"Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one."

-- Jane Howard

HEAD’S UP!

The highlight of December’s meeting will be the "Cutthroat Gift Exchange," our annual Dickinson holiday tradition that combines the joy of Tiny Tim with the churlishness of Uncle Scrooge. For those of you who are new to the club and unfamiliar with this event, here are the rules:

As you can see, #1 ends up sitting in the catbird’s seat and the action can get quite heated, so are you feeling lucky?

Spanning matters that ranged from mundane to controversial, I think you’ll agree that last month’s meeting was most interesting and enjoyable. Speaking for club leadership, many thanks for your attendance and participation. I particularly appreciate your willing cooperation in taking care of "Show-n-tell" in such a timely fashion.

The "Modeler of the Year" contest has been axed; however, for those of you wanting to engage your competitive urges, we are going to rerun our "Tow Tractor" contest. Judging and prize awards will be held in April of next year. The imagination shown by Derek’s "stealth" tractor and Marks infamous "Toe" tractor will be hard to top so get those creative juices flowing. If you missed out on getting a tractor kit, we will have some available at December’s meeting.

My hat goes off to Cliff Davis for his motion to establish a plaque in Jay Mack’s memory to be displayed at Colpar Hobbies. I came to enjoy Jay’s "doo-wop" radio programs on Kool 105 somewhat late in his career but his enthusiasm for the "Golden Oldies" rubbed off on me and I became a fan of his. I didn’t realize until about a year before his death that Jay was an enthusiastic modeler as well as a talented DJ. Dedicating a plaque at Colpar will be a wonderful way to honor his memory.

Speaking of Colpar Hobbies, I spoke to Fred about his inquiry of us to build some airliner models for display at the store. He will furnish the kits (1/144 & 1/200 scale) and decal if necessary in exchange for a commitment to build the model in a reasonable amount of time. Being an airliner enthusiast along with Fred, I can say there are some nice kits in that scale so it would a great way to exercise your "Out-of-the-Box" modeling skills and also help Fred repopulate Colpar’s new display case. Contact Fred at Colpar if you are interested in this worthy project.

Along with Mark Persichetti, Al Gonzales, and Bob Nixon, I managed to make it down to Ft. Carson on November 9^th for the "Mountain Post Armor Show" held at the 3^rd Cavalry Museum. In my humble opinion a visit to the 3^rd Cavalry Museum is worth the trip in its own right and from what I could see, the model contest was a pleasant little event. Congratulations to Mark and Al for their gold and silver winnings and to Bob for garnering a bronze award. I’m sure that had not "social obligations" intruded, I would be including Doug DeCounter’s name in this paragraph. Congratulations all the same "Lord and Lady" DeCounter on the one-year anniversary of your marriage and may your wedded bliss continue unabated.

Again, I thank each and every one of you for your participation and input into club activities over the past year. On behalf of your club officers, I would like to wish all of you and your loved ones a joyous and safe holiday season.

--Tom

Members Doug DeCounter, Dan Gallegos, Allen Harrison, and Earl Hosmer attended the Hobby Town Westminster model show/contest on November 9. Hobby Town has a new and larger shop, so if you are in the area, make sure to take a few minutes to stop by and browse.

"There were maybe 200 models there, and the level of skill was a bit higher than it was the last Hobby Town show I went to (mostly because of guys from our club). I swept the 1/48th jet category (A-4F Skyhawk took 1st, SU-7BMK took 2nd, A-4P Argentine Skyhawk took 3rd), took First (F4F-3 Wildcat) and 2nd (P-38J Lightning) in 1/48th prop, and a 2nd (F-104C) and 3rd (F-100C) in 1/72nd Jet. Judges were from IPMS Fort Collins as I understand...those guys show a lot of spirit in driving an hour each way and hanging around all day (noon ‘til 5 anyway) to judge for a non-IPMS show. With as much room as that place now has, we could put on a big-time IPMS show there. Might be something for the officers to consider."

By: Steve Lawson

At the First Fighter Competition at Adlershof in January 1918 it was decided to manufacture the Fokker D.VI as a move to insure enough rotary engine fighters would be available for frontline operations. Since the Oberursel Ur.III 145hp and the Goebel Goe III 160hp or the Siemens-Halske Sh III 160-220hp were still in short supply due to production concerns, the Fokker V.13 with its very reliable Oberursel Ur.II 120hp was chosen to go into production. Make no mistake, while there are physical similarities between the Fokker company's Dr.I and the D.VI, one was not developed from the other. Like any engineering concern the Fokker designers had formulas that they used for aircraft specifications, especially concerning the type and weight of an installed motor in an airframe. The closest similarity to the D.VI (rotary) is the D.VII (inline six.) Fokker built one for type testing in the 'low altitude operations class' and one for 'higher altitude operations class.' The Fokker D.VI was to make up the partial compliment of Jagdstaffel 80b. In Jasta 64w (Fokker D.VI 1679/18), Kest 4b (Fokker D.VI 1648/18?) and in Kest 1a, single examples were used for rotary engine familiarization flights by its pilots. These units were designated to receive the new Pfalz D.VIII with the Sh III 160-220hp and had been flying Albatros D.Va types with worn-out inline six Mercedes D.IIIaü 180hp.

