IPMS Patriot Chapter Newsletter. November 2016

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The church is located on Concord Road, just as it meets Route 3A (Boston Road) at the Billerica Town Common.

One of the models Frank Moore brought to the October meeting was this nifty 1:35 scale vignette of a World War 2 German command post.

1 THE PATRIOT IPMS Patriot Chapter Newsletter Pip Moss, Editor November 2016 Billerica, MA Meeting Info The next Patriot Chapter meeting will take place on Friday, November 4, at 7:30 p.m. at the First Parish Unitarian Church in Billerica, MA. The church is located on Concord Road, just as it meets Route 3A (Boston Road) at the Billerica Town Common. The November meeting will be a build session with a business meeting, Show-and-Tell, and a raffle. One of the models Frank Moore brought to the October meeting was this nifty 1:35 scale vignette of a World War 2 German command post. The structure itself came from an Italeri kit while the figures were drawn from two Tamiya sets of German observation figures. The sandbags are from Academy. Weapons and helmets came from the spares box. For paint, Frank used Tamiya acrylics and Testors enamels. In This Issue October Meeting Minutes... 2 Show-and-Tell List & Raffle Report... 2 Show-and-Tell Gallery... 3 Upcoming Events IPMS/USA Membership Form... 14

2 Minutes from the October Meeting Chapter President Dave Schmidt called the business meeting to order at 8:20 p.m. Fifteen members were present. Patcon Business: There was an extensive discussion of Patcon, which by all accounts was a resounding success. Special mention was made of how well the judges performed their tasks during the power outage that occurred in the early afternoon. Some minor issues and rule changes were briefly discussed, but these matters were tabled until a later date. Additional discussion of Patcon included show logistics, judging, vendors, layout, and attendee satisfaction. There was discussion of next year s show date and locking it in with the Elks. Due to logistical concerns and low member participation, there will be no club trip this year. There was a brief discussion of the Collins foundation to be held in Early October. John Touloupis read the Treasurer s report. The report was accepted as read by the membership. A suggestion was raised to use treasury funds to allow more raffle prizes to be awarded each month. Discussion of the matter was tabled until Raffle Coordinator Bill Michaels could be present. The business meeting adjourned at 9:00 p.m., followed by Show-and-Tell and the monthly raffle. Following the raffle, the general meeting adjourned. Alan Beeber, Secretary Show-and-Tell Jeff Brown... 1:144 SEED Destiny Gundam (Bandai) Ork Deft Dredd (Games Workshop) Ken Myers... 1:72 Cessna O-2A Skymaster (Airfix) Frank Moore...~1:36 M4A1 (Revell) 1:40 Honest John Rocket/Launcher (Adams/Snap) 1:35 Stuart Prototype (Tamiya) 1:35 German Command Post (Italeri/Tamiya) 1:35 modern French Infantry 3 sets (Italeri/Heller) WIP 59 Corvette (AMT/Ertl) Bart Navarro... 1: Ford Custom (Monogram) Richard Price... 1:72 A6M2 Zero (Airfix) Dave Schmidt...WIP 1:144 Boeing Clipper (Airfix) John Walker...1:32 Musician, 8th Mass. (Imrie-Risley) 1:32 Musketeer, Riedesel Rgt. (Imrie-Risley) 1:35 Sturmhaubitze III, Ausf. F (DML) David Zucker...WIP 1:350 ship-in-bottle (scratch) Raffle Report Special thanks to Mike Hirsch, who picked up the kits from my house and transported them to the meeting. October winners: Mike Hirsch, HobbyBoss 1:48 Saab J-29 Tunnan; Dana Ringquist, Academy 1:35 M7 Priest; David Waitt, KittyHawk 1:48 F-101 Voodoo. We sold $90 in tickets, and the prizes cost us $105, so we lost $15. This drops our 2016 year-to-date profit to $73. Bill Michaels, Vice President Another view of Frank Moore s German command post. Page 2

Color acrylic lacquers including their renditions of Mitsubishi factory colors for the topside dark green and the cowling blueblack. Decals are from the kit.

