The Model Craftsman: Volume 7, Issue 12 – May 1939

News of the Clubs 38yC. 0. BROOK / IS said that “No news is good yachting, has formed a Long Island League of doubt it. Secretaries kindly note: isolation of clubs is not good for the five clubs to stage races. This makes three leagues in the Eastern Division: news.’ Maybe; but personally I sport. The National Sportsman’s Show, held in New York City, went over fine, so far as model yachting is concerned. There were seventy-two Mclass and two Avclass models on dis- Metropolitan, the League surrounding Boston, Massachusetts, and the Long Island League. Sounds like the League of Nations—or sumpin. Guess we need more people like Tex hereabouts. From Detroit, Michi- visitors who stopped to seek informa: tion, a new club formed because of it (The Empire M.Y.C. to sail in Central Park Lake, New York City), and the fact that the Show Committee donated $50.00 in cash to the sport with gan, comes word that they have an _ all-boys club known as the Belle Isle M.Y.C. Mr. A. J. which to purchase prizes for both the A and M classes. Tex Foster, who spent ten whole days at the show “selling” model youngsters sail the 36” Class until they reach the age of 18, when they eS eS play. Their attraction can be attested by three things: the great number of The Fisher tells me that these Over in Great Britain, model yachting has many adherents, too. These pictures, taken at Blackheath Pool show typical enthusiasts with their trim-looking craft are required to take up with the M or A class. one of the Sundays a heavy rain set in. A. J., Fifteen boys participated in weekly races and they are very earnest in taking up the sport.. On chairman of the committee, thought it a good day to stay home but decided he would walk over to the pond to see if any of the boys had come down. There, lined up and waiting to race, weré sixteen bays, wet to the skin but anxious to sail. They completed all heats, even insisting on com- pleting resails and sail- sis for firstand second place. This, I think you will agree, manship. is sports- The Tre-Pol-Pen M.Y.C. is giving the boys a (Continued on page 50) May , F939 47 MODEL YACHTING A TRUE SCALE LOCOMOTIVE KIT (Continued from page 47) ready to assemble for $15.00? ?? fine trophy to race for; and to show Our HO 0-4-0 Switcher will soon be ready at that price, YES!! their appreciation for the assistance rendered them by the Greater Detroit Model Yacht Association, these boys purchased a fine trophy and presented it to the Association. This trophy will and best of all ANYONE can assemble it in an evening. NO FITTING We have hundreds Better more. NO FILING—NO SOLDERING of orders for this place your reservation on file, and expect thousands NOW. Delivery will start late in April. PLACE YOUR ORDER NOW to ensure an early shipment. Send in for our circular on this AMAZING BUY. soon as possible. 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T. has a six-meter model of which he is justly proud, and I’m sure he will follow along with both the A and M Class, as well as the X if he can secure any cooperation. There are some fine ponds and lakes down that way. I hope to find time to run over and visit with him before this article goes to press. So the sport goes on, in spite of silent, non-writing secretaries. regular items of the sport, in which have been printed either a good article or a set of plans. This is unfair both to those magazine owners who give us regular space, and to the read- ers who follow the sport, as interested modelmen do not see these scattered articles except by accident. One big your a small amount. Send your stories, plans, ideas, pictures, and comments either to this writer at 912 Broadway, Rensselaer, New York; or direct to SEMI-ASSEMBLED TRACK KITS 17 Jackson Street, is working hard to organize a club. ter than a score of them, each giving Wilmington, Cal. FINISHED “OO”? than magazine covering all the sport is bet- LITTLE ENGINES, Box models comes word that Mr. F. T. Bradbury, lish You can build one of these passengercarrving locomotives in your own workshop by using the step-by-step method originated by Martin S. Lewis. metals, new We frequently have handed to us copies of magazines that do not pub- 34” scale 314” gauge 4-6-4 & 4-8-4 many plans—more we could have hoped for even in our wild imagination. 