There were 22 members present at the April 2005 meeting.  There was also three visitors present.  Mike Cunningham from Austin; Robert Beebe and Mike Picard from San Antonio, Texas visited us.

Meeting Highlights 

We had a large turnout of models and figures this month.  The main highlights were the "Red Cross" Month contest and Gary Beatley's seminar on German Camoflage painting.  The winner of the "Red Cross" Month contest was Tom Ferris.  Tom entered a Dragon SdKfz. 251C ambulance halftrack and it took home the grand prize; a American Red Cross plaque in the shape of Texas.  Besides doing a wonderful seminar, Gary Beatley brought in a Dragon Panzer I "Schelpler" MB Conversion and a Dragon SdKfz 250 "Neu".  Jimi Alsman brought in a World War II 1940 Dutch infantryman.  Rick Herrington brought in a Dragon Panther A and a Tamiya SdKfz 251D halftrack.  Robert Bebee brought in his finished AFV Club M3A3 conversion to carry the AFV Club PAK 40 75mm AT gun. 

Modeling Teams for Club Contest

The Third phase of the T-34 Model 1941 team build contest has been completed.  Each of the four teams have built the model, done the track assembly, and Painted and Faded the model.  Each team's painter has passed the model off to the member doing the weathering.  The team member responsible for weathering will bring back the kit at the May meeting to handoff to the next team member (Display Base).

Here are the four teams:

Team 1

Team 2

Team 3

Team 4

Theme: The C.B.I. - Pacific Theatre 1931 - 1945

The AMPS South Central Region show (AMPSCENTEX 2005) theme has been choosen! The theme will be "The C.B.I. (China, Burma, India) - Pacific Theatre 1931 - 1945".  This will include everything begining from 1931 in Manchuria through 1945. 

The show will be held October 28-29, 2005 at Camp Mabry in Austin, Texas.

Theme: Best Recce Vehicle

The next AMPS International Convention is April 15-16, 2005 at Harve de Grace, Maryland.    Theme entries must represent a vehicle that was primarily used for reconnaissance or is marked as belonging to a reconnaissance unit.  Every year, people come from all over the world to the AMPS Annual Convention to experience what most consider the ultimate in armor modeling and history.

AMPS has been hosting annual conventions every year, usually during the third weekend of April, since 1995. Each convention includes interesting and educational seminars presented by some of the leaders in the armor modeling field, tables and tables of vendors selling kits, accessories and conversions specially oriented to armor modelers and historians, and the renowned AMPS modeling contest. The convention is always held near a site of historical interest to armor modelers.

Red Cross Month Contest Winner

Due to scheduling conflicts, the March 2005 American Red Cross contest is this month. This years Red Cross Month contest winner was Tom Ferris of New Braunfels, Texas.  Tom won the contest with his Dragon SdKfz. 251C ambulance.  The American Red Cross prize was a very handsome State of Texas plaque.  Worth D. Haggerton provided the American Red Cross plaque.

Raffle Winner

This month's raffle winner was Dave Bourland. Dave also won the Raffle at the February 2005 meeting.  This time around, he took home a 1/48^th scale M4 Sherman Medium Tank (Early Production) from Tamiya (Kit No: 32505).  The Raffle Prize provided by Terry D. Lowman.

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