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IPMS ORANGE COUNTY Newsletter – April 2020 Volume 28 No. 4 Southern California’s Premier Model Club NOTICE: THE APRIL In This Issue MEETING IS CANCELLED Table of Contents Page COVID-19 is a highly contagious disease and transmits through aerosol Meeting Time and Place 3 particles in the environment. IPMS-OC, our main goal has always been to Monthly Contest Themes 4 enjoy the hobby and have fun doing it. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic and also in following the "Stay at Home" recommendations of the state Financials 6 authorities, we're cancelling the April 17th meeting. We hope that the May IPMS USA Membership 7 meeting will be safe to meet. IPMS OC Membership 9 IPMS OC Contest Table 10 The President’s Column Modeling Shows and Swap 11 By David P. Frederick What have You Been Working 12 “Mike Witous: RIP” They’re Creepy and They’re… 17 Desperado Tour Part 2 23 The Happy Wanderer 46 Stirling Moss 50 Model Reference Page 53 Model Club Meetings in SoCal 54 Upcoming Events 57 In October 2019, just a week after OrangeCon I had a chance to go to the Temecula Valley Model Club/ Pendleton AMPS annual barbecue held at Mike Witous’ house in Murrieta. I was there several years ago and decided to make the trip again to see some familiar faces. Mike is pictured in his garage hobby room which holds an impressive stash of models and hobby paint. For those who knew Mike well there are two things you know: he was a lifelong Rolling Hills Titan and Oregon Duck. He played for Oregon three years before a debilitating injury that put him on the sidelines. Mike spent over three decades in the aluminum extrusion industry, exceling to become a National Sales Manager for Sierra Aluminum. Paul Miles, who was often at Mike’s side helped with the coordination of the barbecue and raffle. As you can see on the next page, he and a few others brought some of their models to sell. IPMS ORANGE COUNTY Newsletter April 2020 The President’s Column This time for a modest fee, they scheduled a taco truck and fed the modelers with tacos and quesadillas. The Collins brothers, Derrick and Kevin was joined by Shawn Hays and his wife for some model building discussions. The highlight of the event was the raffle. A good selection with a few new kits mixed in with some oldies but goodies. The best thing about this type of event it brings people out of their hobby rooms to mingle with other modelers. Sadly, it is with deep regret that I must inform you that recently Mike passed away. The model building community has lost one of it pillars of friendship. He will always be remembered for his passion for model building and will be deeply missed.Michael Witous: May you rest in 2 peace….Thursday May 7, 1953 to Sunday, Mar 15, 2020. DF IPMS ORANGE COUNTY Newsletter April 2020 Meeting Notice & Agenda Date: MEETING CANCELLED THEME: Spanish Civil War (Next Month) Doors Open: 7:00 p.m. or earlier Meeting: 7:30 to 10:00 p.m. Location: La Quinta Inn & Suites 3 Centerpointe Drive La Palma, CA 90623 Right Off the 91 Fwy at Valley View 2020 Chapter Officers President David Frederick 1st Vice President Sean Fallesen 2nd Vice President Position Retired Treasurer Jeff Hunter Secretary Split Duties – Nat Richards – Badges or “batches” Mike Budzeika – Scribe Gordon Zuther – Audio Contest Director Dan Matthews Volunteers Chapter Contact Mark “The Duke” Deliduka [email protected] Newsletter Editor Terry Huber (714) 544-8908 [email protected] Webmaster Julian English [email protected] Mail IPMS Orange County Club Website www.ipmsoc.org P.O. Box 913 Garden Grove, CA 92842 National Website [email protected] www.ipmsusa.org 3 IPMS ORANGE COUNTY Newsletter April 2020 Orange County Contest Themes for 2020 JANUARY - First Class: Any subject that was the first or lead in its type or class FEBRUARY - Tri-Motor: any subject that through intentional design possesses three power plants. MARCH - Korea 1950 – 1953: Any subject in use during the years on or off the Korean peninsula APRIL - Black out: any subject whose paint job is predominantly black MAY - Spanish Civil War: Any subject (in appropriate paint and markings) actively involved in the Spanish Civil War July 17, 1936 – April 1, 1939 JUNE - Russian Road to Berlin: Any subject in use by any parties in the engagement zone covered by the Russian advance to Berlin. JULY - High: Any subject, auto, armor, aircraft etc. in a high visibility colorful or predominately white and bright paint, no greens or greys AUGUST - Low: Any subject, auto, armor, aircraft