February 2012 Eagle Squadron Newsletter

[Lee_K]

Squadron Alert!

The official newsletter of IPMS Eagle Squadron

Next Meeting

     Sunday, February 19, 2010, 1:30 PM
     Classroom 126A, Engineering Tech Building, Wake Technical Community College


Last Month's Meeting

     Lee Kolosna did a demonstration on how to photograph models.  The presentation with examples is available for viewing on the Eagle Squadron forum site at:

http://www.old.ipmseaglesquadron.org/restored_forum/index.php?topic=871.0

This Month's Meeting

     Spanky McFarland will conduct a workshop on airbrush maintenance.


Dues Aren't Due!

     Thanks to the financial success of RDUCON 2011, the executive team has waived dues for all existing members for 2012.  New members who join this year will pay the standard $20 fee.


Future Meeting Calendar


•   Sunday, March 18 – Demonstration: pre and post shading, by Bill Lumbattis
•   Sunday, April 15 – Demonstration: Rigging biplanes, by Joe Marranca
•   Sunday, May 20 – Demonstration: Finishing cars, by Dick Ihrig
•   Sunday, June 10 – Informal modeling building session (moved in one week to avoid Father's Day conflicts)
•   Sunday, July 15 – Informal model building session
•   Sunday, August 19 – Informal model building session
•   Sunday, September 16 – Group Build: Curt Bandell / Mike Mittenzwei results
•   Sunday, October 21 – Demonstration: Painting figures, by Lee Griffin
•   Sunday, November 18 – Demonstration: navigation and landing lights, by Woody Griffin


Local Contest and Event Outlook

   Saturday, February 25.  Contest, hosted by IPMS Richmond.  Richmond, VA
   Saturday, April 28.  Region 12 contest, hosted by IPMS Mid-Carolina.  Columbia, SC
   Saturday, May 12.  Contest, hosted by IPMS Northern Virginia.  Fairfax, VA