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D e l aw a r e Va l l e y S c a l e M o D e l e r S / c h a p t e r i p M S u S a

Newsletter

Visit the DVSM website: www.dvsm.org

april 2017

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Marty’s contest-winning model of the Convair F-106A Delta Dart in 1/48 scale is based Revell kit #5847, which was originally released by Monogram. Testors Model Master enamels were

applied with a Badger 200. Tenax and Krazy Glue were used throughout the assembly process. The markings

were supplied with the kit and depict an aircraft piloted by Captain B.B. Patterson serving with the 456th fighter all-weather interceptor squadron at Castle Air

Force Base California in 1962. Marty used both Micro Set and Micro Sol to apply the decals.Marty said, “The kit was not on my must have list but

Michael’s crafts had it on their discount rack for $1.98, so why not. Great instructions and a straight forward build.” n

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april 7theme contest...

“wild thing!”

Delta Wings & Giant Fins

Photos by Paul Tomczak

March 2017 Theme Contest Winner: Convair F-106A Delta Dart by Marty Blum

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President’s Corner by Paul Tomczak

can you smell it? Spring flowers? April Showers? Nope, I am talking about the Spring model shows. Smells like gel super glue, emergency repairs and paint thinner. Maybe even smells like at least a bronze medal?! As a

write this I am getting my models packed up for MosquitoCon which is coming up in just another week. I am looking forward to hitting the vendors and filling out some missing areas in my paint stash. As I put the date on the family calendar my wife asked if I would be gone the whole day. My answer was – “Yes, Yes indeed, I will be gone the whole day. And I will probably need Sunday to recover!”

My basement remodel is getting close to completion. My modeling room has walls, electricity, additional lighting, and plugs at desktop height of my work desk. My filtered exhaust fan is on back order but is expected to be in next week. Flooring is scheduled to be put in in two weeks so I can actually start working on my layout now. My request for a German Armor Camouflage paint theme was denied by the wife. However, the current color of “Pebbly Sandstone” will only be referred to as RLM 79 German Desert Yellow by anyone who asks. Once my airbrush is unpacked I can add some RLM 80 Green mottling on the walls when she is not looking…

this has been my longest building pause since high school / college days. I am a bit antsy to get back into it. So much so I actually bought one of the Revel Snap tight Star Wars kits so I could at least build something. I was pleasantly surprised both at the fit and finish of these kits. I built Poe’s special X-wing variant used in ”The Force Awakens” movie. The kit comes pre-painted or molded in several colors so I did not need to paint – I just worked on weathering and detailing the cockpit and panels. You could put the whole kit together in about 15 minutes but I spent a weekend on mine with the detail painting. The kit also comes with a sound module – you can press BB*’s head for laser fire and engine sounds. Perfect for mock strafing runs on my model desk.

Just a friendly reminder to the club members. If you have not already paid your annual dues, please see Joe during our April meeting. We rely on the dues payments to keep the lights on – literally. They go towards paying the rent for our monthly meetings, keeping the web site up & running and sponsoring awards at model shows. We also have some unused Artisan memberships if anyone is interested. The club pays for 10 of them but it helps defray the cost to our reserves if you can pitch in for the $13 membership. Again, see Joe in our April meeting.

our april theme is “wild thing” which is any model, any subject with a wild paint scheme. So, anything like a Tiger Meet aircraft, non-standard camouflage, dazzle camouflage on ships, Korean War “Tiger” armor, custom cars will do. Looking forward to a colorful theme table in April. See you then.

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January “Big & Small”Winner: USS Kearsarge by Howard Rifkin

February “what if?”Winner: 1/72 Bf-110T by Paul Tomczak

March “Delta wings & giant Fins”Winner: 1/48 Convair F-106 by Marty Blum

april “wild thing”Any model, any subject with a wild paint scheme, e.g., Tiger Meet aircraft, custom cars.

May “a Day at the Beach” Model subject must relate to a beach or beach scene, e.g., D-Day; Marines island landing; Woody with a surfboard; LST, etc.

JuneNo theme. Judged Gold, Silver, Bronze Contest.

July “4th of July”Model must have all three colors, and be mostly red, white and blue. An American flag on an olive green airplane doesn’t qualify.

august “guns of august”Model must be of a subject from the WWI era.

September “rising Sun”Model of a Japanese subject.

october “Scratch-built/Vacuform/resin” Model must be a scratch-built or vacuform kit, or be a completely resin kit.

november “Dungeons & Dragons”A model in orange and black (Halloween) color scheme and/or with a spooky name, e.g., “Spectre”, “Banshee”, “Phantom”.

DecemberNo theme. “Shelf of Doom” (pictures of entrants taken through March meeting) & Favorite Five contest.

