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September 17th, there is

an IPMS day at Pueblo at

the air museum. Different

clubs will be there and we

will have 1 table for a dis-

play. Popular choice for

best Region X chapter

display. Vendors, swap

meet and free make and

take, Free BBQ. $20 for

vendor table.

September 24th, Wing-

nutcon in Denver at

Wings Over the Rockies.

BBQ at Randys on July

30th at 4pm. (See story

on page 4 and pictures

on page 17)

IPMS elections, please

vote. (It is really easy to

vote, I did!)

We had a short business

agenda this month be-

cause we have a lot of

contest business and a

great clinic on using Mig

Washes, Filters and Pig-

ments.

July Meeting Notes

High Plains Con XXII UpdateFirst off, Randy and I

choose the medals, we

ordered them, and they

are here. They look good,

and we have a few pic-

tures of them posted on

page 17.

Now for the fun part. We

received another sponsor

last month, IPMS Rob

Wolf who is sponsoring

two categories!

We also drafted the last of

our troops to fill key posi-

tions at the contest.

We have Gary as the ven-

dor wrangler. Mike has

agreed to create the floor

plan/layout, and he also

volunteered to be the

bullhorn. George volun-

teered to be the official

photographer.

Larry was drafted (notice

I did not say volunteered)

to handle the registration

software.

Dave is working on his

head judges. We will still

need volunteers to judge

at the contest, and hope

that many of you who are

coming will judge.

I volunteered to be the

Master of Ceremonies. I

honestly have a bigger

fear of death and snakes

than public speaking so I

dont mind yapping in

front of everyone.

Next month hopefully

Randy and I have the Best

of Plaques ready, we also

plan on having the mini

flyers hit all the local

hobby shops and shows

going on. Then Pablo and

I need to get an ad in the

Journal and we can relax,

until October 8th.

High Plains Modelers

July 2011Volume 1, Issue 9

High Plains Gazette

Whats New ThisMonth:

Jeffs War Movie Review

Review: Quickboost 40 mm July Model Gallery

Part 5 of Georges M-16 Build

Swedish Meatballs

Anchors Aweigh Lyrics

Club BBQ pics

Inside this issue:

July Meeting Notes 1

Omaha Update 2

Guest Review 3

1st Annual Club BBQ 4

Workbench from Hell10

July Calendar 11

IPMS Membership App 21

Why is there afence here?


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This month we still had a

very good turnout for the

monthly contest, and

once again Gary won. Yes,

he does amazing work,

but other clubs who read

our newsletter might startto think we are the Gary

Moore Club. Gary

brought a French Fire

truck. Pablo brought a

Bandai 1/48 Sherman.

Jeff brought a 1/72 Fine

Molds X-Wing. Scott

brought a (no surpsrise)

1/72 Horch. Tim brought

a War Game French

army. Mike brought some

Trench warfare figures.Dave brought a 1/48

Kubelwagen. Jerry

brought a 1/25 1962

Chevy Impala SS Con-

vertible.

Gary has a stranglehold

on first place, but I think

we still have a four way

tie for second. (Scott,

Dave, Pablo and I) This is

going to turn out to be a

fun three months, espe-cially since some of us

have been saving our best

for Omaha. Still, I love

seeing us build, thats

why we are a model club.

Also, a unit of the Com-

memorative Air Force in

nearby Council Bluffs,

Iowa believes its aircraft

will be in its hangar dur-

ing our convention. The

Great Plains Wing of the

CAF has the P-51

"Gunfighter," and an L-3

and an L-5 observation

aircraft plus a small mu-

seum in its hangar. The

unit is normally open

Wednesday, 6-9 p.m. and

Saturday 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

The wing's hangar is ap-

proximately 20 miles east

of the convention site on I

On Saturday, August 6, re

-enactors will visit the

convention from approxi-

mately 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Most will be in WWII

uniforms although some

will be dressed as far back

as Civil War soldiers.

They tentatively plan to

bring with them an

Sd.Kfz.251 half-track,

perhaps up to three

Sd.Kfz 222 scout cars,

some Jeeps, an M20 half-

track, an M3 White half-

track and a 45mm Rus-

sian anti-tank gun.

-80 and then 3 more

miles on two-lane roads

with well-marked direc-

tions.

