Blizcon is here, what can you do? February 2012

IPMS Columbus
February 2012
Volume 4, Issue 2
FlyBy
Inside this issue:
Blizcon is here, what can you do?
In hi s absence I have used
Ron’s words from years
hence as follows: "Thus, I
will again deliver my tirade on the responsibilities
of an Eddie Rickenbackerer vis a vis BlizzardCon.
So, without further ado,.....
Saturday, February 18th is
getting very close. If
you've got your calendar
in order, you know that is
the date for BlizzardCon,
our annual contest. In the
past you have been harangued you about what
you can do, bring, yadda,
yadda, yadda.
When?
-We open for vendors at
7:30 AM. If you can be
there then to help, great.
Some vendors accept
help, some don't, but at
worse, you'll get first shot
at their stashes. In addition, we have other stuff
to set up like registration,
the contest, the club display, etc. None are hard,
but all take a little effort.
Where?
-Jeesh, unless you're new,
you should know that by
now. It's at the same old
place, the Shrine Center
off Morse Rd. on Steltzer
Road.
A completed model for
the club display.
What can I do to help?
- Work at registration. It's
easy and you get to sit
down for an hour. Please
note that if you are interested in this, you can sign
up in advance at this
month’s club meeting.
This is very important this
year as our usual Registration Co-ordinator Mark
Maroscher will not be
there this year.
- Help set "stuff" up.
- Work at the raffle.
- Sit at the club display and
answer questions
- And most importantly of
all, JUDGE! More judges
means no one has to
judge that much and we
get done sooner.
Nuremburg
2,8
Last Month
3
How to Sell on the
Web
3-7
Review of the Month
9
Minutes
10
Upcoming Events
10
So, we've got a big day
ahead of us. If we all pitch
in, nobody will have to
work much.
Oh, and remember to
have fun."
For This Months Meeting, bring:
• Warm and Alert body
• New models
Important things to note about this month’s FlyBy. Included in it this month is the Club Roster and the Profit
and Loss statement. As a result, please do not forward
this to anyone outside the club unless there is a really
good reason to do so.
• Models that are from your fantasy
•
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Nuremburg Report
The new kits that will be gracing our shelves in the near future were on display at the Nuremburg Toy Show earlier
this month, and here are some pictures.
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Volume 4, Issue 2
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Out of the Box start to the year.
Last month’s meeting was very well attended. Spring has started this year a
little early, like January, so plenty of models on the table.
The winners were:
Theme
1st Bruce Roy DML 1/72 LVT-A4
2nd Tim Redifer Trumpeter 1/144 U Boat
Type 23
3rd Jon Mitchell 1/35 Vision Models
75mm PAK Howitzer
Open
=1st Mark Delraso Monogram 1/72 F4B-4
=1st Dave Tingley Tamiya 1/48 Focke
Wulf Fw 190A-4
2nd Keith Davison AZ Models 1/48 Zlin
50L
3rd Dan Popeko Revell etc 1/25 Ford
Halftrack
- maintain shipping and handling fees at
a reasonable level. Personally, I think is to
maintain Ebay’s revenue. I cannot blame
them for this – before Ebay instituted this
change, one thing that sellers would do
is auction an item for a very small
amount but they would charge a ridiculous shipping and handling fee since it
was not part of the final value assessment. For example, my wife would see a
piece of jewelry auction off for 99 cents,
but the shipping and handling would be
30 dollars. Second, Ebay now requires
you to use Paypal. This is to allow Ebay
to track the shipping and handling fee. I’ll
discuss Paypal here in a bit.
These objections aside, let us turn to the
nitty-gritty of selling.
First, I am assuming you are a registered
user. If not, Ebay self guides you through
the process.
Buying and Selling On-line – A Primer by Bruce Lerner
We have all been there I think – we look
at our workshop area/basement/garage
and see it overflowing with plastic, and
we decide to thin down our collection.
There are several ways to dispose of said
models – wait for a show like BlizzardCon, put it up for auction/sale at a club
meeting– and then there is the Internet.
Note that I have not said Ebay right off
the bat. There is a reason for this. There
is a second option – Amazon.
I have been using both for some time –
Ebay since 1999 (user name BruceL42),
Amazon for selling since 2005 or so.
They have their own advantages. I’d like
to share some of my experiences with
everyone.
Ebay has been the standard for on-line
selling for individuals and companies for
some time. Recently they have been
tweaking their policies to make life easier
and to increase revenue. Some of these
So, you are looking at the selling tab, and
you say – yes, you’d like to sell something. The first question becomes – what
category do I list it in?
Ebay does have a category for models
under Toys and Hobbies. It is further
broken down to Models and Kits. From
there it goes into further sub categories.
