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WORK IN PROGRESS

May 16 2018

Reporter: Dave Yotter

Cux 87, Seestern – Larry Van Es/Jean-Philippe Dal Gobbo

The Cux 87 is a typical German shrimp trawler from the Deutsche Krabbenkutter Werft. This type of boat is often seen in the small harbors along the North German coast. Cuxhaven is an independent town and seat of the Cuxhaven district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the shore of the North Sea at the mouth of the Elbe River. Cuxhaven is home to an important fisherman’s wharf and ship registration point for Hamburg. These trawlers are about 20 meters long, driven by two 200 hp diesel engines and typically have a crew of three. The model is being built from a Billings Boats kit in 1:33 scale. The owner’s father started this particular model in 1952. Jean-Philippe and Larry are finishing the model for her. When received the hull was falling apart and there was a hole in the deck. The sides were repaired as was the deck hole. Drywall Spackle was used prior to painting. All the brass pieces were missing and Clare Hess replaced these at Ages of Sail with a whole new kit! Last month most of the deck furniture was in place, as were the masts and the navigation lighting. Since then, Larry has completed all the rigging for the instillation of the nets which really show off its purpose as a fishing vessel. Your reporter was probably not paying enough attention and has lost track of who did what part of the model but the way I understand it is that JP did some of the hull work including the painting and Larry finished a good portion of the rest of the model, including some hull repair (?) The model is now complete and awaits its case before returning to its owner, whom I am sure will be very pleased with the outcome.

S C Paddle Store – Bob Penikas

Bob writes; Etymology: This phrase may have come from England’s Haslar Creek in Portsmouth harbor, a salt creek. (it also may be the origin of the alternative “up shit creek.”). Wounded sailors during the time of Admiral Lord Nelson (1771-1805), were taken there to be transported to the Hospital in Haslar to die or recover. The ships moored up in the moored up in the Solent and the wounded sailors were transported up Haslar creek by tramline, hence “up the creek without a paddle.” They were held prisoner so that they would not desert while being treated and some tried to escape by going through the sewers to the creek (another suggested origin of the alternative “up shit creek”). Without a paddle this would have been hopeless, hence “up the creek (without a paddle)” means being trapped, stuck or in trouble. Some very obscure navy related jargon entered the popular culture of the seafaring peoples of the British isles and thus entered the English language as a whole. Bob’s Shit Creek Paddle Store was downloaded free from: www.zippys3dmodels.co.uk. The model was printed on Wausau Exact Vellum Bristol 67 lb. and given a protective coat of Krylon acrylic gloss. Cardboard was added to the base. Testors gloss enamel was applied to the windows. The paddles were made from a glossy card stock mailer and painted with enamels. The model was built taking no other steps other than these mentioned. Burnishing the planking edges and roof shingles prior to cut out would help enhance the model.

La Real – Don Dressel

Don brought in his continuing efforts on the Dusak kit model in 1/72 scale of the Real to show his slow progress. The first layer of planking of the hull is now complete. No particular pattern was followed when installing the first layer of planking – this will be done with the second layer of planking. Don indicated he plans to draw all the frames onto the first layer of hull planking prior to laying the second layer. Upon consulting the book La Fleur De Lis by Gèrard Delacroix on building a 1690 galley it appears that doweling was used in planking similar to regular ship building, so Don plans to incorporate this feature into his model even though the plans supplied by Dusak make no mention of doweling at all. This is one feature that adds to the model and is, for many practical reasons, logical. It is interesting to note that many of the terms used in building a galley are NOT the same as building a ship – there is a complete new vocabulary that one has to learn. Also, there have been some very good articles in the French Neptunia maritime magazine which have been reproduced in English in the Nautical Research Journal, translated from French to English by Paul E. Fontenoy, that give excellent detail and information concerning galleys. Don has found that this is a good time to build a galley model! The La Real galley kit by Dusak was chosen to build because it is to 1/72 scale and smaller than the Corel kit model of the Real de France, the later being much bigger. The planking of what turns out to be the lower deck is now in progress.

