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.
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.
Review of the MK 1 “Male” British Tank, 1/72, Master Box has been added to the website. A very nice new kit that’s sure to appeal to armor modelers, and is compelling enough it’ll probably convert others to the slinging of treads.
Rules for MosquitoCon 23 have been added HERE.
Added the registration form PDF for the model contest to the MosquitoCon 23 main page. Download and fill out in advance to avoid the cluster around the tables and the elusive ink pens.
With no set contest, the February meeting was a free-swim of whatever showed up. Lots of cool armor and figure dioramas, autos, aircraft, etc. Several in-progress builds were displayed, including Martin’s nearly-finished 1/350th scale USS North Carolina.
Meeting business was kept brief and to the point on all things MosquitoCon. Vendor tables are nearly sold out, awards are ready to go, and the location has been scouted.
March’s theme is Heavy Metal, so bring your tanks, battleships, heavy bombers and robots. Nearly everyone has their kits for the Tin Can Group Build. They’re due in September. Get those hulls in the water!
Martin J. Quinn favors us with a review of the Zvezda 1/350th scale plastic kit.
Review can be found HERE.
The February meeting will be one week earlier. We are meeting on Friday, February 7th, at the usual time and place.
The first meeting of the new year on Friday, January the 11th, saw a surprisingly large turnout. Due to the weather — especially the heavy fog — it was unexpected yet gratifying to see so many of the members turn up. We possibly had better attendance than last month, when there was free food!
There was no formalized contest, as Minister of Contests, Jon Da Silva was unable to attend, but there were a lot of builds, both finished, in progress, and brand new out of the box, on display for everyone to look over.
Check back here and in the newsletter for information on the February meeting. The usual meeting night falls on Valentines Day, so we may be moving it a week earlier or later.