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Nine people attended. Jimmy was volunteered into moderating the meeting on short notice. He did an outstanding job.
There's no Tuesday Zoom next week. The
in-person meeting is Friday, the 19th at the Community Center and it is
lunar landing theme night. Details are in the Bulletin, which is in the
mail.
No news from Lou, but Jimmy found and posted some new items on the club's Facebook page.
Julio is working on a new event for August. The place is BrookLAN, 136 Troutman St, Brooklyn. Details to follow.
In-progress and completed work included:
vintage Sikorsky S-55 (Vaughn was surprised by how well the decals
worked), Igor bust (from Young Frankenstein) and Circle of Life tableau
(Kevin has many interests),
Mirage 2000 (Frank needs an Orpheus pod, Jimmy has one he doesn't need -
problem solved, thanks to BPMS), A-6E, P-47D (Russ used a straw dipped
in paint to put ID bands on the bombs) and 3D printed Akuma (from Street
Fighter - for easy of transport, Julio
used magnets, not glue, to join the components).
We compared notes for successfully masking
straight lines. Tamiya tape got high marks, but don't forget to burnish
the edges. Metal or plastic straightedges are essential for drawing
guidelines on the model
and for cutting fresh, sharp edges on "no name" tapes. In some cases,
an index is all you need to paint a straight line. Speaking of masking,
Kevin had an unexpected problem when he removed Igor's Silly Putty mask
and pulled up everything down to the resin
surface. A stubborn mold release agent was the most likely cause.
The next meeting is Friday, the 19th at the
Community Center in Brooklyn. Doors open around 6pm, meeting starts
around 7:30 pm. The Lunar Landing was 55 years ago so you've had plenty
of time to build something related to the Appolo
program. Let's see how many LEMs, moon buggies, astronauts with golf
clubs etc. we can fit on the display table. Hope to see you there.
~Russ
PS: Post it notes work very well. Always a straight line and you can stick them to the model and the glue won't lift the paint. ~Steven
PPS:Sharing my 1/35 Dragon Panzer III Ausf. F build. This was
my first experience with a Dragon tank kit. Unfortunately, it could have
been better. Unclear instructions and the DS tracks nearly killed me.
But at least my spares box ate well!
Aside from that, the PIII is a fascinating vehicle. Its upgrade/obsolescence trajectory offers parallels with the German army as a whole in WW2.
Hope you enjoy!
~Mido
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