San Felipe – Don Dressel

Don also brought in his completed model of the San Felipe. Looking at the internet, Don made a few discoveries. The site is www.modelships.de/San_Felipe_1690…/Sa n_Fleipe_1690_authenticity.htm. I quote from the web sit “The SAN FELIPE is one of the most favoured ships among the ship model builders. The model is elegant, very beautifully designed, and makes a decorative piece of art to be displayed at home or in the office. Doubts on San Felipe’s historic authenticity I have heard voiced or seen many times, mainly on forums on ship history and ship modeling. There was the contribution of Toni Alvarez Silva of April 1999 in some forum, who went three times to the Museo Naval in Madrid. He could not get any information there whether the San Felipe existed or not. He also contacted Mantua and Artesania Latina and asked them about their model kits of the San Felipe, without getting convincing responses. The three San Felipe ship models in this webpage were probably made from these kits. The plans of the kits are based on drawings of the “San Felipe” that were published in the 1950’s by the Department de Fatanges del Mar” (check out the web page). Most notably a Spanish three-decker with the name “San Felipe” did not exist in 1690. As outlined by Mr. Leber the plans and model ship kits show construction elements of hull and rigging of Spanish ships of the line around 1700. But the question remains: Why don’t the kit makers refer to a ship like the Nuestra Señora de la Concepción y de las Animas Nuestra of 1688? That ship did exist and has been described in detail.” There is more information for those whishing to visit the web sit and learn more about this ship model. My own thoughts on the model still refer to plans drawn by Mr. Vincenzo Lusci in his book Modellismo navale statico antico. The model Don brought it was first seen when Don visited his friend Richard Keyes in Australia. The hull was scratch built by Richard to 1:112 scale using plans obtained from one of the kits, but not completed. Don admired the model and said it was a shame that the model was not completed. Subsequently, Richard sent the model (wrapped in a cardboard tube) to Don via mail explaining that he was not going to work on it anymore. Since I showed some interest, he sent it to me as a gift. The model was then finished, completing the planking, railings, decking, structures and boxwood carvings to the same scale, mounted with flagpole launching masts with large flags, the flags being made by Gus Agustin. Don wanted to take the model to Japan for one of the ROPE exhibitions, so masting and rigging could not be done due to size constraints by the airlines. Carving work was done on each part using the Gesswein power/hand unit with the 35000 rpm hand unit and various burrs. Don will bring in the carving tool to the next meeting along with his set of burrs. For those interested, Tony Devroude will give a carving talk and slide presentation at the upcoming NRG Conference in Las Vegas this October and show his magnificent ship model of the Dolphin Royal. This NRG Conference is one not to be missed by anyone who espiers to learn how to do those carvings that seem so difficult but really are not.

Tea Clipper Ariel – Mike Eskew

Ariel was a clipper ship famous for making first voyages between China and England in the late 1860’s. She is most famous for almost winning the Great Tea Race of 1866, an unofficial race between Foochow, China and London with the first tea crop of the 1866 season. Ariel was a full rigged ship of 853 tons net register, measuring 197.4 feet X 34 feet X 21 feet. She was designed by William Rennie, and built in 1865 by Robert Steele & Co., Greenock for Shaw, Lowther & Maxton of London. Like the majority of tea clippers launched after 1864, she was composite built, of timber planking over iron frames. The clipper Fiery Cross left Foochow on 29 May and Ariel, Taeping and Serica on the 30th. On 6 September Taeping docked twenty minutes ahead of Ariel, and about 2 hours ahead of Serica. Fiery Cross and Taitsing arrived two days later. After 99 days and almost 16,000 miles the leaders were still tied and raced within sight of each other the full length of the English Channel and into the Thames. Taeping, under Captain McKinnon, drew less water and was able to tie up in the London docks twenty minutes ahead of Ariel, under Captain Keay. Taeping divided her first consignment winnings of 10 shillings per ton with the owners of Ariel and Captain McKinnon divided the captain’s £100 with Captain Keay. With the completion of the Suez Canal the tea trade was taken over by steamships and most of the clippers transferred to the Australian trade, carrying general cargo to either Sydney or Melbourne and returning with wool – for which a premium price was also paid on the first shipments of the season. Mike got this unboxed model kit about a year ago but there were no plans or even a name for the ship. He things the scale is 1:144 and has been working from images of Ariel for details of the ship including the shape of the stern and particularly the ships lifeboat. The lifeboat is important because remains of a teak-built ships lifeboat carrying a brass fitting with the gothic-script letter A were found on King Island in Bass Strait and was the only remaining clue as to the fate of Ariel. Ariel sailed from London for Sydney on 31 January 1872 but failed to arrive. She is assumed by most who knew her to have been fatally pooped – her fine lines always made her at risk for this. Around August 1872 the boat remains were found and it was believed to have come from the missing vessel, which, if the assumption was correct, probably foundered in the Southern Ocean after rounding the Cape of Good Hope. Mike is nearly finished with the model and painting of the rudder and replacing the mizzen ratlines. It is hoped that Mike will bring in the completed model next month to show the SMA members – in a case?

