IPMS ORANGE COUNTY Newsletter – March 2017 Volume 25 # 3 Southern California’s Premier Model Club The President’s Column By David Frederick “SprueFest: 2017 a new model contest” SprueFest 2017 was held at Brookhurst Hobbies in Garden Grove CA on January 28 th . Not a small contest by any means, there were over four hundred models with more than thirty categories. Since Brookhurst is nestled in the middle of a large Asian population in Orange County and the Chinese New Year was being celebrated with a large number of fireworks setting off the morning activities with a bang. You just do not get that type of community enthusiasm for a model contest anywhere else. I was pressed into service as a table judge for the Science Fiction and gaming categories. The head judge was James Wechsler who used the back-parking lot of Brookhurst hobbies to have a judge’s conference. Mark Glidden, volunteered to judge science fiction categories. In This Issue Table of Contents Page IPMS OC Contest Themes 4 Financials 6 USA Membership 7 OC Membership Form 8 ValleyCon / Peterse Museum 9 MOTY 23 IPMS OC Contest Table 23 Monthly Contest Results 24 IPMS OC Make and Take 27 Arizona Adventure Pt. 3 29 Re-building the Lindberg I-53 41 Local Club Meetings 48 Upcoming Events 52
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IPMS ORANGE COUNTY Newsletter – March 2017
Volume 25 # 3 Southern California’s Premier Model Club
The President’s Column
By David Frederick
“SprueFest: 2017 a new model contest”
SprueFest 2017 was held at Brookhurst Hobbies in
Garden Grove CA on January 28th. Not a small contest
by any means, there were over four hundred models with
more than thirty categories. Since Brookhurst is nestled
in the middle of a large Asian population in Orange
County and the Chinese New Year was being celebrated
with a large number of fireworks setting off the morning
activities with a bang.
You just do not get that type of community enthusiasm
for a model contest anywhere else. I was pressed into
service as a table judge for the Science Fiction and
gaming categories. The head judge was James Wechsler
who used the back-parking lot of Brookhurst hobbies to
have a judge’s conference. Mark Glidden, volunteered to
judge science fiction categories.
In This Issue Table of Contents Page IPMS OC Contest Themes 4
Financials 6
USA Membership 7
OC Membership Form 8
ValleyCon / Peterse Museum 9
MOTY 23
IPMS OC Contest Table 23
Monthly Contest Results 24
IPMS OC Make and Take 27
Arizona Adventure Pt. 3 29
Re-building the Lindberg I-53 41
Local Club Meetings 48
Upcoming Events 52
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He even judged the Gundam figures with
the judge from the Blue Fin distributors
which markets the Gundam / Bandai
product in the United States. Henry
Tremblay, the owner of Brookhurst hobbies
stands in front of a rather impressive
amount of model raffle prizes. In addition
to having an impressive raffle, the quality of
the modeling awards was excellent. The
clear etched on crystal looking trophies are
keepers as the inaugural show was a
complete success. Looking forward to next
year’s contest! DF
Raffle Czar sneak peek of models for March
Monthly raffle (If you like below choices bring
MONEY to support club…)
1. Armor: 1/35 Tamiya: M4A3E8 Sherman “Easy
Eight”
2. Auto: 1/25 AMT: 1967 GT350 Shelby
3. Airplane: 1/32) Academy: Hawker Hunter F.6
4. Sci-FI: Moebius: Jonny Quest dragonfly
5. Miscellaneous: Excel Magnivisor.
~News Flash~
Bob Penikas sends in a great link to the American Invasion force set for 1945 at Ulithi near Guam.
The site has some really incredible photos of the force that would have been used to invade Japan
along with some good pictures of shore liberty and also good diorama reference material. Enjoy.
March Meeting Presentation There will be some brief presentations on various modeling products demonstrations. These are
usually very interesting as you can learn about new items to help you in putting together that
Masterpiece.
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By Foster Rash Southeastern Arizona Sightseeing (Continued) Benson
Bob's friend Jerry is a G gauge (1:32 scale) model railroader and works at the Benson
Visitors Center. Bob dropped off some brochures promoting the Tucson Toy Train
Museum and we picked up some literature about sights to see in the Benson area. The
Butterfield Stage line established a stop located on the San Pedro River about a mile north
of town. The Southern Pacific RR arrived in 1880 and built a locomotive roundhouse,
servicing facilities and a bridge over the San Pedro River. The present town of Benson grew
around the railroad facilities.
The Benson
roundhouse in 1910
The Benson Visitors Center is a
recreation of the old railroad
station
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Bridge over the San Pedro River at
Benson
Today dozens of idle locomotives are stored
near Benson. These once hauled coal trains
from the Four Corners region before the
Obama administration shut down the coal industry. Damage to the industry may be
irreversible as most Arizona power plants have since converted to natural gas.
Agriculture and cattle provide most of the employment around Benson today. Although
the Apache Powder Co., "We put the Boom in Arizona Mining," is the second largest
manufacturer of explosives in the U.S. and is safely located beyond the Benson city limits!
Model-worthy truck. Old vehicles galore in rural
Arizona!
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"I'm standin' on a corner in Benson Arizona
Such a fine sight to see"
After exploring in the area, we returned to Benson for dinner before heading home that night. The Horse Shoe Cafe is a local watering hole on what used to be the main drag before the Interstate by-passed it. Juicy steaks, cold beer and friendly folks. Huber and Budzieka, you would have loved it! (Looks like a fine establishment, we could take mark too! Ed.) Union Pacific tracks are across the street; the double track mainline is very busy with container trains. I think one went by about every 30 minutes.
