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The President’s Column By Sean Fallesen
I’ve been putting some serious thought over the last couple
weeks into the subject of scratch building and kit bashing.
Depending on what you’re scratch building, it may not be
that “advanced” of a skill; for instance, simply cutting
some Evergreen plastic strip of the right size into the
proper lengths and gluing them down to a 1/700 scale ship
deck could constitute scratch built ammo boxes for extra
detail. On opposite end of the spectrum would be cutting
out ribbing from a sheet of plywood, connecting them
together on stringers, and filling between or adding a skin
to form a hull, fuselage, or wing, starting with materials
that hadn’t given you even the slightest head start.
If you’re going total free-form, creating your own subject
that’s not bound by fidelity to a “real” subject (by which
“real” can also mean a well-documented fictional subject
where someone actually could provide evidence that your
shape or detail is wrong), then you’re only bound by your
own sense of what looks good, makes sense, and so on.
Though I would suggest some fidelity to a sense of scale –
i.e. using an unmodified 1:24 scale car wheel in the landing
gear of what claims to be a 1:144 scale super bomber would
leave you with ridiculously huge lug nuts for a 1:144 scale
ground crewman to work with. Ships should have hatches
& ladders that look like they’re the right size for the scale of the crewmen (and yes, some actual
model kits have very poor scale consistency in these kinds of details)
But what I’m really pondering is the specific, documented kind of thing; where you’re trying to
replicate something with a definitive (or nearly so) point of reference. The total opposite of the
free-form diorama concept I’d brought up a few months back.
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Volume 23 # 8 Southern California’s Premier Model Club
In This Issue Table of Contents Page News Flash 4
DKA information 5
Financials 7
USA Membership 8
Editor’s Column 9
Membership Renewal Form 10
Club Meeting Locations 11
Contest Table 14
July Contest Results 17
West Coast Cub Fly-In 18
Shep Paine 25
Don Drummer Memorial 31
Orangecon Awards sanding 31
Wing Nut Wings Fokker D,VII 33
Dragon Tiger I “131” review 43
A Newbie at the Throttle 50
Upcoming Events 61
IPMS OC Themes 63
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Yes, I still mean to have some fun with that style of “artistic” modeling, but I also have my special
focus subjects which I want to do “by the book.” Some subjects, like my B-29 family, are mostly
cut and splice kit bashes, where the parts are already available and well molded in consistency of
detail and symmetry. Alignment and seam filling/surface detail restoration and blending are the
big challenges. And they are challenges… but it’s the step out into the unknown that is
intimidating me.
For example, I’m very fond of the Bf-110 series of aircraft, and my preferred scale is 1:48. Kits
are now available from multiple manufacturers for every model from C through G, but none of
these makers shows any hint of backing up into the A or B models. Different wingtips, engines,
and radiator positions are the biggest differences; but definitely not as easy a swap-out as the
differences between versions they’ve already provided. So now, I’m close to actually trying to
do it myself. But what’s put me off from doing it already is fear over how to make those nacelles.
The complex contours, ensuring I don’t sand a flat spot and have to start over again… is there
any other kit that has something close that I can start with… and do my reference books have
enough information for me to do it right? Because one of the biggest problems with modifying
to an un-kitted variation is that usually it also means it was a rare or limited-use subject that is
not as famous – and thus popular and profitable – as the kitted versions – which also frequently
means the books don’t focus on them as much, either! And thus – just how comfortable do I feel
in replicating an engine nacelle from just photos?
Now, switch over to modifying ships. Years ago I started scratch building the USS Wasp in
1:350. I haven’t worked on it in years due to the puttying, sanding, and repeating that has just
bogged down the hull-making process. I’m now considering converting one class of 1:350 cruiser
to another, which will involve some significant hull work – though not as much as that Wasp.
And again – the issues of symmetry, of availability and confidence in reference material, and so
on.
In today’s world, we have many new tools at our disposal to help with these issues. Silicone
molds and resin casting means we only have to get a repetitive part perfected once, then cast all
the duplicates we need – though it doesn’t help with needing two mirrored parts – like a left
spinning and right spinning propeller that otherwise look identical. Photo etching can be done at
home – got to learn the chemical processes and figure out the best layouts, because you certainly
won’t get anything close to the quality of Eduard on your first attempt, if ever!
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3-D printing provides some amazing new opportunities, and are becoming better and more
accessible all the time – but you still have to take the time to learn the software and build the
computer models first – at least you can mirror them easily!
But how far do you want to dive in and acquire some or all of these tools? And the reference
materials? How far are you willing to track down that reference on the really obscure subject that
no one else seems to care about; or more aggravating, that every reference book mentions as being
“an important stage in the development of the definitive version” but which they nevertheless
don’t provide even one good picture of.
Could you just decide it’s not worth it; there are so many good kits of more popular subjects,
which build up well and straightforward? Sure, you could do that. But doesn’t every modeler
have that one (or more than one) subject that just strikes a chord with you - whether it’s aesthetics,
historical interest, or a personal or family connection (especially common with ship models) - but
nobody makes it?
Could you just wait for somebody to produce a kit someday? Yes… and in today’s model market,
things have appeared that no one would have dreamed possible only 15-20 years ago. It’s your
call; how long do you want to wait? How important is that subject to you? And does anyone
have any good tips on translating a couple grainy photos into a workable 3-dimensional rendering
of a nacelle?
(Of course, who am I to complain? You should see what some of the SMA (Ship Modelers
Association. Ed.) Guys confidently build based on late 1700s hand-drawings of ships in action –
Photos? Builders’ plans? Nope, just a guy looking out his window and drawing what he saw that
day.) SF
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News Flash Newsletter contributor Karl Madcharo reports on the
completion and taxiway tests of the Bugatti 100P
Reve Blue as a private venture. This was a dream of
Ettore Bugatti in 1939 but was never completed.
Check out the link and some great video.
http://www.theverge.com/2015/8/8/9118119/bugatti-100p-reve-blue-kickstarter-first-flight
Club Member Bob Zmuda shares a link on an abandoned space
facility in Kazakhstan Russia housing two of the Buran Space
Shuttles. Great photography by Ralph Mirebs and an
interesting read.
http://designyoutrust.com/2015/07/man-noticed-this-
abandoned-hangar-but-whats-inside-caught-him-by-
surprise/
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DKA Distressed Kit Auction Next distressed kit Auction is in December. These are always great meetings when people bid
on old and new kits, half built POC, surprising finds and generally a good time. If you happen to
have a kit or two that you know you would never build, or that one you started that you thought
was going to be your Magnum Opus and no longer interested in them? Don’t worry, the raffle is
totally anonymous so it’s a great way to discreetly get rid of your projects and know that the new
owner will already have a head start on theirs. Bring the water heater leaked kits to the meeting
for donation and drop off with Sir David Frederick or Sean Fallesen. (Ed.)
Meeting Notice & Agenda
Date: August 21, 2015
Theme: The Cruiser Challenge
Doors Open: 7:00 p.m.
Meeting: 7:30 to 10:00 p.m.
