Hi, guys,
Just a reminder that the next SoCal AMPS Live Monthly Meeting is this Saturday, 2/10/24.
SoCal AMPS Live Monthly Meeting:
Saturday
2/10//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: Build Night and Club Swap Meet Night
Agenda:
(1) Local Hobby News and Updates
(2) Plan field trip to Palm Springs Air Museum and Rare Planes Detective Warehouse
(3) Pick Teams For The Team Diorama Contest (continued from last meeting)
(4) Build Time
(5) Optional: Live 12 Hour Build: Part 1: Hours 1-4 (Bring your own kit)
(6) Dinner Break: SoCal AMPS will provide pizza and soft drinks
(7) Build Time
(8) New Stuff
(9) Show & Tell
(10) What Are You Working On?
(11) Next Meetings
This is our yearly Club Swap Meet meeting.
Everyone has extra hobby stuff that you know you will never use.
Bring it to the meeting and maybe you can sell or trade it to your fellow club members while you enjoy a Build Night meeting.
And remember, whatever you can’t sell you can donate for next month’s Model Kit Auction Club Fundraiser.
We will be choosing teams for the Diorama Team Competition.
If you want to participate in this build competition but won’t be attending this meeting, email me your interest and I’ll
make sure you get assigned to one of the Diorama teams.
We will be planning our field trip to the Palm Springs Air Museum and Rare Planes Detective Warehouse on Saturday, 2/17/24.
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) Brookhurst Hobbies continues to buy model hobby collections to add their items (model kits, aftermarket, tools, books, etc.)
to their special sale tables located at the front and rear of the store.
The latest additions are older Monogram and Revell kits .
(2) Remaining kits from the late Karl Machado collection have been further reduced by 5-25%.
(3) Humbrol ACRYLIC paints are on sale: Buy One Get One Free.
(4) Brookhurst Hobbies is limiting the purchase of new aftermarket items for the store.
However, they have a new policy to special order any aftermarket items for you at 25% off retail.
Delivery is usually within a few days.
(5) 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.
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.
Winners will be announced at the SoCal AMPS meeting on 2/10/24
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.
(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.
(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
3/16/24 Yanks and Chino Air Museums
Model Show Update-the next 3 months:
2/17/24 Sprue Bowl Model Contest and Show. Fresno City College, 1101 EastUniversityAve.,Fresno
2/25/24 Modelfest, Seaside Park (Ventura County Fairgrounds) 10 W. Harbor Blvd., Ventura, 93001, 8:30 AM – 3:00 PM
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 2/24/24 1:00 – 5:00 Online Zoom Meeting
Optional: 12 Hour Online Build Contest: Part 1: Choose Your Kit
Saturday 3/9/24 4:00 – 9:00 Live Meeting
Model Kit Auction Club Fundraiser
See you at the meeting.
John