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SMASMANewsletterNewsletter

Volume45,Number11,Nov.2018

ContactsPresident:MikeDiCerbo:(714)523-2518–mike.dicerbo@att.net.VicePresident:Jean-PhilippeDalGobbo–jeanpinou@gmail.comSecretary: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.,Jan.17,7PM,RedCrossBuilding,1207N.Lemon,

Fullerton,CA.92832

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WORKINPROGRESS

November21,2018

Reporter:DonDressel TheregularOctoberSMAAuctionwastotookplaceinOctoberinsteadoftheusualWorkInProgress.TheonlyproblemwiththiseventthisyearisthatnomemberoftheSMAexceptforyouintrepidreporterbroughtanyitemstotheAuctionforsale.Thus,therewereonlyanumberofshipmodelkitsonthetablewithnothingelse!(seePhoto).

ThepeoplewhodidattendtheAuctionnumberedonlyabout15or16intrepidSMAmembersandwealldidhaveagoodtime,shortasthemeetingwas.Thethreemodelsatthefrontofthetableinthephotosoldfortheaskingpricewithverylittlebiddingbeingdone.Thethreekitmodelsfurtherdownonthetable,theSergalkitmodeloftheVasa(averylargemodel),theEuromodelkitmodelofthe

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HMSMordauntandtheCorelkitmodeloftheHMSVictorydidnotsell.JohnBakkerpurchasedtheSchoonerforPortJackson;theSopwithCamelwaspurchasedbySteveLund,andthestagecoachkitbyMikeDeCirbo.Theseweretheonlythreeitems“auctioned”off,soitwasaveryshorteveningfortheSMAgroup. Thelittlesailboatattheendofthetablewasnotreallyanauctionitem,asitwasgiventotheRedCrossBuilding(CityofFullerton)byamemberoftheSMAanumberofyearsagoandleftonthefireplacemantelinthemeetingroom.Someoneplacedthemodelontheauctiontable,butitwasreturnedtoitsrightfulplaceonthefireplacemantel.MikeDeCirbowastheauctioneerandsincelittlewas“auctioned”offatthemeeting,Donfoundnouseforthecomputertokeeptrackofalltheitemsauctioned. YourreporterhopesthattheregularSMAmeetingthatwillbeheldnextmonthwillbeavastimprovementonthismonth’sauctionattendance,eventhoughthemeetingisjustbeforeThanksgiving(whichisthenextday,November22).TheNovembermeetingwillbearegularWorksinProgressmeetingwiththoseattendingbringingintheirmodelsunderconstructiontodiscussandshowtotheSMAmembership.

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MayflowerGroup

ByDonDressel

OldSalts inPort: Steve Jones, JohnBakker,GuyBell,DonLeyman,TomStellerandDonDressel.Ships in Port: La Real, HMS Prince, Swift, HMS Pegasus, Schooner for Port Jackson andWappenVonHamburg.

Don started off the meeting with abriefdiscussionconcerninghisLaReal andthe fact that, apparently, his efforts tostraighten the hull worked for a period oftime, then started to twist again. Hedescribedwhathehaddone (seephoto) tostraighten the hull and hopes it will nowstay true to form as he has nowincorporated a water spray (at thesuggestion of Steve) to help straighten thehull.Donhasdecidedtoleavethehullaloneforaperiodtomakesureitremainsstraightbeforecontinuingthebuildofthemodel.

Don also showed his little “tool orjig” thathemadetosecure theplanks toaplank-on-bulkhead model while installingthe first layer of planks. A picture of thesimple is shown on the left of the photoattached,withthepininthemiddleandthepaper clamp used to the right. The pin issuper glued to the clamp and the “point”endiscutoff.Thisclampholdstheplankinplaceon thebulkheaduntil the gluedries,sinceDonusesTitebond. DonLeymanwas thenextmodelertoshowhissuperbworkonthescratchbuiltHMSPegasus,hisongoingeffortstocompletethemodel. The first thinghementionedwastheproblemhenowhas in transportingtheriggedmodel –much care is taken tomake surenoneof the spars aredamaged! Hehas

finishedhis standingrigging (thecrowsfeetare great) with the exception of thebowsprit, which he is still working on. Healso has little items to add to the tops(railings,guns,etc.)thathehadtoremovetocompletetherigging. Hefinishedtheyardsyesterdayandwillpaintthemblack.Hestillhas to make the stunsail yards and had anumberofsuggestionsonjusthowhecould

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goaboutmaking them(seephotobelow). He talkedabouthisblocksandwished thathehadmoreofLloydWarner’sblocks(Donsuggestedhemightwant tocontactLloyd). Thenettingforthejibsailisexceptionallywelldone.

