Southern California Modelers

Things to do, Places to go, modelers are busy people !!!

2011-03-28T16:50:00.000-07:00

Saturday June 4, 2011 San Diego IPMS Model Contest and Swap Meet !!! go to http://www.ipmssd.org for further details !!! Saturday October 8, 2011 Orange Con Model Contest and Vendor Fair visit http://www.ipmsoc.org for further details !!! July 17, 2011 Kit collectors Exposition and Sale Buena Park write: kitcollectorsshow@yahoo.com for details !!! Saturday April 9, 2011 Plastic Kit Model Garage Sale Garden Grove write: DOC2PACS@earthlink.net for details !!! Sunday February 26, 2012 MODELFEST Ventura CA, CA call Vern Morseman at Ventura Hobbies at 805-658-8138 Sunday October 7, 2012 MODELFEST (again !!!) call Vern get details !!!

Thank you to all who supported our efforts at Valley Con 2011

2011-03-15T16:26:00.000-07:00

On Monday night I was able to give a $500.00 check on behalf of our show Valley Con 2011 to the Cancer Support Community - Pasadena.

A big "Thank You !" from me and my daughter Susanna to all who donated and helped make our show a success so that we could donate to a worthy cause.

All counseling for cancer patients, caregivers, and those who have lost a loved one to cancer are free at the Cancer Support Community (formerly the Wellness Center) and it is invaluable.

Every penny counts towards various groups at the Community and we did our part.

Thank you to all of you !!!

George Creed

This show honors our co-founder Marcie Gold Creed

2011-03-12T12:57:00.000-08:00

Valley Con Open 9-4 on Sunday--We don't close our doors for judging !!

2011-03-12T10:17:00.000-08:00

Valley Con will , as usual, be open 9 A.M. till 4 P.M. on Sunday.
General Admission only $5.00.
Last model registration is 12:30 P.M. (unless you are traveling far to get here) we will get you in !!!
OPEN DOOR JUDGING --- as always we do not close for judging !!!
Two big raffles scheduled so far $1.00 per ticket lots of Armor, Aircraft, Cars to go home with you !!
Lots of real awards for the contest, Plaques, Ice Sculptures, Medallions !!!
Be there it is the first major event for Southern California !!!
And this year profits go to the Cancer Support Center Pasadena.
See you Sunday !!!

Valley Con 2011 March 13 2011

2011-03-03T12:52:00.000-08:00

For 22nd year Valley Con 2011 will take place at the Pasadena Civic Center, 300 East Green Street Pasadena CA

It looks like this will be our biggest show since returnig to the center 3 years ago with space filling quickly and vendors coming from all over Southern California.

There will be many surprises this year !!! Stay tuned !!!

Doors open at 9:00 AM and the awards are given at 3:30 PM

There will be a larger than usual raffle this year to support the Cancer Support Center Pasadena which gives free psychological counseling for cancer patiens, caregivers, and those who have lsot a loved one. It is a vital serivce for the Cancer Community. In addition profits will go to the Center which gives free services to those in need so you never have to be alone.

ARC Special Awards at Valley Con 2011

2011-03-03T12:50:00.000-08:00

Aircraft Resource Center will sponsor the Rotary Wing awards at Valley Con 2011, and this year awards are being named for Tracey Ann Yeager, Us Navy Aviator ( pilot CH-46's) who died last May of Breast Cancer.

1st, 2nd, 3rd place plaques to be given in her honor.

VALLEY CON 2011 --- Support growing quickly !!!

2011-03-03T12:44:00.000-08:00

Valley Con is coming and the support is pouring in !!!

IPMS Orange County
IPMS Ontario
IPMS San Diego
Temecula Valley Model Club
Los Angeles Miniaturists
So. Cal AMPS
Brookhurst Hobbies
Burbank House of Hobbies
Military Hobbies
Ken Schwartz

Are all sponsoring awards and Raffles...this will be our largest show since returning to the Pasadena Civic Center where we were born 22 years ago !!!

