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request are to be reported at the next meeting. We had a decent turn-out for the show & tell, with entries from Scott, Gary, Chris, Randy, Dave and Thomasz, with Gary win-ning the night with his M1070 of a gazillion parts.

By Michael Adams We looked at various choices for cuisine for the Christmas party and it came down to BBQ/Italian/Mexican. Jeff Brown is investigating options and prices and we'll make a decision next meeting.

The concept was raised to allow the ladies to have a separate Kitchen Item white elephant draw so they'd have something to do while we're brawling over kits. Members were supposed to check with their Significant Others to get buy in. Results of the

September Meeting Notes

High Plains Con XXIII Final Report

“I was explaining to my

wife last night that when

you die you get reincar-

nated but must come

back as a different crea-

ture. She said she would

like to come back as a

cow. I said, You obvi-

ously haven’t been listen-

ing.”

By Tony Wallace, Jeff

Brown, Michael Ad-

ams and George

Slack

Four authors? Well, yes,

each of us has something

to contribute. George

provided the contest pho-

tos, Tony provided the

entry count and winners

list, and Michael provided

other general info on the

contest. It was my job to

put it all together and

wrap it up with a big red

bow.

We had a great turn out

this year, and had a ton of

entries.

Total Entrants 61

57 adult

4 Junior

Total Models 284

273 Senior

11 junior

Judging went a lot more

smoothly than last year,

which was partially my

fault for promising spon-

sors they can have a spe-

cial award for sponsoring.

The list of winners ap-

pears on pages 8-12 and

the photos of the Best Of’s

is on page 13.

Hopefully we have as

good a turn out next year.

If we stick to tradition

and hold the contest in

October, it will be two

months after the IPMS

National contest which is

literally across the park-

ing lot from where our

contest is held.

We have not allowed pre-

vious IPMS winners in

our local contest to keep

it fair, but I was thinking

about a special category

where we can have a table

and award for those who

win at the National con-

test. That way we still get

to show our best work,

and the public will be in

awe of our skills. Ha ha!

Anyway, thank you all for

making this a great con-

test!

High Plains Modelers

October 2012 Volume 2, Issue 2

High Plains Gazette

What’s New This Month:

Kit Collecting Support Group

October Model Gallery

Contest Report

IPMS National Update

Photos, Photos and More Pho-tos

List of Winners from High Plains Con XXIII

Inside this issue:

September Meeting Notes 1

Contest Recap 1

The Carpet Monster 2

IPMS National Update 3

Book Review by Pablo 3

November Calendar 4

IPMS Membership App 14

“Is that toilet paper stuck to his foot?”

Region X Newsletter of the Year 2011

By Jeff Brown

(Editor)

I was speaking with Terry

Tuytschaevers at our re-

cent contest about collect-

ing versus building. I

think it is a general con-

clusion that about 90 per-

cent of model builders

have more kits than we

know what to do with.

Why do we buy so many

kits? Do we all suffer

from ADD? Are we all

schizophrenic? At what

point did we become

“collector’s” as opposed to

“builder’s”?

My friend Pat is con-

vinced that we have split

modeling personalities

that show up on occasion

to build something we

normally don’t build but

have 10 of lying around.

Heck, one of the best car

modelers I know has a

bunch of airplane kits

that are sitting in his

stash. Dr. T I’m looking in

your direction.

Why do we risk our wives

anger to buy another kit?

Well, I for one “plan” to

build all the kits I have.

Of course I now would

have to live to be 106 and

keep my wits until then to

accomplish my feat. Hon-

estly, I do have a reason

for each kit I own, well,

maybe not each kit, some

were just too good of a

deal to pass up. I mean do

I need a M48A3 Patton ?

I have no interest in mod-

ern armor, yet I bought it

on eBay for 10 bucks. I

am not sure I will ever get

to building that one.

When I started building

models as a kid most of

my kits were airplanes.

My pops wouldn’t buy

another kit until I fin-

ished the one I was work-

ing on. Now I have hun-

dreds of kits from all gen-

res.

I also blame contests for

my stash backing up.

When I started building

models again in the latter

part of last century I

slapped them together

and put them on a shelf. I

had a book from Model

Master so I did some

weathering, and some dry

-brushing, and they

looked good enough to

my friends who came over

and looked at them. Of

course none of these

friends were in a model

club.. Now it is rare to

finish a kit with flaws.

