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IPMS ORANGE COUNTY Newsletter – June 2016
Volume 24 # 6 Southern California’s Premier Model Club
The President’s Column
By David Frederick
IPMS-0C President is all choked up over
MONSTERPALOOZA
Monsterpalooza is a show sponsored by Eliot Brodsky
which is a Mecca for special effects, makeup and
monster’s movie fans. In the past years it was held at the
Burbank convention center, this year for the first time it was in the Pasadena Convention Center.
If you like old Universal horror movies, Night Mare on Elm Street, Halloween, and whatever
mad slasher movie that has just made it to the big screen, than this show is worth trying out. Some
celebrity guests come to sign photos, Dina Meyer, Casper Van Dien and Jake Busey (Starship
Troopers), Adrienne Barbeau (Escape from New York) and Britt Ekland (James Bond Girl).
In This Issue Table of Contents Page IPMS OC Contest Themes 5
Financials 6
USA Membership 7
Membership Renewal Form 8
OrangeCon flyer 9
Corrections to last month NL 11
Distressed Kit Auction 11
Contest Table 12
MOTY 14
Build Night photos 15
Cruise Night Challenge 16
IPMS San Diego model expo 17
Flashback to Chino 2014 25
Mattel Vac-U-Form parts info 34
Once Upon a Time in the West 36
Local Club Meetings 51
Upcoming Events 55
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The President’s Column I attended the starship trooper panel
discussion.
There are many things to look at and
get ideas for future projects.
Make up and costume people are demonstrating their craft
as you walk by and see them work their magic in-person.
The real reason I go is for the small
contest that has been going on for only a
few years. Originally, the model contest
was coordinated by Amazing Figure
magazine. The last two years it has been
put on by Badger Air Brush. The show
has been declining for the last years due to a lack of publicity for the show. The Monsterpalooza
program makes no mention of the model contest nor did the website. (Similar problem with the
SCHAMS show) As a result there was just under 50 models on the tables.
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The President’s Column
There are only about six categories mostly
concerning horror movie, figures, and science
fiction. However, there is cash awards for best
of categories. Some good work with figures
and large resin kits at the show.
Oscar Garcia, attended and won with his space
ship Yamato.
You never know who you will find when you go
to the model show……Tall Man from Phantasm
(1979)
(All your Editor has to say is what the hell is that blinding
light in the rear of the contest room? And why is everyone
just standing around? I’m falling asleep here. Ed.)
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Meeting Notice & Agenda Date: June 17, 2016
Theme: Monogram vs Revell and
The Century Series
Doors Open: 7:00 p.m.
Meeting: 7:30 to 10:00 p.m.
Loaction: La Quinta Inn & Suites
3 Centerpointe Drive
La Palma, CA 90623
Right Off the 91 Fwy at Valley View
2016 Chapter Officers
President David Frederick
1st Vice President Brian Casteel
2nd Vice President David O’Barr
Treasurer Michael Bare
Secretary Nat Richards
Contest Director Darnell Pocinich
Volunteers Chapter Contact Nat Richards
(949) 631-7142 ocipms@aol.com
Newsletter Editor Terry Huber (714) 544-8908
thuber1967@yahoo.com
Webmaster Joe LoMusio ipmsoc.Joe@gmail.com
Mail IPMS Orange County
Club Website www.ipmsoc.org
P.O. Box 913 Garden Grove, CA 92842 National Website
ocipms@aol.com www.ipmsusa.org
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Orange County Themes for 2016
January 15th – LOOK INSIDE
February 19th – KEEP ON TRUCKIN’
March 15th – TAIL HOOKERS
April 15th – STAR WARS PLUS
May 20th – BUILD NIGHT NO
CONTEST -NO CONTEST TONIGHT
June 17th – THE CENTURY SERIES
And MONOGRAM VS REVELL
July 22nd – CRUISE THE OC NITE
August 19th - FLAT TOPS
September 16th – SHERMAN VS TIGER
October 21st – BETWEEN THE WARS
November 18th – 2-4-6-8
December 16th – DAY OF INFAMY 75TH
Anniversary of Pearl Harbor
January 20h 2017 – OUT OF THE BOX
ONLY
This is a dual Theme
night because of the
Build Night last month.
Take note that July’s
meeting is the 4th Friday
and not the 3rd Friday
this month.
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From Our Treasurer Financial Statistics for the meeting in May 2016
Admission Distressed Kits $
Members 0 Monthly Raffle $ 256.00
Non-Members 0
Juniors 0 Total Income $ 507.00
Paid in Full 0 Total Expenses $ (329.19)
Guests 0 Profit / (Loss) $ (177.81)
Total Attendance $ in Checking $ 1,626.23
$ in Savings $ 6,512.54
Memberships / Renewals $ in PayPal $ 100.00
Regular 0 Total in Bank $ 8,238.77
Youth 0
Full Year 0
Treasurer’s Note: There was no admission charged for the May meeting build night
And no attendee stats collected. As a result, the finances are about the same as last
month. Update next month. (Ed.)
Photo by Bob Penikas
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IPMS / USA Membership
Membership is of great importance, both here at the level of the local chapter as well as the
National level. As a long time member I can highly recommend the expenditure of the additional
dollars to become a member of the national organization.
With membership come six copies of the IPMS Journal publication which is better than ever, and
the right to participate at the IPMS National Convention contest. The subscription to the Journal
alone is worth the cost of joining.
