DELAWARE VALLEY SCALE MODELERS is a Chapter of the International Plastic Scale Modelers’ Society USA, chartered 1972. We meet on the first Friday of each month at 7:30 pm at the Artisan’s Hall, 8100 Roosevelt Boulevard (U.S. Route 1), just North of Cottman Avenue, in Philadelphia, PA.

You can visit us on the Web at: http://www.dvsm.org.You can also visit the Philadelphia Area Club Modelers on the web at: http://www.pacms.org.

DVSM OfficersPresident ……….John ChionchioVice President…....Dennis SosnaSecretary………...Jason RothgebTreasurer…………..Joe VattilanaContest Chairman.…Dennis LevyProgram Chairman.…Jim RosadoMembership…...Vince BuonfiglioIPMS Club Contact.John Goschke Newsletter Editor &Webmaster ………Tony Wootson

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NEXT MEETINGSeptember 6

(Work Vehicles)

Armor: Battlefield Buses (Troop Transports);Aircraft: Ugly planes;Automobiles: Work Trucks;Figures: Civil War.

Clinic: Airbrushing Basics (101), by Tony Wootson.Airbrushing Automotive Body Artwork, by Nick Sandone.

August's Business MeetingBy Jason Rothgeb

Attendance: 30 members and three guests.

The first item of business that was discussed by President John Chionchio was informing the membership that long time member John Bell had passed away. In a brief but touching tribute, both John's talents and the contributions that he made to the club over the years were discussed.

John Chionchio also noted that this was the third member that the club has lost during the past year. But despite this, the club continues to flourish and grow with new members, while sustaining the old friendships cultivated over the years.

Dennis Levy spoke about his experiences at the World Expo, which is the planet’s premier event for figure modelers. It was held in Rome, Italy; there were 3800 pieces in total on display, with 1500 of them being non-figure entries.

The fee to enter models was $35.00, with an admission fee of $5 - $10.

Dennis also provided some history about the show. The first one was held in 1993 in Washington D.C. The next World Expo will be held in the U.S. in 2005, at a site yet to be determined.

There wasn't anyone showing for the first or second time. This was the first time this occurred in some time.

Two upcoming events in the near future were mentioned. One is a fund raising barbecue for the Delaware Valley Historical Aircraft Association, to be held on Sept. 7 at the Naval Air Station-Joint Reserve in Willow Grove, PA. There are only around 250 tickets still available for the event.

An auction will also be held in conjunction with this event. More information can be obtained by calling (215) 443-6039.

Also on Sept. 7, the Christian Cruisers Car Show and Model Exhibit will take place at the Calvary Chapel, located at 13500 Philmont Avenue, Philadelphia, PA. The show begins at 1 in the afternoon. The rain date for this event is September 14th.

There will be kids’ games, in addition to arts and crafts. Food and beverages will be on sale and music will be provided.

Judging for the model exhibit will begin at 2:00 pm., sharp. Included will be trophies for best of show, best paint finish, best engine detailing, best truck, best modified/customization, best pre-50’s stock, best 60’s stock, best 70’s stock, best post 70’s stock and best import. - (that's a lot of "bests" here - Ed.)

For more information you can call Jim at (215) 464-0412.

Models and their BuildersBy Jason Rothgeb

Faced with an absence of the usual information cards that members fill out and display with their models, I took a free form approach and attempted to gather as much information through material members brought with them to display with their projects. In addition, I talked to the builders themselves. Hopefully I managed to include everything displayed, and apologize if I happened to miss any items.

Dave Anderson had three impressive models displayed. The first of these was a massive B-52 in 1/72 scale in a handsome mirrored base. On a larger scale was a F-105F Republic Fighter also displayed in a nice mirrored display case that contained a beautifully illustration of that aircraft, as well as a squadron patch. In the automotive arena, Dave displayed a Pro-Street diorama that included a 57 Chevy Pro-street car along with figures, trailer, and a ’57 Chevy Cameo pick-up.