Cardstock Model Kits – David T. Okamura

David is stocking up on model kits. Probably enough to keep him busy for a long while. The list of recently squirted cardstock kits: JSC models in 1:400 scale include a kit of two waterline models of the Stockholm and Andrea Doria. On 25 July 1956, while Andrea Doria was approaching the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts, bound for New York City, the eastbound MS Stockholm of the Swedish American Line collided with it in one of histories most infamous maritime disasters. Struck in the side, the top-heavy Andrea Doria immediately started to list severely to starboard, which left half of its lifeboats unusable. The consequent shortage of lifeboats could have resulted in significant loss of life, but the efficiency of the ship’s technical design allowed it to stay afloat for over 11 hours after the ramming. The good behavior of the crew, improvements in communications, and the rapid response of other ships averted a disaster similar in scale to that of Titanic in 1912. JSC waterline model in 1:400 scale of Atlantis. A German auxiliary cruiser Atlantis (HSK 2), known to the Kriegsmarine as Schiff 16 and to the Royal Navy as Raider-C, was a converted German Hilfskreuzer (Auxiliary cruiser), or merchant or commerce raider of the Kriegsmarine, which, in World War II, travelled more than 100,000 miles in 602 days sinking or capturing 22 ships totaling 142,104 tons. J JSC waterline model in 1:400 scale of HMS Roberts. HMS Roberts was a Royal Navy Roberts-class of the Second World War. She was the second monitor to be named after Field Marshal Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts. Built by John Brown & Company, of Clydebank, she was laid down 30 April 1940, launched 1 April 1941 and completed on 27 October 1941. She reused the twin 150inch of the First World War monitor Marshal Soult. A 1:96 scale model kit by ShipYard of HMS Mercury. HMS Mercury was a 28-gun Enterprise-class sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. She was built during the American War of Independence and served during the later years of that conflict. She continued to serve during the years of peace and had an active career during the French Revolutionary Wars and most of the Napoleonic Wars, until being broken up in 1814. This is a full hull model kit and David has located several detail kits to supplement the main kit also from ShipYard. The accessory kits include one for sails, another for masts of wood, line and laser cut wood supplements for the hull and mast tops. There is a 1:100 scale model of HMS Badger from WAK. HMS Badger was a 12-gun brig in service with the Royal Navy in the late eighteenth century. She is famous as the first Royal Navy ship to be commanded by Horatio Nelson. Another kit is a Maty Modeling kit of IJN Hiei in 1:300 scale. Hiei was a warship of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War I and World War II. Designed by British naval architect George Thurston, she was the second launched of four Kongö-class battle cruisers, among the most heavily armed ship in any navy when built. Laid down in 1911 at the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Hiei was formally commissioned in 1914. She patrolled off the Chinese coast on several occasions during World War I and helped with rescue efforts following the 1923 Great Kantö earthquake. A 1:300 Fantom Model kit of HMS Repulse is next. HMS Repulse was a Renown-class battlecruiser of the Royal Navy built during the First World War. Originally laid down as an improved version of the Revenge-class , her construction was suspended on the outbreak of war because she would not be ready in a timely manner. Interestingly, according to Wikipedia my typical source for historical ship information, there are no less than twelve ships in the Royal Navy that have been named Repulse. The earliest is a 1696 50-gun galleon of the English Tudor navy and the list ends with a Resolution-class nuclear submarine launched in 1967.