Location:
La Quinta Inn & Suites
3 Centerpointe Drive
La Palma, CA 90623
Off the 91 Fwy at Valley View
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2015 Chapter Officers
President Sean Fallesen
1st Vice President David Frederick
2nd Vice President David O’Barr
Treasurer Michael Bare
Secretary William Green
Contest Director Darnell Pocinich
Volunteers Chapter Contact Nat Richards
(949) 631-7142 [email protected]
Newsletter Editor Terry Huber (714) 544-8908
Webmaster Joe LoMusio [email protected]
Mail IPMS Orange County P.O. Box 913 Garden Grove, CA 92842
Club Website www.ipmsoc.org
National Website
www.ipmsusa.org
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Club Logo T-Shirts and Crew Shirts
We have a few sizes left on the club T’s and Crew
shirts. As you know by now our Treasurer
Michael Bare can accept credit cards, PayPal and
of course checks and cash as well for payment.
One of the easier ways to check on a size and
availability of a shirt is to send Michael Bare an
email [email protected] with your type
of shirt and size. The T’s are $15 and the Crew
shirts are $75.
From Our Treasurer Financial Statistics for the meeting in July 2015 Admission Distressed Kits $
Members 30 Monthly Raffle $ 88.00
Non-Members 8
Juniors 0 Total Income $ 306.00
Paid in Full 5 Total Expenses $ (296.61)
Guests 1 Profit / (Loss) $ 9.39
Total Attendance 44
$ in Checking $ 1,257.88
Memberships / Renewals $ in Savings $ 6,411.22
Regular 1 $ in PayPal $ 100.00
Youth 0 Total in Bank $ 7,769,10
Full Year 0
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IPMS / USA Membership – New Rates in Effect
Membership is of great importance, both here at the level of the local chapter as well as the
National level. As a long time member I can highly recommend the expenditure of the additional
dollars to become a member of the national organization.
With membership come six copies of the IPMS Journal publication which is better than ever, and
the right to participate at the IPMS National Convention contest. The subscription to the Journal
alone is worth the cost of joining.
A copy of the membership application is below or available on our website, or at the IPMS / USA
website address, www.ipmsusa.org. Complete the form and return it to the address listed at the
bottom of the form along with your method of payment.
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Burn Edition
It’s that time of year again folks. Fires raging up and down the state
between now and end of October. Just heard of three more starting
on the way home from work just outside of LA. The fire authorities
are asking for help from all 48 states. Many reasons why we have
so many fires out here. First it’s hot, I checked 99 degrees in the
back yard, 100 out front this afternoon and anything at all can start
fires like cars going off the road voluntarily or by accident and that
can start brush fires easily. Hikers and campers being careless and
leaving smoldering campfires, homeless folks trying to cook dinner
and it gets out of control, the usual nut-jobs purposely starting fires
with flares, and of course the evil drought which is drying
everything up. Remember Smokey the Bear? Have not seen him in
a while. Was always on TV when I was growing up reminding us
to be careful. If you have ever traveled to a National Forest you
have seen Smokey on signs going in and out of the parks.
Some of the younger readers to this NL may not even know
who he is. Why do I write all of this? Well hell I am the
Editor and I have to write about something so why not this
and to turn it into a modeling theme. Try converting your
next aircraft project to a fire fighting aircraft. Or convert one
of the heavy truck kits to the great off-road type Forest
Service trucks in the pale green color. Also
plenty of helicopter conversions with some darn
nice color schemes on them to boot. I have given
you the idea, now go put that fire out and help
ole Smokey. TH
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Membership Renewal Form
Below is the new and improved Membership and Renewal form. Print this page, fill
it out and bring it to the meeting. It is also available on-line at www.ipmsoc.org.
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Model Club Meetings in the SoCal Area
Changes to current Clubs
IPMS South Orange County The Insane Modeling Posse Meets on the 4th Saturday of each month
Now at a permanent location
Norman P. Murray Center
24932 Veterans Way
Mission Viejo, Ca 92692
First meeting free, after that $10
8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Contact Terry Huber [email protected]
This is a build session style meeting
IPMS Inland Empire Some of the past members of IPMS Ontario
Will be starting up this new club. It is still in
The constructing stages and there will be more
Information to come when available.
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Armor Modeling Preservation Society Pendleton AMPS Meets on the 3rd Saturday of each month
Doors open at 11:00 a.m. to whenever
Meetings are presently held at a
Member’s residence in San Diego area
Contact Paul R. Miles at the Temecula
Valley Model Club
951-805-2541
Ship Modelers Association – SMA
Meets the 3rd Wednesday of each month
American Red Cross Building
1207 N. Lemon St. Fullerton, CA 92835
In Hillcrest Park 7:00 p.m.
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Model Club Meetings in the SoCal Area
IPMS Orange County Meets the 3rd Friday of each month
La Quinta Inns & Suites
3 Centerpointe Dr.
La Palma, CA 90623
Doors open at 7:00 p.m. till 10:00 p.m.
Non-member fee $7
Sprue Cutters Model Club Brookhurst Hobbies Meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesday at 6:00 p.m.
Brookhurst Hobbies
12188 Brookhurst Street
Garden Grove, CA 92840
Phone: (714) 636-3580
No charge to attend
SoCal Amps Meets the 2nd Saturday of each month
Frye Sign Company
12818 Nutwood St. Garden Grove CA
4:00 p.m. to around 9:00 p.m.
Bring some chairs - No-fee meeting
Pasadena Modeling Society
Meets the 4th Friday of each month
154 West Sierra Madre Blvd.
Sierra Madre, CA
Doors open at 7:00 p.m.
Non-Member fee $5
IPMS San Diego Model Car Club
Meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month
San Diego Auto Museum / Balboa Park
2080 Pan America Plaza
San Diego, CA
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Model Club Meetings in the SoCal Area
IPMS San Diego
Meets the last Friday of each month at
Girl Scouts San Diego
1231 Upas St. San Diego, CA
Use Richmond St. entrance to Upas
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. till 10:00 p.m.
Adult first visit is free and then $4.00
Secret Society of Model Builders
Meets the 2nd Sunday of each month at the
Game Empire
7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd
Suite 306 San Diego, CA
Doors open at 6:00 p.m. till about 9:00 p.m.
Adults are $5
Southern California Area Historical
Miniatures Society SCAHMS
Meets the 2nd Saturday of each month
La Quinta Inns & Suites
3 Centerpointe Dr.
La Palma, CA 90623
Meeting from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
(Same place as the IPMS meeting. Ed.)
Los Angeles Miniaturists Society
LAMS Meets the 1st Saturday of each month
Veterans of Foreign Wars building
1006 W. Magnolia Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91506
Meeting starts around 9:00 a.m. till 12:30
Frequent demonstrations. Nonmember $5
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Model Club Meetings in the SoCal Area
Temecula Valley Model Club Meets on the 2nd Saturday of each month
Kat Ceniceros Center
29995 Evans Road, Menifee, CA 92586
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon
Contact [email protected]
IPMS OC Contest Table By Darnell Pocinich
Okay modelers, August is here and the theme for this month is “The Cruiser Challenge”. This
theme is a two-edged sword that allows the car enthusiasts to compete against the ship fanciers.
