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The President’s Column By Sean Fallesen
It seemed slow while we were doing it, but the final numbers
say we had a pretty good distressed kit auction after all.
Thank you all for participating on both the donation and
purchasing end of things. After a couple years now of
essentially running through the stack, I actually went home
with 3 boxes of stuff we weren’t able to get to. Rest assured,
it you’ll see it again in December. (I wish I didn’t have to
see it until December…)
I’ve thought about this before, but this auction really brought
it into focus again. Sometimes there’s something – or
several somethings – in the auction that we just know are
worth a lot. At times we’ll start the bidding higher to reflect
this. Sometimes it still doesn’t advance much and someone
goes home with a fantastic deal on a rare or brand-new kit.
Understood, that’s a part of kit auctions. Heck, I’ve had my
share of amazing deals on things that other people just don’t
want. For example, I’ve picked up a few resin ship kits for
about 25% or less of their retail value at the Ship Modelers Association’s raffle, as I and the
fellow selling them were the only two people at that meeting who had/have any interest in the
subjects, while everyone else is a wooden sailing ship fan.
No, what I’m really unsettled about are things like the railroad cars. Things that don’t fit our
club’s typical interests and for which few, if any, of us know – or would have any interest in
paying – an appropriate price for. I knew it would take a long time, and they would sell very
slowly and cheaply, if at all, if we took them one at a time. Hence, I grouped them a bit
aggressively – but I feel pretty guilty about it. I know they were worth far more than we asked,
and deserved better attention than I gave them. I do not begrudge those who purchased the
railroad items we auctioned off. I am certain you got a fantastic deal, and congratulate you on
your acquisitions. I just feel like I disrespected the donor and the products. I don’t know that
there’s any good answer to this, but I just wanted to express my feelings about it.
IPMS ORANGE COUNTY Newsletter – July 2015
Volume 23 # 7 Southern California’s Premier Model Club
In This Issue Table of Contents Page Financials 5
USA Membership 6
Aviation Artist Steve Anderson 7
Editor’s Column 9
Membership Renewal Form 10
Club Meeting Locations 11
Contest Table 13
June Contest Results 16
Painting N Scale Track 17
Life & Legend of Wyatt Earp 19
IPMS Santa Rosa contest 33
IPMS Ontario Minicon 41
Club Opportunity 51
Upcoming Events 56
IPMS OC Themes 58
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The President’s Column
I hope everyone enjoys our guest speaker this month. I will not be there myself, as I will be
halfway around the world working at an orphanage in Uganda. No, seriously, that’s where I’ll
be. One of the things we’re supposed to do is tell the kids about ourselves, our families, and our
hobbies… well, since they asked for it… guess I need to pack a couple kits and supplies to take
along. You know, to show the kids what I do. Yeah, that’s what they’re for…
Have a great meeting. Sorry I will miss it. Tell me all about it when I get back!
News Flash Bob Penikas reports at the June meeting of the B-17 Combat Crew Members and Wingmen’s
Organization a historical military Stars and Stripes was presented at the meeting. Well I’ll let
Bob tell you here.
At last Sunday's B-17 Combat Crew Members & Wingmen's Organization meeting: these two fellows displayed a flag that was on one of the fuel (oiler) ships off Iwo Jima the day our flag was raised on Mt Suribachi in WWII. The fellow on the left realized the importance of the day and asked if he could have the ships flag when it was lowered and on its way to storage for the night. He saved the flag after the war and just recently brought it out for showing. BP
DKA Distressed Kit Auction Thanks to everyone that helped at the DKA and of course to the buyers for making it happen in
the first place. I believe the club netted $533 not bad as our stash is down a bit. If you have
anything that you would like to donate the next DKA will be in December. Bring your stuff to
the meeting to be dropped off. Even half built stuff is good to bid on and thanks.
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Meeting Notice & Agenda
Date: June 17, 2015
Theme: Run Silent Run Deep
Doors Open: 7:00 p.m.
Meeting: 7:30 to 10:00 p.m.
Location:
La Quinta Inn & Suites
3 Centerpointe Drive
La Palma, CA 90623
Off the 91 Fwy at Valley View
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2015 Chapter Officers
President Sean Fallesen
1st Vice President David Frederick
2nd Vice President David O’Barr
Treasurer Michael Bare
Secretary William Green
Contest Director Darnell Pocinich
Volunteers Chapter Contact Nat Richards
(949) 631-7142 [email protected]
Newsletter Editor Terry Huber (714) 544-8908
[email protected]
Webmaster Joe LoMusio [email protected]
Mail IPMS Orange County P.O. Box 913 Garden Grove, CA 92842
[email protected]
Club Website www.ipmsoc.org
National Website
www.ipmsusa.org
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Club Logo T-Shirts and Crew Shirts
We have a few sizes left on the club T’s and Crew
shirts. As you know by now our Treasurer
Michael Bare can accept credit cards, PayPal and
of course checks and cash as well for payment.
One of the easier ways to check on a size and
availability of a shirt is to send Michael Bare an
email [email protected] with your type
of shirt and size. The T’s are $15 and the Crew
shirts are $75.
From Our Treasurer Financial Statistics for the meeting in June 2015 Admission Distressed Kits $ 533.00
Members 31 Monthly Raffle $
Non-Members 4
Juniors 0 Total Income $ 709.00
Paid in Full 6 Total Expenses $ 293.03
Guests 4 Profit / (Loss) $ 415.97
Total Attendance 45
$ in Checking $ 1,176.88
Memberships / Renewals $ in Savings $ 6,411.31
Regular 0 $ in PayPal $ 100.00
Youth 0 Total in Bank $ 7,688.19
Full Year 0
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IPMS / USA Membership – New Rates in Effect
Membership is of great importance, both here at the level of the local chapter as well as the
National level. As a long time member I can highly recommend the expenditure of the additional
dollars to become a member of the national organization.
With membership come six copies of the IPMS Journal publication which is better than ever, and
the right to participate at the IPMS National Convention contest. The subscription to the Journal
alone is worth the cost of joining.
A copy of the membership application is below or available on our website, or at the IPMS / USA
website address, www.ipmsusa.org. Complete the form and return it to the address listed at the
bottom of the form along with your method of payment.
