JULY 2019

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Spider Navy’s new 1:1250 SN3-11 BOXER (LPH-4), U.S. Amphibious Assault Ship 1968. This is the computer-generated master by Paper Lab.Photo of actual model appears later in this issue.

MEMO FROM PETE PASCHALL Let’s first address the Superior situation. You have not heard from us in over seven months and that’s because our casting problems unexpectedly have continued (as well as things being silent with our European lines). Our main casting supplier had been shut down during these months because of personal problems. We were unaware that he had ceased operations as it was always “Will be casting next week,” but next week never seemed to come. So we have parted company with him which is sad because we had been doing business with him for around 30 years. Our new casting company is a larger operation and is doing just fine and gives us great service. They have been doing the molding and casting of all new models. They are scheduled to pick up the approximately 200 molds this month. Then they have to get them organized in their shop, but this will take time. Sorry that the reissue of the three “Never-weres” announced last issue and other ships like NORTHAMPTON and NEW ORLEANS (for which we have a lot of backorders) did not get cast, but we will make them a high priority with our new caster. So get your Superior orders in soon. Such orders will guide us in determining the order in which the ships are produced as we start to increase our inventory with our new casting company. Again, better days are coming for the Superior line. Speaking of Superior, our model maker Wayne Smith has completed/is working on nine new models! Check out the special group pricing! (Offers good until 15 October 2019.) In addition, we are re-releasing the Superior 1:2400 line. These are excellent WWII and modern models and very reasonably priced. List later in this issue Some great new 1:1250 models just announced by Spider Navy; Something new should be coming from Navis/Neptun soon. Keep checking our Facebook page. Now congratulations to Wayne Smith! This year marks his fiftieth year in the hobby. He started as an apprentice at the Superior factory when he was a teenager. He had a very successful career as a computer executive with Johns Hopkins but really never left the hobby. Twenty years ago when we bought the Superior line, he started making models for us. He is now retired and will have more time to devote to this endeavor.

Wayne has just completed a move to smaller quarters (“Empty nest”, no more lawns to mow, no more house repairs. etc.!) which will delay completing all the new models listed in this issue a bit. The good news that there is a small woodworking/machine shop nearby to which he will have access which will enable to speed up his modelmaking efforts. I mentioned in the last issue that things might be stirring at Clydeside. They are still doing so. Bill is like a chef who makes great dishes but can’t get them to the table or a football team who has first and goal from the one inch line and can’t put it into the end zone. I have heard from him recently and he says he is getting close. New models would be a nice Christmas present for us all! Also, keep in touch with our Facebook page. We have started reprinting wargame reports and other articles from the Alnavco Log of many years ago. We think you’ll find them most interesting! So I can only thank you for your patience with the Superior situation. With Wayne settled in his new quarters and our new caster, things will be a lot better than they have been. And as always, Sue, Pete Jr. and I appreciate your orders very much!

SUPERIOR MODELSNew Superior 1:1200J116 $32.50 HARUNA, Japanese BB 1944J117 $32.50 HIEI, Japanese BB 1942Note: The above are KONGO class BB’s. Both saw extensive action in the Guadalcanal campaign. The models reflect the differences with the Superior model of KONGO. J118 $32.50 YAMATO, Japanese BB 1942Note: This model represents the ship as built. It is the latest edition in the Superior YAMATO collection which consists of J107 1945; J109 Design Project 798, ‘Super YAMATO”; J111 Design A140; J112 Design A140/A2; J113 Design A140/B2. All will be re-released in the future.Special: Order all three together, take 10% off the total price (Net $86.75)

Note: Please get your orders for the above as soon as you can. This will help a lot in planning the production runs.

Reissues of Superior 1:1200 modelsThe following models are re-issues and have been refurbished by Wayne and remolded by our new caster and are again available.A105 $32.50 IOWA, U.S. BB 1945A106 $32.50 MASSACHUSETTS, U.S. BB 1945A112 $32.50 NORTH CAROLINA, U.S. BB 1944Special: Order all three together, take 10% off the total price for the group ($86.75)

Reissues of Superior 1:1200 Submarines(Number in parenthesis indicates number in pack.)