The cruiser this month could be either a ship type (that is larger than a destroyer and smaller than
a battleship) or an automotive subject worthy of cruise-night consideration. The “cruiser” judged
best by the club judges will take the theme award home. I know we have many members who
love car kits and in last month’s contest we had 9 submarines entered. Therefore, a number of
ship builders are out there and waiting to show their skills with nautical subjects. Maybe the
theme subtitle could read “where the drive-ins meet the dry docks”. This sounded good when I
wrote it down anyway. Sadly, I will miss the August meeting due to a long planned, out-of-state
vacation but will leave the contest in good hands. Please be kind to my helpers on Friday, August
21st.
As for next month, September 18th, our model contest theme will be “Tracked-Happy”. The
theme is open to any tracked vehicle in any scale. Hope to see some interesting subjects on the
contest table.
P.S. Check out the Modeler of the Year points. The top three places are very close. Just
remember how important your votes in the monthly model contest are and vote for your favorite
models every month. The members who participate each month deserve your support. DP
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Member and Modeler of the Year – MOTY This is probably a good time to remind everyone how the Member and Modeler of
The Year points can be accumulated. Below are the different categories and points assigned to
those activities if you are interested in participating.
~For Member of the Year~
Doing a Club presentation program 5 points
Contributing a Newsletter item of more than a half-page 3 points
Accepting a Nomination to serve as a Chapter Officer 3 points
Participating in IPMSOC Make & Take or Table Info event 3 points
Referring a person to become an IPMS National member 3 points
Referring a person to become a new member to IPMS OC 2 points
Supporting IPMS Club displays 2 points
OrangeCon Trophy packages sold (each) 2 points
Speaking about a Show & Tell Item 1 point
Contributing a Newsletter item of a half-page or less 1 point
Working at OrangeCon – 2 hour shift Min 1 point
Maximum amount during OrangeCon 5 points
~For Modeler of the Year~
Entering one or more models in the Monthly Contest 1 point
Placing in the Monthly Contest
Judges Choice award 5 points
Theme award 4 points
First Place 3 points
Second Place 2 points
Third Place 1 point
~Notice from your Contest Director ~
I plan to award bonus points for Member of The Year to members who enter and win model
contests outside our own monthly contest.
1 Bonus point plus the normal club contest point scheme for any outside contest winner
2 Bonus points for OrangeCon winners
3 Bonus points for IPMS Nationals winners
For example: 1st place win at outside contest=4 points, 1st place at OrangeCon=5 points,
1st place at Nationals=6 points
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~Member of the Year Points 2015~ Top Gun Five points only. See website for all points.
These point standings do not include the wins at the Ontario show. Still tabulating those.
Joe LoMusio 60
Mark Glidden 53
Terry Huber 50
Sean Fallesen 41
Foster Rash 39
David Frederick 39
~Modeler of the Year Points 2015~
These point standings are current per Darnell.
We go back to Top Gun Five this month.
Rick Bemen 32
Keith Mundt 25
Joe LoMusio 24
Bob Bolton 12
Jim Teahan 12
Steve Taylor 10
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July Contest Entries and Results Theme “Run Silent, Run Deep” July 17, 2015
Total number of Modelers: 15
Total number of entries: 24 Winner in Place – Division
Michael Apodaca 1/350 U-Boat (photo etch fold up)
Nautilus
Rick Beman 1/35 Flak Panzer IV____________________3rd Advanced
Joe LoMusio 1/45 Fe2B “The Pulpit”_________________2nd Master
1/144 Type IIB U-Boat
Owen Ryan 1/72 F/A-18C_________________________3rd Master
1/72 Vampire T.II
Jim Fleming 1/72 Henkel 115
Bob Penikas Black Hawk Helo (Coors Can style)
Jim Teahan 1/48 FW TA-183
Steve Taylor 1/24 Mercedes 300 SL
Gordon Zuther 1/72 Cromwell Mk.IV
Brian Casteel 1/32 Do-335 B-2______________________1st Master
Carlos Cisneros 1/48 Typhoon IB
1/35 “Peking Duck Hunters”
1/350 Type IXC U-Boat
1/350 Type VIIA U-Boat________________Theme Award
1/350 Type VIIC U-Boat
1/350 I-19 IJN sub
1/350 USS Chicago Sub
Mark Deliduka 1/72 Saturn V rocket__________________2nd Advanced
1/8 Sleepy Hollow figure
Larry Fritz 1/16 Blood and Honor Grenadier________1st Advanced
Judges Choice
1/48 Ta-138
Jim Gardner 1/35 Volksturm an Frankfurt
David O’Barr 1/72 P-40B AVG
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West Coast Cub Fly-In 2015 By Steve Taylor Every July for the past 31 years, the town of Lompoc, CA has
seen a flock of little yellow airplanes take over the small
airport for the weekend. It's time for the West Coast Cub Fly-
In.
Lompoc is a small town of 43,500 located 55.1 miles north of
Santa Barbara on the 101 freeway. If you have ever visited
Solvang, Ca. you were very close to Lompoc. Travel west on
highway 246 from Solvang for 21.2 miles and you are in
Lompoc.
The fly-in was started in 1984 by Monty Finley and Bruce Fall
with 7 airplanes showing up to the first event. The word of the fun spread throughout the aviation
community and over the years the numbers have grown. The average count of little yellow Cubs
sometimes hits around 40 to 50, with several “other than Cub" types showing up as well.
In the main hangar, food is served all day, from a pancake breakfast in the mornings to
hamburgers and hotdogs for lunch. Dinners include a Spaghetti dinner on Friday night and Tri-
Tip beef on Saturday night. There is always a theme for the event, and this years was "Pirates"
ahrrrr! Several people dressed up like Capt. Jack Sparrow, and there was a contest for the best
costume.
Saturday sports the flying festivities, namely the Bomb Drop contest and Spot Landing contests.
Pilots purchase small paper bags filled with cooking flour, and drop them from an altitude of 200
feet, at the target, a 30 gallon barrel on the approach end of the runway. Two bombs are allowed
and the combined distance of the two bombs determines the winner. There are handmade trophies
for all the contest winners. The Spot Landing competition follows with the closest to land on the
line with both main wheels wins. They give trophies for oldest and youngest pilots, furthest
distance traveled, best Cub and best non-Cub.
Cub History: Piper Cubs have been around since the early 30's starting with the first model
called the E-2, first made by the Taylor Aircraft Co. in Bradford Pennsylvania. William T. Piper
soon bought the company from Taylor and the factory was moved to Lock Haven, Pa.
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The E-2 was replaced by the J-2, a slightly modified variant of the E-2, and with a horsepower
increase and a new fuselage and wing the J-3 was born. With a modest 35 horsepower engine and
room for two, this gentle airplane has been a staple
trainer for many a veteran and civilian pilot alike.
The military contracted Piper's production of the
Cubs between 1940 and 1945 calling them O- 59 or
L-4's, the Navy called their Cubs NE-1 and NE-2's.
The aircraft were used for primary pilot training
and observation. Some L-4's were even equipped
with rocket launches and were credited with taking
out some German Tanks during the war. The L-4
saw service late into the 50's in Korea as well. The
low wing loading and short field maneuverability
allowed the Cubs to use dirt roads or pastures for airports. They could be transported overseas on
flat top ships and off loaded ready to go.