Sure there are some I

mess up, and put in my

“finish you later” pile; of

course I have had some

models in the pile for 8

years, and have yet to

finish them.

The sad thing is as many

kits as I have there are

others out there with

more. In fact at our recent

contest I had the pleasure

to buy a book from one of

them.

Well, I for one became a

collector by working for a

Hobby store and being

offered a discount on kits.

Back then I was single

and had extra money.

Now, I only buy kits that I

can get on eBay super

cheap, or a rare new kit to

keep certain collections

going. For example I have

1 of each Tamiya 1/48

scale armor and vehicle

series. I have duplicates

of many of those that I

want to build. I also

trade kits with other col-

lectors. For example I

have two 1/32 Trumpeter

F4F-3 Wildcats, and I

only need one. Does

someone want to trade so

it can collect dust in your

house instead?

The Carpet Monster: Editor’s Opinion

“If collecting kits is a

crime then let me be guilty.”

Page 2

Volume 2, Issue 2

The reason wives secretly

hate model building.

Too much stuff.

Let’s see, if I build one a

month for the next...

Well, in my defense I am a

huge Formula One fan!

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“The book has

a series of ap-

pendixes that

include the

paint color

range, brushes

and modeling

equipment

from the Foun-

dry Line.”

The IPMS National contest is

going to be held in our back

yard!

Painting and Modelling

Guide Master Class

applied to a wide range of subjects, from Napoleonic figures, to Ancient Romans, Sci-Fi, Fantasy figures (orcs of all kinds and colors), WW2 paratroopers, Old West characters and ani-mals. Step-by-Step pictures clearly explain and show how to achieve realistic fin-ishes by methodically apply-ing the techniques described in the book.

The author has invited writ-ers in different sections of the book that highlight par-ticular techniques and fin-ishing details. I really like the style of including other writers in the book. It allows for a more complete and comprehensive approach to figure painting by having different people to explain how to apply different tech-niques and achieve different

By Pablo Bauleo

Kevin Dallimore’s book might be the one-stop shop for the figure painter. It briefly covers the basics of figure preparation and painting (showing step by step pictures of the 3-color method) on the first 30 pages and then dives into different painting styles and projects. Some of the tech-niques described in the book includes: 5-color method, dry-brushing; diluted washes; non-metalic paint for metallic looking finishes; textured leather; ancient shield painting; skeletons and more.

The above techniques are

effects.

The book also includes some special sections on making bases, vehicles, diorama and figure conversion by show-ing how to re-positioning arms and legs if needed. One highlight of the special sec-tions is the scratch-build construction of a 30-inch long African river steamer with space for 75 28-mm figures!

Foundry color paint names are used thoroughly in this book, but it does not limit the value of the book, as the color names are descriptive and the shade/highlight method can be made from your own paints by mixing them as needed.

The book has a series of appendixes that include the paint color range, brushes and modeling equipment from the Foundry Line.

This book is recommended to the intermediate and ad-vanced figure painter. I would like to thank Foundry Publications and Casemate Publishing for the review copy.

Review: Kevin Dallimore's Painting and Modelling Guide Master Class

“The above

techniques are

applied to a wide

range of

subjects…”

The contest website also By Jeff Brown

The website for the 2013

IPMS National Convention

and Contest is up and run-

ning.

The hotel has started taking

reservations, and there are

other area hotels as overflow

when the Embassy Suites

fills up. (Of course us local

builders don’t have to worry

about a hotel room!)

includes info about some of

the tours and points out that

the vendor room is already

75 percent sold! That is

great news for us collectors.

In the months to come we

will have more updates and

some more info on what is

going on.

By the way, yours truly has

offered to put together the

convention magazine. Hope-

fully they like my idea.

IPMS 2013 National Contest Update

IPMS Golden Anniversary

Painting and Modelling

Horses and Riders

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3

4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17

18 19 20 21 22 23 24

25 26 27 28 29 30

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Thanksgiving

Build and Bull

HPM Meeting

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20 21 22

23 24 25 26 27 28 29

30 31

December 20 12

Build N Bull

HPM Meeting

Christmas

New Years Eve

Photo of the Month for October

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The Calm Before the Storm

(Photo By Cody East)

Volume 2, Issue 2

Page 6

Model of the Month for October

The Best of Show Model Went to Matt Q. for his Nashorn

October Model Gallery

Photos by George Slack

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High Plains Con Photos


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High Plains Con XXIII Awards List

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Volume 2, Issue 2

AIRCRAFT: CIVIL SPORT RACING COMMERCIAL

1st Scratchbuild Bellanca Cruisemaster Dallas L.

