BPMS Bulletin - June 2013

T H E

M I N U T E S

by Judge Bax0jayz

May was another great BPMS meeting. We had 22 members and 1 guest who brought in 19 models, 19 of which were for the quarterly contest.

May Meeting

NEW MEMBER: Angelo Takos from Queens attended three meetings and showed us some armor so we welcomed him in as a member! Welcome to the fold, Sir!

CONTEST NIGHT - 2Q13: The second installment of the annual contest is in the books. We had 19 entries with a good scattering amongst the categories. The variety was so impressive that we asked the members to tell the group a couple words about the models on display.

PARTS BOX NIGHT: Some members contributed to the BPMS parts bin. We have a nice assortment of parts in there now!

TROOP SUPPORT: With Hugh going into retirement Jimmy volunteered to take over the role as Wounded Warrior Project liaison. He’s gotten reports regarding what models and supplies would be most useful. As always, donations of any models and supplies are welcome. Jimmy mentioned in passing the cost to ship models to Texas, so we collected a couple dollars for a little relief for him. In addition, Jimmy was hoping to find some more support amongst the group for a raffle to benefit the troops. The idea would be to have a raffle in October of items donated by members and tickets would be $2 each. If donations are numerous enough, we might break it up into TWO raffles. We’ll see. Don I also found out more about a Wounded Warrior outpost at Fort Hamilton. More details to come.

RAFFLE: We had a monthly raffle with an assortment of items. We had something for everyone’s tastes.

PLEDGE: April was the last month to make a declaration. Now it’s time to get those pledges built!

PHOTO ROSTER: Hugh can provide the files and write up the process I use in PowerPoint and PhotoManager to put the pages together. Can anyone take this job over? Contact Bobby or Jeff at the meeting.

On the agenda: June

BPMS TV AWARDS THEME CONTEST

IT ’S HERE! The first BPMS theme contest of the year is upon us! All you had to do was build a model of something that showed up in a regular television show. More details HERE.

BBQ NIGHT: It’s not summer until the BPMS holds our BBQ Night! We’ll have burgers, hot dogs, salads, chips, and fixings. Cost should be around $5-6 per person.

Our next meeting will be on

June 21st, 2013

Same Time

Same Place

See you at the BBSC!

Download a PDF of the June 2013 Bulletin here:

http://www.sendspace.com/file/ubig3a

The BPMS TV Awards Theme Contest: June 21, 2013

The Rules:

Open to any model kit that has appeared in a TV Series on a regular basis.

A few examples:

• 12 O'clock High - The constant then was around the crew of a B-17
• The Munsters: The House
• The Addams Family: The House
• Adam 12, TJ Hooker, Car 54, etc: The Police Car
• Lost In Space: Ships and Robots

The list can go on and on. It does not matter what year it was in. You need to provide a BRIEF HISTORY of the TV Series.

What will define a TV series: A program usually features a set of actors in a somewhat familiar setting. The program follows their lives and their adventures usually seasonal and ongoing with a duration of only a few episodes to many seasons.

The idea came from a closet full of models. I can almost say that each one of us has a model kit (or can be modified) for a TV series in our closet.

So get off the couch, Leave the remote and get building. The BPMS TV Studio is awaiting your model entries.

Contest Sponsors:
Joe B & Vinny R

Bulletin: MAY 2013

T H E

M I N U T E S

by Judge Bax0jayz

April was another grand BPMS meeting. We had 26 members and 1 guest who brought in 12 models and 14 WiPs for a busy meeting.

April Meeting

BILL MURPHY: It was Bill’s final meeting so we threw him a little going away party. Vinny had a special cake made up, and we also have doughnuts and coffe . Bon Voyage, Sir!

WORK IN PROGRESS NIGHT: We had more than a dozen models in progress on display. Members told us about what they were working on and how they were going about it. Educational!

