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ScaleACTION From the President and Editor P1 Scale ACT 16 wrap up P2/P11 Lions Club Display P11 ACTSMS Build Table P12 CMSS Display P12 100 Years of Boeing Display P13 75th Anniversary of 1941 P13 Panzergruppe South Display P14 Steve’s Large Scale Model Display P14 South Care Helicopter Display P15 Committee Contact Details P15 Stop the Press P16 Super Glue P16 4Q16 Best of show for 2016 as chosen from the category 1st place getters by the ACTSMS President, Chief Judge and Frank Morgan, sponsored by ModelArt Australia Azrael Raven – Douki No Sakura Presidents Report Christmas is a time for family, friends, good times and scale modelling (not necessarily in that order). Many people see January as a time to make resolutions for the New Year. I will be starting on a kit I have been staring at for the best part of 6 years. A new year – a new kit. Hopefully it will be finished within 6 years! Why not do the same –resolve to finish some shelf queens, or start that elusive kit that was purchased with stars in your eyes and got put to the back of the pile because it was “too complicated” – or “I will just wait for that extra bit of aftermarket”. Try a new technique – and share your experiences with your club mates – which is what we are all here for. I hope Santa brings you something nice for your stocking! Now go and build something! From the Editor Welcome all to the 4Q16 newsletter. Done and dusted for 2016, wow what a great year for modelling. This month will be dedicated to a wrap-up of our significant annual event, ScaleAct. It must be said that Scale ACT 16 was without a doubt our biggest and best event to date! There are many members that helped make this event work as well as it did. Firstly, there is MR Michael Grieve or as we refer to him MR Scale ACT. Each year Michael oversees a large percentage of what most take for granted and, yes folks Michael does his lion’s share, plus some, to ensure this event runs smoothly. Every club needs at least a couple of passionate members like Michael Grieve to drive it down the right road. Well done mate!!! To all of our members that turned up on Friday afternoon and again at the close of the show on Sunday to help out, a big thank you to all. Without your support the setup and pulldown could not happen. A special mention must also go to our database team Jerry Cashman and Phil Keene, Swap and Sell team, Len Partridge and Tony Allocca and the star of the competition Chief Judge Brad Fallen. I would like to single out of couple of people that put in a huge effort over the weekend. It turns out to be our first husband and wife team and they only joined the society a few months before Scale ACT. Many thanks to Greg and Elaine Jones for their outstanding efforts; you quilters are always welcome back. All in all I had a great time at Scale ACT 16; spent a little bit of money, saw some of the finest models in the country, met some great people and lastly, enjoyed my hobby with like-minded modellers. PS. If you like the photos in this edition of ScaleACTION, you can blame Gary Brook. Well done Gary Great Photography!! Scale ACT 16 Wrap Up Scale ACT 16 proved to be a show that broke many records: * 437 models entered in the competition (previous highest was 372 last year) * 100 separate entrants (previous highest was 96 in 2015) * 48 entries from our Junior and ‘Young Gun’ entrants Very many thanks to all who took the time to help in the lead up to and during the show weekend, your efforts were much appreciated! Aside from a relatively few running improvements that shouldn’t be too difficult to implement, the following are, I feel, the major areas that we need to address for Scale ACT in the future: * Continue building themed displays to increase the number of models on show (eg. a “75th Anniversary of 1942” display is already in planning for Scale ACT 17) * Improve show publicity (we seem to be quite successful at reaching out to modellers, but must do better to attract the general public to the show) * Improve the club build table * Introduce a larger program of workshops and presentations throughout the show weekend (David Hay’s figure painting workshops were very well received this year) All of the above will require the efforts of the membership as a whole - the committee alone will be unable to take on it all. Thanks to all who took the time to respond to our request for feedback, everything raised is being considered. ACTSMS Page 2 Firstly some statistics & results 100 entrants 437 entries (our best result ever) 41 ACTSMS members entered 155 models 59 