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SMASMANewsletterNewsletter

Volume47,Number10,October2020

ContactsPresident:Jean-PhilippeDalGobbe–jeanpinou@gmail.comVicePresident:BrianStein–bstein1@cox.netSecretary:PaulPayne:(310)544-1461Treasurer:LarryVanEs:(714)936-0389–larry@uswheel.comEditor:DonDressel:(909)949-6931–roebuckdres4@gmail.com.WebManager:DougTolbert:(949)644-5416SMAmailaddress:21520YorbaLindaBlvd,SuiteG234,YorbaLinda,Ca.

92887www.shipmodelersassociation.org.

Meeting–Wed.,?,7PM,RedCrossBuilding,1207N.Lemon,

Fullerton,CA.92832

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CoronaVirusCancellationofSMAMeetings Unfortunately,theCODIV-19isstillwithusandnoendseemstobeinsight.TheSMAmeetingsandMayflowerGroupmeetingscontinuetobecancelleduntilthepandemicfinallyreachesitstermination,whichitwilleventually.Inthemeantime,everyone has to deal with the situation and hope for better times. Once again,contributions to your editor will be put into the SMA Newsletter to keep allmembersawareofprogressmadeinshipmodelbuilding. Inaddition,thereisourmonthly meeting on the Internet – check outhttps://gloval.gotomeeting.com/join/825853717. I have hopes that in the nearfuture we can again have both our regular monthly meetings at the Red CrossBuilding,theMayflowerGroupmeeting,andmaybeevencontinuethegotomeetingontheInternet,sincewearenowattractingmanyoldSMAmemberswhoarenowtofarawaytoattendthemeetinginFullerton.

WORKINPROGRESS

Your Editor has received a number of replies from SMA members regarding theircurrentprojects, so I am taking them inorderof receiptandputting them together for thismonths newsletter. Some items received by SMA members cannot be place in the currentmonthsSMANewsletterforseveralreasons,butwillbeincorporatedintothefollowingmonthsSMA Newsletter for sure. Please keep them coming until such time as the Corona Viruspandemic is over andwe can again have our regular SMA andMayflower Groupmeetings.Thankstoallofyou.

BobPenakis

Bob is at it again, building another paper model free from:https://papermodel.jp/akagi144.html.ThismodelisontheAkagiJapaneseaircraftcarrierlost at the Battle ofMidway in 1942. Akagi avoided bombs dropped by high flying B-17AmericanbombersandsurvivedasecondAmericanattackby15torpedoplanswhichwereall shot down. But, in a subsequent attack by American dive-bombers, she was hit byseveralbombsthatcausedfirestoeruptthroughouttheshipandthecrew,despitevaliantefforts at fighting the fires, had to abandon the ship. To keep the carrier fromAmericanhands,theJapanesescuttledher. It is amazing tomewhatappearson the Internet concerningpapermodelsand isevenmoreamazingtoseeamodelerlikeBobactuallyputthesethingstogether.Thephotosshown below areworth 1000words and showboth the detail and the size of themodel

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onceitiscompleted.Thefirstphotoshowsthecompletedmodelprintedonlettersizecardstock. Themodelmeasures 6¼ inches long, 4¼ incheswide andbut 5¾ incheswhenincludingtheantenna(?)orpolesstickingoutthebridgeside.Itis4¼inchestothetopofthepole (see firstphoto). Obviously, it isnot theentireaircraft carrier,but just themid-section.

Enjoy the photos below showing the build process. Also included with thedownloadwasaZerofighter. Notetheverysmallparts. Bobdidindicatethatheactuallymadeonemistake–Inbuildingthebasetherewasaslightrippletothedeck.Hereinforcedthebasebottomwithstiffcardboardbutstillendedupwithafinalpronouncewaveinthedeck. Bob indicated he should have paid closer attention. Two photos below show thelandinggearfortheZeroandoneoftheflagsnowflyingfromthebridge.

