The Next Pelikan Club Meeting is November 17th. See you there!!!

October 20th, 2025 Pelikan Model Meeting Minutes  

  We had 33 members attend the meeting, including a new member, Jojo Rivera, and many models showed up at the meeting. Pictures are posted in the Gallery. Modelpalooza 2025 passed, and 5 of our members won Gold Medals. It appears that IPMS Orlando won on 4 Gold, yet they kept their "Shootout Trophy", oh well, so it goes. Everyone who attended had fun and that is the point of it all. It was discussed that Club Elections are coming up in November. If you are interested in a position, throw your hat in the ring. (See officers & By-Laws to the left on this site). Come January, you can also pay your dues directly on this secure website. We reduced dues to $20 for the time being. We also discussed our Annual Pelikan Christmas Party and decided to have it at the funeral home where we meet. We had to move it to Monday, December 1st, from 6:00-9:00 pm due to commitments at the funeral home. Also, remember that November's THEME is: The Charlie Hess Challenge. See everyone on Monday, November 17th.    

For those who haven't heard, much of what was discussed was the sudden and unexpected passing of our beloved founding member and treasurer, George Hecht, July 1946 - September 2025.

On Saturday, October 25th, a memorial service was held for George Hecht, who served as Tampa Bay Ship Modelers Society's treasurer and a longtime member.  He served in the US Air Force, and an honor guard was present in honor of George's service to our country.  George was well-liked by the organizations he was a member of: Tampa Bay Ship Modelers Society, the Pelikan Model Club, and the MVPA (Military Vehicle Preservation Association).  About 100 family, friends, club members, and coworkers from Depco Pump attended.  Military vehicles lined the parking lot along with some of George's fine scale models sitting on tables for viewing.  George's smiling personality will be missed by all who knew him.

 October 20, 2025 Meeting   

This October's theme is "New Kits on the Block" (any kit that was newly manufactured during 2024-2025)      

October Model Theme Winners were: Ozzie Leandri - 1st place for his German Patrol Boat, 2nd place - went to Greg Renn for his British Bristol Beaufort, and 3rd place - John Tzortzakakis for his F-18. See the latest Gallery Pictures. Congratulations all!

We are still doing the monthly Theme "Modeler of the Year" award with the point system we used last year (see points given under "Club Happenings"), the top 5 modelers receiving the most points by November's meeting will receive a gift certificate.   

See Club Happenings for the monthly schedule of News, Themes, and Model Pledge and other club business. 

October 20, 2025, updated website meeting with new monthly photos, minutes, and Theme Winner.

September 15, 2025, updated website meeting with new monthly photos, minutes, and Theme Winner.

August 17, 2025, updated website meeting with new monthly photos, minutes, and Theme Winner.

July 21, 2025, updated website meeting with new monthly photos, minutes, and Theme Winner.

June 16, 2025, updated website meeting with new monthly photos, minutes, and Theme Winner.

May 19, 2025, updated website meeting with new monthly photos, minutes, and Theme Winner.

April 21, 2025, updated website meeting with new monthly photos, minutes, and Theme Winner.

March 17, 2025, updated website meeting with new monthly photos, minutes, and Theme Winner.

February 17, 2025, updated website meeting with new monthly photos, minutes, and Theme Winner.

January 20, 2025, updated website meeting with new monthly photos, minutes, and Theme Winner.