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for the club.

Congratulations to our

2011 Officers. I look for-

ward to a great year!

November! It is that time

of year again, when some

people dream of turkey,

and our club turns some

people into turkeys. Yes

it is Officer Election time.

Pablo once again is Presi-dent, apparently he ran

unopposed, even though

Larry Hersh arrived late

enough to be elected. Be-

ing from Argentina you

know someday there will

be a musical written

about his time in office.

Gary is once again Vice

President. Lets face it,

God forbid Pablo is forcedout like Nixon, we can

always count on Mr.

Moore to stand up and

run the club. He has the

experience. In fact I be-

lieve he has voted in more

elections than all of us.

He still has the original

ballot from his buddy Abe

Lincolns election.

Randy is doing a good job

as Treasurer so lets keep

him. Then again, com-

pared to our last Treas-

urer (Mr. Larry Bud

Hersh) anyone with a

pulse could of potentially

handled this position.

Jeff Brown is the clubs

new Secretary. He is

quoted as saying, I willshow up for the meetings,

keep notes, and put to-

gether a nice newsletter

Officer Elections Were This Month

Hobbytown USA ContestOn Saturday, November

6th, 2010, Hobbytown

USA in Fort Collins held

its Fall Contest. Therewas a decent turnout, but

nothing compared to the

contests of Christmas

past.

Still, there were some

great models on the ta-

bles. Mr. Ron Johnson

showed up with a dio-

rama that was, in a word,

spectacular.

Randy brought a few Fer-

raris and won a few tro-

phies.

Gary Moore entered some

models, but forgot to tell

the editor what he

brought. Remember, he is

the clubs VP!

Jeff Brown entered some

models, and took home a

few trophies.

All in all a pretty good

contest. Small, but there

were some really good

builds.

It would be nice to see a

larger turn out for the

Spring contest at H-

Town. A contest is a

great place to recruit new

members and improve

your skills.

High Plains Modelers

November 2010Volume 1, Issue 1

High Plains Gazette

Whats New ThisMonth:

Officer Elections

Hobbytown USA Contest

Inside this issue:

Officer Elections 1

Hobbytown Contest 1

1/48 Jagdtiger Build 2

Omaha IPMS Website Up 2

Christmas Party2

What is a StugIIIB? 3

Dioramas: IPMS Rules 3

Best of ShowAward.


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This past month I bought

and started to build

Tamiyas new 1/48 scale

Jagdtiger. This release is

the Fruhe (Early) Produc-

tion. They left enough

parts in the kit to releasea Mid-Production later

on.

The kit goes together very

well. No real problems. I

just wish there was a

metal barrel because that

kit barrel was a pain in

the butt to get clean and

seam free.

Tamiya shows three dif-

ferent paint schemes. All

in the difficult ambush

pattern. In my research I

have found this to be ac-

curate. According to the

book, Jagdtiger: Opera-

tional History by An-

drew Devey , the first ten

Jagdtigers produced were

painted Dunkelgelb, andthe crews were given cans

of Dunkelgelb, Olivgrun

and Rot Braun to use on

their tanks.

Some of these crews left

their tanks dunkelgelb,

others used gasoline to

act as a thinner which

caused the paint to act

differently to each indi-

vidual tank. This caused avariation in the colors.

For example the Olivgrun

could look almost black

or pea green depending

on how much thinner was

used.

This caused some ugly

schemes and according to

Dewey after September

1944 the Jagdtigers were

camouflage painted at the

factories.

Now that the tank is fin-

ished with construction, I

have to decide which

scheme I am going to use.

Since I own several of

these I might just make

this first one straight

dunkelgelb.

I should have it ready for

our January meeting.

from our neighbor.

I am looking forward to

it.

Here is some Christmas

Humor to get you in the

mood The 4 Stages of

Life:

Remember, December

28th is the annual Christ-mas Party. Dont forget to

get directions and RSVP.

There will be a gift ex-

change. Hopefully the

same fun will ensue when

we get a chance to rob

and steal a better gift

1. You believe in Santa

Claus.

2. You dont believe in

Santa Claus.

3. You are Santa Claus.

4. You look like Santa

Claus.

Tamiyas New 1/48 Jagdtiger

Christmas Party Next Month

Omaha IPMS Nationals Website Up

tional convention is the

"100th Anniversary of

Naval Aviation" but, that

is not the only theme. We

will feature special cate-

gories for the 50th anni-

versary of manned space

flight and the 70th anni-

versary of Pearl Harbor

plus more to come.

