Classic Plastic

Classic Plastic
APRIL 2014
Proving Size Doesn’t Matter Since 1986
Vol. 28 No. 4
Your Next CPMCC Meeting: The When, The Where And The What
Date:
April 5th
Location:
Eagle Fire Company, Mt. Wolf
Start Time: 11-ish
What's up? Monthly Open
Once more the turnout for the annual Memorial Tribute was excellent, and the tables were loaded
with some really impressive models in all categories. It was a fitting way to remember those
friends we’ve lost, and we’re sure they would have been proud of all the entrants!
The Newsletter of the Central Pennsylvania Model Car Club
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Vital Signs
Officers and Committee Members
President
Vice-President
Treasurer
Membership Secretary
Recording Secretary
Executive Board
Event Coordinators
Contest Committee
Club Historians
Newsletter Editor
Newsletter Distribution
Club Statistician
Contact:
Craig Turner cturner1@ptd.net
Rick Woleslagle
Tony Shanko 717.840.1641 anthony.r.shanko@jci.com
Larry Landis 717.845.4917 kitbuilder@clear.net
Jim Weir 410.857.5846
Terry Adams, Mike Tate, Tony Shanko, Jim Weir, Craig Turner, Mike Dube, Mike Cole
Jim Weir, Terry Adams, Mike Tate, Tony Shanko
Mike Tate, Jim Weir, Craig Turner, Larry Landis
Craig Turner, Bill Wagaman, Mike Tate
Dan Peterson 610.370.1972 ThunderboltAFX@hotmail.com
Vince Putt 570.617.4405
Mike Dube
centralpmcc@hotmail.com Club Web site: www.cpmcc.org
Birthdays
Last Month's Raffle Donors
4/2/2014 Larry Landis
Vere Reider, Jr.
Mike Abate
4/5/2014 Norm Veber
Ron Bradley
Ron Shirey
4/9/2014 Chris Whalley
Rich Meany
Mike Tate
4/12/2014 Alec Klose
Norm Veber
Larry Landis
4/13/2014 Brian Bouder
Ron Fogle
Lou Kolar
4/13/2014 Darrel Nunns
Tom Gunshannon
4/13/2014 Jason Schorr
Leroy Hartley
4/16/2014 Steve Croumer
Mike Hemp
4/19/2014 Rick E. Lorah
George Johnson, Jr.
4/21/2014 George Stull
Jason Seibel
4/22/2014 Vere Reider, Jr.
4/28/2014 Nathan Daugherty
Happenings
4/5/2014
CPMCC Meeting and Open Contest DOUBLE POINTS!
4/19/2014
MAMA Meeting
4/26/2014
NNL East !
5/3/2014
CPMCC Meeting
5/10/2014
Mid Atlantic NNL!
5/17/2014
THERE’S NO MAMA MEETING IN MAY!
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Craig’s List…
WOW! What a banquet! There were over 80 people at our annual banquet!!! WELL DONE guys! What a privilege
to sit and see all of you there supporting our club! I sincerely hope you all enjoyed it as much as I did. A bit
THANK YOU goes out to those of you that had models moved to other classes and didn't make a big stink about it
too! I really don't like doing that, but every year it seems we need to do that. I want you to know that the contest
committee tries hard to make sure models are in the proper place, and we appreciate the good attitudes! THANK
you for that!
Once again you guys showed what this club is really all about with the additional support of Doug and Denise
Martin with your contributions to their cause! Elsewhere in this newsletter is a note from them expressing their
thanks to all of you! I am once again blown away by ALL OF YOU for your kindness and generosity!
Please forgive my ineptness in handing out the trophies to all the winners. I get all caught up in "stuff" before the
meeting, trying to make sure things go smoothly and the organization and sometimes lose my way! Thanks Jim
for standing back there with an exasperated look on your face and keeping me on track! Congrats to all the
winners! I love seeing the creativity that is in this club. The quality continually keeps getting better every year
which is a tribute to those that share their knowledge and "know how" to others!
Thanks as well for working with us this year by prepaying guys. That was a big help, albeit, extra work for out
treasurer. It helped us immensely to stay on budget and be good stewards of our finances! We actually came in
under budget this year and are in decent shape for this time of year.
We start the show season this month!!!! The end of the month is one of the highlights of the year for your prez
with NNL East, followed the next month by the NNL Mid Atlantic. I look forward to these every year and can't wait
to see what guys have been building all winter from other areas.
