BPMS In-house Meeting: February 20, 2026

We have a fun night planned for February!

Show Us Your Tool: This activity may sound vulgar but has been a fun tradition for decades. Do you have a favorite tool that you like to use? Have you found a new tool the members might want to know about? Do you have a method to get things done that is really helpful? Bring it in and show the group!

 

Contest Night 1Q: The first quarterly contest is upon us. Feel free to bring in models that you haven’t previously brought in for a quarterly contest.  If you built something new for the December theme contest, you are invited to bring it back for competition.

 

Model Pledges: I am still making the list for this year’s Pledges. Speak with Bobby for details!

 

June’s Theme Contest: The Vertical Take Off Theme Contest is off and running! Build something that can have a CONTROLLED vertical take-off AND landing. Think helicopters and harriers, but not V2 rockets.

Meeting Date: FEBRUARY 20, 2026
Members start showing up by 5PM to set up.
Feel free to come early and hang-out!

 

BPMS Bulletin in PDF format 2026 02  

BPMS Annual Awards: 2025

Air

1^st:          Charlie Nelson

2^nd:         Frank Colucci

3^rd:         Steven Nelson

HM:       Chuck Contrino, Nestor Menar

 

Armor

1^st:          Joe Bergman

2^nd:         Kosta Lukyanov

3^rd:         Charlie Nelson

Hm:        Kevin App, Howell Serkin

 

Figure

1^st:          Kevin Kilkenny

2^nd:         Joe Bergman

3^rd:         Mike Isenberg

Hm:        Mark Mullen, Frank G

 

Sea

1^st:          Mark Mullen

2^nd:         Steven Nelson

3^rd:         Charlie Nelson

Hm:        Guy Ferrara, Angelo Takos

 

SciFi

1^st:          Julio Guadalupe

2^nd:         Gordon Cheung, Mike Isenberg

3^rd:         Kevin Kilkenny

Hm:        Angelo Takos

 

Misc

1^st:          Kevin App

2^nd:         Tom Govia

3^rd:         Tony Mancuso

Hm:        Tom Knoll, Jimmy Tissot

 

Most Popular Entry

1Q:         Charlie Nelson,  IL-2 Shturmovik

 2Q:         Mike Isenberg, Rainbow Connection

                Kevin Kilkenny, Iroquois

 3Q:         Joe Bergman, Mr Hyde

 4Q:         Charlie Nelson,  Sea Vixen

 

TOP GUN

Charlie Nelson

 

 

 Bert Berg Award

 Jeff Eng 

 

 

  

BPMS Member awarded 1st Place!

 There were plenty of outstanding models at the 2025 IPMS/USA Nationals held this year in Hampton Roads, Va. The results have been PUBLISHED and for those that haven't seen Nestor's   1st Place Stratocruiser, you can find it on page 139.

 

BPMS ANNUAL AWARDS - 2024

AIR Category

HM: (2) Israel Alvarado, Russ Holcomb

3^rd: Steven Nelson

2^nd: Frank Colucci

1^st: Charlie Nelson

 ARMOR Category

 HM: (3) Kevin App, Guy Ferrara, Charlie Nelson

3^rd: Russ Holcomb

2^nd: Ray Whitton

1^st: Howell Serkin

FIGURE Category

 3^rd: Kosta Lukyanov

2^nd: Kevin App

1^st: Kevin Kilkenny

SEA Category

HM: Russ Holcomb

3^rd: Kosta Lukyanov

2^nd: Guy Ferrara

1^st: Mark Mullen

SCI-FI Category

HM: (2) Gordon Cheung, Bobby Pokorny

3^rd: Mark Mullen

2^nd: Tom Govia

1^st: Julio Guadalupe

MISC Category

HM: (2) Tom Govia, Kosta Lukyanov

3^rd: Steven Nelson

2^nd: Mark Mullen

1^st: Tony Mancuso

 

MOST POPULAR

1Q: Mark Mullen - Grogu

2Q: Julio Guadalupe – Cargo Drone

3Q: Frank Colucci – A-6E Intruder

4Q: Charlie Nelson – Grumman F3F-2

 

Top Gun will be announced in January....

