Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are held Friday evenings from 7:30 to 9:30 PM*** at:
Arlington Heights Memorial Library, Hendricksen Room
500 N. Dunton Ave.
Arlington Heights, IL 60004
2022 Meeting Schedule
*** NOTE: Until further notice, meeting time changed to 7:00-8:30, the library closes at 9PM
Jan. 14 – I built it in 2021
Anything you built (or started, or worked on… – some of us have a hard time finishing anything)
Feb. 25 – Twin boom night
P-38, P-61, C-119, etc.
Mar. 25 – USCG night
Anything US Coast Guard – ships, planes, helicopters
Apr. 15 – Jugs
Probably all P-47’s, but who knows? An obvious alternative comes to mind, at least for guys…
May. (date TBA, check back after April 1) Something I shoulda finished a long time ago
Not sure if having it finished for this meeting is a requirement – if not, I expect a lot of unfinished stuff (again). If we can’t get the Hendricksen room this month, it might be easiest to meet in the workshop of the member with the most unfinished projects…
Jun. 24 – Missiles & drones
Anything without a pilot in the seat.
Jul. 8 – Movies and TV
Anything seen on the big or small screen.
Aug. TBA – Armor & artillery
Stuff on tracks and wheels, wings get a rest this month.
Sep. TBA – Ships
Stuff on the water, wings get another rest this month.
Oct. TBA – ?
Somehow October was overlooked – check back later. Maybe the threatened return of dinosaur night is currently in stealth mode.
Nov. TBA – Jets
Wings, put no props – though I guess turboprops would technically be on-theme.
Dec. TBA – No meeting
Holiday party, if the restaurants are open – let’s hope the pandemic is over!
2021 Meeting Schedule
Jul. 24 (Saturday) – No theme or program
No theme or program – just bring anything you’ve been doing for the last year or so to while away the time during the pandemic
*** NOTE: Meeting will be held Saturday, 12 – 2 PM in conference room “I”
Aug. 14 (Saturday) – No theme or program
No theme or program again – just bring anything you’d like
*** NOTE: Meeting will be held Saturday, 10 AM – 12 PM in conference room “I”
Sept. 25 (Saturday) – No theme or program
No theme or program again – just bring anything you’d like
*** NOTE: Meeting will be held Saturday, 11 AM – 1 PM in conference room “H”
Oct. 22 ( Friday!) – No theme or program
Planned discussion of suggestions for meeting themes starting January, 2022. Bring anything you’d like.
*** NOTE: Meetings will resume in Hendricksen Room, time change 7:00-8:30
Nov. 19 – No theme or program
Bring anything you’d like.
*** NOTE: Meeting time change 7:00-8:30
Dec. TBA – Christmas Party
Meeting History – Past Years
2020 Meeting Schedule
Jan. 3 – Airliners and private planes
Civilian aircraft
Feb. 7 – Brushfire Wars
Little wars in forgotten corners of the globe
Mar. 27 – Twin booms
(CANCELLED – click for details)
Lightnings, Black Widows, C-82’s or -119’s, like that
Apr 10 – Gulf wars DS and OIF
(CANCELLED – click for details)
Modern Mideast conflicts – Desert Storm, Operation Iraqi Freedom, etc.
May 15 – Dirty Rotten Commie Pink-o Rat night
(CANCELLED – click for details)
The “bad” guys – Russia, China, Vietnam, Cuba, etc. (not PC, but all in good fun -and besides, they had some nice hardware, too)
*** NOTE: Meeting will be held in the Cardinal Room on the first floor near the Dunton entrance
Jun. 5 – USCG nite
(CANCELLED – click for details)
Coast Guard ships, planes, etc.
Jul. 3 – Trainer nite
(CANCELLED – click for details)
T-anything; Texans, Trojans, Tiger Moths, Stearmans, …
Aug. 14 – BIG model nite
(CANCELLED – click for details)
The bigger the better – what have you got?
Sept. TBA – FockeWulf nite
(CANCELLED – click for details)
FW-anything (190’s, 200’s, 189’s, etc.)
Oct. TBA – Movie and TV nite
(CANCELLED – click for details)
Anything related to the film industries
Nov. TBA – Mustang nite
(CANCELLED – click for details)
P-51’s and variants
Dec. TBA – Christmas Party
(CANCELLED – click for details)
2019 Meeting Schedule
Jan. 11 – Yellow Wings
Between the WWs aircraft
Feb. 8 – 1943 the year
Anything from 1943 (you’d have to ask Steve K., why this year? It was his idea…)
Mar. 15 – Thunderbolts (again)
No retreads – new builds only
Apr 19 – Utility and Liaison Aircraft
Non-combat military aircraft
May 3 – Dinosaur Night
Since nobody in McK ever builds these, the Tick decided to throw a curve and see who can connect
Jun. 14 – D-Day, 75th Anniversary
Builds of the planes, ships, armor, etc. that were involved in the invasion
Jul. 19 – South American Aircraft
Western hemisphere subjects, Panama and countries north don’t count
*** NOTE: Meeting will be held in conference room “I”
Aug. 30 – Oldies Night
Lindberg, Aurora, Hawk, Frog, and other kits from the past
Sept. 6 – CANCELLED
Oct. 25 – Small Combatants of WWII, the other guys
The smaller players in the last great war
Nov. 22 – 50’s PARANOIA
Bad sci-fi subjects? Duck and cover? Make up a reason and build it.
Dec. TBA – Christmas Party
2018 Meeting Schedule
Jan. 19 – Missiles
Missiles and rockets (nothing Estes)
Feb. 16 – CBI WWII
China/Burma/India Theater, WWII
Mar. 16 – Viet Nam War
Any subject related to the war in Viet Nam
Apr 20 – Army Aviation
Anything related to army aviation
May 25 – MTO WWII
European Theater of Operations, WWII
Jun. 15 – Battle of Britain
Battle of Britain, all combatants
*** NOTE: Meeting will be held in conference room “I”
Jul. 20 – Air Force and Navy 1950’s
The early jet age for the USAF and USN
*** NOTE: Meeting will be held in conference room “I”
IPMS - McKinstry Chapter 
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