Dec 2024 Meeting Recap
37 attendees
Meeting started at 7:00 pm at Fanshawe
Frank asked for any guests or new members – Mike Slabon – just found out about the club, but builds anything. Found out through Frank’s son, Max.
We are in this room for the next four months.
Stuart started the recording… late… on the request of Mike Hill!
No show news – action will start up in January. Sounds like Heritagecon is looking for a way to get attendance/participation in advance.
IPMS Canada – two new executive members to replace John O’Connell who has held the treasurer role for 41 years!
Show and Tell Table:
George Wray – 1/72 Azure Baltimore Mk II
Mike Hill – 1/72 airfield diorama with static grass, Hunting Percival and Bulldog
Cameron – railway station and tracks for wargaming
Robert Langlois – home made workbench organizer, and a Matchbox 1/72 Corvette under construction
Don Gerard – Trumpeter 1/35 SA2 with launch base
Mike – Revell 1/35 Bell UH Huey in Canadian SAR colours
Adam Schneider – Revell JPS Mustang – has questions about clear coats for the group
Randy – MPC 1/25 Pontiac Bonneville converted to a 2+2 Canadian version
Dave Guertin – Fantastic Plastic Northrop XST stealth aircraft
Dave Guertin – Tamiya 1/24 scale Toyota, finished with sanding sponges and Tamiya polishing compound
Dave Guertin – New Tamiya Porsche 911GT3RS – gorgeous kit!
Ron Tucker – demonstration diorama with large induction coil to light several leds.
Steve Zammit – 3 tanks – Abrams, Patton and Firefly, and three 1/144 LS kits
Anthony Goodman – 1/35 Trumpeter Japanese Type tank – another shelf queen completed!
Kevin White – 1/48 Monogram Kingfisher from 1966 – first airbrush attempt!
Pablo Calceterra – 427 Wing commemorative booklet with pictures of RCAF planes built by some members
Full Contact Gift Exchange Melee!
20 prizes on the table tonight! Rule change allowed for stealing from others, which led to some interesting switches!
Meeting ended at 8:20