John Bell had an interesting montage of aircraft models that highlighted the best of aircraft modeling the 50s and 60s. The display included a P-40E Warhawk from an Aurora kit of approximately 1955 vintage. Details on this kit included a brush painted finish done with Testor’s enamels, including all the markings except for the plane’s serial number. Additional detail included a wire mesh radiator grill.

The next plane in his display was a P-39 Aircobra, from the Revell “S” kit also dating from 1955. The plane was brush painted with Testor’s enamels, including all markings except the serial numbers. Details included a reshaped inner gear doors from balsa wood and hand painted cooling slots on the gun barrels.

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The third plane in this group was a Fokker Dr-1, from a 1956 Aurora tooling that was brush painted with Testor’s enamels, including all the markings. It had silk thread rigging, added bracing on the horizontal stabilizers and a hand painted wooden grain on the propeller.

The last plane of the group was a Spitfire Mk-IX, from the circa 1963 Monogram kit. It included a finish done with Pactra “military flats,” overcoated with Testor’s Dullcoat. The kit decals were used, along with the aircraft’s letter and serial number from an unknown source. The landing wheels were replaced with hand painted spokes.

Keith Jones showed two cars, including a Blackforce from AMT’s slammer series done box stock, and a Ford Falcon dirt track car that was a recently reissued by AMT. The Falcon had a nicely done weathering job that conveyed the run.

Those who know Wyatt Erb know that he almost always chooses to march to the beat of a different drummer when it comes to his projects. They involve copious amounts of kit bashing and scratchbuilding.

This month’s car was no exception. It was called the ZR-57 which was a ’57 Chevy seamlessly blended with the running gear and wheels from an early nineties ZR-1 Corvette. The mirror like finish was done in a beautiful metallic blue.

The next items shown were from a builder new to the club and with a particular interest in GT and endurance racing subjects. He brought four amazing cars with him for the August meeting. The first of these was a 1/25 Mercedes CLK-GTR from a BBR resin kit. It was a build that was absolutely flawless in its execution, with an intricate and well-done decal scheme over smooth as glass paint. The other three cars were in 1/43 scale. A scale very popular in Europe and for European subjects. These included a Skoal

Camaro, a Levi Garret Camaro, and a Porsche in Exxon livery. The Exxon car was particularly striking because it replicated tiger markings with black stripes on an orange background.

Vince Buonfiglio had two figures on display that included a Napoleonic Swiss Grenadier by Verlinden and Julius Caesar during the Gallic Wars from an Andrea kit.

Charlie Lockard had a trio of P-51Mustangs, one of which was a P-51B and the other two that were P-51Ds. The one wore the markings of the Tuskegee Airmen’s unit, while another had hand-painted Normandy invasion markings. The kit used was Revell’s Pro-modeler kit with a Maleon hood.

Joe Turowski had a number of Superbirds in tow, including a convertible version, a station wagon version and a Pro-modified version with an in-the weeds stance and a tasty flamed paint job.

Amadeo Delosrios had his Hemi Orange ’71 R/T Charger on display, along with the medal it won in the June contest.

The last item was an amazing armor piece by Paul Keefe, with whom I got a chance to speak with at some length. The piece was a German Tank, the Hunting Panther from a Tamiya kit. As manufactured, it depicted a late Hunting Panther. Using extensive reference, the kit was converted into a very late Hunting Panther. As Mr. Keefe explained to me, resources were extremely scarce for the Germans at this stage of the war. As a result, the tanks were done in red half primer, which was the main component of its camouflage pattern. The tracks were articulated and the photo-etched detail was well done.

A fascinating piece of history which Mr. Keefe was kind enough to take the time and relate to me, and for which I thank him.

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Additional News and Updates

On September 28th, from 1 to 4 pm Mark Carver will be conducting an airbrush class at Jenkintown Train and Hobby.

Web NewsI have posted my Airbrush 101 handout I'll be distributing in the upcoming Del Val airbrushing seminar. It can be found at: http://www.dvsm.org/TonysAirbrushing101.html .

