IPMS Phoenix / Craig Hewitt Chapter

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1 VOLUME 14, ISSUE 7 JULY 2012 THE CORSAIR IPMS Phoenix / Craig Hewitt Chapter President s Message Greetings fellow Modelers, Well our Scale Modeling Clinic was a success! The Demo tables were filled nonstop, the Display table was brimming with all kinds of cool models and the Build tables were busily hard at work on the next creation. Make and Take rarely had an empty chair. There were 35 adult non-club members along with 10 children who went home hopefully inspired to build more and handfuls of flyer info for IPMS, our Chapter and Modelzona. So look for some new faces at upcoming meetings. Many thanks to Chief Wrangler, Bill Dunkle, Moonlight Modelers, Cactus Car Modelers, all our Demo Volunteers, Make & Take Volunteers, our Photogs, USAF Explorers with Parking lot duty and to Hobby Depot for the donated Door Prizes. We re off to a good start and hopefully this will become a more frequent event. The winners of the June This Day In History contest were Gary Thomas 1/72 scale Matchbox F-86A in Arizona Air National Guard markings, and Craig Pierce s 1/48 scale Tamiya F4F Wildcat diorama. This month s club contest is appropriately: Red, White and Blue The kit has to have all three colors on it. And July is Club Build Night so bring something to work on and share with the class! August is Club Swap night with no contest, raffle or program so start saving those pennies now. Happy Modeling Keith Pieper Chapter President I N T H I S I S S U E June 2012 Meeting Pictures Raffle Update... 4 Upcoming Events... 4 Club Officers... 4 Support Our Troops!... 5 Surfing The Web... 5 Pics from the Best of the West contest... 6 Mesa Aviation Camp Make & Take photos... 8 Join IPMS/USA!... 9 Support Your Local Hobby Shop!... 10

2 THE CORSAIR PAGE 2 JULY 2012 June 2012 Meeting The June meeting featured an interesting talk by Jack Anderson about the Veterans History Project. This is an interesting and important project that involves interviewing American war veterans and preserving the information for future generations. Jack volunteers at the Tempe Public Library branch, but there are many other locations around Arizona and the U.S. that are participating in this project. If you know of somebody who would be a good candidate to interview, please visit to learn more. The June contest was This Day In History. The winner in the Advanced Class was Craig Pierce with his 1/48 F4F Wildcat diorama, and the Novice Class winner was Gary Thomas with a 1/72 F-86A in Arizona Air National Guard markings. Great work, gentlemen! To see more of the pictures Jim Hough took at the meeting, visit the Gallery on our website at Jim Pearsall s very nicely done 1/144 Eduard MiG-21SMT. Don Stewart did an awesome job on the classic Revellogram 1/48 Dornier Do-335. Charles Swanson s 1/35 Dragon Neubaufahrzeug This AH-1W Super Cobra was built by Chuck Ludwig from the 1/72 Italeri kit. Another sprayer for Brian Baker s collection. This is the Airfix 1/72 DH-82A Tiger Moth converted to sprayer configuration circa 1953.

3 THE CORSAIR PAGE 3 JULY 2012 More June pictures... Jeff Seyk brought in this terrific Civil War diorama which features 1/72 IMEX figures. James Hinderliter built this 1/100 Bandai MS-18E Kämpfer Gundam. Ethan Dunsford finally built something in the proper scale. This is his 1/48 Tamiya M-10 tank destroyer. Rich McCoy brought in a couple of these limited edition AMT/Ertl Star Wars models. This is the 1/96 scale B-Wing fighter. This Heinkel He-162 Volksjäger was built by Gary Thomas from the 1/72 Revell kit. Another view of Craig Pierce s Wildcat diorama, this time with a background added by our club photographer, Jim Hough

4 THE CORSAIR PAGE 4 JULY 2012 Due to technical difficulties there was no raffle at the June meeting. Therefore, the June raffle now becomes the July raffle: Item A: "If you have a secret fantasy to bomb Iran, Item A is just for you--two 1/144 B-1 kits, a B1-A from Minicraft and a B1-B from Panda plus the Squadron "B1 in Action" book, a raffle trifecta Item B: 1/25 Revell 1967 Corvette 427 Roadster Item C: 1/72 Academy Air National Guard F-16 Special Edition Item D: This one is not in your stash--1/72 A Model Yak 12-A with ski gear, interesting model Item E: 1/48 Accurate Miniatures TBM-1C flown by President Bush, really nice kit with alternative decals for New Zealand Item F: 1/35 Academy USMC M50A1 Ontos Item G: 1/700 Trumpeter USS Mount Whitney LCC Item H: "Complete Book of WWII Aircraft" by Enzo Angelucci and Paolo Matricardi--this is a very nice coffee table volume and, if nothing else, will anchor down your roof in the next Phoenix dust storm." -Chuck Ludwig, VP, Craig Hewitt IPMS UPCOMING EVENTS JULY 2012 Tuesday 3rd, 7pm - Craig Hewitt Chapter meeting at American Legion Post #1. Contest: Red, White and Blue. Saturday 7th, 10am-4pm - Mountainaire Militare II at the Payson Elks Lodge, 1206 N. Beeline Hwy., Payson, AZ Call Terry for more info (928) Saturday 14th, 8:30am-1pm - Cholewa Plastic Model Swap Meet at the Postal Workers Social Hall, 3720 West Greenway Road, Phoenix, AZ. Contact Mike at for more info. AUGUST 2012 Tuesday 7th, 7pm - Craig Hewitt Chapter meeting at American Legion Post #1. Club Swap Meet - NO CONTEST. Wednesday 8th - Saturday 11th - IPMS/USA National Convention in Lake Buena Vista, FL. Visit for more info. The club meets at 7pm on the first Tuesday of each month at the American Legion Post #1 in Phoenix. Check the club website at for more meeting info. American Legion Post #1 364 N. 7th Ave. Phoenix, AZ The post is located South of I-10 just a few blocks North of Van Buren. Look for the huge American flag. Chapter Officers President... Keith Pieper... president@ipms-phoenix.org Vice President... Chuck Ludwig... vice_president@ipms-phoenix.org Secretary... Doug Solomon... secretary@ipms-phoenix.org Treasurer... Bill Sanborn... treasurer@ipms-phoenx.org Chapter Contact... Bill Dunkle... chapter_contact@ipms-phoenix.org Member At Large... Sam Bueler... member-at-large@ipms-phoenix.org Webmaster... Jim Pearsall... webmaster@ipms-phoenix.org Newsletter Editor... Keenan Chittester... newsletter@ipms-phoenix.org

