2014 President's Report

Greetings. This year, 2014, has been rather challenging for our IPMS Club. The sudden and sad 
death of Colin Murray was a shock to us all, and he will be remembered for his interest in 
tackling the very large models. Then, three of our active members, Tod Trotman, David Tressler, 
and Bob Hartsuiker all moved away to other places, so not able to participate in Club 
activities. We do, however, wish them well in their new ventures. Owen Dickson has had 
very serious health problems, and we wish him well in his recovery. We have, though, had an 
increase in membership, with Marty and Paul returning, and new members Wayne King, and Alex 
McLean very welcome. 

Our bi-annual Model Display & Competition was, again, very successful, especially 
for the excellent presentation of displays, and the high standard of modelling. It’s certainly 
encouraging to see the quality of our modelling continue to rise. Thanks to all those 
members who participated, and congratulations to Russell on his Best in Show. In 2016 we are 
holding the S.I. Champs, so plenty of time to prepare. With the Nationals in Dunedin next 
year, and in Alexandra in 2017, there is enough incentive for all of us to keep modelling, and 
make the effort to attend and enjoy these events. 

Workshop attendance has been rather low over the last few months, so we do need 
to introduce some more incentives for members to turn up. The committee is working on 
this. Figure painting is top of the list! 

Again, I would sincerely thank the members of the committee for their hard work 
over the year, and their attendance at meetings. Special mention must go to Secretary Bruce 
for his attention to minutes and news-sheets, Russ for always opening up and setting up for 
workshops, Bob for his meticulous attention to our finances, Greg for our website 
production, and the use of his model workshop for our meetings, and Mark for his time and input 
over the year. You are a fine management team! 

Finally, thanks to all our members for their participation in Club activities throughout 
the year. Keep up the good work with the modelling, and, above all, enjoy what you are doing.
See you all at our Christmas function on the 14th December. A Merry Christmas to everyone 
and your families.

Happy modelling.

Lester Kidd