IPMS St. John's NL

Our sponsor Alain Labelle has a couple of fine looking trucks for sale. Message if interested.

Our Sponsor Igor at Hobby Sense is having a Spring sale.. Use promo code HOBBYSENSE to get 15% off on Plastic Model Kits, Tools and Paints. Valid ONLINE ONLY for orders $50 and up (before taxes). $14.99 flat rate shipping for orders $39.99 and up (before taxes), free shipping for orders higher than $400 (Canada only, before taxes) https://hobbysense.ca/

A new update from our sponsor Scott at Elm City Hobbies. A bit of everything, something for everyone. Check this out!

IMPS St. John’s Chapter Meeting Notes for April 6, 2021 Attendees: Rod C, Dave H, Dave K, Dennis, Steve F, Tony, Gary, Pat, Joe G, Cory, Gord... Club Meetings 2021 - Virtual monthly meetings to continue until safe to resume actual face to face meetings. Meetings will be recorded for those not able to join on Zoom. Club Build Competition 2021 - Instead of a Club Day and the Model Show this year, we will be holding a Competition, open to everyone in the Club only. There will be rules and there will be prizes. Last night’s activities regarding the competition.. Update on Entries Rod C Update on individual builds Entrants Monthly Feature Apr 2021 - Model Hobby Safety An addon item for this month to review what we hope is things that we already do, but maybe there is one or two things that are new that we can learn from. Looking for your experiences to add to this conversation. Resin Use Respirator - to prevent respiratory issues. CA super thin glue Smoking hot! Watch out on paper towel or tissues! Respiratory issues as well. Burnishing Fluid no metal containers like aluminum pie plates!!! It will smoke! Disposal of waste thinner sealed container and dispose at recycling depot o Use cat litter for lacquer thinner/varsol gas out outside and dispose of. Eye protection (CA Glue) uses liquid to cure, not good for the eyes. o Debonder!!! Unsticks fingers and other skin. or animals. MUST HAVE! Sharps! - Knives, saws, drill bits, picks usage and disposal. Store used blades, etc in pill bottle or other plastic container and dispose of in the container to prevent disposal injuries. o Cork the sharp end until used Recommendation Find Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) sheets and publish for all to see. These will be posted for you to review soon. National Model Competition - The Rocky Mountain Model Club (IPMS Calgary) is moving their annual model show online and is opening it up to one and all Nationally. Information about the show can be found on the RMMC website and Facebook page. http://rockymountainmodelclub.ca Show and Tell In progress and completed works - April Meeting. This will be a Monthly agenda item. Give us an update on what you are building. See FB Album for access to the pictures. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/ See you next month!!! Keep Building!!

New kits arriving for from our Sponsor Alain Labelle. WWII and Modern armour. LIke this page for updates. Contact Alain on Facebook messenger (Alain Labelle)or email at [email protected] to get a shipping quote.

For you Me262/German WWII aviation enthusiasts. This beat up bird on display in Australia is in original colors. They have a BF 109G-6 in original colours as well apparently.

Weekly Sales flyer out by our Local Hobby Shop and sponsor Signal Hobbies. Continuing to do business safely with curbside delivery. For speedy pickup, place your order by phone, online or email and they will arrange for you to pick it up at the parking lot between 1:00 and 2:00PM daily Mon-Sat. ... Check out In-Stock merchandise.... https://signalhobbies.com/ https://signalhobbies.com/

Hi Folks, You should know our friend and sponsor Alain LaBelle by now. He is starting a new Facebook page, not just for selling kits but also for sharing modelling tips and techniques. Strictly a Canadian site. The page just started today, but please like/join to get all the messages as this page starts to add content.... https://www.facebook.com/groups/122953446405544

Our friend and sponsor Scott at Elm City Hobbies in Fredericton has a huge update this week with lots of new kits! Alot scales and sizes. While Scott might not have it in stock, he can order it and have it available for you in very little time. A few of us have been buying from Scott for years and it is always a great experience. Check these out:... https://www.elmcityhobbies.com/shop/index.php See more

Some more new work by member Pat. Pat "Calling this one done. Had those decals a long time. Really pleased with the turn out especially as a Gordon Fans and racing starting tonight."

Meeting Summary for February 2, 2021 Attendees: Tony B Joe G Cory H Dave H Dennis J Rod C Steve F Craig C Jon H Pat D Gary J... Club Meetings 2021 - Virtual monthly meetings to continue until safe to resume actual face to face meetings. Club Dues 2021 Club Virtual Build Saturday’s 2021- Update on monthly session times Club Build Competition 2021 - Instead of a Club Day and the Model Show this year, we will be holding a Competition, open to everyone in the Club. How do we engage our less technical savvy members email, newsletter perhaps? We will record our meetings for viewing by everyone after the fact. Looking at options for adhoc open air face to face with social distancing in place sometime in the summer timeframe. Show and Tell See photos below. A great collection of models presented at this month’s meeting. A brief list includes: Cory H Me109 in 1/72 and Yak 1b Dave H Me 163b 1/72 Gary J Model T Coke Delivery Van 1/25 Joe G Canadian Leopard C2/2 Sherman’s/T34-76 Jon H HMCS Snowberry 1/144 and Queen’s Guard Figure Pat D NASCAR Darrell Waltrip 1/24 Rod C Maus 1/35 and E2C Hawkeye 1/72 https://www.facebook.com/media/set/ See you next month!!!

Some in-progress work from the last few months.

Hi Folks, Hope all are well and safe these days. Also hope everyone is getting time to build. This is a perfect Covid hobby, no need to go out, something you can stick around and work on to keep you busy. I wanted to make you aware of a couple of plastic model Facebook pages to help you keep in touch with the hobby.... NL Scale Modelers is a page to post your in-progess or completed kits. It has been up for a couple of years and is open to anyone and everyone who wants to post their work. Whether you are in the Club or not, this is a perfect place to show off your projects. Please show us your stuff!! NL Plastic Model Trading Post is a page I want to call your attention to. This is a page, again open to anyone, where you can make connections to either buy or sell previous loved model kits. You have to request access to join, but that it is to keep it to buying and selling models and not inappropriate stuff. It has been up for a couple of years and several poeple have made connections to buy, sell or trade. Great place to get rid of some kits to buy new ones for Christmas :) I hope that you at least have a look at the pages to see if they can benefit you. Keep building!!!!! and stay safe..

A little update on my KV-2. Painting, decals and initial weathering is all done. I will be doing a winter wash on this one which I never really did before. More pictures to come later on.

Not quite our hobby but simply incredible skill!!! Worth the watch.

Our sponsor Alain Labelle has a huge Plastic Auto restock. Some very nice kits here! Message him for more details.

Hi Folks, Our friend and sponsor Scott has a new line up of kits this week, Check out what's new, then go to his website to see what he has in stock.