θωερτψυιοπασδφγηϕκλζξχϖβνµθωερτψυι οπασδφγηϕκλζξχϖβνµθωερτψυιοπασδφγη ϕκλζξχϖβνµθωερτψυιοπασδφγηϕκλζξχϖβ νµθωερτψυιοπασδφγηϕκλζξχϖβνµθωερτψ υιοπασδφγηϕκλζξχϖβνµθωερτψυιοπασδφ γηϕκτψυιοπασδφγηϕκλζξχϖβνSMA µθωερτψυι οπασδφγηϕκλζξχϖβνSMA µθωερτψυιοπασδφγη ϕκλζξχϖβνNewsletterNewsletterµθωερτψυιοπασδφγηϕκλζξχϖβ νµθωερτψυιοπασδφγηϕκλζξχϖβνµθωερτψ Volume 46, Number 1, Jan. 2019 υιοπασδφγηϕκλζξχϖβν µθωερτψυιοπασδφ γηϕκλζξχϖβνµθωερτψυιοπασδφγηϕκλζξχ ϖβνµθωερτψυιοπασδφγηϕκλζξχϖβνµθωε ρτψυιοπασδφγηϕκλζξχϖβνContacts µρτψυιοπασδφ President: Mike DiCerbo: (714) 523-2518 – [email protected]. γηϕκλζξχϖβνVice President: Jeanµ-θωερτψυιοπασδφγηϕκλζξχPhilippe Dal Gobbo – [email protected] Secretary: Paul Payne: (310) 544-1461 Treasurer: Larry Van Es: (714) 936-0389 – [email protected] ϖβνµθωερτψυιοπασδφγηϕκλζξχϖβνEditor: Don Dressel: (909) 949-6931 – [email protected]. µθωε Web Manager: Doug Tolbert: (949) 644-5416 ρτψυιοπασδφγηϕκλζξχϖβνSMA mail address: 21520 Yorba Linda Blvd, Suite G234, Yorba Linda, Ca. µθωερτψυιοπα 92887 σδφγηϕκλζξχϖβνwww.shipmodelersaµθωερτψυιοπασδφγηϕκλssociation.org. Meeting – Wed., Jan. 16, 7 PM, Red Cross Building, 1207 N. Lemon, ζξχϖβνµθωερτψυιοπασδφγηϕκλζξχϖβνFullerton, CA. 92832 µθ ωερτψυιοπασδφγηϕκλζξχϖβνµθωερτψυιο πασδφγηϕκλζξχϖβνµθωερτψυιοπασδφγηϕ κλζξχϖβν µθωερτψυιοπασδφγηϕκλζξχϖβν1 µθωερτψυιοπασδφγηϕκλζξχϖβνµθωερτψυ ιοπασδφγηϕκλζξχϖβνµρτψυιοπασδφγηϕκ WORK IN PROGRESS December 2018 Reporter: Don Dressel The regular December SMA meeting was well attended with lots of goodies to eat and drink along with 11 SMA modelers bringing in their models for discussion and a progress report on their works in progress. Lots of good information and ship modeling techniques were discussed. Swedish Ship Model Vasa – John Bakker My apologies to John Bakker and the next several ship model presenters, but I was not paying attention and forgot to take pictures of them!!! In John’s case, I am showing a picture of him from last month. John did present his current progress on the Swedish warship Vasa – a picture of the model is shown in the Mayflower Group section of this newsletter. You will observe that he has already fully completed the first layer of planking – he has only had the model for one month! Vasa (or Wasa) is a retired Swedish warship built between 1626 and 1628. The ship foundered after sailing about 1,300 m (1,400 yards) into its maiden voyage on 10 August 1628. It fell into obscurity after most of her valuable bronze cannon were salvaged in the 17th century until she was located again in the late 1950s in a busy shipping lane just outside the Stockholm harbor. Salvaged with a largely intact hull in 1961, it was housed in a temporary museum called Wasavarvet (‘The Wasa Shipyard’) until 1988 and then moved permanently to the Vasa Museum in the Royal National City Park in Stockholm. The ship is one of Sweden’s most popular tourist attractions and has been seen by over 35 million visitors since 1961. Since her recovery, Vasa has become a widely recognized symbol of the Swedish ‘great power period” and is today a de facto standard in the media and among Swedes for evaluating the historical importance of shipwrecks. The ship was built on orders of the King of Sweden Gustavus Adolphus as part of the military expansion he initiated in a war with Poland-Lithuania (1621-1629). It was constructed at the navy yard in Stockholm under a contract with private entrepreneurs in 1626-1627 and armed primarily with bronze cannons cast in Stockholm specifically for the ship. Richly decorated as a symbol of the king’s ambitions for Sweden and himself, upon completion she was one of the most powerfully armed vessels in the world. However, Vasa 2 was dangerously unstable and top-heavy with too much weight in the upper structure of the hull. Despite this lack of stability she was ordered to sea and foundered only a few minutes after encountering a wind stronger than a breeze. The order to sail was the result of a combination of factors. The king, who was leading the army in Poland at the time of her maiden voyage, ass impatient to see her take up her station as flagship of the reserve squadron at Älvsnabben in the Stockholm Archipelago. At the same time the king’s subordinates lacked the political courage to openly discuss the ship’s problems or to have the maiden voyage postponed. An inquiry was organized by the Swedish Privy Council to find those responsible for the disaster, but in the end no one was punished. During the 1961 recovery, thousands of artifacts and the remains of at least 15 people were found in and around the Vasa’s hull by Marine Archaeologists. Among the many items found were clothing, weapons, cannons, tools, coins, cutlery, food, drink and six of the ten sails. The artifacts and the ship herself have provided scholars with invaluable insights into details of naval warfare, shipbuilding techniques and everyday life in early 17th-century Sweden. (Wikipedia). Johns amazing progress on