Our Club… - Classic Plastic Model Club

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Official Newsletter of the Classic Plastic Model Club
Our Club…
by Club President Del Paone
I’m sitting at my table thinking of a subject for
my next newsletter article…What to write? What to write?
Should I do a ‘Doctor In-Drag’ article? Should I write about
the MassCar Model Show? Should I write about upcoming
events?
Well, after about an hour of repeated ‘brain farts’ I called
‘Mr. Prestigious’ (Barry F). He was also at a loss for new
subject matter to discuss that’s not ‘boring’ (inside joke). So
we shot the bull for half an hour, as we usually do.
Then, like someone flipped a light switch, it dawned on me!
What better subject can I have to discuss than our own club?
We had just been to the MassCar show; which at least 15 of
our club members had attended. As a group, we had a
fantastic time – from breakfast on Sunday morning, being at
the show and perusing vendor wares, through the awards
ceremony – many even went to dinner together after the
show.
Perhaps this is why our club has grown over the years. We
share one common interest: automobiles, be they 1/1 size or
scaled models. We sincerely enjoy being together and do so
whenever we can.
Our meetings are very informal, usually consisting of the
following activities:
• Members place, in our review table area, their builds, inprogress projects, and/or tools with the intent to discuss
each during our ‘Show & Tell’ session
• Club members usually get together in small groups to
bulls—t for an hour or so
• The meeting officially begins (generally with 20-30
members in attendance) with a very brief club business
session, usually consisting of the details associated with
our annual show or the logistics of the next show or
event we’ll (Road Warriors!) be traveling to
• We usually have a chat about shows we’ve attended,
with a little more bulls—ting mixed in
• Laughs are usually at a maximum, with most everyone
involved
• We take a break and hold our monthly kit raffle - $2 per
ticket with three winners drawn; each winner gets their
choice of one of the available club owned kits
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• Last up is Show & Tell, which usually turns into a very
informative Q & A session. This is where a lot of us pick
up tips on how to execute better and accomplish our
modeling goals. When I began back in 1997 or 1998 (I’m
old, I forget), this is where I learned a lot about this
hobby. I’ve been building for about 16 years now and
I’m still learning from our members, members from
other clubs and from magazines such as Scale Auto and
Model Cars.
We have some real characters that make up this bunch. No
rules, no politics, just a lot of fun! If you want or need to
know how something is done (or done a better way) – simply
ask. If you need a certain kit or part – just ask. As you can
see, I can’t say enough good things about this bunch.
So, to sum things up – If you’re looking for a relaxed, nopressure club to join…we have a great group of enthusiasts
that I’m glad to be a part of.
Buona Fortuna, Del
Hello all. FYI, I’ve erected shelves (see
photo below) in my modeling annex and am
finally able to see all my kits without pawing
through closets under the eaves. Now it's
easy to find a kit, so don't hesitate to call or
email me if you need a kit, some parts, or
instructions. Thanks, Paul Anagnostopoulos
For those members attending our monthly meetings, please
try to bring a sealed kit to donate to the club collection.
Every kit will help defray the cost of our contest.
Celebrating 20 Years of Club News!
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Volume 20 Number 1
Safety at the Bench
by Mike Siesicki
Hi Guys! I know it’s been a loooong time since I’ve been in
our newsletter but, ‘the times they are a changing’. We’ve
picked up some new members along the way and I think
that’s great! I’m sure these new members have friends with
similar interests and, maybe, we will see their faces one day
as well.
Since I started this club maaany years ago I thought it was
important to have a relaxed and comfortable atmosphere
within. When you have that type atmosphere, new and
experienced modelers are more apt to ‘talk it up’ and enjoy
what we do. Our club seems to make everybody feel like
they belong, which is very cool.
Many modelers, such as myself, believe there are three key
elements of building which have held true over the years –
build it ‘NEAT’, build it ‘CLEAN’ and build it ‘the way
YOU want it’! Nothing else, including anybody else’s
opinion matters. Everything I’ve said in this paragraph is for
the benefit of those that do not wish to compete at shows,
opting to build for their own enjoyment. The three elements I
mentioned are also a key to successful competition building.
There are competitors, builders and collectors. Ask yourself
which one am I (some may be more than one) and be true to
your identity and you will always enjoy this hobby. This club
has grown in leaps and bounds because of the mental
openness it has and our ability to share.
If you’re reading this at home at your work bench or some
other favorite reading place, take a moment and think about
how you got this far and, if you’re reading this at our
meeting, take a moment to say thanks to those who opened
the door and then said to you “Hey, come on in then shut the
freakin’ door will you?”
That’s all for now, I’ll be in touch more often.
