Work in Progress May 18, 2016

Reporter: Dave Yotter It is unfortunate that the June SMA meeting had another problem with the PowerPoint presentation – there was a missing computer to run the program! We will try one more time in July and hopefully will have both the projector and the computer! The Work in Progress was, however, excellent and we had a number of great models. Jutland Anniversary Display – David T. Okamura SMS Lützow: The second Derfflinger class battlecruiser,

SMS Lützow was Hipper’s flagship at Jutland. Due to severe turbine damage during trials, she finally joined the High Seas Fleet three months before Jutland. During the battle, Lützow nearly sank Beatty’s flagship HMS Lion, and helped destroy HMS Defense and HMS Invincible. But in exchange SMS Lützow was punished by large caliber hits that forced Hipper to transfer his flag. Escorted by torpedo boats, the mortally wounded

Newsletter

Volume 43, Number 7, July 2016

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Meeting – Wed. July 20, 7 PM, Red

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Officers meeting –Wed., July 6, 2016, 7 PM, Bob Beech’s house, 130 Clove Pl. Brea, CA. 92821 –

(714) 529-1481.

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battlecruiser attempted to crawl home, but progressive bow flooding eventually left her propellers thrashing uselessly above water, and then two torpedoes finished Lützow off. HMS Warspite: The Queen Elizabeth class (including Jutland participants HMS Warspite, HMS Barham, HMS Valiant and HMS Malaya) were the first British battleships in the Royal Navy with oil fired boilers and 15 inch guns. Thus they were the worlds fastest and most powerful dreadnaughts at the dawn of World War I. Due to their top speed of 25 knots, Jellicoe sent four to support Beatty’s battlecruisers in Rosyth when the 3rd Battlecruiser Squadron was undergoing gunnery practice at Scapa Flow. Commissioned in 1915, HMS Warspite was the most damaged battleship in the Grand Fleet during Jutland. Most of the hits occurred when her helm jammed, sending the battleship in circles in front of the German battle line. HMS Warspite survived this ordeal and continued her illustrious career through World War II, before being sold for scrap in 1946. Due to your reporter’s inability to actually see the things he is looking at, he continued to report that it was in the Royal Navy ships that the after stack was painted red. In actuality, it was the High Seas Fleet that used this practice for recognition during the Battle of Jutland. The stacks were painted after the ships left port so as not to tip their hand (check out the photo of the SMS Lützow above). Battleships and Battlecruisers: Long regarded as “Queens of the Fleet,” battleships were the steel descendants of the old Ships-of-the-Line during the Age of Sail. As the most armored and heavily armed warships of their time, battleships were the ultimate naval force prior to the rise of the aircraft carrier. To accommodate the boilers, fuel and stokers needed to maintain extreme speed, battlecruisers tended to have longer, more streamlined hulls and larger crews than battleships, especially on British battlecruisers. This was tragically apparent during Jutland when HMS Indefatigable, HMS Queen Mary and HMS Invincible were lost. The development of the “fast battleships” like USS Iowa ended the battlecruiser concept. Boeing 737 – Hank Tober In 1993 Hank took a course in a 737 flight stimulator in Van Nuys. The first flight resulted in an upside down crash on the 405 freeway (due to a simulated cross wind he said) but the next flight was more successful; he had a perfect landing and got his certificate. So this paper model was built to celebrate his successes as an airline pilot. The supplies were provided

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by Burt Goldstein and Hank built his 737 in KLM livery. (KLM, Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N. V. or Royal Dutch Airlines.) The model took about 12 hours over three days to complete. America’s Cup Boat – Hank Tober Hank also brought in another partially built model that he had received as a gift. It appears to be a model of an America’s Cup

boat, possibly a J-Class. Suggestions heard were Ranger or Endeavor. The model is nicely built with a gloss black hull above the waterline and a bright finished bottom and deck. Hopefully we can pin down the boat’s name, maybe with the deck furniture as a clue. Hank plans to finish the model with a mast and sails. Mayflower – Burt Goldstein

Burt has nearly completed his 1:42 scale cardstock model of Mayflower. The plans/kit are from a Dover publication of A.G. Smith plans and the model is being made from copies of the plans in the book as the book plans are of thicker stock and their glossiness makes them hard to shape and glue. The pinkish color is the result of the copying process. The hull and main deck were complete as of the last meeting. Burt said that the hull was somewhat more difficult to model hull s it was composed of five for-and-aft strakes. It is more normal to have hull strakes formed of vertical panels for a round bottom sailing ship hull. Although for-and-aft strakes are more prototypical it is more difficult to make these follow the shape of the frames. The main spars are up and rigged (all spars are cardstock) including shrouds with ratlines along with the stays. The yards and running rigging appear to be next. He is not planning to add sails, which would obscure the rigging. Burt stressed that the ship looks better providing you cannot see the poor construction of the lower hull – it is impressive nonetheless.