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GusAgustin Forthosewhomaynotknow,GusisanHonorarymemberoftheSMA,amemberoftheROPE,amemberoftheMidwestModelShipwrightsandamemberoftheNRG,aswellasbeing a well known miniature ship model builder. Since he lives in Chicago, it is verydifficultforhimtoattendoneofourSMAmeetingsinFullerton(whenwehadthem),Buthehasattended,overtheyears,severalmeetingswhenhecametoSouthernCaliforniatovisit. Hesentmethefollowingphotosofhismostrecentbuild,theHMSBlandford(1720)alongwithalittledetailonhisconstructionandthematerialused.

AccordingtoGus,thisisthesecondmodeloftheBlandfordthathehasbuilt,butthistimehedecidedtofullyrigthemodel.Inaddition,hebuiltheratasmallerscale,insteadof1:192,he chose1:384 (probablydue to the fact that the casewouldbemuch larger if hebuilt again in 1:192, themodel being fullymasted and rigged). Instead of using regularnylonorthreadtorigthemodel,Guswasgoingtousehumanhair–hisown. Heexplainedthatatonetimeanumberofyearsagoitwasthefashiontohavelonghair.Whenthatfashionchanged,Gushashisponytailcutoffbutdecidedto“keephishair”,ashemayhaveauseforitsomeday.Todayistheday–theHMSBlandfordisnow“wearinghishair!”,asalltheriggingwasdonewithhishumanhair. GususedtheAnatomyoftheShipseriesbookThe20-GunShipBlandfordbyPeterGoodwinashismainsourcetobuildthemodel.Asfarasheisconcerned,thewholeseriesof books is a great reference for anymodeler whowants to try his/her hand at scratchbuildingashipmodel. “Theframesforthehullweremadefromcherrywoodwhiletheplankinganddeckwere cut fromboxwood, aswere themasts and spars. The flags and bannerweremadefromricepaperandpaintedwithacrylicwaterbasepaint.”Thebaseismadefromwalnutwithan inlayofburrwoodandtrimmedwith twistedbrass. Thenameplatewasorderedfromhislocaltrophyshop,whichtheyweremorethathappytodoforasmallfee. PerhapsGuscanbringoneofhis “large”modelsout toCalifornia someday in thefuture,ifthateverhappens,andhowhisworkinpersonatoneofourSMAclubmeetings(ifTHATeverhappens).

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MasahiroAndo

AndoisanotherSMAhonorarymemberaswellasaveryaccomplishedmodelerandmemberof theROPE inTokyo. Hehasdeveloped to thepoint that heworksnot only inwoodbutothermediumsalsotoaccomplishthedevelopmentofhisshipmodels.Andohassentme anumberof photos and text concerning a fewof his “latest” shipmodels,whichfollow.

Hunter Andowrites:“Duringthe18thand19thcenturies,theRoyalNavybuiltaconsiderablenumber of armed vessels. These were generally smaller vessels, often cutters, that theRoyal Navy used for duties ranging from carrying dispatches and passengers to convoyescort.ArmedcutterHMSHunter(1797)isbasedontheMamolikitin1:72scale.Ibuiltthemodels(Hebuilttwoofthem)intwotypes,afullsailandaharborrig.”

Tjalk

“The Dutch barge calledTjalk were originally fittedwith leeboards either side inordertomaintainstability.ThemodelofTjalk(1910)wasbasedonthekitAuthenticmodelshipin1:72scale.”

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LePhenix “Le Phenixwas a second rate shipwith 86 guns of the French Navy in 1664.Thesternwasbasedon theplanLePhenixofvesselofA.A.M.M.(AssociationdesAmisdu Musée national de la Marine). Themodel was scratch built with Stab’sornamentsin1:75scale.”

ChineseJunk “ThisChinese Junk is called stock junk because it chiefly carried timber along thecoastfromPeiHointhenorthtoCantoninthesouth.ThedecorationonthesternwasthePhoenix, a symbol of immortality, which was always the dominating figure and wasgenerallyframedwithdragons. Thismodelwasbasedontheplanin1:64scaledrawnbyVincenzoLusciin1965andTheSHIPbyBjornLandstrom.Themodelwasscratchbuilt.”

