jimpearsall

OK, I build 1/144. I tell people the reason is that my modeling room used to be the golf cart garage... and it's also the pantry and laundry room. VERY limited space. But I do build stuff smaller than a B-29. This one fits nicely on a penny. http://web.ipmsusa3.org/content/mignet-hm14-pou-du-ciel-flying-flea Jim Pearsall

SAM Publications offers a 15% IPMS discount on the FIRST order for books or subscriptions. That's from the latest Journal. Jim

I'm in the middle of indexing all of the "memos" which came wrapped around the IPMS/UK magazines. I found mention of IPMS Albany/Schenectady (New York) in the September 1967 memo. There's also mention of the Virginia/DC chapter in the October 67 memo. But I'm pretty sure IPMS North Central Texas is older, as that was Jim Sage's home chapter. I'll have to ask Ralph Forehand about that, as he was historian at that time. Jim Pearsall IPMS/USA Historian

I have had this as a pop-up for Firefox. Except my Firefox WAS up to date. I strongly suspect malware there. SO be very very careful. It's not the site, it's the bad guys. Jim

Found this company, MYK Design in Japan. 800 Yen for a sheet. They have 3 different sheets. http://www.myk-design.com/tank/e_products_a72.html HTH Jim

As John R says above, ALL OF THE ISSUES OF THE QUARTERLY AND UPDATE ARE AVAILABLE. One article at a time. For IPMS members only. The indexes are up on the website, I scanned them and indexed them. You can read about part of that in my article on the 1/144 B-52 in the latest Journal. One big bugaboo right now is Digital Rights Management. If we send out pdf files, we have no control over who copies and passes on our copyrighted material. And using a service like Zinio is more expensive per issue than printing, unless we double our circulation. Free information is a great idea unless you're trying to pay for the printing and distribution.

Date Location IPMS Chapter 1964 Chicago, IL (Des Plaines) 1965 Seattle, WA IPMS Seattle 1966 Detroit, MI IPMS Detroit 1967 Miami, FL IPMS Miami 1968 Washington, DC IPMS Washington 1969 Los Angeles, CA IPMS Los Angeles 1970 Wichta, KS Wichita Scale Aircraft Modelers Assn. (WSAMA) 1971 Atlanta, GA IPMS Atlanta 1972 Seattle, WA IPMS Seattle 1973 Columbus, OH IPMS Columbus (Eddie Rickenbacker) 1974 Anahiem, CA IPMS Orange County 1975 Washington, DC IPMS Washington 1976 Dallas, TX IPMS North Central Texas 1977 San Francisco, CA Golden Gate Chapter IPMS 1978 Atlanta, GA IPMS Atlanta (North, South, Marietta) 1979 Milwaukee, WI IPMS Richard Bong 1980 Salt Lake City, UT IPMS Salt Lake City 1981 New York City, NY Long Island Scale Model Society 1982 Saint Louis, MO IPMS Gateway 1983 Phoenix, AZ Arizona Historical Modelers Society (IPMS Phoenix) 1984 Atlanta, GA IPMS Atlanta 1985 Indianapolis, IN IPMS Roscoe Turner 1986 Sacramento, CA IPMS Silver Wings 1987 Washington, DC IPMS Washington 1988 Dayton, OH Dayton Area Plastic Modelers 1989 San Diego, CA IPMS San Diego 1990 Miami, FL Flight 19/Gold Coast of Miami 1991 St. Louis, MO IPMS Gateway 1992 Seattle, WA IPMS Seattle 1993 Atlanta, GA IPMS Atlanta 1994 Omaha, NE IPMS Ft. Crook/IPMS Lincoln 1995 Albuquerque, NM IPMS Albuquerque 1996 Virginia Beach, VA IPMS Tidewater 1997 Columbus, OH IPMS Eddie Rickenbacker 1998 Santa Clara, CA IPMS Silicon Valley 1999 Orlando, FL IPMS Florida 2000 Dallas, TX IPMS North Central Texas 2001 Chicago, IL IPMS Lakes Region/ IPMS Will Cook 2002 Virginia Beach, VA IPMS Tidewater 2003 Oklahoma, City, OK IPMS Metro 2004 Phoenix, AZ IPMS Craig Hewitt 2005 Atlanta, GA IPMS Northmen 2006 Kansas City, MO IPMS Great Plains/IPMS Wast Central Missouri 2007 Anahiem, CA IPMS Orange County 2008 Virginia Beach, VA IPMS Tidewater 2009 Columbus, OH IPMS Eddie Rickenbacker 2010 Phoenix, AZ IPMS Craig Hewitt 2011 Omaha, NE IPMS Ft. Crook/IPMS Lincoln 2012 Lake Buena Vista, FL IPMS Pelikan 2013 Loveland, CO.IPMS Centennial Chapter 2014 Hampton, VA, IPMS Tidewater 2015 Columbus, OH, IPMS Eddie Rickenbacker 2016 Columbia, SC,

Actually, these articles ARE available (in PDF format) from IPMS/USA, to IPMS/USA members Just drop an e-mail to IPMS-Q@ipmsusa.org. Specify that you want V21 #3, pages 5-16 and V21 #4, pages 38-48, include your name and IPMS number in the e-mail, and I'll send it to you. It takes 4 e-mails, as each article runs to about 3 MB, and the e-mail guys get upset if you try to send anything bigger than 2 MB at a time. Jim Pearsall

Love the colour scheme. And I've been working on a "Heroes of the Malvinas" project since about 1990. This one would certainly fit in.

