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May 18, 2026, Pelikan Model Meeting
We had 27 folks attend the meeting. The theme was "OPEN"; pictures are posted in the Gallery.
May Model Theme Winners were: Al Vaccaro - 1st place for his German WWII Steam Engine train 2nd place - Glenn Bartolotti for his various figure dioramas, and 3rd place - Vince Pedula for his Vietnam M48 tank diorama. See the latest Gallery Pictures. Congratulations all!
IPMS Pelican Scale Modelers Club Meeting Minutes May 18, 2026.
The meeting was called to order at 7:10 pm by President Donn Buerger. There were 27 members present. A new member was introduced, Glenn Bartolotti, who brought in some excellent figure dioramas covering a variety of themes from WW1 and 2. See the photo gallery for May 2026. At the time of this publishing, the "IPMS Space Coast show has occurred, more on that next month. The upcoming Pamscon 2026 show was discussed and will occur on June 27th.
Upcoming shows were mentioned, including dates and hosts. See calendar. Pamscon is scheduled for June 27th, and the IPMS Nationals will be August 5-8, 2026, in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The theme for next month’s meeting will be “Hot or Cold.” Donn called for a short break to allow for voting for the evening's Mini-Comp. Donn then conducted the Table Talk section of the meeting with members speaking on the models they displayed on the table. When this was concluded, Donn announced the evening's Mini-Comp winners. Well done, everyone!! With no more business before the club, Donn adjourned the meeting at 8:45 pm.
For those who haven't paid their yearly dues, you can do so on this website.
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 3 modelers receiving the most points by November's meeting will receive a gift certificate.
The Theme for June is "Hot or Cold."
The Pelikan Club Theme Winner was Al Vaccaro for his German Steam Engine. Congratulations!
