AMPS Nats. April 26-28 2012 Auburn, Ia.

[multicam]

Great summaries fellas, you guys described things well. I had a blast and it was great to meet and hang with you all. I just spent the last half hour working on a post for this then my computer locked up (I think due to photobucket?) and I lost all my work. So, I'm pissed and I'll try again tomoz. I got a lot of pics of models and museum stuff that I'll share asap. Big Congrats on the Gongs guys, great stuff and well-deserved.
Cheers, Nate

[bigjohn]

Ken, Your very welcome my friend! It was a blast hanging out with you! Congrats on the gold! Superdope was really fun to hang out with, he had us rolling in Migs room.

Kens Gold medal winner







And Clay, that sloppy joe was good! I had a fun time hanging out with you.

[danb.]

Congrats on the awesome results lads would of loved to of met Mig and Adam pics look good too.

Dan B

[spud]

Wow Awsome Stuff that you got a Perfect Score Ken it is An Awseome peice. and its not painted in OD..... ;D

over all its Great to hear you all done so Well. get some Sleep and wake up happy

[eastrock]

Apr 29, 2012 7:57:27 GMT -5 bigjohn said:

Bj, Nice shot on Bossman!!!

I kept forgetting to the owner of this picture, he got Octoplet names lol

[multicam]

Allright fellas, I'm back and ready to try this again. I had a blast at this show! It was wonderful sociallizing, shopping, looking at models, looking at real vehicles, and attending seminars. I arrived in the afternoon on Friday and tried to take everything in in those couple of hours. I met Rob, BigJohn, and Clay that evening towards closing time. I then spent all day saturday enjoying myself in the aforementioned activities, and hanging with BigJohn, Clay, and Rob. I also met Ken Abrams and Ian on Saturday (Oh, and Mig . Ken, I would also like to spend more time talking to you next time round sir .
Here's the gang from left to right: Me, BigJohn, ClayK, Ken Abrams, Ian, and the Quarterback down front is Rob
I got some pics of the museum. They have 150 1/1 vehicles from WWII. Here's a sampling.

This is (according to the museum) the only remaining 251/1 in the World. Pretty cool!

This is a 252/6 (I think)

Lots of bikes



The vendor and comp room. Pretty big, couldn't really get a wide, all-inclusive shot.


The AK tables with the MSC crew's models. BigJohn had his Stuart there and it looked Great! And I got to see Rob's Minenraumer in the flesh.

Here are some models that the other guys didn't share
I loved this little dio

check out the splintered wood from the bullets!



This was awesome too.



more comp models...










Ken's model on the AK table with the Celticworks building. sweet! Love the sign and downspout Ken.

When I wasn't at the show, I was able to spend some quiet time with my wife: Thanks for humoring me and going with me babe!
Had a blast, best weekend in a long time. Got some cool gear, learned some things, hung out with some great people, and got a good deal of inspiration! Big nods to Rob and Ken for their Gongs! Great job fellas! Impressive and well-deserved!

[bigjohn]

Nice report Nate, I see some models in your pics that i didn't even see at the show.

I also see my little stuart sitting on the AK table with the rest of Rob, ken's, and mig's. Now that is a great feeling!

[406 Silverado]

WOW what a great show and fun time.

Thank you to John, Clay and Nate for the show report. Wish I had had time to take pics of the models and also you guys.

It was an honor to spend some time with John and Clay and having you guys as my roommates for the weekend. I only wish I had had more time to talk to you and check out some models with you. Clay that car chassis rocks bro. John thank for being my eyes at the vendor tables and for looking for what I needed.

As with all shows, big or small, it is always great to meet new people and see old friends. For me the highlight of the show was too talk to Mig and Carlos in person opposed to emailing. I also had the pleasure to finally meet up with Rick Lawler in person after a long time.
I also got to put faces to names of people who I have known from different forums over the years. great to meet you guys as well.

As the guys have said, Ken and I were busy helping out the AK team at the show but did get to check out some of the great models in the contest. There were 648 models entered in the comp and from what I heard from one f the judges, this was a new record. Also on the first day alone they had a record amount of dioramas entered, and MANY were first class too boot.

Congrats to Ken on his Gold medal, well deserved bro. On the drive home from the show Ken told me he actually painted the three figs in the hotel room two days before the show, as well as the Bofors. AWESOME.

A huge congrats go to Rick Lawler for his wins. He took a Gold and Best dio award as well as the People's Choice award. The later in my mind being the the top award a modeler can get, and better than the BOS. My reason is that this comes from your fellow model builders and not just a few judges.
Well deserved Rick, talk soon bro.

OK that's it from me for now. I have unloaded the car but will not unpack for another day or two.

Again, it was a fantastic show, and time spent with even greater people.

Cheers
Rob

[armorguy]

This show must have been quite impressive, hundreds of models, the presence of world famous modelers...what makes it extra special is that modelling is not just about making models but also about friends who share the same interest ! Congrats to the winners !

[armorguy]

This show must have been quite impressive, hundreds of models, the presence of world famous modelers...what makes it extra special is that modelling is not just about making models but also about friends who share the same interest ! Congrats to the winners !

[wouter]

I agree indeed, must have been a fun show to attend. Some serious impressive stuff on display there!

May the winners be blessed with some more gold and silver ^^

Cheers

[Deleted]

Good reports from all of you fellas!!! ;D.....I'm already saving my hard earned to go next year!!!!
Good to see MSC picking up some more gongs as well!(That'll never happen with any of my tat!).

[spud]

lol cb you never know ;D

[AndyArgent.]

Congrats to everyone who got awards. Great show report.