12 SECTION PULLMAN, 60 FT. BAGGAGE AND 70 FT. COACH All parts needed to build a complete car body, including one-piece stamped sides with embossed rivets, completely punched out windows, and recessed sash and doors. Milled wood roof ends, among them- the traditions of the sport and know it is in good hands. My hat is off to each and every one of them. As I write this (the first week of March) we are still hemmed in with ice. But each day someone renders the report that the ice is “getting softer,” and “It looks as if it is going fast.” So we have our craft cleaned and ready for the coming season. Freight Gar is a from mittee. It is to such youngsters as these that we oldsters can safely pass WESTBROOK This selecting selves an O.O.D., starters, judges, and scorekeepers, as well as a racing com- phases CRAFTS- “Work- this magazine. In either case they will be used intelligently where they will do the most good, for you and for the sport. Only a brief word has come to me about the Eastern Division Meeting held in New York City, February 25. The new proposed X class was not ac- (Continued on page 61) When writing io advertisers please mention Move. CraAFTsMA N for May, 1939 MODEL YACHTING (Continued from page 50) cepted. This will be a disappointment to some and a “hurrah” to 2227 others. Oh well, one man’s loss is another man’s gain. So we who have built X boats will put them “on the shelf” until some other new class comes along (unless Charles Farley makes good on his challenge). What is the best way to clean a commutator? We hear too that there is a move on foot for Mr. Greely of the Washington M.Y.C. to be the next Presi- dent of the North of the have Office in or the Eastern ing them both How should a reverse switch be connected? M.Y.R.A.A. and Dr. Montclair M.Y.C. to either the M.Y.R.A.A. Division. Well, knowpersonally, I’d say they What makes “remote-control” units work? How should I go about rewinding a burnt-out armature? are fine material for the sport—calm, level-headed, and sincere, diplomatic and human, ready to serve and willing to give all their strength to the growth of the sport. We could not well ask for finer qualities in any leadership, and both know model yachting from the bottom up. Where are the most important spots for lubricating locomotives and cars? Haven’t some of these, and similar questions come up in the building of your model railroad? It has also been suggested that something be done to limit the L.O.A. of the A class as well as to place a limit covering every phase of model railroading, with clear, concise descriptions of all the motors and units employed in model rail- on the displacement. I am neutral and willing to abide by any good suggestion. The answers to them all and hundreds of others have been assembled into one complete book, roading. You don’t have to be “in the dark” when you take a locomotive apart for repairs. No longer need you grope blindly, hoping to find the trouble. This book makes every motor “ailment” plain and easy to find. The above does seem to be a thoughtful consideration, even though it does, in a sense, take away from the first paragraph of our Constitution. Still, when they build ’em 63 or 65 pounds, they need a gale to sail in; MINIATURE RAILROAD SERVICE if they build ‘em with six-foot overhangs forward and aft, they’ll have AND REPAIR MANUAL some job trying to handle them either in skiff or pond sailing. Invariably, we who go to extremes do so only in one boat, then we slink back to the fold and, to ourselves at least, admit we were wrong. by LOUIS H. HERTZ For good all-around work, the normal boat will always be $1.00 on top. Just got word from Mr. L. E. An- derson, 41134 Harrison Street, Davenport, Iowa, who wants to know TINPLATE AND SCALE. Both tinplate and scale equipment discusse d completely, and all the tricks of repairing the locomot ives and motors made by such! firms as Lionel, Knapp, American Flyer, Walthers , Scale-Cratt, Mantua, Varney, Kendrick & Davis, and Nason, are included. Detailed information is given on over forty about the classes sailed, where he can secure blue prints, fittings, and rating rules, as well as skiff and pond sailing rules, etc. I have answered in part— separate MOTOR REPAIRS. merchants, publishers, etc., they “want in” on the bigger boats and the associations, And that’s that—’til next issue. MODEL YACHTSMEN Send your news, notes, and ideas to Mr. C. O. Brook at 912 Broadway, Rensselaer, N. 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