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Presidents Message

INTERNATIONAL PLASTIC MODELERS SOCIETY, USA

We had about twenty members of the club attend the IPMS/USA National Convention in Anaheim over the August 22-24 period. It appeared that most people had a really good time, as it’s hard not to have fun at the IPMS Nats. I would de-scribe the event as an average-sized convention. There were 713 people registered and 2179 entries in the contest. With the numerous group entries and collections, I would expect the model count was somewhere around 2500. The vendor room was nice, but other than the presence of many of the major manufacturers (Tamiya, Revell, Testors, etc.) there was nothing that you wouldn’t see at a large regional or local show. The Marriott’s facility was very convenient and comfortable. Every-thing was at the hotel, all in the same building.

The great news, of course, is that our chapter won the Group Entry award (the General George Armstrong Custer Award) for the Aircraft of Luke AFB collection. There were some other very well done group entries, but I must say that our exhibit looked really sharp, with all of the aircraft done to uniformly high standards, and the judges recognized that. Congratulations (and thanks) to Bruce Briggs for organizing the team and to all the members who built models that were part of the entry. I was honored to go up and accept the award as chapter president, particularly since I did not participate in the build.

On the down side, and I will try not to make a big fuss over it, was that this was one of the most poorly run conventions that I have ever attended. I arrived Thursday afternoon (thanks to Jim Pearsall for driving) and was able to get a name badge, but there was no pin or banquet ticket at the event registration desk. The fellow at the desk said they ran out of pins and he knew nothing about banquet tickets. It turned out that no one was able to register at all on Wednesday (their computers were not func-tioning or something like that). Most people did not get their name badges until Friday, and banquet tickets were not distrib-uted until midday Saturday.

There was no signage except for a list of seminar times posted each day. There were no signs to identify the three lines at the registration area. There was no program book, schedule, wel-coming letter, staff listing, vendor list, nor trophy sponsor list in the packet (actually a Tamiya bag). These items are the bare minimum that a national convention should have for each atten-dee. I never even saw envelopes with registrants names.

Their process to handle general admissions was not in place so people were walking in without paying any fee. How hard are stickers or wrist bands? When I went back on Friday to en-

ter my models I had to get an entrant number. Although I pre-registered in March and they had a name badge the previous day, they could not find me in their computer database so they had to re-register me.

The Friday evening judging went smoothly, and perhaps this was because the head judges have learned how to avoid the major snafus over the past few years, or simply because the winners were rather obvious and non-controversial. For the first time, awards were given to paper models in each of the major categories. Judging started at 7 pm on Friday and most major categories were done by 11. The head judges picked their Grand Award winner (a marvelous collection of Sherman tanks built by an individual from Southern California) by 12:30 am.

The awards ceremony started at 7 pm on Saturday after a nice dinner. The food was excellent, but when they started their pro-gram, it smelled of trouble. They had two video projectors set up, and when they showed scenes of some models, I was hope-ful. But it turned out it was old footage from one of their local shows. They played a video of Randy Newman’s I Love LA, and that was it for the video.

First, representatives from IPMS gave out the society’s spe-cial awards (newsletter, webmaster, etc.). Then the Orange County folks announced they would not trouble us with sitting through 300 slides of models and would just announce the ma-jor award winners and have us look at the winners out on the tables. Instead they would mail everyone a list of winners within a week so we would not have to wait for the Journal for the results. What a bunch of hooey! We saw them photograph-ing models and they would not have rented AV stuff if they had not intended to show photos of the winners. Another major flub. They gave out the major awards and that was that. There were no photos of any models at all. With the usual rush to the contest room and people packing things away, there were many categories that I had no idea who won.

While all of these problems created annoyances of varying degrees, for the most part they did not prevent people from en-joying the event (unless you had expected to pick up discounted Disneyland tickets). There are certainly lessons to be learned for us as we consider bidding on the 2010 convention. Mean-while, with four solid bids expected from other cities, we with-drew our 2009 bid, and that show was awarded to Columbus, Ohio. Mike Mackowski President, Craig Hewitt Chapter IPMS/USA

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We had a substitute president at the August meeting, but everybody was on their best behavior. The contest was “Sci-Fi”, and Jan Madsen’s Alien Abduction was judged the winner. Steve Keck gave a presentation of how he superdetails his models using common materials and a little creative thinking. Steve does absolutely amazing work that you have to see to appreciate. Thanks for sharing some of your ideas, Steve.

