SOCAL AMPS MONTHLY MEETING:
Saturday
7/1319
4:00 – 8:00 P.M. (or whenever)
Frye Sign Co.
12818 Nutwood St.
Garden Grove, 92840-6312
714-537-0071
Located a few blocks south of Brookhurst Hobbies, just east of Brookhurst St. and north of Garden Grove Blvd.,
in the back of the Nutwood Industrial Park.
MEETING ACTIVITIES:
Feature Presentations/Demos/Activities:
(1) Monroe Purdue Diorama Accessories and Sale (Michael Bishop)
(2) Applying Decals (Jim Frye)
(3) Caricature Modeling: Egg Planes and Toon Tanks (Derek and Kevin Collins)
(4)) Special Show and Tell: Caricature Models: Weird Ohs, Egg Planes and Toon Tanks (all)
We have a lot planned for this meeting:
Michael Bishop will be bringing a range of Monroe Purdue Products to show and sell including new buildings and zimmerit sheets in all scales and discontinued resin items from past catalogs.
Jim Frye will demonstrate Applying Decals.
The brothers Collins, Derek and Kevin, will introduce you to the world of caricature models and demonstrate how they enhance, customize and convert these simple kits into some unique, creative and inspiring modeling projects.
Everyone is encouraged to bring any caricature models kits or in-proces or completed models for the special Show and Tell session to support the Caricature Modeling demonstration.
Everyone Welcome:
Modelers of all ages and experience levels, wives, girlfriends, significant others and family members are always welcome.
As always, you don’t need to be a national AMPS or SoCal AMPS member to attend and there is no cost to buy, sell, trade or just attend the meeting.
Just bring something armor modeling-related to share and participate in the meeting.
Standard Request:
Since our meeting place, the Frye Sign Co., is an operating business with limited seating available, please bring any folding chairs that you may have so we can make sure that we have enough for a comfortable and successful meeting
Club Model Contests:
(1) 4/13/19 Kit Auction Models-COMPLETE
(2) 9/14/19 Model For Orangecon: Artillery (all scales)
(3) 10/12/19 4 Hour Model Challenge
(4) 12/14/19 Gift Exchange Models
Club Online Build Contests:
(1) Subject: Military Vehicles With 6 or 8 Wheels
Duration: 1/1/19 – July SoCal AMPS meeting
(2) Subject: Anything But 1:35th Scale
Duration: 7/1/19 – December SoCal AMPS meeting
Post your entries on either/both of the SoCal AMPS social media sites listed below.
Awards will be gift certificates provided by Brookhurst Hobbies and additional raffle tickets for the SoCal AMPS year-end Gift Exchange..
Club Group Build: Patton Tank Family:
Any experimental or production versions of the M26, M46, M47, M48, and M60 tank family or related vehicles.
Completed models are due TBD, depending on when the next IPMS Nationals is scheduled in the western U.S.