Bisbee The town was built on copper but its economy now relies on tourism and retirees. There is an artist’s colony with old hippie types (like the Laguna Sawdust Festival). Lots of restored buildings, bars and antique shops. The artsy town, known for being "quirky," is a popular destination for motorcyclists. The area is cool and green due to the elevation. There are picturesque paved back roads with virtually no traffic... motorcycle heaven! John Wayne made movies and owned property in the area. When he was in town he resided at the Copper Queen Hotel and his favorite room now carries his name.
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The old brewery is now a saloon and live music venue) Lowell Lowell is the next town down the road from Bisbee. As Bisbee’s Lavender Pit Copper Mine grew it eventually consumed the town of Lowell. Only one street remains! It has been "restored" in a Knott's Berry Farm sort of way for tourists.
The only remaining street in Old Lowell ends at the edge of the Lavender pit mine
Lavender pit mine devoured the town of Lowell
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Tom Mix While driving on a remote stretch of Highway 79, we spotted a sign and pulled over.
Cowboy Tom Mix was a super star of the silent movie era.
In 1940, cowboy actor Tom Mix was
enroute from New Mexico to
Phoenix for the christening of his
grandson. He had partied hearty in
Tucson the night before, then
stopped at the Oracle Junction Inn,
a popular gambling hall, to visit his
friend "Death Valley" Scotty. He
and Scotty played cards and did a
little more drinking before Mix hit
the road again.
Mix' damaged '37 Cord
Mix' 1937 Cord convertible was capable of 100 mph and he was known to have a lead foot. He failed to see a warning sign that a bridge was out and missed the detour. Highway workers tried to flag him down but he plowed through a barrier and into a dry wash. The open car flipped and he died from head injuries. The car still exists and has been restored by a collector in Phoenix. The incident is reminiscent of the death of James Dean.
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Tom Mix Memorial
As a trivia bit, Mix is on the Beatles Sergeant Pepper album cover. See the face with the white cowboy hat to the right of Marlon Brando and behind Paul McCartney (left of center).
Copper Basin Railway Near Kearny, AZ, a string of empty ore cars are headed for the mine at Ray. The 54 mile short line was built in 1902 and connects with the UP near Superior, AZ. Its primary customer is a large open pit copper mine at Ray, AZ. The management of the railroad is friendly to rail fans; just sign in at the office in Hayden, AZ to get schedules and advice for photo locations. We got some good pictures as we chased this train from Hayden to Ray.
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Open pit copper mine at Ray, AZ. We were told that most of the production these days is going to China. Giant shovel and dump truck in the Ray pit. For a sense of scale, look at the stairways leading to the operators cabs.
Mattie Blaylock Gravesite Near Superior, AZ and over a mile hike in from the highway, the old silver mining town of Pinal is gone but the cemetery remains. Road repairs in progress had obliterated the landmarks and we couldn't find the trail head. We did a lot of meandering through some rough terrain before we finally found the old cemetery on a low hill above a dry wash.
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Mattie Blaylock was a prostitute and companion of Wyatt
Earp. She claimed to be his wife but there is no record they
were ever married. She accompanied him when he moved
from Dodge City to Tombstone but he left her for a younger
woman.
Blaylock returned to "the oldest
profession" and died of opium
addiction in 1888 at 38 years of age.
She's buried in the Old Pinal
Cemetery.
Globe Globe is another old copper mining town. As
America electrified in the early 20th century, there
was a tremendous demand for copper. You can tell
there was a lot of money passing through this town
by the handsome old buildings. Globe is trying to
be a tourist destination with antique stores, arts
and crafts shops and bars in the old downtown area.
Unfortunately many of the businesses were closed and there were a lot of vacant stores.
Old postcard of Globe, AZ in its heyday. The courthouse (gray building with flag) has
been restored and houses a performing arts center on the third floor, art gallery on the
second, and antique shops on the first floor.
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Besh Ba Gowah on the outskirts of
Globe are the ruins of the ancient
Salado people who occupied the
site nearly 800 years ago. Besh Ba
Gowah in the Apache language
means “place of metal.” Several
years of drought in the 15th
century resulted in fighting over
water by the Native American
tribes in the area. The Salados had
disappeared before Columbus
discovered America.
Al Sieber
While driving through Apache Pass in the Chiricahua
Mountains, I mentioned to Bob that I had recently watched
a re-run of an old western, Geronimo, An American Legend,
which starred Gene Hackman, Robert Duvall and Matt
Damon. I'm a big fan of Duvall and the way he plays
westerners. He had played the character of Al Sieber who
was General Crook's Chief of Scouts. Bob said he knew of
him and where he was buried. So while in Globe we visited
Sieber's grave.
Al Sieber emigrated from Germany and joined the Union
Army. He fought at Antietam, Gettysburg, Fredericksburg and other battles. Traveling
west he became a skilled tracker and Indian fighter. He was wounded over two dozen
times during his military career.
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Sieber was killed in a freak construction accident in 1907. Before we knew it, the week was over and it was time for
me to return home. There were numerous other sites on
our list that will have to wait for another time. We're
talking about a trip in the Spring of 2017 to visit Gordon
in Placerville and explore the Gold Rush country.
Building a Commemorative Model
I took a lot of photos, mostly vehicles and structures that
beg to be modeled. I also got some good reference shots
for weathering and decay.
Decrepit adobe, peeling plaster and distressed wood
As I have done following previous trips, I built
commemorative structures. "Goldwater Bros.
Mercantile" is a freelanced model combining design
elements of old Arizona buildings that we saw. The
basic construction materials are cardstock and coffee
stir sticks. I primed the structure with a base coat of
white pigmented shellac (Home Depot) then waited
two days to make sure it was thoroughly dry before
rubbing it down with #0000 steel wool to remove
wood/paper fuzz. Then I painted and weathered it
with water base craft paints (Michael's). Using
reference photos as a guide, I developed the colors