Official Newsletter of the Classic Plastic Model Club Volume 23 Number 3 Until next time, keep building, smiling, laughing and having My thoughts on our a good time with our hobby. Remember, having fun is what's 25th Model Exhibition it's all about. by Club ‘Prez‘ Del Paone Buona Fortuna, D - P.S. If you're not having a good time with this hobby...try Our club meeting the day before our show was basket weaving. very brief. All the pieces for our show on Sunday were in place due to the efforts of Art Paquin and all the club The 2017 Holiday members and businesses that sponsored our awards. The hall at the Lawrence Elks was set up Saturday night by Party at Lenzi’s a bunch of club members willing to give up a good nights Millhouse in Dracut sleep to make it much easier to finish at 5:30 am Sunday By Santa the ‘Don’ morning. I had intended to help set up, but I was not feeling well having had a chemo treatment the previous Friday. Ho, Ho, Ho, yes it’s that time of year Sunday morning, 5:30 am, Classic Plastic members were at it already. The club is again having our club member holiday again finishing last minute details in order to allow vendors get together party, but due to circumstances beyond our to set up before our public opening at 8:30 am. control, it will be held on Saturday December 16th at 1:00 The doors opened and the entries began pouring in...and pm at Lenzi’s Millhouse, 810 Merrimack Avenue in Dracut when the dust settled we had taken in 311 entries. The MA (the same place as last year). For those of you attending vendors were busy selling, entrants and spectators were but have yet to confirm, please contact Art Paquin no later talking, laughing and smiling. All were having a great than Saturday December 2nd or else you’ll go hungry. time...and that's what it's all about. The day flew by and before you know it we were handing out the awards. Another show hit the books - our 25th. Notice: Due to a scheduling issue at the facility our I'd like to mention a few things for those not able to attend 2017 Holiday Party at Lenzi’s Millhouse in Dracut th our club meeting on Saturday. I sponsored a few special will be held on Saturday December 16 awards which I handed out personally at our meeting. The We will have a regular club meeting at the first going to Art Paquin for all the things he does to make Lowell VFW on Saturday December 2nd our club run smooth. I may be the club president, but without Art's organizational skills we'd be in deep s--t! Oh, yeah... Art's also the club treasurer and the newsletter editor. 2017 Toy for Tots collection The second award went to Pete 'the Wiz' Wisniewski for spending the whole day during our show taking photos (he by Joe Baril does this year after year) for our submission article to Scale Auto's Contest Annual. Pete doesn't get to enjoy our show Hi everybody. Yes, it’s the start of the holiday because he's working the whole day in the photo booth area. season and what better way to make a difference than to Also, I consider Peter to be the best modeler in our group donate to the US Marine Corps Toys for Tots program. Due even though he hasn't built much lately. to having our Christmas party a bit late this year we will be accepting donations at our regular club meetings on Saturday I want to thank all our club members for pulling off another th nd great show. I'd also like to thanks members from all the other November 4 and Saturday December 2 . model clubs that attended our show. Despite the fact that I was not feeling well, seeing all the smiles and laughter made me feel great. I'm already looking forward to our next show, attending the L.I.A.R.S. show in November and, of course, the NNL East next spring. November 2017 Celebrating over 20 Years of Club News! Page 1 of 12 Official Newsletter of the Classic Plastic Model Club Volume 23 Number 3 Mr. Mike’s Wish List The Alan Green Chevrolet By Mike Siesicki 1967 Camaro Z/28 Trans Am By Guil Rosa My inspiration for this project came from the I, like many others, have a wish list of cars that we wish were made into model kits. I have a wish list that pages of the Scale Auto Magazine. In June 2011, the continues to grow. My list may have a car or two that may magazine started a new series of articles written by Dave Thibodeau, "Building the Legends". I wanted to build that have been made in some obscure scale and/or by some kit manufacturer that no one has ever heard of. I know that the kind of model in the scale of race cars and started to search for other cars from the Trans-Am series for inspiration and I model manufacturers would only pick subjects that most American builders would want. I have tried to avoid models found the Alan Green Chevrolet Camaro. that have been already produced as those could re-introduced But with that came the question: is there any 1/24 or 1/25 at any time. scale model kit of a '67 Camaro? At the beginning of 2014, So here I present to you, my wish list of cars I would like to John Davison sold me his AMT kit. And I started to collect information about the car and parts to be used: wheels, tires, see made into a 1/24 or 1/25 scale plastic model kit. 1. Jensen Interceptor - I have always lusted after this car racing seats and so on. With the kit in my hands I decided since I first saw it on TV in the early ‘70s. British that it was time to think more seriously about this project and I started drawing the livery of the car on my computer using styling with classic American V-8 power! 2. Any British car with an American V-8 - What can I a vector software (CorelDraw). say…I love them and they are unique! Then came the trip to New Jersey for the NNL East and 3. Monteverdi Hai 450 SS - Swiss-made mid-engine over there Revell was introducing its new model kit: a ‘67 Camaro SS to be released later that year. Around September sports car with a Chrysler 426 Hemi. Only 2 ever the new kit from Revell hit the market and I ran to get my made in 1970 with 2 more produced in the 1990’s from spare parts and are considered replicas. Both are copy of it. With the Revell kit in my hands, I started with the body in the official Monteverdi Museum in Basel- Binningen, Switzerland. shell mods that consisted of flaring all four fenders and also a reshape of the rocker panels. I had to use the hood from the 4. Morgan Aero8 - Sexy British bodywork with a BMW AMT kit because it represents the flat hood used on the V-8. I love the styling! Another British car with a V-8! 5. 1972 Ford Torino Sport GT- I know there are racing car. I had to make it fit on the Revell body. For the interior, I used the dashboard as a base to add a lot NASCAR versions out there, but I would like a stock version with the 351 4-bbl. Cobra Jet. How about it of scratch built pieces and bits along with aftermarket parts such as the racing steering wheel and toggle switches. I Revell! 6. Mid ‘60s Dodge Pickup Truck - They are different found a racing seat in my spare parts box and a second one from the Ford or Chevy pickups. A big block V-8 or came from Paul Anagnostopoulos. The racing seats are made of paper painted flat black and Detail Master Racing modern Hemi, lowered suspension, dual exhaust, or with a Power Wagon option! Tough looking! Harness. I had to scratch build eight (8) roll cages until I gave up and realized I couldn't do any better. I added two 7. Aston Martin DB5 – A new tool, full detail version of this car would be great! Maybe with the option of the floor mats made out of basswood, painted and detailed with most famous car in the world, 007’s DB5, but that photo etch nuts. On my first chassis attempt, I used the ‘67 Camaro with a could be a licensing nightmare! 8. Wayne Carini’s Moal Roadster – The Speedway front cross member from the ‘69 Camaro. The reason behind that was the small block engine from the ‘69 Camaro Z/28 Special of Chasing Classic Cars TV host built by Steve Moal. that I had to use to match the one used on the real car. Later 9. 2017 Ford Explorer Police Interceptor – Can be built on, that idea showed itself to have been a bad one and I had to start almost all over again but this time using the entire stock or with the Police Interceptor option. They are everywhere! chassis from a 69 Camaro with some mods to make it fit. I painted the chassis and interior with Tamiya's Insignia 10.