MAY 2015 New Kraus Modelbau 1:1250 NN2305 WRIGHT (CC-2), U.S. command ship 1964 MEMO FROM PETE PASCHALL SUPERIOR MODELS 1:1250 Well, here we are in our 50th year. It seems like only NEW UPGRADES yesterday that I walked into a hobby shop in the bus terminal in NYC and discovered miniature metal ship The following Superior models have been upgraded by models. Have been in love ever since. Still the Pete and our model maker Wayne Smith. The “masters” have been Sue act although Pete Jr. was aboard when we started completed and they are now in the casting process. They (five years old at the time!). It is still amazing that should be ready sometime in July. Advance orders are customers who bought from us years ago will suddenly being accepted. reappear and get back into the hobby. J509 $17.50 RYUJO, Japanese CVL 1942 Note: Lost in the Battle of the Eastern Solomons in I’d like to mention several people who have helped 1942 us get to this milestone. John Carter was the owner of J510 $17.50 TAIYO, Japanese CVE 1944 Superior Models who took us on as a dealer in 1965. Note: Converted from passenger ship KASUGA MARU; He was a very interesting and memorable character Sunk by USS RASHER (SS-269) in 1944. and an expert mold maker and caster. He was a learned J515 $32.50 TAIHO, Japanese CV 1944 historian and could beat you playing chess with his back Note: Sunk by the USS ALBACORE (SS-218) in the Battle to the board. I could write a book on “John Stories”. Have you joined our Facebook page yet? If not, by of the Philippine Sea in 1944 These stories provided many laughs along the way. We all means do so, as it is there you will find the latest Note: More Japanese CV upgrades in the planning stage. bought Superior when John became ill and passed away. news on new releases and comments and photos from A104 $27.50 COLORADO, U.S. BB 1944 We certainly will always remember him. our customers on ship modeling and naval history. Oh F102 $27.50 COURBET, French BB 1939 One day when I was visiting Superior, I noticed a and check out the latest copy of Sea Classics magazine. I101 $27.50 ANDREA DORIA, Italian BB 1940 young high school lad had come to work there. For the They’re in the middle of a series on the KING GEORGE V I102 $27.50 CONTE DI CAVOUR, Italian BB 1940 next eight years or so, he seemed to be always around. class British BB’s and just finished a three part series He had developed a keen interest in warship models on the Japanese “Four Sisters” (KONGO, HIEI, HARUNA Superior 1:1200 “Never-were”reissues and histories. His name was Wayne Smith. While he & KIRSIHIMA). This is in addition to the many other J108 $29.50 TOSA, Japanese BB, 1920’s design was there, John had schooled him in the techniques of interesting articles you’ll find there. 38,000T, 768’L, 10-16”, 20-5.5”, making “master” warship models. Years later after he had We’ve added a new section to our website. It’s titled 8-34”TT finished college and was working for a large company “Basic info & FAQ” and can be accessed by clicking the J201 $29.50 AMAGI, Japanese CC, 1920’s design in the Baltimore area, our paths somehow crossed and title on the left of the front page. It contains a lot of, 40,000T, 820’L, 10-16”, 16-5.5”, thank heavens they did. Wayne is responsible for all the well, basic info about the hobby. It’s mainly edited for 9-24”TT upgrading we have done (and are still doing) on the newcomers but you might find it interesting as well. A These improved NAGATO’s were both launched in 1921 Superior line. He also came up with the idea of doing new photo gallery is included. Check it out. prior to the Washington Treaty. Their high speed would “Never-weres”. To date he has done over 75 of these Can’t close this out without mentioning our number have allowed them to engage at will the slower U.S. models. His rule was that they had to have been under one customer in terms of times ordered (and if you’ve fleet. AMAGI was destroyed by the Tokyo earthquake of consideration for construction by the world’s navies been with us for a while, you’ll recognize his name), our 1923. The treaty halted work on the TOSA. Her hull was (Although he is now adding a few that “should have old friend, Tom