Hail Hornets ! Midway in more ways than one, in our year here will we be, this month 6 from January. Seems a PERFECT time to have another CHECK POINT on our Gruppe Build 2012, "Cars". Thusly our main meeting theme is so set. Bring on your autos extraordinaire to our next nest, finished, barely started, still in the box, anywhere in between. Just make the scene, Hornet. We'll also make things mixed up by having an election, for which nominations ended up delayed in May for no particular reason that would pause us further in June. So all you potential Presidential Timbers, please stand tall for votes.

Thanks and that is all - mickb smilodon49

Countdown on an exciting set of events coming up and down California in next 6 weeks. IN LESS TEN DAYS: R-9 Regional hosted by Fresno IPMS clans is being held at Castle Airport. BONUS; Open Cockpit Day at nearby Castle Air Museum same time. DON'T MISS this 2 plus years in making show. Start of June, IPMS San Diego's Big Show. End of June, our friends at Ontario IPMS are holding their R-8 Minicon.

PLUS BREAKING NEWS on USS Hornet event on our News tab, for your Fall model fun plans.

"May We Come Aboard?" now the night's theme. Basis: Head Hornet Chris Bucholtz let it be known at our meeting 4-13-12, that USS Hornet Museum asks entire Region Nine Modelling community (amongst the greater group of just plain modellers) to coordinate a massive model effort aboard her. Chris and Hornet VP M Burton have dreamt of chance to open up model "exhibitions" for several years. NOW we have a shot to really go hornet wild! There'll be a separate website, other tools brought to bear later from other folks. But for now, y'all heard it first so have first shot to put Hornets on the Hornet soon! Bring your work to share in any case!