 voyage t© the 13 callonies. Aboard ss" This one, at was Marquise de Layette, who curried the news thitt France woul support the calo- nial rebels in their fight aginst ul Completion is set for 2007, Afier retracing Lafiyette’s journey 10 Boston, the new PHOTO 1. SQUADROWSIGNAL PUBLICATIONS RELEASE Hermione will retum to Rochefort as the centerpiece of a touristimuseum complex decticate to ships and the sea. However, those wishing to book passage on her his: toric voyage wil be disappointed. To keep the replica as authentic as possible, she has ‘no engine. Apparently Coast Guard (orthe French cauivent) negulations prohibit ‘stikpowered| museum sessels from mak ing regular cruises or carrying passenger SquaronSignal Publications hiss released On Deck USS Alabama (BB 60). a TO.page soficover monograph covering sous wsaship's deck all aspects ofthis, Between the covers are more than 150 color oF Biv photos, line drawings, and The book i crucial i you're building this South Dakotacls battleship or any of her sisters. Available from The Floating Dryock, PO, Box 250, Kresgeville, PA 18333, Foc: (610) 3 camouilage da 2004, Eemail: . Stik’ with us!" encourages SuRKAKrks, Company, and i certainly has what we modelers need, Seotch-taping or thumb- tacking plans to walls or backs of doors is hhardl on both surfaces, Enter StikkiClips, the removable, reusable convenient way to hang papers—anywhtere, Their unique adhesive sticks 10 any interior or exterior ‘surface without damaging it. The backing, will never dry out nel the product is waterproot StikskiGlips come: in white, back, red, green, blue, yellow, almond, Si eanttd) PHOTO 2, sTIGRCUPS. beige, light and ark gray gundy, brown, mahogany, and neon orange, yellow, andl pink, They're soled at school and office supply stores, super markets, specialty retailers, and in cata logs. Call (900) 582-5477 for the name of ‘tretailer near you, or oder by fex, phone, mail, or use the company’s online shop- ping cart, StiRkAWorks Company, 1957 Quincy Court, Glendale Heights, UL 60139, Tel (630) 539-5910, Fix: (630) 539- 5915, Emails ‘he National Model & Hobby Show at the Rosemont (illinois) Convention Center is lappening 28:31 October. As usual, ‘Thursday and Friday are reserved for tnide, Hobbyists are welcome fromPHOTO 3. LARRY PULKAS 1:76 SCALE OF THE CUTTY SARK THE SE SCRATCHOUILT MODELS HULL 1S HONDURAS ROSEWOOD. THE WHITE WOOD IS HOLY. PULKA SPRAYED THE MODEL WITH & COAT OF ULIAVIOLET INHIBITOR, PHOTO 4, PUUAS ADMIRALTYSTYLE CONFEDERACY, BASED ON REX ROMERO'S PRACTICUM, 1000 to 1700 hours The Hobby Show, andl consumer exhibie November atthe aurclay and Sunekey anaca’s national hobbyicraft wade International Center in Mississauga Ontario. Trade hours are from: 1000: 10 1200 Friday (905) 428-6166. Fas: (905) 6668316. IFyou lowe o plan ahead, the Weak Signals RC owin Toledo, Ohio, is 7-9 April 2000. ‘Key t Liberty For more information, call The Revolutionary ‘War in the Champlain Valley” focuses on the “6 guntooat found at the bottom of L Champlain ce Champlain in July of 1997. The Lake ine Museum's. exhibit sserveand inter pret this unique artifact while tracing the pivots around haw to pr Revolutionary War from 1775 0 1 ‘Two videos provide background informa- tion on the history of Benedict Arnold's gunboat fleet, the 1935 ntising of she wunboat Philadelphia, anil building the museum’s working replica i 1989-1991 Four ship models aso help tell the story of the gunboat fleet. How these vessels were constructed! and fitted out is best iMustrated with the 9-fo0t Jong and 8foot high 1:6 scale Philadelphia, The exhibit runs through 17 October, Call (802) 759. 202 for more information Lamy Pulka’s ship models won more awards st the Spring Fling, Wood Showin Norton, Ohio. City Sarl took frst place and Best of Show, while his Admiralty: Rev Romera’s Practicunt, cook a blue ina dil ferent category. Confederacy boasts 33 dlfferent kinds of wood with no paints oF stains, Pulka's Loasian boswood figure style Confeeleracy, based on head for Rattlesnake earned: The Spring Point Museum in South Portland), Maine, has charged its the Portland Efarbor Museum, This year’s, major exhibit, “Serving a Great Port Porthind Harbor" features Portland har- rel sibbon. bor pilots, tugboats, a demonstration of how the Coast Guard and Fire Department respond to ail spills, and the Point Collections include artfiets associated Spring Ledge Lighthouse. with the Liber ships built nearby during EW IT and various other maritime and local history items. Call (20779946337. While on the subject of museums, the Hart Nautical Gallery has an impr collection of ship modets ranging from an ancient Korean galley tot modem tan ker, im Avery Baker, who taught at MITT and was responsible sive Several were done by Will Foor designing, replica vessels such as Mayjforeer I. Admission to the gallery in the MIT Muscum, 35 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Mass. collection also includes plans, drawi and other images. from Famous yacht (617) 2535982 Now you can tans scanned, or photocopied! artwork to Decal Prond create your own decals, Simply Feel 4 sheet of EM. Marketing's special paper through any printer or copier that accepes cardstock, andl out comes your decal designers. Te Plimsoll marks, ship names and frome har bors, logos, instrument faces endless, 00k For DecatProsin hobby shops “lk about a throwaway society. Thayer 8 Chanller Airbrush Company introduces Mini-Spray, a times when you want just a spaitz for a he lists allaround sprayer for th Ships i Seale» SeptemberiOctobor 9dick ficand nos the bother ofeleaming up. ‘Te unit includes a can of propellent, jar hose, and airbrush, fier using Mini-Spray, toss it in the trash oF keep i for spraying, leaner It also is suppasecl to double 2 2 ying too}, but Lat see wasting a can of Power Aon that, Hobby shops and art supply stores may carry Meni-Spry Alan Fever shared some interesting observations in the Fiampton Roads Ship Moclel Society's April newsletter, As the former curator of ship models at the Mariners’ Muscum, his comments are | emai ey | tet ui fies PHOTO 5, THAYER & CHANDLERS “MIN-SPRAY” especially enlightening, “I have no sugges: tions as t what our tolerance goals shoul be. More important, le’s be reals: tic. Unless we e building towing tank models or for the Navy, nobody is key to take precision measurements of our mod. els to find out ifwe're a few scale inches— oreven feer—ol Ler'sdo the best we ean, to-ourown or our client's satisfaction, with ‘quality tools and measuring devices ‘What's the dflerence if other mode! cers have other stand is the appearence of accuracy in ine and form, Nothing so quickly spoils the look of re? Most important a model (that compelling impression of'an hull Tine that is not sweet, smooth, and true. Whether caving a solid block or building plankon: act I vessel ava sheer curve oF otk Ime, every. minute. spent on this aspect is worthvhile, Remave humps, hollow, or flats where there should be lean curves, Even competition judges will have neither the templates, the access, nor 10 Sbips én Sate «Volume X, Numibor'5 the time t check aecurscy of lines, but their eyesare sharp enough to detect inreg Ulavities. Unless you are modeling an atmospheric old-timer from photos show- ing her hogged and with sprung masts, such defects h .e no place in a model Lean irepeatall of Brizer's brillant essay ‘on tolerances andl aecuraey here, so real the complete text on the dubys Web ste. G. Arnold Hartford af Lucknow, ‘Ontario, dein t sayin which issue he found! John 0. Kops article, butt contained two “unusable sources, Sitches, 1449 Gi Park, Il, has been out of business since 1994 Deknatel, Queen's Village, New York, NY not at that aides, Salt and Steel, Reflections of a Submariner isn't Run Silene, Run Deep, but it is writen by the same author. Beginning atthe Battle of Michvay,E 1. Beach relates with warmth and humor the many highlights and disappointments of his carver, Always an interested! ancl sometimes bemused observer, Beach The first, Cindy's ‘oe Avenue, Highlanel The second, offers a fascinating look at innerservice rows while remaining intensely devoted 10 the Navy. The 336-page hardcover book ‘concludes with him pondering the effect ofthe submarine on na warfare and his recommendations for the furure ofthe of able at bookstores, online, ‘or directly from Na al Institute Press. T don’t know how many of us worry about getting alte paint or glue on our hands, but the Caring Company inventedl Gloves In A Bottle 10 help prevent most instants and toxins from penetrating our skin, Rub on the lusurious lotion ike hancl crear. Within three to four minutes, i's absorbed into the epidermis, Forming a matrix benween the dead skin cells, This one-way barrier allows the skin to breathe and perspire naturally, while increasing the retention of ts natural moisturizers, When applied, Giloves In A Bottle is Virtually undetectable, won't effect your dexterity or sense of touch, and leaves no. geeasy oF tacky feeling, Wish your hands as offen ay you lke, Gloves In. Boule comes off only after four hours when enough skin cells have: exfoliated 10 break down the barrier. Simply. apply PHOTO 6, CARING COMPANYS “GLOVEIN ASOTTLE” ‘ore liquid for continued! protection. (Okay; so we don't care abouta lle ue ‘or paint on our hands, How about exposure to grease, solvents, thinners, herbicides, pesticides, poison ivy, poison ok, industria cletergents ancl disinfectants, cement, ime, gasoline, diesel fuel, ancl most chemicals except hydrofluoric ack? Glows In A Bote also eliminates initation caused from wear Jing latex gloves. Hubbies, tell the “misses” Caring Company: now.earingco.comialave bral Cael Goldberg Models: enncolabergmodels.com Floating Drydo siness.comielrydock Hampton Roads Ship Model Society: biyp://members-xoom.com/HRSMS/ Hart Nautical Collection: wwenweb.miteduimeseunt! Naval Institute Press: weow.nip.org Portland Harbor Museum: 1x1 , ‘ned of chasing blocks or other parts that leap fiom your grip to the Noor? Velero a PariSaveR to your workbench, fasten the Seodting oe tes ao Footentrs, | PHOTO 7. CREATIONS UNLIAITED “ARTSAVER.” selFadjusting ties around your waist, and the cloth pocketapron is ready to cueh any wayward pieces. Look for it in your hobby shop before contacting Creations Unlimited, Hobby Proclucts, 4318 Planficld Avenue NE, Gr (616) 368-1202. Richarel and 1 love Carl Goldberg's ‘Moctel Magic far filing tiny: gaps or grain voicls, pint holes, and slight irregularities, Recently the next generation of fille, Jet ‘Model Mate, arrived on the scene It per forms the same duties as Model Magic, Desides being the best nonshrinking lighewei developed for the model airplane builder that's why it comes in balsa tint and pt filer on the market. Yes, it was white—but you can’t beat how it sanels and finishes. Paint goes on ight over it ‘Moclel