BPMS Sponsors IPMS/USA Winners!

 As is known to most members, the BPMS raised enough member donations to sponsor not one, but two categories. In all fairness to those that donated, we thought you would like to see who won our awards. 

Category 2

 

BPMS Annual Contest Results!

 

Air

HM         Russ Holcomb

                Mark Mullen

                Ray Whitton

3^rd           Steven Nelson

2^nd          Charlie Nelson

1^st           Frank Colucci

 

Armor

HM         Kevin App

                Russ Holcomb

3^rd           Guy Ferrara

                Steven Nelson

2^nd          Charlie Nelson

1^st           Howell Serkin

 

Figure

HM         Russ Holcomb

3^rd           Joe Bergman

2^nd          Kevin App

1^st           Kevin Kilkenny

 

Sea

HM         Steven Nelson

3^rd           Kevin Kilkenny

2^nd          Frank Giallombardo

1^st           Kevin App

 

Sci-Fi

HM         Mark Mullen

                Bobby Pokorny

3^rd           Joe Bergman

2^nd          Guy Ferrara

1^st           Julio Guadalupe

 

Misc

HM         Kevin App

                Joe Bergman

                Kosta Lukyanov

3^rd           Mark Mullen

2^nd          Joke Moon

1^st           Tony Mancuso

 

Most Popular

1Q          Joe Bergman      X-Wing

                Charlie Nelson   F-8E Crusader

2Q          Kevin App           Schnellboot

3Q          Kevin Kilkenny  The Thing: Norris

4Q          Bob Pokorny      Dagon

 

TOP GUN

KEVIN APP

BPMS Zoom Mini Meeting Report: 08/26/2021

Fourteen people attended the meeting including a new guy. Welcome Mike, glad you decided to check us out. 

We haven't heard anything about the reopening of the Community Center. Not to worry, weekly Zoom meetings will continue. The Hudson Valley Club is meeting outdoors. They'll hold their annual show in Poughkeepsie in October. Other shows in October - Armorcon (Southbury Ct) and Replicon (Freeport NY). Any more we should know about? 

Lou reports older Kitty Hawk kits are available again. No new kits yet. Academy, however, does have a new one, a 1/35 Panzer 2F. In progress and completed work included: Tiger 1, 1990 vintage resin Robin (the Boy Wonder, not the bird), USS Susquehanna hull , Corsair XF4-U conversion (Dr. V is performing major surgery, backdating Tamiya's F4U-1), P.180 Avanti (with interior that can't be seen), Kamov (Ka-28?), 1956 Chrystler 300, French Submarine Cruiser Surcouf and Merkava 4 (aka Frank's Tank). 

This week's dollar store find, plastic domed display cases suitable for 1/24 figures. 

For the featured topic, recent model shows, Don talked about the National Convention in Las Vegas. There were 2980 models in the competition plus a large number of "display only" models. Seminars were good. Vendors were well represented. Their kits were mostly older and their prices were either low or high (questions? ask Don). I expect we'll see some of his Convention photos in future. Until then, he recommended the 5-part YouTube showing all the entries. Inspired perhaps by "My Cousin Vinny", Don served as a Judge in Las Vegas (be advised, Convention Judges can't fix parking tickets so don't even bother to ask). Discussing judging and categories, several people wondered why there are so many categories for aircraft (single engine, multi engine, WW1, WW2, Cold War, Airliner, Helicopter, etc. and in various scales, to boot) and so few for Sci Fi/Fantasy? Was that ever a problem for you? We also saw photos from the AMPS Regional in Indianna, 244 entries. Mr. K plans to attend the Cherry Point Air Show next month. If he takes pictures, our more technically gifted members will find a way to share them. Thanks in advance. 

Lastly, some painting tips. Vallejo bottles with black caps are for brush painting. Bottles with white caps are for airbrushing. A base coat of Tamiya, with a finish coat of Vallejo works well. 

The next meeting is 9/2/21 at 8 pm. Frank C will send the invites and host. Enjoy your Labor Day weekend. 

