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Our next meeting will be on 19 October.
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to MAMA's Diner, the official home
of the Maryland Automotive Modelers' Association (MAMA),
where we serve entrees of fun, friendship, and model cars.
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MAMA's current leadership team is:
President: Tim Powers
Vice-President: Dave Toups
Treasurer: Matt Guilfoyle
Newsletter Editor: Tim Sickle
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Notes from the MAMA President:
Happy Anniversary MAMA!
Our September meeting was our 36th Anniversary
party! Most of us were drawn to the club because of our
interest in the model cars, but what we wound up with were
friends. I am proud to be part of such a group of friends.
Sadly, over the years, some have moved away and some have
passed way, but as a group we always remember them, miss
them, and cherish the time we shared with them. As a reminder
to all MAMA members, no matter where you might be, you are
an essential part of this club. You are part of MAMA's history
and you will be part of MAMA's future.
On September 4th, long-time MAMA member
Ron Roberts recently succumbed to heart failure following
a brain tumor and liver cancer at the age of 77. While we
knew him best as a model car builder, Ron had spent his
career serving: he spent 6 years in the in the US Army Reserve
where he was a medical corpsman and 28 years with the Baltimore
Police Department followed by 10 years with the Baltimore
County Sheriff's Office. We send our deepest condolences
to his wife Patricia, daughter Debbie, son David, and his
four grandchildren: Lindsay and Mitchell Most and Rachel
and Natalie Roberts.
Ron built models in a variety of subjects
including 50's, 60's, 70's hot rods, customs, and race cars.
As a small tribute to Ron, here are a few of his builds:
You can connect with Ron's son David and
see more of Ron's models on his Instagram
site and if you have a copy of Scale Auto Magazine Volume
34, Issue 4, December 2012 handy, you can see a portfolio
of his models including a 1925 Ford Model T hotrod, 1966
Buick Wildcat race car, 1940 Willys gasser, 1962 Buick Electra
custom, 1963 Shelby Cobra drag car, 1960's rail dragster,
and a 1966 Ford Galaxy custom.
September Meeting Photos:
Russ Kirkpatrick displayed his build of the
IMAI Mooneyes Pontiac GTO. Hmmm, does it remind you
of a certain Dean Jeffries-designed and built custom
used on a 1960's TV show about a rock and roll band?
"Hey, hey we're the..." well, you get the
idea.
Rick Donovan brough this trio comprising a 1932
Ford gasser based on the Amercian Graffiti kit, a Chevrolet
Nova gasser, and an Oldsmobile asphalt racer.
Along with his 1959 and 1960 Chevy lowriders and a
1979 Camaro drag car, Lewis Hicks displayed his
finished Uncertain T and 1971 Mustang Boss 351 Wide
Body. If you ever wanted an Uncertain T model kit, but
found them to be as rare as hen's teeth, Iceman
Collections has been 3D-printing both 1/25 scale
and 1/16 scale versions of this highly coveted kit.
Derald Carpenter brought these four drag cars.
Steve Buter displayed these fine 1930s Ford
rods.
Leonard Harrod showed us his Australian-sourced
Holden diecasts.
Mal Douglas is launching a new drag racing project.
Dave Schmitt has started experimenting with
alternative rooflines for a 1969 Mercury Cougar .
Jim Lyons put out this metallic silver Corvette.
Sadly, I didn't see who placed these fine models on
the display table.
Some of the action:
The raffle table was well-stocked this month.
No cookies this month, because we had lots of pizza
and cake to celebrate our 36th anniversary!
You can see even more photos of this month's meeting
at:
https://partsbox.fotki.com/model-car-shows/2024-09-september-m/
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