Mae's special adhesion qualities add strength, which is something to bear in mind if you're building a kic and using its exotic, soft lumber. Most hobby shops ‘carey Moclel Mate, Otherwise, contact Carl Goldbeng Models, 4734 W. Chicago Avenue, Chicago, I. 60651. Tel: (800) 635.9464 oF (773) 626-9550, Fax: O73) 626.9566, Esmall: egm @golelbergmod elscom, KAS Engineering has come out with 1 tough new sanding fin bonded to a 4° polyester backing, Used wet or diy, Hleck-Grit won't erick peel, elog, scratch, or break down, 1s le, comes ing ‘oxide, and silicon carbide, ‘outlast oninary sandpaper. Coarse, mett- tum, and fine grits smooth wexd, meta, plastic, or painted surfaces. Look for K&S sanding display in your hobby shop. Rocky Mount ‘Shipysird is in ts ninth year of business, One re Lisa Norman's ‘on For its success is th eliewes it's more: important 10 of wide and diverse selection ruther than ‘carry all tems in-stock.” swith purchases above $35 ane! discount ing book prices haven't hurt either. Her page biw catalog also lists resin kits swith photo-etched brass ee shipping paint chip sets (not psinted ink), Germs ‘Leboat books and plans in Deutsche, and ‘warship and merchant ship pla talog, visi the Web site or send $4 to: Rocky Mountain. Shipyard, 590. Ronlin Street, Dept. LR, Grand Junetion, CO 1504, Remember rea For a Same! Coleridge's Rie ofthe Aviciern Mariner i your Vighh school English class? No? How about ‘Water, water everywhere / And all the beards id shrink; / Water, water every where / Nor any diop 10 dlink 2" OF couse! Okay, on what did our opium spacertout poet laureate base his seen part namative? Give ups? On Caprain George Shelocke’s three-year, fvemonth, and 16 day voyage aboard the 22 Spweedivelf laying reac Coleridge's account ‘and Kenneth Poolman’s The Speedwell Voyage, A Tale of Piracy and Meatiny in the Eighteenth Century, rest assured that missing the former s no tragedy Poolmar’s 208:page book isa joy to real rounded presentation of how wrong get ent plunder Spanish ships in the South Seas in 1718, rich scheme can go, PHOTO 9. LEXLGRTIS A NEW SANDING ft THAT'S BONDED TO A4°K 5-14" POLESTER BACKING. Shelvocke and his crew (Serapedt mostly from Lonelon’s guttens and jail) survive sea battles, violent storms and shipwrecks, s vation, and disease, bat capuure lite tre Jovand lack of ery opportuni sure, Disthisioned with thei ‘y form the fist sions sovierin history and ‘entualy reinstate their captain, Speed ‘Sa remarkable story of the resent human spirit and triumph over adversity Poolman uses Shelvock’s own book, published in 1726, journals, togs contemporary writingstorelatea complex, sandother convoluted series of events. The text reads like a documentary, but with far mare tention «0 personalities and the: human clernent, Neweoniers will be thanklul for the book's glossary, while historians. or researchers will appreciate its footnotes, bibliography, and inclex. The Speedwell Vorrwe is available ar bookstores, online, or cliectly rom Naval Institute Pres, Seottie Dayton 1112 Division St Manitowoc, WI 54220-5733 Sips in Scale « Septensbor October IPart 1 The Diesel-Powered Dredge Boat Metunga en Lankford had the opportunity in 1964 to exam- B:- take photographs, and record the lines on a diesel-powered dredge boat named Metunga. She had been hauled out on the owner's railway in Hampton, Virginia, where she was built in 1916. Thereafter, Metunga worked out of Hampton dredging for oysters and clams in the Chesapeake Bay Ben and his father recorded all pert ent information, {deluding dimensions and details of deck furniture, paint selleme, and notes regarding changes that had been made singe her construction, Ben is a naval archi- tect who proceeded to draw up a complete set of plans at a byJobn M. Bobbitt article published in 1965 in the Nautfcal Research Journal (ol.13, No. 4), first sawra copy of the plans in that article a few years ago and was immediately taken with the fact that. she was a neat vessel and fad a fot of personality. She had a sharply rising sheer and other ingredients such as dredging, ‘gear that would add visual appeal to a workboat model. ‘As Lankford pointed! out in his RV article, Mettrtga was of TRUNNIONEYE wins COTTER. YP TRANSOM CAP SQUARE, BUFFER. \ cSss < eyesour™” ‘ v4 SSS CHINGE CHEEK EI X Yo LP — CHE! BED, SUPPORT EEK RED AXLE 7 Lm RucK o Dokl / TRUCK Ler ve BREECH LINE RING TRAIN TACKLE = IN Tce Lie. fs) GUN TACKLE EYEBOLT ia a Bes HO agie \ Ruck Fe SECURING BK 38 Quoin rexessicoum — eRe 2B cx reer mar race FIGURES. RIGGING. Ships in Seale « SepemberiQctobor. 53A STATIC MODELER’S FIRST TRY AT R/C MODELING 1¢furnnel was assembled from the ‘ovo molded hi res supplied, then the seams were finished with sandpaper to allow a nice fit, After I glued the bwo-halves together £0,040" styrene on the inside of each seam Iplacectastrip of with buildup of qano. This not only strengtivened the seam, but provided the needed material to allow for the sanding and final shaping of the funnel seams With piece of sanclpaper placed on a fat surface, Isanced the bottom of the funnel to the proper rake as shown on the plans. Using, 0.020" by 0.060" sued the funnel bands in place, one at the top, one at the base, and one 40 mm down from the top. On this last band, [ strip styrene, I drilled four holes forthe jackstay eyes that would hold the funnel support stays. ‘Taking a dowel of the proper diameter for the insile of the inner funnel ring, I pro: ceeded t0 wrap a strip of 1" by 0.005" styrene around it. After the cyano was set, the ring was slipped off the dowel (care: fally, to avoid geting any of the cyano on the dowel—the ring will nor slile off) and s_lued inside the funnel so that it was even swith the top, With the fiannel placed on a flat sur- face, the pipe work was added. This con- sisted off steam discharge that ran upsthe aft sile of the funnel and the steam whis- tle that ran up the port side of the furnnel 54 Ships tn Scale « Voluane X Numer $ by Martine Meyer These pipes were made of the proper diameter of ass rod and fastened 0 the funnel with stancloff rings that had collars ul the steam whistle platform bracket. ‘The Furnel mast was made from bras wd andthe enoss piece was soldered in place just below the top of the mast, The mast vs fastened 10 the funnel with short one ball stanchions and she mast palo byawcket. The funnel ensign sta was made of a bass fod ushaped bracket that ‘extended from two holes near the top aft side ofthe funnel. Another length of bras rox! went from a bracket mounted 10 the aft se ofthe funnel ustoffeenterand 25, mnm below the mast banc! on an angle up to the insidie ofthe whracket, where they were soldered together The funnel was to contain the anten: za for the receiver. I proceeded to spiral a piece of wire down the inside of the funnel, using a small drop of gap fill ‘grano at strategie locations to hold it in place. I left the sintenna wire intentional: ly lang at the bottom of the funnel so that it would be able t pass through a hole in the main superstructure when the Funnel was glued in place, The funnel swas then phived on the side for painting, cut the pieces for the skylight and assembled them in position on the main superstructure, Instead of using the cast engine room skylight covers, Imade mine from 0.040" styrene to help lighten the above-waterline weight. The rings around the gkezed openings in the cover were made from small cutofs from a styrene tube of the proper diameter: Aggin, all _glazing of openings would be lone after the final painting of the subassemblies, ‘Aention was now given to the 20-mm, Qetlikon ruby and gun, The assembly of the gun followed the steps in the manual ‘without creating any problems. 1 dl however, adel an empty shell casing bag, fas shown on the plans drawn by John Lambert, This was mace from a piece of tissue paper that was painted fist before it was formed into-a bag. glued tin place ‘on the gun afier I finished painting the gun, Using the plywood pieces as pat ters, I cut all of the pieces of the tub from the proper thickness of seyrene. The cular ring steps were glued to the four step stringers (one at each 90 degree position of the cirele), which was in turn glued 10 the tub base, These stringers were also cut to the proper height 10 allow the platform to sit parallel with the ‘waterline. Anound the perimeter of the tub I ghved! 0.020" sheet styrene, After L sailed the ‘glued to the top of thealt parta the main superstructure. The brass stanchions for the rling around the tub were glued into the holes drilled for them, and brass wire am smooth, the tub_ wasPHOTO 21. COMPLETED STACK WITH MAST ENSIGN Sta WHISTLE, ano STA VEN she rudder chain housing (which will be ‘covered later on), you should be sure to rake this into consideration when cuxting i to length and gluing it in fore side of the tub wall I mounted a plate form to hold the ready ammo lockers finishing the -e. On the These were glued in plac 20-mm Oerikon ub, (On the aft wall of he main superstruc- sure, I glued the locker with the “LL” cable feonnectors and insulators attached with the top of the locker so they were even swith the top of the structure, On the fore side of the Oerlikon gun tub decks stove funnel. This was constructed in the same ‘manner as the one located on the genert- tor house. On each side of the 20-mm ‘Oetlikon tub, mounted to the top sicles of the superstructure, sits t 150-gallon water These lights wer part of a formation that was sweeping for used while the ship was mines, Bach vessel was able to: remain breast of the others by using these lights as guitles. 1 constructed the boxes from styrene in the size shown on Lamberts plans, using a short piece of styrene tube for the light lens, The one side that was 10 be glued to the superstructure had an ‘opening left in it to make it possible 10 laze the light after it was painted. On the aft side of the tub, there was another light that was used while in convoy. It allowed the vessel following behind 10 maintain the proper distance and location at night. This light was made from cured brass and head «an-opening in i for the light, Ita placed (on a platform tsracket that was fstenetl 10 20-en0n tub, the aft in the center of the PHOTO 9, REAR AREA OF MAN STRUCTURE SHOWING THE SKHIGHT AND 20.4 DECK WITH COWL VENS AND STACK. was passed through them, This formed the naling, The top rail continued down, each side of the ladder and turned into the wall of the structure three seale feet above the main deck. The ladder from the 20-mm tub down to the main deck was slued to the wall and tub, but not at the bottom, Because the ladder sits on top of tank; one was for fresh water, and one was for salt water The plans gave me the shape, and afer calculating the size neces- sary (0 hold 150 gallons 20 cubic feet), 1 sd them down to fit the mexel, I set them aside for painting, Also, on each side ‘ofthe tub there was alight box (had the look of an old-fashioned box cumend These three lights were also set up with rain of wheat bulbs (the convoy light was blue and the sweeping lights were white) that had wires passing through: hidden ‘openings into the inside ofthe main super structure. The three neutral and the three positive wires were soldered together, respectively with a single wire from each Sbips in Seale «SepremberiOctoher 55passing forward through the superstruc ture to the bridge area, On a platform just aft of the open bridge, there isa searchlight. For the plat- form, 1 cut a disc of the proper diameter from 0.040" styrene. 