The manner, in which these kits were manufactured, inherently gave them their problematic building concerns. 'Tom's' kit #106(Vac) has very soft details and if using the metal engine you need to add supports with some extra internal work. 'Tom's' #106R (Resin) has great detail but fit and the usual warpage in resin fuselage and flying surfaces can make this a bit of a challenge. The early run manufacture 'Eduard' kit has its wings halved horizontally and there is just as much concern with their fit. Also, on the Eduard kit some of the external fittings such as Control Horns, Elevator Braces, Grab Handles and Step are noticeably out of scale. Further more 'Eduard's' metal Rotary has its Pushrods in front rather than behind the Cylinders. This would denote an 80hp U.0 or 100hp U.I type. The Oberursel Ur.II 120hp 9 cylinder (40 aircraft) and Goebel Goe III 160hp 11 cylinder (12 aircraft) are the only engines fitted from the factory. These had their Pushrods located on the rear face of the Cylinders. Only eight airframes made it to Austria-Hungary (without motors.) Before these kits arrived, the only option was to be a 'Kit Crash Masochist.' So for the sake of the 'determined modeler with a low budget', I will reminisce about the good old days as well.

This kit review will deal specifically with the 'Tom's Modelworks' Fokker D.VI kit # 106R. 'Tom's Modelworks' kits are made for the experienced modeler. As such there aren't any part numbers, so you won't find any here in the review either. I will include some tips on building a kit crash (an extreme conversion project) alongside, for those of you who are truly masochistic. Begin by a thorough clean up of all parts in warm water and dish soap, scrub (use an old toothbrush) and rinse thoroughly. Sand off all mold seams and flash, especially on the edges of the wings. WARNING!!! Do not use florist or piano wire for substituting structures like struts or any pinning, joining or uniting to resin parts!!! Some resin kits use formaldehyde in its mixing process. This process won't allow resin mixtures to cure completely. Ever notice a sheen on the surface of unbuilt resin kits? If you use florist or piano wire for struts or pinning it will rust and bleed through paint and you will lose the strength you sought to have with metal. I know, believe me. ONLY USE BRASS rod or wire for these purposes. A couple of years ago I ruined a $30.00 kit because of this. Now, pre-drill all rigging holes. My rigging choice for this project will be blackened .006 brass.

Step 1.) For the interiors of both Fuselage Halves, note that the factory printed, four-colour, lozenge pattern fabric was used on the Fokker D.VI fuselages. It will show through less pronounced on the interior of the cockpit sides in reverse and in lighter shades. (Note: The fuselages were mostly in four-colour and some of the Fokker D.VI wings were in five-colour. More on this later.) I used Eagle Strike Decals and since the base film is clear I simply reversed the pieces I chose for the interior. Apply generous swabs of Micro Set & Sol. The plywood fairings should look like varnished-wood. The three support structures for the fairings were metal tubing. I replaced the molded cockpit structure in the fuselage halves with painted brass rod sections. At this time add the crisscross rigging wires of your choice to the framework of the cockpit sides. I added two short sections of brass-rod under the flooring that run from one lower longeron to the other. These structures can be painted as you add them.

Step 2.) To the pilot's right Side of the Fuselage, you can attach a length of thin wire or flux to the Fuel Tank Air Pressure Hand Pump. Give this "Air Hose" a half loop and then it should lead forward to the engine area. The Pump itself should be silver/Aluminum and the handle black. You can add an 'instrument gauge' to the area just below the hand pump. (The injector pin stubs on the heads of the 'DML/Dragon' rotary engine are great to start with.) Tip up the face so the pilot could read it easily. Add a gauge decal to the face and when dry, a bezel can be attached with a small drop of clear gloss. Call this an Oil Pulsator.

Step 3.) To the pilot's left side of the Fuselage, the Handle to the Air Mixture Quadrant should be bent in slightly. The pilot should be able to reach this with his left hand and operate it without banging his knuckles. Next add an 'instrument gauge' as you just did for the other side. But put this one under the air/fuel mix lever. Call this a Tachometer. Also, to the pilot's left fuselage side add a Staring Magneto. 'Tom's' has an interior set (#202) that has face plates to build one up or take one of Eduard's as they are too thick and make two. Add a small piece of sprue or brass to make the starting crank. This whole 'magneto' should be flat black and dry brushed with a dark grey.

