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- Minutes from August
21st, 2010 Meeting.
The Club
Meeting
Fifteen members
made the August meeting at Triple AAA Hobbies. This was by far one of the
best attended meetings of the summer! There was a panorama of painted and in
progress pieces for review, so without further adieu, President George Christy started up the
Show and Tell machine …
David
Wiggins…brought in his 1/9th scale bust from Legends Productions of the United States national personification, Uncle Sam.
David did a
very nice job on this national image. David also shared an article on the Feb
2010 Atlanta Military Figure Society Show in Figure International Magazine,
Volume #34. A very nice article on the most recent Atlanta event. Well worth the read!
Terry
Martin…had his three
120mm Michael Roberts Napoleonic figures for everyone to review. Terry had the Michael Roberts French Carabinier from Napoleon's Italian Campaign based and on groundwork. He
shared his in progress Michael Roberts Italian Grenadier
in Spain which he has staged on a rough roadbed with ruts
and potholes. The Michael Roberts French Dragon in Spain was staged with a scratch built well section. He also showed an in progress Wolf bust of
a French Voltigeur which he is painting as a member of the Vistula Legion serving in Spain, 1809. All in all, it appeared that Terry had sold
his soul The Emperor! Then he produced a new release from Michael Roberts of
a 100mm 13th Pennsylvania Reserves, better known as The Bucktails.
Ron
Wehrman…introduced the group to one of the greatest challenges in the
hobby-Historex 54mm kits. Ron is a master at assembling, staging and
displaying these little gems. They require a great deal of modeling skill as
well as patience. And in the hands of an advanced modeler can be assembled,
worked, and converted to just about anything! Ron had 2 completed mounted
figures: a French Carabinier Officer and an Austrian Uhlan from the
Napoleonice Era. He also had two in progress Mounted (French) Scouts of The
Imperial Guard (Eclaireurs a Cheval). Napoleon created four regiments of
scouts' lancers in 1813 to combat the pesky Cossacks. Napoleon envied the
Russian cavalry's use of the mounted scouts which did everything from light
reconnaissance, creating havoc behind enemy lines, and executing hit and run
tactics that were almost unstoppable.
These Mounted Scouts were attached to the Cavalry of the Guard, Horse
Grenadiers , Dragoons and Light Horse where they became one of the most
active arms of the Cavalry, always at the fore front of the most punishing
and dangerous situations. We look forward to seeing Ron bring these little
plastic gems to life in the days to come. Now you know why Ron is nicknamed, Atlanta's Mr. Historex!
David Oswalt…Our Rome resident brought in a clever conversion. David took
the old I& E bust of the Iron Brigade of the West and repainted it as a
member of the 3rd Georgia Volunteer Infantry, Co. F- The Wilkinson
Rifles. I for one really enjoy seeing
the early war uniforms worn by the CSA troops and this bust was nothing short
of colorful. David also had the Carl
Reid sculpted bust of the WWI Aviator from Model Cellar. David noted that he
really enjoyed painting this kit and it showed. He did mention that his
casting had some odd eyes and he had to add some putty and rework them. And
finally, David introduced his line of resin cast bases which are suitable for
54mm figures. David noted that they are available at $5.00 and $7.00 per base
and to contact him for more details. Dee Moore noted that she especially envisions them as being
very popular to the fantasy painters due to their colorfulness.
Dee
Moore…followed with
another Model Cellar cast bust of Queen Victoria's Rifles, early 1914 WWI era. She noted that she
was looking forward to getting some paint on something soon as she has been
prohibited by work and travel and health issues lately. So look out Dee
is due to be painting like a madman, ah madwomen soon! She also noted that
she has some new note cards from the Artist Preservation Group, featuring the
latest artwork from Gary Dombrowski of the Pennsylvania Bucktails.
Allen
Priest…shared his first fully painted figure with our group. Allen brought in
a 120mm Verlinden 8th Air Force Pilot , WWII. Allen
said he was greatly motivated to do the figure due to his recent study of
aircraft and the USA's forces in WWII. Nice job Allen! He also had the
Pegaso 54mm fantasy figure of Nokjagerin. Allen is painting the piece in
acrylics and following Matt Springer's instruction which is being done through
the painting session prior to the monthly club meeting! This is Allen's first attempt at acrylics.
For his first attempt, the facial features were very good! We look forward to
seeing his continued progress in the days to come.
Jim
Blasco…brought back
his Jeff Shiu WWII Germans which he shared with the group at the July Meeting.
The folks who were away at the APG Show in Gettysburg were glad Jim brought back the Jeff Shiu figures of
the German Machine Gun Team and the Fallschirmjager. . Jim also showed an Aerosan 1/35th scale kit from Kirin that he purchased
back in the mid 90's …Jim had the Alpine 1/35th scale figure of Kurt
"Panzer" Meyer and an old figure 54mm figure from Drummer Boy
Miniatures of a U. S. Sharpshooter. Former club member, Kevin Golden, who now lives in Arizona, did the figure for Drummer Boy back in the mid to
late 90's.