TROOP SUPPORT: With Hugh going into retirement Jimmy Tissot volunteered to take over the role as Wounded Warrior Project liaison. He’s gotten reports regarding what models and supplies would be most useful. As always, donations of any models and supplies are welcome. In addition, Jimmy was hoping to find some more support amongst the group for a raffle to benefit the troops. The idea would be to have a raffle in October of items donated by members and tickets would be $2 each. If donations are numerous enough, we ight break it up into TWO raffles. We’ll see. Don Illjes also found out more about a Wounded Warrior outpost at Fort Hamilton. More details to come.

RAFFLE: We had a monthly raffle with an assortment of seven items. We had something for everyone’s tastes.

PLEDGE: April was the last month to make a declaration. Now it’s time to get to work on those pledges. October will be here fast!

On the agenda: May

CONTEST NIGHT - 2Q13: Time flies. We’re already up to the second installment of the BPMS annual contest. Bring in your good work and, place it in the correct category, fill out the proper paperwork and, hopefully, collect some more votes! The numbers for the four parts are accumulated for the December meeting.

PARTS BOX NIGHT: Every modeler has a stash of leftover parts. Why not bring them in to share with the group?

Our next meeting will be on

May 17th, 2013

Same Time

Same Place

See you at the BBSC!

Bulletin: April 2013

T H E

M I N U T E S

by Judge Bax0jayz

March was another great BPMS meeting. We had 26 members and no guests who brought in 25 models for an impressive March Meeting!

March Meeting

DECAL SWAP NIGHT: There were many decals swapped during the course of the meeting, but mostly for money. Cash is King!

FAVORITE MODEL: We had about a dozen models and attached stories about the favorite models of members.

TROOP SUPPORT: With Hugh going into retirement Jimmy Tissot volunteered to take over the role as Wounded Warrior Project liaison. Don Illjes also found out about a Wounded Warrior outpost at Fort Hamilton. More details to come.

RAFFLE: We had a monthly raffle with an assortment of seven items. Something for anyone’s tastes.

REPLICON 26: We sponsored a trophy package. By the time you read this the show will have passed, but we’ll discuss it during the April meeting.

PHOTO ROSTER: Hugh can provide the files and write up the process I use in PowerPoint and PhotoManager to put the pages together. Can anyone take this job over? Contact Bobby or Jeff at the meeting.

On the agenda: APRIL

WORK IN PROGRESS NIGHT: What’s on your workbench? Your pledge? Something for a theme contest? Why don’t you bring it in and show the group what you are up to. Be prepared to tell the group a couple words on your build.

PLEDGE: This month is the last month to make a declaration. See details below.

BILL MURPHY: Bill mentioned to a couple members that the April meeting will be his last before heading west. It’s always sad to see a longtime member say goodbye. Bon Voyage, Sir!

You can see pics from each meeting either at the Club Website or on the Photo-Blog: http://gmobile17.blogspot.com/

2013 MODEL PLEDGE: Looks like we got this working right now! Bring in an unbuilt model between January and APRIL 2013 (extended) to declare as your pledge model. Please have it finished for OCTOBER 2013, for a display. After October you may bring back your pledge for the November meeting for the last contest of the year. For your efforts you get an additional FIVE Super Raffle tickets for completing your pledge! Sweet! Easy enough!

Our next meeting will be on

April 19, 2013

Same Time

Same Place

See you at the BBSC!

Bulletin: March 2013

T H E

M I N U T E S

by Judge Bax0jayz

February was another great BPMS meeting. We had 25 members and one guest who brought in 36 models for an impressive first contest of the year!

February Meeting

CONTEST NIGHT: We had our first installment of the BPMS annual contest. Didn’t we just hand out last years’ awards? Yep! Now we start all over with a clean slate! There was some gorgeous work on the tables for fierce competition.

SHOW US YOUR TOOL: This vulgar sounding activity is more of a simple BPMS tradition. Several members had some very useful tools, supplies, and ideas. The group was treated to an educational evening. THANK YOU to all the guys who brought in something to share.

THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT: The club honored Don Illjes for his years of service as BPMS President. Thank you for a job well done, sir!



Don, right, is presented with a plaque by Frank Tripoli

TROOP SUPPORT: With Hugh going into retirement Jimmy Tissot volunteered to take over the role as Wounded Warrior Project liaison. Thanks!