GermanyG701 $ 7.50 TYPE VII (2)G702 $ 7.50 TYPE XIV (2)G703 $ 7.50 TYPE XXI (2)

JapanJ701 $ 7.50 I-1 (1)J702 $ 7.50 I-6 (1)J703 $ 7.50 I-7 (1)J704 $ 7.50 I-53 (1)J705 $ 7.50 I-121 (1) New Superior 1:1200 “SPEDS”.These Special Edition (“SPEDS”) models are upgraded versions of current Superior DD’s. Where needed, the main battery mounts will be cast separately and separate masts will be used to replace the current pins. Price: $9.95 each

United StatesDA06 FARRAGUT (DD-348), Lead ship of a class of eight; Built 1932- 1935 First post-WWI design; All in the class were at Pearl Harbor; Two were lost in Typhoon Cobra 1944DA07 GRIDLEY (DD-380), Lead ship of a class of four; Built 1935-1938 Based on MAHAN class; All saw extensive action in the Pacific in WWIIDA08 BENHAM (DD-397), Lead ship of a class of ten; Built 1936-1939 Lost at Guadalcanal 1942; All saw extensive action in WWII

DA09 LIVERMORE (DD-429), Member of the 66 ship GLEAVES class; Built 1938-1942 Improved versions of the SIMS class; All saw extensive action in WWIIDA10 SELFRIDGE (DD-356), PORTER class DD upgraded with twin 5”38 mounts 1944 Damaged at Pearl Harbor; Participated in Guadalcanal & other Pacific actions.

JapaneseDJ04 HATSUHARU, Lead ship of a class of 10 Designed to escort striking forces & to conduct torpedo attacks.Special! Order all six together and take 10% of the total price for the group (Net: $53.75)

SPEDS announced last issueUnited StatesDA01 THE SULLIVANS (DD-537), Square bridge FLETCHER 1944DA02 KIDD (DD-661), Square bridge FLETCHER. 1945DA03 PRINGLE (DD-477), Round bridge FLETCHER 1944Note: Rigged with catapult & Kingfisher; Supplied with Kingfisher modelDA04 SUMNER (DD-692), Lead ship of a class of 58; First with twin 5”/38’s.DA05 SIMS (DD-409), Lead ship of a class of 12

JapaneseDJ01 AMAGIRI, Type II FUBUKI class 1944DJ02 KAGERO, Lead ship of a class of 19; Improved ASASHIO class 1944DJ03 YUGUMO, Lead ship of a class of 19; 1940-44

New “Never-weres” announced last issueA148 $34.50 TILLMAN, U.S. BB as she would have looked in WWII 975”L, 80,000T, 15-118”, 20-5”/38Nicknamed after Senator Benjamin “Pitchfork” Tillman, these would have been awesome battleships. This is the third in Superior’s TILLMAN series and shows the ship as she might have looked in World War II. Others in the series are A126 Design IV2 and A143 Design D1/D4, both circa 1917 designsR102 $31.50 GIBBS & COX PROJECT D, Russian BB Design 1939 45,000T, 845’L, 10-16”, 20-5”/38, 16-1.1” AA, 31ktsA very solid design, armor and firepower would have been equivalent to the IOWA’s with a loss of only two knots of speed.Note: For the latest Superior in stock list, just email or call us.