1 glued wood plank ing to this elise on the top and placed stip of 0.020” styrene around the edge. 1 dill a hole in the center that was the same size as the hole in the bottom of the base of the search light. I drilled the same sie hole in the open bridge deck where the searchlight platform woulel be mount cd. cut a length of brass tubing that was the diameter of the holes anc. 1/2” longer than the height of the platform. 1 then _slued! the platform to the tube, allowing i to extend 1/8" above the wood planking, “Tiking a length of briss tubing equal «0 the distance from the deck to the tnder side of the platform andl the diameter of the pedestal, 1 tube that was glued to the platform. Next, I gluod four gussets to the underside of the platform to keep it perpendicular to the pedestal. added a collar to the bot. tom, The searchlight was assembled socording to the instructions, with the audition of a hole lange enough for the light bulb wires to pass up through the base into the light. The bulb and lens will be added after the painting is finished. To -complete the searchlight platforms, the stanchions and wire rail were aclded, -extencling the top nal into the stair ral © the open bridge cleck. The ladder 10 the platform is glued into holes in the bridge ‘deck, ut not to the platform, and the ral ings ane inserted—but not glued—i ‘holes in the bridge deck, All this is neces ary t0 provide access to the switches in the bridge. Holes for the binnacle, pipes, and antenna terminal were drilled in the deck of the open bridge, and glued in place ater the painting was finished, twas now time to deal with the final ped it over the brass ‘details for the main superstructure. The First items were the railings and kacders that went fiom the briige deck (© the ‘open bridge deck, The ladders were cut to size and gluecl in place. Stanchions were placed! around the aft endl of the nd wire railings were ‘open bridge deck 56 Ships in Scale «Volume X, Number 5 PHOTO 23. THE 20:4 OERLKON TUB COMPLETE WITH RAILINGS AND ANMO LOCKERS, CONVOY LIGHT AND THE 20.404 cunt addled. The top rail extended own for the adder rails, and the aft rails extend «ato the funnel where they were insert- cd into holes drilled in the funnel “the railings for the bridge deck were next. In the center of the fore sicle of the deck there is a flag locker that was cone structed from styrene using the metal c ing asa guide. The railingestendecl around the deck, starting on each side of the flag locker anel ending at the laler on the aft side of the deck on each side, Using ry patter for the bridge deck, cut out the top rail from 0.060" sheet styrene; the fine ished with was 1/4". With the Mag locker in place, Isct the top rails on the deck and hid our the locations of the stanchions, 1 now drilled 2 hole through the top eal into the deck. When the stanchions were glued to the deck and the top rail glued to the stanchions, the holes left on the top of the ral were filed and sanded! smooth. ‘The s then passed through the stanchions. The ladders fom the bridge Doras wire deck down to the funnel deck were cut 10 length and glued in place. Brass. wire‘PHOTO 25, SIE VIEW OF BRIDGE AREA SHORING THE RAILINGS, STORM RAL, AND LADDERS handrails extended from a hole in the end Of the top rail down to the funnel deck, and on the other side of the ladders they were mounted to the back wall of the bridge. Around the superstructure, there as a storm rail 3° above the deck, Following the plans, holes for the ral stan- chions were drilled. The stanchions were glued imo the holes, and brass wire was passed through them for the rail. ‘To finish, this, the two large cowl vents were glued iio the holes in the funnel deck just aft of the bridge on each side, one medium cows vent benween the funnel and the skylight oon the funnel deck, and one medium cowl vent on top of the skylight. Neat it was time to deal with the main deck, The exact location of the generator house ancl the main superstructure was marked on the deck and the sections of deck under these removed, leaving enough 10 glue 1" by 1/4" symene strip tothe deck around the inside of the true: tures, This will keep the structures. in place and prevent any water that might get ‘onto the deck faom getting the hull. tt also was in these areas that screws we ‘PHOTO 26. VieW FROM THE AFT OF THE BRIDGE AREA SHOWING RALINGS, ADDERS, STEERNG CHAN TUB, AND "THE OPEN BRIDGE WITH BINNACLE Ships in Seale» SopemberiOctober 57‘PHOTO 27, AINTED GENERATOR HOUSE WITH MAST WAITING FOR FNAL ASSEMBLY AND DETALNG. pplced to hold the deck down. With the eck screwed! in place, the structures were placed over the locating strips. AC this ppoint, any ficting of the structures t0 the eek can be cleale with, You want a tight fit to the deck! A raised platform was located at the stem over the rudder. The sides were made From 0.040" s top was access to the ruxkler. On the undersike oF the top, I ghued! some styrene strips to hold it in place, On the top, I installed swood planking with spacing i benween rade removable to. provide “This was assembled! off the top and glued tothe topafterthe painting was complete. On each side of the main superstructure I located a steering chain tube that cuns from the ‘The made from 1” x LM" strip seyrene. This raised platform up to the bridge. ft portion of this was square and ran from the side of the raised platform to the side of the superstructure just forward of the 20mm Oerlikon tub. They were sued to the deck, but not to the super Structure, o that when the superstructure is removed for access, they remain on the portion of the deck that is ghued 10 the leek beams, Abrass tube ran from the end of this piece 40 @ pulley housing and then up to the bridge. The tube was held in place with collars and pins poxitioned along the sides of the structure as inclicat- cd on the plans, making sure not to sue the tube to the piece oF square section ‘58 Ships Scat « Volume X. Number 5 sy di PHOTO 28 MAIN SUPERSTRUCTURE APPROACHING COMPLETION, RAJUNGS AND LADDERS IN PLACE, ALONG WITH RUDDER STEERING CHAN TUBE. ‘PHOTO 99 STERN AREA CONSTRUCTION COMPLETED. REMOVABLE, RAISED BECK AND CROSS PLANING ARE IN PLACE. STERN RAILING I NISHED AND THE PERIMETER PLANKING IS FNSHED, sghued 10 the deck. My next step» was co glue my 1/4" wicle boarter plank around all the seructures and the perimeter of the removable deck, rmalking sure tha seam. Its impor it extended over the 1 £0 glue the planking, only to the removable deck, and 10 avoid getting any glue on the glucdlclown deck, Alter finishing this, 1 removed the deck structures: and finished the remainder with 18 cediges black for the chalking. Before T removed the deck for sanding, I cut and wide planking, keeping the glued the bulwark stanchions to- the ‘elued-clown deck and bulwarks, Using 1/4" wide 0.040" styrene, I glued the cap ral to the top of the bulwarks-aroune the rewed the cleck back in phice and set the structures main deck. Afier sanding, I in place. 1 was very pleased with the results because there was no indication of seams that would give away’ the locations of anything that was removable. In front of the cross planks with small spaces berween ised platform at the stern, there are the planks. This was macle up and placedPHOTO 20. COMPONENTS OF THE BOAT DECK SHOW ING THE PANIED DECK, LES AND CROSS BEANS, ‘SHIPS BOAT, AND DATS. ssid for installation after the painting was completed. The to deck plates att of the main. superstructure were made from (0020" styrene and glued in place. Iwas row able to fit the bridge eleck suppor struts that went to the main bulwark eap, rai, used brass pin on the bottom oF the strut that would fie into 2 hole on the cap ral The strut was glued to the bridge dees, but not tothe eal This allowed the strut t0 be removed along with the main superstructure stanchions and wire were used 0 al the railing as indicated on the plans. On each side of the main supessteuc- ture was a grating platform that was just howe the rudder chain tube. The plat- Around the stern, brass form was 3/4” wide and extencled from just aft ofthe large cow! wents on the fun- nel deck 0 just aft OF the medium cowl vent on the funnel deck. The grating was made of brass from Structural Shapes. A frame was made from brass angle and supported by four legs 10 the deck, On the bottom of the legs were brass pins that inserted into holes in the deck but ‘were nor glued to the deck. The grating was glued to the superstructure and reinforced with brass pins. This allowed icto be removed! with the structure. ‘The last two major assemblies that had! ko be built ancl mace removable were the Carley rat and stowing and launching, rails andl the bot deck, Starting with the rey raft, 1 used a resin casting by Norseman Model Marine instead of the ‘ovo halévacuum-formed ones supplied PHOTO 32, OFEN BRIE REMOVED SHOWING THE ONIGFF SWIICHES ANO THE BATTERY RECHARGE PLUG. with the kit, After painting the casting, 1 ted holly planks for the bottom. Next, [added the lines for holding the bottom on, and the life ropes around the sides and top. [acked short lengths of 1/16" dowel to the life lines around the sides to represent the floats, The wo stowing and launching rails were mace from brass angle soldered together at the proper angle, At cach end a brass tube was used for the legs. Ie hal pins at the bottom that were inserted into holes on the funnel deck and the main cap rail. The legs t0 the funnel deck had collars on them and the legs t0 the cap sail hac a Dracket that fit over the rail, These nis were placed in the appropriate holes without gluing them in after they were painted. The Carley float was then glued in position on the rails, and the leshing lines for fastening the float to the rails were added, This assembly was now com- plete and could easily be removed anc replaced asa unit, TThe boat deck was a bit more compli- cated andl required some planning, Using the plans, | located the position af the four support beams with their legs. ‘The two end beams were set up first by drilling holes for the legs that led to the sips Seale» eprembor toberPHOTO 33, PAINTING COMPLETED. AL MAJOR COMPONENTS AWAITING ASSEMBLY THE NUMEROUS WIRES THAT REMAIN