CAPE ANN SHIP MODELER`S GUILD

CAPE ANN SHIP MODELER’S GUILD
President: Fred Swart
Treasurer: Pat Cummings
Secretary/Newsletter: Brad Bigelow
103 Phillips Ave.
Rockport, MA 01966
Biggie16@gis.net
VETERANS CENTER * 12 EMERSON AVE.
JANUARY 13, 2010
NEXT MEETING
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2010
12 EMERSON AVE. 8 GLOUCESTER, MA
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Meeting opened at 7:00 by Tony Ashdon.
Secretary’s report: Accepted as written in newsletter
Treasurer’s report: Balance, !!-11-09
$633.87
Credits: Interest
.26
Debit: Brad, gift cirt-vets 200.00
Balance, 1-13, 10
$434.13
of of
Show Show and Tell:
Pat brought in one of the five “TurnAbouts” she and
Ernie have been building on commission. The models
are rather small, 1” to the foot, making them about 9
inches long and covered with thin aircraft plywood.
They have sails made from real sailcloth and look really
Correspondence: Newsletters.
nice.
Old Business: Not much, winter is kind of quiet. Discussed the
Brad showed four very small block plains, one from
Heritage Center and how it was not very productive for us though
“Lee Valley” and a set of three from “Garret Wade”
the Schooner Festival was a good time. Next year we will try to
attend both the opening in June and the Schooner Festival in the
Walter amazed us with his very small model of
fall.
“Soverign of the Seas” which is beginning to look real
good, and a miniature “Titanic” made by his newpeh
New business: There was some talk about the USS Constitution
Johans Foster. Thanks Walter for getting the young
Club which has a large number of models and takes place in the
ones involved.
USS Constitution site in Charlestown, MASS. There are some
security requirements to enter the grounds so it would be prudent
Ed as usual had a lovely model at 1/240 of the “USS
to check ahead if you are planning to visit them.
Germantown”, and the documentation to go with it. He
A thanks note will be sent to Mr. Ronnberg for his allowing us to
was fortunate to get a real fine set of plans for her from
visit his shop.
a fellow modeler.
Miscellaneous: Several of us were able to visit Mr. Erik
Speaking of which, we have a large selection of ships
Romberg’s shop over the weekend. It located in a small mall in
plans which we will share with other modelers.
Rockport. He is finishing a fishing dragger called the “Sylvester F.
Whalen”. The hull is built up from layers of Poplar at 3/8 inch
th
SWIFT, 17 Cent Brig, Smithsonion
scale. At this time the hull is finished and the rigging is begun.
th
BADGER, 17 Cent Brig, Smithsonion
Coming Events: January 30, 2010 – March 20, 2010: USS
PHANTOM, Pilot Ship, Model Shipways
Constitution Club Annual Model Show at the USS Constitution
T-2 Tanker, BlueJacket
museum in the USS Constitution national historic site in
ELSIE, Model Shipways
Charlestown, Mass. This is a great show with many really fine
TORUS, Small Tugboat
models.
LIBERTY SHIP
CANADIAN CORVETTE
April XXX 2010: Norhteast Ship Model Conference, New London,
T-3 Tanker, Misc Sources
CT. This is usually a great affair with models, vendors, a speaker
DANMARK
and a buffet.
CUTTY SARK, Marine Model Co.
HARVEY, 1847, Art-Lat
March 30, 2011, Newport, California, Western Ship Model
ENDEAVOR, BlueJacket
Conference and Exhibit. Hosted by the Newport Harbor Nautical
SHIP IN BOTTLE, Popular Science
Museum.
RAINBOW, BlueJacket
19’ Dory
Tips: From Ned Guild in the USS Constitution Club. He made up
LOTTIE HASKINS, Schooner, 1890
a hull from basswood, covered it with gesso and filled small
FORESTER, 4 Masted Schooner, 1900
HELINA, Clipper, 1841
imperfections with “DAP” wood filler. The hull was then painted
with “Polly Scale” acrylics. Everything looked fine. Following that
There are more and I will pass them on as located.
the hull was sprayed with “Dull Coat” .The result was that paint
became crazed with large splits everywhere. He believes the
crazing was caused because Acrylic paints are film formers and
when dry the film is under tension and the organic solvent in Dull
Coat broke the film and the tension produced the crazing.
The Broadside
CAPE ANN SHIP MODELER’S GUILD
JANUARY 2010
ED’S NEAT USS GERMANTOWN
WALTER’S SOVERIGN OF THE SEA
PAT’S TURNABOUT
CAPE ANN SHIP MODELER’S GUILD
JANUARY 2010, VISIT TO ERIK’S SHOP
CAPE ANN SHIP MODELER’S GUILD
JANUARY 2010 VISIT TO ERIK’S SHOP