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October Challenge Club Contest"Support Your Local Hobby Shop"

The Trim TabOctober 2019 Volume 48 Issue 11

IPMS Atlanta / Scale Modelers

CLUB OFFICERS & CONTACTSPres: Dave Lockhart

(678) [email protected]

VP: Bill WoffordTreas: Art Murray

Sec/ Bill EastonEditor/ (317) 441-0431Web [email protected]

Show : Kim Elmore

Coming Events

PDK Airport Monthly Meeting -

This month's meeting will beWednesday, October 16, 7 p.m. atPeachtree-Dekalb Airport (PDK). Turn from Clairmont onto AirportRd. Go to the last left turn before reaching the speed bumps. Thestreet will take you around the hanger and across the ramp. There isparking just past the ramp. Go in the glass door. Take the stairs tothe left and go up to the second floor. The conference room is justdown the hall. DIRECTIONS

In This Month's Newsletter:

IPMS Atlanta Website

Calendar/PDK Meeting Notes ........................ 2Museum/CHOA Efforts ................................... 3HobbyTown "Thank You!" ............................. 4"On the Table" ............................................... 5Model of the Month/Raffle Results ............... 10PDK Monthly Meeting ................................... 11HobbyTown Sessions .................................. 12Sprue Snippings ............................................. 13

Sprue Snippings - Marketplace (NEW) ........... 14Jim's Printed Matters ....................................... 15IPMS/USA Nationals Remembered ................ 20Scale Modeler's Brag Sheets .......................... 22IPMS Membership/Renewal Form ................... 23

http://www.ipmsusa.org/

Model Building Clinic and Q&A-Saturday, October 26, 1 p.m.

Club Build-Session-Saturday, November 2, 1 p.m.

http://www.hobbytownduluth.com/4125 GA-20, BUFORD, GA

Join IPMS Atlanta clubmembers for model

building and conversationfirst and last Saturdays of

each month atHobbyTown!

Buy a kit fromBuford

HobbyTownon or afterSaturday, 9/7

Bring thecompletedmodel andsales receiptto the 10/16PDK meeting

https://www.ipms-atlanta.org/monthly-meeting-map-and-direcitons

http://www.ipms-atlanta.org

http://www.ipmsusa.org

http://www.hobbytownduluth.com/

http://www.ipmsusa.org

The Trim Tab October 2019

CALENDAR

PDK Meeting Notes

9/18/2019 Brief club business meeting ...1. Add "Marketplace" to Newsletter: Discussion consensus was to add the section on a trial basis.2. Bids From Table Suppliers: Kim talking with suppliers. Members felt aluminum tables were lighter

and better for display tables. Also, clarified was that rental money goes to Kim and she tells Billwhat has been paid for.

3. Upcoming Shows: January, Chattanooga local show will use "Popular Vote" judging.4. AtlantaCon 2020 Theme: Kim Elmore is working on defining the Theme Award to provide more

opportunities for recognition. In addition, she is looking at incorporating commemorative "Dog Tags"as part of the recognition.

5. CHOA Build Session: Jim Elmore indicated the 9/23 session was successful and well attended byclub members and kids (more info in this newsletter.)

6. October Challenge Club Contest Reminder: Purchase a kit from the Buford HobbyTown on orafter Saturday, Sept. 9. Bring the completed model (along with your sales receipt) to the October16, PDK meeting to compete in the contest and to get reimbursed for the kit.

7. New Members: Welcome to Earl Baum and Jeff Bankston were in attendance for their firstmeeting.

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Following club business, members discussed an excellent and varied group of models on the table thismonth.The "Model of the Month" Award went to Earl Baum.September meeting Raffle winner was Stew Swartz.

