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Volume44,Number12,December2017

ContactsPresident:BillSchultheis:(714)366-7602–bsmath@yahoo.comVicePresident:MikeDiCerbo:(714)523-2518-mike.dicerbo@att.netSecretary:PaulPayne:(310)544-1461Treasurer:LarryVanEs:(714)936-0839–larry@uswheel.comEditor:DonDressel:(909)949-6931–roebuckdres4@gamil.com.WebManager:DougTolbert:(949)644-5416

WEBPAGEwww.shipmodelersassociation.org.

Meeting–Wed.,Sept.20,7PM,RedCrossBuilding,1207N.Lemon,

Fullerton,CA.92832

WORKINPROGRESS

November15,2017

Reporter:DaveYotter

HMSSURPRISE1796–ChrisCarl

HMSSurprisewastheshipchosenbyauthor Patrick O’Brian to restore Captain“Lucky” JackAubreyof theAubrey-Maturinseries to his place as a captain andeventually see him raise his flag as anadmiral of the Royal Navy. Surprise is animportant element of the series, bothbecause of her importance to the runningplotline, and because of the emotionalattachment she has earned among fans ofthe series. For the 2003 film Master andCommander:TheFarSideoftheWorld,therole of Surprise was filled by the replica of

HMSRose, whichwas purchased by the film studio andmodified for the role. The filmrelatesthatAubreyhadservedaboardherasamidshipmanin1785,whentherealSurprisehadnotyetbeenlaunched.ThebookHMSSurprisebyO’BrianalsomentionsAubreybeinga midshipman aboard Surprise. The series has the Surprise in service until O’Brian’sextendedfictionalyearof1812,usingthelatitudeoffictioninTheReverseoftheMedal.Inthatera, theRoyalNavycommissioneda38-gun frigateby thisname inSeptember1812.ThefictionalSurpriseissoldoutofserviceinTheReverseoftheMedal,beingpurchasedbyStephenMaturinandemployedfirstasaletterofmarqueeandlaterasHisMajesty’shiredshipSurpriseunderAubrey’scommand.MaturinagreestoselltheSurprisetoAubreyinTheNutmeg of Consolation, though later novels suggest that never transpired and Maturincontinuedtoowntheship. Surprise’sultimate fictional fate isunknownalthoughshewasstill at sea in Blue at the Mizzen, when Aubrey receives news of his promotion to rear-admiraloftheblueinhergreatcabinattheendofthebook.(Wikipedia) Surprise has now been declared FINISHED! Chris has declared victory after 2.45years. Andit looks likewehavewitnessedtheconversionofa20-yearplasticmodelertowoodintheprocess. Hedidsaythatthereweremorethanafewtechniqueslearnedovertheyearsthatweretransferabletowoodenshipmodeling.Oneofthesewasthefinishingofthewindowdetailforthegreatcabin.Yourreportermissedsomeofthedetailsbutithadtodowithprintingthedetailsonacetate(I think) inblackandwhiteandthenanoverlay in

yelloworwhitepaper(?). Thelastdetailsaddedweregunport lidsandtheanchors. Theanchors require details necessary for catting, fishing and storage aswell as securing androutingthecable. Alongdiscussionoccurredonthenecessityofbuildingacaseforthemodel.Acasehas a huge advantage over other methods of protecting the model from damage anddirt/dust. Aclose-fittingcase, typicallyanacrylic topwithawoodbasewill takeup littlemoreroomthanasoftvinylcoverandgivemuchgreaterprotection.Evenjustremovingasoftcoverforviewinginvitesdamagetodelicaterigginganddoeslittletoprotectthemodelfrom cats and other such critters. Chris mentioned going to Tustin Awards(www.tustinawards.com) to look for basematerial. Your reporter visited Tustin Awardsand ordered some new name plates for several of hismodels. Thesewill bemade fromlaseretchedwoodfortwomodelsandacrylicfortwomodels.Thisshouldbeaninterestingalternativetothemoretraditionalengravedbrassplate. TheyweremostcooperativeandhelpfulalthoughIdonotknowiftheywouldbeagoodsourcefortheclearacrylicdisplaycoverssuchastheonesproducedbyPlexiDisplaysinLaHabra.

