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Scott
Andrews
I began my working career immediately after high
school at Foster Wheeler Corp. in Livingston,
NJ, as a draftsman and, later, as a modelmaker
with the same company. In 1982 I went to work
for AT&T Bell Laboratories in Whippany, NJ,
working on the design of telecommunications equipment.
My wife, Karen Signell Andrews, and I relocated
from northwest New Jersey to the Atlanta, Georgia
area in January, 1998. Today, I continue to work
as a Senior Mechanical Designer at OFS in Norcross,
Georgia, formerly the Fiberoptic Apparatus unit
of AT&T, and then, Lucent Technologies, where
I work on the design of fiberoptic telecommunications
hardware.
I first became
aware of the story of the Titanic
at the age of four. I became captivated by a picture
of the ship published in the Reader's Digest as
part of a condensed version of Walter Lord's "A
Night to Remember". Between repeatedly asking
my mother to re-read that condensed version and
then seeing the J. Arthur Rank movie of the same
name, I became thoroughly and hopelessly hooked.
I have to say though, that given it was a photo
of the ship, and not her story, that first captivated
me, I'm sure that I would have the same interest
in the Olympic-class ships today, even had all
three lead routine and uneventful lives.
While my primary interest in the Titanic centers
more closely on her as a ship and an engineering
achievement rather than as an historical icon,
I am also very interested in the historical aspects
of her story, and in the history of the development
of the steamship. Coupled with this is my general
interest in "The Machine Age" borne
out of the Industrial Revolution. In addition
to the above, my hobbies also include modelmaking
(both scratchbuilding and kits). I also have an
interest in old cars and have done a ground-up
restoration on my first car, a 1952 Chevrolet
Fleetline Deluxe 2-door sedan.
Further interests
include pipe organs and organbuilding. My favorite
instruments are the large American and English
“symphonic” organs built during the
first decades of the 20th century by such builders
as Skinner, Austin and Willis.
In addition to
the TRMA, I am a member of the Titanic Historical
Society since 1972, when it was still known at
the Titanic Enthusiasts of America. Additionally,
I'm a member of the Vintage Chevrolet Club of
America.
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Bruce
Beveridge
Bruce Beveridge was a police officer and police
sergeant for many years in a small suburb outside
of Chicago, and is currently employed in specialized
armed security and investigation work. He has
been a history buff for many years, centering
on early civilizations, the Crusades, and famous
ships. He is also the senior historical archivist
for local community library and spends his time
away from Titanic working on local history projects.
Bruce has established
a reputation in the Titanic community as being
one of the foremost visual and technical historians
of Olympic and Titanic. He is a founding trustee
of the Titanic Research and Modeling Association,
where he took part in advising on the updating
of the 1:350 Minicraft Titanic model. He also
revised and updated the instruction booklet for
the model. He has advised on technical specifications
of Titanic for professional modelers, The Danbury
Mint, restaurant designers, and other professional
entities requiring specialized consultation on
the visual and technical aspects of the ship.
Bruce's publicly
released achievements include his co-authorship
of Olympic and Titanic- The Truth Behind the Conspiracy
with Steve Hall of Australia and his consultation
back in the 1990s on the Titanic CAD Plans created
by Robert Hahn of Germany. Bruce is also well
known for his highly sought-after General Arrangement
plans of Titanic that were originally drawn for,
and subsequently used by, dive teams investigating
the interior of the wreck.rA detailed plan of
this type had never been done before, with researchers
having to make do with plans of Olympic that differed
in many interior details, and missing a great
deal of information in the crew and machinery
spaces. These same plans are the ones available
for viewing on the Discovery Channel's Titanic
webpage.
Bruce has been
interviewed and quoted on Titanic-related matters
by the U.S. and British press, and has appeared
on the U.K.'s Sky 1 television in a Titanic-related
documentary. Bruce has traveled to Southampton
as well as places local to his home state to present
talks on Titanic and has consulted for the auction
firm of Henry Aldridge & Son. He has written
articles about the Olympic-class liners for the
publications of the Titanic Historical Society,
The British Titanic Society, The Irish Titanic
Historical Society and Titanic International.