A copy of the membership application is below or available on our website, or at the IPMS / USA
website address, www.ipmsusa.org. Complete the form and return it to the address listed at the
bottom of the form along with your method of payment.
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Membership Renewal Form
Below is the new and improved Membership and Renewal form. Print this page, fill
it out and bring it to the meeting. It is also available on-line at www.ipmsoc.org.
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Correction to last month’s newsletter As sometimes happens your Editor is not good at reporting accurate information. I stated last
month that Derek Collins won with a Steam Punk style Egg Plane at the IPMS Las Vegas show.
In reality that fine model was built by Joe Porche of IPMS Las Vegas. Sorry about that Joe,
hope I got the name right and here is your First Place in Humor category winner again in full
color. Thanks Derek for the correction. (Ed.)
Distressed Kit Auction - DKA The World Famous IPMS OC distressed kit auction is once again ready to
provide plenty of entertainment all the while you bid on and collect those
wonderful kits. If you have anything you would like to donate then feel free
to drop it off with one of the IPMS OC staff at the June meeting. This is also a
good chance for you to discreetly dump those kits you started and gave up on
or the junk you won at other contest raffles. As usual the next DKA will be
the December meeting. Come and see what all the fuss is about at the June
meeting!
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~News Flash~ The Brookhurst Hobbies SprueFest that was to be held on June 25th at the hobby shop has been
cancelled for now. Henry Tremblay the owner mentioned that his father passed away and now
matters have to be attended to. If there is any more news after this, we’ll let you know. Our
condolences go out to Henry and his family.
IPMS OC Contest Table By Darnell Pocinich
I am happy to report that the May IPMS/OC meeting “group build night” was well attended and
that our membership picked up two new modelers. Nat Richards reports that the two new
additions became aware of our club through the Make-N-Take at Fullerton Airport on May 7th.
Many thanks to the IPMS/OC members who turned out for our annual youth modeling outreach
program. You all made this event a success.
Now on to new business. The June 17th meeting model contest will feature two themes. First, it
is the “Monogram vs Revell” challenge. Second, we have the “Century Series” theme. One great
model contest and two theme awards to be won – a real June bonus opportunity for all. These
two themes are well understood and have been explained in detail in the past. Just finish your
entries and bring them to the tables.
Looking forward to July, the model contest theme is “Cruise the OC Nite”. Be sure to remember
that the meeting night for July is going to be July 22nd which is the fourth Friday in July. This is
the time for those neat auto kits to get built and headed to the Tiki Hut. Foster Rash has issued a
challenge to model cars featured in the movie, “American Graffiti”. Foster listed more than 10
kits that could be built for “Cruise the OC Nite”. Check out his challenge found in the newsletter.
If your model could have been driven into the Tiki Hut parking lot then it will qualify for the
theme award --Cars, trucks, motorcycles, hot rods, street machines, not quite legal rides, as well.
All are welcome on the contest tables. Good luck and have lots of fun in the process. “Be there
or be square” on July 22, 2016. DP
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Member and Modeler of the Year – MOTY
This is probably a good time to remind everyone how the Member and Modeler of
The Year points can be accumulated. Below are the different categories and points assigned to
those activities if you are interested in participating.
~For Member of the Year~
Doing a Club presentation program 5 points
Contributing a Newsletter item of more than a half-page 3 points
Accepting a Nomination to serve as a Chapter Officer 3 points
Participating in IPMSOC Make & Take or Table Info event 3 points
Referring a person to become an IPMS National member 3 points
Referring a person to become a new member to IPMS OC 2 points
Supporting IPMS Club displays 2 points
OrangeCon Trophy packages sold (each) 2 points
Speaking about a Show & Tell Item 1 point
Contributing a Newsletter item of a half-page or less 1 point
Working at OrangeCon – 2 hour shift Min 1 point
Maximum amount during OrangeCon 5 points
~For Modeler of the Year~
Entering one or more models in the Monthly Contest 1 point
Placing in the Monthly Contest
Judges Choice award 5 points
Theme award 4 points
First Place 3 points
Second Place 2 points
Third Place 1 point
~Notice from your Contest Director ~
I plan to award bonus points for Member of The Year to members who enter and win model
contests outside our own monthly contest.
1 Bonus point plus the normal club contest point scheme for any outside contest winner
2 Bonus points for OrangeCon winners
3 Bonus points for IPMS Nationals winners
For example: 1st place win at outside contest=4 points, 1st place at OrangeCon=5 points,
1st place at Nationals=6 points
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~Member of the Year Points 2016~
Derek Collins 44
Foster Rash 38
Sir David Frederick 33
Joe LoMusio 30
Terry Huber 29
Top Five points only, go to the website for all of the points. (Ed.)
~Modeler of the Year Points 2016~ Keith Mundt 24
Joe LoMusio 19
Jim Teahan 13
Jim Gardner 10
Rick Beman 9
Contest Entries and Results NO CONTEST IN MAY May’s meeting featured a build night for everyone so the Contest in June will feature two Themes, The Century Series and Monogram vs Revell. We will have results for both in July.
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Candid Meeting Photos – Build Night By Bob Penikas
Treasurer Michael Bare continues work
on converting the Revell PT-109 to the
McHale’s Navy PT-73.
At right is Jeff Hunter (L) discussing a point with
The Duke on his aircraft construction.