OK think it may work now

2011-02-15T18:54:00.000-08:00

Let's see if I can get this thing rolling again !!!

Valley Con is coming !!!

2011-02-15T18:53:00.000-08:00

Let's see if I can start some updates on what we are doing with the show. Took a while to get in on the board.

My Beautiful Wife Marcie

2010-10-06T09:08:00.000-07:00

My beautiful wife Marcie lost her battle with cancer this past week and passed away on Monday October 4, 2010 in the mid afternoon. My daughter Susanna and I were by her side.

She fought hard, but in the end it was too overwhelming.

She was a great wife, 21 years of putting up with, and supporting, and participating in both the Club and the Show, was an accomplishment. She wasn't thrilled with that accomplishment---but she gave me the space to put the Show on, and to keep the Club going and she let me indulge in this hobby I love as much as I wanted. She was a great wife.

We will continue.

I miss her so much.

General Meeting - Pasadena Modelers Society Friday September 24

2010-09-20T18:52:00.000-07:00

What can I say that hasn't been said already in our email blast and by this blogs headline---this coming Friday night Sepetember 24 is our Genreal Monthly Meeting !!!
Doors open at 7:00 P.M. and at 8 ish we will kick off the excitment with coming event announcements, works in progress and raffles !!!
Usual location 154 West Sierra Madre Boulevard, Sierra Madre, CA.
See you friday !!!
George

The Club and Show will go on !!!

2010-08-26T04:24:00.000-07:00

As many of you know my wife is very sick with cancer and may not make it till the end of this year (2010). As a legacy to her for she helped with the Valley Con Show and the club we will continue on with the Club and Show with some of the members taking over during whatever absence I may experience.
Marcie is a great woman, very smart, and very helpful, and a great Mom, and cook, and just a great person, and I am lucky to have her as my wife and a friend, and to have had her teach me a tremendous number of things about life.
For now she is resting comfortably in a nursing home and hopefully finding some closure.
I on the other hand am having a lot of anxiety attacks about the future but I think for all she taught me during our 26 years of marriage my daughter and I will be fine going forward.
I know this is not about the modeling stuff we always talk about but real life is much more important.
Now I am going to try and go back to sleep.

Meeting Friday night August 27, 2010

2010-08-26T04:22:00.000-07:00

Just a reminder that we will have our regular Pasadena Modelers Society meeting Friday night August 27, 2010 at our usual meeting spot, 154 West Sierra Madre Boulevard, Sierra Madre CA
Doors open at 7:00 P.M. and meeting starts at 8:00 P.M.

Wow !!! What a day!!!

2010-08-07T23:22:00.000-07:00

We're back, I'm back and some models are on their way back...what a dayIPMS Nationals for my first time in 42 years ? Anyway I'm tired but I'll have photos and specifics on this blog as well as some on Facebook, once i recover tomorrow
Good night !!!
George

Off to the IPMS Nationals !!!

2010-08-07T04:58:00.000-07:00

Why I'm up at this unGodly hour I don't truly know but it's off to the Burbank Airport and to PHoenix for the IPMS Nationals. Dave Conner, John Cina, and hopefully David Sarabia should all be on the 7:20 flight.

I'll report back later tonight of first AM as to our exploits !!!
George

Meeting on Friday night July 23rd

2010-07-19T23:26:00.000-07:00

Don't be led astray---there are five Fridays in July, but we meet on the fourth Friday as usual.

See you this Friday July 23 at our usual meeting place, 154 West Sierra Madre Blvd, Sierra Madre CA
Doors open at 7:00 P.M. and the meeting starts at 8:00 P.M.

We will have Works in Progress, Announcements and a nice new raffle.

We need all Anigrand kits for the Nationals , built or not, back to our club on Friday for transport to the IPMS Nationals.

See you Friday

Revelations

2010-07-15T00:18:00.000-07:00

Spent several hours tonight rearranging my display cases and came to the ultimate conclusion that I have grown as a painter and builder over the last several years. I seem to have three distinct periods of building.