The vendors room is a sell

out with over 300 ven-

dors!

There are over 300 of us

that have pre-registeredfor the contest, which

should make for a very

exciting show.

By the time the newsletter

is published the show will

be a week away.

Monthly Contest

Omaha IPMS National Update

...climbing

on board avintage

bomber fromWorld War

II

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Daves Kubel-wagen

Things to do in Omaha

doing a science experi-

ment with a giant Gravi-

tron ball at the Omaha

Children's Museum. Pic-

ture yourself surrounded

by an incredible arbore-

tum and bird sanctuary,

taking a cultural walk

through the first Latino

art and history museum

in the Midwest, El Museo

Imagine walking over a

swinging bridge in the

largest indoor rainforest

in the world at Omaha's

Henry Doorly Zoo, climb-

ing on board a vintage

bomber from World War

II at the Strategic Air and

Space Museum, climbing

in restored train cars at

The Durham Museum or

Latino, or enjoying a ro-

mantic gondola ride at

Heartland of America

Park and Fountain. Imag-

ine no more, visit Omaha,

it's all right here.

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on the crude side with

some fit problems and

skimpy decals (tail mark-

ings only; the circular

photo reference target

and the letter U), it

nonetheless made up intoa reasonable model of the

test aircraft in one of its

final configurations. The

kit included a seat, instru-

ment panel with raised

detail and two thin, clear

vacform canopy/

windscreen parts. Land-

ing gear struts/legs bits

were unusable and re-

placed with scratch-built

items. Lots of superglue

and filler were needed in

the basic construction,

along with lots of wet

sanding. I rescribed most

of the panel lines, primed

with Model Master

enamel and finished with

Alclad II dull aluminum.

National insignia from

the spares box, sealed

with Floquil Flat.

The J35J kit is a Revell

Germany rebox of the

excellent Hasegawa kit of

a few years ago. The box

can be readily identified

by the bright red and

white J35 Draken demo/

display scheme of the

Austrian Air Force. Those

markings are included; as

are the decals and illus-trations for the Swedish

Draken I modeled. Alter-

nate parts/instructions

are provided for both the

Austrian and Swedish

aircraft; the kit provides

for the J35J IR sensor

under the nose, but gun

ports are molded in both

wing shoulders. The

Swedish J only had a

gun in the starboard

(right) side, so I filled the

port in the left shoulder.

Paint is Model Mastergray enamel on top and

Alclad aluminum on the

belly pan.

References:

Saab 35 Draken by Mik-

hail Putnikov, Squadron

Signal, 2010.

Aerofax Minigraph 12 -

Saab J35 Draken, by

Robert F. Dorr, Rene

Francillon and Jay Miller,

Aerofax Inc., 1987.

By Chuck Holte

(IPMS Legacy, Colo-

rado Springs, CO)

The Saab 35 Draken

(Dragon) program began

in the early 50s as aFlygvapnet (Swedish Air

Force) requirement to

develop a replacement for

the J29 Tunnan (Barrel)

and the A/J 32 Lansen

(Lance). Saab 210, a dou-

ble-delta wing prototype

known as the Lill Dra-

ken (Little Dragon) was

first flown in 1952. Three

versions of the Little

Dragon with variations ofengine inlet geometry,

were flown extensively

(nearly 900 test flights),

resulting in the definitive

Draken profile. With the

first flight of the 35-1 pro-

totype in 1955, Saab built

615 Drakens which served

the Swedish, Finnish,

Austrian, and Danish Air

Forces throughout the

Cold War, soldering on

until the last Austrian

J35D retired in 2005.

As part of an ongoing pro-

ject to model Flygvapnet

aircraft in 1/72 scale, I

thought it would be fun to

do the beginning and end

of the Swedish Draken

program.

The Lill Draken test air-craft is/was available as a

garage resin kit (DA

72259, not sure of the

manufacturer) mine

came in a plastic bag

found at a modelers swap

meet vendors table. A bit

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Volume 1, Issue 9Swedish Meatballs: Saab 210 and J35J


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Reviewer: Pablo

Bauleo

Manufacturer: Quick-

boost

Product: QB 482551/48 40 mm Cannon

Barrels Hurricane Mk

IID

MSRP: 3.30 Euro

from http://

www.quickboost.net

This review was first

published in the

IPMS/USA website

http://

www.ipmsusa.org

The 40 mm cannon are a

high visibility part in a

Hurricane MkII.D and

Quickboost has produced

another quick way to

boost your model, by

producing a seam-free,

flash-free reproduction of

the 40 mm cannon for the

tank-buster hurricane.

