January 2011 Meeting   The January 2011 IPMS St. Louis meeting was held on January 4, 2011 at Thornhill Branch Library.  Nine people were in attendance.  We had a first-time guest, Larry Ehret, who's a new officer in IPMS Gateway. (His e-mail is Larryehret@aol.com. Bob Saxton could not make the meeting, due to illness.   President Bob Delaney brought in the cyber-hobby.com 1:700 scale Admiral Makharov and USS Dallas (SSN-700) two-ship kit. He's started assembly on the Dallas, and hopes to have it done or early done by this time next month.   Brad Parker brought in his Dragon 1:35 scale German mortar Thor that's in progress. Andy Abshier brought in a Hobby Boss 1:48 scale F6F-5 Hellcat.   Bob Delaney shared news from IPMS/USA Region 5 Coordinator Kelly Quirk, including listings of upcoming shows in the region. The e-mail mentioned that nominations for R-5 Chapter, Newsletter, and Website of the Year are being accepted through 1 March. Quirk also sent the flyer for the IPMS West Central Missouri show on Sat., 16 April in Kansas City, MO (new location). I also shared the latest newsletter (Signal Charlie) from the Missouri Aviation Historical Society, and word of their next meeting in Clayton on Wed., 9 Feb. You can get info on this group from Dan O'Hara, 573.529.2539 or danjo60@gmail.com. Del Miller, Bob Gerhardt and Brad Parker shared info on upcoming releases and rumors from the hobby. Miller mentioned that if anyone's going to Omaha for this year's IPMS/USA National Convention (3-6 August) that there is a World War II minesweeper on display there. He added that this vessel is a sister ship to USS Inaugural, which once was displayed on the St. Louis riverfront.             Our next meeting is Tuesday, February 1st at Thornhill Branch Library.   See you then!   Bob Delaney, President