IPMS Denver / Rob Wolf Chapter

A.M.S. Chronicle

March 2004

 

 

 

 

 

In This Issue

 

Meeting Minutes

                                    …….2

Nurnberg Show Report (Submitted by Gerry Cole)

                                    …….3

Prez Deppe

…….3

Thanks from the Troops (Submitted by Derek Brown)

…….4

What’s New In Town

                                    …….6

News from Air Power West (Submitted by Mike Gawell)

…….7

Classified Ads 

…….7

Website of the Month

…….7

Presentation Calendar  

…….7

Calendar of Events

                                    …….8

 

 

 

 

A BIG Thankyou from the Troops!

 

Our hobby care package made it to Iraq, and the troops responded with resounding Thanks!  See the letter from overseas on page 5.

 

 

Air Power West Events

 

Mike Gawell has submitted some upcoming events at Air Power West…see the details on page 7.

 

 

 

 

Articles Still Needed!

 

 

 

MINUTES FOR FEBRUARY 4, 2004

 

Our President, Tom Deppe, called the February 4, 2004 meeting to order at 7:12 PM at the Burt Chevrolet with 22 members and guests present.

CORRESPONDENCE:

Michael Mitchell wants to use the club Iwata airbrush and air compressor next month.  Mark Persichetti will bring down the air compressor to Saturday’s breakfast.

Cliff Davis reported that a Vern Clark from Qwest near Wadsworth and Hampden has rooms that can be used for contests and shows, although at a cost.

Cliff also received e-mail from the IPMS High Plains chapter about their show and contest on April 3^rd.  They will have a Make and Take program and lots of categories to enter and win.

Cliff also received e-mail from Grand Junction about their upcoming show and contest on March 13 and 14 in Palisade Co.

TREASURY:

Dallas Lloyd reported a balance of 3588.18 in our club account.

OLD BUSINESS:

There was a general censuses that January’s contest was well done.  It was brought up that we should make this a yearly event.  Cliff mentioned that maybe we should do this sometime in the spring before the National Conventions.  It was decided that we would put on a show when the club decides that it is time.  Jack Lassiter thought that we didn’t have enough awards available to do any category splits.  The contest costs were only $260.00.

NEW BUSINESS:

We will be having a club auction at the April meeting.  All moneys will go directly to the club treasury.  There was some talk and kudos about the donations given to the Baghdad Model Club.  Colpar Hobbies is looking for some articles to post on their web site.  Contributors will get an employee discount on all items for a day.  Cliff reported that the club did receive its chapter seal from IPMS Nationals.  Jack Lassiter asked that we do a program on applying bare metal foil and a program on how to do washes and weathering.  Dallas Lloyd mentioned that he has Scale Modeler magazines from Vol 1 into the 90’s for sale.

SHOW & TELL:

Dallas Lloyd brought in a large wooden road grader that he was scratch building from some plans that he has.  Jack Lassiter showed us book called Master Modeler – The Tamiya Story.  He also had a book called The Gallant Ship Yorktown.  Jeffrey Osborne had a completed H-Mold 1/700 Soryo IJN aircraft carrier, a Skywave 1/700 IJN Destroyer, a PST 1/72 KV-122 MBT, a Hasegawa 1/72 Focke Wulf Fw-190D-9 and a Fujimi 1/72 Junkers Ju-87D-7 Stuka.  Terry Tuytschaevers brought in a completed Dragon 1/72 Tiger Elefant, a Dragon 1/72 Jagdpanther, a Dragon 1/72 Panther G, an Italeri 1/72 British Valentine, a Italeri 1/35 Lav-25 Piranha, an Academy 1/72 Boeing B-17F Superfortress, and a Pro Modeler 1/48 North American F-86D Sabre.  Martin Sagara had an Italeri Douglas DC-3 finished in natural metal, an Airfix 1/72 SPAD VII, some neat seam filler from Napa Auto Parts called Micro Lite Light Weight Body Filler, and some Glad Press n Seal which would make great masking medium.  Chuck Stout was looking for some Colorado ANG decals in 1/72 and Colorful Crusaders #6 decals.  Mike Gawell showed us a Mirage 1/48 PZL-11C Polish Fighter, a Trumpeter 1/48 SM-79 cockpit, and a Toko 1/72 IL-2M-3 Stormovik.  David Reinecke brought in a Tamiya 1/48 Dornier Do-335 that was under construction.  Michael Mitchell had a Revell of Germany 1/72 Arado E-555 and an F/A-18 Hornet book.  Jason Alterman brought in a MPC 1/25 Ford Mustang Cobra, a 1/24 Lamborghini Countach converted to a convertible, and a Mermaid that the whole family was working on.

