Bill Michaels built this detailed and historically accurate 1:48 scale model of USCG 36-foot Motor Life Boat 36500 from the old Glencoe kit. Bill added a number of scratchbuilt details: compass, throttle and radio mast. He also used aftermarket portholes and cockpit grating as well as Bob’s Buckles parts for lifeline eyelets, etc. and a bow bumper from ThachWeave Products. Paints are Tamiya and Model Master acrylics; decals are from “Pip Moss Industries.” Markings are for USCG Station Chatham, MA in 1952. The model depicts the boat that took part in the famous SS Pendleton rescue in February 1952, also the subject of the recent film “The Finest Hours.”

Due to the Independence Day weekend, the next Patriot Chapter meeting will take place on the second Friday of the month, July 8, at 7:30 p.m. at the First Parish Unitarian Church in Billerica, MA. The church is located on Concord Road, just as it meets Route 3A (Boston Road) at the Billerica Town Common. The July meeting will be a build session with a business meeting, Show-and-Tell, and a raffle.

June Meeting Minutes .......................................................................................................................2Show-and-Tell List & Raffle Report .................................................................................................2Show-and-Tell Gallery .......................................................................................................................3Upcoming Events ............................................................................................................................10IPMS/USA Membership Form .......................................................................................................10

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Meeting Info

IPMS Patriot Chapter Newsletter Billerica, MAPip Moss, Editor www.ipmspatriot.org

July 2016

THE PATRIOT

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Minutes from the June Meeting

Show-and-Tell

Raffle Report

Another view of Bill Michaels’ Motor Life Boat

Kurt Kunze ............................. 1:35 M561 Gamma Goat (Tamiya) 1:35 Flakpanzer Geppard (Academy) 1:48 A-1H Skyraider (Tamiya)Bill Michaels ........................1:48 USCG 36-foot MLB (Glencoe)Frank Moore .................................. 1:48 P-51D Mustang (Aurora) 1:48 SNJ (Aurora) 1:48 F-5 Lightning (Aurora)Pip Moss.................1:48 TBF-1C Avenger (Accurate Miniatures)Ken Myers .................................................. 1:72 Ho 229 (Pioneer) 1:72 Lippisch P.13a (PM) 1:72 Ground equipment (Hasegawa)Bart Navarro .............................. 1:72 P-51D Mustang (Academy)John Walker ................................1:35 Cromwell Mk. VI (Tamiya)David Zucker .........................“The Magic Shop” (Dragon Tooth) 28 mm Dwarves (Dungeons & Dragons)

June winners:

Matt Fleury, Tamiya 1:35 M4A3E8 ShermanKen Meyers, Revell 1:72 C-54DBill Michaels, Tamiya 1:48 Airfield Fuel Truck.

We sold $92 in tickets, and the prizes cost us $99, so we lost $7. This brings our 2016 year to date profit to $44.

Special Note: The Patcon Raffle Committee is open for business! You don’t have to wait until August or September to bring in your donations!

—Bill Michaels, Vice President

CHAPTER Prestident Dave Schmidt called the business meeting to order at 7:45 PM, with 16 members present.

This meeting featured our annual Theme Build Amnesty and Ice Cream Social, as well as a visit from Billerica Minuteman reporter Angie Orenstein. We also enjoyed a birthday cake (chocolate with a green airplane) for a certain newsletter editor.

The club annual outing is scheduled for July 16th, with a rain date of July 23rd. We will probably not provide enough people to qualify for the group rate (min. 20 people), but a discount for seniors is available. Dave will contact the museum about setting up a tour.

On behalf of the club, John Toloupis purchased a $100 trophy pack for the IPMS Nationals, to be held this year in Columbia, South Carolina on August 3-6.

Construction at the Elks Hall in Hudson is complete, and functions are being held. We are still waiting to see what the status of the smaller rooms will be.

We are still in discussions with the Collins foundation about a display or a make-and-make table.

There were no updates on club clothing availability.

Bill Michaels reminded the club that it is time to start getting in touch with vendors and other groups to start selling tables and trophy packs for Patcon 2016. We are hoping to be able to take advantage of the larger space, so we should start making contacts as soon as possible.

John Toloupis read the Treasurer’s report, and the report was ac-cepted by the membership.

The business meeting adjourned at 8:00 p.m., followed by Show-and-Tell and the monthly raffle, after which the general meeting wrapped up for the month.

—Alan Beeber, Secretary

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Show-and-Tell Gallery

Bart Navarro’s 1:72 scale P-51D Mustang (Acad-emy), built OOB and painted with Alclad metallic lacquer. Decals are from the kit. Markings are for the 352nd Fighter Group, 8th Air Force, based in Bodney, UK.

