This Labor Day Weekend is almost over, but I did have a quiet time--mostly at home. I did spend time working on a model kit. A few weeks ago, I started work on a 1:46 scale P-39 Airacobra kit from Atlantis Toy and Hobby ( https://atlantis-models.com/). This is a box scale kit originally produced by Revell (https://www.revell.com/index.php) produced in 1955. Atlantis obtained the molds, cleaned them up a bit, and reissued the kit earlier this year. I decided to get this kit to see how I would do with such a kit.
I finished most of the assembly Saturday morning (5 September), and began spraying gray primer paint. There were a few gaps I had not caught in assembly, so I had to fill those in and respray primer paint. I also sprayed the propeller spinner and wingtips white. Earlier tonight, I painted the propeller blades. Tomorrow night, I hope to paint the undersurfaces.
I should have the Airacobra done by next Tuesday night (16 September), when the IPMS/Gateway (https://sites.google.com/view/ipmsgatewaychapter/home) meeting will feature a Modeler of the Year contest.
Last night (6 September), I did venture out of the house for the first of two Meetup (https://www.meetup.com/) events of the weekend. This one was a Labor Day dinner and social for the Single in the City Meetup Group (https://www.meetup.com/STLSingleInTheCity/). There were 11 of us who met at our organizer's house in the South Side of St. Louis for a pot luck dinner and socializing. It was nice to get together with the others and catch up on things, since we haven't had such a gathering since the pandemic hit last March. One of those in the group, I found out, had worked in IT for Enterprise, but recently left to start up his own business. We had a nice discussion about the firm, the IT program he helped develop for use by the rental branches, and on near term job prospects.
I brought some potato chips and dip for the dinner, but only half of one bag was eaten. I took back those chips and dip when I left to go home, along with half of a strawberry cake another attendee brought to the social. (She didn't want to bring the rest of the cake home.)
Earlier tonight, I joined in a Zoom (https://zoom.us/) gathering with the Sex Positive St. Louis Meetup Group (https://www.meetup.com/Sex-Positive-St-Louis). We had up to 11 members remotely talking about how things are lately among ourselves, and sharing ideas for future discussions. There will be more such meetings every Monday night this month.
It's back to work tomorrow morning.
Later.
