October 2011 Newsletter

[Lee_K]

No, the swap shop got bumped to next year's agenda.

Lee K

[Bill L2]

Great! Are we still having a swap and trade and buy at the meeting this Sunday?

[Lee_K]

Squadron Alert!

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

Next Meeting

Sunday, October 17, 2010, 1:30 PM
Classroom 126A, Engineering Tech Building, Wake Technical Community College


Last Month's Meeting

Clyde Mills gave us an excellent demonstration on how he creates a natural metal finish for his aircraft models.  The fascinating (and tried and tested) secret ingredient is Testor Metalizer Thinner mixed with Tamiya gloss black acrylic paint as a primer.


This Month's Meeting

B-24 crewman Rudy Tempesta will be our guest, giving a lecture about his days with the 484th Bomb Squadron, based in Italy during World War II.  We will be building a model of Rudy's Liberator as part of our Veteran's program.  Woody Griffin is coordinating the volunteers.


RDUCON 2011

   Planning sessions begin this week for RDUCON 2011.  This will be a regional contest and should see a greater number of model entries and general attendance than our previous two events at Wake Tech, so preparedness will be essential to allow us to handle the numbers smoothly and efficiently.  Please volunteer your time to make this contest as good as it can be.


Future Meeting Calendar


•   Sunday, October 17 – Lecture: B-24 crewman Rudy Tempesta

•   Sunday, November 21 -- Lecture: The F-16, by Mike Kopack

•   Sunday, December 19 -- Year in review, Most Improved Modeler Award, Holiday gift exchange, Officer elections for 2011.

•   Sunday, January 16 -- agenda to be determined.


Local Contest and Event Outlook

   Saturday, September 25. Contest, hosted by Foothills Plastic Pros, Morganton, NC
   Saturday, October 16.  Region 2 contest, hosted by IPMS Richmond.  Fredericksburg, VA
   Saturday, March 12.  Contest, hosted by IPMS Blue Gray Renegades.  Lynchburg, VA
   Saturday, April 30. Contest, hosted by IPMS Northern Virginia.  Fairfax, VA
   Saturday, May 14.  RDUCON, Raleigh, NC