At left is Michael Bare
concentrating on his build,
while Nat Richards is, well
what the hell is Nat doing?
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Cruise Night Challenge
By Foster Rash
Darnell has announced the monthly contest themes for 2016.
Cruise Night will be on July 22nd. The meeting is on the
4th Friday, not the third.
How many 1962 and older vehicles from American Graffiti can we get on the table for Cruise
Night Several of the cars from American Graffiti are readily available on store shelves, at kit
collector shows and EBay in the $5-20 range:
Milner's '32 coupe (AMT)
Bolander's '58 Chevy (AMT, Revell)
Falfa's '55 Chevy (AMT, Revell,
Monogram)
Suzanne Somers' T-bird (AMT)
Pharaohs' chopped Mercury (AMT, Revell)
Laurie's Edsel (AMT)
A couple might be more challenging to find:
Curt's Citroen 2CV (Heller and Revell)
Toad's Vespa (Tamiya Campus Friends)
Others will require kit bashing and aftermarket parts:
Bobbie’s ‘57 VW convertible appears to have '64 front fenders (Polar Lights Herbie
Love Bug).
Judy's '55 Studebaker ( AMT '53 Studebaker)
Kip Pullman's '58 Ford (AMT '57 Ford donor kit + Hendrix Resin '58 Ford body)
Officer Holstein's '61 Ford police car (AMT '61 Galaxy donor kit + Hendrix Resin '63
Mayberry Police car)
Can we get a model on the table of each vehicle featured in the film? FR
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IPMS San Diego and San Diego Model Car Club Model Expo 2016 By Terry Huber Photos by Mike Budzeika
The IPMS San Diego chapter along with the San Diego Model Car
club put on their annual Model Expo on June 4, 2016. The event was
held at their usual location at the San Diego Air & Space Museum annex in El Cajon, CA. Mike
Budzeika and I had already performed a recon on the event so we were quite familiar with the
territory including the hot dog / hamburger grill / drinks tent from past years. Mike arrived at my
central Orange County location in Tustin and we departed at 0800 hours for San Diego. Our
initial thoughts were that we would arrive at the show in approximately a little over 1 hour, the
trip actually took 2 hours due to unusual heavy traffic on I-5 south, through Camp Pendleton
along the San Diego county coast and finally past USMC Air Station Miramar and then inland
towards El Cajon. You cannot miss the museum annex from the 52 freeway as there is an Atlas
Minuteman One ICBM missile prominently displayed out in front, that’s your exit there.
Parking is always at a premium here. Not unusual
to park a ways away and then have to walk with
your model entries. After we paid our $3.00 gate
fee we checked in with the Contest Staff at
registration. The entry fee was $10 for up to three
models then $2 for each one after that. Once we
got setup in the usual tiny contest room we met up
with other IPMS OC members Derek Collins,
Mark Deliduka, Joe LoMusio and then Steve
Taylor and his wife. Mark Glidden and Dave
Frederick had arrived earlier at 0700 hours to setup
their vendors’ tables and were ready to go at 0900.
Dave mentioned he was up at 0400 to pack
everything to try and sell for the show. Other modelers that showed up were George Creed, Dave
Conner and Barry Webb from Pasadena Scale Modelers club, Richard Nicoletti from SoCal
AMPS along with Michal Urban “Motorcycle Mike” from AMPS as well.
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IPMS San Diego and San Diego Model Car Club Model Expo 2016
The Contest room. Barry Webb in white
appears to be guarding the door to the
Ready Room. The A/C was working well
in here.
The temperature was rising throughout
the morning at it got to be quite hot
towards the end of the day. I always
forget my sun screen as the raffle tent, hot
dog cart and the museum aircraft
displayed there are in full sun along the
hangars and small taxi way towards the
gate facing Gillespie Field. In past years
we had been fortunate enough to be able
to enjoy the air show going on at the same time as the contest. The view was actually quite good
from the small taxi-way. The last couple of years the air show was scheduled on a different day
and this year cancelled.
The vendors at this show are usually quite good. Mike B,
Dave and I bought some Tamiya quarter scale aircraft kits
one guy was blowing out at great prices. Lots of the other
vendors had some pretty good deals as well and of course,
some guys will lower the sticker price on almost anything.
Good turnout there.
The raffle was stocked with mostly OK and a few gems
thrown in here and there along with some so-so stuff. The
Grand Prizes were plentiful and including two Iwata
airbrushes, and the 1/350 Trumpeter Enterprise aircraft
carrier. They did not charge extra for grand prize tickets as
some contests have been doing lately which is a terrible idea.
All tickets were eligible for the big stuff. Dave Frederick
and Derek Collins did quite well in the raffle. I had my eye
on the AMT 1/25 scale Drag Team with an Open and Fiat Coupe dragsters in the metal boxing.
After another person won the Dragster box Derek traded him something for it and he gave the
AMT kit to yours truly. Thanks Derek!
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IPMS San Diego and San Diego Model Car Club Model Expo 2016
The judging started in the Ready
Room so it was closed from around
1200 to 1530 hours. The model
count was I am going to estimate
close to 220 models. All of the
modeler’s names I mentioned at the
beginning of the article won
awards. Your President and
Newsletter Editor got skunked this
time. Competition is good. I would
say I give the guys in San Diego
credit. They always do a good job
on the contest and awards go fairly
quick after they have packed up all
of the vendors and then set out
chairs for the awards presentations.