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CuttySark

“This tea clipper Cutty Sarkmodel is based on the kit by Mantua/Sergal in 1:78scale.Thehulloftheshipwasbuiltwithmaterialsfromthekit,butthefittings,ornamentsand interior was scratch built based on the drawings that were sold in the actual shipmooredinGreenwich,England.”

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Marieville “Mississippi River boatMarievillewas built in 1884 and carried passengers andgeneralcargoalongthe1200milesof theMississippiRiver fromSt.LouistoNewOrleansformanyyears.Thismodelwasbasedonthe1:96plansdrawnbyVincenzoLusciin1963.Themodelwasscratchbuilt.”

Thereareanumberofaspectsof thebuildof theMarievilleMississippiRiverBoatthat are shown in the recent ROPE NEWS #108 subtitled Stay Home Special Edition.Constructionofthehullusingwoodandveneersheets,sternpaddlewheelsusingTamiya’s2mmsquareplastic sticksandplastic sheetwithphotosanddetailsofputting thewheelstogether, two engines inside the model that were scratch built of plastic round bar andbrassrod,wallsandcabinsmadeusing3mmthickwoodsheetswithdoorsandwindowscutoutwitharouter,theframeswerewoodsheet,whichwasprocessedforthicknessusingModel Machines thickness sander, and many other details of methods used for scratchbuilding thismodelare fullydetailedandexplained. One interestingaspect is the flower-shapedendofthetwoblackfunnelsontheriverboatmadebyusingacircularsaw.Theuseof wood, brass and plastic to construct this model is very illuminating, especially forsomeonelikemyselfwhohasbuiltoneofthesemodelsfromakit–LOTSofdetailsverywelldone.

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Yasuhiko(Yas)Komorita

Liz and I visited our friend Yas, alifetime honorary member of the SMA, in hishomepenthouse in SanPedro,whichwas veryenjoyable.Heisstillplanningtobuildanumberofshipmodelkitsandworkingonothers,as isshowninthephotosbelowaswellasthephotoof his closet to the left. Building ship modelsnever leaves your thoughts entirely, and Yasenjoysthatactivity–itkeepshimyoung. ThenextphotobelowisaviewthatYasis fortunate enough to enjoy every day of SanPedroharbor, all the shipspassingby, aswellas the excellent view of the USS Iowabattleship. TheL.A.MaritimeMuseum,whereYas spends time working on ships for themuseum (his magnificent USS Nimitz aircraftcarrierscratchbuiltmodel isonexhibitat themuseum) is also visible from his balconywindow, which is just barely shown in themiddleofthephotototheextremeright. The Ports of Call area just above themuseum is now being totally renovated withlots of construction going on. The museumbuildingitselfwillremain,sincethebuildingisanational historic building and cannot be torndown.EvenduringtheCODIV-19pandemic,theconstruction is preceding, so maybe in a fewyears the Ports of Call in San Pedro, the USSIowa and the L.A. Maritime Museum will be aplacetovisitandspendaniceday. The next two photos show theworkshop where Yas spends his time buildingmodels, all very neat and tidy (I wish myworkshopwasasneat!)

Whilelookingatthephotoonthenextpageoftheveryneat“shopofYas”,youwillnote the largenumberofbooksneatly stored inbookshelves– therearemorebooksandpamphlets in other rooms of the penthouse. While not very visible, there are also shipmodelkitsstackedupbehindtheneat“pile”ofmaterial–allshipmodelrelated.Theyaretoolargetofitintohiscloset! IstillhavemanyfoundmemoriesofthetripsthatmembersoftheSMAtooktoJapantoattend thewonderfulROPEExhibitions (TheROPE isour sister club inTokyo thathas

