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The IPMS San Diego met on January 31 2014 at the Girl Scout Center, located 1231 Upas St. in San Diego.
This was our first Quarterly Contest of the year which saw a modest attendance, with a few models brought for Show 'n Tell.
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The Meeting
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Newly elected President Ethan Idenmill opened the meeting. |
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Quarterly Contest Results |
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Eleven models brought by eight members were entered in the first Quarterly Contest of 2014. Lead Judge Jerry Jackson divided them into three categories: Aircraft - Prop, Aircraft - Jet, and Miscellaneous.
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Aircraft - Prop |
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First Place: Ethan Idenmill - 1:144th scale Ki-49 Donryu "Helen" |
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Second Place: Mark Knowlton - 1:48th scale D3A1 "Val" |
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Third Place: Richard Abraham - 1:48th scale P-51 D |
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| Aircraft - Jet |
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| First Place: Jose Gonzalez - 1:48th scale F-14 A |  |
| Second Place: Colin Hodges - 1:144th scale C-17 |  |
| Third Place: Gary Williams - 1:48th scale Grumman EA-6 B Prowler | 
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| Miscellaneous |
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First Place: Colin Hodges - 1:16th scale Tachicoma |
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Second Place: Daniel Covey - 1:700th scale Graf Spee |
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Third Place: Fred Fimbres - 1:25th scale Plymouth Prowler |
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| Best of Show - Popular Vote |
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Daniel Covey - 1:700th scale Graf Spee |
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| Other Photos of Contest Entries |
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| 1:48th scale Alpha Jet, by Richard Abraham | A-6 "Egg", by Colin Hodges |
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Other views of Gary Wiliams' 1:48th scale EA-6 B Prowler
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Show 'n Tell |
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| Richard Abraham is working on a 1:48 scale KFIR, a Wingman kit of a Latin American version of the European aircraft. | 
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Scott Langille brought his Meng 1:35th scale T-90 A which is not quite complete yet. This is the first time Scott has used Valejo paints. The IR lights are LEDs wired inside the turret. |
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| Scott also brought this 1:35th scale D9R armored bulldozer, also from Meng. Scott says that although the tracks need a bit of tweaking to get the proper sag the kit is excellent, and includes actuators made of aluminum.
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Marty Horvart plans to build this 1:547th scale USS Midway from Revell.
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Our thanks to all who participated!
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JANUARY 2014 MEETING REPORT