~Starting and learning

~Building but not really caring how finished things where ( a step back)

~Building and painting as complex as I can with as much detail as I can.

A lot of that has to do with my time, my daughter, and my wife. All of which have been in flux for the past 5-6 years. And for the first twenty years of my duaghters life and our CLub and Show put more time into those endevors than into building and painting. Now I feel I am in a period when I have improved a lot thanks to Richard Dauglash and John Cina and Steve Munroe. And they think I don't listen !!!

I also noticed that, which may or not be a problem, I have no focus---I use to do armor and everyone thought I was an "armor" guy. Then my sub phase ( still going storng) my helicopter phase ( still going strong) . But as I rearranged everything tonight and I noticed that I am very spread out Subs, Helicopters, Armor, Sci-Fi, Aircraft, Ships. Very unfocused very non pigon holed. Peter Ferk at LAMS one time tried to introduce me to a new member by saying I did subs and helicopters and finally said--here's George he does a bit of everything.

I may not get to the "next level" of painting/building/pigonholing but I got things pretty well cleaned up tonight and feel pretty good about the hobby and my own every growing skill sets.

"The Road Trip"

2010-07-11T11:36:00.001-07:00

Wow !!! yesterday Saturday July 10th was quite a day---on the road from 8:38 A.M. till 6:45 P.M. all over Southern Califronia for a day of modeling enjoyment.

Dave Conner was suppose to join me but took off on his annual Mono Lake trip for four days so Bill Walls stepped up to the plate and rode shotgun as we headed out to visit a couple of clubs, several hobby shops and just a great driving day in Southern California.

We left early in the morning to attedn a our first meeting of the Temecula Valley Model Club. They meet usually on the first Saturday of the month ( similar to LAMS) but moved back a week due to the Fourth of July holiday.

It was not a bad trip down there---virtually no traffic--and an hour and a half later we hit our destination Hobbytown on Jefferson Avenue in Temecula. There were about 20-25 guys for the meeting and a lot of first timers. Plus we had a great demonstration from GREX airbrush 's Daniel and using the Grex airbrush and compressors. Followed with a quick break to look around the store---terrific looking blonde working the cash register--and a lot of models and rc. As usual I spotted the 25% off tag and immediatley brought another Fine Molds X Wing Fighter to add to my now growing Fine Molds Star Wars Collection.

After we had the second half of the meeting, Show and Tell and we went around the room as a diverse group of modelers discussed various projects they where working on. Everything from a 1/18th scale P-38 to a whole nuch of neat cars from the Riverside Car Club that puts on the Catus Classic Show.

Bill Walls brought down his Hetzers as well as his Opel Blitz and I brought down the Barchino, the UH-1N Huey, the Komatsu Bulldozer, my 1/350th Type C U boat, and my little lite up flying saucer I purchased over at Burbank House of Hobbies. Seems to be my usual works in progress box that one day may have some completiton.

Mark Stubbelfield a Valley Con regular was there, as well as Steve Munroe who was visitng his in-laws over in Lake Elsinor came by. So there where a lot of familiar faces to be seen. Plus I met Mason from the ARC helicopter forum.

After the meeting we took Steve back up to Lake Elsinor and dropped him off at his in-laws ---but we did give him the option of escaping and coming with us on our adventures--we gave him the option !!!

Nonethelss Bill and I backtracked a bit to go to the Lake Elsinor Outlet stores ( no Pottery Barn for us Manly Men) instead Toys R Us Express---but sadly no models TOys R Us got out of the plastic business years ago. Kay Bee Hobbies use to be a good source of cheap plastic at their outlet stores, but alas they went out business.

After Toys R Us , we got back in the car and headed on the 15 North to "Tom's Farms" which I have passed for so many years on my way down to San Diego but never visited. We made a quick stop there for burgers ( which where good) and eye candy ( which was excellent) and the place was mobbed !!! From the freeway it looks so empty, but once you arrive it is just hopping with people all over. Lots of bikers too---though I personally can't see the Honda Crusiers which just look like cars with out walls. Give me a real "hog" anyday.

