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THE PATRIOT
IPMS Patriot Chapter Newsletter
Pip Moss, Editor
January 2014
Meeting Info
Billerica, MA
www.ipmspatriot.org
The next Patriot Chapter meeting will take place on Friday, January 3, at 7:30 p.m. at the First Parish Unitarian Church
in Billerica, MA. The church is located on Concord Road, just as it meets Route 3A (Boston Road) at the Billerica Town
Common. The January meeting will be a build session with a business meeting, Show-and-Tell, and a raffle.
We had a very successful party on December 6: an abundance of delicious food—a BIG thank-you to Alan Beeber for doing such a great job organizing it—lots of models for Show-and-Tell, a huge number of kits distributed
from Richard Rycroft’s estate, an enjoyable (and unpredictable) Yankee Swap, and above all, an evening of good
company and good cheer. We hope all our readership has had a joyful holiday season, and we send our best
wishes for a happy, productive New Year.
In This
Issue
December Meeting Minutes.............................................................................................................. 2
Show and Tell List............................................................................................................................... 2
Meeting Pics........................................................................................................................................ 2
Show and Tell Gallery......................................................................................................................... 4
Upcoming Events.............................................................................................................................11
IPMS/USA Membership Form........................................................................................................11
Minutes from the December Meeting
T
HE meeting began informally at 7:00 with pizza and cold cuts
for dinner and socializing.
Chapter President Dave Schmidt called a brief business meeting at 7:45. He began with a suggestion that we extend an honorary membership to Paul Scopetski in recognition of his support
of the club through the years. This was approved unanimously.
Dave also suggested that we begin discussion in January of our
next group trip.
That concluded the business portion of the meeting, and we
transitioned to Show-and-Tell. There were no less than 24 models
on display, most of them connected with the 2013 Group Build
theme: Evolution.
Following Show-and-Tell, the club held the distribution of
the remaining models from Rich Rycroft’s estate. After the model
distribution some members took part in a Yankee Swap, and the
meeting then broke up for the night.
—Rick Lippincott, Secretary
Show and Tell
Matt Fleury.............................................1/35 BMW R75 (Tamiya)
Mike Hirsch................ 1/48 Supermarine Spiteful 14 (Trumpeter)
1/48 Supermarine Attacker (Classic Airframes)
Bill Michaels........................................ 1/72 Fokker Dr. I (Eduard)
1/72 Fokker D. VI (Roden)
1/72 Fokker D. VII (Revell)
Pip Moss............................................1/48 Spitfire Mk. I (Tamiya)
1/48 Spitfire Mk. XII (Airfix)
1/48 Spitfire Mk. XVI (ICM)
1/48 Spitfire Mk. 24 (Airfix)
Ken Myers............................................. 1/72 P-47D (Hobby Boss)
Harrier Egg Plane (Hasegawa)
Mike O’Keefe...........................1/35 M4 Sherman Early (Tamiya)
1/35 M4A3 Late Production (Tamiya)
1/35 M4A3 with 105mm Howitzer (Tamiya)
1/35 M51 ìSuper Shermanî (Tamiya)
Jim Qualey...................................1/72 F4U-1 Corsair (Hasegawa)
1/72 F4U-1A Corsair (Hasegawa)
1/72 AU-1 Corsair (Italeri)
1/72 F4F-3 Wildcat (Hasegawa)
1/72 F6F-5 Hellcat (Academy)
1/72 F6F-5 Hellcat (Hasegawa)
John Walker......................................... 1/35 Panzerjaeger I (DML)
1/35 Jagdtiger (DML)
Thank you, Karen Lippincott,
for the great meeting photos!
There are more to see on Page 3.
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More Meeting Pics
Page 3
Show and Tell Gallery
Matt Fleury’s 1/35 scale BMW R75, built OOB
and painted with Tamiya and Vallejo acrylics.
Decals, from the kit, are for SS Totenkopf.
Mike O’Keefe’s 1/35 scale Sherman Evolution series, built mostly OOB with various Legend Production
details added (sandbag armor and stowage), and painted with various brands of acrylics.
Top left: M4 Early Production from an unknown unit, France, 1944.
Top right: M4A3 Late Production, 69th Tank Battalion, 6th Armored Division, Ardennes, January 1945.
Bottom left: M4A3 with 105mm howitzer, HCO, 756th Tank Battalion.
Bottom right: M51 “Super Sherman,” 14th Armor Brigade, Ariel Sharon “Bison” Division, June 1967.
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Show and Tell Gallery (continued)
Jim Qualey’s 1/72 scale F4U-1 Corsair, built OOB
with a pitot tube from stainless steel tubing.
Paint is Polly Scale and Model Master; decals
are from Aeromaster and MicroScale. Markings
are for USMC, soutwest Pacific, 1943.
Jim Qualey’s 1/72 scale F4U-1A Corsair, built
OOB and painted with Floquil Military Colors.
Decals, from Aeromaster, are for USN VF-17.
Jim Qualey’s 1/72 scale AU-1 Corsair, built OOB
with cannon barrels and pitot tube from stainless steel tubing. Paint is Model Master; decals,
from MicroScale, are for USMC, Korean War.
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Show and Tell Gallery (continued)
Comparison shot showing two of Pip Moss’s
1/48 scale Spitfires. On the left, a Mk. I; on the
right, a Mk. 24, final Spitfire version.