The cannons are perfectly

casted in grey resin, with

a bubble-free, smooth

finish. The molding cast

includes two side walls

to prevent accidental

damage of the parts while

in transit or storage. Re-

moval of the parts should

be easy, with either a

hobby saw or even by

scoring with a #11 blade if

you take your time.

Pictures are shown of the

plastic injection molded

cannons from Hasegawa

and the nicely detailed

resin version from Quick-

boost, side by side. By

comparing the parts Ive

noticed that the Quick-

boost ones are slightly

larger in diameter (by 0.1

mm) and about 1.5 mm

longer. I do not know

which manufacturer got it

closer to scale.

The cannon barrels ends

are hollow and dead cen-

tered. They look much

better than I could have

ever made the plastic

parts look, by using a

hand-drill and a drill bit.

To attach the resin can-

nons, you will have to do

some minor surgery to

the original parts, as Ha-

segawa has molded the

cannons as one piece to-

gether with the under-

wing fairings.

Quickboost has delivered

another little gem, and

these cannons are going

to look excellent in your

finished model. You can

order these resin cannons

from

www.quickboost.net. Let

them know that youve

seen a review of their

products in the IPMS

website.

I would like to thank

Quickboost for providing

the review sample and

IPMS for the chance to

review it.

Review Quickboost 40mm Cannon

Quickboost

has delivered

another little

gem.

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JBs famous Life Af-ter Death By Choco-late cake.

QB 48255 1/48 40

mm Cannon Barrels

Hurricane Mk IID

High Plains Modelers 1st Annual BBQOn Saturday July 30th we

held our First Annual

Club BBQ at Randys

house.

We had a great turn out.There was some really

good food and desserts.

Being what the Food Net-

work calls a foodie I

sampled a bit of every-

thing, and I have to say it

was all good. While it is

true people had their fa-

vorite dishes and des-

serts, I actually did not

taste anything bad. That

is rare for a pot luck gath-

ering. Usually someone

has a dish that everyone

avoids. My son and I

loved Garys baked beans.

I thought it was ironic

that Randy mentioned we

might have everyone

show up with a bag of

chips, and we actually

had nobody bring chips.

I for one am glad we did

this. It was fun and a

chance for us to socialize

and share some goodtimes.

A big thanks to Randy

and Jamie for sharing

their home with us for the

BBQ. Hopefully we can

do it again next year. (Or

maybe for the Christmas

party?)
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IPMS Handbook: ARMOR

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Volume 1, Issue 9

Basic Construction

Flash, sink marks, mold

marks, ejector-pin marks,

provisions for motoriza-

tion eliminated.

Seams filled where appli-

cable, especially on cylin-

drical parts such as gun

barrels, wheels, and auxil-

iary equipment.

Contour errors corrected.

Gaps between upper and

lower hulls blanked off to

prevent a "see-through"

effect.

Gap/overlap at point

where track ends join

eliminated.

Machine guns, main

guns, exhausts, vents, etc.

drilled out/opened up.

Cylindrical cross-section

of gun barrels main-

tained.

Track pattern (cleats)

facing in the proper direc-

tion on both sides of vehi-

cle.

Alignment:

Road wheels on tracked

vehicles (along with idler,

drive, and return rollers,

if any) at the same dis-

tance from the lower

chassis centerline.

Road wheels sitting flush

on the track.

Tracks vertical (not lean-

ing in or out when viewed

from the front or back of

the vehicle) and parallel

(not toed in or out when

viewed from top of vehi-

cle).

All wheels/tracks sitting

firmly on the ground.

Vehicle components

square and aligned.

Gun(s) (on most turreted

vehicles) parallel to turret

centerline when viewed

from above.

Items positioned symmet-

rically on actual vehicle

(e.g., headlights and

guards, fenders, mud

flaps, etc.) positioned

symmetrically on model,

unless represented as

damaged.

Details

Parts that are thick, over-

scale, or coarse should be

thinned, modified, or re-

placed.