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Robert E. Lee – Don Dressel

Don brought in one of his “Works in Progress’ to show the progress he has made on the Mississippi River Boat model. The lower deck cabin is completed and the second deck has now been installed. Don commented that there is a LOT of planking to complete on this model, so If you are a modeler who likes planking, this is the model for you. Not only are there four decks to plank, but all the cabins also have to be planked. So far it has been a “fun” model to build and a nice diversion from sailing ship models. There continues to be minor

problems with the instructions and other details supplied with the Amati kit, so this is not a model that should be attempted by a beginning modeler. As an example, they tell you to plank the first deck (but do not mention doing the same to the second deck) and then install the second set of cabins after which you are supposed to plank the underneath of the first deck. This kit provides a good example of a modeler reading all the instructions clear through to the end FIRST before starting construction. As indicated before, the paddle wheels do rotate but there is no motor installed on the model, so the paddle wheel rotation is done by hand. USS Constitution – Paul Payne

Although Paul’s model of Constitution depicts her as launched and therefore will carry the Hercules figure head the mention of the Andrew Jackson figure head controversy surfaces occasionally: On 24 June 1833, Constitution entered dry dock in company of a crowd of observers, among them Vice President Martin Van Buren, Levi Woodbury, Lewis Cass, and Levi Lincoln. Captain Jesse Elliott, the new commander of the Navy Yard, would oversee her reconstruction. With 30 in of hog in her keel, Constitution remained in

dry dock until 21 June 1834. This was the first of many times that souvenirs were made from her old planking; Isaac Hull ordered walking canes, picture frames, and even a phaeton that was presented to President Andrew Jackson. Meanwhile, Elliot directed the installation of a new figurehead of President Jackson under the bowsprit, which became a subject of much controversy due to Jackson’s political unpopularity in Boston at the time. Elliot was a

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Jacksonian Democrat, and he received death threats. Rumors circulated about the citizens of Boston storming the Navy Yard to remove the figurehead themselves. A merchant captain named Samuel Dewey accepted a small wager as to whether he could complete the task of removal. Elliot posted guards on Constitution to ensure the safety of the figurehead, but Dewey crossed the Charles River in a small boat, using the noise of thunderstorms to mask his movements, and managed to saw off most of Jackson’s head. The severed head made the rounds between taverns and meeting houses in Boston until Dewey personally returned it to Secretary of the Navy Marlon Dickerson; it remained on Dickerson’s library shelf for many years. The addition of busts to her stern escaped controversy of any kind, depicting Isaac Hull, William Bainbridge, and Charles Stewart; the busts remained in place for the next forty years. (History adapted from Wikipedia.) HMS Hood – Paul Payne

Paul also brought in a new kit of the battlecruiser HMS Hood. The model is a Trumpeter kit in 1:200 scale. The hull is a single piece casting with nice plating details cast in. The kit has some 1500 parts including some photo etch detailing. He will start acquiring additional aftermarket photo etch detailing and deck material. All the plastic parts appear well-detailed and cleanly cast. HMS Hood (pennant number 51) was

the last battlecruiser built for the Royal Navy. Commissioned in 1920, she was named after the 18th-century Admiral Samuel Hood. One of four Admiral-class battlecruisers ordered in mid-1916, Hood had serious design limitations, though her design was drastically revised after the Battle of Jutland and improved while she was under construction. For this reason she was the only ship of her class to be completed. She was sunk during the Battle of Denmark Strait, 24 May 1941 by the German battleship Bismarck. (History from Wikipedia.)

