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#41
Finished Works / Re: Takom SA-N-12
Last post by Anthony Leger - Sat 08/21/21 09:30 AMlooks great 
#42
Finished Works / Re: Takom SA-N-12
Last post by Ryan K - Fri 08/20/21 01:51 PMImages are working now.
Wow, that looks great. An Ivan swabbie would make a good addition.
Wow, that looks great. An Ivan swabbie would make a good addition.
#43
Finished Works / Re: Takom SA-N-12
Last post by Ryan K - Tue 08/03/21 05:45 AMGood to see your still around and building.
Congratulations on finishing the kit, however it appears at least for me the image/s are not coming through.
Congratulations on finishing the kit, however it appears at least for me the image/s are not coming through.
#44
Finished Works / Takom SA-N-12
Last post by mharviala - Sat 07/31/21 11:12 PMHi All,
Long time no post progress, but here I am, still building.
Completed this Takom SA-N-12 a while ago. Nice kit, and a different topic. It goes together well, though the handrails are a bit fiddly to get to stay together. It comes with two options for missiles, this later SA-N-12 and an SA-N-7, which is distinguished by the size of fins and a gaudy green color. I took the SA-N-7 and made a little stand from styrene rod to display it with this base.
I've also completed the Kashtan, and I'm looking forward to the Sea Dart.
Hope everyone is doing well,
Mika
Long time no post progress, but here I am, still building.
Completed this Takom SA-N-12 a while ago. Nice kit, and a different topic. It goes together well, though the handrails are a bit fiddly to get to stay together. It comes with two options for missiles, this later SA-N-12 and an SA-N-7, which is distinguished by the size of fins and a gaudy green color. I took the SA-N-7 and made a little stand from styrene rod to display it with this base.
I've also completed the Kashtan, and I'm looking forward to the Sea Dart.
Hope everyone is doing well,
Mika
#45
General Discussion / MiniCon Schedule
Last post by Rob - Wed 05/12/21 03:04 PMSo we're down to the final days before the swap meet and show. Few housekeeping issues for everyone:
Closing thoughts:
That's it for now. Can't wait to see what you all have been up to, and I look forward to seeing everyone this weekend!
~Rob
- Ron sent an email last night. Brian and Barry will be setting up tables tomorrow, so that might just lighten the load for Saturday
- Saturday: we'll do a "walk through" and right now, we're trying to corral folks around 2pm. Ron's going to stop by to see how things have been set up, but we're still asking folks to bring extra tables if you have one. We'll take a look at how the rooms have been arranged and go from there.
- Since I'm on the cleaning committee, I'll also take a look at how the bathroom(s) are and get that squared up as best I can before Sunday
- Sunday: we're asking club members to arrive for 9am. While there might not be any super-big issues to iron out (we hope!), we want to give ourselves enough time to deal with last-minute items, PLUS it'll give us all an opportunity to register first thing before the crowd rolls in. The "sidewalk flea market" will doubt be getting underway by then, and we'd like to provide some ample time for club members to do some hunting/gathering.
- Show time: this is when the rubber hits the road guys! And it'll be all hands on deck too. I've been barking this out for the last couple of months, and I'll repeat it here; we're expecting club members to assist with judging. Aside from the fact that we'll all be helping out, it's also a great way to learn how to sharpen your modelling skills through the judging process.
Closing thoughts:
- While I don't want to speak for the contest committee, if a visitor has questions or concerns about the event, direct that to Ron, or others on the contest committee.
- If there are questions about judging, please refer inquiries, etc to Ryan, our head judge.
- If there are questions regarding the club, refer that to me, or any of the club officers.
- If there are questions about Hangar 18, refer that to Brian directly
That's it for now. Can't wait to see what you all have been up to, and I look forward to seeing everyone this weekend!
~Rob
#46
General Discussion / May 9 Meeting
Last post by Rob - Tue 05/04/21 11:44 AMES Members....can I get a show of hands please? Anyone not going to make it to this Sunday's meeting? Asking because I'd like to know if we have folks who may be celebrating Mother's Day instead. If you're busy with other plans, that's totally cool....just wondering, that's all.
~Rob
~Rob
#47
General Discussion / Decal request
Last post by Ibra T - Thu 04/29/21 01:45 PMHello everyone. Does anyone have 1/72 British post war white letters 24" and 36". I am building a Westland Wessex and need 2 x 36" "B" and 1 x 24" "B".