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Our July meeting will be a special evening with award-winning aviation artist, Steve Anderson.
Currently Steve is providing all the box art for Wingnut Wings kits. Bring your kit boxes and he
will sign them! Also Steve’s recently published book “Aviators of the Great War” will be
available at this Friday’s IPMSOC meeting. The cost will be $55 and cash and personal checks
only please. He will also sign your book. Don’t miss this very unique opportunity to hear a
presentation from a fellow model builder and one of the most respected artists of our day.
With a Forward by Sir Peter Jackson,
long-time WWI aviation fan and renowned
producer of the stunning Lord of the
Rings and The Hobbit trilogies, Steve
Anderson’s Aviators of the Great War is
third in the series on aviation art of well-
known artists. This full-color book
presents the aviation art of award-
winning artist Steve Anderson, who
among his other achievements creates
the box art for the stunning Wingnuts
Wings models. This lavishly illustrated
book features: • 61 color paintings by
Steve Anderson, 29 are Wingnuts Wings
box art • 38 color photos of museum and reproduction aircraft • 230 WWI-era
photographs • A chapter by Steve Anderson on how he creates his art • Chapters by
noted WWI aviation historians Javier Arango, Lance Bronnenkant, Tom Crean, Jon
Guttman, Adrian Hellwig, Jack Herris, Bernard Klaeyle, Jim Miller, Mike O'Neal, Bob
Pearson, Alex Revell, Ed Soye, Greg VanWyngarden, Paolo Varriale, and Jim Wilberg
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USA Edition
I’ll try to stay on track with modeling related material in this editorial, however I sometimes need
to address the next crisis in our state which seems to happen all-too frequently out here, like rising
gas prices double the nation average in an attempt to try and get us out of our cars. In reality I
am the Editor and that’s the fun part of putting this thing together every month. My choices and
my layout along with top notch photography from our members makes this a fairly good digital
fish wrap if I may say so. Let’s see what’s inside:
We start here with our National Bird the Bald Eagle since it is
July and the 4th was just celebrated and you can find this bird’s
image everywhere on US documents, monuments, flags and
banners if you look close enough. The first time I saw these
magnificent creatures was on a February business trip to Wanona
Minnesota on the banks of the Mississippi River. We had driven
down from Minneapolis through Red Wing Minnesota on Hwy
61 to our customers manufacturing facilities. There at Wabasha
Minnesota we saw many nests with eagles flying in and out and
also just standing on parts of the frozen Mississippi. I will never
forget that snapshot in my mind. It gave me a good feeling that
we picked the right bird as our National symbol.
If you have been keeping track Foster Rash presented his Part 1
of Gunfight at the OK Corral in the May edition and now the saga continues with Part 2, The Life
and Legend of Wyatt Earp. Foster has a great style of writing that makes you want to see what
happens next. Next up is a photo essay from Mike Budzeika on the IPMS Santa Rosa show. This
is the old Petaluma show reincarnated in Santa Rosa with a new venue. Your editor reports with
the Insane Modeling Posse at the Region 8 and final IPMS Ontario Minicon contest show after
30 years as they have decided to close their doors. The competition was always very tough at
this event. Turn on your A/C, get yourself an Arnold Palmer (no there’s no booze in it but there
should be) and peruse the newsletter. TH
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Membership Renewal Form
Below is the new and improved Membership and Renewal form. Print this page, fill
it out and bring it to the meeting. It is also available on-line at www.ipmsoc.org.
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Model Club Meetings in the SoCal Area
New Clubs Forming Now Armor Modeling Preservation Society Pendleton AMPS Meets on the 3rd Saturday of each month
Doors open at 11:00 a.m. to whenever
Meetings are presently held at a
Member’s residence in San Diego area
Contact Paul R. Miles at the Temecula
Valley Model Club
[email protected]
951-805-2541
Sprue Cutters Model Club Brookhurst Hobbies Meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesday at 6:00 p.m.
Brookhurst Hobbies
12188 Brookhurst Street
Garden Grove, CA 92840
Phone: (714) 636-3580
No charge to attend
[email protected]
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IPMS Orange County Meets the 3rd Friday of each month
La Quinta Inns & Suites
3 Centerpointe Dr.
La Palma, CA 90623
Doors open at 7:00 p.m. till 10:00 p.m.
Non-member fee $7
SoCal Amps Meets the 2nd Saturday of each month
Frye Sign Company
12818 Nutwood St. Garden Grove CA
4:00 p.m. to around 9:00 p.m.
Bring some chairs - No-fee meeting
Pasadena Modeling Society Meets the 4th Friday of each month
154 West Sierra Madre Blvd.
Sierra Madre, CA
Doors open at 7:00 p.m.
Non-Member fee $5
IPMS San Diego Model Car Club
Meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month
San Diego Auto Museum / Balboa Park
2080 Pan America Plaza
San Diego, CA
IPMS San Diego
Meets the last Friday of each month at
Girl Scouts San Diego
1231 Upas St. San Diego, CA
Use Richmond St. entrance to Upas
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. till 10:00 p.m.
Adult first visit is free and then $4.00
Secret Society of Model Builders
Meets the 2nd Sunday of each month at the
Game Empire
7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd
Suite 306 San Diego, CA
Doors open at 6:00 p.m. till about 9:00 p.m.
Adults are $5
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Model Club Meetings in the SoCal Area
Southern California Area Historical
Miniatures Society SCAHMS
Meets the 2nd Saturday of each month
La Quinta Inns & Suites
3 Centerpointe Dr.
La Palma, CA 90623
Meeting from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
(Same place as the IPMS meeting. Ed.)
Los Angeles Miniaturists Society
LAMS Meets the 1st Saturday of each month
Veterans of Foreign Wars building
1006 W. Magnolia Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91506
Meeting starts around 9:00 a.m. till 12:30
Frequent demonstrations. Nonmember $5
Ship Modelers Association - SMA
Meets the 3rd Wednesday of each month
American Red Cross Building
1207 N. Lemon St. Fullerton, CA 92835
In Hillcrest Park 7:00 p.m.
