CASM Meeting Minutes - July 2012
Date: 7/14/12
Present: Dave Branson, Tom Brown, Cliff Bullock, Richard Buzbee, Brianna Childres, Ken Childres, Ken Faucett, Mona Hiatt, Robert Hiatt, Rick Knapp, Ron Leker, Daris Long, Chris Luna, Lavander McGinnis, Rusty Nail, Ray Smith, , David Stilwell, Ed Swaim, James Swaim, John Swaim, Chance Swift, Joe Swift, Joshua Swift, Nguyen Truong, Mike Warren, David Wassell, Steve Wilson
The meeting was called to order by President Ken Childres at 10:00 A.M.
Announcements:
Upcoming Events
8/8/12 – 8/11/12 IPMS National Convention, Lake Buena Vista, FL; 8/18/12 HAMS, Model Car Show, Houston, TX; 8/25-8/26 45th Annual Model Display, El Paso, TX; 9/15/12 Autumn Con 2012, Region 6 Regional, Covington, LA.
IPMS Region 6 Chapter of the Year!
CASM was awarded the Chapter of the Year award for Region 6 from IPMS. A hardy congratulation is in order for the club members and E-Board for making such a noteworthy club!
Officer Elections
Ron Leker and Richard Buzbee presided over the election process. A nomination was made by Ron Leker to accept the officer candidates as nominated. The motion was seconded by Steve Wilson. Approval of the motion was unanimous. The new officers, who take office in October, 2012 are:
President: Ken Childres
Vice President: Rick Knapp
Secretary: Brent Bristow
Treasurer: David Wassell
Contest Coordinator: Brianna Childres
Club Contact: Ray Smith
Library Display
Dave wanted to thank all of those who contributed models and Cliff Bullock in particular for assisting with the retrieval of models.
Online Contest
Registration for the online contest will be during the week of 8/1/12- 8/7/12 and consist of people posting pictures on a designated spot on the Club Forum. Judging will consist of viewers of the models casting a vote for the model they think is the best and judging will be between 8/8/12 – 8/13/12. Each viewer has one vote. Entries can be of any model built since the last club contest (10/4/12) till the end of registration. The winner of the contest will be the person with the model that has received the most votes by the viewers. The winner will be announced at the September club meeting.
CASM Contest Pre-Registration Opened July 1st
Pre-registration for the CASM Contest opened July 1 and can be paid through the Paypal account online.
CASM Wearing Apparel
Ken has designed a new club logo and shirt that has the claws of “The Black Cat” ripping through a shirt and grasping on to the club logo with the club logo on the front. The color scheme will be a Navy shirt with grey logo or a light grey shirt with the logo in black outline. The artwork will be posted on the club website and later submitted for club approval. Orders will be taken online through the Paypal account but merchandise cannot be ordered until the unit order reaches at least 25 units because the shirts have to be paid before the order can be sent.
Advanced Airbrushed Seminar
There will be an Advance Airbrush Seminar after the August meeting at 2:00 P.M.. Advanced airbrushing technique will be broken down into the categories of aircraft, armor, cars, and figures and each category will be taught by a club member who is proficient in each of those genres. Seminar sign-up will be into the category of your choice but the number of people enrolled will be limited. Participants will be expected to bring an airbrush, paint, and a kit to paint.
Losing Our Sons
Daris Long talked about the movie and his continuing speaking engagements regarding the way in which the US Army and the Obama administration have sought to block his son receiving a Purple Heart for being killed by a terrorist act. The movie is available for purchase at www.losingoursons.com and the cost is $15.00. I highly recommend purchasing and seeing this movie.
Modeler of the Year
Modeler of the year nominations will be taken at the next meeting. When making a nomination, please bring a brief written narrative the describes the reasons the nominee should be considered Modeler of the Year.
Next Group Build
The next group build is due in December. After brief discussion, it was agreed by the club that the next theme should be: “Bring a Finished Model!” This idea was first proposed in a joking manner but the more we all thought about it the idea took on merit and everyone thought it would be a great idea. So, have a finished model for the December, 2012 meeting as your entry in the Group Build.