One may also consider that the Fokker D.VI (and later E.V/D.VIII) may have had a dash panel for the instrument gauges. The 'Eduard', discontinued versions of these kits certainly included dash panels. Logistically though the cockpit of a rotary didn't have the volume of an inline engined type. Even reading the gauges would have been difficult with the rear machine gun mounts in such close proximity. I will also use a modified DML/Dragon Ammunition Box. Notched out at the lower corners so the pilot's legs can reach the Rudder Bar. (I saw a beautiful Fokker Dr.I lose at an IPMS National Contest because the builder failed to do this. That is the only time an IPMS Judge ever impressed me with his knowledge of first World War Aviation.)

Step 4.) As Parachutes came into use, the Seat was made deeper to accommodate the Chute Pack as a cushion. You will need to add .040 to the underside of the Seat. This will mean the removal of the harness retaining studs if present. Use a Motor Tool Cutter to thin the inner face of the back and armrest. The outer face would be aluminum. The addition to the seat underside may raise it but still keep it well within the cockpit. The Seat was covered in fabric that was attached at its edges to eyelets in the Seat's outer rim. I made the Seat Supports with brass-rod sections and added a cross brace to rest the Seat front edge on. The Harness Assemblies are heated to easily anneal them into place. Begin with the Harness Buckles and work out to the other ends. Once shaped the item can be glued into place again starting with the buckles and working outward anneal them in place, move to the other end annealing as I go. Then glue them down using thin Cyanoacrylate. Cockpit Rear Bulkhead will need holes for Rudder Control Cables to be added. The screen/bulkhead can be decaled to represent 'four-colour Lozenge' fabric. The reinforcement edge was leather. The Horizontal bar on is the back of the Seat Support Frame.

Step 5.) Like the Rudder Control Assembly of the 'DML/Dragon' Fokker D.VII, the D.VI needs to have the Rudder Control Bar attached to the Vertical Stabilizing Support at its face and then the Cable Attachment Rings are added to the face of the Rudder Control Bar at its mid point. Set the Rudder Control Assembly and Control Column to the desired position to compliment the attitude you have chosen for the Ailerons, Elevators and Rudder. Heat and anneal the Shoulder Harnesses to Cockpit Rear Bulkhead. Drape the ends over the Seat or have them hang out over the Cockpit Rim after assembly of Fuselage halves. Scratchbuild a Aileron Control "V" or use a DML/Dragon item from their Fokker Dr.I kit for Aileron Control Cables and attach the "V" at the front end of Control and Cockpit Floor assembly.

Step 6.) Make the Cross-Brace / Rear MG mounting with brass-rod. Do yourself a favor and leave the Pilot's Step and the Grab Handles off until the last step. Don't add the TailSkid yet. Now unite the fuselage Halves. Remove all unwanted seams and then add the lower wing using plan views from your references. If you’re doing the 'Kit Crash Masochist' thing, you can add about 150mm (in 1/48 scale about 1 mm) to the front of the united fuselage for the Ur.II 120hp installation. Or you can add 330mm (in 1/48 scale about 2.15mm) to the front of the fuselage for a Goe III 160hp installation. This is based on the use of the 'DML/Dragon' Fokker Dr.I kit as a basis. I prefer to use the 'DML/Dragon' Cowling and Rotary from their Fokker Dr.I kit in any case. After uniting the Fuselage Halves apply your chosen Lozenge Decal and let this dry thoroughly. The only Fokker D.VI types that may have had spray or hand painted camouflage applied to their fuselages, were the eight airframes sold to Imperial Austria-Hungary that served in the Red Hungarian air corps and photographed post war.

Step 7.) 'Tom's' Fretted Gun Jackets from his kit or the interior set are very thin, do not heat these! I just wrap them over a Jacket Former. I usually replace a kit's Empty Belt Chutes with bent brass-rod. The MG Jacket ends should be opened slightly with a Motor Tool. This will allow the part to seat completely on the metal (I used plastic 'DML/Dragon') breaches of the Machine Guns. The bottom of the left MG Ammunition Feed/Chute needs to be connected to the Ammunition Box. The completed Spandau Machine Guns should be painted in semi gloss black. All German issue Spandau and Parabellum Machine Guns came from the factory with the outer surfaces covered in baked on black enamel. High-lighting/ dry brushing the whole assembly in GunMetal enamel maybe appropriate. Also add to the top decking a shrouded Fuel Gauge between the Machine Gun Jackets.

