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

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Posted by goldhammer88 on Sunday, August 22, 2021 10:07 AM

Congrats MC, think she deserved more.  And to the rest of the winners, congrats as well.

At least none of you needed a U-Haul to get stuff home.

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Posted by modelcrazy on Sunday, August 22, 2021 11:20 AM

Thanks GH, of course I agree but the winner was a 200 scale Midway Hornet. Impressive thing.

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Posted by TheMongoose on Sunday, August 22, 2021 12:10 PM

modelcrazy

Thanks GH, of course I agree but the winner was a 200 scale Midway Hornet. Impressive thing.

 

i believe it won people's choice award as well. MC was in tough company for sure. A definite recognition of his skill bringin home 2 awards!

Neal's award goes down in infamy tho. Dude was clear coating it in the dark in the carpark! We'll talk about that forever lol

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Posted by John 3:16 KJV on Sunday, August 22, 2021 12:27 PM

Hey, guys! Sadly, I was unable to make the trip. :( Sounds like it would've been fun! 

Feel free to post photos!...(Please) Wink

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Posted by JOE RIX on Sunday, August 22, 2021 6:39 PM

TheMongoose
Glad i brought an extra suitcase  all my gambling was at the raffles. Best $45 I spent all week.

I suspect some bloody favoritism.HmmBig Smile

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Posted by modelcrazy on Monday, August 23, 2021 9:32 AM

Yep, so do I. Everytime he'd sneek away we'd soon see a selfie of him with some other kit in hand 

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Posted by armornut on Monday, August 23, 2021 10:07 AM

   It was an inside jobWink

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Posted by goldhammer88 on Monday, August 23, 2021 10:24 AM

Naw, he just brought the suitcase to scarf up what the rest of you couldn't get in the car because you grabbed too muchEmbarrassed

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Posted by armornut on Monday, August 23, 2021 10:57 AM

   You have no idea how hard it was to NOT buy everythingWhisper, I could have easily gone bankrupt, I think I may have a problemConfused

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Posted by goldhammer88 on Monday, August 23, 2021 11:31 AM

I have the same problem, even without going to nats.

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Posted by learmech64 on Monday, August 23, 2021 2:32 PM
Looking forward to hosting everyone at the 2022 convention. I would like to finally meet some of you guys and gals face-to-face. See you all in Omaha!!

Doug

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Posted by modelcrazy on Monday, August 23, 2021 7:50 PM

Thanks Learmech, I'm sure the walk from the room to show will be less that .5 miles. I walked over 16000 steps packing up yesterday and that included over 10 hours of driving, ariving home and going to bed. Tongue Tied

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Posted by Real G on Wednesday, August 25, 2021 12:38 PM

armornut

   You have no idea how hard it was to NOT buy everythingWhisper, I could have easily gone bankrupt, I think I may have a problemConfused 

Armornut,

No, you don't have any problem at all!  Big Smile  A first-timer MUST go nuts in the vendor's room.  It just has to happen.  That's the rule.

My first Nats in 2004 (Phoenix) saw me run out of Mad Money.  I saw stuff on the tables I wanted, but had to stop, because I was going to visit a friend in Oregon right after the contest.  And my suitcase was already full!

When we took some friends to Japan for the first time, one of them filled a suitcase that could hold a human body with stuff.  Needless to say EVERY single customs inspector made him open his bags!  I think that suitcase tipped the scales at 70 LBS!  The nice JAL counter lady cheerfully told us that they would not charge him an over-weight fee, because they took the entire party's luggage weight and divided by the number of people.  Oh, and helpful hint:  Getting an oversize suitcase for travel in Japan is a BAD idea, as they can be too wide to fit between the turnstyles at the train stations.  Ask my friend Lance, he knows.  Stick out tongue

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Posted by armornut on Wednesday, August 25, 2021 2:48 PM

   The most amazing thing was I really was specifically looking for a 1/16 Lambo Countach LP500S....nearly the first kit I saw. Had to be fate. Then the HK DO 335 Trainer was another.

    Was watching You Tube video s of the nats and found there was A BUNCH of stuff I missed. Was interested in tools and AM, however my fat backside wore out to fast. Oh well thats why I'm excited about Omaha.....now where the heck did I hide the treadmillHuh?

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