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Hank

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  • Birthday 11/05/1946

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    Mocksville, NC
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    U.S.N. history, early USN Sailing Warships, 1960's era USN Combatants

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  1. Those ARE the twin 5" Practice Loading Machines. These are shown on both the BB-63 1950 BoGP and the BB-62 1955 BoGP (Booklet of General Plans). As for the question regarding the existence of a flag bag abaft the after stack, the answer is "yes" as there were signal halyards employed from the after stack mast and were tied off on this single, centrally located flag bag. Here is a snip of the plan view from the BB-62 (1955) BoGP of that area - it shows the loading machines & flag bag being discussed - These items were unchanged from the 1940's and we still had the flag bag intact aboard USS NEW JERSEY when I was serving in her in 1968-69. I scanned this copy of the 1955 BoGP when I was at NARA in 2016 and the hand written note indicates changes made for her 1967 refit for Vietnam using this set of general plans. I have a set of the 1967 BoGP for NEW JERSEY, but haven't had it scanned as yet. This copy was in "fair" condition as evidenced by the quality of the scan. Additionally, this overhead shot of IOWA in 1944 should be conclusive although the flag bag can't be seen - Hope this answers your questions.
  2. Thanks for posting - a most interesting discussion. I tend to agree with her that CUMBERLAND, along with other U.S. ships thru our history, has never gotten the recognition they deserve.
  3. After reviewing the current status of books on the market (online), I've further revised my pricing as well as making a correction to one of the titles. Here is the revised List #1: Again, I have many more for sale, but this is a good start. Many of these titles are now hard to find or are out of print. Conditions of sale - Money Order Only - No checks, No Cash, Credit Cards, PayPal, or other forms of payment, etc. Postage (within CONUS) in addition to price of book - books will be mailed from my local U.S.P.S. (Mocksville, NC) either 1st class Media Rate or lowest rate they offer. If interested, please send me an email to hms@triad.rr.com (do NOT reply to this posting on this website as I may not see your reply) and let me know: 1) what books you wish to purchase. 2) Your mailing address and email address. 3) any other instructions prior to me mailing the books out. All sales final - no returns! I've listed the condition of the books and noted which ones have wear or other defects or alterations. Hank Strub
  4. After receiving some feedback from other members of the forum, I've revised again the pricing on several of the books listed - I have many more for sale, but this is a good start. Many of these titles are now hard to find. Conditions of sale - Money Order Only - No checks, No Cash, Credit Cards, PayPal, or other forms of payment, etc. Postage (within CONUS) in addition to price of book - books will be mailed from my local U.S.P.S. (Mocksville, NC) either 1st class Media Rate or lowest rate they offer. If interested, please send me an email to hms@triad.rr.com (do NOT reply to this posting on this website as I may not see your reply) and let me know: 1) what books you wish to purchase. 2) Your mailing address and email address. 3) any other instructions prior to me mailing the books out. All sales final - no returns! I've listed the condition of the books and noted which ones have wear or other defects or alterations. Hank Strub
  5. I've revised the pricing on List #1 - see below - I have many more for sale, but this is a good start. Many of these titles are now hard to find. Conditions of sale - Money Order Only - No checks, No Cash, Credit Cards, PayPal, or other forms of payment, etc. Postage (within CONUS) in addition to price of book - books will be mailed from my local U.S.P.S. (Mocksville, NC) either 1st class Media Rate or lowest rate they offer. If interested, please send me an email to hms@triad.rr.com (do NOT reply to this posting on this website as I may not see your reply) and let me know: 1) what books you wish to purchase. 2) Your mailing address and email address. 3) any other instructions prior to me mailing the books out. All sales final - no returns! I've listed the condition of the books and noted which ones have wear or other defects or alterations. Hank Strub
  6. I am beginning to clear out my shipmodeling bookshelves - I will post lists of books I have as I can get them categorized, etc. If and when these are sold, I will update the list. Here is list #1: I have many more for sale, but this is a good start. Many of these titles are now hard to find. Conditions of sale - Money Order Only - No checks, No Cash, Credit Cards, PayPal, or other forms of payment, etc. Postage (within CONUS) in addition to price of book - books will be mailed from my local U.S.P.S. (Mocksville, NC) either 1st class Media Rate or lowest rate they offer. If interested, please send me an email to hms@triad.rr.com (do NOT reply to this posting on this website as I may not see your reply) and let me know: 1) what books you wish to purchase. 2) Your mailing address and email address. 3) any other instructions prior to me mailing the books out. All sales final - no returns! I've listed the condition of the books and noted which ones have wear or other defects or alterations. Hank Strub
  7. Dennis, Sorry to chime in after the fact, but I know Model Monkey personally, we are both North Carolinians and both U. S. Military vets. I have purchased parts from him and his quality and accuracy are excellent. I'm glad you were able to find his products suitable for your use.
