President s Message. Greetings fellow Modelers

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1 VOLUME 14, ISSUE 9 SEPTEMBER 2012 THE CORSAIR President s Message Greetings fellow Modelers It s over.. Nationals are over for another year and it s time to start planning that project and trip for next year when the Nationals are back in our region in Colorado Hopefully the Nats attendees will bring their entries, trophies, photos, stories, and Mickey ears to share with the rest of us We are back to our regularly scheduled format of Meeting, Raffle, Club contest and Program this month. September s club contest theme is Innovators Concept MODELS Aircraft/ ARMOR/VEHICLE that never made it into fullscale production. Craig Pierce has graciously agreed to conduct another Weathering technique presentation at this month s meeting. I know we all enjoy looking at photos of models in the Corsair almost as much as building them so we are still in URGENT need of someone to step up and take over as Club Photog and keep those great model pictures for the Corsair, Modelzona, our Club, and our Hobby going out to share with the world. Happy Modeling Keith I N T H I S I S S U E WELCOMING CREW FOR OPEN HOUSE / CLINIC PART OF DISPLAY AT OPEN HOUSE/CLINIC Open House/clinic pictures Raffle Update... 4 Upcoming Events... 4 Club Officers... 4 Review LVT/Jeep,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5 & 6... Review F-106 pitot.-7 Join IPMS/USA!... 7 Support Your Local Hobby Shop!... 8

2 THE CORSAIR PAGE 2 SEPTEMBER 2012 OPEN HOUSE PICTURES Three subjects covered by club members Car guys at work More building and a little chit chat Mostly airplanes being worked on Displayed finished models More displayed

3 THE CORSAIR PAGE 3 SEPTEMBER 2012 More Open House Gundums and aircraft Diorama and armor Figures Aircraft More aircraft Make and Take for the youngsters

4 THE CORSAIR PAGE 4 SEPTEMBER 2012 "On the table for September are the following items awaiting the touch of the novice and master modelers' hands. Item A: Revell 1/25 '70s Custom Van (Chevrolet), Item B: Hasegawa 1/72 BF-109E (still a real nice kit) and because you need something to shoot it down, a Heller 1/72 Spitfire MK XVIE is part of this two for one raffle offer, Item C: Zvezda 1/72 KA-50SH Russian Night Hunter Helicopter (perfect for entering in Modelzona), Item D: DML 1/48 Focke-Wulf FW190A-8, Item E: Fonderie Miniature (FM) 1/48 Grumman F11F1 Tiger with resin/white metal parts, Item F: Tamiya 1/35 Sturmgeshutz III Ausf B with PE and aluminum barrel, Item G: Trumpeter 1/700 USS Lexington CV-2 05/1942 with F4F,SBD, TBD aircraft--a nice kit worthy of Modelzona, Item H: 'Pride of Seattle: The Story of the First 300 B-!7Fs' by Steve Birdsall, Squadron/ Signal Publications." Chuck L. UPCOMING EVENTS SEPTEMBER 2012 Tuesday, 4th, 7PM, Craig Hewitt Chapter meeting at#1. Contest subject is Innovators Friday and Saturday 21st and 22nd, SLC Xll. IPMS Salt Lake City contest. For further info go to rcedds@pieutah.org. Saturday, 8th, Spirit of Flight, Rods and Wings, 2012, Erie, Co Info at Saturday, 15th, WingNutCon, 2012, Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum, Denver, Co. Info contact: Jennifer Reinecke, OCTOBER 2012 Saturday, 13th, High Plains Con XXlll, Loveland, Co. Info contact: Michael Adams, The club meets at 7pm on the first Tuesday of each month at the American Legion Post #1 in Phoenix. Check the club website at for more meeting info. American Legion Post #1 364 N. 7th Ave. Phoenix, AZ The post is located South of I-10 just a few blocks North of Van Buren. Look for the huge American flag. Chapter Officers President... Keith Pieper...president@ipms-phoenix.org Vice President... Chuck Ludwig...vice_president@ipms-phoenix.org Secretary... Doug Solomon...secretary@ipms-phoenix.org Treasurer... Bill Sanborn...treasurer@ipms-phoenx.org Chapter Contact... Bill Dunkle...chapter_contact@ipms-phoenix.org Member At Large... Sam Bueler...member-at-large@ipms-phoenix.org Webmaster... Jim Pearsall...webmaster@ipms-phoenix.org Newsletter Editor... Dave Weitzel...newsletter@ipms-phoenix.org