I had to get up towards the end of the awards to go outside of the hangar for air. My only
suggestion would be to get a couple of big fans going in that hangar during the awards. Old guys
like me will pass out without air.
On the way home we stopped off at what the locals call JFAT’s for Jimmy’s Famous American
Tavern in Dana Point. Great place and location, lots of different beers, great burgers, steaks,
seafood, and chicken dishes way over the top all served up quickly and the food was fantastic.
A 4-Napkin rating out of five for this place on our way home from the contest.
So below are a few photos from the event taken by
Budzeika with his new camera. As you have seen so
far, they look pretty good. Next show in San Diego is
the Winterfest put on by the Secret Society of Model
Builders in January 2017. TH
http://j-fat.com/
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IPMS San Diego and San Diego Model Car Club Model Expo 2016
Dave Frederick’s lighted S.H.A.D.O.
Transport.
At right Mark Glidden’s 1/32 scale
Tamiya Spitfire IX conversion with
U.S. drop tanks. Photo sources shown.
This gets you points when some lame-o
judge says, “Spits never carried US
drop tanks.” Mark’s model placed.
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IPMS San Diego and San Diego Model Car Club Model Expo 2016
At right is Mike Budzeika with his 1/48
Tamiya Fw-190 series. Mike placed with his
model. This model has won a several awards
at different shows.
At left mark Glidden competes in the
1/48 Tamiya Fw-190 series. Mike beat
Mark this time!
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IPMS San Diego and San Diego Model Car Club Model Expo 2016
Joe LoMusio places in small dioramas
with his WWI bi-plane setting. I got
a pretty good explanation about small
and large diorama and where to place
your model from Chief Judge Jerry
Jackson. Typically less than 5 figures
and three vehicles is small diorama.
And then of course 5 or more figures
and four vehicles is large. In case you
were ever wondering.
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IPMS San Diego and San Diego Model Car Club Model Expo 2016
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IPMS San Diego and San Diego Model Car Club Model Expo 2016
Jerry Jackson’s Ise Japanese battleship in 1/700 by Fujimi. Looks like it has had the Jerry touch
on top of that. Jerry placed in his category.
And finally we have the 1/72 Dragon Atomic Annie cannon. I believe this is Mark Deliduka’s
and he may have placed with his model.
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Flashback in time to the 2014
Planes of Fame air show at Chino CA
Photos by Dan Salas Recently uncovered photos from the IPMS OC news desk, we discovered some most excellent
warbird photographs taken by member Dan Salas. The material was somehow filed away
inappropriately at the office and not to procedure, so that person has been fired. But mean
while there are some really great shots here. Check with Dan on the camera type at the club
meeting. Thank you Dan for contributing. (Ed.)
Dan is pictured at left while he
meets with Col. Bud Anderson
US Air Force (Ret.) yes that one
Anderson that flew with Yeager
in the big WW2 in P-51D
Mustangs over Europe. Does
anyone remember his plane Old
Crow?
Just so happens that I took a photograph of a
1/32 Tamiya P-51D in the markings of Bud’s
plane, 357th Fighter Group markings.
This was entered at IPMS San Diego contest.
Back to Chino
now…
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Flashback in time – 2014 Chino CA
Northrup Flying Wing NM9B. That’s
right this “thing” is still flying at
Chino.
The Japanese A6M5 Zero fighter
from the Commemorative Air Force
in AZ.
Not sure on this one. British markings on a
Grumman Wildcat. What would the Brit’s
call this one?
At right just one of many B-25J’s
Flying that day. This one diverting
away from the A6M5.
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Flashback in time – 2014 Chino CA
One of the Grumman Hellcats, this one
from the Commemorative Air Force in
AZ.
A friend once asked me what the
Chino Air Show was like. The
only thing that came to my mind
was “Well if you have ever been
to a regional airport airshow,
there might be one or two
P-51D’s hanging around. They
fly into Chino with at least six
sometimes 7 P-51’s, A, B, C and
D models. Great shot here by
Dan with three of the P-51’s.
I really liked this shot. I think it is an AH1 Skyraider
version? Not sure which one in SEA camo
markings of the SVAF.
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Flashback in time – 2014 Chino CA
A Yakovlev Soviet Yak-3 narrowly
escapes the ordnance dropped by
the P-51’s prior run. (Just some guy
at a control lighting off the gas
explosions. No real ordnance was
dropped at the show).
Dan captures the great lines of the Yak-3
in this shot.
Oh, I forgot about the P-47’s.
Yes again not one but several
to photograph. Dan’s nice shot
on this Razorback.
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Flashback in time – 2014 Chino CA
Another P-47D model banking in their
usual racetrack pattern around the air
show central here at Chino.
The P-40 series of War Hawks were
out as well. You P-40 guys tell me
these model designation. Is this an
N?
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Flashback in time – 2014 Chino CA No airshow is complete
without the famous F4-U
Corsair series. I have been
told by Marine and Navy
pilots of that era that it
handled like a hotrod after
flying the Wildcat and
Hellcat.
Chino is famous for its F-86
Sabre and Mig-15 dogfight
flights. Other aircraft join in
the mix as participants.
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Flashback in time – 2014 Chino CA
Are you a US Air Force F-22 Raptor fan? The F-22 fighter flies on this small regional air show
circuit for the last few years. The weapons bays on this beast open, fire their ordnance, and close
the bay doors in a split-instant. Dan captures open bay door detail.
