Build Day is now a monthly event, taking place on the second Saturday of every month at HobbyTown USA in Petaluma from 10am to 6pm. All modelers are invited, regardless of club affiliation, to get together, build models, swap war stories, and maybe learn something. Show up whenever you like and build as long as you want.

Please see the Events Calendar for more information.

Far East Hobbies: Next open house on Sunday, 9/28/2008

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Dave Hansen describes his method for bringing aircraft wheels and tires to life in this step by step article.

• On Sunday, July 27, IPMS Yuba City will hold their annual model contest.

• On Saturday, August 2, IPMS Santa Rosa will meet at the Lower Jackrabbit Picnic Area at Spring Lake in Santa Rosa for their annual summer picnic.

• On August 6-9, the IPMS National Convention will take place in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

• On Saturday, August 9, the Wine Country Modelers and IPMS Santa Rosa will host Build Day at HobbyTown in Petaluma.

• On Saturday, August 9, the 2008 Far West Region 9 Contest will take place in Fresno.

• On August 16 and 17, the Wings Over the Wine Country airshow will take place in Santa Rosa.

Please see the Events Calendar for more information on all listed events.

Let's see some AMERICAN made kits--Aurora, Lindberg, Revell, Monogram, Hawk, Testors, AMT, ERTL! Pull'em out and display them with pride.

Topics: Hobby Expo 2009, September meeting, and more.

From the U.S. Army Aviation Museum in Fort Rucker, Alabama, we offer this walkaround of a restored CH-47A Chinook cargo helicopter. Trupeter just released an excellent model of this subject in 1/72 scale.