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October 2015

Next meeting: Wednesday 28th October 2015

Scale Models Wellington IPMS

In this issue:Club News • September Show & Tell • Club CompetitionJunior Modellers • What’s in the Shops • Small Ads

Connections

Club committeeRichard AlexanderTish GlassonGrant Porter (President)Rachel Porter (Treasurer)Grant Matchett (Secretary)Will Vale (Editor)Peter White

How to find usScale Models Wellington meets on the last Wednesday of every month execpt December, at the Petone Working Men’s Club, Udy Street, Petone. Meetings start at 7.30pm and finish around 9.30pm.

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Contents3 Club News4 September Show & Tell - Finished Models 10 September Show & Tell - Works in Progress 11 Club Competition13 Junior Modellers15 What’s in the Shops15 Small Ads

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Front CoverR2-D2 by Kevin Trew

Photograph by Rachel Porter

Back CoverF-8A Crusader, USS Hornet

Photograph by Will Vale

Club NewsEvents Calendar• October 28 Speed build• November 8 Club competition• November 25 Prize-giving

JuniorsPlease see the Juniors section for details of your sessions.

Quiz night thanksThe committee would like to thank Ewan Forbes for producing and running another entertaining (and very difficult) quiz night. We’d also like to congratulate the winning team, who were way ahead of the competition. Well done!

Speed build - bring your tools!Next meeting will include a team speed build competition, where each team builds the same kit to completion as fast as possible.

Please bring your basic modelling tools and glue, but not painting supplies. You may wish to leave any perfectionist tendencies at home for this one!

Club competitionThe annual competition will be held on Sunday the 8th of November 2015 at the Petone Working Men’s Club.

Schedule• 10 - 11am Set up tables & covers• 11 - 12noon Registration• 12 - 2pm Judging• 12.30 Food delivered• 2.30pm Raffle draw (must be present at

the time to claim)• 3 - 4pm Pack up room & head home

If you have questions please contact:

• Grant Porter• Rachel Porter• Tish Glasson.Please note that no models are to be put on the tables until they have been registered, and no models may be removed early without prior approval given by one of the above contacts.

See later in this issue for more details.

Expo and NationalsScale Models Wellington IPMS will be holding our usual Scale Model Expo and the NZ Nationals on ANZAC weekend 2016. Please save the date!

• 23rd-24th April 2016If you have questions please contact a member of the competition sub-committee:

• Richard Alexander• Grant Matchett• Peter White • Will ValeMore details will follow in due course.

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September Show & Tell - Finished Models

1/35 Tamiya M3 Bradley IFV built by Kevin Trew

1/12 Bandai R5-D4 built by Kevin Trew1/12 Bandai R2-D2 built by Kevin Trew

September Show & Tell - Finished models

1/48 Tamiya Mitsubishi Ki-46-III “Dinah” built by Michael Rohde

1/72 ICM Heinkel He 51 built by Michael Rohde

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September Show & Tell - Finished models

1/72 Academy Grumman TBF-1 Avenger built by Michael Rohde

1/48 Tamiya P-51B built by Al Green

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September Show & Tell - Finished models

1/72 Airfix Boulton Paul Defiant built by Sean Marsh

1/25 AMT 1970 Ford police car built by Grant Matchett1/72 Airfix A4B/P Skyhawk built by Grant Matchett

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September Show & Tell - Finished models

1/35 Academy/MAC M3A3 Recce conversion built by Rick Lowe

Unknown scale Airfix Quick Build BAe Hawk quick-built by Tish Glasson

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September Show & Tell - Finished models

1/35 Tamiya Panzer III built by Ray Thorpe

28mm Games Workshop Lord of Khorne built by Will Vale

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September Show & Tell - Works in Progress

1/35 Dragon Panzer II Flakpanzer being built by Ray Thorpe

1/35 Dragon sIG 33 S.P. being built by Ray Thorpe

1/32 Trumpeter F-8E Crusader being built by Will Vale

101/72 Academy OV-10 Bronco being built by Rick LoweShiflett Bros Chloe: Aviator for Hire being painted by

Richard Alexander

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Club CompetitionOur annual club competition is on 8th November - shortly after the next meeting.