Oct 16: PDK Airport Monthly Meeting 7-9 pmOct 26: HobbyTown Model Build Q&A 1-3 pmNov 2: HobbyTown Build Session 1-3 pmNov 20: PDK Airport Monthly Meeting 7-9 pmNov 28: ThanksgivingNov 30: HobbyTown Model Build Q&A 1-3 pmDec 7: HobbyTown Build Session 1-3 pmDec 20: PDK Airport Monthly Meeting 7-9 pmDec 25: ChristmasDec 28: HobbyTown Model Build Q&A 1-3 pm2020


COMPLETED:MiG-21, Bill WoffordF-4, Brian SpeerMiG-17, Bill JohnstonB-58, (1/48), Bill EastonF/A 18, Jim ElmoreF-5, Jim ElmoreA-10, Brian Mason (Lost In Action)A-10 (Replacement), Ed HulseyF-117, Gale BrownB-52, Ed SveumUSS Skipjack (1/72), Dave Lockhart

F-105, Gale Brown, Bill EastonIN PROCESS:F-100, Art MurrayBerlin Airlift 3-Plane Set (1/144)Jose Morales Jr, Ray Wheeler, Bill Easton

UNASSIGNED:A-4A-6F-106F-86OV-10OV-1A

All models/kits are 1/32 Scale unless otherwise noted.

Models for the Gwinnett Veterans Memorial Museumhttp://vetmemorialmuseum.tripod.com/index.html

Model Build Session Report from Jim Elmore:"September 23 saw members of IPMS/ATLANTA descend on Childrens' Healthcare of Atlanta for aMake and Take session with the young patients. Using snaptite kits, Art Murray, Dave Lockhart, BillAicklen, Gale Brown and Jim Elmore helped about six kids build Atlantis Models "Leap Hog" kits.A great time was had by all, despite 200 years of modelling experience almost being defeated by the kitinstructions. Fortunately, one of the patients actually followed the instructions and blazed the trail! Wealso left behind a few dozen more various kits for the patients.Thanks to all involved!"

CHOA

Please consider building oneof these models. Themuseum folks are alwaysglad to receive a new modelfor the museum ceilingdisplay.

Childrens' Healthcare of Atlantaat Egleston Hospital

http://vetmemorialmuseum.tripod.com/index.html


HobbyTown, "Thank You"

IPMS Atlanta Club President Dave Lockhart presented a plaque to Philip Boyer,Manager of the HobbyTown, Buford hobby shop in recognition of all the team atHobbyTown do for the members of our club to support, advance, and enjoy thepursuit of model building.Thanks, Phil to you and all the rest of our friends at HobbyTown!


Brian Mason1:72

Hobby Boss

P-47D Thunderbolt

Paint: Tamiya Flat Aluminum,and Model Master Guards Red

Dana Hebert1:35TAMIYA

Artillery Wagon

Paint: Vallejo AirAdd-on: Railroad scenery and grassDepicts the vehicle built to protectthe valuable railroad lines inGermany.

On the Table in September ...


Jim Elmore1:56 (28mm)Minuteman Miniatures

ME!

Paint: ReaperAdd-on: Changed-out sword andshieldThis is a digital scan of my headprinted out and mounted on aselected body.(It definitely does look like him!)

Stew Swartz1:48

Tamiya

G4M1 "Betty" Bomber

Paint: Aluminum lacquerbase and acrylics

Technique: ChippingAdd-on: maps on cockpittables, and runway scene

with ground crew

This is a model of the planein which Admiral Yamamoto

was shot down.


Earl Baum1:24Model Shipways / Model Expo

USN Picket Boat #1

Paint: Various acrylic, charcoal,pastels, oxides, graphite.Techniques: Chemical weathering,copper electroplate.Add-on: Numerous extra details,holds, compartments and tools.Model of the ship that sank theConfederate Ironclad Albemarle in asolo night action. The model wasawarded a category Third Place atthe recent Chattanooga Nationals.

Bill Wofford1:48

Skunk Modelworks

RQ-4 Global Hawk

Paint: Testors andRustoleum spray can white

(Bill had to use a flat screenTV packing box to handle

the wingspan for trasport ofthis one!)


1:8Moebius

Adam West Batman

Paint: Vallejo Acrylics andMig Jimenez for face

From the 1966 classicseries.

1:48Tamiya (new release)

P-38 G

Paint: Vallejo acrylicsTechnique: Pre-shadingAdd-on: Pilot

This is a model of theplane that shot downAdmiral Yamamoto'splane.

Two Builds from Jose Morales Jr.


Bill Johnston1:32Tamiya

F-4 Phantomwork-in-progress

Editor Note:I'm not sure what the odds were, but it was no doubt a rare event to see two historical icons(the G4M1 "Betty" Bomber which carried Admiral Yamamoto, and the P-38G that shot itdown) randomly show up for display and description on the same club meeting night!Thanks for the excellent builds Stew and Jose!