JohnthentalkedfirstabouthisWappenVonHamburg,ashehasnotcompletedthemodelyet,although it isalready inacase. Hestillhas toattachéthegunport lidsonthemodeltocompleteit.Alsoshowninanotherphotoisthedetailonthequartergalleryofthemodel,whichJohnhaspainted

John then talked about his newacquisition, the Schooner for Port Jackson,which he obtained a few days ago at theSMAauction. Healreadyhad thehullbuiltand inserted balsa wood between theframes (see photo). He says the plans areexcellent; a knife was supplied along withglue, three Australian sizes of sandingpaper, great rigging line andmetal anchors(insidejoke). Thisisgoingtobea“fun”kitand Johnwillevenrig thismodel, since therigging plans are so good as well as the

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materialsupplied.Hedidmentionthattheconstructionplansreference“Dresselsplankingbook”.DonisverygladthatJohnisgoingtobuild,mastandrigthismodel.

Johnwentontotalkabouthiseffortswith the old, large Amati kit model of theHMSPrince.Thismodelisasharpcontrasttothe above model in that the plans are verypoorandhavemanyproblems.Hehasputafewmoredetailsonthehullbutisnottryingto figure out how to install the quartergalleries on the model (see photos). Hekeeps alternating between the three largemodelsheisbuildingandthe“new”schoonerhe is having fun with. One gets theimpression that he “fights” with the larger

modelsandthen“relaxes”whileworkingontheschooner.

Thephotos above show thequarter galleries John is installing onhisHMSPrince.Theonetotheleftisthe“face”ofthegallery,whilethephotototherightisthe“backside”.Hedoeshavetomakeasecondonefortheportside. Apparentlyalotoftheworkonthismodelis“scratch”work.Thephotobelowshowsthegalleryinplace(noteJohn’sfingerinphoto). The exactplacementofthegallerywill be by trial anderror, as thesternmustalsomatch. Hemay beplacing it a little low inthisphoto? Another greatMayflower Group gettogether – something isalways learned aboutshipmodelbuilding.

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TheNauticalResearchGuildConference–LasVegas2018

DonDressel TheNauticalResearchGuild(NRG)ConferencebeganwithaThursdaytour(Oct.25)ofBoulderDamwitha lunchonLakeMead. Thebus loaded fromthe lobbyof thePalaceStationHotelandCasinoforthetrip,whichinitselfwasafunexperienceasthebusdriverwasveryknowledgeableof thehistoryofLasVegasandtheDamproject. UponarrivalattheDam,plentyoftimewasprovidedtotourtheDamitself,althoughwedidnothavetimetoentertheinterioroftheDamduetoanelevatorproblem.Theviewofthebridgethatwasbuilt to divert traffic from theDamwas also spectacular. This bridgewasbuilt to diverttrafficfromgoingovertheDamafterthe9/11terroristattackontheUStookplaceduetoconcern aboutpossible sabotage to theDam. After this tour, thebusproceeded toLakeMeadwhereweenjoyedagoodlunchaboardasternpaddlewheelboatwhiletouringthelake. Itwas evident that there is currently a drought in thewest, as the lakewasmuchlower than normal. The tour group returned around 3:00 p.m. from a very enjoyableexcursion. For those NRG members who did not go on the tour, they missed a veryenjoyableandinterestingtourthatexceededmyoriginalexpectations.Allhadafuntime. Also on Thursday, in addition to the tour, registration for those attending theconferencewasopenduringthedayandthevendorandexhibitroomwasopenforset-up.As the hotel was NOT on the “strip”, the eveningwas open for thosewishing to see the“exciting” part of Las Vegas. As usual with hotels and casinos in Las Vegas, the PalaceStationdidnotdisappointthosewhowishedtogamble–therewereplentyofopportunitiesatthishotel(aswellaseverywhereelseinLasVegas). Therewereabout30modelsonexhibitintheexhibitroomalongwithanumberofvendors including Ages of Sail, Bluejacket, Train Troll (a nice model of aWestern RiverTowboatamongothermodels),ModelBuildingwithBrass,andNRG items (patches,CD’s,etc.).SeaWatchBookswasrepresented,whogavesomeexcellentbooksfordoorandraffleprizesat theNRGBanquet, asdidBluejacketwith thenewkitmodelof theUSSPerry, anearly1843brigthatwasthe“fastedshipintheNavy”. Some examples of the shipmodels on display include twomodels from James B.Rogers, the first being a kitmodel in 1/72 scale of the Swedish Cannon Jolie Gunboat of1801shownbelow,thesecondonebeinga“kitbashed”modelofSpitfire–Aug-Oct1776–partofBenedictArnold’sNavyin1/24scale.