There were 19,073 J-3 aircraft produced between 1940 and 1947, and hundreds if not thousands
are still flying today from airports around the world. New parts for the little planes are readily
available from the Univair and WagAero companies, and entire "Cubs" can be purchased from a
company called Cub Crafters. With such interest and support, the venerable little Cub will be
flying long into the future.
My personal J-3 Cub was made before the war. It began its life in Lock Haven, Pa. in 1940, from
there it moved to Massachusetts where it was painted White with Blue stripes and put on skis
during the winter. It served as a pilot trainer for one of the local flight schools there. It has been
recovered and painted many times since then, and currently sports the familiar "Cub" yellow paint
with iconic black lightning bolt on the side. I started looking for my own J-3 around 1990, and
found our Cub in the Trade-A-Plane publication. It was located in Reno, Nevada. Our family has
been avid air race fans for many years and during our September visit to Reno, we bought the
airplane. It took a few months for the weather to co-operate, but our little Cub was finally home
in California. I have hangered the airplane at several of the local So. Cal airports including
Compton and Corona. It currently resides at the Fullerton airport. ST
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West Coast Cub Fly-In 2015
More information about the West Coast Cub Fly-In can be found on Facebook at: West Coast
Cub Fly-In
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West Coast Cub Fly-In 2015
Monty Finley at left and Bruce Hall on the right
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Shep Paine The world of miniatures loses a towering giant
Howard Sheperd Paine, who for six decades
tirelessly worked to spread the popularity of
the art miniatures worldwide, died on
Saturday, August 1, 2015. An extraordinary
artist, prolific author, widely respected military
historian, and renowned collector of military
artifacts, he was 69 years old.
Universally known to his many friends simply
as “Shep,” the artist suffered a stroke at his
home on Chicago’s Northwest Side on July 27.
Though he never regained consciousness, he
spent his final days in the company of loved
ones—a small group representing the countless others who came to consider him a friend and
mentor through his four books for hobbyists, how-to tip sheets, classes and seminars, co-founding
of the tri-annual World Model Expo, and championing of the Open System of Judging for his
beloved Military Miniature Society of Illinois and other organizations devoted to the art of
miniatures around the world.
In addition to the MMSI, Shep was a driving force in the Company of Military Historians and
several Napoleonic historical organizations. He served as president of all of those groups at
different times, and was a dedicated recruiter to their ranks.
Immediate services will be private, but the MMSI is planning a “Celebration of Shep Paine’s
Life” where all will be welcome following the group’s annual Chicago Show on Sunday, October
25. Details will be announced soon.
The son of Dr. Richmond and Mary Paine, Shep was the first child born to American parents in
free Berlin after the end of World War II. His family, which was completed by younger sisters
Emily, Martha, and Diana, all of whom survive their brother, settled near Boston after their
father’s service in the Army Medical Corps.
After a year spent in London, where he attended Eaton House, Shep completed his early schooling
at Saint Paul’s Boarding School in Concord, New Hampshire. He then bucked his father’s wishes
to follow in his footsteps as a doctor by delaying college to enlist in the Army himself.
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Shep Paine
He served with the 3rd Armored Division in Germany from 1965 to 1967, rising to the rank of
sergeant and for a time overseeing the company arsenal. “That cured me of any desire to ever
have a gun collection,” he said.
Following his military service, Shep benefited from the G.I. Bill to enroll at the University of
Chicago. There he earned a B.A. in General Studies in the Humanities—“a classic liberal arts
degree,” as he said, reflecting interests in art, history, and culture that were many, varied, and
wide-ranging. That plus his encyclopedic reading—in English as well as French, which he could
speak fluently—fueled his abilities as a great raconteur and orator.
Shep’s interest in scale modeling began as a pre-teen, shifting from a fondness for model
railroading to converting and painting Marx and other plastic toy soldiers and building miniature
tanks. He continued to pursue the hobby throughout his time at boarding school, in the Army, and
into his college years, when the friends he made in the MMSI introduced him to a community of
likeminded historical enthusiasts and scale modelers, and convinced him to stay in Chicago.
“I had no idea of what I wanted to do in life, so I started painting figures in my spare time between
classes,” Shep said of his time at the University of Chicago. “When I graduated in 1971, with
nothing of greater interest on the horizon, I thought I’d try doing that for a living, at least for a
while.”
“Shep and I have a thirteen-year age difference, and I don’t think I really got hip to what he was
doing until I was in college,” said his sister, Diana. “I was like, ‘Oh, Shep does this weird
miniature thing, isn’t it cute?’ I had no idea about the level of artistry until he sent me a copy of
one of his books, and then I went, ‘Whoa, there’s a lot more going on here than I thought!’ But,
frankly, I think Shep’s greatest achievement was avoiding a nine-to-five job; that’s where he
really escalated in my eyes. Yes, he had to work for a living, but he was doing something he
loved.”
Indeed, Shep proudly boasted that he never held a “real” job. From his earliest finished plastic
figures through the end of his active period as a scale modeler in the mid-1990s, Shep sold every
piece he completed: expertly painted stock metal castings; ambitious conversions of plastic
figures; original sculptures of his own scale historical or fantasy subjects; impressive armor,
aircraft, and ship dioramas built on commission for the Monogram and Tamiya model companies
and various museums, and the 100-percent scratch built box dioramas that he considered the
pinnacle of his artwork.
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Though he spent several years sculpting 1/32nd scale soldiers for Valiant Miniatures, Shep said
he disliked being part of the hobby industry, preferring to follow his muse by working on one-of-
a-kind pieces that sprung from his unique imagination and vision. Among his best-known
collectors were painter Andrew Wyeth; financier Malcolm Forbes, and industrialist Ralph
Koebbeman. The Wyeth pieces remain on display at the Brandywine River Museum dedicated to
that painter in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, while other works can be seen at Chicago’s Museum
of Science and Industry and the Pamplin Historical Park and National Museum of the Civil War
Soldier in Petersburg, Virginia.
Though his attentions eventually shifted toward researching and collecting military artifacts, from
medals to Napoleonic and Victorian uniforms, Shep remained active in the global community of
miniaturists long after he stopped producing work of his own. He often presided as head judge at
the most respected modeling shows around the world, and the honor for any artist claiming a gold
medal was all the more significant for hearing Shep Paine read his or her name.
Since Shep set the bar for the realism and artistic ambition of sculpted and painted figures through
the ’90s, other artists have raised the standards for excellence ever higher, as he was proud to
note.
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But his ability to tell dramatic and
imaginative stories with miniature figures
was a skill few others have matched.
“Dioramas are so interesting because they
combine so many elements in different
forms,” he said. “You are basically telling a
story without words. It’s like silent movies,
except you don’t have anybody moving.”
Never hesitant to share his techniques or
inspire others with his ideas for stories to
tell in miniature, Shep wrote dozens of
articles for scale-modeling publications and
published four invaluable how-to books
with Wisconsin-based Kalmbach
Publishing: How to Build Dioramas (first
published in 1980 and released in an
updated and expanded edition in 2000);
Modeling Tanks and Military Vehicles
(1983); How to Photograph Scale Models
(written with former Sports Illustrated
photographer and hobbyist Lane Stewart in
1984), and Building and Painting Scale
Figures (1993). The most successful of
these titles, How to Build Dioramas, has sold more than a hundred thousand copies worldwide,
and it has been translated into Italian, Japanese, Spanish, and Chinese.
