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SMASMANewsletterNewsletter

Volume44,Number11,November2017

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

October18,2017

Reporter:DonDressel

AuctionMeeting TherewasnoWorksinProgressattheOctoberSMAmeeting,asitwasourauctionnight,where,onceayearwehaveanauction forourSMAmemberswhowant tooffer tootherSMAmemberstheshipmodelingitemsthattheynolongerhaveanyrealusefor.Thetableisusuallygroaningwithlotsoftools,wood,shipkitsandotherthingsofinteresttothemembers of the SMA, but this year we had not ship modeling books. $418.00 wasexchangedattheauctionforvariousitemsofinteresttotheSMAmembers,$50.00ofwhichwenttotheclub.Seethephoto’sbelow.

Therewasonemodelthatwasbroughtin byBurtGoldstein,which is pictured below,but he did not make any presentation on themodel.Itishopedthathewillbringthemodelto the next SMA meeting. As usual, it is aninteresting card stock model. The auction tookmost all of the evening, with lots of stock woodoffered(fromLloydWarner)aswellasplasticandwoodenshipmodelkits,toolsandaccessories.Funwas had by all andwe now look forward to nextmonthsmeeting,whereSMAmemberswillbringintheirlatesteffortsonshipmodeling.

ByDonDressel

OldSaltsinPort:SteveJones,JohnBakker,DonDresselandTomStellar.ShipsinPort:Derfflinger,HMSVanguard.WashingtonGalley,SoleilRoyal

John Bakker was first up with adiscussion about thepainting of the yellowgun port strip on the HMS Vanguard. Heexplained that there was not much workdone on his ship models, as he was busywith his scroll sawmaking decorations forHalloween.Heshowedsomeoftheitemshehaddoneonhis scroll saw,which canhelpexplainwhyheissogoodatmakingsomeofthe items for his ship models. He alsodiscussedsomethingsabouthisWashingtonGalley and the necessity to make moreprogress on it. Some discussion wasconcerning the recent fires in the OrangeCountyareaandtheneedforhischildrentorelocate some of John’s models (avoidingthefire)includingtheSoleilRoyal,whichwehavenotseenforsometime,asitwasinhischildren’shome. I thought apictureof theSoleil Royal would not go amiss for ourreaders’ interest, showing hismodel of thePhiladelphia Galley along with hismidsectionoftheUSS.Constitutionmountedabove themodel. Also shown in thephotoof theWashingtonGalleyare twowaterline

markers used by John, as there was also adiscussion on this aspect of ship modelbuilding. Next up was Don Dressel whodiscussed theprogresshe ismakingon themastingandriggingoftheDerfflinger.Manyofthesparshavealreadybeenmadeandtherigging of the shrouds on the foremast andmainmast is progressing. There are acoupleofphotosonthenextpagewithshowtheprogressbeingmadeontheselines.Donhas also replaced the gammoning on the

bowspritastheoriginalbowspritwasmadefromwhitelineandthuswasincorrectofthetype of line installed andhad to be removed. It also did not have the correct number of

turns and orientation that should have been there. Aswill be noted, the bowsprit has awoodling installed halfway along its lengthwhich is again technically not correct but thebowhadbeenoriginallycutbyJohn,ashewasnotgoingtoinstalltheriggingandhadtobelengthened to its proper length. A form of surgery had also to be done on the forwardgrating in frontof the foremast to incorporatetheblocksnecessary forthemainyard liftwhichwillbe installed later in therunningrigging installationbuthad tobedomeat thisstage before the fore shrouds were done. A hole was cut at the proper location in thegratinganda longwoodenblock installed to support the shelve,which shouldhavebeeninstalledonthemaindeckbelowtheforecastledeck,butapparentlythereisnomaindeck

at this location (I do not know how theoriginal kit instructions delt with thisproblem). See the photo to the left thatshows the lines coming out of the gratingwith the triple sister block attached. Oncethiswas done, then the fore shroudswerecompletedandthemainshroudsstarted. Doncommentedthathethinksheisgoing to “rattle down” the lower shroudsbefore he progresses much further, as hethinks that is the way it was really donewhen the actual masting and rigging of aship took place. Once the lower shroudsand ratlines are in place, then the lowerstayswillbe installedwiththeirrespectivemouses, cotharpins, and special blocks.Instead of trying to make a mouse out ofline, Don first carves a mouse to propershapeoutofwood,paintsitblack,andtheninstalls it that way. No one has, as yet,made anymention of the difference and itlooksgoodtoscale. Next Don talked about just how heinstalledtheshrouds,thepicturetotheleftindicating the “jig” that he made to makesure the deadeyes all match up once theindividualshroudsareinstalled.The“jig”ismadebasedontheplansofthemodelwithrespect to size. The last picture of theDerfflinger shownbelow indicates justhowthisturnsout. Although the Mayflower Groupmeeting was lacking in attendance, stillthose who attended had a great time.PerhapstheauctionmeetingkeptsomeSMAmembers from attending themeeting. Wehope formoreSMAmembers to attend thenext session of the Mayflower Group.

