We talked about our T Shirt order. I will be getting together with Blake to get our order set up. I think we'll be able to get an order of both Blue and Gray ordered. More to come on that soon.
The meeting started with another great presentation from Sam on the history of Japan leading to the Pearl Harbor attack with helpful pronunciation from Martin. Same shared with us some very good books.
The first was The Samurai by Stephen Turnbull. Now I'm wishing I had seen the exhibit at the Art Museum when it was in Denver!
The second book was Japan 1941 by Eric Hotta. Another book recommended by Sam to help understand the reasoning that went into (as it says on the cover) the Countdown to Infamy.
Looking forward to your next presentation Sam!
Sam also suggested that those of us working on our dioramas or Pearl Harbor projects bring in your work to the next meeting.
Next Jerry showed us a magnificent new kit from Orange Hobbies. It's a 1/350 Natick Class Large District Harbor Tug YTB782. Here's a photo of the prototype. She was in service from 1965 to 2012. Nice run for a hard working boat! Below photo credited to Navsource.
This little kit nearly caused Hugh to stray from 1/700 but he came to his senses soon after. Orange Hobby castings are flawless and everything you need is included. Although I think I may add some N scale railroad horns to replace the 2D photo etch parts. Otherwise she's perfect! These kits are just now coming available. Leave it to Jerry to have one before most online retails have any to sell!
Next I had a few things to share....
From Model_Monkey at Shapeways I picked up the 3D printed 1/350 Fairwater Balao class submarine sail for the AFV Gate kit. I will have to do some minor deck repair where the original sail should go but this piece will build a very convincing and highly detailed Balao class sub. You can purchase these in 1/350, 1/200, 1/180, 1/144, and 1/72 scales to fit various Gato class kits on the market.
I also brought my Flyhawk Models kit of the USS Ward in 1/700 scale. This is my entry into the Pearl Harbor build. I decided to use all the crazy parts that come with this kit. More on that later.
Finally I shared that I enjoyed listing to the audiobook "The Cruel Sea" by Nicholas Monserrat. It's a terrific novel about escort destroyers in the Royal Navy during WWII. I'm thinking about different diorama options for this 1/350 scale kit. I also bought the DVD based on this book. It was mostly true to the book with a lot left out. It cost me a whopping $3.00 on eBay. I'm happy to loan it out to anyone interested. But these little Mirage kits are really nice. It was a nice follow up to the flush deck destroyer Martin shared with us from the same company. If you haven't read the book or seen the movie it's time well spent.
After the meeting I met Clint Curry who told us about his HMS Victory model that he had on display on the other side of the basement. Clint is another Tin Can sailor from the USS Kennedy. I'm hoping he'll join us and share some sea stories. If you get an opportunity to see his Victory it's well worth the time! I stole this photo from Rocky Mountain Shipwrights web site. Nice work Clint!
We will have our meeting after Thanksgiving, November 26th. We had a really good turnout last year at this time so let's go for it.
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