These categories include: Military, Aircraft
(Non-military), Science Fiction, Automobiles, Boats and Ships, Motorcycles,
Anime, Monster, Spacecraft, Dioramas
and Super Hero. These categories may
be further broken down. The Military
category, for instance, is further divided
into: Aircraft, Soldiers and Figures¸
Other, Decals, Armor, Land and Sea.
There is another way to do this that may
be easier. If you put in the model and
manufacture into the search box, it will
bring up whatever is currently listed. For
example, I put in Italeri Gigant into the
search box and came up with 11 entries.
changes may have to do with Amazon
allowing individuals to sell on their website.
To begin with, the biggest change for
Ebay is that they now allow up to 50 free
listings per month regardless of the starting amount. This is in contrast to the old
days when a small fee was charged each
time you listed an item. As such you can
now basically keep listing an item until it
is sold. It should be noted that each time
you relist an item it counts as a separate
listing, so realistically you can have 12
items listed at a time (12 items x 4 weeks
= 48 listings). Each time an item sells you
can then insert a new item to maintain
your 12 active items.
To use the free listing offer Ebay instituted two policy changes. First, if the
item does sell the fee is based on the selling amount including your shipping and
handling charge. Ebay claims it is to
This also gives me a clue as to what the
competition is like and how to price my
model. One additional step – next to the
search box you’ll see something marked
Advanced. When you click on it, it will
bring up a new page with several options. The one you may want to click on
is about a third of the way down – Completed Listings. Check the box next to it
and run the search again. This will show
you completed auctions and the prices
they have (or have not) been selling for.
For example, the Italeri Gigant has 8 completed listings with many sold
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An example of one of the entries is below:
Vintage 1979 1/72 Scale Italeri WW2 German ME321 B-1
Gigant - Airplane Kit
Returns: Accepted within 7 days View similar active items
|
Sell one like this
Now, you will note there is a spot marked Sell one like this. When you click on it, it will bring up the appropriate sellers form, already
categorized. You may want to look for one that has sold and for the best selling price.
You decide to go ahead and sell. The next page is where you start filling out the information about your model. Some are required –
like Title for instance. Others are optional and may incur a fee (Sub-title for example). Personally, I have never used a sub-title.
The title box has been changed as well. Ebay recently expanded the number of characters available in the Title box to 80. This is
plenty of room! A recent auction of mine was for a copy of Dragon’s 1:350 scale USS Arleigh Burke. This box was open but the inner
bags were sealed. The title I used was
Dragon 1:350 Arleigh Burke DDG-51 with photoetch – NEW!!!!
This is 58 characters with spaces and described the model well. If the box has never been opened, I will put SEALED in the title. Sometimes you’ll see NIB after the title, which means New in Box .
Going down the page you’ll see a box marked Condition. The obvious options are New and Used. If the model has never been
started I usually describe it as New, even if the box has been opened.
Continuing down you’ll see a place to enter the UPC and another set of boxes under Item Specifics that includes Ages, Brand, Model,
MPN (manufacture’s part number) and Composition. Ebay says these are to add to search results. Ebay auctions DO show up on a
Google search, so you may want to consider filling these out.
Next you’ll see where you can add a picture. The first picture is free – I STRONGLY urge you to take advantage of this. A picture does
several things – it establishes you have the model, and it gives you creditability when you describe condition. To wit –
Now, the picture shows several things –
the box has been opened, but the bags
inside are sealed. Photoetch is also present.
If the box is sealed, then have a picture of
the box.
When taking the picture, use incandescent
lighting or the camera flash; otherwise the
picture will have a yellowish hue to it. If
the flash is too reflective on the box, it may
obscure the picture. To minimize this, angle the box back a little bit, so the light is
reflected away from the camera.
Adding a picture to your listing is actually
pretty easy.
When you click on the Add pictures button,
a pop-up window will appear. Across the
top are several tabs – the furthermost left is
Standard. The window may default to this,
but it may not – I recommend you use it
since there are some tools that can be used
to make your picture better. Click Browse
and navigate to the picture you want. If
you’re like me, you really don’t have a picture studio, but instead are taking a picture on something like a tabletop or, in my case, on
top of a freezer in the basement. As such you may get some extraneous items in the picture. Fear not – on the right of the Add Picture pop-up window there is a box that looks like this –
This is a Crop button. It allows you to drag a box around the
on the bottom of the picture frame marked Apply and Disto start over, hit Discard.
picture to cut out extraneous features. There are two boxes
card. When you are satisfied with the cropping, hit Apply;
When you are ready to put your picture on your listing, click the Upload button on the bottom of the Add Picture window.
