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OCTOBER 2014 Proving Size Doesn’t Matter Since 1986 Vol. 28 No. 10

The Newsletter of the Central Pennsylvania Model Car Club

The Super September Showdown drew a boatload of great entries, but perhaps the most insane was

entered by our own Steve Eberly, who rolled out of Gilbertsville with the Best of Show honors for his

incredible Camaro! (Oh yea…he also scored first place in the Road & Track class with this beauty, and

claimed the Street Rod trophy with his ‘37 Ford pick-up)

Your Next CPMCC Meeting: The When, The Where And The What

Date: October 4th

Location: Eagle Fire Company, Mt. Wolf

Start Time: 11-ish

What's up? Monthly Open

2 Reproduction of any portion of this newsletter without acknowledgement and

consent of the CPMCC is strictly prohibited. We’ll find you.

Vital Signs

Newsletter Submissions – Rules of Engagement

If you have a unique article, series of photographs from a show or contest or contribution for a regular monthly

feature, please submit them electronically whenever possible. Please also be advised that any media gathered

from the internet may be subject to copyright laws and will not be used in this publication without expressed

permission of the creator of the item.

Birthdays

10/1 Irv Arter, Jr.

10/10 Greg Emlet, Jr.

10/10 Bill Geary

10/24 David Leary

10/25 Larry Miller

10/28 Mark Laughman

10/28 Eric Schmidt

Last Month's Raffle Donors

Marshall Ochs Chris Whalley

Mike Abate Cody Lane

Tom Gunshannon David Kranzel

Ron Palmer Jeremy Kranzel

Ron Shirey Larry Landis

Ron Bradley

Ron Fogle

George Johnson

Mike Tate

Rich Meany

Officers and Committee Members President Craig Turner [email protected]

Vice-President Rick Woleslagle

Treasurer Tony Shanko 717.840.1641 [email protected]

Membership Secretary Larry Landis 717.845.4917 [email protected]

Recording Secretary Jim Weir 410.857.5846

Executive Board Terry Adams, Mike Tate, Tony Shanko, Jim Weir, Craig Turner, Mike Dube, Mike Cole

Event Coordinators Jim Weir, Terry Adams, Mike Tate, Tony Shanko

Contest Committee Mike Tate, Jim Weir, Craig Turner, Larry Landis

Club Historians Craig Turner, Bill Wagaman, Mike Tate

Newsletter Editor Dan Peterson 610.370.1972 [email protected]

Newsletter Distribution Vince Putt 570.617.4405

Club Statistician Mike Dube

Contact: [email protected] Club Web site: www.cpmcc.org

Happenings

10/04/2014 CPMCC monthly meeting

10/11/2014 NNL Nationals – Sylvania, OH

10/18/2014 MAMA meeting

11/1/2014 CPMCC Monthly Meeting, Officer Elections, Annual Auction

11/2/2014 Leesport Toy Show

11/15/2014 MAMA Meeting, Toys for Tots collection

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Craig’s List… Well...another Labor Day has come and gone...and another Super September Showdown that I couldn't

attend again. I miss that show a lot!

I want to take a minute to let you know that I will not be seeking re-election for next year as president. I

didn't do a very thorough job this year and from the looks of it, I will be out on the softball diamond

more next year than I was this year. I have been honored to have been selected to several higher level

softball tournaments next year and they happen to fall on the first Saturday of the months.

Having said that...I have also been honored to have been your prez for this past year. THANK YOU to all

that helped out and filled in at various shows and events when asked. Thanks as well to all that serve in

various capacities to make this club what it is! I am proud to be a member of an organization that has

the reputation that we have.

It is not too early to start thinking of who will lead next year. I hope that more people will step up and

help out. There is a select few that seems to always be the ones that do most of the work. We NEED

more people to join those few!

Thanks to Rick for taking the reins in September!

DECEMBER:

THE Restoration challenge

Rules – bring an old build back

from the dead; call it a rescue or a

restoration, but a photo of the

model in the horrid condition it

was in when you started must

accompany the entry for

comparison!

2014 Special Theme REMINDER

WANTED By Craig: 1) Front engine cover from

the Ford motor in the Revell ‘32 Ford kits. 2)

Several interior tubs for the AMT ‘40 Ford kit.


