Category: Monthly Meeting News

The May IPMSOC meeting was held at Brookhurst Hobbies and was very well attended –  including some new members.  David Frederick reviewed OrangeCon latest news, upcoming local events and general club news. After contest voting was completed, Foster Rash did a presentation of his home-made vac-U-Form process.  The presentation showed all the steps needed to make your own car parts […]

This Month we went right into the presentation portion of the meeting.  Club member Changhuei Yang, who is a Professor at the California Institute of Technology, did a hands-on presentation of an “Anycubic Photon mono 4k” 3D printer using water washable resin from Anycubic. He went through the process steps to print an object in resin using the 3D printer.  […]

  IPMSOC president, David Frederick, reviewed the planning efforts for the upcoming OrangeCon and showed the just published contest flyer. He also went over other upcoming local model related events. The original planned presentation could not be made due to car troubles for the presenter. David and Sean came up with new topic – “what kind of glues and tools […]

February saw the IPMSOC club members meet for the second time at our new location – the Messiah Lutheran Church in Buena Park.  The heater was on, and the tables were full of models. IPMSOC President Dave Frederick opened the meeting with a review of club business followed with a presentation by Sean Fallesen showing how to convert a model […]

The January 2023 IPMSOC club meeting was at our new location at Messiah Lutheran Church in Buena Park. Meeting turnout was good with over 30 members attending. David reviewed club business and upcoming model contests and events before contest model viewing and voting was done. The contest theme was Football Night – Any subject with a name associated with a […]

December was the distressed kit auction for the IPMSOC Club Dave was on vacation, but Sean stepped up and lead the group for another successful auction. Mark was doing his magic organizing the donated kits Another great year for the IPMSOC Club! Contest theme was “Across the border” – kits from North and South of the border – contest results: […]

The November meeting included a presentation of Reed West’s bi-plane building jigs and a presentation on making your own custom decals Bob Penikas presented the Reed West video showing his bi-plane jig rigging system: (click here to view the video) Bob Bolton did a presentation on printing custom decals: The monthly contest theme was Axis vessels Contest results: Winners – […]

The October meeting was a build night and monthly contest for the IPMSOC club. The contest theme was SCI-FI/Fantasy and lots of theme-based models were on display! OC Club President, David Frederick, reviewed the just completed and very successful 2022 OrangeCon model contest. The club members volunteered their time to Judge, collect contest forms, man the raffle table, check in guests, […]

The September meeting was all about preparing for OrangeCon – just two weeks away! OC Club President, David Frederick, reviewed club business, a possible new meeting location for next year and the review of  OrangeCon planning. After contest voting, the club members reviewed all aspects of judging as detailed by Contest Director Darnell Pocinich. The contest theme for September was […]

The August meeting was devoted to finalizing the details of the upcoming OrangeCon Model Contest in October.  Darnell, David and Sean discussed the fine points of the room layout, judging, and the contestant sign-in process. The passing of our fellow club member and master model builder, Reed West, was remembered by members who honored Reed’s contribution to the club and […]