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In the next box down you can add some verbiage that describes your model. I will give you an example of my listings
(it’s not a model, but for a CPU cooling fan and heat sink):
You are bidding on ONE (1) SOCKET LGA775 COOLING FAN FROM THERMALTAKE - NEW IN PACKAGE! This is
P/N CL-P0092. The cooling fan includes a copper heat sink and two thermal pipes. The cooling fan is rated for
about 43 CFM and gives off a noise of 21 dBA - roughly that of a whisper.
I have no idea if it is RoHS compliant. It is from 2005. It was bought for a project and never used. Reviews on
NewEgg, for example, have been pretty good, so it's a pretty nice fan!
Shipping weight is 3 pounds. Shipping will be by USPS Parcel Post. Shipping will be actual plus 2.00 (should be
no more than 13 dollars or so, depending on location). International buyers - please ask for quote before bidding. Shipping will be by First Class International.
I generally ship within 24 hours of receiving a cleared payment, and no later than 2 business days after receipt of
a cleared payment.
Bidding nitty gritty: I can only accept Paypal per Ebay rules (sorry). One thing - I ask that you either pay or communicate with me as to how you're going to pay within 4 days of auction close. I will work with you if there is a
problem - but if I don’t hear from you by the end of the fourth day – I will file a nonpaying bidder complaint with
Ebay, who will take it up with you directly. Draconian comments aside - THANKS FOR LOOKING!!!
I describe the item being sold and I do give it a little bit of salesmanship. If it were a model, I’d say something like New in
unopened box or opened, but bags are sealed and all parts are attached to sprues. If there is a review of the kit on-line, I
may reference it. If it one I have built, I may mention my experiences with it.
Next I talk about shipping. I work to be as transparent about it as possible. As a point of reference, USPS Parcel Post rates
are the least expensive way to go for packages under 4 – 5 pounds. I usually base my shipping weight on the model
weight plus a generous guesstimate for the box and packing materials. Parcel post rates go by whole pounds, so if something is 1 pound 2 ounces, it ships as a 2 pound box. Note I add a small handling fee of a few dollars. This is to take
care of supplies like tape and soak up some of the fees. Also if I have miss-guessed the actual shipping weight, the handling fee gives me some cushion.
A word about international shipping. The least expensive way to ship internationally (and this includes Canada) is to use
USPS First Class International. A word of caution – First Class International is restricted to packages under 4 pounds, and
the maximum length is 24"; additionally, the combination of maximum length, height and depth (thickness) cannot be
greater 36". This can get a bit tight at times. The Arleigh Burke model, for example, was actually sold to someone in Japan. The weight was not an issue; the size was just barely under the legal limit. I wound up wrapping the whole box in
bubble wrap and then using packing paper over that – not my favorite way to do things.
I also talk about time to ship. Ebay buyers can rate you on shipping cost and time to ship and I use my time to ship as a
selling point. This is also for self defense purposes; I have had very little problems with buyers and sellers over the years,
but you do occasionally get one. I recently had a woman who bought a used laptop from me. The auction closed on
Sunday. She paid at the end of the auction, which is not unusual. Unfortunately, my primary computer crashed and I
was in the process of migrating over to a new one. Thus it was Tuesday before I was able to get the shipment out,
which was still within my promised two business days. She proceeded to lambast me. I pointed out to her that I promised
a two day shipment window and that she never indicated she needed immediate shipment. Even though there is a separate tab that talks about shipping time and policies, I still like to put it in the item description so it is up front.
Finally, there is a paragraph about auction policies. I explain how I expect to be paid, and I also state that I expect either
payment or some kind communication within four days of auction close. I understand that things go wrong and I want
to give the buyer a out if something has gone wrong. However, if the buyer goes silent – and I have had this happen – I
explain the consequences. Ebay recently stopped allowing sellers to post negative feedback on buyers. As such sellers
no longer have a way to punish a deadbeat except to file a complaint with Ebay.
Next is the all-important starting price. Depending on the model, you may only get one bid on it, so don’t price it low and
expect people to bid it up. Buy it now allows people to buy an item immediately without waiting for the auction to end.
The Buy it now price has to be 10% greater than the auction starting price. Ebay usually charges a fee for this option, so
really it is not worth it. Having said this, Ebay sometimes runs auction specials when the Buy it now is free, so then it cannot hurt; also during the holidays it may be to your advantage to use Buy it now.
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Below the starting price there are several boxes asking about sales tax and the like. One thing you may want to consider
is when the auction starts. Personally I seem to have the best luck with auctions that end on the weekends or during the
evening when people are not at work. You can delay an auction start, but Ebay charges 10 cents for this. Not a big deal,
but if you list the model multiple times this way, you eat into your profit.
