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  3. Member contact information

    in Ask the IPMS/USA

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    I appreciate your input, Ralph.  But my situation is locating IPMS members in an area with no chapter.  I assumed that the national office would have up-to-date membership status and contact information, especially mailing addresses, for every member in the country.  Apparently, that is not the case.  I'm surprised.

    Thanks also to Ron; I passed along the information as you suggested.

  4. Member contact information

    in Ask the IPMS/USA

    Posted

    Recently I sent out 9 letters based on member contact information I received from my regional coordinator.  One letter came back as 'undeliverable'.  One person replied that he hadn't been a member of IPMS since 2015.  For a third, a family member notified me he'd died two years ago!  Understand, my concern is not with the regional coordinator; he's been helpful and responsive.  My concern is that our membership information (addresses, current status, etc.) could be so inaccurate as to have a 33% error rate.  Does anyone have insight?

  8. Is anyone else having problems with Squadron.com?

    in General Modeling

    Posted

    In the Christmas 2019 flier I found “Chief Modelers’ Weathering Choice Set” (SQ10215). The set consists of AKI011 White Spirit (35ml) AMIG1206 Dark Streaking Grime (35ml), AKI025 Fuel Stains (35ml), VJ73813 Engine Oil Stains (40ml), ABT005 Smoke (20ml) tube, ABT007 Raw Umber (20ml) tube, ABT070 Dark Rust (20ml) tube, ABT205 Metallic Silver (20ml) tube, (4) plastic paint pots. Hmmmm, that might be helpful. A 20% discount offered through email would cover the cost of shipping. So, I ordered it on 2 December 2019.

    Nothing happened.

    I contacted Customer Care 20 December and was informed some of the items were back ordered and would arrive soon.

    Nothing happened.

    On 2 January I checked each of the items in the set online and found all were apparently in stock except AMIG1206 Dark Streaking Grime. I wrote and suggested that instead of waiting for that, how about substituting AKI012 Streaking Grime instead? The reply was, in effect, we can do that; we’ll send it out right away.

    Nothing happened.

    I keep checking my account to see if the order has shipped. Yesterday I was told they’re still waiting on some items, sorry for the delay. But last night the January 2020 flier arrived, and SQ10215 is right there on page 42 again.

    A similar thing happened to me a little over a year ago: Ordered a kit using a nice coupon offered through email. Waited. Contacted Customer Care. Told it was on back order, Repeated several times. Eventually the order just disappeared.

    Are others having similar difficulties? Any suggestions?

  9. Yak-9 Markings

    in Aircraft

    Posted

    I'm finishing a 1/48th Yak-9 (Ark#48002).  The decal sheet has a number of stencils (items "A" thru "K"), but the instructions give no information on placement.  Does anyone have an suggestion?

  10. Outreach for New Members?

    in Ask the IPMS/USA

    Posted · Edited by davenport49

    Every time I get something from Victory Models, they include a card offering a promotion from an on-line wine merchant.  What are the prospects of doing something similar thru on-line retailers?  Perhaps that could be the modern day equivalent of a flyer in the model kit box.

  11. Outreach for New Members?

    in Ask the IPMS/USA

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    I read the editorial letter from IPMS/Washington DC with great interest.  And then it occurred to me; I see ads in the Journal from all kinds of modelling- related businesses, how come I never see anything on their web pages about IPMS?  I regularly shop sites such as Squadron, Scale Hobbyist, Hobbylinc, Victory Models, etc.  What would it take to have them include a link on their home page to IPMS/USA?  I remember a comment some time ago about having small flyers inserted by manufacturers into kits in the past  - I remember those.  So maybe that's no possible anymore.  But surely online retailers would be willing to point customers to the society; it would be mutually beneficial.

  12. Yak-7A / Yak-9DD

    in Aircraft

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    Thanks so much, Gil.  Your photos confirmed the data I have.  They're particularly helpful since they show some present-day birds.  The -9DD is particularly frustrating as it has a straight axle, no half-yoke.  I think I'll try to correct the models.  Wish me luck! 🤔

    Dick

     

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  13. Yak-7A / Yak-9DD

    in Aircraft

    Posted

    I'm working on these 1/48th kits by ARK Models, which apparently were previously ICM kits.  But the landing gear for both are puzzling me.  Every photo and diagram I've found, including those of Kagero's Yak-1, Vol. 1 & 2, show the half-fork of the main gear facing toward the aircraft centerline, while the kit parts have them toward the gear doors/wingtips.  Can anyone give me definitive input on this?

    Thanks.

  22. 1/72 kits and references for sale

    in Wanted/For Sale (public)

    Posted · Edited by davenport49

    I have the following for sale. Models (except for He 129) are in original boxes. Books are new. Will negotiate price and shipping.

     

    Real Manufacturer Type No Name Product Manufacturer Product No Scale

    Heinkel He 129 Revell (bagged) 1/72

    Junkers Ju-88 Lindberg 5307 1/72

    Messerschmitt Bf110E-1 Zerstorer Monogram 6812 1/72

    Douglas C-47 Skytrain Testors 871 1/72

    Heinkel He 111 Z-1 Zwillling Testors 867 1/72

    Horsa AS 51 Mk 1 Glider Testors 862 1/72

    Messerschmitt Me 321 B-1 Gigant Testors 865 1/72

    Waco CG-4A Assault Glider Testors 863 1/72

     

    Publisher Number Series Title

    Kagero 3054 Monographs Ju 87 D/G Vol. 1

    Squadron/Signal 8270 Detail & Scale F-100 Super Saber in Detail

    Squadron/Signal 5564 Walk Around F-102 Delta Dagger Walk Around

  24. Oxygen bottles in Italian WWII aircraft?

    in Aircraft

    Posted

    Thanks for the info and the comments, Gil. Yes, I believe the bottles will be visible in the cockpit when complete. And I appreciate your words of caution. I wasn't really thinking about judges, but was simply trying to be as authentic/accurate as I can. So as I was putting this together, I suddenly realized I didn't have any idea what I was working with. This will be helpful.

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