Central Arkansas Scale Modelers

FSM Reader Gallery (no replies)

Ray — Wed, 23 May 2012 11:06:34 +0000

Yesterday I received word and the digital proof copy that my MT-LB will be featured
in the FSM Reader Gallery of the July issue.

Upon looking at the copy, I scanned left on the page, thinking I recognize that piece
of work, and sure enough, one Mr Ken Childres has a model in there as well!

Two of us in one issue. A pretty good showing for the club.

Ray

CASM Library Display - Friday June 1st 4:00 (1 reply)

David Stilwell — Tue, 22 May 2012 21:33:06 +0000

I will be at Hobbytown Friday June 1st at 4:00 pm to collect anything you want to display at the Fletcher Library. You can drop anything off in advance at Hobbytown and I'll take it to the Library for you. I'd like to get get as many different types of models as I can....cars, planes, tanks, figures, sci fi. I would also appreciate any help I could get moving models and setting up the display. You can reach me at 501-310-7885 or email me at dstilw@acxiom.com

Hellcat (2 replies)

Steve — Tue, 22 May 2012 16:34:26 +0000

Started on a new project this weekend. I am trying to create a more accurate M18 Hellcat by combining the Academy and AFV Club kits, since neither is correct on its own. So far I have altered the rear hull angles on the Academy kit and plan to use the lower hull from it, since the AFV Club kit is about a millimeter shorter, which means the tracks rub against the bottom of the sponsons. I filled in the electric motor mounts in the bottom of the Academy hull and the drive sprocket adjustments on the hull also. The Academy kit is made to accept an electric motor, like the old Tamiya kits. I have used the transmission from AFV Club kit on the driver's floor from Academy. I cut off the bumps on the transmission housing plates on the AFV Club upper hull and the Academy lower hull and replaced them with hex bolts.

The interior, upper hull and turret from AFV Club are all much better detailed and molded than the offerings from Academy, so I will be using them as I move on with the build. The road wheels on the AFV kit look to be more shallow than the Academy offerings , so I will be using the Academy parts for most of the running gear and suspension. I haven't made up my mind yet on whether to replace the enging deck grating with PE and add some engine compartment details. The Engine deck on the Academy kit is incorrectly shaped, in order to allow for the engine and has very poor grating. The grating on the AFV Club kit is deep and with washes will look pretty good. The only thing you can really see through the grate is the muffler on the real vehicle anyway. I will try to add some photos later.

Uncle Orville (3 replies)

Cliff69 — Tue, 22 May 2012 02:43:35 +0000

I lost one of my uncles today. Roy O Bullock. Uncle Orville as he was known to us. He was an US Army veteran and a veteran of the Korean War. He was retired from International Paper Co at Pine Bluff.

He was also a scale modeler. He liked to do WWII airplanes. He would paint them by hand and hang them in his garage. He was the inspiration for me to get back into scale modeling. I always wished I could have showed him how an airbrush worked. It's too late now. The last time I saw him he was working on a balsa P-51 mustang.

RIP Uncle Orville. Cliff.

F-16A, Fuerza Aérea Venezolana (3 replies)

Big Bird — Mon, 21 May 2012 18:41:57 +0000

F-16A, Fuerza Aérea Venezolana

Kit: Italeri
Scale: 1:48
Paint: Lifecolour, Citadel Mettalics, Gunze
Build thread: HERE

Thanks for looking

'60s Group Build (6 replies)

Steve — Mon, 21 May 2012 23:30:16 +0000

...so how is everyone's '60s build coming along?

PayPal (2 replies)

Brianna Childres — Mon, 21 May 2012 18:41:07 +0000

PayPal is now up on the website!

The following pages now have PayPal options:
-Vendor Signup
-Sponsor Signup
-Join the Club page
-Donation page

I will also make it where you can pay via PayPal for your show entries when I open Pre-Registration. If you have any questions or concerns, please let me know.

Thanks!