SARGE’S

CORNER

WOW !!!!!! What a GREAT CPMCC WEEKEND !!!!!! The meeting got off to a rough start because of a 5K

race and a want-to-be-in-charge firefighter, telling us we couldn't be there. After that was sorted out, it

was business as usual. I noticed a sign on the refrigerators stating, for firefighters only, meaning no

more sodas for us. So I inquired about it and found, it doesn't pertain to us.

Business part of meeting went fast, because I usually don't have much to say. However, I did bring up

that our President is stepping down after this year and we are going to need some fresh names on the

ballot. I did forget to mention a couple things on Saturday, like we have our auction coming up, so start

looking through your basements, garages and closets etc. Also, we have our pizza party in December

along with our Toys For Tots drive. Lets fill up Terry’s car again !!!!!!!!.

I'm sure I'm still forgetting something. Oh yeah I forgot, we had 3 new members join and a fourth one

joining in Oct. I don't have the applications in front of me, but welcome to the club, glad to have you

onboard !!!!!!

Day 2 of this Great CPMCC Weekend kicked off at 0700 for the SUPER SEPTEMBER SHOWDOWN XV at

Gilbertsville fire hall, and man, was it ever SUPER! We had approximately 200 attendees, nearly 100

participants, a dozen or so venders and a new record of models on the table at 596. I want to

personally thank everyone that helped make this show a huge success. I also want to thank Tom

Gunshannon for being a Great MC. Okay, actually thank him for not making me go up there. Next year’s

show is already booked for 13 Sept 2015, Thank You Len Feinberg for your support of our club. Next

year’s theme will be European invasion. I would also like to thank all the club members that are

stepping up and helping out at all our functions, not just the Showdown. Keep up the Great work !!!!!!!

See yaw in Oct, DISMISSED !!!!!!!!!!


Well, waddayaknow? We crushed it at the Showdown! Like Rick mentioned, we destroyed pretty much

every record set at the 14 previous Super September Showdowns! There were more people, more

models and more fun than ever! To top it all off, the trophies Jim Weir (thanks again, Jim!) hooked us up

with were amazing! As the story goes, there was a mix-up at the trophy shop with the material for our

trophies accidentally getting used for another customer. But, Lamb Awards & Engraving being the class

act they are, made ours with an even better grade acrylic and honored the original price, and they

turned out great. Nearly everyone who saw them commented on how cool they were! Now we have a

challenge…try to get the same or better for next year. It may boost the price we have to charge for a

trophy pack, but we’ll look into that before making that kind of commitment. We want to keep them

reasonable for the sponsors. But damn…they were HOT! It’s hard to impress people who are used to

winning trophies, but we did!

It was great to see how well things went, and especially nice to see Len smile so much all day long.

Before I had my first cup of fire hall coffee, he handed me a flyer announcing the date for next year’s

September Showdown! Thank you Len! And like Rick, I also need to “shout out” to all the members who

helped setting up and keeping things running smoothly. Even Mr. “Uncle Bobby” Doebley worked his

fanny off helping at the registration table. (I had no idea he had that much energy!) I would like to

extend a special thanks Tom Gunshannon for doing another great job making announcements, but this

time, stepping up in spite of feeling wayyyy under the weather. Well done, Tom! Respect!

Looking ahead to the next couple months, we have some major stuff happening that you ought to mark

on your calendar. The October meeting is on the 4th, and following that we have our annual auction and

officer elections in November. December is when we have our annual Toys-For-Tots drive and Christmas

party featuring pizza provided by the club. Remember the rule: You must bring a new, unwrapped toy if

you want to eat pizza. In other words, “Donate or Don’t Eat!”. Additionally, the second special theme of

the year is held in December, where we showcase resurrected glue bombs! If you built or bought

something that deserved a little better effort, bring it back to life and have it at the meeting. You do

need a photo of the thing before you started so we can see how much you improved it!