Now, you are then confronted with the box that discusses how you want to be paid. There is only one choice here –
Paypal. For the uninitiated, what is Paypal? Wikipedia states:
PayPal is an American-based global e-commerce business allowing payments and money transfers to be made through
the Internet. Online money transfers serve as electronic alternatives to paying with traditional paper methods, such as
checks and money orders.
People have a love/hate relationship with Paypal. It is easy to use and it does shield the user’s personal bank information
from the recipient and vice versa. Paypal does have one nice feature – they allow you to purchase a security token,
which is a small device or card that generates a random number for use when you log in. This is known as two-factor
identification, and helps insure security if your password gets compromised. On the other hand, you HAVE to link a
bank account or credit card to your account, which people find intrusive. if the buyer has a problem with the seller (i.e.,
you), and the buyer files a complaint with Paypal, Paypal will embargo the funds immediately until the situation is resolved. Also, unless you request a fund transfer, Paypal will sit on the funds in your account, which can be used if you
decide to buy something.
Now comes the worst part of the selling process – shipping. Why do I think this is the worst part of the process? Because of everything you do, this involves the most guesswork and estimating. Guess wrong and you can lose some of
your hard earned auction money.
There are two main subcategories – US Shipping and International Shipping. They function similarly. In the drop down
box, the first option is Calculated: Cost varies by buyer location. Below that it offers some selection criteria. These include
the packaging and an estimate of the weight. You also specify number of business days to ship and Handling charges.
These should mirror what is in your item description. You also select a means of shipping – which in this case is Parcel
Post.
International shipping works much the same way. As I indicated, First Class International is the less expensive way to go,
and there are size and weight restrictions. They will ask you to select countries you want to ship it to. Realistically, for a
model, any country is fair game, and a number of my models have gone internationally.
Finally, there is a box asking about return policies. You can offer to take returns within a certain number of days, or you
can opt not to select returns. Personally, I do NOT accept returns. I am honest in my listings so there should be no surprises. I have not had a problem with this policy.
Now that you are ready to go, hit Continue The website will check to make sure you have left out anything, and it will
flag anything in error. If you get an error, it will flag them; otherwise the website will show the listing and then you hit
List Your Item. You should get a screen saying you listing is now active.
The listing can be monitored in My Ebay. When you look at the listing under Selling/Active, you see several bits of data.
The first is the auction title. Then there are two numbers, one over the other. The top number is the number of people
who have looked at the listing. The lower number is the number of peole who are watching the auction. When a person watches the auction, it means he or she is tracking it in My Ebay. This is a sign the person is at least mildly interested
in the item. Then there are the number of bids, the current price (which will be in red while there are no bids, green
when a bid is received), and further actions, which includes selling similar items.
So, your auction has run its course, and it has either sold or not. In the case of the item being unsold, it will show up under Selling/Unsold. There will be a drop down box on the right that will allow you to relist the item. You’ll also get an
email with the same opportunity to re-list. Relisting an item is easy and only requires a few moments.
Of course, selling is the objective. If the item does sell, you’ll get an email also to that effect. On the email you’ll see a box
marked Send invoice. Clicking on it will show a basic screen with information like item and amount owed including shipping. Once sent, the buyer will get an email. I usually send a second invoice if the buyer has not paid or communicated
by the end of the third day after auction close.
Now, assuming the buyer has paid, you have to ship the item. There is good news here – Ebay allows you to buy postage on-line now. This does two things – it is a bit discounted versus retail rates and you can drop off the item in any
postage box – the 13 ounce rule you see on the mail drop boxes only applies
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if you use postage stamps. You can also buy a Delivery confirmation for about a quarter of what it costs retail – I recommend you use this, it will help in case of a dispute.
International shipping is also facilitated. You get the same features as above, although you cannot get delivery confirmation, and the postage pre-populates the Customs form.
So, that this all there is to Ebay. But I did say that Amazon is also available. Amazon has some advantages over Ebay.
Listing an item is easier – you search for the item on Amazon, and when you bring the item up, you’ll see a box on the
right side that says Sell on Amazon. When you click on it, you’ll see a page with 4 main items. They will ask for condition,
which is basically New, Used, Collectable. Underneath is a box which is the ONLY place you can describe your model
and condition. There is then a box for number available and finally, shipping methods – which in this case, will be you’ll
ship it yourself. You have a choice of expedited shipping. And then you submit the listing.
Amazon has two additional advantages:
The listing is targeted – in other words, if someone is specifically looking for an Italeri Gigant, they will see it on Amazon.
The listings do not expire – they are there until they are sold or canceled.
Once sold, Amazon will allow you to buy shipping on their website, also with a discount versus retail rates. Amazon will
not tell you to ship unless the buyer has a good account, so there is no need to chase after anyone.