Temecula Valley Model Club Meets on the 2nd Saturday of each month
Kat Ceniceros Center
29995 Evans Road, Menifee, CA 92586
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon
Contact [email protected]
IPMS South Orange County The Insane Modeling Posse Meets on the 4th Saturday of each month
Meeting held at member’s residences in
Tustin and Ladera Ranch
First meeting free, after that $5
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Contact Terry Huber
[email protected]
It’s all about the plastic, and good food! You
will not be disappointed.
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Contest Table By Darnell Pocinich
It’s July and Independence Day has come and gone. I hope all you members have retained all
your modeling fingers after celebrating a safe and sane holiday. Around our home in Fullerton
the night of the 4th sounded like a pre-invasion bombardment was in full swing – lots of bombs
bursting in mid-air and rockets’ red glare.
This month the monthly model contest theme is “Run Silent, Run Deep” -- a salute to the world’s
silent services. This theme translates to building a submarine or some other related undersea
craft. Many movies have highlighted the exploits of the undersea boats over the last 100 years.
Anyone know why some refer to them as “pig boats”? Why not build up a sub in any scale you
choose to flood the contest tables on the 17th. Good luck to all!!! Dive! Dive! Dive! Build!
Build! Build!
In August the contest theme is “Cruiser Challenge”. This will pit the car dudes against the ship
types. Build up a favorite automotive subject or a over-the-bounding-main cruiser-class warship
to compete for the theme award honors as best cruiser.
Over the last five (5) months the contest entries have been well constructed and broad in scope.
Keep up the great work. Our club members enjoy what they see on the contest tables. The vote
counts for many entries are incredibly close, so please remember to vote for your favorite models
each month. DP
Member and Modeler of the Year – MOTY This is probably a good time to remind everyone how the Member and Modeler of
The Year points can be accumulated. Below are the different categories and points assigned to
those activities if you are interested in participating.
~For Member of the Year~
Doing a Club presentation program 5 points
Contributing a Newsletter item of more than a half-page 3 points
Accepting a Nomination to serve as a Chapter Officer 3 points
Participating in IPMSOC Make & Take or Table Info event 3 points
Referring a person to become an IPMS National member 3 points
Referring a person to become a new member to IPMS OC 2 points
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Supporting IPMS Club displays 2 points
OrangeCon Trophy packages sold (each) 2 points
Speaking about a Show & Tell Item 1 point
Contributing a Newsletter item of a half-page or less 1 point
Working at OrangeCon – 2 hour shift Min 1 point
Maximum amount during OrangeCon 5 points
~For Modeler of the Year~
Entering one or more models in the Monthly Contest 1 point
Placing in the Monthly Contest
Judges Choice award 5 points
Theme award 4 points
First Place 3 points
Second Place 2 points
Third Place 1 point
~Notice from your Contest Director ~
I plan to award bonus points for Member of The Year to members who enter and win model
contests outside our own monthly contest.
1 Bonus point plus the normal club contest point scheme for any outside contest winner
2 Bonus points for OrangeCon winners
3 Bonus points for IPMS Nationals winners
For example: 1st place win at outside contest=4 points, 1st place at OrangeCon=5 points,
1st place at Nationals=6 points
~Member of the Year Points 2015~ These are still being tabulated, not current.
Joe LoMusio 36
Terry Huber 34
Sean Fallesen 32
Foster Rash 29
David Frederick 24
Mark Deliduka 17
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~Modeler of the Year Points 2015~
These are current point standings as reported by Darnell. I will show all of the members points
this month. But we go back to Top Gun Five next month. Remember outside contest wins get
points too! (Ed.)
Rick Bemen 30
Keith Mundt 25
Joe LoMusio 21
Bob Bolton 12
Jim Teahan 11
Terry Huber 9
Steve Taylor 9
Dan Salas 8
Mark Glidden 7
Owen Ryan 7
Mark Deliduka 5
Bob Penikas 5
Jim Fleming 5
Abigail Green 4
Foster Rash 3
Mike Budzeika 3
Jake Holshuh 3
Carlos Cisneros 2
Andre Alas 2
Sean Fallesen 2
Jeff Geis 2
David O’Barr 2
Jim Gardner 2
Kenneth Pick 2
Gordon Zuther 2
Reid West 1
Victoria Geis 1
Nat Richards 1
David Goodwin 1
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June Contest Entries and Results Theme “Aces High and Rescue Me” combination theme June 19, 2015
Total number of Modelers: 14
Total number of entries: 24 Winner in Place – Division
Rick Bemen 1/48 A6M2 Zero
1/35 Sd.Kfz Maultier Ambulance__________1st Advanced, Theme
1/35 Jagdpanther_______________________3rd Advanced
Joe LoMusio 1/32 Pflaz A.III________________________1st Master, Theme
Owen Ryan 1/72 F-84E
1/72 F3D-1
Jim Fleming 1/72 Yak-9
Bob Penikas 1/48 Sprengboot Tornado (paper)
Bob Bolton 1/24 Keltron Racing Special
Jim Teahan 1/48 F-86
1/48 Sepecat Jaguar
Steve Taylor 1/24 Hatari diorama_________________3rd Masters, Judges Choice
Keith Mundt 1/48 Fw-190 A-9_______________________2nd Master
1/48 Fw-190 D-9
1/48 F4F-4
Mike Budzeika 1/35 Somua S-35
Gordon Zuther 1/48 Spitfire Mk II
Jake Holshuh 1/35 M109____________________________2nd Advanced
1/72 P2 Ausf N
Nat Richards 1/144 Moon rocket ship
1/144 Flying Saucer
Kenneth Pick 1/72 Hurricane Mk I
1/72 Bf-109E
1/72 Bf-109F
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Painting N Scale track By Terry Huber I am putting together a small vignette using N Scale train track and structures. I am testing out
various elements that would eventually wind up on my N Scale San Luis & Rio Grande railroad
layout that I am planning. Yes the SL&RG is a working railroad based out of Alamosa CO.
