What's New

IPMS Great Plains

Added the 2nd Annual St Jospeh Scale Model Show to the calendar

Added the Heartland Model Car Nationals to the calendar

Added Ed Bjes's Tigercat FB11 to the Props Gallery

Scott Van Aken's Modeling Madness (www.modelingmadness.com) is currently featuring the models of KC CON 2002. Click here to see them.

Gordon Kwan covered KC CON 2002 for the Large Scale Planes' website. Click here to see the article and images.

Next month is elections and your candidates (in alphabetical order) are:

President - Frank Ciccarella

Vice-President - Ed Bjes and Scott Conner

Secretary - Mike Motko

Treasurer - Greg Farrell and Darren Roberts

Webmaster/Internet Coordinator - Gordon Kwan

Please be sure to attend the all importart April meeting so you can vote. If you cannot make this meeting, email your vote to ipmsgreatplains@bigfoot.com prior to the meeting. You must identify your name (your votes will remain confidential to President Ciccarella and the webmaster) and indicate who your votes are for for each position.

Added some general pictures from KC CON 2002 to us all remember this memorable day

Added the city/state of each winner to the KC CON 2002 results pages.

Added next Business Meeting (formerly "E-Board") to the calendar

KC CON 2002 Results have been posted.

Added Scott Conner's T-34/76 and Schwerer Panzerspahwagen (Infanteriewagen) to the Armor Vehicles Gallery.

Added Scott Conner's article on "Making Rivets by the Buttload"

Updated list of Upcoming Events

Added list of vendors scheduled to be at KC CON

February 25, 2002

Added announcement of the addition of Ralph Schakelford/Elmer's Lindsay presentation/display of the Remegan Bridge/WWII at KC CON.

February 19, 2002

Added Schedule of Events for KC CON 2002

Added KC CON 2002 Registration Form

January 28, 2002

Added a listing of Articles with the Tips & Hints page

January 11, 2002

Added Scott Conner's article on "Making Thinner Strips of Wood"

Added link to the upcoming LOCON contest's website

December 14, 2001

Updated KC CON 2002 Vendor Information page

December 7, 2001

Added Darren Robert's F/A-18E Super Hornet to the Jet Gallery

November 6, 2001

Posted the pictures from the Mall Make & Take that occurred on Nov 3 at Metcalf South Shopping Center.

October 31, 2001

Here are the minutes from the October club meeting that was held on 10/25:

1. The Mall show and Kids program. Saturday, Nov 3, 2001. Metcalf South Mall. Need to have people there by 9:00 AM

2. If you know any organizations, we should be contacting them to come to the Make and Take.

3. The "SLAM FEST" was conducted. The competition was tough. The winner was Scott Conner with a tank model. Click here to see a picture of Scott's award winning model :*)

4. We had a guest at the meeting. He was Bob Sanchez (one of the Bob's from TwoBobs decals). Bob also

guested judged for the Slam Fest.

5. Rick Brownlee handed out an updated list of members. It has current numbers and email address. Check with him for a copy.

6. Raffle tickets were on sale for the display case. Winner will be drawn during our November meeting.

7. The November meeting will be our Holiday Cheer. Bring a dish to share. If your name begins with the letters A-M, bring a sweet, N-Z bring

8. There will be no December Meeting.

Updated IPMS GP Members list

September 28, 2001

Last night was the monthly meeting. Meeting notes are as follows:

Ed went over need for volunteers at the upcoming Mall Make & Take and Contest on November 3 at Metcalf South Shopping Center.

Reminded attendees of the slamfest contest at next month's meeting on October 25.

Sale of raffle tickets for the display case. So far about ten tickets have been sold. Only 2 more meeting until the drawing.

Overland Park is having a parade tomorrow Saturday Sept 29. Club member Gary Owsley is scheduled to be in the parade driving the KS National Guard M1 tank.

Advised everyone of the upcoming contests at St. Joseph (9/29), AMPS/Austin (10/6) and Combat Air Museum in Topeka (10/27).

Rick Brownlee presented a first draft of the club roster.

KC AMPS sent a letter thanking IPMS GP for sponsoring the Best Diorama award at the recently held KC AMPS regional.

The kit auction went on. This generated about $50 for the club.

September 19, 2001

Finished adding Nordic Con 2001 pictures

September 18, 2001

Added upcoming events: National Military Heritage Museum Show, and Mid Continent Libary Veteran's Remembrance

Adding Nordic Con 2001 pictures

September 13, 2001

Steve Hustad confirmed yesterday that Nordic Con is still on this weekend.

September 5, 2001

Restored KC CON 2001 results. A link has ben placed on the home page to view them.