Amazon does have several DISADVANTAGES however that should be considered.
First, there are no separate shipping charges. Amazon takes a fee and then gives you back what they think it should take
to ship it.
This seems to be the basic weight of the model. Often I have found that when it comes to shipping, I am paying more
than the allowance because I have used a larger shipping box or I have added shipping peanuts.
Amazon fees are also hefty – about 15% of your selling price. On a $30 model with $12shipping, with Ebay you’ll pay
$3.78 or so in fees (excluding what Paypal takes). On Amazon, you’ll lose $4.50, plus whatever excess it requires to ship
the item.
One thing about Amazon’s seller format – buyers don’t always read very carefully. The only time I received a negative
feedback was when I sold a book which normally comes with a CD in the back. I had stated in large letters – NO CD INCLUDED – on the description, but the person didn’t read it. Also, I had someone buy a book, expedited shipping, which
he wanted to return after a week since he claimed it was too dog-eared to be sold as new, when I listed it as used.
Amazon also holds on to any monies collected, although they will deposit it to a bank account automatically every two
weeks.
Finally, with Amazon you are playing with some of the big boys – MegaHobby for example, also lists on Amazon. Amazon weeds out the smaller sellers during Christmas time by shutting them down temporarily. Amazon claims it is to enhance the buyer’s experience. While there is some truth to this in it eliminates people who would suddenly show up to
dump an item or two, it also sweeps the field of everyone who hasn’t paid Amazon for listing on their website. So basically you’re back on Ebay.
So there you have it – this is long, and perhaps some of you are asleep already. If you stuck through to the end – thanks!
And remember, I will sell an item on Ebay for you as part of the 50 free listings per month allowance. Contact me if
you’re interested!
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Review of the month.
Our review of the month, comes from a new
source, Me. As part of my collection of
Planes made by my Company Northrop
Grumman I bring you the Orange Hobby X47B.
The future strike force of the US Navy is
currently on test in the Chesapeake Bay in
the form of the X-47B. This is the modern
navy UCAV, the aircraft being developed by
Northrop Grumman is on test at NAS Patuxent River having been designed to demonstrate new technology, such as automated
takeoffs, landings and refueling. The drone
also has a fully capable weapons bay with a
payload capacity of 4,500 pounds, although
the Navy says it has no plans to arm it at the
moment.
The US Navy is currently testing two of the
aircraft, which were built behind razor-wire
fences at Northrop Grumman Corp.'s complex in Palmdale, where the company manufactured the B-2 stealth bomber. In February
2011, the first X-47B had its maiden flight
from Edwards Air Force Base, where it continued testing until December 2011 when it
was carried from the Mojave Desert to Naval
Air Station Patuxent River in southern Maryland. The drone is slated to first land on a
carrier by 2013, relying on pinpoint GPS
coordinates and advanced avionics. The
carrier's computers will digitally transmit the
carrier's speed, cross-winds and other data
to the drone as it approaches from miles
away. The X-47B will not only land itself, but
will also know what kind of weapons it is
carrying, when and where it needs to refuel
with an aerial tanker, and whether there's a
nearby threat
Orange Hobby have now released a resin kit
of this impressive drone. It comes in an un-
marked box but all the parts are well protected in zip lock bags and bubble wrap. The
kit is resin, but it looks like injected plastic
gray, unmarked and some parts are very soft
to the touch. The castings are very good with
the only imperfection being some very small
bubbles on the trailing edges. Nothing that
should cause problems for most modelers
used to resin kits and accessories. The fuselage is supplied by a single, well-shaped
casting, with fine scribed details with recesses for weapons bays and landing gear.
This part, and the wings have large gates that
will be tricky to remove, however, if that is the
price of such a great piece of casting, so be
it. One of the keys to a Stealth flying wing
design is the forward edge of the wing and
OH seem to have captured this very well, at
least as best we know with a classified design. The top of the fuselage comes in a
separate piece, which when placed on the
wing/fuselage forms the complex intake
shape seemingly very well compared to released pictures. One wonders how a Chinese model company can do this so well!
The wings are single pieces which with a little
work can be optionally positioned in the
folded position, simply add the hinges, which
is not an arduous task in this scale. Those
four pieces are most of the model, yeah, no
cockpit.
The landing gear comes in separate pieces,
well detailed and well shaped in a small tree
(figure 3). The other parts come in small plastic bags (figure 4), including photo-etch. The
photo-etch are for door actuators, antennas
and details. Doors and parts of the intake and
exhaust nozzles, wheels and other parts
come in bags are separated and cast with
fine details. As stated above, there are no
plans to arm this drone yet, so the bomb
bays are best closed at the moment. Dry
fitting shows that the doors fit well with minimal filler. The decals look well done and depict the first prototype of the Northrop Grumman X-47B (serial 168063, # 501) and come
on two sheets with a fine film covering them
to protect them.