Then, before you know it, we’ll be ringing in the New Year, and looking forward to 2015. One of the

highlights will be the return of Muscle Car Madness for the 14th installment. They’ll be celebrating the

50th Anniversary of the 1965 Super Stock Nationals, so you may have a pretty good idea what style of

build we’ll be looking to display on our table! Speaking of that, we really need to man up and make a

statement this time out. The last couple years have been lame in comparison, and we need to show the

event the respect it deserves. I have some ideas, as do others, on how to improve the quality of the

display itself, but you folks need to invest yourselves, too. Muscle cars, altereds, rails, and especially

Super Stock builds are right in our wheelhouse and we must fill the table with quantity as well as

quality. Let’s do right by Darwin and get it done!


News Desk Muscle Car Madness To Return

The date for the 2015 Muscle Car Madness at the

York Reunion event has been announced, and is

scheduled for July 10th and 11th at the York Expo

Center.

In 2015, they’ll be celebrating the 50th

anniversary of the 1965 Super Stock Nationals.

As in previous years, the club is expected to

exhibit and as the date approaches we’ll discuss

additional details.

Happy Birthday, MAMA!

At their September 2014 meeting, those MAMA’s

Boys celebrated their 26th birthday! Started in

1988 by Norm Veber, they now boast over 200

members and global notoriety. This makes them

possibly the largest model car club in the US!

The CPMCC would like to wish the MAMA club a

wonderful and happy birthday, and many, many

more!

Revell Offers Up The Challenger SRT8

Product ID: 85-4308

Overview

Skill level: 3

Scale: 1/25

Length: 7-7/8"

Width: 3-1/4"

Height: 2-5/16"

Parts: 44

Description

1970, meet 2014.

Put a 1970 Challenger next to a 2013 Challenger

and you can see a familial resemblance. Even

though the new Challenger borrows much of its

style from the seventies model, the two are

nowhere near in the same class. With a zero to

sixty of just four seconds, the 2013 SRT8 is one of

the fastest production pony cars ever. Plus, with

the 2013 topping out at 180, there's nothing left

for the old model to do but eat dust. Kit features

fully-detailed V-8 engine, decorated body and

metal axles.

Super September Showdown 2015!

We’re already booked for 9/13/15 in Gilbertsville!

The theme for the 16th edition of the Showdown

will be the “European Invasion”.

“European Invasion”? Yes, any car, bike or truck

born in Europe fits the class. There’s also no

restriction on how you build it; race, street,

custom, or maybe something we simply haven’t

seen before. Maybe a Trabant canyon carver. Rolls

Royce drift car? How about a Murcielago gasser?

Or, just bone stock. The only rules are no US or

Asian marques are allowed. It should be cool to

see what rolls off people’s benches given that

kind of freedom.


News Desk 2015 Club Themes Proposed

Suggestions were made in a contest committee

discussion at the September meeting for the two

2015 Special Themes, and tentatively accepted.

While there will be further discussion, and we’ll

accept alternate suggestions for consideration,

the two themes are “Nitro Fuel”, which would

include any vehicle (not just rails and funny cars)

that run the hot stuff. The other would be SBC

Power, celebrating the 50th year of the modern

Chevrolet small block V8.

In order to keep things manageable, we restrict

the special theme contests to two per year.

In the mean time, keep working on your

Resurrection Challenge for the December

meeting. We can’t wait to see what you were able

to save from the glue bomb graveyard!

Auction Action

November is auction month for the CPMCC. The

proceeds are applied to our general operating

expenses, some of which are pretty hefty and

definitely not covered by the annual membership

dues. Between the Christmas party, Showdown

trophies, room rent, club picnic, and annual

banquet, the expenses add up wicked quick, so

the boost from the auction is a big help.

Members bring in stuff they don’t need any longer

and donate them to be auctioned off. Members

and guests bid on whatever they are interested in

and the winning bidder gets the goods.

While hobby-related items like kits (complete,

please), tools and accessories are the bulk of

what we see, there’s plenty of room for household

and workshop goods, and occasionally, gently

used clothes. Just don’t bring anything that

belongs on the curb. (Yes, it has happened – Ed.) Officer Elections In November

November is election month for the CPMCC.

Officers serve one-year terms, and in some cases,

many of them in succession, but we afford the

membership the chance to affect change in

leadership when the spirit moves them to do so.

