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Monday, January 20, 2014
Thursday, January 09, 2014
Bulletin: January 2014
LOSS OF A MEMBER: By the last meeting we were already aware of the condition of long-time member, Frank Tripoli. After I had already gone to print with the January BPMS Bulletin the news came in that he passed away on December 31, 2013. His patient, clever, friendly and wise presence will be missed. See a full obituary by Frank C. HERE.
THE
MINUTES
by Bobby Pokorny
December was a
jam-packed meeting full of awards and treats. We had 26 members and 2 guests who
brought in 16 models for the theme contest.
December
Meeting
SLOPPY
SECONDS THEME: It finally arrived. You merely had to complete a
model that was intended for a previous theme contest. A second chance for the
procrastinators and for those projects that just didn’t have enough time to get
done. The winners were:
GOLD Joe
Bergman Dracula
SILVER Tim
Greeman Israeli Sherman
BRONZE Frank
Colucci Mig-21R
HM Kosta
Lukyanov Frogmen
Angelo
Takos Pink Panther
Ray
Whitton Rocket
Phil
Benson Mercedes
America! Joe Bergman Gemini Capsule
Incomplete Ray Keegan Planet
Express
Bogey Ed
Johnson He-178
Hat Trick Russ
Holcomb Enterprises
Grand Slam Joe Bergman Speeder
Trooper
Jimmy and I were pleased with the turn
out. Thanks for entering our theme contest! Thank you Jimmy for the idea and
being a co-sponsor!
Holiday desserts: Members brought in a fine array of tasty
treats. Thanks for that!
AWARDS: The members voted and the winners are:
AIR
1
Seamus Boughe
2
Frank Tripoli
3
Tomasz Kalata
HM Frank Colucci
Kosta Lukyanov
Kamila Lukyanova
ARMOR
1
Tim Greeman
2
Frank Tripoli
3
Tomasz Kalata
Ed Johnson
HM Bob Epley
Howel Serkin
Ray Whitton
FIGURE
1
Joe Bergman
2
Ted Fazio
3
Bob Pokorny
HM Guy Ferrara
Tim Greeman
Bill Murphy
Science Fiction
1
Ray Keegan
2
Gordon Cheung
3
Joe Bergman
SEA
1
Charlie Nelson
2
Kosta Lukyanov
3
Ed Johnson
HM Phil Benson
Miscellaneous
1
Phil Benson
2
Joe Bergman
3
Bob Epley
HM Tim Greeman
Kamila Lukyanova
Ray Whitton
Most Popular
1Q Tomasz Kalata ARCO DH6A
Tie Bob Pokorny Cthulhu
2Q Phil Benson Prince Admiral Barge
3Q Charlie Nelson HMS Eskimo
4Q Seamus Boughe Submarine Spitfire Mk IIA
***TOP GUN***
JOE BERGMAN
Holiday Dinner: Good food, good friends, good times! This year we met at NORA’S PARK BENCH CAFÉ in Brooklyn on December 14th. There may be pics
on the photo blog now!
THE NEXT THEME: Asia Invasion, details HERE
TROOP
SUPPORT: With Hugh in retirement
Jimmy Tissot volunteered to take over the role as Wounded Warrior Project
liaison. He’s gotten reports regarding what models and supplies would be most
useful. He was recently advised of a hub to ship to closer to home, so that’s
good. As always, donations of any models and supplies are welcome.
PHOTO
ROSTER: Hugh can provide the files and write
up the process I use in PowerPoint and PhotoManager to put the pages together.
Can anyone take this job over? Hello? Anyone? Contact Bobby or Jeff at the
meeting.
On the agenda: January
2014 Model
Pledge:
Looks like we got this working right now! Bring in an unbuilt model between
January and APRIL 2014 to declare as your pledge model. Please have it finished
for OCTOBER
2014, for a display. After October you may bring back your pledge for
the November meeting for the last contest of the year. For your efforts you get
an additional FIVE Super Raffle tickets for completing your pledge! Sweet! Easy
enough!
KIT SALE: Bring kits to sell and you might want to
have some cash on you too. There’s no tab at this bar!
RAFFLE: We may have a monthly raffle with an
assortment of items depending on time.
Meeting Date:
January 17, 2014
Same Time
Same place
Labels:
Activities,
Articles,
Bulletin,
Contests,
History,
Meeting News,
Members,
News,
Theme Contests
Saturday, January 04, 2014
Frank Tripoli 1939-2013
Frank Tripoli
1939-2013
The Brooklyn Plastic Modelers lost a valued friend and
guiding member with the passing of Frank Tripoli on New Year’s Eve. Frank
joined the Brooklyn club soon after it started over 40 years ago. He remained
the warm, welcoming face of BPMS to every new member, and he was a respected
advisor to successive club officers. His calm, genuine, and generous way set a
tone that helped sustain our club with its wide mix of modeling interests and
temperaments. Frank truly enjoyed building models, and he could express honest
opinions about our hobby and our club without causing anger or hurt feelings.
Frank served two terms as BPMS President. He was a key
player in our 1975 regional convention, special exhibitions aboard the USS Intrepid
and at Floyd Bennett Field, and numerous club functions. He sponsored special
theme contests, conducted modeling clinics, and provided a friendly, consistent
presence at nearly every club meeting.
As a modeler, Frank preferred 48th-scale
aircraft, most notably WWII fighters. He later took to 48th scale
armor and did his share of science fiction and other specialty projects to
support BPMS theme contests. Frank
always built for enjoyment, and he enjoyed talking to people about modeling. He
experimented with each new tool and technique – resin and photo-etched parts,
canopy masks, single- and double-action airbrushes, etc. and shared what did
and did not work with honesty and humor.
Frank was a lifelong Brooklynite. He grew up in Bensonhurst
not far from our long-time meeting place at the Marcy Photo Studio and lived much
of his life near Marine Park with his wife Clara, daughter Laura, and son
James. As a respected New York City English teacher, Frank spent most of his
years of service at Lafayette High School. He once acknowledged some students
tested even his legendary patience, but he believed sincerely in the value of
his work. He earned two Master’s Degrees
in English and Library Sciences.
Retirement gave Frank
and Clara the time to travel extensively. Together, they explored Western
Europe, the newly-open Eastern Bloc, and parts of South America including the
Patagonia region of Argentina and Chile. They also returned every summer to their
friends on the familiar Florida Gulf Coast. At home, Frank took special delight
in his grand-daughters Nicolette and Jamie. According to his wife of 47 years,
his favorite modeling project was usually the latest one on the workbench.
Frank Tripoli touched all of us in the Brooklyn Club, and he
gave us a model of how we should all treat one another. We’ll miss him.
by Frank Colucci
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