Other than that not much

new business was dis-

cussed.

There was no clinic this

month so we were fin-

ished early.

The club agreed on get-

ting flyers out to the

hobby stores for the con-

test.

We welcomed a new

member, Chip, and hope-

fully didn’t scare him

away.

For the monthly contest

we had two entries, Gary

Moore brought a Panzer

IVD and Dave Dardine

brought a Messerschmitt.

I wonder if the pilot was a

Fokker?

We discussed going to

Wingnutcon and our up-

coming annual contest.

August Meeting Notes

High Plains Con XXIII Report

The XXIII Annual High

Plains Modelers contest is

going to be held on Satur-

day October 13 at The

Ranch in Loveland.

We have most of the

awards sponsored, but

donations are always

helpful.

The theme for the contest

is Made In America. Get

your kits out and get

building. You still have

four more weeks to finish

something for the con-

test.

This year, weather per-

mitting, we should have a

great turnout. Especially

since the IPMS National

contest is literally right

next door to where we

hold our contest.

High Plains Modelers

September 2012 Volume 1, Issue 12

High Plains Gazette

What’s New This Month:

Kagero Fokker Dr.I

September Model Gallery

Contest Update

Fun at Wingnutcon 3

Photos

Inside this issue:

August Meeting Notes 1

Contest Update 1

The Carpet Monster 2

Wingnutcon 3 Review 2

Book Review 3

October Calendar 4

IPMS Membership App 8

Thermonuclear War!

Region X Newsletter of the Year 2011

being modeled was made

in the UK.

The special theme is:

"Made in America"

For more details: The sub-

ject that is being modeled

has to have been made in

America (United States of

America). This is regard-

less of the markings or

civilian registration of the

model itself.

For instance a F-104 in

Luftwaffe markings, a

Sherman tank in soviet

markings, or an American

made car with Canadian

plates qualify for the spe-

cial award.

However, a Spitfire in

USAAF markings would

not qualify, as the subject

Contest Theme: Made In America

By Jeff Brown

(Editor)

This month I have started

including who wrote each

article even if it was me. I

was asked by another

club “Who writes your

articles?” I have always

included your name as

the author if you wrote an

article, but all my articles

up until now I have left

blank as I assumed it was

a given that I wrote the

article. As the late Benny

Hill used to say, “Never

assume things because it

makes an Ass out of U

and Me.”

Well, now you know I

write a lot of articles be-

cause as an unemployed

American I have plenty of

time to devote to the

newsletter. In fact the

main reason I began the

newsletter last year,

(besides the fact I felt we

needed one) was to keep

up my MS Office skills

during what has now

been a three year down

period.

So where has the newslet-

ter been for the past nine

months, well, let’s just say

prison doesn’t allow you

to attend IPMS meetings.

Ha ha ha! Just kidding

actually I was working at

a job that many of you

would consider being in

prison a better alterna-

tive.

So, let’s recap, same great

newsletter, same great

articles, same great edi-

tor, once again unem-

ployed.

This month sprinkled

throughout the newsletter

are pictures of some mod-

els from Wingnutcon. The

reason for this is we re-

ceived some articles but

not enough pictures.

Enjoy this month’s issue!

The Carpet Monster: Editor’s Opinion

“Never assume things

because it makes an

Ass out of U and Me.”

Page 2

High Plains Gazette

By Jeff Brown

Nine of us went to Den-

ver for the IPMS Rob

Wolf ‘s 3rd Wingnutcon.

It was held on September

15th at the Wings Over

the Rockies air and space

museum.

Judging went very

quickly and very well. I

had fun judging aircraft.

There were a lot of nice

models to choose from.

The awards ceremony

was very organized and

Jennifer did a great job as

the host. In fact, I like

how they announced the

awards. (We might use

that at our show in a few

weeks.)

I know Pablo, Gary, Mi-

chael and myself all won

medals. I think Gary and

Michael each took home

several 1st place awards

in fact.

We visited the new Colpar

location. Still a great se-

lection of items that

hobby stores up here

don’t have, and a bigger

layout than their old store

had.

Walking around the mu-

seum and seeing all the

aircraft was really neat. I

took pictures of just

about every plane there.

I stood next to a 50’s era

Thermonuclear bomb.

That was fun. My only

complaint has nothing to

do with the contest, but

with the vending machine

(which by the way stole

50 cents from me), you

see I gave up soda on

June 1st and the machine

was out of water, lemon-

ade and iced tea which

forced me to have a soda.

Other than that I actually

had a good time.

All in all a great day.

Wingnutcon 3 Review

The Tomcat, my favorite Navy

jet of all time.

I accept donations!

The X-Wing

High Plains Gazette

Page 3

“Now don’t

get freaked

out, the

whole book is

not in 3D just

some prints

that show the

plane and its

components.”

3D Engine renderings.

Kagero Fokker Dr.I

gle, every nut, every bolt,

every tiny piece of what is

included in the real Fokker

Dr. I is in this book. If you

are looking for a book to

build an accurate model this

is it. In fact you will be over-

loaded with information.

You also get a whole lot of

data and pictures. The pic-

tures show many famous

Fokker Dr. I’s and there are

some really good quality

color prints of the aircraft as

well. In fact some of the nic-

est color drawings I have

seen. There is a nice section

that explains the construc-

tion of the aircraft, and

points out the materials

used and the armament.

There is a section discussing

what different paint

schemes were used by the

different Jasta’s. The book

contains some tables that

show the aces and how

many planes they shot down

with the Dr. I. and also one

that shows the pilots who

shot down the most Dr. I’s.

The 3D part is very neat to

look at. Although in my copy

By Jeff Brown

(This review was made

possible by IPMS and

Kagero and first ap-

peared on the IPMS

website.)

