Members in Attendance

• Louis Armour
• DJ Whitehead
• Robby B.
• Rusty Bradford
• Chip Bradford
• Eric Aitala
• Chris Crowder
• Mike Coggins

Kits and WIP brought in by members

• Horse figure by Mike Coggins for the demo.
• Louis brought 3 "monster busts" from Geometric - 1/4 scale.
  • Werewolf of London
  • Ghost of Frankenstein
  • Phantom of the Opera
• DJ brought in his Polar Lights, Ex-Aurora, Land of the Giants snake.
• Robby brought in several cars kits.
• Eric brought in a Tamiya Martini Porsche 936-78 Le Mans racecar.

Old Business

• None

New Members

• John Flippen

New Business

• Ideas to bring in new members for the club.
  • More signs
  • Newspaper ads and/or articles, possible local TV.
  • Flyers at Wal-Mart, by model section, if possible.
  • Libraries, for relevant displays, with books, etc.
• Fall Show
  • Commitments for helping out.
  • Advertising in Modelers Resource, FSM, other mags.

Demo

Figure Painting by Mike Coggins

Mike brought in several 54mm horse figures to demonstrate how to paint animals.

Useful Tips and Ideas

• Research specific army, troop and unit colors - many have specific types and colors of horses.
• Check on historical and period differences, such as horse size and type.
• Use a black primer coat except for white horses which get a grey primer coat.
• Paint 'up' from the darkest color using very small amount of paint. Dry brush...
• Start at top of horse and work down. On larger horses, follow hair direction.
• Vary colors between horses slightly by mixing or using different paint types.
• Paint 'assembly line' fashion to allow paint to dry.
• 'Dusty' horses tend to have brownish shadows.
• Highlight using yellow for smaller scale, but be careful of not going too far.
• Remember white horses were not that common in many battles. Musicians used white horses as non-combatants.