3 Show-and-Tell Gallery Richard Price s 1:72 scale A6M2b Zero (Airfix), built mostly OOB in, for him, the record time of less than a month. Richard cut the canopy to pose it open, and he replaced the kit pitot tube with one made from brass tubing. Paints are Mr. Color acrylic lacquers including their renditions of Mitsubishi factory colors for the topside dark green and the cowling blueblack. Decals are from the kit. The model depicts a plane belonging to the Tsukuba Kokutai (Squadron) as it appeared early in The ツ on the tail transliterates to Tsu for Tsukuba, a city located about 25 miles northeast of Tokyo. The kokutai was a training unit employing obsolete A6M2s and A6M2-K two-seat trainers. The A6M2b, also known as the Model 21, first appeared in 1940 as Japan s principal carrier-based fighter; it played a prominent role in the Pearl Harbor attack and the invasion of the Philippines. By 1944 it had been supplanted for combat missions by the A6M5. There is some controversy regarding the under surface color, but current opinion favors the trainer orange-yellow seen on the model. The plane probably left the factory in the early-war overall gray-green scheme and was then painted overall orange-yellow when it assumed its trainer role sometime in The dark green top color was applied subsequently in accordance with a 1943 IJN order to camouflage trainers. This would explain the non-standard, wavy demarcation on the rear fuselage. Page 3

4 Bart Navarro s 1:24 scale 1948 Ford five-window custom, built OOB from the Monogram kit. Bart used Dupli-Color automotive lacquer for the paint job. He achieved the final gloss finish by rubbing out the paint rather than applying a clear coat. Page 4

John Walker s 1:35 scale Sturmhaubitze III, Ausf. F, built from the DML kit, which John modified from a StuG III to a StuH III by replacing the 7.5 cm gun barrel with a Tamiya 10.

Decals for the unit insignia are from Tamiya; crosses are from DML. The model depicts a vehicle of the 185th StuG. Abt.

5 John Walker s 1:35 scale Sturmhaubitze III, Ausf. F, built from the DML kit, which John modified from a StuG III to a StuH III by replacing the 7.5 cm gun barrel with a Tamiya 10.5 cm barrel from their StuG III kit. Paints are Tamiya acrylics, weathered with AK Interactive Kursk enamel wash, pastels and pencil lead. Decals for the unit insignia are from Tamiya; crosses are from DML. The model depicts a vehicle of the 185th StuG. Abt., Russia, October 1942, and represents one of twelve prototype StuHs built using the early StuG chassis to prove the feasibility of mounting the 10.5 cm gun. Subsequent production StuHs employed the Ausf. G chassis. The Sturmgeschütz (StuG.) was a self-propelled artillery piece that mounted a field gun on a tank chassis without the added weight and expense of a movable turret. It was intended to serve as infantry support against soft targets and fortifications. When the Wermacht encountered large numbers of T-34 tanks in the Russian campaign, the low-velocity, high-blast gun was changed to a high-velocity, armor-piercing version that, while more effective against tanks, was not as well suited for the initially intended targets. The Sturmhaubitze represented an attempt to return to the StuG s original role by mounting a true artillery cannon on the same chassis. Page 5

Frank Moore s 1:40 scale Honest John rocket and launcher (Adams/SNAP), which he restored and repainted from a flea market glue bomb. Paints are Tamiya acrylics and Testors enamels.

First tested in 1951, it went into production in 1953, reaching US-based units late that year and Europe early in 1954. It had an exceptionally long service life, remaining in NATO units until 1985.

6 Frank Moore s 1:40 scale Honest John rocket and launcher (Adams/SNAP), which he restored and repainted from a flea market glue bomb. Paints are Tamiya acrylics and Testors enamels. Decals are from the spares box. The MGR-1 Honest John was the first nuclear-capable, surface-to-surface missile in the United States arsenal. First tested in 1951, it went into production in 1953, reaching US-based units late that year and Europe early in It had an exceptionally long service life, remaining in NATO units until Non-nuclear variants were part of the arsenals of Greece, Turkey and South Korea until at least the late 1990s. The MGR-1 was an unguided missile with a range of up to 30 miles carrying a 20 kiloton warhead. It was frequently launched from M289 trucks, specially modified rocket launcher versions of the World War 2 era M39, 5-ton, 6 X 6 truck series. Page 6

side wall padding. He also relocated the center and side windshield frames. Paints are Tamiya acrylic gloss white, and Testors enamel light gray and black.

