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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.
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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. Harvey Takes Japan!!  Harvey Low took a springtime trip to the land of the rising sun and he's promised to share with us several presentations over the coming months chronicling his adventures. Tonight, in his first installment, Harvey gives us the lowdown on his attendance at the famous "Shizuoka show", one of the premier hobby shows in the world. Take a look at the PDF of his presentation. Show and Tell Brian Fowler Two'fer! AMPS (Armor Modeling and Preservation Society) National Report Our own itinerant modeler (he's living in Buffalo for the next few months!) Brian Fowler, shares photos and reports out on the recent AMPS National show in PA last month, including pics of the "best of's" and a brief overview on the show overall. KV-6: Stalin's Orchestra  Brian relates the fascinating, unsung history of the infamous KV-6 Super Heavy Tank. Starting as a fun, spoof modeling project by Brian in 1995, his behemoth KV-6 model has taken on a life of its own over the years. Read/download Brian's presentation documenting how his creation achieved internet infamy. Show and Tell  Fighter Combat in World War II: Stories and Tactics 1939-1945 Author Steve Church will tell us a little about himself, including his "modeling origin story" (because we all have one!!) and then he'll do a presentation on some of the highlights of his research for the book followed by some Q & A and general discussion. Based on several conversations with Steve making the arrangements for this session we're going to learn a few things and I also know that we'll have a fun time doing it! You can buy Steve's book from Amazon, or directly from his website, Fighter Combat WWII. Show and Tell IPMS NENY Hangs Out at Hanger 743! Unbeknownst to many, there is a warbird preservation/restoration facility at the Albany Airport called Hanger 743. One of our club members arranged a group tour for us on March 21, 2025 and we enjoyed getting up close to several iconic aircraft, including a Skyraider, Corsair, Hurricane, Spitfire, Avenger, a B-25 under reconstruction after a ferry-flight accident, and a Texan modified to stand in for a Zero in several film productions. You may not appreciate how truly HUGE some of these single engine aircraft are until you actually stand right next to them! Here is a photo gallery of our tour. Show and Tell |
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