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supported the SMAwhenwe held ourWestern ShipModel Conference& Exhibit severaltimesaboardtheQueenMaryandonceattheNewportHarborNauticalMuseum.Forthosewho do not know, several members of the SMA also attended the ROPE Exhibitions anumberoftimes,guidedbyYas.Thosememberswhoattendedtheexhibitionsalsobrought

their models. There is hope that some day inthefuturemembersoftheSMAcanagainflytoTokyo, Japan and attend one of the ROPEExhibitions. Onemore photo shown below is ofmywife Elizabeth talking to Yas about shipmodelingandCleo,whoYasmissesverymuch.Note the “facemask”hanging fromhisear thatwas requiredwhenwewent out to lunch at arestaurant near the penthouse were Yas lives.Therearemanygoodplacestoeatclosebyandtherewillbeevenmorewhen thePorts-of-Callareaiscompleted. For those SMA members who may beinterested in visiting Yas or the L.A. MaritimeMuseum, your editor upon request can supplyinformation. I believe the museum itself iscurrentlyclosedduetotheCODIV-19situation,butitwillopenagainwhenthingsfinallyreturntonormal. Your editor is also looking forwardto the completion of the Ports-of-Call projectand the re-opening of many good shops andplaces to eat that at one time years ago werethere.

DonDressel

Don is slowlycontinuing work on hisRoebuck and hasincluded a photo of thelowergundeckwiththeupper gun deck fullyframed – a last easyview of the lower gundeckcannonfullyrigged,since the subsequentplanking of the uppergundeckhasresultedina very difficult viewingofthegunsbelow. Donthinks that maybe he

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should keep the picture above in his inventory in order to prove that the cannon areactuallyrigged. Note the messy workbench and the HO train tracks above the work desk.Unfortunately,HOtrainlayouts,evensmallshelflayouts,takeacertainamountofefforttokeepclean,which I amnotverygoodatdoing! Fortunately, shipmodelbuilders canputtheireffortsintoacase,whichisEASYtokeepcleanandalsoprotectstheshipmodelfromanyformof“accident”. IamfindingthatthelackofinstructionsforbuildingtheshipandtheHahndrawingsnotprovidingallthatisneededintherequirementsforconstructionofthemodel;alotofhelpisneeded. ItisagoodthingthatIhaveaverygoodfriendinTONYDEVROUDE,whohashelpedexplainthingstomeinthemanyintricaciesofwoodenshipmodelconstruction.It is also apparent that the book Ships of the American Revolution and their Models byHaroldHahnisarequirementifyouwanttobuildtheRoebuckalongwithanaccuratesetofdrawingsfromGreenwichandtheHahnshipmodelplans. Oneaspectoftheconstructionisnotedin thephoto to the right. Thebowareahasa“riser” section justprior to thebulkheadbeakheadshown in thesmallpieceofwoodby thestem in the photo. Morework is going to bedone to remove the planking that has beeninstalled to reveal the “beam” which you canjust barely see – the line of decking in themiddleof thephotowillberemoved. It ismycurrent understanding that beams for thebulkhead have to be installed, then thebulkheadalongwiththe“filler”fortheforwardsectionofthedeckwhichwillbeinfrontofthebulkhead. It is difficult to explain and I apologize if the reader finds it difficult tocomprehendwhatIamtryingtoexplain.Thisareaoftheshipisveryintricatewithallthe

“heads” of the crew and the two roundhouses at either sideof thebulkhead, so itcan become complicated. Again, there isnothingintheplansthatshowtheareaandonlythebookhasaphoto,which,ifstudied,willindicatewhatwasdone. Inthemeantime,workiscontinuingonmaking the deck beams and clamps fortheupperdeck(seephoto),thatcoverstheforecastle.Onthelowergundeckgustabaftthe foremaston theuppergundeck therewillbeinstalledaBrodiestove.Makingthe

Brodie stove was not something that I was looking forward to, as it will be essentiallyinvisibleoncetheupperforedeckisinstalled(onlythestackwillbevisible)butIwouldliketohavesomethingthatwasatleastfairlyaccurate.

