ASM 2016 Meeting Pictures

and Major Events

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ASM Website Pages - Click on applicable Title below to visit that page.

    

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Major ASM Events in 2016

Include the following (use links below):

ASM Group Field Trip - War Eagles Air Museum  -  February 25, 2016

ASM Make and Take with Cub Scout Pack 338  -  April 21, 2016

ASM Model Display at the Kirtland AFB Airshow  -  June 4-5, 2016

ASM Model Contest at the 2016 New Mexico State Fair  -  August 26-29, 2016

City of Albuquerque Proclaims Harry Davidson Day   -  October 5, 2016

ASM Super Challenge Model Build  -  Continued in 2016 (Started April 3, 2015)

Additional items will be posted as they occur

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Pictures by Joe Walters, Frank Randall, and Mike Blohm   

Click on the Hot Links below to view Meeting Pictures from previous years:

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Meeting Pictures

 

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December 2nd, 2016 Meeting

"ASM 2016 Model of the Year Contest"

ASM 2016 Model of the Year Winners

Junior Model of the Year	Basic Model of the Year	Intermediate Model of the Year	Master Model of the Year
Chris Kurtze Jr	Jeannie Garriss	Chris Kurtze	Larry Glenn
Panther G	French Police Car	M8 Greyhound	P-51D Mustang

    

Meeting Pictures
 

 

                   

                           

                   

                    

       

                    

                       

                       

       

Click here for December Model Pictures

Click here for December Contest Results

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November 4th, 2016 Meeting

"Open"
 
Theme (Points) Contest

Best of Show & People's Choice Winners from November's "Open" Theme (Points) Contest

Best of Show & People's Choice Juniors	Best of Show Intermediate	People's Choice Intermediate	Best of Show & People's Choice Masters
Chris Kurtze Jr	Steve Brodeur	Chris Kurtze	Bret Kinman
Panther	Bentley	Ju 87 Stuka	M1126 Stryker ICV

 
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Awards for the November Model Contest 

                       

                      

                   

               

Click here for November Model Pictures

Click here to see November Contest Results

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October 7th, 2016 Meeting

"Empire of the Sun - Japan"
Theme (Points) Contest

Best of Show & People's Choice Winners from October's "Empire of the Sun - Japan" Theme (Points) Contest

Best of Show Intermediate	People's Choice Intermediate	Best of Show Masters	People's Choice Masters
Chris Kurtze	Robert Henderson	Larry Glenn	Tony Humphries
Mitsubishi J2M Raiden	Kyushu J7W1 Shinden	Mitsubishi Ki-46 Dinah	"Remembrance" Ki-43 Oscar

  
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City Council of Albuquerque Formally Declares October 5th, 2016 as "Harry Davidson Day"

                           

                           

                                

                              

                                   

                            

                    

               

Brian Peck's Model Challenge - Renault UE Carrier built by Tony Humphries

               

Awards for the September and October Model Contests

                           

                       

   

Click here for October Model Pictures 

Click here to see October Contest Results

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September 2nd, 2016 Meeting

"Captured!"

Theme (Points) Contest

Best of Show & People's Choice Winners from September's "Captured"  Theme (Points) Contest

Best of Show & People's Choice Juniors	Best of Show Basic	People's Choice Basic	Best of Show & People's Choice Intermediate	Best of Show Best of Show & People's Choice Masters Masters
Chris Kurtze Jr	David Haskins	Anthony Weaver	Chris Kurtze	Mike Blohm
Stug IV Captured	1940 Willys Gasser	USS Reliant NCC-1864	Beutepanzer M8 Greyhound	"What if ... the USS Enterprise went back in time to battle of Tobruk in 1941"

 

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Click here for September Model Pictures

Click here to see September Contest Results

 

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August 5th, 2016 Meeting

ASM Swap Meet

With No Contest or Sponsored Contests

Meeting Pictures

                       

                       

                       

 

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July 8th, 2016 Meeting

"Open #2"
Theme (Points) Contest

Best of Show & People's Choice Winners from July's "Open" Theme (Points) Contest

Best of Show & People's Choice Basic	Best of Show & People's Choice Intermediate	Best of Show Masters	People's Choice Masters
David Haskins	Robert Henderson	Larry Glenn	Brian Peck
Panzer IV	Rumpler C.IV	Mosquito Mk IV	Albatros D.Va

 

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Click here for July Contest Results

