High Plains Modelers
High Plains Gazette
Volume 1, Issue 1
Officer Elections Were This Month
November! It is that time
of year again, when some
people dream of turkey,
and our club turns some
people into turkey’s. Yes
it is Officer Election time.
Pablo once again is Presi-
dent, apparently he ran
unopposed, even though
Larry Hersh arrived late
enough to be elected. Be-
ing from Argentina you
know someday there will
be a musical written
about his time in office.
Gary is once again Vice
President. Let’s face it,
God forbid Pablo is forced
out like Nixon, we can
always count on Mr.
Moore to stand up and
Hobbytown USA Contest
On Saturday, November
6th, 2010, Hobbytown
USA in Fort Collins held
its Fall Contest. There
was a decent turnout, but
nothing compared to the
contests of Christmas
past.
Still, there were some
great models on the ta-
bles. Mr. Ron Johnson
showed up with a dio-
rama that was, in a word,
November 2010
run the club. He has the
experience. In fact I be-
lieve he has voted in more
elections than all of us.
He still has the original
ballot from his buddy Abe
Lincoln’s election.
Randy is doing a good job
as Treasurer so lets keep
him. Then again, com-
pared to our last Treas-
urer (Mr. Larry “Bud”
Hersh) anyone with a
pulse could of potentially
handled this position.
Jeff Brown is the clubs
new Secretary. He is
quoted as saying, “I will
show up for the meetings,
keep notes, and put to-
gether a nice newsletter
spectacular.
Randy brought a few Fer-
rari’s and won a few tro-
phies.
Gary Moore entered some
models, but forgot to tell
the editor what he
brought. Remember, he is
the club’s VP!
Jeff Brown entered some
models, and took home a
for the club.”
Congratulations to our
2011 Officers. I look for-
ward to a great year!
Best of Show
Award.
Inside this issue:
Officer Elections 1
Hobbytown Contest 1
1/48 Jagdtiger Build 2
Omaha IPMS Website Up 2
Christmas Party 2
What is a StugIIIB? 3
Diorama’s: IPMS Rules 3
What’s New This
few trophies. Month:
All in all a pretty good  Officer Elections
contest. Small, but there
were some really good
 Hobbytown USA Contest
builds.
It would be nice to see a
larger turn out for the
Spring contest at H-
Town. A contest is a
great place to recruit new
members and improve
your skills.
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Tamiya’s New 1/48 Jagdtiger
This past month I bought
and started to build
Tamiya’s new 1/48 scale
Jagdtiger. This release is
the Fruhe (Early) Produc-
tion. They left enough
parts in the kit to release
a Mid-Production later
on.
Tamiya’s new The kit goes together very
Jagdtiger is a
well. No real problems. I
great build. just wish there was a
metal barrel because that
kit barrel was a pain in
the butt to get clean and
seam free.
Tamiya shows three dif-
ferent paint schemes. All
in the difficult “ambush”
pattern. In my research I
Our main
theme for the Omaha IPMS Nationals Website Up
2011 www.ipmsusa2011.org
national
convention Welcome to the 2011
is the "100th IPMS/USA National
Convention in Omaha,
Anniversary
Nebraska.
of Naval
Aviation"
Theme: Our main
theme for the 2011 na-
Christmas Party Next Month
Remember, December
28th is the annual Christ-
mas Party. Don’t forget to
get directions and RSVP.
There will be a gift ex-
Ho Ho Ho.
change. Hopefully the
same fun will ensue when
we get a chance to rob
and steal a better gift
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have found this to be ac- or pea green depending
curate. According to the on how much thinner was
book, “ Jagdtiger: Opera- used.
tional History” by An-
drew Devey , the first ten This caused some ugly
Jagdtigers produced were schemes and according to
painted Dunkelgelb, and Dewey after September
the crews were given cans 1944 the Jagdtigers were
of Dunkelgelb, Olivgrun camouflage painted at the
and Rot Braun to use on factories.
their tanks.
Now that the tank is fin-
Some of these crews left ished with construction, I
their tanks dunkelgelb, have to decide which
others used gasoline to scheme I am going to use.
act as a thinner which Since I own several of
caused the paint to act these I might just make
differently to each indi- this first one straight
vidual tank. This caused a dunkelgelb.
variation in the colors.
I should have it ready for
For example the Olivgrun our January meeting.
could look almost black
tional convention is the versary of Pearl Harbor
"100th Anniversary of plus more to come.
Naval Aviation" but, that
is not the only theme. We Hopefully we can all at-
will feature special cate- tend. There is a Club
gories for the 50th anni- Build category. I think we
versary of manned space should enter.
flight and the 70th anni-
from our neighbor. 1. You believe in Santa
Claus.
I am looking forward to
it. 2. You don’t believe in
Santa Claus.
Here is some Christmas
Humor to get you in the 3. You are Santa Claus.
mood… The 4 Stages of
Life: 4. You look like Santa
Claus.