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Much to my surprise, I decided to check the Internet and found a company thatmakesanaccurate,3D-printedBrodiegalleystovefor19thcenturyshipsintheperfectscalefor me. The web address is: https//www.scalemates.com/kits/model-monkey-mm64-brodiegalley-brodie-galley-stove-19th-century-ships--1133822. The cost ofwaswhopping$15.00plusshippingandhandling. TheBrodiestovewasreceivedafewdaysagoandisshownonthephotoherealongwith the rudder iron repair that had to be done. Caremust be taken, I found out,whenmaking the rudder irons. The “posts” ontherudderhingepulledouttheironsfromthehull(Ithink)andtwohullrudderironshavetobereinstalled.Itisdifficult,sinceIcannotremovetherudderfromthemodelwithout cutting off the tiller, that wouldrequire I make a new rudder, since thetiller is alreadyglued inplace (alsodue tothe fact that thedeckbeams for theupperdeckwerespeciallymadetomakesurethetillerwas just underneath them, etc.) TheBrodie stove (as received – all the “sprue”hastobecutoff)andtheoffendingrudderironsareshowninthephoto. Itisevidentthatacontinual“learningcurve”isexperiencedwhenbuildingwoodenshipmodels,eitherkitorscratch,whichaddstotheexcitementandchallengeofthehobby!

ChrisCarl

ChriscompletedhisHMSBellona,aCorelkitin1:100scale(YEA).Chriswrote:“Mylasttwomonthsofthisbuild(justshyofthreeyearstotal)wasspentinthefinalrigging…..Inowhavetoarrangeforthestandandcase.Itwasagreatbuild,thatdrovemenutsafewtimes.”Afewfinalphotosareshownbelow.GreatJOB!

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RandyBiddle

Randywrote:“Istartedthismodel(18thCenturyMerchantship)almost4yearsago.It is a study model to prove out my framing schema, which I presented at the NRGConferenceinSanDiego.ThatschemawasmodifiedafterbuildingthecentersectionPOFat1:32 scale that I brought to the Las Vegas NRG Conference. The hull is lift-style to theunderside of themainwale and (will be) POF from there up. I though thiswouldmakeconstructioneasierandfaster.Butat1:64itwasactuallyharderbecausethescantlingsaresmallandtaperedinboththesidedandmoldeddimensions. There is quite aways to go but these photos should give you an idea. Strangelyenough,oncecompletedthismaybetheonlymodelyetofanAmerican-built,singlemastedmerchantshipofthatperiod(1763). Inthephotos,thebottomstuffis“brownstuff”.Theblackistogiveasenseofdepthbelowtheeventualdeckstructure.Plankwillbeomittedstrategicallytoshowtheinternalconstruction. Onlythetopsofthesecondfuttockshavebeeninstalled. Thethirdfuttocksriseandserveasbulwarkstanchions. Themodelwillbe fullyriggedbutprobablywithoutsails. I reconstructed thesailplanandmastingandrigging(longstory). Thebalsacradlewasbuiltpartlytoallowforshiftingthemodeltoaccommodateforthedraginherkeel.Theframesareperpendiculartothekeel,nottotheloadwaterline. Insomephotosyouareseeing“dryfitting”andthingsarenotyetproperlyaligned.Alotofmovingparts,buildingthisway.Iwouldnotdoitagain.Maybewinterwillseethemodelcompleted.” Therearealotofphotostoassistintheabovewrite-up,whichfollow:

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RichardKeyes

Richard Keyes, our honorarymember from Australia, sent meinformation on his latest tugboat build,Heide Moran. This is the third tugboatmodelthatRichardhasmade. Richard wrote; “This is a scratchbuilt model using John Pillinger’s plansandphotosfromtheInternet.Iamaddingaraisedflyingbridge(seephoto),whichisnot on the plans but is what appealed tome about this tugboat in the first place.With only Internet photos for reference,

