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SMASMANewsletterNewsletter

Volume45,Number01,January2018

ContactsPresident:MikeDiCerbo:(714)523-5218–mike.dicerbo@att.net.VicePresident:JeanPhilippeDelgobbo–jeanpena@gmail.comSecretary:PaulPayne:(310)544-1461Treasurer:LarryVanEs:(714)936-0839–larry@uswheel.comEditor:DonDressel:(909)949-6931–roebuckdres4@gmail.com.WebManager:DougTolbert:(949)644-5416

WEBPAGEwww.shipmodelersassociation.org.

Meeting–Wed.,Jan.17,7PM,RedCrossBuilding,1207N.Lemon,

Fullerton,CA.92832

WORKINPROGRESS

December202017

Reporter:DaveYotter

HMSBellona1760–ChrisCarl

HMSBellonawas a 74-gunBellona-classthird-rateshipof the lineof theRoyalNavy. Designed by Sir Thomas Slade, shewasaprototypefortheiconic74-gunshipsof the latter part of the 18th century. “Thedesign of the Bellona class was neverrepeated precisely, but Slade experimentedslightly with the lines, and the Arrogant,Rammillies, Egmont, and Elizabeth classeswere almost identical is size, layout andstructure, and had only slight variations inthe shape of the underwater hull. TheCulloden class ship of the line was also

similar,butslightlylarger.Thus,overfortyshipswerenear-sistersoftheBellona.”Bellonawas built at Chatham, starting on 10 May 1758, launched on 19 February 1760 andcommissionedthreedayslater.ShewasthesecondshipoftheRoyalNavytobearthenameandsawserviceintheSevenYearsWar,AmericanRevolutionaryWarandtheNapoleonicWars.(Wikipedia).Classandtype: Bellona-class74-gunshipofthelineTonsBurthen: 1615bmLength 168ft(gundeck),138ft(keel)Beam: 46ft11in.Draught: 21ft6in.Depthofhold: 19ft9in.Sailplan: fullriggedshipCompliment: 650officersandmenArmament: Lowergundeck:28X32pounderguns Uppergundeck:28X18pounderguns QD:14X9pounderguns Fc:4X9pounderguns ChrishasstartedhisnewmodelofHMSBellona.Thisisbeingbuiltfromaplank-on-bulkhead Corel kit in 1:100 scale. All bulkhead frames are installed on the keel and the

main,forecastleandpoopdecksareinplace.Alsoinstalledarethedecksinthegreatcabinand head areas. There is some photoetch supplied for the forward bulkhead under theforecastledeck.Thishasbeeninstalledbutheisthinkingabouthowthisshouldbepainted.Afterthebackbonestructurewascompleted,hediscoveredthattherewasa4-degreetwistin the keel. At first, he attempted to correct this by soaking the assembly in water andapplyinganoppositetwist.Havingnoluckthere,thefinalsolutionwastosandtheareaonthe frames that mount the poop and forecastle decks. This reduced the apparent twistdownto1-degree,whichisunnoticeable. Chrissaidhedoesliketheinstructionssuppliedwiththiskit.

CardstockYellowSubmarine&ShipSketch–BobPenikas

Bobwrites thathehadpurchasedanew printer (Brother MFC J985DW) andwantedtotryitoutbyseeinghowitwoulddo in printing out a cardstock model.GaininginspirationfromSteveLund’sU-453he hoped to provide some comic relief byprinting a model of the Beatles YellowSubmarine. The model was downloadedfromwww.papermodelers.com and printedon57lbWausauExactVellumBristolpaper.Themodel received a protective coating ofrattle can Krylon clear acrylic prior to thebuild and then the finished model was

coastedwithFutureAcrylic. Bob also had a pen and ink sketch done inDana Pointwhile relaxing at the Bluelantern Inn. The subject is likely theOcean Institute’s full-size replicaof thebrigPilgrimimmortalizedbyRichardHenryDana,Jr.inhisAmericanseafaringclassicnovelTwoYearsBeforetheMast.Thesketchwasdated8-14-97andthetimeofdaywas4:45PM.