Won't be at the meeting tomorrow. (no replies)

Kenneth — Sat, 12 May 2012 01:47:54 +0000

I will not be at the meeting tomorrow. David Stillwell has the helm.

P-40 in the desert (3 replies)

Cliff69 — Mon, 14 May 2012 22:57:51 +0000

I heard about this on the nightly news. Long lost RAF P-40 found.

[www.cnn.com]

Carroll Shelby Dies (1 reply)

Cliff69 — Sat, 12 May 2012 00:56:34 +0000

We have lost one of the great car designers of our time. To me, he will always be associated with the Shelby Cobra Mustang.

[msn.foxsports.com]

Pensacola IPMS/Figure show photos (Resin Nudity Warning) (2 replies)

Kenneth — Tue, 08 May 2012 21:35:29 +0000

Bri and I got back from Pensacola Sunday night. We had a great time! Drove down on Thursday. Friday we went to the Naval Air Museum then spent the afternoon on the beach and dinner at a sea side crab shack... Perfect day on the gulf coast. Saturday we went to the show hosted by the Pensacola Modeleers and Panhandle Miniature Figure Society. This was the first time they had held a combined show. There were some difficulties as one would expect, mainly with them using two different methods of judging. GSB for Figures and 1-2-3 for IPMS side. I have no doubt that they will get that worked out. There was some very very nice work there and pretty much all genres were represented. Our old buddy Jeff Hicks was there and it was great to see him again. We spoke to several vendors about the possibility of attending our Sproo Doo show as well.

Below are two links for Photobucket. One is the Naval Air Museum and the other is photos from the Model Show.

[smg.photobucket.com]

[smg.photobucket.com]

I picked up a couple of medals:
The BTR-60P took a 1st in wheeled armor.
The M-47 took a 2nd in Post 1945 armor.
The BTR-50PK took a 3rd in Post 1945 armor.
Zombie bust took a Bronze in the painters category (figure side)

Here are the 1st place winners in the Pre and Post 1945 armor
categories.

I do not recall what won in the other categories. I'm sure they'll have it posted to their website soon.

Here is a random selection of photos from the show.

Club Officer Elections Begin in June, 2012 (no replies)

Tom — Sun, 06 May 2012 14:40:58 +0000

Club Officer Elections are Scheduled for June

The club officer nomination meeting is scheduled for the June, 2012 general meeting. What follows are excerpts from the CASM By-Laws that describe the duties of the elected club officers and the election procedure.

Section 2 Elected Officers
a. The membership will elect a President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Contest Chairman, and Club Contact with a term of two (2) years.
b. Newly elected officers will assume office at the first general meeting following the annual club contest. In the event that a contest is not held, the newly elected officers will assume office at the first general meeting following the end of the incumbent officers’ two year term.

Sub-Section 2.1 President
The President leads CASM, acts as its primary representative, and will:
a. Preside over Executive Board and general meetings; and
b. Appoint and remove a Newsletter Editor, Webmaster, Contest Committee, and committees as he deems necessary.

Sub-Section 2.2 Vice President
The Vice President will:
a. In the absence of the President preside over Executive Board and general meetings; and
b. Arrange informative and entertaining programs for general meetings.

Sub-Section 2.3 Secretary
The Secretary will:
a. Keep minutes of general and Executive Board meetings and post them monthly on the club forum;
b. Maintain the official membership list; and
c. Complete annual chartering forms, such as those for IPMS.

Sub-Section 2.4 Treasurer
The Treasurer will:
a. Collect and safeguard all CASM funds;
b. Keep an accurate accounting of revenues and expenses;
c. Provide an accounting quarterly on the club forum; and
d. Prepare a draft budget for approval by the Executive Board.

Sub-Section 2.5 Contest Chairman
The Contest Chairman will:
a. Act as or appoint a Head Judge for the annual CASM contest;
b. Organize and oversee the annual CASM contest and Contest Committee; and
c. With the approval of the Executive Board, publish contest judging criteria, modeler classification, and categories.