#48
General Discussion / April 11 Meeting Update: Judgi...
Last post by Rob - Wed 03/31/21 10:40 PMI posted this on the Eagle Squadron FB group earlier this evening and wanted to get this over here as well.
Reminder for all members: during the next formal club meeting April 11, we will be conducting a session on judging. This is the first of 2 sessions to help us prep for the upcoming Mini Con and ALL new members are especially invited to participate!
Our very own Ryan K has kindly offered to go through the basics of judging.
My ask of you all:
As always, reach out if you have questions.
~Rob
Reminder for all members: during the next formal club meeting April 11, we will be conducting a session on judging. This is the first of 2 sessions to help us prep for the upcoming Mini Con and ALL new members are especially invited to participate!
Our very own Ryan K has kindly offered to go through the basics of judging.
My ask of you all:
- Bring in a model or two as we conduct a "mock" judging session. We're looking for examples from a variety of categories. I'll be bringing in a jet, a prop, and a ship (why not, right?) I suck at cars, so if anyone's got a car, truck, motorcycle, then BRING IT IN! The best way to learn isn't to just talk about judging, but rather, reviewing actual models.
- I'd strongly encourage the newbies among us (and that includes me!) to join this session. We're expecting MiniCon to be busy, and many hands make light work! The more folks we have helping, the better the event will run. And besides, this is a great opportunity for us new guys to learn about why judging is so important--even for a "smaller" event like MiniCon, PLUS it also serves as a great way to enhance your own skills.
As always, reach out if you have questions.
~Rob
#49
ES Tips and Tricks / Re: Making your own scale tree
Last post by Ryan K - Mon 02/22/21 01:39 PMInstead of trees, what about plants?
https://mho.freeforums.net/thread/2517/weeds-stretched-sprue-sbs
First off I use bits of sprue which I've previously saved from old kits and put aside. You then only need a candle and a new blade in your hobby knife, this is essential by the way.
Next after lighting the candle hold the sprue above the flame and rotate until it's slightly soft. A quick pull on each end is then administered.
This gives you lots of stretched sprue to begin carving into plants. It's then just a matter of carefully carving the sprue bearing in mind that the new blade will cut through the sprue like butter! By varying the pitch of the blade you can carve all sorts of shapes and types of plant.
In a very short time you can create loads of plants for your base. It's easy to do and much cheaper than buying them or faffing about trying to dry and preserve real plants from the garden. With practice you can make all sorts of plants too.
All these ones were made in about 5 minutes
https://mho.freeforums.net/thread/2517/weeds-stretched-sprue-sbs
First off I use bits of sprue which I've previously saved from old kits and put aside. You then only need a candle and a new blade in your hobby knife, this is essential by the way.
Next after lighting the candle hold the sprue above the flame and rotate until it's slightly soft. A quick pull on each end is then administered.
This gives you lots of stretched sprue to begin carving into plants. It's then just a matter of carefully carving the sprue bearing in mind that the new blade will cut through the sprue like butter! By varying the pitch of the blade you can carve all sorts of shapes and types of plant.
In a very short time you can create loads of plants for your base. It's easy to do and much cheaper than buying them or faffing about trying to dry and preserve real plants from the garden. With practice you can make all sorts of plants too.
All these ones were made in about 5 minutes
#50
General Discussion / Additional info: Format of Jun...
Last post by lgriffin - Wed 02/17/21 04:48 PMPlease read this information if you plan to attend to the June 19 SC IPMS-AMPS Megashow/Region 12 Regional. The format and judging are different from typical IPMS events.
Also, attached are PDF copies of the contest rules and the eligibility for the special contest theme "Reconnaissance Through Time."
Thank you,
Lee Griffin
Eagle Squadron Chapter Contact
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Howdy, all!
As the President of the Host Chapter, I would like to thank you all for your support. We weren't certain how the show and format would be received, especially since it is like nothing many scale modelers have experienced before. To that end, I urge all of you to to read the rules package a few times (Jeff sent a copy to each of you, but it is also posted to the show website--the link to the site is at the end of this message) . If you still have questions, feel free to contact us at scmegashowinfo@gmail.com and we will be glad to assist.
We will be at the same venue we've used in years past, the SC National Guard Armory at 1225 Bluff Road in Columbia. As always, General Admission to our show is free. We're planning on having food trucks on site, too.
