At this month's meeting, we find out who completed their models for the Tony Bartozek "I'm Not A Modeling Loser" annual competition. Please bring your model in to the meeting. The team with the most completed kits present at the August meeting will be declared the winner. The losers will again be photographed with the dreaded "L" finger pose for posterity. I look forward to seeing your entries on Monday.

IPMS Niagara Frontier Meeting Agenda - August 19, 2019

7:00 PM to 7:10 PM - Place models on tables with description forms - members trading kits.

• The results of the Tony Bartozek challenge will be revealed by the members. Here's the list:
  
  Team 1
  • Tom Brown, Sr. - Pyro Pistol
  • Michael Szadek - HobbyBoss 1/48 US M4A3 Tank
  • Bill Borkowski - Matchbox 1/72 Norseman
  • Frank Blonski - 55 Jukebox Ford
  • Brian Horton - 55 Chevy Bel Air
  • Joshua Keenan - DML Su 27 Flanker
  • Todd Habscheid - RockTroll Bones Collection
  • Jack Rudollph - Vosper 1/35
  • Alan Gryfe - 1/87 ModelPower Wonder Chair Factory
  • Brian Yurko - Monogram 1/72 Bearcat
  • Jeff Keenan - 1/144 F/A 18C Hornet
  • Daniel Price - Leviathon Dreadnaught
  • Rod Adam - Trumpeter 1/48 Wyvern
  • Tom Faith - Holt Tractor
  
  Team 2
  • Dick Schulenberg - Anigrand 1/144 Experimental Century Series
  • Mark Budniewski - MPC 1978 Dodge Pickup
  • Dan Marafino - B-25G Italeri
  • Matthew Krigier - Polar Lights Wolverine
  • Al Germann - Yamaha 500cc Racing Motorcycle
  • Maryann Germann - Kamen Rider 1/6 scale
  • David Krygier - In the Pinch of Peril
  • Michael Hall - ? Caster
  • Eugene Paveljack - German High Velocity Anti-tank Gun
  • Dave Armitage - Loft Bedroom 1/12
  • Larry Osolkowski - '67 Fairlady 2000GT
  • Tim Grieve - AC 123K Black Spot
  • Clint Keidel - HobbyBoss 1/48 P 38L-5-LO
  
  Tabulation to determine the winning team.

  Table discussion: Members tell the club about the model(s) they have on the tables.

  Raffle Drawing.

  Break: 15 minutes. Larry will take photos of winners and losers during the break.

  Presentation: Model discussions by interest group. Coordinated by Tom Faith.

  Call for adjournment.

We would like to encourage all club members to join the national IPMS. Help support your hobby on a national level. IPMS provides the insurance that allows us to have our events, and membership includes a nice monthly magazine. The website can be found at: IPMS, and an application form can be found HERE.

The August 2019 newsletter of the IPMS Patriot chapter is available HERE.

Any member who needs a club name tag should see Paul Hines at the meeting. We will be ordering name tags in the near future.

Dick Schulenberg has an offer for anyone interested: "I have a group of 10 or so partially built 1/350 scale resin and plastic US Navy nuclear submarine models to pass on. Starts with the Nautilus up to the Virginias. They were intended for an office display where I work that was cancelled before I finished it. The models are intended to be pegged to a display board by dowel pins in holes drilled in one side of the hull. Details on that side of the hull were left off. There are no stands.

If anyone is interested in this group, please contact me before the next meeting at 716-934-2161 or schulenberg.richard@yahoo.com. No charge, I just want them gone."

The minutes from the July 2019 general meeting are included below. Thanks to our Secretary, Al Germann, for the meeting minutes.

July 15th - President Rich Bernecki led the meeting.
Rich brought up the previous meeting's minutes and there was a motion to approve them. There was a second to the motion and the minutes were open for discussion. There were no questions or comments and the general membership voted to approve them.

