May 2005 Bulletin

April meeting had a great turnout in all categories. We had 27 members and 4 guests bringing in a bunch of models and WIPs to talk about.

APRIL MEETING!!!

WORK IN PROGRESS! This has to be one of the more fun activities. You don’t actually have to finish anything to join in. Heck, you’re expected to have stuff not finished. It’s the nature of our hobby. So the group certainly didn’t disappoint. We got to see all aspects of the hobby represented and many different methods to get things done. Very educational!

PUSH FOR INCREASED BUILDING CONTINUES: Jimmy ran another edition of the Re-Supply Raffle.

On the agenda: JUNE

CONTEST NIGHT – 2ND QTR 2005: Bring in your masterpieces that haven’t been in the competition yet for the second installment of the BPMS Annual Contest.

PARTS BOX NIGHT: Bring in those old leftover parts that you have no use for. Your trash can be another man’s gold.

BASIC MODELING SKILLS CLINIC: Hosted by Vinny and Bobby, we will try to cover some basic areas and maybe even have a trick or two that may save the seasoned veterans a little time and effort. Anyone who wants to join in and assist is welcome to do so.

THEME CONTEST REMINDER:

IN THE MOVIES THEME

IS COMING UP FOR THE JUNE MEETING!!!

IN THE MOVIES: Ted and Phil are sponsoring “In The Movies” in for June 2005. Basically build something, ANYTHING from a movie. This from the sponsors:

The parameters of this contest have been nailed. There will be no category judging just first, second and third places with honorable mentions. This contest is wide open, so build a scene, a prop, or anything else that is recognizable from a movie. It can be Godzilla leveling Tokyo, a space battle from Star Wars, a scene from Apocalypse Now, a monster from a classic horror movie, a plane from Top Gun, a naval battle from Ben Hur, etc, etc. This should be fun, its up to your imagination. Get ready because June will be here soon!

For December we have a CATS theme. Adrian, Russ, and Jeff have agreed to sponsor that one. Anything having to do with Cats will do. More details to come.

OTHER THEMES

Do you want to sponsor a theme in 2006? Some concepts we’ve kicked around are: Experimental, Take One for the Team, and Things That Suck. Contact the officers if you want to sponsor any of those or anything else for December. Also the 30th Anniversary of Star Wars is coming up... right when all the kits are re-issued!