Official Newsletter of the Roanoke Valley IPMS Chapter Vol. 22, Issue 10 Oct Till Next Time! Rocky

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1 Official Newsletter of the Roanoke Valley IPMS Chapter Vol. 22, Issue 10 Oct ihobby Expo inspiration inside... like this Jonny Quest Dragonfly SST Quest lab jet from Moebius. From the Prez Well it s hard to believe that another year is closing in on us quickly. It seems like just yesterday we were shoveling snow by the inches and feet in bitter cold subzero temperatures only to go into the hot, humid mowing season. Now we are back to looking at fall and winter upon us again. Hopefully we won t have the snow and zero temperatures we had last winter. Of course with winter brings the opportunity to get some of those builds done that we kept putting off in the summer due to outside commitments around the house. With the club getting back into the swing of things with the Shoot Out next year it s even more incentive to get the builds done. Not to mention that Richmond s show and the Fairfax show will be coming around just as quickly. As I wrote this we had the show up in Carlisle, Pennsylvania just a few days away. I did not attend that show due to just spending a week and a half in Florida visiting the Kennedy Space Center and of course the mouse for a few days. I brought some pictures of the retired Atlantis to the meeting for everyone to see and I will passing some along to Tim to put in the Newsletter along with other pictures from the Kennedy Space Center. I had visited the Space Center before but not since the retirement of the Atlantis. I will give a full write up of how the Shuttle is presented for a later newsletter. Looking Foward to Rocky s Space Shuttle report Till Next Time! Rocky Newsletter Editor Tim Mullins snillumt@yahoo.com Submissions deadline is the first Sunday at 1 p.m. after the build meeting. President: Rocky Sink Vice-President: Jay Dennis jaysmr239@gmail.com Club Officers Secretary: Bob Rohrback rjrohrback@aol.com Treasurer: Greg Clower GClower@aol.com Visit for the latest info on shows, pictures, contacts and more. 1

2 ihobby Expo Random Inspiration... Man from U.N.C.L.E. Spy car rides again as the Piranha Super Spy Car. It has been a long time since this one was reissued. It is a very sought after collector model.also will be a great addition to a new collection or better yet, built and displayed with pride. Round2 AMT plans to release this one early to mid The Mars Hopper (MLEV-5) towers a massive 16 inches at 1/32 scale. Based on a design by Randy Cooper, it has a detailed interior as well. It features approximately 300 parts. Pegasus Hobbies has no confirmed release date on this one. 2

3 Reissue of Hawk s Project vanguard satellite. Round2 plans to release this one early Moebius s new tooling and release of Frank Frazetta s Death Dealer. No scale or release date yet. Polar Lights 1/1000 scale TOS Romulan Bird of Prey snap together, due March A worthy addition to their growing 1/1000 scale fleet. Round2 MPC deluxe reissue of the Space 1999 Eagle. With Lab pod and spine mounted booster pack, is planned to be release in December

4 An 3 in 1 Contest Swap Meet Show Theme : See above. Any vehicle that is Steampunk, Post Apocolyptic (like Road Warrior) or a Zombie killer car. Roanoke Civic Center Roanoke, VA Or anything in bet ween. March 7, a.m. - 4 p.m. All proceeds benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association 4

5 The Roanoke Valley chapter of the International Plastic Modelers Society P RESENTS The A No Theme Wide Open Scale Model Contest, Show and Swap Meet... Saturday, August 15, Roanoke Civic Center Save the Date! Burning hair not required. October Club Challenge Build any subject with a Horror theme in Honor of Halloween. Can be Anything, No matter how loosely related. 5

6 RVIPMS P.O. Box Roanoke, VA Meetings Business Sept. 25, p.m. Nov. Builders Meeting Nov. 13, 2014 Oct. Business Meeting Oct. 23, 2014 Parking If you have any questions about the club, meetings, or need directions, contact us at; or mail written correspondence to: Roanoke Valley IPMS P.O. Box Roanoke, VA VA Museum of Transportation Enter at this door. 1 1 / 2 st. RVIPMS meetings are held at the Virginia Museum of Transportation. How to get there; From Salem Ave. turn onto 1 1 / 2 St. Drive the very short distance to Norfolk Ave. SW and turn left. Follow under the 2nd st. over-pass to the back of the museum. The fenced parking lot is behind the building as indicated in the picture. Enter through the rear door, (the main entrance will be locked) walk down the hallway and turn right. Meeting room is in right corner. When to get there; The club has two meetings per month, with a couple exceptions. Build meetings are the second Thursday each month. Business meetings are the fourth Thursday each month. All meetings start at 7 p.m. For further details visit our website. Sprue is the official publication of the Roanoke Valley Chapter of the International Plastic Modelers Society. The content of Sprue does not necessarily represent the official views of, nor is it endorsed by IPMS/USA or IPMS/Roanoke Valley. Opinions expressed are those of the authors. 6