• Old Business:
  • Rich reminded everyone the Tony Bartozek "I'm not a modeling loser" is in progress and models are due at the August meeting.
  • Tom Faith provided an update on club shirts and members need to order their shirts at this meeting.
  • Final reminder of the summer picnic at club member Dave Armitage's house in Batavia is the date of Saturday, July 20th.
• New Business:
  • No new business discussed.
• The floor was opened to the members and Steve Weller provided comment on the club's contribution to Old Fort Niagara's World War I exhibit is in place and looks great.
• Members' models on the tables were presented via "passing the mic".
• Rich provided a slide show of some of the models at the NorEastCon 2019 in Albany.

To promote greater transparency regarding the operation of the club and the EBoard, action items from the previous month's EBoard meeting will be published in the newsletter. These will not be detailed minutes of the meetings, but highlights that the general membership should be aware of.

Note: no EBoard meeting in July.

Member Name: Anthony Gliszczynski

What kind of modeling? What scale?
Cars, trucks and armor.

Member Name: Cyndie Gauthier

What kind of modeling? What scale?
Train Dioramas - N, HO and O scales.

Model tables from the July meeting:

Maryann Germann brought in her work-in-progress, a Kamen Rider figure. She used Mission Models paints along with color-changing paint to finish it. Maryann said her process included Bondo / primer / silver spray, and she weighted the rear of the figure for balance. The main problems involved filling in the large gaps and seams. This model is Maryann's entry in the Tony Bartozek Challenge.

Eugene Paveljack showed us his German 17cm Kanone 18, finished with Mission Models German gray.

Eugene also showed us a current project, a German High Velocity Anti-tank Gun.

Steve Weller displayed a new kit he recently acquired, the "De Zeven Provincien", flagship of DeRuyter in the Anglo-Dutch Wars. Steve said it's a one piece 3D print, the wildest thing he's ever seen in a 3D print subject. He hopes to kit-bash some masts and sails from plastic kits. Steve mentioned that the Dutch made a habit of pounding the Royal Navy on many occasions in the 1670's. He said this kit is the answer to the lazy ship modeler's prayers.

Ilya Grinberg brought in an AVD ZIL-130. It was finished with AKAN paints, and included his usual photo-etched details, such as steps, wipers and mirrors.

Dick Schulenberg showed us his progress on his Anigrand 1/144 Century Series X-Fighters, his entry in the Tony Bartozek Challenge. The aircraft were finished with Tamiya natural metal spray paint. There were no modifications or detailing, but he may add some panel line weathering. Dick said the kit was harder than he thought to get good seams, etc. ready for the silver finish. He mentioned that the canopies were rough inside and out, and the resin is yellow. Dick picked the subject because he's always liked these jets.

Dick also had an Italeri 1/72 Martin B-57B on display. It was finished with Tamiya primer and semigloss clear from a spray can, and Vallejo Nato black. Dick added a Cobra Co. resin cockpit and seats, but built the rest out-of-box except for sanding off and rescribing some raised panel lines. He said he avoided weathering, since all pictures show this black gleaming in the sunlight. He mentioned that there were no problems with the kit, just his "clumsiness in handling and heavy handedness in spraying the clear coats". Dick, you're too hard on yourself. He picked the subject because it's a cool airplane.

Larry Osolkowski brought in four items. The first was his progress on his Tony Bartozek Challenge entry, a 1/32 Arii '67 Fairlady 2000 GT, also known as a Datsun 2000 Roadster. The interior door panels were finished, and various chrome items were either hand painted with Model Master chrome silver, or airbrushed with Molotow chrome. Larry drilled out the taillights and backup lights, and is turning clear parts on his lathe for the lenses.

Larry also displayed a new kit, a 1/24 Tamiya Ford GT. This is the street version of the car that Ford has been successfully racing at Le Mans and in the US IMSA endurance racing series.

Larry also had another new kit that he got from Grand Prix Models in the U.K., a 1/43 multimedia kit of the Intersport Racing MG Lola EX-257LM race car from the 2003 Le Mans race. This car also ran in the US, and Larry saw it race on a number of occasions. The kit is made by Provence Moulage, and they are simple kits that build up into nice models.

Larry's last item was a tool that he made recently on his lathe. The tool is used to hold tires for shaping on the lathe. In this case, the tires are solid hard resin, and were really rough castings that needed some serious cleanup.

