Hudson Valley Show

FYI - I decided to go for best ship at Hudson Valley show

This will be in memory of Capt Bart Holmes.

You can check out the HVHMG site in week or so and we should have credit for our sponsorship.
http://www.hvhmg.com/categories.html

~Hugh

Nightwind 2 UAV pics

Something I found on the net people might be interested in:

http://thebrigade.com/2010/07/20/thats-no-model-airplane-thats-the-new-nightwind-uav-8-photos/?obref=obinsite

Bulletin: July 2010

THE MINUTES

by Bobby the Blue

June was another amazing month. Great food! Great display! We had 27 members and one guest who brought in 39 models, 26 of which were for the Naval Aviation Theme Contest.

June Meeting

NAVAL AVIATION THEME CONTEST: See the details HERE.

BBQ NIGHT: Can this group eat or what? There were plenty of vittles and the members made quick work of it all, but shockingly, there were leftovers! More on that later. Special thanks to Vinny for providing the facilities for cooking AND taking the helm behind the grille. Thanks to the many hands who assisted with the food duties!

40 YEARS OF THE BPMS: I brought up at a recent meeting that 2011 will mark the 40th Anniversary of the BPMS but it seems that after further research that 1972 was actual the start. So now we have extra time to figure out how we’ll celebrate it. We have a year and a half to set up this bash. It should be fun! A dinner is certainly in order. Maybe we should figure out a way to tie in a theme contest. Ideas? Let the officers know!

You can see pics from each meeting on Gordon’s blog:

http://gmobile17.blogspot.com/

On the agenda: July

A NIGHT OF REVELL-RY: This is a model display theme night. Simply bring in something you’ve built by Revell. Depending on time we might ask everyone to tell us a couple words about their models.

BBQ NIGHT PT 2: We actually had some left over burgers and franks from the last meeting so we’ll be finishing those off this month. We’re only asking for a couple bucks to cover buns and stuff. Sodas won’t be free this month, however.

T-SHIRTS: The first wave of shirts arrived a couple months ago. The BPMS blue and white never looked better! Our t-shirt artist came up with another concept that we’re taking orders for now too. Ask about it at the meeting. Approx. $11 a pop.

TAKE A PART / LEAVE A PART: Gordon will bring in a big basin monthly for “Take a Part / Leave a Part.” Please feel free to toss your spares into the big bin too! Gordon will bring the club parts box back for each meeting for members to add or take away from. This is something we can all benefit from!

Next meeting date:

July 16, 2010

Same time, same place!

June 2010 Theme Contest: NAVAL AVIATION

Naval Aviation is the theme for June’s contest. The guidelines are pretty broad – your entry only needs to have some link to naval aviation past, present, or future. The theme includes air-capable ships, land-based aviation with naval connections (such as patrol aircraft like the P-3), and all countries with a naval aviation heritage are included (for US, Japan, UK, India, and France, for example). Sci-Fi has a lot of nautical connections that will fit the theme, as well. FLY NAVY!

Meeting date: June 18, 2010

Update: 06/2010

Here are the results…

Special Awards:

• Tailhook? What’s That?: Jeff Eng, F-16N
• Really Stretching It: Bill Murphy, TIE Fighter
• Bird Farm: Ray Keegan, Cylon Base Star
• Not-Invented-Here: Ray Keegan, Cylon Base Star
• Bits & Pieces: Jimmy Tissot, F7F
• Very Essence of Naval Aviation: Vinny Rosati A6E Diorama
• Best Prop: Charlie Nelson, SB2C
• Blowtorches At Sea: Russ Holcomb, F-18

People’s Choice: Charlie Nelson, SB2C

Bronze: Frank Tripoli, J2F Duck

Silver: Charlie Nelson, SB2C

Gold: Jeff Eng, F-16N

We’d like to thank all the entrants who make the contests worthwhile, Ed Dietrich for another amazing job with the awards, and finally Hugh Alcock, Guy Ferrara, and Jimmy Tissot for sponsoring this really fun theme contest. Without everyone working together there would be no sponsor driven theme contests. Thanks to everyone for bringing this all together and making it happen! [-B2]

As always, you can find pics from the meeting (photo cred to Hugh this month!) on Gordon's BPMS Galleries: http://gmobile17.blogspot.com/

Bulletin: June 2010

THE MINUTES

by Bobby the Bax0jayz

May was another great month. We had 29 members and one guest who brought in 22 models of which were mostly for the contest.

