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July 5,2008
From The Region 3 Coordinator's Bench: Hello Region Three
I hope all of you had a wonderful and safe Fourth of July weekend.
Just a note about the recent show in Atlanta. Hats off to James
Corley and his guys for another great show. I believe they told me
that they had over 560 models and had sold 100 plus vendor tables.
Great job guys.
Now introducing a new concept in regional newsletters: The
Adventures of Kaptain Koordinator and his trusty sidekick Roxie the
Kat. In our premier episode, we find meek mild mannered Philemon
Hallis working feverously on his next modeling project. For some
strange reason, Philemon is trying to mix Tamiya liquid cement with
casting resin when the expected happens. Kaboom, Zap, Pow........screams
of agony.......and not over a ruined model. In the next scene, we
find our hero on his way to the emergency room with his wife giving
him "down the road" for being so stupid. Philemon is treated for
minor burns on his hands but he finds that he has lost all of the
hair on his head. Not to worry, there wasn't much in the first
place. He is released from the hospital with orders to never
attempt home chemistry again. However, many days later when
Philemon removes the bandages he finds a strange after effect. As
he removes the bandages, he is nearly blinded by the strange glow
from his now totally bald head. The strange mixture of casting
resin and Tamiya cement plus being zapped by his work lights has
mutated our hero into something even more strange than normal. That
is saying something. Quickly replacing the bandages as not to blind
anyone in his family, Philemon retreats to his basement to explore
the possibilities of his newly found powers. Suddenly our hero
remembers that Roxie the Kat was lying on the floor close to his
workbench before the nasty accident. He wonders if Roxie has
developed some sort of super power as well........thinking takes a
lot out of Philemon as we'll see later on............
And now a word from our Sponsors: IPMS/USA Liability Insurance
Are you tired of not knowing whether your club is covered with
IPMS/USA Liability Insurance? Tired of asking your friends and
family questions that they can't answer? Do you ever wonder why you
never see an IPMS/USA commercial on television..........Well, have
we got a deal for you!
Your club must be the sponsor of any event for you to receive
coverage under the IPMS/USA Insurance Policy. That means if you
want to host a model show, make and take, or any other type event,
your group MUST be the primary sponsor of said event. If you are
co-hosting with another IPMS chapter there is not problem. Anyone
listed on the flyer as host must be an IPMS/USA Chapter. Does that
mean you can't have a show at a museum? No, you can have the show
at any museum but the said museum CAN NOT be listed as a/the host.
In other words, the museum can not take part in planning or
executing the show other than providing the facility. Should you
have any questions concerning this type of coverage, you can call 24
hours a day at 1-800-ripthatstupidlittlegeckos
Now back to our show:
Philemon found Roxie and on the outside she looked normal but as
Philemon was putting her down, he accidently stepped on her tail.
In typical female fashion, with her paws placed firmly on her hips,
she gave Philemon "down the road" for being so stupid and clumsy.
Needless to say Philemon was dumbfounded as he had never been chewed
out by a cat in his life. It took him several hours to realize that
Roxie could talk. WOW, a talking cat!!!!!! Philemon immediately
thought that he could make some more money with a talking cat.
Roxie put that to rest quickly when she absolutely refused to sing
Suwannee River like Al Jolson. As we leave our hero, he and Roxie
are engaged a heated conversation concerning their new found super
powers and for Roxie this is like dueling with an unarmed
man........
And now another word from our Sponsors:
Are you tired of not knowing what's going on in the intriguing world
of IPMS?USA? Tired of asking your modeling buddies if they know
when is the next show or who won chapter of the year? Tired of
those unusually blank stares when you ask them anything? Well,
you're in luck friend, have we got a deal for you! Try reading the
adventures of Kaptain Koordinator and Roxie in the RC3Regional
Comics. This is published on a monthly basis and is made available
to every Chapter Contact in Region 3. They should have all the
information you need to have a happy and healthy modeling
experience. Remember, that is RC3Regional Comics, freely given to
all Chapter Contacts and dealers near you.
Just a sneak preview:
The following is a pained political annoucement: Steps to receive
the official okey dokey or the Hungarian Southern Baptist Papel
Pentecostal Blessing for your modeling event are very simple, so
simple a modeler can do it. Step one: Check with the Regional
Coordinator and make sure the date will not conflict with another
show in your area. This step is vital otherwise you will not have
RC approval and the process will grind to a stop. Step b: Once you
have RC approval, go to the IPMS/USA web site, click on Upcoming
Events on the left side of the page. This will bring up the
Upcoming Events page and at the top of the page you will find in big
bold letters " Chapter Event Registration". Click on this and it
will bring up the actual Event Registration Form". Just fill in the
blanks and when complete, hit the submit button and sit back, relax,
read a book, build a model, take a nap or a dump for now your job is
done. Whew.......see that wasn't so bad. It would be better if you
could read but what the heck, you did it. Now comes the tricky
part.......this part takes some amount of memory so you may have to
enlist some aid here. Have you got a talking cat? No, well try it
yourself.......but be careful........ Sixty days from the date of
your event, you'll need to fill out the insurance request form and
email it to Mary Jane at the National Office. How do I find the
insurance form, you ask? Well, it is almost as simple as opening a
model kit: Step a: Go to the IPMS/USA web site and click on
"Member Services". Step 2: When the member services page comes up,
click on "Chapter Event Insurance". There is no form but Mary Jane
has listed the info that she will need to request a copy of the
policy. Send MJ an email with the required info and again sit back
and exlax..........uh relax. Now, your job is done and give your
little brain a well deserved rest. Now, that wasn't too very very
hard was it?
In the next stirring episode, we find Philemon and Roxie still
engaged in a heated discussion concerning the use of their super
powers. Don't touch that dail, stay turned, same Koordinator Time,
same Koordinator
channel. And now Roxie, tell our viewers about the coming events
in Region 3: Meow, meow, meow, meooooooow.
Oh yeah, thanks Roxie I almost forgot about the Nationals:
The guys in Virginia Beach need our help to sponsor trophy packages
for the National Convention. You can go to the IPMS/USA or the
Contest web site
www.ipmsusa2008.org to find out more details. Please, think
seriously about a sponsorship. If you have already sponsored a
package, many thanks.
Coming Events:
August 6-9, 2008 - National Convention in Virginia Beach. Go to the
their Web Site for all the info you'll need.
www.ipmsusa2008.org.
October 4, 2008 - Huntsville Plastic Modelers Society hosting the
Region 3 Regional Event for 2008.
Contact David Lanteigne at 256-880-2288 or
davelant@hiwaay.net for info.
November 1, 2008 - IPMS Gen Robt L. Scott Chapter hosting Robins AFB
Museum Of Aviation Model Contest. Contact Fred Horky at
478-953-8366 or
redvette4@cox.net for info.
November 1, 2008 - IPMS Middle Tennessee hosting the IPMS Middle
Tennessee Model Contest at
the Rutherford County Ag Center. Contact Novus Henry at
615-893-0127 or
nhenryjr@bellsouth.net.
November 8, 2008 - IPMS ACME hosting the ACME NNL Southern Nationals
at the Smyrna Comm. Center. Contact Bob Downie @
grdeyed@gmail.com
for info.
OK, that's all for now. Say goodbye, Roxie............Meow meow.
Phil and Roxie the Kat
RC
*****Please put this in your newsletter so all the membership can
have access to this info.*****
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