Sub-Section 2.6 Club Contact
The Club Contact will:
a. Act as official point of contact between the general membership of CASM and its Executive Board;
b. Act as official point of contact between CASM and other modeling clubs and organizations;
c. Act as official point of contact between CASM and IPMS/USA and it’s officers and affiliates;
d. Provide meeting notification by mail or electronic mail to the membership and by other means to the general public;
e. Distribute newsletters received from various modeling clubs and organizations to any interested club members by maintaining a subscription list; and
f. Act as an official point of contact and liasion between CASM and local hobby shops.

Article V ELECTION, REMOVAL, and REINSTATEMENT
Section 1 Voter Eligibility
All members who have paid membership dues and have attended at least one meeting prior to the election, submitted at least one post on the club forum, or submitted at least one article to the club newsletter within a 12 month period prior to the club officer elections meeting are eligible to vote in officer elections.

Section 2 Nomination Meeting
a. Candidates for elected positions may be nominated from the floor by any CASM member, including the candidate, during the annual nomination meeting which is held in June.
b. No member may be nominated for more than one (1) elected position during an election cycle.
c. An Election Committee of two disinterested volunteers, candidates and incumbent officers cannot be members of this committee, is formed at the nomination meeting.

Section 3 Election Procedure
Elections are be by secret ballot at the August meeting. Printed ballots are provided at the meeting, collected, and tallied by the Election Committee. If a member is unable to attend the meeting, an absentee ballot may be obtained by contacting the Election Committee one month prior to the election. Absentee and electronic ballot procedures are published in the newsletter, club forum, and any other practical means. Absentee ballots are to be completed and returned to the Election Committee prior to the counting of the regular ballots. Elected officers are determined by a plurality of the votes cast. The results and tallies are announced at the officer election general meeting.

Iowa ANG 50th Anniversary F-16C (4 replies)

Big Bird — Thu, 03 May 2012 01:46:35 +0000

Iowa ANG 50th Anniversary 1996
F-16C 85565 'The Bats'

Kit: Hasegawa
Scale: 1:48
Paint: Alclad, Tamiya, ModelMaster metallics
Decals OH Models OHM-48002

Thanks for looking

Mondays at PTC (no replies)

Le Vander McGinnis — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 03:51:44 +0000

Monday night was a blast, new faces, back 2 back wins, and great show and tells. Ken took us through a new gloss clear coat and we put it to the test, "trying to break it." If you haven been to the PTC sessioins you are truly missing out...Have unlimited fun and share out modeling with all. First time's: New guy shows up and airbrushes for the first time ever and nails it, although he's been away from the hobby for a while he was amazed at how far the hobby has come with all the new kits, products and most of how many "Geeks" are out there...he showed up last and was the last one to leave!!! We airbrushed, rattle canned, and paint... and Mikey "D" has a contest winning finish after alot of coaching he's going to be a force to recon with. Dave had the new clear coat laid on so wet he was back to doing his Dance, this you got to see...he's got moves the late Michale Jackson would applaud...you've got to see it to belive it!!! Sorry for no pics...had too much fun to be snapping!!!

Next PTC will be in a couple Mondays, bring what on your bench and share it, you will be fascinated by the PTC fun...

SUB from Venice 2012 (no replies)

Cliff69 — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:33:41 +0000

Here are some pics from the Pelican IPMS club. I saw the pics of the sufacing sub, and said to my self, "Oh my word"!

I'm going to try to make it Saturday to PTC South. Enjoy the pics. Cliff.

[www.percongrp.com]

5th Annual Arkansas Model Championship (5 replies)

dbransonjr — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 20:49:27 +0000

Here is update for this Saturdays show

Vendors who have reserved tables,
Alex Pressley 1 table
Bobby Duggar 1 table
Jim McKinney 2 table
Gary Grassman 2 Table
Ken childress 1 Table
Craig Hobbies 5 table
Modelhaus 2 Table
Tri-State Hobbies 6 tables
Top Shelf Models 2 tables
Rail & Sprue Hobbies 8 tables
Race car Photos 1 tables

There will be 2 Flat Sceen TV's given away.