Click here for July Model Pictures

 

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June 3rd, 2016 Meeting

"Presidents"
Special (Non-points) Contest

 

Best of Show & People's Choice Winners from June's "Presidents" Special (Non-points) Contest and "Northrop-Grumman" Sponsored Contest   Hosted by Patrick Dick

Best of Show & People's Choice Juniors	Best of Show Basic	People's Choice Basic	Best of Show Intermediate	People's Choice Intermediate	Best of Show Masters	People's Choice Masters	Best Northrop-Grumman Entry
Aleya Montano	Zachary Nevitt	Zachary Nevitt	Robert Henderson	Chris Kurtze	Bret Kinman	Victor Maestas	Victor Maestas
Teddy Bears	StuH 42 Ausf G	Panzer IV	Lincoln Mercury	XB-35	M-8 Greyhound	F-14 Tomcat	F7F Tigercat

 

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Click here for June Contest Results

Click here for June Model Pictures

 

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May 13th, 2016 Meeting

"Anniversaries"
Theme (Points) Contest

Best of Show & People's Choice Winners from May's "Anniversaries" Theme (Points) Contest

Best of Show & People's Choice Basic	Best of Show & People's Choice Intermediate	Best of Show Masters	People's Choice Masters
David Haskins	Robert Henderson	Tony Humphries	Larry Glenn
Type 97 Tank	Airco DH.2	Challenger I Mk.3	Victor K.2 Tanker

Meeting Pictures

                       

                   

                       

                           

       

                       

                       

                       

"Frickin' Laser Beams" Sponsored Contest   -  Hosted by Patrick Dick

               

Just Staff's Favorite Picks from the "Annual Moe Blaters Sci Fi, Fantasy, Real Space, and Science" Special Contest

                       

                       

               

       

Click here for May Contest Results

Click here for May Model Pics

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April 1st, 2016 Meeting

"Rescue Me!"
Theme (Points) Contest

 

 

Best of Show and People's Choice Winners from April's "Rescue Me!" Theme (Points) Contest

Best of Show Basic	People's Choice Basic	Best of Show Intermediate	People's Choice Intermediate	Best of Show Masters	People's Choice Masters
Jeannie Garriss	David Haskins	Len Faulconer	Chris Kurtze	James Strickland	Glenn Bingham
French Police Car	FW 190 Night Fighter	J2F-5 Duck	UH-34D Helicopter	Batmobile	P-47D Thunderbolt

 

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***   Awards Picture Posting In Progress   ***

Click here to see April Model Pictures

Click here to see April Contest Results

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March 4th, 2016 Meeting

"Open Contest"
Theme (Points) Contest

Best of Show and People's Choice Winners from March's "Open" Theme Contest

Best of Show Juniors	People's Choice Juniors	Best of Show & People's Choice Basic	Best of Show Intermediate	People's Choice Intermediate	Best of Show Masters	People's Choice Masters
Jean Boudar	Chris Kurtze	Anthony Weaver	Partap Davis	Blaine Couch	Larry Glenn	Jerry Little
M-41 Walker Bulldog	P-40B Warhawk	USS Enterprise & USS Reliant	Warrior Queen	B-17G Flying Fortress	P-51D Mustang	AH-1Z Viper

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Challenge Build By Brian Peck

               

Results of Brian Peck's Challenge Build from January 2016:
Brett Kinman's SdKfz 7/1 Flak 38   and  Jeff Frichstad's Panzer III

               

       

Click here to see March Contest Results

Click here to see March Model Pictures

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February 5th, 2016 Meeting

ASM Swap Meet - No Contests

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January 8th, 2016 Meeting

Moe Blalters

Sci-Fi, Real Space, Science & Fantasy"
Special (Non-Points) Contest

Best Entry Winners from the January 2016 "Sci-Fi, Real Space, Science & Fantasy" Special Contest and the "Frickin' Laser Beams" Sponsored Contest Hosted by Patrick Dick

Best Basic Entry	Best Intermediate Air, Space, Sea Entry	Best Intermediate Land, Figure Entry	Best Masters Entry	Best Frickin' Entry
Jeannie Garriss	Michael O'Brien	Partap Davis	Victor Maestas	Partap Davis
General Grievous Star Wars	USS Excelsior Star Trek	AT-ST Star Wars	B-Wing Star Wars	AT-ST Star Wars

