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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
performing armed security at a high-end financial institution
in the Loop. He has been a history buff for many years, centering
on ancient history, the Crusades, and famous ships. Though he
is not a modeler, he has found a place in the Titanic community
as being one of the foremost visual and technical historians
of the Olympic and Titanic. His contribution to the Titanic
field includes: Co-author of "Olympic and Titanic - The
Truth Behind the Conspiracy", being the subject of and/or
interviewed for newspapers both in the US and the UK. He assisted
in the creation of the "Hahn Titanic Plans". He has
appeared on television in England, 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 Millennia Dean. He has given public
talks at
the "BTS" conventions and elsewhere. Bruce is also
a founding trustee of the Titanic Research and Modeling Association,
where he took part in advising on the updating of the Minicraft
1/350th Titanic model. He also revised and fixed the instruction
booklet for said model ( instructions to be released with new
packaging in 2005). He has advised on technical specifications
of the Titanic for professional modelers, restaurant designers,
and other professional entities requiring specialized consultation
on the visual and technical aspects of the Titanic.
Art
Braunschweiger
Since 1996 have
been a dispatch supervisor and 9-1-1 operator at a regional
Fire/EMS dispatch center in Summit, New Jersey. I grew up in
Murray Hill, New Jersey, and now live in Bridgewater with my
wife and two Labrador Retrievers who we treat as our kids. A
great deal of my time is spent outside, our property being more
of a farm than anything else. We also enjoy traveling, having
made trips to Germany, Ireland, Norway, Scotland and London.
I grew up building ship models
and built a fully-rigged clipper ship (Cutty Sark) when I was
a kid. My father was a jeweler and I come from a family of watchmakers,
so I learned the knack of working with fine details and in small
scale early on. (I learned how to use a jeweler’s loupe
years before I could drive.) For me, modeling equates to the
challenge of reproducing the real thing in miniature and as
accurately and as detailed as possible.
My fireside reading usually consists
of naval history. My interest in ocean liner history came several
years before deciding to build a Titanic model, having made
two trips on the QE 2. Reading ocean liner history makes me
feel that I’ve somehow missed out on a grand era of travel.
Titanic has its own allure, because all that engineering and
craftsmanship went into a ship that sank only days later.
My current model is an illuminated
and “super-detailed” Titanic that will take several
more years to complete. I came across the TRMA website when
I began researching sources for modeling information. Then,
as now, I was impressed with the vast amount of information
available on site, and the willingness of its members to answer
questions and share “how to” advice. Some of the submissions
I’ve done for TRMA have been a way of giving back what
I’ve received, and it’s rewarding to be able to put
together resources for newer members coming on to the site.
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David
Cotgreave
David Cotgreave was born in the UK and was brought to Australia
in 1975 by the SS Australis (AKA SS America). A graduate of
both Curtin University (BA 1986) and the WA Academy of Performing
Arts (DipPA 1989) David has been working as a professional actor,
director, writer, designer and production manager for the last
twelve years. He has performed in over one hundred plays, a
variety of TV shows, commercials and worked back stage on many
other productions. Two of the greatest accomplishments of his
career have been as the Production Manager of the Festival of
Perth, one of the largest International Arts Festivals in the
southern hemisphere, and senior Production Manager for the Sport
Presentation Department of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.
David has had a keen interest
in the Titanic since he saw "A Night to Remember" when he was
about eight years old. Since then he has read many of the existing
books on the subject, written a play about her and was one of
the authors of the Official Titanic Model Tutorial. He is about
a two thirds of the way through the construction of his Minicraft
1:350 model after about five years. David is the currently webmaster
of the Rivet Counter Productions site containing the Titanic
Model Tutorial where his model in progress is displayed. When
not working on his model he is the Production Manager of Australia's
largest theatre company the Sydney Theatre Company and husband
to Melissa and father of Harrison born on Boxing Day 2000.
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Jerry
Davidson
Jerry
Davidson has been a very active secondary school educator for
20 years in the Southgate Community School District, a southeastern
suburb of Detroit. During those years, Jerry had been the Director
of Instrumental Music at Thomas J. Anderson High School, working
many long hours educating the students in his award winning
competitive marching band. In 2001, Jerry transferred to Gerisch
Middle School where he now teaches Computer Technology and is
Department Chairman of the Encore Curriculum area. His transfer
has led to a very enjoyable carerr and life change and has given
him much more time to pursue his many and varied life interests.
Jerry has attended Northwestern University, Northeastern Illinois
University, and completed his Masters Degree in Education at
Eastern Michigan University.
"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."
"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. 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 with 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 Nation 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 and
Trustee of the Titanic Research & Modeling Association 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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Ray
Lepien
My first
involvement occurred with the "Titanic" in 1953 when
my parents literally dragged me to see the movie with Barbara
Stanwick and Clifton Webb. From that day forward I was hooked.
When we got out of the movie we went to my Grandfather's drug
store for a Coke, and he had a copy of "Titanic and Other
Great Sea Disasters" which further started my interest
in collecting every book I could get my hands on the subject
the rest of my life.
In 1955 the book
"A Night to Remember" came out which further> opened
the interest in "Titanic" not only for myself, but
for many other people. As a precocious 10 year old I took it
upon myself to write the author of this book. Walter Lord turned
out to be one of the most gracious people that I have ever met
in this life, and our writing relationship has continued until
today. Although interested in the "Titanic" and except
for Walter Lord I had never met anyone that shared my interest
in the ship until 1967. Several years before I had noticed a
gentleman had built a model of the "Titanic"
and had won the "Golden Hammer Award" in the "Popular
Mechanics Magazine".