Step 8.) The Top Wing in 'Tom's' kit #106R did not need to be straightened, as is the case with some resin kits. You may want to flatten the ends of the Ailerons as they are too round. Next by this time I have painted and decaled all surfaces and they are thoroughly dry. Here add the "N" Struts (you may need to drill out the Strut Sockets in the Wings to add depth.) Check your references and compare the Wing Gap using dividers or even an inexpensive school compass. Bring the assembly together using children's 'Lego' blocks to form a jig. This keeps everything level and square. Then Scratchbuild the Cabane Struts from the appropriate diameter brass-rod, using the kit items as a template. The half moon Strut attachment points in the underside of the Top Wing are a nice touch to add as well. Add the Aileron Cables that exit the fuselage to the underside of the Top Wing. This will be similar to the Fokker D.VII and D.VIII types.

For the 'Kit Crash Masochist', you can take the 'DML/Dragon' Fokker D.VII Top Wing and remove one Rib Space from each side of the centerline anywhere from the center cutout to the Aileron. If you try using the venerable 'Aurora' Fokker D.VII, you will need to remove two Rib Spaces from each side of the centerline. Yes, it is waaaay too long. Your Lower Wings will have to be altered accordingly, so that the 'N' struts remain vertical. Bring the separated parts together by drilling holes that correspond in each unit insert brass rod (each hole should be about 1/4 of an inch deep) and glue together on a glass plate from a picture frame. The glass plate will keep everything level. If your holes correspond, it will go together well. Attach your lower wings to the fuselage first in the same 'pinning manner' and proceed with caution. I will repeat, use a jig and measure carefully.

Step 9.) Erase the recessed lines on the underside of the Axle Airfoil. I added the Under Carriage Legs from 'DML/Dragon' metal items to the Airfoil by opening its sockets. Add the Horizontal Stabilizer and replace the Stabilizer Struts with brass-rod. Add the Coma shaped Rudder and the TailSkid and Control Horns.

Step 10.) Attach the Rudder, Aileron and Elevator Control Horns and the Step and Grab Handles. I tend to replace the Propeller with items that I scratch build by laminating layers of light and dark woods and sanding to shape. This is a rather easy process and gets easier with each attempt. There are ready-made items from 'Copper State Models'.

Camouflage:

As described by Lt. Col. Roy Houchin USAF in a recent interview. 'In classic fashion...it depends. The mainplanes were completed and covered at a period in time where the change from five-color to four-colour was occurring. (Note the parent company Fokker at Schwerin /Gorries had used five-colour on the wings of the early production Fokker D.VII types.) Subsequently, both patterns appear on airframes (of the D.VI) in no particular order or serial number. However, four-color seems to be the dominant lozenge fabric at least for the fuselages. Rather than placing the fabric seam on the centerline of the wing, Fokker's fabric shop worked from the port wing tip in the case of the D.VI. The resulting seam was just outboard of the first rib to starboard of the center (as viewed by the pilot.) The fabric strips rib and border tapes were made of the same (lozenge) material. They were applied everywhere except the ribs of the control surfaces. The leading edge plywood caps were reinforced with chordwise strips of plain fabric over the ribs and are visible as outlines under the doped lozenge fabric in some pictures as they are wider than the rib tapes. On elevators and ailerons, the pattern ran spanwise with the cover for one surface cut from one edge; its opposite number was cut from the middle of the roll and inverted. The horizontal Tailplane fabric pattern was run spanwise as well. It's best to look long and hard at the specific photograph to glean any particulars.'

Decals:

In the resin kit include the National Markings and stencils for three aircraft are included. They are 1650/17, 1669/17 and 1670/17. The personal or unit marking of a white triangle/pennant from Kest 1a is included. I found it best to replace this from one cut from white decal film. The exact serial of this aircraft is unknown.

References:

Corrugated Fokker by R. Houchin, Scale R/C Modeler Vol.5 #4 1979.
Fokker D.VI by R Houchin, World War 1 Aero #77, June 1980.
World War 1 Aero #85, January 1981.
Fokker D.VI by P. Grosz, Windsock Datafile 84, Albatros Pub. Ltd. 1986.
Fokker Facts and Opinions, a plea... by Cross & Cockade USA Vol.5 #3, Pp.213-220, 1964.
Fokker Fighters of WWI by A. Imrie, Osprey, Vintage Warbirds #6, Photos #60-1, 79,92-3, 1986.
German Army Air Service in WWI by R.Rimell, Osprey, Vint. Warbirds #2, Photos 40-1, 1985.
'Kest 1a - a thirty-two day tour of duty' by S. T. Lawson, Cross & Cockade Int. Vol.22 #2, 1991.
Kofl Report for Jasta 64w 1918, unpublished.
Pictorial History of the German Army Air Service by A. Imrie, Ian Allen Pub. 1971.
Scale Model Aircraft in Plastic Card by H.Woodman, Model & Allied Pub., 1975.
WWI Warplanes Vol. 1 by R. Rimell, Albatros Productions Ltd. Pp.40-7, 1992.