August Meeting Notes

30 members were in attendance (this was one of our biggest meetings ever)

Frank C. debriefed the club on the club's KC Air Show reults

Announced that IPMS GP has been invited to on October 13 to the Mid Continent Library branch in Parkview, MO on October 13 exhibit there along with Ralph Schakelford (July meeting guest speaker). Frank will be there along with any other volunteers. The purpose of this is to talk modeling and to tell other about our club.

Reminded everyone about the Mall Show Make & Take on November 3 at Metcalf South Shopping Center.

Discussed the model auction procedures scheduled for next month's meeting.

Reminded everyone about the upcoming AMPS Show on September 8.

Jeff Bobela announced that the IPMS West Central Missouri is working on hosting a contest in September 2002.

Scott Conner reported that he is again hosting a modeling club at the school he teaches at again this school year. Scott would appreciate any donations or gifts.

Announced that KC AMPS has a website up now and Mike Talley is the webmaster.

Did our monthly go around the room show & tell discussion.

Then...the modeling sale and swapping begun with CRM Hobbies. Many trades appear to have been completed as member were carry out their new acquisitions.

Added 2 new tips to Tips & Hints regarding anti decal silvering and no sanding seam filling.

Added link to KC AMPS' website in Modeling Links

Added pictures from the KC Air Show

Added about 60 pictures from OzCon 2001 that I took. Click to see them.

Added Jet Gallery #2 with two more F-14 Tomcats by Darren Roberts

Added Darren Roberts' diorama of Keith Gallagher's partial ejection to the Diorama Gallery

Added to Jet Gallery

Steve Sieber's F-86 "Skyblazers" Demonstration Team

Darren Roberts' F-4B VF-32 Swordsmen and F-14A VF-32 Swordsmen "Gypsy 207" MiG- killer

Added to Props Gallery

Steve Sieber's Fw190-D9

Added additional photos from the Remagen Bridge presentation at the July meeting.