May Meeting

CONTEST NIGHT 2ND QTR 2010: We had our second installment of the annual contest. Did you enter? There are only two more chances to gather votes for the year.

PARTS BOX NIGHT: Technically, every meeting since Gordon started bringing in the parts bin has been a Part Box Night, but last month we made it more formal. A lot of members brought in some goodies and many others went home with some. Thanks guys!.

40 YEARS OF THE BPMS: I brought up at the meeting that 2010 will mark the 40th Anniversary of the BPMS. We started an exchange on how we should observe this milestone. A dinner is certainly in order. Maybe we should figure out a way to tie in a theme contest. Ideas? Let the officers know!

You can see pics from each meeting either at the Club Website or on Gordon’s blog: http://gmobile17.blogspot.com/

On the agenda: June

NAVAL AVIATION THEME CONTEST: It’s FINALLY here! Are you ready? You’ll wish you were when you see the awards. NAVAL AVIATION: The guidelines are pretty broad – your entry only needs to have some link to naval aviation past, present, or future. The theme includes air-capable ships, land-based aviation with naval connections (such as patrol aircraft like the P-3), and all countries with a naval aviation heritage are included (for US, Japan, UK, India, and France, for example). Sci-Fi has a lot of nautical connections that will fit the theme, as well. FLY NAVY! Sponsored by Guy, Hugh and Jimmy.

Note: If you have models on the shelf that you would like to display that are also part of the theme, feel free to bring them in!

BBQ NIGHT: We used to have BBQ Night in August, but we realized that we get rained on every year. So we bumped it up to June. Theme Contest and BBQ? A winning combination! Be sure to bring your appetite and some money, the price for dinner will be around $5 – 7 / per person. Final numbers will be ready at the meeting. Any donations of food or treats are welcome!

T-SHIRTS: The first wave of shirts arrived last month. The BPMS blue and white never looked better! Our t-shirt artist came up with another concept that we’re taking orders for now too. Ask about it at the meeting. Approx. $11 a pop.

TAKE A PART / LEAVE A PART: Gordon will bring in a big basin monthly for “Take a Part / Leave a Part.” Please feel free to toss your spares into the big bin too! Gordon will bring the club parts box back for each meeting for members to add or take away from. This is something we can all benefit from!

GENERATING MONEY: The club will continue to sell magnets and patches and run raffles and to generate some extra money. The reserves for raffles are hitting rock bottom, any donations of recent models would be greatly appreciated! Can we count on you to help fund various activities and sponsorships?

Meeting: June 18th, 2010

Same time, same place!

Schedule Photo Posting

Hi everyone,

The BPMS Photo Blog is already being updated. As of today 5/23/10, all photos from February meeting have been posted.

March meeting photos will start posting on 5/24/10 to to 5/27/10.

April meeting photos will start posting on 5/28/10 follow by May meeting photos.

Link to the BPMS Photo Blog: http://gmobile17.blogspot.com

Best Regards,
Gordon

Bulletin: 05/2010

T H E  M I N U T E S

by Bobby B2 Blue Pokorny

April kept the ball rolling for 2010. We had 27 members who brought in 18 models of which 14 were WIPs. More on that below.

April Meeting

WORK IN PROGRESS NIGHT: Several members brought in what they were working on. We had 14 works in progress and of those 5 were part of our model pledge program. The members each took a couple minutes to discuss what they were working on and their methods.

BASIC SKILLS CLINIC: Charlie Nelson, Frank Colucci and your humble narrator each took turns discussing how we get started on a model project. The areas covered were basic tools, supplies, and methods. Even the veterans of the hobby could’ve learned a couple tips and tricks since everyone has a different way of handling things.

A NEWS BRIEF: The Aberdeen Proving Grounds will be closing down in 2012 and will be moved to Ft. Lee.