MPC F-84F in 1/72 scale

By Jason RothgebThursday, April 25, 2002Do you ever stop to think about what you buy and build in terms of plastic kits? Most collections are varied tapestries with plenty of stories behind how we acquired each kit, and the F-84F that is the subject of this write-up is no different.

My typical building subject is stock cars and American Muscle Cars in 1/24 and 1/25 scale. So a 1/72-scale plane was a bit of a departure. The reason for the switch was two-fold. The first reason was a move which left me with a little less building space. In fact, I have become a "kitchen table" modeler, who sets up and knocks down after every building session. While the natural modeler's reaction may be to bemoan such a situation, it does have its advantages.

One of the biggest advantages has been that it has brought focus to my modeling. Previously, I usually had three or four projects on the workbench at a time, working on whatever caught my fancy when I went to the bench. Now, two projects are about my limit. In a word, I've "simplified."

Part of this simplification has resulted in smaller projects. Let's face it, a one eighth scale Pocher kit of an antique automobile with working engine features does not lend itself to a part-time workbench that gets taken down at the end of a build session. This isn't to say you can't challenge yourself

given these parameters. This was my aim when I undertook building the 1/72 F-84Faircraft: to work with what I had while still challenging myself as a builder. And isn't that what it's all about?

This kit was the second airplane I had built, and the first one I had purchased. Just like that drug-free American spot about giving it away and charging when they come back, my first airplane kit was a freebie, but I'm a paying customer now.

Modeling aircraft or armor is a discipline unto itself; you can check your polishing kit at the door. One of the almost necessary tools of this discipline is an airbrush. Camouflage patterns and light weathering don't come out of a rattle can. I say almost, because I do not own or use an airbrush, but still enjoy the occasional military subject.

Reconciling these two facts of life required finding those subjects that do not require an intricate camouflage pattern. This plane was such a subject. The prototype upon which this kit is based upon sports a bare aluminum skin and now, so does the kit. It is almost entirely covered in Matte Aluminum by Bare Metal Foil. How much? Just about an entire sheet. It was time consuming, used a lot of fresh X-acto blades, and required a couple of attempts on some panels before they went down without wrinkles. But, I am fairly pleased with the end result.The Bare Metal Foil helped with one of the two biggest problems that I have noticed with building airplanes: the gigantic seam where the fuselage halves come together. The seam's appearance was greatly diminished by the covering of Matte Aluminum Foil. It was much easier than half a tube of Testor's filler putty used to eliminate the fuselage seam in my last aviation-modeling project. The use of Bare Metal Foil also created a new potential problems: how would decals and paint stick to the applied foil? I am happy to say that both adhered to the foil with no problems, even with the use of setting solutions on some parts.

One thing is for sure; I am a lot more pleased with it than I was with the second car kit I assembled all those years ago. Or, even my second car after "returning" to the hobby. As a personal aside, I don't think anyone actually leaves the hobby. Once modeling is in your blood, it’s in there for life; it’s only that your building pace may slow down from time to time.

Although an explanation about why this kit was chosen, and some of the details of how it went together have been provided, not much has been said about the kit itself.

The kit was an F-84F Thunderstreak in 1/72 scale by MPC. The copyright on the outside of the box said 1983; but there was a 1984 copyright listed on the instruction sheet. The box had a beautiful watercolor illustration on the box top with pictures of a built-up example on the box sides.

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Also on the sides of the box were my “Golden wings” tokens to participate in the “Golden Opportunity” program. For those not familiar with the program, it was a program where you collected the tokens from the sides of the boxes of kits that you built and sent them in for a free kit when you had enough saved.

Well it has been almost twenty years since then, and the program, along with the whole company for that matter are no more. The tokens still remain on the box side however, like relics from a bygone era.

What was in the box was even older. This kit was a “rebox” of an older Airfix tooling from 1974. This information was obtained from the engraving on the sprues.