DutchFluytDerfflinger–DonDressel Don brought in his continuingefforts on masting and rigging theDerfflinger. He has managed to completethefore,mainandmizzenmastsandisnowin the process of installing the shrouds,staysandotherassociatedstandingrigging.The time consuming process of “rattelingdown” or installing the ratlines has beenstarted. There was some difficulty in therigging process since the instructions forriggingwere“lost”,soa littleresearchhad

tobecompletedtodeterminethesizeofline,numberofshrouds,stayprocedure,belayingpinlocations,etc.SeveralbookswereconsultedincludingHistoricShipModelsbyWolframzuMondfeld, The Ships ofAbel TasmanbyAbHoving andCorEmke aswell as the bookintroducedinthisnewsletter,17thCenturyDutchMerchantShipsbyAbHoving. Don alsomentioned that he is using a newprocedurewhile installing his ratlineswithclovehitches–heisusingElmer’swashableclearglueontheclovehitchesoncetheyare tied to make sure they do not move and/or untie, although that is not supposed tohappen with clove hitches. He also uses a large needle to help “rove” the clove hitchesthroughtheshrouds inorder to tryandgeta little “curve”betweeneachshroudwith theratline.Thereisnothingworsethanashroudbeingpulledoutofalignmentwhileinstallingtheratlines.Dondoesnotthinkthatperfectlystraightratlineslookgoodeither.

Tuna Boat La Marie Jeanne – Jean-PhilippeDalGobbo

MarieJeanneisaFrenchtunafishingboatthatoperatedbetweentheFrenchportofConcarneau inBrittanyandoff the coastofMauritainia(SouthofMorocco), typicallyduring themonthsof June toOctober. Thetripstookuptotwomonthsasthetunaaretypically far off the coast. Due to the longpassagesandoffshorefishinggroundstheseboats had to be built strong and fast. Theboatbuildingindustrythatdevelopedthesevessels started at the Sables d’Olonneshipyard in the Vendee region south ofBrittany around the 1890’s and moved to

ConcarneauandtheislandofGroixintheearly1900’s. The boat model is being built from an Artesina Latina kit in 1:50 scale. Jean-Philippe’smodelisaboatofaround115feetinlengthandcarriesacrewoftwelve.Duringfishingthewholecrewworksondeckprocessingthefishandhangingthemtodryontherack.Thehullappearstobelargelycompletewithindividuallylaiddeckplanking.Hetriedamethodofusingthreadfordeckcaulkingandusingwoodfillertosimulatetrennels.Deckfurnitureisallinplaceasfarasthekitisconcernedbutthereisnomentionofanykindofbilge pump. He found the kit plans to be bad with few instructions and pictures thatconflicted.

Mackerel SchoonerSmuggler–JimIngersoll Smuggler was an extreme clipperdesign of 67.92 gross and 64.52 net

tonnagebuiltbyDanielPoland,Jr.andCharlesC.WoodburyatGloucester,Mass.in1887forGloucesterinterests. JimismakinggoodprogressonhismodelofthemackerelschoonerSmuggler,beingbuiltfroma1:48scaleBluejacketkit. Thehullisplankedoversolidandhehasworkedtomake the hull plankingmore pronounced comparedwith the partially completed hull asreceived.Deckplankingisonandpainted,asismostofthedeckfurniture.Hehassettledon a light grey/dark grey scheme for the deck with white for the bulwarks and deckfurniturewiththehatchcoversandgratingsleftbright.Thehullisantifoulingredleadwithagreentopsidewithayellowrubrail.Jimmentionedhavingtroublestrikingthewaterlineand thatmasking for the deck detailswas hard to dealwith. Masking lets the paint rununderwherethecracksare.

HMSBounty1787–BrianStein

HMS Bounty, also known as HMArmedVesselBounty,wasasmallmerchantvessel purchased by the Royal Navy for abotanicalmission.TheshipwassenttothePacific Ocean under the command ofWilliam Bligh to acquire breadfruit plantsandtransportthemtoBritishpossessionsinthe West Indies. That mission was nevercompleted due to a mutiny led by ActingLieutenantFletcherChristian.Thisincidentis now popularly known as the Mutiny ontheBounty.TheshipwaslaterburnedwhilemooredatPitcairnIslandbythemutineers.

AnAmericanadventurerrediscoveredtheremainsoftheBountyin1957andvariouspartsofithavebeensalvagedsincethen.BountywasoriginallythecollierBerthia,builtin1784at theBlaydes shipyard inHull,Yorkshire inEngland. TheRoyalNavypurchasedher for£1,950on23May1787,refit,andrenamedherBounty.Theshipwasrelativelysmallat215tons, but had three masts and was full-ship rigged. After conversion for the breadfruitexpedition, she was equipped with 4 X 4-pounders and ten swivel guns. Her principaldimensionswere: Tons burthen: 220 26/04 (bm), Length: 90 ft 10 in., Beam: 24 ft 4 in,Depthofhold:11ft4in,Compliment:44officersandmen.(Wikipedia). Brian isbuildinghismodelofBounty in1:60 scale fromanAmati kit. Thehull isnowcompleteandthedeckshavebeenstarted.Thewaleshavebeenaproblemasthereisconflictinginformationastotheirlocationandwidth.Therailtopsontheforedeckwouldhavebeendifficult(ifnotimpossible)tobendandsowerecuttotherequiredcurve.Thekit-supplied planking is almond and has proven to be difficult to bend, tending to crack.Brian’ssolutionhasbeentouseasteamirontosoftentheplanksandthenpre-bendthemoveracoffeemug.Thepre-bentplanksarethenappliedtothehull.

BlueStuff–LarryVanEs

Larry has discovered aninteresting product for use in makingmodelparts. TheproductiscalledBlueStuff/Oyumaru,aproductofGreenStuffWorld. The Blue Stuff is made easy toshape into a mold by placing it in hotwaterandthenpressingapatternintoitbefore it returns to room temperature.The molds can be made both singlesided and double sided depending onthe part you want to make. Once themodel is made than parts can be cast.Larryusedatwo-partepoxyputty. Theputty ismixedand thensimplypressed

intothemold,bothsides ifa3-Dpart isbeingcastandwait for theepoxytocure. Therehavetobelotsofusesforaproductlikethis.Allofthisiswaybetterexplainedbythemantutorials on the YouTube. Just go to YouTube, type in “blue stuff” and click on thesuggestionsthatappear. Thebestpart is thatallkindsofothermodelmakingtechniquesappearas follow-onsite suggestions– suchashow todohomemadephotoetch! Youcanspendhoursexploringthisstuff.

HMSBellona–ChrisCarl YellowSubmarine–BobPenikasDutchFluteDerfflinger–DonDressel TunaBoatLaMarieJeanne-Jean- PhilippeDalGobbo

Smuggler–JimIngersoll HMSBounty–BrianSt

17thCenturyDUTCHMERCHANTSHIPSText,PhotosandPlansfortheShipModeler

ByA.I.HovingPlansbyC.A.Emke

ModelsbyH.TomesenGraphicsbyE.Hoving

Florence,Oregon–SeaWatchBooks,LLC,201788½”X11”format.152pages

FullcolorCaseboundwithjacket

24sheetsofplansinportfolioISBN#978-0-9904041-1-8

Thereareactuallytwovolumesyouobtain when you purchase thiscombinationof book andplans. Thebookitself is extremely informative in earlyDutchshipinformationandhistory. Dutchshipbuilding is fully described for the 17thcentury discussing materials used as wellasmethodsofconstruction.Thebookthengoeson todescribe the various ship typesbuilt by the Dutch. This includes threetypes of sea going ships – the Pinas, theFluitandtheCat,twotypesofcoastaltradeships, theBoyerand theGalliot, two typesof inshore vessels, the Narrow-and Wideship and the Kaag, and three types offishermenas traders, theBuss, theHookerandthePink. Boththebookandtheplanssuppliedintheportfoliowillprovideashipmodeler with all the information herequirestobuildaverygoodshipmodelofthe modeler’s choice. The informationsupplied in both the book and the plansreflect the very best information on early17th century Dutch ships with probably the best Dutch authorities alive today. If a shipmodeler wants to build a Dutch ship model of the 17th century, when the Dutch wereexperiencingtheir“GoldenAge”,thenthisisamusthavebookandplanssetbarnone. Thebookisbasedonacombinationofpictorialandarchaeologicalsources,existingship models and written works of the period as well as actual ship construction today.Dutchshipbuildingmethodsareexplainedfullyinthebookandalltheinformationforeachof the Dutch ships indicated above are fully drawn out in the 24 plans provided in theattachedportfolioin1:48and1:96scales. Thebookisjampackedwithalotofcolorpicturesofthevariousshipsdescribedaswellasalotofthedetails.ThebookandplanswereofparticularhelpforyourreviewerashewasintheprocessofriggingaDutchfluit,thehullofwhichwasbuiltbyanothermodelerwhomisplacedtheriggingplans.IfoundAbHoving’sbookprovidedveryfineinformation