Just Staff's Most Favorite Awards

for the Moe Blalters Contest

Best Basic	Best Intermediate Air, Space, Sea	Best Intermediate Land Vehicles, Figures	Best Masters
Jeannie Garriss	Michael O'Brien	Michael Clagett	Mike Blohm
General Grievous Star Wars	USS Excelsior Star Trek	Martian War Machine War of the Worlds	Earth Versus the Flying Saucers Diorama

 
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ASM 2015 Modeler of the Year and ASM 2015 Model of the Year Awards; and

                   

               

Steampunk! Sponsored Contest Awards

                    

               

Click here to see January Contest Results

Click here to see January Model Pictures

 

 

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Major ASM Events in 2016

 

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City of Albuquerque Proclaims
"Harry Davidson Day"

By Mike Blohm

The Council of the City of Albuquerque formally proclaimed October 5, 2016, as "Harry Davidson Day in the City of Albuquerque." A ceremony was conducted at the beginning of the October 5 City Council meeting where the proclamation was read and presented to Harry. Pictures of the proclamation document and the ceremony are included below.

The proclamation cited seven accomplishments by Harry, which are summarized as follows.

1.   Harry is a life-long resident of New Mexico who flew missions in the Pacific in the Navy's last operational flying boat, the Martin P5M Marlin;

2.   In 1963 Harry proposed the installation of the Cavalcade of Wings at the Albuquerque Sunport, which is seen by thousands and known and respected by aviation aficionados worldwide;

3.   Harry has served as the unofficial historian of both the Sunport and Kirtland AFB for many years and his knowledge of the history of the people, planes, and events is legend;

4.   Harry created and oversees the Albuquerque Aviation History group, arranging speakers and displays;

5.   Harry worked to get funding to restore the Ingram Biplane that is the centerpiece of the art display at the Sunport;

6.   Harry introduced many people to the joy of flying through his work as a flight instructor;

7.   Harry is a one-of-a-kind person who has made an indelible mark in preserving Albuquerque's aviation history and his determination to create the Cavalcade of Wings is the primary reason that the display exists.

The document is signed by the members of the Albuquerque City Council.

This award was very well deserved by Harry for all his hard work over the years, and ASM is proud to have Harry as a longtime member. Support of the vast Cavalcade of Wings model display at the Sunport is an ongoing effort by ASM, and contributes to the public’s knowledge of the hobby of scale modeling. Multiple ASM members serve on the Executive Board of the Cavalcade of Wings.

In addition to the proclamation by the City, Harry was also honored by the Cavalcade of Wings Executive Board with a plaque for his half century of dedication in preserving Albuquerque's Aviation Heritage with the Cavalcade of Wings Historical Collection and his service as the Chairman of the Board.

 

               

               

 

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ASM Model Display at the 2016 Kirtland AFB Airshow

By Mike Blohm

                   

 The Albuquerque Scale Modelers (ASM) conducted a fantastic model display at the Kirtland AFB Airshow on Saturday June 4th and Sunday June 5th, 2016.  It was a great way to promote both the club and the hobby of scale modeling.  The theme of the model display was the "75th Anniversary of Kirtland AFB (1941 - 2016)" to match the theme of the airshow.  We did our best to have all the aircraft that were involved in the history of Kirtland AFB and it's many missions over the years, plus some models to show what other subjects can be built within the hobby.  We started with three tables on Saturday and increased that to four on Sunday, with a total of 70 models being on display.  I think we had more planes on our tables than they had on the flight line.  Model scales varied from 1/32 to 1/144.  We had three huge 1/48 scale aircraft (B-17G, B-24J and B-29A) courtesy of Don Goodrich, that got a lot of attention.  Additionally, we had five ASM-built nuclear bomber models on loan via Erik McIntyre from the display at the Nuclear Weapons Heritage Model Display (B-36, B-47, B-50, B-52 and B-2) at the Defense Nuclear Weapons School Museum representing that testing mission at Kirtland AFB.  Some pictures of the airshow display are included with this article; more are available on the ASM Website. 