PHOTO ROSTER: Hugh can provide the files and write up the process I use in PowerPoint and PhotoManager to put the pages together. Can anyone take this job over? Contact Bobby or Jeff at the meeting.

MOSQUITOCON: We got a request to sponsor a trophy package. However, due to problems members had last year getting the awards they won at the show the group voted against sponsoring this time around.

On the agenda: March

DECAL SWAP NIGHT: Pretty simple, bring in decals to trade, sell or just giveaway. I think the club has a communal decal box somewhere. You never know what markings you might find!

FAVORITE MODEL: Every modeler has that kit he LOVES. Built or unbuilt, bring it and to show the group and tell us why you love it!

You can see pics from each meeting either at the Club Website or on the Photo-Blog: http://gmobile17.blogspot.com/

• Don't forget about the BPMS TV AWARDS THEME CONTEST!

Our next meeting will be on

March 15, 2013

See you at the Bergen Beach Sports Complex!

Donations arrived

The large majority of these magazines came from Frank T.


Hugh


From: "Dick M"
Date: Feb 10, 2013 9:29 AM
Subject: donations arrived

To: "Hugh"
Hugh,

Thanks for the recently received box of magazines. Those items will be split between the Warriors out at Brooke Army Med Ctr., and the several programs that IPMS supports in Afghanistan. Excellent mags!

Dick M

BPMS Bulletin: 02/2013

T H E

M I N U T E S

by Judge Bax0jayz

The January meeting set a good standard for meetings for the year. We had 24 members and on guest who brought in 17 models

January Meeting

NEW REGIME: Our illustrious new Prez and Veep, Ray Whitton and Gordon Cheung, had a great meeting to start off on!

NEW MEMBER: It’s always a good way to start off a new year by inducting a new member. Tim Greeman came to three meetings, showed us some of his armor, and had an entry for the theme contest, so we voted him in. Welcome to the fold!

JANUARY SUPER RAFFLE: The club raised $60 from the raffle ticket sales. We would like to thank Ray Keegan, Joe Bergman, and Jeff Eng for the kit donations. Thanks to the following members for purchasing raffle tickets: Joe, Charlie, Don, John M, Gordon, Russ, Ray W, Jeff, Bobby and Frank T. Congratulations to the winners!

THE END OF THE WORLD: By now we all know that the world didn’t end on December 21st, but that didn’t stop the theme contest! We had quite a showing for this! The winners were:

HM: Konstantin Lukyanov- Poster

Gordon Cheung- RGM-79 GM Mobile suit

Tim Greeman- Martian Girl

Ray Keegan- Moonraker 5

Ray Whitton- Martian War Machine

3 Frank Tripoli - Bugs Rule

2 Joe Bergman- Martian

1 Bobby Pokorny- Cthulhu

Best Land: Joe Bergman- Martian War Machine

Best Air: Frank Colucci- Space Ark

Theme Contest Judges: Russ Holcomb, Jimmy Tissot, and Jeff Eng.

We’d like to thank everyone who participated in this fun theme contest. Without entries we wouldn’t have the contests. Also, we would like to thank the sponsors (Jeff Eng, Russ Holcomb, and your humble narrator) who put up the money and energy to give us exciting new themes to build for!

The Theme Contest Winners

AWARDS CEREMONY: The numbers from the annual contest were crunched. I had my 20 minute window to print them out. The winners, as you voted for them are:

Air

HM: Charlie Nelson, Ed Johnson, Ray Whitton

3 Frank Tripoli

2 Frank Colucci

1 Hugh Alcock

Armor

HM: Guy Ferrara, Gordon Cheung, Frank Tripoli

3 TIE! Howell Serkin, Kosta Lukyanov, Joe Bergman

2 Bill Murphy

1 TIE! Seamus Boughe, Phil Benson

Figure

HM: Kamila Lukyanova, Russ Holcomb, Bob Epley

3 Bill Murphy

2 Ray Keegan

1 TIE! Ted Fazio, Joe Bergman

Sci-Fi

HM: Israel Alvarado, Frank Colucci, Katrine Kryzhanovsky, Kamila Lukyanova

3 Ted Fazio

2 Ed Johnson

1 Joe Bergman

Sea

HM: Hugh Alcock, Guy Ferrara, Kosta Lukyanov

3 Bill Murphy

2 Ed Johnson

1 Charlie Nelson

Misc

HM: Kamila Lukyanova, Hugh Alcock

3 Bob Epley

2 Ed Johnson

1 Joe Bergman

Most Popular

1Q: Hugh Alcock – F107A

2Q: Ted Fazio – Pegasus Knight

3Q: Frank Tripoli – PV1 Ventura

4Q: Joe Bergman – Gone Fishing

TOP GUN 2012

JOE BERGMAN

Congrats to all the winners! Hard work pays off! If I had any typos or spelling errors on your awards, please accept my apologies. I print these out at work and sometimes I can make a mistake while trying to get things done timely.

BPMS TV AWARDS THEME: Joe made the announcement for the June Theme Contest: TELEVISION! Build something that's been on a regular running TV show and be able to back up your assertion. Find the full contest details HERE. Sponsored by Joe B and Vinny.

On the agenda: February

CONTEST NIGHT: Just last month we presented the awards for the 2012 Annual contest and we’re getting started on 2013! This is the first quarter of the BPMS Annual contest. Feel free to bring in any model that hasn’t already been in a quarter contest, and you are encouraged to bring in your entries for last month’s theme contest!

SHOW US YOUR TOOL: This vulgar sounding activity is more of a simple BPMS tradition. Once a year we ask members to come to the meeting prepared with a tool or method they like to use to make their model building life easier. It could be a new product, something you made yourself, or a different way of tackling a problem. It’s up to you. Please be prepared to tell the group a couple words about what you have.

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You can see pics from each meeting either at the Club Website or on the Photo-Blog: http://gmobile17.blogspot.com/

2013 MODEL PLEDGE: Looks like we got this working right now! Bring in an unbuilt model between January and March 2013 to declare as your pledge model. Please have it finished for OCTOBER 2013, for a display. After October you may bring back your pledge for the November meeting for the last contest of the year. For your efforts you get an additional FIVE Super Raffle tickets for completing your pledge! Sweet! Easy enough!

REGARDING TROOP SUPPORT

A few words from Hugh –

I need to be more engaged on the planning for our new retirement home, as well as continuing to spruce up the house to better entice potential buyers. This means that modeling has to take a back seat. That said, it's time to ask for volunteer(s) to take over:

1. the Wounded Warrior support, or, perhaps to ask the club if they still want to continue that effort.
2. The Photo Roster updates. I can provide the files and write up the process I use in PowerPoint and PhotoManager to put the pages together.

I should be able to make at least one or more meetings before I head South, but that depends on when the house sells.

Take care, ~ Hugh Alcock

Our next meeting will be on:

February 15, 2013

Same Time, Same place!

IPMS USA Region 1 2013 Calendar

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IPMS USA Region 1 2013 Calendar

Date	Event	Location	Host
3/2/2013	Hands on Seminar	Glastonbury, CT	Central CT SMS
3/17/2013	MASSCAR	Tauntin, MA	MASSCAR
3/23/2013	Driver's Ed (Seminar Day)	Hopewell Jct., NY	HVHMG
3/24/2013	ValleyCon	Chicopee, MA	Wings & Wheels
4/6/2013	MosquitoCon	Wayne, NJ	IPMSNJ (Region 2)
4/7/2013	DowneastCon	Saco, ME	Southern Maine
4/13/2013	Can-AM Con	Richmond, VT	Champlain Valley
4/13/2013	RepLICon	Freeport, NY	LISMS
4/14/2013	BuffCon	Amherst, NY	Niagara Frontier
5/3-4/2013	NOREASTCON (Regional)	Rochester, NY	Rochester
8/14-17/13	IPMS USA National Con	Loveland, CO	IPMS Denver
9/15/2013	PatCon	Hudson, MA	Patriot
9/26-27/13	ArmorCon	Danbury, CT	NMMA
10/19/2013	HVHMG	Poughkeepsie, NY	HVHMG
10/20/2013	GraniteCon	Nashua, NH	Granite State

This is what I have so far. I know a couple of the fall shows affected by Stormageddon Sandy have to submit yet for next fall.