The SL&RG is part of the larger conglomerate of Iowa Pacific that owns other railroad names
as well.
http://www.iowapacific.com/
The section of the old Rio Grande I am modeling is shown as the bright blue section south of
Pueblo CO here on this map. Eventually Union Pacific (UP) bought the Southern Pacific
railroad in 1996 which at the time was just acquired by the D&RGW a few years earlier and
most of the old Rio Grande lines are now UP. At Antonito the narrow gauge railroads of the
Cumbres & Toltec along with the Durango Silverton lines still exist today as Heritage railroads.
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Painting N Scale track So for this simple vignette I am using Atlas brand track which I have assembled together for the
main sections of the setting of which will eventually be an Engine House that holds SD90MAC43
locomotives along with a SD45 restoration in progress. The idea here is to take the shiny Atlas
track and try to make it look worn and weathered like real rail sections.
I started out by mixing 3 parts of Model Master (MM) Rust No. 1785 with 1 part each of MM
Flat Black No. 1749 and MM Raw Umber No. 2006. This turns out to be a pretty good rust
looking coat for the rails. I airbrushed the rails on the inside an outside of each rail. Next up I
dry brushed heavy the outside ties as well as just inside the ties next to the rails with MM RLM
66 German Gray and then finished off with Mr. Hobby Green Brown No. H402 aqueous mostly
down the middle of the tracks. After everything dried I lightly sanded the top of the rails with a
Fine sanding stick. There you have my take on weathered rails.
At left we have at the bottom of the
photo the Atlas track out of the
package, and then the airbrushed rust
color in the middle, and then the final
dry brushed and sanded section at top
just below the paints I used.
At right is the weathered section. Try some
different colors yourself for different types of
weathering. It seemed so easy to do and the
results looked great! TH
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The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
The Building Boom Continues
by Foster Rash In May’s IPMS OC newsletter I related how the story of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral had
sparked a building boom in my HO train layout town of Tecopa Springs. I ended the story with
Wyatt Earp fleeing Arizona Territory a wanted man in connection with five vigilante killings.
How did such a man become the super hero lawman we think we know?
And the building boom continues in Tecopa Springs!
Wyatt Earp was born in Illinois in 1848 and following the Civil War, his family moved to San
Bernardino, CA. His older brother Virgil found work as a stage coach driver with Wyatt riding
shotgun. By 1866 Wyatt was a teamster transporting supplies for the construction of the Union
Pacific railroad and became a skilled gambler. His parents moved
to Missouri where his father became a policeman and got Wyatt a
job on the force. Wyatt married but when his pregnant wife died
of typhoid, he went into a downward spiral and had a series of
legal problems. In 1870 he was accused of misappropriating
county funds. He fled to Illinois and worked in a brothel with his
brother Morgan. Wyatt was a big man, over six feet tall, worked
as a bouncer for his brother and was arrested several times for
"Keeping and being found in a house of ill-fame." Later in life,
Wyatt claimed to have been a buffalo hunter with Bat Masterson
during this period but court records place him in Illinois.
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The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp Accompanied by prostitute Sally Heckel, he moved to Wichita where his brother James operated
a brothel. Men outnumbered women 20 to 1 on the frontier and prostitution, though illegal, was
accepted. Historians estimate up to 20% of frontier women were sporting ladies. When James
relocated the family business to the boomtown of Dodge City, Wyatt went with him and began a
relationship with prostitute Mattie Blaylock. He supplemented his income from prostitution by
dealing faro at the Long Branch Saloon and as a part-time deputy sheriff during the cattle drive
season.
Mattie Blaylock
While living in Dodge City he became friends with deputy sheriff
Bat Masterson and gambler Doc Holliday. Holiday once helped
Wyatt out of a bad situation with an overwhelming number of
cowboys and Earp credited him
with saving his life.
Doc Holliday
In 1879, Virgil Earp was the Deputy U.S. Marshal for the southern
Arizona Territory with Brother Morgan as his deputy. Wyatt,
Blaylock and another prostitute known as "Big Nose Kate",
Brother James and wife Bessie,
and Doc Holliday all left Kansas for the opportunities in Arizona.
Wyatt stated that "In 1879 Dodge was beginning to lose much of the
snap which had given it a charm to men of reckless blood, and I
decided to move to Tombstone, which was just building up a
reputation." Wyatt took up his old ways as a gambler and part-time
lawman.
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The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp Following the OK Corral gunfight and vendetta, Wyatt fled to Trinidad, CO where his friend Bat
Masterson was Deputy U.S. Marshal and owned a saloon. Wyatt worked as a faro dealer for
Masterson. Wyatt left his house in Tombstone to Mattie Blaylock, where she continued to work
as a prostitute and died of opium addiction in 1888. Josephine "Sadie" Marcus returned to her
family in San Francisco. She rejoined Wyatt in 1883 and remained with him for the rest of his
life. Wyatt and Josie, as Josephine preferred to be called, (although Wyatt often called her Sadie)
travelled through western boomtowns operating saloons and brothels. Wyatt continued to
gamble, acquired ownership in mines and other business deals and amassed a small fortune.
San Diego was a boomtown in 1887. The Santa Fe RR was laying track south through Temecula
Canyon and a rail connection would make San Diego a major west coast port. Wyatt and Josie
moved to San Diego and invested in the booming real estate market there. He eventually
owned four saloons and gambling halls and one, The Oyster Bar at 835
5th, had a lavish brothel upstairs. George's on Fifth restaurant now
occupies that site in San Diego's trendy Gaslamp District.
The Oyster Bar was located at 835 5th St., San Diego
While in San Diego he "lived large" and began investing in and racing
horses. But when the San Diego real estate bubble burst, Earp lost
much of his fortune.
Wyatt and Josie moved to San Francisco in 1891 so that she could be
closer to her family. He took a job as a security guard for
newspaperman William Randolph Hearst's family. Earp was unknown
outside of Arizona at the time, but Hearst printed stories in his
newspaper touting Wyatt Earp as the man who brought law and order to the Wild West. In 1896
the World Championship Fitzsimmons vs. Sharkey boxing match was scheduled in San
Francisco. Owing to his recent celebrity as the man who tamed the Wild West, Earp was asked
to referee. Fitzsimmons was favored 3 to 1 and was winning when Wyatt stopped the bout, ruling
that Fitzsimmons had hit Sharkey below the belt, and awarded the fight to Sharkey.