Many of our members will be back from the National Convention in Anaheim by the time you read this. Hopefully they brought back a lot of hardware and some great memories. Mike Mackowski is planning on having a video presentation from the Nats at the September meeting, so if you have any pictures from the conventionon on a flash drive, bring them along to share with us.

Also at the September meeting, we will be having our annual Club Swap Meet. Here’s your chance to pawn off some of those kits you will never get to. If you want to bring something for show & tell, we will try to set aside a little time for that also.

Here are some of the models that were on display at the August meeting. Thanks again to Don Crowe for taking such wonderful pictures. If you want to see more of the models that were on display, visit our website at www.ipms-phx.org.

August 2007 Meeting

Kevin Wenker brought this beautiful 1/72 Revell S-100 E-boat.

Bruce Briggs worked his magic with Alclad on this 1/48 Hasegawa TF-104G in Luke AFB markings.

James Hinderliter built a couple of Destroid Defenders in 1/200 scale.

Dale Mickley’s 1/25 scale Baja 1000 TIE fighter.

The contest for the August meeting was Sci-Fi, and Jan Madsen’s 1/87

“Abduction 101 - Practical Exam” was the winner. Nice work, Jan.

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Charles Swanson’s 1/48 Tamiya F-84G Thunderjet.

Gary Thomas built this 1/72 Italeri RF-84F and he is donating it to the CAF.

Jim Fry built this 1/48 Tamiya F4D-1 Skyray and finished it off as the plane he flew in the Navy.

Robb Donaldson brought in this female figure from the game Everquest. The

moose is courtesy of Robb’s daughter.

Jim Pearsall is still cranking out the 1/144 aircraft. Here is the Dragon A-6E in Desert Storm markings.

Don Stewart’s 1/48 Hasegawa F-4 Phantom.

MORE PICTURES ON PAGE 4

Anakin Skywalker’s pod racer was built by Craig Pierce from the 1/48 AMT/Ertl kit.

This 1/72 Airfix Fairey Firefly was built by Brian Baker.

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More July Meeting Pictures

Chuck Ludwig did a masterful job on this 1/48 Academy P-38F Lightning.

Jim Pearsall built this SAM missile platform from the 1/72 Gran kit.

Dick Christ tackled the classic Williams Bros. 1/48 Ford Flivver.

This 1937 Ford was built by Steve Keck from the 1/24 Revell kit.

Join the IPMS/USA! $25 annual membership includes a one year

Subscription to the IPMS Journal. Visit www.ipmsusa.org to download a membership

form. Or you can write to:

IPMS/USA National Office P.O. Box 2475

N. Canton, OH 44720-0475 Membership also gives you access to the online Discussion Forum, where you can exchange ideas and information with other members of IPMS.

This 1/72 Learstang was built by Dave Weitzel from the High Planes kit.

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ITALERI 1/72 JAGUAR T.2 by Jim Pearsall

The Aircraft: The Jaguar is a joint British/French project from the

1980s. It has done yeoman service for the RAF and Armée de l'Air as a tactical fighter. The RAF has plans to replace Jaguars with Eurofghters, but as the delivery date of the eurofighter seems to consistently move into the future, the Jaguar will remain as a viable weapons system. In order to keep proficiency and aid transition to the type, the RAF has T.2 trainer versions assigned to squadrons. The RAF bought 38 Jaguar T.2s. The type is not considered combat capable, as it carries only 1 cannon, does not have the RWR of the fighter version, and does not carry the air-to-air refueling probe.

I’ve done several other “tow seaters from fighters”, and many of them just don’t look right. The Jaguar T.2, how-ever, actually looks slicker than the single seater. Probably the extra length forward, and a more rounded canopy.

The Model Two large sprues of parts, clear parts (canopy sections

and gunsight, nicely packed in a separate plastic bag to protect from scratches) decals, and a large instruction sheet. Sprue A shares some parts with the Jaguar GR.1 version, so there are some weapons, a vertical stabilizer, etc which are not used on the T.2. The parts are flash free, engraved panel lines, and no sink holes. All in all, a state of the art model for the middle 2000s. There are markings for 3 RAF T.2s, in the green/grey, Gulf pink and all grey schemes.

Construction: The kit is fairly conventional. Because the mold is ex-

pected to support both the single and two seat versions, the fuselage splits just forward of the wing. The fuselage front is split left and right. The high wing is a single assembly of both wings and the fuselage top. Kudos to Italeri for the way this part comes off the sprue. The main gates come in at the wing roots, so the clean up of the attachment point is cleaner. The other point is at the wing tip, but it’s petite, and easily fixed. I really appreciate it when the mold de-signer comes up with something to make my life easier.