Shep believed that teaching others forced him to focus even more on what he was doing in his
own work—and why. “He said that if you have to teach something, it forces you to learn what it
really is,” said his friend, MMSI President Mike Cobb. “Shep always had his own ways about
things, and he was going to do it his way. But the annoying thing was, he was almost always
right!”
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“Shep and I used to drive out to the Miniature Figures Collectors of America show near
Philadelphia every year, and Shep would have his latest masterpiece,” said his friend, retired Oak
Park art teacher Joe Berton. “He’d be uncrating it out of the box, and there would just be a buzz
in the crowd, waiting to see what Shep put out there. People were just so enthused, waiting to see
whatever the latest creation of his would be, and they would be standing in line. There was that
excitement, because he was always on the edge, always the most innovative, always the most
creative—I mean, he was the best. But I think Shep’s real strength for the rest of us has been his
complete willingness to share his knowledge, his techniques, and his skills. He’s always willing
to share what he knows: There are no secrets. So many of us took painting classes with Shep, and
he’d always encourage us: ‘This is how I do it, but eventually, you’ll find your own style.’”
As a painter, Shep worked in oils over a base coat of acrylics, bringing a much greater level of
artistry to painting figures than the previous method of using enamel hobby paints. His books and
the classes he taught around the world prompted many to call this technique “the Chicago school,”
though as several MMSI members have said, “The Shep school really would be more accurate.”
In the late 2000s, Shep spent dozens of
hours in interviews with music critic and
hobbyist Jim DeRogatis, working with
him to document in photographs and
words all of his miniature creations and
the stories of his life’s work. Their
extensive hardcover book Sheperd
Paine: The Life and Work of a Master
Modeler and Military Historian was
issued by Schiffer Publishing in 2008.
Having survived several health scares in
recent years, Shep was as always deep
into several new projects, including a
revised armor modeling book with contributions from several of the best scale modelers in that
field and new editions of some of his other older titles. He also was cheerfully contributing to the
planning for the next World Model Expo, to be held in Chicago in July 2017, just as he’d pitched
in for previous events in in Scotland, France, Italy, Spain, and Switzerland.
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In the final days, Berton, Cobb, and DeRogatis joined Shep’s sister
Diana in placing two items at his bedside to represent his extensive
and treasured collection of art and historical artifacts: a replica
Napoleonic marshal’s baton, the symbol of having achieved the
highest rank in the French Army, awarded by the Emperor to “the
bravest of the brave,” and a small stuffed cow.
Shep’s fondness for what he called “bovine beauties” was a running
joke and a celebration of his eccentricities among friends throughout
his life. But there was a serious side to the dozens of cow collectibles
that filled his kitchen and spilled over into the rest of his house, as he
told DeRogatis in their book.
“I never buy cows for myself; these are all things that my friends have
given me over the years,” Shep said. “When I’m feeling low and want
to go out in the garden and eat worms, I come into the kitchen, look around at all of these things,
and realize that I’ve been a very lucky man to have had so many friends and people who care
about me.”
In the end, those many friends and his ability to forge countless other lifelong bonds among
people he brought together from far-flung corners of the globe via a shared passion for an esoteric
hobby and myriad historical obsessions was the legacy of which he was most proud, and which
will live forever in the hearts of those whose lives he touched.
In that spirit and per his wishes, the MMSI has established the Shep
Paine Education Fund, which is accepting tax-deductible donations
in his honor to continue his invaluable work as an educator and
proselytizer for the art of miniatures via classes, seminars, and other
projects. Contributions to this dedicated fund can be made via PayPal
at [email protected] or by mail to The Shep Paine
Education Fund care of MMSI Treasurer Tom Surlak, 3136
Secretariat Dr., Aurora, IL 60602.
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Don Drummer Memorial As many of you know we lost longtime member Don Drummer who passed away in April. There
will be a Memorial to celebrate his life on August 29th in Costa Mesa CA. The link below
provides the information to the Memorial with some great photos of Don and friends.
http://moknowsphotos.com/DonDrummerApril23_2015/Memorial/
IPMS Orange County OrangeCon Awards By Dave Frederick A few members of the IPMS OC got together at Brian
Casteel’s house on August 8th for the annual sanding
party. This is where the handmade wood OrangeCon
awards are sanded prior to being finished. Dave sends
along the photos below of the masked men working on
the awards. Dave did not get the last names of some of
the attendees as he is still learning to be a cub reporter.
The masked men sanders were:
Brian Casteel
David Frederick
Mike Bare
Darnell Pocinich
Bob Penikas
Reed West
Nick (Amps Member also)
Jim Fleming
Sean Just joined last meeting
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Kelly’s Hobby Shop Tustin CA By Dave Frederick
TUSTIN – After 43 years of selling balsa-wood planes,
model trains and custom sailboats to generations of area
families, Kelly’s Hobby Shop in Old Town Tustin will shut
down at the end of summer.
“This is the last store like itself in all of Orange County, I’m
sure,” owner Greg Kelly said. “It makes me very happy to
have a middle-aged man come in with his kids and tell them
this is where he came in as a kid and purchased his first-ever
model rocket kit.”- From OC Register
I had a chance to pay Greg Kelly a visit for the last time after
the sanding party. When I lived in Tustin I used to pay him
a visit to see old plastic model kits from the 70’s and 80’s.
Greg’s hobby store has an impressive assortment of model
rockets, doll house equipment and train accessories. Sorry
to see Greg leave but, he is marrying his high school sweetheart. Good luck to him, his bride and
his new life in Wisconsin. DF
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Wingnut Wings
Fokker D.VII
In 1/32 scale
By Mark Glidden Ever since Wingnut Wings came onto the
modelling scene in April 2009 with the release of their 1/32 Junkers J.1, a 1/32 Fokker D.VII has
probably been the most anticipated release from this ground breaking model company. Never one
to disappoint, Wingnut has offered us not just one, but four different variants of the iconic World
War I German fighter plane. Not to mention a plethora of supplemental decal sheets for each of
the releases. In this release, the Fokker D.VII (Fok), there are five marking schemes to choose
from. All are tempting, but the overall yellow with black diamond fuselage of Gotthard
Sachsenberg’s aircraft was too striking to pass on. Additionally, this aircraft was minus the upper
engine cowling and used the Oigee optical gun sight, which added to its uniqueness.
One observation about Wingnuts kits: They can be less forgiving than many other kits if a part if
not fitted precisely, as this can lead to fit issues later in assembly. So test fit early and test fit
often! This is not a criticism, but a testament to the
precision that is built into their kits.
Cockpit
The cockpit portion starts easily enough, with the
stick, pedals and seat. The seat comes with a
separate cushion with nice, deep detail that really
takes a wash. When mounting the seat, I found the
two seat supports (#B21, B22) to be rather fragile
and care was needed to cut them off the sprue.
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Once painted, instead of using the kit’s photo-etch belts, the
seat was topped-off with HGW’s marvelous textile and
photo-etch seat belts. These build-them-yourself belts are
about as realistic as they come. Now is the time to decide if
you want to add control cables and rigging to the cockpit
interior, as some holes will need to be drilled into the rudder
bar and control stick. I used .2mm wire for the control
cables and 2 pound fishing line for the interior rigging.
