The monthly newsletterof IPMS, New Zealand.Auckland Branch
JULY
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EDITOR Craig Sargent (09)418 [email protected]
ADDRESS• Postal-C/-Kevin Benson 87PointEnglandRoad,PointEngland, auckland1072
• [email protected] • WEB-ipmsauckland.hobbyvista.com
• YaHoo- groups.yahoo.com/group/ipmsauckland
• Members John Watkins Brett Sharman Henry Ludlam Peter Foxley Mike Rather
CoMMIttEE
• Chairman
Peter Harrison
• treasurer
Kevin Benson
IntHIsIssuE
•Chairman’sBit 1
•Fromtheeditor 1
•BulletinBoard 2
•ClubSupport 2
•Events 3
•ModelX2012 4
•ThankstoBob 7
•OnTheTable 8
•SignOff 10
JulYMEEtIngBRIng,BuYanDsWaP
tuesday17thJully-7.30pmleysInstitute(upstairs)20saintMarysRoad,Ponsonby
WEBMastER [email protected]
CHaIRPERson’sBIt
HiFellowModellers
Model-Xwasablast,thankyoutoeveryonewhohelpedandmadeourdisplayasuccess.Theultimatespeed-buildattheshowhasmeallfiredupandInowhavea1/72AirfixNimrodontheway.
Thankyoutoeveryonewhohaspaidtheirsubs.Theinternetbankingoptionseemstohavesuitedmanyofyou.Wewillbeissuingyournewmembershipcardsatthismonth’smeetingalongwithaFREEAirfix2011Catalogueforthefirst40paidmemberships.
Thenewcommitteeisfullofenthusiasmandideastomakeourclubnights more exciting and engaging this year.Wewillbecallingforyourideasinupcomingmeetingsandintroducingsomenewfeatureslaterthisyear.
Workshopsanddemonstrationsareavitalpartofclubnights.Ifyouhaveamodellingskillyouwouldliketoshareletthecommitteeknow.We’llmuckinandhelpyougetsetuponclubnight.
ThankyoutoPeterFoxleyforhisbrilliantworkshoponModelPhotographylastmonth.I’veheardnothingbutpositivefeedbackandalreadysomeofhistipshavebeenputtopracticebysomeofyou.Iexpecttoseestunningpicturesonourwebsiteandnewsletterinfuture.
ThismonthRobinHartleywillbedemonstratinghowhemakeshisawesomeseabases.IforonehaveaRAFrescuelaunchonthegoandwillbepayingutmostattention.
SeeyouallonClubnight.
Cheers Peter
FRoMtHEEDItoR
Halfwaythroughtheyearnow,andalwaysagoodtimeforreflectiononthefirsthalfoftheyear.
Thecommitteehasimplementedanumberofnewchangesandwewelcomeyourfeedback,eithergoodornot,toletusknowwhatyoufeelisbeingdoneright(ornot).
Robin’stalkoncreatingseabasesattheJunemeetingwasverypopular,sohopefullywemightstartseeingsomemoreshipmodelsbeingbuilt.Thecommitteeisalwaysinterestedtohearwhatyouwouldliketosee,sopleasefeelfreetoletanyofusknow,asitdoesgetalittletrickyalwaystryingtofigureouthowtokeepthemembershipentertained,andwearen’tverygoodamindreadingyet.
Thismonth’snewsletterwillbealittlelighteroncontentasweareplaying
catchupduetoongoingissueswiththepublishingcomputer.Withanyluckwewillhavetheissuesresolvedsoonandbeabletoreturnyoutoyourregularlyscheduledprogramming.
Onceagainapleaformorearticlesplease.WehavehadverygoodandregularcontributionsfromMarkDavies,butwouldbegoodtoseesomeothermemberscontributing.Doesn’ttakemuchtosnapafewquickpicsandwriteafewsentences/paragraphsandemailthrough.Weseeenoughfinishedmodelsonthetablethatweshouldbegetting10timesthenumberofarticleswedo.AfterPeterFoxley’sverygoodtalkonhowtocheaplyandbeautifullyphotographmodels,hehasshownthatitdoesn’ttakeageniustobeabletotakegoodpicturesevenwithacheap(ish)camera.