the first layer of planking of this 1:64 Scale model was shown along with the difficulty John had placing many of the 64 gun ports on the model correctly. It will be interesting to see the continuing progress on this model. Bluenose II – Brain Stein Once again, Don has to apologize to Brian for forgetting to take his picture during his presentation. A picture from a previous presentation of his fine model of the Bounty is shown instead, but the Bluenose II model is shown in the ‘Members Models’ in this newsletter. Bluenose II was launched at Lunenburg on 24 July 1963, built to original plans and by some of the same workers at Smith and Rhuland. The original captain of bluenose, Angus J. Walters, was consulted on the replica’s design. Oland Brewery built the replica for roughly $300,000.00 (in 1963 Canadian dollars) as a marketing tool for their Schooner Lager beer brand. Bluenose II was sold to the government of Nova Scotia in 1971 for the sum of $1.00. After a number of years of managing the schooner directly, the province gave possession of the ship to the “Bluenose II Preservation Trust”. The Trust’s mandate was to restore the aging schooner to full operational status and continue to operate her for the people of Nova Scotia. Over the winter of 1994-95 the ship’s hull was restored and she was decommissioned in May 1995. Bluenose II serves as a goodwill ambassador and a tourist attraction in Lunenburg, and is a symbol of the province. During the summer, she visits ports all around Nova Scotia and frequently sails to other ports on the eastern seaboard. The ship has one of the largest mainsails in the world, measuring 386 square meters 3 (4,150 sq. ft.). In honor of her predecessor, Bluenose II does not officially race. (Wikipedia) Brian has been working on the Artesenia Latina kit in 1:75 scale for the last 2 months, completing the hull and making beginning progress on his rigging. The hull and deck are complete. Once this model is completed, Brain has plans to begin construction of the Amerigo Vespucci. Christmas Paddle Steamer Paper Model in SD Style – Bob Penakis Bob brought in the Christmas Paddle Steamer paper model in SD style (super deformed style) that is offered by our friends from Germany, the Kallboys. The whole model occupies only three sheets of paper and the instructions are very detailed. It is available via a free download from http://papermau.blogspot.com. There is a photo of the model in progress in the ‘Members Models” in this newsletter. For the third time, I again apologize for not taking Bob’s picture, but shown here is a picture of the completed Christmas Paddle Steamer paper model that Bob is working on. I hope he brings it into the meeting in January to share with everyone. Bob also expressed his thanks to the SMA as follows: “Thank you guys for allowing me to share modeling techniques using paper and card stock during 2018. You have made it an interesting year – quite a learning experience for me. There is so much knowledge gained witnessing and hearing such expertise, knowledge and ship modeling mastery at your/our SMA 3rd Wednesday of the month evening gatherings. Again, thank you. Merry Christmas and Happy, healthy, prosperous New Year” Catalan Ship “Nao” – Bill Schultheis Bill brought in his continuing work in progress of the Catalan Ship Nao, a kit model by Woody Joe of Japan in 1:30 scale. Since last month, he has completed most of the hull and is working on fabricating the sail and a new yard, which is not yet installed on the model. Bill indicated that he will have to make a new yard since the sail 4 he has worked on fabricating turned out to be a little large and he is NOT going to make another sail after all that effort (the sail did appear excellent). Much of the rigging is still to be completed once the sail and yard are installed. Eldon Racing Sloop – David Okamura David brought in his very first model boat, either a Christmas or Birthday present back in the mid-1960’s. The first time he tried to sail her in a tub, it sank resulting in never seeing water again. The model has stayed on a family bookshelf in the old family home ever since. This model was brought to the Mayflower Group meeting last month and explained in detail, so David decided to share it with the rest of the SMA at our regular meeting. It is a self-steering pond racer using water in the “bilge” for ballast that did not work very well on her first voyage. Elden Industries Inc. originally made it and the scale is unknown, produced in 1964. It looks pretty well done but what sloop was used for a model is unknown also. The stand the model rests in also has the instructions on how the model is supposed to sail on the bottom of the stand. Marie Jean – Jean Phillipe Del Gabbo Jean Phillipe brought in his current project of a tuna fishing boat, originally a scale 1:50 kit by Artesenia Latina, but JP brought a set of plans from the French Maritime Museum and modified the “kit” accordingly.