The instruction sheet also contained information about the subject of the kit. I was grateful for this information, because prior to reading it, I knew nothing at all about this particular aircraft. The description reads as follows:

“The swept-wing Thunderstreak can trace its origins back to the P-84 Thunderjet, which made its first flight in February 1946. Thunderjets entered USAF service during 1947. The outcome of the continual quest for higher performance by 1950 resulted in the F-84F, which combined a new swept tail unit and wings with a modified Thunderjet fuselage and production examples entered Strategic Air Command service in the middle fifties as long-range escort fighters. Six .50cal machine guns were the standard fixed armament while underwing stores could be carried on four main pylons. With the 7,200lb thrust Wright J65, the F-84F had a top speed of 685 M.P.H. at sea level and a combat ceiling of 42,250ft. Normal combat radius was 805 miles. As well as equipping America’s Tactical Air Command from 1957, Thunderstreaks flew with many NATO countries including Belgium, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Germany and France. Of these it was to the reborn German Air Force that most F-84Fs were delivered, over 500, while the Suez crisis in 1956 was this type’s only combat usage, when French aircraft operated against Egyptian targets. Dimensions: Span 33ft 7in, length 43ft 5in. A total of 2,711 Thunderstreaks were built."

While the plane flew for various countries, the kit only comes with the USAF markings. In fact, the only optional equipment with this kit was the choice of bombs or additional fuel tanks on the two outboard pylons, and landing gear extended or retracted. On my example, I built the plane with the landing gear extended, and bombs mounted outboard.

It was a fairly straightforward build. The fuselage halves did have fit problems when they were initially test fitted, but this was corrected with some careful shaping. As mentioned above, the most time-consuming and arduous task during assembly was the application of Bare Metal Foil to the outer surfaces. Although it took a good deal of time, it is hard for me to estimate the total time for the build. If pressed, I would

estimate the build time was between 15 and 20 hours. This relatively short build time can be attributed to a parts count of around sixty parts.

As is the case with many 1/72 kits, many of the assemblies are simplified; but in this case, the finished product did not suffer from this simplified approach. The parts were free of sink marks and flash, and any ejector marks were well hidden, because I do not recall seeing them, and none are evident as I examine the finished piece now.

The kit is not without its flaws however. The worst of these flaws was adherence problems with the nose decals. The entire nose is red with a couple of streaks that extend to the end of the canopy. These markings were duplicated by decals that covered the right and left halves of the nose. Well, that was the idea. In actuality these decals did not come close to properly adhering to the contours of the nose in the manner prescribed. The other decals went on without a hitch, at least. I did have a concern as to how the decals would stick to the Bare Metal Foil, but such worries turned out to be unwarranted.

Bad decals were not that much of a surprise though. Certain things improve with age: fine wine, cheeses, Angus Beef. Kit decals cannot be included in this category. They are eighteen years old after all. Part of me cannot help wondering if they would have gone on any better if the kit had been not quite so old when assembled. Would they have gone on like a dream if applied during Reagan’s first term, or would they have been the same nightmare back then as well? One can never really know. After attempting to improve their fit with both Micro Sol AND Micro Set, I ended up cutting off the portion of the decal that did not adhere, and painted the area to match.

Luckily, good old Testor’s red out-of-the-bottle was a very close match for the decal color. This paint was also used to add additional red markings to the wing tips, the rear of the wing where it meets the fuselage and on the tail of the airplane, for which no decals were provided.

Additional markings included brush painted gloss black on the area between the front of the canopy and the nose of the plane, along with a smaller area to the rear of the cockpit.

Another troubling aspect of this build was some fairly conspicuous seams where some of the body parts came together. The most prominent of these was the area where the wings attach to the fuselage. This seam is not present in the prototype and should have been eliminated by careful sanding and filling, once the wings had been attached. I was unable to paint the final body assembly after filling because the plane’s Bare Metal Foil skin was applied to the wing subassembly prior to its attachment to the body.

There was also a prominent seam where the left and right half of the fuselage came together. The gap where the halves

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joined was sanded and painted on the top half of the fuselage. Black was painted in front of the canopy, and silver and black behind the canopy. One last unsatisfying element was the fit I attained between the bottom of the canopy and the fuselage. This was another area that could have used some putty and sanding to really blend it in. Silver paint was my own personal recipe for replicating cast or panel aluminum. Testor’s silver was sprayed out of the rattle can and then (hand) brushed on. I find that Testor’s silver out of a bottle is too glossy for the flatter aluminum surfaces, but instead comes closer to replicating polished aluminum.