HMS Bounty – Brian Stein

Some 1,300 miles west of Tahiti, near Tonga, mutiny broke out on 28 April 1789. Despite strong words and threats heard on both sides, the ship was taken bloodlessly and apparently without struggle by any of the loyalists except Bligh himself. Of the 42 men on board aside from Bligh and Christain, 22 hoined Christian in mutiny, two were passive, and 18 remained loyal to Bligh. The nutineers ordered Bligh, two midshipmen, the surgeon’s mate, Ledward, and the ship’s clerk into the ship’s boat. Several more men voluntarily joined Bligh rather than remain aboard. Bligh and his men sailed the open boat 30 nautical miles to Tofua in search of supplies but were forced to flee after attacks by hostile naives resulting in the death of one of the men. Bligh then undertook an arduouss journey to the Dutch settlement of Coupang, located over 3,500 nautical miles from Tofua. He safely landed there 47 days later, having lost no men during the voyage except the one killed on Tofua. The mutineers sailed for the island of Tubuai, where they tried to settle. After three months of bloody conflict with the natives, however, they returend to Tahiti. Sixteen of the mutineers- including the four loyalists who had been unable to accompany Blish – remained there, taking their chances with the Royal Navy would find them and bring them to justice. (Wikipedia). Brian is building his model of HMS Bounty in 1:60 scale from an Amati kit. The hull is now completed as are the decks. Deck furniture including the windlass, bitts, pin rails, the galley stack, hatches, hatch covers and gratings are completed. The ship’s wheel is in place and rigged to the tiller. The Bounty’s figurehead, pumps and a host of little details appear complete. Rigging has started and Brain has lamented that there is a real lack of good information available from the instructions, particularly belaying points. There was a discussion regarding the mainstay, crow’s feet and where the manstay would attch forward. Standing rigging is nearly complete now with running rigging to follow. HMS Bellona 1760 – Chris Carl

HMS Bellona was a 74-gun Bellona-class third rate ship-of- the-line of the Royal Navy. Designed by Sir Thomas Slade, she was a prototype for the iconic 74-gun ships of the latter part of the 18th century. Her particulars were: Tons burthen: 1615 bm (British measurement); Length: 168 ft. on the gundeck and 138 feet keel; Beam: 47 feet; Draught: 221 feet; Depth of hold: 20 feet; Complement: 650 officers and men; Armament: lower gundeck: 28 X 32 pounders; Upper gundeck: 28 X 18 pounders; QuarterDeck: 14 X 9 pounders; Forecastle: 4 X 9 pounders. Chris is making progress on the HMS Bellona. It is being built from a plank- on-bulkhead Corel kit in 1:100 scale. The final layer of planking is nearing completion and has proved difficult with the walnut. The garboard strake is yet to be installed. The area between the wails and along the line of the lower gundeck has been changed from walnut to lime for a better contrast with the 32-pounder gunports. The quarter galleries are framed in and awate further detailing.

Cux 87 – Seestern – Larry and Jean-Philippe SC Paddle Store – Bob Penikas

La Real – Don Dressel San Felipe – Don Dressel Tea Clipper Ariel – Mike Eskew Cardstock Models – David Okamura

HMS Bounty – Brian Stein HMS Bellona 1760 – Chris Carl

Mayflower Group By Don Dressel

Old Salts in Port: Steve Jones, John Bakker, Tom Stellar and Guy Bell.

Ships in Port: Wappen von Hamburg, HMS Vanguard

It was a very different Mayflower Group meeting this Sunday from the usual meeting in that your reporter was not present, as he was involved in taking his children and grand children to the King TUT Exhibit in Los Angeles instead. There were only a few people at the meeting and only two models were discussed, John Bakker’s Wappen von Hamburg and HMS Vanguard, both of which had some little progress from last month. John also purchased the Amati kit of the HMS Prince, an old kit. So there is another LARGE ship model that John will be involved with building along with the two he is already building. The HMS Prince has a LOT of scrollwork to be done on it, as the kit is before the “photo etch” era. The rest of the meeting was the usual conversation about various aspects of ship modeling and other things, all very entertaining and enlightening for everyone.

