2013 Plastic Model Show

IPMS St. John's NL would like to thank everyone who came out to the show today to view plastic models and to compete in the contest.

A very large number of people came through and there were a lot of very good kits on the table. The judge's job was difficult indeed.

Congratulations to Tom Peckford on Best in Show for his 1/25 scale 2001 Goodwrench Service Plus Corvette C5R, and congratulations to runner-up  Ian Jones for his  1/48 scale Aichi E13A.

Photos coming soon.....

2013 Model Show - Exhibition and Competition

International Plastic Modellers Society (IPMS) – St. John’s Chapter
2013 Model Show - Exhibition and Competition

The St. John’s Chapter will be holding an open Plastic Model Exhibition and Competition on October 20, 2013, from 10:00 AM until 4:00 PM, at the St. John’s Arts and Culture Center on Prince Phillip Parkway in the Art Gallery on the second floor.

The Exhibition is open to the general public and we invite everyone to come to see the completed model kits. We also invite all local model builders to bring their kits to the Exhibition for public display, and if they wish, enter their kit(s) into the Competition.

There is no fee to visit the Exhibition or to display a model. For those wishing to enter the Competition, there be a $2.00 fee for each plastic model registered. Registration will be at the Welcome Desk in the display area on the day of the Exhibition and Competition. Registration ends at 1:30PM.

Prizes will be awarded for Best in Show, Honorable Mention and People’s Choice. Certificates will be awarded in individual categories such as, but not limited to, Aircraft, Automobiles, Ships, Sci-Fi, and Military.

The St. John’s chapter acknowledges and appreciates Signal Hobbies (http://www.signalhobbies.com) support in presenting our IPMS 2013 Model Show - Exhibition and Competition.

For more information please contact the Chapter at ipmssj@gmail.com

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Meeting Reminder Oct 1 2013

Just a reminder that the October Meeting of the IPMSSJ Club is Tuesday October 1, 2013

Meeting Summary September 3, 2013

Small crowd tonight

Steve F, Steve R, Mike and Chris.

Steve F. brought in a number of finished projects tonight. His Avenger and Wildcat are RCN aircraft from WWII, from HMS Nabob.

Steve also brought a sampling of contemporary Battleships from the WWII era..

Bismark, HMS King Georege V, IJN Yamoto, and USS Iowa (from left to right). Notice the lengths and widths of each. Do you know how to tell the difference between USS Iowa and its sister ship USS New Jersey? New Jersey is 4 inches longer.

Mike brought in an update to his Tiger I. Starting to look very nice. Hope to see this on the table at the show.

Chris brought in his completed fresh build Scimitar. Next step is the weathering, hope to see this one in the show as well.

Lastly, my more or less finished M4A3 Sherman depicting Creighton Abrams Thunderbolt VI from the Battle of the Bulge time.

Looking forward to seeing more folks and more work next month
See you then!

Upcoming meeting reminder

Next regular club meeting Tuesday September 3. Same place at same time

See you there!!!

Update on a finished work by our VP Mike

Since I highlighted Mike on the last post, I thought I would also bring this to your attention..

Mike brought this fabulous Diorama in a few months ago, but wasn't satisfied with it so did a bit more work on it.

I digress here but it reminds me of a comment from Mark.. "Models are never really finished, at some point you just abandon them" :)

Anyway, Mike was not quite done yet..

Mike comments
"I did some more work on my V-1 Diorama, because I was not really pleased with the base. I enhanced the tarmac and did more work on the "doors" and the ground work. I also did some more weathering on the cart. I set up  a new photo booth and took some pics. Just posted them on AK site." 

He has his pictures posted to the AK Interactive forum, so follow this link, but I will also leave a teaser photo here. Many more on the AK site.

http://akinteractive.foroactivo.com/t1675-desperate-measures

Meeting Summary August 13, 2013

Small meeting this month, August usually is.

In attendance tonight:

Steve F, Steve R, Mike, Rob and myself.

There was a lot of talking techniques between Mike, Steve and myself. We were talking about Armor weathering, which has dominated our thoughts, for the last year or so.

With Chris producing some world class work with his modern armor, and being published in several major modeling magazines over the last two years, we get to see his work in person and get the benefit of his thoughts and knowledge. 

Armor weathering in general has taken a huge leap in the past few years, from washes and dry brushing, to some very original and exotic approaches and techniques. Yep, we have moved past our nail files and hairspray J. Companies have been developing products that take the harder work out of it, at the same time making the hobby accessible to more and more modelers, and allowing them to produce better pieces along the way.

I am a beneficiary of this experience. I brought in a piece tonight that I know I would have never been able to produce a few years ago, and I know that I can probably do better, with more practice (and motivation). Mike has also converted from his aircraft passion to armor, at the 48 scale. He has produced a few very nice pieces right out of the gate. His Tiger 1 progress shows his patience and meticulousness in his approach. My approach, well let’s just say it is not quite as structured. However, we are both students of the current techniques, in our own ways.

It can be said that Steve F is without a doubt old school. Building a couple of dozen or more models a year, he has the skill with research and authenticity, scratch building and paint application that are the hallmarks of the successful modeler in any time. His work tonight shows techniques like representing paint chipping without the benefit of today’s chipping fluids/hairspray, etc. One thing is always for sure, you can count on Steve to bring in something that is not usually main stream. It is refreshing to see what other kits are out there instead of Mustangs, Spitfires, Hornets and Harriers.

Here are some shots of the work brought in tonight.

Steve F. His Japanese “Jake”, the most powerful seaplane of the second World War. (and Bugati from another meeting).

Mike and his Tiger 1 in-progress.

And.. my in-progress M4A3 Sherman Thunderbolt VI – Col Creighton Abrams Sherman from the Battle of the Bulge, with a look at two other works in progress, an M4A3E2 Sherman Jumbo, and an M10 Tank Destroyer. (I say in-progess since I have a few more touch ups and stowage to add.)

That’s all for this month.

If you have something that you are working on and didn’t get to bring it in, please sent me a small blurb and some photos and I will post it up for everyone to see.

See you next month – September 3, 2013…

Joe

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