Table Talker Dana Benoit
About 3 years ago, I was working on a model at
my bench when the unthinkable happened...an accident! I
was scratch building a part for a model and I was holding my
hobby knife loosely in my left hand and it slipped on the part
I was modifying, cut my thumb, flew out of my hand and hit
my leg before landing on my foot. I grabbed a paper towel
and wrapped it around my bleeding thumb and headed for
the bathroom to take care of my injury. When I got to the
bathroom, I noticed that my right leg was covered entirely
with blood. I pulled down my jeans and saw that the knife
blade had cut my leg on the inside of my thigh!
I called out to my wife who came over to the bathroom
door and saw my bloody jeans while I stood there applying
pressure to the wound on my thigh. She grabbed the phone
and called the ambulance as I sat on the toilet seat
maintaining pressure on the wound. I told her that I didn’t
need the ambulance as the wound had stopped bleeding, but
she remained on the phone with the dispatcher while waiting
for the ambulance to arrive. The EMT came in to the
bathroom, looked at the wound and said that there was
nothing he could do since I had already taken the steps
necessary...remaining calm and applying pressure to the
wound.
Given the training over the years that I had received at my
job, I investigated the accident to determine what had gone
wrong and I took steps to be sure that the accident wouldn’t
happen again. Keep my legs under the bench while working
to ensure that nothing would touch them. Maintain a good
grip on any tools I am using at the bench...knives, files, etc.
Clear the bench of any unnecessary material that would
clutter the space and potentially cause or contribute to an
accident. And, most important...remain focused on all
aspects of what I am doing to avoid any future accidents.
I plan on being around for a few years and I want to get
through those years in one piece!
Mike Siesicki
COMING EVENTS
May 10, 2014 – Sat. – Mid Atlantic NNL held in Severna
Park Maryland by MAMA’s club, a Road Warrior event
Jun 5, 2014 – Sat. – Club meeting at Lowell VFW at 1 PM
Jun 13-15, 2014 – Fri-Sun – Good Guys 1/1 show and Model
Car Contest at the Eastern States Exposition in Springfield MA
Jul 12, 2014 – Sat. – Club meeting at Lowell VFW at 1 PM
Jul 12-13, 2014 – Sat /Sun – Atlantic Nationals Auto Show &
Bernie Melanson Scale Model Show in Moncton, NB, Canada
www.atlanticnationals.com for more information
Jul 25-27, 2014 – Fri – Sun – Granby International Auto Show
Held in Granby Quebec (replacement for the Chambly show
which has been moved to mid-August to coincide with the St
Jean International Balloon Festival) A Road Warrior event!
Aug 2, 2014 – Sat. – Club meeting at Lowell VFW at 1 PM
Sep 6, 2014 – Sat. – Club meeting at Lowell VFW at 1 PM
May 2014
Sep 7, 2014 – Sun – Super September Showdown XV by the
Central Pennsylvania Model Car Club. Ask Art P.
Sep 14, 2014 – Sun – PatCon show in Hudson MA
Sep 20, 2014 – Sat – Group 25 Model Club 17th Annual Show
held in Toronto Ontario. A Road Warrior event?
Oct 4, 2014 – Sat. – Club meeting at Lowell VFW at 1 PM
Oct 5, 2014 – Sun. – CPMC 22nd Model Exhibition in Lawrence
Oct 19, 2014 – Sun. – GraniteCon XXII held in Nashua NH
Oct 25, 2014 – Sat. – Diversified Scalers Show held in
Belleview NJ, A Possible Road Warrior event?
Nov 1, 2014 – Sat. – Club meeting at Lowell VFW at 1 PM
Nov 2, 2014 – Sun. – Baycon IPMS show in South Attleboro
Nov 9, 2014 – Sun. – L.I.A.R.S. Club Model Car Challenge
held in Long Island, Annual Road Warrior event!
Dec 6, 2014 – Sat. – Club meeting at Lowell VFW at 1 PM
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A ‘Hoot’ica in Utica
by Club Secretary, Barry Fadden
On Sunday April 6, 2014 your author was
awakened by Barb and Ken Denza at "0-Dark Thirty"
(actually 4:30 am) to get ready to leave for a trip to Utica NY
and the first annual "Spring Thaw" model car show. We left
the Denza "homestead" at 5:30 am (no big deal for the
travelin' Denzas) and after a stop at the Hillsboro NH
Dunkin' Donuts for coffee and bagels we headed off for
Utica. It's about 220 miles to Utica from Hillsboro and the
trip should have (and did) take us around 4 hours driving
time. The weather was good and the traffic was "light"
(much better than our previous trip to the show in Fulton NY
last year) and "Captain Kenny" brought the good ship
"Escape" into the American Legion parking lot exactly on
time, according to "Susie" the GPS lady.
