Name: Martin
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- To hold regular monthly meetings to generate feelings of fellowship between members, to provide information and to enable members to demonstrate their new projects etc.
- To establish, maintain, and provide an information service for the benefit of the membership. At present, the form of this service will primarily be a club web site.
- To encourage interest in plastic modeling and assist interested organizations and groups such as boy scouts, museums etc. Also, to the extent possible, regular contests, open to all individuals should be organized and executed.
- The Executive Board may drop a member from the rolls of the organization for reasons felt to be detrimental to the club.
- The Vice President shall be in continuous liaison with the President and be prepared to assume the presidency on immediate notice.
- The Secretary shall keep the minutes of all official meetings.
- The Secretary will function as Corresponding Secretary when necessary.
- The Treasurer shall collect all monies and make all disbursements keeping detailed accounts of all monies received and expended by the organization.
- The Treasurer will make a yearly financial report.
- The Chapter contact shall be appointed by the Executive Board.
- The Chapter contact will be the main contact between the club and IPMS/USA as well as other modeling organizations.
- The Chapter contact shall provide Regular reports to the Executive board and to regular members of the club. As necessary the Chapter contact shall post reports on the club web site.
- The Webmaster shall have direct responsibility for maintaining the club web site.
- The Webmaster shall be responsible for providing the Executive Board with any financial requirements associated with the club web site.
- All elected officers shall be elected every two years. The President of KSM will be limited to two consecutive terms of office. [i]
- A past President may run for the office of President at a later date.
- Car Models
- Aircraft Models
- Center Displays
- Paints
- Mad Max Vehicle in the display case.
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Romulan Warbird from Star Trek: The Next Generation by Martin Schultz
May 11th, 2012Romulan Warbird from Star Trek: The Next Generation. AMT Kit, 1/3200 scale.
This is one of the three ships from the AMT Star Trek 3 piece Adversary Set. I started this kit soon after it came out something like 20 years ago. The fit and finish of this kit was so bad it ended up back on the shelf for 16 years until I finally made the push to get it done in 2008. Built out of the box with lots of airbrushed effects, weathering and more windows than I can count.
The windows were drilled out and filled with black or yellow oil paint to look dark or illuminated.
The feather patterns were masked and painted with lighter and darker shades of the base color based on hints from the video How to Build Science Fiction Models from Video Workbench (http://www.videoworkbench.com/). The interior surfaces were done before the top and bottom were put together since they are impossible to get to after assembly is complete. There is now a set of decals to do the feather pattern available from the Starship Modeler website (http://www.starshipmodeler.com/tech/cz_mask.htm ). Weathering was done with oil paints.
The copper radiators were an idea I got from a photo of the DS9 Romulan shuttle that was posted on the drexfiles site (http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/). They were painted with Testor’s Burnt Iron metalizer and highlighted by dry brushing with copper oil paint.
The engines were painted Transparent blue and then backed with bare metal foil. In this photo they look illuminated due to the fill flash angle.
This model won a Bronze award and Best Out-Of-The-Box award at Wonderfest in 2008 and a Premiere award at the 2009 IPMS National Convention. Thanks go out to KSM club member Jim Fox for these photos. Here is a link to the in progress photos https://picasaweb.google.com/108282433350787472041/13200AMTRomulanWarbird?authkey=Gv1sRgCNWW7YnhxYqamwE
Revised Club Constitution and By-Laws
January 26th, 2012The following are the revised club constitution and by-laws as voted by the members at the January 3, 2012 meeting. The terms of officers was changed from yearly elections to two years, and the term limit on the President was changed from three to two consecutive terms.
IPMS/Kalamazoo Scale Modelers
Constitution and By-Laws
January 26, 2008
Revised January 3, 2012
CONSTITUTION
We, a group of individuals, located in the proximity of Kalamazoo Michigan, united by a common bond of mutual interest, do hereby establish a non-profit association of plastic modelers and modelers with the purpose and objective set forth herein.
ARTICLE ONE
The name of this group is established as the IPMS/Kalamazoo Scale Modelers (KSM or the club). The organization is intended to be a formal chapter of the International Plastic Modeling Society/USA (IPMS/USA). In case the organization is unable or unwilling to remain a chapter of the IPMS/USA, the name will revert to Kalamazoo Scale Modelers.