I'm babbling now as I am wont to do on occasion, but want to express my heartfelt appreciation to each and
every one of you that shares this great club. With that I am done writing! IF I have forgotten anything of great
importance, forgive me, and you may tell me at club! Now..BUILD SOMETHING!
Left over parts from the Slingster Dragster kit:
1) Driver figure - PN 60, 61, 62, 63 & 64.
2) Hemi Injectors - PN 22 & 23 (2 ea)
3) Chevy Injectors - PN 35 & 36 (4 ea)
Will refund postage or see me at the meeting.
Tom Gunshannon
579 Washington Ave.
Larksville, PA 18651
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Where to start?
Well, Jack Bouman fired off an email diming out Terry Adams as a winner at a recent show.
“Just wanted to let you know in case you want to insert it in the newsletter Terry Adams won best of show at
Pittsburgh over the weekend for his 55 wagon over 100 models in attendance. a well attended IPMS event. He
was one of 4 gold Medal Recipients as well.”
Alright, enough about that. Continuing on, I wanted thank everyone who attended the banquet. This year’s new
reservation system seemed to work on a couple levels; the club stood to avoid getting jammed up by paying out
of pocket for no shows, and attendance was apparently not affected one bit. Craig said more than 80 people
attended?! That is impressive, and to the untrained eye, the hall looked as full as any other year, if not more so!
It sounds like this practice makes sense to continue in future years.
The tables were graced with some very impressive models and though I recognized some that have been there
before, it was great to see so many for the very first time. We have a very active club full of talented members.
You owe yourselves a round of applause. For a group our size to be such a classy bunch is a testament to the
people who comprise the membership.
Speaking of membership, the deadline for 2014 renewal was last month. I’m purging the email list for newsletter
distribution so if you aren’t reading this, well…
Membership stands at 92 paid members, 22 dropouts and a shortlist of exempt members. “Exempt” means you
are a pretty much a lifer. “Drop Out” means whether people intended/intend to remain a member or not, we
haven’t heard from them and the line has to be drawn at some point. That point was the March meeting. As a
point of information, the percentage of dropouts is not unusual based on history. For many years, we have
generally been gaining more members than we lose. The graphic below shows how the total list on file breaks
out.
Active/Unpaid
1%
Drop Out
17%
Exempt
3%
Active/Paid
79%
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News Desk
Open Letter From The Martin Family
Dear Members,
My name is Denise Martin. Many of you don't know me but know my husband Doug. I wanted to write to
each and every one of the members of the CPMCC for their heart felt generously and unselfish
contributions, to help make my dream of obtaining an asst/companion dog come true. When Doug
handed me the donation box, I cried tears of joy, happiness and deep friendship with people I don't
even know.. Due to my deteriorating medicinal condition, this dog will enable me to get out of the house
without fear of falling or falling ill and not being able to inform anyone. This dog will be a major help to
Doug, who right now must maintain the house, do the wash, grocery shopping, take me to my
appointments as well as all the normal items that show up on any regular" honey due list" And the
greatest news of all is on Tuesday March 4, 2014 I was formally approved to receive an "Canine Partner
for Life. Now the fun begins, my first training meeting will be March 14, 2014 where they will start
choosing a dog to meet my needs and then start training them for everything I will need help with and
this may take up to a full year of additional training These dogs are very expensive costing Canine
Partners for Life $29,000 per dog to raise and place and they ask only $3000.00 per placement. At this
point I am half way there with $1500.00. And I am sure with my prayers, the grace of God and the
generosity of others like yourselves I will meet my goal. It is my promise that once I complete my
training, that with the clubs approval I will bring my "friend to the end" in to meet all you wonderful
people.
Again many, many thanks. This dog will be as much a part of the CPMCC as Doug or I am and I hope to
make him or her an honorary member.
Sincerely
Denise, Doug and Puppy Martin
2014 Membership Reminder
The number of members that renewed during
2013 and the start of 2014 was outstanding. Of
the 119 names we have on file, 96 are current
and in good standing. 2 members are listed as
confirmed dropouts, and the remaining 21 will join
them by the time you’re reading this newsletter.
Remember, if you are a new member who joined
in September 2013 or later, you were covered for
2014. If you intended to renew, but are reading
this in a borrowed copy of the newsletter because
you are now “unsubscribed” because of unpaid
dues, please contact Tony Shanko at once.