After lunch we grabbed the 15 north to the 91 to the beach cities and headed for Military Hobbies in Orange. No Lindy there today as it was Jims Birthday and they went out celebrating ---Happy Birthday Jim !!!---wonder if she brought him a model for a gift ???

Picked up another Fine Molds Star Wars model while I was there a "Y" wing as well as a copy of one of those extreme modeling magazines.

Ran into fellow club member Ted Nichols who was also making the Saturday afternoon rounds on his way over to AMPS meeting at 4 in Santa Ana.

We followed Ted to Brookhurst to see our buddies down there including the twins Louie and Steve, and once again I succumbed to the dark side and brought a Fine Molds TIE Fighter plus a soda to quench my thurst.

Then off to the last event ---So. Cal AMPS.

They will be moving soon (next three months perhaps) as Tony Alverez got a promotion (way to go!!!) but is leaving that facility. We talked for a while and I offered them a chance to run a good sized AMPS Regional under the VALLEY CON banner in March 2011. This should be interesting if they go for it, as we will have VALLEY CON, and we will partially sponsor a AMPS Regional at the same time. With AMPS on board, and Temecula Valley on board, and our friends at LAMS on board, we should have a spectacular multi club Regional at this years Valley Con. Plus other clubs will be participating as well.

Finally we left a bit early as we were exhuasted, hundreds of muiles on the Honda, lots of models and a good time !!!

Once a month its a good thing to do !!!
George

June Meeting Friday the 25th

2010-06-23T15:00:00.000-07:00

We are having our June meeting this Friday night june 25th at the usual space---154 West Sierra Madre Blvd, Sierra Madre, CA.

Doors open as usual at 7:00 P.M. and meeting kicks off at 8:00 P.M.

See lots of you there !!!!

VALLEY CON - MARCH 7, 2010

2010-02-20T08:38:00.000-08:00

Well slowly but surly VALLEY CON buzz is growing, Southern California's first major model building contest and swap meet will take place on Sunday March 7, 2010. 21 years of doing it the "right way". We will maintain low admission prices ($5.00), plus low model entry fees ($1.00) per model...and we are awarding plaques, ice sculptures, and medallions as always.

Plus a fantastic Raffle (Tickets 3 for a $1.00)

We're happy to say that once again Aircraft Resource Center will present plaques for Best Israeli Aircraft, the entire Helicopter Category, and Best Vietnam Aircraft.

Plus Nostalgic Plastic home of Anigrand Models will present awards for Best Resin Aircraft.

Brookhurst Hobbies of Garden Grove world reknown hobby shop will be joining us this year as well.

And this year Los Angeles Miniaturists, Ontario IPMS, nationally known modeler Mike McFadden, and Southern California AMPS will all have sponsored awards !!!

More to come in the next two wekks, so stay tuned.

Our regular Pasadena Modelers Society meeting will take place on February 26th as usal so see you there!!!

George

George

Happy New Years !!! Here Comes VALLEY CON !!!

2010-01-05T11:53:00.000-08:00

Well here we go with another new year - 2010 to be exact and we are entering our 21st year of operations for the Pasadena Modelers Society and for VALLEY CON !!! How time flies when you're having fun, building models, meeting new people, and avoiding all rulkes !!!

Our first club meeting of the year will take place on January 22nd the fourth Friday of the month and we will continue on the fourth Friday of the month unless otherwise stated, except for our new December meetings for which we will announce a date as we get closer to the end of the year.

We have our IPMS Nationals Nostalgic Plastic build going on (models to be displayed at the Nostalgic Plastic table at the Nationals), and our general mayhem going on as well.

VALLEY CON 2010 the first major show in Southern California will take place on March 7, 2010 a Sunday at the Pasadena Civic Center 300 East Green Street, Pasadena CA.