therewillbesomediscrepanciesandinaccuraciesinthisadditiontothebasictug.Thisisamixed medium model; construction materials include wood, balsa wood, chemi-wood,styrene,brassandaluminumsheets.ManysmallfittingswillcomefrommysparepartsboxandafewitemswillbeboughtfromFloatABoa,anAustraliancompanywithawiderangeofmodelyachtandboatfittings–www.floataboat.com.au.ThedistinctiveMoran“M”onthefunnel seen in the photowill not be painted onbut rather is a separate piece of styrene,whichwillprotrudeslightly fora3Deffectasontherealvessel. Thewinch isof theself-tightening type. Thiswill be awaterlinemodelmountedonwhat I hopewill be realisticlookingwatermadefromplasterandpainted.Themodelis410mm(16”)long.Therearealotofrailingstobesoldered. TheMoranTowingtheTransportationCompanyNewYorkiswellknownontheU.S.East Coast. MichaelMoran started it in the 1860’s. This newaddition to the fleet, on ofthree,is126feet4630BHP.Adistinctivesafetyfeatureofthisnewrangeoftugsmandatedby U.S. Coast Guard regulations is that there is no side access into the accommodationspacesdirectly from themaindeck. Adooron the aft bulkheadof the lowerdeckhousebehindthetowingwinchprovidesaccess.” Photosofhismodelbuildshownbelow:

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BobZmuda

The latest update from Bob isthat he has completed his 1:700Trumpeterwaterlineplasticmodel (483parts, incl. 12 photo-etch) of thebattleship BB-34 USS New York. Bobwrites: “I made it look like her sister-ship,theBB-35USSTexas,sinceI’vebeenontheTexasandlikethatship.Ididthisby omitting the catapult on theamidships turret and painting thewooden decking gray instead of tan, tomakeitlookliketheTexasmuseumshipnearHuston.Actually,thedeckingontheTexasisaslightlydifferentshadeofgray

from the hull & superstructure, but I didn’t think it was worth all the effort to paint adifferentcoloraroundallthelittleAAgunsandnooks&crannies. Toolatetofix,Inoticedontheaftpartoftheshipthemodelinaccuratelyshowsthetorpedo bulges as step-like structures sticking directly out from the sides of the hull. Inrealitytheywereflaredintothetopofthehullwithsignificanttumblehome.Thisproblemalsoexistsonthe1:350versionofthiskitbyTrumpeter. Also,Ididnotice(intimetofix)thetwomainsectionsofthehullwerewarped,whichIremediedwithlotsoffilling.Otherthanthisthekitisgood,althoughsomepartsareneedlesslysmall,likemakingadeckhouseoutof fourbulkheadsandadeck, insteadof justonepiece(makessenseat1:350butnot1:700,sotheyprobablytooktheir1:350kitandjustscaledeverythingdown).Tomaketheblast bags (where thebig gunsmeet the turrets) I usedmyownputtymade from50/50talcum powder and Gator’s Grip glue, which seemed to work well (goes on as easily asElmer’sgluebutdoesn’tshrinkasmuch&drieshard). AtthattimetheNavyusedverytinyhullnumbers,almostillegibleatthisscaleandsincethedecalswerenotfortheshipIwanted,Ijustleftthemoff.Intheend,theuniformcolor, lack of decals, no rigging, etc. makes the model look a little dull, but it’s a ship Iwanted to build and it has impressive detail. I suppose someday I may get the correctdecalsandaddalittleweathering,butfornowI’lljustconsideritastudyinshapeanddetailandmoveontothenextmodel.”

JohnBakker

I just received an Email from John, one of the SMA’sfounding members, who indicated he is still working onshipmodelsandhas just completedhisMystique. This isthesecondtimehehasbuiltthismodelandalsoisonethathepurchasedatoneofourSMAauctionsafewyearsago.In the meantime, he has put the model of the Prince “instorage”andhasbroughtintheMordaunttostartworkon.The photo to the right pictures the completed Mystiquewith sails – he gave themodel to his neighbor. Note theothermodelsincasesinhishomethathebuilt.