HMS Surprise – Chris Carl HMS Surprise was the name the Royal Navy gave to the French Navy’s corvette Unité after her capture in 1796. Launched on 16 February 1794, the ship gained fame in 1799 for the recapture of HMS Hermione, and in 1802 was sold out of the service. Pierre-Alexandre Forfait designed Unité, the name ship for her class of corvette. Although the French initially rated Unité as a corvette, the ships of her class bridged a gap between smaller warships and frigates, and at various times were rated as frigates. About a year after capture, Unité was renamed HMS Surprise because another French ship also named Unité had already been taken

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into the navy. Surprise was re-classed by the British as a 28-gun frigate, though she carried twenty-four 32-pounder carronades on her main deck, eight 32-pounders on her quarter- and fore- decks and two (or four) long 6-pounder guns as chasers. As in the French Navy, this led to difficulty in her rating, considered a fifth rate from 1797-98 but a sixth rate the rest of her commission. Also, she bore the main-mast of a 36-gun ship, just as unusual as her large armament.

Chris is continuing to work on his Mamoli kit of HMS Surprise in 1:76 scale. The hull is completed and quarterdeck railings have been added as are the forecastle railing. Deck furniture is underway and the belfry is on as is the capstan, riding bitts and some pin rails. Also installed are the hawse-holes and the cat-heads. Chris had lots of questions regarding such things as what to paint or even whether to paint and if so, how much. Also he is trying to resolve differences between various sets of drawings and

installation of guns. As usual our group had lots of opinions and hopefully offered enlightenment rather than more confusion. Schooner Bluenose II – Carl Bohmholdt

New member Carl Bohmholdt brought in a project that he had started some 17 years ago. It is a model of Bluenose II he started from an Artesania Latina kit in 1:75 scale. The hull and deck appear nicely done and completed and the model was on a baseboard and building ways. Carl was skeptical that he would ever complete the model and was offering it for sale for $100.00 and said he would offer to buy it back after completion for $300.00. Included with the kit were paint and a rather complete set of tools including plank

benders, third hand, Dremel drills, a magnifying light and the like to help in the completion of the model. There were many members present who urged Carl to continue his work on the model and complete it himself, as the work so far performed was very good. Your editor and your reporter do not remember if he sold the kit model and tools or not, but the hope is that he will in fact complete the model.

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                   Hank Tober’s Boeing 737                                                           Hank Tober’s America’s cup Boat                  Burt Goldstein’s Mayflower                                                           Chris Carl’s HMS Surprise  

             Don Dressel’s Robert E. Lee                                                           Paul Payne’s HMS Hood 

 

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                                   Below are three pictures of Paul  Payne’s USS Constitution 

                

     

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By Don Dressel 

Old Salts in Port:  John Bakker, Don Dressel, Guy Bell, Steve Jones, Mike DiCerbo. 

Ships in Port: Nina. Emma C. Berry, parts from Amerigo Vespucci.  

  On  a  very warm  and  sunny day  is  Southern California  the  group  again met  at  John’s house for a very enjoyable and informative meeting,  Although there were few models present, it was  still  pleasant  to  be  in  an  environment  surrounded  by  completed  ship models  nicely housed in cases.  John is a very prolific ship model builder of great talent. 

  The meeting began with a presentation of parts from a large Mantua kit of the Amerigo Vespucci brought  in by Steve  Jones.   The hull was not part of the kit, as the model had been started by another modeler, but not finished.  The SMA members present at the gathering were able to browse through the kit parts and select anything they wanted to add to their “Stash”.  Included were  some brass  fittings,  laser  cut parts, wood planks and other material.   Thanks, Steve, for the “parts fair”. 

  Don Dressel then discussed his progress on the Amati kit model of the Nina.   The Nina, with  the Pinta and  the Santa Maria were part of Columbus’s fleet in the discovery of the New World  in 1492.   The planking of the hull  is still in  progress.    The  kit  instructions  are  very generic  in  form,  with  little  reference  to  the Nina  ship  model.    Fortunately,  there  is  one sheet  of  plans  on  the  Nina  which  depicts various aspects of the hull and rigging.   The kit Don  is  using  is  very  old  and  many  of  the wooden  pieces,  including  the  frames,  are  very  fragile  and  prone  to  breaking  easily.  This required the installation of the holly supports at the bow area (see photo) to replace the broken bulkhead frames at the bow.  These will be removed once the planking is completed.  It is single planked, so the wood supplied for the planks is thick enough for a little sanding when the hull is complete.  Planking techniques were discussed along with methods and materials. 