40 YEARS OF THE BPMS: I brought up at the meeting that 2010 will mark the 40th Anniversary of the BPMS. We started an exchange on how we should observe this milestone. A dinner is certainly in order. Maybe we should figure out a way to tie in a theme contest. Ideas? Let the officers know!

You can see pics from each meeting either at the Club Website or on Gordon’s blog: http://gmobile17.blogspot.com/

On the agenda: May

CONTEST NIGHT 2ND QTR 2010: This is the second installment of the Quarterly BPMS Annual Contest. That means that any model that you haven’t brought in for a BPMS Quarterly contest is able to compete. Don’t forget to place a contest entry form for each model, and don’t forget to vote!

PARTS BOX NIGHT: Technically, every meeting since Gordon started bringing in the parts bin has been a Parts Box Night, but this month we’re making it more formal. Bring in extra parts you have laying around, or models you’ve scrapped and lay them out for other members to have a grab at. And keep your eyes peeled, that missing part you’ve been looking for might be out there. If you don’t feel like dragging your spare parts back home, feel free to leave them in the parts bin.

T-SHIRTS: The first wave of shirts arrived last month. The BPMS blue and white never looked better! Our t-shirt artist came up with another concept that we’re taking orders for now too. Ask about it at the meeting. Approx. $11 a pop.

TAKE A PART / LEAVE A PART: Gordon will bring in a big basin monthly for “Take a Part / Leave a Part.” Please feel free to toss your spares into the big bin too! Gordon will bring the club parts box back for each meeting for members to add or take away from. This is something we can all benefit from!

GENERATING MONEY: The club will continue to sell magnets and patches and run raffles and to generate some extra money. The reserves for raffles are hitting rock bottom, any donations of recent models would be greatly appreciated! Can we count on you to help fund various activities and sponsorships?

Don't forget, the NAVAL AVIATION TTHEME CONTEST will be in JUNE!!!!

 Our next meeting will be on May 21, 2010.

Bulletin: April, 2010

THE MINUTES

by Bobby P.

March was another impressive meeting despite the severe traffic delays. 25 members brought in 26 models.
March Meeting

DECAL SWAP NIGHT: I got in late, but I heard there were some decals out there. If so, it was the night to do it!

ALL’S COLD ON THE EASTERN FRONT: This was an idea that Hugh passed along to me so I have to give him credit for the good showing. Winter’s last hurrah had 13 models on display for this theme night. Nice work guys!

MODEL PLEDGE: March was the last month to get in on the deal. A couple guys got in some last minute pledges. This will be a fun activity.

NEW MEMBERS: We voted in our first new members of 2010! Say hello to Bob E. and Ed J.:

Welcome to the fold!

You can see pics from each meeting either at the Club Website or on Gordon’s blog: http://gmobile17.blogspot.com/

On the agenda: April

WORK IN PROGRESS NIGHT: Whatcha workin’ on? Your pledge? Nice! Bring it in to show the group what stage you’re at. Also be prepared if we ask you to tell the group a couple words about your WIP.

BASIC SKILLS CLINIC: We’ve added several new members in the last year or so and we’ve thought it might eb a good time to bring back some basic skills clinics. For this round it will be Charlie N, Frank C and your humble narrator discussing the early stages of model building. So we’ll likely cover (but not limited to) parts inspection, planning, instructions, cutting from sprues and resin lugs, prep, cement, putty, sanding, etc. Since there are three of us, and depending on time we might each take turns discussing our usual plan of attack. Hopefully we’ll share something you don’t know, and members can feel free to add to the conversation.

T-SHIRTS: The first wave of shirts arrived last month. The BPMS blue and white never looked better! Our t-shirt artist came up with another concept that we’re taking orders for now, too. Ask about it at the meeting. Approx. $11 a pop.

TAKE A PART / LEAVE A PART: Gordon will bring in a big basin monthly for “Take a Part / Leave a Part.” Please feel free to toss your spares into the big bin too! Gordon will bring the club parts box back for each meeting for members to add or take away from. This is something we can all benefit from!

GENERATING MONEY: The club will continue to sell magnets and patches and run raffles and to generate some extra money. Can we count on you to help fund various activities and sponsorships?

