Schedule

Upcoming Meeting Dates and Themes

Typical meeting schedule:

7:00 - 7:30 PM    

Doors open, social time as people arrive.

7:30 - 8:30 PM    

Meeting starts 7:30ish. Go around the table, share current projects you are working on or other model based topical news/updates

8:30 - 8:45 PM    

Quick break. Smoke 'em if you go them. Buy/sell any models anyone brought.

8:45 - 9:30 PM   

Nightly presentation. Sometimes presented by one person, then other attendees chime in on the specific topic for the night. Other nights, we all just chime in on the specific topic for the evening.

COVID 19 Stuff:  

Don’t come if you’re sick.

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16 Feb  Paint discussion: storage, application, protection, etc.  Don’t brush it off.

23 Feb  Fur Rondy Contest Preparation Final administrative details and judging practice.

25 Feb  Fur Rondy Contest Entry  10 am to 7 pm at the Midtown Mall.

26 Feb  Fur Rondy Judging  10 am to 7 pm at Midtown Mall.

27 Feb-7 Mar  Fur Rondy Contest Exhibit and Modeling Demonstrations  10 am to 7 pm at the Midtown Mall.

5 Mar  Fur Rondy Contest Model Pick-up  12 am to 3 pm at the Midtown Mall.

9 Mar  Model Photography  Go beyond simple point and shoot—Paul explains with his background set-ups.

16 Mar  Irish or Green  Bring in something model-related that’s green and/or Irish.

23 Mar  Photo Etched Metal Parts.  These mostly tiny metal parts bring a whole new level of detail, and a host of new problems to modeling.  Scott shares his expertise in using them.

30 March  Diorama Seminar  Bring in your dioramas, questions, ideas and experience.  Rick will moderate.

6 Apr  Intelligence Models  Mike leads on models of anything that gathers or processes intelligence—AWACS, spy “fishing” boats, scout cars, radars, etc—if you don’t know about it, it works.

6 Apr  Masking Canopy Framework  Cockpits are the highlight of aircraft models, and Mike will show how to perfect the canopy framework

(You can also download the entire schedule below in PDF format.)