Pelikan Club Meeting – April 1, 2014
Randy Cooper spreads awe and amazement again this month, continuing his scratch-built Battlestar Galactica.
Randy’s BSG again – detail shot.
BSG lit-up details from Randy.
Of course there’s full hanger bay detail in Randy’s BSG – and lit up too! Yes, those are tiny Viper fighters to the left.
The lit-up business end of Randy’s BSG.
Brian Sibbitt has a big 1:72 seaplane – a Sunderland?
Brian Sibbitt pushes out another seaplane – this time Italiano style.
Prez Dave amazes with his Accurate Miniatures 1:48 scale Avenger – OOB
George Hecht goes wild with this Wallace and Grommit motorbike and sidecar from Airfix. OOB and he states that only God knows the scale.
George Hecht wears out two screwdrivers with this Chinese production of a big P-51 Mustang.
Big Ed Brut shows us two Corgi die cast Se5A’s in 1:48 scale. Along side is wife Libby’s most excellent adventure of a tiny elf in a leaf WIP from Nemrod
Big Ed’s Se5’s again.
Nick Torrey drives a semi into the meeting – a 1:24 scale Kenworth cab/trailer rom AMT.
Joe Bivona goes airborne this month with two biplanes – here’s one of ’em.
Another biplane from Joe Bivona.
Steve Sobieralski goes wild in scratching this Fairey F-111F and catapult for his enormous HMS Hood in 1/128 scale.
Bill Lyon presenting two planes that he does not like: a T-6 racer and a T-6E from Monogram’s 1:48 scale kits.
As if the BSG was not enough, Randy brings another subject – this time a Cylon fighter resin kit.
Welcome back Terry Kirkpatrick – a nice 1:700 US WW 2 destroyer.
Charlie Hess WIP of the 1:48 scale Arri/Otaki P-40 using the Medallion conversion set to take it from E to K.
John Binfield makes chicken salad out of ESCI’s chicken s _ _ t kit.
John Binfield goes old school with a 1:48 Albatross.
Guy Borgeson leaves the armor behind for a nice bi-plane.
George Cost continues in his efforts to go blind with another crazy 1:700 scale model: PE and all!
Greg Chubboy shows us two 1:72 scale WWI WIPS’s.
Former convention treasurer George Shaffer mystifies with this UFO kit from no known maker, but supposedly in 1:48 scale.
George Shaffer comes back to earth with Mr. Mulligan and a Laird’s racer both from old Hawk kits in 1:48 scale. Unfortunately, he goes back into the stratosphere with another flying saucer.
April Fools!
Pelikan Club Meeting: March 4, 2014
George Hecht: Calypso – 1:43 scale Billings kit converted from wood to plastic.
Geore Hecht Calypso details
Randy Cooper: Battlestar Galactica: Old and new – resin kits
Randy Cooper: BSG detail
Battlestar Galactica : 1:2500 scale resin kit by JT Graphics
Randy Cooper: Blade Runner “Spinner”; 1/12 scale scratch resin build
Karl Pople: 1:72 scale Italian fighter
Karl Pople: 1:72 scale Italian fighter
Charlie Hess Hurricane collection – reverse view
Charlie Hess: 1:72 scale Airfix & Heller Hurricane kit collection: Mk I, Mk I PR, Mk iiA, Mk iiB, Mk iiC, Mk IID, Mk IV, Sea ‘Cane
Dennie Adams: Por-shuh 962 1:24 scale; Revell Germany
Dennie Adams: 1:144 scale Academy B-58 Hustler
Dennie Adams: 1:72 scale Fine Molds Y-Wing Fighter
Jeff Price: 1:48 scale F-82 Hobbycraft kit
Jeff Price: Future soldier
Bill Lyons: 1:48 scale aircraft
Prez Dave Fredrickson: Ferrari 312T4; Tamiya 1:12 kit
Bart Cusumano: 1:72 scale Mirage M3 Lee
Ed Brut: CSS Virginia; 1:96 scale Blue Jacket kit.
Libby Brut: Painted flat – “Gusty” with two new ones: Dragon and Fish Lady.
Roberto Marquinez: Dragon 1:35 scale Sherman Firefly
George Brown: 1:48 scale Mustang
George brown: 1:48 scale tank destroyer
Brian Sibbitt: 1:72 scale Sea Mew; Sword kit
Brian Sibbitt: 1:72 scale SC-1 Seahawk; Antares kit.
February 2014 Swap Meet
We had a fairly good turnout of sellers at the Swap Meet in February. Â Here are some photos, courtesy of George Hecht.
