December Meeting: 12/21/2018

BPMS

Bulletin

by Bobby B2 Blue Pokorny

November was an excellent meeting. We had 22 members and one guest (Rommel) who brought in 22 models, most of which were for the  quarterly  contest.

November Meeting

COntest night – 4^th qtr 2018: This was the final installment of the quarterly BPMS Annual Contest. Now it’s my turn to crunch the numbers and see who we voted for in 2018.

super raffle: This is the reason why you must fill out your paperwork at each meeting. For every new model you brought in over the course of the year you got ONE SUPER RAFFLE TICKET. We had OVER 300 tickets in for the year. Nice job! Can we beat that in 2019? Also, thank you to everyone who made donations!

HOLIDAY DINNER: At the time I am writing this it has yet to occur, but historically it’s always been a blast. Nora’s always has good food and mix that with good friends and it’s an equation for a good time!

raffle: We did NOT have a regular raffle during the meeting. It’ll probably return in December.

On the agenda: DECEMBER

RIVETS THEME CONTEST: IT’S HERE! The December theme contest is almost upon us! RIVETS! Find contest details on the final page of this Bulletin. Sponsored by Russ Holcomb and Tom Knoll.

HOLIDAY DESSERTS: ‘Tis the season! Why not close out the year with your BPMS buddies and some tasty treats? You are cordially invited to bring some sort of dessert or snack or treat to this meeting. Thanks in advance!

AWARDS CEREMONY: At the time this is being written, I have the numbers crunched. Hopefully I’ll have the awards printed out in time so we can see who the winners are for 2018.

2019 THEMES: With the December meeting upon us, and the RIVETS Theme is here, we need to look forward to 2019. Vinny would like to sponsor a NASA theme for June. Anyone wants to join him?

MEETING DATE:

DECEMBER 21, 2018

SAME TIME,

SAME PLACE!

Holiday Lunsheon, Dec 1, 2018

Holiday Luncheon: Here we go! The group agreed to return to:

Nora’s Park Bench Café

3019 Quentin Rd, Brooklyn

NY 11234 

718-376-0033

Saturday, December 1, @ noon.

BULLETIN: NOVEMBER 2018

BPMS

Bulletin

by Bobby B2 Blue Pokorny 

October meeting was another busy meeting. We had 24 members and no guests who brought in 28 models, most of which were pledges. 

October Meeting 

NOMINATIONS: President Joe Bergman and Vice-Prez Bob Epley have put in their two years. We nominated a couple Toms for the job, so starting in January our new President will be Tom Knoll and the VP will be Tom Govia. Congrats guys! 

MODEL PLEDGES: Great turn out! A plethora of members had their pledges ready for display and discussion at the meeting. Everyone who came in with a completed pledge will have an additional FIVE tickets for the November Super Raffle! 

Holiday Luncheon: Here we go! The group agreed to return to: 

Nora’s Park Bench Café 

3019 Quentin Rd

Brooklyn, NY 11234

718-376-0033 

Saturday, December 1, around noon. 

RIVETS THEME CONTEST: With 1946 in the history books we can look forward to the December theme contest: RIVETS! Find contest details on the final page of this Bulletin. Sponsored by Russ Holcomb and Tom Knoll. 

Raffle: We had another fun raffle last month. The only raffle in November will be the SUPER one!

On the agenda: NOVEMBER 

Contest Night – 4th Qtr 2018: This is the final installment of the quarterly BPMS Annual Contest so it is your last chance to try to rack up some votes for 2017. Pledge models are welcome as well as anything you haven’t already entered into a contest previously. 

Super Raffle: This is the reason why you must fill out your paperwork at each meeting. For every new model you brought in over the course of the year you get ONE SUPER RAFFLE TICKET. If you completed your pledge model you get an additional FIVE super raffle tickets. You cannot buy tickets for this raffle. You must earn them! The more you built the more tixx you get. We’ve been buying items for the Super Raffle all year, but if you would like to donate anything, feel free to do so! Who built the most in 2018? I’ll announce the name at the meeting.

Meeting date:

November 16, 2018

Same time,

Same place!

