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Photo by Paul tomczak

Well this project started off with the tamiya m4 Sherman in I/48th scale. I used the Verlinden marine conversion set which includes wood planking for the sides, sandbags and

numerous little pieces. this made building the m4 easier because you leave alot of the little parts off which would be covered by sandbags. So building was straight forward.

Painting was done with Vallejo paints. I also started using ammo of mig Products on this project. In paticular, their Fuel Stains and Streaking Formula. I highly recommend these products. Historical Notes: the

marines never called this tank the Sherman, they only called it the m4, I guess since Sherman was an army General. Supposedly there were 53,500 m4’s built from 1942 to 1943.

Now onto building the LCM (landing craft mechanized). First off I was totally out of my comfort zone. built stock from the hobby boss kit. again, I used Vallejo

paints for this project. the m4 wasn’t enough cargo, so I added crates in behind the m4. I found a picture of one with drums on deck so I pulled out the drums from the tamiya Drums and Jerry can set. Weathering was done using ammo of mig Products Streaking Rust, Wet Effects and a little bit of Fuel Stain. Even though I was out of my comfort zone I’m glad I built it. Another Historical Note: there were 8,500 lcm-3s

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September 2016

NexT MeeTiNg

September 2Theme Contest

The ’40s

‘‘Haulers’’CHarlie loCkarD describes his building his theme-winning 1/48th lCM and Marine M4

A work bench mock up of the LCM kit. – Charlie Lockard photo.

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President’s Corner by Paul Tomczak

Where did this year go? It’s almost September and I am buying school supplies already. I had so many plans this summer – building a b-58 hustler for the “Duck and cover” theme build, getting my dual theme build done and working on my Shelf

of Doom model. In fact, I only got 1 of my dual model builds done. too much travel mixed with a 9 day cruise plus being outside in the summer really gets in the way of your modeling plans!

Speaking of plans, my basement remodel is going forward and I have begun to pack up my modeling bench for about an eight week hiatus. as I told my wife what I was doing she looked at me and said “your not going to build a model for two months?” I guess when you put it that way it does seem kind of long. maybe I will pull out some glue and certain paints so I can continue my Shelf of Doom build…

one good thing was it forced me to go through EVERthING in my model desk. a lot of items that I threw into tins and boxes thinking I

would use later got discarded. Some things I had forgotten about were rediscovered. my paints were cleaned up and I made sure they had not gone solid on me. I found a number of new paint brushes which got promoted to

primary brushes and my current brushes got demoted to dry brushing and pigment duty. When I am up and running in the new room at least my tools and bench will start clean and it should only take another seven years to accumulate a similar load of spare parts.

All i have left to deal with is just over 200 built models on my display shelves which are slowly being dispersed around the house. and being put in boxes. and being placed on empty shelves in my kid’s rooms. I can’t believe I signed up for this.

Hope you enjoy what’s left of your summer and looking forward to seeing everyone in September. Remember the build theme is 1940’s – anything from 1940-1949. I am betting we may see a mustang or two on the table. until then…happy modeling! n

January: “THe BriTiSH eMpire”Winner: Fairey Swordfish by charlie lockard

February: “CATS & DogS”Winner: Grumman tomcat by Joe Volz

March: “MADe FroM TreeS”Winner: Fokker Dr-I by mark Webb

April: “FirST AND LAST”Winner: curtiss helldiver by marty blum

May: “Big AND SMALL”cancelled

June: goLD/SiLVer/BroNze CoNTeSTNo theme contest.

July: “SoMeTHiNg ToWeD”Winner: convair b-36 & tow tractor by mike turco

August: “HAuLerS”Winner: lct and u.S. marine m4 by charlie lockard

September: “THe ForTieS” a model of any subject that dates from 1940 – 1949.

october: “Doo Wop, DuCk & CoVer”a model of a subject from the “atomic age” / Rock ‘n Roll Era roughly 1954 - 1963.

November: “NeW & iMproVeD”this month requires two models, one being an improved, successor variant of the other, for example, a P-51c and P-51D; 1948 Ford and 1949 Ford; b-24D and b-24J; Successive Sherman tank variants. For cars, they must be close successors, i.e., a

1948 Ford and 1964 Ford do not qualify.

Questions about DVSM’s Contests should be directed to Mike Turco at MaTurco@aol.com

Monthly Theme Contests 2016

The old “President’s Corner” before dismantling.