While the brushed on rattle can Testor’s silver does a good job replicating panel aluminum, I feel the Bare Metal Foil Matte Aluminum did a better job. Its luster was somewhere between the polished appearance of the Testor’s bottle silver and the dead flat luster of the brushed on rattle can. Aside from the area that was sanded and matched on top of the canopy, I used the brushed on silver paint on some other panels to break up the finish and provide some contrast.

Well, now that I have finished going over the shortcomings of both the kit itself and my build of it, we come to that question that we all ask ourselves as a given project leaves the workbench: Am I happy with it? As with many modelers, I am probably my own worst critic. Flaws that others may or may not see are readily apparent and impossible to ignore for myself. Every thing is relative though. If a person were completely satisfied with the model they just built, would they build another one? Well I don’t think I am going to encounter that situation any time soon.

One question I DO ask myself, though is: did this completed project turn out better than the last? Thankfully for me, I usually can answer “yes” to that question after most projects are complete. This one is a little different than most.

Although I have completed a lot of cars over the years, this was only my second completed airplane project. In addition, covering an entire airplane in Bare Metal Foil was an ambitious undertaking and one that was overall fairly satisfying. Although I was actually more pleased with the first plane I completed, I would still say that I am more

pleased with the results of my second completed aviation project than I was with my second completed car project way back when…

AMPS OOB Review - Trumpeter 1/48 Scale Kit No. 02806 - Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15bis Fagot-B;

By Cookie SewellEmail address: AMPSOne@aol.comWebsite: http://www.amps-armor.org/default.asp

135 parts (126 in light grey styrene, 9 in clear styrene);Price $29.98.Advantages: Very well done kit of this famous aircraft; design of kit makes dioramas a snap; very well detailed kit.Disadvantages: Follows on heels of Tamiya kit; modelers may not be willing to pay more for Trumpeter kit.

F I R S T L O O K I know, I know – "I do armor, not airplanes." But over the last 12 years I have become personally fascinated with the Korean Air War and as such have gotten into picking up 1/48 scale models of the aircraft that fought in that conflict.I had picked up the Tamiya kit some time ago, but when I opened the box of this one today at Nostalgic Plastic it was a "must-have" situation.

Trumpeter has been getting better and better with their aircraft, and I was curious since reviews of their 1/32 scale MiG-15 noted it was just a pantograph version of the Tamiya kit. This one appears to be bases somewhat on the Tamiya kit. However, it also appears to be an "in your face" attempt to beat Tamiya in every area.

It's a state-of-the-art kit with recessed panel lines and separate control surfaces (albeit the rudder sections are connected by a rod about 0.025" in diameter via an old-fashioned "Lindbergesque" hinge; however, it doesn't appear to be out of scale).Two styles of wing fences are included - (a solid one and a "notched" one) - and are separate parts. There are a few ejector pin marks inside the landing gear bay and gun bay hatch, but they appear to be fixable.

The nose section consists of a cannon bay with three separate cannons with magazines, an avionics bay, and an 11-piece cockpit assembly with a clear acetate instrument panel and three-piece ejector seat. The canopy includes the bulletproof glass bulkhead behind the pilot as a separate part.

While the model separates in the same manner as the Tamiya one for the engine bay, the Trumpeter engine takes some 40

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parts to assemble.

There is a separate speed brake bay at the rear of the fuselage and the brakes may be displayed open or closed.  Markings are included for two aircraft: a camouflaged Soviet one and PLAAF #2249, reportedly the aircraft used by Chinese ace Wang Hai during the Korean air war.

I translated the Armada book on the MiG-15 by Arsen'yev and Krylov (which Armada hasn't bothered to print in English – yet) and it does a very good job of representing a MiG-15bis with the 0.8 square meter "Korean" air brakes. Gee, a few more kits like this could make me switch back to the loyal opposition...

