The Show's a Coming....

It's New Year's Day, and thanks to some scheduling abomination the Rose Bowl is postponed to January 2cd!  I can't imagine who thought that would be a good idea, but apparently someone did.  All I know is that if I ever find out who had that thought, I'll string them up for making me wait another day to watch the Ducks dismember the Badgers.  Tomorrow is gonna be a bad day to be a Badger. Ok, now back to regularly scheduled programing...

The Chattanooga Scale Modelers model show is coming in 20 days.  The club is just about ready for it...are you?  You know there is a discount for pre-registration right?  You don't have to send money, just email me the registration form and save $3.00.  What are you waiting for?

And you know about the Airfix Challenge too right?  You know, you guys get together and build a bunch of 1/72 Airfix airplanes OOB and stack 'em up against ours and may the best club win.  I know we've got at least 5 models built...here's mine:

And at one point I actually did have pictures of Dave Wells' very cool what if Spitfire PR XIX in flight, as well as David Beckman's 109G.  I also know that Steve Lewis was nearing the finish line on his Spit MkI/II in mid December, and Tom Gaston is about done with his Mk I/II.

So what are you guys stepping up with?

Jim Stevens....email me! Please....

Sorry guys, I didn't ever envision the what's new page as a message center, but sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do!

Jim, I did get the email you sent me last week after the Murfeesboro show.  Unfortunately, the email address you typed into the email form when you sent me the email from the web link, must have been wrong, as everyone of the half dozen responses I tried to send you came back as undeliverable (who said I don't learn quick?).

Anyway, I'm REALLY not ignoring you, I just can't get an email to you!  Shoot me an email at maxwinthrop@yahoo.com and we'll be good to go.  Or heck, just come on down to the meeting on Monday!

Mike

FANTASTIC NEWS!!!!

Well, we heard it was coming, and it did.

HOBBY TOWN USA IS BACK!

Yup....you read that right boys and girls, and even you Lt. Gray, not only is Hobby Town back, they're open for business.  They are in the same section of the Gunbarrel Road retail Heaven (or Hell, depending on your mood!) that Dick's Sporting Goods is in.  It is right next to the Baby's R Us store, and it's bigger than any of the previous incarnations of HTUSA have been here in town.  The manager is a familiar face from the last store, Je-Ann Johnston.  She's managed Hobby Towns in other areas, and the owners of the store have two successful stores in the Indianapolis area.

The GRAND OPENING isn't for a couple of weeks, but the store is open and is selling stuff.  Stop by, say hi, let Je-Ann know you're from CSM, and buy some stuff!

And by the way...they have already welcomed CSM and invited us to come on back and resume meeting in the store.  With Christmas and the show coming up, we'll put that off until February, but that probably also serves them pretty well, as it gives them some time to get everything pulled together.

Oh...stock.  From the looks of it, they have 4 full aisles set up for models (although the stock is a little thin at the moment); glues and tools; Citidel, Tamyia, and Model Master paints (and they are willing to consider pulling in Vallejo); and the normal assortment of scratch building materials like plastic stock, brass tubing of various shapes and carbon rod.

Very cool...Check 'em out!

Another paint reference....

Stumbling around the web this afternoon (while enjoying an unusual slow period at work) I found this paint chart.  Not perfect, but still a good reference.

The Ultimate Model Paint Conversion Chart

A pretty cool model paint reference...

Stumbled upon by our own Horton Herrin, follow this link to a pretty nice resource for finding the right color and paint.  One caution though...It looks like it's several years old and there are colors missing, and likely colors included that are now unavailable.  But still, it's a place to start:

Model Paint Database