The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang was designed in 1940 in response to a requirement of the British Purchasing Commission for license-built Curtiss P-40 fighters. The prototype NA-73X airframe was rolled out on 9 September 1940, 102 days after the contract was signed, and first flew on 26 October. Originally intended to use the Allison V-1710 engine, which, in its earlier variants, had limited high-altitude performance, the Mustang was first flown operationally by the Royal Air Force as a tactical-reconnaissance aircraft and fighter-bomber. The addition of the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine to the P-51B/C model transformed the Mustang’s performance at altitudes above 15,000 ft, matching or better-ing that of the Luftwaffe’s fighters. The definitive version, the P-51D, was powered by the Packard V-1650-7, a license-built version of the Merlin, and was armed with six .50 caliber Browning machine guns.

From late 1943, P-51Bs (and P-51Ds starting mid-1944) were used by the USAAF’s Eighth Air Force to escort bombers in raids over Germany, while the RAF’s 2 Tactical AF and the USAAF’s Ninth AF used the Merlin-powered Mustangs as fighter-bombers, roles which helped ensure Allied air superiority in 1944. The P-51 was also used by Allied air forces in the North African, Mediterranean and Italian theaters, and also served against the Japanese in the Pacific War. During World War II, Mustang pilots claimed 4,950 enemy aircraft shot down.

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Show-and-Tell Gallery (continued)

John Walker’s 1:35 scale Cromwell Mk. VI (Tamiya). John built the model from the Tamiya Centaur kit, which contains all the parts needed for a Cromwell VI except the wheels, which came from a Cromwell kit. John also added spare wheels from Panzer Art, and he changed the engine deck from hull type C to D per MAFVA “Tankette” Volume 14, No. 5. Paints are Tamiya, mainly John’s mix for SCC-15. Weathering was acheived with AK Interactive dark wash for green vehicles, Polly Scale Dirt, MMP weathering powder (European Earth) and various pastels. Markings are for C Squadron, 1st Royal Tank Regiment, Germany, May 1945.

The Cromwell tank, or Tank, Cruiser, Mk VIII, Cromwell (A27M), was one of the most successful of the series of cruiser tanks fielded by Britain in World War 2. Named after the English Civil War leader, the Cromwell was the first tank put into service by the British to combine a dual-purpose gun, high speed from the powerful and reliable Meteor powerplant (a modified version of the Rolls-Royce Merlin aircraft engine), and reasonable armor, all in a balanced package. First seeing action in the Normany invasion, the Cromwell was used as the main tank in the armored brigades of the 7th Armoured Division, while being used for armored reconnaissance by the other British armored divisions (Guards Armoured Division and 11th Armoured Division) in Northwest Europe. It excelled at this task because of its speed and low profile. The Cromwell remained in British service after the war and saw service in the Korean Conflict with the 7th Royal Tank Regiment and the 8th King’s Royal Irish Hussars. Over 700 Cromwells were provided overseas to Australia, Austria, Burma, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Eire, Finland, France, Greece, Hong Kong, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Portugal, South Africa, USSR and West Germany.

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Show-and-Tell Gallery (continued)

Two views of Ken Myers’ 1:72 scale Horten Ho 229 (Pioneer) in speculative paint scheme and markings for an A-1 version, never actually built. Ken added scratchbuilt cockpit details, a pilot figure, intakes from brass tube, exhausts from aluminum tube, and guns from stainless steel tube. Paints are AK Interactive RLM 76, 82 and 83. Decals are from the spares box.

The Horten Ho 229 (or Gotha Go 229 for ex-tensive redesign work done by Gotha to prepare the aircraft for mass production) was a German prototype fighter/bomber initially designed by brothers Reimar and Walter Horten. It was the first flying wing to be powered by jet engines and originated as a response to Hermann Göring’s call for light bomber designs capable of meeting the “3×1000” requirement—namely to carry 1,000 kilograms of bombs a distance of 1,000 kilometres with a speed of 1,000 kilometres per hour. Of the three prototypes built and tested by Gothaer Waggonfabrik during 1944 and 45, only one survives and resides at the N.A.S.M.

Ken Myers’ 1:72 scale U.S. Aerospace ground equipment (Hasegawa), built OOB and painted with Testors enamels and Alclad Chrome me-tallic lacquer. Markings are for 1960s vintage Aerospace Defense Command. Left to right: compressor, tow tractor, hydraulic test stand, fire extinguisher and NF-2 lighting unit.

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Show-and-Tell Gallery (continued)

Three views of David Zucker’s “The Magic Shop” (Dragon Tooth), part of a small line of diorama sets, titled “City of Magic,” featuring vacuform plastic buildings and 25 mm metal figures.

Two shots of David’s collection of 28 mm dwarf figures. David adds, “All of the figures were purchased from The Compleat Strategist on 33rd street in NYC. The store is still there and I be-lieve has a branch in Boston. The figures, all soft white metal (lead) were bought in the early- to mid-1970s when role playing was in its infancy. At that time I believe “Dungeons and Dragons” was a name brand and that the dwarves were marketed under it, but I can’t say this for sure.

