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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 [email protected]

Newsletter Editor Terry Huber (714) 544-8908

[email protected]

Webmaster Joe LoMusio [email protected]

Mail IPMS Orange County

Club Website www.ipmsoc.org

P.O. Box 913 Garden Grove, CA 92842 National Website

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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.

http://www.ipmsusa.org/

http://www.ipmsoc.org/ipmsoc.htm


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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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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/

http://j-fat.com/


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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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

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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.

http://www.gaugepods.com/vacuform/index.htm


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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

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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."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10th_Cavalry_Regiment_(United_States)


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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

[email protected]

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 [email protected]

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

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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

[email protected]

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 [email protected]



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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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