Contest categories will be announced soon - but basicly the same as always - thought we will have a "Resin Aircraft" category sponsored by Nostalgic Plastic this year !

If you want to sponsor a category of award costs are $10.00 per plaque contact me at pasadenamodelers@verizon.net to pick a category and arrange for payment.

Tables are now available - $40.00 per 6' table - no tables sold on show day - so get your checks in as soon as possible.

That's the update for now.

George

Enlarging our blog photos in our posts

2009-10-24T11:43:00.000-07:00

At last nights meetings one of the better known modelers in So. Cal admitted his lack of computer knowledge by complaining that the photos in our posts " where small"...

A quick explaniation to him, as well as information to the more computer literate in our group, revealed that to enlarge a photo in our posts merely requires the user to place his cursor over the said photo and it click and it will then reveal a larger image.

For this particular person , what that means is you put your right hand on the mouse, put your cursor (the little arrow on your screen) over the photo, and click down once on the left button on your mouse, and viola (that's French) your photo appears larger! To go back to the original photo size, and hence back to the post and blog, simply repeat the process.

If that does not work, then turn off your computer, unhook your wireless connection and power down your router, then unhook and power down your modum, then wait, go have a burger at McDonalds or build a model, then, a day or two later come back and rehook in your power to your modum, then rehook in your power to your wireless router, then re-boot (that means turn on) your computer, and remember to turn on your monitor as well. Then once your computer is booted up (and that means wait until all the flashing lights are off, or the little hourglass on the screen goes way) - then go to your internet browser and go back to our website http://www.pasadenamodelers.blogspot.com and follow the above directions when you want to see a larger photo.

Print these insturctions out Ken so you know how to make the photos larger !!!

PMS General Meeting

2009-10-20T12:49:00.000-07:00

Our Club-Pasadena Modelers Meets this Friday night October 23rd at the usual club location 154 West Sierra madre Blvd,Sierra Madre CA

Doors open at 7:00 PM
Meeting starts at 8:00 PM

"Works in Progress", Door Prizes and a Raffle of plastic models.

PLUS

Bring your Orange Con winners.....

Cactus Classic Scale Model Show

2009-10-20T12:44:00.000-07:00

November 22, 2009

Hook Community Center
14973 Joshua Street
Victorville CA 92392

Information:

email: rcracer0049@hotmail.com (Rusty Klaus)

9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.

Presented byVehicles in Plastic Model Club

Plastic Model Garage Sale -December 12

2009-10-20T12:42:00.000-07:00

8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.m.

Saturday December 12, 2009

Call 714-636-4797 for details

Location:

11951 Jennifer Lane, Garden Grove

info from flyer at Orange Con October 17 2009

Military Hobbies

2009-10-20T12:41:00.001-07:00

Lindy & Woody, big selection of some hard to find stuff:

http://www.militaryhobbiesonline.com

Store located in Orange CA - 138 E. Taft

Vintage Record Breakers.com

2009-10-20T12:38:00.000-07:00

Your guess is as good as mine, a flyer I found at Orange Con, says website and store open early October.

The fastest record breaking machines of all time, aircraft,lsr,hydros and x craft.

http://www.VintageRecordBreakers.com

First unedited, raw, ORANGE CON 2009 photos !!!

2009-10-17T18:36:00.000-07:00

"Best of Show" went to the scratchbuilt speed boat ---totally awesome !!!!
Ok, it's Lakers exhibition time against Charlotte, see you Friday night when Pasadena Modelers holds it's monthly general meeting !!!!

First unedited raw ORANGE CON 2009 photos!

2009-10-17T18:32:00.001-07:00

First quick, raw, unedited photos of Orange con 2009 - 10/17/2009

2009-10-17T18:20:00.000-07:00

Mike,Inga, Lindy, Steve and the posse, The AMPS entourage, Dave Fredericks awesome Seaview ( I have to build mine now !!!), Jim Wechslers fantasticly awesom ATC-H Riverine (my mentor - and mine is still four months form half completon!!!), plus some armor aircraft helicopters sci-fi.