Hopefully we can all at-

tend. There is a Club

Build category. I think we

should enter.

www.ipmsusa2011.org

Welcome to the 2011

IPMS/USA NationalConvention in Omaha,

Nebraska.

Theme: Our main

theme for the 2011 na-

Our main

theme for the

2011

national

convention

is the "100th

Anniversary

of Naval

Aviation"

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Ho Ho Ho.

Tamiyas newJagdtiger is agreat build.


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This month I brought a

Stug IIIB for show and

tell.

So what is a Stug IIIB?

A Stug, short for Sturm-

geschutz, is a Germanassault gun from World

War II. They were origi-

nally designed as assault

tanks and were supposed

to be used for storming

and demolishing enemy

fortifications.

The Stug IIIB was based

on the Panzer III chassis

and carried a fixed, for-

ward firing 75mm howit-

zer. While good for its

intended duty of assault-

ing enemy strongholds,

its short howitzer was nomatch for the enemy

tanks it encountered.

Thus the later Stug III

models (F and G) were

upgunned to be able to

penetrate enemy armor,

and their role switched

from assault guns to tank

destroyers.

The Stug IIIB was the

most widely produced of

the early 75mm Stug

models. They were used

mainly in the Soviet Un-

ion, and Eastern Europe.

What is a Stug IIIB?

Dioramas: IPMS Competition Handbook

appropriate individual

class. That is, armor

pieces will be subject to

armor judging criteria

while figures will be

evaluated according to

the figure modeling

guidelines. As always, the

basics of construction and

finishing are of primeimportance. Terrain,

roadwork, buildings, and

accessories that set the

scene of the diorama will

be evaluated similarly to

the primary model com-

ponents. Basic construc-

tion and finish are once

again paramount.

Presentation: The dio-

rama base should com-prise individual elements

that combine to form a

realistic and/or plausible

setting for the primary

model component(s).

Each of the elements also

should be believable in its

own right and consistent

with the action or mood

being depicted. The de-

gree of imagination and

inventiveness used to

pose the main elements

will factor into the overall

presentation evaluation.

The base should provide a

focal point for the sceneand fit or enhance the

story line or mood of the

diorama. Dioramas with a

well-defined focal point

highlighting a simple

story generally will have a

stronger presentation

than those attempting to

portray an entire battle-

field.

(Continued on page 4)

A diorama is a combina-

tion of model(s) and a

believable setting that

tells a story, sets a mood,

or creates a charged at-

mosphere. In addition to

evaluating the modeling

of a diorama's individual

elements, the judges will

consider the strength ofthe diorama's story line

or mood and the overall

presentation of the dio-

rama. These three factors

are equally important.

Dioramas with superbly

modeled components but

a weak story line and

presentation will almost

certainly lose to a dio-

rama with well-modeled

components and strongstory and presentation.

Model Components: The

individual model compo-

nents of a diorama will be

judged according to the

criteria specified in the

A diorama

is a

combination

of models

and a

believable

setting that

tells a story,

sets a mood,

or creates a

charged

atmosphere.

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Meetings are the last Tuesday of the monthat Hobbytown USA in Fort Collins. They startat 7pm and end around 9pm.

Editor: Jeffrey Brown

[email protected]

Our club has plastic modelers from Northern Colo-rado,mainly from the Fort Collins, Loveland, Long-mont area. We also have a few members from Wyo-ming.

We build scale and plastic models of armor, airplanes,

vehicles, shipsand anything else that we feel like isworth a try.

Check out our meeting schedule and feel free to drop

by our next meeting!

Check out the website for club information.

High Plains Modelers

can lift a diorama out of the

ordinary.

Story Line, Mood, Atmos-

phere: This element is what

separates the diorama from

models merely set on a base.

A simple derelict vehicle

rusting away in a field can

set a mood as well as, or

better than, a complete rec-

reation of the Battle of Wa-

terloo. The story, mood, or

atmosphere created by the

diorama should be obvious;the judges shouldn't have to

strain to see it. Stories can

incorporate historical or

even humorous aspects.

Here again, imagination and

inventiveness in telling the

story or setting the mood

Dioramas: Continued

Next Meeting January 25th,2011. 7pm at Hobbytown USA.

Dead MansHand in pro-gress.

Website

www. ipmshpm.org

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