July 2012 Corsair

VOLUME 14, ISSUE 7 • JULY 2012
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IPMS Phoenix / Craig Hewitt Chapter
President’s Message
Greetings fellow Modelers,
Well our Scale Modeling Clinic was a
success! The Demo tables were filled nonstop,
the Display table was brimming with all kinds of
cool models and the Build tables were busily hard
at work on the next creation. Make and Take
rarely had an empty chair.
There were 35 adult non-club members
along with 10 children who went home hopefully
inspired to build more and handfuls of flyer info
for IPMS, our Chapter and Modelzona. So look
for some new faces at upcoming meetings.
Many thanks to Chief Wrangler, Bill
Dunkle, Moonlight Modelers, Cactus Car
Modelers, all our Demo Volunteers, Make &
Take Volunteers, our Photogs, USAF Explorers
with Parking lot duty and to Hobby Depot for the
donated Door Prizes.
We’re off to a good start and hopefully
this will become a more frequent event.
The winners of the June “This Day In History” contest
were Gary Thomas’ 1/72 scale Matchbox F-86A in
Arizona Air National Guard markings, and Craig
Pierce’s 1/48 scale Tamiya F4F Wildcat diorama.
This month’s club contest is appropriately:
Red, White and Blue –The kit has to have all
three colors on it. And July is Club Build Night
so bring something to work on and share with the
class!
August is Club Swap night with no
contest, raffle or program………so start saving
those pennies now.
Happy Modeling
Keith Pieper
Chapter President
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June 2012 Meeting Pictures ........................................... 2-3
Raffle Update..................................................................... 4
Upcoming Events .............................................................. 4
Club Officers ..................................................................... 4
Support Our Troops! ......................................................... 5
Surfing The Web................................................................ 5
Pics from the Best of the West contest ............................ 6
Mesa Aviation Camp Make & Take photos ....................... 8
Join IPMS/USA! ................................................................. 9
Support Your Local Hobby Shop!................................... 10
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June 2012 Meeting
The June meeting featured an interesting talk by Jack
Anderson about the Veterans History Project. This is an
interesting and important project that involves interviewing
American war veterans and preserving the information for
future generations. Jack volunteers at the Tempe Public Library
branch, but there are many other locations around Arizona and
the U.S. that are participating in this project. If you know of
somebody who would be a good candidate to interview, please
visit www.tempeconnections.org/vhp to learn more.
The June contest was “This Day In History.” The winner in
the Advanced Class was Craig Pierce with his 1/48 F4F
Wildcat diorama, and the Novice Class winner was Gary
Thomas with a 1/72 F-86A in Arizona Air National Guard
markings. Great work, gentlemen!
To see more of the pictures Jim Hough took at the meeting,
visit the Gallery on our website at www.ipms-phoenix.org.
Don Stewart did an awesome job on the classic Revellogram 1/48 Dornier Do-335.
This AH-1W Super Cobra was built by Chuck Ludwig
from the 1/72 Italeri kit.
Jim Pearsall’s very nicely done 1/144 Eduard MiG-21SMT.
Charles Swanson’s 1/35 Dragon Neubaufahrzeug
Another sprayer for Brian Baker’s collection. This is
the Airfix 1/72 DH-82A Tiger Moth converted to
sprayer configuration circa 1953.
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More June pictures...
Jeff Seyk brought in this terrific Civil War diorama
which features 1/72 IMEX figures.
Ethan Dunsford finally built something in the proper
scale. This is his 1/48 Tamiya M-10 tank destroyer.
This Heinkel He-162 Volksjäger was built by
Gary Thomas from the 1/72 Revell kit.
James Hinderliter built this 1/100 Bandai MS-18E
Kämpfer Gundam.
Rich McCoy brought in a couple of these limited
edition AMT/Ertl Star Wars models. This is the 1/96
scale B-Wing fighter.
Another view of Craig Pierce’s Wildcat diorama, this
time with a background added by our club
photographer, Jim Hough
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Due to technical difficulties there was no raffle at the June meeting. Therefore, the June raffle now becomes the July raffle:
Item A: "If you have a secret fantasy to bomb Iran, Item A is just for you--two
1/144 B-1 kits, a B1-A from Minicraft and a B1-B from Panda plus the Squadron "B1 in Action" book, a raffle trifecta
Item B: 1/25 Revell 1967 Corvette 427 Roadster
Item C: 1/72 Academy Air National Guard F-16 Special Edition
Item D: This one is not in your stash--1/72 A Model Yak 12-A with ski gear,
interesting model
Item E: 1/48 Accurate Miniatures TBM-1C flown by President Bush, really nice kit with alternative decals for
New Zealand
Item F: 1/35 Academy USMC M50A1 Ontos
Item G: 1/700 Trumpeter USS Mount Whitney LCC-20 1997
Item H: "Complete Book of WWII Aircraft" by Enzo Angelucci and Paolo Matricardi--this is a very nice coffee
table volume and, if nothing else, will anchor down your roof in the next Phoenix dust storm."
-Chuck Ludwig, VP, Craig Hewitt IPMS
UPCOMING EVENTS
JULY 2012
Tuesday 3rd, 7pm - Craig Hewitt Chapter meeting at American Legion Post #1. Contest: Red, White
and Blue.