TheROPETokyoHonorarySMAMembers–PartIXByDonDressel

Mr.EtsuroTsuboi

This is a continuation of last two months articles onone of ROPE’S finest scratch building ship modelers.This will be the final article, starting off with hisbeginningeffortstohaveanoriginallydesignedstudioto build his models. Mr. Tsuboi states: My home islocatedatahighlandofShizuokaPrefecturewithaniceviewofMt.Fuji. Iwanted tohavemyownstudio formodeling.In199Imadedrawingsandbuiltoriginallydesigned studio of 40 squaremeters. All of the toolsand devices are arranged so that I could reach themwhilesittingonmychair.MystudiohasagoodviewofMt. Fuji and it is a perfect place for spending time inmodeling.WhenthequestsofSMAvisitedmyhomein2014,Iguidedthemtomyoriginalstudio.Seethenextfive photo’s to show his studio setup, home, andvisitationbymembersoftheSMAalongwithaviewofMt.Fuji

The first photo is of Mr. Tsuboi, thesecond photo to the right being his studiolocationathishome.

Therefollowsanumberofphotosofhisworkshop from various angles to showthe extent and size of his studio. You cansee the varietyof toolsused aswell as thehomemade tools realized to make hismodeling efforts easier. Whilemaking theHMSVictoryat1/300scaleherealizedthatthere was no reference material ortextbooks formakingminiaturemodels, sohewasforcedtodoeverythingfromscratch

byhimself.HewantedtoincludeinhisarticlehisthreemethodsformakingHMSVictoryat1/300scale.Whileheisworkingonthemodels,healwaystriestofeelthesensationinhisfingersandaccordinglyhisjigsaremadetomeethisownmethodsandsensations.

Themethodformakingropewasoneofhis first challenges. A device had to bedesigned to accomplish this task. Most of themodelers make ropes by their own methods.Inmycase,Ipreparedaverticaldevicetotwistthreestrands.Inmyopinion,thiswasismorestablethanhorizontalwalkingdevice’s.Iuseda motor available on the market. For thepartingdevice,travelerandweight,Ipreparedthree different sizes andweights. With thesedevices,Icouldmakealloftheropesrequiredforthemodel.SeethephotobelowtheMt.Fujiphoto(asviewedfromhisstudio). Thedeviceis hung vertically on the wall of his studioinsteadof beinghorizontal. Itmaybe clearerwhenyouseethedrawingofthedevicebelow.

Ultrafineropewasmadeusingthisdevice.Hepurchased100%polyesterindustrialsewingthreadCOL69.Thetwistingofthethreadisnotsotightandhecouldpartthemtomakearound50strands.Outofthesestrands,onestandiscutby160mmlength.Threeofthese parted strands (all at 160mm length) are hooked to both ends of the device. Bychangingthenumberofstrands,Icouldmakeover20differentsizesoftherope,between0.04mmthickto0.5mmthick.Forexample:1x1x1makes0.04mmthick1x1x2makes0.054mmthick1x2x2makes0.06mmthick2x2x2makes0.065mmthick3x3x3makes0.081mmthick The devices used on the vertical ropewalkareshowntotheleft,whilethemethodsof hanging the various threads are shown inthephotoon thepreviouspage, thanks to thesketchthatMr.Tsuboiprovided. Thenextjigthathemadehastodowithmaking his deadeyes in the very small scalethat he uses, there being 6 kinds between0.8mmto1.3mm.Thefirststepis,ofcourse,makingthejigsforthedeadeyes.Thesestepsareshown in the following6photosonthenextpage. One(1),prepareawoodblockoflength1.75mm,width25mmandheight15mm.Two(2)makeabrasspipeof innerdiameter3mmand length10mm. Outerdiameteroftubeisatyouroption.Three(3),makeabrasspipeofOUTERdiameter3mmandlength10mm.Innerdiameteroftubeisagainatyourownoption.Four (4),mark three linesat120degreeson thewoodblockdescribedat step1. At thecenteroftheblock,drillaholetoinsertthebrasspipedescribedabove.Insertthepipeandfixitfirmly.Five(5),Insertroundbarofboxwoodwith10mmlengthtothebrassdescribedabove.Theroundbarisprocessedtomeetinnerdiameterofthepipe.Makethreeofthem.Stepsix(6),Atthelengthof5mmwhichisthecenterofthepipe,drillaholeofdiameter0.8mmforinserting40mmlengthofwire.Makethreeofthem.Seven(7),At theendsof threepipesdescribedabove ,drill total6holesat thecenter,6holeshavediametersof0.8mm,0.9mm,1.0mm,1.1mm,1.2mmand1.3mm.These6holesareforinsertingdeadeyes.If this is a little confusing, I hope the following drawings and photos will help you tounderstandtheprocess.