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Bulletin: January, 2013

T H E

 M I N U T E S

 by Judge Bax0jayz

 

After the cancellation of the November meeting, December went on without a hitch. We had 31 members and one guest who brought in 17 models, largely for the final contest of 2012.

December Meeting

NOVEMBER WITHIN DECEMBER: In a nutshell, we shifted the events for the November meeting to December.

CONTEST NIGHT 4Q12: As the FINAL BPMS Quarterly Contest for 2012 it was members’ last chance to rake in some votes. At the time this is being written the numbers have been crunched and we’ll announce the winners in JANUARY.

HOLIDAY DESSERTS: We can always count on the guys to make a good time, and the desserts made for a delicious time! Thanks to all the members who contributed!

SUPER RAFFLE: The prolific members are rewarded for their hard work! For each model you brought in you were entitled to ONE Super Raffle ticket. If you completed your pledge, you get an additional FIVE tickets! We handed out 275 raffle tickets that night, coupled with approximately 100 prizes and that meant GOOD TIMES! Our big builder of the year was Joe Bergman with 38 for the year. Impressive numbers!

On the agenda: JANUARY

NEW REGIME: Time flies! It seems like yesterday that Don and Charlie took the seats up front, now they hand the reigns over to our new president Ray W. and his Vice-President Gordon.

AWARDS CEREMONY: The numbers from the annual contest have been crunched. With any luck I’ll be able to print out the certificates and have a proper awards ceremony. In the worst case scenario we will still announce the winners and have the awards in February.

THE END OF THE WORLD: By now we all know that the world didn’t end on December 21st, but that’s not going to stop the theme contest! Details below.

JANUARY SUPER RAFFLE: January won’t only bring the END OF THE WORLD, but we’re also going to have a “January Super Raffle!” Not to be confused with the Super raffle that we conduct every year in November, the January Super raffle will cost $5 / ticket. Each will be a shot at winning one of the following models:

• Trumpeter 1/32 Mig-21 UM two seater with extra Verlinden detail set. Joe B
• Trumpeter 1/350 JMDF DDG-173 Kongo Jeff E
• Dragon 1/35 Jagdpanzer IV/70 (A) with added metal gun barrel and resin zimmeret detail set Ray K
• Polar Lights 1/350 NX-01 Enterprise Ray K.

Thanks for the donations: Joe B, Ray K, and Jeff.

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You can see pics from each meeting either here or on the Photo-Blog: http://gmobile17.blogspot.com/

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2013 MODEL PLEDGE: Looks like we got this working right now! Bring in an unbuilt model between January and March 2013 to declare as your pledge model. Please have it finished for OCTOBER 2013, for a display. After October you may bring back your pledge for the November meeting for the last contest of the year. For your efforts you get an additional FIVE Super Raffle tickets for completing your pledge! Sweet! Easy enough!

 

PHOTO ROSTER UPDATE: Hugh will soon begin an update of the photo roster. If you're e-mail or phone number has changed in the past year, please send Hugh a correction at shuvlboy [at] gmail [dot] com. (Note: It's a given that your face has changed since the last photo roster, but as aging is usually not a positive thing, charity demands that we not require a new photo.) Members occasionally change their e-mail addresses. If you're not getting a reply to an e-mail, it may be that you are using an old address. The photo roster has the e-mails that are current at the time the roster was produced, so you may want to check the roster and/or get a copy of the latest roster.

 

The End Of The World Theme Contest

January 18, 2013

 

IT’S HERE!!!

We happened to have a club meeting on the date that many were saying could’ve been the end of days. What better way to see the world go out with a theme contest marking THE END OF THE WORLD?!?!

AIM: Build something that can be tied into THE END OF THE WORLD in some way, shape, or form. That easy! The contest form will ask you to explain HOW your model connects with this theme.

Examples: Martian War Machine, Space Shuttle from Armageddon, a nuclear missile, a zombie, etc, etc. If you can rationally tie it in to the theme, you’re good to go!