BPMS 10/19/2018 Meeting

Photos of BPMS members' works at 10/19/2018 meeting is now up.

BPMS Meeting 10/19/2018

Russ H. at the IPMS 2018 National Convention

There is over 200 photos taken at the IPMS 2018 National Convention, courtesy of Russ H.

You can see the gallery of photos with the following link: IPMS 2018 National Convention

 

BULLETIN: OCTOBER 2018

BPMS Bulletin 

by Bobby B2 Blue Pokorny

September meeting was pretty busy. We had 33 members and no guests who brought in 30 models, most were for Green Model Night! 

September Meeting 

GREEN MODEL NIGHT: For fun we had a GREEN MODEL NIGHT! You just had to bring something ANYTHING that is green to display. We had quite the assortment. Thanks to all those who participated! 

Holiday Luncheon: While it might be early to put in a reservation, it’s never too early to save the date. The group agreed to return to:

Nora’s Park Bench Café

3019 Quentin Rd

Brooklyn, NY 11234

718-376-0033

on Saturday, December 1, around noon. 

RIVETS THEME CONTEST: With 1946 in the history books we can look forward to the December theme contest: RIVETS! Find contest details on the final page of this Bulletin. Sponsored by Russ Holcomb and Tom Knoll. 

RAFFLE: We had another fun raffle this month. We’ll likely have another for October.

On the agenda: OCTOBER

NOMINATIONS: What! Prez Joe and Veep Bob are finishing up their second year. Who will we pass the baton to next?

MODEL PLEDGES: I hope you’ve been working on your models all year because this is the meeting you get the pay off. Simply bring in your Pledge Model, regardless of completion or not. If you got the job done you will get a bonus FIVE Super Raffle tickets in November! Don't forget, you can bring your pledge back next month for the final quarterly contest of 2018

SUPER RAFFLE: The Super Raffle is in November, but you might want to start looking through your stacks for items you may want to donate. Thanks in advance! 

Meeting date:

October 19, 2018

Same time,

Sameplace!

BULLETIN: SEPTEMBER 2018

BPMS Bulletin

by Bobby B2 Blue Pokorny

August meeting was Pizza Night, so we had members coming out of the woodwork! We had 25 members and no guests who brought in 26 models mostly for the contest.

August Meeting

PIZZA NIGHT: Possibly one of the all-time favorite BPMS annual activities. PIZZA! The group made quick work of the stacks of Brooklyn style. Your humble narrator couldn’t have been more proud!

NEW MEMBER: Brooklyn native, and ship modeler,  Michael Tricarico came to three meetings and showed us some his work so we voted him in! Welcome to the fold!

CONTEST NIGHT – 3Q17: So the third installment of the BPMS contest is in the books. There were some exquisite models on the tables so the members had a tough job voting.

RIVETS THEME CONTEST: With 1946 in the history books we can look forward to the December theme contest: RIVETS! Find contest details HERE. Sponsored by Russ Holcomb and Tom Knoll.

raffle: We had another fun raffle this month. We’ll likely have another for August.

On the agenda: SEPTEMBER

GREEN MODEL NIGHT: This is a Green theme night. Not a contest. Just a display. We invite everyone to bring in a model that is at least partially GREEN  to show and discuss.

Holiday Dinner: Yeah, yeah. It’s only September, but we only have a couple meetings before December. We should sit down and discuss options while it’s early.

2018 Model Pledge: April was the deadline; it’s now time to get to work! Please have your pledge finished for OCTOBER 2018, 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!

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You can find meeting pics either at the BPMS Facebook Page!

  

A Report from Phoenix

By Kevin Kilkenny

As usual it was a great show from the Phoenix guys. The hotel was right across the street from the convention center which vastly expanded since the last time (this is my 3 trip to the Phoenix Nats).  To make things even more convenient, there was a train to the light rail, which drops you off less than a block from the hotel - all for less than $5.

There are images all over the 'Net, so you can look here for the gallery -

https://gallery.ipmsusa3.org/index.php?/category/album-2018-ipms-usa-nationals-phoenix-arizona

A copy of the award's Presentation is here - http://svsm.org/gallery/phoenix2018-awards

Going by the numbers, here are the preliminaries:

• Contest Entrants: 424.
• Models grand total: 3,523.
• Models in competition: 2,723.