US airpower fly-by towards the
end of the show.
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Flashback in time – 2014 Chino CA B-17G’s below and right a nicely restored Pilatus P2-06 G-Bone and P-51D in formation.
Below – How may F-86 Sabre
jets would you like to see today
at Chino? I am sure we can
accommodate you.
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Flashback in time – 2014 Chino CA
The Mighty British Spitfire. I do
not know the Mk. Designation
from the Commemorative group.
P-51 Mustangs swarming all day
long.
A lot of pilots started here. AT-6 Texan
or SNJ. As a last note my mother
worked at the North American aircraft
factory in Dallas TX during the WW2.
She installed the landing lights you see in
the wings. TH
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Remember the 1960’s toy, Vac-U-Form? By Julian English I purchased an old Mattel Vac-U-Form at a gararge sale for $1.00 about 20 years ago. I had
visions of making canopies for my aircraft models at the time. Finding plastic that fit the old toy
was hard to do and making the vacuum pump work was a pain. So it sat in my garage until
recently when I wanted to make an open canopy for a model I was working on. No aftermarket
parts were available for the kit (such as Squardron or Falcon canopies). So I looked around on
the net and found a whole community of Vac-U-Form enthusiast and a company that caters to
them.
At Vac-U-Form.com I was able to get a repair kit to improve the suction of the hand pump on the
unit and good quality clear plastic sheets to make canopies. I discovered that I was missing a
critical part that is often lost over the years. The missing part was the vacuum platform pictured
below - This platform improves the coverage and suction when duplicating parts.
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Remember the 1960’s toy, Vac-U-Form?
I have used my upgraded Vac-U-Form
on several kits and am impressed with
the results. Making your own canopies
is also a lot cheaper than buying
aftermarket products. The plastic sheets
are $8 for 25 and the repair kit including
the vacuum platform and heating cover
is under $25. So if you run across one of
the old toys at a garage sale – turn it into
a modeling tool with a few upgrades
found on-line. JE
Check out the site, http://www.gaugepods.com/vacuform/index.htm for parts and die-cut plastic
sheets specifically for use with the Mattel VAC-U-FORM machine.
Our Condolences Go out to David Okamura and his family. David’s mother recently passed on after a long
illness in which David was taking care of her. I’m sure David is now looking after the family
business so we wish him well. And sorry for your loss David.
September IPMS OC Meeting
Hands on Judging Seminar Come to the meeting and enjoy a judging seminar on what to look for at model contests. This
of course is our warmup meeting prior to OrangeCon so we always go over the IPMS judging
concept with models and the seasoned judge showing you what to look for. We will have
aircraft, armor, automotive, sci-fi, diorama, and hopefully ships and Gundam. We are always
looking for judges for OrangeCon so please come and participate.
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Once Upon a Time in the West By Foster Rash I've been enjoying playing with trains this year. My railroad modeling has a turn of the century
southwest theme with a bit of Mexican Revolution thrown in for zest! This era allows the use of
both 19th and 20th century steam power and a few early motor vehicles.
Once upon a time in the west
The American west at the closing of
the frontier is an interesting period
in time. Historian Frederick Jackson
Turner theorized that it was the
American Frontier that created the
American people. The first settlers
who arrived in the 17th century
acted and thought like Europeans.
But frontier land was free for the
taking and as new generations
moved west, the old world's aristocracies, state established churches, and intrusive government
became irrelevant. As each generation moved further west they became more independent more
democratic and uniquely American. By the beginning of the 20th century, the frontier was gone
but continued to influence American culture with Wild West characteristics of rugged
individualism, violence, and rough justice. When the North American frontier was finally
subdued in the 1890's, Americans looked for "new frontiers" and became involved internationally.
The immediate results were the Spanish-American War, meddling in the affairs of Latin America
and sending an army to Europe in WWI. In the 1960s, President Kennedy challenged Americans
to conquer the "New Frontier" of outer space. Some historians have argued that the idea of
"conquering the frontier" is so ingrained in Americans that we are still a restless people always
on the move. Unfortunately the traditional American can-do spirit seems to be dissipating in the
21st century. The attitude in the country today is much different than the America I grew up in.
With so many folks thinking they are owed something, do a majority of Americans still believe
in, "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country?"
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Once Upon a Time in the West
In the late '60s and early '70s there were a number of turn of the century themed western movies
and TV shows. They were novel in that they included technologies (machine guns, automobiles,
airplanes) not seen in earlier westerns and the distinction between good guys and bad guys was
not always so clear cut. This period captured my imagination and is reflected in my modeling.
Some of my favorite shows/films are:
The Wild, Wild West (1965-69) TV series. James Bond-like
Federal agents fight threats to the US with 19th century
steampunk gadgetry. Their base of operations was a special
train, Wanderer, reminiscent of Capt. Nemo's Nautilus.
The Professionals (1966) Hired guns on a mission to rescue the wife of a wealthy rancher/oilman
kidnapped by Mexican Revolution bandits.
The Wild Bunch (1969) Aging outlaws (William Holden, Ernest
Borgnine, Ben Johnson, Warren Oates) in a changing American
West (1913) rob a train and are pursued into Mexico by bounty
hunters (Robert Ryan, Strother Martin) hired by the railroad.
