The next monthly meeting of the Capt. James

McKinstry Chapter of the IPMS will be on September 19, 2008 at 7:30 pm at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library.

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MIKE TITRE MEMORIAL AWARD

The 1^st Mike Titre Memorial Award was presented to Mike Mattei at the IPMS/National Convention held in Norfolk, VA., this past August

Mike who recently retired after a 26 year stint in the US Air Force, is an IPMS member who belongs to the Tidewater Chapter, host of this year’s nationals

Mike informed me that he models mostly 1/48^th aircraft from any era. “Basically, whatever looks interesting.”  He also dabbles in armor.

Using the Tamiya 1/48^th scale  P-47D, Mike’s subject was   a well done  “Wicked Wabbit” ( P-47D-15-RA 42-75719)  as flown by 1/Lt. James C. Hare, 65^th FS/57thFG; Alto, Corsica, summer 1944.

The following images courtesy of mike Mateii of his model, Wicked Wabbit. Congratulations Mike!

IPMS McKinstry Club National Convention winners

McKinstry is proud to have two winners this year

IN  the Junior categories ( thus whipping their DAD’s butt – who couldn’t win ANYTHING to save face  in front of his kids…)

Mike  Scardon  1^st place Junior 1/72^nd scale aircraft for his Dragon/DML Hokum helicopter

Nick   Scardon  1^st place Miscellaneous for is AT-ST Star Wars model          (AMT/ERTL)

Congratulations to the boys for both taking 1^st place ( and for kicking Dad’s butt!!)

Since we were unable to secure a meeting room at the Arlington Heights Library for the October 17, 2008 meeting, we will meet at the Glenview Hangar One Museum. (No contest at this meeting.) However, the contest on April 10, 2009 meeting is still scheduled for this date and will be held at the museum. The theme for that contest will be:

“A multi-engine object (aircraft, armor, vehicle, etc.) that served at Glenview NAS that was painted gray, blue or blue and

gray.”

Reminder!!!

If you volunteered to present a program at the monthly meeting and find you will be unable to attend, please call or e-mail Dick Smith at 847-634-0791 or tviguana@Comcast.net. so a substitute can be found.

Programs for 2008

Sept. 19   Clarence Guenther:  Slide show from his service dates in the USN.

Oct. 17    Meeting at the Glenview Hangar One Museum. Everyone bring a kit that they have started and not yet finished to the meeting.

Nov. 21   Mark Murray:  He volunteered to do a program and said it will be a “surprise” to

everyone including Mark.

Dec. ??   Holiday Party

Program Dates for 2009

Jan. 16      Need volunteer for program

Feb. 13     Need volunteer for program

Mar.20    Need volunteer for program

Apr.10     Meet at Hangar One Museum/Contest

May 22    Need volunteer for program

June 19    Need volunteer for program

July 24     Need volunteer for program

Aug. 28   Need volunteer for programne 1