Our usual meeting time is
the third Tuesday of the Month at 7:30!!

Ronald C. Foulks Sr. IPMS/USA # 4271 Born July 1, 1938; Died August 20, 2008 It is with sadness that I report the death of a very first class modeler and friend. Ronald Foulks was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, (better known as ALS and/or Lou Gehrig’s disease,) about two and half years ago. Ron grew up in the North St. Louis, MO area and graduated from Hadley Technical High School and learned the trade of tool and die making. Ron was an award winning modeler who loved his hobby deeply. He has won awards at all levels of IPMS and built models for Royalty. When Emerson Electric of St. Louis, Mo wanted to sell equipment to King Hussein of Jordan, the company presented him with one of Ron’s models. They wanted to gold plate it but Ron managed to talk them out of it and they gave him a painted model on a very fancy base. Ron was a long time member of the Gateway IPMS Chapter of St. Louis, MO. and held every office at one time or an other. He was well liked and will be missed by all. Fred A. Amos IPMS/USA # 6672 Vice President IPMS/Gateway St. Louis, MO.

 

Welcome to IPMS Gateway!!!

The Gateway Chapter IPMS was formed by a small group of St. Louis area modelers in late 1975, and received its IPMS/USA charter in 1976. Meetings were held in a small room at the Des Peres Hobby Shop, with Del Miller as the Club's first president. Since then, the Club has grown to sixty or seventy members.

Club sponsored activities include a variety of model contests at monthly meetings, model displays, kit raffles, swap meets, an annual banquet and an annual picnic. The common interests among club members have created "Road Trips" to various modeling conventions, as well as to air shows and museums throughout the country.

You will find many benefits as a member of IPMS Gateway. They include admittance to all club functions (including business meetings), and also eligibility to enter all local club contests. You will also receive the monthly newsletter, THE ARCH SCALER NEWS, delivered to your home or e-mail inbox before the general club meeting. Club membership is honored at area hobby shops with some shops providing small discounts on purchases to members. Hobby shops require you show your current membership card to receive your discount.

Of course there are many intangible benefits from belonging to IPMS Gateway, such as sharing of modeling techniques, reference materials, trips, kit swapping and, in general, the camaraderie of friends who share your enjoyment of plastic modeling and the subjects modelled. I hope you enjoy your membership and invite you to participate in all club activities.

UPCOMING MAJOR EVENT: The Gateway to the West Invitational Contest and Swap Meet will be held on September 13, 2008. We have moved the site for the show thanks to the generosity of one of our club members, Tony Kirks. This year's show will be held at Hitter's Choice Batting Cages in Eureka, Mo, right next door to Six Flags, St. Louis.