South of the border, they find a revolution in progress and run
afoul of a cruel and treacherous Huertista general (Emilio
Fernandez) and his German advisors. John Wayne complained
that this extremely violent film "destroyed the myth of the Old
West."
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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
(1969) Turn of the century train
robbers (Paul Newman and Robert
Redford) find a civilized American
west too dangerous for outlaws and
escape to South America.
Monte Walsh (1970) Aging cowboys (Lee
Marvin and Jack Palance) realize that the
19th century Western lifestyle they knew
and loved is rapidly vanishing.
Duck You Sucker (1971) A Harley riding explosives
expert joins forces with a Mexican bandit during the
Mexican Revolution. James Coburn and Rod Steiger
star in one of Sergio Leone's best spaghetti western
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Pancho Villa and his Indian motorcycle
Bearcats (1971) TV series, Soldiers of fortune in pre-WWI
Southwest fight banditos, German agents and other bad guys.
They travel in a machine gun equipped Stutz Bearcat.
Joe Kidd (1972) Clint Eastwood plays a
bounty hunter hired by a land baron to
capture a troublesome Mexican
revolutionary/bandit. As the story
progresses, Kidd finds his "old west"
personal values are more in-sync with
those of the banditos than those of his
"modern west" robber baron employer.
Of course there is an Eastwood-style day
of reckoning with the "establishment
types."
Some Vietnam War-era films are referred to as revisionist westerns and are characterized by anti-
establishment heroes, a sympathetic portrayal of Native Americans and Mexicans, and corrupt or
cowardly authority figures. Clint Eastwood has said he once approached John Wayne about doing
a western together and Wayne's response was that he didn't like the kind of westerns Eastwood
made. Wayne objected to the "anti-hero" type character and extreme violence.
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The Duke's Last Stand, he died
with his boots on!
The Shootist (1976) A notorious
Old West gunfighter (John
Wayne) arrives in 1901 Carson
City, terminally ill with only two
months to live but old enemies
and glory seekers try to kill him
first. With automobiles and
streetcars, Carson City is no
longer the Wild West and
Wayne's character is an anachronism. Wayne surrounded himself with a cast of aging actors from
the traditional western era (Jimmy Stewart, Richard Boone, Hugh O'Brien, John Carradine) in
what would be his last film. The end of an era in more ways than one, for me this is a very sad
movie.
Americans getting involved in the Mexican Revolution and Civil War (1910-20) is a movie theme
which does have a basis in reality. The border with Mexico has always been porous with outlawry
on both sides.
Banditos have hijacked the beer shipment on the Santa Ana & Newport RR
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In 1910, Mexican reformer Francisco Madero won an election that ended the 30 year dictatorship
of Porfirio Diaz and restored a constitutional democracy. But Madero was unable to control
competing factions among his supporters and was murdered in a coup lead by General Huerta
(1913).
"El Chacal - The Jackal," Gen. Victoriano Huerta,
leader of the Federales
Constitucionalistas with a Packard
Civil war erupted as the
supporters of Madero, calling
themselves Constitucionalistas,
united against the military
dictatorship of Huerta (Huertistas
or Federales). Constitutionalist
armies were led by Carranza,
Obregon and Villa in the north;
and by Zapata in the south. After a series of defeats on the battlefield, Huerta fled into exile in
the US, conspired with German agents to smuggle arms, was arrested and died in US captivity
(1915). Carranza declared himself president over the opposition of Villa and Zapata and the civil
war continued as the former allies turned on each other.
Francisco "Pancho" Villa controlled a large cattle rustling operation in northern Mexico and sold
stolen Mexican beef in the US. He described himself as a "meat wholesaler" and lived on and
off, beyond the reach of Mexican authorities, in El Paso, TX where he was well known as a
businessman and his money was safe. He was even acquainted with General Pershing and a
young Lt. George Patton at nearby Fort Bliss! Was the US Army one of Pancho's customers?
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"Meat wholesaler" Villa, Pershing and Patton in happy
times
Villa and Zapata were champions of the poor who
demanded radical reforms, Tierra y Libertad, which
included redistribution of land and nationalization of
foreign businesses. Carranza, a wealthy landowner
supported by the business class and Catholic Church, was
not so radical. Gen. Obregon sided with Carranza. US
President Wilson sought to protect American investment
in Mexico and backed Carranza/Obregon to end the chaos
south of the border.
The warfare in Mexico was a precursor to what was about to happen in Europe. Cavalry charges
against entrenched troops behind barbed wire with machine guns, the use of airplanes and combat
motor vehicles, radio communication and movement of large armies by rail were all happening
in Mexico prior to war in Europe in 1914.
Troop train: Horses rode in the
cars, men rode on top
Dynamite dropping Martin
pusher used by Villa (1913)
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Villa used a dynamite dropping airplane to drive a Federale gunboat out of Guaymas harbor!
This was possibly the first attack on a naval vessel by an aircraft. The fighting was brutal and
both sides routinely stood captured combatants against a wall and shot them.
Revolutionary justice
Germany sought to keep the US out of
the war in Europe by instigating a war
between the US and Mexico. Germany
was involved in the revolution, first by
supplying arms and advisors to Huerta
and later by offering (the infamous
"Zimmerman telegram") to aid
Carranza in a war to reclaim the
American Southwest for Mexico.