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Show-and-Tell Gallery (continued)

Pip Moss’s 1:48 scale TBF-1C Avenger (Accurate Miniatures), built OOB except for an Ultracast pilot’s seat and Eduard PE cockpit details. In ad-dition, an Eduard mask set greatly facilitated the masking of the numerous clear panels and win-dows. Paints are Krylon Gloss White (decanted and airbrushed), Model Master enamels, and Mr. Color acrylic lacquer for the Interior Green areas. The Bronze Green for the forward cockpit area was mixed from Model master Euro Green 34092 and Black. Decals for the stencils and individual plane markings are from a Techmod sheet; national insignia are from Eagle Strike. The model depicts a plane from USS Hornet in mid-1944, one of the relatively few TBF-1Cs to wear the mid-war four-color scheme of White, Inter-mediate Blue, Non-Specular Dark Blue (fuselage and wing leading edges) and Semi-Gloss Dark Blue (wing and horizontal tail upper surfaces). Model Master Non-Specular Dark Blue was used straight up for the SGDB and was mixed 2-to-1 with Light Gull Gray for the NSDB. All colors were then faded with whitened versions and weathered with post-shading and pastels.

Introduced in 1942 as a replacement for the Douglas TBD Devastator torpedo bomber, Grum-man’s TBF Avenger first saw action in the battle of Midway. Although nearly all the planes were lost to enemy fire in that encounter, the Avenger went on to forge a distinguished record for the remainder of the war in many roles including torpedo bombing, level bombing, rocket sur-face attack and anti-submarine warfare. Most Avengers were manufactured by the Eastern Aircraft division of General Motors and were designated TBM.

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Show-and-Tell Gallery (continued)

Frank Moore’s 1:48 scale SNJ (Aurora). Decals are from SuperScale.

Frank Moore’s 1:48 scale F-5B (Aurora). Frank removed the gun fairings and added camera lenses. Pilot figure is from Hawk; decals are from SuperScale. As with the P-51, Frank left the outer wing s unpainted to show the original Aurora styrene color.

Frank Moore’s 1:48 scale P-51D (Aurora). The pilot figure is from Revell. Decals are from the spares box.

These three 1:48 models are Frank Moore’s tribute to the Aurora Co., which produced some of the very first plastic kits. They all feature vacuform canopies from Squadron for which Frank used Montex masks. Paints are Tamiya acrylics; markings are generic.

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Show-and-Tell Gallery (concluded)

Kurt Kunze’s 1:35 scale M561 Gamma Goat (Tamiya), built OOB and painted with Tamiya acrylics. Decals, from the kit, are for USMC.

Kurt Kunze’s 1:48 scale A-1H Skyraider (Tamiya), built OOB and painted with Model Master enamels. Decals are from Aeromaster (or Eagle Strike?).

Kurt Kunze’s 1:35 scale Flakpanzer Geppard (Academy), built OOB and painted with Humbrol and Model Master enamels and Tamiya acrylics. Decals for the modern German Army are from the spares box. Kurt adds, “The tracks had sink holes and were too long. Fit was atrocious; a lot of putty and sheet styrene was used to fill gaps. Lots of knock-out pin marks had to be filled. Some of these were in difficult places like the smoke grenades, so they were partially repaired with styrene rod.”

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Upcoming EventsAugust 3–6 ....................IPMS National Convention/Contest, Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center, Columbia, SC. Log on to http://www.ipmsusa2016.com

September 11 ...............Patcon 2016, Hudson Elks Lodge, 90 Park Street, Hudson, MA. Log on to ipmspatriot.org

September 18 ...............Rocon 36, IPMS Rochester NY, Webster Recreation Center, 1350 Chiyoda Drive, Webster, NY Contact Clifford Wiley: cwileyone1946@gmail.com or 585-317-2702.

October 16 ...................GraniteCon XXIV, Granite State Modelers, Nashua Elks Club, 120 Daniel Webster Highway, Nashua, NH. Contact Keith Touchette: touchettekr@gmail.com or 603-578-9231.

October 22 ...................HVHMG 2016, IPMS Mid Hudson, Elks Club, Lodge Overocker Road, Poughkeepsie, NY. Contact John Gallagher: ggallagher@optonline.net or 845-462-4740.

November 12 ...............LIARS Model Car Challenge, Long Island Auto Replica Society, 130 East Merrick Road, Freeport, NY. Contact Rich Argus: r.argus@juno.com or 516-579-3379.

November 13 ...............Baycon 2016, IPMS Bay Colony, Smithfield Elks Lodge, 326 Farnum Pike, Smithfield, RI. Contact Robert Magina: treadhead@comcast.net or 508-695-7754.