DH Scale

The Official Magazine of the deHavilland Scale Modellers

DH ScaleEdition 44 January 2011

Sandy McRorie’s

1/35 Type 97 Te-Ke

Joe Sheppard’s 1/144 ChallengerDerek Pennington’s 1/48 Fairey “Battler”

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Iain Fraser and Seven Years of the de Havilland Scale Modellers

Having completed seven years at the helm of the de Havilland Scale Modellers in November 2010, Iain Fraser has given in to the seven year itch and stepped down as President and Grand Poobah, in order to pursue more family activities. Bruno Campoli has agreed to step up from Vice-President to the exalted position. The role of Vice-President has been awarded to Phil Tunbridge. Sandy McRorie has agreed to continue as Chancellor of the Exchequer. The newly installed executive plan on maintaining the same agenda as the previous regime, possibly with their own twist. On his retirement, let us cast a glance back over the accomplishments of the club under Iain’s stewardship. It is a stellar list. The club operates under the aegis of the de Havilland Employees Sports Club, and has about 40 members at the Downsview site. There are also a few international members, who are part of the Bombardier family. The club became a chapter within IPMS Canada during its first year. In our third year IPMS Canada published an issue of Random Thoughts (Vol.30 No.2) – The De Havilland Scale Modellers Chapter Special Issue – wherein all the articles were by members of the club, and illustrated the wide range of subjects they modelled. The club holds 10 meetings per year, September through June, with a hiatus during the Downsview summer plant shutdown. There is also a club contest each October, with members vying for the Golden Beaver Award. The list of past winners is posted below. At the monthly meetings the members have brought in several hundred models over the past seven years. The quality of which is very high, as evidenced by the number of awards acquired by the members at model contests throughout southern Ontario and the United States. The club sponsors external contest awards, such as the “Best Made In Canada” category at the Ajax Scale Model Contest, and the Aircraft Category at Heritagecon in Hamilton. Iain, along with Wayne Bowman, Sandy McRorie and the legendary Derek Pennington have run clinics to pass along their techniques and encourage newcomers and returning modellers to expand their capabilities. Iain, on behalf on the club, thanks for your leadership. It’s amazing what has come out of those coffee-break discussions.

In This Issue: On The Table: November and December meetings From the Field: Ajax 30 Model Contest

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The Golden Beaver Award:

Here is a summary of the past winners

Year Theme Winner Model 2004 Assigned kit Wayne Bowman 1/72 M48A3 Patton 2005 1965 to 1975 Subject Wayne Bowman 1/72 A-7C Corsair II 2006 “BIG” Sandy McRorie 1/35 Tortoise Heavy Tank 2007 “Water” Joe Sheppard 1/72 Supermarine Walrus

2008 “8” Iain Fraser 1/72 Mk-IV “Female” Tank 2009 “Canadian, Eh!” Phil Tunbridge 1/48 DH 60G Gipsy Moth

1/72 DHC-8 300M Triton Phil Tunbridge “What If?” 2010

Ajax 30 Model Contest Ajax 30 was held October 30, 2010. As is the custom it was a great success. There were over 400 models on display, and vendor tables everywhere else. Wayne Bowman and Sandy McRorie both had entries in the contest; and both came home with awards. Wayne was awarded a 1st for his 1/72 Fennek armoured reconnaissance vehicle. Sandy acquired the following: 2nd for his Charioteer, 3rd for his Rolls Royce armoured car, and 3rd for his Type 97 Te-Ke.

Wayne’s 1/72 Fennek (1st)

Sandy’s 1/35 Charioteer (2nd)

Below: DHSM sponsored award ”Best Made in Canada”

winner Duncan Macintosh with his 1/35 CBC Radio Van

Sandy’s 1/35 RR Armoured Car (3rd)

Sandy’s 1/35 Te-Ke (3rd)

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On The Table: The November Meeting

< Joe Sheppard’s 1/144 Revell Canadair Challenger of the Royal Danish Air Force. Built OOB and finished with Modelmaster Acrylics and Krystal Klear windows.

Next up we have Derek Pennington’s 1/48 Fairey Battler twin engined fighter “What If” entry. It is based on the Classic Airframes Fairey Battle kit with Monogram Mosquito components as appropriate.

Sandy McRorie displayed his completed 1/35 Fine Molds kit of the Japanese Type 97 Te-Ke tank.

Upcoming Events:

Mar 06, 2011 HeritageCon 5, CWH Museum, Hamilton, Ont.

Apr 6-9, 2011 AMPS 2011, Fredericksburg, Virginia

Apr 10, 2011 BuffCon 28, Buffalo, NY

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On The Table, November continued A WIP by Joe Sheppard. A 1/76 Airfix kit (ex JB Models) of M113 Australian fire support vehicle.

And now for something completely different! Don Hawley brought his original design for a science fiction gaming model. His model is of a “Warhammer 40K Thunderhawk gunship” in 28mm scale.

Contest Theme – a pre-2000 Airfix kit Club Contest Notice – Oct. 12, 2011:

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On The Table: The December Meeting

Derek Pennington’s 1/48 Hobbycraft kit of the Chance Vought F7U-3 Cutlass. Finished using a mix of Hobbycraft, Micro Scale and Aeromaster decals.

Sandy McRorie brought a 1/35 Loyd carrier. The kit is by Accurate Armour and will be accompanied by a 6 pdr. anti-tank gun when completed.

Wayne Bowman brought his WIP of a M901 ITV. He continues to add many scratch built details to this Trumpeter/Italeri kit-bash project.

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From the Field: Ajax 30 2010 Photos courtesy of Terry Cooper, Bill & Carolyn Buckley

”Best Made in Canada” 1/35 Scratch Built CBC Radio Van

By Duncan MacIntosh

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From the Field: Ajax 30 2010 Photos courtesy of Terry Cooper, Bill & Carolyn Buckley

DH Scale is the chapter newsletter produced by and for IPMS de Havilland Scale Modellers (ESC). For any questions please call:

Iain @ X7259 or email at iain.fraser@aero.bombardier.com

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