Cookie SewellAMPS

Kit Review: Trumpeter 1/35 Scale Kit No. 00316; Russian Heavy Tank IS-3M;245 parts (224 in light olive drab styrene, 18 clear vinyl parts, 2 vinyl tracks, 1 length of nylon thread); Price $19.95.Advantages: First CORRECT kit of this version of this tank, nicely done, fixes some problems from Tamiya kit.Disadvantages: some shortcuts on detailing, thin tracks.Rating: Highly Recommended.Recommendation: For any Soviet armor fan or Six-Day War modeler.

F I R S T L O O K

Trumpeter is doing better with many of its kits, and this one is a kit that is better in many ways than the only other competitor on the market, Tamiya's IS-3 kit from 1996.

Tamiya did a rather lukewarm job on their kit – it was based on the survivor in a Polish Museum of the first 52 or so pre-production tanks, and was thus missing all of the operational equipment needed for a "real" IS-3. After-market people immediately set to work with "correction" sets including brass and in a couple of cases an entire new upper hull for the IS-3M.

Alas, most of this was based on the vehicle at APG. This vehicle was one of the Egyptian IS-3M tanks captured in 1967 by the Israelis, converted to a static pillbox, retaken by the Egyptian Army in 1973 (when the Israelis apparently jammed the gun in battery to prevent its further use) and re-retaken by the Israelis. It was sent to APG, as is, where a spare T-62 engine deck was welded onto the rear of the hull to cover the hole the IDF cut in the engine compartment to use for ammunition stowage. All of the kits used this as their model for an "IS-3M" with a "T-54 engine and transmission" fitted to it.

TRUE – the IS-3M did use a T-54's V-54 engine of 520 HP.

FALSE – the T-54's transmission, radiator and other kit will not fit in an IS-3 engine bay, so they never looked like our marked-up friend.

The actual IS-3M was a combination of several rebuilding projects with new electrics, fender skirts, an additional side stowage bin (making 4 per side), an R-113 radio set, a pair of DShKM machine guns vice DSshK types, IR headlights, and new road wheels with better bearings. They also carried smoke pots on the rear of the hull.

For the record, this kit is a ground-up static kit and as a result was NOT designed to take a motorization pack. While the Tamiya kit may have provided inspiration, this is not the same model with new parts but a unique and separate kit.The kit reflects the actual IS-3M and comes with most of the changes listed above. The wheels have the correct 10-bolt grease caps of the T-10 type bearing wheels, but appear to be a bit underscale and are not sharply defined as the 5-bolt caps on the Tamiya kit. It does have sponson floors not found in the Tamiya IS-3 (or many other of their kits either), reasonably good weld bead details, but a somewhat overdone roughcast finish on the turret. Casting numbers also are not the same as the Tamiya kit; it is quite possible that one of the handful of IS-3/IS-3M tanks purchased by China was used for the pilot for this kit, and it is more in line with the actual service vehicles than the Tamiya one.

The tracks are competently done but appear thin, however on comparison with the Tamiya tracks the only major difference is that one can be fitted together with plastic cement (Tamiya) and one cannot (Trumpeter). The two tracks appear nearly identical except that the Trumpeter ones do not have depression detail on their outside edges of the inside face and are two links longer than the Tamiya ones. Oddly, the Tamiya track is a later model track seen on some IS-3M tanks and the Trumpeter track is the IS-2 based one found on many early IS-3s. Go figure.

Markings are included for the popular (well, with modelers anyway!) Egyptian IS-3M with the black eagle turret marking and a rather plain Soviet Guards tank.

Overall, this is a very nice kit and one that is more to the modelers' wants and desires. The reasonable price ($20 for a kit this good in this day and age is a STEAL!) should make it very popular, and shows Trumpeter can play with the "big boys" when it concentrates its efforts.

