IPMS Richmond Helps Fork Union Military Academy Scale
Model Club with
Donation of Supplies
by Bob Walls
In August,
Major David Wallace of Fork Union Military Academy’s Scale Model Club
requested help from IPMS Richmond in obtaining model supplies (paint, brushes,
glue, tools, etc.), reference books, and hobby magazines for the cadets
discovering model building. The membership of IPMS Richmond gladly approved
obtaining these supplies for the FUMA club.
Angel Garcia-Ablanque, the owner of MicroWorld Games, LLC, graciously
agreed to source model paints and tools plus offered to discount the items.
Angel then reached out to Squadron Shop who helped by reducing their
price. He then reached out to Ammo by
MIG. They went beyond giving a discount and donated “How to” books and a case
of Ammo’s Extra Thin cement. IPMS-Richmond obtained Car Model paints and detail
brushes. A collection of over 200 model books was donated along with various
models and other materials. The total retail value of the donation was over
$2,000.00. All this was done as we
operated under Covid-19 requirements.
Social distancing slowed our efforts but did not prevent this project
from happening. On September 29, Angel
and I delivered the supplies to a grateful Major Wallace.
Angel
Garcia-Ablanque, owner of MicroWorld Games, LLC, provided a large
discount of the retail prices and also obtained a wonderful donation of items
from Ammo by Mig Jimenez. The retail value next to each item totals over
$1,000.00. Angel drove from Lynchburg to
Fork Union to deliver the donation.
A BIG thanks to all the club members and to Angel
Garcia-Ablanque, owner of MicroWorld Games, LLC for everything you did to make
this happen. A new generation of model builders just might get the spark and a
desire to build models.
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