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44th ANNUAL MIDWESTERN MODEL SHIPS & BOATS CONTEST & DISPLAY MAY 15-17, 2020 A Nautical Research Guild Associated Contest The Wisconsin Maritime Museum is proud to host the 44th Annual Midwest Model Ships & Boats Contest & Display. You can download the registration form here. https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/event/44th-annual-model-ships-boats-contest-display/ Schedule of Activities Friday, May 15th 9am-5pm: Models accepted 10 am-1:00pm: Research appointments in the library/archives. Please email Hannah Patten (hpatten@wisconsinmaritime.org) or call 920-684-0218 x 111 to set up your request and appointment time. Requests must be made no later than May 1st. 2-430pm: Hamilton Wood Type Museum Join us for a special tour of the Hamilton Wood Type Museum in Two Rivers, Wisconsin. This local gem has thousands of examples of wood craftsmanship and tools. Every tour participant also gets to make their own 44th Annual Model Ship & Boat Contest print to take home with them. $15/person with guests and spouses welcome. 5-6:30pm: Dinner with Friends at the Harborside Restaurant Pay on your own – separate checks. 6:30-8:30pm: Friday Night Social Enjoy an evening visiting with friends. Ice cream donated by Beerntsen’s Confectionary and other treats will be available at the museum. This is free of charge Saturday, May 16th 9am: Museum Opens Museum opens, arrival of models up until noon. Judging takes place throughout the day. Outdoor pond featuring r/c modelers, hosted by WSBA throughout the day, weather permitting. 10am-1pm: Research appointments in library/archives 12pm: All models must be in place. 1pm: Symposium This year’s Symposium speakers are Alex Deery and John Fox III. Derry will be speaking on his research and the building of his model, the steamer Wanda. Fox will discuss his experiments in miniature models. 6-8:30pm: Dinner, Program and Awards Ceremony Dinner will be at City Limits Bar and Banquets. Greg Goodchild, Executive Director of Rogers Street Fishing Village will be our after-dinner presenter. He will be presenting on the maritime history and industry of Two Rivers, Wisconsin. Sunday, May 17th 9am: Museum Opens Museum opens. Outdoor pond available for r/c modelers until mid-afternoon, weather permitting. 10am: Modeler’s Morning Mash-Up Topics and speakers TBA. 2pm: People’s Choice Award presented Following this award presentation, models may be removed from the museum. Photographs of event participants and award recipients will be taken at this time.

We had Al Ross the kit designer at Bluejacket talk to the NRG conference on the development of a kit. Truly a fascinating subject and a lot more moving parts than most would think. Kurt

Kent: Send an email to info@thenauticalresearchguild.org Our emails are working and Mary does return emails promptly. She will get you hooked up - if there is some technical issue we will have our technical expert look at it. Kurt

Bob: First show clear, sharp photographs of the kit in this area. Both the unopened box (so it can be shown it's not crushed, water damaged, etc.) and the contents laid out so one can see what's included. Show several photos to clearly show the condition of the parts. Be sure to indicate if anything is missing or started. As to be contacted by PM - not here in the topic area. Keep all dealing off the public pages. You need to weigh the package as it will be shipped so you can calculate a price. The USPS web site https://postcalc.usps.com/ can give you exact costs when you have the weight, the size of the package and where it is going. It's best to tell the purchaser that shipping will be at cost added to the purchase price. Once you know where it's going and the dimensions and weight you can give the purchaser the total. They then send you the $$ via PayPal. When you get the payment from PayPal ship the package ASAP. PayPal is real good to use because it protects both the buyer and seller - if you don't ship the product the money isn't released to you the seller. Kurt

You don't want to get caught doing that. I mixed up a couple of packages I was mailing for the NRG office and mistakenly sent one at the media mail rate and it was returned with postage due at the regular rate and I had to re mail it at the regular postal rate. So it cost double the regular rate plus the original media rate.