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The NRG directorswere verywell represented by Tony Levine,who brought herscratch built 1/48 model of the Atlanta, a 1775 era 14-gun sloop built from the RoyalMuseumofGreenwichplansandAntscherl’sVolume I& II. Framed inCastelloBoxwood,lowerhullanddeckinHolly.RemaininghullplankingisBoxwood.AccentsinPear,Cherry&Englishboxwood.

TherewasaModelShipwayskitmodelin1/64scaleoftheUSSNiagarabuiltbyJimTwohigdatedSept.10,1813,whichwastheflagshipofCommodoreOliverHazardPerryaspreparing for the Battle of Lake Erie. Thismodel is shown on the next page alongwith

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another model by Ken Foran of the 18th Century Armed Longboat, scratch built as theprototype master for the new Model Shipways kit. It is of Basswood construction withBrassfittings–usedasmastersforcastingkitparts.

ThenextsetofmodelsalsocamefromKenForan,whoalsowasavendor,sincehewassellinghisbookModelingWithBrass–2ndEdition,sincethiseditionalsohasachapteronusingbrass inshipbuilding. Seesamplesofhismodelsbelow. The firstmodelshown,theMaseskDetroit,isascratchbuiltmodelin1/354scale.Thescaleistofitspacesincetheactualshipistoolarge.ThemodelisalsobeingbuiltforKen’sson-in-lawCapt.EvanBirbis,sincethiswashisfirstcommand.BuiltwithBasswoodplankingoverframes,brassfittings.Builtfromshipsplanswithdetailstocurrentdate.AlsoshownishisModelTBoardTrackRacerandFokkerD-VIIplane.

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GusAgustinwasagainwellrepresentedwithanumberofmodelsincludingtheHMSSussex (which splits in two)and theStuartRoyalYacht amongothers. Healsobroughtanumberofhis“book”models.Seephotosbelow.

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Chuck Seiler, amemberof the SanDiego ShipModelersGuild aswell as theNRG,brought thenext twoshipmodels. His firstmodel,aSyrenkit in1/24scale, isawork inprogressbasedonamodel in theNationalMaritimeMuseuminGreenwich. ThematerialMaryPprimarilyusedisCherrywood.ItistheQueenAnneBargecirca1705.Thesecondmodelisthe1776gunboatPhiladelphia,scratchbuiltin1/48scale. Shewasbuiltin1776onthebanksofLakeChamplainandsunkintheBattleofValcourIsland.TheremainsnowresideintheMuseumatLakeChamplain.ThisisasmallerversionofthesamemodelthatDaveYotterhasbeenbuildingforanumberofyears.

OurownClydeEmersonbrought in thenext set ofmodels. His firstmodel is theVaquero,which is scratchbuilt105-ton steamshipbuilt to1/64scale. Shewasoriginallybuilt for theNewportHarborNauticalMuseum, since thiswas the first ship to enter thatport. Themodel issolidBasswoodcoveredwithstainedHollyplanking,basswooddecks,painted Holly superstructure, brass fittings, polyurethane engines, stove and boiler. Thesecondmodel is theKateCoryof1856, awhaling ship scratchbuilt to1/96scale. She isfully framedwith interiordetails. MaterialsusedareLemonwood,Boxwood,StyreneandBrass drawn in CAD and CNCmilled. Thewhaleboats are from vacuum-formed styrene.ClydealsobroughtsamplesofongoingworkincludingahullfortheHudsonRiversteamerMary Powell using CAD/CAM and polyurethane resin and the pilot schoonerHesper hull,whichis3Dprintedalongwithmisc.parts,3Dmilledand3Dprinted.

