Our May meeting went very well, with 12 members in attendance! We will need to bring more chairs! As you can tell the XP demon has been exorcised from my computer and I can now send the newsletter as before.

On a sad note we would like to extend our deepest sympathies to John Helms, whose father passed away on May 20^th. Keep him and his family in your prayers.

Please be sure and visit our website at www.oocities.org/swamp001. We now have had over 12,500 hits.

People have been asking for the following demos: Weathering of vehicles and aircraft, plastic polishing, Airbrush tips, natural metal finishes, airbrushing. So volunteers are needed.

We want to make sure that our flyers and Sumter’s are up in the local hobby shops. If you notice either club’s missing when you next visit a shop please let me know so they can be replaced. It is very important to let potential members know both clubs are out there.

Members from both clubs will be going to Virginia Beach for the IPMS nationals at the end of July. This is a wonderful opportunity for you to see the best in scale modeling and the largest collection of vendors that you will see anywhere. You owe it to yourself to attend.

As promised, Paul Lovell received a 2^nd place for his 1/72 F4F-4 Wildcat at the SCMA show.

New items on display for us to drool over were:

• Finescale Modeler new issue

• Flypast Magazine new issue

• New issue of SAMI

• Aeroplane Monthly new issue

• New issue of Air Classics

• 1/48 Re-2005 by Flying Machines

• 1/48 Gavia LA-7

• 1/35 Italeri Hummer Avenger

• Bandai W-Gundam Zero Custom

Completed kits and in progress items were:

• 1/72 X-15A2 by Paul Lovell

• 1/16 Tamiya Gen. Rommel figure by A.Smith

• Tamiya Panzer II/G by Armen Dzhagaryan

• Tamiya West German Leopard IIa5 by Chris Lamey

• Tamiya Marter A1 Milan By Chris Lamey

• An in progress Panzer Gephardt By Chris Lamey

• 1/48 Fairey Firefly Mk.I by Hub Plott

• 1/48 Hawker Tempest Mk.II by Hub Plott 

• Miriam the Cavewoman vs. Velociraptor, first kit off the master sculpted and built by Mike Petryszak

Here’s a list of the upcoming contests:

• Jul 31- Aug 3, IPMS/USA Nationals, Virginia Beach, VA*

• Sept. 4, Sumter Intra-club contest

• Sept. 7, Anniston, AL

• Sept.21, Huntsville, AL

• Sept. 28, Pensacola, Fl.

• Sept.28, Spartanburg,SC*

• Oct. 19, Shawfest Airshow, Sumter,SC
  
  Those with an * are the ones members of our club are planning to attend.

Next meeting:
June 27th will be our next meeting at 7:00PM at Hobbytown. This will mark the switch to the 3^rd Thursday for the remainder of the year. No demo is scheduled for this meeting. So come on down and voice your opinion and participate. After all it is YOUR club

Till next time

Hub