Our President, Tom Deppe, called the November 6, 2002 meeting to order at 7:07 PM with 35 members and guests present.

For the first order of business, Cliff Davis brought in all the remaining models from Jay Mack’s estate, and tonight was the final auction.

Cliff Davis reported that there will be the Mountain Post Armor show at Fort Carson, a show and contest at the Hobby town in Westminster, and a show and contest in Pueblo at the Pueblo Air Museum the weekend of November 9 & 10. There will also be contests November 24^th at the Imperial Palace in Las Vegas, a Sci-Fi contest in Louisville, Kentucky in June. He also received a request for someone to build a DS 9 Starship complete with fiber optics for a collector.

Dallas Lloyd reported a balance of 3247.19 in the treasury with 736.04 of that belonging to the contest fund.

The Modeler of the Year program was brought up but deferred until later in the evening.

A motion to have a plaque made in memory of Jay Mack and put on display at Colpar Hobbies was brought up and discussed. The group decided to expend around 100.00 for the plaque. It was voted on and easily approved.

At the December meeting we will have our infamous gift grab Christmas program. Bring a quality gift, preferably still in its shrink-wrap and worth at least $20.00.

Derek Brown reported that Fred at Colpar Hobbies is looking for some airline models to put in his refurbished display case now that the front door has been repaired.

Terry Tuytschaevers reminded us that on November 16^th there will be a tour of the Greg Mathews car collection at 5889 Lamar St. in Arvada at 10:00 AM.

Cliff Davis brought in a Peugeot 406 Silhouette, some decals for a Ferrari F-50, and a 1/20 Studio 27 Cosworth F1 Orange Arrows kit. Allen Harrison had a 1/35 Tamiya Hummer painted in chrome illusion colors and Alclad chrome. He called it an urban assault vehicle complete with a bushmaster assault weapon. Allen also had a 1/43 Provence Moulage Ferrari 550 Maranello kit. Char Torbett showed of a display she recently made of a lot of her recently won ribbons. Mike Gawell brought in a 1/48 Tamiya DeWoitine D.520 that was still under construction and a die cast F-117 Stealth collectors item. Jack Lassiter had a 1/48 Academy EF-111A the he is working on. Jackson Gawell brought in a completed 1/72 Airfix Short Sunderland flying boat. Al Gonzalez had a completed 1/35 Academy Israeli Shmira Jeep, and a HiPM Sdk.Fz 232 German recon vehicle that was under construction. Jon Morrissey showed us a completed 1/25 AMT/Ertl Plymouth Prowler with trailer. Bob Nixon had a completed 1/35 Tamiya Sherman Jumbo E-2. Terry Tuytschaevers brought in a completed 1/35 Tamiya M665 Command Vehicle, a 1/48 Academy Vought F4U-4 Corsair, a 1/35 Revell Germany Ural 4320 truck, a 1/35 Tamiya Sdk.Fz 222 armored car, and a 1/72 die cast North American P-51D Mustang. Earl Hosmer showed us a completed 1/48 Hasegawa Douglas A4-SU Skyhawk for the Singapore Air Force. Payat Ritter brought in a completed 1/48 Hasegawa McDonnel Douglas F-4S Phantom II. Doug Decounter had a 1/48 Hasegawa Douglas A-4 Skyhawk under construction, a completed 1/16 Tamiya Kubelwagen, a completed 1/35 Alan Bison armored vehicle, a completed 1/35 AFV M-10 which won best of show at the Hobbytown Contest, and a new 1/35 Trumpeter Swedish S-Tank kit. David Reinecke brought in a completed 1/48 Tamiya F4U-1 Corsair, his U.S.S. Ashernar Starship project, and a book titled US Light Carriers. Martin Sagara had a completed 1/72 Revell Germany Supermarine Spitfire Mk.V, a completed 1/72 Revell Germany North American Mustang III, and a 1968 Hawk Models Catalog. Derek Brown brought in some great photos that he had taken at the Grand Prix of Denver. Jason Halterman had a completed 1/24 Tamiya Toyota Celica. Allan Wolcott brought various exotic kits that were too numerous to get written down correctly. Hugh Letterly had a completed diminutive 1/700 Loose Cannon LSTG. Dale Summers brought in a 1/48 Panda Lockheed Martin F-35B kit, a completed model finished as the Sea Harrier replacement aircraft, and a completed model as a RAF F-35. He also had an Art Asylum USS Enterprise 4 piece kit. Mark Persichetti showed us a book titled Auto Artwork, a couple of posters he said he found laying around the Denver Grand Prix, an a bunch of little die cast cars that he brought back with him from Indianapolis.

