-
Continue reading →: Dick Highlights Aircraft Involved in Malta Naval BattlesOnce Britain decided it was a good idea to keep Malta in the fight, they needed to supply the islands with literally everything they needed to survive – food, fuel, medicine, arms, ammunition, and men. This meant massive convoys from Gibraltar or Egypt and some of the greatest, but little…
-
Continue reading →: H.J. Wins Best USAF/ANG at SEMMEX 2024CAMS members brought home a lot of awards Saturday from SEMMEX 2024 hosted by IPMS Warren, but Hyeon-jung “H.J.” Yun capped the awards with the Best USAF/ANG Subject for his aircraft displays. H.J. said he was shocked by the award (and his wife told him he was inappropriately dressed to…
-
Continue reading →: Dick Davenport Dives into Siege of Malta DisplaySeveral years ago my wife and I had the privilege of spending a week in the island nation of Malta. Located half way between the Strait of Gibraltar and the Levant, half way between Italy and North Africa, Malta has played a critical role in every empire since the Phoenicians.…
-
Continue reading →: Aircraft Top Entries At Region IV ShowAircraft saw the most entries but a ship took Best in Show at the IPMS/US Region IV show last month, club member Hyeon-Jung “HJ” Yun told the club in his presentation on the competition at the April CAMS meeting. The show had 458 entries (HJ counted them himself), of which…
-
Continue reading →: H.J. Yun brings home third in 1/72 aircraft from regionalsHyeon-jung (HJ) Yun earned third place in 1/72 aircraft for his MIG 23 at the 2024 IPMS Region IV competition over the weekend. HJ said about half the competitors in the Dayton, Ohio, event were aircraft. “All entries were stunning,” HJ said. “I’m just a guy from a small town…
-
Continue reading →: CAMS gets local news coverageThe Capital Area Modelers Society got some broader exposure this week thanks to coverage from WLNS on its Wednesday newscast. Thanks to reporter Keaten Franklin for reaching out and for a great story. Credit to Keaten, too, for the attached photos he took at the meeting he covered. The story…
-
Continue reading →: Chris Long takes second in box stock at Midwest Freeze FrameChris Long, CAMS’ treasurer, picked up second place in the box stock category for his Mustang convertible at the 2024 Midwest Freeze Frame, the national convention for the United States Scale Model Association. Chris, along with club member Chris Klaver, had several entries among the more than 800 kits on…
-
Continue reading →: Kit Review: Takom’s Panzer III Ausf.N mit Schürzen in 1:35th scaleBy Tony Faust Recently, I purchased the Takom Tiger I Zimmerit Big Box, which includes 3 Tiger One kits for just $99 dollars. At prices like that, who can’t afford to build Tigers? However, before starting to build one of the new Tigers, I thought it might be a good…
-
Continue reading →: President Dick Davenport Takes a Break from AircraftSometimes I need to take a break from building aircraft. Either the detail work is tiring or I’m waiting for paint to dry. When that’s the case, I sometimes turn to building a Gundam. This is the third one I’ve actually spent time to do a do a good job. …
-
Continue reading →: Progress on Dick Davenport’s Occidental T-6GI’m working on a 1/48th T-6G by Ocidental. This kit has gone together fairly well, with no major problems. I’ve supplemented the interior with a set of 3-D decals from Quinta Studios. I primed it with Rust-Oleum Ultra Cover Flat Whit Primer decanted and applied with my airbrush. Then I…
Hello,
Welcome to CAMS
We get together once a month to share ideas, techniques and our latest work. We look forward to seeing what you have built and sharing with you.
Let’s connect
Join the fun!
Stay updated with our latest tutorials and ideas by joining our newsletter.
Capital Area Modelers Society 