Then there’s the bottom of the fuselage. I must have mut-tered “What were they thinkin’?” a dozen times. The rear of the fuselage is 3 pieces, left, right and bottom. There is no alignment assistance for the bottom piece. I worked pretty hard to get it in good alignment, but it still required

a goodly amount of Dr. Microtools red putty to get rid of the ridge. One saving grace is that the lower edges of the air brake wells run along the edge of the part.

The vertical stabilizer is provided as a separate part. I wasn’t reading the instructions carefully, and installed the part from sprue A. When I started to install the two hori-zontal “winglets” on the vertical stab, something really looked wrong. And it got wronger. The 2 seater doesn’t have the highly visible RWR found on the single seater. I discovered the correct part, wedged into the crevice be-tween the end of the box and one of the flaps. It had come off the sprue at some time during shipment. Sure glad I used Tenax instead of CA to attach the part. I didn’t miss the fact that there’s only one gun (port side) and a blank piece on the right. The starboard gun part is supplied, but isn’t used.

I tried something a little different on this aircraft. There are black leading edges on all the surfaces. Rather than mask and paint them, I used a per-manent black marker, and drew them on. This was fine, but I

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should have put a coat of Future on immediately, as the ink came off during handling for decals.

The rest of the assembly was standard. Everything fit pretty nicely. The air brakes were particularly good, as they have small slotted holes, which were cleanly molded. Since the paint job is one of those “put the airbrush on wide” schemes, I put the canopies on with Elmer’s and masked them in place. After painting, I applied the decals. The decals fit cleanly, went on with no muss or fuss. There seems to be a visible difference between the size of the tail code as shown on the back of the box and the decal.

Then I did the landing gear, drop tanks and gear doors. The under wing fuel tanks had a big gap in the “dog leg” where the split between top and bottom halves moves from the center line to the fins. Easy to fill, and I suppose it has something to do with making the mold.

The tires were OK, but every one had a pair of holes in one side which appeared to be ejector pin marks. Easily fixed, but by the time I’m getting to the gear, the finish line is in sight, and I want to FINISH this thing so I can show it off.

Then another small project. The canopies didn’t line up as nicely as I wished. This wasn’t as evident before paint-ing, but showed up as a step at the back of the front can-opy. OK, easy fix. Cut the Elmer’s loose, open the cano-pies, and reglue in the open configuration. Sure glad I did some interior work.

Overall Assessment

This kit has a few flaws, but it certainly goes together well, and has more detail and better lines than the Airfix Jaguar GR.1 I did (mumble) years ago. I’m sure someone is coming out with aftermarket decals for this kit, as the Jaguar is used by a number of interesting air forces, in-cluding the Sultan of Oman’s Air Force, France, India, Ecuador and Nigeria. It’s a slick looking airplane, and I’m glad to add it to my collection. Thanks to John Noack for the opportunity to build this kit.

CALLING ALL ARMOR MODELERS!

Ethan Dunsford is starting a Phoenix Chapter of AMPS, the Armor Modeling

and Preservation Society. Basically, AMPS is an armor special interest group that has over six hundred members and is world wide. Ethan will have a chapter

up and running soon so anyone who wants to join is more than welcome. I

plan on calling it AMPS Arizona: Desert Armor, to go with the existing theme of DAK. If you would like to know more about AMPS Arizona, e-mail Ethan at

edoubleaz@cox.net.

SPECIAL RAFFLE UPDATE

Our first special raffle at the August meeting went well, with Sam Bueler taking home the 1/48 DML Mistel kit, much to the dismay of your editor. But I’m not bitter about it. I’ve gotten over it and it’s time to move on to the next special raffle. The special raffle item for the September meeting is a Trumpeter 1/32 F-105G. This kit retails for around $100. Raffle tickets are only $5 each, so buy a couple and help support the club!

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IPMS Craig Hewitt? What a fantastic group!

The Idea Around the November2006 Saturday Chapter get-together

at Jim Pearsall’s home, the guys began to talk about doing a group build for the 2007 Nationals in Anaheim. We tossed around a few ideas, until someone came up with the idea of building the planes of nearby Luke AFB. The base first opened in 1941, and was home to some of America’s most famous fighter aircraft. To complete the display, the Spad XIII flown by Lt. Frank Luke—the base’s namesake—should form the centerpiece. To top it off, the group decided the fin-ished display should be donated to Luke AFB following the Convention.