PROGRAM:

The program for the evening was an extended and in depth show and tell.

 

 

Nurnberg Show Report

By: Oli Sigurdsson – Submitted by: Gerry Cole

A friend of mine, one Oli Sigurdsson from across the pond in Scandinavia, was at the Nurnberg Toy Fair and came back with the following announcements of new airliner (and other) model products:

Revell showed their re-released 1/144 scale Boeing 767-300 with Gulf Air Traveler and n/c SAS decals and a 1/144 scale Airbus A319 in German Wings colors. The 767 kit is already available in Europe.  They also had the box art of the 1/144 scale AN-124 and the 1/72 scale Challenger business jet, which were also there last year.  MPM has issued a very nice Lockheed Vega 5 in 1/72 scale with military and Shell Oil decals.  

Minicraft of the USA has announced a Lockheed C-130 in 1/144 scale with Coast Guard markings as well as a Gunship version. The 1/144 scale Minicraft DC-4 and the 727-200 are in production and will be in the shops very soon.  They both looked very nice indeed.  I noticed a DC-3 with skis in 1/144 scale.  In addition to the skis, some work has been done to improve those horrible DC-3 engine nacelles.  Minicraft also showed a brand new Cessna 172 in 1/48 scale, not the old ESCI molds.  Shown in their catalogue is a 1/48 scale C-20B/C Gulfstream G3.

Both Airfix and Heller had the boxes for their new 1/72 Concorde kits. Funny enough the Airfix box has BA markings and the Heller box has AF markings. I was told that these kits won’t be sold in the same markets (the thing is HUGE)!  The German figure manufacturer Preiser has released a set of 1/144 scale airliner flight crews and passengers. This is probably the best news of the day for some of us, even if they have to be painted.  At the Squadron stand I could admire the new Czech Models 1/48 Grumman Goose. It looks very nice, and I can’t wait to build one in Loftleidir colors.

 

 

Prez Deppe

 

            This months column will be rather brief as the “cat’s got the pen” so to speak.  I would like to thank those of you who braved the snow and made it to February’s meeting.  With any luck, the weather gods will be kind to us in March and we’ll see more of you then.

 

            Again, I get to single out Derek Brown for a bit of special recognition.  On behalf of the club, thank you Derek for al the effort put into gathering up the modeling supplies and mailing them off to Iraq.  By all accounts, the troops in Baghdad really appreciate this gesture and will make good use of the hobby items to help relieve boredom and stress as they perform their occupation duties.

 

            As always, Happy Modeling!

 

 

 

THANK YOU FROM THE TROOPS!!

 

Derek Brown sent in the following kudos from the Middle East in response to his effort to get models and modeling supplies to our troops stationed in Iraq.  The certificate and letter speak for themselves.

 

Derek also says that the IPMS website has posted an article about the Baghdad care package at http://ipmsusa.org under the "what's new" heading.  Enjoy!

 

 

 

 

 

 

What’s New In Town

By Terry Tuytschaevers

 