Just for fun, shown below are the three large ship models that John is currently working on,

The Hayling Hoy of 1750-1760 A First Fully-Framed building Project By David Antscherl SeaWatchBooks, LLC 19 Sea Watch Place, Florence, Oregon 97439 Large 8 ½” X 11” format, 200 pages, Hardcover & Dust Jacket 8 page full color section, 3 sheets of plans. ISBN # 978-1-7320162-0-0

Here is another great book by David Antscherl published by Sea Watch Books. This one is a must have for anyone who desires to build his first plank-on-frame book without the necessity of Pmceworrying about carving or a lot of rigging. It is about as easy a model to build as there is, besides which it is very seldom modeled and there are no kits available of this particular type of ship. It also is a little bit economical in that it does not take too much exotic wood to build. You will need to have the first book of the series of David’s previous set of books, the Swan Class Sloop, or at least have read the book and/or have previously worked on one of the Swan Class sloops. The introduction gives a brief history of just what a hoy is and the type of work that was done by this small ship along with a history of the sources consulted from the Royal Museums Greenwich from four design drafts.

There are no “chapters” in the book; David simply begins with the construction of the lower backbone, lower stern framing and wing transom and other details with the construction of the hull. As indicated above, he does refer to the Fully Framed Model, Vol. 1 for details on the construction of the hull, but variations involved with the Hoy are addressed with lots of pictures of the construction process. Once the frames are in place, then the details of platform deck clamps and framing the interior follow. A very good explanation (with photo’s) on framing the stern with all the details is shown. A lot of interior construction is next shown, both in photos and text, again with a LOT of detail. Many of the photos (all the construction photos are black and white, not color) show the methods used by David, both his hand tools and the use of a mill, to make many of the parts for the model. The use of the height gage is also shown, as well as the method David used to assemble all the details. He even shows how he made the companion ladder into the hold, the scuppers, pump tubes, upper deck spirketting, etc. This is followed by the exterior work on the model (which shows an interesting use of a clamp while installing the main wale), how he drew out and installed the lower planking on the hull, the counter, and many other things. This is followed by details on the forecastle and quarter decks, weather decks, construction of the capstan, rudder, and headwork. The channels, entry steps, quarter pieces, stern lights, and a lot more are next fully explained in the method of construction. Hatches and windless are also completed, along with finishing the topsides. The hull is now complete, with one side being fully planked.

The next section of the book covers the complete masting and rigging of the model with very fine details on making the spars and rigging. This is the best mast making instructions I have seen and the rigging, including the making of the deadeyes and straps, is exceptional. Since there is only one mast, the construction is simplified to a great degree. Very highly recommended to all ship modelers, be he/she a beginner or a master. David even includes how he made the baseboard for the model. The book is $70.00 plus $9.00 shipping and handling (in the US) – money well spent!

SMA Membership dues are due!

It is that time of year again – the dues are due. For those who do not know, we do have to pay for the meeting location where our monthly meetings are held, so there is a cost involved for the privilege of being able to show our “Works in Progress” and enjoy the ambiance of our fellow SMA members. The regular dues cost for members is $25.00. For those few members who still receive their newsletter by snail mail, the cost is $40.00. For those members who live beyond 100 miles, the cost is $20.00. All checks should be made out to the SMA or you may pay by cash to our treasurer, Larry Van Es. For long distance members, the address is: Ship Modelers Association, 21520 Yorba Linda Blvd., suite G234, Yorba Linda, CA. 92887. International Convention of Model Ship Building

There will be a ship model convention in France this coming October 17 through October 21 in Rochefort, France. More details will be forthcoming in future issues of the SMA Newsletter and a separate “flyer” will be sent to all SMA members and associates at the same time as this newsletter. Stay tuned for more details.

NRG Conference in Las Vegas

The NRG Conference will be in Las Vegas, Nevada, October 26th & 27th and there is no conflict with the International Convention is France above, so any SMA member who desires will be able to attend both conferences.

SMA Member Honorary Award

Yas Komorita, for all his extraordinary efforts given over the years to the SMA, has been awarded the first SMA member honorary lifetime award at the recent Mayflower Group meeting. Yas will be a member of the SMA for the rest of his life, a well-earned honor.

San Diego Ship Modelers Guild

For those SMA members who may be interested, the San Diego Ship Modelers Guild now has their meetings on the Berkley on the second Tuesday of each month. Your editor and reporter routinely attend the meeting that is usually very informative and enlightening.

Don Dressel’s Halifax at the San Diego Fair

Donald C. Dressel 908 W. 22nd Street, Upland, CA. 91784-1220

NEXT MEETING WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 7:30 PM, HILLCREST PARK RED CROSS BUILDING