July 18 , 2014 Club Meeting
Meeting Minutes:
Report HERE (pending)
Meeting Agenda:
- Welcome & Visitor greetings
- National Convention Volunteers Coordination/ Envelope Stuffing Party in Hampton
- Saturday @ the Hobby Shop for Aug 16th – Participation & Planning
- Member photos & name badges
- September Swap Meet: Organization & Planning (advertise at the Convention)
- Show & Tell – Current projects on parade
- Demo Topic: Shopping Strategies for the Vendors’ Room
June 20 , 2014 Club Meeting
Meeting Minutes:
Report HERE (pending)
Pictures HERE
Meeting Agenda:
- Welcome & Visitor greetings
- Club Display Table @ NATS (manning schedule, flyers/status, banner & display details, setup, activities (if any) etc. WiFi Access for on the fly logging?)
- HRSM Volunteers for NATS staffing: collect names & dates to pass to Tidewater coordinator
Saturday @ the Hobby Shop for August? Reschedule or cancel? - September Swap Meet: Organization & Planning (advertise at the Convention)
- Show & Tell – Current projects on parade
- Demo Topic
January 17 , 2014 Club Meeting
Meeting Minutes:
Meeting Agenda:
- Welcome & Visitor greetings
- Annual Club Muster & Verification of Rolls
- Validation of Club Annual Calendar of Events
- Officer Nominations & Elections
- Show & Tell (time permitting)
August 16, 2013 Club Meeting
Meeting Minutes:
Meeting Agenda:
- Welcome & Greetings, Visitor ID/ Club attendance sign-in
- Old Business: ‘Tank Farm, Roanoke Regional Convention, TAMS Contest, New Bern Contest report, Club Swap Meet/ Auction
- New Business: TBD
- Meeting Demo: Jet aircraft intake finishing techniques
- Latest Show N Tell
July 19, 2013 Club Meeting
Meeting Minutes:
Meeting Agenda:
- Welcome & Greetings, Visitor ID/ Club attendance sign-in
- Old Business: TBD
- New Business: TBD
- Meeting Demo: Detailing with thin sheet metal
- Latest Show N Tell
June 21, 2013 Club Meeting
Meeting Minutes:
Meeting Agenda:
- Welcome & Greetings, Visitor ID/ Club attendance sign-in
- Old Business: Membership drive strategies; upcoming contests & shows
- New Business: Upcoming show sponsorships; club raffle status report (Raffle slated for July meeting); planning committee for Sept ‘Swap Meet & Auction’ event. Wounded Warriors & VA Assistance initiatives.
- Meeting Demo: Scratchbuilding techniques & tools.
- Latest Show N Tell works
May 17, 2013 Club Meeting
Meeting Minutes:
Meeting Agenda:
No Agenda published
February 15, 2013 Club Meeting
Meeting Minutes:
Pending
Meeting Agenda:
Pending
IPMS Region 2 News/ General Tidbits & Club information:
Pending
Pictures HERE
January 18, 2013 Club Meeting
Meeting Minutes:
Club officer elections were held based on the previously nominated ballot with allowance for any last minute nominees. Gordan Geiger had sent notice that he had to withdraw due to work commitments with his business and his concern that he wouldn’t be able to provide appropriate attention to the club duties. End result of voting was:
- Pres: Mike Nerino
- VP: Ken Patrick
- Sec: Dennis Tennant
- Treasurer: Gary Telecsan
- Chapter Contact: Robert Beach
A Club Muster was conducted by the outgoing secretary Ed Rose reading off the club roster, with 19 members in attendance. The next year’s Club Calendar was presented to the club for validation with several upcoming show events being noted for addition with not change to the required club events. General discussion regarding possible demo topics came up with the following items thought to be of interest:
- Airbrush techniques (general spraying, camo, tight patterns, paint mixing, airbrush care and feeding, etc.)
- Scribing techniques
- Model Photography techniques
- Soldering techniques for Photo Etch parts
- Weathering techniques (washes, dry-brushing, pin-washes, chipping, pastels, splattering mud, smoke stains, “light” variance techniques, salt-masking, biological weathering aka ‘hulls’.)
- Masking (tapes, liquids, adherents (aka ‘salt’, ‘toothpaste splattering’…), dry transfers, commercial vinyl masks, striping, crayon blocks, paper, etc.)
- NMF [natural metal finishes] such as laquers, foils paint and commercial ‘chrome plating’ services
- “Tool Box Dump” session (Sharing the tools found in our toolboxes…good way to share tips and tricks picked up over time.)
Another point discussed was how to improve the room lighting for the Demos and ShowNTell. Recommended portable lighting fixtures for the demos and possible use of supplemental LED ‘string’ lighting using the ‘banner’ eyelets on the roof beams were cited. The meeting finished with a bit of ShowNTell with the ‘three Bills’ contributing examples of their latest (that is, Bill Lee, Bill Wesley & Bill Brickhouse.) Mike and Brian Nerino also displayed three models each while Jim Hassler showed three very nice examples of natural metal finished airplane models done using foiling techniques.
