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Nine people attended. Bobby summarized December's in-person meeting. The
British sci-fi theme contest had nearly thirty entries, and the number
of Holiday Desserts was only slightly less. The Annual Awards were
presented, and the last raffle of 2025 was held.
Details and photos are available on the BPMS website or Facebook page.
June's theme contest is Vertical Flight. Details HERE.
We learned that AAA Hobbies and Crafts in Magnolia, NJ will close in
2026. Subsequently, Frank C sent the group a link to the story.
We saw Vaughn's T-34/85 and F-102, Frank C's Mig-23 and Mirage 3C J, Gil's Lady of the Lake, and Russ' Mk2 Dalek.
Some guys couldn't wait for Santa and acquired Fairey Firefly Mk-7, F-14 D, SAAB B-18, and F-84 kits.
This week's tool was a silicone tipped mascara applicator Gil found in
the Dollar Store. Use it like a paintbrush. We heard about other tools,
too. Simon uses cuticle clippers in place of sprue cutters. Vaughn likes
pocketknife scissors for cutting photoetch
and Bobby recently got a right-angle ruler for aligning parts.
The question for discussion was what belongs on a modeler's naughty and
nice lists? Tamiya's F-14 D, Hasegawa's Canadian Hornet, Fine Mold's
Phantoms, and a Harbor Freight airbrush holder made it to the nice list.
Pre-owned, partially built kits were on the
other list. Frank C spoke for many when he said the new stuff is nice
but buying it is naughty.
With only nine in attendance, there was time to raise other questions,
like how do you tell non modelers about the hobby and with AAA and
others are going out of business, how long will your supplies last? We
also had time for a painting tip
from Bobby - a red base coat makes a gold topcoat pop.
The next meeting is Tuesday 12/30/25 at 7:30 pm. Join us and start your New Years Eve early. Invites to follow.
~Russ
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