A+V MODELS

1/72 Kawasaki Ki-108

ACADEMY

1/48 Lockheed P-38M Night Lightning

ACCURATE MINIATURES

1/48 Grumman TBM-3 Avenger

AFV CLUB

1/35 8.8cm Pak43/41 7.5cm Pak 40 Brass Shield Bolts

1/35 WC63 1.5-Ton Personnel Carrier Big Shot

1/35 M38A1C 1/4 Ton 4x4 With M40A1C 106mm

Recoilless Rifle

1/35 German Lefh18m 10.5 Cm Howitzer Field Gun

With New Additional Parts

1/35 NATO Armored Infantry Fighting Vehicle

1/35 US 3/4-Ton Weapons Carrier "Beep" WC51

AIRFIX

1/48 Red Arrows Hawk Gift Set

1/48 Swedish Saab Ja-37 Viggen Double Delta

Strike Fighter

1/48 DeHavilland Mosquito B Mk.XVI/Pr.XVI USAAC

AMT

1/25 Chevy Bison Conventional Heavy Truck

1/25 Great Dane Extendable Heavy Duty Flatbed Trailer

1/25 1967 Ford Mustang GT Fastback Muscle Car

1/25 Yankee Challenge

1/25 1958 Chevy Impala

1/25 1949 Mercury

1/25 1968 Shelby GT-500

1/25 1967 Chevy Camaro Z-28

1/25 1968 Camaro Z/28 Street Machine

1/25 1962 Chevy Bel Air

1/25 Dale Earnhardt Jr. #8 Chevy NASCAR

1/25 1957 Chevy Stepside Pickup

1/25 MPC Buyer's Choice Jawbreaker Dragster

1/25 MPC Buyer's Choice Can Am Center Seat,

Rear Engine Racer

1/25 MPC Buyer's Choice Swamp Rat CJ-5 Jeep

BANDAI

1/850 Pre-Finished USS Enterprise Nx-01 With

Fiber Optics

DRAGON/DML/SHANGHAI DRAGON

1/35 US Marines

1/35 Israeli Paratroopers

1/35 Fallschirmjager Regiment 3 Sicily 1943

1/35 Soviet Motor Rifle Troops (Berlin 1945)

1/35 German E-100 Super Heavy Tank

1/35 Pzkpfw Panther II

1/35 Sd.Kfz. 251 Ausf.D Half-Track With Machine Gun

1/35 SdKfz 251 Ausf C Halftrack

1/35 BRDM-2

1/35 Sd.Kfz.182 King Tiger With Porsche Turret

1/35 Grille Ausf.H Sd.Kfz.138/1

1/35 German WWII Panther F (Sd.Kfz.171)

1/700 USS Roosevelt (DDG-80) Arleigh Burke

Class Flight IIa Destroyer

EDUARD

1/48 Nakajima Ki-115 "Tsurugi" Prop-Driven Kamakaze

1/72 SPAD XIII Profipack

FINEMOLDS

1/72 Sienar Fleet Systems Tie Interceptor

FUJIMI

1/24 Porsche 917K 1970 Le-Mans Race Winner

Car #23

1/24 Porsche 917kK1970 Le-Mans Race Car #20

HASEGAWA

1/72 Nakajima Ki-43-II Hayabusa Oscar 248th

Flight Regiment

1/72 Lockheed F-104J Starfighter 203rd

Squadron JSDF

1/72 Republic P-47D Razorback 47th Fighter Squadron

1/72 Messerschmitt Bf-109E-3 Swiss Air Force

1/72 Grumman TBM-3E Avenger VT-34 "Nude Art"

1/72 MDD F/A-18C Hornet "Stars & Stripes"

1/48 MDD AV-8B Harrier II Plus VMA-231 Or VMA-223

1/48 Messerschmitt Bf-109F-6/U "Galland Special"

1/48 Douglas A-4E/H Skyhawk IDF Israeli AF

1/48 Vought A-7E Corsair II VA-97 CAG Bird

1/48 Nakajima B5N1 Type 97 Kate Model I 14th

Flying Group

1/48 P-38H Lightning '475th Fighter Group'

1/32 Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat 10,000th Hellcat VBF-87

IMEX

M.S. Nedlloyd Lines "Rouen"

M.S. Nedlloyd Bahrain Cargo Ship

M.S. Toyama Triple Screws Full Container Ship

M.S. Trinidad Lines Cargo Ship

ITALERI

1/24 Volvo FH-16 Globetrotter

1/48 MB-326A Tandem Seat Jet Trainer

1/72 1854 British Crimean War Hussars

1/32 French Knights & Foot Soldiers 100-Year War

1/72 German WWII Sd.Kfz. 11, 3-Ton Half-Track

Tractor Truck

POLAR LIGHTS

1/1000 Star Trek Klingon D7 Battlecruiser

REVELL/MONOGRAM

1/25 1967 Chevrolet Corvette 427 Roadster

1/24 '03 NASCAR #24 Jeff Gordon Dupont Monte Carlo

1/25 Pre-Finished Metal Body Bigfoot Ford Monster

Truck Kit "Jaws"

