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Kevin Epling Shares His Photos of Our Models
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Continue reading →: Kevin Epling Shares His Photos of Our ModelsKevin Epling of Smallscalepics (smallscalepics.smugmug.com) at out March meeting had set up some backdrops and photographed some of our models to show us some tricks for lighting, angles and focus, as well as some gear for both our phones and for camera equipment. Some of the pictures we took were…
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Continue reading →: Fishstick and Chris K. Participate in the Facebook Annual 24-Hour Build ChallengeFishstick and Chris Klaver enjoy doing buddy builds together. Our first one was the 1970 ½ Camaro kit from AMT/Round2 that we got on the Hobby Lobby 40% off sale. The kits were terrible and both of us had many issues that challenged our building skills. As a friendly competition…
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Brad’s Phantom Takes Second Best of at SEMMEX
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Continue reading →: Brad’s Phantom Takes Second Best of at SEMMEXBrad Shafer took a second Best of Show at the 2025 SEMMEX show with his F-4 Phantom. CAMS members Mike Orris and Chris Long took best of categories in box stock and Gundam respectively in addition to numerous bronze, silver and gold badges for several entries. Judges said Brad’s notebook…
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Brad takes best of 4M Mayhem with his Phantom
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Continue reading →: Brad takes best of 4M Mayhem with his PhantomCAMS member Brad Shafer corrected all the issues that had shut him out of the hardware at the 2024 Nationals to bring home Best in Show at the 2025 4M Mayhem with his F-4C Phantom. The 1/32 scale Tamiya kit, with lots of extras, was designed to replicate a plane…
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Second time’s the charm for a T-6G replica
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Continue reading →: Second time’s the charm for a T-6G replicaThis project, a 1/48th T-6G by Ocidental (#0201), started from a photo of my dad sitting in the cockpit of a North American T-6G Texan as a flight instructor at Bartow AFB, Lakeland, Florida. Vince Tassone graciously offered to make me a set of decals replicating the aircraft number and…
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Jason tries weathering without full painting on Char’s Geloog
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Continue reading →: Jason tries weathering without full painting on Char’s GeloogBecause time is in short supply and Bandai’s Gundam kits come molded in color, I wanted to see how little paint I could put on a model and still get a good finish. After doing the regular test-fitting and nub cleanup, I decided to install a small LED for the…
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Chrises Bring Bronzes from Region 5
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Continue reading →: Chrises Bring Bronzes from Region 5Chris Long and Chris Klaver brought CAMS to the Region 5 regionals sponsored by IPMS Butch O’Hare and came back with seven bronze awards between them. The show included 375 registered entries by 120 modelers, all judged with the IPMS gold-silver-bronze standards (as opposed to first-second-third for each category). Chris…
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Two Little D&D Figures
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Continue reading →: Two Little D&D FiguresBy Michael Orris I found these two little D&D figures in a box in a desk drawer. I have no idea when I acquired them other than decades ago. Anyway, I decided to paint them and get them a little base for display. The first figure I decided to make…
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Brian Takes Second with Normandy Soldier Figure
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Continue reading →: Brian Takes Second with Normandy Soldier FigureNewer CAMS member Brian Daly was among the awardees at the IPMS Duneland show October 12. Brian’s 101st Airborne soldier at Normandy took second place in the 90mm or larger figures. He was one of two CAMS members in the show but the only to win an award.
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The Mandalorian sees some custom touches.
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Continue reading →: The Mandalorian sees some custom touches.When we were at Nationals in Madison, WI, my wife, daughter and I wandered through a local Hobby Lobby. They spotted something and said, “Hey, this one’s on sale; are you going to get it?” “Nah,” I replied. “Are you SURE?” Well, it was marked down about 80%, so I…
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