Model of theMonth

USN Picket Boat #1Build done by

Earl Baum

Congratulations Earl!

RaffleWinner

Stew Swartz was theSeptember Raffle Winner!

Congratulations Stew!

Reminder: Get a free raffle ticket for each model you bring to the monthly meeting.Build 'em and Bring 'em!


PDK Monthly Meeting ...The September meeting had great attendance and, as always, an excellent selection of models on thetable!


OctoberHobbyTownBuild Session


Thanks to Dave Lockhart for the passing along the following from Ralph Nardone ...

Attached are a few photos of the results of last night’s decal demo—the decal has conformed to the raiseddetail and panel lines (which was the object of the exercise).Those of you with sharp eyes or good monitors will note the blue has discolored in a few spots. This canhappen with older decals and stronger solvents. Had I been smart, I would have started on the underside,where mishaps like these are less noticeable. My guess is that the full strength Mr. Mark Softer was theculprit, I should have stuck with diluted Solvaset or Mr. Mark Softer. Incidentally, it took four applicationsof solvent to get the decal to conform, after which I rolled the almost dry decal with a paper towel andfinger to push out some air bubbles and eliminate a wrinkle--you can see where the decal wrinkled if youlook close. It happens, and you can fix it.By the time the model is completed (flat coat, panel line wash, toning), the discoloration won’t be an issueand I’m not concerned at this point. Had it been worse, I would be removing this decal (a strip of good oldScotch tape will do the trick) and I would apply a replacement—being more careful with my choice ofsolvents, of course. It goes to show that "doo-doo happens", even to someone who has been "seriously"building models since the mid-1970's (that would be me). How we deal with these boo-boos is whatmatters--as I keep telling you guys, model building is simply a series of problem solving exercises.Note too the “water spots” in the area around the decal. Once the decal dries, you need to remove thesewith a soft cloth and some clean (preferably distilled) water or they will eventually discolor under the finalclear coat and leave brownish spots on the model. In this case, after I wash off the residue (those spotsare residual decal adhesive), I will apply another coat of Future before I proceed—it will help hide andblend in the decal film (some decals have a disappearing film, these obviously do not) and give a uniformsurface for the semi-gloss clear I will use before I begin the toning/"weathering" process.But that's another demo for another time.Cheers!

Comment from Dave:"Ralph is from theIPMS chapter inColumbia, SC. Hegave a greatpresentation onModeling 101 at thisyear’s nationals.

Good info on decals!"

Sprue Snippings ...If you run across a source that you think might be helpful to others for their modeling reference, or just forgeneral interest, please pass it along. For this month ...


From Michael Blackwood - Looking For ...I’m looking for a 1:35 tripod mounted binoculars/periscope for a diorama. I’m also looking for a WWII alliedfield telephone for the same thing. I have one field phone but I need the other end of the line now.Contact: [email protected]

Again, if you are looking for an item, or have something you want to pass along to another modeler forfree or for a fee, send your item information and how to contact your to [email protected] like this has been passed among club members in the past, but recently club membersagreed we should add it to the newsletter on a trial basis.Let's see how useful it is.Thanks!

Sprue Snippings - Marketplace Section... (NEW)If you are looking for kits/parts/decals/books, etc., or, have any of the same you want to get rid of or sell,please send the info (including how you can be contacted) to [email protected] ...


This month’s content consists entirely of books in continuing series, and nearly all from the U.K., which just emphasizes the point that, if not for the British, this column would be much shorter every month!

Starting with Osprey, Air Campaign #11 is Ba)le of Berlin 1943-44, which may sound more like a book about ground combat between German and Soviet troops in the last month of the war, but that is obviously not the case here. This is about an attempt by RAF Bomber Command chief Arthur Harris to try and end the war without a ground invasion by bombing the Germans into submission. It concerns 16 large night raids done from November 1943 to March 1944; it obviously failed and Harris lost the ability to conduct autonomous operations; future bombing was controlled by SHAEF and coordinated USAAF day and RAF night raids. (626 aircraft were lost, including 72 on one mission, worse than any USAAF raid.) The book

describes the aircraft and the technology on both sides, including the use of radar, both ground and aircraft-based, and anti-radar items like Window. There are maps of the British bases, the German targets and the various routes used on the raids, along with the usual combat paintings. This phase of the air war has never really been covered independently, and the book thus fills an important gap.