As mentioned elsewhere in this issue, Craig Turner

is stepping down as club president at the end of

his current term, so there’s definitely a slot to be

filled for 2015. The role of president shouldn’t be

taken lightly, and you sure do it for the money, so

if you nominate someone (or yourself) do so

understanding it’s an opportunity to help grow the

club, maintain its positive reputation in the hobby

and the community, and (this may be the toughest

part) provide a monthly column for the newsletter.

We will also elect or re-elect the VP and treasurer

for 2015.

Big Wheels

With summer activities slowing down and Fall

upon us, maybe you can benefit from a visit to one

of the region’s automotive museums for

inspiration, or just a nice break to your routine.

The AACA in Hershey (acamuseum.org) is currently

featuring Dodges through 10/12, and then they

debut their Tucker exhibit. America on Wheels

(americaonwheels.org) is showcasing Orphaned

Cars currently, and the Simeone Museum near

Philly (simeonemuseum.org) highlights what those

who have visited consider to be among the most

amazing collections of “drivers” from all over the

world. If you’re a big fan of Pennsylvania’s

transportation heritage, the Boyertown Museum

of Historic Vehicles (boyertownmuseum.org) is an

interesting place, with the locally famous Fegely’s

Diner, restored and preserved indoors.

Table Toppers

Participants from the Monthly Open


1ST Place Adult: Steve Eberly

3rd Place Adult: Rick Lorah

2nd Place Adult: Tom Rice

Table Toppers

Participants from the Monthly Open


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2014 Leader Board

Don’t forget the “Just Cool Stuff” table! WIPs, old builds or just

cool stuff not competing in a contest!

Thanks to EVERYONE for their participation!!!

Last Month’s Open Results

Place Category Member Name Entry

1 Adult Steve Eberly 1937 Ford Pick-up

2 Adult Tom Rice 1956 Chevy P/S

3 Adult Rick Lorah #69 Reading Dirt Car

1 Junior - -

2 Junior - -

3 Junior - -

Rank Adult Competitor Points Rank Junior (Under 16) Competitor Points

1 Steve Eberly 220 1 Andrew Daugherty 90

2 Ron Palmer 120 2 Jeremy Kranzel 80

3 Tom Rice 70 3 Nathan Daugherty 70

4 Terry Adams 60 4 Mackaden Snyder 30

5 Rick E. Lorah 50 Evan Eberly 30

6 Richard Fetrow 40 7 Blair Pletcher 30 Chris Cantler 30

8 Mike Hemp 20 Notes on Monthly Contests 1st, 2nd or 3rd place-winning entries from previous months are not

eligible for competition in subsequent monthly contests. You are

welcome to display, but please place a “No Vote” note near your

model. Please put your name and model entered on the sheet at the

president’s table so we can identify you if you win.

When voting, please write legibly on the ballot. Our old eyes and

somebody’s sloppy handwriting are a bad combination!

If you are the only participant entering in a monthly open contest, you

earn only the points for first place. There must be a second competitor

in order for a participant to earn points for any additional places they

are awarded. In the case of potential sweeps, the 3rd (or 6th) place

points will be awarded to the next closest entrant.

Charles Sweigert 20 Jeff Emlet 20 Jim Hawkins 20

9 Jack Bouman 10 Jeff Decker 10


Selective Focus: The SHOWDOWN! Contest photos from the field. Courtesy of Lyle Willits!


Showroom: Sidewinder Photos and text courtesy of Ken Boyer, as posted on the Model Cars Magazine forum

Got her done last night and polished out tonight…impressions of the kit: It is fun to build until you get to

fitting all the body parts together, even with hours of mockup on this the hood still does not fit perfectly.

The taillight section is a joke to get glued on without getting any bubbles under the smoked clear parts

(which is why I painted mine black...I just could not take it anymore!!!) All in all though, it came together

into something I don’t mind displaying. The paint/clear is 8 coats thick: of HOK Kandys and Pearls (gold

and blue) and of course clearcoat.....then wet-sanded with 3000 to 13000 grit and polished with Plast-x

and Meguiar's Mirror Glaze High tech Yellow wax.

