Ten people attended the meeting. No new releases announced, but Jimmy keeps finding stuff on line and at Bay Shore Hobbies. (Keep reading. You'll see). Turnout was good for the December in-person meeting, featuring the long-awaited Aurora theme contest. In case you weren't there, photos are on the club's Facebook page. While photos can be shared on the internet, the evening's holiday desserts can only be shared in person, so mark your calendars for next December. Speaking of sharing, Mark shared photos of National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force and the USS North Carolina (BB-55). We heard that Noreastcon 2023 will be held on April 29 and Jersey Fest will be held September 22-24. Locations for both are TBD.
In progress and completed work included: Lysander, Aerosan, B-50 & XC-97 conversions, EC-121 R, FW-152, Tarzan figure, Lock N Load Cyborg bust, Harrier GR-7A/9A and RF-4 Phantom. Acquisitions included: Su 30 SM Flanker, T-72 B3, T-80 BVMT, 1/16 Panzer 3 J and FA-18-D. Gil had another NWSL tool for us, the Sensi-Press, very useful for precision work. Vaughn had a good tip for transporting/storing aircraft models. He puts the model on a cardboard cradle, upside down, protecting antennae and putting no stresses on landing gear. Mr. K uses a "layer cake" approach, put the model(s) in a bed of packing peanuts, cover with a sheet of newspaper, repeat.
In progress and completed work included: Lysander, Aerosan, B-50 & XC-97 conversions, EC-121 R, FW-152, Tarzan figure, Lock N Load Cyborg bust, Harrier GR-7A/9A and RF-4 Phantom. Acquisitions included: Su 30 SM Flanker, T-72 B3, T-80 BVMT, 1/16 Panzer 3 J and FA-18-D. Gil had another NWSL tool for us, the Sensi-Press, very useful for precision work. Vaughn had a good tip for transporting/storing aircraft models. He puts the model on a cardboard cradle, upside down, protecting antennae and putting no stresses on landing gear. Mr. K uses a "layer cake" approach, put the model(s) in a bed of packing peanuts, cover with a sheet of newspaper, repeat.
The topic was, When do you consider a model finished? Some answers: when it's on its base, when you're sick of it (Frank's patience budget), when you bring it to the meeting/show, when you remove the masking, when you have to ask if more work will make it better. Some never get finished because it's faster to leave it alone and build a new kit and one guy, like a Zen Master, gets the kit, aftermarket sets, paint and decals. Then, after carefully examining each element, builds it in his mind. But, hey, we all do that.
Next meeting is Tuesday 12/27/22 at 7:30 pm. Invites to follow. Hope your Holidays are happy.
~Russ
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