Hi Karl, wow I no idea about the oils absorbing six months later. That is defiantly something to be concerned about and will look into further. Would adding a clear coat help? About the show, it is really neither and a little bit different from the norm. As you know, last year I joined the AMPS Centeral South Carolina - Wildcats. They are very organized/active and actually hosted the International AMPS conf last year in Sumter, which is a big deal for such a small community. Anyway, they wanted to host more of a regional show this year and team with the "other" model community in the area. However, since that organization was already having another regional convention within a 200 mile radius (could be off a bit there on the mileage), it was not approved. Thus, our local AMPS group teamed with some "independents" to help support and put on our show. Therefore the show will have both AMPS style entry/judging as well as other categories outside of armor (i.e., aircraft, ships, cars, etc.) that will be judged separately. Basically two shows in one! So come on down. I will post a link to the flyer below.