1/25 '03 Chevy SSR Retractable Hardtop/

Convertible/Pick-Up Sports Rod

1/24 '03 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. NASCAR #8 Monte Carlo

1/32 '63 Nassau Corvette Grand Sport Car #65

Monogram Slot Car

1/32 '64 Sebring Corvette Grand Sport Car #2

Monogram Slot Car

RODEN

1/48 Nieuport 28

1/48 Fokker D.VII F (Late)

1/72 Antonov AN-12BK PSS

SPECIAL HOBBY

1/72 Post War De Havilland Dh.103 Hornet F.Mk.3/4

1/72 Fairey Barracuda Mk. III W/Radar ASV Mk.X.

1945-1951

1/72 North American BT-9/NJ-1 WWII Trainer

1/72 Goodyear F2G-1/2 Super Corsair

1/72 Blohm Voss Bv–55B V-1 "Karawanken"

High Altitude Fighter Prototype

SWORD

1/48 Vought V-173 "Flying Pancake"

1/72 Grumman USCG WWII JRF Goose

1/72 "4-Left" Vought V-173 "Flying Pancake"

TAMIYA

1/35 British 8th Army Infantry (Desert Rat)

1/35 German Soldiers Seated

1/35 German Soldiers at Rest

1/35 Wehrmacht Tank Crew & Infantryman Set

1/35 German Panther Type G Late Version Finished

1/35 M1A2 Abrams Operation Iraqi Freedom

1/35 Sd.Kfz.222 Leichter Panzerspahwagen (4x4)

1/35 British Infantry Tank Matilda Mk. II

1/35 Japanese Type 97 Medium Tank Late Version

1/35 M4A3-E2 Sherman "Jumbo" Assault Tank

1/20 Clear Body Williams F1 Team BMW FW24

Italian GP 2002

1/20 Masterwork Collection Pre-Finished Williams

F1 Team BMW FW24 Japan GP 2002

1/24 Mercedes-Benz CLK DTM 2000 Team

Original-Teile Car #18 Pre-Finished Body

1/24 Porsche 911 GT1 Mobil 1 Car #2

Pre-Finished Body

1/24 Opel Astra V8 Coupe, Opel Team Phoenix

Pre-Finished Body

1/24 ‘77 BMW 320I Gr.5 Jagermeister Race Car #15

1/24 Enzo Ferrari Giallo Modena

1/24 Bagged Rally Driver & Co-Driver

1/24 Newman Porsche 956 '84 Le Mans 24 Hour Car #7

1/24 Joest Porsche 962C Blaupunkt Sachs Car #7

1/50 WWII IJN Observation Float Plane Type O "Pete"

TRUMPETER

1/35 British Challenger 2 MBT (OP.Telic, Iraq, 2003)

1/35 British Challenger 2 MBT KFOR Kosovo

With Mine-Plow

1/35 German Leoplod Gun Crews (8-Figures)

1/72 Xian FBC-1 Flying Leopard Jet Fighter

1/350 Kamov Ka-27 Helix A Set Of 6-Helicopters

1/72 SdKfz 184 Elephant

1/72 SdKfz 184 Ferdinand

VALOM

1/72 Polikarpov TIS Twin Engine Strike Fighter

VERLINDEN

1/32 F-18 Hornet Ejection Seats

1/35 Figure Conversion Parts/Wehrmacht

1/35 SS Officers WW II

1/35 Soldier Skeletons

1/35 US Modern Soldier Gear

1/35 Traffic Lights

1/35 LVT (A) 2 Conversion

1/35 British Tankers North Africa

1/35 Breath Through! Diorama Base

54mm 15-Inch Rodman Cannon

AEROFAX:

Soviet MiG-19

CLASSIC PUBLICATIONS

Luftwaffe Colors Vol 4 #2 Jagdwaffe The

Mediterranean 1942-43

On Special Missions, Luftwaffe's Research &

Experimental Squadrons 1923-1945

CONCORD PRESS

Special Ops Journal Elite Forces & Swat Vol 28

FOUR PLUS BOOKS

MiG-19 Single & 2-Seat Versions

GINTER BOOKS

Naval Fighters #21 Vought V-173 & Xf5U-1

"Flying Pancakes"

Naval Fighters #63: Grumman "Goose" Amphibian

HIKU BOOKS

Kg 200, The Luftwaffe's Most Secret Unit

IAN ALLEN BOOKS

Brandenburgers

Tanks in Detail #6: Sherman & Firefly

KAGERO PUBLISHING

Jagdpanther #19

AVG - Flying Tigers

Heinkel He 111 Volume I

Focke-Wulf FW 190 Volume IV

Fokker D.VII

KALMBACH

Building and Detailing Scale Model

Trucks and Emergency Vehicles

OSPREY PUBLICATIONS

Vietnam Tracks: Armor in Battle 1945-1975

Confederate Blockade Runner 1861-65

PBJ Mitchell Units of the Pacific War

B-29 Superfortress Units/Korean War

B-52 Stratofortress Units In Combat 1955-73

SCHIFFER BOOKS

Focke-Wulfe Fw-190A

SQUADRON/SIGNAL BOOKS

US Destroyers in Action Part 2

SBD Dauntless Walk Around

OV-1 Mohawk in Action Reissued!

F4F Wildcat in Action

F/A-18 Super Hornet in Detail & Scale

SQUADRON/SIGNAL BOOKS

F4F Wildcat In Action

 

 

 

 

News from Air Power West

Mike Gawell

 

Our very own Mike Gawell sent in the following schedule of Air Power West events.  For more information, check out the US Aircraft website (listed under the “Calendar of Events” section).

 

March 9th

6:30 PM Meeting at Wings Over the Rockies Museum. Open cockpits for the Douglas B-18 Bolo, F4U corsair, and other aircraft of the WWII era. APW meeting from 7-9. Non members and their families are invited, to look over both the aircraft, and APW. There is no cost, but this is to increase membership.

 

April 14th (tentatively set)

7:00 PM 7808 South Peoria (Hangar just behind tower) Flag is usually out, 1:1 scale T-6G in window Centennial Airport

Guest Speakers:

Joe Clark Pilot of a B-17 8th AF

Chuck Thomas Pilot of a B-24 15th AF

The stories and merits of the aircraft they flew from the pilot’s perspective. Perhaps a bit of whose aircraft was better.

 

May Date TBD Probably a Saturday

Brigadier General James C. Hall

Was a Flight Engineer for B-29s out of Tinian 20th AF Attacked Japan

Chief Stunt Pilot for the TV Show "12 O'Clock High"

Possible VERY Special Guest:

Gen. Richie, last US Fighter Pilot to "make ace".

 

Classified Ads

 

CALL FOR ARTICLES

My cache of articles is running low and I could sure use some new ones:  buildups, kit reviews, book reviews, museum reviews, how-to articles, etc. etc. etc.  Get those articles written and then either snail mail or e-mail them to me! 

I use Windows98 to produce the newsletter so articles via email can be Microsoft Word, plain text, or PDF format.  Thanks!

 

Also, if you have a favorite website, drop me a line and we’ll put it in the Website of the Month section.

 

Shawn R Schwaller

20836 E. Belleview Pl.

Aurora, CO 80015-6423

Email:  schwall@worldnet.att.net

 

 

 

 

Calendar Of Events

 

March 3 – Club Meeting; 7:00pm, Burt Chevrolet, Denver

 

March 17 – St. Patricks Day.  Drink green beer after you send in your newsletter article (today’s the deadline for April’s newsletter). 
April 7 – Club Meeting; 7:00pm, Burt Chevrolet, Denver

 

 

 

 

If you have contest dates or other dates of modeling interest, please send them to the newsletter editor for placement on the Calendar of Events

 

 

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