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Twelve people attended. No Tuesday Zoom next
week, the in-person meeting is Friday, the 21st, at the Community
Center. If the D- Day theme contest sponsored by Charlie and Steve isn't
enough to get you out of the house, it's also
BBQ night. The cost is $15.00. Joey Chestnut isn't expected to attend,
so there'll be plenty to eat.
Lou reported Ryefield's 1/35 Tiger 1 (mid
production) and Panzer 4 G with winterketten were available. Kevin wants
the diorama builders to know that Scenic Express is running a Father's
Day sale this week.
Jimmy often finds bargains on the Lucky Model website.
Vaughan shared photos from the Military
Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach (it was Yak-3 day) and Mid Atlantic
Air Museum in Reading, PA (lots of aircraft, armor and re-enactors).
Thanks, Vaughn.
In progress and completed work included: Frau
Blucher (from Young Frankenstein), P-38 Lightning, Me-262 Mistel,
EA-6B, P-47 D and Mk 1 Male tank. Acquisitions included:
Cheshire Cat (from Alice in Wonderland), the aforementioned Panzer 4 G with winterketten, Egyptian archeological dig vignette and Shaanxi Y-9 transport aircraft.
The featured tool was the
optivisor. Prices vary with features, materials and style. Harbor
Freight has one with multiple lenses and a light for about $15.00. Well
worth looking into ('ats some joke, eh boss?)
We talked about what scales we
build and why. Lou observed that most purchases are 1/72, but most
people prefer 1/48. Our choices can depend on what we're building. 1/6
is fine for figures,
problematic for armor. Switching from 1/32 to 1/72 saves space and
1/144 allows large ac to be displayed on a base. Even so, we'll buy a
bomber in 1/32 or a 1/16 Tiger 1 if the price is right. Car guys like
1/24 and1/25.
Box scale is OK, if that's all there is.
1/72 ac may lack details but some experimental ac are only available in
that scale. Bobby has a simple rule, whatever it is, the finished piece
should be about 6"so it's easy to display,
transport or store. Cthulhu may not be happy to be that size but, hey,
he's free to build his own model.
The next meeting is Friday 6/21/24 at the
Community Center in Brooklyn. Doors open around 6pm. You don't need
invitations but you do need $15.00 for the BBQ. The D-Day theme contest
is free and, you might
win a nice award. Hope to see you there.
~Russ
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