SchoonerPainting–BobPenikas

Bobbroughtinanotherpaintinghehaddonetokeepbusywhilehewasunderorders to keep clear of his garageworkshop. The painting was done inacrylicon11X14-inchcanvaspanel. Thereference was a photograph sent by aphotographerfriend. Hewasinterestedinpotentialidentificationofthesubject. Thistime the vessel appears to be a schoonerandas thephotographwas taken locally itwas thought that it may be The Swift ofIpswitch, although the Swift most often ispictured as a topsail schooner. Swift ofIpswich is owned and operated by the Los Angeles Maritime Institute’s TopSail YouthProgramasasailtrainingvesselforat-riskyouth.

EgyptianSolarBoar–DonDressel DonbroughtinhiscompletedmodeloftheEgyptianSolarBoar,a1/72scaleWoodyJoe kit by Woody Joe of Japan. Don indicated it was a real fun build, as has been hisexperiencewithalltheWoodyJoekitshehasbuilt.AllthepartsfittogetherverywellandworkingwiththeJapanesecedarisverypleasant.Donaalsodiscussedtheplexi-glasscaseheusedtofinalizethecasewithawoodenbasecuttosizewiththehelpofyourreporter.ThecasewasanoldoneDonhadusedtotakeamodeltoJapanafewyearsagoanditfitthemodelwell,soitwasre-used.TheholesinthetopofthecasewerecoveredbytheEgyptiansymbol, which was gold leafed. The model was constructed using Titebond wood glueinstead of CA glue, which apparently the Japanese prefer. It made things a little moredifficultwiththeconstruction,butDonthinkstheTitebondglueisbetterthanCA.

TheactualboatitselfisreallytheShipofCheops,apharaohofEgypt,althoughitiscalled“TheSolarBoatofCheops”.ItwasfoundburiedinapitnexttooneofthepyramidsinEgyptinmanypiecesresemblingagiantjwoodenjigsawpuzzlethatwassolvedbyAhmedYoussefMoustafa,andEgyptianArchaeologist.MoreinformationcanbeobtainedforthoseinterestedinthebookTheBoatBeneaththePyramidbyNancyJenkins.

Dondidrelate thatoneof themaininterests in thismodelwas due to the factthathewenttoEgyptanumberofyearsagoand saw the real thing. After visiting theboat, he went to the Egyptian Museumwherehewantedtopurchaseasmallmodeloftheboat,butwasnotgivenpermissiontodosoby“shewhomustbeobeyed”. Thus,hewasverypleasedtodiscoverthatWoodyJoe had subsequently released a model ofthis boat, which, of course, he had topurchaseandbuild!Theplansanddetailedphoto’softhebuildsuppliedbyWoodyJoemadethekiteasytobuild,theonlycaution

beingtobecarefulnottogluesomethingtogetherthatshouldnotbedone(usually inredJapaneseintheinstructions.

U-453–KriegsmarineTypeVIIC–SteveLund German submarine U-453 was atype VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany’sKriegsmarineforserviceduringWorldWarII. She was laid down on 4 July 1940 byDeutsche Werke in Kiel as yard number284, launched on 30 April 1941 andcommissioned on 26 June 1941 underKapitanieutnant Egon-Reiner vonSchlippenbach(Knight’’sCross).Theboat’sservice began on 26 June 1941 withtraining as part of the 7th U-boat Flotilla,followed by active service until beingtransferredtothe29thFlotillaon1January1942,basedinLaSpeziainItaly. GermanTypeVIICsubmarineswereprecededbytheshorterTypeVIIBsubmarines,U-453hadadisplacementof769toneswhenatthesurfaceand871toneswhilesubmerged.Shehadatotallengthof220ft.,apressurehulllengthof165ft.,abeamof20ft.,aheightof31ft.,andadraughtof15ft.ThesubmarinewaspoweredbytwoGermaniawerftF46four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of 2,060 to 2.350 kW;(2.760to3,160shp) forusewhilesurfaced, twoSiemens-SchuckertGU343/38-8double-actingelectricmotorsproducingatotalof550kW:(740shp)forusewhilesubmerged.Shehadtwoshaftsandtwo4ft.propellers.Theboatwascapableofoperatingatdepthsofupto 750 ft. The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 17.7 knots and a maximumsubmerged speed of 7.6 knots. When submerged, the boat could operate for 80 nauticalmilesat4knots. Whensurfaced,shecouldtravel8,500nauticalmilesat10knots. U-453

