High Plains Gazette Vol 3

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The model I started build-

ing this month is a 1/20

scale Leyton House For-

mula One car.

Having a passion for For-

mula One dating back to

the early 70s when I

watched Jackie Stewart in

a blue Ford win the

Monaco grand prix , I was

hooked and have been a

fan ever since.

This kit is fairly well de-

tailed, I will be adding

some photo etched parts

and the aftermarket seat-

belts and decals.

I am painting on the

Goodyear Eagle logos on

my tires just like they

originally did.

A little history of the Ley-

ton House Formula One

team: The Leyton House

CG901 was a Formula

One racing car designed

byAdrian Neweyfor the

1990 Formula OneWorld

Championship. Five chas-

sis were built and were

powered by the Judd EV

3.5 litre V8 engine. The

drivers for 1990 were the

highly rated Ivan Capelli

and Maurcio Gugelmin.

Leyton House the team

was torn apart when

owner Akira Akagi (no

relation to the aircraft

carrier) was arrested for

bank fraud in Japan.

Still, the 1990 CG901 that

I am working on was con-

sidred one of the most

beautiful looking Formula

One cars of the 1990s.

The car driven by Capelli

took a 2nd place at theFrench Grand Prix in

1990 behind the Ferrari

of Alain Prost, and fol-

lowed in third by the late

Ayrton Senna in the

McLaren Honda. Not a

bad finish for a car with

an underpowered engine

and reliability issues.

Besides, who doesnt love

a turquoise car!

months contest with his

Tamiya 1/35 Sherman.

We had a three way tie for

second between Dave,

Gary and Jerry.

However, just like in the

classic movie Top Gun,

there are no points for

For the first time I can

remember we had a 99percent turn out for the

monthly club contest.

We had 14 members at

the meeting and 13 of us

brought a model.

Tom Menert won this

second place. (When I

say no points I mean bo-nus points, we all re-

ceived the 7.5 points for

bringing a model.)

Dont forget the top three

finishers at the end of the

year win gift certificates!

Tamiyas 1/20 Leyton House

Monthly Contest

Omaha IPMS Update

bad for our wallets.

Other than that they have

not updated anything on

the site.

Hopefully they get their

stuff together because the

contest is in 183 days.

That may seem like a long

time but it will go by fast,

especially if you are

building something for

the contest.

www.ipmsusa2011.org

According to the website

the Vendor Rooms havebeen sold out! In fact they

are in the process of add-

ing a third vendor room.

I say again good for us,

The Vendor

Room is

SOLD OUT!!

Great news

for those of

us attending.

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Miss a meet-ing and youfall behind!

Leyton House CG901
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Dioramas are a favorite

category to look at, but

many hate to put them

together. This month I

will show you how easy it

is to come up with a nice

looking base for yourmodel, the rest is up to

you.

For the demonstration I

am going to have some of

my printed material for

sale. The bigger items are

$4 each, the smaller

items are $3.00 each or

two for $5.

I will have wallpapers,

magazines, posters, play-

ing cards, and other items

for sale to enhance your

diorama buildings.

For those interested in

my items, shoot me an e-

mail (address on the last

page), and I will e-mail

you a PDF of my product

line.

I have some great items,

and everyone who buys

them from me on Ebay

has actually given me

praise for how crisp they

look and how well de-

tailed they are. My Ger-

man papers and notices

even has Hitlers signa-

ture on them!

I will even show you how

to apply them this month.

Diorama Base Clinic

Automotive: IPMS Competition Handbook

seats, some engine/drivecomponents) alignedproperly.

C. Wheels: All wheelstouching the ground andaligned properly when

viewed from front or rearof the vehicle. If turned,front wheels should bealigned in the same direc-tion.

D. Windshields andother clear areas:

E. Clear and free ofcrazing caused by adhe-sives or finishing coats.

F. Gaps between wind-shield, windows, or otherclear parts eliminated

where applicable.

All clear areas scratch-,blemish-, and paint-free.

Detailing

1. Parts that are thick,over-scale, or coarseshould be thinned, modi-fied, or replaced.

2. Exhausts, intakes,vents, and other objectsthat have openings should

be opened.

3. Additional detailingadded to the vehicleshould be as close to scaleas possible. Such itemscould include door-lock

buttons, tire valve stems,dashboard gauge detail,fabric surfaces on interiorcomponents, etc. After-market parts (photo-etched, white metal,resin, etc.) should inte-

grate well with the basicmodel. Photo-etchedparts that require formingshould be preciselyshaped, and any surfacesthat require building upto a thicker cross-sectionshould be smooth anduniform.

4. Engine and chassisdetailing should be doneto a level consistent withdetailing on the rest of themodel.

Working parts, if any(e.g., opening hoods ordoors), should match thelevel of workmanship onthe rest of the model.Such parts should operaterealistically, and the oper-ating mechanism(s)

Basic Construction1. Flash, sink marks,mold marks, ejector-pinmarks, and similar mold-ing flaws eliminated.

2. Seams filled if notfound on the actual vehi-cle. (This is especiallyimportant on the car's

body. Rubberized kit tiresusually also have a moldseam that must be re-moved.)