7 Ken Myers s 1:72 scale Cessna O-2A Skymaster (Airfix). Ken s many additions and modifications include stainless steel exhaust pipes, wing tip lights, four small blade antennas, brake lines, landing light shields, pitot tube, and a complete interior with side wall padding. He also relocated the center and side windshield frames. Paints are Tamiya acrylic gloss white, and Testors enamel light gray and black. Markings are from Draw Decals and depict a plane presently residing at the Museum of Flight Restoration Facility at Paine Field, WA. Ken adds, a tough model to build. In 1965 the USAF commissioned Cessna to develop a military variant of their Super Skymaster twin-engined, push-pull utility aircraft, to replace the O-1 Bird Dog. Reaching the Air Force by 1967, the O-2 served in the Vietnam War as a Forward Air Control aircraft with the 20th Tactical Air Support Squadron. Following the Vietnam War, the O-2 continued to operate with both USAF and ANG units into the late 1980s. In addition, six O-2A airframes were transferred to the U.S. Navy in 1983 for use as range controllers. Page 7

John Walker s two 54 mm (1:32 scale) American Revolution figures (Imrie / Risley Miniatures), both painted mostly with Vallejo acrylics and some craft paint.

He commanded all German and Native American forces and was assigned the left (Hudson River) flank during the first and second Battles of Saratoga.

British. Musician, 8th Massachusetts Regiment, Berymann s Redoubt, October 7, 1777.

8 John Walker s two 54 mm (1:32 scale) American Revolution figures (Imrie / Risley Miniatures), both painted mostly with Vallejo acrylics and some craft paint. Musketeer, Regiment von Riedesel, Freeman s Farm, September 19, Baron Friederich von Riedesel was second in command of the British army under General Burgoyne. He commanded all German and Native American forces and was assigned the left (Hudson River) flank during the first and second Battles of Saratoga. He is credited with saving the entire army on September 19, 1777 by his timely flank attack on the American forces, which caused them to retreat back to their defenses, leaving the battlefield to the British. Musician, 8th Massachusetts Regiment, Berymann s Redoubt, October 7, At the second Battle of Saratoga, the British were repulsed and forced to retreat back to their prepared positions, the Balcarres and Breymann Redoubts. At first, the Americans, commanded by General Benedict Arnold, concentrated on the Balcarres Redoubt, with little effect. Then Arnold noticed the assault underway on the Breymann Redoubt and led a flanking attack. The redoubt fell (with Col. Breymann killed and Arnold wounded), unhinging the entire British line, leading to their retreat north and surrender ten days later. The 8th Massachusetts was one of the principal participants in this action. Page 8

Frank Moore s 1:36 scale M4A1 Sherman, restored and repainted from a flea

Paints are Tamiya acrylics and Testors enamels; decals are from the

Originally issued in the 1950s, Revell s M4 kit was listed as 1:40 scale,

9 Frank Moore s 1:36 scale M4A1 Sherman, restored and repainted from a flea market glue bomb. Paints are Tamiya acrylics and Testors enamels; decals are from the spares box. Originally issued in the 1950s, Revell s M4 kit was listed as 1:40 scale, but general consensus places it closer to 1:36. One of the first plastic tank models, it represents an early Sherman with composite hull, 75 mm gun, and Horizontal Volute Spring Suspension. Page 9

Two fantasy models built by Jeffrey Brown, one of Patriot Chapter s newest members.

The model represents one of the giant robots featured in the 10th installment of the Japanese Mobile Suit Gundam anime series.