Pictures HERE
Meeting Agenda:
- Welcome and Greetings, Visitor ID/ Attendance sign-up sheet
- Club Roll Call
- Validation of Club Calendar
- 2013 Club Officer Elections
- Show & Tell
IPMS Region 2 News/ General Tidbits & Club information:
Club Dues are, ah, due! Annual club dues are to be paid at the February meeting. Dues cover the cost of the meeting hall and provide funds to support other club initiatives such as the annual swap meet and trophy sponsorships for local & regional shows and of course the IPMS/USA Chapter Charter renewal. Please pay the club treasurer your $20 dues no later than the February meeting.
Club Officer Nominations – Club elections are to be held at the January meeting. The club ballot – as it currently stands from nominations made at the December meeting – is as follows:
- President: Mike Nerino (incumbent)
- Vice President: Ken Patrick, Gordon Geiger, Brian Nerino
- Secretary: John Allen, Ken Patrick, Robert Beach, Dennis Tennant
- Treasurer: Gary Telecsan (incumbent)
- Chapter Contact: Robert Beach (incumbent)
It cannot be stressed enough that holding a club office is a responsibility for every club member. The work is not difficult but it IS necessary to ensure the club continues to exist. Without anyone taking up the (admittedly light) burdens of keeping the organization running, then it will simply stop. Unless the membership desires to disband, we all must “take a turn at bat”. The ballot is not closed until the election actually begin, so a last call for nominations will be made.
Latest 2014 National Convention Updates:
The third NATSCON Committee meeting was held on 11 January at the VA Air & Space Museum. The agenda included several items that were proposed at the last meeting for further resolution Hopefully at least one member was in attendance to provide some meeting details. Again, the meetings are essentially ‘open’ in spite of being organized for subcommittee chairs’ disussions. It is worthwhile to attend if possible just to see how a National comes about. Who knows, perhaps HRSM will be the next to bid to host the convention. There is much work yet to be done so if anyone is interested in helping, please communicate immediately with Chairman John Lent at ‘uaaufans@verizon.net’ or phone 238-9976.
December 21, 2012 Club Meeting
Meeting Minutes:
The annual Holiday Dinner Meeting was called to order in the church Community Hall with 23 members and many ‘long suffering’ family members in attendance . The tables were loaded with an wonderful array of dishes that demonstrated the blessings of the season and, to no small degree, the club’s cooking skills. Also groaning under the ‘blessings’ were the Raffle tables, organized by Bill Wesley and further assisted by donations from the membership. Before the festivities began, the call for new club officer nominations was completed. After a moment of contemplation and thanks, led by Joe Koenig, dinner was “served”. Conversation was plentiful while everyone filed past the memorial candle and wreath for Mike Eberhardt and took another chance to ogle the raffle stock. Plenty of food and fellowship was enjoyed and the extended raffle made for some lively banter. All in all, the event appeared to be a success and a fine close to the year.
January Meeting Agenda:
- Welcome and Greetings, Visitor ID/ Attendance sign-up sheet
- Club Roll Call
- Validation of Club Calendar
- 2013 Club Officer Elections
- Show & Tell
IPMS Region 2 News/ General Tidbits & Club information:
Club Dues are, ah, due! Annual club dues are to be paid at the February meeting. Dues cover the cost of the meeting hall and provide funds to support other club initiatives such as the annual swap meet and trophy sponsorships for local & regional shows and of course the IPMS/USA Chapter Charter renewal. Please pay the club treasurer your $20 dues no later than the February meeting.
Club Officer Nominations – Club elections are to be held at the January meeting. The club ballot – as it currently stands from nominations made at the December meeting – is as follows:
- President: Mike Nerino (incumbent)
- Vice President: Ken Patrick, Gordon Geiger, Brian Nerino
- Secretary: John Allen, Ken Patrick, Robert Beach, Dennis Tennant
- Treasurer: Gary Telecsan (incumbent)
- Chapter Contact: Robert Beach (incumbent)
It cannot be stressed enough that holding a club office is a responsibility for every club member. The work is not difficult but it IS necessary to ensure the club continues to exist. Without anyone taking up the (admittedly light) burdens of keeping the organization running, then it will simply stop. Unless the membership desires to disband, we all must “take a turn at bat”. The ballot is not closed until the election actually begin, so a last call for nominations will be made.
Latest 2014 National Convention Updates:
The third NATSCON Committee meeting was held on 11 January at the VA Air & Space Museum. The agenda included several items that were proposed at the last meeting for further resolution Hopefully at least one member was in attendance to provide some meeting details. Again, the meetings are essentially ‘open’ in spite of being organized for subcommittee chairs’ disussions. It is worthwhile to attend if possible just to see how a National comes about. Who knows, perhaps HRSM will be the next to bid to host the convention. There is much work yet to be done so if anyone is interested in helping, please communicate immediately with Chairman John Lent at ‘uaaufans@verizon.net’ or phone 238-9976.
Latest Updates on the club website:
Part 7 of David Merriman’s series on the new Moebius 1:72 scale Skipjack was posted. Website visitor heuristics were published by Ken Patrick.