President Wilson allowed Carranza the use of an American railroad to move a Mexican army by
train through Texas and New Mexico to Douglas, AZ to engage Villa across the border at Agua
Prieta. The U.S. Army illuminated the battlefield with searchlights so the fighting could continue
after sunset; Villa was defeated and his army was reduced to a guerilla force. In retaliation to
Wilson's treachery and to steal arms and
supplies, Villa attacked a lightly defended US
Army camp and pillaged the nearby town of
Columbus, NM. Wilson reacted by sending a
10,000 man army into Mexico to eliminate
Villa. Villa had anticipated this response and
hoped to turn Mexican popular sentiment
against Carranza by portraying him as a puppet
of the gringos.
Pershing crosses the Rio Grande
The Mexican Punitive Expedition of 1916,
lead by General Pershing, was in many ways a
dress rehearsal for American entry into WWI.
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But even the anti-Villa Mexicans opposed the Americans invading their country. To avoid being
labeled an American puppet, Carranza denied Pershing use of Mexican railroads to supply his
army. Pershing was forced to rely on a new technology, trucks.
Supplying the army by truck. These
appear to be Jeffrey (Nash) Quad
4x4s
US Cavalry with air support
US Army aircraft in Mexico
Mechanized unit, machine gun toting
Model T Fords
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Signal Corps radio truck in
Mexico (1916). Dispatch riders
rode Harley-Davidsons
US Army armored car
The first motor vehicles used in actual combat by the
U.S. Army may have been three 1916 Dodge touring cars under the command of Lt. George
Patton. Patton was Pershing's aide, on a mission to buy corn, when he learned that one of Villa's
inner-circle commanders was visiting his wife at a nearby ranch.
Lt. Patton in Mexico
With a dozen men, Patton led a raid on the ranch and killed three
Villistas in a skirmish that resembled a western movie gunfight.
Patton returned to Pershing’s headquarters with the bodies of the dead
Mexicans tied over the hoods of the cars as trophies.
Pershing was a Mo
par-man.
Pershing’s Dodge
and Lt. George
Patton was his
driver
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But the Punitive Expedition was a failure; Pershing was unable to catch Villa. Eventually, Villa,
Zapata and Carranza were each assassinated by their own countrymen. It is widely believed that
Gen. Obregon conspired in the assassinations of Carranza and Villa.
Villa was ambushed and killed in a Dodge
like the one he admired of Gen. Pershing
The civil war officially ended in 1920 with
the election of Obregon to the presidency.
But local revolts and sporadic fighting
continued into the 1930's. It is estimated
that 1.5 million people, 10% of the
population of Mexico at the time, were
killed in the ten years of revolution and
civil war. Another quarter million
Mexicans emigrated to US Border States to
escape the carnage.
Trivia Bits
Gen. "Black Jack" Pershing
John "Black Jack" Pershing's first command was a troop of
Buffalo Soldiers of the 10th Cavalry Regiment. Buffalo
Soldiers were African-American soldiers commanded by
white officers. Pershing's long association with African-
American soldiers (fighting Indians in Montana, Muslims
in the Philippines, the Spanish in Cuba and chasing Pancho
Villa) earned him the derogatory nickname "Black Jack."
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Anne "Nita" Patton
George Patton's sister "Nita" was John Pershing's girlfriend at the
time of the Punitive Expedition. Pershing dumped her after he
became famous as the hero of WWI.
Emilio Fernandez
Emilio Fernandez, who
played the vicious Huertista
General Mapache in The
Wild Bunch, was an
opponent of Obregon forced
to flee Mexico due to the revolution. He made his way to
Los Angeles and supported himself doing odd jobs
including that of a movie extra and became Douglas
Fairbanks' stand-in double. Mexican actress Dolores del
Rio helped him find work and he was the model for Cedric
Gibbons' Academy Awards Oscar statuette; Del Rio was
married to Gibbons* at the time. Fernandez returned to Mexico following a 1933 general amnesty
for revolutionaries and found work in the Mexican film industry as a writer, actor and director.
He received international acclaim as a director in the '40s and '50s but his stereotypic,
melodramatic portrayal of Mexican culture eventually fell
out of favor. He returned to Hollywood and finished his
career as a Mexican character actor in films such as Night
of the Iguana, The Appaloosa, and Pat Garrett and Billy
the Kid.
Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top is the nephew of Cedric Gibbons
who designed the Oscar
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Tom Mix
Tom Mix was a cowboy movie star of the 1920's and appeared in
hundreds of silent films. He claimed to have ridden with Villa in
1913-14 and his relationship with Villa is the subject of the
historical novel Tom Mix and Pancho Villa by Clifford Irving.
Other Mix connections: Mix was a pall bearer at Wyatt Earp's
funeral. John Wayne began his movie career as a prop boy and
extra on Tom Mix westerns
Modeling the Punitive Expedition
Mexican Service Medal
US Army uniforms, Mexican
Campaign (1916)
Some box-art caught my eye at a
Keller kit collector show, it was an
MPC kit of the Stutz Bearcat from
the TV series Bearcats! The MPC
Bearcat box contained a glue-bomb Stutz, a battered
truck and misc. parts. I paid $2 for this fine
collection of vintage styrene and to quote Bruce
Openshaw, "If you can't find a good deal at the
Keller show, you didn't look hard enough!" The
truck had an Airfix logo on the bottom and, after a
little research when I got home, I identified it as a
1910 London bus. It appeared that someone had
started cutting up the bus to make a truck. Also
among the loose parts were a chassis and wheels
from an AMT Beverly Hillbillies truck.
