High Plains Modelers
High Plains Gazette
Volume 1, Issue 3
Happy New Year: High Plains 2011
January 25, 2011 we
kicked off our modeling
year at the Ranch. We
had a decent turn out for
our first meeting of the
year. There were some
noticeable absences,
hopefully they did not
accidentally go to Hobby-
town for the meeting.
The meeting was very
productive for our first
meeting of the year, and
we took care of a lot of
business.
High Plains Will Have a 2011 Contest
By a nearly unanimous
vote at the January meet-
ing we decided to have a
contest this year. By
opening my big mouth I
was actually appointed
Contest Chair.
We have a great club, and
we have a bunch of ex-
perience holding contests
so this should hopefully
be a piece of cake.
The date we are looking
at will be October 8th. As
of yet we have no theme,
but I would like each of
you to come up with 1
January 2011
We decided to drop the
website in favor of a blog
page. It is free, so we save
money right from the
start.
The kit auction is in May,
so remember to donate
some unwanted kits and
books and bring cash for
the auction.
We have three clinics
lined up, in February
there is a clinic on build-
ing bases. March is a
clinic on whitewashes,
suggestion for our Febru-
ary meeting. We will then
vote for what we consider
the best them for this
years contest.
Some interesting anniver-
saries this year are the
70th of Pearl Harbor, the
70th of Operation Bar-
barossa, the 100th of Na-
val Aviation, 150th of the
Battle of Gettysburg, etc
etc.
We could pick a specific
decade, or a theme of
Famous Cats (credit for
that goes to Paul) in
and April a clinic on fig-
ure painting. Hopefully
the clinic on aircraft an-
tennas will happen as
well.
Join Our Club!
In June we are holding a
special Group Build con-
test (not part of our
monthly contest) and the
theme is Red, White and
Inside this issue:
Blue. Your model must First Meeting of 2011 1
contain all three colors.
High Plains Contest 2011 1
We are also going to have
a display only event in 1/20 Leyton House 2
Cheyenne coming soon.
Omaha IPMS Update 2
Monthly Contest 2
Upcoming Diorama Clinic 3
which any model with a
Automotive: IPMS Rules 3
cat theme is acceptable.
(i.e Tiger, Panther, Wild-
cat, Hellcat, Jaguar, Mer-
cury Cougar)
What’s New This
Hopefully we have a good
turn out and some good
Month:
ideas. Think of something  January’s Meeting Notes
fun that all modeling
 High Plains Contest
categories can be in-
cluded in.  Monthly Contest Winner
 Want Ads and Advertising
There will be a contest
update at our February
meeting. I hope to see you
all there.
High Plains Gazette
Tamiya’s 1/20 Leyton House
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 70’s when I
watched Jackie Stewart in
a blue Ford win the
Leyton House CG901 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
Omaha IPMS Update
The Vendor www.ipmsusa2011.org
Room is
According to the website
SOLD OUT!!
the Vendor Rooms have
Great news been sold out! In fact they
for those of are in the process of add-
ing a third vendor room.
us attending.
I say again good for us,
Monthly Contest
For the first time I can
remember we had a 99
percent turn out for the
monthly club contest.
Miss a meet- We had 14 members at
ing and you the meeting and 13 of us
brought a model.
fall behind!
Tom Menert won this
Page 2
originally did.
A little history of the Ley-
ton House Formula One
team: The Leyton House
CG901 was a Formula
One racing car designed
by Adrian Newey for the
1990 Formula One World
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 Maurício 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.
bad for our wallets.
Other than that they have
not updated anything on
the site.
Hopefully they get their
stuff together because the
month’s 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
Still, the 1990 CG901 that
I am working on was con-
sidred one of the most
beautiful looking Formula
One cars of the 1990’s.
The car driven by Capelli
took a 2nd place at the
French 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 doesn’t love
a turquoise car!
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.
second place. (When I
say no points I mean bo-
nus points, we all re-
ceived the 7.5 points for
bringing a model.)
Don’t forget the top three
finishers at the end of the
year win gift certificates!
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Diorama Base Clinic
Dioramas are a favorite $4 each, the smaller line.
category to look at, but items are $3.00 each or
many hate to put them two for $5. I have some great items,
together. This month I and everyone who buys
will show you how easy it I will have wallpapers, them from me on Ebay
is to come up with a nice magazines, posters, play- has actually given me
looking base for your ing cards, and other items praise for how crisp they
model, the rest is up to for sale to enhance your look and how well de-
you. diorama buildings. tailed they are. My Ger-
man papers and notices
For the demonstration I For those interested in even has Hitler’s signa- Diorama Base
am going to have some of my items, shoot me an e- ture on them! Clinic this Month.
my printed material for mail (address on the last
sale. The bigger items are page), and I will e-mail I will even show you how
you a PDF of my product to apply them this month.

