Southern California AMPS visits Hawaii!

Thanks for posting the photos! Looks like it was a great time!

And here are some of the models that the Honolulu guys brought:

Stik,

Live wires?  Nah, they were just like us...  Oh.    Ha ha ha!  

Anyway, here is what they brought across 2,500 miles of ocean to share with us.  Builder first, followed by their model(s).  Hopefully I got it right!

I think they had a great time as well. Jim FaceTimed our AMPS meeting, which was going on at the same time on Saturday. They sure sounded to be having plenty of fun during the call. You definitely got some of our live wires as visitors.

Stik,

Jim and the crew were terrific!  We all had a great time, and even though we only just met, I think we hit it off well.  Despite living thousands of miles apart, we are joined by a love of tanky things.  I think Konrad’s soldering demo was the final kick in the pants I needed to finally get serious about it.

I have to admit to being a fan of Jim’s works.  My favorite entry at my first IPMS Nationals at Phoenix in 2004 was Jim’s scratchbuilt MBT-70. I kept going back to marvel at it, and thought it had a Tamiya-like look.  And to finally meet him in person and to find out he’s a terrific guy made it all the better!

I sincerely hope the Hawaii mob also made a good impression, and that our friendship will continue and grow.

I’ll post pics of the So Cal gang’s kits tomorrow morning.

I have some time this evening, so off to the bench right after dinner!

G, we sent some of our haoles to you for fun and entertainment. I hope that they were not too difficult as guests. Conrad is insane with his soldering and 1/48 armor work. And Jim Wechsler, well, he’s just Jim Wechsler. Nice to see the mainland SO CAL AMPS and the Five Oh crew meeting up.