The next meeting is on May 18th. The Theme is "OPEN".

April 20, 2026, Pelikan Model Meeting   

  We had 27 folks attend the meeting. We had a slight conflict with an active funeral that ended at 7 PM. We had to keep the noise levels down for a bit; they did not use the room we use.  The theme was "Made in America"; pictures are posted in the Gallery. 

April Model Theme Winners were: Al Vaccaro - 1st place for his Mission BBQ Truck diorama, 2nd place - Dale Stanek for his concept Allison Turbo Prop Engine, and 3rd place - went to George Feher for his beam cross-section wooden ship. See the latest Gallery Pictures. Congratulations all!

 IPMS Pelican Scale Modelers Club Meeting Minutes                     April 20, 2026.
 The meeting was called to order at 7:10 pm by President Donn Buerger. There were 27 members present, no guests.   Donn began the meeting with a brief synopsis of those who attended "The Villages Convention". There was a general positive consensus on the show. This was their 2nd show, and at a different location from their first show. 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. 

Sun 'n Fun airshow was brought up; it appeared no one from our club went. Ed Brut put out a last call for anyone who had any information on our Pelikan Club history since its inception. We will soon publish on this site what we have. Many of our oldest members with this knowledge are passing on to "Model Heaven." June's meeting theme will be "Hot or Cold."

Upcoming shows were mentioned, including dates and hosts. See calendar. The Villages show will happen on 11 April. 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; Third place went to George Feher. Second Place was awarded to Dale Stanek, and First Place saw Al Vaccaro for his BBQ Truck. 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 April is "Made in America."