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The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp It was widely believed that there had been no foul and newspapers alleged a conspiracy among
the boxing promoters and Earp to fix the fight. To escape the notoriety, Wyatt and Josie left San
Francisco for the Alaskan gold rush.
Earp opened The Dexter, a gambling house and saloon, in Nome to "mine the miners" as he put
it. It was the first two story building in town and the second floor had "clubrooms" for
prostitution. He was a partner in the Second Class Saloon, also in Nome. Model railroaders may
be familiar with the Grandt Line HO scale model of the establishment with the colorful false
front.
The Second Class Saloon, Nome
Wyatt and Josie returned from Alaska with $80,000,
(equivalent of over $2 million today). In 1902, they
moved to the silver boomtown of Tonopah, Nevada,
invested in mines and opened the Northern Saloon.
Northern Saloon. Josie on horse on left, Wyatt in doorway (1902)
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The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Wyatt and Josie at home in Vidal, California
When Tonopah's gold strike waned, they moved to Goldfield,
another boomtown, where his brother Virgil and his wife were
living. In 1906 he invested in gold and copper discoveries near
the desert town of Vidal, CA. To avoid the heat, he and Josie
spent the summer months in Los Angeles. While living in Los
Angeles, Earp became an unpaid "consultant" on silent cowboy
movies. Basically, he liked to hang out at the movie lots and tell tall tales to whoever would listen.
John Wayne had been an extra and prop boy on Tom Mix westerns.
Movie Cowboy Tom Mix
Wayne said he became acquainted with Earp, who was good
friends with Mix, and credited Earp with the persona Wayne
created in his own films. "I often thought of Wyatt Earp when
I played a film character. There's a guy that actually did what
I'm trying to do," said Wayne. When Wyatt died in 1929,
cowboy actors William S Hart and Tom Mix were
pallbearers. But at the time of his death, Wyatt was still better
known for the Fitzimmons-Sharkey prize fight scandal than
for his actions as a lawman. Josie, who was Jewish, had him
buried in the Marcus family plot at the Jewish cemetery in
Colma, CA. Wyatt and Josie had no children as she was
sterile, possibly due to venereal disease. Josie claimed she
and Wyatt had been married at sea by the ship's captain, so
when Josephine died in 1944, she was buried next to Wyatt.
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The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp Wyatt Earp was a hustler who lived on the fringe of respectable
society and his closest companions were gamblers and prostitutes.
He was always looking to make money without working too hard
for it; when the money stopped coming in or his problems became
too great, he would pull up stakes and move on to the next
boomtown. A good biography is Wyatt Earp: A Vigilante Life by
Andrew Isenberg.
So how did Wyatt Earp gain a reputation as a super hero lawman?
In a word, Hollywood! Turn of the century Americans were
fascinated by the Wild West. Many, such as Teddy Roosevelt
went west to see for themselves, others read sensational western
paperback novels. Thomas Edison is credited with producing the
first "western" movie in 1899 with a silent short film Cripple Creek Bar-Room.
Showdown in the street
By the 1920's, Hollywood was making western
melodramas by the score. Stuart Lake was an author of
western novels and screenplays who was introduced to
Wyatt by Bat Masterson. Masterson suggested that Earp
might have some stories to tell about his experiences on the
frontier. Wyatt was interested in writing his biography but died early in the collaborating process
with Lake. Josephine wanted Lake to tell "a nice clean story" and insisted that no mention could
be made of Wyatt's involvement in gambling or prostitution. At one point she threatened to sue
Lake for defamation. That left Lake with only Wyatt's occasional exploits in law enforcement
on which to base a book. Capitalizing on public interest at the time in crime-fighter Elliot Ness
("The Untouchables"), Lake embellished and fabricated a portrayal of Earp as a dedicated, perfect
lawman who, like Ness, could do no wrong and single-handedly cleaned up towns full of cowboy
gangsters. One of the most enduring concoctions in this fictional whitewashed biography, was
that of the Buntline Special. The Buntline Special was a pistol with a 12" barrel that Lake claimed
was specially made for Earp to pistol whip criminals.
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The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp Lake's portrayal of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral established Wyatt Earp as the most fearless
lawman in the Old West.
Wyatt Earp: Frontier Marshal was published in 1931 and became a best-seller. The misleading
title sets the tone for the book, because Wyatt Earp had never been a marshal, he had never been
more than a part-time deputy. It is ironic that Virgil Earp was portrayed as Wyatt's side-kick
when it was actually Virgil who spent his entire life in law enforcement as a sheriff and U.S.
Marshal and gave Wyatt jobs. After recovering from the ambush in Tombstone, Virgil took a job
as a guard for the Southern Pacific railroad and later became a policeman in Colton, CA.
Wyatt Earp: Frontier Marshal
Lake wrote a screenplay for a movie based on the book but Josie
pressured the producers to remove Wyatt's name. Josie feared
publicity might bring the skeletons out of the closet. When a
remake of film was made in 1939 starring Randolph Scott, the
studio was able to reach a settlement with Josie. Since then, Wyatt
Earp has inspired numerous movies
and television programs about
lawmen and outlaws in the Old West.
Randolph Scott as Wyatt Earp
Errol Flynn cleaned up Dodge
City (1939) Ann Sheridan
played Ruby the saloon-girl
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The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp After Josephine's death in 1944, Lake wrote another book about Wyatt Earp titled My Darling
Clementine. Director John Ford developed it into the movie of the same name starring Henry
Fonda as Wyatt, Victor Mature was cast as Doc Holliday and Linda Darnell played the Josie
character, a Mexican prostitute called "Chihuahua."
Henry Fonda as Wyatt
Burt Lancaster portrayed Wyatt as a heroic lawman in Gunfight
at the O.K. Corral (1957). Rhonda Fleming played the Josie
character "Laura," as a glamorous lady gambler. Kirk Douglas
played Doc Holliday.
Burt Lancaster as Wyatt Earp with
Kirk Douglas as Doc Holliday
Wyatt (Burt Lancaster) and Josie character "Laura" (Rhonda Fleming) at right
Dozens of TV westerns were cranked out in the 1950s. The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp,
Gunsmoke, Bat Masterson, Tombstone Territory and Johnny Ringo were all inspired by the Wyatt
Earp legend. By 1959 there were 30 Westerns on TV and everything I thought I knew about the
Wild West, I learned from movies and TV!