TO BE CONNECTED, WHICH WILL BE DIAGRAMMED IN "THE AL INSTALLMENT. funnel deck and skylight roof on one end of the beams, while the legs leading the cap rail on the other end of the beams. These legs were made from brass tubes with pins in the bottom and a appropriate bracket for the rail and cll for the deck. A beam support bracket ‘was glued 10 the top of each leg, whi ‘was cut to the proper length, and a beam. of the proper length was glued into the brackets from the deck leg to the rail eg. With the two outer supports set up, a straight edge was placed across them to sgiuge the correct height of the middle ‘two supports, These were constructed in the same fashion as the first wo. After these supports were painted, wooden plavorm made from holly planks with spaces in between was glued to the top. “The two boat davits were Set up using a length of brass tube from the main deck to the top ofthe boat deck planking. The bottoms had pins that fit into holes on the main cleck, and a hole at the boat deck to receive the cavit. The collars were added to the davis, and glued inter the holes on the boat cleck, During all oF this, be sure that no glue comes inte contact with the main cleck, funnel deck, 60 ships in Sele «Volume X, Surber 5 and cap rail, This would prevent the structure from being removable, ‘The rope reels for the boat deck were assem- bled ancl painted, Before gluing them to the boat deck, Lvrapped a length of fine around the reel, completely covering the casting and allowing a long enough length to rig the boat davits to the ship's boat. The stanchions for the railing were glued in place, and the brass wire was added for the railings. ‘The ship's boat was the last item, anel 1 chose not to use the vacuumformed ‘one supplied with the kt. Instead, used ‘one macle from cast resin supplied by a company called Quaycraft out of Devon, England. This 16° dingy was exceptionally detailed. ALL had 10 adel was the boat hocks and life ropes along the sides. ‘When painted, it was added to the boat deck, and the davitcackles were rigged! to the dingy: The davit guy lines were set up Using hooks on the lines to allow them be removed easily, which permitted the boat deck to be lifted off asa unit. With the completion of all the sub- assemblies, it was time to start the pant- ing, The colons were chosen base on the color chart listed in the book Canacla’s Mowers - History of the Corvettes of Canada by’ thomas lynch, The chart gave time perio and the various colons used, aniifouling red oxide below waterline, lark gray above) with the formulas 10 mic them using Humbrol paints, 1 cross- ‘matched Humbrol with Floquil, ane used an aie brush forall the painting, except for the green used on the 12:pound platform, the bridge deck, and the circular rings of the 20mm erlikon tub. were painted with a brush using Badlger's Model Flex dark green acryic. With the painting completed, I was ready to start the final assembly of the various subassemblies, A major part oF this is arranging all of the wiring to allow for the removal of the various steuctures for access (0 the electronics inside the hull, The rigging will also require some engineering to allow it to be rigged and Uunrigged when access 10 the inside of the hull becomes necessary. This, along ‘with the final details and ballasting to ‘complete the Sir Kay; will be covered in the final part in the next issue. Martin Meyer 5821 Navarre Chicago, IL 60631 These areas“MISS LOU” Biloxi Schooner 114” = 1 foot. Hull Length 17” Complete Kit $128.50 Plus P & H $10.00 CURRENT CATALOG $4.00 A.J. FISHER INC. 1002 Etowah Ave. Royal Oak, MI 48067 GEARING? FOR PREMIUM QUALITY OPERATION OF YOUR FINE MODEL OR EXPERIMENT. Gearbox kits andor gearing selections suitable for many small scale animation projects Inexpensive to. 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Use a thin, flexible batten (@ paper tick” stip, measuring tape or masking tape) to take rite measurement, Next, divide this distance by the median accu plank width which you have already decided upon. In all probabil allright. Simply round it off to the nea result isthe number of planks which have t0 she result will not be a whole number, but that’s est whole number. The into the given space at the midship frame. Re-divide the measured distance benween keel and wale by the number of planks found, and this ‘will give you the exact width of each plank at that partic- tlar frame or bulkhead. Ifyou find that you have to adjust the \widths of the planks at the midship frame in arder to fit in the required number, he sure that your adjustments result in planks of slightly less than median wielth, rather than more igure 10) IF you have suibalivided the hull ae with battens, the pro cedure slightly different, Starting at the wale (or the keel, if you prefer), measure the distance to the center of the: frst batten, Divide this distance by your chosen plank wideh, (62 sbips i Scale + Volume X, Nurmbor 5 Again, the res bee will most likely come out as a whole number ancl a fi tion, Simply round it off to the nearest whole number, and re- divide the distance by that number. This will ehange some- four median plank width for that particular belt, but that should not be a problem as long as width adjustments are downward (less than median width), rather than upward. Remember, use only the median, or base width, as a starting, point for your calculations, Example: Assume that you have selected median plank a wicth of 3/16” basecl on fullsize plank widths taken from relizble sources ulting number of planks needed to cover this, and then converted! 1 your working seale, If che measured width of a planking, belt is 1-1/8", then you know that six 3/16"-wide planks will ft into this space (actully, in order to it closely and neatly into the space allowed, the planks would have to be a scant 3/16 wide in order to allow for cutting and finishing variances, slight beveling, etc.). However, if the belt to be planked is only 1" wide, then you know that if you cover that space with 3/6" 1 you will wine! up with & 1/16” space left over. In order to get around this, e planks only five of them will fi problem when planking an odd-sized belt, go to the next igbest whole number of planks (six), and redivide the space narrower (smaller) median n choose to divide by the smaller whole by this number, resulting in a plank width. You e number when you are cutting your own planking stock, but then you must take into account the fact that you will have a70 DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF MEDIAN WIDTH FRame, 00 ETHER Qt Vor nae Gunone 4 medEL WHICH DOES NOT REQUIRE THE “SE of PUNENG BATIENS (smais CearT f ooare) measuee TW TOTAL osrouce | FRoA THE GUNUALE, MAIN KIRKE, OR TOP OF Fang 70 TH RAGBET OF THE Kee & DwiDE THE RESMLTING MeaSuRemENT By THE MEDIA PLANK WIDTH. 10. FINDING THE NUMBER OF PLANKS AT THE OSHIP FRAME. greater median plank width and the kit-supplied planking These Factors must be con: stock may not be wide enous sidered when selecting, sizing and cutting, or orciering your basic planking stock (Figure 10), The last thing to do before you actually sear planking is 0 shift ofbutts, or enchto-end plank joints. Ifyou ach strake, or line of planking, to the hull as single piece, but this won't be accurate or true to scale since wooden shipwrights could hardly have managed to obtain or deal with single planks one hundred or more feet determine th chaos you may apply ermine the shift of buits in the Following man: in length! Det ect a maximum seale length for your planking. ‘This on information relating to the type of vessel nu the likely availabili- you are building, its historical period, ty of timber for thac time and place. An absoluce maximum length for wooden saling ship planking would have been around thirty feet, although twenty to twenty-six Foot lengths were more practical and probable. Later in the nineteenth century, shorter lengths of sixteen to eighteen feet became ‘common due to increasingly shoster supplies of kocal timber and the need co bring it in from farther avn. Convert this «coring (0 the Fok average plank x uit length t the scale you are working in, lowing formula: Assume a twenty-fourfoot le of 14°= 1, multiply length. To convert 10 as obtaining a product of 6", which is the scale plank length in = T'scale, ete PeANKS AT THE MIOSHIP of THe Fowowne! ar tou Ane enwoinG 4 ooee WHiCH DOES REOUUIRE THE USE OF FLANKING BATTENS, THEN FO THE NUMER OF PLANKS. N EAeH sowiowan Sect, TREATING exe Btu sepaRarel¥. measuae THe DISTANCE Fam THe LoueR EDGE oF THe man WALE. To THe Centeh OF THE FIRST GATEN Einew Dupe 8F THE MEDIAN PLAN widTH. FOR Kemanin BETS, EASURE FROM center 70 sent ge Next, make a rough sketch of the outline ofthe first belt to be planked, On a sheet of paper, draw enough horizontal lines to divide the belt (or hull) into the required number of planking strakes (courses), Draw vertical lines. representing the positions of the frames or bulkheads. These items do not need to be drawn to scale. Begin with the bottom (or top) il deaw in the vertical butt strake at one end of the belt joints ofs many full plank lengths as possible. I'he remaine ing plank piece at the other end is too shore (2” or less), st butt (or the positions of: adjust the position of the al of the butts in the micLhody planks) in order to provide a adequate working lengch to the last plank. Shift ancl adjust the butts of the next and all subsequent strakes so thatthe fol. are adhered to as owing rules governing the location of butt closely as possibl 1 No butts may be placed on the same frame unless there are three strakes (planks) between them, 2. Buns in neighboring strakes must be at least five seale 1, four seale Feet (1" on 14" =1 feet apart (1-1/4" on scale of 14 3. Butts may be as close a seale) apart if there is at east one unbeoken planks in the strake in between ther If you are: building a. plank-on-bulkhead model in which the bulkheacls are more widely spaced than in a framed-to- seale model, you may use full length planking strakes, or you may use a simplified version of the principles of butt placement, Sips bn Seale « SeptemboriQetober 63Typical FRAME ARRANGEMENT ON Scar cH BanT MODEL. Hall EE MAKER SHEEN IRE THIS FOR “CA BELF OI FRERE PSSTIONS: 4 ‘STERRES SOBER "Dig Sine FAME OLE? g SSO a ETT PTS 5 = coe oa int Bete rere TNT {1 YING OUT THE SHIFT OF THE PLANK SUTES which uses only the available, wielely spaced bulkheads for butt placement. Or, you may make “false but coincide with bulkhead placement, but which appearance of scale planking (figure 11). On a model with scale framing, you may lay out all the butts in accordance with fullsize practice. Repeat this procedure for each ofthe plank: ing belts on the model in turn, Be sure that the positions of the butts in the top-most and! bottom-most strakes of adjoin- ing planking