I live in the York (central Pa.) area. Any one else nearby?

Hi Jimmy,
Welcome to the ArmormaA family.
I'm located in Pittsburgh.
Just a bit west of you :-)
Craig

Sharpsburg MD here just down rt 15 2 hours from ya lol

Hey, fellow keystoners, from da' beautiful backwoods of western PA, in the HUGE metropolis of Ellwood City!
Cheers,
~Gunny

Om Just on the NY side of the PA border over from Bradford.... Home of Zippo......

'Couple of hundred miles in the wild wild western Pa. town of Worthington (between Butler and Kittanning....as if that helps anyone not from around here!)
Wilkommen!

Jeff

Howdy - this is Ben in Indiana Township. Glad to see lots of fellow Pennsylvanians here in this international forum, including at least one I know (hi, Craig!).

Hi Ben...welcome to the site
I'm betting that you'll like it here
Craig

Yo,
Checking in from the bustling metropolis of Lower Burrell, about 15 miles NW of Pittsburgh. Getting my wallet ready for the show at the end of the month.

Greetings all,

Nice turnout so far in this thread. I'm from the Imperial area, about 20 miles west of Pittsburgh near the airport.

Jeff - I've heard of Worthington. My old boss was from there. His dad owned a trucking company at one time in that neck of the woods.

- Frank

Hi guys,
I posted this in the Region IV thread too but wanted to make sure I had all bases covered.
There's something I've helped organize the last few years when I've gone to the 2 big figure shows I attend and I thought we might try the same thing at the regional.
What say we try to get together for a group photo for the web site?
If everyone is going to be at the show on Saturdy, we can do it then.
And if you're only going to be there on Friday, look me up and we can get a mini group picture
Anyone interested?
Craig

Hey guys, Harleysville PA here, about an hour out of Philadelphia.

Now how did I miss this.
Anyway I’m out here in Somerset county at the crossing of 30 and 219.

Looks like were getting some more members from the state. I wonder if that means we’ll get more modeling shops out here.

Munhall, PA here. Literally 1/4 mile south of Pittsburgh. Craig and I are in the same IPMS chapter. He was one of the first to welcome me back to the club after moving back to PA.

John

Hey there, guys,

Overbrook, PA here (inside Pittsburgh city limits).

I'm also a member of 3 Rivers IPMS along with John and Craig. Going nuts now trying to finish up my latest diorama for the IPMS Region IV show next Friday/Saturday. Typing now with hands layered in drying Durham's Water Putty, but had to chime in. Hope to see you all at the show.

Hey Matt, how far from Bradford are you? I used to live in Bradford about 15+ years ago. Worked as an acrylic artist at Breier Patch Manufacturing (if they're still there). My father had been the minister at Hope United Methodist Church on Main Street. Beautiful country up there!

Steve K

Hey John and Steve
Did you notice that Ben Taggart from the club is here too?
Craig

Hi Ben! And welcome aboard. The folks here are really a great bunch. And very helpful, too.

Sorry about the mix-up. That's what I get for rushing through the posts. Sometimes I get too focused on one thought to the exclusion of all others. (Would you believe they still let have a driver's license!)

Thanks for the heads up, Craig.

Steve K

Hi All!
Can anyone tell me what time the Three Rivers IPMS show closes on Saturday? I put in for vacation for Saturday and Sunday...not realizing the show was Friday and Saturday. At least I can make it part of the day on Saturday. Oh well...I'm going to try to make it down before the show is over!

Craig...I would be interested in getting in on the picture for the site.
Any news on sending kits to the troops. I have some new kits I can bring with me if you guys are going to send some items to Iraq or Afghanistan.

Hope to see some of you Pittsburgh area guys at the show!

Frank-Do you remember what the name of the trucking company was?

Hi Jeff,
Here are the times for both days...
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

Friday, March 30th, 2007

Vendor Set-Up

12:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Vendor Room Open To Public

4:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Model Registration

4:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Model Room Open

4:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 31st, 2007

Model Room Open

8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Vendor Room Open

8:30a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Model Registration Open

8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
MODELS MUST BE PLACED IN MODEL ROOM BEFORE 1:00 P.M.
Awards Banquet/Ceremony

Cocktails/Cash Bar

6:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Banquet

6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Awards Presentation

7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Model Room Open

9:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
ALL MODELS MUST BE REMOVED FROM MODEL ROOM BY 11:00 P.M.

Good to hear that you can make it down for Saturday at least
As far as I know, we're still planning on doing a collection for the troops.
See you Saturday.
Craig

I got family just outside Harrisburg - does that count ?

Going to spend a week there last week of may (21) - any good shops I should visit ?

Cheers

Hi Mr. Mox,
I graduated high school about 10 miles from Harrisburg. All of the really good model shops have closed down. I was out there about 3 years ago and the only real (not RC) hobby shop I found in Harrisburg was the Hobbytown USA.
Lancaster and Mechanicsburg have hobby shops, I'm not sure how welll stocked they are.
This site should help you find shops in the area.


www.hobbyretailer.com

Good luck!


Jeff

Jeff - I'm a bit fuzzy on the actual name, but if I recall correctly, it started out as Jacques Trucking, then was sold to Bowser & Tarr?

Not sure if that spelling is correct or not, but I think that was the name of the company.

- Frank

Do any of you guys know where I can get ahold of some Vallejo/Andrea paint in Southeastern PA?