Principal designer Yoshiyuki Tomino then changed it to the current title, suggesting that Gundam signified a powerful unit wielding a gun powerful enough to hold back enemies.

10 Two fantasy models built by Jeffrey Brown, one of Patriot Chapter s newest members. 1:144 scale SEED Destiny Gundam (Bandai), built OOB and enhanced with Gundam panel line markers and Future floor polish. The model represents one of the giant robots featured in the 10th installment of the Japanese Mobile Suit Gundam anime series. The term Gundam was originally coined by combining the English word gun with the last syllable of the word freedom. Principal designer Yoshiyuki Tomino then changed it to the current title, suggesting that Gundam signified a powerful unit wielding a gun powerful enough to hold back enemies. A Gundam is generally a large, bipedal, humanoidshaped vehicle controlled from a cockpit by a human pilot. Deff Dread (short for Dreadnought) Ork warfare figure (Games Workshop), built OOB with added magnets from Rare Earth. Paints are Citadel and craft store acrylics. Markings are for the Lootas Clan. The figure is part of the gaming universe of Warhammer 40,000 (40K). According to the Warhammer wiki, the Ork Deff Dread is a large Ork combat walker that is essentially a cross between an Ork Killa Kan and a Space Marine Dreadnought. Deff Dreads are clanking, rattling, lumbering, smoke belching, implacable engines of destruction, bristling with heavy guns and slashing close-combat weapons. Page 10

quadmount turret from a Monogram M3 halftrack, and a Tamiya U.S. weapons set.

11 Frank Moore s 1:35 scale Stuart AA Tank prototype. Frank made this conversion model using a Tamiya M3A1 Stuart light tank, a Maxson M45 quadmount turret from a Monogram M3 halftrack, and a Tamiya U.S. weapons set. The figure is a conversion of a Tamiya U.S. Infantryman. This arrangement was tested by the U.S. Army in 1942, but it never entered production. Page 11

The snow and winter camouflage were achieved using hairspray and Tamiya white. These guns were originally developed by the Austro-Hungarian Empire and first used in World War 1.

12 John Walker s 1:35 scale 7.5 cm Gebirgskanone M 15 (Special Armour/CMK), built OOB, painted with Tamiya acrylics, and weathered with AK Interactive brown enamel wash, pastels and pencil lead. The snow and winter camouflage were achieved using hairspray and Tamiya white. These guns were originally developed by the Austro-Hungarian Empire and first used in World War 1. They were manufactured at the Skoda works in Pilsen, Czech Republic and were purchased by the Weimar Republic, not captured. M 15s were also used by Hungary, Bulgaria, Turkey, Italy, Austria, Greece, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, China, and others. Skoda continued production well into the 1930s, and some M 15s saw service in the early years of World War 2. Page 12

Show-and-Tell Gallery (concluded) Frank Moore s three

(Heller, reissued by Italeri) built mainly OOB with

Paints are Tamiya acrylics and Testors enamels.

13 Show-and-Tell Gallery (concluded) Frank Moore s three 1:35 scale vignettes of contemporary French Infantry (Heller, reissued by Italeri) built mainly OOB with some items from a Heller/Italeri weapons set. Paints are Tamiya acrylics and Testors enamels. From top to bottom, combat group, radio group, and anti-tank team. Page 13

14 Upcoming Events November 12 November 13 LIARS Model Car Challenge, Long Island Auto Replica Society, 130 East Merrick Road, Freeport, NY. Contact Rich Argus: or Baycon 2016, IPMS Bay Colony, Smithfield Elks Lodge, 326 Farnum Pike, Smithfield, RI. Contact Robert Magina: or Page 14

THE PATRIOT. November Meeting Info. In This Issue. IPMS Patriot Chapter Newsletter

THE PATRIOT. November Meeting Info. In This Issue. IPMS Patriot Chapter Newsletter THE PATRIOT IPMS Patriot Chapter Newsletter Pip Moss, Editor November 2015 Billerica, MA www.ipmspatriot.org Meeting Info The next Patriot Chapter meeting will take place on Friday, November 6, at 7:30