live from Salisbury NC

[moon puppy]

Here at the Salisbury IPMS show waiting on the results of judging. Thought I'd give a live report. Good turn out, crowded vendor section.

More later including photos from NC museum of Transportation.

 

[Tojo72]

Very cool,looks like a great time.

Stop for a great burger or dog at Hap's Grill,downtown Salisbury

 

[Hippy Ed]

 

[Heavens Eagle]

Hope you are having fun Bob! Find any new aquisitions? What did you enter?

:frantic

 

[moon puppy]

Very cool,looks like a great time.

Stop for a great burger or dog at Hap's Grill,downtown Salisbury

Now you tell us! :facepalm

Didn't see it, hit the Be Boop Burger joint in Spencer NC across the street from the NC Transportation Museum. Great place btw, enough to make a fella get back into railroading stuff. Chris and I, (Mike had to work )had a good time, got skunked at the show, neither of us walked away with any bragging rights. Competition was thick! over 40 entries in the 1:48 scale single engine props that I put the Thunderbolt in. Some really great models, I think those guys were saving up for a while.

And check out the Little Choo Choo Shop if you're ever in the neighborhood, nothing but rail related stuff but still got some supplies to play with.

Paul I did score a couple of kits, Tamiya buffalo with some goodies in the bag and an F-111 that I think I'll do for Gulf War build coming up. (I'm sure Chris will be along to :smack me about that purchase. :facepalm )

Long day, good time, I got to read those flyers more closely next time, they didn't start the awards till 5pm and I had 3 hour drive to get back. :frantic

And Dave, the offer of a years free subscript to the website is still out there if you want to sign up. Here's the Gotha with the Gaspatch turnbuckles I was telling you about.
https://www.modelersalliance.com/forum/to-end-all-wars/150846-wingnuts-gotha?start=276#245530

 

[phantom II]

Very cool,looks like a great time.

Stop for a great burger or dog at Hap's Grill,downtown Salisbury

Now you tell us! :facepalm

Didn't see it, hit the Be Boop Burger joint in Spencer NC across the street from the NC Transportation Museum. Great place btw, enough to make a fella get back into railroading stuff. Chris and I, (Mike had to work )had a good time, got skunked at the show, neither of us walked away with any bragging rights. Competition was thick! over 40 entries in the 1:48 scale single engine props that I put the Thunderbolt in. Some really great models, I think those guys were saving up for a while.

And check out the Little Choo Choo Shop if you're ever in the neighborhood, nothing but rail related stuff but still got some supplies to play with.

Paul I did score a couple of kits, Tamiya buffalo with some goodies in the bag and an F-111 that I think I'll do for Gulf War build coming up. (I'm sure Chris will be along to :smack me about that purchase. :facepalm )

Long day, good time, I got to read those flyers more closely next time, they didn't start the awards till 5pm and I had 3 hour drive to get back. :frantic

And I would like to add as a bonus we ran into a car show at the museum .

Can't say I have ever run into so many nice restored autos at anyone time . Even when I was looking for them .

Got to see a good many I had never seen before and several I could not even identify .

Definitely a great day

Cheers, Christian B)

 

[moon puppy]

Here's some random shots of things that caught my eye.

 

[Iron Mike]

Glad you guys had fun, but I am certain you didn't have as much fun as I had at work. NOT!

Hoping there are more show photos. :drinks

 

[lupanzer]

Dear Bob

Excelent models here!...very good photos too!...btw , the Arado looks astonishing ldguy

Thank you!

Luiz.

 

[135engineer]

Is that arado the 1/32 revel Germany kit. I have that same kit and that is inspiring me to do it. Also how did you do at the show

 

[Jeeves]

Great stuff- and even the TARDIS made an appearance

 

[moon puppy]

Dear Bob

Excelent models here!...very good photos too!...btw , the Arado looks astonishing ldguy

Thank you!

Luiz.

It was astonishing, and it didn't even place. :idonno

I think Clean was the scheme that took the prizes.

The theme of the show was steampunk/scifi but there wasn't a strong showing on there. I should have soldered some DC motor parts to a cap gun and brought it.

That's all the shots I have Mike, I did channel you a bit, I complained about the lighting.

 

[phantom II]

Is that arado the 1/32 revel Germany kit. I have that same kit and that is inspiring me to do it. Also how did you do at the show

Absolutely . Don't fool yourself in thinking all that came out of the box though .

There is a ton of aftermarket stuff with it . The catapult alone is worth way more that the plane that's on it and that is only the beginning .

A amazing display . The owner packed it up before the judging was finished and it was not even mentioned at the end.


Personally, I thought it should have take top awards at the meet :idonno :idonno I'm seriously confused as to what happened there.

A very high level of competition here but some classes only had 2 or three entries. Others were run over with entries .

Personally the sci-fi classes really mystified me.

Cheers, Christian B)

 

[phantom II]

Glad you guys had fun, but I am certain you didn't have as much fun as I had at work. NOT!

Hoping there are more show photos. :drinks

Surely you don't expect me to believe that Hate it Mike but you missed a whopper :frantic :drool

On a sadder note, you could have picked the sprue you need and possibly the train things you were hopping for.
Great train hobby shop .

Cheers, Christian B)

 

[Sherman 18]

The Iron Man head on the Dragon Wagon pretty cool


Thanks for sharing MP

 

[moon puppy]

We couldn't figure out what that was. :facepalm

 

[ausf]

Good eye Mike.

Is that the Iron Giant head on the Dragonwagon?

The Arado is unbelievable.

The Vosper is inspiring. I have that kit in the lineup to be RCed.

Excellent pics, thanks for sharing MP.

 

[AndyFettes]

The catapult plane looks bloody amazing (Araldo ?)

and you say it didnt even get placed ? WOW :smack

So what got best of show then ?

 

[ij001]

Always enjoy show photos, always.

Thanks for posting, Bob.

Ian.

 

[135engineer]

Brigader you are 100℅ correct my friend . just looking at that arado its evident that slot of time and love went into that. It's still inspiring. I don't have any qualms about scratch building so do you know where I might find plans or line drawings of that catapult. I would love to do that. Any help is appreciated. Thank you 135engimeerco aka Chris.