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BPMS Club News.
IPMS News.
Other clubs news.
Hobby News.
What's on your workbench?
Featured Discussion
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Friday, March 24, 2023
BPMS ZOOM Mini Meeting: March 28, 2023
Thursday, March 23, 2023
BPMS Zoom Mini Meeting: March 21, 2023
Featured topic The Eyes Have ItWhat do you do to take better photographs of your models? Maybe President Tom will tell us how he got his Panther D in the Jan/Feb 23 issue of the IPMS Journal?
Fifteen people attended the meeting. Two shows are coming up soon, Replicon on Saturday, 3/25/23, at the Recreation Center in Freeport, NY and Mosquito Con on 4/1/23 at the PAL Hall in Wayne, NJ. Noreastcon comes later, 4/29/23, in Albany, NY.
Fifteen people attended the meeting. Two shows are coming up soon, Replicon on Saturday, 3/25/23, at the Recreation Center in Freeport, NY and Mosquito Con on 4/1/23 at the PAL Hall in Wayne, NJ. Noreastcon comes later, 4/29/23, in Albany, NY.
Lou reports several Trumpeter kits are available: 1/16 Stug 3 G, 1/32 F-35 A, 1/72 Leopard 2 A-4 and Strv MBT, 1/700 HMS Belfast, HMS Exeter and Jean Bart. Model Collect's 1/72 Horton H.XVIIIA was also mentioned.
In progress and completed work included: Convair Kingfish, Mothman figure(Kevin's latest Cosclay sculpture), B-47, F/A 18, Tarzan figure, Convair XF7 Pogo, C-130 Hercules A(Belgian markings), Silbervogel, Jagdpanther, monocycle with rider, Mig-19 PM, U-2 and Cthulhu. Acquisitions included: XP-79 B, IWATTA airbrush cleaning tools, Convair 990, Wyatt Earp figure, '32 Ford and '57 Chevy Nomad.
In the tool segment, Gil described how to make a paintbrush cleaning station form a steel junction box cover plate, a magnet, a bottlecap and a pipe screen. Come to think of it, a cover plate and some magnets would make a good (cheap) assembly jig.
We shared tips on photographing models. Some swear by their digital cameras for their versatility and some swear at them for their complexity and many rely on their phones. Take pictures outdoors if the sunlight isn't harsh or it isn't too windy (paper models are just paper, after all). If indoors, get sunlight through a window. If using artificial light, don't mix colors. Staying indoors, light boxes give good results. Photoshop and apps like those from irfanview.com are useful for improving your images. Old school photographers bracket their shots and pick the best exposure. More tech -savvy photographers use an endoscope to get a driver's eye view from inside a model car. Various materials, like projector screens, yoga mats, pillow cases, etc. can be used as infinity screens.
The next meeting will be Tuesday, 3/28/23 at 7:30 pm. Invites to follow. Hope to see you there.
~Russ
Monday, March 20, 2023
Thursday, March 09, 2023
BPMS Zoom Mini Meeting Report 03/07/2023
Eight people attended the 3/4/23 lunch meeting at Junior's. The group
was large enough to fill a table, yet small enough for everyone to hear
what was being said around the table. The food was good, too.
Fourteen people attended the 3/7/23 zoom meeting. No zoom meeting next
Tuesday as the March in person meeting is Friday, 3/17/23. Doors open
around 6pm, meeting begins around 7:30 pm. Details are in the flyer,
which is in the mail. For those who can't be in
Brooklyn on the 17th, the meeting will be streamed on the BPMS Facebook
page. Thank you, Gordon.
Lou reports Takom's 1/35 AH-64 E Guardian is available now and Revell
Germany's 1/32 Hurricane is on the way. Don went to IPMS Richmond's Old
Dominion Show on 2/25/23. He enjoyed the show despite some of the
prices in the vendors' room. Rommel also went and
placed twice in the Aircraft category with his A6M Zero and P-51.
Congratulations, Rommel. And Mark shared photos taken by friends who
attended the Show. His photo of a heavily weathered jet led to a
discussion on the evolution of US Naval aircraft markings.
