President s Message. Keith Pieper Chapter President. Greetings fellow Modelers,

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1 VOLUME 14, ISSUE 8 AUGUST 2012 THE CORSAIR President s Message Greetings fellow Modelers, It s here.. Nationals time and for those of us not venturing across the country this time we ll be enjoying our club member-only Swap Meet at this month s meeting. So dig deep in the stash for those treasures and bring them to buy, sell and trade Next month we ll be back to our regularly scheduled format of Meeting, Raffle, Club contest and Program next month. September s club contest theme is Innovators Concept MODELS Aircraft/ ARMOR/VEHICLE that never made it into full scale production. 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 Pieper Chapter President I N T H I S I S S U E July 2012 Meeting Pictures Raffle Update... 4 Upcoming Events... 4 Club Officers... 4 Review N1K Displayed models.6-7 Join IPMS/USA!... 9 Support Your Local Hobby Shop!... 10

2 THE CORSAIR PAGE 2 AUGUST2012 August 2012 Meeting No minutes this month To see more of the pictures Jim Hough took at the meeting, visit the Gallery on our website at Charles Swanson built this Team Lotus Type 78 Spitfire IX Brian Baker Hellcat I -Brian Baker Hurricane PR. I -Brian Baker Typhoon I -Brian Baker.

3 THE CORSAIR PAGE 3 AUGUST 2012 More July pictures... F9F-6 Cougar by Carl Armelin F9F-2 Panther by Carl Armelin Jim Pearsall built this F-16 Matchbox P-12E by Jay Steward

4 THE CORSAIR PAGE 4 AUGUST 2012 See the raffle table and Chuck for details UPCOMING EVENTS August 2012 Tuesday, 7th, 7 PM, Craig Hewitt Chapter meeting at American Legion Post #1. Club Swap Meet No contest. Wednesday 8th Saturday 11th IPMS National Convention Lake Buena Vista, Fl. September 2012 Tuesday, 4th, 7 PM, Craig Hewitt Chapter meeting at American Legion Post #1. The contest subject is Innovators. Friday and Saturday, 21st and 22nd, SLC XII. IPMS Salt Lake City contest. For further info go to rcedds@pieutah.org. 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 AUGUST 2012 Reviews amount of Mr Surfacer 500 was needed to make up for my slightly uneven cut. The interior consists of an instrument panel, a seat and a control stick. The engine is a really nice piece of engineering, which almost nobody will see behind the prop and spinnethe interior consists of an instrument panel, a seat and a control stick. The engine is a really nice piece of engineering, which almost nobody will see behind the prop and spinnepaint AND DECALS With the diminutive size of this kit, it s nice to have a simple paint job. I used Tamiya JN-1 Green for the top and Testors Kawanishi N1K2-J Shiden Kai Early Version Jim Pearsall, IPMS /144 Platz Kit PD 11 $ Product provided by Platz Hobby US Distributor: Dragon USA $28.95 THE AIRCRAFT The Kawanishi N1K2-J Shiden (Violet Lightning) was codenamed George by the Allies. Development was interesting in that the Shiden was developed from the N1K Kyofu (Strong Wind / Rex) a floatplane The Shiden was heavily armed, with 4x 20 mm cannon in the wings. It was considered the equal of the Hellcat, and could hold its own with the Corsairs and P-51s. As a bomber interceptor, it was hampered by poor rate of climb and inadequate engine performance at high altitudes.the prototype flew in 1943, and the type entered production in January of Production never exceeded 83 per month (April and May 1945), and only 423 were produced before VJ day. There are 4 surviving Shidens, one at the Naval Air Museum at Pensacola, one at the USAF Museum near Dayton, one at the Champlin Air Museum, on loan from the National Air and Space Museum, and one at Shikoku, Japan THE KIT You get 2 complete kits in the box, along with markings for 6 Georges. The mold is identical to the Platz Shiden-Kai Later Version, except this kit includes a new tail section. The fuselage halves are clearly marked for where to make the cut to remove the tail, and the new parts fit quite cleanly. Only a small Silver for the bottom. A coat of Future prepped the model for markings. I did this one as an aircraft from the Yokoshuka Naval Flying Group. February PAINT AND DECALS With the diminutive size of this kit, it s nice to have a simple paint job. I used Tamiya JN-1 Green for the top and Testors Silver for the bottom. A coat of Future prepped the model for markings. I did this one as an aircraft from the Yokoshuka Naval Flying Group. February The decals are marvelous. They re by Cartograf of Italy, and they re extremely high quality. The only problems I had were that the tiny decals for the prop warning and the landing gear doors were so small that they floated on the surface tension of the tiny bit of water I put on to allow me to move the decal. I had to rewet a couple of these, as they d float off from where I wanted them. Patience and a sewing needle finally got everything in place. FINAL FINISH After the decals had set up, I applied another light coat of Future, followed by some Testors Acrylic Flat. Then I put on the prop and spinner, landing gear and tail wheel, canopy and the antenna. Finished.

6 THE CORSAIR PAGE 6 AUGUST 2012 More pictures from JULY MEETING Gary Thomas F-86A Gary Thomas Gary Thomas Gary Thomas Gary Thomas

7 THE CORSAIR PAGE 7 AUGUST 2012 JOIN IPMS IPMS/USA National Office P.O. Box 2475 N. Canton, Ohio

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