Stuart Lake wrote for the television series The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955-61) with
Hugh O'Brien in the title role and Randy Stuart played his girlfriend, a Tombstone saloon and
"hotel" owner, Nellie.
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The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp Hugh O'Brien as Wyatt Earp with the Buntline Special
Buntline Special cap gun by
Hubley
The TV show Gunsmoke (1955-
75) was set in Dodge City with
Matt Dillon as the Wyatt Earp
character and Miss Kitty as a
composite character of Mattie
Blaylock and Josephine Marcus.
I thought Kitty and her girls were waitresses, but only naive
kids like me did not understand what was really going on
upstairs at the Long Branch Saloon!
Miss Kitty, Matt Dillon and "waitresses" upstairs
Miss Kitty was a sporting lady? Say it ain't so!
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The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp Hour of the Gun (1967), attempted to be more historically accurate than prior portrayals of the
OK Corral fight but Jason Robards was a bit old for the Holliday role. Roger Ebert praised the
film as one of James Garner's best performances.
Jason Robards as Doc Holliday,
James Garner played Wyatt
Sunset (1988) Bruce Willis as Tom Mix, James Garner as
Wyatt
It's a fact that movie cowboy Tom Mix and Wyatt Earp were
friends (Mix was a pallbearer at Wyatt's funeral) in 1920's Los
Angeles. But everything else about this movie is a complete
fabrication. Earp and Mix team up to solve a murder at a
Hollywood brothel for the rich and famous. Along the way they expose Hollywood sleaze, flirt
with flappers, tangle with gangsters and corrupt police, drive some beautiful classic cars, fly an
airplane and attend the Academy Awards! This fantasy comedy-
drama, directed by Blake
Edwards of Pink Panther fame,
is a cross between Rockford
Files and Moonlighting.
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The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp In Tombstone (1993), Josephine Marcus and Mattie Blaylock are played for the first time under
their actual names rather than pseudonyms.
Kurt Russell played Wyatt, Sam Elliot as Virgil in
Tombstone
Joana Pacula as Big Nose Kate, Val Kilmer as Doc
Holliday
Doc Holliday was reportedly something of a well-
educated smart-ass. Val Kilmer played that character to the hilt in Tombstone.
Holliday: "Maybe poker's just not your game, Ike. I know, let's have a
spelling contest."
Billy Clanton: "You're so drunk, you can't hit nothin'. In fact, you're
probably seeing double!"
Holliday: "I have two guns, one for each of ya."
Dana Delany played Josephine Marcus in Tombstone
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The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Kevin Costner as Wyatt Earp
Kevin Costner played the title role in
Wyatt Earp (1994) which is perhaps the
most factual movie portrayal of his time in
Tombstone and alludes to some of Wyatt's
unsavory aspects. Mattie Blaylock is
portrayed as a prostitute but Josie is
depicted as showgirl. Film ends with
Wyatt and Josie heading for Alaska.
Modeling the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
OK Corral after the fire OK Corral today
Once I built the corral, I had to model The Gunfight. I compressed the scene by eliminating
vacant lots and many structures (The 1886 Sanborn Fire Insurance map of Tombstone shows 21
structures in the same block as the O.K. Corral). I scratch built Fly's Lodging House, and Bauer's
Butcher Shop but I needed a few generic Old West buildings to fill out the scene. While I was
striving to accurately model the structures significant to the gunfight, I was not trying to build an
exact model of Tombstone; some of the structures are generic just to create an Old West
boomtown atmosphere. I bought some pre-owned plastic structures and did a little rework to
backdate and upgrade them with Grandt Line windows and other details.
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The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
The gunfighters are 18mm white metal gaming figures available from Blue Moon
http://www.bluemoonmanufacturing.com/index.php?cat_id=69. Most of the other figures
around town are inexpensive plastic from Micro Mark that have been altered with a little putty
and paint for an Old West appearance. Other figures are from Woodland Scenics. Wagons and
stagecoach were built from
Jordan Highway Miniatures kits.
Kitbashed Tombstone structures
In the course of my research I found a photo of the original Long Branch Saloon in Dodge City
and photos of the Long Branch set from the Gunsmoke TV show.
Original Long Branch Saloon, Dodge
City (burned 1885)
Long Branch Saloon Gunsmoke set
Gunsmoke Long Branch interior set
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So I built a Long Branch with a detailed interior including a bar, gamblers, piano player and club
rooms upstairs. In my saloon, Sam tends bar while Paladin and Rowdy Yates enjoy a beer with
Marshal Dillon and Chester. Josh Randall visits a girlfriend upstairs. The Cartwrights sip
sarsaparilla and play a friendly game of poker with Bret Maverick as Miss Kitty and her
waitresses look on. FR
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IPMS Santa Rosa Hobby Expo 2015
Photos by Mike Budzeika
Comments by your Editor So this is the new contest venue for the IPMS
Sonoma County along with IPMS Mt. Diablo at the
Wells Fargo Center for the Performing Arts in Santa
Rosa CA. This was the first show at this location on June 13th where the clubs traditionally held
the contest in Petaluma CA. My personal memory from the Petaluma show was the wonderful
and plentiful raffle on deck which I had won several kits and along with everyone else the car
home was so packed you could not see out of the windows. Also the great way they blend other
modeling clubs and their subjects to present at the show such as R/C vehicles and boats, all scales
of model trains, Bot builders, small working engines, Star Wars and other Sci-Fi movie props and
costumed players. So this time a few of the members of the IPMS South Orange County Insane
Modeling Posse made the trip north to the show and Mike took the pictures. Look for Mark
Glidden, David Frederick and Mike Budzeika’s models in this mini-essay. (Ed.)
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Wells Fargo Center Arts photograph from the web
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I was told that the show was pretty good
although the skylights in the facility with
their Death Ray of sunlight might be good for photography maybe not-so-much for the models
so folks were concerned about melted plastic under the ray. Although nothing happened with
regards to melted models but if you have labored for 40-100 hours on a project of course your
concerned. I am sure The Insane Modeling Posse is already planning the return trip for next
year. (Ed.)