Weld marks should besimulated where applica-

ble.

Extra parts should be

added if practical, with

references used to con-

firm their existence on

the actual vehicle. Such

parts should be as close to

scale as possible.

Add (especially on con-

version or scratch-built

models) the small detail

parts (rivets, nuts and

bolts, etc.) usually found

in standard injection-

molded kits.

Add tarps, bedrolls,

chains, fuel cans, etc., but

be sure to also add some

method by which such

items are attached to the

vehicle (hook, rope, tie

down). Jerrycans are not

attached to real tanks

with superglue.

Aftermarket parts (photo-

etched, white metal,

resin, etc.) should inte-

grate well with the basic

model. Photo-etched

parts that require forming

should be precisely

shaped, and any surfaces

that require building up

to a thicker cross-section

should be smooth and

uniform.

Molded-on parts such as

axes and shovels should

be undercut or removed

completely and replaced.

This is especially true of

molded screen, which

should be replaced with

real screen.

Track "sag" on tracked

vehicles should be dupli-

cated where appropriate.

Windshield wipers should

be added where appropri-

ate.

Headlights and tail lights

should be drilled out and

have lenses added.

Cable and electrical lines

should be added to lights

and smoke dischargers.

Valve stems should be

added to tires.

CONTINUED ON PAGE

18

The Judges Are

a Bunch of @#$

%# Nit-pickers.

- From the IPMSCompetition

Handbook

Flash, sink

marks, moldmarks, ejector-

pin marks,

provisions for

motorization

eliminated.

A 1/48 Jagdtiger


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Detailing Dragons M-

16 Multiple Motor

Gun Carriage Kit No.

6381

By George Slack

PART 5: Finishing

Due to the cab and open

fighting compartment

most of the painting was

done during construction.

A 70-30 mix of Tamiya

olive drab and dark yel-

low was used. For areas

that would be inaccessi-

ble later in the build, a

filter of Humbrol matt 83represented dust and

muddy boot prints. This

was slowly built up until a

dusty/dried mud effect

was realized. Two or

three applications seemed

to do the trick. (Photo 1.)

Decaling began with the

armored radiator louvers.

Several magazine articles

have commented on howthe author had chosen the

closed louver option to

simplify the decal proc-

ess, but handling the

separate louvers if really

easier than it looks. The

key is a decaling jig. I

made mine from scrap

Plastistruct sheet and L-

angles. (Photo 2.) Photo

2-a shows the primed,

painted and glossed lou-

vers placed in the jig. The

square stock at the bot-

tom allows the etch parts

to slide into the jig and be

held tightly in place. Ap-

ply the decal as usual. I

used Micro Sol to make

sure it conformed tightly

to the painted louvers.

(Photo 2-b.) Once the

star had dried overnight I

used a new #11 blade to

slice along each louver

(Photo 2-c.) The finished

louvers are shown in

Photo 2-d. Before remov-

ing the louvers from the

jig I gave them a second

coat of Micro Sol to help

snug down the cut edges.

The registration number

and the bumper codes

were added using the kit

decals. Except for the

USA marking the decal

sheet provides individual

letters and numbers. Its

a mixed blessing; its

much easier to model a

particular vehicle using

this system but getting all

of the letters and num-

bers evenly spaced and

aligned can be a chal-

lenge. Since I was not

modeling a particular M-

16 I went with a genericregistration number.

(Photo 3.) It is a valid

number for the M-16 se-

ries but with my luck it

probably served in the

Pacific. It really wont

matter anyway as the ex-

tra gear strapped to the

fenders means the entire

registration number will

never be seen again.

The bumper codes repre-

sent a vehicle of the 197th

Antiaircraft Artillery

(mobile) which supported

the 1st Infantry Division

on D-Day. The 197th

fielded both 90mm anti-

aircraft guns and M-16s

during the invasion.

(Photo 4.)

Allied stars went on next

and heres where I got

interesting. The side

stars went on withoutincident but the star on

the hood gave me nothing

but trouble. I wanted a

star with a broken circle

but the kit only provides a

hood stars with a solid

circle around it. I dipped

into my Dragon mortar

carrier kit (Kit # 6163)

and applied the hood star

as usual. Opps! For some

reason the star was not

printed evenly and the

body color showed

through in many places

(Photo 5). Im not sure

what happened, but at

this point the half-track

nearly became an aircraft

and took a flying lesson

into the nearest wall.