X-Planes #11 is Jet Prototypes of World War II, which describes four types from 3 countries: the He 178, the Campini C.2, the He 280 and the Gloster E.28/39. An introductory chapter describes the creation of the airborne turbojet engine and the efforts of engineers von Ohain, Campini and Whittle to make them usable. (Campini’s utilized a piston engine to drive the turbine, a distinctly different approach.) Each aircraft has a 3-view color drawing and a specification table, and there are lots of photos, some never published before, and some technical drawings. The only one of these that could have entered production is the He 280, and an action painting depicts one attacking U.S. bombers. These are important aircraft (particularly the first and the last) and this book does a good job of describing them and their influence on jet aviation.

From Helion come 3 books, the first being Middle East @War #18, Desert Storm, Vol. 1: The Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait and OperaFon Desert Shield 1990-1991. The subtitle says a lot: this is what went on before the war actually began. It starts with a review of a crisis that took place in 1961 in the wake of Britain granting Kuwait its independence and a near-invasion of Kuwait by Iraq. There is ample coverage of the 1990 invasion, including orders-of-battle on both sides; this makes up most of the book, but the coverage of the subsequent Allied build-up is adequate, supported by a whole lot of tables. There are 8 pages of color side-views and photos of both aircraft and vehicles, along with a decent map. As with the other

Helion books, there is a bibliography and extensive notes, but no index.

JIM'S PRINTED MATTERSby Jim Pernikoff


Middle East @War #19, 1973: The First Nuclear War, Crucial Air BaMles of the October 1973 Arab-Israeli War, may seem like an odd title, since no nuclear weapons were used, but they could have been. Unlike 1967, this was mainly thought of as a ground war, but aircraft obviously took part, as did surface-to-surface missiles; their use and countermeasures are described. There are the usual tables and 8 pages of color drawings, photos and a map. This book serves a useful purpose and, as usual, the color pages may give you some modeling ideas.

Europe @War #1 marks a new Helion series in the style of the existing series on Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. It is The Trieste Crisis 1953, The First Cold War ConfrontaFon in Europe. This seemed to be more of a political war than a real one, as Italy and Tito’s Yugoslavia sparred for Trieste and the area around it. Even though there was hardly any fighting, there were a lot of movements and some interesting weapons deployed. Both sides used some American and British weapons. The usual 8-page color spread even includes some uniforms this time. Helion likes tables and therefore there are many to be had. Again, this is a largely unknown story that deserved to be told, and provides

some modeling possibilities.

From Pen & Sword comes a FlightCraR Special, BriKsh Military Test and EvaluaKon AircraP, The Golden Years 1945-1975. This book has a long gestation period; first announced in 2011 as an On Target book, it later reappeared as an AirFile title and somehow wound up here. It follows the format of those two earlier series, making it quite unlike the other FlightCraft titles. It is primarily a book of color side-views and three-views of a wide variety of aircraft, from production aircraft modified as testbeds, to production prototypes, to purely experimental types. All drawings are in color and there are extensive captions, and even the references for each drawing are provided, thus indicating good research went into them. There are also a number of photos, both color and b&w. There are some wild aircraft and color schemes; this is a delightful book to browse through, even if you have no plans to model any of its subjects. The book was originally supposed to cover up to the present day; it will remain to be seen whether a sequel is in the works.

From Valiant Wings come two Airframe & Miniature titles, one an update, the other all new. #9 on The Dornier Do 335 Pfeil is an “updated & expanded” Second Edition, whose main purpose was to include the Zoukei-Mura 1/32 kit, which is both the subject of a kit review and a kit build. The Preface has also been expanded to add some additional photos; the result is an expansion of 16 pages over the original book. I’d say that unless you plan to build the Z-M kit, the original edition will suit you just fine.

