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It's official! The IPMS/USA Award naming BPMS Region One's Chapter of the Year for 2024 was delivered to Frank C, who provided the photo. If a picture isn't enough, you can see and, maybe, touch it (if your hands are clean) at the 9/19/25 meeting at the Community Center. Now back to our regular program.
Eleven people attended.
Jimmy told us about a recent delivery where figures from Evolution arrived in no name packaging. When asked, the vendor implied it was a shipping work- around. Has anyone else had a similar experience?
Three tips - Simon found that acetone works as a solvent for both enamel and acrylic paints. - Kevin told us that UV light will penetrate Blue Stuff thermoplastic molding material, which is very helpful if you're casting UV Resin. - Gordon uses Tamiya Clear as an alternative to Future.
We saw Vaughn's F-100, and it got us asking why Trumpeter included a Navy EW pod in the kit rather than a M-117 bomb and what color would that bomb be, anyway? We also saw Kevin's Fr. Karras bust (from The Exorcist) and Omen vignette (with kid, dog & tombstone), Gil's 3D printed 60's era drag bike, Frank C's Blackhawk 2, and Russ' M-109.
Acquisitions included: book on Zimmerit, figures (in no name package) and Chengdu J-20.
The tool was a wireless soldering iron, $15.00, from Amazon. The tip is sold separately. It has a USB C plug and heats up very quickly. Gil likes it for working on strip lighting. We also discussed ultrasonic cleaners, silicone spatulas / bottle scrapers, and silicone eye makeup tools (that's what AliExpress calls 'em).
The topic was the model we were afraid to start and why. Maybe it's too big to display, or maybe we want to get all our references and aftermarket parts before starting or maybe it has way too many parts to begin with. A more personal reason is thinking we must improve our skills before we can begin building. But Kevin, who felt that way until he asked himself "how hard is it to remove paint and re-start" overcame that. And Simon reminded us that "getting started is the hardest part". So, get started on something for next Tuesday's meeting. 7:30 pm. Invites to follow. Hope to see you there.
~Russ
Eleven people attended.
Jimmy told us about a recent delivery where figures from Evolution arrived in no name packaging. When asked, the vendor implied it was a shipping work- around. Has anyone else had a similar experience?
Three tips - Simon found that acetone works as a solvent for both enamel and acrylic paints. - Kevin told us that UV light will penetrate Blue Stuff thermoplastic molding material, which is very helpful if you're casting UV Resin. - Gordon uses Tamiya Clear as an alternative to Future.
We saw Vaughn's F-100, and it got us asking why Trumpeter included a Navy EW pod in the kit rather than a M-117 bomb and what color would that bomb be, anyway? We also saw Kevin's Fr. Karras bust (from The Exorcist) and Omen vignette (with kid, dog & tombstone), Gil's 3D printed 60's era drag bike, Frank C's Blackhawk 2, and Russ' M-109.
Acquisitions included: book on Zimmerit, figures (in no name package) and Chengdu J-20.
The tool was a wireless soldering iron, $15.00, from Amazon. The tip is sold separately. It has a USB C plug and heats up very quickly. Gil likes it for working on strip lighting. We also discussed ultrasonic cleaners, silicone spatulas / bottle scrapers, and silicone eye makeup tools (that's what AliExpress calls 'em).
The topic was the model we were afraid to start and why. Maybe it's too big to display, or maybe we want to get all our references and aftermarket parts before starting or maybe it has way too many parts to begin with. A more personal reason is thinking we must improve our skills before we can begin building. But Kevin, who felt that way until he asked himself "how hard is it to remove paint and re-start" overcame that. And Simon reminded us that "getting started is the hardest part". So, get started on something for next Tuesday's meeting. 7:30 pm. Invites to follow. Hope to see you there.
~Russ
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