Just a reminder that the first LIVE SoCal AMPS Monthly Meeting of 2021 is this Saturday, 7/10/21

DEDICATION:
Since we will be celebrating the 13th anniversary of SoCal AMPS at this meeting, I would like to dedicate this meeting to Joe Bevans
for taking the initiative to form the club and getting us all together, something we are all extremely grateful for. Thank you, Joe.

SoCal AMPS Monthly Meeting
Saturday
4:00 – 8:00 PM (or whenever) NOTE TIME CHANGE FROM OUR PREVIOUS ZOOM MONTHLY MEETINGS
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.

Agenda:
(1) AMPS, SoCal AMPS and local hobby scene updates
(2) Open Discussion: What Did You Do, Modeling-Wise, During the Pandemic
(3) Patton Group Build Display Status Update
(4) SoCal AMPS 13 Year Anniversary Celebration:
Pizza
Cake
Door Prizes (Brookhurst Hobbies Gift Certificates)
(5) CHRISTMAS IN JULY DELAYED GIFT EXCHANGE (see below)
(6) Summer Beer Tasting
(7) New Stuff
(8) Show & Tell
(9) Next Meetings

Since we were unable to hold our traditional Year End Gift Exchange due to the pandemic restrictions, we decided that we would hold it during our first live meeting
as a means of celebrating our getting the group back together again.
As a reminder on how it all works:
Please bring a wrapped gift item (or 2) to participate in our Gift Exchange.
That item, a model, book, etc. should be a serious gift. No gag gifts or white elephant gifts, please.
The gift items should be armor or armor modeling related, be in good taste, and be equivalent to something you would enjoy receiving.
Please stay away from stuff like early 1970’s Tamiya kits or older dog kits.
However, if that is all you have to contribute, consider sweetening the deal by including a figure set, decal set, book or other aftermarket products with the older kit.
You can even consider combining a couple of older kits into one gift.

We want to emphasize that participation in the Gift Exchange is strictly voluntary
and is done for entertainment purposes and in the spirit of having fun with your fellow armor modeling club members.
You can still attend the meeting and Not participate in the Gift Exchange activity.

Adding Zoom To Our Live Monthly Meetings:
We have a problem adding Zoom to our new live monthly meetings so our remote members can stay engaged,
The building where we hold our meetings is not wired for the internet.
However, here is a local Spectrum hotspot we may be able to take advantage of.
Spectrum is the local, Garden Grove, IT provider.
To do so we need;
(1) a laptop
(2) Someone with a Spectrum internet account to log onto the internet and Zoom.
Any volunteers?
If we can get this to work we can then decide if we want to fund further enhancements in capability like an additional camera and microphone.

Everyone Welcome:
Modelers of all ages and experience levels, wives, girl friends significant others, family and friends are always welcome.
As always, you don’t need to be a national AMPS or local SoCal AMPS member to attend.
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 to have enough for a comfortable and successful meeting.

Club Website Online Build Contests:
(1) 20 Hour Model Build Contest (with a twist)
The Twist:
Participants in this contest will each choose 3 models that they would like to build for this contest.
At the 4/24/21 Update and Playdate Meeting the club members voted and selected which one of the 3 models each participant will build.
The 20 hour build period will be spread over the next 5 of our monthly Update & Build Playdate Meetings as follows:
5/22/21 20 Hour Model Build Contest – Part I – Hours 1 – 4
6/26/21 20 Hour Model Build Contest – Part 2 – Hours 5 – 8
7/24/21 20 Hour Model Build Contest – Part 3 – Hours 9 – 12
8/28/2 20 Hour Model Build Contest – Part 4 – Hours 13-16
9/25/21 20 Hour Model build Contest – Part 5 – Hours 17 – 20
10/23/21 20 Hour Model Build Contest – Part 6 – Contest Model Show & Tell, Voting and Awards
Note: at the 6/26/21 meeting, after it was learned that several contest participants would not be attending the 9/25/21 meeting due to other commitments,
it was decided to move the final Contest Model Show & Tell, Voting and Awards segment of the contest to the 10/23/21 Zoom meeting.
Awards will be Brookhurst Hobbies gift certificates provided by SoCal AMPS:
First Place $75
Second Place $50
Third Place $25
To allow the maximum flexibility to our members to participate in this contest, members will be allowed to miss up to two of the 5 build sessions
and will be allowed to make up the missed time on their own.

