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Special Guest Presentation Mike Fink author of "Intrepid's Fighting Squadron 18: Flying High with Harris' Hellcats" Mike's book tells the story of one of the highest scoring carrier units in the Pacific War. He'll spend some time with us talking about the men and the stories behind Fighting 18, his research, and his passion for the topic. Mike is former Senior Tour Guide and Manager of Development Content at the Intrepid Museum. An avid researcher, he spent the better part of a decade combing through archives and interviewing surviving squadron members and their families to uncover the story of “Two-a-Day 18,” The USS Intrepid’s highest-scoring fighting squadron. Mike's book is available for purchase on Amazon and also through the publisher, US Naval Institute Press. Show and Tell
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Oh, Why Don't You Go Dry Up!!! A crowd sourced presentation/extended discussion on the use of a food dehydrator as a modeling tool. We talked about this a while back (maybe a few years!) but it's time to revisit this topic! Some of us continue to use one of these wonder tools and others have "taken the plunge" and added one to their modeling arsenal. Those of us that have/use one will share our experiences with the group about lessons learned, what we might do differently next time, etc. Show and Tell Photo tour of the Volandia Museum at the Milan International Airport Art Harvey took a trip to Italy’s oldest and currently largest museum of aviation in the summer of 2024. The museum is located on the grounds and in the original factory buildings of the aircraft company founded in 1908 by Giovanni Caproni and features exhibits from Italy's earliest lighter-than-air efforts, through the piston engine era, right up to modern jet, rotor, and tilt-rotor aircraft. There are a lot of pics, so we're going to play it by ear, in case we have to press pause and keep the second part for a future meeting. Show and Tell Happy New Modeling Year! The Highs of Harvey Low's Visits to Japan's Museums Harvey Low kicks off the NENY new year with the final installment of the pics from his recent trip to Japan. This time it’s all the museums he visited across central Japan. Join us for this wonderful journey in the land of the rising sun! Show and Tell NENY's Holiday Party! Our admirably well attended holiday party included satisfying comfort food, excellent companionship, a Yankee kits-from-your-stash swap, and a public accounting of finished (or sorta finished) complete-by-year-end pledge builds. It was a fine time! Pledge Builds: The Completed and the Well Intended! President Filippone awarded commemorative tokens and the NENY Ceremonial Cowbell rang in accompaniment to huzzas from all meeting attendees in celebration of completed resolution pledge builds and the well intended attempts. Take a look, be inspired, and resolve to participate in one of the 2026 build pledges to be kicked off during the January 15, 2026 in-person meeting! Show and Tell In addition to the pledge build models, members displayed these show and tell models. December's Zoom meeting was a virtual Yankee swap without any other agenda items.
A good time was had by all, with minimal drama in keeping with the spirit of the holiday season. Step Back to a Golden Age: The Golden Age Air Museum, Bethel, PA Tim Burke and Nick Filippone visited this "hidden gem" earlier this fall. They share photos and tell us more about what they saw. Show and Tell Harvey Low Takes Japan - Part 2 In the second of three presentations about his recent visit to Japan, Harvey Low shares his his experiences visiting hobby shops and kit hunting in Japan. Prepare yourself for tons of eye candy as he takes us on a must see journey for all us modeling addicts in the land of the rising sun. Show and Tell Who's up for some classic cars? Earlier this summer, some of our local NENY club members took a trip out to the Northeast Classic Car Museum in central NY state. We'll share a slideshow of some of what this really great museum has to offer. Show and Tell Kyle Koppos Wins the 2025 Sanford Cup  NENY chapter president Nick Filippone presents the Sanford Cup trophy to Kyle for his 1/48 ABK Model Nakajima A2N3 after a decisive vote by all meeting attendees and participants in the 2025 competition.
Enjoy this gallery of all 12 excellent entries. Show and Tell In addition to the Sanford Cup competition the meeting featured the regular member show and tell, including several models placing at the 2025 Nationals. |
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