I was fortunate enough to

review the new Kagero Fok-

ker Dr. I: The Aces Aircraft,

Legends of Aviation in 3D

book. This is the first book

in a series of aviation books

they are releasing in 3D.

Now don’t get freaked out,

the whole book is not in 3D

just some prints that show

the plane and its compo-

nents. You get a really nifty

1950’s style pair of 3D

glasses too. (The old blue

and red kind that some of

you might remember from

your childhood.)

The main reason I asked to

review this is because I have

six or seven Fokker’s at

home that need to be built

and I figured this book

would not only inspire me

but give me some photo-

graphic references to build a

somewhat accurate model.

The book did not disappoint

in that regard. There is

plenty of information, all in

English, which shows the

Fokker from so many differ-

ent angles you can’t go

wrong. This book practically

shows every part of the Fok-

ker Dr. I. I am not being

dishonest when I say that. I

was amazed that every an-

a few of the graphics were

not as 3D as I would like to

have seen. The best part of

the 3D for me was seeing the

rigging pop out and the ma-

chine guns. It adds another

dimension to the standard

2D graphics. (Yes, I did that

on purpose.) Yes, 3D has

become a trend, and I am

sure this book series is

jumping on the 3D band-

wagon, but it is a clever per-

spective. I am just hoping

there is somewhere to get a

second pair of the glasses

since these are not super

sturdy and I have a 2 year

old who loves to destroy

things.

All in all a great looking

book on the Fokker Dr. I.

The price is not bad either

which makes this a must buy

for Fokker fans, and even

those with a few Fokker’s

sitting around the house

waiting to be built. I am

looking forward to more of

these 3D books from

Kagero, I am hoping they

are as well done and contain

as much information as this

Volume on the Fokker.

A great big thank you to

IPMS and especially Kagero

for the chance to review this

great book!

Review: Fokker Dr. I: The Aces Aircraft (Legends of Aviation in 3D 1)

“The main reason I

asked to review this is

because I have six or

seven Fokker’s at home

that need to be built …”

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HP Con XXIII

HPM Meeting

Thanksgiving

Build and Bull

HPM Meeting

Halloween

Photo of the Month for September

High Plains Gazette

Page 5

High Plains Modelers at Wingnutcon!

Volume 1, Issue 12

Page 6

Model of the Month for September

A great surprise for me as I won the Theme Award for Star Wars (1977).

By the way, Star Wars is a Special Award at next year’s National Contest!

September Model Gallery

Photos by Jeff Brown

High Plains Gazette

Page 7

WingNutCon Tanker and

WingNutCon Carrier

WingNutCon P-47 WingNutCon Nimitz

WingNutCon F-18 Diorama WingNutCon Jagdtiger

Volume 1, Issue 12

Page 8

over 220 active US chap-

ters (including groups in

Canada and the Philip-

pines as well as one

"cyber-chapter" existing

entirely on the internet).

These chapters are organ-

ized into 13 geographi-

cally-determined Re-

gions, overseen by Re-

gional Coordinators. The

IPMS/USA Executive

Board, made up of elected

and appointed members,

serves as the overall gov-

erning body for IPMS/

USA.

IPMS/USA produces the

Modelers' Journal, an all-

color magazine supplied

to our members 6 times

each year. Sample copies

of the Journal are avail-

able upon request, and

you'll find several cover

shots elsewhere in this

handout.

In addition, IPMS/USA

maintains one of the larg-

est and most-visited pub-

lic websites in the model-

ing community

(www.ipmsusa.org).

Members and visitors can

view product reviews,

chapter and contest infor-

mation, see examples of

members' work, and view

images of contest, mu-

seum walkarounds, and

the like. A members-only

Forum allows discussion

of specific topics of inter-

est amongst our member-

ship. The remainder of

the website is open to the

modeling public and sees

thousands of hits weekly.

From: www.ipmsusa.org

IPMS/USA is the United

States Branch of the In-

ternational Plastic Model-

ers' Society, whose roots

can be traced to the

startup of the first IPMS

National Branch during

the 1960's in Great Brit-

ain. In 1964 a US-based

modeler applied for a

charter to start the US

Branch. In the ensuing 4

decades, IPMS/USA has

become a 5,000 member,

all-volunteer organization

dedicated to promoting

the modeling hobby while

providing a venue for

modelers to share their

skills in a social setting,

along with friendly but

spirited competition in

the form of local, re-

gional, and national con-

tests and conventions. As

this is written, there are

About IPMS/USA

Meetings are the last Tuesday of the month at The Ranch in Loveland. They start at 7pm and end around 9pm.

Editor: Jeffrey Brown jgdtiger007@yahoo.com President: Larry Hersh Vice President: Michael Adams Treasurer: Randy Robinson Secretary: Marc Lyons Our club has plastic modelers from Northern Colorado, mainly

from the Fort Collins, Loveland, Longmont area. We also have a few members from Wyoming.

Honestly, if you need an excuse to get away from the wife an kids a few days a month, join our club. Your skills will improve and you will have a few laughs.

Stop by a meeting, the first one is free kid!

High Plains Modelers

Next Meeting September 25, 2012. 7pm at The Ranch.

Website

http://ipmshpm.blogspot.com/

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High Plains Gazette

Classifieds and other Happenings

For Sale or Trade: .

*** Posting Ads are free

for High Plains Modelers

Members to post items for

sale or trade. If you are

not a member of the club

it cost $2 to post an ad

which goes towards our

annual club contest.

Trumpeter 1/32 Wildcat F4F-3.

These retail for around $75 this one

is still sealed in the shrink wrap. I

am asking $45 for it. (Shipping is

extra for those outside of Northern

Colorado.) Will trade for F4F-3

(Late) or F4F-4!