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Plastic Surgeons Club Meeting

Sorry Friends! No June 30 update from the Club Meeting. After my hot, stinky, crappy day, I decided to RTB and play with my US Coast Guard Point-Class Cutters. :smack :stinker
 
Meeting Update; 14 July meeting. :yipee
We had a rare treat tonight! In addition to our effervescent, IT expert, and web-mistress, Aimee (Who is building an N-Scale german cathedral) we had the pleasure of a visit from Mrs. Tootie Young, our own "Young Mr. Young's Spouse!! :good:
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I made her smile for the camera! She makes THE BEST potato salad for our Club Cook-outs! 2X the Women-people! :dance
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mORE TO COME! mOVIE TIME!!
 
This is, I think, Kibri's 37025 N scale kit of the Kaiserwilhelmgedachtniskirsche (well, maybe not.) Aimee's painting it brick by brick, before she filters, washes, and weathers. :bang head
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Aimee seeks Don's tuttleage on the final finishing of the Cathedral.
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Caption for this picture MUST be "You're painting it one brick at a time?!?"
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The Membership. President Rod & Jon Bond came after this picture.
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Joe Lotz considers the interior of his Czech Dana SpG, and the fact that it will be in visible. :(
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Francisco & Bob.
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Francisco's 1/72 USS Drum Gato-Class Sub conning tower, with guns & Figures! (y) :notworthy
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Webb and I agree, Very interesting bit of model making! :ro: :eek:ldguy :salute :skipper
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The 4" .50 caliber deck gun is in keeping with Francisco's usual attention to detail. :notworthy
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Bob's 1/35 scale Howitzer, and Mk.III British tank. both VERY cool!! (Bob has NO stash. He buys a kit, He builds a Kit. One of us show self-control!!)
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Action shot! Joe was helping Barry with his Rye Models Tiger I individual track links, and then gravity stepped in.
"@#%&*!$!!" or "OOPS!!"
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My name is Bond. Jon Bond. (he actually moved here from UK in the early '90's) Jon brought back his British 8th Army M3 Honey diorama! :coolio He's also got a start on the overly complex ICM 1/48 Spitfire.
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Remember the tip about attaching teeny P/E p[arts with Future?? That came from Mr. Bond!
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Lookee!! A SHINY thing!! Smilin' Bob Malloy put the "Surgery" in "Plastic Surgeon" He's seamlessly channelled, chopped and finished the '49 Mercury. (y)
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Fine sanded primer with Model master Burgundy over it. Smooooooooth!!
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Powerplant.
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Our Jeff "Armor-pedia" Holle was laid up following open heart (Not Plastic) surgery.
Your well wishes, and prayers, please, for Jeff's speedy recovery. :bat
That's all for this Report! there ya go Mike!!
 
11 August Club meeting;
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Members in attendance
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The effervescent Kurt & Tootie Young.
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Webb, Zach & Bill
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Smilin' Bob Malloy
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Joe & George, sporting a new 'Do!
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Chris, of recent Batmobile fame has built his first Airplane model!
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The finish is COOL! does it look like the .50's and main landing gear doors my be backwards? Great first Aircraft effort for a Sci-FI Guy!
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Chris is the kind of analytical modeler that paints plastic spoons when trying new products, so different priners and acrylic metal finishes. Ol' Rick Blaisel did the same thing with automotive finishes, many moons ago. Chris' 1/48 Republic P-47N Thunderbolt is a gift for an Aging Veteran.
 
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Nate McCoy is working on a new 1/35 USMC Iwo Jima Diorama.
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Academy's M4A2 diesel-powered Sherman, Jeep Boken! bad Boken BAD! and a squad of Leathernecks. :notworthy (y) :ro:
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Nate Stevens (the Other white Nate) tells us about his P-51 Assembly line. As the owner of a custom auto body shop, I'm not surprised he's using Henry Ford's methods!
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Francisco Melendez' 1/72 USS Drum. He's doing the Measure 9 USN Black scheme, so he won't have to drill all those extra pesky limber holes in the ballast tanks. :captain :ro: :dude

That's all for now. Thanks for looking in!!
 
25 August 2016 Meeting Update: Pickle-ectomy Sucecssful! (I've asked everyone to put on a happy face for the camera!)
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Size DOES matter! Barry bought himself the biggest Panzer kit I've ever seen!! 1/16 Panzerkampfwagen IV! :soldier
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Kevin stops in. Nate's got himself a second USMC M4A2 Sherman, for his upcoming diorama.
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The elusive Dave Madsen (Beard) has found his way to the Hobbyshop tonight!
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Old Hand, Mike Seek made his way over from Carter Lake for tonight's meeting too! He brought Revell Ag. Ship models!
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No sour-pusses!!
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Joe Lotz (Leopard 2) brought an aging E-100 out of mothballs! :yipee
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Rodney Shackleford (in Orange) Presides over His Minions!! Hey, Campaii!!
 
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Ross is cheery, even with a 6 inch Cannon pointed his way. :tomato
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More Surgeons.
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Nate's 2nd Sherman.
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I tried to get a shot of Webb, through the bow doors of Mike's 1/144 LSM, but my camera wouldn't cooperate.
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1/35 Revell Ag. LCM-3 the Jeep does NOT hinge in the middle!
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I don't do Bottoms, so this was interesting!
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Presidential Models. The Typhoon won a third place in KC last week-end! Well done Rod!!
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Another E-100 view.
 
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Dave Madsen, most famed for making other clubs Presidents try to pronounce "Neubaufahrzueg" when they handed him a Contest Award, has made a more main-stream Armor kit. Lookee! Mr. Tiger I!
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Then, Dave went and womped up a HMMMV, with a 40mm grenade sprayer! :ro:
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1/35 Dragon E-100 seeks another Soviet victim!
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Close up, with Rodney's Sov. Akula (Shark) boat.
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I like to walk around during meetings. NO reason others should not! You can see Mike Seek's HUGE-O T-65 X-Wing fighter too! :good:
There you go, Mike! Thanks you other Folk for looking in too!!
 
I love it! That would have been cool to see more of the X-wing and hear more of how he built that. All the other models are amazing! What a fantastic group!
 
Hey, that's the fun lovin' buncha folks I used to know! Looks like everyone had fun. :drinks
 
6 October 2016 Club Meeting; I made this one, despite my Jack Hammer day. My employer seems to dispatch my apprentice and I on really ardurous jobs on Thursdays.

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Harvest is under way here in the Heartland.
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After our President Arrives, the meeting begins with our Chapter Contact/Contest Committee Chairman, Joachim Lotz, holding forth, in his usual, very German, very thorough fashion. Jeff Holle (Blue Shirt looking like he lost a Backstreet Boy in Body weight) in on the mend after several cardiac (not plastic) surgeries.
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Secretary, George Stevens, and Jeff confer.
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Self proclaimed 1/72 "Scale Snob" Nate Stevens, eyes a CAR MODEL with his professional interest. GOTCHA!! :rotf
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The "Zombie-apocalypse-Death Star 1/700 Gaffney Paechoid water tower attended tonight's meeting as well! :facepalm
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At Mark Twain Hobbies, Don handed me a book, stating "This is just what you need." I disagreed, but purchased such all the same. Mike and I agree, this was an excellent consolation prize for our Surgeon's Stalwart, Ross (Roscoe) Petra. He seemed well pleased, and impressed. I'm always thinking of My People. Ross is a clever modeler, and good Friend.
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Sometimes, during Joe's commentary, our President finds something else to amuse himself! :bat
 
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