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 […]
Read moreThe 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 […]
Read moreDave kicked off the July meeting with a request for club volunteers to fill open positions – come on guys, step up! The July meeting included a detailed presentation on gloss paint for car models by OC newsletter editor and master car model builder Foster Rash Click here to see the gloss paint “how to” document The monthly contest Theme […]
Read moreThe June meeting was the distressed kit auction – members brought in new kits, old slightly used kits, and heavily started kits for the bidders to go for. David started off the meeting with news about a venue change for OrangeCon – the Holiday Inn Buena Park (soon to be the DoubleTree by Hilton) Click here for information on the […]
Read moreThe May OCIPMS meeting was held at Brookhurst Hobbies – thanks to Brookhurst Hobbies for hosting and providing a discount to OCIMPS members for the night. David kicked off the meeting with the latest news and announcements including OCIPMS awards for Region VIII website of the year and Newsletter of the year! Tamiya USA did a very interesting presentation on […]
Read moreApril was a build night for the OC Club, and we had a strong turnout with over 25 members working on their latest builds. President David Frederick kicked off the meeting with club news and upcoming events, then the building began. The contest theme was – “OUT OF OUR PASTS – Any kit you remember building during your youth” Contest results: […]
Read moreThe March meeting was well attended, and a good number of models were on display. The monthly theme was “Lighting and Thunderbolts” (P-38’s and P-47’s). Contest results After the meeting kick off and voting for the monthly contest, we settled in for a detailed presentation by Nat Richards on the development and history of the P-47 starting with the early […]
Read moreThe February OCIPMS meeting was kicked off by President Dave Frederick reviewing up-coming events, club business, and open E-board positions Click here for the event calendar. The contest tables were filled with models displayed by club members and representing the monthly theme which was “Out of the Box” for February. Contest results: Monthly contest Entries -February 2022 The program for […]
Read moreThe IPMSOC club kicked off the new year with a great meeting and model contest. The contest theme was models with tribal names, attendance was a little light due to continued COVID concerns here in So Cal, but a lot of fine models were on display on the contest and display tables. We also held the “Best of” 2021 Theme […]
Read moreThe December OCIPMS meeting – was the famous distressed kit auction! The club did well and the members were able to load up on kits, accessories, and paint. The December model contest theme was winter white wash – contest results: Winners – December 2021 2021 was quite a year – we started with on-line Zoom meetings and in July […]
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