beles do not conflict with any butt pasitions in the adjoining belt. Prior to beginning the actual planking process, give the model thorough once-over in orcler to be certain that all the which do not Datiens run fair (though they are not necessarily exactly ‘equally spaced) and are positioned identically ¢symmetecally) ‘on both sides of the hull. Make sure the frames or bulkheads are wellfaired and that there are no glaring irregularities in their outer (or inner) surfaces. When completely satisfied, you may begin planking, Several paragraphs back, the method of finding the num. ber of planks in a beltat the miclship framesbulkhead! was dis ‘cussed. Using the methods already covered by that previous tion and figure 9, find the plank widths at every sec- ond 6 third frame/bulkheael in the hull for the first planking belt to be done, Ifyou want the most accurate results poss: descr Die, find the plank widths at every frame or bulkhead, I rea: Jy doesn’t matter whether you start at che wale or the Ke (64 Ships in Scale «Volume X Number 3 Remember that the measurements must be taken from the batten to the center of the next. When working the first belt, measure from the lawver edge of the wale (or the bottom of the rabbet of the keel) to the center of the first ba ten, then divide by the number of planks required. It might be good iclea to do all the measuring for a planking belt first, andl record on. chart all of the planks widths at every frame ‘That way, ance you start cut center of on before you begin to cut materia {ing and fitting, you won't have to constantly stop to measure for the next frame. “Take the first piece of planking material, cut it abit longer than its planned finished length, and apply ito the hull so, that one end slightly overhangs the mbbet of the stem or sternpost, of the edge of the center keel, whichever the ease may be. Line the other end up with the center of the frame where the plank butt is to fll. If you are working from the keel upward, insert the lower edge into the keel rabbet, oF 25, close to it as possible without forcing the plank too much, Allow the plank to bend and lie according to its natural ten- dencies. If you are working from the main wale downward, apply the upper edge of the plank piece as close to the lower exige of the wale as. possible without laterally stressing the plank too much, Draw the centerline of each frame, crossed will act as regis by the plank, across its outer surface, Th tering marks so the plank piece has been removed so you could work be replaced in its exact positions wheneverFRAMING TYPICAL OF PLANK -ON- BuLkHEAD THE WALE, BEND IT Akounid THE FRAMES ‘Adkowine 1T TO Fowcs ITS NATURAL BEND PLANKING RaBBET 12. SPING THE SHAPE OF & PLANK USING A COMPASS. fon it,‘him the forward end of the plank so it is even with the edge of the center kes bet. you are fitting the garboard strake (the plank next 10 the keel) first, there should be little or no need to taper oF shape the edge of the plank that fits into the keel rabbet, since the rabbet is steaight (or should be). IF the rabbet edge ping, then use the same spiling procedure deseribed. below for plan ‘upper exge of the first plank below the main wale so that it fits snug against the lower edge of te wale, ‘technique calle “sping,” using @ compas. For spiling the sh bull lesetibed. Fit the upper edge as close! oF 10 ft into the stenysternpost rab- does require sh ing below che wale, Ta shape the imply employ. pe of plank edge, lay the plank on the and mark the frame positions across its. surk as possible to the lower edge of the wale (or the lower edge to keel rabbet if needed), Open the compass so that the legs span a bit more than the widest gap benween the lower edge of the wale and the upper edge of the plank (or the keel eabiyet and the lower ‘exige of the plank). Hold the compass pin against the lower cexlge of the wale, with the compass lead on the plank. Using the pin leg of the compass asa tracing stylus, draw it along the lower edge of the wale (or the keel rabber) and a trace the line of the wale (or rabbet) onto the plank with the compass lew, Be sure to hold the span of the compass at right angles to the line of the wale or rabbet (igure 12). When the applicable edge has been fitted 0 the wale or TENDENCIES. DO Nor FORCE IT INTO AN uweNaTUeAL PoSITIAN. keel rabbet, lay the plank on the hull in its intended position so that it fits snugly into rabber(s) and/or wale and the frame marks line up correctly. As previously stated, the inboard butt of the plank should fallon the centerline of the chosen frame. IF it goes over, mark the butt line on the plank so that it may be accurately trimmed to the required length. ‘ming line of the stem or sternpost rabbet on the other end. Remove the plank and lay it out on the work surface. At each frame on the hull and at the stem or stern post rabbet (Center keel edge), measure the total distance from the edge of the wale (or keel rabbet) to the center ofthe first planking batten (che total width of the planking belt at that frame), Divide this tark che txim- surement by the toral number of strakes t0 be lal in the belt, Repeating this procedure at every frame or bulkhead and at stem and steenpost will give the width of one plank at every frame along. its tength and at each end. If you have already taken all the wich measurements and done all the division for a whole planking belt, and recorded the results ona table, simply transfer the plank width measurement at every frame to the corresponding frame line on the surface of the plank being worked. Be sure you take your measurements ‘our your marks starting from the already fitted edge of the plank, whether its the edge against the wale, or the edge which seats in the keel rabbet. You may a o take measure: ments at every second or third frame if you choose A much simpler and quicker way to find the plank widths Ships in Seale» SeptemberiOctober 65FRame wate par BLANKING BATENS Removed 45 PLaNking PRoskesses 49, IING PLANK WIOTHS USING PROPORTIONAL DIVIDERS. is to use a pair of proportional dividers. The number of p to be fitted into the belt becomes the reduction factor for the wl dividers othe alividers, Set the pivot slide of the proporti number of planks in the belt. With the wide end of the clviders, measure the distance between the wale (or keel cd the center of the fist planking batten. The res ac the short end of che dividers will be the width of openin each plank in the belt at that frame. Repeat this procedure at every frame or bulkheact (igure 13). When you have marked the width of the plank at every Frame location you have decided to use, connect the marks ‘with a fair line in order to get the taperflare cutting line. The best way to do this is to use a flexible batten hard plastic ship's curves, or French curves. These tapering or cutting Tines should be smooth, gradual, flowing curves without any sutlden kinks, angles (anchor stocks), humps, or other irre ularities. Since human error is always a factor when taking measurements all the marks will probably not fll exactly ino the correct line af the batten or curve. When this happens, use the line of the curve to average the points so that the line Falls as closely as possible to asm {Ggures HAA & 4B), When the line fas been marked on the plank to your sat. isfction, cut the plank ro the line. Again, the best way to do lee for lighter stack ay of the points as possible this is by using a single-edge nuzor b 32° thick or less), or & hobby knife for heavier stock (66 Sons tn Seale» Volume X, Nemmber @ ser Lone 1e6s oF DIioERs TO span WroTh OF PLANRING Q ser S106 on Peorow ona DUIDERS TE Rarro (namsee OF Planks wy eur) © oisrace BerueeN! fonts oF Swoer ues ss wore oF cach Since pawik md BELT (greater than 3/32"), with a hard plastic curve as a cutting guicke, Do not try to cut all the way through the plank with xl, use two oF three lighter passes in order to avoid having the blade plough, skew, or wander with the ing the cut, Plank lines with reverse curves in them. have to be cut in shorter section ‘one pass. Inst ageuin, ry rather than all ip one cut When doing this, line the plastic © ve up to the section of line 10 be cut, starting at one end. Make sure the curve is ean fully realigned on each subsequent seetion so the cuts line up evenly anel meet exactly, When the plink piece has been com- pletely cut out, lightly sand the edges with 320 or 400 g paper 1fyour hull has been carefully, accu cally constructed, you may use this plank as a pattern from. which (0 trace the shape of its opposite number for the other side of the hull. After cutting the second plank, put the two together back-to-back and even up the raw edges with two or three light passes of 320- or 400.geit sandpa- per. Fasten the planks) in place usin; white glue or cyano aerylate, andlor fastenings (scale bolts, nails, of treenails), For the sake of security, it isa good idea to use a combination of adhesives and festenings, Most of these fastenings shauld be wood treenails (small dowels), since in actual full-size practice metal fastenings (spikes, an adhesive such as boles, etc.) were normally used only at the butt enels of planks (figure 15).Crean SHAPES & OmentSionS ARE ceacoeRATED (oR uUSTRATIVE. PURPOSES } @ no! { Ono! BETER END Not Sane i Hi ‘STRAIT CEA eee ee @ no! ravens ake TO WAR cana "4A. CORRECT AND INCORRECT XAWDLES OF PLANK SHAPE AND TAPER oyes! — TAPERS sawed BE suoons Fait & GRADUAL eo FRAG posiTions *hARKED ow NsumPAce meascneD FOmTS oF OTH: 148, PLAUCTAPERS "AVERAGING WIOTH MEASUREMENT FONTS With the first pla nest plank aft (or forward) in the same row of planking (strake). Continue planking until the entire strake on each Wh strake up or down, as the 3k installed on each side, proveed to the side of the hull is don n complete, proceed to the next be. Remessure the width of the rer nig space in the elt being planked, anc reclivide it by the remaining number of planks you intend to install in the belt IF you have difficulty geting the buts of the adjoining plank pieces in the same strake «0 match or come out to the same widch when you cut the planks separately, you may want to consider making each complete, fulHengih stake out of ‘one continuous length of stock. It can be cut into scale lengths after shaping, and tapering and then fastened to the hull. This should be done with a single-edge razor blade to minimize mater Before you start to plank the last strake in the belt, remove il loss when cutting. the planking batten toward which you are working, Make sure to Leave the Ie measure and cut the ast strake in the belt, Al fon the upperand lower belts, working toward the turn af the falls in marks on the frames so that you ean nate planking bilge so the last plank installed, the “shutter plank, the middle of the hull ancl will therefore not rece much sha Although it