Reminder: Naval Aviation Theme will be in June!

Meeting will be on April 16, 2010

IPMS / USA News: The IPMS Forums

Chapter Contacts,

From Dennis T. at the IPMS USA forum

I'm pleased to announce that, effective today, the model building discussion forums of the IPMS/USA are open to non-IPMS/USA members. No longer closed to non-IPMS/USA members, we welcome modelers to our forums and hope to share our passion for model building with everyone.

We hope that opening the modeling forums will encourage non-members to join and give IPMS/USA members a chance to share their knowledge, experience and passion for our hobby with others.

Along with making the model building forums public, a new "Ask the IPMS" forum has been set up and John Ratzenberger will be hosting it. It is meant to be the public face of the IPMS/USA and will contain useful information for members and non-members alike.

The "From the Forum Administrator" forum will also be opened for comments. IPMS/USA members can now interact with me directly to discuss and debate forum policies. Feel free to post relevant questions about the discussion forums there also.

Finally, the former Open Discussion forum has been transformed into the new Bull Pen forum. This forum, open only to IPMS/USA members, will be a lightly-moderated forum set aside for members to discuss whatever moves them. It has its own set of rules to follow and no cross-posting or quoting from threads found within this forum will be permitted. What happens in the Bull Pen, stays in the Bull Pen. For those members who'd rather not even see this forum, I can modify their accounts to make that wish possible.

The goal of these changes is to make the IPMS/USA discussion forums more accessible to more modelers. It is hoped that their contribution to this site will transform it into something of value to IPMS/USA members and non-members alike.

Now that we have opened the doors, please remember that the modeling forums are for talk about models and model building. Any comments or criticism related to the IPMS/USA must be posted in the IPMS/USA Business section. I've instructed the moderators to be on the watch for this sort of thing and to move these threads to an appropriate IPMS/USA Business thread as quickly as possible. The person posting such items in the public threads will be warned.

By and large, the model building forums have been helpful and friendly places. Now more than ever, we want that to continue.

Dennis

Bulletin: March, 2010

THE MINUTES

by Bobby Pokorny

February was another impressive meeting with 27 members and 2 guests who brought in 28 models.

February Meeting
QUARTERLY CONTEST: Our first contest of the year had an impressive showing of high quality models. Did you enter the contest? There are three more installments before the final numbers are crunched so there’s still time to get some votes!

MODEL PLEDGE: Pledge to build a model in 2010 and if you get it done you will get extra super raffle tickets. We have 20 members making pledges so far. Please make a choice and bring it in for the meeting and get on the list. March is your last chance to get in on the fun! Find more details in this Bulletin.

SHOW US YOUR TOOL: We had a good assortment of various tools of our trade this year. Between Jimmy’s scuba tank and Howie’s Orb from Phantasm, we had quite a few chuckles too!

You can see pics from each meeting either at the Club Website or on Gordon’s blog: http://gmobile17.blogspot.com/

On the agenda: March
DECAL SWAP NIGHT: Bring in decals to swap or trade. You might want to bring some cash, too. You never know when that sheet you’ve been looking for will show up!

ALL’S COLD ON THE EASTERN FRONT: Spring starts on the 20th, so let’s have a last hurrah for Winter this month! It’s not a contest, just a theme night, try to tie in in some way: cold, winter camo, East Europe, Cold War, use your imagination!

T-SHIRTS: Charlie found a place that can make us up some logo shirts and showed us a nice design. We started taking orders last month at $13 a pop.

TAKE A PART / LEAVE A PART: Gordon will bring in a big basin monthly for “Take a Part / Leave a Part.” Please feel free to toss your spares into the big bin too! Gordon will bring the club parts box back for each meeting for members to add or take away from. This is something we can all benefit from!

GENERATING MONEY: The club will continue to sell magnets and patches and run raffles and to generate some extra money. Can we count on you to help fund various activities and sponsorships?

Meeting Date:
March 19,2010
Same time
Same place!

Bulletin: February 2010

THE MINUTES

by Bobby P

January was an impressive first meeting of 2010 with 28 members and 3 guests who brought in 40 models.

