¥ h “se -— LJ 1 Gr 25 on ES t+ As I was saying vr Si Loccriisher This winter when you can't garden, golf or goof off, you should have a hobby and I have a sugges- tion. How about woodworking - without a workshop, without power tools, even without saw- dust. Impossible, you say? Oh but you're wrong! With the world's oldest hobby - model ship- building - the wooden 2x4's you'll work with are 2x4 millimeters, not inches. They can be cut to © length with a single-edge razor i Ie 3 8% bt a 5 -{ 61 § 1 . blade, not a saw, so there is no ;- sawdust. As for aworkshop, all the space needed is about four square feet, or a plain old card table. The only other thing you'll need is patience, lots of it, for this hobby is not for the impatient type who quickly lose interest in anything. Wooden ship models become heirlooms, a source for pride for a ¥ “* lifetime and a cherished keepsake for family and friends. Wooden ships have been made for centu- ries, but as a hobby their con- struction is almost unknown in the United States. Exactly the opposite prevails in Europe. Atleasta dozen manufacturers make ship kits, and their instruc- Go down to the seas again — build a model sailing ship tions are printed in German, French, Italian, Spanish and English. Competitive events are commonpleace, drawing hun- dreds of entrants and attracting thousands of visitors. Ships are judged for prizes awarded for craftsmanship and finish, compared model to model for attention to detail. None of the finished models look anything like the group of parts you'll find in a kit. As opposed to “scratch built” ships where everything is indeed started from scratch, most all kit materials are pre-cut and need only gluing and slight sanding to be complete. Besides glue (white glue that dries clear) you probably will be better off with a small “Xacto- type” knife, rather than a razor blade. Other tools, which aren't really tools at all, will be helpful and can be found around the house...emery boards for sanding small parts, eyebrow tweezers for holding those parts, a nailclipper, aneedle-threader for rigging, push pins and straight pins. You can certainly tell from this there is no fancy cash outlay needed to get you started in modeling. My first model was the SWIFT, a “plank-on-frame” model of an 1805 two-masted schooner. Swift was 21" long, and spread out over several months took me about 100 actual modeling hours to complete. It came from Model Expo Inc., Box 1000, Mt. Pocono, PA 18344. Wood for the first planking was limewood, with an overlay of wal- nut. With a bit of oil polish the finished hull was just gorgeous. Model Expo told me at the time they had sold tens of thousands of SWIFT Kits (the price was reason- able, well under $50) but that they knew, sadly, most never were completed. That is why I say patience, patience, patience, is the prime ingredient. And if it takes some time, isn’t that why you're into the hobby in the first place? Model Expo probably has re- placed the SWIFT with another model but they have others suit- able for beginners. They moved to Mt. Pocono a few years ago from Jersey, and for one buck will send you a 92-page color catalog which is an absolute delight to browse through. You'll see models from a few feet up to four feet long, from kits containing pre-finished parts, even metal fixtures and brass cannon. When finished you can squint at your handiwork and imagine you see Maureen O'Hara tied to the mast, with Errol Flynn poised on the railing to rescue her. Think I am kidding, don't you? Just take your spouse out to dinner at Cooper's Waterfront. Easy to find at 304 Kennedy Boulevard in Pittston. After check- ing your coats, look at the ships in two glass cases, one to the right and one to the left. Are you look- ing at the foremast? Squint. See? There's Maureen, just like I said. Too bad the guy who built them isn't there so you could buy him a drink. The SWIFT, In kit form, and the finished model. Photos courtesy of MODEL EXPO INC. ~ By NANCY KOZEMCHAK ps r i : School. Library news Breyer horse collection shows off at library The Back Mountain Memorial Library is showing a collection of Breyer Horses, complete with a barn and fenced-in corral. These were borrowed from Joey Kupstas of Dallas. She is 10 years old and in 5th grade at Dallas Elementary She has loved horses . since she was two years old and “collected My Little Pony horses. . She started to collect Breyer horses at age 8 and then received the barn and fencing for the horses. She hopes to take horse- back riding lessons in the near future;’ but, in the meantime, the collection of the horses is a fun ~ time hobby. Included in the display are " Black Beauty, Misty, a special Palomino, a mare and other breeds. There is a grouping of a white horse with two ponies. There are also horses in the stalls in the barn and many cut in the corral. Extra items in the barn include a saddle, a bit and grooming equip- ment. These horses will be show- ing their stuff until February 1 at the library. The ‘green jar” campaign for the past two months was an appeal for funds to enable the library to buy a snow blower. The amount collected reached $92.00, which will be put in the bank as a start towards a snow blower purchase. Thanks to all who contributed. New books at the library: “Po- litically Correct Bedtime Stories” is a book of modern tales for our life and times, written by James Finn Garner. Many of the heavy- set middle-age men's stories found their way into the general social consciousness, and reflected the way in which they lived and saw their world. After centuries, this author has taken it upon himself to enlighten and liberate these classic bedtime stories. “Black Cross” by Greg Illes is a novel which starts with “It's odd how death often marks a begin- ning rather than an end.” This is an electrifying spellbinder that shatters the boundary between thriller and novel. A young At- lanta physician attends the fu- neral of the grandparents who raised him, he is approached by a silver-haired rabbi who claims to have known his grandfather well. In the grandfather's safe, they find four mysterious objects. “Don’t Stand Too Close To A Naked Man” by Tim Allen takes us through the rites of passage, from fixing up his banana-seat Sting- ray—which was fine until he de- cided to spray-paint it purple—to a discourse on the various ‘sugar food groups." He ponders why parents believe that kids don't want to eat the same thing every night, the nature of his mom's cooking and fun with BB guns. He reveals his earliest moment of sexual awareness. 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Habblett had been released on $20,000 bail after Tupper bound the case over to Luzerne County Criminal Court. Habblett has two prior convic- tions on drug charges, according to Luzerne County court records. In May, 1989, he was sentenced to three to 23 months in the Luzerne County prison on the weekender program after being convicted of selling prescription drugs with the intent to deliver and delivery of a controlled sub- stance. He was also ordered to pay a $1,000 fine plus court costs and given six months’ probation after his release from prison. In February, 1990, Habblett pled guilty to possession of pre- scription drugs and parapherna- lia and possession of a controlled substance with the intent to de- liver. He was sentenced to two to 12 months in the Luzerne County prison and ordered to pay court costs. If Hablett fails to report to the Luzerne County sheriff January 23, abench warrant will be issued for nis arrest. 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