Automotive: IPMS Competition Handbook

Basic Construction seats, some engine/drive be opened.
1. Flash, sink marks, components) aligned
mold marks, ejector-pin properly. 3. Additional detailing
marks, and similar mold- added to the vehicle Working
ing flaws eliminated. C. Wheels: All wheels should be as close to scale
touching the ground and as possible. Such items parts, if any
2. Seams filled if not aligned properly when could include door-lock (e.g., opening
found on the actual vehi- viewed from front or rear buttons, tire valve stems,
cle. (This is especially of the vehicle. If turned, dashboard gauge detail, hoods or
important on the car's front wheels should be fabric surfaces on interior doors),
body. Rubberized kit tires aligned in the same direc- components, etc. After-
usually also have a mold tion. market parts (photo- should match
seam that must be re- etched, white metal,
resin, etc.) should inte- the level of
moved.) D. Windshields and
other clear areas: grate well with the basic workmanship
model. Photo-etched
3. Contour errors cor- parts that require forming on the rest of
rected. E. Clear and free of should be precisely
crazing caused by adhe- the model.
shaped, and any surfaces
4. Gaps between body sives or finishing coats. that require building up
and chassis eliminated as to a thicker cross-section
applicable. F. Gaps between wind- should be smooth and
shield, windows, or other uniform.
5. Detailing removed clear parts eliminated
while accomplishing the where applicable. 4. Engine and chassis
above steps restored to a detailing should be done
level consistent with the All clear areas scratch-, to a level consistent with
rest of the model. blemish-, and paint-free. detailing on the rest of the
Detailing model.
6. Alignment: 1. Parts that are thick,
over-scale, or coarse Working parts, if any
should be thinned, modi- (e.g., opening hoods or
A. Where applicable, fied, or replaced. doors), should match the
external items (e.g., mir- level of workmanship on
rors, exhaust pipes) the rest of the model.
aligned symmetrically. 2. Exhausts, intakes,
vents, and other objects Such parts should operate
that have openings should realistically, and the oper-
B. Internal items (e.g., ating mechanism(s)

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 The Workbench From Hell
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
The Workbench in the works. Oh sure, tech-
from HELL! 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
Automotive: Continued
should be in scale if visible.
Painting and finishing
1. The model's surface,
once painted, should show
no signs of the construction
process (glue, file, or sand-
ing marks; fingerprints; ob-
vious discontinuities be-
tween kit plastic and filler
Cars: All about materials; etc.).
the paint job!
2. Finish should be even
and smooth, unless irregu-
larities in the actual vehicle's
finish are being duplicated.
Such irregularities should be
documented.
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
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
in sheen of finish caused by
misapplication of final clear
coats.
D. Paint edges that are
supposed to be sharp should
be sharp (no ragged edges
caused by poor masking).
Edges that are supposed to
be soft or feathered should
be in scale and without over-
spray.
E. Chrome parts should be
correctly represented and
should be just as free of sur-
face blemishes and evi-
dences of the construction
process as the painted com-
ponents.
F. Weathering: Although
weathering is gaining more
acceptance in the automo-
tive ranks, especially with
some trucks and certain
types of racing cars (such as
the Rally types), it is not
standard practice. Most auto
modelers build what is con-
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 can’t
we build one at a time?
Don’t 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 everyone
else built a freaking Fokker
too. Happy modeling!
sidered a "show" car or re-
stored car, and because of
this, weathering will be the
exception rather than the
rule. If present, however,
weathering should show
concern for scale, be in ac-
cordance with the conditions
in which the real vehicle was
operating, and be consistent
throughout the model.
Decals
A. Decals should be
aligned properly. This is es-
pecially important for racing
subjects.
Water-slide decals should
show 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.
 Our club has plastic modelers from Northern Colo-
rado, mainly from the Fort Collins, Loveland, Long-
High Plains Modelers mont area. We also have a few members from Wyo-
ming.

Meetings are the last Tuesday of the month We build scale and plastic models of armor, airplanes,
at The Ranch in Loveland. They start at 7pm vehicles, ships and anything else that we feel like is
and end around 9pm. worth a try.
Editor: Jeffrey Brown
jgdtiger007@yahoo.com Check out our meeting schedule and feel free to drop
by our next meeting!

Check out the website for club information.

Website

http://ipmshpm.blogspot.com/

Next Meeting February 22,

2011. 7pm at The Ranch.

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

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Tigers In Combat I—Paperback ($20)

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*** Posting Ads are free for High Plains Modelers Members to post items for sale or trade. If
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contest.