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Volume 20, Issue 9
September 20
INTERNATIONAL PLASTIC MODELLERS SOCIETY DUNEDIN
2020 Committee
President
Mark Rogers
Committee
Brent Cooper
John Harrison
John Moran
Kit McCready
Steve Geddes
Honorary Solicitor
Bill Wright
Meetings:
General meeting
- Last Thursday of
the Month.
Workshops - Every
Thursday
Changes will be
notified on the
club’s FaceBook
page.
H opefully on Monday night at 11:59 there will be a movement to
COVID-19
Response Level One, this should see a
return to the rooms however please
keep an eye open for confirmation from
me of this via email and FaceBook.
South Island Championships
Steve Hills has confirmed that
2020 South Island Championships
hosted by Central Otago Model Society
will continue even if the current Covid
Levels remain in place and irrespective
of decisions around the Blossom
Festival also planned for that weekend.
Further details and registration
information can be found on the COMS
website:
http://rexedra.gen.nz/ipms-coms/
Having attended the recent
building and demonstration weekend in
Alexandra I can thoroughly recommend
the trip up.
Unfortunately I have a bit on at
the moment and I’m not sure I’ll be able
to make it through to Alexandra for the
weekend.
Oamaru guys remember that the
invitation also extends to yourselves and
the weekend provides a great
opportunity to catch up with other
modellers and also view their latest
works of art.
Nationals
What a difference a month makes
- the old saying goes and this is certainly
the case these days. Last month I wrote
of the upcoming decisions for our group
around the 2021 Nationals. Since then
things have changed significantly.
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Next Meeting : To Be Confirmed
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As everyone will be aware Auckland is at level
2.5 and the Government led decision to change this is
not due until Monday afternoon. With this in mind IPMS
Auckland have made the decision to cancel the event
for 2020.
As per my email last week Auckland have
expressed a desire to utilise all the planning and
preparation they have put into the event and stage it in
2021. All replies to my email support my suggestion that
we agree to Auckland’s request and I have let them
know we are agreeable.
All correspondence I have read to date assumes
that the 2022 Nationals will then fall to Dunedin. I will
discuss this and other learnings around preparations for
the Dunedin staged event at the next meeting.
The other item for the agenda is the 2020
Southern Competition. This is the one day get together
of Dunedin, Alexandra, Oamaru and Southland. We
need to set a date and arrangements.
Stay safe everyone and keep us informed via
emails of Facebook of what’s happening on your work
bench.
Mark
President
2020 is the 80th Anniversary of this significant
WWII battle and as with everyone’s 2020 diary the
majority if not all commemorative events have been
cancelled including the Duxford Airshow of this
weekend - a real shame as this would surely have been
the final milestone that the few survivors of this period in
history would have been able to attend.
I found this website an interesting read, well set
out, some interesting pictures and profiles of the RAF
aircraft.
https://battleofbritain1940.com/
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The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight displaying at the Royal
International Air Tattoo 2019.
Lancaster (wearing the marking of 460 (RAAF) Sqn / AR-L “Leader”
, Hurricane (34 Sqn /
EG-S SEAC markings) and Spitfire ( in Desert Camo 92 Sqn / QJ-3
markings).
In 2020 Airfix will update their Battle of Britain Memorial
Flight kit to include markings worn by the aircraft in 2019.
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Models on the
Virtual Table
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Saturday - 12pm to 2pm
Wednesday, Thursday and
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RNZAF NEWS Colours of the Fleet
FS 26118 - C-130, HN-90 and A-109 FS 16251 - P-3K2
FS 26251 - King Air FS 17038 - T6 Texan II
FS 26320 - SH-2G Sea Sprite
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‘E’
Of KG 55 “Greif” as photographed during the latter stages of the
Battle of Brit-
ain. The aircraft is carrying a temporary night camouflage
applied with a washable
black distemper.
The third Gruppe of KG 55 were based at Dreux, Chartres and
Villacoublay
under the respective commands of Majors Korte, von Lachemaier
and Schlemell.
References:
• Luftwaffe Camouflage & Markings (Aircam S.19). (photo
& colour profile)
• Aircraft from the Battle of Britain by Steve Archibald &
Ray Rimell - appearing in Scale Models
October 1979 (also in Battle of Britain Special)
The Heinkel
He-111 P-6
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0272 2176757 / 03 217 1208
[email protected]
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• Heinkel He 111 in Action
by Uwe Feist (Squadron/
Signal In Action #6) - photo
p.19
• Dora Kurfurst und Rote 13
by Karl Ries Vol.3 plate 101
• Luftwaffe Bomber Camou-
flage & Markings 1940
(Aircam S.10)
• Markings & Camouflage Sys-
tems of Luftwaffe Aircraft in
WW2 - Vol.2 by Karl Ries
p.53
• Luftwaffe Camouflage & Markings Vol.2 by Smith &
Gallaspy (plate 36)
• Luftwaffe Bombers in Action (Squadron/Signal In Action # 3)
p.26
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Upcoming
Events
2020
January February March
10th - Building Evenings recommence
30th - Monthly Meeting and Model-
ler of the year Competition
27th - Monthly Meeting and Model-
ler of the year Competition
26th - Monthly Meeting and Model-
ler of the year Competition
28th / 29th - South Island Champi-
onships Alexandra. - CANCELLED
April May June
9th - this Building is cancelled due to
the non availability of the rooms
10th to 12th - Warbirds Over
Wanaka - CANCELLED
25 / 26th - Scale Models Expo Wel-
lington - POSTPONED
30th - Monthly Meeting Dunedin
and Jim Marks ANZAC Trophy
28th - Monthly Meeting and Model-
ler of the year Competition
25th - Monthly Meeting and Model-
ler of the year Competition
July August September
TBA - IPMS Southland Bi-annual
Competition and Display
30th - Monthly Meeting and Model-
ler of the year Competition
27th - Monthly Meeting and Model-
ler of the year Competition
26th & 27th South Island Champion-
ships in Alexandra
24th - Monthly Meeting and Model-
ler of the year Competition - TBC
October November December
2nd to 4th - IPMS Nationals Auck-
land - CANCELLED
29th - Monthly Meeting and Model-
ler of the Competition
26th - Annual General Meeting,
McCarthy Trophy and Modeller of
the Year presentation
TBA - Final building Evening for
2020.