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Getting Older And Getting Better
We celebrated our anniversary on March 1st. For
those skilled at mathematics, and who own a
calendar, knowing we starting in 1986, it’s no
secret we’re now 28 years old. Yay for us!
Arguably (because people tend to like being
argumentative) we’re the longest continuously
running model car club in the US!
Not bad for a club centered around a hobby that
at one time onlookers claimed was dying a slow,
painful death. They were wrong about the hobby,
and we’re here, stronger than ever. Take a bow!
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News Desk
Annual Banquet & Model of the Year
The big announcements at the banquet included
Model of the Year honors going to Chris Cantler for
his highly detailed 1962 Chevy Bel Air and Blair
Pletcher running off with Modeler of the Year
honors. Juniors Kevin Viel and Jeremy Kranzel
took honors for their achievements in the monthly
Open contest, with Jeremy getting the nod for the
top spot. The club also recognized Vince Putt with
the Spirit Award, and also handed out gift cards to
Vince, Larry Landis, Jason Seibel, Mike Abate, Jim
Weir, Dan Peterson, Tony Shanko and Rick
Woleslagle.
Kranzel’s Hobbies
AMT 25 T Fruit Wagon Slated For May
2014 Release
1925 Ford T Fruit Wagon
Item No: AMT869
Release Date: May 2014
Not available since 1969, AMT reintroduces one of
their most fun "All American Show & Go" kits ever! It’s
the 1925 Model 'T' Fruit Wagon! Build 2 complete
models with the numerous parts included in this
feature-packed kit, like a stock 'T' roadster and a wild
custom Fruit Wagon pickup, complete with slicks,
hopped up motor and truck bed fruit stand display!
Scale: 1/25
Skill Level: 2 (ages 10 and up)
● Glue assembly, paint required
●Build 2 complete models - a 'T' roadster and a Fruit
Wagon pickup
● Stock and custom options for wheels, motors,
chassis and more
● Pre-lettered and striped Goodyear Blue Streak drag
slicks
● Full-color customizing decal sheet
● Reproduction original packaging
● Mini display box included
The Kranzel’s have attended almost every club
meeting since they joined, while still operating a
full service hobby shop located in Camp Hill. (See
the last page for contact info) David Kranzel
recently contacted the CPMCC Media Group,
announcing “a discount of 5% off all models and
supplies to all club members. Any paints or
supplies someone may need could be delivered to
the meetings, we try to make most of them.”
So, in addition to a great selection of all sorts of
hobby stuff, they also make it easier on your
wallet to load up on the items you need to keep
your hobby bench active and fully stocked!
Thank you Team Kranzel!
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Table Toppers
Participants from the Annual Memorial Tribute
Pee-Wee Kester / Race Vehicles, any kind
Joel Chevery / 58-72 Drag Cars
1ST Place : Mike Hemp
1ST Place : Mike Hemp
Andy Wyatt Photo
2nd Place: George Johnson
2nd
Place: Jack Bouman
3rd Place: Terry Adams
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3rd Place: Ron Fogle
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Table Toppers
Participants from the Annual Memorial Tribute
Gary Burkey / Hot Rods
Buddy J / Customs & Sleds
1ST Place : Blair Pletcher
1ST Place: Blair Pletcher
2nd Place: Terry Adams
2nd Place: Terry Myers
3rd Place: Blair Pletcher
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3rd Place: Charles Sweigert
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Table Toppers
Participants from the Annual Memorial Tribute
Kevin Deems – 67-72 Muscle
Rick Lauer / Vintage Stock Car
1ST Place: Mike Hemp
1ST Place : Anonymous?
2nd Place: Rick Woleslagle
2nd Place: Mike Hemp
3rd Place: Ron Palmer
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3rd Place: Terry Myers
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Table Toppers
More from the Memorial!
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Table Toppers
More from the Memorial!
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Last Month’s Open Results
Place Category
1
Adult
2
Adult
3
Adult
1
Junior
2
Junior
3
Junior
Member Name
Entry
2014 Leader Board
Rank
1
2
3
-
Adult Competitor
Ron Palmer
Mike Hemp
Charles Sweigert
Jack Bouman
Jeff Decker
Points
60
20
20
10
10
Rank
1
2
3
Junior (Under 16) Competitor
Jeremy Kranzel
Mackaden Snyder
Nathan Daugherty
Andrew Daugherty
Points
30
30
20
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Notes on Monthly Contests
1st, 2nd or 3rd place-winning entries from previous months are not
eligible for competition in subsequent monthly contests. You are
welcome to display, but please place a “No Vote” note near your
model. Please put your name and model entered on the sheet at the
president’s table so we can identify you if you win.
