International Plastic Modellers Society Dunedin Volume 17-9 2017 Committee President Mark Rogers NEXT MEETING - 28 September 2017 A of visitors through the door. smaller this month as I have just returned from the IPMS 201 Na- Committee Brent Cooper John Harrison Kit McCready John Moran Steve Geddes tionals hosted by the Central Otago Model Society over their Blossom Festival Weekend. Congratulations to the COMS lead team on hosting a very well run event. Great to see a number of Dunedin members joining members from around the country (Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Invercargill). Honorary Solicitor Bill Wright Meetings: General meeting - Last Thursday of the Month. Workshop - EVERY Thursday excluding above* Any changes will be notified on the club Facebook Page www.facebook.com/ipmsdunedin The event location was perfect, right in the middle of festivals events and this certainly paid off with a large Visiting modellers were well catered for with plenty of food and refreshments available throughout the day. An extremely thoughtful addition by the organising committee consider- ing the crowds in the area on Saturday. More on this and the IPMS AGM at Thursday s meeting. Also we hope to pin down the date for the Southern Champs (either Sunday 19 November or Sunday 3 December.) at this meeting. Mark President
A selection of the models on display at the 2017 IPMS Nationals in Alexandra over the weekend. A fantastic display by some extremely talented modellers from around New Zealand. (Please note the models depicted are a reflection of my photographic skills and omissions do not reflected on the skills of a particular modeller nor the results arrived at by the judging team. 2
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179 Ythan Street, Invercargill Cell : 027 433 7547 Ph : 03 218 4564 Email : lesternzmodels@vodafone.co.nz For all your modelling kits and supplies. Wanted Kevin from our Oamaru branch is wanting an Airfix Boeing 737 or any other civilian aircraft people my have lying in their unwanted piles. Please contact the editor if you can assist. IPMS Dunedin 2017 Modeller of the Year Points Chart January February March April May June July August Sept. Oct. TOTAL Barry 1 1 Blair 6 4 4 14 Brent 4 4 Jeff W 2 1 1 3 1 8 John H 3 1 5 6 6 21 John M 6 6 6 18 Kevin 1 2 3 Kit 8 8 4 3 1 1 3 4 32 Richard 3 10 4 2 4 23 Steve 1 1 1 2 1 6 Wayne 2 4 6 Mark 6 4 10 1 point per new model; 6 points for First; 4 points for second and 2 points for third 7
RNZAF JOINS 30TH CELEBRATIONS The Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow will be helped in celebrating its 30th Anniversary by a large presence from the Royal New Zealand Air Force during Easter next year. The Air Force has supported the Wanaka airshow since the beginning and Chief of Air Force, Air Vice-Marshal Tony Davies, is keen to see a number of aircraft on display again in 2018 to help mark this significant milestone. While aircraft availability and operational requirements will always determine exactly what we can take to any airshow, we are looking to make a special contribution at Wanaka next year as they celebrate 30 years since the very first event. We recognise the high esteem the Wanaka airshow is held in by aviation fans both in New Zealand and around the world, says Air Vice-Marshall Davies. Last year s Wanaka Airshow saw a large Air Force presence, including displays by a C-130H (NZ) Hercules, as well as NH90 and A109 helicopters. It also included two of the Air Force s new pilot training aircraft, the T-6C Texan, but in 2018 this will likely be expanded to the Coast Models and Miniatures 825 Brighton Rd Hours Ocean View Mon - Fri 5.30pm - 8.30pm Sat - Sun 10.00am - 4.00pm Phone: 03 4811 410 (Other times by appointment) Email: coastmodels@xtra.co.nz IMPORTANT NOTICE 8
Powerplant - 1 Shvetsov M-63 supercharged air-cooled radial engine, 1,100 hp driving a two-blade propeller Performance recently formed Black Falcons team for a five-ship aerobatic display. As with previous years, the Air Force will also set up a number of ground displays giving members of the public plenty of opportunities to check out aircraft up close, chat to Air Force personnel and find out more about military career opportunities. The Polikarpov I-16 Returns One of the nine Polikarpov fighter aircraft restored by Sir Tim Wallis back in the 1990s is coming back to Wanaka from Germany for the 30th Anniversary Airshow. First Polikarpov flight 30 December 1933. Primary users were the Soviet Air Force, Spanish Republican Air Force and the Chinese Nationalist Air Force. built. They were produced from 1934-1942 and 8,644 were General specifications: Crew: One Length: 6.13 m Wingspan: 9 m Height: 3.25 m Wing area: 14.5 m² Empty weight: 1,490 kg 9 Maximum speed: 525 km/h at 3,000 m Range: 700 km (with drop tanks) Service ceiling: 9,700 m Rate of climb: 14.7 m/s
Up Coming 2017 28 September IPMS Dunedin Monthly Meeting Doors Open : 7:30pm Meeting Commences : 8:00pm General Business, report and information from the recent IPMS Nationasls plus Modeller of the Month Competition Dates to be Confirmed 2017 Southern Competition to be hosted by IPMS Dunedin. Details of this event will be available soon. This event brings together modellers from Dunedin, Southland, Central Otago and Oamaru for a day of friendly competition and bonding. 30 November 2017 Annual General Meeting and Annual Frank Mc Carthy Competition. Venue : Club Meeting Room, 300 Rattray Street, Dunedin Future Nationals 2018 Nationals will be hosted by IPMS Cambridge 2018 50th Anniversary IPMS New Zealand dinner in Auckland (more info to come) 2019 Nationals will be hosted by IPMS Christchurch 2020 Nationals will be hosted by IPMS Auckland is the newsletter of IPMS Dunedin. Opinions expressed in this newsletter are those of the relevant authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the organisation. Contributions, comments and questions should be addressed to the Secretary at redkiwi.geo@yahoo.com 10