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An amazing picture to you and me, but just another day at the office for Vaughn. More on that later.
Fifteen people attended. No Tuesday Zoom meeting next week, the in-person meeting is Friday, 9/18/26, at the Community Center in Brooklyn. Doors open around 5pm and the meeting starts around 7:30. It's kit swap/buy night and the long-awaited large model display. Completed builds or works in progress, it doesn't matter, as long as it's large.
Lou reports Hobby Boss's 1/48 Argentine A-4 P is available. This led to a discussion on books about the Falklands/Malvinas war and the equipment used in the fighting.
Bobby shared photos of last Saturday's group build at Pier 57. Several club members were among the thirty or so people at the event. A visitor stopped by and donated four kits. Who says New Yorkers aren't friendly?
Now, back to the Skycrane photo. It came from the internet, but Vaughn shared one of his own, along with a story of being on the Skycrane as flew to see if premanufactured structures could be safely delivered by air.
We saw Keith's 3D printed Big Dog Chopper, John's Panzer 1B, Erasmo's A-7, Kevin's Flash Gordon figure and Inga (from Young Frankenstein), Vaughn's scratch-built A5 Vigilante weapons bay and exhaust, Gordon's RGC 80 GM Cannon, Frank's C-5 and Russ' Starship Enterprise and Jagdpanther. Acquisitions included: 1/16 T-34, Sea Vixen FAW2 Strike Fighter, Super Etendard, Me-262 A-a1 and NATO Armored Infantry Fighting Vehicle.
This week's tool was a magnetic hook. Gil likes them for keeping his go-to tools handy and visible, rather than buried in a drawer somewhere.
The topic was enjoyment so here, in no particular order, are aspects of the hobby that we enjoy most. The freedom to build whatever type of model you want. The camaraderie and friendships among people with shared interests. Assembly, especially when it comes out the way you intended. An opportunity to de-stress. A chance to go back to your youth when you build a kit you had as a kid. Being able to put something down for a while and pick up where you left off. A chance to experiment with different materials and techniques. Tinkering. Painting. The challenge of making a kit unique, better. Creating a museum of obscure aircraft. Collecting kits, reference material, and aftermarket items. Finding out why the prototypes were designed the way they were. The quest for a special kit, decal, or reference. That's some of what we enjoy, in two weeks we talk about what we don't.
The next meeting is Friday, 9/18/26 at the Community Center. No invite needed. Hope to see you there. Hope to see that 1/16 T-34, too!
~Russ
