Twelve people attended the meeting, which was moderated by Mark N.
Thanks, Mark, for
helping out on short notice. Lou reported releases from HK (1/48 B-25 J)
and from Trumpeter (1/35 2S25 Sprut-SD amphibious light tank and two
1/72 T-72s, one w/ mine roller, one w/ gill armor). In a sort
of prelude to the big model topic, Vaughn and Frank C discussed actual
helicopters with folding blades and other space-saving features.
In
progress and completed work included: A-6 (with multi-part pre-colored
pe instrument panel), C-47, B-47, H-25A, Monarch butterfly (Metal
Earth), Roman warship (Franks G has made a lot of progress), FW-187 A,
Kyushu Q1-W1 Lorna, M-1 Panther II mine clearing tank, Spirit of St
Louis and F-104. Acquistions included: Ghost of Christmas
Past bust (from 1951's Scrooge), Palmer bust (from 1982's The Thing), Convair
Kingfish and Mirage III E/R. The featured tool was Windor & Newton
Brush Cleaner & Restorer. It works on acrylics and oils. Safe for
brushes but not for plastic (ask
Gil about his Rapidograph).
The topic was big models. It seems like most of us have bought at least
one big kit. Some have built them (ask Gil about his Seaview or DB-5),
some have sold them (ask Frank about his B-36) and some stick to one
scale as a way to save display space. That leaves
the rest of us to figure out where we're going to put our big kits once
they're built (like Tug McGraw, Ya Gotta Believe). The next meeting is Tuesday, 1/10/23
at 7:30 pm. Invites to follow. Hope to see you then.
Russ
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