Bulletin: January 2008

T H E M I N U T E S

by Bobby P.

December was a great meeting. The Holiday Meeting had a great showing of friends, food, and models!!!

DECEMBER MEETING!!!

WE MEAN BUSINESS THEME CONTEST: We finally ran our theme contest and had a great turnout. As one of the sponsors I would like to thank everyone who built for the contest, and I would like to thank my co-sponsors who helped make it possible for us to run this Bert Berg honorary theme contest. And now, the winners:

1st: Hugh A – Pan Am Clipper
2nd: Jeff E – Pan Am Shuttle
3rd: Bill R – Chuck Wagon
HM: Jim M – Aer Lingus 737
Frank T – Miller Lite Fighter
Big Biz: John I – mammoth
Small Biz: Hugh A – Fedex Flea
Out of Biz: Nestor M – Braniff Shuttle
Funny Biz: Ray K – Ghostbusters Wagon
Mom & Pop: Bill R – Chuck Wagon
Risky Biz: Mike Co – Race Cars
Monkey Biz: John I – Pterodactyl
Unfinished Biz: Frank C - Jet

DESSERTS: Once again the group made a nice showing of bringing in the sweet treats for the dessert meeting. Thanks to everyone you brought in some goodies!

AWARDS CEREMONY: The numbers were crunched and the winners were determined. See the results of whom the members of the BPMS voted over the course of 2007 on the next page.

Air
HM: John M, Ralph R
3rd Don H
2nd Hugh A, Frank C
1st Frank T

Armor
HM: Kevin B, Fernando C, Guy F,

Howell S, Mike C, Dan M
3rd John I, Gordon C
2nd Ray K
1st Nick B

Figure
HM: Howell S
3rd Bobby P
2nd John I
1st Ted F

Sea
HM: John I
3rd Ray K, John M
2nd Israel A
1st Phil B

Sci-Fi
HM: Bill M, Don I,

Ray K, Bobby P
3rd Fernando C
2nd Gordon C
1st Jeffrey E

Misc
3rd Phil B
2nd Kay C
1st Vinnie R

Most Popular Entry:
1st qtr Gordon C: Corporate Droid Tank
2nd Jeff E: Klingon Raptor
3rd Don I: Tachikoma
4th Bill M: Nazi Snow Speeder

Top Gun - Jeff E

You can see pics from each meeting on Gordon’s blog:
http://gmobile17.blogspot.com/

On the agenda: January

MODEL OF THE YEAR CONTEST: At the end of the year, your humble narrator crunched the numbers and found the top three models by different people that scored the most votes in each category. Here are the results:

Air: Frank T B-25 4Q
Hugh A BF-109 3Q
Frank C A37B Dragonfly 1Q

Armor: Ray K M4A3 4Q
Gordon C M1 3Q
Nick B Tiger I 2Q

Figure: Ted F Tryon 2Q
John I Japanese Pilot 3Q
Bobby P Babel Fish 3Q

Sea: Israel A Speedboat 2Q
Phil B Nautilus 4Q
Mike C Delta 4Q

Sci-Fi: Jeffrey E Klingon Raptor 2Q
Gordon C Droid Tank 1Q
Fernando C Gundam Ground 4Q

Misc: Vinny R Viking 4Q
Kay C Butterly 2Q
Phil B 1935 Chrylser 3Q

KIT SALE NIGHT: Bring in stuff to sell. Don’t forget to bring in some cash, there’s no tab at this bar!

Our next meeting will be on January 18, 2008.