January Meeting

ANNUAL AWARDS CEREMONY: The numbers were crunched, and here are your winners:
Air

1st: Frank Tripoli
2nd: Hugh Alcock, Frank Colucci,
Guy Ferrara, Charlie Nelson
3rd: Kevin Batterman
HM: Phil Benson, Tony Gray, Ray Whitton

Armor

1st: Frank Tripoli
2nd: Kevin Batterman
3rd: Kevin App
HM: Vladimir Belyaer

Figure

1st: Kevin App
2nd: Ray Keegan
3rd: Guy Ferrara
HM: Howell Serkin

Sea

1st: Mike Crescenzo
2nd: Phil Benson
3rd: Hugh Alcock
HM: Russ Holcomb, Ray Keegan,
Charlie Nelson

Sci Fi

1st: Jeffrey Eng
2nd: Israel Alvarado
3rd: Phil Benson
HM: Russ Holcomb

Misc

1st: John Magno
2nd: Ray Keegan
3rd: Vinny Rosati
HM: Kevin Batterman, Jeffrey Eng

Most Popular:
1Q: Vinny Rosati – Saturn 5
2Q: Jeffrey Eng – Battlestar Pegasus
3Q: Phil Benson – Xebec – “Achilles”
4Q: Kevin Batterman – M-36 Jackson

Top Gun Award: Frank Tripoli

SIZE MATTERS THEME CONTEST: A great turn out! We had 24 entries on the tables for the JOE TURNER MEMORIAL THEME CONTEST! The winners:
1st Kevin App, Frankenstein monster
2nd Jeff Eng: Godzilla “1984”
3rd Howell Serkin: E-100
HM: Russ Holcomb, Ray Keegan, John Irwin, Mike Crescenzo, Phil Benson, Israel Alvarado, Vinny Rosati.
Teenie Weenie itsy Bitsy Award: Vinny Rosati
I can’t believe you built the whole thing! Award: Phil Benson

The awards by our master craftsman Ed Dietrich were gorgeous as always. Thanks to everyone who participated in the contest, and thanks to the sponsors, without whom there would be no contest.

You can see pics from each meeting either at the Club Website or on Gordon’s blog: http://gmobile17.blogspot.com/

On the agenda: February
QUARTERLY CONTEST: This will be the first installment of the annual contest. If you built something new for the theme contest, you’re invited to bring if back for the annual contest. There’s no better time to get started accumulating some votes toward the TOP GUN!

MODEL PLEDGE: Pledge to build a model in 2010 and if you get it done you will get extra super raffle tickets. We got 13 members making pledges in January. Please make a choice and bring it in for the meeting and get on the list. Find more details in this Bulletin.

SHOW US YOUR TOOL: Not as vulgar as it sounds, I assure you! Bring in your unusual tools, supplies, materials, basically your weapons of choice that you use in this hobby. If you have a method that you’d like to share, feel free to bring in what you have and be prepared to tell the group a couple words about it.

T-SHIRTS: Charlie found a place that can make us up some logo shirts and showed us a nice design. We started taking orders last month at $13 a pop.

Meeting date: February 19, 2010

Twilight Zone Theme Contest

The Twilight Zone Theme Contest

June 17, 2011

Coming this summer will be The Twilight Zone Theme Contest sponsored by Joe Bergman, Russ Holcomb, and President Don Illjes. Basically build something / anything from the original Twilight Zone series, and be able to explain the connection, to The Twilight Zone. More details will be forthcoming, but for now, here is a link for a Twilight Zone episode guide. Each link has a short description of the episode. Hope this helps.

http://tzone.the-croc.com/original-twilight-zone-episode-guide.html

BPMS Model Pledge 2010

The BPMS seems to be in the middle of a modeling recession (a period of reduced modeling activity). So to help start up the building, The BPMS officers came up with a BPMS stimulus plan. The Model Pledge. All we ask is for all members in the club pledge to build one model in six months. So with the new year starting, we want members to bring in an unstarted model kit in during the January or February meeting. This is the model you plan to build for the pledge. We will make a note of your kit and hope to see it completed in six months. We figure we will start with the February meeting and hold the Modeling Pledge display in August.