We went into the hall and registered our models and
proceeded to set them up on the tables. We could see very
quickly that they were going to run out of room in a short
period of time. The tables were filling up quickly and we
noticed the table holding the "Big Truck" class was very
impressive. Barbara turned to Ken and I and said "Moto
would really enjoy this". About two minutes later through
the door walked who else but Moto and Mrs. Moto. They
had decided to come the night before and we had no idea
they would be there. We were, to say the least, very happy to
see them. Barb was right and he was just "floored" by all of
the neat entries in the truck class and added two of his own
to the mix. Moto ALWAYS has a good time no matter where
he is. Between the four of us we had 26 entries (Ken - 10,
Barb - 8, me - 4 and Moto - 2) so they were happy we
decided to show up. After walking around the show for a few
minutes and spending some time in the vendor area, we
decided to go across the street to the Burger King for lunch
and the usual laughs that accompany any Classic Plastic
"Road Warrior" event.
When we returned to the hall we noticed that the tables
were quite full and some of the classes were starting to "run
together". I talked to one of the show "putter-oners" and he
said they were both surprised and over-joyed at the turnout.
As with any first time event they were a little apprehensive
as to whether or not it would be successful. They ended up
with a little over 200 entries so they were very pleased. If the
show gets much larger they're going to either have to find
more room or another venue, which is I guess, not an
altogether terrible problem to have.
We did notice that there were some really nice models on
the tables in just about all the classes, but soon realized that a
good many of the entries would have been outstanding if the
builders would have just used a "polishing kit" on their paint
jobs. The cars were fully detailed but the paint jobs were just
not up to the standard one would expect today. We spent
some time in the vendor area but since most of the vendors
were selling kits and the three of us really don't need any
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more kits, we didn't spend much at this show. There were,
however, a couple of resin "big rig" vendors and of course
our "big rig" guy Mr. Moto loaded up and was in his glory.
They finished the judging pretty much on time and started
the awards ceremony on schedule. They went through the
awards quickly and with very few, if any mistakes. We
thought they "missed" it in a couple of classes but for the
most part the judging was pretty good, especially for their
first time. I do have to admit that the judging in some of the
classes was pretty tough and they did have a hard job coming
up with the winners.
We actually did quite well in the award department as Barb,
Ken and I all took multiple awards and Moto took one with
his "wrecker" as well. In all we took home 14 awards with
our 26 entries. In doing so Barbara became the first woman
to ever win an award (1st place awards, too) at the shows in
both this show (Utica) as well as the show in Fulton NY.
Needless to say, we were quite pleased with our
performance, especially in lieu of the competition. Another
highlight of the show was, of course, "Otie", our unofficial
club mascot. The ladies at the desk heard about him and
wanted to "meet" him so Moto brought the little guy in and
he was the hit of the party with just about everyone petting at
least once. "Kool dog"
I'm happy to say that upstate NY absolutely knows the
Classic Plastic Model Club, because between the show in
Fulton NY (just a little North of Syracuse) and this show in
Utica, we have taken at least 24 awards back to NH and MA.
As Del has always said, "This is the way to promote your
club".
After the show we all went to a Golden Corral for dinner
and proceeded to "fill our faces" with good food (we tend to
eat with the same amount of enthusiasm as that with which
we build… …). We also had the requisite "lotta' laughs"
and in turn, a real good time.
The trip home was uneventful and relaxing except for the
"frost heaves" we encountered coming through the
mountains in Vermont. If I hadn't known better I might have
thought we were going to Martha’s Vineyard. Once again
"Captain Kenny" brought the good ship "Escape" back safely
to her destination - the Denza garage. Barb and Ken went to
bed quickly as both had to get up early the next morning for
work (???). Me, I stayed up with the dog for awhile, read,
and the next morning I slept 'til about 9:30 am. Kenny had
been at work for 5 hours and Barb was grooming her second
dog by then. Being "retired" is a thankless, dirty job, but
someone has to do it, right?
Add this in as another fun and memorable trip to put in my
memory book. Barry
Club T-Shirts Are Available
We’ve have stock of brand-spanking new club T-shirts in Grape color
with our logo in white over the left breast. Available sizes range from
Medium through Triple-X in 50/50 poly cotton. All shirts are $10
each. Contact Art Paquin if you would like one (or more).
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Volume 20 Number 1
Chapman collection auction
January thru April 2014
by Club Treasurer Art Paquin
As most of you know, tragedy struck our club
early last year when club member and good friend John
Chapman suddenly passed away. Since that time we’ve
planned to do something positive to help his mother Irene,
whom John lived with, but were not quite sure of the best
way to help.
In November I received a call from John’s sister Lorraine
asking if we could help with the inventory and removal of
John’s collection, tools and supplies as they believed it was
John’s wish that we receive his hobby items. As usual, our
club had more than enough volunteers to help out, so on a
cold December afternoon we all met at the Lowell VFW and
headed to Irene Chapman’s house in Arlington, MA.
Upon arrival we were surprised at the volume of models,
supplies and tools John had accumulated (well, not really, as
we all have tons of stuff ourselves) and made quick work of
removing the items for inventory.