Questions about DVSM’s Contests should be directed to Mike Turco at MATurco@aol.com

Theme CoNTesTs 2017

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March Display Highlights Photos by Paul Tomczak

Grumman FM-2 Wildcat, 1/48, by Richard Turner

M46 Patton, Korea, 1/35 by Lou Ursino

Douglas A-4 Skyhawk, Argentina, 1/72 by Paul Tomczak

Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat, 1/48, by Richard Turner

Convair B-58 Hustler, 1/72, by Howard Rifkin

B-17G Flying Fortress, 1/48, by Joe Leonetti

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March Display Highlights Photos by Paul Tomczak

1957 Chrysler 300C, 1/25, by Mike Turco

AV-8B Harrier, 1/48, by Glenn Hoover

Imperial Japanese Navy i-171, 1/700, by Bob Cicconi

Me-262A, 1/72, by Chris Schwach

F35B Lightning II, 1/72, by Howard Rifkin

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March Display Highlights Photos by Paul Tomczak

Leopard II, 1/35, by Lou Ursino

F-16, Netherlands, 1/72 by Joe Vattilana

Soviet KV-2 Heavy Tank, 1/35, by Lance Lacey

M103 heavy Tank, 1/35, by Lou Ursino

Lockheed P-80, 1/72, by Chris Schwach

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The ipMS richmond model club held the Old Dominion Open again this year at the Richmond Raceway and it was a rousing success. They tallied 626 models by 154 entrants. Chazz Klanian, one of the club

officers, reported that 667 walk-in visitors, while over 43 vendors on 107 tables packed it in at the rear of the building. Complete contest results should be published soon at the IPMS Richmond website. i was not going to attend this year but Bobby Cicconi

was, so I decided to tag along with him and bring a few models. I’m glad I did. It was a great show, I helped judge the dioramas and vignettes categories, and we both won awards.

Bob won firsts for his HMS Valiant in the Surface Powered Ships category and his IJN-1-171 Japanese submarine in the Subs category. I won firsts in the Automotive Closed-Wheel Competition category with the 1927 Bugatti 35B, Automotive Large-Scale for the 1977 Lotus JPS Mk. III F1 Car, Motorcycles with the Honda CB1100R, and Collections for my USN “Convoy Fighter” Concepts. Also got a couple 3rds for my 1934 Duesenberg SJ Phaeton in the Automotive Stock category, and Bell “RoBo” Rocket Bomber concept in the Real Spacecraft category.this was one time when listening to Bobby C. was a

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old Dominion open richmond raceway complex

Richmond, VA • February 25, 2017 by Mike Turco

Registration Desk, Models, Vendors, Snack Bar, all in one large building

(Above) 1977 Lotus JPS Mk. III – 1st Place, Large Scale Auto. (Below) USN “Convoy Fighter” Concepts - 1st Place, Collections.

(Above) HMS Valiant – 1st Place, Surface Powered Ships (Below) IJN-1-171 Japanese Submarine – 1st Place Subs

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Join IPms/UsA why? The International Plastic Modelers’ Society/USA, of which Delaware Valley Scale Modelers is a chapter, fi-nances the insurance required for our monthly meetings and for model contests around the country, and offers a make and take program for young modelers. Encour-age 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

Remote Model Building Session at Millennium Hobbies by Tony Wootson

a small group of us have been gathering periodically at various locations for some “remote modeling”. About a month ago Brad, Steve Marciante, Tim Lingle and I met

up at Millennium Hobbies on a Saturday, for a building session.we went from around noon or 12:30, until closing. Irad (the

store’s owner) had different anime playing in the background on his wide-screen TV, and the atmosphere was a casual, festive one. Three or four hours in Tim and I went over for a couple slices at the pizza place next door. We even had the chance to intermingle and share what we were doing with some customers, who dropped in the store. From the consensus, a good time was had by all who participated.i’m looking to schedule another event at Millennium sometime

on one of the upcoming Saturday, (April 8, 15 or 22). The store is located at: 1031 Little Gloucester Rd Suite 3, Blackwood, NJ 08012, and the time would be flexible, anytime beginning after 10 am, when they open, and lasting until 8 pm, when they close.if interested, send me an email message, specifying your

Saturday preference. twoot@comcast.net.

Darryl peters 1948 - 2017

we are sad to report the passing former DVSM member Darryl Peters on March 6

after a battle with esophageal cancer. Darryl was a very talented modeler of cars and many years ago, aircraft. He was always willing to share descriptions of his techniques and his models were always an inspiration to look at.Darryl held a ph.D. in Chemistry. His primary

love was his family followed by his work and cars. Darryl was a leader in the field of applied chemistry in various high tech applications throughout his business career. He is survived by his wife, Beverly Peters and their children Stacey Ruch, Chris Mangin, Wendy Sunderland and Andrew Humphrey, 9 precious grandchildren, his brothers Douglas Peters of Emmaus, Pa and David Peters of Fairfield, PA, and his nieces and nephews. Contributions may be made in his memory to esophageal cancer research at the Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center or the charity of your choice . - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/mcall/obituary.aspx?pid=184403411#sthash.aD0ZUZI4.dpuf

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