Hi, guys,
Just a reminder that the next SoCal AMPS Live Monthly Meeting is this Saturday, 3/9/24.
SoCal AMPS Live Monthly Meeting:
Saturday
3/9/24
4:00 – 9:00 PM (or whenever)
Frye Sign Co.
12818 Nutwood St.
Garden Grove 92840-8312
714-537-0071
Located just 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.
Reminder to all: Since seats are limited at our meeting place, please remember to bring a chair so that we have enough for everyone.
Meeting Theme: MODEL KIT AUCTION CLUB FUNDRAISER
Agenda:
(1) Local Hobby News and Updates
(2) Plan field trip to Chino and Yanks Air Museums, Saturday, 3/16/24
(3) New Stuff
(4) Show & Tell
(5) What Are You Working On?
(6) Dinner Break: SoCal AMPS will provide pizza and soft drinks
(7) MODEL KIT AUCTION CLUB FUNDRAISER
(8) Next Meetings
SOCAL AMPS MODEL KIT CLUB FUNDRAISER:
Our 3/9/24 live meeting will be our annual SOCAL AMPS MODEL KIT AUCTION CLUB FUNDRAISER.
This will be our ONLY club fundraiser this year, which makes your donations more important this year than in previous years.
We are looking for model hobby item donations from our members: model kits, aftermarket stuff, tools, materials, books, magazines, etc.
Although our club interest is mainly armor, we’ll accept any donations: aircraft, ships, automotive, sci-fi, etc.
Proceeds from the auction will be used to fund club activities: club contest awards (and we have a lot of them this year!), pizza and
soft drink meeting dinner breaks, dinners at our Brookhurst Hobby meetings, sponsoring local model contest awards, etc.
Please donate whatever you can to support OUR club.
Remember that one man’s model hobby trash can be another person’s model hobby treasure our just what they needed for a certain model project.
We assume all donated items auction are complete.
If any of your donated items are not complete please attach a note identifying it as an incomplete item so perspective buyers will be aware
of the status prior to bidding.
If you cannot make the meeting you can drop off your donations prior to the meeting our meeting location, the Frye Sign Co., or at Brookhurst
Hobbies.
Remember to bring cash and thank you for your continued support to our club.
Field Trip:
At our March club meeting we will be planning our field trip to the Chino and Yanks Air Museums on Saturday, 3/16/24.
If you want to participate in the field trip but won’t be attending this meeting, email me your interest and I’ll make sure to
get you included in our plans and possible carpools.
Brookhurst Hobbies Update;
(1) Remaining kits from the late Karl Machado collection have been further reduced by 20%.
See Henry, Steve or Louie for an even better deal on a multi-kit purchase from this collection.
(2) Brookhurst Hobbies will special order any aftermarket items for you at 25% off retail.
Delivery is usually within a few days.
(3) be sure to sign up for the Brookhurst Hobbies weekly newsletter on their website: https:/brookhursthobbies.com.
The newsletter features the latest kit and other product releases available at the store.
AMPS News:
Oh my God!
Yes, it really happened!
We finally have some contact from the AMPS national organization, or at least from our west coast regional rep!
After all this time they actually want to communicate with us!
This must be really important, right?
Heavy disappointment.
Just an announcement on yearly AMPS officer elections, open voting by 3/15/24.
The west coast rep position isn’t even up for election this year but they do have a new guy running unopposed in the NW Region,
same as all the other regions.
Get out the vote! Renew your membership! Show your support of the national AMPS organization! Fight, Team, Fight!
Yada, yada, yada, snore, snore, snore……
I think I fell asleep.
Never mind. nothing to see here. Please move along.
Sorry to have wasted your time.
Club Website Build Contests:
The following is a list of 2024 SoCal AMPS Model Build Contests listed by completion date.
Although the contests may be related to live meetings, Zoom meetings, or online social media activities,
you are encouraged to post your model projects status on our SoCal AMPS online social media sites listed below.
If you cannot post to any of the sites email your photos to Kevin Hjermstadt or Robert Yeatman and they will post them for you.
Their email addresses are listed in the To: section of this email.
(1) Engineering Vehicles (including Recovery Vehicles)
This is a SoCal AMPS online social media contest.
Completed models are due posted online on 1/31/24.
This contest is closed.
There were 8 competitors and 5 model completions.
Winners were announced at the February club meeting
Contest Awards were Brookhurst Hobbies gift certificates provided by SoCal AMPS:
First Place $50 Joseph Rocamora ZT-55AM ARV
Second Place $35 Jake Holshuh D9 Bulldozer
Third Place $25 Jim Frye M1A1 with dozer
(2 Grex Airbrush Sponsored Contest: Best Airbrush Finished Model
This is a live meeting contest.
Completed models are due at the SoCal AMPS live meeting on 5/11/24.