3. Contour errors cor-rected.

4. Gaps between bodyand chassis eliminated asapplicable.

5. Detailing removedwhile accomplishing theabove steps restored to alevel consistent with therest of the model.

6. Alignment:

A. Where applicable,external items (e.g., mir-rors, exhaust pipes)aligned symmetrically.

B. Internal items (e.g.,

Working

parts, if any

(e.g., opening

hoods or

doors),

should match

the level of

workmanship

on the rest of

the model.

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in sheen of finish caused bymisapplication of final clearcoats.

D. Paint edges that are

supposed to be sharp shouldbe sharp (no ragged edgescaused by poor masking).Edges that are supposed to

be soft or feathered shouldbe in scale and without over-spray.

E. Chrome parts should becorrectly represented andshould be just as free of sur-face blemishes and evi-dences of the constructionprocess as the painted com-

ponents.

F. Weathering: Althoughweathering is gaining moreacceptance in the automo-tive ranks, especially withsome trucks and certaintypes of racing cars (such asthe Rally types), it is notstandard practice. Most automodelers build what is con-

should be in scale if visible.

Painting and finishing

1. The model's surface,

once painted, should showno signs of the constructionprocess (glue, file, or sand-ing marks; fingerprints; ob-

vious discontinuities be-tween kit plastic and fillermaterials; etc.).

2. Finish should be evenand smooth, unless irregu-larities in the actual vehicle'sfinish are being duplicated.Such irregularities should bedocumented.

A. No brush marks, lint,brush hairs, etc.

B. No "orange-peel" or"eggshell" effect; no"powdering" in recessed ar-eas.

C. No random differences

sidered a "show" car or re-stored car, and because ofthis, weathering will be theexception rather than therule. If present, however,

weathering should showconcern for scale, be in ac-cordance with the conditionsin which the real vehicle wasoperating, and be consistentthroughout the model.

Decals

A. Decals should bealigned properly. This is es-pecially important for racingsubjects.

Water-slide decals shouldshow no evidence of silver-

ing or bubbling of decal film.

Decal film should be elimi-

nated or hidden to make the

markings appear painted on.

Automotive: Continued

Cars: All aboutthe paint job!

much attention to detail to

have ADD.

In my case, I buy a new

model. I want to build it, I

start building it, and then a

newer model comes out.

Model 1 then goes to the

dreaded workbench shelf,

and I start on Model 2. Then

I notice at the contest there

is a special award for XYZ,

and I start building an XYZ,

Model 3. I also let my son

choose a model for me to

build. He draws a name out

of a hat and I begin building

that model too. (Model 4)All the while I am neglecting

models 1-3 and working on

There comes a time in every

modelers life when he says

to himself, From now on I

am only going to build 1 kit

at a time. Ha ha ha ha!!!

Why am I laughing? Because

I have said this to myself

dozens of times, and cur-

rently I have seven projects

in the works. Oh sure, tech-

nically three of these are

nearly finished and just

waiting on a minor detail or

two, but the others I might

never finish.

So what is our problem? Do

all model builders suffer

from some form of ADD?

No, if anything we pay too

number 4 I see something

on TV that inspires me to

start Model 5.

Then the paint I ordered

from Hobbytown finally ar-

rives. Model 6 gets started.

Then, I want to build a car.

So now I am up to Model 7.

Why do we do it? Why cant

we build one at a time?

Dont answer that. Just re-

member the fact that hob-

bies are supposed to be for

fun. Fun that is until you

enter a contest and everyoneelse built a freaking Fokker

too. Happy modeling!

The Workbench From Hell

The Workbenchfrom HELL!


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

Editor: Jeffrey Brown

[email protected]

Our club has plastic modelers from Northern Colo-rado,mainly from the Fort Collins, Loveland, Long-mont area. We also have a few members from Wyo-ming.

We build scale and plastic models of armor, airplanes,vehicles, shipsand anything else that we feel like isworth a try.

Check out our meeting schedule and feel free to dropby our next meeting!

Check out the website for club information.

High Plains Modelers

For Sale or Trade:

1/32 Trumpeter F4F-3 Early ($50)

1/35 Cyber Hobby T-34 Factory 112 ($50)

1/48 Tamiya Focke Wulf FW190-A8/A8-R2 ($30)

1/48 Alpine German Tank Figures ($30)

Tigers In Combat IPaperback ($20)

Tigers In Combat IIPaperback ($20)

1/43 Tameo Ferrari Michael Schumacher Monaco GP Winner ($70)

For trade I am looking for the following:

Achtung Panzer Vol 7 Covering the Panzer I and II

1/32 Tamiya Japanese Zero A6M2B

1/32 Trumpeter F4F-4 Wildcat

E-mail me at [email protected] if you want anything from the list. Thanks! I accept

cash and Paypal. (Where you can use a credit card if needed.)

*** 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.

Ads***

Next Meeting February 22,2011. 7pm at The Ranch.

What do youwant to buildtoday?

Kahuna Designs Inc.

Website

http://ipmshpm.blogspot.com/

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