We are planning on some special certificates for depicting the following catastrophic events:

• Land
• Air
• Sea

Contest Sponsors:

• Jeff
• Russ
• Bobby

Easy enough! Come to us with any questions. Build something and have fun!

 

 

Meeting date: January 18, 2013

Same time, Same Place

Bulletin: December 2012

T H E

M I N U T E S

by Bobby B2 Blue Pokorny

 

Strange days. After our very successful October meeting, we had 24 members and one guest who brought in 17 models, the Tristate area was devastated by Hurricane Sandy then Winter Storm Athena. With massive destruction, flooding, and fuel shortages the only reasonable course of action we could take was to cancel the November meeting.

 

October Meeting

NOMINATIONS: The current regime has put in its two years up front. So this time around we nominated Ray Whitton for President and Gordon Cheung for Veep. They will ascend to their thrones up front starting in JANUARY.

MODEL PLEDGE: We had over a dozen model pledges shown, which isn’t too shabby considering that they filled the tables and made a good showing of it. Thank you to the members who participated, you’ll see FIVE extra November Super Raffle tickets for your efforts!

JANUARY SUPER RAFFLE: January won’t only bring the END OF THE WORLD THEME CONTEST, but we’re also going to have a “January Super Raffle!” Not to be confused with the Super raffle that we conduct every year in November, the January Super raffle will cost $5 / ticket. Each will be a shot at winning one of the following models:

• Trumpeter 1/32 Mig-21 UM two seater with extra Verlinden detail set. Joe B
• Trumpeter 1/350 JMDF DDG-173 Kongo Jeff E
• Dragon 1/35 Jagdpanzer IV/70 (A) with added metal gun barrel and resin zimmert detail set Ray K
• Polar Lights 1/350 NX-01 Enterprise Ray K.

Thanks for the donations: Joe Bergman, Ray Keegan, and Jeff Eng.

Coming January! Coming January! Coming January! Coming January!

On the agenda: DECEMBER

HOLIDAY LUNCHEON: Everything went well and that everyone had a good time at the Tasty Tavern. Good food and good friends! Hopefully this will give birth to a new BPMS tradition!

SUPER RAFFLE: The prolific members are rewarded for their hard work! For each model you brought in you are entitled to ONE Super Raffle ticket. If you completed your pledge, you get an additional FIVE tickets! Your humble narrator will have the tickets at the meeting for you! DONATIONS FOR THIS SUPER RAFFLE ARE APPRECIATED AND ENCOURAGED!

CONTEST NIGHT 4Q12: This is the FINAL BPMS Quarterly Contest for 2012. This is your last chance to rake in some votes so make the best of it!

HOLIDAY DESSERTS: The calendar will say December even though we’ll have November Activities. We invite members to bring in desserts and other treats for the group, like we’ve been doing for years now. Drinks and coffee will be available from the BBSC and BPMS.

NOTE: WE POSTPONED THE THEME CONTEST TO JANUARY!

 

Meeting date: December 21, 2012

Same Time

Same Place

 

See you at the BBSC for the final BPMS Meeting of 2012!

The BPMS Holiday Luncheon is THIS SATURDAY!!!

The Holiday Luncheon will still be on December 1st.

Tasty Tavern

4523 Avenue N

Brooklyn, NY 11234

(718) 692-1020

http://tastytavern.com/

Saturday, December 1, 2012 @ 12:30PM

ATTENTION MEMBERS!!!

ATTENTION:

NOVEMBER BPMS MEETING

IS CANCELLED!!!

Due to flooding the BBSC will not be available for our usual meeting night. Information got to me after the Bulletin was printed, so please note:

• November activities (Super Raffle / 4Q Contest) will be postponed to December. [You are still welcome to bring desserts to this meeting!]
• December activities (Theme Contest / $5 Super Raffle / Awards) will be postponed to January.

The Holiday Luncheon will still be on December 1st.

