“The Instruction Sheet” IPMS/Granite State Modelers Club Nashua, New Hampshire Newsletter: May, 2013 Web Site: http://home.comcast.net/~vf84

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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Granite State Modelers Club meets the third Monday night (4th Monday in Jan & Feb) of eachmonth from 7 - 9 PM at the Nashua, NH Public Library, 2 Court Street, Nashua, NH. Visitorsare always welcome to attend. Monthly “show and tell” pictures are posted on our web site.Web Site maintained by Vincent Farruggio, Sr.

Club Officers:

President: Guy Lessard (603-666-0712) GRLOD@aol.comVice President: Mac Johnston (603-359-0595) macatflandersandpatch@hotmail.comTreasurer: Ed Mele (603-626-0923) emeliv@gmail.com Secretary: Rodney Currier (603-726-3876) nickmatt2@roadrunner.com

Meeting Reminder: 2013 meeting dates: May 20, June17, July 15.

Business Report

The Hooksett Lions’ Club Train Show was on Sunday, April 21, 2013. That is where we heldour biggest “make and take” of the year. This year we had new A-10 kits for an aircraft kit and FordMustangs for a car kit. Five Members showed up to help 48 youngsters (and parents/grandparents)build the kit of their choice. We set up shop around 9:30 and were done packing up around 2:30. Iknow the five of us enjoyed ourselves, and judging by the comments we were getting, so were the kidsand parents! An unnamed club president forgot our “breadboard” sign, but that didn’t slow us down.Rumor has it that treasurer Ed Mele actually built his first car model on that fateful day! Thanks to themembers who came to help get youngsters started in our great hobby.

At last month’s meeting, Mac reported on the Maine show. They had 270 entries nicely spreadout in their classes. They had a good location where everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves,including the busy vendors. For the most part, the judging was good, with only a couple of categorieshe didn’t agree with. As for the Amps show he went to in April, he did very well, getting golds andsilvers for his work!

Past member Frank Moore came to visit and informed us that the owner of Nashua’s HobbyTown franchise decided to “leave the fold” and will be opening as “In and Out Hobbies.” He said he

got sick of being told what he had to carry or not carry and wants to go with what his customers want.Paul Lessard said the train show in Sutton, NH was interesting, but not as big as it used to be.

Just a reminder that Vinnie Farruggio is thinking of switching internet providers and may not beable to host our site much longer. He is willing to teach someone with web space and the interestneeded to manage it everything he knows! Right now he is using a program called Front Page. He hasbeen doing our site for years and with everything going on in his life he would like a break. If you areinterested in taking over, tell the club officers at the meeting or give Vinnie a call. You don’t even haveto attend every meeting to do this service!

John Rauscher is trying to get a showing of the foreign film “The Cosmonaut” arranged inHooksett. For more information, contact John at:603-529-5644 or jvr@gsinet.net I tried to forwardinformation about it, but my computer wouldn’t cooperate!

Almost everyone has paid this year’s dues. If you haven’t done so yet, please see me this month.

Participating Hobby Shops

These are the hobby shops that support us and our efforts year after year. They give clubmembers discounts, provide donations for club contests, and stock the supplies and new kits we crave.Please support them, too!

Hobby Emporium (978-649-5055) 440 Middlesex Road Tyngsboro, MA 01879The Spare Time Shop (508-481-5789) 222 E. Main Street Marlboro, MA 01752North East Trains Model Center (978-532-1615) 24 Main St. Peabody, MA 01960Hobbys “N” Stuff LLC (603-298-6111) 1 Glen Road Plaza West Lebanon, NH 03784Elite Hobbies (603-749-0800) 90 Washington St. Unit 334 Dover, NH Hobbies With A Twist, LLC (603-223-0132) 1 Depot Street Concord, NH Upcoming Region 1 Events

8/14-17/13 IPMS/USA Nationals JQ Hammons Conference Center Loveland, Colorado9/15/13 Patcon Hudson Elks Lodge 959 99 Park St Hudson, MA 978-706-121110/19/13 HVHMG Model Expo Elks Club Hall Poughkeepsie, NY Mid Hudson Valley10/20/13 Granitecon XXI Nashua Elks Club Nashua, NH GSMC11/3/13 Baycon 2013 Knights of Columbus Hall Attleboro, MA 508-695-7754

April Raffle Winners

Figure 7Steve Cardoos built his 1/72nd AirfixAEC Matador "out of the box."

Figure 8Steve Cardoos built his 1/72ndAirfix Bedford QL "out of the box."

Figure 10Steve Cardoos built his 1/72ndHasegawa T-34A Mentor "out of the box.Frank Moore actually built this 1/35th

Monogram M13 Half Track "out of the box-almost!"Figure 11

April Show and Tell Pictures

Figure 14Ray Ford called his 1/72ndHasegawa Kawasaki T-4 trainer agreat build for an old kit.

Figure 15Chuck converse addedRumanian markings to his 1/72nd HellerHeinkel He-112.

Figure 17Frank Moore scratch builtthis 8 inch Howitzer from sheet styreneand items from his parts box.

Figure 18Visitor Frank Moore showedus his 1/300th Revell Nautilus submarine#571 which he restored

Figure 19Ray Ford said the old decals forhis 1/72nd Minicraft/Hasegawa T-33AShooting Star held up pretty well.

Figure 21Frank Moore scratch built the field gunand converted a 1/32nd EZ Build kit to model hisM2 Half Track towing a field gun.

Figure 24Mac Johnston modified theinterior and made body alterations to his1/35th Tamiya Simca 5 staff car.

Figure 25Paul Lessard modified the frontentrance and built an interior wall anddetailed the living room of his 1/87thDepots By John Victorian Era Brick Home.

Figure 26Paul Lessard modified the frontentrance and built an interior wall and detailedthe living room of his 1/87th Depots By JohnVictorian Era Brick Home.

Tony D'Anjou had to piece together thedecals for his 1/48th Monogram T-28ATrojan as they broke apart from age whenthey hit the water! Figure 28

Hooksett Lions Railroad Show Make and Take