JIM'S PRINTED MATTERS - Continued


Completely new is #13, The Supermarine SpiSire Part 2 (Griffon-powered), which of course completes the story started in #12. This is an immense book of 272 pages, including as it does the Griffon-powered Seafires and the follow-on Spiteful and Seafang. The format is familiar: design evolution, colors & markings, kit reviews, kit builds in 1/72 & 1/48, detail photos & drawings (over 80 pages!), lists of available kits, decals, masks & accessories and an extensive bibliography. (The Matchbox 1/32 kit is omitted, presumably due to its rarity.) It is certainly more thorough than its SAM Publications counterpart, though the good Spitfire fan ought to have both books in his/her collection.

Incidentally, Valiant Wings has announced “updated & expanded” editions due out soon of both of their books on the Fw 190/Ta 152 series, so if you missed them the first time around, now’s your chance.

Their Airframe Extra series has been dormant for a while, but now comes #10 on The Ba)le of Midway, appropriated timed with a new movie upcoming. As usual the history section comes first, and what I like here is a series of maps showing each of the seven strikes on either fleet, whether launched from land or ships, showing the targeted ships and the routes of the strike aircraft. There are 8 pages of color side-view drawings, and 7 kit builds in 1/48, 1/72 & 1/144, plus a chart referencing the necessary colors in seven prominent lines of model paints. A very nice, concise reference on a crucial battle, and if you are planning on building any participating aircraft, you ought to get this book.

Finally, some American content, from longtime author Lou Drendel, who used to do books on Vietnam-era aircraft for Squadron Signal. Lou began doing digital books under his own AviaKon Art banner, but like Detail & Scale, has discovered enough demand for print books that he is reissuing many of these titles on paper. The format is different; the ebooks were done in landscape, the print versions in portrait. AviaKon Art of Lou Drendel, Vol. II is a sequel to a book he did for Squadron, being 160 pages of artwork, including model kit box covers and book covers, and not all of military subjects. Many of these depict great combat action, but all types of scenes are included. If you’re only going to buy one of Drendel’s books, get this one.

C-130 Hercules Illustrated was first issued digitally by Drendel in 2015, but it is now available in print. Comparing the two, the change in page format has resulted in basically a brand new book. Unlike the art book above, this one has a lot of text describing the variants and giving an operational history, with special emphasis on the USAF’s AC gunships, the Marines’ Harvest Hawk, Coast Guard operations, the Blue Angel’s “Fat Albert” and the firefighting Herks.



There is extensive commentary by Lockheed Martin’s Jeff Rhodes as well. There is also an article about Tim Nguyen, a very interesting fellow who I had the pleasure of working with at LM. The illustrations are mainly color photos, with some of Drendel’s art scattered about. There are illustrations of all of the instrument panels, but only for the C-130B; nothing for the considerably different panels on the C-130J. This is really a very nice book on one of Marietta’s best known products.

V-22 Osprey Illustrated is probably the first book on the tiltrotor that can honestly say it covers the aircraft’s service history, at least to date. It starts off with the various VTOL concepts that preceded it like the XV-3 and XC-142, concluding with its immediate predecessor, the XV-15. The long and troubled gestation period is covered honestly, followed by some technical details, including a two-view general arrangement, all of the instrument panels, and plenty of technical drawings, showing how the wings, nacelles and rotors all fold. There are also a lot of close-up detail photos, a boon for the modeler. The USAF special forces mission and the upcoming USN COD aircraft to replace the C-2 are also shown, as are the Presidential aircraft and the Bell V-280 Valor, its candidate for the JMR program to replace several existing platforms. If you’re building an Osprey, you need this book; if not, it is still a good look at a fascinating aircraft. (Drendel has done books on 19 aircraft in this series, both WW2 and postwar, and currently the only one that is still only available in digital format is the one on the F-104. I presume a print version of that one is in work.)

The hardcover Legends of Warfare series from Schiffer continues to proliferate, and you know I had to get De Havilland Mosquito, Vol. 1, covering the night fighters and fighter-bombers. There are 5 chapters on the former and 4 chapters on the latter, each dealing with a specific mark or group of related marks, giving brief development and operational histories and a decent selection of photos. There are also chapters on the aircraft’s use by the Fleet Air Arm and by other countries postwar, and even a few pages on its successor, the Hornet & Sea Hornet. Nothing really new here, and best

suited to Mosquitophiles like me, but if you want a concise, one volume work on the Mosquito fighters, this book will do. No info yet on Volume 2.