I won (!!!!) 1st in Unarmored vehicles, and a 3rd in Sci-Fi dioramas.....Barry Webb won, Inga Uwais won, Michael Shapiro won a 1st with his airliner !!!. Vendors were awesome, but i had no money so bah humbug :-(

I judged several categorys with Shawn Falsey and Daniel (sorry forgot your last name - but your father was awesome !!!)

The usual suspects were there and overall a very good show...now on to Antelope Valley and then of course start the year with the event ---VALLEY CON 2010 !!!

Nostalgic Plastic updates website !!! New Stuff !!!

2009-10-08T20:58:00.000-07:00

There are some hot new models on our East Coast friends website

http://www.nostalgicplastic.com

New stuff from Anigrand - always exotic aircraft as well as a host of favorites at good prices.

Hard to find stuff as well.

As you know we help to build the Anigrand models for the IPMS Nationals and we are proud to extend our reach out to the East Coast thanks to our good friend Chris Mikesh - not only the owner of Nostalgic Plastic - but a member of the United States Aerospace Community !!!!

And if your heavily into B-52's let us know...... could be some excitment coming your way....

Black Sheep Electric Fun-Fly

2009-10-08T15:30:00.000-07:00

October 25th at Apollo XI Field VanNuys CA----12 noon "Knight Fighter" combat event

CD: Tony Naccarato 818-389-5999

Kit Collectors Show

2009-10-08T15:28:00.001-07:00

I guess if your into kit collecting and not necessarily building this is the place for you. Models to Supplies and more

UFCW Local 324
8550 Stanton Ave
Buena Park CA

No website available

So. Cal AMPS

2009-10-08T15:25:00.001-07:00

Amor Modeling & Preservation Society

So. Cal Chapter

meets this Saturday October 10, 2009 at Classic Party Rental, 3101 S. Harboe Blvd. Santa Ana CA

Contact Joesph bevans for details: joseph-bevans@yahoo.com
or 310-592-5618

Meeting starts at 4:00 P.M. goes till 8:00 P.M.

This month: American Armor is the theme, and there is a demo on building buildings !!!

WPM 2009 !! Western Prototype Modelers

2009-10-08T15:21:00.000-07:00

Trains, Trains, and more trains and then some trains with trains on top of that!!!

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
San Bernardino Santa Fe Depot
1170 West Third Street
San Bernardino CA 92403

Visit their website: http://www.WesternPrototypeModelers.org

BIG SALE !!!! 35% OFF EVERYTHING !!! BURBANK HOUSE OF HOBBIES !!!

2009-10-08T15:16:00.000-07:00

Come celebrate the 16th Anniversary of the Burbank House of Hobbies 35% off Everything !!!

(IN STORE ONLY - NOT INTERNET ITEMS !!!)

Saturday October 17th 10 AM -5 PM
Sunday October 18th 12 PM - 4 PM
Monday October 19th 10 AM - 5:30 PM

Trains-Models-Books-Diecast-Tools-Kites-Paint-Glue-Pinecare-Pinenuts !!! ...everything...make Glen and offer and you can take him home as well!!!!

****Magazines & 2010 Walther's Catalogs not included. No holds or lay away items. Items cannot be set aside prior to or during sale. Not valid on phone, mail or special orders, gift certificates or internet orders.
CMC,Exoto & October Micro-Trains are excluded....

Burbank House of Hobbies
911 South Victory Blvd.
Burbank CA 91502
818-848-3674

New Sci-Fi only Club

2009-10-08T15:13:00.001-07:00

Alternate Universe is billing itself as a Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror CLub exclusively.

Date October 24th, 2009
Time: 9:30 A.M. to 12:30 P.M.
Olive Recreation Center
1111 West Olive Ave, Burbank CA 91506
Admission is Free
Donations Accepted

Having a demo on Mottled Skin Painting

Email for more info : SciFiModelerSFV@aol.com

UPDATE: NOVEMBER 7,2009 DESERT CLASSSIC XIII

2009-10-07T12:01:00.001-07:00

Just a reminder that on November 7th 2009 a Saturday, our friends at Antelope Valley IPMS will put on Desert Classic XIII. Good show ! Good Awards ! Good Vendors! Good People !!! (and it's not just cause I've won some awards and raffles and stuff there !!!)