  8. I just listed under the Traders/Dealers/etc. forum boxwood sheets for sale. If interested, check it out! Hank
  9. Trying to pare down things in my shop that I more than likely won't need. The following items are for sale: (5) Sheets of Boxwood - 1/4" thk x 3" wide x 24" long (+/-) - this works out to be 72 sq. in. per sheet (LxW). These sheets have been packed away in the box they were shipped to me in 2009 and have been flat on a shelf for the entire time. Totally dry, etc. Here is a photo of this wood: Price is $30.00/sheet if purchased separately. If sold together (5 sheets) - $25.00/sheet or $125.00 - shipping is additional in either case. I will only accept a money order in U.S. Dollars - no checks, cash, credit cards, etc. This photo shows 8 sheets - I am only selling 5 of these at this time. If interested, please PM me and let me know what you're interested in and we can go from there. Shipping is from Mocksville, NC. Hank
  10. Scottie, Welcome to Model Ship World - we've made email contact so I'll be in touch again soon. This is the right "spot on the dial" for wooden sailing ship models and I'm sure you'll find lots of commentary - all you have to do is ask!! Hank
  11. Realizing that I will probably never get around to actually building this kit, I have the following items for sale as a package only: Trumpeter kit #03701 – 1:200 scale USS ARIZONA (BB-39) Originally intending to build this into the 1940 USS PENNSYLVANIA (BB-38), I have the following 3rd Party Parts and Accessories as listed below: Artwox #03701 – 1:200 scale ARIZONA Wood Decking Set Model Monkey (Shapeways plastic, not resin) – 1:200 scale 1934 PENNSYLVANIA Bridge Modifications Kit Model Monkey (Shapeways plastic, not resin) – 1:200 scale PENNSYLVANIA Boat Cranes Kit – Assembled/painted in separate plastic parts box. Model Monkey (Shapeways plastic, not resin) – 1:200 scale PENNSYLVANIA Funnel (1940 era) Model Monkey (Shapeways plastic, not resin) – 1:200 scale PENNSYLVANIA Main Deck Vents (3) – Painted White Ensign Models #2005 – 1:200 scale PE ARIZONA Deck Plates White Ensign Models #2002 – 1:200 scale PE ARIZONA PE Set Master Model #SM-200-001 – 1:200 scale 14”/45 cal. Main Gun Barrels Eduard #53 099 – 1:200 scale PE Cranes Set Eduard #53 100 – 1:200 scale PE Catapults Set Eduard #53 104 - 1:200 scale PE Life Boats Set Eduard #53 111 – 1:200 scale PE Railings Set Sapguy 3”/50 Mk. 22 Open Gun Mounts ( Shapeways Plastic, not resin) – 3 guns Arwox # AW60003 – 1:200 scale Anchor Chain The Floating Drydock PM-C115 Stud Link Anchor Chain 11.5 LPI (3D Printed – 4 sets) – NO LONGER AVAILABLE Trumpeter #06633 – 1:200 scale WWII USN Figures Set Note: This kit was started and a small amount of modification work has been done to the hull & main deck as I had intended to build this as USS PENNSYLVANIA (BB-38) in 1940. All kit instruction sheets, decals, flag sets, etc. and as far as I can determine, all kit parts are included in the original kit box. I purchased this kit from another modeler and a few parts he had scavenged for use on his ARIZONA project - I have not made an inventory of these items but they mainly involved the kit PE brass sheets - I believe these items will be included in the 3rd party PE sets described above. Package Price - $650.00 PLUS shipping – I have just under $950.00 invested in all of this and today’s prices may, in some cases, be higher than my original cost in 2015 when I purchased all of this. Interested parties should send me a PM and we can discuss in detail shipping and payment, etc. In addition, I have created quite a few 2D CAD drawings related to the PENNSYLVANIA modifications made to her after her 1935 refit - and the differences in her and ARIZONA. If interested, I can include a copy of those drawings and my photos & reference materials that I've collected for this model. Interested parties should PM me or reply for additional details, etc. incl. shipping costs and payment, etc. Thanks, Hank Strub