Not having used that brush I can't say for 100% certainty, but I routinely spray the Badger acrylics through my Sotar 20/20 and a couple of the Extreme brushes w/o any problems. The extra fine needle may require a bit of thinning for the Badger paints. I never thin them for my use but Badger paints are as finely ground as the old Floquil paints so I wouldn't expect any problem if thinned. I would try w/o thinning first. Kurt

Moab: I am a Badger user and highly recommend Badgers. Especially for somebody in this area with Badger located in Franklin Park. If you ever have an issue take it to the factory and they will most likely fix it while you wait. That said the only repairs I have ever needed were caused by "students". Any compressor will work. If you have need of a compressor for other things in addition to airbrushing small quiet units are available from Home Depot, Menards, auto parts stores for less or the same as a small airbrush compressor and they can inflate tires, etc. while the small AB compressor can't. As to the brush - what do you plan to paint? How often? How big or small? Answers on what brush to get depend on what you plan to do with the brush. Single actions are easier to use and if you don't do a lot are maybe a better choice than a dual action brush. Lot's of choices. Provide some details and I can give you advice - but what's good for me might not be good for you. Kurt

Check the link below - the Scale Hardware section has what you might need. Excellent quality - have purchased many different sizes of nuts/screws, washers from them. https://www.modelmotorcars.com/scalehardware/

I only use a spray booth because Badger gave me one to test. Before that I did all my spraying on top of a hospital table (for use in bed - adjustable up and down) with a folded blueprint paper protecting the table surface. If the object is too big for the booth I go back to the paper protecting the table's top. The over spray with Badger Acrylics is dry by the time it settles on the paper. I use acrylics 95+% of the time due to the fumes of solvent paints. When I do use a solvent paint I move the spray table and direct the fan exhaust tube to an open screened window in the shop - otherwise I spray in an open area where I can walk around the table.

Use acrylics and there is no need to exhaust to the outside. In addition to the air filter materials at the back of the booth I add a nylon sock over the exhaust tube and it catches any particals that make it past the filters. No odors to worry about either. Kurt

All digital Journal subscriber members should check your email inbox for the emailed link to the Spring 2020 Issue 65.1. Print copies are still in the printing plant. Kurt

What kind of paint is causing your headaches? Acrylics have solved problems for a lot of modelers. Particle protection is still needed. Kurt

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2020 NRG CONFERENCE October 15, 16 & 17, 2020 CANCELLED WILL BE HELD IN 2021 The Nautical Research Guild is pleased to announce the 2020 conference to be held in conjunction with the Channel Islands Maritime Museum. The conference will be held October 15, 16 and 17, 2020 at the Channel Islands Maritime Museum 3900 Bluefin Circle, Oxnard CA 93035. The Museum is located in the Channel Islands Harbor about 50 miles north of Los Angeles. LINK TO CONFERENCE 2020 ON WEB SITE Collections at the Museum consist of seascape and marine art from the early 17th to the mid-19th century featuring such artists as Van de Velde the Younger. A large model collection with over 50 models is on display including one of the largest prisoner of war and bone model collections in the country. See the following links to learn more. https://cimmvc.org/old-site/paintings https://cimmvc.org/old-site/models The exact conference schedule is still being finalized but a tour is being planned for Thursday, modeling subject speakers and round-tables on Friday, social hour and banquet Friday evening. Saturday will feature general subject speakers and Nautical Research Guild membership meeting late in the afternoon. Lunches will be furnished Friday and Saturday. Please note that all events of this conference including registration will be held at the Museum. The selection of hotels in the area consists of resorts and smaller chain hotels. The lower priced hotels are too small to handle a group of our size. The larger hotels are all resorts and thought to be too expensive for some of our members. For these reasons there is not a designated Conference hotel. A downloadable list of area hotels is provided on the website for your convenience. The hotels are listed in descending order of the closest hotels first. A group of attendees including most of your directors will be staying at the Embassy Suites. The museum is providing a space on the main floor of the museum for us to display our models. Space is limited, first come first serve, so register early. Models not preregistered can not be accommodated. Models will be shown at the owners risk but will be in the same area as the museums models and the museum proposes to have docents in the area to watch over models. It is highly recommended that all models be in a display case. There may be a space on the main museum floor for vendors. If you wish to display as a vendor please contact Mike Lonnecker NRG Director and conference chair. The nearest airports are Los Angeles (LAX), Santa Barbara (SBA) and Burbank (BUR). LAX is approximately 70 miles from the museum. There is no regular airport/shuttle service to this area. Further details, a detailed schedule and registration forms will be will be posted and emailed as they finalized. There is plenty of free parking at and around the museum. The NRG Conference Committee Mike Lonnecker - NRG Director 2020 Conference Chair

Home centers sell shelving material made from MDF with a covering of melamine type plastic. Cheap and comes in various widths so you only need to shorten the piece - most home centers will cut it for you for a very nominal charge.