At the Chapter meeting in December, the membership de-cided to launch the project, and accepted my offer to coordi-nate the build. By the Christmas party, various members had signed up to build the proposed models.

We decided to build in 1/48th scale and to concentrate mostly on fighters and smaller aircraft. The display would ultimately be about 4x8 feet, with a black base and black ris-ers build by Chris Nadeau. To add an eye-catching vertical element, Craig Pierce volunteered to build a 1/72nd scale

model of Luke’s 200-foot-high water tower, complete with flashing red beacon, and the motto “Beware the Thunderbolt” on the tank.

The Build I had a secret weapon: our Chapter membership. I have

watched these folks repeatedly accomplish ambitious pro-jects, including hosting one of the most successful IPMS Na-tionals held in the western states to date. I’ve also seen their collective modeling skills, so I knew we would be at least competitive.

Did these guys ever come through! The builders got to work, while they and other club members researched the planes for correct tail numbers, markings and livery. The Luke AFB historian provided research information. The base engineer furnished a drawing of the water tower. Brian Baker brought in pictures from his personal collection. And, of course, the Internet provided a wealth of references.

The plan called for F-16s from each of the nine active and reserve squadrons serving at Luke to be arranged in a semicir-cle around Luke’s Spad. Dick Christ agreed to coordinate the sub-group. Steve Collins works for Lockheed on the base, and advised us on accurate weapons loads. Consistency

“The Planes Of Luke” Group Build By Bruce Briggs

Steve Collins and Larry Grapentine hold the Craig Hewitt Club banner behind the “Planes Of Luke” display.

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among models factors high in judging several of the same aircraft type. Dick set standards for the paints to be used, and arranged to get aftermarket resin ejection seats, all from the same manufacturer, for the Vipers. Steve Collins tinted all the F-16 canopies to match.

Early design layout In keeping with the effort for consistency in all the models,

we set some guidelines: · Build all models with landing gear down · Keep superdetailing to a minimum. · Keep weathering to a minimum. Light exhaust stains are

welcome, but other staining, chipped paint, etc. need a light touch, if done at all.

· No pre-shaded or post shaded panel lines · No personnel in the planes. · Pose canopies closed. · All access doors, speed brakes, weapons bays, etc. closed

except landing gear doors. · No “REMOVE BEFORE FLIGHT” tags or FOD covers. · Light to moderate weapons loads.

Everyone followed these guidelines closely. One model had to be posed with the canopy open, necessitated by fit problems the builder encountered with the two-seat conversion. It turned out not to be a problem. Indeed, there were few problems at all beyond the normal challenges of building competition-worthy models. Kevin Wenker and Jim Pearsall custom-printed decals for us.

In June we displayed the partially-completed project at the ModelZona IPMS Region 10 Convention which we hosted. Katie Gillen, the Luke AFB Librarian and our primary contact at the base, came out to see the display. She seemed very pleased, and said she hadn’t realized the high quality they would be receiving.

The display attracted a lot of attention, and at least one challenge from members of a sister Chapter in Albuquerque. They let us know we were going to be up against some real competition, and they proved to be true to their word.

Highlights Every model in the set was a source of pride for all of us.

There were a few, though, that had something a little special about them.

The display as a work in progress at the Region 10 Convention in June

Kevin Wenker built his Spad on a base. The soil on that

base came from Verdun in France, near the site of the aerodrome where Frank Luke flew.

Brian Baker’s rare P-64 was a kitbash. The little-known P-64 was a based on the AT-6 trainer, and manufactured for export. Just after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. Government impounded all half-dozed or so and turned them over to the Army Air Force. At least one served at then Luke Field as a hack.

Don Stewart build an F-4 Phantom II very close to the ones he flew at Luke a few years ago.

Wendell Rogers’ O-2 might not have been actually based at Luke, but several of them were sent there to act as forward air controllers for ground attack training. The kit has a reputation for being a difficult and challenging build, but you wouldn’t notice that by the fine workmanship on this one.

Carl Armelin’s F-16C from the 302nd Fighter Squadron, wears a red tail commemorative of the Tuskegee Airmen of the 302nd in WWII, just like its prototype.

Charles Swanson’s F-15A depicts the first F-15 delivered to the Air Force—at Luke.

The Contest Some of the builders encountered job demands that made

them unable to complete their kits before the Convention. Other members were able to finish most of the kits, though a couple of F-16s didn’t quite make it to Anaheim. Luckily, the Judges don’t consider models that aren’t there, and the builders are committed to completing their models for donation to the base, probably in late November of this year.

