Our November. Newsletter. Rivals. December 7. The Winners Circle. 1/48 Messerschmitt Bf-109G-6 vs. Lavochkin La-7 by John Loftus

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1 Delaware Valley Scale Modelers / chapter ipms usa Newsletter December 2018 Our November Rival Theme winner was John Loftus s pair of 1/48 fighters, both cleanly built with subtle weathering, that is John s trademark. More of Paul Tomczak s photos of these fine models can be found on page 9. The Winners Circle Rivals 1/48 Messerschmitt Bf-109G-6 vs. Lavochkin La-7 by John Loftus next meeting December 7 Five Favorites Contest & Holiday Party Visit the DVSM website: 1

2 Presidents Corner by Rich Turner Well it s definitely winter again, crazy weather changes that I thought I d left that behind in the UK, a few more ticks on the list of kits built and purchased and another year of modelling passed. Where does time go? If we all look back at the models we have started, finished, shelved and shared I m sure that between us we will have quite a collection across a range of genres. Over the past few meetings we have started to see more genres open up the cracks between aircraft and cars but I would like to see more armour, ships and diorama s taking to the tables over the coming years. Before we dive into 2019 let s take a brief look back at I don t have the final count of monthly theme contest entries but I believe this is definitely up on last year which is great to see and I think we have had some of our biggest monthly attendances through the year. The introduction in November of the Build Night proved very successful and you said that you would like to see it continue. We held our first modelling day at AAA Hobbies which has done wonders for us in terms of our relationship with our nearest quality hobby store and I am keen that this is repeated and continues. Some of you may recall that we won the spot of IPMS Regional Newsletter but last month this was upgraded with a little photoetch, paint and graphics to IPMS Newsletter of the Year. Well done John Goschke and all those who contribute. There is no escape now and no pressure for 2019! Looking forward to 2019, I want to see the club continue to grow in depth and breadth. As a group we can all help promote the club, increase membership, and improve access, quality and standards of modelling. With this in mind I m going to propose/introduce a few new idea s/challenges, get more folks involved and ask that you all help, contribute and take the challenge. So is the challenge number for the coming year. 19 more monthly theme contest entries 19 more DVSM signed up members 19 more DVSM newsletter articles More diorama s built (maybe not 19) To help achieve these goals we will continue with our current activities but also introduce some new items. The build nights will become part of each monthly meeting as agreed. We will interject workshops/clinics into these build nights as we feel able and encourage certain skill sets to help/demonstrate. I would like to see the club continue to grow with AAA, which will help with providing a larger footprint and outreach. This will benefit both and help with gaining new members, exposure and member benefits. I would like to start displaying our work in the store s lockable display cabinets, which will help promote DVSM along with some promotional material that we will work on for the start of the year. We will work with AAA to hold more events that will compliment club activity. To encourage models in the genres we see less often I m going to introduce a new annual award for 2019, the Presidents Cup, which will be in support of a theme or discipline of the current Presidents choosing. This year being the 75th anniversary of D-DAY and along with our May theme, the Cup will be for a D-Day Diorama and AAA Hobbies have kindly offered to sponsor this. More details to follow. To follow up on the IPMS Newsletter of the Year we are introducing an award for the Best DVSM Newsletter Article of the Year from our membership to be selected by the club officers and awarded in December. Last but not least I would like to welcome Jack Lynch as Vice President to the club officer s team. Jack is a reasonably new member of DVSM but as an active modeller and directly working in the model industry will be a great help with future vision and activities. Remember this month s holiday special meeting, please feel free to bring along some food and/or drink to share. This month s theme is Favourite Five and also Pearl Harbour special interest theme set by Paul last year. See you all Friday. RichT 2