Contest Committee Report
Brianna brought several boxes of raffle ticket donations and shared with the group examples of other donations. Sponsorships: Brianna applauded the work of Cliff Bullock for actively working on obtaining both sponsorships and donations. The goal is to have the contest completely paid for by the money obtained by sponsorships. Each sponsor group will have their name and advertisement on the club website. Pre-registration: is now open and may be completed on the club website. Cost of registration may be paid through the club Paypal account online to streamline the registration process the day of the show. Medals and Plaques: Brianna made a motion for the purchase of medals and plaques. The cost of the medals this year is approximately $706.00 and plaques will be $208.00. The motion was seconded by Daris Long and was unanimously passed. The Contest Committee met after the meeting to hammer out some of the main details of the contest.
Show-N-Tell
Rick Knapp: presented a Tamiya Mauder III project with a Verlinden interior set and German infantry figures.
Ron Leker presented a Luna Armor Suit and a Stug III.
Ken Childres presented a P-51B Mustang WIP and M32B1 WIP.
Cliff Bullock presented a Russian Yak 3.
Bob Hiatt presented continued work on the HMS Surprise, USS Gambier Bay WIP, and the USS Ronald Reagan that he is backdating to an earlier Harry S. Truman.
Richard Buzbee presented a Monarch Nosferatu and a VA Gunner.
SteveWilson presented his combination Academy/AFV Hellcat and Sherman WIP.
Nguen Troung presented a 1/35 Academy Tiger, Panzer IV, and a Nashorn.
Ken Faucett presented the Revell Corvette Spider and a Nissan Skyline.
Chris Luna presented a Battlestar Galactica Mk VII with the pieces he plans to use to light various features of the model and a group of long owned models that he plans to build.
Lavander McGinnis presented a 1/48th scale Hasegawa F-104 Starfighter WIP.
Dave Branson presented Tuna and Chicken Salad containers that can be used for parts.
Ray Smith presented a clarification of his ‘60s build. It is not a parking lot but a car show and he added some very small cars to the show.
Rusty Nail presented a photograph of the Jabba the Hut he has been working on.
Chris Warren presented 1/72 armor that included a German Assault Gun, Japanese Type 95 Tank, T-34 that are all from the Flames of War Series.
The meeting was adjourned at 12:15 PM
Present: Dave Branson, Tom Brown, Cliff Bullock, Richard Buzbee, Brianna Childres, Ken Childres, Ken Faucett, Mona Hiatt, Robert Hiatt, Rick Knapp, Ron Leker, Daris Long, Chris Luna, Lavander McGinnis, Rusty Nail, Ray Smith, , David Stilwell, Ed Swaim, James Swaim, John Swaim, Chance Swift, Joe Swift, Joshua Swift, Nguyen Truong, Mike Warren, David Wassell, Steve Wilson
The meeting was called to order by President Ken Childres at 10:00 A.M.
Announcements:
Upcoming Events
8/8/12 – 8/11/12 IPMS National Convention, Lake Buena Vista, FL; 8/18/12 HAMS, Model Car Show, Houston, TX; 8/25-8/26 45th Annual Model Display, El Paso, TX; 9/15/12 Autumn Con 2012, Region 6 Regional, Covington, LA.
IPMS Region 6 Chapter of the Year!
CASM was awarded the Chapter of the Year award for Region 6 from IPMS. A hardy congratulation is in order for the club members and E-Board for making such a noteworthy club!
Officer Elections
Ron Leker and Richard Buzbee presided over the election process. A nomination was made by Ron Leker to accept the officer candidates as nominated. The motion was seconded by Steve Wilson. Approval of the motion was unanimous. The new officers, who take office in October, 2012 are:
President: Ken Childres
Vice President: Rick Knapp
Secretary: Brent Bristow
Treasurer: David Wassell
Contest Coordinator: Brianna Childres
Club Contact: Ray Smith
Library Display
Dave wanted to thank all of those who contributed models and Cliff Bullock in particular for assisting with the retrieval of models.
Online Contest
Registration for the online contest will be during the week of 8/1/12- 8/7/12 and consist of people posting pictures on a designated spot on the Club Forum. Judging will consist of viewers of the models casting a vote for the model they think is the best and judging will be between 8/8/12 – 8/13/12. Each viewer has one vote. Entries can be of any model built since the last club contest (10/4/12) till the end of registration. The winner of the contest will be the person with the model that has received the most votes by the viewers. The winner will be announced at the September club meeting.