Saturday 7th, 10am-4pm - Mountainaire Militare II at the Payson Elks Lodge, 1206 N. Beeline Hwy.,
Payson, AZ Call Terry for more info – (928)951-1141.
Saturday 14th, 8:30am-1pm - Cholewa Plastic Model Swap Meet at the Postal Workers Social Hall,
3720 West Greenway Road, Phoenix, AZ. Contact Mike at 602-944-4096 for more info.
AUGUST 2012
Tuesday 7th, 7pm - Craig Hewitt Chapter meeting at American Legion Post #1. Club Swap Meet - NO
CONTEST.
Wednesday 8th - Saturday 11th - IPMS/USA National Convention in Lake Buena Vista, FL. Visit
www.ipms2012.org for more info.
The club meets at 7pm on the
first Tuesday of each month at
the American Legion Post #1 in
Phoenix. Check the club website
at www.ipms-phoenix.org for
more meeting info.
American Legion Post #1
364 N. 7th Ave.
Phoenix, AZ 85003
The post is located South of I-10
just a few blocks North of Van
Buren. Look for the huge
American flag.
Chapter Officers
President............................ Keith Pieper ................... [email protected]
Vice President ................... Chuck Ludwig ............... [email protected]
Secretary ........................... Doug Solomon............... [email protected]
Treasurer ........................... Bill Sanborn................... [email protected]
Chapter Contact................. Bill Dunkle .................... [email protected]
Member At Large.............. Sam Bueler .................... [email protected]
Webmaster ........................ Jim Pearsall.................... [email protected]
Newsletter Editor............... Keenan Chittester........... [email protected]
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SUPPORT OUR TROOPS!
Support the Troops Initiative (SST) was the IPMS
Wounded Warriors honorary chapter, located in San
Antonio, Tx at Brooke Army Med. Ctr. (BAMC).
BAMC is the hospital to which a large number of our
Wounded Warriors are sent for treatment and
rehabilitation. IPMS members and chapter across
Region 6, as well as individuals and clubs from across
the U.S., have been supporting the Warriors through
donations of hobby supplies for a number of years.
Recently, and in a large part due to small “article”
that appears in Fine Scale Modeler, several other
individuals have launched SST programs in their
communities or at their active duty stations. You can
visit the IPMS Gallery and view images highlighting
these various programs, and also read descriptions of
each program, which includes the very important contact
information for each program. That web page can be
viewed at http://www.ipmsusa3.org/gallery/v/stt/
You and your Chapter are encouraged to make
contact with the persons who serve as the Point of
Contact for each individual program, and to work with
them to supply models, tools, and other necessary items.
There is a list of those who have provided donations
on that same url. Among those listed are several chapters
in Region 6 that have donated table space during their
annual events so that IPMS/USA can set up a Donation
Station to collect hobby items. IPMS El Paso has
graciously provided funding to cover shipping costs to
our international programs.
Please consider becoming active in the STT program
and by provided hobby items to our troops and
Wounded Warriors. If you have questions about how to
launch such a program in your community, or have
questions about how to organize your effort, please feel
free to contact the IPMS Secretary at
[email protected].
Thanks!
Dick Montgomery
IPMS Secretary
SURFING THE WEB
A very interesting video about two World War II aviators whose paths crossed more than once.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agwnwqCdwl8&feature=player_embedded#!
Steve Keck sent over this cool interactive website of the USAF Museum in Dayton, OH.
http://www.nmusafvirtualtour.com/full/tour-pkg.html
Ed Kucharski sent this link to the Wings Over New Zealand Aviation Forum that features a mass of pictures of
a P-40C in flying condition. Not sure if this is a restoration or a reproduction, but the pictures are cool.
http://rnzaf.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=Airshows&action=display&thread=16529
Another link from Ed Kucharski. This one is several pages of information on American Aircraft bombs from
1917 - 1974.
http://felixdk.websitetoolbox.com/file?id=600180
Part 1 of a training film on flying the F4U Corsair sent in by Mike Ronnau. After watching this you should have
no problem flying your next Hose-nose model around the hobby room.
http://youtu.be/5J0BYq3yevs
Lastly, here is a link to a nice video of the B-17 and B-25 belonging to the Arizona Wing of the CAF flying over
the Arizona countryside.
www.vimeo.com/18135369
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Pictures from the Best Of The West model contest
in Henderson, Nevada
More pictures on
next page
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Pictures from the Make & Take
for the Mesa Public Schools Aviation Camp
at the CAF on June 14, 2012
Photos by Jim Hough
Once again this year club member Bill Sanborn
spearheaded a team of volunteers from IPMS
Phoenix to assist kids from the Mesa Public
Schools Aviation Camp in building models. These
kids always show great enthusiasm, and it is really
a pleasure for us to help them. A big “Thank You”
to the following volunteers from the club: Dave
Weitzel, Chuck Ludwig, Hal Sanguinetti, Ed
Kucharski, Jim Hough and Erik Lind.
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More Make & Take photos
Join the IPMS/USA!
$25 annual membership includes a one year subscription to the IPMS
Journal. Visit www.ipmsusa.org to download a membership form. Or
you can write to:
IPMS/USA National Office
P.O. Box 2475
N. Canton, OH 44720-0475
Membership also gives you access to the online Discussion Forum, where
you can exchange ideas and information with other members of IPMS.
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