The January meeting of
the IPMS St. John’s Plastic Model Club was held last night.
In attendance we had
Steve F, Steve R, Tony, Chris, Andy, Gary, Mike, and Dave.
First off!!!
There was approval
from the members attending to pursue The IPMS St. John’s 2014 Plastic Model
Show in October 2014.
Yes! We are starting
planning on a show immediately, to be held in Oct. Date and location to be
announced when confirmed.
So start pick out your
kit, and get building!! And to quote Dave, “you need a base and a figure to
really show it off!”
We are also going to
start planning on a Club day for members only and we are looking at early June
for that, more to come.
Speaking of Dave, he
was elected to the position of club Vice-President for 2014. Congrats Dave and
welcome aboard.
And the last piece of
business, thank you all for remembering to pay your dues. J
The modeling portion
of the evening brought out a number of kits by our members along with some
interesting model related material.
Steve F. brought in
three 1930’s period fighter aircraft. Steve was on a kick to paint yellow wing
aircraft, and he finished his 707th model, the Brewster Buffalo, from VF-2 USS
Lexington. That reminded him of another yellow wing he did, an early version of
the F4 Wildcat, his #82 model. And that begot another Buffalo he had, but he
says it is slightly larger than the other buffalo, so if has to be a bigger
scale.
Chris brought in his
completed M-42 Duster AA (Anti Aircraft). This is one of nine superb models
that Chris has complete in 2013. His attention to detail and the detailed
weathering is outstanding.
Andy brought in his
complete RAF Chinook Helicopter. Andy is
former RAF himself and we always ask a lot of questions about his time in the
service. He was an airframe painter; he would paint the camouflage and all
other details on the aircraft exterior. He has personally worked on RAF
Chinooks before, so he has a wealth of knowledge on painting trivia, and is his
own personal reference (and now ours) when it comes to modern RAF camo patterns
and markings.
Next meeting, February 4, 2013
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