NEW & RECENT SPIDER NAVY 1:1250

SN1-04 $112.50 UTAH (BB-31), American BB 1929SN2-14 $109.50 YASUKAWA MARU, Japanese AA Transport 1941Note: Sunk in 1942 by USAAF aircraft.SN2-15 $109.50 KAGU MARU, Japanese Seaplane Tender 1941Note: Sunk by U.S. subs in 1944SN2-17 $162.50 KAMOI, Japanese WWII Seaplane CarrierSN2-20 $107.50 MOUNT HOOD (AE-11), U.S. Ammunition Ship 1944

Note: Famous (or infamous) for blowing up in the harbor at Manus Island. SN3-07 $112.50 CHAPAYEV, Soviet Light Cruiser 1957SN3-10 $179.50 EAGLE, British Carrier 1954 SN3-11 $182.50 BOXER (LPH-4), U.S. Amphibious Assault Ship 1968SN3-11A $182.50 ANTIETAM (CV-36), U.S. ESSEX class CV 1953SN3-14 $ 97.00 GANGUT, Soviet Repair Ship 1972SN3-15 $ 97.00 IVAN KOLYSHKIN, Soviet Repair Ship 1973SN3-17 $132.00 MISPILLION (AO-105), ASHTABULA class oiler 1969SN3-21 $109.50 KUYBYSHEV, Russian CHAPAYEV class CL 1950’sSN0-04 $109.50 INFLEXIBLE, British Amoured Ship 1881SN0-24 $ 62.00 PLANET, German Survey Vessel (Yellow/White)SN0-24A $ 56.00 PLANET, (same as above but in gray, both 1905)

NEW & RECENT ARGOS 1:1250AS17/54 $ 82.00 ANTIETAM (CG-54) 2016AS17/56 $ 82.00 SAN JACINTO (CG-56) 2016AS17/57 $ 82.00 LAKE CHAMPLAIN (CG-57) 2016AS17/58 $ 82.00 PHILLIPINE SEA (CG-58) 2016AS48/01 $ 31.00 AVENGER (MC-1) 1987AS48/06 $ 31.00 DEVASTATOR (MCM-6) 1999AS48/13 $ 31.00 DEXTEROUS (MCM-13) 1994AS73 $ 15.00 PASADENA (SS-752) 2015AS73C $ 21.00 CHARLOTTE (SS-766) W/ ASDS 1994

Spider Navy’s new 1:1250 SN2-20 MOUNT HOOD (AE-11), U.S. AE 1944

Spider Navy’s new 1:1250 SN3-11 BOXER (LPH-4),U.S. Amphibious Assault Ship 1968

Spider Navy’s new 1:1250 SN3-11A ANTIETAM (CV-36).U.S. ESSEX class CV 1953

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We’ve had numerous requests to bring back the Superior 1:2400 line which is known for its quality and very reasonable pricing. Most capital ships come with separate main battery turrets and cranes. Numbers in parenthesis are the number in a pack. Items marked * currently out of stock. This price list supercedes all others.

United States WWII4A01 $ 9.50 IOWA BB (1)4A02 $ 9.50 MASSACHUSETTS BB (1)4A02 $ 9.50 MONTANA BB (1)4A04 $ 9.50 NORTH CAROLINA BB (1)4A05 $ 9.50 SOUTH DAKOTA BB (1)*4A06 $ 7.50 BALTIMORE CA (1)4A07 $ 7.50 NEW ORLEANS CA (1)*4A08 $ 7.50 BROOKLYN CL (1) 4A09 $ 7.50 CLEVELAND CL (1)4A10 $ 9.50 ENTERPRISE CV (1)4A11 $ 7.50 FLETCHER DD (3)4A12 $ 7.50 ATLANTA CLAA (2)4A13 $ 7.50 GRIDLEY DD (3)4A14 $ 9.50 ESSEX CV (1)4A15 $ 9.50 WEST VIRGINIA BB ’44 (1) 4A16 $ 9.50 TENNESSEE BB ’44 (1)4A17 $ 9.50 LEXINGTON CV ’42 (1)4A18 $ 9.50 ALASKA CB (1)4A49 $ 9.50 PENNSYLVANIA BB ’44 (1)4A50 $ 9.50 NEW MEXICO BB ’44 (1)4A51 $ 9.50 INDEPENDENCE CVL (1)