This month’s “big book” is also a series book from Crecy called American Secret Projects 2, U.S. AirliRers 1941-1961. This book was originally supposed to cover up to the present day, but the authors found so much neat stuff doing their research that they had to split it up into 2 volumes; the other is due in December. This book shows the development of such types as the C-54, C-69, C-74, C-82, C-97, C-118, C-119, C-121, C-123, C-124, C-130, C-133, C-135 and all their commercial variants, so there is even material in here for airliner fans. (The DC-8 started out as a losing competitor for the USAF tanker contract.) Of course the losing competitors are here as well (the odd canard on the cover was a C-124 competitor) along with concepts



that never flew like the C-132. There is a chapter on cargo gliders and coverage of other oddballs like the C-120 Pack Plane. A few Navy landplanes like the R6V Constitution are included, but flying boats like the Mars and Tradewind are not. The number of designs is dizzying and the book is fun just to flip through. Of course there is an extensive bibliography and index. This is a worthwhile addition to the series. Who ever said that cargo planes were dull?

Finally, only one bookazine this month. On the heels of last month’s AviaFon Archive from Key on the 100th anniversary of transatlantic flight comes another, #45, called BriKsh Airways 100, on the centenary of the British flag carrier. Each iteration of the main airline (the current name was not adopted until 1974) and the smaller airlines that it absorbed during the period are described, with lots of good photos from the Aeroplane archive, including many taken at airports and some interior shots, along with quite a bit of period advertising. There are foldouts, of course, some with cutaways and some with very large photos. While this might have had more appeal if it were about an American airline, it

will still appeal to airliner buffs.



After being an IPMS member for three years (thanks to the late Gaston Bernal), I flew from MIA to ATL for the 1971 IPMS National Convention. Maybe because it was my first, I remember that one more than any of the ones that followed. My first flight in a 747 (Pan Am aircraft, Delta crew); seeing the lobby of the Hyatt Regency (in which I had a room for the princely sum of $18 per night) for the first time; having lunch in the revolving Polaris rooftop restaurant, from where you could see all of Atlanta (today, only the sides of taller buildings); seeing a fully-stuffed corporate model of the Lockheed L-500 (the civilian C-5 which never made it); walking out on the Lockheed flightline along a whole line of C-5s, their fans clattering away in the breeze, in spite of the 2x4s that were supposed to prevent that; climbing the ladder and sitting in the pilot’s seat of a C-5; accepting, along with the other attendees, a free, bagged Hasegawa “Jake” from Al Trendle of Minicraft; photographing George Lee holding his top-prize-winning Berg D.I; and listening to a former Luftwaffe sergeant pilot at the awards banquet, telling “how it was”. I also regretted, while sitting in the Hyatt’s lobby on Sunday, waiting for the shuttle to the airport for my late flight home, not being able to make it out to Road Atlanta for that day’s Can-Am race (and hearing that Jackie Stewart was staying at the Hyatt). It was all very exciting for an 18-year-old, even though there were no vendors, and the contest model count was less than our annual one-day show today!

Obviously, IPMS Nationals have come a long way since then, and any comparison between the first and last Atlanta conventions is purely coincidental. There have been 48 more nationals since 1971, and I’ve made 22 of them, or nearly half. In one period, I made 4 in a row, in another, I missed 6 in a row. But each one, in its own way, was worth the trip, even though I’ve never entered a model on my own (I was a part of a group entry). Having been in the hobby for 56 years, the best part of the Nationals that I’ve been to is the social aspect, of seeing people I know in the hobby who I never get to see any other time.

So I decided, instead of a book publisher checklist, it was time for a National convention checklist. Actually, it’s not new; I first came up with it a number of years ago because I was beginning to forget which of the conventions I had been to, and when and where. I’ve tweaked the list a bit to make it more useful for you.

The City column represents the metro area where the convention was held – typically, it would be where you would fly into, if you went that way. If the show was held in a suburb, that appears in the Notes column. Thus, the 1969 convention was held in downtown Los Angeles, while the 1974 and 2007 shows were in Anaheim, which I consider a suburb of L.A., so in total, the Los Angeles area has hosted three Nationals. I similarly grouped together the Virginia Beach and Hampton conventions as all taking place in the Tidewater metro area of Virginia. Even though only one of the Atlanta Nationals was held downtown, the average attendee wouldn’t know anything about Perimeter or Cumberland; to them they were all in Atlanta, so nothing appears in the Notes column. I debated about how to list the Loveland and San Marcos conventions, since they are not really suburbs, so they are listed on their own.