Cookie SewellAMPS

Upcoming Events The AMPS East 2002 3rd Annual Armor Modeling Extravaganza Show takes place on Saturday, September 14 at the Police Activities League in Wayne, New Jersey. The show's theme is "America and her Allies." For more information, you can visit them on the Web at www.amps-

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armor.org, or call Ed Fortuna at (973) 882-7024. Ed can also be emailed at efortuna43@hotmail.com. The Air Victory Museum Model Fair will take place on Sunday, September 22nd from 10 am to 3 pm at the South Jersey Regional Airport located on Stacy Haines Road in Medford, NJ. (There is an "Early Bird Special" Admission fee of $10 for 9 to 10 am). For more information, you can call Marvin Banka at (609) 883-1490 or email him at banka17@aol.com. The ModelFest Plastic Modelers' Flea Market will take place on Saturday, October 19, 2002 at the Holiday Inn located in College Park, Maryland, at 10000 U.S. Route 1, (off of exit 25A on the I-95/495 Beltway). Hours are 10AM - 1PM. Admission is $4, Spouses & Juniors FREE. For more information, write to ModelFest, 960 N. Main St., Williamstown, NJ 08094, call 856-875-4651 or email at malamutant@cableone.net. The ModelFest Plastic Modelers' Flea Market will take place on Sunday, October 20, 2002 at the Holiday Inn located in Runnemede, New Jersey, (off of exit 3 on the NJ Turnpike, or exit 28 on I-295). Hours are 10AM - 2PM. Admission is $4, Spouses & Juniors FREE. For more information, write to ModelFest, 960 N. Main St., Williamstown, NJ 08094, call 856-875-4651 or email at malamutant@cableone.net.

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Wanted:Johnny Cunningham is looking for a Kentucky Rifle (plastic kit), manufactured in the middle 50's or 60's by Pyro, and then re-released by Lifelike in the 70's. (Johnny can be reached via email at: Cyclonejohnny@aol.com).

For Sale:Dennis Levy is selling a 1/2 hp, 3450 r.p.m. piston driven industrial duty air compressor for $100.00. It is manufactured by Speedaire and comes with a 3-gallon reserve tank. To contact Dennis, you can email him at dlevymodelmaker@prodigy.net.

Ed Kolbush has for sale "Everything you ever wanted to know about Model Building!" - Twenty years of "Fine Scale Modeler" Magazines, for $100.00. You can reach him at (215) 673-2984 by phone, or write him at: 9414 Hilspach Street, Phila, PA 19115.

Tony Wootson has the following kits for sale:1. (2) 1:72 scale Heller Republic F-84 G Thunderjets, unassembled; one box is unopened, while the second has been opened but all parts are still on the sprue, with the decal sheet in Great Shape. $5.00 each.2. 1:72 scale Hasegawa Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker, unassembled; box has been unopened but all parts are still attached to the sprue, with the decal sheet in great shape. Includes white metal and photo-etched parts. $20.00.

3. 1:350 scale Imex TB (Thunderbird) -2 Special, unassembled; box has been unopened but all parts are still attached to the sprue. $15.00.4. 1/72 scale Hasegawa F/A-18 A/C "World Hornet" - Kit is sealed in an unopened box. $12.005. 1/72 scale Italeri F/A-18 C/D "Wild Weasel" Hornet - Kit is opened but everything is intact, with all parts still attached to the sprue. $7.006. 1/72 scale Heller/Humbrol Lockheed 1049 G. "Super G" - Kit is sealed in an unopened box, although the box is a bit concave. $18.007. 1/48 scale Revell/Monogram Huey Hog Gunship - Kit is opened but everything is intact, with all parts still attached to the sprue. $7.008. 1/48 scale Monogram F-104 Starfighter - Kit is opened but everything is intact, with all parts still attached to the sprue. $7.00

Jim Roberts has the 1:35th scale kits for sale. All kits are complete. Some parts, if any may have been removed from runners. No parts are missing. You can contact Jim via email at JKNmodels@aol.com, or phone him at 215-529-7918.