The armament consists of two smart bombs
GBU-31 (V) 1 / 3 JADM, which come with
photo-etch details and decals. These however will be consigned to the spares bin. The
instructions are diagrammatic with a few
Chinese and English words. However, what
English there is, is not necessarily worth
having, e.g. “According to be fond of. Choice
a kind of form installation parts”. There are
three and a half pages of comprehensive
steps and half a page of decal instructions.
The latter is the kit’s weakest point as it is
faded and difficult to read, maybe just my
copy. Each PE part is well identified as is
the
resin overpour that has to be removed. In
just a couple of places, the location of parts
are a little unclear. There are paint callouts
during construction for the bays, white, and
bay doors, white with red edges, but that is
all. No colour scheme is given for the body,
which I believe is Ghost Grey. This is only
thing not covered.
Building the Orange Hobby Northrop Grumman X-47B
Since I wrote the above In-Box review, I have been busily building the X-47B, so here are my impressions so far. First thing to mention is the resin. It is not quite as forgiving as I first thought, the main parts are quite brittle and removing the pour blocks was quite a
challenge. Saw off close and sand back was the best method, though a couple of spots did have to be repaired. Also requiring repair/
filling was the trailing edge as there are a lot of very small bubbles in the very thin resin at this point. These were filled with an acrylic
resin powder mixed with super glue obtained from a certain local Dental Lab. This did the job, retaining the smooth finish as well as
being very strong. Once done, painting could commence as there is no cockpit. This means painting the white bays and intake.
Painting the intake is the only tricky bit, as there is a lip of Light Ghost Grey on the upper side of the intake and a White/Grey demarcation on the lower side. Once painted and with the combined Exhaust/Arrestor Hook bay in place, then the upper fuselage can be
glued in place. This fits perfectly and a good job too, as this is the bulk of the kit. Then on goes the wings, and make sure they are
level and attach the other dangly bits. This is where I am so far, so stay tuned.
Upcoming Shows of Interest to Region 4 Club Members
2/18/12
IPMS Columbus
BLIZCON, IPMS Columbus OH
Aladdin Shrine, Columbus OH
2/24/12 –3/4/12
Anchorage Annual IPMS Contest
Anchorage Senior Activities Center
3/10/12
Roscoe Turner Annual Swap Meet
Raymond Park Middle School, Indianapolis IN
3/24/12
SEMMEX 2012
Michigan Military Technical Museum
4/13-4/14/12
Monthly meetings are held at the ODOT
aviation building behind Beightler Armory off SR
161 on the north side of Don Scott field.
Members and non-members alike are welcome
WrightCon 2012 R4 Regional
Hope Hotel & Conferecne Centre, Fairborn OH
5/19/12
Northwest Ohio Spring Invitational
1147 Saco St, Toledo, OH
Anyone who has content for next month’s Fly
By, please forward in electronic format to:
zed@columbus.rr.com or
mabell@columbus.rr.com
5/16/12
Military Modelers of Louisville
3821 Hunsigner Lane
8/8-8/11
IPMS Nationals Orlando FL.
Disneyworld Contemporary Resort, Lake Buena Vista FL
Need to know anything about the club,
please visit us on the web at:
www.IPMSColumbus.com
Secretary Minutes
Notes from the club secretary Graham
Holmes about last month’s meeting
feature.
Old Business
Dues are due.
Include in this months Flyby is the annual
Treasurer’s report, for your reading pleasure.
A reminder to all members,
If there is something that you would like
other members to know about, please let
me know. I can do the research, just
need to now what you would like me to
Contributions
As you will have noticed, there are contributions from several people this month.
Thank you to the effort put forth, include
the photographers.
I encourage anyone and everyone to
come up with anything model related
that they would like to share, even if it is
just as simple as the first impressions that
you have when you open a new kit for
the first time, or an interesting old article
that you may have.