ontheriggingofaDutchfluit,althoughthisparticular model, the Derrflinger (whichstarted out as a kit) could not have beenriggedproperlywithouttheaidofthebookreviewed here. The book is stronglyrecommended to all ship model builderswhodesiretobuildaDutchshipofthe17thcentury. Someof the informationprovidedin the book is shown to the left, the toppicture giving details of how they built thestern timbers. The process that the Dutchfollowed in building ships was not yourtraditional frame first method – certainlyyoucouldnotusetheHaroldHahnmethodofbuildingamodelifyouwantedtofollowDutch practice. This is explained inpictures aswell aswrittenmaterial in thebook–seethesecondphotototheleft. Itwould be a lot of fun to try and build amodelinthisway–Iunderstandthattherehave been several models built by theauthorsofthisbookusingthismethod. A furtherpictureofaDutch fluit isalsoshowntotheleftonthebottomofthepage. Thisbookandplanportfolioisverystrongly recommended for all shipmodelers. 17th Century Dutch MerchantShipsbyAbHovingand17thCenturyDutchMerchant Ships Plans Set forModelers byC. A. Emke is available fromwww.seawatchbooks.com at a cost of$75.00 plus $9.00 for shipping andhandlingintheUS. Having looked at the plansprovided,theyareVERYcompletewithlotsof extra detail supplied: Pinas Witsen in1:96 scale, Flute Zeehaen, Langewijk andRoode Leeuw, cat Peacock, Boyer 86 ft.,Galliot,Narrowship,wideship,Kaag,Buss1598, a Hooker and a Pink. There areactually14shipsthatyouwouldbeabletobuild using the plans supplied, whichshould keep any shipmodeler quite busyfor a LONG time. A must for every shipmodeler’slibrary.

SMAHonoraryDistantMembersModelEffortsByDonDressel

TherearetwoSMAHonorarymemberswholivetoofarawaytoattendanyoftheSMAmeetingsonthethirdWednesdayofthemonth. OnelivesinUtah,theotherlivesinFrance. TheUtahmember isTonyDevroude,who at one timewas a localmemberof theSMAbutmovedanumberofyearsago.HeiswellknowntomanyoftheoldermembersoftheSMA,particularlyasanexceptionalwoodcarver.Tonyismuchmorethanjustawoodcarver,however,asyouwillseebythephotosshownbelowofhisDauphinRoyal.Thefirstphotoshowstheoverallviewofthemodel,thesecondphotoshowsthereinforcingfuttocksorriderfuttocks,thethirdphotoshowsfillinguptheholdbelowtheorlopdeckandthelastphoto shows the side walls with deck beam clamps, ceiling planking, side rings for thecannonandotherinteriordetails.YouwillbeabletoseethismodelattheupcomingNRGConferenceinLasVegasthiscomingOctober,whereTonywillalsohopefullygiveatalkanddemonstrationonhiscarvingmethods.

The second long distance honorary member of the SMA is Michel Mantin, whohappenstoliveinFrance.HeisalsoaHonorarymemberoftheROPEinJapanandisoneofthe main instigators of the upcoming ship model conference in France, which does notconflictwiththeNRGConferenceinLasVegasasfarasdatesareconcerned.

Michel is working on a LARGEmodeloftheIJNFuso,aJapaneseWWIIbattleship. A brief history of the ship(fromWikipedia): “Fusowasthe leadshipofthetwoFuso-classdreadnoughtbattleships built for the ImperialJapaneseNavy.Launchedin1914andcommissioned in 1915, she initiallypatrolledoffthecoastofChina,playingno part inWorldWar I. In 1923, sheassisted survivors of the Great Kanto

earthquake. Fuso was modernized in 1930-35 and again in1937-41, with improvements to her armor andmachinery and a rebuilt superstructure in the Pagodamaststyle. Withonly14-inchguns, shewasoutclassedbyother Japanesebattleshipsat thebeginningofWorldWarII,andplayedauxiliaryrolesformostofthewar. Fusowas part of Vice-Admiral Shoji Nishimura’sSouthernForceattheBattleofLeyteGulf.Shewassunkintheearlyhoursof25October1944bytorpedoesandnaval gunfire during the Battle of Suriago Strait. Somereportsclaimed thatFusobroke inhalfandbothhalvesremainedafloatandburning foranhour,butaccordingtosurvivors’accounts,theshipsankafter40minutesofflooding. Of thefewdozencrewmenwhoescaped,only10survivedtoreturntoJapan.”Includedhereare a

few pictures of the wonderful scratchbuilding efforts thatMichel is realizingin his efforts to scratch build a verydifficult shipmodel,whichwill includea complete engine room view and aview of the main guns interior. Thepicturesspeakforthemselves.

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.InternationalConventionofModelShipBuilding There will be a ship model convention in France this coming October 17throughOctober21inRochefort,France.MoredetailswillbeforthcominginfutureissuesoftheSMANewsletterandaseparate“flyer”willbesenttoallSMAmembersandassociatesatthesametimeasthisnewsletter.Staytunedformoredetails.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.

DonDressel’sSovereignoftheSeas,cased,inmuseum

DonaldC.Dressel908W.22ndStreet,Upland,CA.91784-1229

NEXT MEETING WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 7:30 PM, HILLCREST PARK RED CROSS BUILDING