The next meeting is on July 20th. The Theme is: "OPEN"

June 15, 2026, Pelikan Model Meeting   

We had 36 folks attend the meeting. The theme was "Hot & Cold"; pictures are posted in the Gallery. 

June Model Theme Winners were: Tom Hartline - 1st place for his Orion Space Capsule. 2nd place - Al Vaccaro for his "Santa's Surprise USO dioramas, and 3rd place - Ozzie Leandri for his pair of FW-190s. See the latest Gallery Pictures. Congratulations all!

IPMS Pelikan Scale Modelers Club Meeting Minutes                     June 15 2026. 

 The meeting was called to order at 1905 Hours by President Donn Buerger. There were 36 members and guests present. Present was the original member Bill Lambert, who received a suitable welcome. Donn noted that member Bill Malick had been hospitalized and was home recovering.   

Donn mentioned that Pamscon is rapidly approaching on Saturday, June 27. It will be located again at the Strawberry Festival grounds in Plant City.  Bill Finley gave a brief report on show preparations and said there are a few vendor tables available. Donn encouraged all members to attend. Don asked Dave Frederickson for an update on the upcoming IPMS Nationals, to be held in Fort Wayne, Indiana, August 6-10. Dave updated the assemblage on event planning and other information. Donn asked how many members were planning to attend the event, and it was determined that 4 members would be there. George F gave a short presentation on the recently completed Southlandz show. He thought attendance was off a little from last year. 

A free-form discussion was held offering observations and remarks on the show in general. Greg Chubboy spoke about some models he had brought for sale, upcoming releases, and restocks at his store.  Donn briefly spoke on the club purchasing poker-style chips at upcoming events that will signify appreciation for well-built models at future events and shows. Donn passed around a proposed design that was accepted by those in attendance. Donn said a few hundred will be ordered, but offered no guidance on how the recipients will be chosen or who will hand them out. Stand by for more information as it becomes available.  

At 1930 hours, the meeting was adjourned for a brief break so those in attendance could vote on their favorite model of the meeting.  The meeting was recalled to order at 2000 hours. The next order of business was Show and Tell, where everyone who brought a model was given a few minutes to discuss their model and what, if any, problems were encountered or other details about the build they decided to share. There were some very nicely built models on the tables. After that was completed, Donn announced the night’s winners. They were: Third place to Ozzie Leandri for his two FW 190s in summer and winter camouflage. Second Place was awarded to Al Vaccaro for his Santa’s Surprise diorama. First place saw Tom Hartline and his 3-D printed Orion spacecraft garner the trophy. Well done, everyone!! Respectfully Submitted, 

Doug Hamilton, Secretary   

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 July is "OPEN"