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Kit basher's delight!
MPC Bearcats box art
The London bus chassis and radiator appear
similar to the Republic trucks used by the US
Army in Mexico. When the 2016 contest
themes were announced, I decided to enter the February "Keep on Truckin'" theme. I would kit
bash a truck similar to those in the photo about to depart in a convoy to Mexico.
Army truck, appears to be a 1915 Republic
Convoy assembly area, Columbus NM (1916)
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My 1915 Republic won a Bronze award at
Valleycon 2016. Mexican Service Medal
displayed on base
The Army had about 1000 trucks from a
multitude of manufacturers at the time of
the Punitive Expedition. Parts supply and
maintenance for so many different
vehicles was a nightmare. As a result of
the experience in Mexico, the Army
developed its first standard design truck,
the 1917 Liberty, which was being built
by multiple manufacturers at the time the
US entered WWI. FR
1917 Liberty
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Model Club Meetings in the SoCal Area
~Corrections to Current Clubs~
IPMS San Diego Model Car Club
Meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month
San Diego Auto Museum / Balboa Park
2080 Pan America Plaza
San Diego, CA
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IPMS Orange County
Meets the 3rd Friday of each month
La Quinta Inns & Suites
3 Centerpointe Dr.
La Palma, CA 90623
Doors open at 7:00 p.m. till 10:00 p.m.
Non-member fee $7
IPMS Inland Empire Has changed meeting locations
Meets on the 1st Wednesday of each month
Pegasus Hobbies
5515 Moreno Street
Montclair, CA 91763
Doors open at 6:30 pm and go till about 9:00 pm
There is no charge for first meeting then $5
Pasadena Scale Modelers Society Meets on the 4th Friday of each month
Meeting now at their new location
American Legion Hall
179 N. Vinedo
East Pasadena, CA
Doors open 7:30 p.m.
There is a $5 donation at the meeting
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Pendleton AMPS Meets on the 3rd Saturday of each month
The American Legion
La Mesa Post # 282
8118 University Ave.
La Mesa, Ca. 91944
Doors open at 11:00 a.m. to about whenever
$5 dues which includes lunch
ljapr@verizon.net
951-805-2541
IPMS South Orange County The Insane Modeling Posse Meets on the 4th Saturday of each month
NO MEETING IN JUNE – CITY EVENT
AT THE MURRAY CENTER IN M.V.
Contact Terry Huber thuber1967@yahoo.com
This is a build session style meeting
First meeting free then $10 dues
SoCal Amps Armor Modeling Preservation Society Meets the 2nd Saturday of each month
Frye Sign Company
12818 Nutwood St. Garden Grove CA
4:00 p.m. to around 9:00 p.m.
Bring some chairs - No-fee meeting
(This is a great meeting to attend! Lots
of information and great modeling tips. Ed.)
Ship Modelers Association – SMA
Meets the 3rd Wednesday of each month
American Red Cross Building
1207 N. Lemon St. Fullerton, CA 92835
In Hillcrest Park 7:00 p.m.
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Model Club Meetings in the SoCal Area Sprue Cutters Model Club Brookhurst Hobbies Meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesday at 6:00 p.m.
Brookhurst Hobbies
12188 Brookhurst Street
Garden Grove, CA 92840
Phone: (714) 636-3580
No charge to attend
info@brookhursthobbies.com
IPMS San Diego
Meets the last Friday of each month at
Girl Scouts San Diego
1231 Upas St. San Diego, CA
Use Richmond St. entrance to Upas
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. till 10:00 p.m.
Adult first visit is free and then $4.00
Secret Society of Model Builders
Meets the 2nd Sunday of each month at the
Game Empire
7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd
Suite 306 San Diego, CA
Doors open at 6:00 p.m. till about 9:00 p.m.
Adults are $5
Southern California Area Historical
Miniatures Society SCAHMS
Meets the 2nd Saturday of each month
La Quinta Inns & Suites
3 Centerpointe Dr.
La Palma, CA 90623
Meeting from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
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Los Angeles Miniaturists Society
LAMS Meets the 1st Saturday of each month
Veterans of Foreign Wars building
1006 W. Magnolia Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91506
Meeting starts around 9:00 a.m. till 12:30
Frequent demonstrations. Nonmember $5
Temecula Valley Model Club Meets on the 2nd Saturday of each month
Kay Ceniceros Center
29995 Evans Road, Menifee, CA 92586
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon
Contact ljapr@verizon.net
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Upcoming Events
Saturday June 25, 2016 Arnie’s Model Trains with Milepost 38 Trains
Present their Open House
6452 Industry Way
Westminster, CA 92683
Events start at 10:00 a.m. til 4:00 p.m.
Store closes at 6:00 p.m.
Saturday September 10, 2016
IPMS Red Flag Scale Modelers
Redcon 2016
Orleans Hotel and Casino
4500 West Tropicana Ave.
Las Vegas, NV 89103
Show goes 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Saturday October 8, 2016
IPMS Orange County presents
ORANGECON 2016
IPMS Region 8 Contest
Cal State Fullerton Titan Union Center
800 N. State College Ave.
Fullerton, CA 92834
Show goes 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Saturday October 15, 2016
IPMS Sonoma County present
Hobby Expo 2016
Lucchesi Center
320 N. McDowell Blvd.
Petaluma, CA 94954
Back to all models only
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