The July lunch meeting is this Saturday, 7/23/22, at 12 o'clock, at Wheeler's 1705 Sheepshead Bay Road, Brooklyn. Hope to see you there.
Gill's cookout is Saturday, 7/30/22. If you plan to go, email Gill
Twelve people attended the meeting. Two new items, AMT's 1/24 Hauler
trailer and Pocher's 1/8 Lotus 72 D. Joe reports Eaglemoss, producer of
subscription payment-based models of iconic vehicles went out of
business, leaving subscribers with expensive kits that
will probably never be completed. Jose won't have that problem because
he is big into 3D printing. Using a Anycubic Mono X printer, he's made
busts (Pirate, Viking, Warrior), a Warhammer style figure, individual
link tank tracks for Tiger 1 and Wespe in 1/35
and tool clamps for tanks. There were so many questions (printer size,
printing time, cost of materials, health and safety measures, etc.) it's
clear that a more formal discussion/demonstration is needed.
In progress and completed work included: Comanche (Vaughn's not sure
what's rattling around inside) , F-15 E Strike Eagle ( Frank recommends
this 1/72 Academy kit), Buccaneer, Wespe, and 1963 Ford Thunderbird.
Acquisitions included: P-38 J, DH 100 Vampire and
Tiger 1. This week's tool was the Paasche ER-15 "Air Eraser", a mini
sandblaster good for removing paint, scuffing up vinyl tires and etching
glass. The aluminum oxide grit can be reused after screening out the
debris. We also saw how a sandblasting cabinet
could be made from a plastic storge bin for about $40.00. Thanks,
Gill.
More online resources were named: Scalemates, Fantastic Plastic, Hyperscale, Cybermodeler, RLM.AT, Buc Wheat's Scale Models Website,
the shermantank.com, Sherman Minutia, Surviving Panzers, williammaloney.com (click the link for aviation and military museums), and boxartden.com
Next meeting is Tuesday, 7/26/22 at 7:30 pm. Invites to follow. Stay cool.
~Russ
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