Toolbox Raffle
Iwata Airbrush and compressor Raffle

11 items on silent auction

60 model related item for raffle

Make & Take models for the kids

Photos wil be taken for Scale Auto Magazine and also for Model Cars Magazine for the end of the year contest annuals

Over 400.00 worth of Gift Certificates donated by Rail & Sprue Hobbies.

1st, 2nd, and 3rd place awards for 33 classes

17 Special Awards

1/1 Car Show outside

Hope to see everybody this weekend at the PTC south Campass.

Good meeting saturday... thanks y'all! (no replies)

Kenneth — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:00:48 +0000

I appreciate those that were physically able to make it and those that joined us online. Dick Montgomery was one of the folks that watched the meeting online btw...
Lots of shows coming up. We all need to make an effort to attend shows if at all possible. Flyers are available for printing on the website and will soon be available for pick up at Rogers. If you go to a show, take some with you please.
The Arkansas Model Championship is this coming weekend at the Pulaski Tech South campus in Little Rock. Everyone please try and drop by if at all possible.
Also don't forget... Start hitting up friends, acquaintances and or total strangers for potential category sponsorships at the show in October

See you next month!

German "Flying Fortress" (no replies)

Cliff69 — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:17:12 +0000

I found this article today on the hyperscale website. It's about a beefed up He-111. To me it looks like Germany's version of the "Flying Fortress". Thanks, Cliff.

[www.hyperscale.com]

1:48 Italeri Avenger Mk1 (Fleet Air Arm) (4 replies)

Big Bird — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 13:20:33 +0000

Grumman Avenger
JZ217 Fleet Air Arm 1945

JZ217 was involved in two famous actions. The first on 1st April 1944 when she attacked and sunk, with depth charges U355 whilst protecting Convoy JW58, although there seems to be some evidence that the destroyer HMS Beagle finish off U355 after she was damaged by JZ217.
The second major action she was involved in was the attack on the U boat base at Atkilbotn on May 4th 1945. It is believed that she damaged a U boat and sunk a U boat tender. However on her exit from the target area she was engaged by enemy heavy AA fire, she succumbed to writhing fire and crashed at Harstad killing the three crew members. The crews remains were buried in the grounds of the local church.

When I started this build I believed that JZ217 was a Tarpon Mk1 but research revealed she was an Avenger Mk 1B BuNo 47939

This is not one of my better builds, trouble with the paint (Xtracrylic) and some basic modelling mistakes.

Thanks for looking.

Weekend (3 replies)

Steve — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:33:41 +0000

I guess the weekend was too nice, and full of things to do and places to go for anyone to do much building and posting. See you guys at the meeting next Saturday.

Condolences to the Leker family... (8 replies)

Kenneth — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:44:10 +0000

A few minutes ago Ron Leker called to inform Bri and I that his father who has been battling cancer for some time, passed away this evening. That is all I know right now. I will be sure to pass along information on services as soon as I know something. Please keep the Leker family in your thoughts and prayers. Ron is a long serving member of this club and I know our hearts break for him.
Kenneth Childres
President/CASM

My 1960s contribution, in progress (4 replies)

Kenneth — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:18:07 +0000

The Tamiya M51. Finished construction, added a few small PE details to it and a large bundle of stowage to the rear end there. Painting has commenced. Painted all the deepest areas and anywhere that would remain in shadow with a dark chocolate brown. Then using Tamiya Buff followed by Tamiya Deck Tan I laid down the base colors.

I was not going for a panel shaded or Pre-shade effect. I simply want to make sure that the shadows are painted fully. The suspension was a royal paint to cover.