doesn’t really make much difference whether you start planking from the wale down or the kee! up, plank: THO ABRUPT ANGLES 08 CUANGES OF DIRECTEN... | CMIMcan BE Doe USING SH/08 CURVES. use sees curves To ORAW AV “AVERAGED” CATING LINE. LINE SHOULD INTERSECT o8 pass 43 ceoseLy AS Prete ve ing fram the keel up does offer some advantage when it becomes necessary to work in stealery aft and drop planks for © specialized! planks should be el. When needed, th worked into the hull as low down toward the keel as possible, if only for the sake of making the job easier and neater Planking from the keel up tendls 10 give you a visual indication fairly early on of about where these planks should go on the haul. It also helps 10 give you ed arrangement and layout. Planking fom the wale down does nor offer these ach procedure is to plank the keel belt frst, then the wale belt. then the belt next up from the keel, and the nest one down from the wale, ete. You should alternate planking between an working toward the middle, so that the ast, or shutter” plank falls on the turn of the bilge, This is because the plank at the turn of the bilge usually requires the Feast lenguhwise cutting and shapi better idea of their requi ges toas gree. The optimum upper belt and lower bel ind therefore is the easiest 10 install. However, the planks which lie on the turn of the bilge must have their edyes beveled slightly so that they fic closely together around the turn and don’t have any unsightly gaps. The key (0 determining visually whether or not a stealer is needed lies in the sweep of the bolton: planking, when viewed from the side at a distance 1e ends of these planks should rise, or curve, upward coward! the ends of the bull at about the same rate as the curve of the sheer so that the wo Sips Seale» SoptemsbertOcsober 67: os D spue EDs To Bl FED Against ALE, REGRET 7 Eres tut 403) send Puan To Hust. So TWAT IT Ltd EASY Riot Spxesse MABh FRAME LOeATENS rami socget 1083 Fit Plank Back onTe past & ena passer & bat LINES, Paci RANKING ‘Rageer ene BSI rom iB ante, OB oe 15, CUTTING AND FASTENING PLANUS. run approximately parallel. As the planking progresses in ‘accorclance with the measuring, lining out, and cutting pro- cedures already described, you will notice that the planks will tend to fin out as they approach the stempost. If these nor ‘mal hull planks were forced co lie tightly against one another fat the sternpost, pretty soon the afterend of the rop-most plank would begin to droop, of fall away from the line of the sheer at a very un pleasing angle to the general run of the rest ‘of the planking, If this becomes noticeable, itis an indication king © er that will allow the pl that i is time to get in a stea Rocky Mountain gy Shipyard Selection, Service, Savings Books: Ship modeling, Naval Maritime history Plans: Age of Sail, Clippers, Liners, Steam and Riverboats, Civil War WWI & Il, Subs, R/C Combat 1 sip Smokes ro car Heit 1 8S or ides ae OS ae 1 maasllilmljngd te shnae dost ae apes © Fo wien oF Aah ‘AT EACH FRAME, enssage, mate © cur LopmositE EDGE USING Hos Cugues AS. 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Parceling—the process of covering, the wormed line with a lightly tied-in- place layer of canvas to protect it i, Serving—the proces of tightly winding « hyer of Hight line (often a lightly-arred, narrow diameter rope called marline asan outer protective: 5, Tarring—the final finishing process for stancling rigging protection, in, which a thick, paintike coat of resins ind tars was brushed on for weather Shrouds—the heavy, fully weated andl protected rope structures that sup- port the masts from side-to-side, form- ing a triangular shaped stcucture, as viewed from the side, which run from deadeye at the channels below to the masthead above 7, Ratlines—the horizontal lashings of lighter diameter rope across the shrouds at intervals of about 12° whieh, Formed the seaman’s “staircase” up into the rigging. Also tarred, BOS for Shipmodeling, Beginners by Clayton A. 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Out-of-Print and Rare ¢ Books about the Sea, Ship & Sailor + Catatogue Upon Request Shp Scale» SepternbortQctaber 69SEAWAY S®* BEGINNER'S scHOOL Glues ood test of a well-built ship ‘moclel is how the builder handled the glue, Gobs of glue can cutn an otherwise good jobs. I'he glue shows, i's ue 10 poor workmanship. Handling the ‘glue properly is not easy, but using, the right glue and the sight applicator are essential to a good-looking moctel There are three basle glues suitable for models: CYANO ACRYLATE CA (Cyano Acrylate) glue, AKA. "Cray Glue," is a clear glue with super holding strength. IC will bond meal, plastic, and wood. CA should be used to bond ve flat surfaces together. When used this way it «will bond instantly and is extremely «li cult to break apart, so proper placement cf the parts is critical, common mistake is applying CA directly from the bottle. CA. ation and will eas- hhas excellent capil ily sucks itself between 10 pieces, hold together tightly build-up of CA glue does not add strength to the bond, ‘The abewe refers to super thin viscosity whicl hardens in 310 55 Conds, A thicker CA viscosity harlens in 15 Xl this type may be used filler in some kinds of joints ‘The best way I've found to apply CA glue is (0 put 5 to 10 drops in a plastic boitle eap, dip an applicator into. the ‘glue, and then touch the tip of the appl- 1 arden instantly. A, 10 20 second cator to the parts to be glued or to the joint, Plans for making your own appli 70 Ships in Scade« Vofunne X Number 5 For the Ship Modeler by David M. Hamilton torappear in figure 1. are available commercially Found my design 10 be more versatile nother way oF applying CA glue isto put several drops on a piece of glass and then, using nveezers, dip the part in the droplets and then apply to the model. Iris generally better to buy several hall: ounce bottles of CA glue than one larger 12 ounce bottle, Always tap the bottle csafter pouring from it to keep, the nozzle from clogging in the future nilar applicators several tin PLASTIC GLUE There are several plastic glues on the market, One of the best is phisticweld, svhich comes with a brush applicator in the lid. Testors makes a good plastic lige uid cement (not in a tube) with aa appl: ccator ip, bur its dificult to find in most smaller hobby shops. Plastic glue has ‘good! capillary action arid works by diss solving the plastic surface of both pieces. then “welding” them together as it dries. Setup is not eapid and parts can be adjusted for placement within the first 30 seconds. In 10 to 15 minutes, {#001 bond will set up with full harden- ing occurring after several hours. While itis best used with plastic surfaces, ps [PHOTO 1. NPICAL MODEL GLUES AND THE TOOLS USED IN MODELING.tie glue will also elfectively bond wood to plastic Woon Gi ‘Wood glue is most useful in the early stages of build 1g wooden models. This, slue saturates wood fibers andl, when pressed together, forms a good bonc! in 15 10 20 minutes, although it should be clamped for at least an hour for best results, hours. I've founcl the best quality: is Franklin's Ir reaches full strength in 24 te Bond Il, but Elmers Glare AIL Tuas Somewhat similar qualities, Bot dry clear, cake paint well, and are easily sanded. ‘Thes liberally to both pieces for best results, ‘These are the three main glues used Jes should be applied in modeling. They will cover most situa contact cement by Iso work well if large areas are t0 be laminated, tions. However Weldwood may Sev essential for best results, When wood is to be stained, it must be done before it ral important procedures are is glued to anything, If not, the glue will seal the surfice and the wood will not FILE Aas RouND a4 AC GLUE APPLICATOR. a EF 45° anon FIGURE 1.15 EASY TO WAKE YOUR OWN CA GLUE APPLICATOR, AND IT MAKES APPLING CA GLUE EASY AND [NEAT A SMALL DOWEL ABOUT 4° LONG AND TWO 1-10" PIECES OF 1/16" BRASS ROD ARE ALL YOU NEED. FLATTEN ONE ENO OF EACH ROD AND DRL ORE WITHA 3164" HOLE AND THE OTHER WITHA 139° HOLE. SAND [THES FLATTENED Ts WITH NUMER 600 WETDRY PAPER AO THEN INSERT THE RODS INTO EACH END OF THE DOWEL. SEF WITH CA GLUE. BEND THE RODS TO A A5-DEGREE CURVE. FS DONE, THE ABPUICATOR MUST 2 {CLEANED OFTEN AND HEPT FOUSHED. CLEAN I WITH A #11 XACTO HMIFE, THEN 8 POLS. ke the stain, thus leaving light spots. Every piece should be fitted in place before glue is applied. ‘There are no see cond chances with CA glue. I itis esse tial 10 get an immediate fix with medium viscosity CA glue, an aecelerator may be sprayed on which will set the CA instante Iy, However, this sometimes leaves a swrinkled finish, so use it only iPabsolute: PHOTO 2, CLAMPING PLASTIC PAKELS WITH BAR CLAMPS READY FOR APPLING PLASTIC GLUE INSIDE THE STRUC “URE, NOTE THE WAX PABER PROTECTING THE DECK ‘Using the right glue for the right pur- pose is the key to success. For wood luc, a plastic syringe will hold about a ‘quarter ounce of glue andl can be used for an hour or so before clogging. When e should be you have finished, the syring ‘washed immediately with warm water. Instead of toothpicks, whieh many builders prefer, use shish ke-bob sticks (18"x6") which are a at the supermarket. They are pointed 1 long enough to provide a good reach—and cheap! A small homemace spatula with one end 1/8" wide and the other end 1/4" ein bundles wide is very useful with wood glue. You ‘can make it out of thin, exible beass with the blades bent to a 4S.dlegree angle. Good ove tial and a one-inch chipp brush is useful in cleaning the area of saw dust of lint before gluing A good variety of lamps will make ghie ing easy. Bar clamps, "C" clamps, clothes: fer are absolutely essen pins, and alligitor clips and pins are ewsen- tia in various sizes and quantities because every camping sition is elifferent, Last but not least is wax paper (Irom the kitehen), None of the glues dis: cussed will adhere x0 wax paper, $0 it should be used wherever glue may drip or run onto another surface that shouldn't be glued, David Hamilton 314 Thunderbird ‘ttl Robbinsville, NC 28771 Ships i Scale + SptenaberiQctobor 7sOURCES OF by Jobn 0. Kopf SUPPLIES Editor's Note: The FAQ das originally initiateel by Jobn several years ago, with the NRG providing the originell sources. 