 ASM was located in a great spot in the center of the display hangar.  We had literally thousands of visitors stop by to check out the models, talk about scale modeling, and discuss the history of the aircraft that had been stationed at Kirtland AFB.  The parents loved the aircraft and armor whereas the kids loved the science fiction subjects, particularly the Star Wars models and the UFO flying saucers.  Actually, most people loved the sci-fi.  We had to be fast to stay ahead of the little kids who wanted to touch the models, but luckily we had only a few minor, repairable casualties.  Lots of veterans enjoyed seeing their aircraft types in the display and sharing their stories of when they had flown or worked on them.  We even had a few people show us cell phone pictures of their ancestors and ask us if we could identify the aircraft in the picture that they had flown or supported, as they wanted to build a model of their planes.  I'm happy to say that we were successful with those requests.  We also had a few requests to provide some models for additional historical displays, and I'll talk about those at the next ASM meeting. 

 We passed out lots of flyers on both ASM and the upcoming New Mexico State Fair Model Contest and encouraged folks to visit our website.  It sounded like we might get some attendees at a meeting to check out the club.  Additionally, lots of the kids seemed excited to come enter a model at the State Fair, as well as a few adults.  It was a lot of fun, and I think we succeeded very well in promoting both the club and the hobby of scale modeling.  My sincere thanks to all the ASM members who participated in manning the display and/or loaned models (see alphabetical list below).  We were able to have enough folks to watch over the models - a challenge with four tables - and to answer all the questions that came our way.  In particular I'd like to thank Victor Maestas, Josh Pals, Matt Blohm, and Larry Glenn who assisted me in the coordination with Kirtland and the initial set-up on Saturday morning. 

Matt Blohm	Mike Blohm	Theron Brawley	Jeff Frickstad	Jack Garriss
Larry Glenn	Don Goodrich	Gil Johnson	Bret Kinman	Josh Kinman
Victor Maestas	Jim Mesco	Josh Pals	Ken Piniak	Andy Rogulich
Dave Tipps	Frank Randall

 

 

 

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ASM Cub Scout Make and TakeASM Cub Scout Make and Take

By Tony Humphries

 On Thursday April 21st, ASM (specifically Theron Brawley, Josh Pals, Bret Kinman, Victor Maestas, Jack Garriss and Tony Humphries) attended a meeting of Cub Scout Pack #338 at the Church of Latter Day Saints on Caberzon Blvd, Rio Rancho. After an initial introduction, principally by Tony and with help from Theron, the Scouts were split into groups of approximately 6 or 7 Scouts and along with some of their siblings, they were given a choice of snap-together model kits to assemble. The choices were the Scooby Doo Mystery machine or a Monster Truck and both proved popular. With assistance from the ASM members present, around 30 scouts and siblings assembled their kits over the course of the next hour and all seemed to enjoy the event.

                       

Both the Scouts and the parents in attendance were very happy with the results and many of the parents came to thank us afterwards and to tell us how much their children had enjoyed themselves. The Pack also presented ASM with a poster afterwards to commemorate the event, as you can see below:

       

It is unfortunate in our view that IPMS have discontinued their support for these events as everyone there seemed to enjoy themselves very much, and we had at least 2 enquiries about our club and our meeting schedule, which shows that these make and take events are potentially still a valid recruitment tool.  As support has been discontinued, however, this is likely to be the last event of this kind that we are able to organize, but at least we went out on a good note. ASM would like to thank the members of Pack 338, their parents, their leaders and especially Shawn Quigley for helping us to organize this event. A picture of all of the ASM team (aside From Bret, who had left at this stage) is shown along with the poster, above.

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ASM Field Trip - War Eagles Air Museum

Santa Teresa, New Mexico

By Larry Glenn

On February 25, 2016, Brian Peck, Tommy Willers, Ken Peniak and myself took the long journey to Santa Teresa, NM to visit the War Eagles Air Museum (WEAM).  This was not the first trek to WEAM by ASM members, but it was the first for me.  For an out of the way place, the museum is certainly well represented in aircraft, some military vehicles and many classic automobiles.  WEAM has 36 aircraft on display and 52 vehicles.  Additional exhibits include several nuclear weapons, vintage flight simulators, aircraft engine displays, both propeller and jet, uniform exhibits of allies and WWII German aviators, vintage gas pumps and many other artifacts and exhibits.

Some of the more notable WWII aircraft on display are a F4U-4 Corsair, a TBM-3E Avenger, a P-40E Warhawk, a P-51D Mustang,  a P-38 Lightning (it was in after war racing livery), a Sea Fury Mk X, a Fieseler Storch, a A-26C Invader, a DC-3 (C-47) in civilian attire and a yet to be restored Soviet TU-2.  More modern aircraft included a T-33, a F-86 Sabre Mk.. VI (Canadair), a FJ-2 Fury, a T-38B Talon , a Cessna T-37B Tweety Bird, an A-7E Corsair II, a F-84F Thunderstreak and a MIG-15, a MIG-15 two seater and a MIG-21. 

