- The IPMS San Diego met on January 28 at the Veterans Memorial Center & Museum in San Diego. Members brought their work-in-progress models for show 'n tell along with finished pieces that they entered in the first quarterly contest of the year.
- (Click on any photo to see a larger image)
|
|
|
|
President Tony Bunch introduces newly elected Vice President Rex McCoy.
|
|
The club officers are getting ready for action.
|
|
|
|
Coronado Library's Candice Hooper gives her report on the first month of the Library's Naval Aviation Centennial exhibit.
|
|
Captain Richard Dann updates the status of the Navy Centennial's painting theme of selected Navy aircraft.
|
|
|
|
Mike O'Leary brought a work-in-progress 1/35 Panzer with resin conversion and two new aircraft kits, both in 1/32 manly scale.
|
|
|
|
Mike's kits: Revell's Arado Ar 196A-3 Seaplane, and Eduard's Bf 109E-1.
|
 |
|
 |
David Weeks brought his Curtiss A-1 Triad, assembled but not rigged nor painted yet. David plans to disassemble the plane to paint it and then reassemble it.
|
 |
|
 |
Mark Knowlton showed his Tamiya's 1/350 Tone ship model kit, a Japanese Heavy Cruiser loaded with detail.
|
 |
|
 |
Craig Burke brought a Japanese Heinkel 111 with U-2 wings which makes it a hypothetical high-altitude research plane.
|
 |
|
 |
Eugene Watts brought his work-in-progress 1/700 USS Knox class frigate.
|
 |
|
 |
Ethan Idenmill brought a Polar Lights Klingon D7 Battle Cruiser.
|
 |
|
 |
Rich Durham brought his Tasca 1/35 scale Sherman Firefly.
|
|
Rex McCoy brought his Revell 1/144th scale USS
Fletcher, with pre-war camo scheme and railing
made of music wire. |
Thanks to all who participated in this meeting and made it a very interesting event!
|