Valleycon 23 Chicopee MA: 3 Weeks and Counting

[ajlafleche]

MARCH 24, 2013
ValleyCon 23
Knights of Columbus, Chicopee,MA

Wings & Wheels Modelers' annual contest, Valleycon 23, is now only
three weeks away. We will again this year offer 5 free raffle tickets to entrants who
fill in their registration and ID forms from our Wings & Wheels Modelers' annual contest, Valleycon 23, is now only three away. We will again this year offer 5 free raffle tickets to entrants who fill in their registration and ID forms from our website www.wwmodelclub.org/show%20pages/forms.htm

Our raffle will feature over $1000 in prizes.

This year, we will feature a Gathering of Mustangs, where all scales and liveries of any version of the North American Mustang (NA-73 through F-82) may be displayed and judged using out open system.

Our vendor areas are sold out with 64, including our club tables. A few of the professional vendors are Rare Plane Detective, Birch Tree Enterprises, Red Frog Hobbies, Sentinel Miniatures, Craftec Hobbies, The Hobby Bunker, Tom's Trains, and Time Machine Hobbies.

Registration is $5.00 for the first three models and $2.00 for each additional model. Collections and dioramas are considered one entry. Those under 16 continue be offered free registration for their first three models. General admission is $5.00 and parking is free. There is food available on site.

We continue to do traditional IPMS style (1-2-3) judging for the aircraft and automotive classes with open (gold-silver-bronze) for the other categories. Our Judging Philosophy can be seen at www.wwmodelclub.org/show%20pages/judging%20philosophy.htm.

For more information, feel free to contact Al at [e-mail].

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[406 Silverado]

Thanks for getting this info up on the forum Al. I had already started a thread but with no info like here. can't wait for the show, first one of the year up here.

[dupes]

Same!

[TRM]

Thanks for posting Al!! Yup Rob and I will be loiter....umm, hanging out there with the usual suspects umm meant people!! LOL...looking forward to the kick off show of the year!!! Always a good time!! See you there!!

[406 Silverado]

Any MSC'ers coming by, stop by the forum table and say 'hey'. Less than three weeks to go.

[modelfreak72]

Tyler and I will be there! Thinking about entering a couple of kits! Will be my first! Look forward to seeing everyone!

[406 Silverado]

Little over a week to go fellas. Looking forward to hanging out and bs'ing.

[dupes]

Packing now...CAN'T WAIT!!!

[406 Silverado]

Couple of days left to go. I have attached the Flyer to the show in the OP posting, see the attachment. Time to go to HI and see what I wished for ..lol Gonna print my list out.

[TRM]

Mar 22, 2013 10:20:51 GMT -5 dupes said:

Packing now...CAN'T WAIT!!!

Ya know Dupes, if you pack less you have more room to transport what you buy!

See you There!!!

[dupes]

Hahaha...yeah, my endless buying sprees are (mostly) over. When you see a pic of the stash room, you'll understand why. Don't get me wrong - there's still a bunch of stuff on my "wants" list, and I'm not going to pass up a killer deal. Show vendors are the best!

Just printed out the stash list, decal list, books/mags list, entry forms; boxed up builds, a little something I need Steve Reid to make me some copies of, pile of stuff for Boyd...what am I forgetting?

[406 Silverado]

LOLOLOLOL you kill me Dupes

[ajlafleche]

We had one vendor cancellation which was filled with a new vendor (first timer) which allowed me to add another table to a returning vendor, so we are not at 65 vendor tables! WOOHOO!

[Leon]

Hey guys good luck at the show tomorrow.Sure wish i lived a lot closer to attend

[406 Silverado]

Coool, will be sure to bring enough $$$$$$$$ with me for the vendor tables..lol See you tomorrow Al.

[modelfreak72]

Looking like we are going to have a great showing of MSCers! Looks like I'll have most of Big E done for tomorrow! Might be shy some aircraft. Rob, Tyler and I will have some stuff for the MSC table. Can't wait to see everyone!