About the competitionThe venue is the Petone Working Men’s Club, on Udy Street, Petone. This is also where our club meetings are held. Note that this year we are in the Games Room rather than our normal meeting room. To find this, head upstairs as usual, turn right instead of left, and look for the sign. If in doubt ask at the front desk for directions.

The club will be providing some food from around 12.30 for club members to enjoy. The bar will also be open for you to purchase drinks - this is a cash bar but there is an ATM in the lobby downstairs.

During the competition we will also be holding our annual buy sell & swap. Bring your unwanted kits, decals, tools, books etc. and see if you can make some swaps or sales with other members. Note that table space is limited and competition entries get priority over items for sale, but don’t let that stop you from making a deal or grabbing a bargain from someone else.

Like previous years, club members aged 18 or over who enter at least one model into the competition receive one ticket for the raffle. You need to hang on to your ticket and be there at 2.30 sharp for the drawing or you will be unable to claim any winnings.

Juniors, while you miss out on the raffle you can win some great prizes in the competiiton - see the Juniors section for details.

Schedule• 10 - 11am Set up tables & covers• 11 - 12noon Registration• 12 - 2pm Judging• 12.30 Food delivered• 2.30pm Raffle draw (must be present at

the time to claim)• 3 - 4pm Pack up room & head home

Competition categoriesThe list of categories for 2015 is the same as last year:

A Aircraft• A1 1/48 aircraft• A2 Aircraft smaller than 1/48• A3 Aircraft larger than 1/48• A4 Aircraft having a New Zealand connection• A5 Box stock aircraft

B Military vehicles• B1 1/35 and larger military vehicles post WW2• B2 1/35 and larger military vehicles WW2 and earlier• B3 Military vehicles smaller than 1/35• B4 Military vehicles having a New Zealand connection• B5 Box stock military vehicles

C Civilian vehicles• C1 Racing oriented vehicles• C2 Road vehicles• C3 Motorcycles• C4 Civilian vehicles having a New Zealand connection• C5 Box stock civilian vehicles

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D Figures• D1 Figures smaller than 120mm• D2 Figures 120mm and larger• D3 Figures having a New Zealand connection• D4 Busts

E Dioramas (no subcategories)

F Ships and submarines• F1 Ships and submarines smaller than 1/450• F2 Ships and submarines 1/450 and larger

G Fact, fiction, collections and miscellaneous• G1 Science fact• G2 Science fiction• G3 Collections• G4 Miscellaneous

J Juniors See the Juniors section overleaf for full details on your categories

Competition notes• If you have questions please contact Grant Porter, Rachel Porter or Tish Glasson.• All classes are subject to change as deemed necessary by the judges. • All entries must be the sole work of the modeller. • To be eligible to enter the competition, the modeller must be a financial member of Scale Models Wellington IPMS. Models

that have won 1st, 2nd or 3rd placings at previous Scale Models Wellington IPMS club competitions are not eligible to enter. However, they are most welcome to be brought along for display.

• All other models, including all those entered in our BSK competitions, IPMS Nationals and Scale Models Expos, are eligible for the competition.

• Box stock entries must be accompanied by the kit instructions. No deviation from the kit instructions shall be allowed except for the use of aftermarket decals. Entries received after 12.00 noon will be accepted at the discretion of the competition chairman. Family and friends are welcome to view the competition and display from 2.00pm.

• Entry forms are included with this issue of the newsletter. Please copy as many as you need, and bring them to the competition already completed. This will help to speed up the registration process and issue of entry numbers. Entry forms will also be available at the venue.

• No models are to be put on the tables until they have been registered, and no models may be removed early without prior approval given by one of the above contacts.

• The Ted Staples Memorial Trophy for Best in Show and permanent Best in Category trophies are up for grabs. Would all current holders of these trophies please return them to the committee by the October meeting.

• Some club members may be asked to assist with judging for this event. Please help if you are able.

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Junior ModellersHi there Junior Modellers,The 3rd October session went well but attendance was still down due to school holidays. Hopefully the last session on the 7th November before our end of year “gathering of the clans” (club competition) will be better attended.