We would like everyone in the club to participate. We are not asking for a lot. You can build the model kit, out-of-the-box, or detail it. We don’t even care if you don’t finish the kit, it can be a work in progress. You can even use the model for the next theme contest. But we want everyone to try, after all this is a modeling club. We will be giving out super raffle tickets for those the participate.

• A completed model gets 5 Super raffle tickets.
• A uncompleted or work in progress model gets 2 Super raffle tickets.

We may change things during the next few months with the Model Pledge. We will keep everyone updated. The BPMS officers would like all members to build a model for this group project.

~Jeff

Bulletin: January 15th, 2010

THE MINUTES

by Bobby the Blue

December was a meeting with 24 members and no guests who brought in a dozen models.

December Meeting

HOLIDAY DINNER: We had it at a Czech / German place by the name of SWEIK Y WBEHKA. The previous Bulletin went to print before the big event, so here’s the run down. Ten members showed up, the food was good, ABBA was playing, and we had a great time.

HOLIDAY DESSERTS: A bunch brought in various desserts for the group. Thanks to everyone who brought treats!

THEME CONTEST: The sponsors were a little unhappy with the turnout of only four entries so we decided to defer to January.

You can see pics from each meeting either at the Club Website or on Gordon’s blog: http://gmobile17.blogspot.com/

On the agenda: January

SIZE MATTERS THEME CONTEST: Okay. Let’s try this again since the entries were light last month. The JOE TURNER MEMORIAL THEME CONTEST is upon us! Did you build something that was in some way extremely big or small? Then bring it in! The awards we will be amazing! You’ll be glad you entered!

MODEL PLEDGE: Pledge to build a model in 2010 and if you get it done you will get extra super raffle tickets. Find more details in this Bulletin.

T-SHIRTS: Charlie found a place that can make us up some logo shirts and showed us a nice design. At this point we’re looking at $13 a pop.

TAKE A PART / LEAVE A PART: Gordon will bring in a big basin monthly for “Take a Part / Leave a Part.” Please feel free to toss your spares into the big bin too! Gordon will bring the club parts box back for each meeting for members to add or take away from. This is something we can all benefit from!

GENERATING MONEY: The club will continue to sell magnets and patches and run raffles and to generate some extra money. Can we count on you to help fund various activities and sponsorships?

PHOTO ROSTER UPDATE: It’s time to update the BPMS photo roster and that includes each member’s phone number and e-mail address. A lot of club business happens via e-mail, so it’s helpful to know of any changes. We passed a roster around at the August meeting and will do so again in July. If you didn’t see the roster at the May meeting and won’t be at the July meeting, please send any changes to Hugh Alcock at shuvlboy [at] msn [dot] com. If your picture was not in the first roster, see Hugh during a meeting to get your picture taken or send him a digital photo. Thanks.

RECOGNIZE THESE GUYS? Say hello to Vladimir and Chuck, our most recent members!

The next meeting will be held on
JANUARY 15th, 2010
Same time, same place!

The Next Theme: SIZE MATTERS!!!

BPMS Joe Turner Memorial Theme Contest:
SIZE MATTERS!

He terrorized Tokyo! He devastated Chinese Buffets! He built lots and lots of models! Joe Turner – IPMS #90 – was a founding member of the Brooklyn Plastic Modelers Society. He cast a giant shadow over BPMS meetings for 20 years. Modelers around the world knew, and scurried before, the Big Guy!

To remember Joe, our December theme contest calls on you to build a subject that was the BIGGEST or smallest of its kind at its time for its country or historic setting. The Titanic was the biggest passenger ship of its day! The Panzerkampfwagen VIII Maus was the world’s biggest tank! The McDonnell Goblin was the smallest jet fighter ever built for the U.S. Air Force! All are available today as plastic kits!

The contest gives you lots of latitude in the BIGGEST or smallest at any time. What was the biggest American, British, or Russian tank of WWII? What was the biggest mortar/artillery piece? What was the smallest midget submarine? If Godzilla was the biggest lizard of his day and Rodan the biggest bird, what was the biggest insect? What was the biggest or smallest of those Gundam robots? Got a question about your entry? Just ask the big-hearted sponsors of this contest – Frank Colucci, Frank Tripoli, Hugh Alcock, and Bob Pokorny.