~Russ

 

Meeting Update

Governor Cuomo extended the NYS PAUSE through May 14. That means that the BPMS Meeting for May isn't very likely. 

With meeting cancellations, we are planning the following changes in meeting events and activities.

• The BPMS BULLETIN is suspended. 
• AURORA THEME CONTEST will be rescheduled from JUNE to DECEMBER.
• BBQ Night in June will be cancelled. 
• We are Expecting to hold the August Meeting including PIZZA NIGHT same as always. 

Other changes will be announced once things start opening up in NYS/NYC again. Stay tuned and keep in touch with other members for the latest BPMS information!

Thank you for your patience and understanding through these times.

~Bobby Pokorny

BULLETIN: December 2019

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Bulletin 

by Bobby B2 Blue Pokorny  

November was an excellent meeting. We had 31 members and 4 guests who brought in 24 models, most of which were for the quarterly contest.  

November Meeting  

CONTEST NIGHT – 4th QUARTER 2019: This was the final installment of the quarterly BPMS Annual Contest. Now it’s my turn to crunch the numbers and see who we voted for in 2019!  

SUPER RAFFLE: This is the reason why you must fill out your paperwork at each meeting. For every new model you brought in over the course of the year you got ONE SUPER RAFFLE TICKET. We had around 275 tickets in for the year. Nice job! Can we beat that in 2020? Also, thank you to everyone who made donations!  

HOLIDAY DINNER: At the time I am writing this it has yet to occur, but historically it’s always been a blast. Nora’s always has good food and mix that with good friends and it’s an equation for a good time!  

JANUARY MEETING: The BBSC will be used on our usual night so the group selected January 24, 2020 to be the date of that meeting.  

RAFFLE: We did NOT have a regular raffle during the meeting. It’ll probably return in December.  

On the agenda: DECEMBER   

D-DAY to the BATTLE of the BULGE: The 75th Anniversary: IT’S HERE! The December theme contest is upon us! Find contest details HERE. Sponsored by Tom Knoll and Bobby Pokorny.  

HOLIDAY DESSERTS: ‘Tis the season! Why not close out the year with your BPMS buddies and some tasty treats? You are cordially invited to bring some sort of dessert or snack or treat to this meeting. Thanks in advance!  

AWARDS CEREMONY: At the time this is being written, I have the numbers crunched. Hopefully I’ll have the awards printed out in time so we can see who the winners are for 2018.  

2020 THEMES: With the December meeting upon us, and the D-Day to Bulge Theme is here, we need to look forward to 2020. Joe would like to sponsor an AURORA Anniversary theme for June. Anyone want to join him?

Meeting date:

December 20, 2019

Same Time,

Same Place!

BULLETIN: OCTOBER 2019

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Bulletin

by Bobby "B2 Blue" Pokorny

September meeting was action packed. We had 26 members and no guests who brought in 16 models for the final meeting of the summer of 2019.

September Meeting

APPLYING DECALS: Everyone has a different approach to applying decals. Frank, Gordon, and Jake discussed with the group their approaches for dealing with decals. A very well rounded and educational discussion. Thanks guys! 

DECAL SWAP NIGHT: It fit in with the clinic, so some members brought in some sheets to sell or trade. 

HVHMG: The group voted to sponsor a trophy package. Show date Oct 19. See http://hvhmg.org/ for details.

HOLIDAY DINNER: We got this ball rolling. While everyone has been pleased with Nora’s for years, we put out some feelers for something different. Maybe even save some money in the process.

DECEMBER THEME CONTEST: With the year speeding by we can look forward to the December theme contest: D-Day to Battle of the Bulge: The 75th Anniversary. Find contest details HERE. Sponsored by Tom Knoll and Bobby Pokorny. 

RAFFLE: We had another fun raffle this month. We’ll likely have another for October. 

On the agenda: OCTOBER 

NOMINATIONS: What?!? Prez Tom and Veep Tom are finishing up their first year. Don’t expect anything to be changing... 

MODEL PLEDGES: I hope you’ve been working on your models all year because this is the meeting you get the pay off. Simply bring in your Pledge Model, regardless of completion or not. If you got the job done you will get a bonus FIVE Super Raffle tickets in November! 

