Hampton Roads Scale Modelers

President Nerino began meeting at 7pm.  Eighteen members in attendance plus one visitor, Chris Krieg.  Side note: Bill Wesley brought in six kits he has purchased for the future raffle. A mix of aircraft and armor was on display for all to look over.

 Old Business:

Discussion continued about the proposed model display at an upcoming NAS Oceana social event. This is to be a display of planes that have flown from of this naval air station during its 70 years of operation. Mike Nerino solicited the membership about what they might have on their shelves that would be appropriate for this display.  Mention was also made of the officer’s meeting concerning this display and about the possibility of the club purchasing a display case for such opportunities in the future. For this event, the base coordinator will provide a display case, if we can come up with models to go into it. Chapter Contact Robert Beach reiterated that we need the models to pull this off and, so far, he hasn’t gotten much response to his earlier emails. He asked that members who could provide models for this effort to please contact him by July 26 so he can determine whether we have enough models for this display. If we do have enough models, the only thing we’ll need do as a club is to have someone deliver the models to the base and place them on the display tables. This is meant to be a decoration, nothing more, so no presentation skills will be required of the person(s) dropping off the models. Just deliver and then return to pick up. Beach says we should have a minimum of a dozen models for this. August 2 is the deadline. Mike Nerino, Brian Nerino and Mike Schine also have models ready to go. Brian has 11 models ready. Contact Robert Beach directly to let him know if you are interested in putting your models on display.

Ed’s Hobby shop update. We have a new hobby shop in Virginia Beach and the owner sent an invitation for our club to venture down there for a meet-and-greet. After discussion, Beach will tell him to plan on having us there Saturday, July 27 for pizza and chat. A show of hands showed that seven members were planning to attend.

New Business:

Jerry Quick of TAMS asks that HRSM to sponsor a $25 trophy pack for the upcoming TAMS show. Motion made, approved and check issued.  Raffle ticket pricing was set at $1/ticket by a vote of the membership present.  (Remember, we won’t have the raffle till we sell at least $100 in tickets.)  No other new business.  Mike Nerino conducted a demo on making aircraft seat belts and pushrod details for radial engines after the show-and-tell portion of the meeting.  Meeting adjourned.

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:

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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:

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Pictures HERE

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:

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Pictures HERE

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:

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Pictures HERE

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:

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Pictures HERE

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.