The Model Craftsman: Volume 5, Issue 1 – June, 1936

#: Build Your Own Model Of The “QUEEN MARY” A NAVY CANNON ® ora Wrecking Train . 8 Art Metal Work EE) Homemade Tools @ And All ‘REGULAR FEATURES Ait., Plus 10c , 1936 which laced ou do ssarv MODEL YACHTING tre ‘ef News And Notes On to icket. eries ‘rom — A New Monthly Feature ibed a By GRAHAM ANDERSON Metropolitan Model Yacht League _A resume of the racing schedule for the summer season opens this department. Model Craftsman will give you detailed accounts and photographs of most of these events during the next few months. Make this new department your guide for news and notes of Model Yachting. @ The following are the M.Y.R. A.A. fixtures for 1936, . World’s Championship, International Class “A.” Model Yacht Lake, Gosport, England, Week of August 7. U. S. National Championship, Class “A,” Belle Isle Basin, Detroit, Mich., week of June 29. U. S. National Championship, Marblehead 50-800 Class. Warinaco Model Yacht Club, Elizabeth, N. J., October 10, 11,’ 12. Eastern Division Trials and Championship, Class “A,” Philadelphia, – April 25, 26, 27. Mid-West Division Championship, Trials Class troit, June 26, 27, 28. “A,” and De- Mid-West Division Trials and Championship, Marblehead 50800 Class, Grand Traverse M. i Traverse City, Mich., July I, 12. Other Regattas Eastern Deeper Hudson Regatta, Renssel- aer, N. Y., Aug. 8, 9. Heisler Cup, Red Bank, N. J., Sept. 7 Marblehead Perpetual Challenge Cup, Gillette Cup, Boston, M. Y. C., dates undecided—report later. Mid West Detroit News Regatta, Belle Isle ae Detroit, Mich., July 23, 24, Aaron DeRoy Cup Race, Clas s ‘‘A,” Detroit, Aug. 2. Saugatuck Gold Bowl Race, Sauga- tuck, Mich., Aug. 23. Popular Mechanics 50-800 Trophy, Sept. 5. Commodore Sheldon Clark Trophy, Class “A,” Sept. 6, 7. Both the last mentioned races will be sailed at the Lief Erickson Pool, Chicago. Puget Sound M.Y.C. Seattle, Wash, 36” Restricted Class and 50-200 Class, May 10, Aug. 16, Sept. 27, Nov. 1. This League is composed of M. Y. R. A. A. Clubs in the New York area. Their schedule is as follows: May 3. Clove Lake vs, Staten Island at Staten Island ; Jersey City vs Red Bank at Red Bank; War- inaco vs delphia. Philadelphia at Phila- May 10. Jersey City vs Clove Lake at Clove Lake; Staten Island vs Warinaco at Warinaco; Red Bank vs Philadelphia at Philadelphia. May 17. Clove Lake vs Red Bank at Red Bank; Philadelphia Staten at Island vs Philadelphia ; (Continued on page 59) June 14, Cruise to Miller’s Bay. 28, Free for all race, boats classified by L.O.A. Anyone may June enter. July 19, Open Water Race, Andrew’s Bay. Aug. 2. International “F” Class, Bellingham, Wash. Maple Leaf M. Y. C. of Vancouver and Pu- get Sound M. Y. C. competing. (The “F” Class is a local class in which “A” boats can qualify by carrying a larger suit of sails. The rating formula is: L. W. L. plus beam plus draft, must be under 75”. Sail area under 2500 sq”. Sept. 6-7. Pacific Northwest Cnampionship races at Seattle. International “A” and “F” Classes. 36” L.O.A., M.Y.A. Restricted Class on Sept. 6. 