He is an honorary lifetime member of the British
Titanic Historical Society, a position he holds
with Robert Hahn and Millvina Dean.
The crowning achievement
of Bruce's research is the book TITANIC-The
Ship Magnificent, A two-volume tome he coordinated
and co-wrote with Titanic experts Steve Hall,
Scott Andrews and Daniel Klistorner. Though Bruce
states he is retired from future research projects
in way of Titanic, he continues to make himself
available for professional consultation and assisting
fellow Titanic enthusiasts on the Titanic Research
and Modeling Association's discussion forum.
Art
Braunschweiger
Art’s involvement with Titanic history and
research follows a long-standing interest in maritime
and naval history. Subjects with which he is well
acquainted include the British Navy of the period
1750-1820, World War II submarine warfare in the
Pacific, and the Atlantic convoys of World War
II. Art also has a passion for travel and has
taken several trips on the Queen Elizabeth 2 as
well as transatlantic on the Queen Mary 2. He
started building ship models at an early age and
completed a fully rigged model of the clipper
ship Cutty Sark age 14.
Art’s relationship
with the TRMA began in 2003 when he decided to
build a scale Titanic model and found the forum
and its members to be a welcome source of information.
His model, a 1:350 Minicraft, is a waterline model
with hundreds of corrections for accuracy and
enhanced appearance. Many are scratchbuilt to
satisfy his demand for detail above and beyond
that provided by the kit parts. Based on his experience
with the model, he was asked by Minicraft in 2006,
along with Bruce Beveridge, to submit revisions
for a new release of the kit’s instructions.
Art has done extensive research for his model
in several areas, and has since written three
of them – paint colors, flags, and rigging
- into comprehensive reference guides on this
website. His paint recommendations are also included
in the 2006 re-release of the Minicraft instructions.
Art is Editor of
Titanic: The Ship Magnificent, authored by Bruce
Beveridge, Scott Andrews, Steve Hall and Daniel
Klistorner, and served to coordinate, proofread
and edit the text for the two-volume set. He also
assisted with researching and writing some of
the book’s material, and produced the rigging
plan which appears in Volume 1. He lives in Somerset
County, New Jersey, with his wife and two Labrador
Retrievers, and has been a TRMA Trustee since
November of 2004.
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Jerry
Davidson
Jerry
Davidson has recently retired after being a very
active secondary school educator for 25 years.
During those years, Jerry had been the Director
of Instrumental Music at Thomas J. Anderson High
School in Southgate, Michigan, working many long
hours educating the students in his award winning
competitive Marching Band, Wind Ensemble, Concert
Bands and Individual studies. In 2001, Jerry transferred
to Gerisch Middle School where he taught Computer
Technology, Music and was Department Chairman
of the Encore Curriculum area. His transfer led
to a very enjoyable career and life change and
gave him much more time to pursue his many and
varied life interests. He was nominated 9 times
for Teacher of The Year awards, winning the prestigious
honor 2 times during his career. Jerry has attended
Northwestern University, Northeastern Illinois
University, Illinois State University, Wayne State
University and the University of Michigan - Flint
during a very extensive career and study in the
area of secondary education. He completed his
Masters Degree in Education at Eastern Michigan
University. He has 32 credit hours beyond his
Masters Degree in continued studies.
"My
interest in the Titanic started, like most people,
with the viewing of the first movie of notoriety
on the subject, "A Night To Remember".
Since viewing that film as a boy, I found myself
reading Walter Lord's book of the same title and
building (and sinking) the 560 scale Revell model
when I was a youngster."
"I
would be less than honest if I told you that I
have had a lifetime interest in the Titanic. My
interest was renewed with the viewing of the James
Cameron film. Also, the need for a hobby after
a near fatal automobile accident guided me to
this hobby and organization. My doctor bluntly
told me to find a hobby so I wouldn't immerse
myself totally in my job. So, I walked into a
local hobby center and purchased the Minicraft
version of the Titanic, paint, an airbrush and
all the accessories that I would need for the
project. Next, looking for a source of information,
I searched the Internet and found The Official
Titanic Model Web Site. From there, I have purchased
almost every video and/or book available on the
subject. I love to research the models so that
they are as accurate as I can possibly build them.