3 2019 Dvsm Monthly Contest Themes January The Vietnam War Era - Model of a subject from the period of the overt U.S. action during the war, i.e., August 1964 April Model could be of any military subject used in action during the period, e.g., MiG- 17 in NVA markings, Navy or USAF F-4C; M24 Chafee or M41 Walker Bulldog; any automobiles or race cars; missiles or spacecraft launched during this period, e.g., Apollo missions and Titan missile satellite launches. February It s Cold in Here Any build with a winter theme. Winter camouflaged armor or aircraft; arctic-marked aircraft; cars or trucks with a winter theme, e.g., snowplows, towing snowmobiles on trailer, etc.; ships used in arctic region, e.g., ice breakers, research ships; figures in a winter scene or dressed for winter, e.g., Star Wars Snow Trooper; Spaceships that operate in the cold vacuum of space. March The Sixties Model in any category (auto, aircraft, armor, ship, etc.) of a subject born in the years Aircraft of pre-1960s vintage flown in the 1960s, or cars of pre-1960 vintage driven through the 1960s do NOT qualify.same goes for all other categories. April Classic Plastic Model kit in any category (auto, aircraft, armor, ship, etc.) that was issued before 1980, i.e., the kit must be at least 40 years old. Model box, or instructions from the model that indicates the year of issue, MUST be presented on the table with the model. May D-Day - In honor of the 75th anniversary of the event, model must somehow be related to the D-Day invasion of June 6, Examples are landing craft, figures of soldiers landing on the beach, ships that bombarded the German emplacements, British or American aircraft that 2019 Themes Vote Tally supported the mission, tanks that were landed during the invasion, paratroops or their aircraft (C-47s, gliders) that dropped during the early morning. June - No theme. Gold/Silver/Bronze judging. July 50 Shades of Grey Model of any subject in any category that is/was mostly grey, either in overall color or camouflage. The actual subject must be or have been grey. A model of a subject that was something other than grey that gets painted grey just for this contest does not qualify. August The Axis Model of a subject in any category from, and/or employed by, the Axis nations in WWII, i.e., Germany, Japan, or Italy, from September 1939 to August September That s a New Kit! A build of anything from a kit that was released no earlier than The kit MUST be a brand-new issue, e.g., a new Airfix red box kit, or latest Tamiya kit. No re-reissues. Entrant must bring actual box or instructions showing the date of kit release to qualify. No exceptions. October Big Builds Any kit in the large end of its category s scale spectrum. Examples are 1/32 or larger scale aircraft; 1/35 or larger scale armor; 1/18 or larger scale cars and motorcycles; 1/350 or larger scale ships; 1/600 or larger scale spaceships; 40mm or larger figures or 1/1 busts. November No Big Six Model in any category (auto, aircraft, armor, etc.) but one that cannot be of US, British, German, Japanese, Russian or French origin. Think Canadian, Swedish, Italian, Chinese, Brazilian, etc. December No theme. Favorite Five contest # THEME #Voters 23 1 Steampunk To The Rescue My First Time The Sixties Anything By General Motors Classic Plastic Racers D Day Shades of Grey The Axis No Big Six Big Builds Only on Paper That's a New Kit It's Cold in Here Zombies & Ghosts Total (9 or less)

4 MarauderCon 2018 By Mike Turco A few intrepid DVSM members and I traveled down to Havre de Grace, MD and attended the eagerly awaited biennial MarauderCon model show and contest. This year s edition did not disappoint. The Level Volunteer Fire Company hall was loaded with models and modeling enthusiasts. It was reported that 572 models graced the tables, and they were good ones. Aircraft and armor were the most populated categories, but all were well represented. The host clubs, IPMS Baltimore and Washington D.C., did a great job, and the fire company personnel did a fine job supporting the event. This year the hosts made a valiant effort at photographing each of the award-winning models, so they could project a photo of the winner on a large screen as each award announcement was made. This is done at the Nationals and enables visitors and fellow modelers to recognize exactly which model is getting the associated award. Unfortunately, they could not pull this off in the time allotted. The judging ran well past the planned time, primarily due to the number of models entered. I can state unequivocally as a member of a team judging armor and, subsequently, a few aircraft categories, that the judging was quite time consuming. This was necessary to be fair to the entrants, who displayed some great work. Not being able to show the photographs was a shame because a lot of good effort went into the photography and organization of the photos in advance of the award ceremony. I hope that, with the knowledge gained this year, they try this again. It will be very well received if they can pull it off, and as far as I know, will be a first for a local show in our region. Bob Cicconi s USS Arkansas won the Best Ship Award. The DVSM made a good showing and took home quite a few awards (See contest results and more photos on the following page.) These are listed below, the most remarkable being that DVSM members swept the Collections category, taking first, second and third. Congratulations to all DVSM members and especially to the MarauderCon host clubs for a great day. n 4