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“Haulers” Theme Contest entries Photos by Paul Tomczak

Antonov An2 Colt, 1/32, by Paul Kopczynski White Western Star Tractor, 1/24, by L. Lacey

Krupp 6x4 Light Truck, 1/35, by Logan Brown

Honest John Missile on Hauler, 1/48, by Mike Turco

’55 Chevy Pickup, 1/25, by Rod Rakos

Custom Corvette Pickup, 1/25, by Joe Vattilana

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“Haulers” Theme Contest entries Photos by Paul Tomczak

august Display Highlights Photos by Paul Tomczak

Antonov An2 Colt, 1/32, by Paul Kopczynski White Western Star Tractor, 1/24, by L. Lacey

“Steam Tortoise,” by Keith Jones

Caudron Renault C.714 (in-prog.), 1/48, by Mark Webb

Christie 1911 Steam Fire Engine (in-prog.), 1/16, by Keith Jones

Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat (in-prog.), 1/48, by Brad James

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august Display Highlights Photos by Paul Tomczak

General Dynamics F-16C, 1/72, by Howard Rifkin McDonnell Douglas F-15C, 1/72, by Howard Rifkin

Dodge Van/Motor Home conversion (in-prog.), 1/25, by Rod Rakos

Assorted Military Vehicles, 1/48, by Chris Schwach

Lockheed PV-2 Neptune Fire Bomber, 1/72, by Dave Anderson

Assorted Military Vehicles, 1/72 & 1/48, by Chris Schwach

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i went to Main Line Hobbies a few months back to pick up some tamiya spray paints and the proprietor mentioned that he was selling a new line of humbrol acrylics in spray cans. they have a whole rack of different colors in the store, gloss and flats, primer and metallic,

to choose from. I’d never used humbrol paints but only heard good things about them, so I thought I’d give them a try. I bought cans of a gloss dark red (crimson) and flat black.i haven’t used the crimson

yet, but I recently used the flat black on a model car chassis and for painting the tires in a big bomber kit with excellent results.

This is easily one of the best flat black paints (really flat) I’ve ever used. the can pressure seems higher than other brands resulting in a strong, fine spray. It is quick drying, coverage is excellent and multi-coats were not required, at least not for the purposes I’ve used them for so far. Definitely recommended. n

NeW ProDuCT reVieW

Humbrol Spray acrylics By Mike Turco

Spray pre-painting the tires before brush-painting the wheels saves time.

DVSM at the iPMS Nationals: august 3-6, 2016 by Mike Turco

The only DVSM member that i know of who attended and entered the IPmS Nationals in columbia, Sc was bob cicconi. to say he did

real well is an understatement. he won six awards! Congratulations Bobby! n

1st Place, Aircraft Carriers, 1/401 & smaller USS Suwanee

3rd Place, Battleships, Cruisers, etc., 1/401 & smaller USS West Virginia

2nd Place, Destroyers, Escorts, etc., 1/401 & smaller USS Sims

1st Place, Commercial Ships, SS Wentworth-based Freighter

1st Place,Submarines, 1/401 & smaller, I-370

1st Pllace, OOB, Multi-Media Hi Tech kits, USS Phelps

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By Tony Wootson

This year’s Wonderfest Show took place on the first weekend in June, (from June 4th through the 5th). It was once again held at its usual location, the crowne Plaza louisville airport hotel in louisville kentucky. and

once again the show was a very fun-filled affair!Wonderfest focuses on the Science Fiction, Fantasy

and horror vehicular and figure side of our hobby. the contest models, along with many of the scheduled programs and special guests all focus on this area. however, throughout the years Wonderfest has morphed into something a bit more.A handful of Show Vendors hold hands-on modeling

classes on the Friday before the show. Included are painting and sculpting classes. there is an admission fee for them. however, the admission fee tends to be very reasonable, considering what’s included: for the painting classes, an airbrush, a compressor, all the necessary paints, a copy of the modeling subject being painted along with eight or nine hours of instruction from some of the most talented in our hobby. For the sculpting class everything required to create a unique, personalized sculpt is included.in addition to the pre-show classes, there are

other numerous after-hours events which take place. on the Saturday after the show’s doors close scratch-building lurkers creep out of the woodworks to play. Starship modelers sponsors an Iron modeler contest, (where participating groups are given five hours to kit-bash and scratch-build their own unique modeling masterpiece). all sorts of customizations are done here. (there are even portable spray booths set up, to allow groups to apply their own customized paint job to their creations).Coinciding with the iron Modeler Contest is the