At our next club meeting a unanimous decision was made to
liquidate the Chapman collection for the best possible price in
the shortest possible time and give the proceeds directly to
Irene Chapman. She is such a nice lady we felt it our duty to
help her. We scheduled an in-house auction event for the
February meeting, with a follow-on auction during the March
meeting and, finally, we rented a vendor table at the MidMarch MassCar show.
The auction events were a huge success as club members
reached deeply into their pockets to buy up nearly $2200.00
worth of items. Additionally, the MassCar table netted us an
additional $747.00 in sales. The few remaining kits and
supplies were then bought out by the club to bring us up to
$3000.00 total sales!
It was with great honor that I mailed out a club check for
$3000 to Irene on March 17th – only three months after we
had helped her with the collection. We had liquidated 315 unbuilt kits, 38 built-ups and die-casts as well as a number of
modeling tools and supplies in that short period of time.
Every member of this club should be extremely proud of
their actions to help out in this cause. You’ve all earned my
respect and admiration as outstanding people for what you’ve
done for Irene Chapman.
R.I.P. John Chapman
Thanks, Art
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Volume 20 Number 1
MassCar show 2014
by Art Paquin
If there was an award at the MassCar show for
visiting club participation we would win this one hands-down!
(We may even have had more of our members present than
MassCar had of their own!) We even successfully heckled
Doug Estabrook (our good buddy) from our own private table.
Yes, we do seem to have a lot of fun in this hobby.
So, a quick synopsis of the MassCar 2014 show – it was
good but indicative of our hobby on the whole; too few new
modelers entering the hobby leading to diminishing entries.
The MassCar guys did another great job with their show. As
we know, they are suffering from a bit of a let-down and
some discord in their ranks (any of you guys are welcome to
join up with us – as long as it keeps you modeling, who cares
where and with whom!). I know the effort it takes to put on a
show year after year so there will be no negative remarks
from me here. One word of encouragement – please do what
it takes to keep your show alive. There are too few good
shows like this one around to just let it fade away.
The turnout seemed good – not as many entries as last year,
but the quality was there. So with that being said, here is a
sampling from my trip thru the display area. Enjoy, Art
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Meeting Minutes
January thru April 2014
by Club Secretary Barry Fadden
January 2014: We had 24 members attend the meeting
Club Business discussed at this meeting:
• We have decided to combine the two drag classes that we
now have into one class for the 2014 contest.
• It was voted on and passed that we will add a John Chapman
Memorial Award for the 2014 show. This award will be
given to the best large truck model and will be picked by one
of our members. This will be a permanent award for all
future shows.
• It was voted on and passed that our Theme for the 2014
show will be Nostalgia Drag: Pre 1975 with period correct
equipment required. We also decided on adding a SubTheme for 2014 and this will be Mustangs, any type or level
of detail.
• It was voted on and passed that the vendor table prices for
2014 will be increased $5.00 from $25 to $30.
• The club will take a table at the MassCar show in order to
sell some of the kits from deceased club member John
Chapman’s collection. The proceeds from this will go to
Johns' mother. Club members will take turns "manning" the
table throughout the day.
Raffle:
Paul Yergeau
Ken Denza
Jim Landry
AMT 1949 Mercury
AMT 1966 Ford Fairlane GT/GTA
AMT 1970 Chevelle
Show-N-Tell:
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Frank Moore – Israeli Mercarva main battle tank made by
Academy of South Korea in 1/48th scale, kit has less than 60
pieces but the detail is very good, decals were poor
Frank Moore – Caravan mobile command post with towing
vehicle (1/35th scale), the caravan is a scratch built model based
on the real vehicle used in the movie ‘Battle of the Bulge’
Frank Moore – Monogram Panzer IV-Ausf. L Observation
vehicle (1/32nd scale) from the early ‘70’s, restoration project
Dave Perkins – AMT ’55 Chevy, a replica of a friend’s car,
painted Hugger Orange, may wire and plumb the kit, but not
100% sure. Being built on my fly tying bench which I also use
as a portable modeling bench
Mike Woods – Hume 1/72nd scale Huckbein, German
experimental Jet from WW2, built out of the box, airbrushed
Tamiya acrylics and Future polish over all
Mike Woods – Huma 1/72nd scale Horten, built out of the box,
airbrushed Tamiya acrylics and Future polish over all
Mike Woods – Academy 1/48th scale AH1G Huey Cobra
finished in NASA Research/Chase scheme, scratch built
cockpit and rotor, white ‘rattle-can’ paint and airbrushed trim
Mike Woods – Academy 1/144th scale Danish F16A in tiger
stripe, Tamiya acrylics and airbrush over paint and markings
Barb Denza – AMT ’51 Chevy, aftermarket distributor, fuel
line, throttle linkage, finish is Blue Angel blue (sorry Del and
Barry but it is air brushed), flocked interior
Mike Siesicki – Revell 2010 Shelby GT500, built mostly out of
box, painted Model Master Royal Blue Pearl, kit tires replaced
with Pegasus 225/45-18 Michelin Pilot Sports
Mike Siesicki – Revell ’90 Ford Mustang LX 5.0 Notch Back,
work in process, finish is tu-tone scheme of Model master
Bright Platinum Metallic over Tamiya TS-18 Metallic Red,
wheels from a Fujimi Ferrari Daytona Coupe and tires from
AMT ’67 Chevrolet Impala Street Machine
Pete Wiz Wisniewski – Monogram ‘Ultimates’ 1/43rd 289
Cobra he’s finally finished off
Pete Wiz Wisniewski – Monogram ‘Ultimates’ 1/43rd ‘65 Vette
built a long time ago, back when the kit first came out in 1990.