When voting, please write legibly on the ballot. Our old eyes and
somebody’s sloppy handwriting are a bad combination!
If you are the only participant entering in a monthly open contest, you
earn only the points for first place. There must be a second competitor
in order for a participant to earn points for any additional places they
are awarded. In the case of potential sweeps, the 3rd (or 6th) place
points will be awarded to the next closest entrant.
Don’t forget the “Just Cool Stuff” table! WIPs, old builds or just
cool stuff not competing in a contest!
Thanks to EVERYONE for their participation!!!
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Wotsinabox? Slingster!
(Submitted by guest contributor Darryl Peters – Ed.)
The Slingster Dragster model kit is arguably one of the
most anticipated model car kits in Monogram’s recent
history. They addressed two big issues with this kit; 1).
They “resurrected” the old highly prized Sizzler
Dragster subject, and 2). They did it in 1/25th scale
instead of the original’s 1/20th scale.
The similarity between the box tops is obvious. The
new kit consists of over 100 parts on five white plastic
trees, two chromed trees, a clear canopy, and four new
tires in black rubber. There is also an extensive, multicolor glossy decal sheet. The instruction booklet is 37
pages long and covers building options for 6 different
models. You can only build one complete model from
this kit but your spare parts box will be quite happy.
There are many more than 6 building options when
mixing and matching all the options included in this kit.
A little kit bashing will also open the door to a larger
number of building options. A 60s era Chassis
Research dragster with an injected flathead, Nailhead,
or blown early Caddy or Olds V-8 would be an easy kit
bashing build.
Monogram missed an opportunity to capitalize on the
inspiration for the Bantam-bodied competition coupe
model, namely providing decals for Al Bergler’s
Aggravation A/C coupe. That dragster from the early
60’s obviously heavily influenced the original Sizzler
coupe model and consequently the Slingster coupe
Model as well. Fear not, the aftermarket comes to the
rescue and Scale Auto Details offers the correct decals
for the Aggravation coupe in its early configuration as
well as a resin stack of bar bell weights for the front of
the dragster!
The kit has two engines with 4 different build options;
blown or injected early Hemi and a blown or injected
small block Chevy engine.
Since the molds for this kit were apparently reverse
engineered from the original Sizzler kit, except reduced
to 1/25th scale, the engine block was split vertically in
the old Monogram tradition, yielding a seam down the
center of the oil pan. I was never a fan of the way
Monogram broke down engines in their old kits but
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when assembled with liquid glue (I use IPS Weld-On
#4), one can easily remove the seam without filler.
I also found that masking the oil pan was easy so
painting the engine was not overly complicated with
this parts break down.
Nearly all parts, especially the frame rails, were quite
delicate in their appearance, much like the fantastic
Kurtis Kraft midget kits, and it was obvious that
Monogram took great pains to mold to scale when
possible. The engineering that was done on the
predecessor kit more than 50 years ago is impressive.
I encountered absolutely no fit problems during
assembly. The simplified nature of this kit’s ancestor,
which was released in the early 60’s, resulted in a lack
of some important engine accessories, such as a fuel
pump and oil filter. Do not despair, the aftermarket
again comes to the rescue and a very prominent
aftermarket resin caster will have an upgrade parts
pack available, by the time you read this review, with
two different fuel pumps and additional resin parts to
super detail this outstanding kit.
Despite the excellent castings, I thought the slicks
were slightly too small in width as well as diameter. I
substituted resin wheels and slicks from Ma’s Resin
which required slightly opening up the coupe body’s
wheel arches. I used the weight stack and the decals
from Scale Auto Details as well as some scratch
building and other aftermarket parts (Arrowhead
Aluminum, Detail Master, and Model Car Garage) to
detail my version of the Aggravation coupe.
I airbrushed a base coat of Tamiya Silver Leaf (TS-30)
onto the body, frame, and engine. After drying them in
a dehydrator for 24 hours, I then airbrushed a few wet
coats of Tamiya Transparent Red (TS-74) over the
base coat. The parts went back into the dehydrator for
another 24 hours before applying the decals. After the
decals dried over night in a dehydrator, I airbrushed
two wet coats of Dupli-Color Clear Gloss onto the parts.