Swap Meet
Trunks full of stuff
Weather was very cooperative
Anybody want a 1/72 Japanese Submarine?
Spending time talking about models.
Don’t forget a chair!
Tents were handy!
Pelikan Club Meeting: February 4, 2014
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- Our winner of the esteemed Golden Screwdriver Award, George Hecht, now vies for honors in the paint and glue category with these big 1/25 scale builds
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- Look Ma – no screwdriver! George Hecht does it again with more 1/25 scale armor.
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- OK, someone give me a drink . . .George Hecht amazes and mystifies with yet ANOTHER real glue and paint model – the 1/16 scale Tacom Renault FT-17.
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- Joe Bivona brings in a little German and Russian 1/35 scale action with these two nice builds.
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- George Brown’s diorama-bound 1/48 scale Tamiya M-10 – nice work there, dude.
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- Ed Brut’s really nice 1/72 scale British WWI Male tank diorama
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- Dennie Adams sets up a real nice OOB of the 1/35 scale Italeri Deuce-and-a-Half towing an Italeri 105.
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- Dennie Adams really kicking ass with the 1/35 scale armor!
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- Larry Williams brings in a nice North African theater 1/35 scale Crusader
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- Larry Williams’ nice 1/35 scale Stuart
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- Jesus Ramos goes German and Russian all in one night! Two 1/35 beauties.
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- Too lazy to build anything new, Bart Cusumano dusts off a 30-year old Monogram 1/32 scale Lee tank.
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- Tom Knapp’s kick-ass 1/35 scale Italeri Panther grows bushes
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- Nick Torrey’s trio of 1/35 scale German terror machines.
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- Prez Dave rolls out the big guns with his humongous FAMO hauling a Panzer IV
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- Not leaving it as is, Randy Cooper adds a bunch of new parts to this amazingly large model of the Battlestar Galactica from the original ABC series.
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- Close-up of Randy’s galactica
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- Randy Cooper brings a Dragon Iron Man to the meeting
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- Iron Man from Randy Cooper.
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- War of the Worlds martian spaceship by Randy Cooper – very cool.
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- Nick Torrey, Tom Knapp, George Hecht, and Charlie Hess listen as Larry Williams describes how big the Chicago Beef was that he had for dinner.
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- Libby Brut telling Annie and Randy Cooper that she deserves just as much hobby free time as hubbie Ed.
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- Larry, Ed and George discuss something interesting.
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- From Left to right (like all the other photos), Bill Lyon, Jody Kelm, Greg Chubboy, Bob Semler and George Brown enjoy the evening festivities.
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- Walt Lamb and Charlie hess try to decide if the Martian space ship can fly . . .
Pelikan Club Meeting: January 7, 2014
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- George Hecht breaks out his magic screwdriver once again on this Me262
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- Unknown modeler brings in a Harrier in 1:24 scale
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- Ozzie Leandri continues to crank out his fine aircraft models with these two OOB examples in 1:72 scale: Hasegawa J35 Draken and Hobby Boss Macchi C200
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- Steve Sobieralski goes wild and big on this 1:200 Trumpeter Bismarck
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- More Bismarck
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- Well hey, it’s BIG! The Bismarck again.
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- Even more Bismarck
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- Ed Brut enters the world of the wild and weird again with this unique and tiny PE Millennium Falcon.
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- Another fine piece of work from George Brown – a 1:48 Accurate Miniatures Mustang Mk-1A done OOB
Pelikan Club Meeting Photos – December 2013
Jody Kelm continues his quest to build Lilliput’s air force with his 1:144th Phantom.
Jody Kelm is at it again in 1/144th: F-14 Tomcat
Jay’s 1:35 Italeri Duck
Ed Brut and the virtues of clear acrylic paste.
Nice Bearcat by Tom Milne. Hobby Boss 1:48.
Tom Knapp’s insanely modified Itlaeri kit of a Pak in 1:35. Of course, my lousy photo does it no justice.
Frank Stansell’s 1:72 Macchi with decal smoke ring markings.
Frank Stansell’s last foray into Italian in 1:72 scale.
Frank Stansell’s Polish plane
Steve Sobieralski’s large-scale 1:32 builds of a Sea Fury and a Skyraider.
George Hecht’s latest addition to his screw-together air force: an Me 109
Randy Cooper completes his latest brain storm – very cool.
Randy demonstrates how much fun it is to play with your completed model . . .
Winner of the “Longest Drive to a Meeting Award” – Steve Macey – all the way from the UK! Very cool, indeed. Steve, hope to see you at Pelikan again.
Libby and Annie find great amusement in how geeky all us guys look.
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