The meeting kicked off
with discussion about the club's goals for 2001. An annual dues of $10 was voted in
and then the classified ad in the upcoming Amazing Figure Modeler's magazine. This
ad will hopefully attract the "locally un-informed" figure fanatics to join us in
our monthly gatherings. As the club grows the magazine has also shown an interest in
doing an article about the club. The ECFA will once again take part in local IPMS shows,
with about four shows in the forecast. Our presence, backed by a solid display,
demonstrates a commitment to our passion and may "infect" others along
the way.
Bill Pritchard gave a history of local clubs and the way they conducted
their affairs. Bill will be a very key ingredient to helping our growth with his vast experience.
2001 looks to be a great one for the club, and now let's see who's buildin' what and how...
John "Master Basher" Delamere put the surgical tools to the Solarwind Lyra
kit. John removed the head and replaced it ith the Sandra Bullock/Demolition Woman kit,
re-worked the arm and topped it off with a killler paint job. John also showed off his latest
purchase, the Sugita-"Beauty and her Champion". There's no doubt this one
will be altered to create a one of a kind gem.
Anthony Anese has built up the Polar Lights Bowen Wolfman and is getting ready to
put the paint to it. Jay Gordon, our resident Dark Shadows fanatic, had a rare Barnabas
Collins kit. John Dagdidgian got into the Christmas spirit, bringing in the Grinch and
Max kit, John "spaced out" on us, with the Planet of the Apes ship and 2
Star Trek ships, classic and Next Generation.
The long distance member, Neal DeConte, trekked in from Rhode Island with a 1/1
scale Pinhead Cenobite bust, nicely rendered with pastels for a very natural look. Neal
also brought in the Screamin' Deniro Frankenstein, shown in progress with a sculpted
coat, making this kit look much more imposing. The GeoMetric Creature also graced the
table, Neal's got alot goin'! Charlie Kuphal brought in a nice pre-painted piece from Fantasy
Creations, a knight on horse back.
Traci Briery had a boat load of stuff for us to
gawk at: The Toy Biz collection of the Hulk, Spiderman and Wolverine, A stop motion Samurai
that Traci had built a while back (We're still waiting on the release date of the film "Samurai
Kit Basher meets the Salem Witches Coven" or maybe it was called something
else...) Traci also had an ultra cool paper Chopping Block toy she picked up in England
recently.
Ovi Raffa built up the Billiken Frankenstein, complete with Balsa foam base and
accessories. Ovi's love of animation is evident with the showing of the South Park kid's
kit and the Fred Astaire/Special Delivery Kluger. Kit Veteran William Pritchard showed us
2 barbarians, small in scale, but large in presence. Bill's experience in oils is a big plus
for the members who want to tackle this technique. Uncle Bob took the Sideshow Mole
Man, puttied him up and re-painted it. The Steve Wang/Horizon Gillman and conferred
with the gang on how to finish off the man-fish.
- Robert "Uncle Bob" Maxwell |