  12. I have books 1-16 of the Thomas Kidd Series available for sale. All are in excellent condition - read once and put on the shelf! The following list describes their title, type (hard/soft) cover, original price: I will sell the Kidd Series books for 50% of their original price + shipping. Some of the hardcover editions are no longer available, so if you collect nautical books, this might be a good deal. The 3 additional paperbacks are from the 1960's era and are interesting reading if you've never encountered Hornblower or heard of the Mary Deare. Anyone interested please PM me, etc. Hank
  13. Phil, I appreciate your comments above re. CAD and tend to basically agree with your observations. While I wouldn't characterize CAD drawings as being "artistic" I would say that some very proficient CAD drafters have been able to produce 3D rendered drawings (and I include your OKY BOAT pix) that certainly could almost pass for photos. I think this is an exception and not the rule overall. You are IMHO, completely correct in that much of it depends on that individual's ability to produce a quality and professional drawing in the end. There is a talent and knack to this, it's not by accident! I'll go back to one of my earlier comments regarding the 1935 drawings at NARA II that I found of BB-38 after her modernization. These wonderful "artistic" plans were more than likely drawn ink on vellum (at least the originals that I handled appeared to be such) and that particular draftsman had an extremely professional ability in his artwork. That's the main reason I wanted scans of those drawings. While computers can produce all sorts of colors, shades, tones, etc. they tend to lack a certain "artistic" aspect of drawing that manual drawings have - nuances, if that's the correct word for it, and I think a lot of this is due to the individual in the "driver's seat". I've seen quite a few recent 3D renderings of War of 1812 era combatants that are commercially available as "artwork" and I'm sorry, they simply don't have the same "feel" that the traditional water color or oil/acrytic paintings have. They tend to be "technical" rather than "artistic" in composition. Along the way of 47 years of drafting/CAD etc. I can honestly say that I've met very FEW engineers who could produce a correctly scaled and accurate engineering drawing that was actually useful. The usual answer was "I'm not being paid to do drafting!" - and their resulting drawings showed that over and over again (down & dirty). But, corporate heads now have virtually eliminated the Draftsman and even Designer level positions to save $$. However, in this hobby of ship modeling I think that anyone who is able to make their own drawings, whether CAD or manual, is certainly a few steps ahead of someone who lacks these abilities. The CAD drawings I've made for my various model projects were created to make parts, not to be "artwork" per-se, while at the same time "finished drawings" that I could share with others upon request, etc. Layout & composition, etc. being rule of thumb! As a side note, while my PENNSYLVANIA model is still basically in the box, I have already drawn up brand new main mast drawings, deck equipment drawings, and a few other miscellaneous details for that model in MicroStation 2D CAD and have shared some with Steve Larsen (Model Monkey) in order for him to produce 3D parts. ARIZONA and PENNSY are NOT identical in several aspects. Hank
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