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BrianStein Brian again sent me photos of his current effort on the Amerigo Vespucci. Themasting and rigging instructions for this model are very poor and Brain is doing anexcellentjobonfiguringoutthecorrectwayofdoingthings.Seethephotosbelow.Also,hehasstartedanewproject–thePirateJunkin1:100scalebyAmati.Thereisalsoaphotoofthebeginningofthisbuild.NotethedetailontheAmerigoVespucci.

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DavidDortch

DavidisanoldSMAmemberwhore-discoveredusandjoinedoneofourlatestSMAInternetConferences. The last timehewas involvedwith theSMAwasoneof theQueenMaryExhibitsandConferencesyearsago. He received a letter from Brian, our president, wanting to know what he wasworkingonandtosendinformationtoyoureditor.Hesentfourphotosofhiscurrentworkinprogressalongwiththeinformationthatit istheUSSEagle,aCorelkit in1:85scale. Itjustgoestoshowthatyoucannotkeepagoodshipmodelerfrombuildinghisships.HeisnowamemberoftheSMAonceagain.

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TerrellHorne

TheSMAvirtualmeetinglastmonthattractedanothershipmodeler.ApparentlyheisamemberoftheSouthBayModelShipWrightsintheSanFranciscoareaandwantedtothanktheSMAforallowinghimtoattendthevirtualmeeting.HejustcompletedascratchbuiltmodeloftheU.S.CoastGuardCutterTerrellHorne(WPC1131),whichisabout2feetinlengthrepresentingthe153footSentinelClassCutterwhichwaspresentedtotheU.S.C.G.StationLongBeach,Ca. AphotoofthemodelaswellasthepresentationtotheU.S.CoastGuardisshownbelow.

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ANNOUNCEMENTSSMAClubShipModelPlans OurTreasurer,LarryVanEs,hasofferedtotakeonthetaskofcatalogingourClub’sshipplanscollection.Thisjobhasbeenattemptedvarioustimesbyothersinthepastwithvaryingresults. Larrypromisedtodohisbest. Ifyouwouldliketohelphimwiththisendeavor,pleasecontacthimat:(714)936-0389ore-mailhimatlarry@uswheel.com.Dues AllmembersoftheSMA–Dueswillbecancelledfor2021duetotheCODIV-19pandemic. Sincemanymembershave alreadypaid their2020dues, these arestilldue,aswellasthe$20.00for“distance”members.SMAmeetingsonthecomputer AllmembersshouldbeawarethattheSMAisconductingon-linemeetingsoftheSMAatleastonceamonthwhiletheCOVOD-19pandemicisstillinprocessandourmeetinglocationisclosedaswellastryingtokeeptheSMAmonthlyNewsletterinprint(donationsbySMAmembersareencouraged).Themonthlyon-line“GoToMeeting”canbeaccessedat:https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/825853717.ContactBrianSteinfortimeanddateofnextmeeting.TheSMA’sAnti-PiracyShipModelKitPolicy TheSMAhasdecidedtobanthefakekitsmanufacturedbythoselistedontheattachedlisttotheleftfrombeingusedinthedifferentclubfunctionssuchastheWesternShipModelConferenceandExhibit,theSMANewsletteroronourwebsite. ItisrequestedthatmembersoftheSMAbeawareofthedamagedonetolegitimateshipmodelmanufacturersandinternationalrisksinvolvedinthesefakekits. SMAmembersmaypurchasethesekitsattheirownriskbutwithnoaffiliationwiththeSMA. TheSMAisaclubmemberoftheNRG(NauticalResearchGuild),thatisawareofthesepiratedkitsalongwithanumberofothershipmodelingclubsintheU.S.andaroundtheworldaswellasasisterclubtheROPE,whohasalsoestablishedananti-piracypolicywithintheirclubinJapan.

ZHLSnailModelXinFengJDModelLHQKShiChengWoodenKitYengFanUnicornModelYQ(YaunQing)CNCFShiHaiMoxingWNSCDUJIAOSHOURealTS

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DonDressel’sRoebuckinteriorunderconstruction

DonaldC.Dressel908W.22ndStreet,Upland,CA.91784-1220

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