2nd PITTS Biplane (WHITE) Jon C.

3rd P-39 Racer John T.

AIRCRAFT: MILITARY SINGLE ENGINE PROP 1/72 and smaller

1st 190 D Dave D.

2nd A6M2 B110-149 Cameren L.

3rd ME 109 G10 Larry H.

AIRCRAFT: JUNIOR

1st F-4B Phantom II Christian A.

2nd F-15 Revel Ayrton B.

AIRCRAFT: MILITARY MULTI ENGINE JET 1/48 and Larger

1st F/A -18F Hans P.

2nd F-4B Steve N.

3rd Yakolev Yak-38 U Terry T.

AIRCRAFT:MILITARY MULTI ENGINE JET 1/72 and smaller

1st AT-37 Chuck H.

2nd F4F Phantom II Cameren L.

3rd Skynight (EF-10) Chuck H.

AIRCRAFT:MILITARY MULTI ENGINE PROP 1/48 and Larger

1st Ki 46 John T.

2nd B-29 David A.

3rd KI-46III Dinah Bill B.

AIRCRAFT:MILITARY MULTI ENGINE PROP 1/72 and Smaller

1st DHC-4 Caribou Terry T.

AIRCRAFT:MILITARY SINGLE ENGINE PROP 1/32 and Larger Allied

1st P-47D Steve N.

2nd Supermarine Spitfire Mk V Terry T.

3rd Hurricane IIc (Pacific Coast/Grey Matters) Steve O.

AIRCRAFT:MILITARY SINGLE ENGINE PROP 1/32 and Larger Axis

1st Albatros DV Dallas L.

2nd BF-109E Tropical

Thomasz M.

3rd TA-152 H Steve O.

AIRCRAFT:MILITARY SINGLE ENGINE PROP 1/48 to 1/50 Inline

1st Spitfire XII Cameren L.

2nd SpitFire Matt Q.

3rd P-51D Matt Q.

AIRCRAFT:MILITARY SINGLE ENGINE PROP 1/48 to 1/50 Radials

1st F4U-4 Corsair

Cameren L.

2nd Fokker DR I

Cameren L.

3rd FW 190 A3 Larry H.


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AIRCRAFT:MILITARY SINGLE JET 1/48 and Larger

1st F-104 C Matt Q.

2nd A-4C Steve N.

3rd SAAB DRAKEN Hans P.

AIRCRAFT:MILITARY SINGLE JET 1/72 and Smaller

1st U-2F Chuck H.

2nd F9F Panther Larry H.

AIRCRAFT:ROTARY WING (ALL SCALES)

1st Wessex HV.4 Pablo B.

2nd OH-13 Wayne C.

3rd Hughes MD 500 Chris N.

CIVILIAN VEHICLES: CARS IMPORT

1st Fort GT 90 Yvonne C.

2nd Lexus LFA Mark T.

3rd Lexus LFA Aaron T.

CIVILIAN VEHICLES: CARS Post 1950

1st 1969 Plymount GTX Pro Street Marty K.

2nd Baha Beast Marty K.

3rd 1949 Merc David B.

CIVILIAN VEHICLES: CARS Pre 1950

1st 1937 Ford Street Rod Jimmie H.

2nd 1932 Ford Rat Rod Jimmie H.

3rd 1941 Willys coupe Jimmie H.

CIVILIAN VEHICLES:CARS STOCK

1st 1957 Ford Fairlane Marty K.

2nd 1950 Ford conv David B.

3rd 1955 Chevy Bel Air Conv Terry T.

CIVILIAN VEHICLES:COMMERCIAL

1st 1941 Chevy Tow Truck (scratchbuild bed and boom) Tony W.

2nd 1923 Circus Truck Jimmie H.

3rd 1984 Falcon Interceptor Jimmie H.

CIVILIAN VEHICLES: COMPETITION

1st Sauber-Mercedes Aaron T.

2nd Digger Cuda /Witch Doctor Marty K.

3rd Tarantula/Blackwiddow Marty K.

CIVILIAN VEHICLES: HEAVY TRUCKS

1st 1930 Opel Blitz Fire Truck Jimmie H.

2nd GRIFFIN Randy R.

3rd Chevy Titan Truck and Trailer Fred B.