It is now a labor of love and has become a larger
portion of my life since the organization of the
Titanic Research and Modeling Association. I have
been made very welcome by the association's membership
and find that I am inspired by their intelligence,
knowledge and modeling skills.
Jerry's
affiliation in professional organizations includes;
The Titanic Research & Modeling Association,
The Titanic Historical Society, The Downriver
Detroit Modeling Club, National Education Association,
Michigan Education Association, Music Educators
National Conference and the National Association
of Photoshop Professionals.
Jerry was instrumental in working with Tom Harrison
of Tom's Modelworks in helping facilitate the
research, design and production of five new sheets
of photo etch details for the Minicraft and Academy
models.
Jerry is a charter
member, founding member and Trustee of the Titanic
Research & Modeling Association, being active
in the organization since it's inception.
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Doug
May
I have always been interested in building models
and working with my hands, but my interest in
Titanic became really strong after I saw the James
Cameron movie. Shortly after I saw the movie,
I happened to be surfing the Internet and found
Sean Winterberg’s website devoted to building
the Minicraft Model. I started to visit the site
regularly and found out that Bruce Beveridge lived
in the Chicago area . I talked to him a few times
and he instilled more interest in me. Now I was
hooked on anything to do with Titanic, not just
the modeling aspect.
So, I went out looking
for a Titanic model to build and I bought my first
model at, of all places, Toys R’ Us. It was the
Revell 1:570 scale. This model was supposed to
give me experience to get back into modeling in
few month’s time. That was three years ago. I
am finally almost finished with it. I thought
I would be done with it in a few months, but I
kept adding things onto it and I even bought all
of Bruce’s decals and put them on my model. I
also helped design a set of railing decals for
the 1:570 since I didn’t want to cut off all of
the molded plastic where the railings were supposed
to go. I intend to continue building other versions
including the Revell 1:400 and the revised Minicraft
1:350.
I have looked at
many websites and read a lot of publications and
articles devoted to the Titanic and I find that
my interest is balanced between actual model-building
and the historical and technical aspects of the
ship. I find it all fascinating so I have no particular
preference in my interest level. I have attended
all of the TRMA meetings the past few years and
I have made some great friends through the Association.
It is great to know and meet other Titanic enthusiasts
like myself.
I am sure that my
interest will continue for many years to come.
Titanic is a fascinating ship with a fascinating
but tragic history. I will never get tired of
exploring the history behind this great ship.
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Roy
Mengot
Roy Mengot is a systems engineer with Raytheon
in the Dallas area of Texas. He has been a life
long enthusiast of Titanic and began studying
Titanic in earnest after its discovery. His desire
to build an accurate model of the wreck led him
to landing a research slot at Woods Hole Oceanographic
Institution to study the archive of Titanic wreck
photographs and videos.
The
resulting model won Best in Show at the 1997 International
Plastic Modeler's Society National convention
in Columbus Ohio, winning out over 2200 entries.
He published a website on the wreck and included
the earliest modeling guide on technical fixes
to the Minicraft kit. The research into the ship
with other members of the Titanic Research and
Modeling Association further broadened his base
of technical knowledge of the ship. He was recently
accepted as a member of the Marine Forensics Panel
(SD-7) of the Society of Naval Architects and
Marine Engineers (SNAME). Roy was born in 1953
and has aspirations of going on a Titanic expedition
and writing a book on the wreck.
Jonathan
Smith
Jonathan
Smith became interested in Titanic at childhood,
at the age of seven years in 1977. His first encounter
with the famous liner was via a neighbour, a former
deep sea diver for the Royal Navy. His stories
of the "unsinkable" ship sparked a huge
interest for Jonathan. The 1958 Rank film "A
Night to Remember" was his first outing of
Titanic in movie form. After watching the film
on television, Jonathan wanted to know more about
the ship and to why she sank. Jonathan's interest
in Titanic sparked in 1980 with his first cinema
experience with the Lew Grade box-office failure
"Raise the Titanic", a film which is
still has much passion for and with hopes of releasing
the first book to cover the making of the film.