This was the first time I used a Tamiya Transparent
color as a candy color and was pleased with the
appearance.
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Wotsinabox? Slingster!
▲ Plated Parts
▲ White Parts
▲ Sizzler Box Art
▲ Decal Sheet
I highly recommend this kit. The Slingster is a fun
kit to build and I intend building a few more
variations, likely with 1950-1960’s era engines,
such as a flathead (with a SCoT blower and
carbs?), blown Olds, injected Buick Nailhead,
blown Pontiac, etc. I will likely change the rear
wheels and slicks based on old photos of early
Chassis Research dragsters. I can visualize earlystyle unpolished Halibrand rear wheels and wide
white wall slicks with photo-etched spoke front
wheels (from Machined Aluminum Specialties) on
my next build. Enjoy this kit and buy a few to
reward Revell/Monogram for their effort so they
will continue this trend of providing us with
resurrected old models and fascinating new
subjects. Maybe resurrecting the UNCERTAIN “T”
is a possibility. I am sure that model is also on the
wish list of a few modelers just as this kit was.
▲ Instruction Sheet
I wired and plumbed the engine and mounted a
60s-style tachometer on the dragster inner body. I
scratch built “Coors” cans to cover the ends of the
zoomie headers and a small red shop rag to stuff
into the injector scoop.
▼ Darryl’s “Aggravation” coupe!
▲ Slingster Box Art
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Selective Focus: The Big Sit!
Model photos from the field. Courtesy of Lyle Willits!
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Selective Focus: The Big Sit!
Model photos from the field. Courtesy of Lyle Willits!
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Selective Focus: The Big Sit!
Model photos from the field. Courtesy of Lyle Willits!
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Showroom: Tuned Gallardo
Photos and text courtesy of Tamas Janosi as posted on the Model Cars Magazine forum
I refined the rear of the car similar to the facelift edition, used real mesh instead of the kit ones for the
air intakes, and HobbyDesign rims, PE set, Tamiya paint and 2k automotive clear, some leftover rear
wing from the parts box. I had fitment issue with the side windows so I cut them into pieces and left out
the middle part.
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Showroom: Orange Roaster!
Photos and text courtesy of Andy Lesiak as posted on the Model Cars Magazine forum
Finally got this one off the bench.
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Vend-O-Rama
Bradley’s Car Collectibles 410.551.8960 bradcarco@msn.com
New & discontinued model kits, die-cast, magazines, supplies
Calnaga Castings www.calnaga.com steve@calnaga.com
High quality 1:25 scale resin engine and drivetrain parts
Cool Trains and Hobbies 717.898.7119 sales@cooltrains.com www.cooltrains.com
Full feature hobby shop.
Georgia Marketing & Promotions (GMP) 800.536.1637 www.gmpdiecast.com
Museum quality die-cast models and accessories in 1:24 and 1:18 scale
Hobby Hut 610.635.1062 www.hobbyhut.com 609 S. Trooper Road Audubon, PA
They’re big on RC, but also carry railroading and model kits and supplies
Kranzel’s Hobbies 717.737.7223 www.kranzelshobbies.com 2202A Gettysburg Rd Camp Hill, PA 17011
Wide range of R/C vehicles & aircraft, Models, Rockets, Slot cars, Trains & Supplies!
The Modelhaus 217.864.4402 models@modelhaus.com www.modelhaus.com
Quality resin replacement parts for a variety of promos and kits
Model Car World mcwautofinishes@cs.com www.mcwautomotivefinshes.com
Stock and racing resin and authentic paint finishes
Replicas & Miniatures Company of Maryland 410.768.3648 ReplMinCoMd@aol.com Hand-crafted,
premium quality resin bodies, wheels/tires and detailing parts
Slixx Decals 714.891.4212 customerservice@slixx.com www.slixx.com
Top quality drag racing decals, paints, resin and kits
The Train Depot 717-515-3494 deadplasti@aol.com
Collectible plastic kits of all kinds, and Lionel, American Flyer, Marx, Ives and HO trains.
The inclusion of a vendor on this list does not imply any guarantee by the CPMCC membership or
its officers of your satisfaction with their products or services. It does however indicate that our
dealings have been positive experiences.
That’s It For This Month!
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