ARTICLE TWO
The purpose of this organization is to cultivate interest in the hobby of modeling in plastics, particularly through use of commercially manufactured plastic model kits, and to provide information, data, and other assistance to such members to continually raise the standards and techniques of their work.
ARTICLE THREE
The objectives of this organization are:
D. To establish and maintain liaison and good relationships with other IPMS branches.
ARTICLE FOUR
If, for any reason the group should be dismantled or dissolved, all assets and monies shall be given to the Air Zoo.
BY-LAWS
ARTICLE 1 -MEMBERSHIP
Section 1. Application for Membership
A. Any individual, regardless of race, color or creed or national origin, expressing a desire to become a member of KSM may be considered for membership to the organization.
B. The Executive Board will have the ultimate responsibility and decision for acceptance or rejection of any application.
C. Any applicant accepted for membership agrees to abide by the terms and conditions of the Constitution and By-Laws of KSM and regulations and directives promulgated by the Executive Board.
Section 2. Dismissal of Members
B. Ex-members so dismissed may reapply for membership six months after dismissal and will be subject to re-evaluation by the Executive Board. Notification of the decision will be given to the applicant as soon as possible.
ARTICLE 2 -OFFICERS
Section 1.
The elected officers of the Society shall be the following: President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer. At present, the responsibilities of the Secretary and Treasurer are combined. Appointed officers shall be the following: IPMS Chapter Contact and Webmaster. The elected officers shall be defined as the Executive Board.
Section 2.
Members may be appointed by the Executive Board to a specific titled position to facilitate the functioning and control of KSM. These appointees will not have a vote within the Executive Board unless so directed by the President under special conditions.
Section 3.
Special Provisions. If an officer must for any reason relinquish his position during his term, the Executive Board may select a replacement to that office for the balance of the term, with said replacement having duties, voting rights, and other privileges of the office.
ARTICLE 3 -DUTIES OF OFFICERS
Section 1. President
A. The President shall preside at all regular club meetings and also, at any Executive Board meeting.
B. The President shall plan the agenda for regular club meetings.
Section 2. Vice President
A. The Vice President shall preside in the absence of the President.
C. The Vice President shall be responsible for the choice and planning of special programs to be held during normal club meetings. This shall include demonstrations, contests, special visitors, club trips etc.
Section 3. Secretary
Section 4. Treasurer
When the offices of Secretary and Treasurer are combined, the officer shall have the responsibilities for both positions.
Section 5. Chapter contact
Section 6. Webmaster
Section 7. Terms of Officers
C. Elections shall be held on the first meeting of the year.
[i] Revised elections to every two years with a term limit of two consecutive terms for the President. 1/3/2012
January Meeting, 1/3/12
January 2nd, 2012At the January meeting we will be having our USAF 4+ contest (4 engines or 4 wheels, 1947 to present) that was deferred from December to allow more people to get their kits finished. I believe that we also need to nominate and elect officers for the year. I’ll track down my copy of the by-laws and try to read them before the meeting.
Martin
ModelCave Hobby Shop
December 13th, 201112/8/11
Recently Steve Nelson mentioned that he had heard there was a new hobby shop in Ypsilanti called the ModelCave and he wondered if anyone had been there yet. The silence that followed indicated that a mission had to be undertaken. It just so happened that I would be coming through Ypsilanti on my way home from a business trip so I checked online and found the hours (Wednesday-Saturday 11am – 8pm, Sunday 12-5), the address (103 W. Michigan Ave) and directions and stopped by for a visit on a Friday night. The shop is easy to get to from I-94, just take the South Huron street exit (US 12) North to Michigan Ave. They are on the southwest corner of the intersection with parking in back or along the street out front.
It is not a large shop, but they have a lot of models, both current issues and older kits. I spent some time talking to the owner and he said he gets his older kits through connections who frequent estate sales. He appeared to have some rare kits that might appeal to collectors , but most of the stock is there to cater to builders. Here are some photos of the inside of the shop. Click on the photos to make them larger.
He also has a display case in the back where there were a number of built models on display including this neat Mad Max Vehicle.
In addition to the kits, the shop stocks Tamiya and Vallejo acrylic paints, Humbrol enamel, Alclad and Model Master Automotive Lacquer paints, Vallejo weathering and diorama materials, Air Brushes (Aztec and Passche), air brush parts, tools, and aftermarket decals and detailing accessories. He has a Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/pages/ModelCave/252848264740575) where they have been posting new kit arrivals and updates on store hours. I was tempted by some of the science fiction kits he had, but settled on a couple of cans of Tamiya Fine surface primer. All in all it was a nice visit and I will probably stop by again the next time I am in the area.