How do you measure up? All you have to do for the December meeting is build a model of the BIGGEST or the smallest of its time! Size of the subject, not the model, matters. Sponsors will pick winners based on workmanship and creativity. It’s what Joe would have wanted.

-- POSTPONED TO JANUARY 15, 2010 --

Bulletin: December, 2009

T H E M I N U T E S

by Bobby P

November meeting was an action packed meeting with activity and planning. 30 members and one guest brought in 19 models.

November Meeting

HOLIDAY DINNER: We concluded discussion about the dinner. We had it at a Czech / German place by the name of SWEIK Y WBEHKA. The Bulletin went to print before the big event, so the run down will be at the meeting.

CONTEST NIGHT 4Q09: We had our final regular contest night. That was the last chance to grab some votes for the annual contest. Due to vacation and work I will try to have the results for the December meeting. If not, expect everything in January.

SUPER RAFFLE: Another grand super raffle. We had many fabulous prizes and a ton of fun moving them out! Thanks to anyone who donated to the raffle. Get started early on your 2010 Super Raffle ticket count by bringing in models every month next year!

T-SHIRTS: Charlie found a place that can make us up some logo shirts and showed us a nice design. At this we’re looking at $13 a pop.

You can see pics from each meeting either at the Club Website or on Gordon’s blog: http://gmobile17.blogspot.com/

On the agenda: December

SIZE MATTERS THEME CONTEST: It’s finally here. The Joe Turner Memorial Theme Contest is upon us! Did you build something that was in some way extremely big or small? Then bring it in! The awards we will be amazing! Our awards master Ed D. really outdid himself this time! You’ll be glad you entered!

HOLIDAY DESSERTS: After a fine year we like to end it on a high note with treats and drinks. We won’t have food, but we encourage any kinds of cakes, cookies, sweets, and other yummies to be brought in by the members for the meeting. Thanks in advance!

Our next meeting will be on December 18, 2009.

Holiday Dinner Details

SWEIK Y WBEHKA

(Czech / German Food)

2027 Emmons Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11235

718-332-0330

http://www.sweikonline.com/

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

7:00 PM

Bulletin: November, 2009

T H E M I N U T E S

by Bobby P

October meeting was another spacious one. It’s official! We’ll have the entire place to ourselves from now on. We had 29 members who brought in 10 models and 7 WIPs.

October Meeting
HOLIDAY DINNER: We continued discussion about the dinner. Bill said that he found a Czech / German place nearby that might be a good option. If that doesn't work out, there's Red Lobster, which worked out well last year. We will make a determination during the November meeting. The dinner will be held early December.

NOMINATIONS: Nominations? Fuhgettaboutit! Ray and Israel are stuck for another year. Congrats guys!

WORK IN PROGRESS NIGHT: Some guys brought in what they were working on and told us a little bit about their processes.

T-SHIRTS: Charlie found a place that can make us up some BPMS logo t-shirts and showed us a very nice prototype. At this point we’re looking at likely $13 a pop.

FINANCIAL REPORT: The Trez informed us of our financial position. We have $420 in the till with $50 from the raffles.

You can see pics from each meeting either at the Club Website or on Gordon’s blog: http://gmobile17.blogspot.com/

On the agenda: November
CONTEST NIGHT 4Q09: This will be the FINAL installment of the 2009 annual contest. Bring in some stuff to compete for last minute votes for the year!

SUPER RAFFLE: This is the reason why you’ve been building models all year! You are awarded one super raffle ticket for each new model you brought in over the year. If you have stuff (books, vids, models, etc.) that you would like to part with, feel free to donate them for the raffle. Be sure you’re up to date with your dues. No dues, no tickets!

TAKE A PART / LEAVE A PART: Gordon will bring in a big basin monthly for “Take a Part / Leave a Part.” Please feel free to toss your spares into the big bin too! Gordon will bring the club parts box back for each meeting for members to add or take away from. This is something we can all benefit from!