Once the Micro Sol was

on and the decal dried itlooked like badly scraped

paint. I decided to en-

hance this look by dry

brushing with the body

color. No bad decal here;

the hood was scratched

by the movement of all

those packs and boxes I

would add later. Thats

my story and Im sticking

to it.

Things only got better

when I clear coated the

decals. I used an acrylic

flat as I was planning on

using oil washes for

weathering. I airbrushed

the model early in the

morning and the clear flat

Detailing Dragons M-16 GMC Part 5

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Photo 2: Decaling the ar-mored radiator louvers.

A. The four louvers in theirjig. The jig is EvergreenL-angle glued to a sty-rene base.

B. The kit star decal hasbeen added and set us-ing the Micro Sol Sys-tem.

C. After drying, the decal is

cut using a new #11blade.

D. The cut decals were overcoated with Testors Dul-cote before they wereremoved from the jig.

Photo 1: Dust and mud

effects in the cab built

up with two or three ap-

plications of a Humbrol

matt 83 filter.


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Photo 4: The 197th Antiair-craft artillery went ashoreat the Easy Red Sector ofOmaha Beach on D-day insupport of the 1st InfantryDivision and remained inaction with the First Army

until VE-Day, a total of339 operational days.

Photo 5: The hood star

after application. Notreally what you want tosee when you only haveone decal and youre

working on a deadline.

Photo 3: The registrationnumber. Individual let-ters and numbers are achallenge to align andspace; most of the workhere will be hidden byrolled tarps and bedrolls.

went on slightly milky as

usual. I returned home

several hours later and

the clear coat was dry but

still milky. Disaster! I

dont have any photos of

the kit at this point be-

cause I quite honestly

thought I was done and

the project was headed for

the dust bin. After wait-

ing a couple of days to

make sure the clear coat

was completely cured I

tried shooting the model

with a thin coat of Future.

The milkyness disap-

peared and the projectwas saved. Needless to

say, the next clear coat

was flat lacquer and not

acrylic.

With the project back in

business I moved on to

the stowed gear common

to Allied vehicles of theperiod. My original plan

was to make all of the

rolled tarps and bedrolls

from Miliput superfine

white, adding lead straps

and wire buckles (Photo

5). To explain the well

worn hood star I would

need a lot more stowed

gear than I was prepared

to create on my own.

Various resin storage set

came to the rescue

Detailing Dragons M-16 GMC Part 5 cont.

(Photos 6 and 7) but they

took some time to track

down and ship. They ar-

rived in time to get

primed and painted, but

my deadline arrived be-

fore I could begin the final

weathering on the M-16.

Next time well look at

adding splashed mud,

dust and rain streaks to

the finished kit along with

the creation of a simple

Normandy setting to

show the halftrack as it

may have looked in late

June, 1944.

Photo 6: A rolled tarp

made from thinly rolled

Milliput superfine white

putty. Using a bit of baby

powder prevents the Mil-

liput from sticking to the

roller, in this case an ink

pen. Straps are lead from

an old wine bottle

with .010 copper wire

buckles.

Photo 7: A Blast Modelstarp painted and glued tothe left fender.

Photo 8: Resin kit bags

and canteen; unfortu-

nately I dont know the

manufacturer. I added a

rope from cotton thread

dyed with tea as I dont

like the look of gear

floating on the side of a

vehicle.


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that is rare and far between.

So, what movies are tear-

jerkers for men? Well, I

know people who hate Notre

Dame, but when Rudy takes

the field and makes that

sack we turn on the water

works.

For me I was sad at the end

of Saving Private Ryan

when Tom Hanks gets

killed, and Ryan (James

Francis Ryan, from Iowa)

stands over his grave and

salutes.

When John Wayne gets it in

Sands of Iwo Jima who

isnt sad? (besides Gary who

cant stand John Wayne)

Seabiscuit, when he races

War Admiral, brings a few

tears. Especially since

George has to ride for Red

because of the accident.

Brians Song with Billy Dee

Williams and James CaanI hate the Bears but that is a

sad, manly movie.

Women and men are differ-

ent. Statistically for 90 per-

cent of us that is a good

thing. One big area we are

different is crying during

movies.