What is a Stug IIIB?
This month I brought a
Stug IIIB for show and
tell.
So what is a Stug IIIB?
A “Stug”, short for Sturm-
geschutz, is a German
assault gun from World
War II. They were origi-
nally designed as assault
tanks and were supposed
to be used for storming
and demolishing enemy
fortifications.
The Stug IIIB was based
Diorama’s: IPMS Competition Handbook
A diorama is a combina-
tion of model(s) and a
believable setting that
tells a story, sets a mood,
or creates a charged at-
mosphere. In addition to
evaluating the modeling
of a diorama's individual
elements, the judges will
consider the strength of
the diorama's story line
or mood and the overall
presentation of the dio-
rama. These three factors
are equally important.
Dioramas with superbly
modeled components but
a weak story line and
presentation will almost
certainly lose to a dio-
rama with well-modeled
components and strong
story and presentation.
Model Components: The
individual model compo-
nents of a diorama will be
judged according to the
criteria specified in the
on the Panzer III chassis
and carried a fixed, for-
ward firing 75mm howit-
zer. While good for its
intended duty of assault-
ing enemy strongholds,
it’s short howitzer was no
match for the enemy
tanks it encountered.
Thus the later Stug III
models (F and G) were
upgunned to be able to
penetrate enemy armor,
and their role switched
from assault guns to tank
destroyers.
appropriate individual
class. That is, armor
pieces will be subject to
armor judging criteria
while figures will be
evaluated according to
the figure modeling
guidelines. As always, the
basics of construction and
finishing are of prime
importance. Terrain,
roadwork, buildings, and
accessories that set the
scene of the diorama will
be evaluated similarly to
the primary model com-
ponents. Basic construc-
tion and finish are once
again paramount.
Presentation: The dio-
rama base should com-
prise individual elements
that combine to form a
realistic and/or plausible
setting for the primary
model component(s).
Each of the elements also
should be believable in its
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The Stug IIIB was the
most widely produced of
the early 75mm Stug
models. They were used
mainly in the Soviet Un-
ion, and Eastern Europe.
A Stug IIIB in
Russia.
A diorama
own right and consistent
is a
with the action or mood
being depicted. The de- combination
gree of imagination and of models
inventiveness used to and a
pose the main elements
will factor into the overall believable
presentation evaluation. setting that
The base should provide a tells a story,
focal point for the scene
and fit or enhance the
sets a mood,
story line or mood of the or creates a
diorama. Dioramas with a charged
well-defined focal point
atmosphere.
highlighting a simple
story generally will have a
stronger presentation
than those attempting to
portray an entire battle-
field.
(Continued on page 4)
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High Plains Modelers
Our club has plastic modelers from Northern Colo-
rado, mainly from the Fort Collins, Loveland, Long-
Meetings are the last Tuesday of the month mont area. We also have a few members from Wyo-
at Hobbytown USA in Fort Collins. They start ming.
at 7pm and end around 9pm.
Editor: Jeffrey Brown We build scale and plastic models of armor, airplanes,
jgdtiger007@yahoo.com vehicles, ships and anything else that we feel like is
worth a try.

Check out our meeting schedule and feel free to drop

by our next meeting!
Website
Check out the website for club information.
www. ipmshpm.org

Next Meeting January 25th,

2011. 7pm at Hobbytown USA.

Diorama’s: Continued
Story Line, Mood, Atmos- can lift a diorama out of the
phere: This element is what ordinary.
separates the diorama from
models merely set on a base.
A simple derelict vehicle
rusting away in a field can
set a mood as well as, or
better than, a complete rec-
“Dead Man’s reation of the Battle of Wa-
Hand” in pro- terloo. The story, mood, or
gress. atmosphere created by the
diorama should be obvious;
the judges shouldn't have to
strain to see it. Stories can
incorporate historical or
even humorous aspects.
Here again, imagination and
inventiveness in telling the
story or setting the mood