A really great new kit, the Flyhawk Model USS Ward is a marvel of modern engineering, and quite an accomplishment for Flyhawk Model’s only second injection styrene kit. A quick, out of the box, review has been posted HERE.
Aurora Jet Commander Review Added
Mike Terre gives us a look back at the Aurora Jet Commander kit. Review has been added to the Aircraft Reviews page HERE.
MosquitoCon “Best Of” Photos
Just finishing up processing all of the photos from MosquitoCon 23. We’re working out a good photo hosting solution (WordPress runs this website and it’s a beautiful web solution, but we want to keep the thousands of photos separate for ease and disaster recovery security), but until everything is online, here are the “Best Of” winners.
May Meeting and Other Updates
The May meeting was an open contest and pizza party to celebrate the conclusion of MosquitoCon. Besides a good turnout on the contest table, there were a lot of in-progress builds, and quite a few new kits in the box to drool over.
The meeting in June is at the same time and place, however that may very well be the last meeting at the Garwood Knights of Columbus. Details of a new venue will be discussed at the next meeting.
Also, the most recent newsletter has been uploaded to the Newsletter page.
MosquitoCon 23 Winners Posted
The list of the winners from last weekend’s show have been posted HERE.
April 11th Club Meeting CANCELLED
Club Members: This months meeting on April 11th has been CANCELLED due to a scheduling conflict that the Knights of Columbus just informed us of. We’re on for meeting next month on May 9th.
MosquitoCon 23 is in the Books!
Some quick numbers:
- 94 model registrants
- 352 models entered
- 357 walk-in spectators
The numbers were down slightly this year, as the AMPS show was on the same date in Virginia, and it showed in the armor categories, but other categories made up the difference. We had one of the largest ship turnouts in recent memory.
Best Aircraft, Best WWI Subject, and Best of Show went to Adrian Davies with his 1/32nd scale FE-2b from a Wingnut Wings kit. Photos of Adrian’s build are shown here. The other Best Of and all of the show entrants will be posted as soon as I can sort through the photos (it takes some time to sort and rename over 400 photos!)
Club Members: This months meeting on April 11th has been CANCELLED due to a scheduling conflict that the Knights of Columbus just informed us of. We’re on for meeting next month on May 9th.
MosquitoCon 23 is a GO.
Just a last-minute note to let everyone know that MosquitoCon 23 is as ready as it’s ever gonna be, and we’re all set to open the doors at the Wayne PAL at 9 a.m. this coming Saturday, April 5th. For information on entry fees, rules, contest categories, etc., check out the MosquitoCon 23 page.
There’s still time to sponsor 
a trophy package if you wish. Check out the Trophy Sponsorship page for information on how to do so, and for a list of who has already sponsored, and what categories are still available. Sponsor in the name of your club, organization, or business and we’ll give you a link on the Trophy Sponsorship page, and mention you during the awards ceremony.
See everyone on Saturday!
MosquitoCon Information Added
The most current information has been added to the lists of Trophy Sponsors and to the Vendor and Raffle Sponsor pages. We can’t say “thank you” enough to all those who are helping out with MosquitoCon 23 by sponsoring a trophy package, donating to the raffle, or showing up to do business in the dealer’s room.
The most recent newsletter for March 2014 was added to the Newsletter page.
March Meeting: Heavy Metal Night
The March 2014 meeting theme of Heavy Metal Night saw a good turnout. The content was battleships, tanks, suits of armor, and plenty of other slabs of steel. In the end a Jadgtiger and a suit of armor took the top prizes, graciously provided by the evening’s sponsor, Martin Quinn.
Other business included last-minute information on MosquitoCon, and initial talks about the Nationals in Hampton, Va, this coming August.