ClydeEmerson’stechniqueswithCAD/CAMand3Dprintingandmillingareshownonthenextpage.Clydeisprettymuchinvolvedwithcuttingedgetechnologyasfarasshipmodelingisconcerned.Maybewewillheremoreaboutitinafuturemeeting.

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Twomoremodels displayed at theNRGConference in the exhibit roomwere theDefiance,ascratchbuilt1911GallowayStyle16’Rowboatin1/12scalebySteveWheeler.This was a CO River “Cataract” boat used on the Kolb Expedition on the Green and CORivers. Theywere the first todocument the riverswithmotionpictureequipment. Thesecondmodel is of the USS Kirk – FF1087 on April 29-30, 1975. She is scratch built byStevenM.Dunnin1/96scale.AmericansandVietnameseevacuatingSaigonlandedonthisship. Helicopterswerepushedover thesideafter landinganddischarging thepersonnel.ThemodelisonitswaytoamuseumoncetheNRGConferenceiscompleted.

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ClareHess, ourmodelingexpert fromSanFrancisco,whoalsowas thevendor forAgesofSail,brought inthenextmodelsthatwereexhibitedattheNRGConferenceinLasVegas. Thesemodelswere Japaneseboats, the firstbeingaKamakuraPeriodTradeBoatcirca1200A.D., scratchbuilt to1/50scale. This isamodelofa traditional Japanese“SeaBoat”usedonprotectedwatersforpassengersandgoods.ThehullisSemi-Structuredstylewith a dugout-type lower hull to which beams and planks were added to give greatercapacity. The second boat was a Bekabune Japanese Seaweed Gathering Boat of the1800s(?) to 1900s in 1/10 scale, scratch built. This is of a traditional 1-person seaweedgathering boat used on Tokyo Bay. Thematerials used to construct themodelwere thesameasthe full-sizeboat– JapaneseCedar(Sugi)planking,CypressbeamsfromJapaneseCedar(Hinoki).ThethirdboatisaHozugawaayubuneJapaneseRiverFishingBoatfromthe1800s to the present, scratch built to 1/10 scale. It is a one-man fishing boat used onJapan’sHozuRiver–NWofKyoto.CatchwassmallfishcalledAyu–hencethename.ThemodelisbasedonboatresearchedandbuiltbyDouglasBrooks.

Two more models were brought inby SMA members – Randy Biddle had hisprototypebookontheChaleuralongwithamid-section model and your reporterbrought in hisWoody Joe kitmodel ofTheShip of Cheops in 1/72 scale. Randyindicated that he obtained a lot of greatcommentsconcerninghisefforttowritethebook he is working on while showing hiscopyofthebooksofar.Itis“Examiningtheearly history of an American-built sailingvessel taken intoTheRoyalNavyofGeorge

III in1764withplans&Drawings forShipModelMakersandArtistsbySamManning. Itappears that this is going to be an excellent book for all model makers and interestedindividualstopurchasewhenRandycompletesthebookandhasitpublished.Photosofthemodelsareshownontopofthenextpage. The culmination of themodel exhibitionwas Tony Devroude’s scratch built 1/48scalemodeloftheDauphinRoyalof1668-1669.“WhenLouisXIVtookthethroneofFrance