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IPMS Ontario Minicon 2015 By Terry Huber On June 27th some of the IPMS Orange County members made their way to the IPMS Ontario
Minicon contest in Ontario CA. This was to be the 30th Anniversary of the club as well as the
IPMS Region 8 contest. The show was held at the Ontario Senior Center. The club members
attending and entering the competition were Owen Ryan, Joe LoMusio, Mark Deliduka, Jake
Holshuh, Steve Taylor, David Frederick, Mark Glidden, Mike Budzeika, Rick Beman and myself.
If I missed anyone let me know. Tis was a huge attendance of club members. There were
approximately 160-170 models on the tables which is down from last year but everyone seemed
to have an OK time. Here are a few pictures of the event and I hope you enjoy. TH
The raffle table with
some good stuff in
there.
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Jake Holshuh at right and Mark Deliduka
react to the winners being announced. The
Duke’s 1/72 scale Dragon Saturn V Rocket
below was the crowd favorite as well as
placing at the show in this hectic category.
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Club Opportunity Special Announcement IPMS Orange County has been approached by a very significant and reputable local
organization, Lyon Air Museum, for some assistance. The museum is largely staffed by
volunteers, including many military veterans, who donate their time and experience to help
educate the public about America’s military aviation heritage. I think this opportunity is very
exciting and provides a means of both individual participants, and the Club, to receive some
recognition for the high quality of work we do.
The museum, located at Orange County Airport, has undertaken an ambitious program to
expand and improve historical exhibits about military aviation history. Along with the
impressive collection of airworthy historic aircraft at the museum, these exhibits will serve as
an integral part of the educational experience afforded to visitors and group tours at the facility.
IPMS has been asked for help in providing completed models that will be key elements in
permanent exhibits currently under development and planned for the future. These displays
reflect various eras of military aviation history. The Curator for Exhibits at the museum has
been kind enough to share their well thought out and researched Master Plan for these exhibits
with me. Portions of this I can share with you, and I can assure you that their plan is very
achievable and would reflect well upon anyone who participates.
Specifically, they are looking for skilled modelers to build models of specific aircraft (and some
ships) that will help tell the story of particular campaigns or events in military aviation history.
Models within a display will have a consistent scale. These models will serve as important
elements of planned exhibits, along with historical artifacts, photos, illustrations and text
designed to educate viewers about specific aviation history topics. Though the museum already
has a number of completed displays, they have others in development. For the displays under
development, some models are already completed, but there are others still to be made. A
preliminary list of the models needed for near-term exhibit projects is attached at the end of this
document for your consideration.
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Some basic answers to your questions:
- The models built will become the property of the museum and will not be returned to the
builder.
- The museum will display the models in professional level display cases, along with
graphics, story boards, memorabilia, etc.
- Modelers will receive credit for their individual work in the display, along with IPMS/OC
as an organization.
- The museum is willing to either provide the kits (they already have a number of them) or
reimburse the modeler for the cost new kits purchased for the project and expenses for
paint, decals, etc. (requires prior approval).
- The museum will not compensate modelers for time required to do this work; it is on a
volunteer only basis.
- The majority of the models are “out-of-the-box” type of builds, but with a high quality of fit
and finish and using appropriate weathering. Specific requirements for each model will be
coordinated with the museum Curator.
- A few of the models will require some modification by means of either scratch building or
using a resin conversion set.
- The models will generally not require a base. In select cases, dioramas may be appropriate,
although space for this type of display is very limited.
- Though there are no set deadlines, there is a priority to get some models done sooner rather
than later. The museum Curator has reasonable expectations regarding time required for
building a high quality model. The emphasis is on quality over schedule.
- The museum is willing to consider models you have already completed for inclusion in an
exhibit, as long as they fulfill identified needs and meet museum quality standards. The
Curator will also consider suggestions for alternative models that could serve the same
purpose in an exhibit.
Additionally, there are opportunities for IPMS/OC Members to assist in doing research on
individual aircraft, color schemes and squadron/personal markings of certain aircraft. This
research may be done using your own libraries and sources and/or it may also utilize the
archives of Lyon Air Museum or The American Aviation Historical Society, based in
Huntington Beach.
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Club Opportunity
I would like to think that this opportunity can be used as the first step toward an on-going
relationship between our club and Lyon Air Museum. If IPMS can make a meaningful
contribution to historical exhibits, there may be other ways for our organization to contribute to
the museum’s mission, including participation in museum special events and/or temporary,
theme-oriented displays. Success of this activity will also provide a unique opportunity to
promote awareness of our organization and greater appreciation for the value of scale modeling
as an educational resource.
IPMS members interested in supporting this project should coordinate their participation
through IPMS. Members should not contact the museum directly. For the time being our
member Nat Richards will be serving as the coordinator of this project from the IPMS/OC end
of the equation. If you would like more information, have questions, or would like to volunteer
to participate, please speak to Nat. He can be reached by telephone at 949-631-7142 or via e-
mail at: [email protected]
Models Needed for Near-term Exhibit Projects
Air War in Vietnam: US Navy and Marine Corps (1/72 Scale)
RF-8A/G Crusader (USN/USMC) (conversion kit available?)
A-1H Skyraider: LT W. Patton (VA-176) or LT C. Johnson / LTjg C. Hartman (VA-25)
CH-46 in USMC markings
Air War in Vietnam: US Air Force and US Army (1/72 Scale)
US Air Force
HH-3E Jolly Green Giant, USAF 37th ARRS Da Nang 1969 (Lindberg kit?)
(Alternate) HH-53B/C Super Jolly Green Giant (Italeri, Airfix, Testors, MPC)
OV-10A Bronco, 23rd TASS, Lt. Roger Carter, March 1971 (kit purchased)
A-1E Skyraider, Maj. Bernie Fisher, March 1966
B-26 A/B/K (A-26) Invader
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B-52D 43rd Strategic Wing, Guam.1/100 scale pedestal mount (kit purchased)
B/RB/EB-66
B-57
RF-101C (kit purchased)
C-130A/B/E or AC-130 (available space TBD)
C-123 (kit purchased)
AC-47 (kit purchased)
US Army
O-1 Bird Dog
OV-1 Mohawk
CH-37 Mojave (kit purchased)
HOK-1 (HH-43) (kit purchased)
CH-47 Chinook
AH-1 Cobra
OH-6 Cayuse (Loach)
OH-48 Kiowa
North Vietnam
MiG-17 / J-5 in VPAF Markings (kit & decals purchased)
MiG-19 / J-6 in VPAF Markings (kit & decals purchased)
MiG-21F in VPAF Markings (kit & decals purchased)
SA-2 missile on launcher (also - search/engagement radars?)
