Eleven people attended the meeting. There's no Zoom
meeting next Tuesday because the July in-person meeting is Friday,
7/21/23. Doors open around 6, meeting begins around 7:30. Details are
in the newsletter, which is
in the mail.
No new releases reported but watch for Squadron's
Devastator book and Takom's M-29 Weasel. Michael told us about the Fold 3
website, a repository of military history records and documents,
Vaughan told us that V, as in
VMF or CV, signifies "heavier than air" and Frank told us Dollar Stores
are a good source for inexpensive wood bases.
In progress and completed work included: E A-6A, Teenage
Werewolf, Bigfoot (Kevin's exercise in OSL, Object Source Lighting ),
B-25, Zero, Wildcat, Roman Warship (no action/adventure movie spoilers,
please), Patlabor Griffon,
Baby Yoda, A-6 Intruder, F-14 and Tradewind. Acquisitions included:
F-16 D, Moon Maiden, Cleopatra's Last Dance, Marilyn Monroe,
Norris-thing/head (from 1982's The Thing), brass toothpicks (from Mig
Ammo) and toothpick dispenser (from the Museum of Modern
Art's gift shop).
Gil's tool was the app, TRYCOLORS. It works on iPhones,
Androids and laptops. It's inexpensive and helpful for mixing colors,
determining a color from a photo and identifying manufacturers.
The topic was toothpicks. It was such a rich topic we
ran out of time before everyone had a chance to speak (that's why you
saw all those post meeting emails). We have used them to mix and apply
epoxy glues, to hold small
parts for painting (drill a hole, jam the toothpick in), put pupils in
eyeballs, detail dials on instrument panels, apply putty, wedge parts
for a better fit, remove excess paint from canopy frames, ream/enlarge
holes, remove excess liquid cement form plastic,
polish plastic, remove excess plastic putty, even after its dry (wet
the toothpick first). Some prefer round toothpicks, some prefer square.
They both have their uses. Toothpicks can be put into hobby knife
holders. Orange sticks, used for manicures, are an
alternative to toothpicks, as are bamboo skewers. And don't forget, you
can get them in brass now, too.
Hope to see you at the July meeting.
Russ
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