Here is the 4-1-1, as described by Co-Chair Mike Roof:
For 2021 we'll be using the exhibition and contest format we had planned to introduce at our canceled 2020 event. Each entrant will be assigned an individual display space (~36" wide and 30" deep) in which he or she can display as many works as desired and can fit. One (and only one) of these may be designated for judging. The exhibitor must self-select his or her best work for judging. All judged entries will also be eligible for their respective best in class awards in addition to an individual award based on skill level and entry score. In addition to the display space, each exhibitor will be given a chair and space to sit behind his or her models to interact with other exhibitors or show patrons.
Potential entrants who have works they would like to exhibit but which are too large to fit in the regular-sized display space MUST contact us BEFORE the show dates to make arrangements for these large works (email or by phone). If the exhibitor wishes to join with his or her modeling club to display these large works, rather than displaying them at a designated large space, the club leadership must make whatever appropriate plans are necessary to fit all of their members' works into their assigned, collective display space (see below).
All display spaces, to include the very few over-sized individual display spaces, will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis at the time of registration. We do make or imply any guarantee that there will be exhibition space available to anyone or for any work.
Model clubs that would like to arrange to have all of their registered members assigned to display areas next to each other to create a "club display" are encouraged to do so. We will ask you to keep the individual models to be judged segregated from the rest of your works, but aside from that, you may organize your club's area as you wish, to include putting up club banners, recruiting and meeting info, etc. Please CONTACT US IN ADVANCE if your club wishes to do this. The total available club space will be based on the sum of the total of the display spaces your members registered for.
Although we won't allow folks to sell stuff from their contest display spaces, clubs are free to set up a banner or place table signage, flyers, or other promotional and recruiting materials. Those who wish to have models judged in the contest portion could also do that (as long as those models - max of one per entrant - were segregated and identified IAW the rules). Finally, your combined display space could be organized to exhibit the other models any way you'd like - club theme, timeline, etc. - and include any number of models you could fit into the total area.
Entrants who are traveling with or intend to meet with friends and who might wish to have co-located display spaces should plan with each other to enter and register at the same time. Please don't arrive later in the day and ask during registration to be placed next to your friends who arrived earlier and who have already registered and been assigned their display areas.
All judging will be conducted using a written, 10 point system very similar to that currently used by AMPS. All judging will take place "on the table," so there will be no sequestered judging teams or a "judging room." Armor will be judged IAW AMPS rules. Cars, Ships, and Aircraft will be judged according to new scoring cards developed specifically for those genres. The same skill levels and award score breakdowns as used by AMPS will be applied to all entrants. Figures, Dioramas and Vignettes will be judged using the existing AMPS rules and scoring since those are not armor genre specific. The written scores and judges comments will be returned to each entrant in addition to any awards that may be earned.
We will be conducting judges' training sometime in the week or two before the show date (probably on a Saturday afternoon). Our intention is do in-person while simultaneously showing it on Zoom. For those of you who live out of the Metro Columbia, SC area, but who will be attending the show, this will hopefully afford you the opportunity to attend the judges' training and participate at the show.
We will be offering theme (our 2020 theme--"20/20: Reconnaissance Through Time"--and a 2021 theme TBA) and special awards (TBA) as well as Best in Class (genre) and Best of Show awards in addition to the individual bronze, silver and gold medals.
Vendor tables are going fast. If you or anyone in your Chapter wants vendor tables, contact Tim Darrah at scmegashowvendors@gmail.com. 8 foot tables are $30 each.
If you wish to sponsor the show, contact us. We accept Class Award sponsorships as well as general donations. Also, if you would like to donate to our raffle, we certainly won't turn you down!
Everything you need to know is available (or soon will be available) on the show website, https://scmegashow.com. It will be updated regularly, so, as the man says, keep watching this space...
Cheers, all!
Ralph Nardone
President, IPMS/Mid-Carolina
Co-Chair, South Carolina Scale Model Mega Show
Also, attached are PDF copies of the contest rules and the eligibility for the special contest theme "Reconnaissance Through Time."
Thank you,
Lee Griffin
Eagle Squadron Chapter Contact
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Howdy, all!