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Ohivomrai retro eecom cota 0) ear Drea rate et acnat Eero le sceem cert oT Correia Rete pitch one MRT tC ore Lannan Ship Model: BLOM eel, TONEY (617) 451-2650 Sips on Seale» Sptemebon’Qctobor 7:by Martin Meyer MODEL SLIPWAYS’ TRENT-CLASS LIFEBOAT fe Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNID is ered charity that exists for the purpose of saving lives at sea. It provides 24-hour searchvand-rescue. service up 10 50 miles out from the coast of the King Republic of Ieland, The Trera-class lifeboat was designed sand developed! by the RNLI staff'as United Jom and the per -manently afloat lifeboat that will replace the aging fleet of Wiveneys and Aruns in areas where a smaller boat is called for Where a larger boat is needed, they will be replaced by the Severn class, ‘There vill be coral of forty in the fleet when the construction program has been com- pleted. This will not include the reliet boats that aee presently used by the RNLL The design requirements called for a lifeboat with protected propellers, high speed capabilities, and the ability t0 take the ground if necessary. The #rent is able to reach a top speed of 25 knots and, like all new alloweather lifeboat selfright itself alter being material used for the construction of the itis able to capsived. The Trent is. fiber-reinforced composite (PRC), which is strong yer ligheweight. A sandhwich construction is used for the hull, deck, andl superstructure. For water tight construction, che ful s lived into sis compartments. The wheelhouse con. tains Seating for six crew members and space for a stretcher in. the wheelhouse and fore cabin, The fore cabin also con: tins Seating for ten survivors, The specifications for the full-sized are: length: 46° 9"; beam: 16° I molded depth: 8" 4°; displacement: 27.5 tons; horsepower: 800: engines: 2x MAN 7A Ships in Scale «Volume X Nur 5 PHOTO f. MODEL SUPWAYS'RENECLASS UFEBONT diesels: fuel 900. gallons: 6; range: 250 he owner is the Royal capacity spe de 25 knots; crew nautical miles. [National Lifeboat Institution. The model is based on the Whitby Lifeboat No. 14-14, the RNIB George and Mary Webb. Ics builtin the seale of 1: 16, producing model that measures: 36° Jong, 12.5" high, and a displacement of 18 pounds when built asa RIG model (the Trent was designed san RYC moet, how. evershe n anexcellent static mode. MANUAL The manual for the Trent is broken up into eight pare directions and numerous diagrams. i includes written Upon opening the manual, there is packing list Jor the kit which can be used to check the coments of the box. ‘Turning to the nest page, there fs some basic. inform: lifeboat, followed by a listing of (ols ion on the Trentclass that will be needed. The nest 2 pages contain a brief description of glues and fillers, safety precautions, painting, the use of the drawings and instructions, symbols used in the patts list, and preparations to start. There are also guiclelines for working with the ious materials in the kit, inclucling dic- ‘cut and. printed styrene sheets, ciched car brass parts, and white east metal tings ‘The first item consid tered! in the construction process is the preparation of the made! stand (which ‘Thirteen is included) pages guide you through the construction, step-by step, starting with the hull and running gear, and ending with the water slide tansfers and. trig running. In benween are steps dealing with the electronic installation, deck structures, sailings, the mast, interior details, and the many other details that make this a firstrate model. The instructions for the order they are to be dealt with, and detailed drawing covering that particular step or structure, The written directions nach step list the parts £0 be used, the drawings, process really understandable, There is also a list of the different parts of the model and the ¢olors that should be used! 10 paint the Trentclass lifeboat RNIB George and Mary Webb. ‘the paints usec! on the prototype model xy to follow and complement making the construction were Humbrol enamels with reference numbers as of 1996, After the decals are applied, the entire model is painted! with ‘hwo coats af satin varnish, An aclelendum sheet was aeded to the manual that clarifies the clearance beuxeen the prop and the hull and the replacement for the transom railing dase, Following it are nine p which has be en superseded ges listing the parts used in the building of the model Each number is proceeeled bya cocle let ter that inclicates the type of material used in the pac. This aids in locating the individual tem among she 1,200+ parts lowing the number of the partis the name of the part, is material, the quan- tity, and its location (e.g,, what sheet or Dag it will be found in). Next are thedrawings of the parts. The first wo pages deal with the cast metal parts; the next nine show the nine diewcut sheers of styren along with the parts on each sheet, It is after this point tha detailed drawings for number 1-38 and the number 46 can be found. Bach drawing clearly shows the parts along, with their numbers and the way they ft together to form the paeticular item being dealt with, Following th drawings of the ee Baste rnvo sheets of phoro-etched brass parts along with their identifying numbers. ‘The next page contains a list of the Trentelass lifeboats with their lifeboat station, name The final page has a wypical wiring die anil opetating number, gram for wo motors, WO speed con ‘rollers, and a 34-channel radio that can be used in this model. A short time after I received the kit, the company mailed! me drawing number 3A, which was «along, with a note of reassurance that the slots, clatification of the seetion a thie hull forthe *A" frames for the prop This note shafts are correctly placed. gave a detailed explanation about steps taken to allay concerns of some modet ‘ers who have contacted Model Slipways, | found this manual to be extremely well written, easy to follow; and a real asset for constructing this model Rating: bb bb PLANS ‘The plans for the Tren take up thre large sheets: a number of sections and le. All the pacts ‘on the plans are numbered for identi derails are drawn full se cation and can be ¢ross-referenced with the parts list in the manual. ‘The draw: ings are detailed, clearly: drawn, easy 10 follow in conjunetion with the (On sheet #1 there is A profile of the model that shows most of the details and paris that will be added to the hull ‘and superstructure. There are bo nates that are important: one, unless other- wise stated, the drawing is nat 10 seale; and wo, for the sake of cla nt all details are shown on all elevations. Neither item presents @ problem. In the frst eas are clearly marked, and in the second case, there are notes directing you t0 the drawings that are full scale one of the detailed drawings that deals with the areas in question, In dotted the suggested loc tions for the motors, running gear, Clee and the ballast are location, sre some recommendations. for caring ratio that are best suited for this model, Across the lines on the profi tronics, batteries, shown, In there wldiion 10. thei the motors and top ofthe sheet are several details which include a view of the front windows showing the washer system, and a view ofthe back of the wheelhouse and a sec: sion drawn to full scale. At the bottom there is a partial elevation of the port side of the superstructure and a port side view of the stowed 115-pound fish erman’s anchor Looking at sheet #2, the main dea- ing isa plan view of the model. The wheelhouse and flybridge interior have been left off to show the details of the interior of the wheelhouse. ‘The posi tioning of the various fitings is cl number of notes directing you 10 various dranvings that clarify cestain areas. Aboxe the plan view and, again, there a of the model is the plan view of the wheelhouse roof anc! flybridge interior Next to this there is @ view of the fly bridge fascia with @ right and left cross uldition to section to clarify this-area. In the above drawings, there are two cross sections from below the rub ral 10 the ug taken at different loc The remaining wo top ofthe tions on the ull details on this sheet show the eonstrue- tion of the steering consul and the bridge radar repeater, Sheet #3 consists of detailed! draw. ings number 39 through 45. These draw h some of the more intricate items on the moclel. Drawing #39 is a view of the transom railing, and drawing #40 isa view of the side railing, These two draw ings are fullscale and they deal to construct the rulings and are addi ra that should be tionally a fullsize pate used! 10 eu and assemble the parts. This can be done right on the drawing by placing a piece of wax paper benween the elrawing ancl the pieces being assem bled. Drawing #42 s of the stern engine room hatch ailing, drawing #43 is side elevation of the bow rilings, ane rawing #45 is the superstructure front railings, These drawings can be used in the same manner as the previous draw: Us you in the consteuction Ws. Drawing # isa plan and elevation view of the bow roller ings whicky of these # assembly. Tis leaves only drawing #41, which takes up more than half of the sheet with its aelditional detail drassings This is the drawing of the mast assembly which is made up of over 75 different pares ‘The main crawing is of the port side and rear elevation of the mast, It is rec- ommended thst you lay the various Grawing (0 mark the parts onthe lengths and the different Iocations for thei tachment, Drawing #414 details the joining of the eross braces 10 the mast arch. Drawing #41 is Finished off with five cletails of areas that need claré: fication in addition 10 that which is shown on the two elevations, 1 was very impressed with the theee sheets of plans and can say that between Ships in Scale « September October 75the manual and pl of the construction of the model Left in Rating: bb bb FITTINGS: ‘The numerous fittings for the Trent fare made als. When L opened the separate fluing box, I found five bags containing cast p of several different mater PHOTO 3, PRINTED AND DIE-CUT STYRENE SHEETS white metal, brass, yvacuformed styrene, rubber, sluminum, copper, and wood fittings. Starting with the cast ‘white metal fittings, [found them to be excellent. Bag #1 (the smaller bag) con- tained the parts for the eudders and the “A” Frames For the prop shafts. The rud- ders were complete with the rudder i the ruckler tube, and the single and double tiller arms with a bok and ‘nut for tightening them onto the rudder shaft. In addition, there was an “O" ring. ‘on the shaft to help form a watertight seal between the rudder shaft andl rud der tube. The large second bag of cast Fieings contained may the railings and mast, In addition, there of the parts for ‘were the anchors, vents, bollards, fair- leads, lights, and throttles, to name just afew. These castings were exceptionally lean with next 10 n@ mole! lines and. ashing, For the most part, all that was, necessary before paindng remove any residue of release agent. For the few cases of minor Nashing andor mold seam, abit of filing was all that was required. With a good primer and ish coat of pat the fittings provided excellent detail. 