was fitted with five 21 in. torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and one at the stern),fourteen torpedoes, one 88 mm 5K C/35 naval gun, 220 rounds, and a 2 cm C/30 anti-aircraftgun.Theboathadacomplementofbetweenforty-fourandsixty. SteveisbuildinghisU-453modelin1:35scalefromakitbuiltfiberglasshull. Theboatwillnotbeafulldiverandisintendedtooperateonthesurfaceonly.Thehullisfreeflooding and gets its flotation from Styrofoam and lots of ballast. The DC motors workunder water and the controls operate via waterproof servos. There is amotor for eachpropellerandbothareoperatedfromasinglespeedcontrollerashavingseparatereversingmotorshas little effect on turning radius. Lots of timeandmoneywere spentongettingcorrect deck gun, drew and bridge details in place. Stevewas pleasedwith how the flagturnedout. Silkspanwasusedwhichwas glued to a regular sheet of copier paper. ThisassemblywasrunthroughtheprinterandthentheflagwastrimmedoffandsprayedwithDullcoattofixthecolors.

CatalanShip,“NAO”–BillSchultheis

Bill is proceeding on hisNao of ca.1450in1”30scale.Themodelisbeingbuiltfrom aWoody Joe kit. He is now finishedwith the planking which is really a stropwood veneer being applied over the initiallayer of planking. Due to the roundness ofthehull thiswas challenging in the endsofthe ship. The technique that worked thebest was to coat both surfaces withTitetbondwoodglue,letthemdryandthenuseahotirontobondthestripsdowntothehull.Heplanstoaddamatfinishtothehullexteriorsoastomirrorthedeckfinish.

America’sCupEntrant–JohnSimmons John writes: With the America’sCup “evolving” back to amonohull for thenext challenge (in three years) toovercometheperceptionofadragrace,thenew boats will evolve either the 72-footoceanracingclassoroneslightlyshorterof62-foot length. Either Abu Dhabi or NewZealandwillprobablybethelocation. Theformer has constant butmoremildwindsand calm seaswhile the later has extremelevelsofboth.Mybetisthatrigidsailsandfoilswillbeinvolvedwhilethechallengeisto spread the foils on a monohull. Myvesselisbothshallowbutwide(62’with13’beam),withfoils(retractable)andrudder(2)tipfoils.Threemastswithidenticalsails,retractabledaggerboard/keelandaminimalcrew(3)demandaninnovativemanagementconcept. Themainsheetsareelectricallyoperated

with a continuous loop that allows extension/retraction at the same rate withoutmanpower. The jib could be similar although I show manual operation. Theskipper/tactician/helmsman operates the rudders and determines the sail setting. Theforward crewman controls the jib and reefing of same while the remaining crewmancontrols the foils (depthandchoiceof sidewith interactiveextensionandretraction)anddagger board retraction, all operated electrically. This minimal crew should allow alightweight and very swift sailing experience. This design could incorporate rigid sails(foamwith glass skin) as I have shown before on other designs. The area of the triple,rather short sails, with flat top braces would be optimized for efficiency and to limitoverturningforces,aswellasbeinghoistedelectrically.

CruiserAnnabelle–JohnSimmons

The idealsmallcruiser, Johnwrites:Based on an article in Woodenboatmagazineabouta13-footgaff-riggedmicro-cruiser for sailing on the Great Lakes, nottheOcean,butwith fewamenities. I choseto do a similar vesselwith all the requiredelementsforweekendcruising,oraweekortwo,yetspaciousenoughtodaysailwithuptofiveguestsplustheone-mancrew. ThefullformissimilartoaCapeCodCat,alegendarysailorbuiltsincethe1800’sandstillbuiltandavailabletoday.Butacatislimitedinitsabilitytopointintothewind