Models will be judged by Grex Airbrush personnel.
Prizes will be awarded by Grex Airbrush.
Further details are TBD
(3) 12 Hour model Build Contest #1
This is a SoCal AMPS online Zoom meeting contest
Completed Models are due at the SoCal AMPS online Zoom meeting on 6/22/24.
Contest Awards will be Brookhurst Hobbies gift certificates provided by SoCal AMPS:
First Place $50
Second Place $35
Third Place $25
(4) Ant-Aircraft Vehicles
This is a SoCal AMPS online social media contest.
Completed models are due to be posted online by 7/31/24.
Contest Awards will be Brookhurst Hobbies gift certificates provided by SoCal AMPS:
First Place $50
Second Place $35
Third Place $25
You must use a non-started kit for this contest.
(5) 12 Hour model Build Contest #2
This is a SoCal AMPS live build night meeting contest
Completed Models are due at the SoCal AMPS live meeting on 9/14/24.
Contest Awards will be Brookhurst Hobbies gift certificates provided by SoCal AMPS:
First Place $50
Second Place $35
Third Place $25
(6) Model For Orangecon Model Contest: Wheeled Military Vehicles
This contest is divided into 2 parts:
(1) Armored Wheeled Military Vehicles
(2) Unarmored Wheeled Military Vehicles
This is a SoCal AMPS live meeting contest
Completed Models are due at the SoCal AMPS live meeting on 9/14/24.
Contest Awards for both parts will be Brookhurst Hobbies gift certificates provided by SoCal AMPS:
First Place $50
Second Place $35
Third Place $25
(7) Tamiya out of the Box Model Contest
This contest is divided into 3 parts:
(1) 1/72 and 1/48 Scale Aircraft
(2) 1/48 Scale Armor
(3) 1/35 Scale Armor
This is a SoCal AMPS live meeting contest.
Completed models are due at the SoCal AMPS live meeting on 10/12/24.
Models will be judged by Tamiya personnel.
Prizes will be awarded by Tamiya.
(8) 4 Hour Model Build Contest
This is a SoCal AMPS live meeting contest.
Models must be built during the SoCal AMPS live meeting on 11/9/24.
Contest Awards for will be Brookhurst Hobbies gift certificates provided by SoCal AMPS:
First Place $50
Second Place $35
Third Place $25
(9) Team Diorama Contest
This is a SoCal AMPS live meeting contest.
Completed team dioramas are due at the SoCal AMPS live meeting on 12/14/24.
Contest awards are TBD at this time.
4 teams are 3 guys each were selected by random draw at our February meeting and are off and running.
(10) Israeli Defense Force (IDF) Military Vehicles
This is a SoCal AMPS online social media contest.
This contest starts on 8/1/24.
Completed models are due to be posted online by 1/31/25.
Contest Awards will be Brookhurst Hobbies gift certificates provided by SoCal AMPS:
First Place $50
Second Place $35
Third Place $25
You must use a non-started kit for this contest.
Group Build: M113 Family of Vehicles-1/35th scale:
The goal is to complete over 100 models for the Group Build Display category at an upcoming IPMS Nationals Show.
Completed models are due TBD since the earliest time that the next IPMS Nationals will return to a western regional location is 2025.
You are encouraged to post your project status on the SoCal AMPS online social media sites.
The 2 M113 Group Build Status Reports, one a Name Sort and the other a Vehicle Sort, were updated and attached to the 6/11/22 meeting notice. Please check out what everyone is planning to build (so far) and try not to duplicate models based on the same camouflage and markings.
Please email me your updates:
-adds, deletes or changes to what you plan to build (vehicle/country/camouflage colors/markings)
-status on what you are currently building (planned/started/completed)
Save the Date: SoCal AMPS Field Trips;
2/17/24 Palm Springs Air Museum and Rare Planes Detective Warehouse CANCELLED: to be scheduled later n the year.
3/16/24 Yanks and Chino Air Museums
Model Show Update-the next 3 months:
3/17/24 Kit Collectors Show, UFCW Union Hall, 8530 Stanton Ave., Buena Park, 90620, 9:00-2:00 PM
4/21/24 Rolls, Floats & Flies Model Kit Swap Meet, Doubletree by Hilton, 7000 Beach Blvd., Buena Park 90620, 9:00 AM – 2:30 PM
Stay connected with fellow SoCal AMPS modelers on Social Media:
Website: socalamps.org
Facebook: facebook.com/groups/21007030912816
Upcoming SoCal AMPS Meetings:
Saturday 3//23/24 1:00 – 5:00 Online Zoom Meeting
Optional: 12 Hour Online Build Contest: Part 2: Hours 1-4
Saturday 4/13/24 4:00 – 9:00 Live Meeting
Feature Presentation/Demo: Unusual Materials For Dioramas by Ken Schwartz
See you at the meeting.
John