CIVILIAN VEHICLES:JUNIOR

1st 1980 Chevy Truck Codi P.

2nd International Harvester Truck Codi P.

3rd 1932 Woody Codi P.


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CIVILIAN VEHICLES: LIGHT TRUCKS

1st 1929 Farm Truck Jimmie H.

2nd Post Apocalypse truck Mark T.

3rd 1934 Ford Pick up Cody E.

CIVILIAN VEHICLES: MOTORCYCLES

1st 1962 Honda CR110 Rick R.

2nd Honda Monkey Yvonne C.

3rd Go Yamaha Aaron T.

DIORAMAS: ALL SCALES

1st Um I think I can fit you in Thursday George S.

2nd Animal House Jimmie H.

3rd WWI British MKIV Tank Trench Gun James W.

DIORAMAS: JUNIOR

1st German Type VII U-Boat Christian A.

2nd Tiger II Battle of Bulge Diorama Christian A.

FIGURES: 120 mm and larger

1st Tauro bull Brad S.

2nd The Mummy Jimmie H.

3rd Bigfoot Diorama Chris N.

FIGURES: smaller than 120 mm

1st Captain of Hannibal’s Army Brad S.

2nd Monster Fish Brad S.

3rd Athos Brad S.

MILITARY VEHICLES:ARTILLERY PIECES (ALL SCALES)

1st PAK 38 50 MM A-Tgun Shawn G.

2nd 105 MM Howitzer Shawn G.

3rd 105 MM Howitzer Gary M.

MILITARY VEHICLES:HALF-TRACKS & ARMORED VEHICLES 1/35 Tracked

1st Nashorn Matt Q.

2nd M-18 Hellcat TD Shawn G.

3rd FAMO 18T Scratchbuild Crane Dallas L.

MILITARY VEHICLES:HALF-TRACKS & ARMORED VEHICLES 1/35

1st Styryker Command Vehicle Thomasz M.

2nd Centauro TD Wayne C.

3rd LAV-III IFV Wayne C.

MILITARY VEHICLES: HALF-TRACKS& ARMORED VEHICLES 1/48

1st SK.KFZ. 250/3 Terry T.

2nd M-10 Jackson TD Shawn G.

3rd AB-41 Pablo B.

MILITARY VEHICLES:HALF-TRACKS & ARMORED VEHICLES 1/72

1st LVT Larry H.

2nd Sd.KFZ 251/2 Ausf. C mit Wurframon 40 Scott L.

3rd Schwerer Wehrmachtschlepper Scott L.


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MILITARY VEHICLES:SOFT SKIN 1/35

1st 2.5 TON Truck Shawn G.

2nd M1070 Tractor Gary M.

3rd Opel Blitz Thomasz M.

MILITARY VEHICLES:SOFT SKIN 1/48

1st "Tilly" utility vehicle Shawn G.

2nd US Staff Car Pablo B.

3rd P-107 u.304 (4) artillery tractor Scott L.

MILITARY VEHICLES:TANKS 1/35

1st JAGDTIGER Green Camo

Thomasz M.

2nd KV-1 Kevin D.

3rd Challenger I Wayne C.


1st King Tiger Tan Camo

Shawn G.

2nd Tiger I Early Shawn G.

3rd German Panther-G Mark P.


1st T-34 Shawn G.

2nd Tiger I Larry H.

3rd Panzer IIc Shawn G.


1st Merkava Matt Q.

2nd T-34/85 Kevin D.

3rd Challenger II Matt Q.

MISCELLANEOUS: ALL SCALES

1st Light Calvary James W.

2nd Kitbash Cobra Fred M.

3rd Have gun Will Travel James W.

NAUTICAL: 1/350

1st Buckley Destroyer Dave D.

NAUTICAL: SMALLER THAN 1/350

1st USS Johnston DD557 USA Pit Road Fletcher Bob N.

NAUTICAL: LARGER than 1/350

1st MAIALE Wayne C.

2nd MAS Wayne C.

3rd Roman Warship Jon C.

SPACECRAFT: (JUNIOR)

1st Star wars battle Droid Christian A.

2nd X-Wing Ayrton B.

3rd Tie Advanced Ayrton B.

SPACECRAFT: REAL (ALL SCALES)

1st Gemini Titan Jon C

2nd Mercury Atlas Jon C.

3rd Mercury Redstone Jon C.