wherebyajibonasloopcorrectsthatlimitation.Thedesignerof“Laurentia”hascreatedacleandesignincorporatinghardchines,akick-upcenterboard,atraveler,fibfurling,andapotentialuseofajennytocompletethedetails.Ahingedfootatthebaseofthemastwouldallowtrailering.A3.4HPMercurymotorisshownwithanextendedshaftandbothitandpropanearestowedunderthecockpitseatandplumbedtotheburneraboard.Thebeamisgenerous toallowawideberthofalmost four feetperpersonat theaftendand two feetforward. Seatandseatbackfoamcushionsareshown. Aporta-pottywithinanenclosedhead,agalleywithadoubleburner,sinkwithwatersupplyandwastecollection,storageforcookinggearandserviceitems,andatablethatdoublesasacushionsupportbetweentheseatingtoeitherside,andfinallyadrop-incavityforacoldchestof32-quatesize.Lightingwould consist of battery-powered individual fixtures. Outboard fuelwould be stored aftunder the cockpit seating, as well as the outboard motor, safety fear, oar, line etc. Thecockpit table doubles as the hatch closure and is vertically retained by runners to eitherside. Overhead is a sliding hatch cover that permits standing while preparing a meal.Headroomotherwiseisabout5’8”.Thehullisconstructedofplywoodwithglassoverinastylecalledclinker=built.Longsheetsofplyarerequiredandapatternoffourpiecesedgeoverlapover the full lengthperside. Thepiecesareoddlyshapedbutdetermine thehullshapeandchines. Thedeckanddeckhousearedomedand thecockpit is flatwrapped intwo-dimensions. The cockpit and cabin sole are below the waterline slightly, therebypreventing through hull drainage and self-bailing. The rigging seems standard andtraditionalbutinfacthasacleverdesignforthetopsail(ortrysail).Toallowforacleanandsmoothfoilshapetothatsail,itsattachedsparisflippedfromtherighttoleftsideoverthegaff topping lift, thereby allowing the desired shape on both tacks. This arrangement is

referredtoasaWTF(WhattheFlip”),alocalphrase,Iassume.Atonly18’4”inwithabeamof8’4’”,thiscraftshouldsailwell,betrailerable,safeatseaandlooktraditionalaswell.

USSConstitution–PaulPayne PaulPayne,althoughunabletoattendtheSMAmeetingduetohealthproblems,sentmeseveralpicturesoftheprogressheismakingontherenovationstohisUSSConstitutionmodelhehasbeenscratchbuildingforsometime.Hislatestresearchindicatedthathehadmadesomeerrorsintheappearanceoftheshipandisnowintheprocessofcorrectingthemistakes. Thepicturesbelowshow themodifications inprogress, the installationofnewupperbulwarksandtheinstallationoftheupperdeckbeamsandfoundationfortheupperdeck.

It is tobehoped thatPaulwill recovercompletely fromhis recentsurgeryandbeabletoagainattendourSMAmeetinginthethirdWednesdayofthemonth.Hedidindicatethatwhenheisabletoattendoneofourmeetings,probablyinJanuary,hewillalsobringalotofwoodthathehascollectedovertheyearsandisnowrealizinghewillneveruse.Moredetails on thispotential lumberoffer (free)will be in thenext SMANewsletter. Evenkitmodelers(aswellas,ofcourse,scratchbuilders)willbenefitfromthisoffer.Thankyou,inadvance,Paul!

HMSSurprise–ChrisCarl Schoonerpainting–BobPenikas EgyptianSolarBoat–DonDressel U-453SubTypeVIIC–SteveLund

Detailsofabovemodels

Nao–BillSchultheis

JohnSimmon’sAmerica’sCup

JohnSimmon’scruiserAnnabelle ObserveJohnremovingthecabintopsothatyoucanseeallthedetailinside.

ByDonDressel

OldSalts inPort: Steve Jones, JohnBakker,DonDressel,DavidOkamura,GuyBell,

TomStellar.

