December 27, 2022 Meeting - Christmas Party

 2022 Christmas Party

We did not hold a meeting in December as we have a traditional Christmas Party with a white elephant gift exchange. Here are the participants of this year's party:

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2023!

November 29, 2022 Meeting

 

November 2022 Model Entries

Pat's 1/35 Tamiya Nashorn and a Model of the Month 

Pat's tip: Use a RinseWell reservoir with water to clean up acrylic paint

Tomasz's 1/144 Zvezda Boeing 747-8 Jumbo Jet 

His tip: if you use a liquid mask (like the one used on his airliner's windows, 

remove it within a week to ensure an easy removal and to avoid cleaning up residue from it

Dennis's 1/48 Hobby Boss P-38 Lightning

His tip: use picture frames for bases from Hobby Lobby like the one he painted for the P-38

Jon's 1/72 Matchbox Walrus flying boat

His tip: to scribe panel lines, use a triangular shape 3/4 file

Chad's 1/24 Tamiya Ford GT

His tip: for priming your models use the Mr. Surfacer 500 or 1500 thinned with 

the leveling thinner 400 at 50:50 mix

Gary's 1/35 Trumpeter B-4 M1931 203mm Howitzer

His tip:  after you use glue, especially superglue, check if your fingers are not glued together and have a debonder handy

Caleb brought 1/48 Tamiya Sherman Easy 8 work-in-progress. He is trying to create a diorama based on the kit's box art. Caleb's tip: use a hotwire foam cutter for dioramas to achieve a desired effect

Randy's tip: use plastic polish from automotive stores for polishing paint to have a shiny finish (on cars)

Ernan's tip: 1) heat some water and place a spray can in it before painting to get a better mixture and coverage; 2) using surgical gloves, soak/clean the kit's plastic with the Dawn cleaner diluted with water 50/50 to ensure good paint adhesion and strong glue bond

October 25, 2022 Meeting

 

October 2022 Model Entries

This month's theme was "with an animal name" 

Jon's 1/72 Gee-Bee Racer

Dave's 1/48 Fujimi Bf-109K-4 in 'Polish' RAF markings

Tom's 1/72 Heller Polikarpov I-153 'Czaika' ('Seagull')

Dennis's 1/1 3D-printed piston from the Ford Mustang engine

Vickie's toy figures from clay, including 1/35 Tamiya M41 Walker Bulldog tank

Chad's 1/72 D7 Caterpillar Bulldozer and the model of the month

Mark's 1/25 AMT 1964 Chevy Impala

Gary's 1/24 AMT 1955 Ford 'Moore' Pickup Truck

Jerry's 1933 Ford Car

Tony D's 1/25 1969 Cougar Car

Robert's 60mm Knights (made in Ukraine)

Michael's 28mm Bombshell figures

Andrew's 1/1000 Klingon Spaceship 

September 27, 2022 Meeting

 September 2022 Model Entries

This month's theme was to "bring a model older than me" - some were built and some still to be built. Here they are:

Dennis's Hasegawa Toyota GB Starter Truck

Jon's Model of the Month: 1/72 Lindberg Coastguard Tug Ship

Andrew's unbuilt AMT Star Trek Spaceship

Tomasz's 1/72 Frog DH60G Gipsy Moth

Chad's Monogram 1937 Cord Phaeton Sedan

Marty's 1/48 Monogram AT6

Gary's 1/35 Tamiya Scout Car and 1/48 Monogram Space Buggy

Tony's 1/4" Curtiss R3C-2 Racer

Tony W.'s unassembled Gasser Chevrolet

Joe's (club's guest) - box scale Aurora twin engine Cessna 310 and 1/48 Monogram SBD Dauntless 

Caleb's (club's guest) 1/72 Airfix F4F Wildcat, 1/48 Tamiya Jack, Tamiya BMW car

August 30, 2022 Meeting

 August 2022 Meeting Summary

Model Entries:

Tomasz's 1/72 Heller D.H.89 Dragon Rapide

Tony's 1/25 Monkey Mobile

Vickey's Ghostbusters Vehicle

Caleb's work-in-progress Airfix 1/72 Wildcat

Joe's four 1/48 tanks

Chad's 1/24 Ford Thunderbird

Pat's 1/35 Dragon Panther Ausf. G

Pablo's BB8 robot 'small' scale

Gary's Porsche Junior Tractor

Mark's 1/72 FT-17 Tank

Model of the month: Dennis's 1/24 MPC Jeep and Dodge Monaco

Art's 1/35 Italeri Draw Well

Jon's 1/72 HUMA Fletner 282 Helicopter
and Hasegawa F-14 Tomcat