Yes, I said crying during

movies! Women get all

misty eyed during romantic

movies and sad movies

where you lose a main char-

acter to some tragedy. Most

men avoid seeing these

films, or if we are dragged to

them we pretend it is an

action flick, and the cancer

eating through (insert fe-male leads) body is a small

mutant army shrunk by a

mad scientist because she is

a cheating, lying, whore who

should have never been

mean to the dorky kid in

high school who turned out

to be an evil scientist.

Men, we choose to cry at two

types of movies war and

sports. Search your feelings,you know it to be true. Sure

there might be an occasional

fluke like Toy Story 3, but

Miracle, the movie and the

actual game. Who do you

play for? I play for the

United States of America.

Take that you Commie bas-

tards.

The Natural, of course if the

movie ended like the book

we would have felt ripped

off, and more angry than

sad. (For those who dont

know, in the novel he strikes

out after Wonderboy

breaks.)

The Pride of the Yankees.

Again, millions of us hate

the Yankees, but Gary Coo-

per plays Lou Gehrig, and

his speech, and knowing

that he will die helps the

salty watery eyes commence.

Why? What causes us to cry

for these movies when we

couldnt care less about

(insert female star) dying

some tragic death? Its not

that we dont have feelings,

its just that we dont care.

The Workbench From Hell

Nobody cried whenOld Yeller got shot?I'm sure.I cried my eyes out.

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Today, I considermyself the luckiestman on the face ofthe earth.

Men, we

choose to cry

at two types

of movies

war and

sports.

Rudy, Rudy, Rudy...


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Photo of the Month for July

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High Plains Modelers First Annual Club BBQ


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Model of the Month for June

Garys French Fire Truck


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May Model Gallery

Photos by Jeff Brown

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Jeffs 1/72 X-Wing

Daves 1/48 Kubelwagen

Jerrys Convertible

Pablos 1/48 Sherman Garys Fire truck

Tims French Army Scotts Opel with AA gun

Mikes Bayonet Infantry Jeffs Mig Clinic


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Presents

HIGH PLAINS CON XXII

Cool Cats

October 8, 2011

The Ranch in Loveland

5280 Arena Circle

Loveland, Colorado

I-25 Exit 259 (Crossroads Blvd)

Registration 9:30am-12:30pm

Judging Begins around 1:00pm

Awards to follow Judging

Model Pick-Up 5:00pm

No Previous IPMS or Regional WinnersIPMS Rules will be used for Judging. (Rulebook on hand.)

Registration forms are available to download online at http://ipmshpm.blogspot.com/

Volume 1, Issue 9


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Special Awards Award Sponsor

Best Cat Themed Model IPMS High Plains Modelers

Best Weathered Vehicle Mig Productions USA

Best Race Car M&S Hobbies

Best Star Wars Subject Anonymous Donor

Best UAV Chuck Holte

Best Mopar Subject Wyoming Mighty Mopar Club

Worst Model IPMS High Plains Modelers

Categories(Subject to change/splits All decisions are final)

AIRCRAFT ARMOR

Military Single Engine Propeller Tanks

1/72 and smaller 1/72nd

1/48 to 1/50 1/48th

1/32 and larger 1/35th

Military Multi Engine Propeller Soft skin

1/72 and smaller 1/72nd

1/48 and larger 1/48th

1/35th

Military Single Engine Jet

1/72 and smaller Half-Tracks & Armored vehicles

1/48 and larger 1/72nd

1/48th

Military Multi Engine Jet 1/35th1/72 and smaller

1/48 and larger ARTILLERY PIECES (ALL SCALES)

Senior

Civil, Sport, Racing, Commercial Junior

Rotary Wing (all scales)

Junior SPACECRAFT

Sci-Fi (all scales)

AUTOMOTIVE (CIVILIAN VEHICLES) Real (all scales)

Cars Junior

Trucks

Competition NAUTICAL

Commercial 1/700 and smallerHeavy trucks 1/350

Motorcycles 1/150 and larger

Junior Junior

DIORAMAS FIGURES

All Scales All Scales

Junior Junior

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Instrument faces on

dashboards should have

detail picked out and

lenses added.

Gas and brake pedals

should be added to open-wheeled vehicles.

