Twelve people attended. Thanks to Jimmy for stepping up at the last minute to moderate.
Armorcon is this Friday and Saturday in Southbury, CT. A flyer is on the BPMS Facebook page.
Lou reports MiniArt's 1/48 FW-190 D, 1/35 US Airborne tank riders, Roden's 1/72 C123 Provider, Takom's 1/35 Chieftain, M4A1 76 W HVSS, and SdKfz 250 /4 /7, are available.
Undeterred by bad weather, Gil and Nestor attended Patcon 2026 last Sunday. The show was well attended. The lighting was poor, but the quality of work, particularly for the Juniors, was high. Nestor shared photos of the show, with emphasis on the category sponsored by BPMS. Gil had a good experience as a vendor and Nestor's Boeing 707 took a 3rd place award.
We saw Vaughn's Bf-109, B-26 subassemblies and, for Simon, his Saab aircraft collection, Mark's nicely painted Chaffee, a less successfully painted Mini Cooper (rescued with the help of a Hasegawa polishing cloth), Wildcat, and Porsche, Gil's 1/24 Tiki Trike, Frank's FA -18 Hornet, and Russ' Jagdpanther. Vaughan acquired another flying boat, Anigrand's 1/72 S-44.
This week's tool was a set of four pics from Harbour Freight. Cost, $2.00. Not high strength steel but useful, nonetheless.
Museums for modelers - First, thanks to everyone who took the trouble to put their recommendations in an email to the group. Your efforts are appreciated.
Thirty-six museums were recommended at the meeting. The US museums are: Pima Air and Space, (and Davis Monthan boneyard) (AZ), National Museum US Air Force (OH), USS Intrepid (NY), American Air Power Museum (NY), New England Air Museum (CT), Naval Aviation Museum (FL), Warhawk Air Museum (ID), American Heritage Museum (MA), Aviation Museum on the Beach (FL), National Museum of the Pacific War (TX), National WW 2 Museum (LA), Planes of Fame (CA), Yanks Air Museum (CA), Connecticut Air and Space Center (CT), Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome (NY), Wings over the Rockies Air and Space Museum (CO), Hill Aerospace Museum (UT), Empire State Aerosciences Museum(NY), Smithsonian Air and Space Museum (DC), Smithsonian Udvar Hazy Center (VA), and Griffin Museum of Science and Industry (U-505 and Ju-87 Stuka) (IL). The overseas museums are: The Italian Air Force Museum (Bracciano), the RAF Museum London (UK), Muzeum Locnictwa Polskiego (Poland), Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History (Belgum), Luchtvaartmuseum Aviodrome (Netherlands), Swedish Air Force Museum(Sweeden), Aviation Museum Kbely (Czech Republic), The Tank Museum (UK), Musee de Blindes (France), Musee de la Figurine (France), and unspecified air museums in China (old MiGs), Tiwan(old US planes) and Argentina (TA-183 / Pulqui II).
The next meeting is Tuesday, 10/6/26 at 7:30 pm invites to follow. If you have photos of the museums, share a few of them next Tuesday.
~Russ
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