The program for the night was a slide show of the Denver Grand Prix presented by Mike McDanal. Thanks, Mike.

1/25 Peterbuilt Wrecker

1/25 1932 Ford Phaeton Street Custom

1/25 1965 Chevrolet El Camino

1/25 1958 Chevrolet Impala W/348 V-8

1/25 1967 Mercury Comet

1/25 1949 Mercury

1/25 Chevrolet Xtreme S-10 Pickup

1/25 1967 Chevrolet Camaro Z-28

1/25 1965 Pontiac GTO 2-N-1

1/24 2002 Honda "Azect" Accord Wagon CF-6

1/24 2001 Veilside Skyline GT-R Aero

1/72 LCA Landing Craft

1/72 F-91

1/72 I.M.A.M. Ro. 37

1/72 Cams 37A

1/72 Martin 167 Maryland

1/72 Martin Baltimore Mk. I/II

1/100 Master Grade Gundam MS-06F-2 Zaku II F2 Zeon Mass Production Mobile Suit

1/24 Mitsubishi A6M5 Zero 52 Zeke

1/24 N1K2-J Shiden Kai 21 George

1/24 Messerschmitt Bf-109E-4

1/24 North American P-51D Mustang

1/72 Ys-11 Maritime Surveillance Recon

1/48 Beechcraft 18

1/48 DeHavilland DH4 "Liberty Plane"

1/48 Messerschmitt Me-263A-1 JGI/II

1/48 Blohm Und Voss Bv.40

1/48 Bell XP-77A 44 Lightweight

1/48 Yakovlev Yak-15

1/48 North American FJ-1 Fury

1/48 Curtiss XP-55 Ascender

1/48 Messerschmitt Me-309 V1/V2

1/48 Beechcraft T-34C Turbo Mentor

1/35 US Rangers Normandy 1944

1/35 Cross of Iron, Eastern Front 1944

1/35 Sturmpanzer IV Brumbar

1/35 Crew Helicopter US/VNM

1/35 JagdPanzer/FlammPanzer 38

1/72 Lockheed P-38J Lightning

1/6 DaVinci's Flying Machine

1/1 DaVinci's Air Screw

1/72 T-34/85 Medium Tank w/ D-5T Gun

1/72 T-34/85 Medium Tank

1/72 T-34/85 Medium Tank w/ Mine Roller

1/72 GAZ-67 Field Car

1/35 Soviet KV-9 Heavy Tank With 122mm (1942)

1/35 Soviet BT-7 1935 Mod Commander Car

1/35 BT-7A Command Tank

1/35 KV-1 Heavy Tank - Mod 1941 Late Version

1/35 KV-1 Heavy Tank - Mod 1942 Early Version

1/35 GAZ-66 Army Truck W/AA Gun Zu-23-2

1/35 Soviet PT-76b Swimming Tank Late Version

1/96 R.A.F. Command Post Bristol Britania

1/72 MDR-2 Bis Short-Range Flying Boat

1/24 2001 Mazda FD3S RX-7 Type RZ

1/24 Shelby 427 S/C Cobra With Engine

1/24 1966 Ford GT-40 P.1047 Le Mans

1/24 2000 Nissan BNR32 GT-R S&S

1/24 2002 Toyota "Power Enterprise" Turbo Sportster

1/24 Lamborghini 25th Anniversary Countach

1/24 Koenig Mercedes Benz 600SL Blackstar

1/24 21st Century AMG-Mercedes E55

1/100 Spirit Of St. Louis And Wright Brothers Flyer

Tugboat And Southern Bell Paddle Wheeler

USS Constitution And 2-Masted Schooner "Gertrude L. Thebaud"

1/87 Westward Ho Covered Wagon And Stagecoach

1/72 Curtiss P-40N Warhawk

1/72 MDD AV-8B Desert Harrier

1/72 Ki-45 Kai Hei Toryu Nick

1/72 Mitsubishi A6M2b Zero Type 21, 261 FG

1/72 Supermarine Spitfire Mk 1, 74 Sqdn, RAF

1/48 Mustang Mk IV 'Hunsdon'

1/72 Martin RB-57D Canberra

1/72 Blohm & Voss Bv-138C-1

1/24 Messerschmitt Me-163B "Komet"

1/72 Macchi MC.205 Veltro

1/72 Grumman F6F-5N Hellcat VF(N)-41

1/16 Old West Concord Stagecoach Limited Ed.