Companion to the 289 Cobra mentioned above. Model features
fully plumbed engine
Del Paone – Comet Cyclone Dual Hemi Altered Wheelbase
which he’s finally finished, rear end has scratch built shocks,
strange drive shaft, rear spoiler and dual ‘chutes, and for a real
sh—ty kit I think it came out OK
Jim Landry – AMT ERTL Pro Shop ’62 Buick Electra 225,
Sky Blue paint on body (except hood) and rear tire cover
molded in original color, interior is baby blue
Jim Landry – AMT ERTL ’40 Ford Sedan Delivery finished in
Purple and Grey
Ken Denza – AMT 70½ Camaro, resin hood, opened trunk,
added rear spoiler, parachute, chassis is Olds Cutlass ProStock, painted Model Master Bright Yellow and Boyd’s True
Blue Pearl, complete wiring and plumbing, modified roll cage,
added different bucket seat with 5-point belt, carburetor
linkage, fuel cell, parts box headers, roll bar padding by Protec,
braided lines, wired battery, added fuel line; wired the Tach,
instrument cluster, ignition box, transmission, electric fan and
spark plug wires; Aluminum wheels by Micro Nitro
Ken Denza – AMT ’57 Chevy (Boyd Coddington) in process,
chassis modified to Pro-Street, front end raised, engine is 409
with Bob Dudek valve covers, wired, spark plugs, alternator,
fuel lines, carburetor linkage, aluminum air cleaner…so far
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Hobby Shop Spotlight
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February 2014: We had 25 members attend the meeting.
• We auctioned off much of the John Chapman collection at
this meeting in order to get as much money for Johns'
mother as we can. Great work guys!
• Irene Chapman sent the club a ‘Thank You’ card for our
help with John’s kits and supplies. She’s a very nice lady
and we wish her the best.
• We discussed and approved the final version of the 2014
Contest Flyer, which will be printed up by John Davison and
distributed at the MassCar show and other upcoming shows
• We had a discussion about the 2013 MassCar show and how
we can help them with their 2014 show
Raffle:
None, we had the Chapman collection auction!
Show-N-Tell:
Bud Carlson – ’37 Ford Street Rod, combination of white
primer over red plastic = pink – polished it out, fenders painted
grey primer, interior and exterior colors match, wired the motor
Bud Carlson – ’64 Chevy painted black, has wiring, heater
hose, white/turquoise interior, Bare Metal foiled and scratch
built antenna, sound barrier and insulation under hood
Jay Faulkner – Shelby Cobra 427 S/C, engine detailed with
aftermarket Cobra valve covers, hand made resin carbs, duel
fuel lines, stock wheels, and inner rims anodized blue
Doug Bell – ’55 Chevy Suburban, resin body, kit bashed from
’55 Cameo, ’55 Stepside, ’55 Coupe and ’55 Sportsman Gasser
Doug Bell – ’55 Chevy Cameo truck bodies, one with L-88
hood and other with BIG scoop
Doug Bell – ‘Black Bastard’ Funny Car Chassis, all black,
scratch built front end
Joe Freitas – Revell ’58 Chevy, 1/359th scale Japanese Support
Group, 1/36th scale Soyo Marv Antarctica Explorer, 1/36th scale
Pyro Aston Martin, Pyro 1/36th scale ’34 Ford, 1/35th scale
M113 Personnel Carrier, AMT ’49 Ford and ’32 Phaeton, all of
these were on my list of models I bought to build
Mike Siesicki – Revell ’90 Ford Mustang LX 5.0 Notch Back,
work in process, finish is tu-tone scheme of Model master
Bright Platinum Metallic over Tamiya TS-18 Metallic Red,
Insignia Red interior, Ferrari Daytona wheels
Mike Siesicki – Revell ’70 Plymouth 383 ‘Cuda work in
process, parts box 383 Big Block, Model Master SassyGrass
Green, Keith Marks Decals
Jon Talcott – Extended cab Chevy Pickup
Ken Denza – AMT 70½ Camaro Pro Stock, Olds Cutlass Pro
Stock chassis, parts box wheels and tires, engine completely
wired and plumbed including carb linkage and added electric
fan, interior – parts box seat, added 5 point seat belt, custom
built roll cage, completely wired the ignition box, instruments
and all switches, added a fire extinguisher and rear spoiler,
opened the trunk, added a fuel cell, parts box batteries and
parachute, finish is Model Master Bright Yellow and
Fluorescent Red and Boyd’s True Blue Pearl
Ken Denza – AMT ’57 Chevy Bel Air Pro Street, chassis is ’57
Chevy front end with ’66 Nova Pro-Street rear, engine is 409
with Bob Dudek valve covers, wired, spark plugs, alternator,
fuel lines, carburetor linkage, Parts by Parks aluminum air
cleaner, completely wired and plumbed, interior has custom
painted seats and dash, flocked carpeting, billet aluminum
steering column, wired Tach, front and rear speakers, front and