GENERATING MONEY: The club will continue to sell magnets and patches and run raffles and to generate some extra money. Can we count on you to help fund various activities and sponsorships?

SUPPORT THE BULLETIN: Some ideas for the newsletter from Hugh –

• Members can write a paragraph or two on how they got interested and/or re-interested in modeling.
• Show us your workbench: Have folks take a picture of their modeling habitat at home and describe what they like and/or don’t like about the setup.

OTHER THEMES
Would you like to join in and sponsor this theme? Some other concepts we’ve kicked around are: Healthcare, Take One for the Team, New York, Alternate Realities, Things That Sweep / Swing, Go Big, Go Small, Extreme Modeling, and Things That Sting. There’s an anniversary for the Air Force and thirty years for Battlestar Galactica. There’s also an anniversary for Tet Offensive. Also, long time member Dave Cockrum passed away in late 2006. Years ago he was a part sponsor of a Humor In Modeling Theme Contest. We recently lost Art Gerber who was the IPMS Head Judge for Armor. Armor Theme, perhaps? Some new ides that came across my desk: Procrastination – contest for models that weren’t completed in time for a theme contest. It’s time I got some recognition for what I do best! Two divisions – ‘finally finished’ and ‘still not finished, but I thought I’d enter it anyway’. Another… Battle of Britain Theme idea. If we call it “1940 - Conquest and Defiance”, we can set up obvious types of entries for armor, figures, ships, and a/c dealing with war and war preparations in 1940, or other historical defiance events (like the Alamo or Wake Island or saying I’d rather watch the Eagles game than go shopping with the wife (it doesn’t have to be successful defiance)) or Conquest (pretty much anything Rome set its mind to). We could also extend the conquest and defiance into Sci-Fi by adding subjects dealing with conquest (the Empire, for example) and defiance (the ragtag group led by Luke Skywalker, for example). So, this might be an idea for the DEC theme contest rather than just a meeting theme. Contact the officers if you want to help sponsor any of these contests.

Our next meeting will be on November 20, 2009.

IPMS Brooklyn's charter is renewed.

Frank,
IPMS Brooklyn is good to go for 2010!
Dick M.
IPMS Director of Local Chapters

IPMS/USA Chapter Fact Sheet
#01-04 IPMS/Brooklyn Plastic Modelers
Last Updated: 10/31/2009
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Chartered: 2/7/2000
Renewal Due: 12/31/2010
Meeting Info: 3rd Friday of the Month, 7:30pm, Bergen Beach Park Sports Complex
Chapter Contact: Frank Colucci, #12970
Contact Address: 366 Charles St.
Iselin, NY 08830
Contact Telephone: 732-283-3065
Contact E-Mail: rotorfrank [at] aol [dot] com
Chapter Website: http://www.bpmsclub.com/
WebMaster: Bobby Pokorny
WebMaster Email: bpmsclub [at] mail [dot] com
Website First Activated: 9/10/2002
Website Updated: 8/15/2008
Website Description: IPMS/Brooklyn Plastic Modelers page, by Bobby Pokorny, includes; Welcome, Who we are..., Meeting Info
and Directions, Examples of member's models, Club Officers, Schedule of Events - Monthly meeting topics,
Model Gallery, and E-Mail Contact.

** Added another gallery page and links to the IPMS homepage on all pages.

Chapter Officers

President Ray K, #36130 10/15/2011
Vice President Israel A, #36981 10/15/2010
Secretary Robert Pokorny, #34607 2/15/2012
Treasurer Jeff E, #34859 10/15/2011
CC Frank C, #12970 10/15/2010
Mbr at Large Frank T, #6025 12/15/2008
Mbr at Large Vincent R, #34590 10/15/2010
Mbr at Large Russell H, #7583 6/15/2011
Mbr at Large James M, #14737 2/15/2012
Mbr at Large Gordon C, #45928 4/15/2011

How to win model contest

G-Mo posted Hugh's slideshow from a couple months back on his club blog. Have a look:

http://gmobile17.blogspot.com/2009/10/model-contest-guided-q-session-for.html