Rick MacDonald showed us his scratch-built water tower, finished with Life Like paints, and weathered with pencils and ashes.

Clint Keidel had a 1/48 HobbyBoss P-38 Lightning for us to examine. Clint said he's just finished painting the cockpit so far, using Tamiya paints and an oil wash. He riveted the entire airframe, and added wheel well inner walls and some plumbing. Clint mentioned that there were no problems with assembling the model, but some of the shapes are wrong and there's very minimal detail. He picked this subject for his Tony Bartozek Challenge entry because of his love of WW II aircraft.

Dave Armitage showed us his Ardennes Building made from a Mini Art kit. Dave finished it using acrylic paints from Folk Art and Apple Barrel, and washes and drybrushing. He said the entire interior was scratch-built, and the light was wired to work. Dave noted that the kit had issues with vacu-formed parts - the attic ceiling didn't fit because the rafter slots didn't match those in the wall. He picked the subject because it looked good in the catalog, and it was begging for a detailed interior.

Tom McGuire displayed his Monogram 1/48 Lunar Lander. He built it with no modifications or weathering (I guess there isn't much weather on the moon), and picked the subject after reading "Failure Is Not an Option" by Gene Kranz.

Nick Carluccio had another automotive subject for us, an AMT 1963 Corvette. He painted it with Duplicolor primer and Cayman Green metallic with a Rustoleum gloss clear top coat. There were no modifications, weathering, or problems, and Nick chose the subject because he's a "car nut".

Al Germann had a couple of models for us this month. The first was an El Camino with a rocket in the bed. The model was created from a Revell 1/25 El Camino and a Glencoe Explorer 1 rocket, and was built about 8 years ago. Al couldn't remember the paints used, but the rocket fins were reshaped to match the El Camino NASA service vehicle, and the leaking gas was done with clear plastic and clear yellow paint. He said he had to do some work to get the stance just right, and it was done as a tribute to early NASA rocket failures.

Al's second model was a 1/24 Yamaha 500cc racing motorcycle, which is his Tony Bartozek Challenge entry. He used Mission Model color changing paint on the helmet visor, and built it out-of-box. Al used a drink coaster with cork back as a road base, and mentioned that he had some problems with the poor quality kit decals. He said he picked the subject because it was interesting, different, and a challenging build, and he's happy with the way it's coming out.

Tom Brown, Sr. showed us a couple of 1:1 scale firearm kits: an Authentic Model 1940 "Something", and a Pyro Bunker Hill. Tom said he got the 1940 kit at Amvets for a couple of bucks; it's wood and plastic. The Pyro Bunker Hill pistol was bought at BuffCon to build for the Tony Bartozek Challenge. He said he's just getting started, and he likes 1:1 firearm models.

Bill Borkowski showed us his Tony Bartozek Challenge entry in-progress, a Matchbox 1/72 PK-125. Bill used Tamiya acrylics airbrushed over Alclad grey and white primers. There are no modifications or weathering, but he said the wing and float support spars are very fragile; he broke several just snipping them off of the sprues. Bill said he likes to pick a subject for the TB Challenge that he would not normally build. He also mentioned that the instruction sheet is somewhat unusual; it makes very efficient use of printed space considering the kit builds four different versions of the aircraft, but is hard to follow during the build and some instructions are printed on the kit box.

Paul Hines had a very different set of paintings this month, with the subject being horses. Paul said he did these to add variety and keep up his creativity.

Ed Button brought in a collection of real space kits from the period 1965-1985 in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo moon landing. Ed mentioned that it was common for kits to be produced based on prototype equipment and suits, and the kits have not been updated since. He said Dragon makes highly detailed and accurate versions of Apollo spacecraft, mostly in 1/72 scale.

Some around-the-room photos.

Finally, some photos from the club picnic at Dave Armitage's property. Dave has an incredible collection of antique vehicles, memorabilia, models and train layouts. If you missed the picnic, you missed a really fun day. Thanks again to Dave and his wife for their hospitality!

Thanks to Rich Bernecki for passing the microphone around for the tables, and Larry Osolkowski for the photography.