Once again, the annual event is upon us! The 17th HRSM “Model Auction” Swap Meet will held in the customary venue at the Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Virginia Beach. VA (click for Google Maps) on Saturday, 26 October 2024 from … Full Article→
More Stuff to “stuff” your brain with! 11/29/2023: Speaking of painting, a line of enamel paints has recently come to my attention: Tru-Color Paint. Seen in the IPMS/USA Journal adverts and touted as the ‘Official Paint of NAVSEA’ – the … Full Article→
I have recently created an update of the classic fictional Aurebesh ‘alphabet’ (which is basically a one-to-one coding of the 26-character English alphabet) as utilized in the Star Wars movie ‘verse. I tried to make it more fluid and to … Full Article→
For anyone who has been working with plastic model kits for any length of time, there is a good chance they’ve encountered an old set of decals that have ‘yellowed’ on the sheet. Whatever the cause, there is a ‘trick’ … Full Article→
I have known Bill for many, many years, sharing time at Tidewater and HRSM club meetings, at get-togethers such as John Kelly’s St. Patrick’s Day parties, club socials like the annual summer picnics and for drives to modeling shows and … Full Article→
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Club President Mike Hilliker brought the meeting to order at 7pm. Seven members were in attendance. Room setup and ‘wipe down’ was accomplished in quick order beginning at 6:30 pm as planned. Once cleaning solutions were applied and allowed to … Full Article→
John and his bonnie lass Ann have been attending HRSM club meetings for many, many years. His obvious joy was in history and modeling was a tool he used to illustrate the events and lessons from the past. His passion … Full Article→
I have to say I really have been enjoying our club’s annual Build Challenges as they indeed challenge me to get something “done” by giving me a deadline. Admittedly, I have only been ready once out out of the past … Full Article→
The club’s annual build Challenge theme for 2017 was to create a ‘mash-up’ using the parts from three different kits (and for extra spice, from different genres such as plane-ship-tank…) The goal was to use only the parts provided by the … Full Article→
The fine folks at the IPMS/Roanoke Chapter [http://www.rvipms.com/] have just provided information regarding the 2017 Virginia Shoot-Out Model Convention, Show & Swap Meet coming Saturday, August 12th at the Salem Convention Center (Main Arena). This is a well-attended and highly … Full Article→