Added July Meeting picture

Since August 3, 2001

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	IPMS Great Plains What's New \| Upcoming Events \| Meeting Information \| Who We Are \| Gallery \| Contact Us \| KC CON 2002 \| Modeling Links \| Articles/Tips&Hints What's New April 8, 2002 Added the 2nd Annual St Jospeh Scale Model Show to the calendar Added the Heartland Model Car Nationals to the calendar April 4, 2002 Added Ed Bjes's Tigercat FB11 to the Props Gallery Scott Van Aken's Modeling Madness (www.modelingmadness.com) is currently featuring the models of KC CON 2002. Click here to see them. Gordon Kwan covered KC CON 2002 for the Large Scale Planes' website. Click here to see the article and images. April 1, 2002 Next month is elections and your candidates (in alphabetical order) are: President - Frank Ciccarella Vice-President - Ed Bjes and Scott Conner Secretary - Mike Motko Treasurer - Greg Farrell and Darren Roberts Webmaster/Internet Coordinator - Gordon Kwan Please be sure to attend the all importart April meeting so you can vote. If you cannot make this meeting, email your vote to ipmsgreatplains@bigfoot.com prior to the meeting. You must identify your name (your votes will remain confidential to President Ciccarella and the webmaster) and indicate who your votes are for for each position. Added some general pictures from KC CON 2002 to us all remember this memorable day Added link to IPMS/Toledo (Toledo Plastic Modelers) on the Modeling Links page Added the city/state of each winner to the KC CON 2002 results pages. Added next Business Meeting (formerly "E-Board") to the calendar March 24, 2002 KC CON 2002 Results have been posted. March 12, 2002 Added Scott Conner's T-34/76 and Schwerer Panzerspahwagen (Infanteriewagen) to the Armor Vehicles Gallery. March 8, 2002 Added Scott Conner's article on "Making Rivets by the Buttload" March 7, 2002 Updated list of Upcoming Events Added list of vendors scheduled to be at KC CON February 25, 2002 Added announcement of the addition of Ralph Schakelford/Elmer's Lindsay presentation/display of the Remegan Bridge/WWII at KC CON. February 19, 2002 Added Schedule of Events for KC CON 2002 Added KC CON 2002 Registration Form January 28, 2002 Added a listing of Articles with the Tips & Hints page January 11, 2002 Added Scott Conner's article on "Making Thinner Strips of Wood" Added link to the upcoming LOCON contest's website December 14, 2001 Updated KC CON 2002 Vendor Information page December 7, 2001 Updated Home Page, Meeting Information, and Upcoming Events. Added Darren Robert's F/A-18E Super Hornet to the Jet Gallery November 6, 2001 Posted the pictures from the Mall Make & Take that occurred on Nov 3 at Metcalf South Shopping Center. October 31, 2001 Here are the minutes from the October club meeting that was held on 10/25: 1. The Mall show and Kids program. Saturday, Nov 3, 2001. Metcalf South Mall. Need to have people there by 9:00 AM 2. If you know any organizations, we should be contacting them to come to the Make and Take. 3. The "SLAM FEST" was conducted. The competition was tough. The winner was Scott Conner with a tank model. Click here to see a picture of Scott's award winning model :) 4. We had a guest at the meeting. He was Bob Sanchez (one of the Bob's from TwoBobs decals). Bob also guested judged for the Slam Fest. 5. Rick Brownlee handed out an updated list of members. It has current numbers and email address. Check with him for a copy. 6. Raffle tickets were on sale for the display case. Winner will be drawn during our November meeting. 7. The November meeting will be our Holiday Cheer. Bring a dish to share. If your name begins with the letters A-M, bring a sweet, N-Z bring something salty. 8. There will be no December Meeting. October 3, 2001* Updated Upcoming Events Updated IPMS GP Members list September 28, 2001 Last night was the monthly meeting. Meeting notes are as follows: 25 people attended Ed went over need for volunteers at the upcoming Mall Make & Take and Contest on November 3 at Metcalf South Shopping Center. Reminded attendees of the slamfest contest at next month's meeting on October 25. Sale of raffle tickets for the display case. So far about ten tickets have been sold. Only 2 more meeting until the drawing. Overland Park is having a parade tomorrow Saturday Sept 29. Club member Gary Owsley is scheduled to be in the parade driving the KS National Guard M1 tank. Advised everyone of the upcoming contests at St. Joseph (9/29), AMPS/Austin (10/6) and Combat Air Museum in Topeka (10/27). Rick Brownlee presented a first draft of the club roster. KC AMPS sent a letter thanking IPMS GP for sponsoring the Best Diorama award at the recently held KC AMPS regional. The kit auction went on. This generated about $50 for the club. September 19, 2001 Finished adding Nordic Con 2001 pictures September 18, 2001 Added upcoming events: National Military Heritage Museum Show, and Mid Continent Libary Veteran's Remembrance Adding Nordic Con 2001 pictures September 13, 2001 Steve Hustad confirmed yesterday that Nordic Con is still on this weekend. September 5, 2001 Restored KC CON 2001 results. A link has ben placed on the home page to view them. August 31, 2001 August Meeting Notes 30 members were in attendance (this was one of our biggest meetings ever) Frank C. debriefed the club on the club's KC Air Show reults Announced that IPMS GP has been invited to on October 13 to the Mid Continent Library branch in Parkview, MO on October 13 exhibit there along with Ralph Schakelford (July meeting guest speaker). Frank will be there along with any other volunteers. The purpose of this is to talk modeling and to tell other about our club. Reminded everyone about the Mall Show Make & Take on November 3 at Metcalf South Shopping Center. Discussed the model auction procedures scheduled for next month's meeting. Reminded everyone about the upcoming AMPS Show on September 8. Jeff Bobela announced that the IPMS West Central Missouri is working on hosting a contest in September 2002. Scott Conner reported that he is again hosting a modeling club at the school he teaches at again this school year. Scott would appreciate any donations or gifts. Announced that KC AMPS has a website up now and Mike Talley is the webmaster. Did our monthly go around the room show & tell discussion. Then...the modeling sale and swapping begun with CRM Hobbies. Many trades appear to have been completed as member were carry out their new acquisitions. Added August 2001 meeting pictures August 29, 2001 Updated home page August 21, 2001 Added 2 new tips to Tips & Hints regarding anti decal silvering and no sanding seam filling. August 20, 2001 Added link to KC AMPS' website in Modeling Links Added pictures from the KC Air Show August 13, 2001 Added about 60 pictures from OzCon 2001 that I took. Click to see them. Added Jet Gallery #2 with two more F-14 Tomcats by Darren Roberts August 7, 2001 Added Darren Roberts' diorama of Keith Gallagher's partial ejection to the Diorama Gallery August 1, 2001 Added to Jet Gallery Steve Sieber's F-86 "Skyblazers" Demonstration Team Darren Roberts' F-4B VF-32 Swordsmen and F-14A VF-32 Swordsmen "Gypsy 207" MiG- killer Added to Props Gallery Steve Sieber's Fw190-D9 Added additional photos from the Remagen Bridge presentation at the July meeting. Added July Meeting picture HOME Since August 3, 2001 Free counters provided by Honesty.com.