IPMS Eddie Rickenbacker 2012 Roster
MEM
NAME
IPMS
2009 Agresta, Don
2010 Bechte, Stephen
LIFE
Bell, Ron
12907
TITLE
ADDRESS
PHONE
E-MAIL
4153 Stockade Place, Gahanna, OH
337-0996 dagresta@insight.rr.com
4857 Briston Drive, Columbus, OH 43221
876-0610 bechwulf@wowway.com
IPMS VP 568 Arden Road, Columbus, OH 43214
267-2055 rbell2@columbus.rr.com
2012 Bigelow, Glen
443 Blue Stem Avenue, Gahanna, OH 43230
425-2154 doosebig@sbcglobal.net
2011 Boyer, Gordon
5565 Bushmill Road, Clarksburg, OH 43115
740-993-2337 gordo1s_space@yahoo.com
2013 Champlin, Walt
29797
2011 Cole, Ron
2448 Sawbury Boulevard, Worthington, OH 43085
330-883-2493 colesaircraft@yahoo.com
740-773-3854 rfcordes@bright.net
2009 Cordes, Bob
46017
318 Chestnut Street, Chillicothe, OH 45601
2011 Davidson, Keith
35304
3088 Adirondack Avenue, Columbus, OH 43231
2012 Delraso, Mark
766-0394 vark0492@aol.com
785 Friendship Drive, New Concord, OH
890-4733 redpegasusdecals@wowway.com
1332 Palmer House Court, Columbus, OH 43235
altos77@yahoo.com
2010 Doll, Andy
38095
265 Delaneys Circle, Powell, OH 43065
789-9775 pavecheck@columbus.rr.com
2012 Filippelli, Bruce
12743
8571 Appleridge Circle, Pickerington, OH 43147
866-0012 bruce.filippelli@varianinc.com
2013 Francis, Ron
2012 Grabill, Dave
183 Riva Ridge Rd, Pataskala, OH 43062
740-501-7665 ram88air@yahoo.com
202 E. Main Street, Johnstown, OH 43031
740-967-0745 reddave65@hotmail.com
2009F Harting, Greg
39302
1030 Bridgeway Circle, Apartment B, Columbus, OH 43220
457-5734 gharting@columbus.rr.com
2009F Harting, Sheila
39302
1030 Bridgeway Circle, Apartment B, Columbus, OH 43220
457-5734 sharting@columbus.rr.com
LIFE
Hodges, Gil
5733 Springhaven Drive, Orange Park, FL 32065
2011 Holmes, Graham
41174
2012 Holt, Jason
40139
7754 Powers Ridge Drive, Blacklick, OH 43004
868-0235 sherjay@prodigy.net
2010 Jones, Bob
45717
945 Kendale Road S, Columbus, OH 43220
442-7520 rjoneszone5@aol.com
2010 Kohler, Estan
31503
7170 Columbia Road SW, Pataskala, OH 43062
2012F Kowalski, Joe
31206
12770 Ardine Court NW, Pickerington, OH 43147
2011 Kloman, Karl
Secretary 1744 Weatherstone Lane, Columbus, OH 43235
slowhandshodges@aol.com
1949 Arlington Avenue, Columbus, OH 43212
799-1117 zed@columbus.rr.com
486-8645 kkloman@columbus.rr.com
740-927-5134 gkohler@centurysurety.com
861-7509 twomedphys@aol.com
2010 Kuhrt, Will
5504 Driftwood Road, Columbus, OH 43229
352-9670 wkuhrt@yahoo.com
2009 Lee, Steve
8407 Gleneagles Court, Dublin, OH 43017
766-0372 blee16@columbus.rr.com
2012 Lerner, Bruce
2011 Maroscher, Mark
734 Suntree Drive, Westerville, OH 43081
44228
2010 Martin, Mike
2012 Martin, Tom
2012F Maruniak, Scott
Vice Pres 18200 Bear Swamp Road, Marysville, OH 43040
596-0071 bdl7431@sbcglobal.net
937-642-9920 m70@embarqmail.com
3344 Lindstrom Drive, Columbus, OH 43228
36161
5548 Larkwood Road, Columbus, OH 43229
40780
4432 Gary Way, Hilliard, OH 43026
921-1300 fnu_maruniak@mecdc.org
197 S. 22nd Street, Columbus, OH 43205
404-5461 devin72002@yahoo.com
2011 Meriam, Devin
642-985-3451 ggtmartin@aol.com
2011 Minar, Arthur
Misiolek, TJ
aminar@comcast.net
31163
Treasurer 3548 Silverado Drive, Columbus, OH 43228
2012 Misiolek, Trey
40809
3548 Silverado Drive, Columbus, OH 43228
279-1382 treymisiolek@columbus.rr.com
2010 Mitchell, Jon
46803
4190 Little Pine Drive, Columbus, OH 43230
554-2314 mitchelljk@wowway.com
LIFE
279-1382 tjmisiolek@columbus.rr.com
2012 Moore, Jeff
944 Greenridge Road, Columbus, OH 43235
2010F Muller, Kurt
6147 Bitterroot Drive, Westerville, OH 43081