Ships inPort: Derfflinger,HMSVanguard.kitsClark,YachtAmericaandHarborTugBoatandaProxonchopsaw. TheMayflowerGroupmeetingwasnotverywellattendedthismonth,whichistoobadsincea lotofvery interesting itemswerebroughtupduring themeeting. Itwasalsodifferentinthatanumberofshipmodelkitswerebroughtin,apainting,aswellasaunique

tool. DavidOkamurabroughtinanoldshipmodelkitthatIoriginallythoughtwasbySteingreaber,anoldGermanwoodenshipkitmodel. Itwasof thecutterClark – seephoto. If youlookcloseatthephoto,youwillseeatubeofgluethatcomeswiththekit! Sincethekit isveryold, Idon’t thinktheglue isanygoodsinceitisprobablytooold,butitappearsthatallthenecessarymaterialistheretobuildthekit.Daveobtaineditata special kit model sale (see Dave for details if you areinterested). Dave alsobrought in a plastic kit of theWappenvonHamburg in a plasticwrapper, purchased at the samekitmodelsale–allatbargainprices.Sincetheplastickitwasnotinabox,nopicturewas takenof thecontents,buteverything

appeared to be there. It may be the same ship kit sale I attended years ago when Ipurchasedmy resin kitmodel of the submarineSeaWolfSSN21 that cost $10.00, since it was an old kit. Itsubsequentlywon a first place award at the recent IPMSOrangcon 2017. To say I was surprised would be anunderstatement–Ionlytookittothecontestforfun. Tom brought in a Revell plastic kit model of theYacht America, that he found to be very interesting,particularly thehull. There is a lotof gooddetail on thismodel,eventhoughitisplastic. Again,itwasaverygood“deal” that he could not refuse. Apparently all the partsare there and Tom is looking forward to building themodel. Inorderto“jointhecrowd”, Johnbrought in fromhisgarageaplastickitmodelin1:108scaleofaHarborTugbyRevell.Whetherornotthemodelwilleverbebuiltisaquestion,butJohndidshowusthemodelkit,againapparentlycomplete.Nopicturewastakenofthismodel–Imusthavemissedit! JohnalsobroughtinfromhisgarageaProxxontool–thechopsaw.Thereensuedalong discussion amongst the group of the various tools used in wooden and plastic ship

modelconstructionandtheavailabilityofProxxontools,manyofwhichareverygoodtools. Someofthe Proxxon tools are available fromMicro-Mark,such as the chop saw at $260.00 plus shipping.Proxxonalsomakesagoodthicknessplanerandauseable band saw, which a number of modelershave used to make their ship models. Picturedhere is the chop saw that John showed theMayflower Group, which does have it uses whenused to cut a multiple number of wooden partsquickly and accurately. As with all power toolscaremustbetakenwhileusingthem–theycandoseriousinjurytothecareless! Guy brought in a marine painting of theship “City of Berlin” by Antonio Jackson – 1878.Youcanseethepaintingbehindthepictureof theDerfflinger ship model that Don bought in todiscuss.

Don did talk about the Derfflinger and the progress he ismakingonthemastingandriggingofthemodel.Thelowershroudsand stays are now in place. See the photo to the left, which alsoshows the paintingbrought in by Guy. Themastsandtopsweremadeusing the instructionssuppliedwiththekitalongwithinformationfromAbeHoving’sbookTheShipsofAbel Tasman, which alsosupplied much neededinformation on the riggingofaDutchFlute. Sailswillbe installedalongwiththeyards as the riggingprocesscontinues.

JohntalkedabouttheprogressonhisHMSVanguard, the problems with the painting of thegunportareasandthedifficultyheisexperiencingwith the coppering of the hull and the apparentlack of the needed copper sheets to complete thehull. Wewill seeat thenextMayflowerGroupmeetingwhatprogressandsolutions Johnhascomeupwithonhisongoingeffortstobuildthismodel.Hewasgivenseveralhintsastojusthowheisgoingtocuttheindividualcopperplatesoffthesheet.SeethephotoaboveofJohnsmodelatthepresenttime.Theusualfunandcamaraderietookplaceatthemeetingandwealllookforwardto

thenextmeeting,whichwillbeinJanuary.TheDecembermeetingiscancelleddueto

Christmas.

