Sad
News: Longtime MAMA member Steve
Autry has passed away. Services
will be held November 29th at Stillmeadow
Community Fellowship, 5110 Frederick
Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21229. 10 am Viewing,
10:30 am Funeral Services.
The
December Theme of the Month Table
theme will be Mustangs.
See
you next month!
The
December meeting is our big Holiday
Food Fest! Show up hungry!
As
we are now into the winter months, remember,
if Anne Arundel county has a snow
emergency in effect, there will
NOT be a meeting. Check the status
at www.aacounty.org/county-operations
before driving out to the meeting.
to MAMA's Diner, the official home
of the Maryland Automotive Modelers' Association (MAMA),
where we serve entrees of fun, friendship, and model cars.
MAMA's current leadership team is: President: Tim Powers Vice-President: Dave Toups Treasurer: Matt Guilfoyle Newsletter Editor: Tim Sickle
Notes from the MAMA President:
Just look at this huge pile of toys!
Last month I issued a challenge to the
club to donate so many toys for our 34th annual Toys for
Tots collection that we wouldn't be able to fit them all
in my station wagon. You all really came through and made
good on that challenge. While we still managed to fit all
the donated toys in my car, it was only because we had some
large boxes in which to very efficiently pack most of them
and everyone who helped with stuffing them into the car
did a great job of space management. But, how do I really
know you all lived up to the challange? Two ways: First,
I compared past photos of my packed car to this year's.
This year, stuff was piled the ceiling and only a tiny amount
of light could been seen shining through from the front
window to the rear.
The Second way I know you outdid yourselves
is that last year, once everything was unloaded at the Sanders
Diamond Jewelers drop-off center at 3820 Mountain Road
in Pasadena, we had filled three big donation boxes (with
a little overflow) and this year we nearly filled four of
them! Here's some shots I took while they were being filled.
I've said it before and I'll say it again,
MAMA members are some of the most generous people there
are. Many thanks to all who helped with loading the toys
into my car. They made it a quick, smooth, and efficient
process.
I'd especialy like to thank Danielle Sanders
and everyone at Sanders
Diamond Jewelers for partnering with Toys
for Tots and MAMA once again to make the holidays just
a bit brighter for kids who might otherwise receive nothing
on Christmas morning.
Danielle has been tracking the number of
toys donated at her store each year. In 2021, before we
started taking our toys there, they gathered 1,508 toys.
That number has grown steadily since then: last year with
our help they took in 2,950 toys. Now, I can't say
for certain just how much of each year's collection that
MAMA donations represent, but I think we can safely assume
we are a pretty good percentage of it. Thank you all.
Next month is our annual Happy
Chrismahanakwanzakah pot luck food fest holiday feast meeting.
This is the meeting where we all bring a dish to share and
a really big appetite, 'cause there's always a lot of food
to be consumed.
November Meeting Photos:
Lyle Willits brought out a couple of his older
builds.
Rick Donovan had his 1957 Ford Gasser and an
in-progess 1965 Chevelle Wagon gasser.
Kevin Kovach put his weathered Buick Grand National
and mud-caked Ford 4x4 on the display table along with
a newly started Chevy Square body 4x4 project.
George Openhym had this 1961 Chevrolet Impala
which was selected as the model of the month.
Mal Douglas is starting in on a T-based drag
project.
Dave "Sushi" Schmitt displayed his
Corvette road racer and 1965 Chevelle convertible that
both won awards at the LIARS club Model Car Challenge
on November 8th.
Steve Buter displayed a first generation Ford
F-Series work truck, Triumph motorcycle, and a couple
of his trademark female figures with a motor scooter.
Howdy Hoffman, Jr. put out Dodge Demon and Chevrolet
Impala drag racers.
Duane Hinton set out his eye-catching Paul Rossi
racecar and hauler diecast combo.
Marcos Cruz staged a trio of 1970s vehicles:
Ford Bronco, F-250 4x4, and Lamborghini Miura.
Vinny Tufano gave us a glimpse of what car modeling
was about in the early 1970s. He brought a blown straight
six-powered T-based hotrod and a customized 1940 Ford
coupe that both feature the wild, exaggerated styling
cues of the times. The body for the T-Rod was scratch
built from a plastic ruler that he cut up and shaped
with Plastic Wood. Kinda gives you new appreciation
for the materials we have available these days for scratchbuilding
and customizing. He also showed his blown 1932 Ford
Street rod.
Kevin Buter brought his Hemi-powered 1965 Dodge
A990 and stock 1929 Ford Woody.
Nick Sickle gave us a look at his most recent
1/64 scale acquisitions.
Brian Beatty displayed his 1961 Chevy Impala,
1953 Ford pickup, and 1956 Chevy.
Lewis Hicks showed his Fiero GT from Automodello.
Kelvin Brown is just starting in on a new Ferrari roadster project and has made great progress on his 1st generation Nova.
Bruce Black had his 1969 Dodge Dart with him.
Dean Lewis put a graphic-laden Toyota Prius
and an AMT Der Beetle Bus on the display table.
Leonard Harrod has been hard at work scratchbuilding
lots of parts for his large-scale Camaro Pro-Stocker.
Sadly, I didn't see who placed these models
on the display table.
The Theme of the Month Table featured Novas.
The Pontiacs on Parade parking lot featured
a pair of 1962 Pontiac Catalinas.
Some of the action:
The raffle table was packed with good stuff once again.
