Who's planning on going to the 21 Nats in Vegas this year?

     KJV I would like to think I would have the patience to "comply" when asked hopefully politely however as volitial as I can get on short notice it might be bedt that I avoid the situation altogether. Not calling it yet, we'll see how it shakes out as we get closer.

Definitely avoid it outdoors. (And as a tip, don't put it on indoors until asked. They won't throw you out; they should ask, at which point you can comply. Then, later on, you can let it down below your nose.) Combined with the heat, its kind of asking for misery.

    I'm concerned about masks too, I got stuck so I could go on this trip in comfort....now they're saying to put it back on. If that is the case I may just eat the loss. So DO NOT want to "mask up" again!

I am a little concerened with the uptick in the national COVID infection rate, and the return of some mask requirements in Vegas.  Still, my plane ticket is not refundable and my hotel is already booked.  So barring a full-on Zombie Apocalypse, I am committed to going.

IPMS Vegas will be great! Temps probably won't be......

Found out at least a couple of our club are going.  One will be judging one of the categories.  They've been doing weekly Zoom meetings and build nights every week, waiting until the Vet's Home opens back up and we can get back to our normal interaction.  Going to have a parking lot swap meet in a couple weeks with a people's choice show.

I'll be the slightly overweight (working on that) guy with a ponytail (the wife likes the long hair and since I couldn't get a haircut for most of last year I figured what the heck) I'll probably be drooling at the vendor tables. 

I'll be the slightly overweight guy with a ponytail (the wife likes the long hair and since I couldn't get a haircut for most of last year I figured what the heck) I'll probably be drooling at the vendor tables. 

     Goldhammer tooted me on posting pix a long time ago. Things went south, to be read as life got in the way, and I have lost the practice. If y'all want to see my mug check the Post Office....OR come to Vegas and find me....probably at the buffet or vendors room, same thing right

armornut

Cookies, do I see COOKIES? Oh the humanity of un ironed aloha shirts . Bomby

 

Yeah, the table gets really cluttered when the boys come over, and that was the best we could do.  The photo bombing cookies were not noticed until afterwards.

But you you know what they say: "Come to the Dark Side - we have cookies!"  

And yes, going to iron those shirts, bumbye.

Cookies, do I see COOKIES? Oh the humanity of un ironed aloha shirts . Bomby

My buddies and I got together this past Saturday for our monthly Hobby Night, and we thought it would be fun to take a group photo with our entries.  In consideration of the forum membership (as well as small, easily frightened children) I normally I don't post photos of myself.  So if you are a person of weak constitution, please look away now.  

That's my ugly mug in the center, flanked by Dean "The Machine" on the left and Lance "WH40K" on the right.  Dean is our resident car modeler, and Lance is our gaming miniature painter par excellence.  Please ignore the un-ironed aloha shirts in the background; I promise to get to them later.  I promise.  

So anyway, you now have had a look at the ex-Hawaii Mafia gang that is headed to Vegas.  I'll post an update when we have our next meeting in August.

I jokingly told my friends that we need to wield the mighty Asgardian Model M*jo Hammer Myu-Myu to get our projects done.  "By the Power of Grayskull..." oh wait, that's the Sword of Getting Off Our Duffs.  

modelcrazy

That's too bad, I wish I could have met you. Good luck on the surgery.

MC surgery was a few months back but shoulders take a long time to heal. been shooting left handed until MD says i can go back to strong hand.

I miss meeting folks i talk to here on the forum.

I can't make it this year, Covid concerns and other family matters.  My family and I did make it to the nationals when they were held in Tennessee and that was my first time.  Everyone who is a modeler owes it to themselves to go at least once.  The high quality of models, the vendors, and the chance to talk to people who love the same hobby that you do.  As far as local contests are concerned, I have a lot of opinions but this isn't the forum for that. 

waynec

i was going to but rotator cuff surgery kinda squashed those plans.

That's too bad, I wish I could have met you. Good luck on the surgery.

i was going to but rotator cuff surgery kinda squashed those plans. i still drive a 5 speed and right shoulder so cannot make the 12 hour drive. My frau cannot go with. sigh i had a room too. will have to cancel that.

at least i can build. and, as compensation, there is an international Rugby 7s tournament in town the same weekend.

i attended Omaha in '12 and helped run the raffle at '13 in Colorado.

I'll be with my wife on Tuesday. Gonna spend some time gambling and at the pool  would enjoy meeting you guys and grabbing some food. Hotel sounds good, i think they all have a great spread in Vegas! Time to meet the Men Behind The Model lol

I'll be arriving in Sin City on Wednesday morning.  Me and my friends usually need to unpack and prep our kits (and I usually have to give my models a soap water sponge bath to remove the accumulated dust), so the models hit the contest room on Friday morning.

I have noticed the contest rooms are invariably dusty, so the less time out on the tables mean less cleaning.

