March 2021

We had a successful first virtual meeting via Zoom on the 14th with a total of seventeen attendees: thirteen MSON members, three from other clubs , and one guest.

Ray presented his refit of the damaged model of the WWII Royal Naval armed trawler HMS Whitethorn (T127) seen in the above photo.  Through slides he described the process of dismantling the complete build, scraping off the paint, and then the rebuild.  He then mounted it inside a dust protection case he had built for the refit.  You can read this amazing story by downloading the PDF here...

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Alan updated his 9 pound naval gun with a properly sized Royal Cypher as seen above.  The original barrel had an oversized crest painted yellow ochre because he could not see it!  The detail was hidden from him, but recent cataract surgeries took care of that problem.  A light brushing of a smokey grey acrylic paint mixture (white and black) highlights the crest and rings around the barrel.

Pat showed us pictures of two of his models. One was of the US Coast Guard Cutter Bear (WMEC 901).  This is a stationary build he had completed some time ago but had just recently acquired a display case to help keep the dust off her.  The second was his incomplete 7-1/2 foot long (1:100 scale) Radio Controlled model of the battleship USS North Carolina that has been under construction for a few years.

Alan presented his 1:12 scale build of the one holed Aleutian Hunting Kayak frame.  This vessel was described as very light, fast, and silent.  This build has been submitted to the Nautical Research Journal for publication.