Despite the heat, seven people met for lunch at Wheeler's last Saturday.
Suggestions for future lunch locations are always welcome.
Sixteen people attended the Tuesday meeting. Several new releases were
reported: Tamiya's 1/48 Desert Storm Challenger 2, Kinetic's 1/48 South
African Cheetah, Squadron's book on the B-25 and Scale 75's Mount
Suribachi vignette in 1/35. Watch for Eowyn vs the
Nazgul Lord and Oz, both from Mindwork Games. Mark discussed how paint
affected the performance of WW2 bombers and shared photos from his
shipbuilding group. Speaking of ships, Kosta shared photos he took at
the Tall Ship Festival held in Clevland earlier
this month. Participants included: Trinidad, Pride of Baltimore,
Niagra, Empire Sandy and others. He also sent videos of the ships under
sail the group email list. Joe told us about his 1980-era Tamiya John
Player Special that's resistant to glue. Any recommendations?
It was said (but confirm for yourself) that Japanese items ordered
through Amazon.com.jp
arrive quicker than ordering through Amazon.com. Shipping costs are
said to be similar (also confirm). Another tip, with the Euro at an
all-time low, depending on the
item, it may be cheaper to order from an overseas distributer than one
in the US.
Probably because of the heat, there wasn't much in progress work, just a
Phantom F4-B and an M-48 A5. Same thing for acquisitions, M-41 Walker
Bulldog and Ma. K Altair. The featured tool was a Locking Rotary Bit
Holder from treelineusa.com. Very useful if you tend to knock stuff over. Very timely, too because, as we found out, most of us use some kind of rotary tool
for grinding. Seems like everyone has
a Dremel or a knock-off, even if they're rarely used. When space is
tight, a flex shaft attachment is handy to have. We saw Tamiya's build
it yourself "Electric Handy Router" (unbuilt at the moment). We were
warned that ball headed burrs can skip across the
work surface, damaging the workpiece and, more importantly, you.
Ceramic burrs are less likely to melt plastic as they don't get as hot
as their metal counterparts. Milwaukee's rotary tool can be used on
modeling projects but it's really intended work in the
real world. The battery powered engraving pen from American Science and
Surplus is at the other end of the spectrum. Gordon closed the meeting
with a demonstration of how to turn a battery powered toothbrush into a
small disc sander. He added an AC adapter
because, hey, who wants to buy batteries?
The next meeting is Tuesday 8/2/22 at 7:30 pm. Invites to follow. Hope to see you there.
~Russ
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