Pip Moss’s 1/48 scale Spitfire Mk.XII, the first
version powered by the Rolls-Royce Griffon
engine, built OOB except for an Ultracast seat
and prop blades from Aeroclub. Paint is Model
Master and Aeromaster enamels (the latter for
the spinner and fuselage stripe). Decals, from
the kit, Aeromaster and Eagle Strike, are for 91
Squadron, Hawkinge, 1943. I’ve since learned
that the Mk. XII didn’t have wingtip nav lights,
so they’ve been painted over.
Pip Moss’s 1/48 Spitfire Mk. XVI, one of the
final versions to be powered by the Rolls-Royce
Merlin engine. Built with a bunch of Ultracast
replacement parts: propeller blades, seat,
cockpit hatch, main wheels and elevators. Paint
is Model Master enamels. Markings are for 308
(Polish) Squadron, spring 1945.
Pip Moss’s 1/48 scale Spitfire Mk. 24, last of
the Spitfire line. Hard to miss the huge “Spiteful” tail (compare with Mike Hirsch’s Spiteful
on Page 7). Barracuda/Cooper Details prop/
spinner, carb intake, rocker covers, exhausts
and stabilizers/elevators; Cutting Edge resin
cockpit; Squadron vacuform sliding canopy.Paint
is Model Master and Aeromaster eamels. Decals,
from Xtradecals, are for Squadron Leader, 80
Squadron, Germany, 1949.
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Show and Tell Gallery (continued)
Mike Hirsch’s 1/48 scale Supermarine Spiteful,
which was planned as a replacement for the
Spitfire. The model was built OOB and painted
with Model Master enamels. Decals, including
roundels from Xtradecals, are for an early
production plane in 1944.
Mike Hirsch’s 1/48 scale Supermarine Attacker,
originally known as the “Jet Spiteful” because it
employed the same wing. It was the FAA’s first
jet and Supermarine’s last fighter. Mike built the
model OOB with an M-B ejection seat from
KMC. Paint is Xtracolor enamels. Markings are
for 1831 Squadron, RNVR, Cheshire, 1955.
Welcome to new member Ken Myers, who
joined the chapter at the December meeting.
This is his 1/72 scale P-47D Thuderbolt. Ken
used a True Details resin cockpit and added steel
gun barrels and retraction cylinders in the wheel
wells. Decals are from the kit and the spares
box. Markings are for the 1st Air Commando
Group, 10th AF, Inda, 1944.
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Show and Tell Gallery (continued)
Comparison shot of John Walker’s two 1/35
scale Jagdpanzers, showing the beginning and
end of the evolutionary line.
John Walker’s 1/35 scale Panzerjäger I with 4.7
cm gun, built OOB and painted with Tamiya
acrylics. The figure is from Tamiya with a DML
head. Markings are for PzJgrAbt 521, France,
May-June 1940.
John Walker’s 1/35 scale Jagdtiger, built OOB
and painted with Tamiya acrylics. Figure is
from Tamiya. Decals, from a DML SdKfz 251
kit, are for PzJgAbt 653, Neustadt, Germanay,
March 1945.
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Show and Tell Gallery (continued)
Comparison shot of Bill Michaels’ 1/72 Fokker
Evolution series. From left to right, a Dr.I, a
D.VI and a D.VII
Bill Michaels’ 1/72 scale Fokker D.VII, built
OOB and painted with Tamiya acrylics. Decals,
from the kit, are for a plane flown by Hermann
Goering in 1918.
Ken Myers’ Harrier Egg Plane, built OOB and
painted with Testors. Decals are from the kit.
Ken added a pilot figure.
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Show and Tell Gallery (concluded)
Comparison shot of Jim Qualey’s 1/72 scale
Grumman cats. Left, an F3F-3 Wilcat; right,
an F6F-5 Hellcat.
Jim Qualey’s 1/72 scale F4F-3. Jim used True
Details resin cockpit and wheel well sets as well
as stainless steel tubing for pitot and gun blast
tubes. Paint is Polly Scale and Model Master.
Decals, from Aeromaster, are for Maj. Robert
Galer, USMC, Guadalcanal, 1942,
Two 1/72 scale F6F-5s built by Jim Qualey. Both
are OOB and painted with Model Master. Markings for the top plane are USS Santee, summer
1945. Markings for the bottom plane are USS
Randoph, 1945.
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Upcoming Events
March 18........................MassCar 26th Annual Model Exhibition, Holiday Inn, Taunton, MA.
March 30........................Valleycon XXIV, IPMS Wings & Wheels, Knights of Columbus, 460 Granby Road, Chicopee, MA.
Contact Al LaFleche: ajlafleche@comcast.net or 413-306-1270.
April 6.............................Downeastcon 2014, IPMS Southern Maine, Thornton Academy/Linnell Gynmasium, 438 Main St., Saco, ME.
Contact George Bangs: brokenyokefarm@gmail.com or 207-625-8007
April 13...........................BuffCon 31, IPMS Niagara Frontier, Knights of Columbus, 2735 Union Road at William St., Cheektowaga, NY.
Contact Tom Faith: tkebj5@roadrunner.com or 716-683-4897.
April 26...........................Can Am Con 12, IPMS Champlain Valley, Plattsburgh Holiday Inn, 412 Route 3, Plattsburgh, NY.
Contact Frank Baehre: frankandsandyb@verizon.net or 518-561-4265.
May 2–3..........................NoreastCon 43, Region 1 Convention, American Airpower Museum, 1230 New Highway, Farmingdale, NY.
Contact Robert DeMaio: taurleo@optonline.net or 631-707-3442.
August 6–9.....................IPMS National Convention/Contest, Hampton Roads Convention Center, Hampton,VA.
Log on to http://www.ipmsusa2014.com/
September 14................Patcon 2014, Hudson Elks Lodge, 90 Park Street, Hudson, MA.
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