Fourteen
people attended the meeting. Julio must be feeling better. He arranged
another Modelers Meet-up on 2/24/24 at Pier 57 in Manhattan.
See the club's Facebook page for details. Noreastcon will be 3/23/24 at
the Freeport Rec Center.
Lou
reports the following kits are available: from Trumpeter 1/16 --Tiger
1E (steel wheels), 1/35 --Flak 41,
Russian Pantsir AA vehicle, 1/72 -- A6A Intruder, 1/48 -- Fairy
Fulmar, 1/700 -- HMS York, USS Iowa and from Academy 1/144 – E3 Sentry,
1/72-- LeClerc.
We
heard a quick review of Magic Factory's F-4U 1A/2 Corsair dual combo
kit. Mark talked about using Starbond
Black to fill seams. It's a rubber infused superglue that takes a long
time to fully set but can be sanded easily. Don told how brushes
intended for painting nails are good for painting stripes. He compared
them to brushes used for pinstriping.
In-progress
and completed work included: Hawker Hurricane, B-26, Pz-4, Me-262 A1A,
Catwoman, P-47, Mig-29, Crusader, Skyhawk, Ford
service truck and '53 Ford pick-up.
Acquisitions included: Sd. Kfz. 251-9 Kanonwagen, crew for same, KJ-500 (and two variants) and MQ8B Fire Scout.
The
week's tool is Distressed Ink. Intended for scrapbooking, these ink
pads come in many subtle
shades which can be used for weathering. Gil has rubbed the pads
directly on the model and he's used micro brushes to apply the ink.
Maybe they'll work with stencils?
What
details do we omit? For Vaughn, it's ordnance. For Bryan, it's squishy
tires for landing gear. For Frank
C and others, it's stencil decals. Many leave off delicate bits that
they know are going to break off shortly after they're attached.
Sometimes, detail is omitted to meet a contest deadline. Many people
said if it can't be seen, why bother? Of course, almost
as many said if it comes with the kit, I'll use it.
The next meeting it Tuesday, 1/30/24 at 7:30 pm. Invites to follow. Hope you can make it.
~Russ
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