As the President of the Host Chapter, I would like to thank you all for your support. We weren't certain how the show and format would be received, especially since it is like nothing many scale modelers have experienced before. To that end, I urge all of you to to read the rules package a few times (Jeff sent a copy to each of you, but it is also posted to the show website--the link to the site is at the end of this message) . If you still have questions, feel free to contact us at scmegashowinfo@gmail.com and we will be glad to assist.
We will be at the same venue we've used in years past, the SC National Guard Armory at 1225 Bluff Road in Columbia. As always, General Admission to our show is free. We're planning on having food trucks on site, too.
Here is the 4-1-1, as described by Co-Chair Mike Roof:
For 2021 we'll be using the exhibition and contest format we had planned to introduce at our canceled 2020 event. Each entrant will be assigned an individual display space (~36" wide and 30" deep) in which he or she can display as many works as desired and can fit. One (and only one) of these may be designated for judging. The exhibitor must self-select his or her best work for judging. All judged entries will also be eligible for their respective best in class awards in addition to an individual award based on skill level and entry score. In addition to the display space, each exhibitor will be given a chair and space to sit behind his or her models to interact with other exhibitors or show patrons.
Potential entrants who have works they would like to exhibit but which are too large to fit in the regular-sized display space MUST contact us BEFORE the show dates to make arrangements for these large works (email or by phone). If the exhibitor wishes to join with his or her modeling club to display these large works, rather than displaying them at a designated large space, the club leadership must make whatever appropriate plans are necessary to fit all of their members' works into their assigned, collective display space (see below).
All display spaces, to include the very few over-sized individual display spaces, will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis at the time of registration. We do make or imply any guarantee that there will be exhibition space available to anyone or for any work.
Model clubs that would like to arrange to have all of their registered members assigned to display areas next to each other to create a "club display" are encouraged to do so. We will ask you to keep the individual models to be judged segregated from the rest of your works, but aside from that, you may organize your club's area as you wish, to include putting up club banners, recruiting and meeting info, etc. Please CONTACT US IN ADVANCE if your club wishes to do this. The total available club space will be based on the sum of the total of the display spaces your members registered for.
Although we won't allow folks to sell stuff from their contest display spaces, clubs are free to set up a banner or place table signage, flyers, or other promotional and recruiting materials. Those who wish to have models judged in the contest portion could also do that (as long as those models - max of one per entrant - were segregated and identified IAW the rules). Finally, your combined display space could be organized to exhibit the other models any way you'd like - club theme, timeline, etc. - and include any number of models you could fit into the total area.
Entrants who are traveling with or intend to meet with friends and who might wish to have co-located display spaces should plan with each other to enter and register at the same time. Please don't arrive later in the day and ask during registration to be placed next to your friends who arrived earlier and who have already registered and been assigned their display areas.
All judging will be conducted using a written, 10 point system very similar to that currently used by AMPS. All judging will take place "on the table," so there will be no sequestered judging teams or a "judging room." Armor will be judged IAW AMPS rules. Cars, Ships, and Aircraft will be judged according to new scoring cards developed specifically for those genres. The same skill levels and award score breakdowns as used by AMPS will be applied to all entrants. Figures, Dioramas and Vignettes will be judged using the existing AMPS rules and scoring since those are not armor genre specific. The written scores and judges comments will be returned to each entrant in addition to any awards that may be earned.
We will be conducting judges' training sometime in the week or two before the show date (probably on a Saturday afternoon). Our intention is do in-person while simultaneously showing it on Zoom. For those of you who live out of the Metro Columbia, SC area, but who will be attending the show, this will hopefully afford you the opportunity to attend the judges' training and participate at the show.
We will be offering theme (our 2020 theme--"20/20: Reconnaissance Through Time"--and a 2021 theme TBA) and special awards (TBA) as well as Best in Class (genre) and Best of Show awards in addition to the individual bronze, silver and gold medals.
Vendor tables are going fast. If you or anyone in your Chapter wants vendor tables, contact Tim Darrah at scmegashowvendors@gmail.com. 8 foot tables are $30 each.
If you wish to sponsor the show, contact us. We accept Class Award sponsorships as well as general donations. Also, if you would like to donate to our raffle, we certainly won't turn you down!
Everything you need to know is available (or soon will be available) on the show website, https://scmegashow.com. It will be updated regularly, so, as the man says, keep watching this space...
Cheers, all!
Ralph Nardone
President, IPMS/Mid-Carolina
Co-Chair, South Carolina Scale Model Mega Show