High Plains Modelers: 2017

December 31, 2017

November 2017 Models

Dennis's 1970 GTX by Revell 1/25

Ernan's Tamiya M113A1 Fire Support Vehicle 1/35. This was an M113 variant developed by Australia

Dave's Hasegawa F-16C Aggressor, 1/48

Art's Tamiya 1/35 M4A3E8. This is the first model Art brought to a meeting

Scott L's Dragon 1/72 Hornisse

Larry's Airfix 1/48 Hurricane I

Thomas's Roden 1/32 Nieuport 24bis. Model of the month

Military and civilian versions of Tamiya's 1/48 Komatsu Bulldozer by Jeff

Jon's Tamiya 1/48 F-15A Streak Eagle

Gary's Revell 1/24 Dodge 2001 Intrepid R/T #9 driven by Bill Elliot

Pablo's ESCI 1/48 Mirage 2000

Mark B's work-in-progress Tamiya 1/48 Staghound

November 28, 2017

October 2017 Models

Here's the models from the October 2017 club meeting:

Marty's Tamiya 1/48 Krupp Protze finished for the Out of your Comfort Zone group build

Larry's 1/56 Italeri M18 Hellcat

Pablo's 1/25 Luftwaffe Batmobile (Polar Lights kit), also for the Out of your Comfort Zone group build

Mark S's Gundam wing from the group build

Dennis's Squadron 1/72 F4U-4 diorama

Gary's Tamiya 1/48 M26 Pershing

Scott S's ESCI Royal Australian Navy A-4G, 1/72 scale

Jon's Airfix 1/72 Folland Gnat

Scott L's AER 1/72 203mm heavy howitzer M1931 B-4

October 31, 2017

September 2017 Models

Pablo's Hasegawa 1/48 F-4J; review here

Dennis's Squadron 1/72 F-86F

Another model from Dennis; this time a cartoon B-17 from Meng

Scott L's brought a pair Italeri 1/72 Panzer IVs

Jon's Matchbox 1.72 Lysander II

Gary's 1/72 Hobby Boss F4F-3 from the USS Ranger in 1941

Mark P's 'diorama' featuring Barbie and Lego K-2SO

Jon's F-15A Streak Eagle was used a victim for the judging clinic

September 17, 2017

August Models

Here's the models from the August meeting. Thanks, as usual, to Paul for the photos.

Scott L's 1/72 Toxso 155mm Howitzer towed by his M4 High Speed Tractor from July

Toxso is a newish company many people are probably unfamiliar with. Here's a link to an in-box review of this kit: Toxso M114A1 155mm

Dennis did up this 1/700 diorama of two U-Boats sinking a freighter in the Gulf of Mexico in 1942 - Model of the Month

The U-Boat war of the US coast in 1942 is not widely known about. Wikipedia has a nice article to get you up to speed on this part of World War 2 history: Second Happy Time

Pablo's Bandai BB-8 1/12 scale

For those of you who are not Star Wars fans, BB-8 is of course the droid introduced in 2015's The Force Awakens.

Marty brought in the Encore Model UC-78 Bobcat 'Bamboo Bomber'

Marty reported that this kit was a challenge to complete. Personally, I was impressed with the quality of the build.

Gary's Airfix 1/72 Hurricane in Belgian markings.

More about the Hurricane in Belian service: Hawker Hurricane. According to that site, Gary's Hurricane was destroyed on the ground by German bombers on May 10, 1940.

Jon's Arsenal-Delanne 10C.2, 1/72, from a Planet Models kit

What on Earth this thing? It's a French experimental two-seat fighter that was undergoing testing in 1940. Link one and Link two.

August 14, 2017

July 2017 Models

Here's the models from our July 2017 meeting at Hobbytown:

Scott L's HobbyBoss M4 High Speed Tractor

This kit doesn't come with windows, so Scott scratchbuilt the forward windows from acetate and made the side windows with clear glue.

Pablo's 1/48 Bf 109G-6 from the Eduard kit

Gary's Monogram 1/32 1926 Mack Truck

Jon's Hasegawa 1/72 Mc. 202 from the Baracca Stormo

Dave's Tamiya 1/48 N1K1-J George

Dave executed the chipping on this model by undercoating with Tamiya rattle-can silver, overpainting with Tamiya acrylic, and then chipping the green with tape. This plane was model of the month.