SeeyouonTuesday.
Craig
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notICEssubsAnnualsubsarenowdueandcanbedepositedviainternetbankingoratyourbankintotheclubaccountbelow.Makesuretoincludeyourfullnameinthetransactiondetailssoweknowwhohaspaidtheirfees.
accesstoclubroomsonmeetingnightsAAhaverequestedmembersnottousetheAAmeetingroomandkitchen as access to the IPMS
meeting area at the Leys Institute. Ifyouarriveandtheclubroomsarenotopen,pleasewaitforoneofthecommitteewithanaccesskeytoopenup.
IPMsnationals2012Nationalsarebeingheld22-23SeptemberinAlexandraandwillcoincidewiththeannualblossomfestival.Formoreinformation,gotohttp://www.rexedra.gen.nz/coms/IPMS_2012.html
IPMsBanKaCCountnuMBERWEstPaCBanK
030162001296000
Pleaseaddyourdetailssoweknowwhohaspaid.
CluBsuPPoRtthefollowingretailershavekindlyagreedtoofferIPMsaucklandclubmembersadiscountontheirpurchasesuponpresentationofthecurrentIPMsaucklandMembershipcard.thediscountonlyappliesonselectedproductlinesandremainsatthediscretionoftheretailer.
Modelair.12Kentstnewmarket,aucklandtel:520123610%onkits stokerModels.CnrMarketRd>southRd,aucklandtel520173710%onkitsandmodellingsupplies
apixPhotographicsupplies.130newnorthRd,Edenterrace,auckland307317710%onmemorycards,tripods,andaccessories.
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august:“AirfixforAugust”:FollowonfromFebFrog.BringalonganyAirfixkitbuiltand/orfinishedin2012formembers’vote
september:Demonstration:Making scale nav lights and vents
october:BuildTheSame...Night:RNZAF75thAnniversary.AlsoincludesNZPAF,allRNZAFsquadronsandNZdesignatedSquadronswithintheRAF.
november:Demonstration:Aerialwiresandrigging.
December:Sci-Figroupbuildcompetition,and“2012build”Closed
Clubcompetition.ThemebuildforDecember2012announcedatJanuaryclubnight:Sci-Fi.Sci-fiwasclarifiedas anything relating to Science Fiction,eg;TVseriesormovies,oryourownimagination,butdoesn’tincludeLuftwaffe46,whatif’s(regularplanesin‘other’markings!).SoStarTrek,StarWars,Babylon5,Firefly,virtuallyanyGerryAndersonseries,DrWho,LostinSpace,BattlestarGalacticaetc,allqualify..asdoesGundamandotherweirdJapaneseSci-fiandmecha…orsomeassemblyofbitsfromyoursparesbox…yougettheidea.
Asasummaryoftheabove-ifyouareinterestedinparticipatinginanyofthebuildactivitiesfor
theyear,youshouldnowhavestarted,orbethinkingabout,whatyouplantobuildforthefollowingsubjects:
August-anyAirfixkitOctober-RNZAF75thAnniversaryDecember-SciFi
Notethatanyentriesforthesebuildsmusthavebeenstarted,orfinishedin2012.
EVENTS
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MoDElXsHoW
MoDEl-X2012sHoWREPoRt
IPMSAucklandputonastunningdisplayofworkatModel-XheldatWest-WaveoverQueen’sBirthdayWeekend.OurstandwasadjacenttotheWaikatoScaleModellersdisplayandthiscreatedaniceoveralldisplaywithlotsofvariety.InvaluablehelponourmainstandcamefromPeterMossong,JohnWeir,BobCox,BrettSharman,DuncanSue,ArthurWinterton&BarryBurton.Thankyoutoeveryonewhomadetheefforttogettheirmodelsonthedisplaytable,wewouldn’thaveadisplaywithoutyou!