rear seat belts, parts box wheels and tires, painted Tamiya
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Black and Tamiya Clear, body is completed foiled
Frank Moore – SMEZ Airco DH2 ‘Pusher’ biplane in 1/48th
scale, one of the few available kits of the DH2 in any scale,
model is rigged with thin styrene rod to simulate wire bracing
Frank Moore – Aurora’s King Tiger (Tiger II) Heavy Tank in
1/48th scale, another of my Ebay purchases, model was part of a
lot of different vehicles, when finished it will resemble a King
Tiger with original Porsche Turret, which has a viewing scope
built in to it
Frank Moore – Aurora’s British Centurion Tank in 1/48th scale,
another Ebay special and a restoration in progress, when
completed it will depict an AVRE (Armored Vehicle Royal
Engineering) used during the first gulf war
Frank Moore - Aurora’s British Centurion Tank in 1/48th scale,
yet another Ebay special and restoration in progress, when
completed it will depict a vehicle attached to the British 29th
Infantry Brigade, which was activated for Korean service
Show-N-Tell Photos for February
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Members at the Dunkin Donuts get
together after every meeting ------>
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Watch for noxious Moto gases!
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March 2014: We had 28 members attend the meeting.
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Show-N-Tell Photos for March
• We continued to auction off more of the John Chapman
collection at this meeting in order to get as much money for
Johns' mother as we can. What doesn't go today we will sell
at the MassCar show later this month
• Two of our club members, Barbara Denza and Paul
Anagnostopoulos, have generously decided to split the $55
dollar cost of a table at the MassCar show where we will
attempt to sell the remaining models from the late John
Chapman collection. THANKS to both of you. It's this type
of behavior that makes this club the "greatest".
• Del is keeping a "checklist" for the show preparation which
was suggested by club member Ron Tremblay and he
reported that all is going well. We've pretty much got this
down to a "science".
• Del also reported that the trophy packages are all taken. This
is just another indication of how well the club is functioning
and the positive attitude of our members.
Raffle:
None, again we had the Chapman collection auction!
Show-N-Tell:
Mike Siesicki – Revell ’70 Plymouth ‘Cuda painted with Model
Master Sassy Grass Green, replaced Hemi with a big block 383
Mike Siesicki – Revell Viper SRT-10 work in process, box
stock painted Tamiya TS-49 Bright Red
Del Paone – ’70 Dodge Coronet Outlaw Street Drag Racer,
interior almost finished, working on chassis and finishing the
engine compartment, body polished and waxed, almost done
Barry Fadden – Modelhaus 1960 Merchero resin kit, a
Christmas gift from my foster parents Barb and Ken
Barry Fadden – Shirley Muldowney Funny Car, built box stock,
dark yellow with Testors Pearl
Doug ‘Toast’ Bell – late 50’s altered, kit bashed from Lindberg
kits ’29 T rod and ’34 Ford Roadster pickup
John Davison – Monogram Shelby Cobra (1/32nd), Testors
enamel Purple and multi-color Glitter clear
Guil Rosa – Tamiya ’82 Brabham BT-50 – BMW Turbo in
1/20th scale, model air brush painted with Tamiya acrylics and
added Indycals decals and Tamiya seatbelt set, my first time
using 5-minute epoxy
Guil Rosa – Monogram Tim Richmond’s Folgers ’85 Monte
Carlo built out of the box, applied Power Slide decals (kit decals
were bad), air brushed Rustoleum gloss Regal Red for the body
Jay Faulkner – Shelby Cobra 427 S/C, out of the box except for
pre-wired distributor, dual fuel lines and scratch built resin
carbs
Frank Moore – Aurora King Tiger tank with Porsche turret
(1/48th scale), a conversion of a vintage kit, original turret
converted back to an earlier design
Frank Moore – Aurora British Centurion tank in 1/48th scale,
model rescued from the scrap heap, repaired and updated to
depict Korean era vehicle
Frank Moore – Aurora’s British Centurion Tank in 1/48th scale,
another Ebay special and a restoration in progress, when
completed it will depict an AVRE (Armored Vehicle Royal
Engineering) used during the first gulf war
Frank Moore – Academy T34/85 in 1/40th scale, being
converted from a motorized model to a static, running gear
being totally replaced, a work in progress
May 2014
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Volume 20 Number 1
April 2014: We had 27 members attend the meeting.
