BPMS Zoom Mini Meeting: January 6, 2026

Eleven people attended. 

 
No Tuesday Zoom this week. The January in-person meeting is Friday, the 16th at the Community Center, in Brooklyn. Doors open around 5pm; meeting starts around 7:30. Come early to help set up and participate in our first group build, then stick around to declare your pledge model, buy or sell some kits, and pay your 2026 dues. 

 
Vaughn finished his F-102 and was pleased with the result. Kevin is reworking his Angel and Demon vignette as an OSL painting exercise. Gil is busy cranking out figures on his 3-D printer. Acquisitions included: Santa bust, Gaahleri gloss metal paint pens, TARPS pod for an F-14 and other items posted on the club's Facebook page. 

 
The tool of the week was a set of two (chisel and pointed) silicone tipped nail art tools from the dollar store. Gil likes them for bending colors and applying paint. Bobby found small, sponge tipped nail art tools at Hobby Lobby. He plans to use them with thinned out paint to get that weathered and worn look. Actually, we spoke at length on painting - tints, shades, color saturation, color modulation, post shading vs. pre shading, paint manufacturers (Angelo likes that Kaleido primer doesn't lift when masks are removed), and so on. 

 
We discussed the different techniques needed to weather large scale and small-scale models, which fit nicely with the evening's topic, what's your favorite scale. Turns out, the scale we build depends on what we build (1/48 for fighter ac and 1/144 for bombers, 1/35 for a Tiger 2 and 1/16 for a Pzkw 1), how large the finished model has to be to be seen and appreciated, how much display space you have and it's the only scale available for that kit you've been hunting for years (is that why Frank C has those Tamiya 1/100 jets?). Bobby has a different approach, one he picked up from Andy Yanchus, the finished piece has to be 8" or smaller. Maybe that's where Box Scale comes from? 

 
The next meeting is Friday the 16th at the Community Center. Invites aren't needed, but your dues are. Just kidding. Hope to see you there. Hope you pay your dues. Kidding , kidding. 

 
~Russ