DMLSd.kfz. “Nashorn” 17.00Sd.kfz. “Hummel” 17.00Jagdpanzer Flammpanzer 38 15.00Panther II 20.00Soviet motor rifle troops 6.00German 6th Army (Stalingrad) 6.00TAMIYAGerman flakpanzer IV “Mobelwager” 15.00Sd.kfz 250/3 “GREIF” 10.006X4 “Krupp Proze” truck 10.00M4A3 Sherman 10.00Russian KV I 15.00Russian KV II 15.00Stormpanzer IV “Brummbar” 12.008Ton Semi-track sd.kfz 7 15.00German soldiers at field briefing 8.00German motorcycle BMW 5.00German field kitchen 10.00Zundapp KS750 & BMW R75 5.00Ford GPA jeep. U.S. amphibian 8.00

German Kubelwagen type 82 12.00British universal carrier MK II 6.00Italian Carro Armato M13/40 13.00German Marder II 10.00Russian Army figures 4.00German flak crew (winter) 3.00U.S. military police 3.00Russian field car 8.00German sd.kfz 223 panzerspahwagen 8.008RAD sd.kfz 232 14.00Churchill “Crocodile” 18.00Russian Army assault infantry 10.00German 1:25th Wehrmacht squad leader

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(White metal figure w/ base) 5.00

RPMGerman Lorraine 37L (F) Schlepper 12.00

ESCIGerman 1 ton half track w/ M-18 Howitzer 12.00

DRAGONGerman ski troops 5.00

ITALERIPanzerjager I w/ 4.7 cm PAK 12.00Opel blitz 13.00Opel Maultier 13.00Mercedes Benz L 3000 standard truck 13.00Pzk pfw 38 (t) 8.00U.S. army motorcycles 5.00German 7.5 cm PAK 40 5.00German Nebelwerfer 5.00Panther ausf.A 12.00German armored car sd.kfz 234/3 8.00Panzerjager sd.kfz 234/4 7.5 cm 8.00 U.S. ¾ ton Dodge 8.00U.S. Dodge WC 5C staff car 8.00German Horch command car 8.00M3A1 scout car 8.00M4A3 Sherman w/Calliope 15.00

PLEASE SUPPORT THE HOBBY SHOPS THAT SUPPORT OUR CLUB:

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Herb’s Hobbies and Crafts Has a large selection of models and model supplies. Will “special order” any requested items not in stock. 3 times a year they have a storewide sale of 20%. Open 7 days a week, M – F 9:30 – 9, Sat 9:30 – 6, & Sun 11 – 5. 10% discount to club members. 288 West State Street, Doylestown, PA 18901 (215) 345-7123

Sine’s 5 & 10 Has numerous 5 –10 year old model kits. Can “special order” all types of model kits, accessories, and

general model supplies. Can order from the Squadron distributor, (passing along the

S&H savings to the customer). Open 6 days a week, M-Th 9 – 5:30, Fri 9 – 8, & Sat 9 – 5. 20% discount to club members. 236-240 West Broad Street, Quakertown, PA 18951 (215) 536-610 Has a “Lunch Counter”, serving Breakfast and Lunch.

New Concept III Has thousands of unbuilt kits dating back to the 1970’s. Has a local distributor enabling orders to be filled within a day in

most cases. Has numerous modeling supplies (other than books), including

paints. Open 7 days a week M – F 11 – 8, Sat 10 – 6, Sun noon - 4. 10% discount to club members. 676 Stokes Road, Medford, NJ 08055. (609) 953-0404. Can be reached by E-Mail at: marine24@aol.com.

M & G Hobbies Carries an extensive selection of plastic models,

trainsand modeling supplies, including Tamiya, Humbrol,Polly, and Model Master enamel and acrylic paints.

Offers a standard 20% discount on all items (with the exception of magazines and books).

Offers an additional 10% discount to club members. Will special order any item not in stock. Open seven days, M-F: 10-9, Sat: 10-5, Sun: 11-4. Located approximately 20 minutes north of the

Tacony Palmyra Bridge and 15 minutes south of the Burlington-Bristol Bridge at 2902 Route 130 North, Tenby Plaza, Delran, NJ 08075.

Can be reached by phone at (856) 461-3553 or on the web at www.mandghobbies.com .