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South Vietnam
A-1H Skyraider
A-37B Dragonfly
F-5 Freedom Fighter
Naval Air War: Navy and Marine Air Operations in the Pacific, 1941-45
Ships
US aircraft carrier in 1/350 scale (full hull)
US and Japanese aircraft carriers in 1/700 scale (waterline)
One or more USN/IJN battleships/cruisers with recon aircraft on catapults
US Naval Aircraft (1/48 Scale)
F4F-3 Wildcat, LCDR Butch O’Hare, VF-3, February 1942
F6F-5N Hellcat, LCDR William E. Henry, USN, 1944 (kit purchased)
F4U-1A Corsair, Maj. G. Boyington, VMF-214, 1943
TBD-1 Devastator, LCDR John C. Waldron, VT-8, June 1942
TBF-1C Avenger, Lt. (JG) George Bush, VT-51, Sept. 1944
SBD-3 Dauntless, LCDR C. Wade McClusky, CAG CV-6, June 1942
Japanese Naval Aircraft (1/48 Scale)
Mitsubishi A6M Zero-sen (Zeke/Hamp)
Nakajima A6M2-N (Rufe) or Kawanishi N1K Kyofu (Rex)
Mitsubishi J2M Raiden (Jack)
Aichi D3A Type 99 (Val) configured as dive bomber
Nakajima B5N Type 97 (Kate) configured as torpedo bomber
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Upcoming Events
Saturday, September 12, 2015
IPMS Reno “High Rollers” 16th Annual Contest
Contest Theme 1945
Reno Stead Airport, that’s right the same weekend
As the Reno Air Races. Contest adjacent to the races.
http://renohighrollers.com/events.htm
Sunday, September 27, 2015
IPMS Freemont Hornets
Tri-City Classic XI
Theme is “The Good German”
Milpitas Community Center
457 E. Calaveras Blvd.
Milpitas, CA 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
http://fremonthornets.yolasite.com/resources/IPMS_TC11_2015G_bw.pdf
Saturday, October 3, 2015
IPMS Orange County presents ORANGECON 2015
Cal State Fullerton Student Union Pavilion
800 North State College Blvd.
Fullerton, CA (At Dorothy Lane off State College)
The Best Contest in SoCal
Michael Bare (949) 631-7142
Saturday, November 7, 2015 IPMS Phoenix – Craig Hewitt
ModelZona 2015
Commemorative Air Force Airbase
Arizona Museum
2017 N. Greenfield Road
Mesa, AZ
Wendell Rogers (480) 797-9592
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Upcoming Events Saturday, November 7, 2015 IPMS Antelope Valley Group or AVG
Desert Classic IX
Antelope Valley College
3041 West Avenue K
Lancaster, CA
Richard Manaseri (661) 233-2317
Saturday, November 8, 2015 Kit Collectors Exposition & Sale
Known as the Keller Show
UFCW Local 324
8550 Stanton Avenue, CA
9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Admission $5
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IPMS/OC MEETINGS
AND CONTEST THEMES FOR 2015 May 15th – ACES HIGH – (Moved to June 19th meeting with Rescue Me. Ed.)
June 19th – RESCUE ME! and ACES HIGH
>A tribute to all the first responders. Any vehicle (air, land, sea) civilian or
military and
>A Salute to the Knights of the air. Any aircraft flown by an ace of any era
qualifies.
July 17th – RUN SILENT, RUN DEEP
Any submarine in any scale
August 21st - THE CRUISER CHALLENGE
Pick and build your favorite “cruiser” – be it automotive or nautical
September 18th – TRACKED HAPPY
Any tracked vehicle in any scale
October 16th – HAWKS AND CATS
Tribute to the Curtis P-40 and Grumman F4F historic WWII fighters
November 20th – NOT READY FOR ORANGECON
Redeem yourself. Complete any project model not finished for OrangeCon 2015
December 18th – THE BULGE
Remember the German offensive of December 1944 and the Allied defense. Any
subject in any scale.
January 17th 2016 – LOOK INSIDE
Model a subject and highlight its interior (cockpits, auto Interiors, engine
compartments, etc.) Best inside job wins.
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Features of Detail & Scale’s first digital publication
on the McDonnell F3H Demon include:
1. A complete Developmental History of the aircraft including how it was designed to meet
specific needs of the Navy and where it fit in to the development of carrier based jet
fighters in the 1950s.
2. A chapter on Demon Variants that covers the prototypes and each production version of
the Demon, explaining in considerable detail the differences and the weapons each could
employ.
3. A chapter called Demon Daze written by several pilots who flew the Demon. This chapter
is filled with informative and interesting observations from pilots who actually strapped
into the aircraft and took it into the skies!
4. A chapter covering Squadrons & Deployments takes looks at every squadron that flew
the Demon with paint schemes and markings illustrated by photographs and color
artwork developed specifically for this publication. Every deployment made by these
squadrons is covered with a brief unit history of each. Many rare and never-before-
published color photographs of Demons are also included in this section and throughout
the book.
5. Demon Details is the most extensive detail chapter ever included in a Detail & Scale
publication illustrating the Demon with scores of detail photographs. All of the photos
are in color, and almost all were taken specifically for this publication to provide the best
and most complete coverage possible in this detailed look at the aircraft.
6. Detail & Scale’s usual Modeler’s Section that discusses, reviews, and illustrates the scale
models of the Demon.
Other features of the book include four-view scale drawings in color and original and highly
detailed artwork illustrating the cockpit details and the two types of ejection seats, all of which
were created specifically for this publication. There is also a look at the restoration process for
the Demon on display at the National Museum of Naval Aviation.