Here is the link by doing a simple search as Ben suggested - first item in the list; https://www.researchgate.net/publication/323691614_A_Forensic_Investigation_Of_The_Breakup_And_Sinking_Of_The_Great_Lakes_Iron_Ore_Carrier_Edmund_Fitzgerald_November_10th_1975_Using_Modern_Naval_Architecture_Tools_And_Techniques I will be reading the paper later and it will be added to my Fitz documentation. Thanks, Ben. I too purchased a 1/700 Fitz kit from Iron shipwright and it was not up to my standards but I have other kits by them and they are super. The USS Panay is one of the best resin kits I have ever seen and I have several of their tugs and they are great too. The story of my Fitz was that the hull had a warp to it and I talked with one of the two owners at IS who suggested I heat the hull in a microwave for 1 minute and see if it was warm, but also said that it might take 2 or 3 times, and to then set it onto a flat surface and to apply some pressure to force the warp out of the hull. I put it into the microwave for 1 minute and went to change a record on the turntable and half way to the turntable I heard a very large bang. Enough that I ducked thinking somebody had let loose with a 9mm. I ran to the kitchen to smell a horrendous stench coming from the microwave and I had the good sense to not open the door. Unplugged it and took it outside. When I opened the door the hull was in several pieces and through the longitudinal center of the hull pieces it looked like strawberry jelly that was starting to harden. Needless to say I contacted IS again and the reaction was - "that shouldn't have happened". They sent a new hull but it had the same warp to a much lesser extent and I sold it to a club member who said he would tackle it. Later talking with IS they speculated that for some reason the resin mix must have been improperly measured or contaminated and that the resin had not cured in the center of the piece and the microwave caused it to boil. Kurt

Rick: I suggest you search here in MSW for topics of interest. Search GLUES and you will see many discussions about glues. Do the same for PAINTS. My suggestion would be to search Acrylic Paints rather than just Paints. Check out each of the topics you want to gather the current information for - there is a lot of it available here. Once you have a bit of current knowledge then if you have specific questions ask in the appropriate areas and you will get answers. Kurt

Do the search as suggested but do yourself a favor and get glass lenses. Kurt

Derek: I don't build models with treenails but I do use the draw plate for making small dowels for strengthening joints just like in full size carpentry and attaching parts to the model so it's not just glue holding the piece in place. Kurt

With the difficulties of soldering/welding aluminum why not just use brass rod. It's easy to bend to shape and can be soldered easily. The photos show brass rod bent to shape and soldered together (the kit provided aluminum tube that was to be glued together). The brass rod can be plated or painted. Krylon makes a spray chrome paint -Premium Metallic Original Chrome that was decanted from the can and then airbrushed onto the parts in the photos. Stay-Brite solder was used with resistance soldering with the parts on the model - the perfect jig - the resistance soldering doesn't transmit enough heat to affect the model. The parts were removed from the model, painted and reattached to the model after the hull was painted.

Got mine this AM. It sure was quick. Thanks Frank Kurt

Go to the link below to see the clubs that might be near you. Not every club is listed Note to others reading this: If your clubs isn't listed send your info to the NRG so it can be put up onto the lists - also check if it's accurate - things might have changed since the info was put up there. Kurt https://thenrg.org/links-and-sources-for-the-ship-modeler.php

I have the tilting table and have used exactly one time. It was critical to the job and it more than paid for itself with the time and materials saved on that job. I can't think of another use for it - at least in my case - so unless I am commissioned to build another barge with sliding covers it will probably just gather dust. The sliding sled is much more useful for future consideration. Kurt

Welcome to MSW and model boat building. This is a great place to learn about the hobby. You might want to check out the local area model ship club in Denver - The Rocky Mountain Shipwrights. A great group who will welcome you. https://rockymountainshipwrights.org/ Kurt

Welcome to MSW Tom. We welcome you and your company. Note from Admin: CAF now meets all criteria as a legitimate MFG of ship model kits. They have stopped producing all kits based on source material they did not have the rights to use, mainly from Ancre. The kits currently available on their website including the Enterprise, are perfectly fine and original works not taken without consent from other authors, designers and mfg's. We are currently helping Tom at CAF to acquire the proper rights through an agreement with Ancre to make any Ancre kits legally allowable. Until such time all CAF /Ancre inspired kits are not allowed on MSW. But we are hopeful they soon will be. CAF has stopped mfg them and selling these Ancre related kits voluntarily after admitting he copied the material from Ancre without consent. Negotiations are currently underway to rectify that situation. We will make an announcement as soon as they reach an agreement. Yes there is some leftover stock of these Ancre CAF kits available through distributors which you can buy but they are still prohibited from being built within a build log here on MSW until the agreement is finalized.