Although I had
very little spare time in Vietnam I went to the base library,
found the> magazine and wrote the gentleman that built the
model. After all, mail was free in Vietnam so I figured what
could I lose? This gentleman introduced me to the Titanic Historical
Society - then know as the "Titanic Enthusiasts of America".
I have been a member every since.
While stationed
back in the States in 1968 I noticed a book called "Sea
Classics" that had a large article about the ship. It also
had an ad for a company that sold a model of the "Titanic"
in 1:1250 scale for a whopping $16.00 from Germany. The article
rekindled an interest in the ship and started me on the path
of collecting 1:1250 scale ships to this day. After being discharged
from the Air Force in 1969 I immediately had to knuckle down
and attend college and nursing school. My four years in the
Air Force was spent in the Medical Corp and this opened
up the interest in the field of Nursing. My interest in the
"Titanic" had to take a back seat to the hectic schedule
of school.
By 1973 I had
graduated and had started my profession - although I had maintained
my interest in the "Titanic" and my membership
in THS during college I had little time to pursue it. Now, I
had not only the time but an income! Not much of an income -
but still and income. I had met and corresponded with many people
over the years, and the release of the Entex model in 1974 was
a dream come true. Although the first release of the> model
had many problems which included an instruction sheet that was
practically useless. My friendship with a budding marine artist
named Ken Marschall did much to ease the way in building this
model. During this period I decided to start collecting postcards.
In 1977 I attended
my first THS Convention and this opened the door to many friendships
that have lasted until this day. By the time of the 1982 Convention
I had decided to take an more active interest in the Society
and made the decision that if I wanted to see articles on various
ships in the Society's journal the "Commutator" that
I had to get off my duff and research and write them myself.
In 1984 I wrote a two part article on the "Big Four".
I had long before made the decision that although my main interest
was the "Olympic-class" ships, there was enough people
already writing on this subject. I decided to devote myself
to writing about other ships within the White Star fleet. Later
I wrote articles on the "Homeric", "Arabic",
and the "Republic" along with doing some minor research
with George Behe on some articles.
In the 1990 I
was approached on becoming an officer within the THS - and for
five years I was a vice-president with the Society. A very rewarding
experience and the chance to work with some people that have
become some of my best friends. In 1993 my Father died of Alzheimer's
disease after a long five years of steady decline. This left
me with more active role in caring for an elderly mother. The
demands of keeping an active roll in THS added to an already
hectic schedule of my job and caring for my Mother. In 1995
I decided that my THS position was making too> many demands
upon my life and I decided that I had to resign. Although I
keep an active interest in both the Society and my personal
collecting my career has left little time for devoting> as
much time as I would like.
My current position
in Nursing is working for the State of Michigan in their Medicaid
fraud and abuse section. I'm an dreaded auditor! In 1985 the
wreck was discovered by Dr. Ballard and the interest in the
ship has skyrocketed. From 1953 to 1967 I thought that
I was probably the only person interested in the "Titanic"
- except of course, Walter Lord. Now I've witnessed a new generation
of people take up the torch of interest in the ship, and it's
extremely exciting to me to witness this event. The interest
and memory of the ship will go on, and in turn generate an interest
in the realm of the great ocean liners of the past
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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 is currently
the U.K trustee contact for the TRMA www.titanic-model.com
Jonathan is 36 years old and
lives with his wife and pet cat in their Victorian home in the
West Midlands, United Kingdom. His interest in Titanic started
at a very early age when his neighbour, a former deep sea navel
diver (Mr Arther Hickey of Titanic fame) introduced him to the
story via books and historic photographs. The first film he
saw was the classic Rank Organisation movie A NIGHT TO REMEMBER
when it was screened on television in the late 1970s. His next
film interest came in late 1980 with RAISE THE TITANIC, the
possibilities of what the ship would look like after all these
years. With the discovery of the wreck in 1985 and the following
year of him leaving school, Jonathan's interest in the liner
grew even more. His interest breached out into the other Olympic
class liners such as OLYMPIC and BRITANNIC. It was during this
time that Jonathan learned of his family history, a past family
member who was tragically lost during the sinking of the LUSITANIA
in May 1915. Over the past decade, Jonathan has turned his attention
to modeling the liners, more so for others such as customers,
friends and family members. He spent 5 years in the collectors
trade, selling shipping memorabilia, including TITANIC and is
occasionally still active in that field. He has also organised
TITANIC events in the United Kingdom and had a very successful
TITANIC show in his home town which gave people an insight into
the West Midlands huge connection with this tragic vessel.
For 20 years, he has collected
items associated with his passion for Titanic films such as
RAISE THE TITANIC. His collection houses a huge array of photographs,
stills, publicity, rare archive footage and film model parts,
including the only known model replica of the TITANIC as she
was seen in the 1980 movie, built by Jonathan from his photo
collection. The model has been used for a number of Titanic
exhibitions around the U.K and was on display at the British
Titanic Society Convention in 2004.
Jonathan firstly became trustee
to the TRMA in 2003, leaving for a short while to then return
in 2006, which he still remains active.
Sean
Winterberg
No information at this time..
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