Maybe we do lunch or early dinner on Friday?  I would like to volunteer for judging, assuming they ask, COVID concerns and all that.

   I will be flying in on Aug 19 around noon from Spokane Wa.  May have a kit I just finished to put on the table just to say "I did it"  leaving on Aug 21 around 7pm. The only off site thing my brother and I are planning is Battleground Las Vegas. An indoor, or outdoor depending on how deep your pockets are, shooting range. I for one need some recoil therapy.

Well G, I'm finally finished with the Akagi but need to have a nameplate made (I'll never feel like I'm completly finished with it) so depending on things outside my control, like the world exploding, It'll be there.
I keep having daymares about the grandkids knocking it over and destroying it, in which case I can make the Akagi wreck I guess.

The meet and greet,  I haven't really given it much thought. I kind figured we'd (the ones who actually found each other) would decide at the time. I'll be there with my wife and we're not planning on "doing the town" but the hotel hosting IPMS would be fine with us. I reserved a room in the hotel since last year when it was anounced.

We will be ariving late Thursday, driving for 10+ hours from Boise. It'll be too late to check my builds in so I'll check them in on Friday morning. I'm thinking of showing the Akagi as a vignette since it portrays a specific time in history.

So yeah, I'll see you, or you'll see the Akagi there.

Teenage Modeler

Can't go. I mean, it is obvious, lol, that I am a 14 year old who has no money

No worries TM - just add it to your "to-do" list when you get to college or start working.  That's what I did.    And never say never - I had dreamt of going to the UK Nationals at Telford since the mid 1970s, and it became a reality when a well travelled friend said "Hey, you wanna go?"

I partially blame Modelcrazy (Steve) for deciding to throw in my "forever model", as his Akagi provided the inspiration (aka kick in the pants).

Oh and what about the meet and greet?  What's the plan?  My friends are planning on going to a "nice" restaurant on Saturday since the banquet is not happening.  I jokingly suggested we stay at the restaurant enjoying desserts and drinks until the contest room doors are flung open for the customary "model stampede".

TheMongoose

So I'm going because MC committed to getting the Akagi done! I think tho I have a model to bring now. Going to build a carry-on case for the AH-1Z Viper. IF I win anything at all I will give props to MC  and no matter what I'll be able to say I was there to see the Akagi launched...

 

Oh the pressure 

Can't go. I mean, it is obvious, lol, that I am a 14 year old who has no money

So I'm going because MC committed to getting the Akagi done! I think tho I have a model to bring now. Going to build a carry-on case for the AH-1Z Viper. IF I win anything at all I will give props to MC  and no matter what I'll be able to say I was there to see the Akagi launched...

That reminds me, I need to fill out the model paperwork and pay the entry fee. There's around 6 builds I'm bringing.

Akagi
Oliver Hazard Perry
Corel mayflower
Bandai AT-ST
Sunken Zero
Maybe a 1/48 Swordfish.

Tick-tock-tick-tock-tick-tock.  No, not the latest silly app for your phone, I'm referring to the impending National Convention in August.  The start of the 100 day countdown has come and gone, so we are in the final stretch.

So... What is everyone bringing to the contest?  I know some people guard this information like it's top secret, but for the others, what's up?  I mentioned on another thread that I will be trying to finish the Miyazaki monster airplane I have been tinkering with for more than half my lifetime (for 33 years if you can believe it).

It's my oldest unfinished model, started when my dad was still alive and VHS was the media of choice.  I'm a lot older now and feeling like Hugh Jackman's character in "Logan".  Time to get it done, 

And if there is extra time (ha ha!) maybe I'll do another weird model.  Not another spaghetti kit, but perhaps something off the wall, like a Fujimi crayfish:

This is my talented friend Lance's model.  That's just... cray-cray.  

Too far for me to go.  But I will be at Modelpalooza in October.

    It is done....I will see you in Vegas. Will you see me?

    I don't have a problem carrying cash, really don't think my brother will either. I have found that if your not flashing it around or making yourself a "target" you can easily enjoy yourself. Not to mention the afor mentioned automatic stop switch when ya don't think you'll have enough for a cheeseburger. How many more kits do I really need......ALL OF THEMLOL.

Armornut,

Vendors don't always have access to power and wireless at conventions, and those additional services can sometimes be expensive.

On a related note, when I went to Japan with some friends, one of them carried traveler's checks in lieu of cash.  It was a huge PITA to even find places that would cash those checks.  And yes, I used the rapidly thinning wad of 10,000 Yen bills to gauge when to stop buying stuff.  One time I spent all my money and only had enough to make it back to the airport.  I gave up window shopping and just took a nap in the hotel lobby while waiting for my friends to get back from their last minute binge.  Fortunately, I buy less and less stuff now so I no longer have that problem. 

Now the only problem I have is finishing kits...