ajlafleche
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Post by ajlafleche on Mar 1, 2015 14:06:22 GMT -5
We are now just 4 weeks out from Wings & Wheels Modelers’ Valleycon 25 on 29 March at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 460 Granby Rd. Chicopee MA. We are known for our large venue, with an upstairs room full of vendors and our contest dispay room in the well lit downstairs hall. We have again expanded our vending area to one wall of the display room to give our guests more options in purchases. We will have almost 70 vendor tables. Among our well known vendors are Rare Planes Detective, The Hobby Bunker, Sentinel Miniatures, Farina Enterprises, Birch Tree Enterprises, Craftec Hobbies, Amato’s Hobbies, Turn 4 Hobbies, Time Machine Hobbies, and HobbyWorld. Flier.pdf (65.24 KB) Our contest features traditional IPMS style 1-2-3 judging for the automotive and aircraft categories. All other categories are judge by the so called Open System wherein your entry is judged on its own merits and you will be rewarded accordingly. We will again feature a Wargame Figure/Army class for those interested in that area who might feel intimidated at competing with more traditional figures. We have 14 special awards, including best Closed Wheel Competition Sports Car, Best Display, Best Groundwork, Best Female Figure and Best Auto Paint. We continue with a huge kit raffle. Some of the prizes include Meng’s M2A3 with full interior, Academy’s 1/35 AH-60L DAP, the Hobby Boss 1/48 P-61, the Fine Molds Jedi Starfighter, Tamiya’s F50 Ferrari, and Academy’s 1/700 RMS Titanic. We have posted our forms at our website. Those presenting prefilled from the website will receive two free raffle tickets. Hope to see many if you there. For more information contact me at ajlafleche@comcast.net. |
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Post by dupes on Mar 1, 2015 14:08:35 GMT -5
Four weeks from today!!! Barring yet another untimely barrage of snow, I'll be there loaded to the gills with builds.  |
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Post by TRM on Mar 1, 2015 15:42:17 GMT -5
Got it one my calender!!!  |
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bbrowniii
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Post by bbrowniii on Mar 1, 2015 15:57:12 GMT -5
YIKES!!!! Four weeks??? From today?  It's like the first robin of spring!!! Yippee!!! |
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modelfreak72
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Post by modelfreak72 on Mar 28, 2015 11:28:35 GMT -5
For the first time in three years I will not be there. Have an award ceremony for my mom. Hope everyone as a great time.
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Post by JimD on Mar 28, 2015 14:08:36 GMT -5
Anyone want to come pick me up and carpool? Ive got snacks.
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Post by dupes on Mar 28, 2015 17:48:46 GMT -5
Hmmmm...Texas might be a bit too far out of my way in the morning, Jimmy. Otherwise I would! See the REST of you fellas there bright and early tomorrow (despite the snow). |
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Post by Leon on Mar 28, 2015 20:54:25 GMT -5
Have a great time guys  ! Looking forward to seeing some gongs posted when you guys get home. |
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Post by TRM on Mar 29, 2015 19:40:48 GMT -5
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Post by TRM on Mar 29, 2015 19:43:21 GMT -5
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Foenetik
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Post by Foenetik on Mar 29, 2015 20:53:12 GMT -5
was really nice to see everyone again! I ended up with a silver on the f1 (which im really happy about since its IPMS rules) and a bronze on the aerosan. Was a good day.
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Post by TRM on Mar 29, 2015 22:09:41 GMT -5
Congrats on the gongs Tony!!! Was a good day seeing everyone and hanging out for a bit!! We're always looking forward to the next one when we are leaving the last!! |
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Post by JimD on Mar 29, 2015 22:53:28 GMT -5
Sheese, Dupes, I doubt you'd have had room for me anyway if you took any significant percentage of your recent builds to enter. Lol.
Looks like it was a good show. Thanks for sharing the pics.
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ajlafleche
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Post by ajlafleche on Mar 30, 2015 8:58:38 GMT -5
Thanks to you guys who attended. Dupes nearly wore out his shoe leather coming up to get his awards. That should be good training for him to get on the bike again. Pete Dawson's 1/72 Italian AS 42 armored car took Best of Show.    |
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Post by Foenetik on Mar 30, 2015 10:41:00 GMT -5
Thanks to you guys who attended. Dupes nearly wore out his shoe leather coming up to get his awards. That should be good training for him to get on the bike again. Pete Dawson's 1/72 Italian AS 42 armored car took Best of Show. Thanks to all of you who put it on. Was a good time. One of the judges even spent time to give me pointers since im a beginner. Was really nice of him. I appreciate stuff like that. Yeah dupes always wins a ton of metals. His mantle must be very heavy haha |
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Post by deafpanzer on Mar 30, 2015 12:37:16 GMT -5
Looks like it was a great show... thanks for the pictures! And I feel sorry for Dupes' car... hauling back home extra weight from awards and purchases.
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Post by dupes on Mar 30, 2015 16:43:34 GMT -5
was really nice to see everyone again! I ended up with a silver on the f1 (which im really happy about since its IPMS rules) and a bronze on the aerosan. Was a good day. Congrats Tony! 2nd place in what looked like a pretty solid category (you would know better than me...I'm far from being a car guy) is pretty awesome! |
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Post by dupes on Mar 30, 2015 16:44:48 GMT -5
Sheese, Dupes, I doubt you'd have had room for me anyway if you took any significant percentage of your recent builds to enter. Lol. Ahhh, we can always make more room in the car. Especially if you don't mind sitting in the Thule box on the roof! |
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Post by dupes on Mar 30, 2015 16:46:21 GMT -5
And I feel sorry for Dupes' car... hauling back home extra weight from awards and purchases. Definitely more weight in awards this time around! Entered 11 categories, placed or medaled in 10 of them. Only one I got blanked in was 1/72 jets...guess I need to try harder. Pics to come if I can ever get myself organized. |
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Post by dupes on Mar 30, 2015 16:47:01 GMT -5
We're always looking forward to the next one when we are leaving the last!! Ain't that the truth? Downeastcon in southern Maine in two weeks! Hope to see some of you fellas there. |
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bbrowniii
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Post by bbrowniii on Mar 30, 2015 19:03:02 GMT -5
Hey guys
Yup, ValleyCon was as great as always. Unfortunately, I had a bit of a crisis pop up at home so I had to bail early and did not get to hang out for the awards. I can say that that Pete's 1/72 AS 42 was awesome. Congrats to him for the Best in Show award. Goes to show that size does not always matter, eh?
Dupes, congrats on the medal haul. Well deserved, as always. It was great to finally see some of those builds n person. Pics don't do them the justice they deserve.
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! Looking forward to seeing some gongs posted when you guys get home. 
