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TamiyaCon IX - A Show Report
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The sun wins "Best California Day" |
The next morning I drove the hour or so back south to Aliso Viejo. The day was MUCH different. Sunny and blue skies. Temperature: 65-70 degrees. A perfect California day. And it showed as there were many more people at the show. The model display rooms were filled with more new entries. I started snapping pictures!
At this point I found the Aircraft and Naval room. There were some excellent ship kits present. This destroyer dio was amazing. There were also several very nice P-51's that caught my eye. I love those
"Cadilacs of the Skies".
Near the back of the facility there was the presentation tent and RC area. While this was primarily a "modeling" event, the RC cars and tanks were a popular attraction. Some of the cars really moved around this race track.
The presentation tent was home to past winners that held modeling seminars. Sgt. Mummey also held his M1 Tank seminar at this location. It was very informative and he recounted several interesting stories from recent actions in Iraq and the prior Gulf War.
Since the weather was much better I was able to take some good photos of the AFV vehicles on display. I was even able to climb up into the M3 Halftrack to shoot them. Now if only they would let me drive the Stewart!
The day eventually drew to a close. The winners were announced at the presentation tent. Gino
(HeavyArty) was very pleased to win the Director's Choice award. "I'm going to Japan!" was heard a few times.
On the way home I did manage to visit Jon at Mission
Models for a few minutes. His shop was well supplied with all manner of
after-market products and the like. He was kind enough to send me on my
way with deli sandwiches and a brownie which was all the dinner I needed
for the drive home (Thanks again Jon).
All in all it was a very fun show and I would highly recommend it. Who knows maybe next year I will get the nerve to introduce myself to Mr. Tamiya (I did take his photo with Mark Bannerman though).
For more images of this event please check
out our gallery.
For more details on who won awards and additional
photos please visit
the Tamiya site.
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About the Author
About Jim Starkweather (staff_Jim)
I started building models in 1971 when I was 6. My first model was a 1/32 P-40 Warhawk. Revell I believe. From there I moved onto the standard cars, Apollo spacecraft, and other kid orientated kits. I don't know what got me started on Armor. I must have seen a Monogram tank kit one day and said "Mom...
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The Mission Models shop.
MSgt Mummey gives his lecture.
