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Post by dupes on Oct 31, 2014 18:09:23 GMT -5
Oh yeah - can one of you guys find out for me what the aircraft and armor challenges are going to be for 2015?
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Post by TRM on Oct 31, 2014 19:08:11 GMT -5
All good! You'll get em! Let me make the list and we'll go from there.
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Post by dupes on Oct 31, 2014 20:20:48 GMT -5
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Post by ajlafleche on Nov 1, 2014 8:21:25 GMT -5
Sorry you won't be there, Marc. Stay warm and be productive. See you in the spring.
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Post by dupes on Nov 1, 2014 8:22:57 GMT -5
Thanks Al! Yeah, it looks like it was a good decision - the forecast for tomorrow is getting worse instead of better. Definite dumping of snow. Sights set for Valleycon in March!  |
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Post by TRM on Nov 1, 2014 9:20:28 GMT -5
Snowing like crazy way down South, in MA we are looking at rain and wind and then back to a pounding of snow for Maine...crazy! Stay warm and enjoy the extra bench time if you get it Dupes!!
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Post by dupes on Nov 1, 2014 9:28:31 GMT -5
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Post by bbrowniii on Nov 1, 2014 9:32:33 GMT -5
How much snow are they forecasting for you Dupes? Just cold and rain for us down in CT.
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Post by bbrowniii on Nov 1, 2014 9:42:21 GMT -5
Uuuhhhhhgggg!!! Never mind. I just checked accuweather. Looks like you're in for a good bit of nastiness.
Get that plow on the truck, bundle up with some hot coffee and a few good builds and hunker down 'til its over.
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Post by dupes on Nov 1, 2014 9:48:47 GMT -5
Yeah, believe me...if it didn't look bad I'd be there! Gotta go find my shovel.  |
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Post by dupes on Nov 2, 2014 15:57:57 GMT -5
Getting dark - figured I'd better take a pic. It's still snowing at a solid clip.  Appears we made the right decision about today! Hope you guys all had a good time at the show. |
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Post by Leon on Nov 2, 2014 16:52:48 GMT -5
Holy crap Dupes!!! Looks like a couple of inches already.  |
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Post by dupes on Nov 2, 2014 16:58:14 GMT -5
Oh, it's way more than that...almost eight. The truck got cleaned off for a trip to town a few hours ago, and the wind is topping out close to 50mph so it's getting blown all over the place. |
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Post by bbrowniii on Nov 2, 2014 17:11:19 GMT -5
You know, there are days I miss Maine... and then there are days like today.  |
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Post by dupes on Nov 2, 2014 17:12:53 GMT -5
Hahahaha...nice. You can barely tell as long as you stay inside! |
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Post by TRM on Nov 2, 2014 17:46:43 GMT -5
And so it begins!! 'Let it snow, let it snow, let is snow'!! It spit some of the white stuff pretty much all day, but nothing collected on the ground really. There was a bunch of sun for the ride home...down here at least! Looks like you need to set your sights on W&W now Dupes! 5 Months buddy!! I figure 15 - 20 builds for you?  |
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Post by dupes on Nov 2, 2014 18:25:47 GMT -5
Looks like you need to set your sights on W&W now Dupes! 5 Months buddy!! I figure 15 - 20 builds for you? What do you think I've been doing all day? W&W show flyer in hand, got all of the categories laid out scheming what I should crank out between now and then. It's going to be a fun winter! |
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Post by dupes on Nov 2, 2014 18:37:41 GMT -5
Oh yeah, so did anyone stick around to see what the 2015 Kwazny and Sumner Challenges are going to be?
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Post by ajlafleche on Nov 2, 2014 20:48:36 GMT -5
Turnout was very low, with even local regulars among the missing, and dealers were sparse as well. Steve K did not announce his challenge and Terry's wife and son are having health issues that kept him away. The several armor categories had a total of maybe 40 entries among them.
Charles Crowley took best of show with a completely scratchbuilt 1/25 Air Force rescue truck. It seemed to take an inordinately long time to compile the awards, especially with the numbers of entries.
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Post by TRM on Nov 2, 2014 21:08:01 GMT -5
I agree, it did seem a bit slower than in the past and the entries seemed down...not including the 20 or 30 Dupes would have brought to the show! Maybe the weather kept away the visitor count this time! Well, W&W is always a good time!! Tick Toc....time flies!! |
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Post by dupes on Nov 2, 2014 21:42:15 GMT -5
Man...now I'm even more bummed I couldn't come - had stacks of armor to enter!
Was it mostly weather related? Don't know how bad it was down that way today.
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Post by TRM on Nov 2, 2014 23:04:34 GMT -5
That is a relative term I suppose Dupes! there was weather...was it that bad...no, but with snow flying there would be the probability that some would thing it was too bad to come out!! LOL!! Can you tell I just got done working on a Theoretical Probability question with a 14 year old? Seriously? What can we do that would give up a Theoretical Probability outcome of 1/4 & 2/9? I came up with Rolling Dice...but what do I know? LOL!!! |
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Post by fhvn4d on Nov 3, 2014 9:56:03 GMT -5
I can say that the weather south and east of the show was BAD. I came from basically the entrance to the Cape, and the snow challenged the ride 90 percent of the ride... both ways. I considered turning around twice.
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Post by ajlafleche on Nov 3, 2014 13:12:11 GMT -5
Coming from the west, we had clouds and wind to the Rhode Island line, then a mixture of borderline snow/rain precipitation. No accumulation or sticking. Several times. I looked outside a couple times and it looked to be wet snow that didn't stick. Going home it was partly cloudy, windy, cold and dry.
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Post by mrversatile on Jan 17, 2015 10:27:28 GMT -5
The Steve Kwasny challenge for this year at Baycon is the MBT "Main Battle Tank" any country, any type. We are still trying to sort out the aircraft challenge as Terry and his family has had health issues and nothing has been heard of him. Hopefully all is better for him but I will post the aircraft challenge as soon as we know.
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Post by TRM on Jan 17, 2015 11:13:36 GMT -5
Hey GIl,
Great news on the MBT's and the wingy stuff when you get it! We/you can start a new topic in the show area for 2015 if you want. I am sure there is or will be a flyer up at some point on the BayCon site?
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Post by dupes on Jan 17, 2015 19:11:22 GMT -5
MBTs, eh? Sounds good!
Will keep my eyes peeled for the aircraft subject as well.
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Post by mrversatile on Jan 18, 2015 10:56:32 GMT -5
Just a little note. The Hall that we usually host the show in is being sold. So far the status is still a go for this year but is tenuous. Our club is in the process of locating a new venue and hopefully it will be sorted out by the time the flyer is printed.
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Post by dupes on Jan 18, 2015 12:46:02 GMT -5
Oooooh...bummer. That's a good locale.
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Post by mrversatile on Apr 6, 2015 9:59:33 GMT -5
Just found out that the aircraft challenge for this year at Baycon is the Me262, any variant.
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