[406 Silverado]

Just got back from the show. Was great to see you all again and shoot the bs all day. Congrats to all MSC'ers who picked up gongs, well done fellas.
Dupes....you are a sick man bud...lol

Got to meet Ron of Red Frog Hobbies. Very nice fella and was great to just talk models with him.

I had forgotten to take half the stuff I needed for the show..including my Stug I rushed to finish. I also forgot other things...like a camera. Got home and everything was sitting where I left it...on my desk...argh

The fellas will be posting pics today/tomorrow.

[ogrejohn]

Sounds like you guys had a great time. Looking forward to the pics and the gong lists.

[Deleted]

That's why you're the Boss Rob!!....It's called 'DELEGATION'!!!!! ...Hopefully,SOMEONE who went,will have some pics of the gongage MSC picked up,eh?

[deafpanzer]

Sounds like you had fun. Next time you should buy me a plane ticket so I can help you pack all of your stuff for the show. I didn't break anything I packed so I guess I am good enough to pack your builds too.

[TRM]

Hey fellas!! Like Rob said, great time all around. Hanging out shooting the Bovine excrament with the guys!! I got a few pics and will pop them up later today/night and I know Pete grabbed a few too!!

For the record...Dupes is insane....just saying!!

Well done MSC'ers!!! Congrats to all that Gonged out at the show!!

[406 Silverado]

Was a good time eh T. Wish we both remembered to bring the stuff we planned on eh.lolol I'll be more prepared for AMPS East that's for sure.

[TRM]

Definately!! Travel kit and the AB's!! Nice tammy kit to bang out and paint...Iain was on board too!! One heck of a piece there!!

[dupes]

Me? Insane? I don't know what you guys are talking about.

Me and Mia finally got home at 11 last night. Love going to shows, but man I wish some of them were closer. Like, a LOT closer. 830 mile round trip - you guys wonder why I make sure I come home with some good loot! I should take a pic of the show haul before I file everything away.

Had a really good time hanging out with Rob, Ken, Todd, Al, Iain, etc. Wish we could do it more often...but that ties in with the whole 830 mile round trip thing. Heh.

Re: gongs, I entered 10 builds, got 8 medals. My 1/72 Tu-22 Blinder got shut out, which was kind of surprising, as it WON the category at Baycon in November against what I thought was stiffer competition...the vagaries of IPMS judging, I guess.

[panzerman75]

Had another great day, it was an awesome time hanging out and B.S.ing with the guys. Cannot wait for Amps I will be there for sure.

Phil.

Hey Dupes that Blinder was sick man you should've gotten something for it

[dupes]

Hahaha...thanks! I thought it looked alright. That's the one thing that makes AMPS judging SO much better - knowing WHY your build got dinged.

[panzerman75]

I agree with you 100% that would be nice to know what they were thinking

[deafpanzer]

Got pic of that Blinder? I don't think I have seen it before... you can always enter it again next year as long as it didn't win anything. I entered my Marder at show last year and it didn't win anything. So I made some improvements using AK products and re-entered... it finally brought home a gong this time.

[TRM]

I wonder myself sometimes!! LOL!! Not bad mouthing them at all, as they did a great job this year...not an easy job to judge....but The L/70 I entered received a silver...to which I was happy with and all was good...the T-62 sunk in the sand...you know the one that I didn't want to build the lower half of the Old Old Tamiya kit and tossed it, burried more than 50% of it in sand on a quick and dirty base and was only slapping this together to show a friend some techniques....Gold.....LOL!!!! Honestly kind of humorous!!

OK...I will have the meek offering of pics later tonight as I have some supper to eat and then of to coach some softball practicing!!

Phil!!! Sweet A$$ job on the Gold BTW!!

Dupes...you still are a bit insane...you know it, I know it and the 30 people seeing you unroll the 22' wonder out in front of them!!!

[wbill76]

Yes, some of us have known about Dupes' insanity for some time now...there's a reason he rides bikes and lives so far from anywhere!