(Really nice to see such an uncommon kit built so well! – Ed.)


Showroom: ‘33 Willys Photos and text courtesy of Tim Hoagland, as posted on the Model Cars Magazine forum

It was an AMT kit (1/25th scale) and I attempted to scratchbuild as much as possible on the car. My

goal was to do a modern interpretation of a hot rod I'd like to own. (The pictures on MCM’s forum were

amazing! It would have taken many pages here to try to capture the depth of this fellow’s talent! – Ed)


Morgantown Toy Car Show Extravaganza (Submitted via email by “Rick”, who apparently doesn’t use a last name, or assumes everyone

knows it. – Ed.)

Here's the scoop about this year’s show on Sunday, December 14, 2014. It’s the 5th event and it

keeps growing every year, with more top vendors than you usually find in one place. The

Morgantown (PA) Toy Car Extravaganza V features slot cars, die cast, models, and racing

memorabilia. You can view the creations in the model car contest (classes: street, open wheel race

car, and " anything goes") Trophies in all classes. And watch some top notch slot car racing by

ECHORR. New this year: Reading Indoor (model car) Alley Racers on a 50' track.

If you only do one show a year, this it the “event” you don’t want to miss. From the hobbyist to the

serious collector, you will find what you are looking for. There is even a special surprise for the kids.

( Hint: he’ll be the one in the red suit with the white beard) Remember, it’s more than a show…it’s

an EVENT! Admission $5 Early birds $10.

Come join the fun!

Vendors: tables have sold out every year so if you are interested you’ll want to register ASAP. Show

will be at the Morgantown Holiday Inn, 6170 Morgantown Rd., Morgantown, PA (less than a mile off

PA Turnpike exit #298) from 10am-2pm; early birds at 8:30am. For more information contact Rick

at [email protected].

Show Date: Sunday December 14, 2014

City & State: Morgantown, PA

Name of Show: Morgantown Toy Car Extravaganza V

Location: Morgantown Holiday Inn, 6170 Morgantown Rd., Morgantown, PA

Directions: (less than a mile off PA Turnpike exit #298)

Time of Show: 10am - 2pm Early birds 8:30am

Admission Fee: $5 Kids under 12 FREE Early birds $10

Number of Tables: 70+

Sponsor: Resindude

Contact Information: [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

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The inclusion of a vendor on this list does not imply any guarantee by the CPMCC membership or

its officers of your satisfaction with their products or services. It does however indicate that our

dealings have been positive experiences.

Vend-O-Rama

That’s It For This Month!

Bradley’s Car Collectibles 410.551.8960 [email protected]

New & discontinued model kits, die-cast, magazines, supplies

Calnaga Castings www.calnaga.com [email protected]

High quality 1:25 scale resin engine and drivetrain parts

Cool Trains and Hobbies 717.898.7119 [email protected] www.cooltrains.com

Full feature hobby shop.

Georgia Marketing & Promotions (GMP) 800.536.1637 www.gmpdiecast.com

Museum quality die-cast models and accessories in 1:24 and 1:18 scale

Hobby Hut 610.635.1062 www.hobbyhut.com 609 S. Trooper Road Audubon, PA

They’re big on RC, but also carry railroading and model kits and supplies

Kranzel’s Hobbies 717.737.7223 www.kranzelshobbies.com 2202A Gettysburg Rd Camp Hill, PA 17011

Wide range of R/C vehicles & aircraft, Models, Rockets, Slot cars, Trains & Supplies!

The Modelhaus 217.864.4402 [email protected] www.modelhaus.com

Quality resin replacement parts for a variety of promos and kits

Model Car World [email protected] www.mcwautomotivefinshes.com

Stock and racing resin and authentic paint finishes

Replicas & Miniatures Company of Maryland 410.768.3648 [email protected] Hand-crafted,

premium quality resin bodies, wheels/tires and detailing parts

Slixx Decals 714.891.4212 [email protected] www.slixx.com

Top quality drag racing decals, paints, resin and kits

The Train Depot 717-515-3494 [email protected]

Collectible plastic kits of all kinds, and Lionel, American Flyer, Marx, Ives and HO trains.

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