SUPER RAFFLE: The Super Raffle is in November, but you might want to start looking through your stacks for items you may want to donate. Thanks in advance! 

Meeting date:

October 18, 2019

SAME TIME,

SAME PLACE!

Bulletin: September 2019

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Bulletin

by Bobby B2 Blue Pokorny

August meeting was Pizza Night, so we had members coming out of the woodwork! We had 23 members and one guests who brought in 23 models mostly for the contest.

August Meeting

PIZZA NIGHT: Possibly one of the all-time favorite BPMS annual activities. PIZZA! The group made quick work of the stacks of Brooklyn style. Your humble narrator couldn’t have been more proud!

CONTEST NIGHT – 3Q19: So the third installment of the BPMS contest is in the books. There were some exquisite models on the tables so the members had a tough job voting.

DECEMBER THEME CONTEST: With the year speeding by we can look forward to the December theme contest: D-Day to Battle of the Bulge: The 75th Anniversary. Find contest details on the final page of this Bulletin. Sponsored by Tom Knoll and Bobby Pokorny.

RAFFLE: We had another fun raffle this month. We’ll likely have another for September.

On the agenda: SEPTEMBER

APPLYING DECALS: Everyone has a different approach to applying decals. Frank and Gordon have agreed to discuss with the group their methods for dealing with decals. If you have some ideas, feel free to prepare some words and join in!

DECAL SWAP NIGHT: Why not? Bring in decals to swap, sell, or give away. Fits in with the clinic!

HOLIDAY DINNER: Yeah, yeah. It’s only September, but we only have a couple meetings before December. We should sit down and discuss options while it’s early. 

Meeting Date:

September 20, 2019

Same time,

Same place!

BULLETIN: JULY 2019

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Bulletin

by Bobby B2 Blue Pokorny

JUNE was a big meeting. The theme contest and BBQ had people showing up for sure!. We had 31 members and 3 guests who brought in 33 models, mostly for the theme contest. 

June Meeting

BBQ Night: What’s summertime without a BBQ? We held our annual BBQ and it went well. Thanks to all the guys who supplied the shindig and the gents who worked the grill. Great job! 

JUNE THEME: It happened! 

NASA: 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing 

We had a lot of nice work on the tables, and the winners were as follows: 

First: Joe Bergman Redstone Rocket

Second: Russ Holcomb Apollo 11 LEM

Third: Kevin Kilkenny NASA LLRV

HM: Mark Mullen X-15
Charlie Nelson X-15 A2
Joe Bergman Atlas
Tim Greeman Mercury Capsule
Kosta Lukyanov Lunar Lander

Special Awards:
Best Space Capsule: Frank Colucci, Gemini EVA
Best Satellite: Bobby Pokorny, Vanguard
Best Moon Landing: Israel Alvarado, Lunar Lander 

The quality of the work was top notch which made as judges’ job very difficult. A special thanks all the members who built for the theme and thanks to Jeff Eng and Vinny Rosati for sponsoring a fun and historic theme for the group to build for! 

Raffle: We had another fun raffle this month. We’ll likely have another for July. 

On the agenda: JULY 

BASIC SKILLS – FINISHES: Do you like gloss? Flat? Something in between? Some of our members will host a clinic, Tim Greeman and Gordon Cheung, on how they achieve their finishes but I would kindly ask the group to please think about this activity and perhaps prepare a couple words to chime in as well. 

DECEMBER THEME CONTEST: With NASA in the history books we can look forward to the December theme contest: D-Day to Battle of the Bulge: The 75th Anniversary. Find contest details HERE. Sponsored by Tom Knoll and Bobby Pokorny. 

2019 Model Pledge: 2019 declaration period is now CLOSED! You already showed me something unbuilt. Please have it finished for OCTOBER 2019, for a display. After October you may bring back your pledge for the November meeting for the last contest of the year. For your efforts you get an additional FIVE Super Raffle tickets for completing your pledge! Sweet! Easy enough! We had over two dozen members sign up this year!

MEETING DATE:

JULY 19, 2019

SAME TIME,

SAME PLACE!