Patriot_2014-11 - IPMS Patriot Chapter

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Patriot_2014-11 - IPMS Patriot Chapter
THE PATRIOT
IPMS Patriot Chapter Newsletter
Pip Moss, Editor
January 2014
Meeting Info
Billerica, MA
www.ipmspatriot.org
The next Patriot Chapter meeting will take place on Friday, November 7, at 7:30 p.m. at the First Parish Unitarian
Church in Billerica, MA. The church is located on Concord Road, just as it meets Route 3A (Boston Road) at the Billerica Town Common. The November meeting will be a build session with a business meeting, Show-and-Tell, and a
raffle. We’ll also be accepting nominations for 2015 club officers.
It’s always a treat when David Hamel brings one of his completed models for Show-and-Tell. They’re always exhaustively researched, impeccably built, and usually feature a ton of modifications and additions. This one is no exception. It’s a 1/72 scale Ju 87 B-1, built from the Fujimi
kit. David used a Cobra Productions interior, Airfix tail gear and part of the main gear, Eduard exterior parts, Squadron canopy, Italeri resin
bomb, Archer rivets, and Master gun barrels/pitot tube. He also scratchbuilt the exhaust pipes and siren blade/housings, reshaped propeller
blades from the spares box, and added the dorsal clear view window and wing leading edge landing light. Paints are mostly Xtracolor with some
powdered aluminum and chalk added for weathering. Decals are from PrintScale, Airfix and MicroScale. The markings are for 9./StG. 51.
Don’t forget Baycon tomorrow! See flyer on Page 8.
In This
Issue
October Meeting Minutes................................................................................................................. 2
Show and Tell List & Raffle Report................................................................................................... 2
Meeting Photos.................................................................................................................................. 2
Show and Tell Gallery......................................................................................................................... 4
Baycon Flyer....................................................................................................................................... 8
Minutes from the October Meeting
C
HAPTER President Dave Schmidt called the meeting to
order at 7:50. About 15 members were present, and there
was also a special guest.
Bill Michaels gave a report on Patcon. By all measures, Patcon
was a success. There were slightly fewer models than last year,
but still a very good number. Bill said that if this trend continues,
the club may accumulate some extra funds with which we might
consider doing something for the community such as a donation
to a charity. Pip Moss presented a brief report on the number of
entrants and models, and compared them to last year’s show.
Treasurer John Touloupis presented the treasurer’s report,
including the Patcon finances, to which Bill Michaels added some
details. He said that the raffle was a success, which he attributed in
part to the club offering higher quality grand prize models than last
year. There was a motion to accept the treasurer’s report as read.
The motion was seconded and passed unanimously.
Bill noted that the final models of the Rich Rycroft collection
were on the table for distribution that evening.
USAAF TSgt Albert Odette (Retired) of Woburn was introduced. Mr. Odette was a radio operator/gunner on B-17 Flying
Fortress and B-24 Liberator aircraft during World War II. He flew
30 missions over Europe, including three over Berlin. He was
responsible for the airplane radio communication, operation of
the dorsal machine gun, and getting the ball turret gunner out of
the turret. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his
part in getting a damaged B-17 to exact ditching coordinates in the
English Channel, resulting in the rescue of the crew.
Mr. Odette told a number of stories about his experiences in
the B-17, which was his preferred airplane and the one in which
he flew most of the missions. He flew in E, F, and G models of the
B-17. He stated that there a lot of things that he remembers from
the missions, but the thing that he remembers most is his crew.
In tribute to TSgt. Odette, the club held a special “B-17 night:”
members were encouraged to bring in Flying Fortress models. There
were four on the table, plus one B-24.
Following TSgt Odette’s talk, there was a brief break for raffle
sales, followed by Show-and-Tell. After Show-and-Tell there was
another break, followed by the raffle and the disbursement of the
Rycroft kits, and then the meeting broke up for the night.
—Rick Lippincott, Secretary
Show and Tell
Tony D’Anjou...............................1/35 Flakpanzer IV (Academy)
David Hamel.............................................1/72 Ju 87 B-1 (Fujimi)
1/72 B-17F (Hasegawa)
Kurt Kunze......................................... 1/48 M4 Sherman (Tamiya)
1/72 Spitfire PR Mk. XIX (Airfix)
Bill Michaels........................1/72 Gloster Gladiator (Hobby Boss)
Corollary Robot (Privateer)
Pip Moss........................................................ 1/48 Yak-3 (Zvezda)
Richard Price.............................................1/144 B-24J (Minicraft)
Jim Qualey................................................1/72 B-17F (Hasegawa)
1/72 B-17G (Hasegawa)
1/72 P-51B (Monogram)
1/72 P-51D (Hasegawa)
John Walker.....1/35 20mm Flak 38 on Chevy 15-CWT (Ital/Tam)
Raffle Report
October winners:
John Touloupis, Hasegawa 1/48 BMW 327 Roadster
Dave Schmidt, Eduard 1/48 Fokker E-III
Bill Michaels, Revell 1/48 Stearman PT-17
Tom Boisvert, Patriot Chapter teeshirt.