 Display 800 (including one CA member who had a collection of 700 armor vehicles).

• -Jr 70.
• -Aircraft 670.
• -Military Vehicles 501.
• -Ship 143.
• -Dio 169.
• -Misc 508.
• -Auto 257.
• -Space Sci-fi 168.
• -Figures 237.

I brought two models. I had chosen carefully, for fear that the baggage handlers and/or the TSA would damage the models en route. In the end I chose the Huygens lander (as it was to be featured in a seminar), and a one piece dinosaur vignette.  The Huygens didn't score an award, but Fine Scale Modeler photographed it. Maybe we'll see it in print. The dinosaur did snag a 2nd in category 800... Dinosaurs. That was my first Nationals win. ;)

I didn't attend any of the side trips (Pima, and Orbital). There was a lot of good seminars, but trying to keep wifey happy at the same time, I did miss some that I wanted to see.

There was a good one of scratching building a McQuarrie style Y Wing.He covered building the internal support, and a bit on vac forming some parts.

Dem Brudders did a cool (and typically humorous) seminar on transporting and displaying your Models. It got me mad (not really) in that some of their techniques were so simple by using cardboard and some foam.

There was another seminar show and telling ways of keeping track of your models. From Excel thru Access, he ended up at software specifically designed for models from Suisoft. This one is pretty comprehensive and includes the ability to add images. I need some tracking ability, so I have to decide to just use Excel or go for the $44 and get Suisoft ...

Last but not least, I was part of the Real Space Modelers seminar. I talked about building my Huygens Lander and my partner Rob Schorry talked about 3D printing parts for real space models. At the end of the talk Rob announced a new kit by Real Space Models (designs by him) of the first US satellites - Explorer 1 and Vanguard in 1/24 scale. They are tiny, but in scale with the rest of what's generally accepted scale for unmanned satellites. The Real Space Modelers seminar also acts as a reunion for the members of the Yahoo group of the same name.

The Vendor room looked a little sparse until it was pointed out that the aisles were extra wide. I read somewhere (prolly on the IPMS USA site) that all the vendors went home happy. It is also a good time to meet up with some old friends.  I did get to meet up with a fellow I meet on SSM, whose alias is AZ Rhino. Mike had his own little venture now, Rhino's Tools and Models. I got a very nice Ma.K kit from him. His tables also hosted Andy from Andy's Hobby HQ, (You Tube channel and store in Glendale, AZ). A double strike out there, in that I missed the meet and greet, AND visiting his store. He builds mostly armor, but he's entertaining to watch. Look him up.

As usual, Rare Plane Detective was there and amongst his stash for sale was a number of Anigrand, and Fantastic Plastic kits. RPD sells collections and other kits gotten from estates etc... I looked and waited, and of course missed a few Anigrand kits I wanted. But I did manage to snag FP's Caprica's Viper.

The extra curricular around Phoenix was that I did get to see my first haboob. On top of the Hyatt Regency is a restaurant that revolves slowly to give diners a view of the city. At one point *everyone's* emergency alert on their phones went off at the same time declaring a haboob was coming. We revolved into the right spot to catch it coming up from the south -

There were plenty of places to eat within a few blocks of the hotel, including 4 places in the hotel and 2 in the convention hall. While I didn't get to Alice Cooperstown, I did hit the Hard Rock ...

Was a nice time, and I can't wait for Chattanooga next year.

~KK

Meeting date:

September 21, 2018

Same time,

Same place!

BULLETIN: AUGUST 2018

BPMS Bulletin

by Bobby B2 Blue Pokorny 

JULY meeting brought out a healthy number of members despite being fine summer weather. We had 23 members and two guests who brought in 23 models.

July Meeting 

BASIC SKILLS – SEAM FILLING: One of the most basic skills in the hobby would be seam filling. However each of us has a different way to approach this challenge. Frank and your humble narrator discussed some of our favorite methods while being assisted by several members with additional ideas to contribute. 