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  Guy  Bell  brought  is  material  from Mystic  Seaport, which he  recently  visited  as part of his vacation.     The result was a really great  discussion  on  the  things  available  at Mystic  Seaport  and  the  great  support  that can  be  obtained  from  the  archives  there  as well as the real ships on display.   The recent NRG  Conference  held  at  Mystic  Seaport highlighted  many  of  aspects  of  ship  model information available as well as the  fine ship model  displays  and  the  actual  ships themselves.  If you happen to plan to go back east to visit Mystic Seaport, it was advised to call and let them know you are coming if you have a specific maritime interest. 

  John briefly discussed his  start on his Washington  Galley  along  with  the  status  of the Emma C. Berry.   Included with this article are  some  pictures  of  John’s  ship  models.  Many  of  his  completed models were  not  in evidence,  however,  as  his  Son‐in‐Law  has many of them in his house.  The ship model to the right is the Emma C. Berry as she is at this time  –  work  is  still  in  progress.    Below  are several  other  completed  ship models  which can be enjoyed at John’s home. 

          HMS Roebuck – scratch                                            Real De France ‐ Corel Kit 

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These  are  a  few  of  John’s  ship models  –  there  are more.    Apparently,  his  ship model  case production has not kept up with his ship model output! 

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Maritime Museum of San Diego – Part IV 

By Don Dressel 

  One of  the “ship models”  in 1:1  scale at  the Maritime Museum of San Diego  is the HMS Surprise, which  is actually  two  ships  in one.   She  is a  full  size replica of a British Royal Navy frigate, the full story of which  is  unfolded  here with  the  help  of Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. 

  HMS  Surprise  is  a modern  tall  ship,  built  at Lunenburg,  Nova  Scotia,  Canada  as  HMS  ROSE  in 1970  to  a  Phil  Bolger  design  based  on  the  original 18th‐centruy British Admiralty drawings.  She is based on  HMS  Rose,  a  20‐gun  sixth‐rate  frigate  built  in 1757. 

  Rose was built at the Smith and Rhuland shipyard in Lunenburg, a yard which had established a reputation for large and successful replicas such as HMS Bounty in 1960 and Bluenose II in 1963.  

  The ship was inspected and certified by the United States Coast Guard.  She spent the first ten years of her  life  in Newport, Rhode  Island sailing  in Newport Harbor and as a dockside attraction.    In 1985,  already  in  serious  disrepair,  she was  purchased  by  Kaye Williams  and  brought  to  Bridgeport, Connecticut,  and  operated  as  a  sail  training  vessel  in  the  1980’s  and  1990’s,  run  by  the  HMS  Rose Foundation based  in based  in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United  States.   Although  she  is  known by  the national prefix HMS, meaning Her (or His) Majesty’s Ship, she is not technically entitled to it as she does not hold a royal warrant. 

  She was sold  to  the 20th Century Fox  film studio  in 2001  to be used  in  the making of  the  film Master  and  Commander:  The  Far  Side  of  the World,  in which  she  portrayed  the  Royal Navy  frigate Surprise with a story based on several of the books by Patrick O’Brian.  After the film was complete, the ship was  leased and then purchased by the Maritime Museum of San Diego which has restored her to sailing condition as of September 2007.   The  ship has officially been  re‐registered as HMS Surprise  in honor of her role in the film.  She sails several times a year, often with the museum’s other tall ships, the schooner Californian and the 1863 barque Star of India.  In 2010, she portrayed HMS Providence in the Disney adventure film Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. 

  HMS Surprise is still active dockside next to the Berkley as part of the Maritime Museum of San Diego’s fleet as of this writing. 

  According to Wikipedia, there was a real HMS Rose, which was built in Hull, England in 1757 as a 20‐gun sixth‐rate post ship for the British Royal Navy.    In the Seven Years’ War, Rose was  in service  in the Channel and in the Caribbean.  She was briefly considered for service as Captain James Cook’s vessel 

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on his  first  exploration of  the  Pacific,  but was  rejected  as unable  to  stow  the quantity of provisions required  for  the planned circumnavigation of  the globe.    Instead she was sent  to  the North American station,  en  route  to  which  she  encountered  Cook’s  ultimate  choice  of  vessel,  HMS  Endeavour  on September  12,  1768 when  the  two  ships  anchored  alongside  each  other  at  Funchal  in  the Madeira Islands. 