As the big event approached, Ed Kucharski provided a large stack of packing foam sheets and cardboard boxes, each labeled with the aircraft, the Chapter name, and the builder. They gave our build a professional look from the time the models were carried into the convention.

I wasn’t able to attend the Nationals—a slight embarrassment for the coordinator I agree, but the Craig Hewitt membership are true professionals. We had planned our project thoroughly enough, and had done a rehearsal of

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The Winning Crew Carl Armelin.......... General Dynamics F-16C Brian Baker ........... North American P-64 Bruce Briggs.......... Lockheed F-104G Starfighter Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star Lockheed TF-104G Starfighter Keenan Chittester .. North American F-86F Sabre Northrop F-5E Freedom Fighter Dick Christ ............ General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon Steve Collins ......... General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon Ted Dansby ........... General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon Jimmy DiGiacomo General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon Jim Fry .................. General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon North American F-100C Super Sabre Larry Grapentine ... North American P-51D Mustang Ed Kucharski ......... Curtiss P-40 Warhawk Chuck Ludwig....... Lockheed P-38F Lightning Rick Marshall ........ McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle Chris Nadeau......... Display base and risers Mike Pabis............. General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon Jim Pearsall ........... Republic F-84F Thunderstreak Craig Pierce........... Chance Vought A-7D Corsair II Wendell Rogers ..... Cessna O-2 Skymaster General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon North American F-100F Super Sabre Mike Ronnau......... North American T-6 Texan Don Stewart........... General Dynamics F-16D Fighting Falcon McDonnell Douglas F-4C/D Phantom II Charles Swanson ... McDonnell Douglas F-15A Eagle Republic F-84E/G Thunderjet Kevin Wenker Spad XIII

the setup at the Regionals. They simply set up the base and risers, unpacked the models, and proceeded to assemble a winner.

Kevin Wenker was confident we would win, just by the responses he saw in the contest room. He believed we were competitive with the other entries, too.

Albuquerque was there as promised with a set of six Blue Angels F/A-18s.

Another club, we think from

Las Vegas, displayed The

Planes of Edwards AFB, about 10 or 12

models.

The Zia Scale Modelers of Albuquerque entered several Soviet Tanks that have served in the Middle East. Other sets of models were there, but our folks weren’t sure if they were collections or group builds.

The Results Saturday of the Convention week finally arrived. I was

home, entertaining family from out of town, and wondering how we did. About the time banquet should be letting out I was thinking of calling one of our crew in Anaheim when the phone rang. Mike Mackowski was on the other line. He started off saying, “I hope you’ve got a lot of room for trophies. We won!” He went on to explain there were two prizes and three trophies!

The Custer Cup is a traveling trophy presented to the best chapter/group entry. IPMS Craig Hewitt will have its name engraved on the trophy, and be allowed to display the trophy

until next year's convention in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The trophy will then be presented to the Chapter/Group Entry winner at the 2008 IPMS National Convention.

More to Follow The models are all back in town, now, but they’re not going

to Luke AFB quite yet. While Katie Gillen prepares the display case they purchased, we will store the models until our Local Contest this November 10 at the CAF Arizona Wing in Mesa. We’ll set up the display one more time for a final public viewing before it goes to the Air Force. I hope to get everyone who participated in one big group shot with the display.

Thanks and kudos go to everyone who was involved in this project. It was fun for everyone, and it once again demonstrated what an extraordinary organization we have in the Craig Hewitt Chapter.

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Robert Csendes is trying to find an out-of-production vacuform kit of the 1/72 Convair XC-99 formerly made by Rick’s Models. If anyone has one they are willing to part with or knows where he can find one, please contact him at ggccorp@earthlink.net. Michael Gossman from Huntington, West Virginia is looking for someone to paint a model of a hydroplane boat. He would like it painted in the same scheme as the one he roots for. The boat is about the same size as a typical model car and it is already assembled. Michael will provide photos of the real thing for reference. If you are interested, contact Michael at MGossman@TSRCC.com and name your price. David Peyton from the Tucson IPMS chapter is putting together a 1/35 scale collection of vehicles used by the 20th Armored Division in WW II for their annual convention to be held in Tucson in September 2007. This was myfathers division. I am still looking for the following: A 1/35 scale model of the Ward Lafrance M1 series wrecker. A 1/35 scale model of a 2 1/2 ton truck with a HQ-17A shelter and a semi-trailer carrying the PE-95 power generator which housed a high powered radio section for each armored signal company. A 1/35 scale model of a 2 1/2 ton repair truck. Any version. If anyone knows where I can find such models, please contact me at dmpeyton@cox.net