He also shared photos of a built-up 1/200 IJN Yamato (contact Mark
directly to learn who built it, how long it took and where it will be
displayed).
In progress and completed work included: Jagdpanther, A-6A, Convair
Kingfish, Tiger 1(World War Toons version), XP-55 Ascender, Sepecat
Jaguar and Monocycle. Acquisitions included: 1/16 Tiger 1 (Andy's Hobby
HQ version), Silbervogel, Mirage MIII CJ and several
copies of Frank's book on The Sikorsky Aircraft Centennial.
This week, Gil showed us a paint strainer that fits an airbrush paint
cup. A faucet aerator, with the inner part removed, also works (personal
experience). Masking was the discussion topic. Common masking materials
are masking tape, painters' tape, FrogTape,
Tamiya tape, Bare Metal Foil, commercially made stencils (Don likes
AK's flexible stencils and there are others), Silly Putty, Panzer Putty,
Frisket Film, wax paper, Post It Notes, masking fluids (Mr. Masking
line of products or art store products like Daler-Rowney
Masking Fluid (works best over gloss finishes, according to Gil). If
precut masks aren't your thing, make your own using circle templates,
french curves, etc. A good tip from Vaughan, for feathered edges, cut a
hole in the center of your paper mask and attach
the mask to the model by taping over the hole. The edges of the mask
will lift enough to create a feathered edge. Meanwhile, Frank will be
investigating the masking potential of Wikki Stix.
Hope you can make it to the Friday meeting. It will be St. Parick's Day, bring a green model or two.
~Russ
Thursday, March 02, 2023
BPMS Zoom Mini Meeting: 02/28/2023
Fourteen people attended the meeting. We met Tom K (not to be confused
with BPMS Pres Tom K), a modeler in South Carolina. The lunch meeting is
this Saturday, 3/4/23 at Junior's, 386 Flatbush Ave Extension in
Brooklyn at noon. The DeKalb Ave subway station
is across the street. Check your favorite map for other nearby
stations/connections. Hope to see you there.
Looking for a new book? Try
The Sikorsky Aircraft Centennial: A Tribute by the Igor I. Sikorsky Historical Archives Paperback by
John Bulakowski, Frank Colucci and Igor I Sikorsky Historical Archives.
Lou
reports two new releases, Tamiya's 1/48 M8 and I Love Kit's 1/16 M4A3E8
(standard and premium editions). He also reports AKI will be increasing
their prices.
Will other manufacturers follow?
In progress and completed work included: Jagdpanther, Type 212 Class
sub, A-6A, Convair Kingfish, Pz 3 (Michael had to replace the smart
kit's defective tracks with a nice set of workable 3D printed tracks
from T-Rex), Pz 1, Jeep Wrangler Rubicon, Sepcat Jaguar
and Su-7. Acquisitions included: F-4E and F-4EJ (to quote Jimmy, "It's
not hoarding if it's models").
Ever wonder if Wiki Stix, the waxy yarn product, is good for masking? Well, Frank
has, and he'll tell us how well they
work. An airbrush cleaning pot was Gil's tool for this week. They're
inexpensive and essential if you do a lot of airbrushing. The featured
topic was balancing (primarily
aircraft) models. Easy way, glue/pin
it to a base. No base? Fabricate an external support, like the tail
stands used on some full-sized aircraft. Before adding weight, determine
where and how to
position it. A partial build or a YouTube video can help. Liquid Gravity's small pellets fill voids
well, but it can get messy and
they're expensive. Cheaper alternatives are model RR car weights, BBs,
birdshot and lead tape for sports equipment. If space allows, mashed up
fishing sinkers or car tire balancing weights
will work. Packing ship model bases with Propoxy 20, a steel reinforced
epoxy putty, adds stability. Avoid modeling clay for securing weights.
The oils react with the plastic over time.
The
next zoom meeting will be Tuesday, 3/7/23 at 7:30 pm. Invites to
follow. The lunch meeting is 3/4/23 at noon. We'll save you a seat.
Stay safe.
~Russ
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