Jan 2025 Meeting Recap

 

Started at 7:00. 6 on Zoom, 30 in person.

Elections – current executive is acclaimed.

IPMS Canada – RT should be in the mail.

Treasurer’s Report – Club fixed costs will be around $1,696. Revenue should be around $2200. Covers sponsorship, pizza, rent, It, etc.

Show meetings are starting up again next Tuesday. June 7th is the date. Fanshawe will give discounts for people who want to stay in a dorm for the show.

One Year Build –
Proposing to change the rules so that it covers anything that you build within the calendar year. Adopted.

On The Tables:

Robert Langlois – slide show on his adventures researching the HMCS Woodstock, which he is building in 1/72 using the Matchbox Flower class kit.

Anthony – type 89 tank diorama with cherry tree
Tim – 1989 Monogram Ultimate 1/43 AC Cobra w. 289 v8
Mike Slabon – 1/35 Sherman “Holy Roller”
Adam Schneider -1/28 Fujimi F1 fan car – decals were brittle and a mess, John Player Special and Tamiya Tyrannosaurus Rex
Duncan – 1/48 Eduard Bf 109G10, late war, Russian front. OOB profipack kit. Nose spiral is done with a mask that came with the kit. Better than a decal
Ron Tucker – space marine diorama with drone, LED’s all powered by an induction coil.
Cam Murdoch – 4 panzer IV’s in 1/72 scale
George Wray – Revell 1/16 Volkswagen Samba bus – a raffle prize out of his comfort zone. 25 glass windows, body was in six parts!
George Wray – 1/72 Boulton Paul Defiant Mk1. Painted the plane silver, glossed it, chipping fluid, then finish paint.
Devin noted that AK Superchrome paint is amazing – expensive but amazing.
Mike Hill – diorama for 1/72 Cromwell tank, using Ron’s techniques!
Mike Walker 1/35 Gekko skidsteer
Ron Tucker – AMT Peterbuilt 352 Pacemaker custom with 3D printed custom bits.
Kevin Liggs – 1/25 1956 Corvette and 1976 Corvette – both kits are amalgams of six kits
Frank Donati – Das Werk WW2 German radio controlled tank and AV Club 3 ton half track truck
Peter Fay – 1/35 MK Fahlke in blue variegated ocean camouflage on ocean stand.

Discussion of future meeting topics/demonstrations:

Send your ideas by email, or raise them here:
Airbrushing – George volunteered
Vacuform techniques
Paints – varieties, pros and cons, FS colour matching (Frank Shaw an app for Android phones – Hobby Color Converter or Paint Rack)
Overseas orders
Weathering techniques
Gloss Paint techniques
Making trees from wire – Cam Murdoch
LED Uses
“What’s all this Gundam stuff?”

Ended at 8:30