Tasty Tavern

(718) 692-1020

4523 Avenue N, Brooklyn, NY 11234

http://tastytavern.com/

Saturday, December 1, 2012 @ 12:30PM

Keep an eye on the website or in contact with fellow members to be sure you are up to date with latest meeting news and/or changes in arrangements!

http://bpmsclub.blogspot.com/

http://www.bpmsclub.com/

For mobile devices:

http://bpmsclub.blogspot.com/?m=1

The BBSC is FLOODED!!!

NOTICE!!!

THE BBSC

IS

FLOODED!!!

Due to flooding the BBSC may not be available for our usual meeting night. Keep an eye on the website or in contact with fellow members to be sure you are up to date with latest meeting news and/or changes in arrangements!

The Holiday Luncheon will still be on December 1st, regardless!

Tasty Tavern

(718) 692-1020

4523 Avenue N, Brooklyn, NY 11234

http://tastytavern.com/

Saturday, December 1, 2012 @ 12:30PM



Meeting Notice!!!

Members should keep in touch with the officers because, at this point, the BBSC is flooded out. we may need to relocate, postpone, or cancel the meeting.

Stay tuned for the latest meeting news.

Attention Members:

The End of the World

BPMS Theme Contest

12/21/12

http://bpmsclub.blogspot.com/2012/06/end-of-world-theme-contest.html

BPMS Bulletin: October, 2012

T H E

M I N U T E S

by Bobby B2 Blue Pokorny

September was another fun meeting. We had 28 members and one guest who brought in 22 models.

September Meeting

D-LIGHTFUL THEME: Nearly half of the models on display fit into the THINGS WITH Ds theme. From a 1929 Duesenberg to Destroid Monster, we had quite an impressive showing. Thanks guys!

SWAP NIGHT: Members brought in a varied assortment of kits to trade and sell.

HVHMG: Tim Greeman of the HVHMG was a guest at the last meeting. Besides bringing some very nice armor models, he also reminded us that his club is having a show on October 20, the day after our meeting. We sponsored a trophy package, by the way. More details at: http://www.hvhmg.com/

DECEMBER SUPER RAFFLE: December won’t only bring the END OF THE WORLD THEME CONTEST, and desserts, but we’re also going to have a “December Super Raffle!” Not to be confused with the Super raffle that we conduct every year in November, the December Super raffle will cost $5 / ticket. Each will be a shot at winning one of the following models:

• Trumpeter 1/32 Mig-21 UM two seater with extra Verlinden detail set.

• Trumpeter 1/350 JMDF DDG-173 Kongo

• Dragon 1/35 Jagdpanzer IV/70 (A) with added metal gun barrel and resin zimmert detail set

• Polar Lights 1/350 NX-01 Enterprise

Thanks for the donations: Joe Bergman, Ray Keegan, and Jeff Eng.

On the agenda: October

HOLIDAY DINNER: Earlier this year we celebrated the club’s 40th anniversary. Some members wondered why we don’t have a dinner like that more often? Why wait for ten years to pass? Did you know that the tradition of the Holiday Dinner was originally started to celebrate another year of BPMS in the books? Verily, it’s true! So we pounded out some ideas and plans at the last meeting. However, we found that the usual Tuesday night dinner was creating some scheduling difficulties for many members. That's when an idea struck Frank T. Why not have the Holiday Dinner on a weekend afternoon, just like the 40th Anniversary? So we've made contact with The Tasty Tavern and booked December 1st at 12:30 in the afternoon. We have the area from 12:30 - 3:30. If you arrive early, there is a cash bar available. Food would be served starting at 1:00. We'll be making choices regarding food options at the next meeting. We can bring our own cake and they will supply coffee. Price should be in the $30 / person range.

Tasty Tavern

(718) 692-1020

4523 Avenue N

Brooklyn, NY 11234

http://tastytavern.com/

Saturday, December 1, 2012 @ 12:30PM

NOMINATIONS: The current regime has put in its two years up front. Let’s see what pretty faces we can get up front this time around!

2012 MODEL PLEDGE: It seemed that we kept the concept entirely too loose for members tastes in the past so we tightened them up a little in 2011 and it was a success. You just had to bring in an unbuilt model between January and March 2012 to declare as your pledge model. Please have it finished for the OCTOBER MEETING, for a display. After October you may bring back your pledge for the November meeting for the last contest of the year. For your efforts you get an additional FIVE Super Raffle tickets for completing your pledge! Sweet! Easy enough!