5 THE CORSAIR PAGE 5 SEPTEMBER 2012 Reviews The LVT was first used at Tarawa, and over 1,000 were used in the Okinawa invasion. (Plug) The LVT series was built by FMC Corporation. My daughter works for FMC. The AFV division has been sold to BAE systems. The Willys MB Jeep ¼ ton 4X4 was also built by Ford as the GPW. It was used everywhere, by everyone, and it s an icon. Title: Dragon LVT-4 Water Buffalo and Willys MB Jeep Scale: 1/72 Reviewer: Jim Pearsall IPMS # 2209 Product/Stock #: 7389 MSRP: $24.95 Review Type: Full build Product Type: Plastic armor model Company Info: Dragon USA Company Website Title: Dragon Models USA Company Website URL: Usually when I get a Dragon 1+1 kit, it contains two of the same plane or AFV. Not this one. It contains the LTV-4 amphibious landing vehicle and a Jeep, which can be put in as cargo, or, with the ramp down can be shown loading or unloading. The LVT was developed as a civilian ambulance/ rescue vehicle which would operate in swampy areas where normal wheeled and tracked vehicles were useless. It had a water tight hull, with propulsion in water provided by the movement of the tracks. The unit could go directly from water to land to water with no problems. The Marines in the Pacific Islands found this particularly useful, as many islands had offshore coral reefs which would stop landing barges well offshore. The Amphtracs, as these amphibious tractors were called could cross the reefs and go up on the beach as far as needed. The LVT-4 was a huge improvement on the earlier models because of the addition of the ramp in the rear which allowed fast on and off loading of troops and equipment. Many LTVs had armor plate added to the front and driver s area, as early versions had no real protection. Interesting fact: The distinctive grill/headlight setup which is still used by Jeep as a trademark, and is featured in their advertisements was originated by Ford for their Jeeps, and adopted by Willys. Postwar, the grille design was changed from 9 slots to 7 to avoid trademark conflicts. THE KITS I built the Jeep first. I was pleasantly surprised by the single-piece body. I was very pleased with how well the frame and running gear fit to the body. I have to give kudos to Dragon for a really well-designed and easy to assemble kit. I did have a problem getting the back seat to fit, but I eventually figured out what the Dragon engineers were thinking. I painted the entire chassis and body assembly OD, put on the wheels, and added the seats, steering wheel, spare tire and gas can. I put Future on the areas where the decals went and put on the decals. I left off the windshield, the mirror and the blackout headlight until this was done to prevent damage. The decals are from Cartograf, and they were marvelous. I had a problem figuring out which decal went where, as they used white to indicate which decal is which, and with that light blue paper, I had a heck of a time reading the lowcontrast numbers. I put on a coat of clear flat, added the windshield, the mirror and the blackout light, and it was almost finished. The kit comes with 3 armament choices, a.30 cal machine gun, a.50 caliber and a double bazooka. These sit on pedestals between the seats. I chose the.50 caliber, as the firepower just can t be beat Continued next page

6 THE CORSAIR PAGE 6 SEPTEMBER 2012 THE WATER BUFFALO Here again, Dragon has produced a kit with very few assembly problems. We d be disappointed if there were NO challenges, wouldn t we? The hull and interior are marvelous, and the only problem I had was mounting the grab rails on the top of the hull. These tiny parts have the sprue attachment point in a nearly unreachable spot, and cleaning up those miniscule parts was a challenge. The only choice on this model is to build the ramp either up or down. I decided up was probably more secure. The Jeep fits in the cargo hold very nicely. The Dragon Tracks take paint pretty well, but for this kit you get 4 sections, two for each side that have to be attached and installed. The first, done on the bench was easy and very clean. The next trick is that if the track is too long, you cut off a link until it fits. If it s too short, it can be stretched. I had to stretch mine about ½ mm. Then I had to repaint the track, as the stretch showed as unpainted. The connection that had to be done on the vehicle was not as clean or easy. Fortunately the hull covers the track at the top, and covers up my failure to get a clean joint. Decals were on the same sheet as the Jeep, and with the same great quality but with less problem figuring out which decal was which, as the markings are either yellow or larger than the Jeep s. The final assembly of the machine guns and it was all done. OVERALL EVALUATION Highly recommended. I was really impressed with the engineering that went into these two kits. Fit was super, and the parts almost fell into place. The subject matter is interesting, and I really like how these kits turned out. Thanks to Dragon for the kit, and to Steve Collins for letting me build it. Jim Pearsall

7 THE CORSAIR PAGE 7 SEPTEMBER 2012 Highly recommended. The caveat here is that the Hasegawa kit is quite old, and there s no interior, the seat is sub-standard, and the aftermarket for the kit would be a seat and this pitot. So it s up to you what level of detail you want to install. This is a good start, though. Thanks to Master for the part and to IPMS/USA for letting me review it. This got that 1970s vintage F-106 out of my stash. BTW, I found an IPMS/USA ad flyer inside the kit, which was still shrinkwrapped. F-106 Pitot Tube Scale: 1/72 Reviewer: Jim Pearsall IPMS # 2209 Product/Stock #: AM MSRP: $3.50 Review Type: Product Type: Accessory Company Info: Master Model Poland Company Website Title: I received the package with this item from Dave Morrissette, I thought the review might be a task, but this one turned out to be just wondeful.what you get is a turned brass pitot tube which just glues on to replace the Hasegawa pitot. The brass part has the correct shape, and fits right into the hole in the kit nose. Then we come down to the part where this thing really paid off. I was fiddling with some fit issues with the canopy, and I hit the pitot with my sleeve. The plastic part would have been in about 4 pieces. The brass part just turned the nose (and the whole airplane) slightly. Zero damage JOIN IPMS IPMS/USA National Office P.O. Box 2475 N. Canton, Ohio

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