Over the years, Jonathan has worked with a large
number of Titanic researchers, authors, film distribution
and television networks. Ten years ago he became
one of trustee's and historians to the Titanic
Research & Modelling Association.
His commitments to Titanic research besides the
TRMA, include the Channel 4 acclaimed television
series "Titanic: The Mission" which
saw key structures of Titanic being replicated.
Jonathan was one of the three credited historians
and technical advisors on the series. The Ray
Johnson documentary "Titanic: Prepare to
Launch", the forth coming documentary "Return
of the Titanic Anchor". Written work includes
"Titanic: The Noah Hingley Anchors"
for 'The Black Country Bugle' newspaper. Selection
of local newspaper Titanic related articles for
'The Express & Star'. Article on the anchors
for 'Horse Talk' magazine in New Zealand and 'Heavy
Horse World' in the UK which looked at the transportation
via horse and cart of components for the Titanic.
Supplying information for part of the two-volume
set "Titanic: The Ship Magnificent".
Written and photographic material for "Titanic
in Photographs". Written material for "RMS
Titanic Owners' Workshop Manual". Written
and photographic material for "Titanic and
her sisters Olympic and Britannic". Photographic
material for "The Olympic Class Ships".
Photographic material for the forth coming publication
"On a Sea of Glass: The Life and Loss of
the RMS Titanic". And photographic material
for the forth coming book "Titanic &
Olympic: Which Ship Sank". Written and photographic
material for 'The Irish Independent' Titanic magazine
special in 2011 and another in the works for the
100th anniversary of the disaster. Photographic
material for the publication "Lusitania:
An Illustrated Biography". Written, photographic,
page header designs and book cover design for
"The RMS Titanic Miscellany" and the
authors second book "705 Things You May Not
Have Known About RMS Titanic", which includes
photographic material, page header design, book
cover
design and the books foreword. And more recently
a programme with the BBC (British Broadcasting
Corporation) to air on the anniversary of the
ships sinking.
He also supplied the 'special features' and inner
sleeve notes for the 2007 'Network' UK DVD release
of "Raise the Titanic". He is currently
working closely with them again on a proposed
2012 'special edition'.
Jonathan has plans for the near future to release
some of his own works on Titanic with him as the
author. One on anchor manufacturer 'Noah Hingley
& Sons' who were based just a few miles from
his home town. They manufactured and supplied
the anchors, chains and out-fitting gear for the
Titanic and other historic liners such as Olympic,
Britannic, Lusitania, Mauretania and Aquitania.
The other works is an in-depth look into the making
of the 1980 movie "Raise the Titanic".
Jonathan also has an online Titanic group; 'The
Olympic Class Liners - Olympic - Titanic - Britannic
which can be found on Facebook and as a separate
forum at http://olympicclassliners.proboards.com/index.cgi
Bob
Read
Bob grew up in south central Illinois and lives
in the St. Louis metropolitan area. After graduating
from high school, he attended the University of
Illinois, majoring in pre-professional healthcare
studies. From there, he attended Southern Illinois
University School of Dental Medicine, graduating
in 1975. After practicing dentistry for thirty
years Bob retired in 2005.
Bob’s interest in Titanic began while reading
an account of the tragedy in a 50th anniversary
article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in 1962.
Bob enjoyed building models as a hobby in his
younger years and transitioned to an interest
in ship modeling around 1979. Titanic has always
remained a particular interest for him. In 1998
Bob discovered Sean Winterberg’s Titanic
modeling website. From that time, he concentrated
on the Olympic class ships almost exclusively.
During this time, Bob taught himself how to use
computer drafting software. The combination of
intensive study of the Olympic class ships and
the development of his drafting skills led him
to begin drafting plans of the Olympic class ships
for ship modelers in 2002. In 2010 Bob launched
his plans website, www.titanic-cad-plans.com to
sell plans of the Olympic class ships. Currently
Bob is trying to decide what his next major project
will be.
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