Local Boyz Done Good!!! (1 reply)

Le Vander McGinnis — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 20:55:36 +0000

FUN, Fun FunX(, The Tulsa Show was another great success for the local Tulsa OK Modelers... Tulsa has some exceptional modlers to cover the spectrum of modeling, the Jr. modelers are some of the best I've seen in a while... not much "X-Box/Wii going on up in Tulsa, they'd give you a run for your money if they entered in the "old modelers" catagory, very impressive builds. Arkie modelers attending. Bob, Ken Leslie, and Mac... we had a blast, had the sample meal for $13.00 and took food home!!! Lunch at "On the Border was filling, I found gas for $3.47 a gal, met some new faces and caught up with some long time friends. Your Arkie Modelers showed their mdeling talents by capturing Best of in ships, automotive and aircraft...specifics to follow. We toured the local Hobby Shop and I was amazed to see a mom-n-pop/brick-n-motor shop still serving us model geeks, great deals to be had there!!! As with any and most of my trecks using GPS (Google Maps) you will end up on the other side of town and not where you need to be so leave som time to "re-route"... I made it in time!!! If the USAF used GPS guided weapons they'd take out a porta jon and the model show would be safe, go ta love tech!!! I attepmted to take pics of all the entries but got pulled to the side to yap!!! Expect to see new faces at the April show and Spru-Doo...I put the word out!!!>:D< Lots of Figures, Cars, Cars, Cars, Sci-Fi, Ships, Wings and a little Armor. The level of modeling was very impresive, judging was ok but then again they got mad skillz in Tulsa, very impressive and the locations was in a BMW car care center, it was so clean that you'd never know you were in a service facility... clean is an understatement, you could eat off the floor while looking up into a vintage BMW!!! Pics to follow...

2012 Sproo-doo Flyers (with QR codes) Printable and full color (no replies)

Kenneth — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 17:34:06 +0000

Here are two versions of the 2012 show flyer. You can save and print them from here or follow the link at the bottom for a little better quality examples.
Notice there is a QR bar code at the bottom right corner or each. For those of you not familiar with these, they are used quite a bit in marketing these days. Anyone with a smart phone can download a free app that will read these codes. A quick scan with the phone's camera and it will take you right to the website, no stopping to type anything... It can even be scanned from your computer screen. Pretty slick eh!

[casmodels.weebly.com]

For the Armor folks (3 replies)

Steve — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:16:18 +0000

Great Museum vehicles

Great Diorama Work (no replies)

Steve — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 01:51:11 +0000

Armorama: Clerveux River

Roads to Moscow (1 reply)

Steve — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 19:55:15 +0000

Roads to Moscow

38 pages of repair diorama ideas... German WWII (1 reply)

Kenneth — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 18:01:40 +0000

Some amazing stuff in here... Enjoy

[forum.axishistory.com]

New He-219 and Shinden (1 reply)

Steve — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 01:06:39 +0000

I got this posting by Dick Montgomery from the IPMS USA FB page and thought a few of you guys might find it interesting. If you don't recognize the name of the model company here they are the folks that cranked out the amazing 1/32 Skyraider and are currently working on a Mustang that I have a feeling is gonna make the Tamiya offering look like a 21st Century toy.

Dick Montgomery
I "follow" IPMS on Twitter (ipmsusa) and I just saw that, according to Scale Aircraft Modeling magazine, Zoukei Mura will release a 32nd scale He-219 and a 48th scale J7W1 Shinden. If memory serves, Hase released a 48th Shinden some years ago, but a ZM offering would be welcomed. And, of course, a 32nd He-219 would be most welcomed! I had the opportunity to meet several staffers for ZM, as well as their CEO, and these guys are a class act.

U.S., WW2 Armor Books (3 replies)

Richard Buzbee — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:46:33 +0000

Ken, can you tell us again the titles and author(s) of the two books you brought to the meeting Saturday? I did not write down the titles or authors. Thanks-