1/72 Kaman HH-43 Huskie

1/8 The Incredible Hulk

1/48 US Customs Blackhawk

1/144 Boeing B-29A Superfortress "Bocks Car"

1/144 Boeing B-29A Superfortress "Enola Gay"

1/144 Douglas C-47A Skytrain

1/144 American Airlines DC-3 Super 144

1/35 Israeli Merkava II

1/35 Japanese SDF Type 90 Main Battle Tank

1/35 US M60A1 With Reactive Armor

1/35 IDF M60A1 With RKM Mine Roller

1/35 IDF Merkava II With Mine Roller

1/35 US M60A3 With 105mm Gun Tank

1/35 German Leopard 2A5 Main Battle Tank

1/35 USMC LVTP7A1 Assault Amphibian

1/35 USMC AAVP7AI Assault Amphibian

1/72 Northrop F-5E Tiger II

1/48 Sukhoi Su-27UB Flanker C

1/48 Sukhoi Su-35/37 Super Flanker

1/48 Mi-24D Hind D Gun Ship

1/48 Mi-24P Hind F Gun Ship

1/144 Airbus A.300-600ST "Beluga"

1/144 Boeing B.747-400 Virgin Atlantic

1/144 Boeing B.747-300 Ansett Australia

1/144 Lockheed P-38J Lightning

1/144 Messerschmitt Me-110G Zerstorer

1/144 Supermarine Spitfire Mk 5

1/144 Republic P-47D Thunderbolt

1/144 Hawker Tempest V

1/144 North American P-51D Mustang

1/144 Saab AJ-37 Viggen

1/144 Grumman F-14A Tomcat

1/144 Mirage F-1C Fighter

1/144 Mikoyan MiG-21PF Fishbed

1/144 Mikoyan MiG-23 Flogger

1/144 Mikoyan MiG 25P Foxbat A

1/144 Lockheed F-104G Starfighter Norwegian

1/144 Panavia Tornado

1/144 Sepecat Jaguar Gr Mk.1

1/144 GD F-111E Aardvark

1/144 MDD F-4E Phantom II USAF

1/144 MDD F-4 Phantom II

1/144 MDD F-4 Phantom II US Navy

1/144 MDD F-15 Eagle

1/144 MDD F-15C Eagle

1/144 MDD F-15A Eagle

1/144 GD F-16XL Experimental Aircraft

1/144 Northrop F-20 Tigershark

1/144 Saab JAS-39 Gripen

1/350 German WWII Battleship Bismark

1/350 German WWII Battleship Tirpitz

1/350 USS Ticonderoga Guided Missile Cruiser

1/350 USS Bunker Hill Guided Missile Cruiser

1/350 USS Ingersoll Guided Missile Cruiser

1/700 USS Tarawa Assault Helicopter Carrier

1/700 USS Saipan Assault Helicopter Carrier

1/700 USS Bunker Hill Guided Missile Cruiser

1/700 USS Spruance Guided Missile Cruiser

1/200 German WWII U-Boat Type IX B

1/700 German WWII Heavy Cruiser Gneisenau

1/700 German WWII Battlecruiser Scharnhorst

1/550 RMS Titanic Ocean Liner

1/48 Cessna 172 w/ Floats

1/48 Petlyakov Pe-3/Pe-2 Series 1941

1/48 Fiesler Fi-103-A1/Re-4 "Reichenberg"

1/72 Fairey Battle TMk.I

1/72 Vickers Wellington Mk 1c

1/72 Nakajima Kikka Upgrade

1/72 Bristol Blenheim MK.V

1/72 Arado Ar-95B (Land)

1/72 Stinson L-1 Vigilant

1/72 Northrop A-17 Dive Bomber

1/72 Douglas DC-2 C.L.S./Lufthansa

1/72 Ki-21 Sally II

1/72 Douglas DC-2 PAA/EAL

1/72 Focke Wulf Fw-189 V6

1/72 Northrop A-17A Attack Bomber

1/72 Yakovlev UT-1

1/72 Boulton Paul Defiant NF Mk II/TT Mk 1

1/72 Westland Whirlwind Mk I

1/72 Fairey Firefly Mk I (Octopus Kit)

1/24 1960's DC Comics Batmobile

1/72 PMZ-2 (ZIS-6) Fire Tanker

1/72 PMZ-2 (ZIS-42) Fire Engine (Half-track)

1/72 PMZ-2 (US6) Fire Engine

1/24 Dale Earnhardt's Wrangler Monte Carlo SS "The Wild Side" Car #3

1/48 Douglas A-4F Skyhawk Blue Angels

1/25 Amigo Pack: Kevin Van Dam's Chevy Silverado

1/700 USS "Livermore" DD-429 Destroyer

1/700 USS "Monssen" DD-436 Destroyer

1/72 Martin Baltimore Mk. III/IV/V

1/72 Vultee Vengeance Mk. I/II

1/48 North American X-15A-2 Research Aircraft

1/48 Spad VII C1 (RFC & US Air Services)

1/72 Heinkel He-59b Maritime Patrol Float Plane.