Mayerle. He’s just topped the 1400 times used to test the effect of Japanese weaponry and she as been”). This was and is a new and interesting area for ordered mark which has got to be a record for any direct scuttled in1925. the hobby, and he’s not through yet! By the way, this mail business. While no other customer comes close, we J114 $32.50 FUJIMOTO, Japanese BB, 1930’s year marks the 30th that Wayne has been associated do have some who have ordered over 700 times. Pretty design with Superior Models! impressive as well! 35,000T, 762’L, 9-16”, 12-6” Lots of new and interesting models for you in this J115 $32.50 HIRAGA, Japanese BB, 1930’s design As we start our second half century, I want to thank 35,000T, 761’L, 10- 16”, 12-6”, issue; Mountford continues to bring out new 1:1250 you on behalf of Sue and Pete Jr. for your orders. issues at a fast past. Check the new 1:1250’s from These 1930’s designs were named after the Japanese Without them we obviously would not have hung around naval architects who designed them. Admiral Hiraga Navis, Neptun, Kraus Modelbau & Saratoga and the for so long. Stay tuned because many exciting new 1:2400’s from GHQ. and Captain Fujimoto were the fathers of many of the things are in the works! Japanese WWII warships. These two ships were limited ©2015 Alnavco New Mountford 1:1250 MM382P/K QUEEN ELIZABETH, British CV due to be commissioned in 2017 to 35,000 tons by the 1922 treaty. They needed a AA404 $17.50 VINCENNES (CL-64), U.S. CL 1945 speed of 25 knots to keep up with KONGO and NAGATO. Square bridge CLEVELAND class NEW & RECENT SARATOGA TOSA size hulls were chosen but this meant that the A406 $17.50 OMAHA (CL-4), U.S. CL 1943 1:1250 weight had to be pared down which would have limited A408 $17.50 ST. LOUIS (CL-49), U.S. CL 1945 their armor. These Superior models ae predicated on A504 $34.50 ENTERPRISE (CV-6), U.S. CV 1942 SMY57 $82.00 WRIGHT (AV-1), U.S. WWII seaplane the designs which had beauty and symmetry that A506 $37.50 ESSEX (CV-9), U.S. CV 1944 tender characterized Japanese battleships and cruisers. A507 $34.50 HORNET (CV-8), U.S. CV 1942 Note: Operated extensively in the South Pacific; A517 $34.50 YORKTOWN (CV-5), U.S. CV 1942 Reclassified as AG-79 in 1944; Renamed SAN CLEMENTE Recent “Never-were” re-releases A601 $ 7.50 BENHAM, U.S. DD 1944 (AG-79) in 1944 to clear the name for CVL-49 to clear B102 $29.50 LION, British WWII BB design A603 $ 7.50 BROOKS, U.S. DD 1944 the name for CVL-49 which was later converted to CC-2. 40,550T, 793’L, 9-16”, 16-5.25”, A604 $ 7.50 FARRAGUT, U.S. DD 1944 (See 2305 under Kraus Modelbau below). 84-2pdr A605 $ 7.50 FLETCHER, U.S. DD 1944 SMY58 $72.50 WILLIAM WARD BURROWS (AP-6), G103 $32.50 H-39, German WWII BB design A606 $ 7.50 GEARING, U.S. DD 1945 U.S. Transport 1942 56,220T, 873’L, 12-15”, 16-5.9”, A613 $ 7.50 SIMS, U.S. DD 1942 SMY60 $60.00 SUMNER (AG-32), U.S. WWII survey 16-4.1” A614 $ 7.50 SOMERS, U.S. DD 1944 ship G104 $32.50 As above but with 8-16” A701 $10.25 BALAO (2), U.S. WWII SS Note: Ex-sub tender BUSHNELL (AS-2); Changed to AGS- J203 $29.50 Japanese VANGUARD, iKONGO, A821 $16.50 ELDORADO (AGC-11) 5 in 1943; Located at sub base Pearl Harbor 7 December Japanese BB, 1930’s design B104 $27.50 NELSON, British BB 1944 1941; Operated extensively in the South Pacific in WWII 34,000T, 808’L, 33K, 8-14”, 16-3.9”, B106 $24.50 QUEEN ELIZABETH, British BB 1942 SMY61 $89.50 GLACIER (AF-4), U.S. supply ship 8-24”TT B202 $29.50 RENOWN, British CB 1944 1905/1908 Note: We have sold out of these models but have B203 $29.50 REPULSE, British CB 1941 Note: Was acquired by the USN for use in the Spanish- enough orders to rerun them in the near future. They B303 $17.50 HAWKINS, British CA 1944 American War; Served again in WWI. will not be available again for quite while so if you are B401 $17.50 ARETHUSA, British CL 1944 interested, do get your orders in soon. Please note as B405 $17.50 FIJI, British CL 1944 well that all new Superior’s listed in this issue might B407 $17.50 SOUTHAMPTON, British CL 1944 NEW NAVIS/NEPTUN 1:1250 not be in stock as you read this but they are in the F103 $29.50 DUNKERQUE, French BB 1939 “pipeline” and should arrive in the near future.