APRIL 2015
4625 Brandingshire Pl., Fort Worth TX 76133
March Contest Results
Best of Show: Mark Howard, F/A-18D Hornet
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Place, 1/48-Scale Multi-Engine Aircraft: Mark Howard, F/A-18D Hornet
Place, 1/48-Scale Multi-Engine Aircraft: Rich Wolf, A-26B Invader
Place, 1/48-Scale Multi-Engine Aircraft: Rich Wolf, C-47 Skytrain
Place, 1/48-Scale Single-Engine Aircraft: Collin Wilson, Sopwith Triplane
Place, 1/48-Scale Single-Engine Aircraft: Sean Richards, Bf-109G-10
Place, 1/48-Scale Single-Engine Aircraft: Sean Richards, P-40 Warhawk
Place, 1/72-Scale Aircraft: Dave Hibscher, Yak-3
Place, 1/72-Scale Aircraft: Dave Hibscher, Yak-9
Place, 1/72-Scale Aircraft: Dave Hibscher, Yak-3
Place, 1/144-Scale Aircraft: Joseph Fischer, KC-135 & F-4 Refueling Pair
Place, 1/35-Scale Armor: Sean Richards, German 242 Armored Car
Place, 1/35-Scale Armor: Sean Richards, M-16 Halftrack
Place, 1/35-Scale Armor: Sean Richards, Kommand Wagen
Place, Ships: Frank Landrus, Tupolev G-5 Motor Torpedo Boat
Erasmo Piñero reviews history of the XC-142A
tilt-wing during March program
Erasmo Piñero offered another in his
outstanding series of club programs with
his discussion of the development of the
XC-142 tilt-wing aircraft built by LingTemco-Vought in the mid-1960s.
the Hiller X-18, both of which flew
successfully, and the “ugly duckling” of
the group, the Kaman K-16B, a heavily
modified Grumman Goose, which was
ground tested only.
As usual, Erasmo included a first-class
Power Point program with not only
archival photos, but performance charts
comparing the performance of this
remarkable aircraft with earlier
pioneering efforts and our newest VTOL
wonder, the Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey.
The LTV XC-142A was rolled out to the
public at Vought Aircraft in Dallas and
first flew on Sept. 29, 1964. The fourengined aircraft’s first hover took pace
three months later, on Dec. 29, 1964.
The first vertical-to-horizontal transition
was performed on Jan. 11, 1965, at
NAS Grand Prairie.
Erasmo opened his presentation with a
quick review of early VTOL tilt-wing
efforts, including the Boeing VZ-2 and
During the XC-142A program, a total of
420 hours were flown in 488 flights. Of
the five XC-142A test aircraft, four were
destroyed in accidents during testing.
The surviving example is on display at
the National Museum of the United
States Air Force at Wright-Patterson
AFB in Ohio.
The performance of the XC-142A was
impressive for its time. Maximum speed
was 414 knots (versus 275 knots for the
V-22), making it one of the fastest VTOL
transport aircraft of the era. Range was
820 miles. The service version would
carry 32 equipped troops or 8,000 lbs.
of cargo.
While the innovative design presented
several challenges, including the
extreme propeller downwash
encountered by the four turboprops, and
the inherent complexity and vibration
from the cross-linked common
driveshaft, flight testing progressed
smoothly until a fatal crash occurred on
May 10, 1967. The first XC-142A was
delivered to the Air Force test team in
July 1965.
As usual, Erasmo put together a
superlative show. Many thanks for your
tireless efforts on behalf of the club,
Erasmo.
IPMS NCT to host ScaleFest 2015 on May 30
Victory in Peace: The best model vehicle,
aircraft, ship, figure, or diorama depicting a
peacetime victory of any kind, any era.
There will be lots of vendors, Make-NTake for the kids, and door prizes
galore. Doors open at 9 a.m. and the
show lasts until 5 p.m.
Our good friends at IPMS North Central
Texas will host ScaleFest 2015 on
Saturday, May 30, at the Grapevine
Convention Center, 1209 South Main
St., Grapevine 76051.
