So we start 2013.
In attendance tonight:
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Steve F - Steve R - Dave H - Gary J - Mike K and - Yours truly
Steve F informed us that this meeting marked the 35th
Anniversary of the St. John’s Chapter. It started in January 1977 with 10 guys
in someone’s basement. Steve knows, because he was one of them.
Thanks Steve, memorable highlite for this year.
Our Treasurer Gary was in the house tonight and we received
dues from most, if not all, attendees tonight. The kitty is building!
Tonight we had a few pieces to show. Dave brought in some,
as well as Steve F. And I brought something in for a change!
Dave built this piece for his brother. I don’t think there
are many who don’t remember Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, with the submarine
Seaview. We reminisced about Admiral Nelson and Captain Crane for a bit. Nice
job Dave…
I commented to Dave that there had been a lot of space
related television on lately, I personally watched a “When we left Earth” rerun
marathon recently. That set up Dave’s display of the Apollo 11 Command/Service
module which struck home with me.
Again, nicely done, and as this hobby
continually demonstrates… our interest in building and finishing kits is driven
by our interest in real life objects and/or history. I always chuckle when I
see examples that we model builders have some much in common with each other,
even when we don’t know each other that well.
Steve F- what can I say, he is a machine, always has
something to show and stories to go with it. Tonight he regaled the tale of the
sinking of the Bismarck, and brought his completed pieces from the Airfix
ensemble kit “Sink the Bismarck! Waterline Battleships”.
The German navy..
The Royal Navy
In the photo below.. notice the aircraft on the Ark Royal. The kit came with Fairy Fulmar monoplane fighters, which Steve noticed was historically inaccurate. So what did he do? He scratch built and painted a few Swordfish! We are talking 1/1200 scale here. I would not have noticed if he hadn't told us.
He brought in reference material in the form of a book by a
Bismarck survivor that provided Steve with a lot of detail in order to
accurately portray some of the ships.
Lastly I wanted to show off my latest finished piece. This
Jagdpanther is the Dragon Early G model with Zimmerit. It represents a German
Tank destroyer from the summer campaign in Western Europe in 1944. I had been
looking for an example with the yellow camouflage to learn and practice
finishes with filters and washes. I like how this one turned out. Still got a
LONG way to go to get close to Chris J. :)
We had a small discussion on what Zimmerit was made of. We
all had thoughts, so I looked it up and this is it Gary…
The paste is composed of the following:
• 40 % Barium sulfate
- BaSO4
• 25 % polyvinyl
acetate – PVA (similar to wood glue)
• 15 % pigment (ochre)
• 10 % Zinc sulfide –
ZnS
So I leave you with this, until next month.
A reminder to bring in your dues, and we should have some
discussions on a show for this year. I have some info from Steve F, I have
helped setup a show before, and I know there are many more in the club who have
done so as well.
Joe
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