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andNavarra in1643,at theapprox.ageof5, the Navy of France, built under the direction of Cardinal Richelieu, was badlydeteriorated.Onlyoneshipwasseaworthy. LouisXIV,aftertakingcommandin1661,commissionedanewNavyof53shipstobe built. Of these, 10were to be themost beautiful FirstRates theworld has ever seen.TheyweretobeFrancesambassadorstotheworlddisplayingthetasteofFrancetoalltheportstheyentered.. Sincethen,allrecordsof theirdesignhavebeen lostexcept fortheDauphinRoyal,whoseoriginaldrawingsofSternandAftQuarterbyCharlesLeBrun(DirectorofArtsandSciences), and Francios Girrarden (Sculptor), as they have been in Austrian Collectorshands. ThismodeldepictsaresearchprojectbyTonyDevroudeusingthesedrawingsbyLeBrunandtheAlbumDeColbert1670alongwithresearchbyJeanBoudriotandsketchesbyWilliamVandeVeldtheElderdoneofhersistershiptheDucRoyal1669.ThemodeloftheDauphinRoyalisstillunderconstruction,butmanyofthefiguresforthemodelarealreadyinstalled(seephotos).Thereisalsoalittle“display”ofaworkingcannonandcrew.Therearewiresinsidethebeamsthatwillcontrolthelightinginsidethehullalongwithacameratogivebettervisibility. Note thewires shown in thephotoof the sternarea. Oneof themostimpressiveshipmodelsyourreporterhaseverseen.IfTonyrealizeshisambition,themodelwillbespectacularwhencompleted.

Viewsofthemodelwillcontinueonthenextpage,alongwithanexplanationoftherestoftheconference.Thetechnicalsessionsandthegeneralsessionshavenotevenbeen

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discussedyet. NotealsothatthewiresinthebeamsonTonysmodelcannotbeseenfromtheabovedeckviewbutthefigurescanifyoulookclose.

Friday,Oct.26th,wasthedayforthetechnicalsessions.KenForangaveatalkaboutsolderingbrassandthemanytechniquesandtoolsrequiredforthistypeofoperationtobesuccessful.SteveWheelergaveaveryinterestingtalkonlapstrakehullconstruction,againwith the tools andmaterial required. KurtVanDahmdiscussed table sawuse and safety.Thesethreetalkswere followedbya lunchbuffetat thehotel,whichwasverygood. Theafternoon sessionswere six roundtable events featuringNicDamuck (Bluejacket) on SailMaking,KenForanonbrasswork,SteveWheeleronsimulatingupholsteryformodels,PamWeiss (Sherline) on Machine work, Tony Devroude on decorative carving and KurtVanDahmontablesawtips.Everyonehadachancetoattendoneoftheseroundtabletalksintheafternoon.TherewasaNRGmembershipmeetingaftertheseroundtabletalks.

Saturday, Oct 27th, featured theGeneral Session Speakers. The first wasTonyDevroudeoncarving figureheads. Heshowed just how he carved whiledemonstrating his “Tony’s tiny tips” andnow tomake them. Everyone learnedhowTonycarveshisfiguresforhisshipsandthetoolsheusestoaccomplishthecarvings.He

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didindicatethattheDremeltoolandForedomtoolwereNOTthetoolstouse.Powertoolsandhandtoolswerediscussedandshownalongwiththetechniqueofuse. The next speaker was Al Ross(Model Shipways) who talked about thetrailsandpitfallsofmodelkitdevelopment.Itwas interestingtoseetheproblemsthatbecameapparentwhenonewantstomakeawooden shipmodel kit. Whatmaterialstouse?Willthekitsell?Shouldthekitsbesolidhullorplank-on-bulkhead/frameshipmodel kits? How tomake thedetail partsfor the ship model kit? Are the plans forthe ship model kit adequate and do theyexplainthemanypartsandwheretheygo?All of this was explained in detail by Alresultinginabetterunderstandingofthemakingofshipmodelkits.

The third speaker was Chris Dostalwith the topic of Conservation in NauticalArchaeology. Another very interesting talkon the problems and solutions toconservationof ancient shipsdiscovered inodd places like the harbor front ofManhattan Island in New York whilebuildingahighrisealongwithotherplaces.Usually the entire ship is no longer there,but there is enough material left in manycases to reconstruct the ship usingcomputersandother techniques. TheVasawas mentioned, but other techniques are

nowavailable. Itwasinterestingtometonotethattherewereanumberoforganizationsinvolvedinthiskindofresearch,theINAbeingone.TexasA&MUniversityseemstobeoneofthekeyelements. These three talkswere followed by lunch at the same location as the talks, againwith very good and tasty foodprovided. At the same time, the vendor and exhibit roomwereopenforthosewhowantedtoviewthemodelsandperhapspurchaseanitemortwofrom the vendors. Ticketswere also sold for the raffle of two new books on the RogersCollection by Grant Walker (volume II),donated by SeaWatch Books and the kitmodel of the USS Perry by Bluejacket.Needless to say, many raffle tickets weresold! Unfortunately,yourreporterdidnotwin anything (although raffle ticketswerepurchased). The first afternoon speaker wasJustin Parkoff. His topic was thedevelopment of steam engines on U.S.