Pete
Garrison…brought back
his Poste Militaire 80mm Hidatsu Dog Soldier figure. Pete is meticulously
painting the figure and noted the detail on the figure's clothing. In fact,
he went so far as to purchase some porcupine quills from an online seller to
get an idea of the detail of work done by Native Americans on their clothing
and accoutrements. Now, how is that for researching a topic!
Gary Heedick… was
back and shared his in progress work on the Tamiya Adolph Galland figure which he is working
on currently. Gary shared with the group some details on Galland's quirkiness as he had a drawing of American
Cartoon Character-Mickey Mouse painted on his plane during WWII. Gary showed his in progress painting of Galland's head
which he is doing in acrylics. We look
forward to seeing Adolph come to life!
Jody Hundig….brought back the hero of Sherwood Forest, Robin Hood. She has since built a unique stage
with trees /forest like backdrop for the basing of Andrea's 54mm Robin Hood.
Jody is really getting into this figure folks! I personally look forward to
seeing the final results. She also had her 120mm Verlinden Viking Viking
which she is staging in an in
progress Church. And last of all, Jody had painted the 1/10th scale El Viego bust of Marcus Aurelius, from the movie,
Gladiator. Keep your eyes on Jody, she is really making some progress in her work.
Benjamin Christy…shared
a book he recently purchased, Weapons, Arms and Armor throughout History.
Benjamin is researching weapons to get an idea for a future figure project.
Mark
McGinnis…brought in a
Warriors bust he recently purchased from Chris Fontenot, of a WWII GI wearing
a fatigue cap. Mark noted the face was very reminiscent of a young solider
and looked a lot like our own Joe Singletary!
And Mark brought in free hemp rope for the taking. Yep, leave it up to a
former law enforcement member to bring in hemp for our group! Seriously, the
binder twine, as it is called by farmers, is excellent for creating realistic
looking grass on bases of groundwork. See Mark for the hemp as he has quite a
bit of it!
George Christy
closed out Show and Tell by sharing a recent purchase off E-Bay of an Andrea
54mm Lillie of the Lamplight. And he also showed an old 1/35th scale casting
from Warriors of a WWII Russian Infantryman and US GI. The figures are staged
embracing as they have just gotten word that WWII had ended in Europe.
The group then
moved on to the Meeting's "Club Business"…
Club Business….
The Show Chairman,
Mark McGinnis, noted that the Club Website is now set up to take
reservations for the upcoming 2011 AMFS Show. See www.atlantafigures.com for
more details and look under Show Info. Thanks to our webmaster, Chris Fontenot
for his efforts on making that happen.
Anders Heintz has committed to doing a workshop at the upcoming
AMFS Show in February, 2011. There will be another figure related workshop,
but the speaker for that one is pending. More details on that to come in the
future…
A fourth category,
Fantasy, has been added to the Show Categories. See Mark McGinnis, Show Chairman, for more details or Matt Springer, who is over Judging.
They Club Figure
for the upcoming AMFS Show is the painting of the Verlinden British MP
Officer in North Africa. All those
participating are to assemble and paint their figure at home and present it
on a base at the upcoming February 20th, 2010 AMFS Show.
Note, nothing can be added to the figure or altered as the competition
will be judged as a painting contest. For more details contact Mark McGinnis or George Christy.
The Theme of the
2011 AMFS Show will be Allied Troops in WWII. See Mark McGinnis if you have any further questions. The First Place Winner will receive a $100.00 Gift Certificate to
The Red Lancers and the 2nd Place Winner will receive a $50.00 Gift Certificate.
And if you have
noted it by now… The 34th Annual Atlanta Miniature Figure Society Show will
be at a new
venue next February…New Show Chairman, Mark McGinnis, has secured the Atlanta Marriot at Century Center
off I-85 and Clairmont Road for our new show site. The date for the 34th
Annual AMFS Show is February 18th, Friday thru Sunday, February 20th, 2011.
Make sure you look at the club web site at www.atlantafigures.com for more
details under Show Info.
The August meeting
closed with Dee Moore winning the Door Prize….The September AMFS Meeting will be at Triple AAA Hobbies
in Kennesaw, GA on the 3rd Saturday at 10 AM. So mark your calendars for
September 18th…Note the meeting place and be present for details on the APG
Show, Matt Springer's painting session on his fantasy figure
from Pegaso, and a lots of fun having to do with history, miniature figures
and modeling at 10 AM EDT.
The up to date
2010 Meeting Schedule follows….
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The September Meeting will take place on
Saturday, Sept 18th at 10 AM EDT at Triple AA Hobbies in Marietta, GA.
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The October Meeting will take place on
Saturday, October 17th at 10 AM EDT
at Triple AAA Hobbies in Marietta,
GA.
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The
November Meeting takes place on Saturday, November 20th at Triple AAA
Hobbies in Marietta, GA.
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