Tonight's meeting was the best attended yet! New members joined us and there were plenty of show and tell models on display, including many representing this month's theme of "bring something green". Galleries of our convivial group and models on display follow. Show and Tell
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Turnout tonight was strong with a couple of new members joining us. Decal buy/sell/swap/giveaway was tonight's activity accompanied by an informative round table discussion about decaling tips and techniques. The gallery below includes group shots and the show and tell projects members brought along to share. ![]() Photo Tour of Normandy D-Day Beaches Steve Zaloga presented a photo tour with running commentary about his visits to the D-Day beaches and shared some of his model recreations of scenes from the historic event. Steve graciously allowed us to share the photos in this gallery. ![]() Building a 1/32 Carrier Deck Display Base Brian Fowler built a stunning 1/32 Tamiya A6M2 Zero for his father (check out his build report in the December 7, 2023 Zoom meeting) and puts the cherry on top this meeting by sharing how he scratch built an equally impressive 1/32 section of the Soryu's deck as the Zero's display base. Enjoy the in-progress photos, commentary, and finished photos in this PDF. Show and Tell
A large contingent of our group braved cold, crappy winter weather to warm the cockles of their modeling hearts with the warm bonhomie of fellow modelers. Here's a few photos of the group, followed by photos of a demonstration and then the evening's show and tell models. Vacuum Forming for Modeling Made Easy (Or At Least Explained) February's in-person meeting featured a terrific live demonstration of vacuum forming tools and techniques by Nick Filippone. Nick routinely vac-u-forms large and small parts for his models when kit parts won't cut the mustard or simply do not exist. Check out the photo of his XB-15 below. Nick vac-u-formed the fuselage, engine nacelles, and clear parts in order to complete this fantastic model of an aircraft not available as a kit. Nick set up a selection of his vacuum forming tools: a modernized Mattel antique from the 1960s, a home-built unit for forming large parts, a commercial unit marketed to modelers, and a deluxe sucker marketed to the dental trade but very useful for modeling projects. Photos and captions follow. Show and Tell One More New Years Pledge!
Dave Pratt joined the cadre of NENY resolution-keepers with his pledge to finish a Shelf of Doom kit by the June Meeting, and a new kit by the December meeting. ![]() Resolutions Aplenty During 2024's First In-Person Meeting! 2024 begins with the literal promise of completing more models this year. For this year's first in-person meeting club members were encouraged to declare a new year's modelling resolution by bringing two kits as follows: 1) Your New Year’s Resolution – An unstarted kit that you PLEDGE before the group, to complete sometime before the end of the 2024 year. 2) Your Shelf of Doom Resolution – Something you’ve started, but stalled on (for whatever reason). You will be PLEDGING before the group, to complete this kit as well and because it’s already started, you will only have until the June 2024 meeting to finish it!! Members in attendance brought their models - and even a few members who could not make it to the meeting have sent in photos of their resolution kits - and regaled the group with their shelf of doom kit back stories and their aspirations for bringing all their modeling powers to bear on the new kit to be finished by the end of 2024. Members formalized their resolutions by placing their right hands on the IPMS-NENY Ceremonial Cowbell and pledging before the attendees their commitment. Documentation of all the good intentions that are sure to pave the road to modeling nirvana follows. Three shots of the group sharing their stories of modeling hopes and dreams: Photos of Kits Pledged by Participants Art Loder Tim Burke Nick Filippone Steve Tytko Kyle Koppos Ralf Schauer Paul Dupree Fred Sirois Jay Devlin Brian Fowler Greg Aldi Eric Burleigh John Nigro
Happy New Year!NENY rings in 2024 with our first Zoom meeting, resolute in our commitment to offering good fellowship and a forum for sharing the joys (and sorrows) of scale modeling. We hope you'll join our meetings as often as possible and share with us your news, views, tips, techniques, and photos of your projects, present, past, and planned for the future. Tonight's special presentation: A Canadian Talks About Custer and the Little Big Horn NENY regular Harvey Low spent a week at the famed battle site of Custer's Last Stand back in June 2023, which was the 137th anniversary of the battle and included a reenactment! Hear the fun facts about this famous battle and be tested by some trivia about the clash and its participants! Show and Tell
Happy Holidays!
The December in-person meeting featured a congenial gathering of local members who enjoyed fellowship, pizza, wings, and plenty of delicious baked goods. Club members also responded to a call for modeling related donations to be given to local VA service members. And since life is a crapshoot, we modified our optional-participation gift exchange of models to be determined by a multiple round the roll of the dice! It was a good time, with minimal grudge matches of gift stealing and holiday hard feelings. Read the rules in PDF format here so you can get a better idea of how to play. Here's a short gallery of photos from the evening: Special Presentation: Kelly's Greatest Challenge - The Blackbirds! ![]() Tonight, we have a special guest presentation by Buzz Carpenter, a USAF Colonel (ret.) with a distinguished career both as a pilot and as a command leader, Buzz's early service included combat operations in Phantoms in Vietnam. He was a Wing Commander during both Desert Storm and Desert Shield and ended his active duty as Vice Commander of the U.S. 2nd Air Force. Prominent among his many service highlights are his 65+ operational missions and 777 flight hours as an aircraft commander and instructor pilot in the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird. Buzz discussed the Blackbird and his unique experience flying this truly one-of-a-kind aircraft. Filled with detailed descriptions and images covering the Blackbird's anatomy of and operations, Buz has generously agreed to let you view his presentation in PDF format here. Special thanks to Aris Papas for making the connection and helping to make it possible for Buzz to join us. ![]() Brian Fowler's 1/32 Tamiya A6M2 in Pearl Harbor Markings Brian shared photos and detailed building notes about the 1/32 Zero he built for his father, and he graciously supplied his presentation for us to enjoy and learn from. Read or download his presentation in PDF format here. Show and Tell
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