TheNauticalResearchGuildConference–Florida-

2017ByDonDressel

TheNRGConferenceinFloridabeganwithatouroftheU.S.CoastGuardSectorSt.Petersburg,whichwasextremelyinterestingandwellworththetimespent. TheevidentdedicationoftheU.S.CoastGuardpersonnelandtheworktheydotokeepAmericasafeisveryevident in thework theydo. Muchof theefforts tokeepAmerica’swaterwayssafeandsecureisperformedinaveryprofessionalmanner. LunchwasprovidedattheCoastGuardGalley. After lunch,atouroftheTampaBayPilotsAssociationboatwasprovided,alsoexplainingjustwhatthepilotsdotodaywhenshipscomeintoportaswellasatourofthe Florida Institute of Oceanography ship and just what they do. This was all veryinformativeaninterestingforthoseonthetour.ForthoseMRGmemberswhodidnotelecttogoonthetour,yourmissedagoodone!

AlsoonThursday, inaddition to thetour, registration was open for theconferenceintheHotelandthevendorandexhibit room was open for set-up. In theparticular case of the Florida conference,one individual, Gus Agustin, brought in aLOTofmodels(seephotoattachedshowingGus and his models – he took up severaltables to display all his models. Gus isshownnexttothespecialcasehehadmadeup for him to display his smaller models.Gus is also, for thosewhodonotknow, an

honorarymemberof the SMAand lives inChicagowithhislovelywifeBarbara. Some of the ship models fromFlorida are shown here although thereweretoomanymodelstoshowallofthem,sovariousoneswerepickedtoshow. Thefirst one is a model of the 18th Centurylongboat, a Model Shipways kit in 1:48scale designed by Chuck Passaro, whichyour editor (and many others) has built.The unique thing about this model is thesetting (see photo), which is very welldone. AnotherexampleisashipmodeloftheBaltimoreclipperLivelyunderconstructionbyMitchMichelsonin1:48scale,aLumberyardkitmodeldesignedbyJimRoberts,which

usuallymeansthatitisbasicallyscratchbuiltwiththelumbersuppliedbyLumberyardandtheplansbyJim. It looks likeanexcellentBaltimore clippermodel and the researchthat Jim included in the “kit” I am sure isexcellent. For those who like Baltimoreclippers (John Simmons), this may be anexcellentkitmodeltoinvestigate.Notethename tags supplied with each modelentered in themodel display, whichwereveryinformative. A very interesting model, for me,was of the 35 ft. Queen Anne style Barge1700 by Chuck Passaro, who scratch builtthe model and then designed a kit of themodel that can be purchased from the

SyrenShipModelCom.–checkoutthewebsite at www.syrenshipmodelcompany.com.ThemodeliscurrentlyagroupprojectwiththeSanDiegoShipModelersGuildandwillbeafunbuild.Theflagssuppliedinthekitare, for one example, outstanding. See theaccompanying photo of the scratch builtmodel by Chuck’s prototype for the kit aswellasasecondbuildbehindit. Anothershipmodelofgreatinteresttomewas thePuritan in 1/50 scale basedon a Mamoli kit model that was heavilymodified with assistance from Rob Napier

and Erik Ronnberg. The very uniquefeature of this model is the way it wasmountedinacase,thefirsttimeIhaveeverseenamodelmountedthisway–Iassumetobeable toplace themodel inhishome.TheshipmodelisbyIrwinSchusterbasedon original photos of the ship whenlaunched. The final photo, shownon the nextpage, is of the full table of Gus Agustin’smodelsalongwiththetwotablelineupsoftheothermodelsthatwereondisplay.InthebackgroundofthephotoyoumaybeabletomakeoutJimByrnesandhislovelywifestandingnexttotherevendortable,whichhasnotyetbeensetup.ThephotosItookofthemodelsweretakenpriortomostofthevendorssettinguptheirtables.ThevendorspresentattheconferencewereBluejacketShipcrafters( www.bluejacketinc.com), Byrnes Model Machines (www.byrnesmodelmachines.com),andTrainTroll(www.traintroll.com).Twoothervendors,althoughnotattheconference,