5 THE CORSAIR PAGE 5 JULY 2012 SUPPORT OUR TROOPS! Support the Troops Initiative (SST) was the IPMS Wounded Warriors honorary chapter, located in San Antonio, Tx at Brooke Army Med. Ctr. (BAMC). BAMC is the hospital to which a large number of our Wounded Warriors are sent for treatment and rehabilitation. IPMS members and chapter across Region 6, as well as individuals and clubs from across the U.S., have been supporting the Warriors through donations of hobby supplies for a number of years. Recently, and in a large part due to small article that appears in Fine Scale Modeler, several other individuals have launched SST programs in their communities or at their active duty stations. You can visit the IPMS Gallery and view images highlighting these various programs, and also read descriptions of each program, which includes the very important contact information for each program. That web page can be viewed at You and your Chapter are encouraged to make contact with the persons who serve as the Point of Contact for each individual program, and to work with them to supply models, tools, and other necessary items. There is a list of those who have provided donations on that same url. Among those listed are several chapters in Region 6 that have donated table space during their annual events so that IPMS/USA can set up a Donation Station to collect hobby items. IPMS El Paso has graciously provided funding to cover shipping costs to our international programs. Please consider becoming active in the STT program and by provided hobby items to our troops and Wounded Warriors. If you have questions about how to launch such a program in your community, or have questions about how to organize your effort, please feel free to contact the IPMS Secretary at ipmssec@ipmsusa.org. Thanks! Dick Montgomery IPMS Secretary SURFING THE WEB A very interesting video about two World War II aviators whose paths crossed more than once. Steve Keck sent over this cool interactive website of the USAF Museum in Dayton, OH. Ed Kucharski sent this link to the Wings Over New Zealand Aviation Forum that features a mass of pictures of a P-40C in flying condition. Not sure if this is a restoration or a reproduction, but the pictures are cool. Another link from Ed Kucharski. This one is several pages of information on American Aircraft bombs from Part 1 of a training film on flying the F4U Corsair sent in by Mike Ronnau. After watching this you should have no problem flying your next Hose-nose model around the hobby room. Lastly, here is a link to a nice video of the B-17 and B-25 belonging to the Arizona Wing of the CAF flying over the Arizona countryside.

6 THE CORSAIR PAGE 6 JULY 2012 Pictures from the Best Of The West model contest in Henderson, Nevada More pictures on next page

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8 THE CORSAIR PAGE 8 JULY 2012 Pictures from the Make & Take for the Mesa Public Schools Aviation Camp at the CAF on June 14, 2012 Photos by Jim Hough Once again this year club member Bill Sanborn spearheaded a team of volunteers from IPMS Phoenix to assist kids from the Mesa Public Schools Aviation Camp in building models. These kids always show great enthusiasm, and it is really a pleasure for us to help them. A big Thank You to the following volunteers from the club: Dave Weitzel, Chuck Ludwig, Hal Sanguinetti, Ed Kucharski, Jim Hough and Erik Lind.

9 THE CORSAIR PAGE 9 JULY 2012 More Make & Take photos Join the IPMS/USA! $25 annual membership includes a one year subscription to the IPMS Journal. Visit to download a membership form. Or you can write to: IPMS/USA National Office P.O. Box 2475 N. Canton, OH Membership also gives you access to the online Discussion Forum, where you can exchange ideas and information with other members of IPMS.

10 THE CORSAIR PAGE 10 JULY 2012 SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL HOBBY SHOP! RIGHT STUFF, RIGHT PRICE W. Southern Ave. Tempe, AZ (480) Avalon Books and Hobbies 1510 N. Scottsdale Rd. Tempe, AZ (480) Copper State Models The Cutting Edge In Military Details Eric R. Hight 3245 E. Hillery Dr. Phoenix, AZ (602) Space modeling reference books by Mike Mackowski. Your One Stop Source for Scale Model Airliner Kits, Decals, Diecasts and Accessories HOBBY BENCH 2 Great Locations! 8058 N. 19th Ave W. Bell Rd. NW corner NE corner 19th Ave. & Northern 43rd Ave. & Bell E. Baseline Rd. Gilbert, AZ (480) Don t forget to sign up for your HobbyTown Card! THE MAD MEATBALL MIKE CHOLEWA DEALER IN PRE-OWNED PLASTIC NORTH 21ST DRIVE PHOENIX, AZ HISTORIC HOBBIES OF PRESCOTT In the Cortez Street Emporium 115 N. Cortez Street 1/2 block North of the Courthouse Prescott s only hobby shop dedicated to finescale plastic modeling - Aircraft, Armor, Auto, Figure & Ship kits and books for all skill levels. Sun.-Thurs. 10am - 5pm Fri.-Sat. 10am - 6pm