Worth the trip and there is a good Japanese all you can eat Sushi place in town that Richard and I went to last time, but question is can we find it again !!!

See you there....

Event Location:

Antelope Valley College
3041 W. Avenue K, Lancaster CA - cafeteria entrance.... Starts at 9:00 A.M. ends at 4:00 P.M.

SEPTEMBER 2009 UPDATES !!!...and there are plenty!!!

2009-09-22T08:59:00.000-07:00

Our Monthly meeting of the Pasadena Modelers Society will be this Friday night Spetember 25, 2009 at the usual club location - 154 West Sierra Madre Boulevard Sierra Madre CA. Doors open at 7:00 P.M. and our show kicks off at 8:00 P.M. As usal excitment is in the air !!! a great raffle as always, and plenty to fill our "Works in Progress" table.....

On Aircraft Resource Center (http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/ ) you'll find my latest article on the American Heros Airshow I attended this past summer, including photo of John Bronson and Max our buddies from LAMS in Burbank.

And from the desk of Rich Durham in San Diego news is that our very own Mark Cuevas will make a feature presentation on "Wood Planking" to their club IPMS San Diego on this Friday night as well. If you in San Diego look them up and attend. Their at the Veterans Memorial Center 2115 Park Blvd, San Diego...

San Diego Ship Modelers Guild meets October 14th at the San Diego Maritme Museum

So Cal AMPS meets October 10th at Classic Party Rental in Santa Ana.

LAMS meets October 3rd at "The Ship" VFW post in Burbank on Magnolia Ave

MCAS Miramar Airshow is October 2-4 in San Diego

IPMS Las Vegas has a show on October 10 in Henderson NV

IPMS Orange County has ORANGECON on October 17 at Cal State Fullerton

Edwards Air Base is open house/show on October 17 & 18 in Mojave CA

Kit Collector is November 8 in Buena Park

Brewer Bros is November 15 in Huntington Beach at Old World Village

I believe our friends at IPMS Antelope Valley our Novemr 7 and will update as we get closer

The main event VALLEY CON 2010 is March 7th 2010 in Pasadena CA

Boy, you can fill your calender up quick with all the modeling events going on !!!! Almost no time to build !!!

See you Friday....
George

Friday Night August 28 General Meeting

2009-08-24T14:34:00.000-07:00

Greetings !

Well it's that time of month and we're getting ready for another meeting of our group - model builders here in Pasadena, or more appropriatly Sierra Madre.

Some of us will meet at the Pizza Company across the street, some in town for a cozy dinner, some at the sidewalk cafe donw the block, all in all our little social group will come together for fun and games at 8:00 P.M. this Friday night August 28th at 154 West Sierra Madre Blvd in beautiful downtown Sierra Madre CA.

we will have "Works in Progress" and bring your IPMS National Award winners if you went and if you can, a great raffle, and a new twist with our ion-house contest - see about three posts below.

We also have a new Club meeting sponsor, and a special offer from a national distributor of paints and figures.

All in all we move into the fall with lots of excitment, and me still on this side of the earth....

VALLEY CON 2010, is full speed ahead for March 7, 2010 at the Pasadena Civic center. Vendor table registration forms will be emailed out very soon.

See you Friday !!!!

George

New Club Meeting Sponsor

2009-08-24T14:16:00.000-07:00

Our good friend Mike Diaz will be giving us a sponsorship for club meetings as follows ( and probably a nice raffle prize as well !!!)

15% discount on all model goods. If you see it in FSM or Squadron, Mike will bring to our meetings the latest in tools, kits, mags, etc. Members can call in orders as well, pay at the meetings as well ( if you have good credit and can produce six forms of ID plus have won numerous times at Valley Con or the Nationals, and can sign over your house and car and first born) And also no tax !!! They will pay your sales tax. So PMS members are looking at about a 23% discount !!!