In 1774, Rose, under the command of Sir James Wallace, was sent to Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island to put an end to the smuggling that had made Newport the fourth wealthiest city in America.  Since the Rose was much larger than any American vessel of the time and Wallace was an effective commander, smuggling  soon came almost  to a standstill.   This  severely affected  the economy of Newport.   Rhode Island’s merchants  petitioned  their  colonial  legislature  to  create  a  navy  to  deal with Wallace.    They backed up their petitions with money by fitting out a merchant vessel for naval service.  This vessel was commissioned  as  the  sloop  of war  Providence, which  became  the  first  naval  command  of  John  Paul Jones.  Rhode Island declared its independence from Britain on 4 May 1776, two full months before the rest  of  the  colonies.    The  petitioning  of  the  Continental  Congress  to  form  a  naval  force  to  rid Narragansett Bay of the Rose was the impetus for the creation of the Continental Navy. 

  In July 1776, during the American Revolutionary War, the Rose played a large part in the British invasion of New York State, firing on fortifications and making forays far up the Hudson River.  Wallace was knighted for his actions in helping to drive George Washington and his troops from the city of New York.    She  also patrolled  the  rest of  the northeast  coast of America, pressing  sailors  from merchant vessels and seeking out provisions for the British garrison at Boston. 

  Rose finally met her end in 1779 in Savannah, Georgia.  The British, who were occupying the city, scuttled the Rose in a narrow part of the channel, effectively blocking it.  Consequently, the French fleet was unable to assist the American assault and Savannah remained  in British hands until the war’s end.  After the war the Rose was destroyed to clear the channel.  Only a few artifacts have been recovered by dredging over the years. 

  The  upper  deck  of  the  existing  HMS Surprise  is pictured here, with  the bow pointed toward  the  city  of  San  Diego.    She  is  berthed next to the Berkeley. Note the “guard shack” at the  entrance  to  the  pier  where  the  ship  is docked.   The “Charlie Noble”  is evident, as  is all the  lines  coming  down  from  the  foremast  and belayed.  This is an active ship which does go out to  sea  and  lower  her  sails.    But,  she  also  has modern navigation gear and an engine (required by the U.S. Coast Guard).   Another photo of the bow  area  a  little  further  back  from  another angle shows one of the hatches with a gangway 

leading  down  to  the  lower  deck.   Note  the modern  requirement  of  the U.S.  Coast Guard  –  the  life 

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preserver,  which  I  am  sure  was  not  on  the original ship but is a modern day requirement for any  ship which will  have  people  aboard  and  go out  to sea.   Note also  the modern water cooler, which  I  am  sure  is  used  by  the  staff  who  are aboard  the  ship  to  explain  things  to  the  visitors who  board  the  ship  at  the museum.    The  next picture  shows  the  stern  area  of  the  upper  deck (officer’s country) with a few more of the ships of the Maritime Museum of San Diego’s fleet in the background.     This part of  the  fleet  is composed of  the  Berkeley,  the  California  behind  the Berkeley,  the  San  Salvador  directly  astern  with 

the Russian submarine  in between  the  two.   Note the details on  the poop with  the gun ports at  the stern  and  the  lower  boom  off  the mizzen mast.  The  ships wheel  is also on  the  forward  section of the poop,  located  just  in  front of the mizzen mast as  shown  in  the  next  photo.    It  should  be  noted that the ship is actually not controlled by the ships wheel on the poop, but  is controlled by a modern ships wheel which  is  located below – and partially hidden by a canvas sheet so that it is not generally seen  by  the  public when  they  board  the  ship.    I have never tried to “move” the ships wheel, so am not sure it actually functions.   

  On  the  next  page  is  another  photo  of  the rigging  and  belaying  situation  on  the  fore mast  of the  ship.    For  ship  modeler’s  this  is  a  very interesting photo, as  it  shows  the way actual  lines are  stowed aboard a  functioning  ship of  this  type.  Again, they do take the HMS Surprise out to sea and sail  her  on  occasion  along with  the  other  ships  of the fleet.  It will be a real adventure to see the ships in  company  with  the  San  Salvador  in  the  near future, which  I  am  sure will  happen  once  the  San Salvador  is ready for full operation.   Hopefully, this 

will be completed by early October in time for the upcoming NRG Conference in San Diego.   