Road wheel interiors

should be detailed (this is

especially necessary on

the Hetzer).

Molded grab handles and

hatch levers should be

replaced with wire or

stretched sprue.

Underside of model, if

viewable, should be given

the same attention to de-

tail as the top; e.g., motor

holes filled, paint applied,

weathering on the inside

of the road wheels consis-

tent with that on the out-

side. If the vehicle being

modeled was weathered,

normal wear and tear to

the bottom of the hullfrom riding over the usual

rocks, brush, and other

obstacles should be visi-

ble on the model.

Painting and finishing

The model's surface, once

painted, should show no

signs of the construction

process (glue, file, or

sanding marks; finger-

prints; obvious disconti-

nuities between kit plastic

and filler materials; etc.).

Finish should be even and

smooth, unless irregulari-

ties in the actual vehicle's

finish are being dupli-

cated. Exceptions such as

zimmerit or non-slip sur-

faces should be docu-

mented.

No brush marks, lint,

brush hairs, etc.

No "orange-peel" or

"eggshell" effect; no

"powdering" in recessed

areas.

No random differences in

sheen of finish caused by

misapplication of final

clear coats.

Paint edges that are sup-

posed to be sharp should

be sharp (no ragged edges

caused by poor masking).

Edges that are supposed

to be soft or feathered

should be in scale and

without overspray.

Weathering, if present,

should show concern for

scale (e.g., size of chipped

areas), be consistent

throughout the model,

and be in accordance with

the conditions in which

the real vehicle was oper-

ating. Be careful to distin-

guish some of the pur-

posely "heavy-handed"

paint schemes from over-

zealous weathering. Ex-

treme examples should be

documented. Weathering

should not be used to at-tempt to hide flaws in

construction or finishing.

Decals:

Aligned properly. (If the

real vehicle had a mark-

ings anomaly, the mod-

eler should provide docu-

mentation to show that he

is deliberately duplicating

someone else's error, not

inadvertently making one

of his own.)

No silvering or bubbling

of decal film. Decal film

should be eliminated or

hidden to make the mark-

ings appear painted on.

Colors: Paint colors, even

from the same manufac-

turer and mixed to the

same specs, can vary from

batch to batch. Different

operating environmentscan change colors in dif-

ferent ways. All paints

fade from the effects of

weather and sunlight, and

viewing distance alone

can change the look of

virtually any color. Poor

initial application and

subsequent maintenance

compound these prob-

lems. Therefore, color

shade should not be used

to determine a model' s

accuracy. Models with

unusual colors or color

schemes should be ac-

companied by documen-

tation.

IPMS: Armor (Continued)

No random

differences in

sheen of finish

caused by

misapplication

of final clear

coats.

An APC which isarmor. Think aboutit.

A T-55.

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mystery all rolled into one

film.

Honestly I have always

been a William Holden

fan, and as you may or

may not know he was inone of the other premier

films about POWs in

World War II, Bridge on

the River Kwai. He won

an Academy Award for

his role in Stalag 17 and

gave the second shortest

speech in Oscar history.

He simply said, Thank

you. (Shame modern

actors cant take a hint.)

The movie has a great

cast, including Otto

Preminger and a very

young Peter Graves.

The plot is simple, there

is a POW camp that has a

German spy in it this

spy keeps disrupting the

camp life for the GIs.

Ahhh but who is the spy?

That is the mystery.

As I said, I dont want to

spoil the movie, if you

dont want to watch the

film but still want to

know what happens go to

Wikipedia.

If, however, you want to

enjoy one of the all time

greatest films about

World War II then watch

Stalag 17. Whatever

your rating system this

film deserves all the stars

you can give it, and then

some.

A 10+ on my scale!!!

Stalag 17 (1953), starring

William Holden, is in my

opinion the best movie

about POWs during

World War II and per-

haps the best movie about

the war. It is definitely atop 3 for me, and it is also

one of my favorite Christ-

mas movies.

Christmas movies? Yes, I

said Christmas movies.

Watch the movie and

then you will understand.

The movie takes place in

Stalag 17, a POW camp in

Germany. I dont want to

spoil anything for those

who have not seen it, but

this film has everything

you want in a war movie.