Black insulated wire was used for the control stick cables.
The throttle and spark advance lever on the left side of the
cockpit are lacking the control rods that run forward to the
engine. These were made from pieces of
styrene rod. The internal wire bracing for the
cockpit was done with smoke colored
invisible thread and the GasPatch metal
turnbuckles. Until someone comes up with
an actual working turnbuckle in 1:32, these
are the best looking turnbuckles currently
available. Next came the fuel tank, ammo
box and gun mount assemblies, and you are
offered three different versions of ammo box
and mounts depending on your build. These
assemblies contain prominent seams, but not
to worry, as they are buried under the cowling and aren’t
visible. The ammo box and fuel tank were painted with
Alclad Dark Aluminum and Brass, respectively.
To paint the wood grain on the cockpit floor and
instrument panel, instead of using the tried and true
method of brushing oil paints over a base coat, I used the
RB Productions wood grain airbrush stencil. Tamiya XF-
59 Desert Yellow was used as the base colour and XF-68
NATO Brown for the grain.
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Placing the stencil over the part and spraying the NATO
Brown colour produced a nice, wood grain look entirely
different than the oil paint method. The stencil is best
suited for flat surfaces, as the grain pattern is lost if the
stencil is too far from the surface. All the necessary
decals are supplied for the cockpit – dials, placards and
lozenge fabric. The kits decals are from Cartograph and
snug down perfectly without the use of any decal
solvent.
During my research, my found
that D.VII’s manufactured by
Fokker typically only had one
handle for the auxiliary throttle
mounted on the control stick, so
the lower handle was clipped
off.
Engine Bay and Engine
Once the cockpit is together, the
engine mounts are put into
place. These are attached to the
forward portion of the cockpit
cage assembly and a couple of
these pieces are quite fragile. If you happen to have your engine already assembled, now would
be a good time to test fit to make sure the mounts are positioned correctly.
The kit uses Wing Nuts exquisite Daimler-Mercedes engine, in either the 180hp or 200hp
configuration. The engine builds quite simply, but the results are a complex and detailed looking
engine. The engine only falls short in the lack of spark plugs, spark plug wiring and the soft detail
of the valve lifter springs on the tops of the cylinders. These issues can be addressed with a little
scratch-building and the use to the Taurus Models after-market sets.
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Taurus Models resin intake
manifold nuts were added to the
ends of the kit’s intake manifold to
add that little bit of detail the kit
lacks. Holes were drilled into the
corresponding side of the engine
cylinders to accept the ends of the
manifold nut parts. The Taurus Models Valve Lifters and Timing gear set is meant to replace kit
part #E27. However, considering the number of tiny parts and the work involved in assembling
them, I just used the kit part. There really isn’t that much difference in the detail anyway.
However, the valve springs were another
matter. The kits springs are little more than
triangles of plastic, lacking any real detail, so
these were trimmed off and the Taurus
springs inserted in their place. The Taurus
springs are crisply moulded and the set
comes with both compressed and
uncompressed springs.
The engine does not include any spark plug
detail, just holes in the cylinders where the
plugs would normally be found.
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The Taurus resin spark plugs were used to fill this
void. The kit conduit for the spark plug cables was
replaced with .8mm copper tubing and attached to the
engine with flattened solder wire to represent the
support brackets. Copper wire was then run from the
conduit to the distributor and spark plugs.
The engine was painted using Tamiya XF-
85 Rubber Black and Gunze Sangyo H-77
Tire Black for the cylinders and Alclad
Duraluminum and Pale Burnt Metal for the
crankcase.
The engine turned out to be quite the little
project, but a most satisfying one. Once
complete, it was glued to the engine mounts,
checked for proper alignment and allowed
to set.
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Fuselage
Per the instructions, the cockpit/engine cage was glued into the
left side of the fuselage. The other half of the fuselage was put
into position and then glued along the upper seam only. This
is done because you will need to insert the fabric lacing piece
(#B3) along the bottom seam before sealing-up the fuselage
halves.
Two types of radiators and cockpit
combing are offered, depending on
the production version you’re
building. Once these are in place, the
two Spandau machine guns can be
attached. The kit includes photo-
etch cooling jackets to replace the
plastic parts if you prefer that extra
bit of detail. Instead, I used the
Master Model barrel set that
includes a pre-rolled cooling jacket,
along with a turned brass barrel and flash hider.
Three different side cowl panels’ versions are offered, each
one with a different cooling vent and exhaust opening
configuration. My version had the early production cowls,
which required that I remove two of the raised vents and cut
a hole for the “low” exhaust to poke through. The vents were
taken off with a micro chisel and the surface sanded smooth.
The exhaust openings were hollow, but not very deep. Using
a Dremel tool with a dental bit attached, the openings were
routed-out and deepened.
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Fokker D.VII
Undercarriage and Bottom Wings
Just like the real thing, the kit’s lower wing
section is moulded with two, thick spars that
provide a solid structure and insure the proper
wing dihedral. If you’re building a version
that has full-length fuselage decals, I would
recommend you lay those decals down before
attaching the lower wing, as it will make for
a much neater, hassle-free installation. The
undercarriage built easily and there were no
problems in alignment once it was attached to
the fuselage. However, the whole affair tends
to be a bit wobbly and really benefits from
some rigging.
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Final Assembly
Again deviating from the brushed oil paint method for creating wood grain, I used the RB
propeller stencil, which is designed to create the wood lamination layers on the propeller. This is
essentially a stencil onto which you attach your propeller and then spray your paint through. This
took a fair amount of experimentation with different airbrush pressures and paint mixtures to find
a combination that worked, but in the end I was fairly happy with the results.
All the yellow painted surfaces were
sprayed with Gunze Sangyo Mr. Color
Yellow#4. Mr. Color RLM04 Yellow
#113 (a more orangey-yellow) was
added to the yellow color to create
some variation in the tone. The rib
shading on the upper wing was done
merely by placing a piece of Tamiya
tape along the rib and spraying a very
thin mix of Tamiya Smoke along the
rib. Wingnuts recommends applying a
clear coat to the plastic surfaces prior
to setting the decals. So I sprayed
Tamiya X-22 Clear on all the surfaces
to provide a smooth, glossy surface. The
diamond decals for the fuselage were one large
piece for each of the four sides of the fuselage.
Dealing with such large decals can be a bit
intimidating, but the whole process of laying
down the decals turned out to be quite trouble
free, with the decals performing flawlessly. I
started with the diamond decal for the upper
fuselage, as that would set the positioning for the
remaining diamond decals. Once the first decal
had dried, the two fuselage side decals were
applied.
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The trick is to keep them plenty wet
and they will stay workable. Finally,
the bottom fuselage decal was applied.
Oddly, this decal did not match the
pattern shown on the instruction
profile.
The upper wing was painted yellow
before the bottom lozenge decal was
applied. The lower wing decals were
also placed on before the wing went
into place. I made sure the rib tapes on
the lozenge decals lined-up with the
ribs on the wing. Over several hours,
the decals formed perfectly over the
raised detail. Only a little decal solvent
was used to tack down the decal edges. Once all the decals were placed, they were sealed with a
clear coat. To tone down the vivid yellow and black scheme, the diamond and lozenge decals
were sprayed with a very thin mix of Tamiya XF-20 Medium Grey.
