The December meeting saw the annual party, lots of food, and awards given out. Award recipients and the like will be covered in the next newsletter. Until then, here are the photos (and thank you to Martin Quinn for additional photo coverage this month):
Review Added: MiniArt AEC MK II Armored Car, 1/35th Scale
Martin J. Quinn has done a build review of the MiniArt AEC MK II. You can find it HERE.
Belskie Museum of Art & Science Model Exhibit
“PLANES,TRAINS,BOATS & LIGHTHOUSES”
NOVEMBER 17- DECEMBER 8, 2013
The Martin Hicks Gallery at the Belskie Museum of Art, Closter, N.J. proudly presents a unique exhibition of handmade model planes, trains, boats and lighthouses. Most of the models have been built primarily from scratch and are in scale. The ship models range from small in bottles to two magnificent 7 ft. scratch built working replicas of the WWII ships “BISMARCK” AND “HMSHOOD.” Many of the boat modelers are recipients of high awards for their work in exhibits throughout the United States. There are well over a dozen boat models, a 4 ft high lighthouse, a 1920’s working train set, and numerous plane models of all sizes and types.
In addition to the models on display there are four participating artists–Odd Andersen, Mary Ann Farrell, Scott Farrell and LidaenisFerro– whose paintings and photography reflect the same theme of the exhibit and are available for purchase.
This is an exhibit for all ages, young and old, and captures the very essence of these great American Pastimes.
EXHIBIT OPENING: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17 1-5 pm
Museum Hours: SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS 1-5pm
(Hours by appointment can be arranged)
FREE ADMISSION
280 HIGH ST, CLOSTER, N.J. (LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE CLOSTER PUBLIC LIBRARY)
201-768-0286 WWW.BELSKIEMUSEUM.COM
We hope to see you soon…and don’t forget to bring a friend!
Your Friends At,
Belskie Museum of Art & Science, Inc. (a non-profit museum)
280 High Street (adjacent to the Closter Public Library)
Closter, NJ 07624 |201.768.0286
web: www.belskiemuseum.com
email: belskiemuseum@hotmail.com
ADMISSION IS FREE | Hours: Sat. & Sun. 1 – 5pm
November Meeting: WWI Night
Lots of good stuff on the table last night for the WWI contest. The in-progress table also sported some nice creations, from giant radioactive lizards and Jules Verne inspired submarines, to WWII Japanese cruisers and modern tanks.
The next meeting is December (Friday!) the 13th. It’s the annual Christmas party, and dinner will be served. See you all then.
October Meeting
A little late in posting, but here are the photos from October’s “Russian Night”. Thanks to Martin Quinn for the photos.
The next meeting is this coming Friday, November 8th, and the theme is WWI.
Long Island Model Soldiers
Information on the upcoming The Long Island Historical Miniature Collectors Society on November 16th, added to the Upcoming Events page.
MosquitoCon 23 Flyer Added
The flyer for MosquitoCon 23, with show information, theme, and contest categories, has been added to the MosquitoCon 23 page.
Nautilus Review and October Newsletter Added
This month I’m tying a review of the Pegasus Hobbies Nautilus, of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea fame, directly to the newsletter, as it allows me to post a lot more photos.
The review is posted HERE, and the newsletter has been added to the Newsletter page.
See everyone on the 11th.
Jersey Fest Fair 2013
A very brief account and a few dozen photos of the Jersey Fest Fair show have been posted in the Features section. Direct link HERE.
September Meeting: Movie Night
Movie night was a huge success. We haven’t had that many models on the contest table in a long time. And not only were there a lot of entries, there were a lot of incredibly well done entries. Judging wasn’t an easy task. In the end it came down to two winners, as it always must (well, not always, but there were only two prizes up for grabs). First place went to John Bucholz with his scratch-built Slave 1 from “The Empire Strikes Back”. I’m not sure of the scale of the model, but it was no more than an inch from top to bottom, and consisted of over 100 parts. Stunning work. Second place went to “Big Bill” Schwarz and his Bruce diorama, from the movie “Jaws”. Bill took the great white kit model from Pegasus and modified it to a surface-broaching appearance, and then put the kit’s diver figure in the mouth — and in the water (basically, it wasn’t a good day for the diver).
Next month is Russian Night, November is WWI Night.