(2) Shelf Queen Model Contest
3/1/21 – 12/10/21
This is a new online contest to incentivize you to complete all of those Shelf Queen models that you have lurking around.
There are 2 ways to win:
(1) Contest: Completed Shelf Queen models will be awarded points based on where they originally were in the build process.
The most points wins.
Awards will be Brookhurst Hobbies gift certificates provided by SoCal AMPS:
First Place $100
Second Place $75
Third Place $50
(2) Participant Raffle
Everyone who participates in this contest will be eligible for a special Participants Only Raffle
Your first completed Shelf Queen model earns 2 raffle tickets.
Each subsequent completed Shelf Queen model earns 1 raffle ticket.
Additional incentives may be provided to earn additional raffle tickets.
Raffle prizes will be model kits provided by Brookhurst Hobbies.

NOTE: Extended DATE:
You must post photos of the CURRENT STATE of your Shelf Queen Models (Prior to completing them) on the SoCal AMPSsocial media sites (listed below)
by 7/31/21 to be entered in this contest.
If you cannot post your own photos on the websites, email your photos to Robert Yeatman and Kevin Hjermstad (see email addresses at the top of this email)
and they will post them for you.

Look for a separate email that will provide further details for this contest.

Club Group Build: Patton Tank Family:
Any experimental or production versions of the M26, M46, M47, M48 and M60 tank family and related vehicles.
TIME IS RUNNING OUT.
Completed models are due at our 8/14/21 club meeting in preparation for display at the 2021 IPMS Nationals in Las Vegas on the following week..

2 updated Project Status Lists: Modeler Name Sort and Patton Version Sort, are attached at the end of this meeting notice email.

A new prize of a $50 Brookhurst Hobbies gift certificate provided by SoCal AMPS will be awarded for whoever completes the most model builds for this Group Build.

If you have any updates to the planned/started/completed status to your planned builds please either email me or provide it at our next meeting.

Patton Group Build Display:
At the 6/12/21 meeting only one display design was presented for review.
The design was the collaborative work of several club members and would consist of a large 4 foot center display flanked by 2 adjacent 2 foot side sections and 8 2 ft x 2 ft interlocking custom plexiglas shelves to hold the models.
The overall design and graphics were impressive.
Concern was raised that the potential overall cost of the display may exceed the authorized display budget of $500.
A backup Plan B was proposed utilizing the proposed graphics but replacing the custom shelves with a cheaper off the shelf raised shelf for the center section only.
The majority of the models would them be placed on the tables.
Plan A proved to be much more expensive than our budget could afford.
Plan B was within budget.
We went with Plan B.
Shawn Hays found some less expensive off the shelf adjustable plastic shelves (actually computer monitor stands).
3 shelves were ordered
The background display and several other lesser graphics are in final design and should be ready to present for final approval at our next meeting.
Jim Frye has indicated that he needs 4 weeks to complete fabrication of the graphics from the time the design is finalized.
There are still number of other actions that need to also be addressed to complete this project.

Model Show Update:
7/11/21 Kit Collectors Exposition and Sale
8/18/21 IPMS Nationals
10/2/21 Orangecon
11/6/21 Modelzona, Mesa, AZ

Sprue Cutters Resumes Live Meetings:
The Brookhurst Hobbies model building club, Sprue Cutters, will resume in-person meetings at the Brookhurst Hobbies Game Room at 6:00 PM on the first and third Tuesday of the month starting on 7/6/21.
These are Build Night meetings so bring something to build to participate.

IPMS-Orange County Resumes Live Meetings:
IPMS -Orange County monthly meeting
Friday
7/16/21
7:00 – 10:00 PM
La Quinta Inn and Suites
3 Centerpointe Drive
La Palma, CA 90623
located right off the 91 Fwy at Valley View
Program: Distressed (used) Kit Auction

Stay connected with fellow SoCal AMPS modelers on Social Media:
Website: socalamps.org
Facebook: facebook.com/groups/21007030912816

Upcoming SoCal AMPS Meetings:
Saturday 7/24/21 1:00 – 5:00 PM Monthly Update and Build Playdate (ZOOM MEETING)
Optional: 20 Hour Model Build Contest: Part 3: Hours 9 – 12

Saturday 8/14/21 4:00 – 9:00 PM Monthly Meeting
Preparation For IPMS Nationals: Patton Group Build: Models and Display are due

Stay safe, stay well and stay connected.

See you at the meeting.