For the club completion next day on the Sunday 8th November, you should enter all the models from BSK plus any other gems built this year. I am relying on those of you who didn’t finish your kits in time for BSK to have them finished for the club competition. (By my count there are still 5 hawks and 2 MTBs which are 80-90% finished). We still have heaps of decals for the Hawks waiting to be used.

If you can’t make it to competition on Sunday the 8th then please ask one of the other juniors if they can bring your models along for you, or see me on Saturday 7th. Your model should be finished, with a completed entry form and well packed to avoid any damage in transit.

Given the nature of judging and the high number of juniors who have dropped out this year, it’s a whole new ball game for the club completion so enter as many models as you can. As you can see at the bottom of this page, we have a great selection of prizes this year.

As an extra motivation, if we have at least 3 separate entries from the juniors and a similar number from the intermediates for the Aircraft and AFV categories, I will look to provide separate prizes for juniors and intermediates for these two popular categories. Don’t forget the trophy for best overall junior/intermediate is up for grabs as well. By the looks of it there are no clear favorites this year so you all have chance to walk away with the trophy provided you enter.

We will bid farewell to one of our stalwarts George Frith at the end of the year and look forward to seeing George’s work in the adult section next year.

Ray thorpe

A selection from the batch of great prizes on offer for our end our year club competition

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These are your categories for the club competition:

Junior category Intermediate/experienced category

Aircraft J1 J1-I

AFVs J2 J2-I

Ships J3 (combined)

Motor vehicles J4 (combined)

Figures J5 (combined)

Sci-fi & Misc J6 (combined)

Dioramas J7 (combined)

Please bring your building tools, glue etc. along for the club competition as those of you who are planning to join us for the day can join me in building some kits I have ready as handouts. I will have an aircraft, AFV and a Ship available for team builds to have some fun and pass the time between judging, food and admiring all the models on display.

Upcoming session dates and themes• November 7 Model painting and finishing for the November club competition• November 8 Club competition - see earlier in the newsletter for details• November 25 End of year meeting and prize giving:

Petone Working Men’s Club, Udy Street, Petone Junior prize giving 8.00-8.15pm

The list of juniors for the combined November 2015 session is as follows:

New time: 1.00pm to 4.00pm• Fergal, Nevan, Nathan, Harrison, Madeline, Eric, Connor, Samuel, George, Shaquille, Cameron, and William.

PLEASE DON’T FORGET to let me know by the Friday night before the Saturday session IF YOU WILL NOT BE ATTENDING. You can reach me on:

Email: thorpe.wellington@gmail.com

Phone: 04 461 7261

Looking forward to seeing you all in November.

Happy Modelling!

Ray and the “A Team”

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What’s in the ShopsNew items at Belmont Models

New from Airfix • 1/72 Bristol Beaufighter Mk.X

New from Eduard • 1/350 HMS Illustrious Flight Deck• 1/350 HMS Illustrious Safety nets

New from First to Fight • 1/72 Vickers 6ton Mk.E

New from Hobby Boss • 1/35 Schneider CA - Armored

New from Masterbox • 1/35 Pin Up Girls

New from Bandai • Star Wars - 1/144 Slave 1• Star Wars - 1/12 Boba Fett

Information on new releases kindly provided by:

Ewan Forbes

Belmont ModelsPhone: 64 4 5654 048

a_kate_bush_fan@yahoo.com

Small AdsWanted: 1/72 F-16 Fighting Falcon single seaters for spare parts. Any condition OK provided canopy is undamaged.

Please contact Grant Porter for more details:

• Email: granty@orcon.net.nz

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Club Competition 2015 Scale Models Wellington IPMS

entry number sticker

class code

subject

notes - junior members note any assistance given with your model

your name

manufacturer scale

Registrar to fill in this section

subject

manufacturer scale

class code

entry number sticker

please print clearly - give completed form to registrar

Place with model

leave with registar

Club Competition 2015 Scale Models Wellington IPMS

entry number sticker

class code

subject

notes - junior members note any assistance given with your model

your name

manufacturer scale

Registrar to fill in this section

subject

manufacturer scale

class code

entry number sticker

please print clearly - give completed form to registrar

Place with model

leave with registar