• I am proud and happy to say that with our two club auctions
and the sale at the MassCar show we have sent a check to John
Chapman’s mother for $3000. Thanks to all who contributed
to this wonderful event. John would have been very proud.
• We discussed looking into trying to get our trophies a little
cheaper if we can. A couple of the members are going to look
to their local shops and see if we can lower the price a bit. We
will discuss it further at the next meeting.
• We found out that the Holiday Inn in Parsippany NJ is no
longer giving NNL participants the cheaper room rate so we
are staying down the street at the Red Roof Inn this year. We
used to stay there every year when I first started going to the
NNL but for some reason switched to the Holiday Inn a few
years ago. It is supposed to have been remodeled not too long
ago and is even a couple of "bucks" cheaper than the Holiday
Inn show rate, so it should be fine.
• Art gave us his opinion of the judging system MassCar uses
after his experience judging with them at their March show.
He said that the biggest thing he noticed is that the paint job is
all important, at least with the team he was with. It seemed to
him that a flaw in the paint would "knock you down" more
than other areas of "workmanship". The "Gotcha'" factor
rules…
• After finding out the reason we took a table at their show, the
MassCar Model Club donated the table to the club. This was a
very nice gesture on their part and I think I can speak for the
rest of the club in saying a big THANK YOU to all the
MassCar members.
• Both Barbara Denza and Paul Anagnostopoulos donated the
money MassCar gave back to the club for the table towards the
total sent to John Chapman’s mother. A nice gesture you two.
• A man club members previously met at the Dunkin’s aftermeeting get together stopped in before our meeting started and
donated a box full of model kits (seven kits to be exact) to us.
Many thanks to club friend Don Denomme for the generous
donation
Raffle:
Joe Baril
Revell 1949 Mercury Wagon
Dave Perkins 2005 Corvette
Moto Maquire Revell 66 Barracuda "Hemi Under Glass"
Show-N-Tell:
Jim Landry – Promos: ’61 Ford Galaxie in Mint Julep Green, ’61
Mercury Monterey in Tan, ’52 Ford Convertible in grey with
black and red interior, ’60 Ford Starliner in baby blue with light
blue interior
Barry Fadden – Revell Mustang Funny Car, box stock Blue Max
finished with Testors Dark Yellow enamel with Pearl and
Testors clear
Dave Perkins – Audi R-8-R race car, a Scale Motorsports resin
kit, lots of photo etch parts
Dave Perkins – ’55 Chevy ‘Phil’s car’, a replica of the car my
friend owns, right down to the license plate
Ken Denza – ’37 Ford Pickup, ’57 Chevy pickup bed, modified
cab with ’40 Ford rear panel, modified rear fenders, Bare Metal
Foil in the bed, parts box wheels, Testors paint
Guil Rosa – Revell ’37 Ford pickup 2-n-1, built out of the box
save for Bare Metal Foil, airbrushed with Krylon Ivy Leaf and
Leaf Green covered with Testors ‘Wet Look Clear’, interior is
finished in Brown satin…first time using 5-minute epoxy
May 2014
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Volume 20 Number 1
April 2014 Show-N-Tell continued
Del Paone – ’70 Dodge Outlaw Street Drag Racer, finally
finished, black pearl with multi-glitter finish then polished,
orange is other detail color, fully detailed 16 plug Hemi, interior
completely re-worked in tin, chassis has been re-done with
scratch-built heavy duty shocks, rear end, traction bars and drive
shaft, I think it came out pretty good
Jon Talcott – ERTL Jeep (50 year old die-cast kit) finished in
Mass State Police color scheme
Joe Freitas – Revell 1/35th scale Long Tom M59-155, Pyro
1/32nd Bugatti, 1/25th wheels, Mitusia Jeep with trailer
Jay Faulkner – ’66 Buick Riveria, Nailhead V8 with Auto,
Tamiya Coral Blue and tan interior
Paul Yergeau – ’70 Buick GSX building box stock from last
years Club Challenge
Paul Alphabet – Tom Daniels Ice ‘T’ mildly customized and
detailed at random, painted Testors Flaming Orange with light
Ivory interior
Mike Siesicki – Revell Dodge Viper SRT-10 work in process,
body painted Tamiya TS-49 Bright Red, interior painted Tamiya
Semi-gloss Black
Mike Siesicki - Revell ’70 Plymouth ‘Cuda painted with Model
Master Sassy Grass Green, replaced Hemi with a parts box big
block 383, decals from Keith Marks
Frank Moore – Scratch built Stealth Aircraft carrier in 1/600th
scale, a product of my ‘evil genius’ mind, work in progress
Frank Moore – Aurora German U-boat in 1/209th scale, another
Ebay purchase I’m completely restoring
Frank Moore – USS Long Beach Guided Missile Cruiser by
Revell in 1/481st scale, updated using info gained from on-line
source (Wikipedia)
Frank Moore – USS New Jersey in 1/600th scale by Aurora,
converting a battleship into an Anti-Missile Battle Cruiser (a
product of my imagination) to include all the latest military
technology, a work in progress
Show-N-Tell Photos for March
May 2014
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Volume 20 Number 1
Club shirts available
(See photo below)
Contact Paul Yergeau
for more info
Model Magazines
We have available…
by Paul Yergeau
Attention all club members! A gentleman was nice enough
to donate a collection of model magazines to our club. They
are grouped as listed below in protective ring binders and are
the property of our club available for any and all to use. I
have them in my possession for storage. If any club member
wishes to borrow any binder(s) please contact me and I’ll
bring them to our next meeting or arrange some other way of
getting them to you.