NRa (Naked Resin attacks) contest. as contest organizer tom Grossmann coins it, this contest is for “connoisseurs of the biological arts”. basically, the contest focuses on some of the more risqué subject matter of figures. one of the final ways Wonderfest has evolved though

the years is with its over-riding emphasis on the people who attend. many of the show’s attendees have sparked up friendships either through online modeling forums, or at previous Wonderfest shows. Due to the distance away from louisville most live, they only get an opportunity to get together and hang out once a year, at the show.on Friday, Saturday (and sometimes Sunday) one

can mosey on up to the culttVman Suite and watch some vintage movies which Steve Iverson (aka culttVman)

Monster Dork Studio’s Zombie Hunters Shaggy and Robo Scooby

1/32 M. L. E. V-5 Mars Lunar Explorer Vehicle, by Pegasus Hobbies

Wonderfest 2016 Report

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is showing. or, they can dash over to hang out with a group who call themselves “Resin Illuminati”.This was the twelfth time I

attended Wonderfest. In all previous trips, including this one I’ve driven the just over 700 miles to the show. It generally takes somewhere around 12 or 13 hours to make the trip. this year it took exactly 12 hours.This year i arrived at exactly 3

am, Friday morning. I had decided to stay at a Rodeway Inn located a mile down the road from the crowne. the substantial cheaper rate was the deciding factor here. I ended up sharing the room with a buddy of mine, Jay chladek.

For late Friday morning through mid-afternoon, I pretty much caught up on some much needed sleep. Late Friday afternoon I picked up

my weekend pass, before going out dine with 11 friends and acquaintances. When I returned, I hung out at the Resin Illuminati Suite. their suite was opened up to pretty much anyone who wanted to hang out with them. I stayed for an hour of so before deciding to call it quits. When I returned to our room I shot-the-stuff with Jay until around 1 or 2 in the morning.Saturday morning I was up

bright and early. I had purchased a weekend pass with the early bird special option for Saturday. I was looking to reacquire some vintage Speed Racer resin car models I had recently sold. alas, as it turned out I

was unable to locate any.i made some minor purchases,

ultimately picking a batmobile from the latest batman vs. Superman movie, a k.I.t.t. knight Rider transam (along with the associated lighting kit, an old Star blazers cosmo zero II space fighter, a beefed up macross Valkyrie spaceship, some ak Interactive metallic Waxes and an aFm magazine.i was able to check out three of

the modeling programs which were held: Jason Eaton’s presentation on Painting your millennium Falcon, tom Grossman’s talk on my First Resin kit and my friend Jay’s talk on the Space 1999 Eagle. In addition, I helped out a bit with the children’s make & take

program.The models in

the contest were once again sky-high in their quality, (all the way up through the exosphere - the highest part of the Earth’s atmosphere, for those of you wondering - yeah, I Googled it!) there were 614 models in the contest and I was

able to take just under 500 pictures of many of the models which were out on display, along with some on display in the Vendors’ room.This year’s Wonderfest show

was a breath of fresh air for me, of the paint and glue fumes variety. the show always comes at the end of the school year and the timing is impeccable - It gives me a chance to unwind and take a nice break from the everyday toils and tasks of teaching.Much more than just a modeling

show, though, it has transitioned into a nice, very comfortable, most familiar social gathering, which gives old acquaintances and friends a chance to meet up once again, along with allowing new friendships to be made, all under the guise of a

modeling event.For a more extensive version

of my report, which includes all of the just under 500 pictures I took, you can check it out on-line, at: www.scififantmodmadrealm.com/Wonderfest2016-1.htmin addition, if that doesn’t satisfy

your W-Fest appetite, Fine Scale modelers’ Representatives were also in attendance. they’ve posted videos from the show at http://www.finescale.com/videos/shows-events/2016/06/wonderfest-2016-iron-modeler and: http://www.finescale.com/videos/shows-events/2016/06/wonderfest-2016-show-report). n