WANTED

IPMS Craig Hewitt Chapter member Jordan Ross was the guest speaker at the August 16th meeting of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chapter 1217 at the Scottsdale Airport. He was invited to talk about researching and building scale plastic model aircraft. Jordan is also a member of Chapter 1217. The chapter is made up of active and retired pilots and others who love aviation. Many have built and fly their own aircraft. The presentation included a plug for IPMS and the Craig Hewitt Chapter and an invitation to the Chapter 1217 members to come to a Craig Hewitt Chapter meeting. The presentation covered Jordan's background in plastic modeling, information on the types of kits available and where to get them, how to research the subject of a model, a general description of how to build them and what tools are required. Some of Jordan's built up models were on display at the presentation. Based on the questions the audience asked during and after the presentation, the talk generated a lot of interest and will hopefully inspire some modeling building from the EAA group. Of course, Jordan wore his IPMS logo T-shirt for this presentation.

JORDAN ROSS PROMOTES MODELING AND THE CRAIG HEWITT CHAPTER!

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UPCOMING EVENTS

The club meets at 7:00pm on the first Tuesday of each month at the American Legion Post #1 in Phoe-nix. Check the club calendar on the website - www.ipms-phx.org - for any changes.

American Legion Post #1 364 N. 7th Ave.

Phoenix, AZ 85003 The post is located South of I-10, just a few blocks North of Van Buren on 7th Ave. Look for the large flagpole.

Club Officers President Mike Mackowski mjmackowski@inficad.com (480) 926-4765 Vice President Keenan Chittester kchittester@qwest.net (480) 206-8450 Secretary Brian Baker aeronut43B@cox.net (623) 933-1479 Treasurer Jim Pearsall n9joy@cox.net (623) 583-2308 Chapter Contact Dick Christ dickc24@aol.com (480) 983-7131 Member-At-Large Jim DiGiacomo jimmyd30@netzero.net (480) 380-5844 Webmaster Mike Ronnau ipms_phx_webmaster@cox.net (602) 504-2097 Corsair Editor Keenan Chittester kchittester@qwest.net (480) 636-9720

OCTOBER 2007 • Tuesday 2nd, 7pm - Craig Hewitt Chapter meeting

at American Legion Post #1. Contest - OPEN - any subject, any scale.

• Saturday 20th, 10am - Saturday morning get-together at Jim Pearsall’s house in Sun City. E-mail Jim at n9joy@cox.net for more info and directions.

SEPTEMBER 2007 • Tuesday 4th, 7pm - Craig Hewitt Chapter meeting at

American Legion Post #1. Our second annual Club Swap Meet will be held during the meeting. Bring in stuff to sell and bring lots of cash to help other mod-elers get rid of their excess stuff.

• Saturday 15th, 10am - Saturday morning get-together at Jim Fry’s house. E-mail Jim at james-corkyfry1@msn.com for more info and directions.

NOVEMBER 2007 • Tuesday 6th, 7pm - Craig Hewitt Chapter meeting at

American Legion Post #1. • Saturday 10th 10am-4pm - ModelZona 2007 at the

Commemorative Air Force Museum, 2017 E. Greenfield Rd., Mesa, AZ.

ModelZona 2007 At the

Commemorative Air Force Museum

Saturday, November 10th, 2007 10 am - 4 pm

Come and see some of the best plastic models in the West while enjoying one of the best

collections of warbirds in the US. Model Registration from 10 am - 1 pm

Museum Admission: $7 Adults, Children 6-13 $3 Children under 6 FREE.

Adult Model Registration Fee: $5 (first 5 models) Additional Models: $1 each

Junior Model Registration Fee: $3 (unlimited entries)

There will be plenty of vendors on hand, so bring plenty of cash. You just might find that kit you’ve been looking for!

Hot dogs, hamburgers, chips and sodas will be available for purchase. All proceeds from the food sales benefit the CAF .

DECEMBER 2007 • Tuesday 4th, 7pm - Craig Hewitt Chapter meeting at

American Legion Post #1. Contest - Winter Magic - Winter camo or paint schemes.

• Saturday ?, Noon - Annual Craig Hewitt Chapter Christmas Party. We don’t know where or when, but I think Rick Marshall said we could use his house.

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