Scale Auto Magazine
Issue 37 (April 85) thru Issue 46 (December 86)
Issue 47 (February 87) thru Issue 58 (December 88)
Issue 59 (February 89) thru Issue 71 (February 91)
Issue 73 (June 91) thru Issue 83 (February 93)
Issue 84 (April 93) thru Issue 94 (December 94)
Issue 95 (February 95) thru Issue 105 (October 96)
Issue 106 (December 96) thru Issue 117 (October 98)
Issue 119 (January 99) thru Issue 129 (March 2000)
Car Modeler Magazine
Issue 1 (May 90) thru Issue 12 (March 92)
Issue 49 (May 98) thru Issue 51 (September 98)
Thanks,
Paul
May 2014
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Volume 20 Number 1
Upcoming Show Info:
MAMA’s show in Maryland
…from the Editor
by Art Paquin
Thanks to Del Paone, Mike Siesicki, Paul
Anagnostopoulos, Paul Yergeau, Barry Fadden and Dana
Benoit for all their inputs and efforts which help create this
newsletter.
The next deadline for submissions for the newsletter is Friday,
August 15th, 2014 with a scheduled distribution date of
Saturday, September 6th, 2014. Please take some time to write
something for our newsletter, it will be much appreciated.
Thanks, Art
The Classic Plastic Model Club Newsletter
Volume 20, Number 1
The Classic Plastic Model Club Newsletter is currently published four
times a year by the Classic Plastic Model Club.
President: Del Paone
Sergeant-at-Arms: Ron Tremblay
Prestigious Club Secretary: Barry Fadden
Editor, Treasurer and President of Vice: Art Paquin
Photographers: Pete ‘Wiz’ Wisniewski & Dave Perkins
Webmaster: Paul Anagnostopoulos
Historian: Joe Baril
Kitmaster: Ed Arrajj
Candy Man: Dana Benoit
New members and change of address please contact:
Art Paquin at 978-458-0816 or [email protected]
Newsletter articles may be submitted to the newsletter editor at:
24 Campaw St, Lowell, MA 01850; Email:[email protected]
L.I.A.R.S. Show in November
PREFERRED HOBBY SHOP DIRECTORY
(Membership discount listed in parentheses. Present your club membership
card for the discount. If you know of any new hobby shop that may want to
be placed on our list do the club a favor and sign them up… oh, and let Art
know too)
ABC RC & Hobbies (10%) 11 Rockingham Road, Windham NH
(603) 458-6481 www.abcrchobbies.com
CENTERLINE HOBBIES (10%) 167 Corporate Road,
Hyannis, MA 02601 (508) 771-1244 www.centerlinehobbies.com
HARRY’S HOBBIES & COLLECTIBLES (20%) 250 E. Main
St (Rte 495 Marketplace, behind Dunkin Donuts) Norton, MA
02766 (508) 285-8080 www.mymummy.com
HOBBY EMPORIUM (10%) 440 Middlesex Road, Tyngsboro,
MA 01879 (978) 649-5055 Across from the Pheasant Lane Mall
HOBBYTOWN USA 1525 S, Willow St. Manchester NH
(603) 622-4881 www.hobbytown.com
INSIDE & OUT HOBBIES 522 Amherst St, Nashua NH
(603) 459-4427
INSIDE & OUT HOBBIES 122 Bridge St, Pelham NH
(603) 508-6225
JACKSON HOBBY SHOP (10%) 2275 W. County Line Rd
(Bennett’s Mills Plaza) Jackson, NJ 732-364-3334
www.jacksonhobby.com
THE SPARE TIME SHOP (20%) 222J East Main Street
Marlboro, MA (508) 481-5786 www.sparetimeshop.com
THE HOBBY BUNKER 33 Exchange Street Malden MA 02148
(781-321-8855) www.hobbybunker.com (20% off prices when
membership card is shown prior to sale)
May 2014
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