Wonderfest continued from page 7

JPG Rebel Blockade Runner

Lynda Carter - Wonder Woman - Resin,1:6 scale figure by Garage Kits.US

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Del Val Modeling Tips, Tricks, Tools & Techniques By Tony Wootson

The return of the DelVal Modeling programs(Modeling “Show-n-Tell”)

During our August club meeting I spoke about a couple of ideas which have been bouncing

around in my head for a while. (that’s a dangerous proposition in its own right). anyway, they pertain to jump-starting our programs at our club meetings.Although i would very much like

to take credit for this first one, alas, it’s an idea I picked up from the central Jersey Plastic modeler club. they are a smaller group of modelers, with usually no more than ten who show up for their meetings. however, there is usually a good number of built-up or in-progress models out on display.What they do is have each builder

take a couple of minutes to talk about what they brought. the format is pretty open, with the builders sharing anything they’d like to share about their build.i’d like to start having us do

this. Directly after our business meeting and raffle, those interested can mosey over to their models and then share some details about what they’ve brought to display.My second idea (which is original)

was mentioned in last month’s newsletter. I’d like to start having a round-robin discussion on some of the different modeling techniques, tricks, or tips which you use in your modeling activities. or, you can talk about a new product, a tool or something else which you’ve run across, which you use in your model building.you can be as informal or as

formal as you’d like. (and if you’d be so kind as to jot down some notes on your mini-presentation, I can make a point of typing them up to be included in a subsequent newsletter).If, by chance there’s something you’d

like to talk about a bit more in-depth, that’s fine as well. Just shoot me an email message prior to our upcoming club meeting, (maybe before the last week prior to the beginning of the month), so I can get an announcement written up and submitted to John for our newsletter. then, I can set aside the entire session for your personal use.Sound like a plan, or plans?if anyone has any questions or

comments, please feel free to forward them to me, (at tcwoot@gmail.com).

August’s Tips, Tricks, Tools & TechniquesDiscussion

As an addendum to my previous article, during our august round robin discussion on modeling

tips, tricks, tools and techniques there were a number of different items which were discussed and shared:rod rakos

- Rod actually talked about several things. the first was his use of the bottom of those small, thin plastic containers (which are used to hold condiments or soy sauce, for example). Rod turns it over, cuts out a small circular hole and inserts his tenax 7R bottle into it. this prevents the tenax from tipping over.A second thing rod shared was

his creation of display platforms for his die cast and assembled car and truck kits. Rod purchased some of the thicker Foam-core board and cut strips 3 1/2” to 4” wide by 30” long. he then cut smaller sections, to be attached vertically, being used as supporting “legs”. Rod notched the middle of each

longer section slightly in the middle, in order to create a tight fitting for his mid-level supporting “leg” and made his center support “leg” slightly higher (by 1/4”), in order to compensate for loss foam). the legs were attached with small nails inserted down into them, followed by applying glue to the connecting areas for additional support and strength. these creations allowed Rod to display his many car and truck die casts and model kits, (in very nice, bridge-like structures: See Rod associated pictures).Brad James - during my pre-

sentation I inadvertently spilled a container of paint thinner. I had it in one of those old, plastic film canister/containers. (actually, once wasn’t enough for me, since I promptly spilled it over a second time, directly after I cleaned up the first mess I made). anyway, brad mentioned that

the top of those testors spray canned paints have an inner circle, which is perfect for fitting many bottles into, (to again, prevent them from topping over). my paint canister would have fit, along with the tenax 7R which Rob was talking about.Tony Wootson - I ended up doing

a more in depth program. It was on using a. k. International true metal (paint-waxes .See the article found on the following page.)

Rod Rakos’ foamcore model shelves

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Ak interactive’s True Metal

During our August meeting I did a presentation on a new set of painting products I

recently picked up.

They are called true metal (waxes) and are produced by ak Interactive. (I think they’ve been on the market for a couple of years now).True Metal comes in tubes, an

honestly, the tubes along with the paint’s consistency reminds me of oil paints. true metal is actually a thick, almost paste like enamel-based metallic paint. they are advertised as being very easy to apply; (you can do so by painting directly from the tube, or you can also dilute it with mineral spirits or paint thinner for a thinner application; in addition, you can also dilute it further for airbrushing).