We sold $65 in tickets, and we paid $58 for the prizes, so we made
$16, taking our year-to-date total to $160.
—Bill Michaels, Vice President
Meeting Photos
(continued on Page 2)
Page 2
Meeting Photos (continued)
Meeting phots by Rick Lippincott.
Show-and-Tell photos by Pip Moss
Page 3
Show-and-Tell Gallery
Richard Price’s 1/144 scale B-24J Liberator (Minicraft, about which Richard had very little good
to say), built OOB and painted with Alclad and
Model Master enamels. Markings, from the kit,
are for an assembly plane of the 491st BG.
John Walker’s 1/35 scale 2.0cm Flak 38 auf
Chevrolet 15-CWT (Italeri/Tamiya). John used
Tamiya Desert Yellow weathered with oils and
powders. The figure is from an old Tamiya kit.
The model depicts a vehicle with the Afrika
Korps in 1941.
Pip Moss’s 1/48 scale Yak-3 (Zvezda), built OOB
except for some AML photo-etch seatbelts and
the addition of the canopy antenna mount and
the wing-top landing gear inicators. Paints are
AKAN acrylic lacquers. Markings, from the kit
and Authentic Decals, are for a plane flown by
Lieutenant Semyon Ivanovich Rogovoi of the
64th GIAP, 2nd Baltic Front, 1944.
Page 4
Show-and-Tell Gallery (concluded)
Kurt Kunze’s 1/48 scale M4 Sherman (Tamiya).
Kurt replaced the kit main gun barrel with one
from Fine Molds. Paints are Tamiya and Floquil
with Model Master French Earth Brown for
weathering. Decals, from the kit, are for the
US Army, Europe.
Bill Michaels’ 1/72 scale Gloster Gladiator
(Hobby Boss Quick Build), built OOB and
painted with Model Master acrylics. Markings
are for Malta, 1940. Bill adds, “I found out after
the build that the markings are incorrect—
they’re for a Sea Gladiator, which should have
a 3-bladed prop. Colors and proportions of
the decals are also off. The model was built as
a ‘slammer’ to try out a new clear flatcoat from
Valllejo. Works well; dead flat.”
Tony D’Anjou’s 1/35 scale Flakpanzer IV (Academy), built OOB and painted with Model Master
enamels. Aftermarket items: one cat’s whisker
for the antenna.
Page 5
Show-and-Tell Gallery (continued)
Kurt Kunze’s 1/72 scale Sptfire PR Mk. XIX
(Airfix). Kurt added photo-etched seatbelts,
boxed in the wheel wells, drilled out the intake
for cabin pressurization, and hollowed out the
carburator intake. He also replaced the ventral
camera port lens with acrylic rod sanded and
polished to shape. Decals are from Maestro, Esci,
and SuperScale (instrument panel). Markings
are for the Swedish Air Force, 1950s.
Bill Michaels’ Corollary robot (Privateer Press),
built OOB and painted with assorted acrylics—
Citadel, Vallejo and Aeromaster. This multimedia kit (metal and plastic) is a wargaming piece
from the “War Machines” system. It represents
a droid of the Convergence of Cyriss faction
(whatever that may be).
David Hamel’s 1/72 scale B-17F (Hasegawa).
Dave scratchbuilt the gun positions in the
nose and cheek windows. Decals are from
MicroScale, but Dave hand painted the nose
art. Markings are for the 390th BG. Dave adds,
My friend Walter Tarbell was a waist gunner on
this plane, ‘The Cincinnati Queen.’”
Page 6
Show-and-Tell Gallery (concluded)
Two 1/72 scale B-17s built by Jim Qualey.
Top: B-17F (Hasegawa), built OOB and painted
with Model Master enamels. Markings, from
ScaleMaster, are for the 305th BG.
Bottom: B-17G (Hasegawa), built OOB and
paiinted with Floquil and Testors enamels.
Markings, from MicroScale, are for “Time’s A’
Wastin” of the 91st BG, mission aircraft for Bert
Stiles, author of “Serenade to the Big Bird.”
Two 1/72 scale P-51s built by Jim Qualey.
Top: P-51B (Monogram) in markings of the 4th
FG. The breather plates on the cowls are IPMS
photo-etch. Decals are from Superscale.
Bottom: P-51D (Hasegawa) in markings of
the 361st FG, built OOB and painted with
Floquil and Testors enamels. Decals are from
Aeromaster.
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