Pasta and Plastic 2011
July 5th, 20116/18/11
Seven people from the club made the trip up to Grand Rapids for the 2011 Pasta and Plastic Contest and dinner. We ran into some traffic on the way up due to a radio station birthday bash, but other than that it was a pretty uneventful trip. The contest was set up in a separate room with several tables and there were 57 entries, a record. There was plenty of time to mingle and talk before we had dinner. Tim Rideout provided pulled pork and two pasta dishes which were all very good.
After dinner we found out the results of the contest. The West Michigan IPMS chapter won 4 categories (Ships, Aircraft, Figures and Armor) and the Triad Club won 1 (aAutomotive), so the traveling trophy goes back to the West Michigan chapter for another year.
1994 Leader Card Financial World Lola T93/00 Indy Car Decals
May 25th, 2011
1994 Leader Card Financial World Lola T93/00 Indy Car Decals (Randy Owens Art Car) by Upscale Graphics (no longer available). A single 5×7.5 decal sheet and 3 view drawings are included. This decal sheet lets you build a version of the colorful Randy Owens paint scheme used on Buddy Lazier’s car in 1994 and is designed to fit the speedway version of the Tamiya 1:20 scale Lola Indy Car. The Leader Car team campaigned a T93/00 in 1994 but you will have to ignore the fact that Lazier’s car was powered by an Ilmor engine, not a Ford Cosworth and that it was only raced as a road course version. He did not qualify fast enough at Mid-Ohio, did not start at New Hampshire and at Vancouver, he retired after 16 laps. The only photo I have is from the Autocourse Indy Car Yearbook and it shows a road course version with a totally different stripe pattern.
© Foto by Mark Windecker at www.mwphoto.smugmug.com
I built this kit 15 years ago to IPMS Out-of-the-box rules. I added Carbon Fiber decals to the interior and bare metal foil heat shields for the exhausts. Paint is Testor’s Model Master Gloss White with a coat of Future over the decals. The decals went on very well from what I can remember. Wheels are Testor’s Manganese Brown Metallic over black plastic. Tire stickers are scaled down copies of a photo of an actual tire tag. This model won Best OOB and 1st place in the Open Wheel category at the 1997 IPMS Nationals.
Upcoming Meeting Topics for 2011-2012
May 5th, 2011We are going to continue our series of discussions on various modeling techniques. Each month, we are asking members to bring an example or question related to that months topic.
2012
January: USAF 4+ contest (4 engines or 4 wheels, 1947 to present)
February: Vac-u-form (Creating and using)
March: Pink Contest (Breast Cancer Awareness)
April: Weathering (Oils, Chalks, Pencils)
May: Painting (including polishing)
1:24 Hasegawa Italya Reynard F3000
February 12th, 2011
5/28/11
Looks like I need to make some repairs to this WIP thread. Lost my photo gallery site so for now I have switched to Picassa Web albums. It will take me a bit to relink all of the photos. The entire gallery is at https://picasaweb.google.com/107358279597876766336/124HasegawaItalyaReynard89DF3000?authkey=Gv1sRgCL3h7brA9NC3qwE#
5/4/11
Wow, where did April go? Here are a couple of photos from work completed on 3/18 when I added some fastener details to the side pods and engine cover.
I also added some chrome mylar film for the rear view mirrors.
I also added the wind screen
Here I painted the wood rub strips on the front wing.
Added the air deflectors in front of the rear wheels.
The last detail I am going to try to add are PE floor braces from the Top Studio Kit. Spent 2 hours trying to put them together so far. What a Pain!
Each brace will be made of 10 or 12 pieces, assuming I don’t lose them all!
Here I have added short bits of wire on the floor and the rear suspension as attachment points
That’s where I am at the moment. More to come.
3/12/11
It’s been a busy couple of days in the model room. On Tuesday I did another test fit of all the major parts.
I finished with all of the decals and was able to get a coat of future on the body Friday night.
I also spent time finishing the Fuel injection electronics box and prepared a Top Model resin fitting for the fuel line.
