θωερτψυιοπασδφγηϕκλζξχϖβνµθωερτψυι οπασδφγηϕκλζξχϖβνµθωερτψυιοπασδφγη ϕκλζξχϖβνµθωερτψυιοπασδφγηϕκλζξχϖβ νµθωερτψυιοπασδφγηϕκλζξχϖβνSMA SMA µθωερτψ υιοπασδφγηϕκλζξχϖβνµθωερτψυιοπασδφ γηϕκτψυιοπασδφγηϕκλζξχϖβνNewsletterNewsletterµθωερτψυι οπασδφγηϕκλζξχϖβνVolume 45, Number 07, July 2018µθωερτψυιοπασδφγη ϕκλζξχϖβνµθωερτψυιοπασδφγηϕκλζξχϖβ νµθωερτψυιοπασδφγηϕκλζξχϖβνµθωερτψ υιοπασδφγηϕκλζξχϖβνµθωερτψυιοπασδφ γηϕκλζξχϖβνµθωερτψυιοπασδφγηϕκλζξχ Contacts ϖβνµθωερτψυιοπασδφγηϕκλζξχϖβνPresident: Mike DiCerbo: (714) 523-5218 – [email protected]. µθωε Vice President: Jean-Philippe Dal Gobbo – [email protected] Secretary: Paul Payne: (310) 544-1461 ρτψυιοπασδφγηϕκλζξχϖβνTreasurer: Larry Van Es: (714) 936-0389 – [email protected]µρτψυιοπασδφ Editor: Don Dressel: (909) 949-6931 – [email protected]. γηϕκλζξχϖβνWeb Manager: Doug Tolbert: (949) 644µθωερτψυιοπασδφγηϕκλζξχ-5416 SMA mail address: 21520 Yorba Linda Blvd, Suite G234, Yorba Linda, Ca. ϖβνµθωερτψυιοπασδφγηϕκλζξχϖβν92887 µθωε www.shipmodelersassociation.org. ρτψυιοπασδφγηϕκλζξχϖβνMeeting – Wed., Jan. 17, 7 PM, Red Cross Building, 1207 N. Lemon,µθωερτψυιοπα σδφγηϕκλζξχϖβνFullerton, CA. 92832µθωερτψυιοπασδφγηϕκλ ζξχϖβνµθωερτψυιοπασδφγηϕκλζξχϖβνµ θ ωερτψυιοπασδφγηϕκλζξχϖβνµθωερτψυιο πασδφγηϕκλζξχϖβνµθωερτψυιοπασδφγηϕ κλζξχϖβνµθωερτψυιοπασδφγηϕκλζξχϖβν 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 Royal Navy 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.