The classic automobiles included a 1935 Auburn Model 85 Boat Tail convertible, a 1936 Packard Super 8 convertible, a 1918 Oldsmobile Touring car, several Fords, including a 1914 Model T Speedster, a 1927 Model T, 1929 and 1930  Model A's, a 1970 E-Type Jaguar roadster,  and other assorted Chevrolets, Oldsmobiles, Cadillacs, MG's, Jaguars and a lot more.  The military vehicles included the standard Jeeps, a M706/V-100 Commando and, and as you entered the premises, a M163 and Hawk anti-aircraft missile battery.

 We were escorted by Gus, a fellow modeler and collector of military memorabilia.  Gus permitted us entry into the cockpits of the MIG-15 and MIG-21 and into the gunner's station in the TU-2.  Ken brought his collection of flight helmets and other flight gear and was photographed in the gear in the aircraft. 

 We spent about 3 hours at the museum and I took over 100 photographs of the exhibits, many of which are posted below.  We left Albuquerque shortly after 7:00 a.m.  The trip took about 4 hours.  The drive is well worth it and for those who have not seen it, it is a trip well worth taking.

Pictures below by Larry Glenn

Pictures below by Brian Peck

 

Report and pictures below by Ken Piniak

On Feb 25, four of us: Ken Piniak, Brian Peck, Larry Glenn, and Tommy went to War Eagles Air Museum. I have been there before, so I only took photos of things that were new to me.  I have a small collection of flight gear, and the high point of the trip was being able to dress up as a pilot (US, Soviet, and East German) get my photo in and around some of the aircraft.

 

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ASM Super Model Challenge Build

The "ASM Super Model Challenge Build" was launched at the April 3rd, 2015 meeting.  A large amount of model kits were donated to ASM under a specific set of "Rules of Engagement (ROE)."  The intent was to have the models be built by the members and to have fun doing so - they were not to be sold by the club or the members.  The E-Board mulled over a bunch of options and decided upon the "Challenge Build" approach that we have been doing for years, just in a very large way in this case.  There are multiple 2015 ASM contests that the donated models could fit into.  So the plan is to offer the kits to the members with the intent to build them for those contests.  These include the "Rotary Wings" (June 5th), "1945" (July 10th), and "Nuclear Winters" (October 2nd) contests.  ASM is building models for the Nuclear Weapons Heritage Model Display at Kirtland AFB and there are a large number of kits that can be built specifically for that display.  There is a Sponsored Contest for the Nuclear Weapons Heritage Model Display on October 2nd. 

There were about 77 kits out on the tables for members to choose from, and 27 challenges were accepted during during the meeting.  Pictures were taken of the members holding their selected kits.  The "ASM Super Model Challenge Build" - info and pictures - will be updated each month here in the Major Events section of the 2015 Meeting Pictures webpage.  The remaining kits will be brought back to the next several ASM meetings.  A couple of items that have come up since the April 3rd meeting:  These models can be completed and brought in for any contest - it does not have to be at the suggested contests, i.e. at the Rotary Wings contest, if you already had three entries being built for that.  The Nuclear Weapons Heritage Model Display is also interested in non-nuclear-related Cold War era models, so all those Cold War armor vehicles are a player to be displayed there too.  Please get with Erik McIntyre to confirm if your kits are desired in the display. 

 

           

April 3, 2015 Meeting

                    

           

                   

                       

                            

May 1st, 2015 Meeting

           

June 5th, 2015 Meeting

Frank Randal  -  YSH-2E Seasprite

Glenn Bingham  -  SH-2F Seasprite

                               

 

September 4th, 2015 Meeting

Jack Garriss - M8 Howitzer Motor Carraige

Blaine Couch - M4A1 Sherman

 

 

October 2nd, 2015 Meeting

Michel Wingard - Puma Helicopter

Glenn Bingham  -  A-4 Skyhawk

 

           

 

November 6th, 2015 Meeting

Jeff Frichstad - M113 APC

 

December 4th, 2015 Meeting

Steve Broduer - Sky Crane

Theron Brawley - F-18 and Sea Knight

 

Jack Garriss - UN Land Rover

 

More pictures will be added as additional models are accepted for build

 

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