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Eleven people attended.
The next Pier 57 group build is Saturday, 8/2/25, in Manhattan. The IPMS Nationals are 8/6-9/25, in Hampton VA. Mark and Don talked about the plans for this year's convention and others shared their good (and less good) experiences at recent Nationals.
We saw Mr. K's Fireball Dragster, Lockheed 12, Model 18 Twin Beech and P-40E, Kevin's George and Mary Bailey figures, scratch-built, guitar playing, Cheech (maybe it was Chong) from Up in Smoke and evil Cheshire Cat with scratch-built tree, Bobby's Sabre Cat and space forklift (?) and Gil's Phantom Ford Econoline van (it's a long story). Acquisitions included: Jagdpanther, Flash Gordon figure and Porsche tractor. Speaking of acquisitions, Joe H said A&N Model Trucks is a good place to find truck parts and accessories online.
Leaving the Dollar Store, Gil found this week's tool at Home Depot. It's a 10' long by 6" wide roll of aluminum flashing, estimated to be around 0.02" thick. It can be easily cut and shaped and has many possible uses (think schurzen for a Jagdpanther or bulkhead/firewall for an aircraft or vehicle).
The topic was rebuilding kits to bring them up to your current skill level. Some people feel a model has a life cycle. It's built, stored, entered in a contest, displayed at home, or stored. Some leave their old work as is, to remind them what went wrong. Frank C doesn't rebuild. Instead, he takes old, partially built kits off the shelf and completes them. He's usually happy with the results. Kevin will repaint figures if he wants to try a new technique. But most of us don't look back, especially if we have an embarrassingly large stash.
The next meeting is Tuesday, 7/8/25 at 7:30 pm. Invites to follow. Have a safe and happy 4th of July.
~Russ
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