1 believe these are 76 sbips in cate «Volume 8 Nranbor 5 among the bes ‘easing I ave Seen ‘The next bag contained yacu-formed styrene parts, ‘There were 36 parts here, made up ofthe seat by ions, life raft canister hale radar unit nd back cushs lite belt and the bow and stern fender cover. Lam mot a big fan of vacarform styrene because of its ten- deney to lack detail, In the ‘rent, however, the parts that were vac- ase of the i ueformeel provided the detail necessary for each part ta the next hag and loose in the box assorement of parts mae up of several materials, There was a lengtly oF “DP shaped rubber fender, wo. brass prop shalis with stuffing tubes, and 45 nm righht-and lefichand props. There were a umber of lengths of alloy, brass, and ‘copper rod that made up the majority of the railing anel mast parts. There were ‘ovo lengths of wood! dowel for the sam- ‘son posts. This category of fittings was 1 of decals for the completed with a I saved the best for lasts the two sheets of photo-etched brass. parts. There were over 250 parts an the Iwo shects, cach part proving to be superbly dewiled. The etching process that w: used produced parts that were three- dimensional, with both polished and unpolished areas, Some of the more detailed parts were for the various instrument panels on the bridge, the frames for the bridge windscreen, and the vent covers. Asan & ple, the went covers had recessed louvers with a raised polished frame that included the detailed slotted serew heads. This defi nitely proved to be the est example of phowo-eching thar I have seen to date Needless (0 say. 1 ‘with the entie package DLLs as very impressed MATERIALS ‘Two basic materials are used in this PHOTO 5. Fas. ce from GRP and the keel and moldings are part of the molded hull. The ull had a bit of a sean tha required some sanding, However, the spment was perfect. The dlilfer- Trent is ‘ent holes that had 0 be cut or drilled into the hull for the rudders, prop shafis, °N' frames, and exhaust outlets were clearly marked with the proper Size depressions molded right into the bull required a bit of sanding, but the top celge around the bull did nor require any trimming, Finally, it is recommended that che entire hull be given a sanding 1 found owo Small spots tha with 420 grit paper to remove the pol ‘shed finish for beter paint adhesion, ‘The balance of the materials consists of ten lengths of 3 mm by 6 mm strip and thiewen sheets of styrene in 0.5 rom, 1 mm, and 15 mm thicknesses. The eight shee! Before removing the part, mark its number on it with a pencil of styrene are di These parts are not cut all the way through, so you will need to use a sharp knife (#11 blade). Use a steel rule, tle pressure, and repeated strokes 10 needed from the remove the partThe Modelers Boctyard 740 Spring Forest Drive, Suite G, Lawrenceville, GA 30043 Representing England's finest line of Radio Controlled Kits from The Model Slipway __Wyefoee, . Broom 44 Mooring & Berhing Tvs ‘What the Reviewers say: “i Hx "This is an excellent performing boat and has been a delight 10 build. The boat floated exactly on the waterline and really looked a picture." "The kit is well presented and makes up into an impressive model. Wel done the Model Slipway, another excellent model for your fleet." Drumbeat of Devon "Good subject, good materials, super fittings. Full marks to the Model Slipway.” "An excellent kit, extremely well presented. The builel instructions are superb and almost a bench mark in that Gry Martha respect. Certainty a newcomer with ust a lide experience will Build an excellent model." Each kit in this extraordinary line includes: ¢ Fiberglass Hull GNLITea Case © Rudder, Propeller, and Running Hardware Loyal Clas Lifeboat © Printed and Die-cut Styrene parts for long life and . durability Eagy to follow, easy to understand instructions with complete set of plans showing a variety of perspective views. FREE Shipping (No Kidding!) Tsekoa Tl 15m intenance Vessel Order On-line at: Range Safety Vessel ‘The Modelers Boctyard = eg www.modelersboatyard.com a ne Be ‘The Intemets Largest, Most Complete Ship = eee AL Kuler Modelers Resource Sentinal Supertanker Handling Tug HM Customs Cutter Dealer Inquiries Always Welcome Sbips n Scale « Septemben(October 77sheets, The ninth sheer is die-cut clea styrene used for the windows, and sheets 10-13 have the different parts princed on them. Use the method described above to cut these parts out The quality of the styrene was aecept- able and 1 found the parts well markec—both die-cut and printed The null was nicely done, anything wrong with i, it would be that side. This the hull satiny bit on the thi does not present a problem, but de take care to ensure that the sides are not dis- toned in any way while gluing the pla forms and deck beams in place. Once these items have been added to the hull, ‘you will fine that i is wery sturdy Rating: b LL 12 CONCLUSION Modlel Stipw a very interes ‘rert-lass lifeboat is subject, and the con pany has done an excellent job of pro ‘ducing this model kit, Is well suited 10, RIG operation lesign with plenty of room fr the nec ind apparatus. In :uldition to this, it makes an impressive static display model. There is plenty of etal supplied by the excellent fitings that are included in the kit. The plans having a wery stable essary electronies and manual work very well together ons that may arise in the construction of the kit. for the actual installation of the elec tronic equipment and the wiring is very general, Any adelitional working parts ure left the modeler. answeringalll que ‘The cetails 78 Ships in Scale «Volume S Number 5 Working with the styrene, 1 found that gup fil cyano acrylic glue worked best. It accomplished two steps-at once, By adding enough glue to just barely squeeze out of the joint benween the fas formed ‘ovo pieees, a solid: bond When the joint was cleaned up with the use of a file and some sandpaper and e was no hint ofa pain was app seam, Gap fill ied, ther for filling, any depressions or imperfec- tions in both the styrene and the GRP hull, Where extra strength was needed in bonds to the GRP hull, | used five- minute ¢pory: 1 used this on the deck beams and the platforms for the differ- ent electronic parts on the insite of the hull. The epoxy was also used! for the installation of the rudder tubes, fiames, and stuffing tubes for the prop. shat To paint the model, you can use Be careful not ceitheracrylics or enamel to use any lacquerbased products on © they are not com- the styres patible Cacquer wil styrene). The kit includes a complet color referenced to Humbrol paints for every part of the ot to use ¢ bec soften and crave chart that is model. If you choose Humbrol (as I did), there is no problem cross-refereneing it to the colors of another bran, With the paint on and the decals in place, be sure to give the entire model either matte oF satin (semi-gloss). When all is said and «lone, 1 found cverail coats of elear finish, this tobe one of the better kits available, providing an excellent operational model as well asa exceptionally detailed static model of a very interest- ing subject. In my case, the model will probably spend more time in its case than it will on the pond. IFall of this was not Trent kit sold inclucles @ £10 elonation to the RNUL, istered Charity (No. mnough, every which is a Re 209603). Overall Rating: de deb de PHOTO 8. HULL, RO, AND STRIP STRENE For the model of the Trent, and a complete ine of Model Slipways kits, contact the U.S. distributor: Tony Suess at the Modelers Boatyard, 51 S. Clayton St Suite 208, lawrenceville, GA. 3004 phone (770) 962-4016, For those of you con the Internet, be sure to cheek out the Modelers Boatyard webs hhupsyiwww:modelersboutyard.com. It is packed with all kinds of kits for the ship modeler and has some very interesting nautica links. cl goodies ‘The purpose of this article is to help those who would like to purchase: kit but do nor have the time or opportunity to examine many of them in person ich kit andl section is rated as follows: LLLL Frcellent LLL Very Good te Good + Average: 0 Poor Martin Meyer S821 N, Navarre Chicago, IL 60631 e-mail: curlecl 1@aol.comby Martina Meyer NORSEMAN MODEL MARINE "pon opening the box. from Norseman, Lliscovered a variety of Gast resin fluings cowering. wide range of subjects. The majority of the FITTINGS IN two sizes of winches, «wo colors of lights modern boat hatches, «cross bollard, stop, and binnacte. saving apparatus is well covered, begin: ring with three sizes of double endedt lie life rafts in 12192, 1:96 and 148 Fife ring, 1.32 and Ist8 scale les he life boats, sale, 1 REVIEW tool box with id, and a hammer. To man the boat, there ig set of 1:32 work boat figures, set of three period ship figures in the same scale, anel a 1:24 seale ‘The U.S. Navy fitvings inclucle such items as: RWT and WY with QA scuttle; various ammo lackers ches, some fittings ane to be used on working boats, with the balance applicable to US. Navy ge ‘of scales, with the two most common being 148 anxl 1:82, Some of the fisting, such as theDitts and cleats, cam be used in liferent scales, depending on the size. Fxample: a bite 18" fs 12° in 1:96, but only 6"in 1348 Overall, | found the castings «© be lean with wellaligned mols. Some work. will be required! 10 remove mold vent ‘marks and the occasional air bubble, he vessels. The fittings are avallable ina air bubbles are easily filed with cyano serylie yap fil glue or squadron put any mised! imperfections can be easily fied or sanvled smooth, All that is needed to get good primer eo paper, and apply the finished! product is to give it a ancl with 220 grit since ish coat of paint. ngg boat fittings, Hound a number of items for the great lakes ore boat, Some of these stack and stack cap, exhaust fin, cargo hatch, sky cal use on work boats, there are six sizes of vents ranging from to a 3° cowl vent. Also included were he Starting with the wor and anchor well. For gen: cowl went up three sizes of double bitt sets, 10 s PHOTO 2 RAFTS, LADDER, AND LIGHTS. PHOTO 6. ALOR, DEC CLUTTER, AND FRE HOSE Powe rae cylinders, and life wests, found nine Ullferent styles of doors ringing from ‘watertight doors with and without ports, andl h round or square corners, There ‘were wooden doors angled oF squared for companionways, and one for the pilothouse. “fo complete this, there are several sizes of windows and an engine room skylight. Allthe doors anel winclows are in 1:32 sea A work boat would not be complete by some standards without a crew and assorted deck clutter. On the list are gallon -crums, duffel bags, sets of erates ‘and wunks, an oil drum barbee PHOTO 2. VARIOUS DOORS AND FRAMES. signal light; 6° double bite; rectangular WWI ie raft; a carley float; a 3” 50 cal iher ammo hoist; water tight doors; IVT anchor; a PG capstan; light boards: depth charges; and a US, Navy 310 DD 10 hatch engine room skylight 10 sound out the seleetion of fitings, there isa large selection of lights ‘These include 180-legree electric and oil lights, 1125

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