(continued on page 8)The colors I purchased were Silver,

Steel, Gold, brass and copper. Five more are also available: old bronze, aluminum, Dark aluminum, Iron, and Gun metal. however with each tube costing $12.00, I decided to limit my purchase just a tad bit.True Metal is listed as having

“a little go a long way.” With the paint being so concentrated, a small dab is advertised as covering a large surface area. In addition, the coverage is supposed to be very opaque.

Another of the benefits of this product is the very quick drying and curing time. Supposedly, it will dry enough in a half hour to be handled and polished, which takes me to another benefit – just like some of the model master and alclad metalizer paints, true metal can also be

polished up and buffed to a shiny finish.i originally

became aware of the true metal at this year’s mFca Show, when a modeling friend (Floyd b.) showed me two or three tubes which he had purchased. I got an opportunity

to purchase some of my own later at this year’s Wonderfest Show.i have seen several youtube

videos on its use:https://www.youtube.com/

watch?v=Jblllzujvlo , https://www.youtube.com/

watch?v=lPNGFagWmGu, & https://www.youtube.com/

watch?v=zlQIJ9bzt10i initially planned to have several

pieces built up and painted with this product, in order to show how the finished product looks. (however, you know what they say about the best laid plans?)one of the subjects I brought

with me to experiment on was monogram’s re-release of the Red knight of Vienna. (I actually had a “Dan and Paul keefe” conversion kit, which included a new sculpted head, a replacement lower skirt piece, right leg knee and thigh portion and a new “Dragon-head” base).Anyway, i also had a cast off resin

body from a spacecraft from the buck Rogers in the 25th century (1970s & 80s tV Series).Some of the things I wanted to

discuss and focus my program on were:1. how using true metal removes a

traditional problem of hand painting silver bottled paints: brush strokes and streaks.2. the curing time for this paint.3. how much does buffing it out

actually change its appearance?4. how well does this paint actually

dilute and airbrush on?5. how durable is the paint?During my presentation I

initially squeezed out a small, pea-size amount onto my paint pallet, (a disposable small plastic saucer). using several different paint brushes I painted the different colors first onto different areas of my Red knight, followed by applying several different colors onto the surface of my buck Rogers Space fighter’s body.An initial observation is that

the paint coverage was very good. true metal did a very good job of completely covering the associated models’ surface areas.A second observation was the

initial look of the paint WaS very metallic looking. (It had that natural sheen you come to associate with something simulating metal).A third, accidental discovery was

that when cleaning my paint brushes in mineral spirits, I took some of this diluted paint thinner and dabbed into onto the surface of my buck Rogers space fighter. Sure enough, it shot into the recessed panel lines quite easily with capillary action and nicely highlighted them. In addition, the excess which was wiped off with a paper towel gave the bare yellow resin surface a nice, different shaded look.i will be completing my

experimenting with true metal and will have several pieces to show at our September meeting showcasing true metal’s finished look.Stay tuned for part Two of this

review.Thanks for reading, take care,

(and go work on a model, already!)

Tips, Tricks & Tools... continued from page 9

True Metal is available in a variety of metallic finishes.

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Join IPMS/USA Why? the International Plastic modelers’ Society/uSa, of which Delaware Valley Scale modelers is a chapter, fi-nances the insurance required for our monthly meetings and for model contests around the country, and offers a make and take program for young modelers. Encour-age the enjoyment of modeling in all its forms: aircraft, armor, cars, ships, fantasy, figures, military or civilian, beginner or advanced, join IPmS/uSa! “by modelers, For modelers”

What do i give? adult, 1 year: $30. adult, 2 years: $58. adult, 3 years: $86. Junior (under 18 years), $17. Family, 1 year: $35 (adult + $5).

What do i get? a membership card with your IPmS number that entitles you to enter the IPmS/uSa National contest, plus the magazine, IPmS/uSa Journal, six issues per year, featuring great models and building techniques, kit and book reviews, and activities, plus access to members-only content on ipmusa.org.

How? clip and mail the coupon in the DVSm Newsletter or the IPmS/uSa brochure, see our IPmS contact, Joe Vattilana, at the next DVSm meeting, or join online at ipmsusa.org. n

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