For a biplane, the rigging on the D.VII
is quite simple. All that’s needed is
some support rigging for the landing
gear and stabilizer. 2 pound nylon
fishing line and the GasPatch metal
turnbuckles were used here. Once the
rigging is in place, any slack can be
removed by carefully applying a heat
source near the nylon line. This will
cause the line to shrink and you can
actually watch the slack disappear.
The cables for the control surfaces
were replicated using .15mm copper
wire.
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To attach the upper wing, the fuselage cabane struts were attached, while the wing struts were
left off. This would make attaching the upper wing easier, as I wouldn’t have to deal with trying
to insert too many strut ends. Once the wing was placed onto the cabane struts, the wing struts
were inserted and snapped into place. The upper wing positioned itself perfectly on its own.
Conclusion
Anyone on the fence about attempting a World War I biplane build might want to consider the
Wingnuts Wings D.VII. The subject matter has wide appeal and the relative lack of complex
rigging and straight-forward assembly makes this the perfect kit to get one’s feet wet. MG
We would like to thank Tamiya Model Magazine International for permission to reprint Mark’s
article. TMMI is available at most Hobby Shops and be sure to visit on-line at
http://tamiyamodelmagazine.com
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Kit Review of the Dragon 1/35 scale Tiger I “131” Early Production Tunisia By Mike Budzeika
This is the new Tiger I “131” from Dragon. It seems
like it’s the one millionth Tiger released by
Dragon/Cyber-Hobby, but it’s about the twentieth,
give or take a couple.
There is a choice between three Tiger I’s to make
from this kit.
A - #131 from s.Pz.Abt. 504 in Tunisia which was
captured by the British almost completely intact in
April 1943, it is residing at the Bovington museum.
B - s.Pz.Abt. 502 March 1943 around Lake Ladoga in Northern Russia
C - s.Pz.Abt. 505 spring 1944 in the Ukraine
There are differences between the three options so check the instructions and referenced. It is
possible to make any number of other Tiger I’s from this kit, the changes can range from minor,
such as a mantlet or turret bin to more involved that may require spare parts from other kits or
aftermarket, again check references.
The box contains over 470 parts in light gray plastic, clear plastic, plus a minimum amount of
photo-etch including engine grills. There is no metal gun barrel just plastic, but it’s not in halves,
it assembles in sections with a 3 piece muzzle brake, it looks very nice. The tracks are Dragons
one piece DS plastic which accepts glue and paint just like regular plastic parts. The instructions
are like many Dragon kits which are the large fold out type that has 19 steps and are a little busy,
so it will pay off if you study the instructions carefully. Decals for the 3 options are by Cartograf
from Italy. Input was provided by David Byrden a well know Tiger expert. He frequently is on
the Missing Lynx website at www.missing-lynx.com which is a treasure trove of armor
information. Other consultants include Tom Cockle and Gary Edmundson.
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Kit Review of the Dragon 1/35 scale Tiger I “131” Early Production Tunisia I’m sure just like the
earlier Tigers produced by
Dragon this Tiger will
build to a very respectful
representation of the real
thing. There is not a lot of
aftermarket needed, the
tracks may be a place to
start for some people
because of the DS tracks
provided. I’ve used the DS
tracks on previous builds
and they look fine, plus
depending on what
aftermarket tracks chosen
you would save $25.00 to
$40.00 dollars.
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Kit Review of the Dragon 1/35 scale Tiger I “131” Early Production Tunisia Instructions: the blue shaded areas are parts not used on this kit. You will have lots of spare parts
for other projects. Again study the instructions carefully, check references. Dragons is not the
best at quality control with their instruction sheets.
Photoetch and decals. There is a minimal amount of
PE in this kit, not like the first few Tigers produced
by Dragon, they were loaded with PE, maybe even
overkill. PE parts included in this kit but not the early
ones are the grills for the engine deck. Even though
you see 3 little baggies for the 4 engine grills, the 2
square grills are in the same baggie. MB
One piece DS tracks
Photo Etch frets
Assorted
sprue
photos
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A Newbie at the Throttle: Great Train Show at
Pomona Fairplex
by Foster Rash As a new member of the California
South Coast On30 modular model
railroad club, the Great Train Show at
Pomona Fairplex, July 18-19 was a
debut event for my new modules.
CSC Club banner and website below.
https://groups.yahoo.com/group/CSCModOn30
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CSC On30 Layout
What is On30? 'O' means the models are O scale (1:48), the 'n' signifies Narrow gauge, '30' means
30 inches between the rails on the prototype. The California South Coast locale is set in Southern
California from the late 1800's to the 1930's. In reality there was little narrow gauge railroading
in Southern California. The Carson &
Colorado served the Owens Valley,
Brookings Lumber operated a logging line in
the San Bernardino mountains and San Pedro
(LA harbor) had a local line.
Above Carson & Colorado RR, Kearsarge, CA
Brookings Lumber Co, Running Springs, CA at r
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Contractors railroad, Lake Arrowhead dam
Waterloo Mining RR Daggett & Calico
Knott's Ghost Town & Calico RR
There were small industrial lines at
Bethlehem Steel (LA-Vernon), mines
and construction sites. And I shouldn't
fail to mention the narrow gauge
railroads at Disneyland and Knott's
Berry Farm! But much of what the
CSC member’s model is freelanced
with a Southern California vibe.
Being modular, the layout design is infinitely flexible to suit the size of the venue and the number
of members and modules in participation. Modular groups typically erect their layouts in a
rectangular perimeter pattern. CSC favors a meandering point-to-point with reversing loops at
either end which enables the public to view the modules from both sides. At the Great Train Show
in Pomona, we had 38 modules and about 200 feet of track.
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Some modules have interactive controls
for the public
Locomotives are controlled by a Digital
Command Control (DCC) system that
allows multiple locomotives to operate
independently wherever they are on the
layout without the need to wire the track
into separate blocks of operation. Each
locomotive is equipped with a unique
operating number and electronic
decoder that takes the signals from the
track and routes power to the motor. The operator controls the train with a hand held walk-around
throttle.
David Okamura's Anaheim, Azusa
& Cucamonga RR
David Okamura is a member of
CSC and sometimes brings various
"railroady" models to the IPMS
OC meetings. He invited me to see
their layout at the Anaheim
Convention Center show earlier
this year. I was blown away by the
quality of the modeling these guys
(and gals, sorry Elizabeth and
Anna) were doing. Shortly after
the Anaheim show, I received an e-
mail special from Micro-Mark for
a "Ten Wheeler" steam locomotive equipped with DCC and sound effects, literally all the bells
and whistles, at a 50% off discount! I made the plunge and ordered a locomotive and some freight
cars.
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Bachmann Ten Wheeler
New bridge under construction over Santiago
Creek
I was invited to a CSC work session where
Dennis Ivison cut the wood for my 2'x 4' module
on his table saw. The module is basically just a
piece of 2" insulation foam board glued into a
furniture grade plywood frame; it's very
lightweight. I acquired a pre-owned second
module (2'x 6') from Dain Leese and
reconditioned it. I was able to get track laid and
wired in time to participate in the Pomona train
show. My uncompleted modules are a freelanced
depiction of Irvine Ranch cattle pens at Cook's Corner and a crossing of Santiago Creek,
"somewhere in Orange County," on the Santa Ana and Newport Railroad. There really was a
SA&N RR but it was not narrow
gauge. Any resemblance to D&RGW
at Pagosa Junction is entirely
intentional!
