Happy post Christmas all. Here is a Book Troll.  Marcin gifted me this “creature” several meetings ago.  I was finally able to complete the creature.  I gave him a modified leopard pattern.  This was a fun little project and many thanks to Marcin for handing it over and letting me run with it.  That’s a nice part of our club-how we freely share with each other.    Happy New Year and the next time you grab a book from your library- – you may want to look first!

-Chris

Gents.  The wife’s LinkedIn account had this super neat video on it and it’s in the Christmas spirit!  Enjoy!

-Chris

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/luca-bellagamba-1817885a_happy-nu-year-by-f18-drivers-credit-to-activity-7277255293787398145-dkmb?utm_medium=ios_app&utm_source=social_share_video_v2&utm_campaign=mail

Hey gents, especially you Tom and Donovan, got a neat new reference magazine from the bookstore.  Half Century Baby – a photographic history of everyone’s favorite fighter the F-14.  Just can’t go wrong spending time looking at “the ‘Cat!

-Chris

Hey gents if any of you do not have a subscription to Fine Scale Modeler I recommend you visit your favorite bookstore and get the latest edition (Jan/Feb 25).  It is chock full of articles on all techniques to weather your model.  There are good photos that go with each article to help you understand the technique better.  Go weathering!

-Chris

He gents. I stopped by at Frontline Hobbies in Staunton on my way to Lexington.  Christian is starting his Black Friday sales on the web-store Dec 1 (a Sunday) even though the site will say “cyber Monday”. He is doing 30% off his whole inventory. Put in “Save30” to get the sales price at checkout!

Happy shopping
Chris

Hey gents I was in Richmond on travel and visited the local Hobby Town store.  It was big and clean.  While there I sent pix of truck models they had to our resident expert Scott and he asked me to get two of them-which he will turn into bling at upcoming shows!  Happy to give the assist (i wonder if I will get a percentage of Scott’s awards for this?!!)

I was a bit shocked when the young man clerk never heard of IPMS so they don’t give the usual 10% here.  That said the store has well stocked paint racks and a good tool selection.  Would be worth your dropping in when in Richmond.  I picked very very (yes double) sprue cutters intended for Gundam models, 2 trucks for Scott, and paints.

-Chris

Hey folks, Chad suggested an ad to join our club at the Strasburg  Emporium.  I put an ad up on their bulletin board while on a road trip to Lexington this week.  I stopped in Staunton to visit Front Line Hobbies and Christian agreed to post a flyer there too!  Who else can do this to spread the word?  Chad and I have the soft copy of the flyer and can send to you to put up at a location you visit.  Help get new members!

-Chris

Gents, I am not a fan of the V-22 since it appears to be a death trap, but nonetheless here is a very cool shot of it at night approaching a refueling aircraft.  The prop edge electric charge in this photograph gives this Osprey a ghostly appearance.  Enjoy!

-Chris