740-507-3289
6147 Bitterroot Drive, Westerville, OH 43081
740-507-3289 mmullermdl@yahoo.com
538 West Broadway, Granville, OH 43023
740-587-4966 rmunroj@cgate.net
2010F Muller, Mark
2012 Munro, Bob
LIFE
32881
Neno, Ron
2012 Pluth, Ben
37511
2012 Popeko, Dan
2012 Prosser, Dave
1910 Fairwood Avenue, Columbus, OH 43207
443-9340
3196 Leesville Way, Dublin, OH 43017
766-2165 coolhand501@hotmail.com
8733 Sedona Drive, Lewis Center, OH 43035
35748
4361 Park Point, Lewis Center, OH 43035
2011 Rau, Craig
970 Blenheim Road, Columbus, OH 43224-2619
2011 Reddy, Bob
2312 Pinzon Place, Unit 101, Columbus, OH 43235
2012 Redifer, Tim
2011F Rothrock, Steve
2012 Roy, Bruce
33662
505-1255 nomoor3261@hotmail.com
848-5657 poe55@aol.com
740-549-1471 dprosser@jdiapollo.com
crau@insight.rr.com
791-1371 bobkatred@sbcglobal.net
1984 Village Court, Columbus, OH 43212
488-3727 tlred45@columbus.rr.com
2427 Sonnington Drive, Dublin, OH 43017
761-8851 rothrock@wideopenwest.com
President 718 Kienle Avenue, Westerville, OH 43081
259-3141 olebarn320@wowway.com
2010 Russomanno, Goerge
3891 Oakbrook Lane, Powell, OH 43065
766-9055 gruss3891@att.net
2011 Sage, Jim
6270 Rutherford Place, Columbus, OH 43213
306-1155 jsage@att.net
2012 Skerness, Edward
5640 Buenos Aires Boulevard, Westerville, OH 43081
2012 Steiner, John
4411 Clarkshaw Road, Powell, OH 43065
895-0463 edwardskerness@gmail.com
740-816-2997 dms41986@yahoo.com
IPMS Eddie Rickenbacker 2012 Roster
Monday, December 12, 2011
2009 Stephens, Jim
1279 Pinnacle Drive, Columbus, OH 43204
2012 Tingley, Dave
1385 Norris Drive, Columbus, OH 43224
2012 Upp, JC
35 Volmey Court, Columbus, OH 43228
2011 Walters, Joel
1392 Crisfield Drive, Columbus, OH 43204
2011 Weiler, Stephen
1497 Forest Brooke Way, #377, Delaware, OH 43015
2012 Wilsbacher, Tony
5736 Morlich Square, Dublin, OH 43017
2011 Wood, Dick
LIFE
Zimmerman, Khristopher
34502
154 Brandywine Drive, Apt B, Westerville, OH 43081
29172
415 N. Yencer Street, Baltimore, OH 43105
jemsstephens@sbcglobal.net
850-866-8390 priller101@yahoo.com
678-1625 jupp001@columbus.rr.com
308-0687 joel56@ameritech.net
740-363-9015
886-0375 awilsbacher@burnip.com
891-6525 rwood2@columbus.rr.com
740-862-5408 jzimmer7@rrohio.com
INACTIVE MEMBERS
2008 Bauman, Andrew
28 Arden Road, Columbus, OH 43214
268-4842
2008 Bauman, Max
28 Arden Road, Columbus, OH 43214
268-4842 tigertank188@yahoo.com
2009 Brannon, Danny
13490 North Street West, Utica, OH 43080
2007 Cramer, Ken
35395
157 Imperial Drive, Gahanna, OH 43230
740-892-4579
475-9635 kcramer@columbus.rr.com
2007 Feit, Steve
6479 Baffin Drive, Dublin, OH 43017
764-9783 sfeit@wowway.com
2007 Klaus, Haagen
4647 Orwell Drive, Columbus, OH 43220
459-5249 hdk977@yahoo.com
2008 Lukens, David
2487 Linbaugh Road, Grove City, OH 43123
406-2961 david@insanityunlimited.com
2008 Minard, Jon
15251 Wooster Road, Mt. Vernon, OH 43050
2009 Mohr, David
8125 Reynoldswood Drive, Reynoldsburg, OH 43068
864-7346 dmohr@insight.rr.com
2007 Nims, Charles
6346 Emberwood Drive, Dublin, OH 43017
791-9034 charnims@aol.com
2009 Sharkey, Scott
24235
740-393-0968 jon.minard@axom.com
1027 Hurley Court, Gahanna, OH 43230
313-6063 ssharkey@lanshark.com
2009 Smith, Mick
103 S. Ogden Avenue, Columbus, OH 43204
351-5221 tsmith1764@wowway.com
2007 Terry, Aidan
1960 Blanchester Court, Columbus. OH 43229
898-7188 historyguy@wowway.com
2009 Toops, Chris
2364 Carroll-Eastern Road, Lancaster, OH 43130
740-756-4682 ctoops@mac.com
Monday, December 12, 2011