Colorado Narrow Gauge inspired my
modules
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While IPMS sometimes gets a bad rap for being too narrowly focused on military modeling,
IPMS OC is certainly diverse. In addition to the WWII modelers, IPMS OC has very active Sci-
Fi, paper, automotive and railroad modelers. At the Pomona show, IPMS members and N gauge
model railroaders Brian Casteel and Terry Huber along with Lionel O-gauger David Frederick
stopped by to say hello. Jake Holshuh was also there with the Orange County Module Railroaders
HO gauge club. CSC member Kevin Hjermstad also models armor and belongs to SoCal AMPS.
Shelter Cove fishing fleet
built by David Okamura
and painted by Kevin
Spady
Turn of the Century Owens Valley scene
Riverton waterfront on Kevin Spady's module
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Bruce Willis' highly detailed
sawmill has numerous
humorous vignettes with
figures
Realistically detailed and weathered Shay locomotive
Chuck wagon is a 1950's Revell Model
Masterpiece western series kit (1:48 scale)
Kevin Spady's Pudding River Lumber Co.
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White boat comin' up the river
Locomotive servicing facility
Hugh Poole's operating Carson &
Colorado turntable
Owens Valley scene by Kevin Hjermstad
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High trestle and waterfall
Nathaniel operating his train
Several other modular clubs in other scales/gauges were also present.
Southern California S
Gaugers
Southern California S Gaugers American Flyer layout (1:64
scale)
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Orange County Module Railroaders
Switching operation at a lineside industry (HO
1:87 scale)
N-Trak Express club
Icing up for a shipment of California
oranges (N gauge 1:160 scale).
G gauge locomotive on the Del Oro Pacific club layout
(1:24 scale).
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Lionel O Gauge (1:48) scale layout)
Vintage toy trains and accessories for sale
It was a fun weekend hanging out with fellow
model builders and running trains. Having the
public ooh and aah over our artistic creations was
satisfying. There were some good deals to be had
at the vendor tables and I scored a couple of bargains. Mike Budzeika always gives a little local
culinary color commentary with his stories. I can't say that the overpriced $6 Fairplex hot dogs
came anywhere near the amazing creations of Mike's hot dog vendor in San Diego. But there
was a Tattoo and Body Piercing show going on in the building next door and some amazing
creations of another type were to be seen in the food
court area. Growing ones armpit hair, dying it day-glo
colors and braiding in beads, feathers and other trinkets
(like Jack Sparrow's beard) appears to be a new fashion
trend among some women!
My new modules operated well; an easily corrected
small problem was smoked out. The next train show
will be at Orange Co. Fairgrounds in January 2016
closely followed by the Del Mar show in San Diego.
Hopefully that will be enough time to add the scenery
and build some rolling stock. FR
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Upcoming Events
Saturday, September 12, 2015
IPMS Reno “High Rollers” 16th Annual Contest
Contest Theme 1945
Reno Stead Airport, that’s right the same weekend
As the Reno Air Races. Contest adjacent to the races.
http://renohighrollers.com/events.htm
Sunday, September 27, 2015
IPMS Freemont Hornets
Tri-City Classic XI
Theme is “The Good German”
Milpitas Community Center
457 E. Calaveras Blvd.
Milpitas, CA 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
http://fremonthornets.yolasite.com/resources/IPMS_TC11_2015G_bw.pdf
Saturday, October 3, 2015
IPMS Orange County presents ORANGECON 2015
Cal State Fullerton Student Union Pavilion
800 North State College Blvd.
Fullerton, CA (At Dorothy Lane off State College)
The Best Contest in SoCal by far
Michael Bare (949) 631-7142
Saturday, November 7, 2015 IPMS Phoenix – Craig Hewitt
ModelZona 2015
Commemorative Air Force Airbase
Arizona Museum
2017 N. Greenfield Road
Mesa, AZ
Wendell Rogers (480) 797-9592
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Upcoming Events Saturday, November 7, 2015 IPMS Antelope Valley Group or AVG
Desert Classic IX
Antelope Valley College
3041 West Avenue K
Lancaster, CA
Richard Manaseri (661) 233-2317
Saturday, November 8, 2015 Kit Collectors Exposition & Sale
Known as the Keller Show
UFCW Local 324
8550 Stanton Avenue, CA
9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Admission $5
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IPMS/OC MEETINGS
AND CONTEST THEMES FOR 2015 May 15th – ACES HIGH – (Moved to June 19th meeting with Rescue Me. Ed.)
June 19th – RESCUE ME! And ACES HIGH
>A tribute to all the first responders. Any vehicle (air, land, sea) civilian or
military and
>A Salute to the Knights of the air. Any aircraft flown by an ace of any era
qualifies.
July 17th – RUN SILENT, RUN DEEP
Any submarine in any scale
August 21st - THE CRUISER CHALLENGE
Pick and build your favorite “cruiser” – be it automotive or nautical
September 18th – TRACKED HAPPY
Any tracked vehicle in any scale
October 16th – HAWKS AND CATS
Tribute to the Curtis P-40 and Grumman F4F historic WWII fighters
November 20th – NOT READY FOR ORANGECON
Redeem yourself. Complete any project model not finished for OrangeCon 2015
December 18th – THE BULGE
Remember the German offensive of December 1944 and the Allied defense. Any
subject in any scale.
January 17th 2016 – LOOK INSIDE
Model a subject and highlight its interior (cockpits, auto Interiors, engine
compartments, etc.) Best inside job wins.
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Features of Detail & Scale’s first digital publication
on the McDonnell F3H Demon include:
1. A complete Developmental History of the aircraft including how it was designed to meet
specific needs of the Navy and where it fit in to the development of carrier based jet
fighters in the 1950s.
2. A chapter on Demon Variants that covers the prototypes and each production version of
the Demon, explaining in considerable detail the differences and the weapons each could
employ.
3. A chapter called Demon Daze written by several pilots who flew the Demon. This chapter
is filled with informative and interesting observations from pilots who actually strapped
into the aircraft and took it into the skies!
4. A chapter covering Squadrons & Deployments takes looks at every squadron that flew
the Demon with paint schemes and markings illustrated by photographs and color
artwork developed specifically for this publication. Every deployment made by these
squadrons is covered with a brief unit history of each. Many rare and never-before-
published color photographs of Demons are also included in this section and throughout
the book.
5. Demon Details is the most extensive detail chapter ever included in a Detail & Scale
publication illustrating the Demon with scores of detail photographs. All of the photos
are in color, and almost all were taken specifically for this publication to provide the best
and most complete coverage possible in this detailed look at the aircraft.
6. Detail & Scale’s usual Modeler’s Section that discusses, reviews, and illustrates the scale
models of the Demon.
Other features of the book include four-view scale drawings in color and original and highly
detailed artwork illustrating the cockpit details and the two types of ejection seats, all of which
were created specifically for this publication. There is also a look at the restoration process for
the Demon on display at the National Museum of Naval Aviation.