Japan WWII4J01 $ 9.50 YAMATO BB (1)4J02 $ 9.50 KONGO BB (1)*4J03 $ 9.50 NAGATO BB (1)*4J04 $ 7.50 ATAGO CA (1)4J05 $ 7.50 AOBA CA (1)4J06 $ 7.50 NACHI CA (1)4J07 $ 7.50 SUZUYA CA (1)4J08 $ 7.50 TONE CA (1)

4J09 $ 9.50 SHOKAKU CV (1)4J10 $ 7.50 YUGUMO DD (3)4J11 $ 9.50 ISE BB (1)4J12 $ 7.50 SENDAI CL (2)JJ13 $ 9.50 HIRYU CV (1)4J14 $ 9.50 SORYU CV (1)4J15 $ 9.50 AKAGI CV (1)4J16 $ 9.50 KAGA CV (1)

Great Britain WWII4B01 $ 9.50 KING GEORGE V BB (1)4B02 $ 9.50 LION BB (1)4B03 $ 9.50 HOOD CB (1)4B04 $ 7.50 CUMBERLAND CA (1)*4B05 $ 7.50 SOUTHAMPTON CL (1)4B06 $ 7.50 LEANDER CL (1)4B07 $ 7.50 J CLASS DD (3)4B08 $ 9.50 QUEEN ELIZABETH BB (1)*4B08 $ 9.50 RENOWN CB (1)*

Germany WWII4G01 $ 9.50 BISMARCK BB (1)4G02 $ 9.50 TIRPITZ BB (1)4G03 $ 9.50 H CLASS BB 15” (1)*4G04 $ 9.50 H CLASS BB 16” (1)4G05 $ 9.50 SCHARNHORST CB (1)4G06 $ 9.50 GNEISENAU CB (1)4G07 $ 7.50 GRAF SPEE AS (1)4G08 $ 7.50 LUTZOW AS (1)*4G09 $ 7.50 ADMIRAL SCHEER AS (1)*4610 $ 7.50 PRINZ EUGEN CA (1)4G11 $ 7.50 NARVIK DD (3)

Italy WWII4I01 $ 9.50 LITTORIO BB(1)4I02 $ 9.50 ANDREA DORIA BB (1)4I03 $ 7.50 DUCA D’AOSTA CL (1)

United States Modern4A19 $17.50 NIMITZ CVN (1)4A20 $ 7.50 O.H. PERRY FFG (2)

4A21 $ 7.50 LONG BEACH CG (1)4A22 $ 7.50 SPRUANCE DD (1)4A24 $ 7.50 KIDD CG (1)*4A23 $ 7.50 LEAHY CG (2)4A25 $ 7.50 CALIFORNIA CG (1)4A26 $ 7.50 TICONDEROGA CG (1)*4A27 $ 7.50 KNOX FF (2)*4A28 $ 7.50 KNOX (Mod) FF (2)4A29 $ 7.50 ETHAN ALLEN SSBN (4)4A30 $ 7.50 STURGEON SSN (5)4A31 $ 7.50 THRESHER SSN (5)4A32 $17.50 FORRESTAL CVA (1)*4A33 $ 7.50 VIRGINIA CGN (1)4A35 $ 7.50 OHIO SSBN (3)4A36 $14.50 TARAWA LHA (1)*4A37 $17.50 ENTERPRISE CVG 1981 (1)4A38 $17.50 KITTY HAWK CVA (1)4A40 $17.50 JOHN F. KENNEDY CVA (1)4A41 $12.50 IOWA BB (1)*4A42 $17.50 SACRAMENTO AOE (1)4A43 $ 7.50 COONTZ DDG (2)4A45 $ 7.50 GEARING (FRAM) DD (2)4A47 $ 7.50 BUNKER HILL CG (VLS)(1)*4A48 $17.50 ENTERPRISE CVN 1985 (1)4A52 $22.50 ESSO ATLANTIC Super Tanker(1)*4A53 $ 7.50 ARLEIGH BURKE DDG (2)