did supply door prizes and information attheconference.TheywereSeawatchBooks(www.seawatchbooks.com) and SherlineProducts, Inc. (www.sherline.com). Therewere also a number of NRG Conferencespecials offered by the NRG including thegalley Washington plans, the NRG ShopNotes#!and#2aswellasotherNRGitems. The Friday technical sessions wereallverywelldone. BillMaxwell startedoffbygivinghistalkontheconstructionoftheBrodieStove.GusAgustinfollowedwithhis

speechontheTechniquesofaMiniaturist. DavidAntscherlfinishedoffthemorningwithhistalkontheResearchProcessforconstructionofwell-researchedshipmodels. Afteragoodlunchwasprovided(sandwichbuffet–verygood),theafternoonsessionsconsistedof a number of roundtable sessions, featuring an accomplished modeler discussing hismodeling techniques while NRG Conference attendees sat at the table to ask questionswhen he was completed with is demonstration. The roundtable presenters and topicswere: ChuckPassaro(carving),BillMaxwell(BrodieStovetechniques),GusAgustin(flagmaking), Paul Wharen (copper plate making), Charles Gravaliese (Solid Hull Modeling),IrwinSchuster(SailMaking)andDavidAntscherl(FriezePainting).Allthesepresentationswere a very enjoyable 3 hours of presentations. AnNRGmembershipmeeting followedthis,whereitwasannouncedthatthenextNRGConferencewillbeinLasVegas,Nevada. TheSaturdaygeneralsessionswereverygoodandinformative.Dr.WilliamMurraygavea talkon largeancientRomanwarships;CharlesHarris topicwasapresentationofAmerican ship, a type VC 2-S-AP Victory Ship; Clay Feldman gave a very interestingpresentation on The Hawaiian FairAmerican (a small ship, not to beconfusedwith theFairAmericanbrig),KeithHolland presented theU.S. ArmyTransport Maple Leaf history – St.John’sRiver,Florida;PaulFontenoyonWorld War I German Submarine –NorthCarolinaCoast;IrwinSchusteronSSMascotte and I believe Bill Maxwellon theBrodie Stove ( I amnot sure ofthelastspeaker). All in all, a very entertaining,enlightening, and interestingexperienceasisusualwithallNRGConferences.ItishopedthatthenextNRGConferenceinLasVegaswillbeasgoodastheoneinFlorida.Itwillbeinterestingtoseejustwhattheofferedtourwillbe.

SMAMembershipduesaredue!

Itisthattimeofyearagain–theduesaredue.Forthosewhodonotknow,wedohavetopayforthemeetinglocationwhereourmonthlymeetingsareheld,sothere is a cost involved for the privilege of being able to show our “Works inProgress” andenjoy the ambianceof our fellowSMAmembers. The regularduescost for members is $25.00. For those few members who still receive theirnewsletterby snailmail, the cost is $40.00. For thosememberswho livebeyond100miles,thecostis$20.00.AllchecksshouldbemadeouttotheSMAoryoumaypaybycashtoourtreasurer,LarryVanEs.Forlongdistancemembers,theaddressis:ShipModelersAssociation,21520YorbaLindaBlvd.,suiteG234,YorbaLinda,CA.92887.ElectionofVicePresident AttheDecembermeetingtherewillbeanelectionofthenextVicePresidentoftheSMA.ThecurrentVicePresident,MikeDeCirbo,willbeournewpresidentfor2018 per our custom. Anyone interested in becoming Vice President of the SMAshouldattendtheDecembermeeting.Treasurer’sReportLarry Van Es reports that there is $4,787.53 in the SMA account for the end ofAugust2017.WebManager’sReportDougTolberthas indicatedthatall thepastSMANewslettersareontheSMAwebpage for access tomembersonly. Dougposts the latest SMANewsletteronto thewebpageassoonasitispublished.IfthereareanycommentsconcerningtheSMAWebpagepleaseinformoneoftheSMAofficers.SanDiegoShipModelersGuildForthoseSMAmemberswhomaybeinterested,theSanDiegoShipModelersGuildnowhastheirmeetingsontheBerkleyonthesecondTuesdayofeachmonth.Youreditorandreporterroutinelyattendthemeetingwhichisusuallyveryinformativeandenlightening.

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