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SPACECRAFT: SCI-FI (ALL SCALES)

1st Millenium Falcon Jeff B.

2nd Snow Speeder Jeff B.

3rd Federation Starship Kitbash Chris N.

BEST OF AWARD SPONSOR MODEL WINNER BEST MADE IN THE USA MICHAEL ADAMS Stryker Command Vehicle Thomasz M.

BEST ARMOR IPMS PHOENIX CRAIG HEWITT

Nashorn Matt Q.

BEST FIGURE IPMS PHOENIX CRAIG HEWITT

Captain of Hannibal’s Army Brad S.

BEST AIRCRAFT HERSCH CONSULTING Scratchbuild Bellanca Cruismaster Dallas L. BEST AUTOMOTIVE SIDLE CO. 1962 Honda CR110 Rick R. BEST SPACECRAFT IPMS CENTENNIAL Millenium Falcon Jeff B. BEST DIORAMA BATTLEFLEET MODELS Um I think I can fit you in Thursday George S.

BEST NAUTICAL IPMS ROCKY MOUNTAINS

Buckley Destroyer Dave D.

BEST OF SHOW IPMS ROB WOLF Nashorn Matt Q.

Best of Award Winners

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Best of Award Winners Photos (By George Slack)

Made In The USA

Best Aircraft

Best of Show and Best Armor Best Figure

Best Automotive Best Spacecraft

Best Diorama Best Nautical Best Junior

Volume 2, Issue 2

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over 220 active US chap-

ters (including groups in

Canada and the Philip-

pines as well as one

"cyber-chapter" existing

entirely on the internet).

These chapters are organ-

ized into 13 geographi-

cally-determined Re-

gions, overseen by Re-

gional Coordinators. The

IPMS/USA Executive

Board, made up of elected

and appointed members,

serves as the overall gov-

erning body for IPMS/

USA.

IPMS/USA produces the

Modelers' Journal, an all-

color magazine supplied

to our members 6 times

each year. Sample copies

of the Journal are avail-

able upon request, and

you'll find several cover

shots elsewhere in this

handout.

In addition, IPMS/USA

maintains one of the larg-

est and most-visited pub-

lic websites in the model-

ing community

(www.ipmsusa.org).

Members and visitors can

view product reviews,

chapter and contest infor-

mation, see examples of

members' work, and view

images of contest, mu-

seum walkarounds, and

the like. A members-only

Forum allows discussion

of specific topics of inter-

est amongst our member-

ship. The remainder of

the website is open to the

modeling public and sees

thousands of hits weekly.

From: www.ipmsusa.org

IPMS/USA is the United

States Branch of the In-

ternational Plastic Model-

ers' Society, whose roots

can be traced to the

startup of the first IPMS

National Branch during

the 1960's in Great Brit-

ain. In 1964 a US-based

modeler applied for a

charter to start the US

Branch. In the ensuing 4

decades, IPMS/USA has

become a 5,000 member,

all-volunteer organization

dedicated to promoting

the modeling hobby while

providing a venue for

modelers to share their

skills in a social setting,

along with friendly but

spirited competition in

the form of local, re-

gional, and national con-

tests and conventions. As

this is written, there are

About IPMS/USA

Meetings are the last Tuesday of the month at The Ranch in Loveland. They start at 7pm and end around 9pm.

Editor: Jeffrey Brown [email protected] President: Larry Hersh Vice President: Michael Adams Treasurer: Randy Robinson Secretary: Marc Lyons Our club has plastic modelers from Northern Colorado, mainly

from the Fort Collins, Loveland, Longmont area. We also have a few members from Wyoming.

Honestly, if you need an excuse to get away from the wife an kids a few days a month, join our club. Your skills will improve and you will have a few laughs.

Stop by a meeting, the first one is free kid!

High Plains Modelers

Next Meeting October 30, 2012. 7pm at The Ranch.

Website

http://ipmshpm.blogspot.com/

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Classifieds and other Happenings

For Sale or Trade: .

*** Posting Ads are free

for High Plains Modelers

Members to post items for

sale or trade. If you are

not a member of the club

it cost $2 to post an ad

which goes towards our

annual club contest.

Trumpeter 1/32 Wildcat F4F-3.

These retail for around $75 this one

is still sealed in the shrink wrap. I

am asking $45 for it. (Shipping is

extra for those outside of Northern

Colorado.) Will trade too, just ask

me for a list of wants!

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