You can see pics from each meeting either at the Club Website or on the Photo-Blog: http://gmobile17.blogspot.com/  

Meeting date:

October 19, 2012

Same time

Same place

Holiday Dinner Update

At last night's meeting we discussed about how members sggested after the anniversary luncheon earlier this year, that it would be something nice to do more often. Initially, the Holiday dinners were put together to celebrate another year of BPMS for the history books and they included family and loved ones. We've gone away from that in recent years, but this would be a good time to get back to that tradition.

We sent around a list for names of those who were interested, but were surprised by the low numbers. Since we usually have this on a Tuesday night, logistically, it made it immediately difficult for many members to be able to say whether or not they can come at all. That's when an idea struck Frank T. Why not have the Holiday Dinner on a weekend afternoon, just like the 40th Anniversary? So we've made contact with The Tasty Tavern and booked December 1st at 12:30 in teh afternoon. We have the area from 12:30 - 3:30. If you arrive early, there is a cash bar available. Food would be served starting at 1:00. We'll be making choices regarding options at the nxt meeting. We can bring our own cake and they will supply coffee.

The Tasty Tavern

December 1 @ 12:30

Looks like we have it all set up. More details to come!

BPMS Bulletin: September, 2012

T H E

M I N U T E S

by Bobby B2 Blue Pokorny

August was another fun meeting. We had 22 members who brought in only 14 models, mostly for the quarter contest. The models were almost outnumbered by the pizzas!

August Meeting

PIZZA NIGHT: Another feeding frenzy meeting! We had in about a dozen various pies and killed them! Well done!

CONTEST – 3RD QTR 2012: Where has the year gone? We had our THIRD installment of the annual contest. The bulk of the models on the tables were for the contest so you know the quality was good!

DECEMBER SUPER RAFFLE: December won’t only bring the END OF THE WORLD THEME CONTEST, and desserts, but we’re also going to have a “December Super Raffle!” Not to be confused with the Super raffle that we conduct every year in November, the December Super raffle will cost $5 / ticket. Each will be a shot at winning one of the following models:

• Trumpeter 1/32 Mig-21 UM two seater with extra Verlinden detail set

• Trumpeter 1/350 JMDF DDG-173 Kongo

• Dragon 1/35 Jagdpanzer IV/70 (A) with added metal gun barrel and resin zimmert detail set

• Polar Lights 1/350 NX-01 Enterprise

Thanks for the donations: Joe Bergman, Ray Keegan, and Jeff Eng.

Coming Soon!

Details HERE

On the agenda: September

HOLIDAY DINNER: Earlier this year we celebrated the club’s 40th anniversary. Some members wondered why we don’t have a dinner like that more often? Why wait for ten years to pass? Did you know that the tradition of the Holiday Dinner was originally started to celebrate another year of BPMS in the books? Verily, it’s true! Recently we’ve been having a Holiday Dinner for members, and a desserts meeting with all the awards and the theme contest that guests are welcome to come to. Honestly, watching the awards ceremony probably isn’t the most exciting show we can offer our guests. Would we prefer to have a more family oriented holiday dinner, we can bring our loved ones, and then have our usual business meeting on December 21? We’re thinking about maybe a fine dinner, possibly Asian Cuisine. Any ideas? Please have them ready for the meeting, we’ll need to discuss this and hammer it out as we’re already into September. We’ll only have another meeting to work out concepts.

D-LIGHTFUL THEME: THINGS WITH Ds. This will be a display of models that have the letter D in the name somewhere. It can be part of a designation, name, cup size, it’s up to you. Have fun with it!

SWAP NIGHT: Bring in kits to trade or to sell. You might want to bring some cash in case that grail kit shows up. There’s no tab at this bar!

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You can find pics from each meeting at the Photo-Blog:
http://gmobile17.blogspot.com/

Meeting Date:

September 21, 2012

Same time,

Same place!