The Days column shows what was listed in the convention program. The very early Nationals were probably more meetings than conventions, and I suspect that a few were one-day events. (If anyone can fill in any of the missing spaces, please contact me.) Many of the early conventions considered Sunday to be a full day, even though the awards had already been handed out. The IPMS business meeting was often held Sunday morning, sometimes over breakfast, and at some shows, entrants could leave their models in the contest room overnight and retrieve them on

IPMS/USA NATIONALS

To open the checklist, click on the attached file IPMS Nationals Checklist.PDF


Sunday. There was often a hobby-shop tour, which took the place of the non-existent vendor room. (Vendors at early shows sold out of either their hotel room or the back of their station wagon!) Sheets would be handed out showing where the shops that had agreed to open for attendees were located. Attendees who hadn’t driven to the show would have to carpool with someone else, and I’ve seen photos of people leaving the shops on these tours with prodigious armfuls of kits. But eventually enthusiasm for Sunday activities diminished; the business meeting was moved earlier and by the late ‘70s the vendor room replaced the hobby-shop tour.

The Featured Speaker did so typically at the awards banquet for many years, though by the late ‘70s, the number of awards to be handed out no longer left room for a speaker, so for awhile the keynote speaker appeared at a Friday evening event. Some shows had multiple speakers that spoke at different times; for instance, the 1978 convention had three. I listed John Hilger (of the Doolittle raiders) because he was the awards banquet speaker, but George Gay and Steve Ritchie were on the program as well. The move to Friday evening judging eliminated that slot, and eventually the need for a featured speaker diminished; today, if there is one, he will probably speak at one of the seminars held at various times. As you can see, I have some empty spaces in that column, so if anyone has the answers, please let me know.

I included a column to check off whether you attended and whether you volunteered to help run the show. I also left a blank column for you to use as you please. Did you enter any models? Did you win any awards? Did you go on a tour? Use that column any way you please.

A word about tours, which I hadn’t addressed yet. At early conventions, there was usually one major tour for attendees, generally held on Saturday while the model room was closed for judging. They were quite popular, since what else was there to do? (Remember, there was no vendor room yet.) There was also typically a concurrent wives’ tour, involving sightseeing and possibly shopping, so they would have something to do as well. Many of these were natural choices: the Lockheed flightline here, the Air Force Museum at Columbus, the SAC Museum at Omaha, the Silver Hill facility at Washington. At later conventions with more days to fill, the number of tours increased as the interest in them decreased; at (at least) one Nationals that I attended, all of the tours were cancelled due to lack of interest, though usually one survives, such as the tour to Huntsville held in conjunction with this year’s Chattanooga convention.

I left some space for a few conventions yet to come; go over the list and try to remember which conventions you went to and what you remember about them; maybe we can have a discussion at a club meeting!

IPMS/USA NATIONALS - Continued


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International Plastic Modelers’ Society/USA Membership Application / Renewal Form

New � Renewal � IPMS#: _____________

Name: ________________________________________________________ Address: ______________________________________________________ City: ______________ State: ________________ Zip Code: _____________ Phone: ___________________ E-Mail: ______________________________ Chapter Affiliation, if any: _______________________________ Junior (17 years or younger) � $17.00 Date of Birth _________ AduIt One year � $30.00 Two years � $58.00 Three years � $86.00 Canada & Mexico � $35.00 Foreign Surface � $38.00 Family � Adult fee + $5.00 # of cards? ___

Your Signature: ______________________________________ If recommended by an IPMS member, please provide his/her: Name: _______________________________ IPMS #: ______ PAYMENT OPTIONS: Cash � Amount: ____________ Check � Check #: ______ Amount: ____________ Where did you hear about IPMS/USA? Please check all that apply: � Local model club � Friend � Ad in IPMS Journal � Facebook � Ad in other magazine

� Internet search � IPMS web site � I’m a former member rejoining � Other ____________

Applications should be printed and mailed to: IPMS/USA PO Box 56023 St. Petersburg, FL 33732-6023.

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