RIVETS THEME CONTEST: With 1946 in the history books we can look forward to the December theme contest: RIVETS! Find contest details HERE. Sponsored by Russ Holcomb and Tom Knoll. 

Raffle: We had another fun raffle this month. We’ll likely have another for August.

On the agenda: AUGUST 

PIZZA NIGHT: Possibly one of the top favorite BPMS annual activities. PIZZA! Just be paid up to date on your dues and you can eat all you like. We ask members to please avoid bringing guests for this meeting. 

CONTEST NIGHT – 3Q18: The year is just moving along. It’s time for the third installment of the quarterly contest. This would be a good time to rack up some more votes for your annual totals. Remember, if you built something for the theme contest that has never been to a quarterly contest before, feel free to bring it back! 

Meeting Date:

August 17, 2018

Same Time,

Same Place!

BULLETIN: JULY 2018

BPMS

Bulletin

by Bobby B2 Blue Pokorny 

JUNE was a big meeting. The theme contest and BBQ had people showing up for sure!. We had 28 members and 2 guests who brought in 34 models, mostly for the theme contest. 

June Meeting

 

BBQ Night: What’s summertime without a BBQ? We held our annual BBQ and it went well. Thanks to all the guys who supplied the shindig and the gents who worked the grill. Great job!

World WAR II: 1946: The theme was finally upon us! All you needed to build was something that might’ve been used if the war continued. We had a lot of nice work on the tables, and the winners were as follows:

• Gold: Peter Kilkenny Panzer VII

• Silver: Frank Colucci Me-262 Recon

• Bronze: Bobby Pokorny E-50

HM: 

• Joe Bergman At Rest & Looking
• Don Illjes Me-262 H/G
• Mark Mullen FW TA 183A
• Ed Johnson F8F
• Tom Govia V-1 Decoy

Special Awards:

• What if you finished it? Ray Keegan, UFO
• You have some imagination: Angelo Takos, Zero
• What were they thinking? : Angelo Takos, Sd-Kfz 173
• Heavy Weight: Russ Holcomb, T28
• It came from space: Frank Colucci, V-2
• Outrageous: Kevin Kilkenny, Blohm & Voss P-170
• German beyond 1946: Tim Greeman, Panzer 1946
• Axis beyond 1946: Kevin Kilkenny, Me109 2/3
• USA beyond 1946: Israel Alvarado, P-80
• Allies beyond 1946: Kosta Lukyanov, BC-6
• Axis beyond 1946: Kevin Kilkenny, Me109 2/3 

The quality of the work was top notch which made as judges’ job very difficult. A special thanks all the members who built for the theme and thanks to Jeff Eng and Gordon Cheung for sponsoring a fun theme for the group to build for! 

RIVETS THEME CONTEST: With 1946 in the history books we can look forward to the December theme contest: RIVETS! Find contest details HERE. Sponsored by Russ Holcomb and Tom Knoll. 

Raffle: We had another fun raffle this month. We’ll likely have another for July. 

On the agenda: JULY 

BASIC SKILLS – SEAM FILLING: One of the most basic skills in the hobby would be seam filling. However each of us has a different way to approach this challenge. Joe Barrett and your humble narrator will explore some of our favorite methods. If you have some ideas or pointers to add, feel free to do so! Perhaps prepare a couple words and join us!

 

Meeting Date:

July 20, 2018

Same time,

Same Place!

December 2018 Theme Contest: RIVETS!

RIVETS!

This December, think rivets, the ubiquitous fasteners you see on bridges, battleships and blue jeans. You also see them on almost every model kit. Early kits were famous for their rivets, the bigger the better. Now you can build that classic reissue without embarrassment. Or you can build a newer kit where the rivets are to scale. Entries can be any time period, any category, any scale [FYI: Judges may have difficulty counting rivets on a 1/700 scale destroyer]. And for you SOBs (Sons Of Brooklyn) in BPMS, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place awards will have a special place on your shelf. One last thing, the Frankenstein Monster had electrodes in his neck, not rivets. So stop screwing around, bolt the door and start building something with rivets.

