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Six people attended. Frank C moderated.
Lou reports three Atlantis kits are available: 1/48 M-4 Sherman, 1/40 Talos Missile and 1/40 Tactical Missile Set.
The passing of Sergei Sikorsky at the age of 100 led to a discussion of his life (he served in the Coast Guard at Floyd Bennett Field during WW2, among other things), the Sikorsky family, helicopter development and where Igor Sikorsky is buried.
Mark shared a photo of Dottie Mae, the P-47D that was recovered from the bottom of a lake in Austria, where it lay for 60 years. Restored to flying condition, it participated in several air shows. Thanks, Mark.
Patcon is 9/28/25 , in Hudson, MA. Armorcon is 10/3-4/25 in Southbury, CT and the Hudson Valley show is 10/11/25 in Poughkeepsie, NY.
We saw Vaughn's RF 101C and F-100 D (if you need 1/48 F-100D decals, ask Vaughn), Gil's 3D printed swamp buggy, Russ' M-109, Mark's H-39, and Frank C's JF-104 and F-35A.
The featured tool is from Home Depot. It's a hex head PVC pipe plug. Put it on your bench head down and it becomes a sturdy paint bottle holder. Visit the plumbing department and find the size that works for you.
The topic was road trip tool kits. We heard about kits ranging in size from tube glue and an X-acto knife in a pocket to a small container with tube, white and super glues, black, white, o.d. and silver paints, paint brush, toothpicks, tweezers, X-acto knife, tape, mini clothes pins, and sanding sticks. Others were somewhere in between. What'll be in your Hudson -Southbury - Poughkeepsie repair kit?
The next meeting is Tuesday, 7:30 pm. Invites to follow. Hope to see you there.
~Russ
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