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Rivers. Hismain themewas thewalkingbeam typeof engine,why ifwasdevelopedandhow well it functioned on steam ships. There were many examples of the engine onsteamshipsaswellasjusthowtheyworked.

The final speaker of the afternoonwasourownDougTolbertwhogavea talkon the researching of the 74-gun ClassBuckingham. This was a VERY interestingtalkshowingalltheinformationthatcanbeobtained when going to the correct sourceaswellas thepitfallsofproblemsonerunsintowhiledoingso.Itwasinteresting,asanexample, that reading the log books thatwerewrittenbyhandinthosedayswasnotveryeasy todo. At the same time,youarealsohandlinganitemthat,inmanycases,ifvery old and fragile. Records go back a

LONG way. There are also letters and other items of great interest. Occasionally acontemporary model can be located, if not of the particular ship your are interested in,perhapsasistership.Theentireaudiencewasenthralledwiththistalk.ContrarytomanypastNRGconferences,Idonotthinkanyonefellasleepduringthispresentation. Thisendedthepresentations,buttheexhibitandvendorroomswerestillopenforthosewhomayhavewantedtoviewthemodelsagainand/orvisitthevendorsagain.Theroomclosedforthelasttimeat5:15. ThefinaleventoftheLasVegasNRGConventionwastheConferencedinner,whichagain took place at the same location as the presentations, on the second floor of theCasino/Hotel.TheconferencedinnerspeakerwasPeterRindlisbacher,anAmericanSocietyof Marine Artists painter, who did all his painting in oil, as it was more forgiving thananothermedium.Hedidallhispaintingswiththehelpofshipmodelsthatheeithermadeoutofpaperorobtainedfromothersources. The dinner was served while the speaker was giving his presentation; the foodservedbeingverywelldone. TheHotel/CasinosinLasVegaspridethemselvesonservinggoodand tasty food, apparently. Following thedinner andpresentation, the raffleprizeswere awarded to thosewhowere lucky enough towin. Long timeNRGmember awardswerealsogivenouttoGusAgustinandColemanSeskind(Colebeinggivena50yearpin).Members of the SMA attending were: GusAgustin,Mike DiCerbo, Don Dressel, ClydeEmerson, Paul Payne, Doug Tolbert andDave Yotter. There were also severalmembers from the San Diego ShipModelers Guild, Chuck Seiler and MikeLonnecker. All in all, there were over 50membersoftheNRGwhoattended,makingthisaverysuccessfulNRGConference.Forthosewhomissed,youmissedagoodone! A final tribute goes to Clare HessandAgesofSail,showntotheright.

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SMAClubShipModelPlans OurTreasurer,LarryVanEs,hasofferedtotakeonthetaskofcatalogingourClub’sshipplanscollection.Thisjobhasbeenattemptedvarioustimesbyothersinthepastwithvaryingresults. Larrypromisedtodohisbest. Ifyouwouldliketohelphimwiththisendeavor,pleasecontacthimat:(714)936-0389ore-mailhimatlarry@uswheel.com.ShipmodelkitforsaleortradeDonDresselhasaSergal/Mantuakitmodelof theWasa(Vasa),avery largekitabout thesamesizeastheSovereignoftheSeasbySergal/Mantua.ThemodelistoobigforDon.HewishestosellortradethemodelforaCorelmodeloftheVasaorsellit.Pleasecontacthim(see

letterhead)ifinterested.SanDiegoShipModelersGuildForthoseSMAmemberswhomaybeinterested,theSanDiegoShipModelersGuildnowhastheirmeetingsontheBerkleyonthesecondTuesdayofeachmonth.Youreditor and reporter routinely attend themeeting that is usually very informativeand enlightenin

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JohnBakker’sHMSRoebuckandHMSVanguard

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

NEXT MEETING WEDNESDAY, NOV. 21, 7:30 PM, HILLCREST PARK RED CROSS

BUILDING