1/24 Nissan 350Z Metal-Plated Body

1/700 USS Hornet CV-8

1/700 USS Enterprise CV-6

1/700 DKM Gneisenau

1/700 DKM Scharnhorst

1/700 USS Missouri (1991)

1/700 USS Wisconsin (1991)

1/700 Kiev Russian Aircraft Carrier/Missile Cruiser

1/72 P-51D Mustang Collector's Model 55th FG

1/72 P-51D Mustang Collector's Model 361st FG

1/72 P-51D Mustang Collector's Model USAAF

1/48 Mikoyan MiG-19S Farmer C

1/48 Mikoyan MiG-19PM Farmer E

1/48 Shenyang FT-6 Farmer Trainer

1/35 Strv 103B Swedish MBT (Early Variant)

1/35 Strv 103C Swedish MBT (Late Variant)

120mm Lt Gen Ulysses S Grant

120mm US Special Forces Afghanistan 2001

200mm Apache Bust

1/35 M3 Halftrack Stowage Set

1/35 Civilian Row House

1/35 US Navy 9-Inch Gun (Civil War)

1/35 European Country House

1/35 German Fallschirmjager Machine Gun Team

1/35 Run! US Infantry

1/35 Where To Go? WW II Germans

1/35 Halt! German Feldpolizei

Painting: Overhead Lighting, Volume I

Battle of the Bulge

Jagdwaffe Vol 2/Sec 4: Battle of Britain

Armies in East Africa 1914-18

Warship Pictorial #17 - Ijn Myoko Class Cruisers

Warship Pictorial #21 - Kriegsmarine Prinz Eugen

German WWII Panzer IV Tank

German WWII Panther V Tank

GI in Combat: NW Europe 1944-45

U.S. Armored Artillery in World War II

Like A Cliff in the Ocean: 3rd SS-Panzer Division

The New Scenery Tips & Techniques Book

Route 66 Remembered

Corvette, Fifty-Years

Aces Of The Mighty Eighth

Croatian Aces of World War II

Hungarian Aces of World War II

British Military Transport WW II

British Military Markings 1939-45

German Secret Flight Test Centers

Lockheed U-2 in Action (Rev Ed)

He 111 in Action

With Allen’s latest interest in figure models, here’s a website that caters to figure modelers with many different garage kits and tips and tricks. Check out Gremlins in the Garage!

www.gremlins.com

Contact either Prez Deppe or Editor Schwaller (Contact info on last page of newsletter) to schedule a presentation.

December: Annual Gift Exchange

January: Rigging Bi-Planes (Steve Lawson)

February: Museum Video (Felix Jablonski)

March: Applying Gloss Paint (Allen Harrison)

April: <<OPEN>>

May: << OPEN>>

Update your rosters with the following information.

Everett McEwan

9054 W. Peakview Dr.

Littleton, CO 80123

303-742-9480

evnewsphoto@yahoo.com

Interest: Modern military aircraft.

Steve Clymer would like someone to build a Deep Space 9 (with fiber optics) kit for him. If you are interested in doing this commission, please call Steve at 303-384-9192.

Fred at Colpar Hobbies is in need of people to build some 1/144^th and 1/200^th scale aircraft for display. He will supply kits and decals. If you are interested in this commission, please talk to Fred at Colpar Hobbies the next time you are in.

My cache of articles is running low and I could sure use some new ones: buildups, kit reviews, book reviews, museum reviews, how-to articles, etc. etc. etc. Get those articles written and then either snail mail or e-mail them to me!

I use Windows98 to produce the newsletter so articles via email can be Microsoft Word, plain text, or PDF format. Thanks!

Also, if you have a favorite website, drop me a line and we’ll put it in the Website of the Month section.

Shawn R Schwaller

20836 E. Belleview Pl.

Aurora, CO 80015-6423

Email: schwall@worldnet.att.net

December 4 -- Club Meeting; 7:00pm, Burt Chevrolet; Denver

December 18 -- Deadline for December newsletter submissions

January 1 -- Club Meeting; 7:00pm, Burt Chevrolet; Denver

January 15 -- Deadline for December newsletter submissions

February 5 -- Club Meeting; 7:00pm, Burt Chevrolet; Denver

February 19 -- Deadline for December newsletter submissions