etc. in a low visibility paint scheme; primarily grey or green, no hi visibility colorful white etc. 4 IPMS ORANGE COUNTY Newsletter April 2020 Orange County Contest Themes for 2020 SEPTEMBER - From a Picture: Any subject made to replicate, in detail, (i.e. same marking, vehicle number etc.), a picture found in a personal collection or from a published source (including internet) showing an adequate portion of the subject to make certain the model represents the subject in its entirety. The model does not have to but may if you so wish, include the background in a diorama/ vignette format; or it may be just the subject. The picture used as reference must be included with proper reference citation and presented itself in a format no larger than 5”x7” and placed on the table along with the entry detail sheet and model. OCTOBER – BUILD NIGHT - NO Contest: Bring in your newly acquired kits from OrangeCon or grab that shelf of doom kit for next month’s meeting, anyway you want, come and enjoy an evening of building models together. ORANGECON 2020 October 10th, 2020 Hotel Fullerton NOVEMBER - Shelf of Doom: Any subject you’ve had on your shelf of doom or recently acquired thru the distressed kits auction DECEMBER - Non-Traditional: Vacuum, Resin, Paper “Non-Injection” media any subject JANUARY - Tribal: Any subject with a Native American or “nonwestern name”: i.e. Iroquois, Pontiac, Apache, etc. 5 IPMS ORANGE COUNTY Newsletter April 2020 From Our Treasurer Current Financial Statistics as of April 2020 Admission Distressed Kits $ 0.00 Members 0 Monthly Raffle $ 0.00 Non-Members 0 Juniors 0 Total Income $ 0.00 Paid in Full 0 Total Expenses $ 0.00 Guests 0 Profit / (Loss) $ 0.00 Total Attendance 0 $ in Checking $ 3110.80 $ in Savings $ 5853.19 Memberships / Renewals $ in PayPal $ 310.27 Regular 0 Total in Bank $ 9274.26 π Youth 0 Full Year 0 6 IPMS ORANGE COUNTY Newsletter April 2020 Or use Form on next page…. 7 IPMS ORANGE COUNTY Newsletter April 2020 8 IPMS ORANGE COUNTY Newsletter April 2020 Club Membership Renewal Form Print this page, fill it out and bring it to the meeting. It is also available on-line at www.ipmsoc.org. 9 IPMS ORANGE COUNTY Newsletter April 2020 IPMS OC Contest Table Contest Director Section By Dan Matthews Hello to all, looks like yet another month we won’t be able to get together. While this is unfortunate it’s also presumably the best for us all so I wish everyone the best of luck maintaining your sanity in isolation and hope to see everyone in May when we hopefully will be able to get together again. In last month’s newsletter I assumed we’d be back on track quickly and so we’d just move the theme up. Obviously, things have changed since then so for the sake of clarity I would like to make it known we will be sticking to the posted themes for each month for when we resume our meetings. The months/ themes we miss as a result of the stay at home policy will be carried over into early next year so that we can still address those subjects, and everyone can bring in any models built for the themes. So, for our next scheduled meeting in May; assuming we are cleared and able to meet our theme will be as outlined on the website: MAY – Spanish Civil War: Any subject (in appropriate paint and markings) actively involved in the Spanish Civil War July 17, 1936 – April 1, 1939 I hope we get the chance to meet and share our work soon and in the meantime hope everyone is safe, healthy and keeping sane as well as finding some time to invest in modeling. Thank you and stay safe, Dan 10 IPMS ORANGE COUNTY Newsletter April 2020 2020 Modeling Show and Swap Meets Sir David Frederick revises the Model Show Listing for current information. 11 IPMS ORANGE COUNTY Newsletter April 2020 Thank you to everyone that has sent in their photos on their latest builds and completions. This is a great place to showcase your models you have been working on. This column is even more relevant today as we cannot see each other’s builds at the meeting. Send those pictures in! This month we kick it in with some fun from Bob Penikas. Two baby Yoda’s. Began work on Carpathia. Lots of little lifeboats. 12 IPMS ORANGE COUNTY Newsletter April 2020 Tiny bollards and itty-bitty deck mounted pipes. 13 IPMS ORANGE COUNTY Newsletter April 2020 Larry Fritz from the Insane Model Posse is working from home and has started some work at the bench. He mentions……. “I'm working from home, on and off, but trying to get something done at my Work Bench: I restarted a 1/48 Hasagawa F6F-5 Hellcat that had been sitting just started, for a few years.