The Sept. 6 BPMS meeting on-line drew 12 participants, 11 of
whom overcame a Zoom mystery or operator inexperience at the end of Part 1 to
re-join the conversation for Part 2.
Bobby P. took advantage of his trip to Dallas, Texas to meet
our long-lost pandemic partner Bill for real. The hope is Bill will re-join our
on-line group during regular Tuesday Zoom meetings.
Our Deja-vu All Over Again theme proved a disappointment –
most BPMS members rarely build the same kit more than once. That said, Frank C.
showed six ESCI F-104s and seven Italeri F-5s in different national markings,
proving insanity can make you do the same thing over and over with different
outcomes.
Kevin showed off his bust of Black Krrsantan, the Wookie bounty
hunter from the Star Wars universe and a beautiful Sasquatch bust modeled on a
movie Big Foot. Kevin’s new acquisitions
included a two-piece rocket from Space Patrol and Unicraft 1/72 Vought ADAM ducted
fan VTOL aircraft. Kevin has built the classic Hawk Vanguard satellite twice.
Vaughan showed progress with his 1/48 FW190 and shared some
interesting historical background on the real aircraft -- the Butcher Bird was
designed to be more rugged and survivable than the elegant Me109.
Tony showed a two-tone 1956 Chevy work in process and
remembered building two 1955 Chevys, the second a gift for a friend.
Mark showed some interesting historical images, including
the wartime outdoor assembly line for the Lockheed P-38 and a B-29 “Stratovision”
conversion with a big fold-down antenna mast to relay early television
broadcasts. Mark mentioned the Omaha
National Convention included a “Gear-Up” category for airplane models on
stands.
Gil had a 1/350 scale Seaview submarine in progress. His
tool of the week was a diamond-coated wire from a coping saw, cut short to
create a mini-file. Gil admitted to
building several Volkswagens in different versions for theme contests.
Gordon showed several new Gundam robot editions.
~Frank
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