5 Mike Turco s 58 Edsel was a second place winner. Paul Tomczak s Wildcats won first place in the Collections category. Dvsm Awards Maraudercon 2018 Modeler Category# /Subject Model Award Bob Cicconi 34 /Ships, Surface Powered - <1/351 USS Arkansas 1st 35 /Ships, Surface Powered - >1/350 Zara 1st 36 /Submarines I-1 3rd 65 /Misc., Collections Japanese Submarines 2nd 76 /Special Awards USS Arkansas Best Ship John Loftus 03 / Aircraft, Single Eng. Prop, Axis 1/48 Bf 109-G6 3rd Paul Tomczak 02 /Aircraft, Single Engine, Prop Ki-61-1 HEI Tony 3rd 12 /Aircraft, Rotary Wing Bell AH-1G Cobra 3rd 57 /Figures, 90mm & Smaller Samurai 3rd 60 /Figures, Fantasy Death Guard Bloat Drone 3rd 64 /Misc., Dinosaurs-other animals Andesaurus 2nd 65 /Misc., Collections F4F Wildcats, Early WWII, 1/72 1st Mike Turco 09 /Aircraft, Multi-Engine Jet, 1/72 B-57E Canberra 3rd 40 /Automotive, Cars, Stock, 1/ Edsel Pacer 2nd 41 /Auto., Cars, Street & Show, 1/ Ford Street Rod 3rd 46 /Auto., Cars & Trucks, 1/23 & Larger 1970 Ferrari 312B 2nd 49 /Automotive, Out of Box 1927 Bugatti Type 35B 1st 56 /Space & Sci-Fi, Out of Box Spacecraft Messiah 1st 65 /Misc., Collections US Navy VTOL Concept Fighters, rd 5 Mike Turco s Messiah spacecraft won a first place.

6 November Display Highlights Photos by Paul Tomczak Rivals YF-22 vs. YF-23, 1/72, by Howard Rifkin. Rivals Roman vs. Gaul, 54 mm, by Dave Acker. Rivals T vs. Panther, 1/35, by Paul Tomczak. Rivals F4C Phantom vs. MiG-21, 1/48, by Rich Turner. Rivals Bentley vs. Bugatti, 1/24, by Mike Turco. Rivals Ki-45 vs. B-29, 1/72, by Scott Lam. 6

7 November Display Highlights Photos by Paul Tomczak Rivals I-171 vs.uss Phelps, 1/700, by Bob Cicconi. Rivals 58 Ford vs. 58 Chevy, 1/25, by John Goschke. Rivals MiG-15 vs. F-86, 1/48, by Dave Anderson. Yak-28 Forger vs. Phantom, 1/72, by Joe Vattilana Covair custom, 1/25, by Rod Rakos. 7

8 November Display Highlights Photos by Paul Tomczak Geo Storm custom, 1/25, by Rod Rakos. Grumman F-10F Jaguar, 1/72, by Howard Rifkin. Prussian Grenadier Fifer, 54mm, by Brad James. Dave Acker works on a dinosaur during the build session at the November meeting. Jack Lynch waits for the cement to set on his Do-335. Visors down for intense concentration at the November meeting build session. 8

9 Rivals Bf-109G-6 vs. La-7 Photos by Paul Tomczak 9

10 2018 Theme Contest Point Standings to Date Jan. Feb. Mar. April May July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Totals Turco, M Turner, R Loftus, J. n Anderson, D. 3 o Tomczak, P Cicconi, B. 1 2 m Goschke, J. e Lam, S. 1 1 e Hoover, G. 3 5 t 3 11 Vattilana, J. 2 2 i Bailey, E. 2 1 n Rifkin, H. 1 1 g Acker, D. 6 6 Benner, J. 5 5 Ratcliffe, R. 5 5 Kopczynski, P Spix, J. 4 4 Leonetti, J. 3 3 Rakos, R Scheidenmantle, D. 3 3 Senner, D Schurr, G. 1 1 Monthly points are awarded as follows: Each person who enters a model into the theme receives 1 pt. 1st place = 4+1, 2nd = 3+1, 3rd = 2+1 Join IPMS/USA Why? The International Plastic Modelers Society/USA, of which Delaware Valley Scale Modelers is a chapter, finances the insurance required for our monthly meetings and for model contests around the country, and offers a make and take program for young modelers. Encourage the enjoyment of modeling in all its forms: aircraft, armor, cars, ships, fantasy, figures, military or civilian, beginner or advanced, join IPMS/USA! By Modelers, For Modelers What do I give? Adult, 1 year: $30. Adult, 2 years: $58. Adult, 3 years: $86. Junior (under 18 years), $17. Family, 1 year: $35 (adult + $5). What do I get? A membership card with your IPMS number that entitles you to enter the IPMS/USA National Contest, plus the magazine, IPMS/USA Journal, six issues per year, featuring great models and building techniques, kit and book reviews, and activities, plus access to members-only content on ipmusa.org. How? Clip and mail the coupon in the DVSM Newsletter or the IPMS/USA brochure, see our IPMS contact, Joe Vattilana, at the next DVSM meeting, or join online at ipmsusa.org. n 10

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