Sponsors:

·        Tom Knoll

·        Russ Holcomb

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BULLETIN: JUNE 2018

BPMS Bulletin

by Bobby B2 Blue Pokorny

May was a strong contest month with your humble narrator at the helm in the absence of Prez Joe and Veep Bob. We had 26 members and one guest who brought in 22 models. 

May Meeting 

CONTEST NIGHT-2Q18: We had an excellent assortment of models competing in all the categories. We had members tell us a few words about their models at the end of the meeting. 

PARTS BOX: I can’t say that I saw a whole lot parts action going on, but I did see some members with wide smiles after finding that missing part!

Raffle: We had another raffle with an assortment of prizes. The club is always looking for donations for these activities. 

On the agenda: JUNE 

JUNE THEME: It’s finally here! The WORLD WAR II: 1946 Theme Contest sponsored by Jeff Eng and Gordon Cheung is upon us. More details HERE. 

BBQ Night: Summer is here and so is the BPMS BBQ. All the components have been going up in price, so we’re looking at $10 per person to chow down. The club will provide hot dogs, burgers, salads and soft drinks. If you would like to donate anything for the meal, feel free to do so. Thanks in advance 

2017 Model Pledge: April was the deadline; it’s now time to get to work! Please have your pledge finished for OCTOBER 2017, 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! This is your last month to sign up!

Meeting Date:

JUNE 15, 2018

Same time,

Same place!

BULLETIN: MAY 2018

BPMS

Bulletin

by Bobby B2 Blue Pokorny

This year has been moving along nicely. The April meeting had 26 members and 1 guest who brought in 29 models, many were for Work In Progress Night!

April Meeting

WORK IN PROGRESS NIGHT: The group came in ready to knock some socks off! The tables were filled with all manner of works in progress, which also gave us a peek into what we might see for the next theme contest! Impressive work!

2017 Model Pledge: 2018 declaration period is now CLOSED! You already showed me something unbuilt. Please have it finished for OCTOBER 2018, 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! We had over two dozen members sign up this year!

JUNE THEME: Are you building yet? Time is running out!

WORLD WAR II: 1946

Details HERE.

RAFFLE: We had another raffle with a remarkable assortment of prizes. The club is always looking for donations for these activities.

On the agenda: MAY

CONTEST NIGHT-2Q18: Where has the time gone? We’re already up to our second quarterly installment of the annual contest. Bring in your good work to rack up some votes!

PARTS BOX: We all have a box of spare parts. Feel free to bring in yours to share with the group. We are separating parts by genre now. Something you may never use could be gold to another member. 

Meeting date:

May 18, 2018

Same time,

Same place!

BULLETIN: APRIL 2018

BPMS

Bulletin

by Bobby B2 Blue Pokorny 

This year has been moving along nicely. The March meeting had 23 members and 2 guests who brought in 14 models for the display and as their favorite. 

March Meeting 

NEW MEMBER: After coming to three meeting and showing us some superb models and in depth historical knowledge of his choices, JAKE MOON was voted in as the newest BPMS member! Welcome to the fold! 

FAVORITE MODEL: Some members brought in models, built and unbuilt, that they considered to be their favorites and discussed why. Since we had time we asked the group to tell us a couple words about when they brought in as well. 

DECAL SWAP NIGHT: Some members brought in decals to share. Thanks for participating. 

2017 Model Pledge: Looks like we got this working nicely now! Bring in an unbuilt model between January and APRIL 2018 to declare as your pledge model. Please have it finished for OCTOBER 2018, 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! We already have about one third of the active members signed up. Won’t you join the fun? 

JUNE THEME: Are you building yet? WORLD WAR II: 1946. Details here. 

Raffle: We had another raffle with a remarkable assortment of prizes. The club is always looking for donations for these activities.

On the agenda: APRIL 

WORK IN PROGRESS NIGHT: You must be working on a bunch of things between pledges, regular contests and the WW2: 1946 theme! Why not choose a couple works in progress to show the group, and maybe prepare a couple words on your work. Thanks!

Meeting date:

April 20, 2018

Same time, 

Same place!