  We have now explored sections of the upper deck of the HMS Surprise, but there  is one more aspect of the ship that must be brought to the attention of those who may be interested in the ship as 

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she was  originally  built,  namely  the HMS  Rose.    Check  out  the  photo  of  the  ships  bell which  is  self explanatory and should answer any questions.   Evidently, there was no ships bell made  for the movie version of the ship.  For those who cannot see clearly, the name on the bell is HMS ROSE. 

 

  The pictures below show the lower deck with the ships guns, the hammock positions and eating accommodations for the crew, the ships stove and chicken coop, and the captain’s cabin.  Of course, one 

has to remember that this ship was used for a movie and cannot be compared to the real thing as provisions had to be made for the movie itself.  It does fire the imagination of many of the “young people” who come aboard.  Normally, you cannot actually walk 

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into  the  captain’s  cabin  unless  on  a tour.    There  are  many  other  details, especially  for  ship  model  builders, which  are  on  the  Surprise  for inspection  and  viewing,  but  there  are also  some  other  items  to  see  and enjoy.   

  As  on  all  the  ships  of  the Maritime  Museum  of  San  Diego discussed so far, there are also a couple of  models  on  display  aboard  the Surprise.    The  bulk  of  the models  are displayed on the Berkley ferryboat and the Star of  India steel clipper ship, but the  lower  deck  of  the  Surprise  does contain  two models.    The  first model, shown  to  the  left,  is  of  the  typical cannon  arrangement  aboard  a  ship  of the  time  along with  all  the  necessary equipment  to  man  and  control  the weapon.   

  The  second  model  is  of  the Surprise herself, which  is a  fully  rigged model  of  the  ship with  all  the  rigging details  and  a map  in  the  background detailing the “cruise” of the ship  in the film Master  and  Commander:  The  Far side of the World staring Russell Crowe.  In  the movie,  the  Surprise  is  suddenly attacked by a French warship inflecting severe  damage which  leads  to  a  high speed  chase  across  two  oceans  to capture or destroy the enemy, with lots of  seafaring adventures.   The movie  is available  on  Blu‐ray  disk.  The  disk  is loaded with  lots of added  features.   A great buy. 

 

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SMA Badges available in June There are a few SMA badges ready for pickup at the May meeting: Brooke Robbins, Trabuco Canyon Bob Fallon, La Puente Jim Zalaco, Lakewood Anyone else, who would like to obtain an SMA badge, please let Paul Payne know at the June meeting. These three individuals were NOT at the May meeting. SMA Participation in the upcoming NRG Conference in San Diego The SMA will participate in the upcoming NRG Conference in San Diego in October by participating in the Ship Model Exhibition along with other Southern California clubs. All SMA members are encouraged to enter one or more models in the exhibition. There will be no contest. PowerPoint Presentation at July SMA meeting There will be a PowerPoint presentation “Gold Leaf Techniques” by Don Dressel at the July meeting, based on his efforts to gold leaf the Sovereign of the Seas – the ship which lead to the relief of the head of the King of England. The May presentation was cancelled due to time constraints presented when the “door opener” was late opening the door to the building while the June presentation was cancelled due to the lack of a computer (projector was present). Treasurer’s Report Larry Van Es reports that there is $4,449.02 in the SMA account for the end of June. Mike has become the advisor and helper for the new SMA Treasurer, Larry Van Es. Web Manager’s Report The Webmaster, Doug Tolbert, informed us that the SMA web site is back up and running fine. There will be additional details added to the web site as time goes by and members may wish to visit the web site occasionally to see what is new. The Planking demonstration given at the SMA meeting in January has been added to the web site. San Diego Ship Modelers Guild For those SMA members who may be interested, the San Diego Ship Modelers Guild now has their meetings on the BERKLEY on the second TUSEDAY of each month, instead of the second Wednesday. Your editor and reporter routinely attend the meeting which is usually very informative and enlightening. Ship and cannon plans One of our members has donated some ship & cannon plans to the Club, so there will be about 20 plan sets available at the book table for the July meeting. Be sure and stop by the table and look at the plans, there may be one there to perk your interest. Thanks, Steve.

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Mayflower – Burt Goldstein

Donald C. Dressel 908 W. 22nd Street, Upland, CA. 91784-1229

Next meeting Wednesday, July 20, 7:30 PM, Hillcrest Park Red Cross Building

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