There is action, drama,

comedy, sadness, and

Jeffs War Movie Review: Stalag 17

Why don't you just tell

them it's me, because

I'm really the illegiti-

mate son of Hitler...

Maybe he just wanted

to steal our wire cut-

ters did you ever think

of that?

Russian Poster SaleFor August we are having a

special on our Russian Posters,

normally they are $6.00 each

this month they are $5.00

each!

August Special

COMRADES!

Russian Posters Sale

[email protected]

Kahuna Designs

Kahuna Designs Inc.


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I have a bunch of Mig

Productions items for

sale, all are brand new,

never opened. I am giving

a good discount on these,

and if they dont sell lo-

cally I will put them on

greEd Bay. The prices do

not include shipping.

*** Posting Ads are free

Classified Ads***

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For Sale or Trade:

Jeff Brown has items for

sale and trade, see ads

below and e-mail: jgdti-

[email protected]

I have added this new

section so you can show

photos of what you are

selling.

I also have the following Mig Pigments for sale:

Lunar Dust (5)

Neptune Blue (2)

Zombie Green (2)

Rocket Exhaust (1)

Metallic Silver (1)

Graveyard (1)

Price on these is $5.00 each.

for High Plains Modelers

Members to post items for

sale or trade. If you are

not a member of the club

it cost $2 to post an ad

which goes towards our

annual club contest.

Trumpeter 1/32 Wildcat F4F-3.

These retail for around $75 this one

is still sealed in the shrink wrap. I

am asking $45 for it. (Shipping is

extra for those outside of Northern

Colorado.)


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over 220 active US chap-

ters (including groups in

Canada and the Philip-

pines as well as one

"cyber-chapter" existing

entirely on the internet).

These chapters are organ-ized into 13 geographi-

cally-determined Re-

gions, overseen by Re-

gional Coordinators. The

IPMS/USA Executive

Board, made up of elected

and appointed members,

serves as the overall gov-

erning body for IPMS/

USA.

IPMS/USA produces theModelers' Journal, an all-

color magazine supplied

to our members 6 times

each year. Sample copies

of the Journal are avail-

able upon request, and

you'll find several cover

shots elsewhere in this

handout.

In addition, IPMS/USA

maintains one of the larg-

est and most-visited pub-

lic websites in the model-ing community

(www.ipmsusa.org).

Members and visitors can

view product reviews,

chapter and contest infor-

mation, see examples of

members' work, and view

images of contest, mu-

seum walkarounds, and

the like. A members-only

Forum allows discussion

of specific topics of inter-est amongst our member-

ship. The remainder of

the website is open to the

modeling public and sees

thousands of hits weekly.

From: www.ipmsusa.org

IPMS/USA is the United

States Branch of the In-

ternational Plastic Model-

ers' Society, whose roots

can be traced to the

startup of the first IPMS

National Branch duringthe 1960's in Great Brit-

ain. In 1964 a US-based

modeler applied for a

charter to start the US

Branch. In the ensuing 4

decades, IPMS/USA has

become a 5,000 member,

all-volunteer organization

dedicated to promoting

the modeling hobby while

providing a venue for

modelers to share their

skills in a social setting,

along with friendly but

spirited competition in

the form of local, re-

gional, and national con-

tests and conventions. As

this is written, there are

About IPMS/USA


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Meetings are the last Tuesday of the monthat The Ranch in Loveland. They start at7pm and end around 9pm.

Editor: Jeffrey Brown

[email protected]

President: Pablo BauleoVice President: Gary MooreTreasurer: Randy RobinsonSecretary: Jeff Brown Our club has plastic modelers from Northern Colorado,mainly

from the Fort Collins, Loveland, Longmont area. We also have afew members from Wyoming.

Honestly, if you need an excuse to get away from the wife an kids afew days a month, join our club. Your skills will improve and youwill have a few laughs.

Stop by a meeting, the first one is free kid!


Next Meeting August 30,2011. 7pm at The Ranch.

Website

http://ipmshpm.blogspot.com/

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Contest Sponsors: Please Support Them (They Support Us)

Kahuna Designs Inc.

Chuck Holte is sponsoring Best UAV!

Hersh Consulting is sponsoring Best Armor!

Wyoming Mighty Mopar Club is sponsoring Best Mopar Subject

Sidles Co. is sponsoring Best Automotive

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