50-800 and In- ternational “B” Class, Sept. 7. “B” Class is 4% size “A” Class. It originated in Vancouver. Oct. 11. Puget Sound M. Y. C. vs. Maple Leaf M. Y. C. at. Vancouver, Page 33 A 25” Racing Yacht built by Mr. F, Leat of Toronto, CLUBS (Continued from page 35) Vice-President; Jerome M. Kraemer, Secretary; and Damon D. Beard, Treasurer. We have twelve charter members. Plans were made for exhibiting the following at the Buffalo Hobby Show running from March 12th to 18th. A NYC Hudson loco, ‘“O” gauge; a free lance electric type 0-40 in HO gauge; four Pennsy codches; one NYC day coach; and about 20 freight cars in “O” gauge; and 4 in HO gauge; as well as a Pennsy baggage coach in OO gauge. The club would be greatly interested in hearing from other clubs in regard to picking out a permanent home, dues, number of members, and any- thing else to help a new club get going. The address of the secretary is 48 Amsterdam Avenue, Buffalo, N. Y. We would be glad to hear from anyone interested in joining our club. Belleville, Il. We are having a drive on at present, and have recruited seven model railroad fans over the past two months and are still on the hunt for as many other model fans as our city will afford. We expect YACHTING (Continued from page 33) Warinaco vs Jersey City at Jersey City. May 27. Clove Lake vs Warinaco at Warinaco; Red Bank vs Staten Island at Staten Island; Jersey City vs Philadelphia at Philadelphia. June 9. Philadelphia vs Clove Lake, at Clove Lake; Staten Is- land vs Jersey City at Jersey City; Warinaco vs Red Bank at Red Bank. June 21. Staten Island vs Clove Lake at Clove Lake; Red Bank vs Jersey City at Jersey City; Philadelphia vs Warinaco at Warinaco. July 12. Clove Lake vs_ Jersey City, at Jersey City; Warinaco vs Staten Island at Staten Island; Philadelphia vs Red Bank at Red Bank. July 26. Red Bank vs Clove Lake at Clove Lake; Philadelphia vs Staten Island at Staten Island; Jersey City vs Warinaco at Warinaco. Aug. 16. Warinaco vs Clove Lake at Clove Lake; Staten Island vs. Red Bank at Red Bank; Phila- delphia vs Jersey City at Jersey City. to continue our activities by exhibi- tions in shop windows, as well as by newspaper publicity and personal contact. Earl S. Schofield, 821 00 GAUGE (34” between rails) East B. Street, Belleville, Illinois. St. Louis Greater St. Louis Model Railroad Club has been started with the object of building and operating a model railroad. The Secretary’s telephone is Forest 7093 and his ad- dress 5127 Cates Ave., St. Louis, Mo. Centinella Valley Model Railroad Club This club now has ten members and has quite a flourishing organization. newly $3.75 Pullman & Combination Kits (with each brass sides) formed & die stamped newly formed & die stamped Coach Kits (with cessscesrocere . brass sides) eccccccccccceeesoe Dime (Refunded on initial New 1936 catalog one order) Nason Railways—Dept. 6C—P.0. Box 6 ROCHELLE, NEW Y. N. Also on Sale at SUPPLY CO. OFFENBACH’S HOBBY-CRAFT SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. CITY HOBBY-CRAFT STORE, NEW YORK R. 1. WILLEY’S, INC., PROVIDENCE, We regret that space pre- vents us from describing it in this issue. Lee P. Ridgeman, Sec’y, 107 East Broadway, Hawthorne, Cal. The Interboro Model . Railroad Association The $400 New Body Kits 8 DRY – ICE above Club meets every Tuesday and Friday night at 1362 College Ave., Bronx. always welcome. Visitors are A %4″ scale railroad is being con- Construction of tables structed. (Continued on page 63) Aug. 30. Clove Lake vs Philadel- phia at Philadelphia; Jersey City vs Staten Island at Staten Island; Red Bank vs Warinaco at Warinaco. Toronto M.Y.R.A. This Association is affiliated with the Canadian M. Y. R. A. and sails under the same rules as the M. Y. R. A. A. It consists of five local clubs; Toronto; Mimico; Falling Brook; Silverthorne and Mt. Den- MODEL RAILROADERS ATTENTION! to attract your atThis ad is primarily intendedrailroader it will pay tention. If you are a model not invest you to be on our mailing list. 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