Author Archives: RBeach

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Ford 5AT Trimotor Walkaround
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Another album at the Papermodelers.Com Gallery for Kermit Week’s Ford Trimotor at the Fantasy of Flight Musuem in Polk City, Florida.  This airworthy aircraft has had a storied career over the years. Click HERE for the images! [http://www.papermodelers.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=876]

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Gee Bee R-1 Walkaround
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Perfect reference for that Hawk/ Testors 1:48 kit hiding in your stash!  Link to my photo album at PaperModelers.Com of the GeeBee R-1 Racer on display at the San Diego Air & Space Museum.  This is an exact rebuild to original … Full Article→

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Vacuform Aircraft Modeling – Part 1
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Part 1 – Personal View As a child, I thought of a ‘model kit’ as a box of injection molded plastic parts attached to molding ‘runners’ or ‘trees’ (commonly called ‘sprue’), molded in a ‘color’ to match the desired paint … Full Article→

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Elections Completed!
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Here are the Club Officers for 2012 as of the June meeting: President: Mike Nerino Vice President:  Mike Eberhardt Treasurer: Gary Telecsan Secretary: Ed Rose Chapter Contact: Robert Beach Club also voted on and accepted Ken Patrick as the club … Full Article→

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Price of Admission
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Most things folks do will have a cost associated with them although  ‘cost’ does not have to be solely defined as monetary in nature.  For example, the time and effort expended on taking in a movie is not available for building a … Full Article→

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Web Presence
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Over the years, I have found that the ‘Web’ has grown into an indispensable modeling tool, particularly with regard to research.  But the “networking” aspect has also grown and matured as better, more intuitive tools and venues have come online.  … Full Article→

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