B. Prepare6kindsofwoodbarwhicharecutatthicknessofdeadeyes.C.Fitthewoodblockasdescribedaboveatdrilling machine. For example, 0.8mmdeadeyeisprocessedasfollows:first,makeaholewith0.11mmdrillatslightlyoutsideofthecenterofthedeadeye.Oncethisholeis made, then rotate the pipe by 120degrees for making the second hole. Thethirdholecanbemadebyrotatingthepipeby 120 degrees. Following these steps, 6different kinds of deadeye can beprocessed. It is hoped that the drawings andpictures included with this description ofdeadeye making will facilitate theminiaturemodelerinmakingthenecessary

deadeyesforhismodel. The last procedure described is Mr. Tsuboi’s method of making gratings with anumberofphotostohelpdescribetheprocess. (1)Boxwoodisusedformakinggratingswhichareprocessedusingacircularsaw.Preparationbeginsbypreparingawoodplateof25mm length by 50mmwidth by 0.5mm thick. (2) A blade of 0.25mm is fitted to thecircularsawtomakegrovesof0.25mmdepthatsameintervals. (3)Preparewoodplatelargerthantheplatedescribedat(1). Gluetheplateasdescribedbefore. Themethodofdoingthiscouldusethegluestickorwhiteglue,as longas itcanbe laterremovedusingwaterorasolvent. Thebondcanbethinned ifnecessary. (4)Woodplatewithboxwoodplate is then turned around by 90 degrees and grooves are cut at 0.25 intervals. It isimportant to note that groovesmust be cut over 0.5mm depth, almost cutting the baseplate. This is toavoidtheplates fallingapart. (5)Diptheplatedescribed in(4) inwarmwaterorwhateversolventisrequiredtofacilitatedetachment.Followingthismethod,onepieceforgratingisdone.(6)Byassemblingthesepieces,gratingcanbemade.(7)Forthe

model,gratingsizesof6mmx3mm,6mmx5mm,6mmx7mmand2mmx7mmweremadeformymodels.Checkbelowforthephotosofthisprocess:

The procedures outlined here were all accomplished before any “tools” wereavailable to be able to complete the required items for the miniature ship model, allrequiringthemodelertoworkoutamethodtomakethenecessaryitems.

NRGConferenceatSt.Petersburg,Floridalastmonth.TherewillbeareportontheeventsofthelatestNRGConferencenextmonthintheSMANewsletter. Therewere, as far as I am aware, 5members of the SMAwhoattended thisyearsevent –MikeDeCirbo,DaveYotter,DougTolbert,GusAgustinandmyself.Forthosewhodidnotattend,youmissedagreatandinterestingeventwith a great tour of the Coast Guard facilities, excellent speakers and a greatbanquetattheend.Treasurer’sReportLarry Van Es reports that there is $4,787.53 in the SMA account for the end ofSeptember2017.WebManager’sReportDougTolberthas indicatedthatall thepastSMANewslettersareontheSMAwebpage for access tomembersonly. Dougposts the latest SMANewsletteronto thewebpageassoonasitispublished.IfthereareanycommentsconcerningtheSMAWebpagepleaseinformoneoftheSMAofficers.SanDiegoShipModelersGuildForthoseSMAmemberswhomaybeinterested,theSanDiegoShipModelersGuildnowhastheirmeetingsontheBerkleyonthesecondTuesdayofeachmonth.Youreditor and reporter routinely attend themeeting that is usually very informativeandenlightening.AuctionReturnsTheauctionthatwasheldlastmonthinOctoberresultedinanexchangeof$418.00by SMA members for a variety of nautical items including wood, tools and shipmodel kits. All had a fun time and all went awaywith great bargains. The clubgathered$50.00 for theclubtreasuryandthe“sellers”of itemsat theauctionwillcollect their proceeds at the November meeting – see Don Dressel, auctioneer.Apparently,someof the itemsweresoldoutsideof theauction,butallwentawayhappy. Thanks to Steve Jones, Mike DeCirbo and myself for making the auctionworksowell.Seethecommentsonthefirstpageofthisnewsletter.

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