More details to come at this months meeting !!! And perhaps even a Mike sighting !!!!

PMS at the IPMS Nationals

2009-08-24T14:03:00.000-07:00

Once again the Pasadena modelers Society took center stage at the Nostalgic Plastic display booth at the IPMS Nationals in Columbus Ohio as a number of our members built display aircraft for this years show.

Next year in Phoenix we will have an even bigger role to play as we will be the prime builder for most of the display table for Anigrand and Nostalgic.

Stay tuned for details and photos of this years show !!!

Guess Our Club Members - Win Raffle Tickets !!!

2009-08-14T16:19:00.000-07:00

At our August 28th meeting if you can correctly guess the names of our Club members who appear above in their Sesame Street getups you win two dollars worth of raffel tickets ! (Certain members excluded myself and one other who will remain nameless). You must submit your entry in a sealed envelope with your name on the outside of the envelope, at the beginning of the meeting on the night of August 28th. Prize winners will be announced during the meeting break but before the raffle and you the winners will get two dollars worth of raffle tickets for the correct anwsers (8 tickets). Photos of the member are here.

Experimental In-Progress Video -ATC-H & Huey

2009-07-25T22:04:00.001-07:00

Masterpeice Models ATC-H in 1/35th scale and Academy Huey 1B/C in 1/35th scale with Verlinden andTamiya Figures and Heads.

Friday Night July 24th Meeting

2009-07-19T12:33:00.001-07:00

We will have our General Meeting on Friday night July 24 at the usual Club location 154 West Sierra Madre Blvd, Sierra Madre CA - doors open at 7:00 P.M. and the meeting starts at 8:00 P.M.

Works in Progress

Raffles

...and please bring your finished Anigrand kits for the Nationals !!! Please also pack them for travel as I'll ship out what we have soon.

Our new Blogspot Sponsor - AAA Models

2009-07-08T08:21:00.000-07:00

Well, we start the second half of the year with a new blogspot sponsor, just when my health has come back and were ready to blog, blog, blog !!!!

Go see our good buddy David ( vendor at Valley Con for years) at:

http://www.aaamodel.net

for some great deals on kits and accessories.

We'll be updating you on his progress as the year goes on.

What to do? What to do? June 11th

2009-07-08T08:14:00.000-07:00

What a wild weekend is ahead, on Saturday june 11th at the Hanson Dam Recreation Park there will be the American Heros Air Show 9 AM to 4 PM

go to http://www.Heros-Airshow.com for details

OR

do I go to AMPS - Southern California meeting down in Santa Ana starting at 4 PM !!!
dedicated to Armor and a great group of guys its 4 hours of armor bliss...

OR

do I try and do both ????

Better ask the wife what she's got planned for the weekend before I head out to have some modeling fun.......

VALLEY CON 2009 - 20th Anniversary Contest Photos

2009-03-14T14:33:00.000-07:00

What a great show - Valley Con 2009 over 302 entries, over 300 people in attendance, over 40 vendor tables, a great and large raffle, and a great amosphere for modelers to enjoy the hobby! As your founder and President of the Pasadena Modelers Society I want to thank all of our participants and all of the Southern Califronia Clubs that participated as well as our good friends from Petaluma IPMS in Northern California, Ontario IPMS, Antelope Valley IPMS, Orange County IPMS, San Deigo IPMS, Southern California Area Historical Miniatures Society, Los Angeles Minaturist Society, Southern California Chapter of AMPS, and of course the members of the Pasadena Modelers Society.
This round of photography at the show provided by Marcelo Fuentes, Los Angeles Miniaturists Society and good guy!
Best to all,
George Louis Creed
Founder, Pasadena Modelers Society and the Valley Con Shows

PLACE YOUR CURSER OVER THE PHOTOS TO CLICK AND ENLARGE !