September 2013 Eagle Squadron Newsletter

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Squadron Alert!

The official newsletter of IPMS Eagle Squadron
http://www.ipmseaglesquadron.org

Next Meeting

     Sunday, September 15, 2013, 1:30 PM
     Classroom 126A, Engineering Tech Building, Wake Technical Community College


Last Month's Meeting

     Bill Osgood gave an excellent demonstration on how to apply Bare Metal Foil to a model before the summer break.


This Month's Meeting

     The six-month-long Fourth Fighter Group Project is concluding with many members presenting their finished models.  The club project aims to represent all the major aircraft flown by the Fourth, from its evolution in WW II from the Eagle Squadron volunteer group with the Royal Air Force to the F-15E Strike Eagles today based at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro, North Carolina.


Future Meeting Calendar

•   Sunday, October 20 – Demonstration: Creating landing and navigation lights, by Woody Griffin
•   Sunday, November 17 --- Demonstration: Modeling realistic water, by Ron Verberg
•   Sunday, December 15 – Model year in review, officer elections, club awards, holiday gift exchange


Local Contest and Event Outlook

Saturday, September 21.  Contest, hosted by IPMS Piedmont Scale Modelers.  Duncan, SC
Saturday, September 28.  Contest, hosted by IPMS Foothills Plastic Pros.  Morganton, NC
Saturday, October 19.  Regional Contest, hosted by IPMS Roanoke Valley.  Roanoke, VA
Saturday, October 29, Contest, hosted by IPMS Spartanburg Scale Modelers, Boiling Springs, SC
Saturday, November 9, Contest, hosted by IPMS Lafayette Scale Modelers, Fayetteville, NC
Saturday, February 22, Contest, hosted by IPMS Richmond.  Richmond, VA