Had some fun this weekend at the Show Me State model contest in Kansas City, hosted by IPMS West Central Missouri. I saw a few Armorama members there, including BroAbrams (Rob), Chilihead (Chris Mrosko) and Anders Heintz. There may have been others there, but if they were, I don't know what they look like.

Here's a pic of Anders and I that I snapped before we ran out the door at the end of the day!



Pretty scary, eh?

Anders did prety well in the figure category, as did Mrosko in figures and dioramas.

I entered three models and all placed well:

My Formations M4A1 took first in closed-top AFVs to 1945.


The DUKW took top honors in softskins.


The Priest got 2nd in artillery.


I took more shots at the show and I'll be posting some in the gallery over the next few days. They are a little bit of everything ... armor, figures, dios, aircraft, etc.

Way to go Bob Glad to see you did so well

Bob:
You actually look a little your Avatar.....
Congrats to you on a good showing.
Anders; what a lady killer.....

good job! looks like a lot of fun, any model competitions in VA soon?

Congrats Bob ! Glad you did well bud. Your pic dang near scared me, but I am so used to seeing my mug in the mirror. I'm conditioned you know!

Garry

Congrats on the great showing, I liked the softskin and M4A1 picture it almost looks real.

Again CONGRATS and I hope you win some more, Have a round of on me.

I can not wait till I can go to some shows. I think I should practice alittle more first though on my skills. I could have never beat out those models you guys brung.

CONGRATS TO ALL

Happy Modeling

Heehee! Not to much of a flattering pic lol!

Your stuff was great Bob, that DUKW had some Awesome (superb!!) weathering!

Mrosko did well with his stuff and he got Best figure, 1st in dio's and 1st in WWII figures! I think it was for that 9th scale General in Stalingrad, but not sure as I wasn't there for the awards

I also did pretty good, got a couple of 1st's in historical figures and sci fi, as well as 3 seconds and a third! The biggest surpises was a 2nd in dioramas with my Stalingrad and a 2nd in WWII figures with a 120mm Stormtroopers fig also from Stalingrad.

Was a pleasant day and the entries were up from last year. The vending room was also quite good as well were the raffles! I never ever win anything on raffles, but I bought 6 tickets to donate to the club and I acctually won with 3 lol!

Didnt win the powerball though

MIzzou-Rah!!!!!!!! Nice to see Missouri up on the site. COngrats to all that won.

Hola Nick,

Where in Mo are you?

Thanks guys -- appreciate the support!

Anders -- it's just another experiment with pastels (I've been playing with them a lot lately) ... glad you liked the effect on the DUKW. My figures are so feeble compared to your's and Chris' stuff -- but I'll keep trying!

The real test for me is next month -- the KC AMPS Midwest Regional. No 1-2-3s -- you get graded against a standard. I have a few new models that no one outside my immediate family have seen -- look for a few surprises, for me at least (WHAT? it's not a Sherman??? It's not in OD???).

It was nice to see you guys, even briefly, I wish I could see you guys at the meeting more often.

Hey Rob!

Yeah it was good to see you again! Its been like forever since the last time. I have early classes and its hard to justify a 6 hour drive for a 2 hour meeting.

Gee ... I don't have that good of an excuse

Guess I better mark the calendar and check it more often.Last time I went , Rob wasn't there!

Hola Anders Heintz. I am from St. Louis. Where in Missouri do you live?

Im in the Springfield area!

Nice job! Way to go, very well deserved and very consistant work.

Bob (hollowpoint) and myself are from KC and SgtSauer (Brent Sauer) is in carthage.

Rob

I've posted 22 pics from the show in this gallery:
https://armorama.kitmaker.net/photos/showgallery.php?cat=13400&ppuser=132&password=&page=