Russia Modern4R01 $ 7.50 KRESTA II CG (2)4R02 $ 9.50 KIROV CV (1)*4R03 $ 9.50 KIEV CB (1)4R04 $ 7.50 KARA CG (2)4R05 $ 7.50 KRIVAK FFG (2)4R06 $ 7.50 NANUCHKA PPG (4)4R08 $ 7.50 DELTA SSBN (3)4R09 $ 7.50 JULIETT SSG (4)4R10 $ 7.50 NOVEMBER SSN (4)4R11 $ 7.50 VICTOR SSN (4)4R12 $ 7.50 SOVREMENNY DDG (2)4R13 $ 7.50 KYNDA CG (2)

4R14 $ 7.50 IVAN ROGOV LPD (2)4R15 $ 7.50 MIRKA FF (2)4R16 $ 7.50 TANGO SS (4)4R17 $ 7.50 FOXTROT SS (4)4R18 $ 7.50 CHARLIE SSN (4)4R19 $ 7.50 TYPHOON SSBN (2)4R20 $ 7.50 UDALOY DDG (2)4R21 $ 7.50 MOSKVA CACV (1)4R22 $ 7.50 SLAVA CG (1)4R23 $ 7.50 NICOLAY HUKOV MS (2)4R26 $ 7.50 KOTLIN DD (2)4R17 $ 9.50 BAKU CCV (1)

Great Britain Modern4B10 $14.50 INVINCIBLE CV (1)4B11 $ 7.50 SHEFFIELD DDG (2)4B12 $ 7.50 SWIFTSURE SSN (4)4B13 $ 7.50 NORFOLK DDG (2)4B14 $ 7.50 AMAZON FF (2)*4B15 $ 9.50 SD 4 MS (1)*4B16 $ 9.50 ATLANTIC CAUSEWAY MS(1)

France Modern4F01 $ 7.50 GEORGE LEYGUES (2)4F02 $ 9.50 CLEMENCEAU CV (1)

Italy Modern4I04 $ 9.50 VITTORIO CACV (1)4I05 $ 7.50 AUDACE DDG (2)*

Canada Modern4C01 $ 7.50 IROQUOIS DD (2)4C02 $ 7.50 ST LAURENT FF (2)Notes: When opening BB/CA/CL/CV packs, be VERY careful that you don’t lose any of the small parts…Some of the castings may seem a little darker than others. This will not affect the detail when painted.Note: All prices in this issue supercede all other price lists.

SUPERIOR 1:2400 MODELS

Spider Navy’s new SN3-17 MISPILLION (AO-105), ASHTABULA class oiler 1969

A sampling of Superior 1:2400’s. Top: 4A14 ESSEX, U.S. WWII CV; 4A07, MONTANA, U.S. “Never-was” BB;Bottom: 4A06 BALTIMORE. U.S. WWII CA, 4R03, KIEV, Russian modern CV

Superior’s new 1:1200 A148 TILLMAN, U.S. “Never-was” BB, WWII Design

Superior’s new 1:1200 R202 GIBBS & COX PROJECT D, Russian “Never-was” BB, 1939 Design

Superior 1:1200 U.S Special Edition Destroyers (SPEDS);From top to bottom: DA01 THE SULLIVANS (DD-537) 1944;DA02 KIDD (DD-661) 1945; DA03 PRINGLE (DD-475) 1944;DA04 SUMNER (DD-419) 1944; DA05 SIIMS (DD-419) 1942

Superior 1:1200 Japanese Special Edition Destroyers (SPEDS);From top to bottom:

DJ01 AMAGIRI 1944; DJ02 KAGERO 1944; DJ03 YUGUMO 1944

Spider Navy’s new 1:1250 SN2-14 YASUKAWA MARU, Japanese AA Transport 1941

Spider Navy’s new SN1-04 1:1250 UTAH (BB-31), U.S. BB 1929