Here's Dick Montgomery's list, updated. Thanks Ed and Ron. Jim Pearsall 2017 Omaha, NE, IPMS Ft. Crook, Scott Hackney 2016 Columbia SC 2015 Columbus OH, IPMS Eddie Rickenbacker 2014 Hampton VA, IPMS Tidewater 2013 Loveland CO, 2012 Orlando FL, IPMS Pelikan, Mike Van Schoonhoven 2011 Omaha, NE, IPMS Ft. Crook, Scott Hackney 2010 Phoenix, AZ IPMS Craig Hewitt Dick Christ/Steve Collins 2009 Columbus, OH IPMS Eddie Rickenbacker T.J. Misiolek 2008 Virginia Beach, VA IPMS Tidewater Charles Landrum 2007 Anaheim, CA IPMS Orange County Jim Woody/ Nat Richards 2006 Kansas City, MO IPMS Frank Ciccorella/Kelly Quirk 2005 Atlanta, GA IPMS Northmen Paul Cotcher 2004 Phoenix, AZ IPMS Craig Hewitt Dick Christ 2003 Oklahoma City, OK IPMS Metro Rusty White 2002 Virginia Beach, VA IPMS Tidewater Bill Brickhouse 2001 Chicago, IL IPMS Chicago Jack Bruno Joe Schock 2000 Dallas, TX IPMS North Central Tx Penny & Lee Thomas 1999 Orlando, FL IPMS Orlando 1998 Santa Clara, CA IPMS 1997 Columbus, OH IPMS Eddie Rickenbacker Ron Bell 1996 Virginia Beach, VA IPMS Tidewater 1995 Albuquerque, NM IPMS Albuquerque 1994 Omaha, NE 1993 Atlanta, GA 1992 Seattle, WA IPMS Seattle 1991 St.Louis, MO 1990 Miami, FL 1989 San Diego, CA 1988 Dayton, OH 1987 Washington, DC IPMS Washington 1986 Sacramento, CA `1985 Indianapolis, IN 1984 Atlanta, GA 1983 Phoenix, AZ 1982 St. Louis. MO 1981 New York City, NY 1980 Salt Lake City, UT 1979 Milwaukee, WI 1978 Atlanta, GA 1977 San Francisco, CA 1976 Dallas, TX 1975 Washington, DC 1974 Los Angeles, CA 1973 Columbus, OH IPMS Eddie Rickenbacker Howard Glenn 1972 Seattle, WA 1971 Atlanta, GA 1970 Wichita, KS 1969 Los Angeles, CA 1968 Washington, DC 1967 Miami, FL 1966 Detroit, MI 1965 Seattle, WA 1964 Chicago, IL IPMS National Convention sites.doc

I have a brutally simple method. I resize the image, then save it under a different file name. Then I print it on regular paper. If it's too big, I make it a couple of percent smaller, if it's too small, a few percent bigger. Then save it under another different file name and print it again. Eventually you come out with the size you need. I use Paint Shop Pro, which allows me to resize in 1% steps, which is usually WAY too small a change. 10 to 20% is closer. OK, I just checked. You can resize in PhotoShop, but I'm not as familiar, and you have to go with pixels or image size. But if it's a stupid idea, and it works, it isn't so stupid, is it? Jim

And the answer is maybe. It really does depend on what you're doing. If you've got a scan of a 1/32 decal sheet, and want to downsize it to 1/48, you divide 32 by 48 and get (umm carry the 7) 66.667%. To do this you need a graphics program like Photoshop or PaintShop. There's a free one called GIMP, but since I have used PaintShop for years and own a copy, I find GIMP hard to use. But it does work to resize. If you're working with a photo and want to produce a decal, you need some part of the aircraft/boat/tank/car visible in the picture to tell you how big the decal needs to be compared to some feature or area. Then you measure the same area on your model, and that's how big it needs to be. Here's an example: The guy who lives down the street from me flew as copilot on Frenisi. He's back row, our left end. Anyway, you can see the cockpit window up there, and use that to figure out how big the decal needs to be. Also, I have another photo which shows that the second i is just behind the window at the front. Another good technique. Print it on plain paper to check the size before committing to decal paper. The other thing I learned on this model is that if you print yellow on clear decal paper and put it on the OD aircraft, the yellow disappears. You have to use white decal paper. THEN put a background of the same color as the background color of the model on the decal. You never get a perfect dolor match, but after the decal is on, you can use a fine brush and feather the colors together. So if you have a natural metal aircraft, or at least ADC grey, you can use clear decal and the colors look OK. HTH Jim IPMS 2209 - Phoenix, AZ

The Brand name is "Expert's Choice", here's the web page: http://www.bare-metal.com/Experts-Choice-Decal-Film.html Surprisingly, their price is still $6.95 for the 3x 8 1/2 X 11 sheets! Check my Hasegawa Su-27 review with home-made Ukranian decals over in the reviews section of the IPMS web site. Jim

I've had pretty good luck with Bare Metal Foil's paper. They make both white and clear, ink-jet and laser. That being said, I bought it when it was $6.95 for 3x 8 1/2 X 11 sheets. Since I only print the decal I'm using, taping a piece of decal paper over the printed image and reprinting it, I have gotten about 5 years out of 3 sheets of each. Jim IPMS assistant web flunky.