OntheIPMSAucklandtablewerethefollowingcontributions,alongwithnumerousotheruncreditedmodels:Dalek,RobbietheRobot,Wallace&GromitSidecarbyDimitriBerdebesAngelInterceptor“RedArrows”byHenry LudlamMe410,HenschelHS129,Me262reconnaisance,Fw190sbyBrettPeacockMe163,Aircobra“RedTails”,BristolBloodhoundbyJohnWatkinsFaireySwordfish,Blohm&VossBv141,Spitfires,Seafury,WyvernbyPeter HarrisonF16,Raptor,F18,HawkerHunter,byBrett SharmanP36Seversky&P51byBarryBurton1/32Spitfire,&HindbyJohnDarlington
RustyhotrodsandmusclecarbyJohn WeirSelectionofarmourbyLanceWhitfordInadditiontoourstaticdisplay,amassiveeffortwasputintothekids’Airfix“Build&Take”sponsoredbyToyworldHenderson.Thiseventgaveover60childrentheirfirsttasteofplasticmodelmaking.Inadditionalto their model they received an Airfixposterandlavish130pageAirfixCatalogue.PeterFoxleyledthechildrens’“build&taketeam”andwasenthusiasticallyassistedbyLiamWinterton,DimitriBerdebes,JohnWatkins & Peter Harrison.CompletingourshowwastheAirfixVickersValiantspeedbuild-onceagainsponsoredbyToyworld
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Henderson.TheThebuildwasdoneentirelyon-siteatModel-X,underfullpublicscrutiny.Aninterestedpublicaskedhundredsofquestionsandwecontinuedtobuildwhileansweringthem...whosaysmenandonewomancan’tmulti-task!TheValiantwasbuiltstraightoutofthebox.Ittookus20hours,startingonSaturday0900,andfinishing1315onMonday.Itwasairbrushedwith3coatsofTamiyawhiteacrylic(2andhalfbottles)overdarkpre-shading…
agreateffortonthepaintingfromBrett Peacock. Thankstoanew-toolkitthatfittedlike a dream and great model-making fromallinvolveditwasaValianteffortthatresultedinsuccess.ThemodelwillbeondisplayattheJuneIPMSAucklandmeeting”andatshowsthatIPMSAucklandisattendinginthenearfuture.
TheAirfixValiantbuildwaspoweredalongbyaconsortiumfrom
Auckland,NapierandWaikatoclubmembers,sotakeabow,Henry“theHelicopter”Ludlam,DimitriBerdebes,LisaHigham(Napier),PeterHarrison,PeterFoxley,BrettPeacock,JohnWeir,andAndrewTaylor(Waikato).
ThankyoutoeveryonewhocamealongonFridaynighttohelpsetupandMondayafternoontopackupandwhoprovidedsupportalongtheway.
MoDElX2012HonoaRYMEntIon
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thanksBob
BobCoxhasbeenIPMs’sauckland“MrModel-X”forthelast20years.thisyear,justlikeeveryyearBobensuredthemachineransmoothlyfromFridaynightwhenweweresettingup.Beforetheshow,thebehindthescenesworkofupdating
andprintingourleafletsandliaisonwiththeModel-XorganiserswascarriedoutbyBob.Duringthe3daysoftheshowhewason-sitebeforetherestofuscheckingeverythingwasinorder.thenhewasonthestandformuchoftheshowtalkingtothepublicandlookingoutforourmodels.Bobwasthereatthe
show’scloseguidingusthroughthepackingup.I’msuretheyareotherunsungtasksinensuringtheIPMsaucklanddisplayrunssowell.thefactthatitdoesyearinandyearoutandthisyearinparticularisatributetoBob’scommitmentandefforts.
onbehalfoftheclubthankyouBob.
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airfix1/72105mmHowitzerbyJohnWatkins 1/35stugbygaryYoung
tamiya1/48F4u-1DCorsairbyRobWillis
trumpeter1/48Me509byBrettPeacock
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Frog1/72MartinMarylandsbyJohnWatkins
Hasegawa1/48a-4KskyhawkbyRobWillis
specialHobby1/48glosterWhittlebyPeteHar-
rison
PM1/72DFs-194byJohnWatkins HobbyBoss1/48FJ-4BFurybyRobWillis
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Hasegawa1/48MitsubishiF-2aBuildandphotosbyCalumgibson