non-ACTSMS members entered 217 models 8 Junior modellers entered 25 models 4 “Young Guns” modeller entered 23 models Sentinel Shield had 6 models entered Kittyhawk Cup had 16 models entered “Beetlemania!” Grail had 12 models entered Next are the special award winners “Juniors” sponsored by the ACTSMS Committee Jesse Judson - Panzer IV “Young Guns (13-18 years) Chris Doppel – DUKW “Best application of decals” award sponsored by Custom Hobby Decals Calum Gibson – F-4EJ Phantom “Goodbye Okinawa” ACTSMS Page 3 “Most innovative use of decals” award sponsored by Custom Hobby Decals Jason Woollett – Honda Repsol “The Masochist’s Award for courage in the face of a difficult project” sponsored by Runway 13 Grant Halstead – RAAF Hudson (Classic Airframes kit) “Best RAAF Model in Show” sponsored by The RAAF Association (ACT Branch) John Booth AVRO/GAF Lincoln Mk.31 “Beetlemania!” Grail Paul D’Orival – VW New Beetle “The Sentinel Shield” (Tamiya 1/48 Daimler Dingo scout car) sponsored by SPECMod Models Peter Davis – Daimler Dingo scout car ACTSMS Page 4 “The Kittyhawk Cup” (Revell 1/72 Messerschmitt Me 262) sponsored by Runway 13 Stuart Coleman – Me262 “Best Painted Model” as chosen by the ACTSMS President and Chief Judge Jason Woollett – VW Beetle “The Commonwealth Cup (best Australian/British/Canadian model in show)” as chosen by the special international judging team, sponsored by ACTSMS and IPMS Ottawa 1st – CAC Sabre by Eric Galliers 2nd – Boeing Vertol CH-47D Chinook by John Booth 3rd – Lockheed Model 10 Electra by Richard Hourigan “Best Model of an Australian Subject” sponsored by Red Roo Models John Booth – AVRO/GAF Lincoln Mk.31 ACTSMS Page 5 “Member’s Choice” as voted by ACTSMS members, sponsored by Platypus Publications Michael Stynes – Private E D Stynes “People’s Choice” as voted by show visitors, sponsored by Boomerang Models Andrew Ziems – Hawker Typhoon ACTSMS Page 6 “Best of Show” as chosen from the category 1st place getters by the ACTSMS President, Chief Judge and Frank Morgan, sponsored by ModelArt Australia Azrael Raven – Douki No Sakura Competition results Category Entries Aircraft. 1/72. WW2. Multi-engine. Allied 11 Aircraft. 1/72. WW2. Multi-engine. Axis 5 Aircraft. 1/72. WW2. Single engine 14 Aircraft. 1/72. Post War. Multi engine – Jet 8 Aircraft. 1/72. Post War. Multi engine – Prop 12 Aircraft. 1/72. Post War. Single engine 13 Aircraft. 1/48. WW2. US Built. Single Engine 8 Aircraft. 1/48. WW2. Commonwealth. Single Engine 9 Aircraft. 1/48. WW2. Axis. Single Engine 9 Aircraft. 1/48. WW2 Multi Engine 12 ACTSMS Page 7 Aircraft. 1/48. Post War. Commonwealth 12 Aircraft. 1/48. Post War. Non-US Built 8 Aircraft. 1/48. Post War. US built 9 Military Aircraft. 1/144 – Post WW2 5 Military Aircraft: 1/32: WW2 6 Military Aircraft: 1/32: Post WW2 11 Civilian Aircraft. Multi Engine 10 Civilian Aircraft. Single Engine 3 Helicopters 12 “The Kittyhawk Cup” 16 Military vehicles & artillery Military vehicles, 1/72 7 Military vehicles. 1/48 - WW2 3 Military vehicles. 1/35. Pre WW2 4 Military vehicles. 1/35. WW2. Allied 7 Military vehicles. 1/35. WW2 Axis 12 Military vehicles. 1/35. Postwar Commonwealth 9 Military vehicles. 1/35. Postwar European built 12 Military vehicles. 1/35. Postwar US built 8 Military vehicles. 1/35. Postwar Wheeled 8 “The Sentinel Shield” 6 Ships Ships. Powered 4 Ships. Sub 3 Civilian Vehicles Civilian Vehicles. Street Cars 13 Civilian Vehicles. Competition Cars 14 Civilian Vehicles. Motorcycles 13 “Beetlemania!” Grail 12 Figures & Busts ACTSMS Page 8 Figures & Busts. Historical. Busts 5 Figures & Busts. Large (76mm +) 4 Figures & Busts. Small (76mm -) 3 Dioramas Diorama: Class A 11 Diorama: Class B 11 Science Fiction & Fantasy Sci Fi, Fantasy, Movie. Figures 7 Sci Fi, Fantasy, Movie. Air/Space Vehicles 5 Sci Fi, Fantasy, Movie. Vehicles 4 What-If 7 Scratchbuilt Scratch-built. All scales, All subjects 3 Young modellers “Juniors” 25 “Young Guns” 23 Category 1st Place Aircraft Aircraft. 1/72. WW2. Multi-engine. Allied Stuart Coleman; Douglas C-47 Aircraft. 1/72. WW2. Multi-engine. Axis John Booth; Heinkel He177 A-5 Aircraft. 1/72. WW2. Single engine Laurence Maftei; Grandad’s plane Aircraft. 1/72. Post War. Multi engine – Jet Calum Gibson; Handley Page Victor B.2 Aircraft. 1/72. Post War. Multi engine – Prop John Booth; AVRO/GAF Lincoln Mk31 Aircraft. 1/72. Post War. Single engine Jiri Kure; MiG-15bis SB Aircraft. 1/48. WW2. US Built. Single Engine Dave White; TBF-1c Avenger Aircraft. 1/48. WW2. Commonwealth. Single Engine Calum Gibson; Spitfire Mk.IXc Aircraft. 1/48. WW2. Axis. Single Engine Stuart Coleman; FW-190 A5 Aircraft.