CASM Contest Pre-Registration Opened July 1st
Pre-registration for the CASM Contest opened July 1 and can be paid through the Paypal account online.
CASM Wearing Apparel
Ken has designed a new club logo and shirt that has the claws of “The Black Cat” ripping through a shirt and grasping on to the club logo with the club logo on the front. The color scheme will be a Navy shirt with grey logo or a light grey shirt with the logo in black outline. The artwork will be posted on the club website and later submitted for club approval. Orders will be taken online through the Paypal account but merchandise cannot be ordered until the unit order reaches at least 25 units because the shirts have to be paid before the order can be sent.
Advanced Airbrushed Seminar
There will be an Advance Airbrush Seminar after the August meeting at 2:00 P.M.. Advanced airbrushing technique will be broken down into the categories of aircraft, armor, cars, and figures and each category will be taught by a club member who is proficient in each of those genres. Seminar sign-up will be into the category of your choice but the number of people enrolled will be limited. Participants will be expected to bring an airbrush, paint, and a kit to paint.
Losing Our Sons
Daris Long talked about the movie and his continuing speaking engagements regarding the way in which the US Army and the Obama administration have sought to block his son receiving a Purple Heart for being killed by a terrorist act. The movie is available for purchase at www.losingoursons.com and the cost is $15.00. I highly recommend purchasing and seeing this movie.
Modeler of the Year
Modeler of the year nominations will be taken at the next meeting. When making a nomination, please bring a brief written narrative the describes the reasons the nominee should be considered Modeler of the Year.
Next Group Build
The next group build is due in December. After brief discussion, it was agreed by the club that the next theme should be: “Bring a Finished Model!” This idea was first proposed in a joking manner but the more we all thought about it the idea took on merit and everyone thought it would be a great idea. So, have a finished model for the December, 2012 meeting as your entry in the Group Build.
Contest Committee Report
Brianna brought several boxes of raffle ticket donations and shared with the group examples of other donations. Sponsorships: Brianna applauded the work of Cliff Bullock for actively working on obtaining both sponsorships and donations. The goal is to have the contest completely paid for by the money obtained by sponsorships. Each sponsor group will have their name and advertisement on the club website. Pre-registration: is now open and may be completed on the club website. Cost of registration may be paid through the club Paypal account online to streamline the registration process the day of the show. Medals and Plaques: Brianna made a motion for the purchase of medals and plaques. The cost of the medals this year is approximately $706.00 and plaques will be $208.00. The motion was seconded by Daris Long and was unanimously passed. The Contest Committee met after the meeting to hammer out some of the main details of the contest.
Show-N-Tell
Rick Knapp: presented a Tamiya Mauder III project with a Verlinden interior set and German infantry figures.
Ron Leker presented a Luna Armor Suit and a Stug III.
Ken Childres presented a P-51B Mustang WIP and M32B1 WIP.
Cliff Bullock presented a Russian Yak 3.
Bob Hiatt presented continued work on the HMS Surprise, USS Gambier Bay WIP, and the USS Ronald Reagan that he is backdating to an earlier Harry S. Truman.
Richard Buzbee presented a Monarch Nosferatu and a VA Gunner.
SteveWilson presented his combination Academy/AFV Hellcat and Sherman WIP.
Nguen Troung presented a 1/35 Academy Tiger, Panzer IV, and a Nashorn.
Ken Faucett presented the Revell Corvette Spider and a Nissan Skyline.
Chris Luna presented a Battlestar Galactica Mk VII with the pieces he plans to use to light various features of the model and a group of long owned models that he plans to build.
Lavander McGinnis presented a 1/48th scale Hasegawa F-104 Starfighter WIP.
Dave Branson presented Tuna and Chicken Salad containers that can be used for parts.
Ray Smith presented a clarification of his ‘60s build. It is not a parking lot but a car show and he added some very small cars to the show.
Rusty Nail presented a photograph of the Jabba the Hut he has been working on.
Chris Warren presented 1/72 armor that included a German Assault Gun, Japanese Type 95 Tank, T-34 that are all from the Flames of War Series.
The meeting was adjourned at 12:15 PM