Assembled the wheels and tires
And then final assembly started in earnest this morning. First was the body to the chassis
then the valve covers when on. You can also see the Top model fitting and part of the electronics control box in this view.
Finished the spark plug wires
Another test fit for the engine cover
Assembly of the front suspension. I had to cut open the lower A arm mounting points since there was no clearance between the wheel and the hub to assemble the parts according to the instructions. I also mounted the steering rack first since the clips are not at the same angle as the A arms.
I then mounted the rear wheels and tires
Model is now about 95% complete. Just have mirrors, wind screen and some other little fiddly bits to add.
Sure looks like I need to clean my camera lens to get rid of those spots.
3/8/11
Didn’t get as much done the rest of the weekend as I did Friday Night. I was able to get a lot of the decals applied. Had some problems with small fractures on some of them but I was able to patch them up.
3/5/11
Well, after an ice storm here in Michigan I didn’t have power for 2 days and internet access for a week. I did get some building done on this project. First was a test fit of the nose cone and body to the chassis.
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Then I painted the Fuel tank and front bulkhead semi-gloss black. (Tamiya)
Next up was re-creating the large A/N fitting on the side of the gearbox. I didn’t like the shape of the previous one. This one is made of styrene rod instead of bent wire and allowed me to create a sharp 90 degree bend like my reference photos showed.
I added the cooling lines to the front of the engine using bent stryene rod. Painted silver with blue decals for the flex joints. This will be mostly hidden, so no hose clamps were added.
I added the rear uprights (hubs), brake rotors and brake lines. and tied the brake lines to the rear suspension with fine wire to try to make it look like zip ties.
I finally received the Crazy modeler Tire markings sheet I had ordered and I discovered that the Bridgestone Potenza decals are not a match for the kit decals. The radius is also too large for these tires. I guess I’m going to go with bare sidewalls on the inside of the tires. Had to then strip the future gloss coat back off.
Having been warned that the white decals in the kit are not very opaque, I put down a layer of Microscale white decal film first on the engine cover.
Cooling and oil lines on the right side are now installed.
Rear Wing Pieces ready for assembly
It was kind of trickey to get this multi piece win assembled. The main wing fits nicely with the pins, but the upper element has a lot of slop in the locating holes. Here’s what it looks like assembled. I used magnetic work holding blocks I bought at Harbor Freight company to hold it square while the glue dried.
This is the copy of decal sheet I used for the white decal templates.
First layer of decal on the side pods.
Well that’s what I’ve accomplished in the past two weeks.
2/18/11
Time for another update. Tonight I added the injectors for the other side. Good news, everything fit. Bad News, I still need to add 3 fuel lines. That took several hours to cut and fit each of the additional fuel lines between the fuel rail and the matching injector.
After I finished with the fuel lines I added the coolant overflow hose (white) and the oil tank breather hose. They are held together with a twisted strand of wire. I didn’t feel like figuring out how to make scale zip ties.
Well, that’s it for tonight.
Well, we need to try out this new category on the club website, so here I go. This will be posting of my work in progress on the 1:24 Hasegawa Italya Reynard F3000 Car.
I actually started this about 19 years ago as an out of the box build. I got it back out when the Grand Rapids club had a “Pink” themed contest in November 2010. It’s not done yet, but I’m having fun building a car again. (Last model finished was a Star Trek Romulan Warbird )
2/12/11
Well I finally overcame my frustrations (parts breaking off, wondering if I am in way over my head) and made some more progress. It helped to create sketches and a list of what I wanted to do next. I only got half of the list it done, but that leaves me a plan for the next modeling session.
Did a test fit of the body on the chassis. Everything still seems to fit.
I added some small discs punched out of .015 sheet plastic to represent the cam covers on the rear of the heads. (and to cover the large hole needed to thread the braided line through)
Main work was on getting the top of the engine together again. First I created a fuel rail from .030 styrene rod and some strips to represent the mounting brackets and added that to the valley between the heads.
Next was grouping the injector wires together. Stripped some insulation off of some phone wire. Ran 2 wires in and only one out. Repeat to group the next 2 wires. Looks like wire wrapping and keeps the bundle size down.
Then I installed the right side Trumpet assembly on the engine.
Then I added Fuel lines between the injectors and fuel rail.
One side done! Had to let the glue dry on some fixes to the other Trumpet assembly, so I called it a night.
