Just who are the IPMS "Buzz" Beurling Scale Modellers?

Contents:

• About IPMS "Buzz" Beurling Scale Modellers
• Current Members
• In Memoriam
• Friends, Associates, and Persons of Interest
• Humour

About IPMS "Buzz" Beurling

After some thought during the initial meeting, back in 1976, and since the name "IPMS Toronto" was already taken, it was decided to name the chapter after "Buzz" Beurling, a Canadian fighter pilot and ace, during the Second World War.

Although a relatively small group, the chapter does keep busy with appearances at annual displays, and helping to sponsor model competitions. Membership isn't confined to the Toronto-area. Several members come from well outside the Toronto boundaries.

Currently, in-person meetings have been suspended for the duration of the Covid-19 pandemic.  We hope to return to in-person meetings in the neat future when such gatherings are,again, safe.

When meeting in person, our monthly meetings are held on the 3rd Sunday of each month. Meetings are held at Wheels and Wings Hobbies in Toronto. Having meetings IN a hobby store is great, but can provide temptation to deviate from one's current project...

``Buzz'' meetings are about as informal as you will find. We typically bring along something to build, or just plain chat about models.

At some point, during the day, we manage to cover any chapter matters (like how's the weather, and what shade of plastic tastes best...), but most importantly, just enjoy each other's company, while doing a little modeling.

If you're in the area, we invite you to drop in and see what we're about!

For more information on the club, including annual dues, joining, and where to meet, you can email :

Andrew Forster (ajf.oakridgesgmail.com)

• Lorenzo Vitiali (lorvitsympatico.ca) -- President (or is that Prime Minister...?) by popular decree, or at least luck of the draw.

  Interests:

  • 1/72nd and 1/48th U.S. Navy WWII to present day.
  • 1/72nd bombers WWII to present day.
  • The odd phantom or so (give or take several dozen or a hundred). Lorenzo claims he can stop "any time he wants..."

• Andrew (AJ) Forster (ajf.oakridgesgmail.com) -- Vice President and Liason, not to mention taker of unusual aircraft pictures in his travels hither and yon. least luck of the draw.

  Interests:

  • Aircraft, primarily 1/144, especially airlines, but he has been seen building 1/48 and 1/32, and recently 1/1 scale daughters.
  • Gliders
  • Some 1/35 Armour
  • Anything else too neat to pass up.

• Brian MacNamara (macnamarahedgehoghollow.com) -- Treasurer and Secretary (methinks the latter is so I get to bring coffee and donuts when I make an appearance). Also has the distinction of being the webmaster, so any errors, here are probably my fault.

  Interests:

  • 1/72 and 1/48 Canadian aircraft from about 1955-1980.
  • 1/48 WWII Luftwaffe nightfighters, jets, flying wings, and other oddities
  • 1/48 WWII Allied Nightfighters, jets, flying wings, and other oddities
  • okay, okay, 1/48 Nightfighters - any era (though post 1909 :-) )
  • 1/144 modern military aircraft
  • Anything else that catches my eye...

• William Alcott (will.alcottabaqus.com)

  Interests:

  • 1/72 Aircraft that served in French IndoChina (his own site) through to the Vietnam War. He's also been seen doing 1/72 Armour that is applicable to the IndoChina/Vietnam conflict.

• Bryan Beaton

  Interests:

  • 1/72 Aircraft, roughly 1935 to present.
  • Some 1/144 Aircraft.
• Mike Dougherty (grendellunaticfringe.org)

  Interests:

  • 1/48 Aircraft

• Grant Drew (gdrewgerrie.com)

  Interests:

  • 1/72 Aircraft, with a preference for the unusual.
  • Some 1/144 Aircraft.
  • Did we mention `unusual?'
  • Odd French aerial creations
  • Anything Irish Aircorps.
  • Did we mention `unusual?'

In Memoriam

• Bill Coffman
• Andy Irving
• Richard Hopper
• Derek Pennington
• John Sproatt

• Dave Askett (davecode4.ca)

  Interests:

  • Building, Converting, and Scratchbuilding 1/48 Post WWII Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm.
  • Various 1/48 aircraft, including Resin and Vac-form kits.

• Ted Barrett

  Interests:

  • Aircraft, mainly 1/32, especially those too big to ever build (at least for a normal person)
  • Creating drawings of things in 1/32 that nobody in their right (or wrong) mind would ever try to build.

• Ray Borman (fokkereivyahoo.ca)

  Interests:

  • 1/72 Prop Aircraft, with a preference for WWI.
  • 1/72 Armour
  • Various figures

• Scott Hemsley (hastypgmail.com)

  Interests:

  • 1/72 Canadian military aircraft, WWII through present day.
  • The occasional deviation into 1/72 NATO jets.

• Ian Pearson (ivpearidirect.com)

  Interests:

  • 1/72 RCAF
  • Figures
  • Various other interests across the board
  • "Shameless Plug":
    Ian has co-authored a book with Jack Kopstein, entitled "A Heritage of Canadian Military Music". It's a historical overview of military bands in Canada, including the bands, music, marches, pipes, drums and tattoos of the Canadian Armed Forces Music Branch, past and present, with many rare photographs.
    
    The book is available through either "Chapter's" bookstores (in Canada), or directly from Vanwell Publishing (salesvanwell.com). You can also reach Vanwell by phone:(905)-937-3100, toll free: 1-800-661-6136 or fax:(905)-937-1760.

      Aircraft       -  Skeet
      Airliners      -  Domestic Skeet
      Armour         -  Ground Target
      Automobiles    -  Visually Enhanced Ground Targets
      Trains         -  Directionally Challenged Ground Targets
      Ships          -  Floating Targets
      Figures        -  Organic Targets
      Sci-Fi         -  Operationally Enhanced Targets
      Junior Models  -  Targets in Development