This year’s ScaleFest will feature a
double Theme Award. “V for Victory”
celebrates:
Victory in War: The best model vehicle,
aircraft, ship, figure, or diorama depicting
victory over the Axis powers in World War II.
You can visit the IPMS NCT website at
http://www.ipmsnct.net/ for more
information. There is also a .pdf contest
brochure that you can print from the
website which also includes a map to
the convention center and a coupon for
$2 off admission.
Again, Squadron Mail Order will host an
open house coinciding with ScaleFest.
The mail order warehouse will open to
the public Friday and Saturday, May 2930. From the Grapevine Convention
Center, it’s a short hop over to 1116
Crowley Drive, in Carrollton, and they’re
bound to have some great contest
specials on hand.
The IPMS Fort Worth Scale Modelers meet the third Monday of each month (except September) at the First
Baptist Church of Benbrook. The meetings begin with a social period at 6:30 p.m. and the formal meetings
last from 7 p.m. to about 8:30 p.m. Dues are $2 per month, with first-time guests and children admitted free.
Squadron EagleQuest XXIV coming up
Thursday-Saturday, June 18-20
information on the agenda, hotel
information and Squadron Mail Order
specials.
With the general Event Pass, you get
the following:
Squadron EagleQuest XXIV will be
coming up Thursday through Saturday,
June 18-20, 2015, at the Embassy
Suites in Grapevine, Texas. The theme
will be “Heavy Metal.” For more
information, see the special promotion
on the EagleQuest website at
http://www.squadroneaglequest.com/
The website also includes information
on ordering Event Passes and
*40% Discount shopping at the
Squadron Warehouse
*Full access to seminars
*Complimentary $5 raffle ticket
*Complimentary food at Squadron
scheduled events (excluding Awards
Ceremony)
*Complimentary Squadron Signal book
signed by artist Don Greer
*Member at round-table feedback
session
*Access to the Squadron Common
Room where there will be movies
playing, places to repair your models,
"Make and Take" for the kids and much
more. You can also order a ticket which
includes admission to the Awards
Ceremony banquet.
The Embassy Suites Dallas – DFW
Airport North Outdoor World at 2401
Bass Pro Drive in Grapevine will be the
setting for this year’s event. A special
room rate will be in effect.
To order Event Passes and Awards
Ceremony tickets by phone, call Richard
Poulsen at 1-800-527-7427, ext. 1060.
Mark Howard took Best of Show honors at our March meeting with his F/A-18D Hornet
March meeting model contest pics
Collin Wilson brought along this beautiful Sopwith
Triplane to the March meeting.
Nice KC-135 & F-4 refueling pair by Joseph Fischer.
Photos by Frank Landrus
A beautiful Tupolev G-5 Torpedo Boat by Frank
Landrus.
Quarter-scale A-26B Invader by Rich Wolf.
Sean Richards entered this nice M-16 Halftrack with
quad-.50s in the March contest.
Rich Wolf also impressed the group with this stunning
1/48-scale C-47 Skytrain in full D-Day markings.
One of three 1/72-scale Russian Yak fighters entered
by Dave Hibscher last March.
Sean Richards also covered aircraft in the March
contest with this 1/48-scale Bf-109G-10.
SUPERCON 2015
S ponsored by the IP M S F ort W orth S cale M odelers
Saturday, September 12, 2015
Bob Duncan Community Center
2800 S. Center St.
Vandergriff Park, Arlington
817-465-6661
Door Prizes!
Vendors Galore!
Make ‘n’ Take for the Kids!
Doors open at 9 a.m.
Registration: 9 to 11 a.m.
General Admission: $5, with children 6 years of age and younger free
Theme of Supercon 2015: “1945: The Way to the Future.”
Any model - aircraft, armor, ship, figure, auto, etc. – pertaining to
1945 will be eligible for the Supercon 2015 Theme Award.
Additional Special Awards for:
Best World War II Subject
Best Armor Subject
Best Vietnam War Subject
Best Luftwaffe Subject
Most Popular
President’s Award
And BEST OF SHOW!
Vendor tables are $20 each (one 8-foot or two 4-foot tables)
To reserve vendor tables, please contact Robert Ferrera, 817-447-7670,
4 to 8 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturdays