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SoCal AMPS Live Monthly Meeting, Saturday, 4/13/24

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Hi, guys,
Just a reminder that the next SoCal AMPS Live Monthly Meeting is this Saturday, 4/13/24.

SoCal AMPS Live Monthly Meeting:
Saturday
4/13/24
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

Special Note:
Change of plans!
Due to an unexpected recent death in the family, Luis Castillo will not be able to give his scheduled slideshow presentation on
the WWI museum.
So change in plans.
Instead we’ll go with a Build Night.
Please note that this is unscheduled Open Build Night and not part of the ongoing 12 Hour Build Night Competition, unless you are entered in the contest and missed a meeting and need to make up a 4 hour build time slot.

Agenda:
(1) Local Hobby News and Updates
(2) New Stuff
(3) Show & Tell
(4) Build Time
(5) Dinner Break: SoCal AMPS will provide pizza and soft drinks
(6) Build Time
(5) What Are You Working On?
(6) Help needed
(7) Next Meetings

Club Fundraiser A Resounding Success:
Last month’s Model Kit Auction Club Fundraiser was a resounding success.
The club raised a total of $1,591 ($859 in cash and $732 in credit through Brookhurst Hobbies).
This was the third largest amount we have raised in the 14 years we have been conducting the Club Auctions.
Thank you to everyone who contributed to the continued success of our club as either as a donor, purchaser or both.

Special Recognition and our thanks go to:
Brookhurst Hobbies for the use of their credit card machine to allow us to take credit card purchases.
Brookhurst Hobbies for their kind donations.
Fred Medel and Tamiya USA for their generous donations including new releases of the F-35 and Leopard 2A7 kits.
Jim Wechsler for his always amusing and effective auctioneering style.
Jim Frye for keeping the money straight and balanced to the penny.
Scott Sipes for stacking all the kits into purchaser piles.
Humbero Ramirez for his $80 cash donation (that paid for the pizza).
Ed Davies for his $40 cash donation.

Brookhurst Hobbies Update;
(1) Brookhurst Hobbies continues to buy model kit and book collections for resale at reduced prices.
Check out the selection at the 2 sales tables located at the front and rear of the store.
(2) Special sale on sale table items. 20% off any kits, aftermarket and books priced and ending in 7.
Also, 30% of any 3 or more kits priced and ending in 7.
(3) Special Sale Items located throughout the store. Look for special red tagged items reduced 30%-40%..

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 has been completed.

(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 of 3 guys each were selected by random draw at our February meeting and are off and running.
The 4 teams are:
(1) Team Einst: Jim Frye, Konrad Schreier and Bill Evans
(2) Team Dose: Jim Spellmire, Ed Davies and Jose Medina
(3) Team Brown: Jim Wechsler, Jon Trask and Luis Castillo
(4) Team Busting Heads: Kevin Hjermstadt, Ted Kawahara and Pascal Zandt

(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-complete?

Model Show Update-the next 3 months:
4/11-13/24 AMPS Show, South Bend, Ind.
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
5/18/24 ` Best of the West, Las Vegas, NV
5/25-26/24 RC Tank & Armor So Cal 2nd Quarterly Meet Up, 10111 Pioneer Blvd., Sante Fe Springs 90670, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
6/1/24 San Diego Model Expo, Contest and Swap Meet, 355 Kenney St. El Cajon 9202, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM,
6/15/24 Silicon Valley Model Show, Fremont Elks Lodge, 38991 Farwell Dr., Fremont 9436, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
6/22/24 Wondercon, the Murphy Auto Museum, 1930 Eastman Ave. Oxnard 93030, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

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

Upcoming SoCal AMPS Meetings:
Saturday 4/27/24 1:00 – 5:00 Online Zoom Meeting
Optional: 12 Hour Online Build Contest: Part 3: Hours 5-8

Saturday 5/11/24 4:00 – 9:00 Live Meeting at Brookhurst Hobbies
Feature Presentation: the British Imperial War Museum slideshow (Jon Trask)
Special Contest : Best Painted Model sponsored by Grex Airbrush

See you at the meeting.

John

Model Kit Auction: SoCal AMPS Live Meeting, Saturday, 3/9/24

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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

SoCal AMPS Live Meeting, Saturday, 2/10/24

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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

January 2024 Meeting

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Hi, guys,
Just a reminder that the next SoCal AMPS Live Monthly Meeting is this Saturday, 1/13/24.
SoCal AMPS Live Monthly Meeting:
Saturday
1/13/24
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: My Favorite Built Models and Secrets From My Model Kit Stash 
 
Agenda:
(1) Local Hobby News and Updates
(2) Review New 2024 SoCal AMPS Meeting Schedule
(3) Pick Teams For The Team Diorama Contest
(4)  Special Show & Tell: My Favorite Built Models
(5)  Special Show & Tell: Secrets From My Model Kit Stash
(6)  Special Show & Tell Participants Raffle for Brookhurst Hobbies Gift Certificates provided by SoCal AMPS
(7)  Dinner Break: SoCal AMPS will provide pizza and soft drinks
(8)  New Stuff
(9)  Show & Tell
(10)  What Are You Working On?
(11)  Next Meetings
 
This meeting is intended to be heavy with club member participation, sharing and discussion.
We are featuring 2 Special Show and Tell sessions:
(1) My Favorite Completed Models and (2) Secrets From My Model Kit Stash.
You are invited to participate in both.
Please bring examples of your Favorite Completed Models to share with the other club members.
This is not only limited to armor models.
You can also encouraged bring in your favorite aircraft, ships, automotive, real space, sci-fi, miscellaneous, etc. models.
Please bring selected examples of model kits from your model kit stash to share with the other club members based on the 
kit stash discussion questions listed below:
How many kits are in your model kit stash?
NOTE: Total Model Kit Stash = number of unstarted model kits + number of started but uncompleted model kits
What is your oldest kit?
What is your most valuable/rarest kit?
What is your most interesting kit?
What kit did you pay the most for?
What kit did you get the best deal on?
What vehicle or family of vehicles do you have the most kits of? (Examples: Tigers, Shermans, M113s)
How many individual kits you have in quantities of 3 or more?
What specific individual kit do you have the most of? (Example: 1:35th Tamiya Tiger I late production)
What kit do you have that you will probably never build?
What is your Holy Grail Kit-the kit you most want?
What kits do you wish the major model kit companies would produce?
Special Show & Tell Participant Raffle:
As an incentive to encourage club member participation we will be featuring a special 2 part Participant Raffle.
Club members who bring in examples of their favorite completed models and models from their kit stash will receive a raffle ticket.
There will be 2 raffles. One for participants in the Favorite Model Show & Tell and one for participants in the Secrets of My Model Kit
Stash Show & Tell. So, 2 ways to win.
Prizes will be Brookhurst Hobbies gift certificates provided by SoCal AMPS.
2024 SoCal AMPS Meeting Schedule:
A copy of the schedule is attached at the end of this email.
Brookhurst Hobbies Update;
(1) Brookhurst Hobbies continues to buy model kit 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.
Be sure to take some time to check out these special deals.
(2)  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.
 
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.

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) 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
(5) 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
(6) 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.
(7) 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
(8) 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.
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:
1/28/24 Plastic Model Kit Garage Sale, 11261 Pine St., Los Alamitos, 90720, 9:00 AM – !:00 PM
2/3/24 Model Kit Swap Meet, Gillespe Field, El Cajon
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
Upcoming SoCal AMPS Meetings:
Saturday1/27/241:00 – 5:00Online Zoom Meeting
Plans for 2024 Online Zoom Meetings
Saturday 2/10/24 4:00 – 9:00 Live Meeting
Build Night
12 Hour Live Build Contest: Part 1: Hours 1-4
Club Swap Meet
See you at the meeting.
John

SoCal AMPS YEAR END PARTY Live Meeting, Saturday, 12/9/23

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Hi, guys,
I’m sorry for the late meeting notice. I’ve had some computer problems over the last few days that just got fixed late Wednesday afternoon.
Just a reminder that the next SoCal AMPS Live Monthly Meeting is this Saturday, 12/9/23.
This is our big YEAR END PARTY live meeting.
 
Please note: Ugly Christmas sweaters are NOT encouraged but WILL be tolerated.
Sweater wearers assume all liability for verbal abuse suffered during the meeting.
SoCal AMPS Live Monthly Meeting:
Saturday
12/9/23
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: Year End Party, Pot Luck Dinner, Gift Exchange, and Completed Models Raffle
 
Agenda:
(1) Local Hobby News and Updates
(2) 2024 Schedule
(3) Dinner Break-Pot Luck Dinner
(4) New Stuff
(5) Show & Tell
(6) What Are You Working On?
(7) Dessert Break
(8) Gift Exchange
(9) Built Models Raffle (remaining built models from the Olech collection previously donated to the club)
(8) Next Meetings
 
Please bring something for the potluck dinner.
We always get a lot of snacks and desserts (which is not a bad thing), so if you are undecided on what to bring think main course dishes
or side dishes.
Please bring something for the Gift Exchange.
Please bring one (or more) wrapped gift for the Gift Exchange.
The basic rule of thumb that we use for the Gift Exchange is that the gift you choose to give should be something that you would enjoy
receiving.
Some General Guidelines:
The gift should be something armor modeling related (model kit, tool. aftermarket, book, etc.)
It should be something as current as possible.
No really old or really bad kits.
No incomplete or started kit.
No gag gifts.
No “White Elephant” gifts.
If you don’t have anything that would satisfy these general guidelines, consider combining 2 or more lesser kits,
or combine a lesser kit with something else like a figure set or an aftermarket set.
Also, to avoid any hurt feelings regarding gift giving vs. gift receiving, at the end of the Gift Exchange we will vote on the
“Least Desirable Gift Received’.
The new owner of that gift will have the option of choosing either any of the remaining left over gifts or a Brookhurst Hobbies
gift certificate provided bySoCal AMPS.
Any remaining left over gifts (some guys generously bring more than one gift) will be auctioned off to the highest bidder with
the proceeds going to the club treasury.
Please note that participation in the Gift Exchange is STRICTLY VOLUNTARY and is done in the spirit of club camaraderie
and having fun.
You don’t have to participate in the Gift Exchange if you choose not to. Each year some guys don’t.
You can still come to the meeting and participate in all of the other meeting activities.
 
Brookhurst Hobbies Update;
Brookhurst Hobbies continues to add new items to their special sale table at the front of the store.
In addition, they continue to add new items (models, aftermarket, books, etc.) each week to the Karl Madcharo estate sale table
located in the back of the store.
Be sure to take some time to check out these good deals.
Also, watch for upcoming Special After Christmas Sales.
 
Club Website Build Contests:
All 2023 Build Contests are complete.
 

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.

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: Next SoCal AMPS Field Trip;

At the October live meeting it was decided to reschedule these field trips starting with the 3rd or 4th Saturday in February, 2024.

(1) Palm Springs Air Museum and Rare Planes Detective Warehouse
(2) Yanks and Chino Air Museums
We’ll finalize the schedule for these trips at our December live meeting.
Model Show Update-the next 3 months:
1/28/24 Plastic Model Kit Garage Sale, 11261 Pine St., Los Alamitos, 90720, 9:00 AM – !:00 PM
2/25/23 Modelfest, Seaside Park (Ventura County Fairgrounds) 10 W. Harbor Blvd., Ventura, 93001, 8:30 AM – 3:00  PM
Stay connected with fellow SoCal AMPS modelers on Social Media:
Website: socalamps.org
Upcoming SoCal AMPS Meetings:
 
The December online meeting is cancelled due to scheduling conflicts with the Christmas holidays.
 

Saturday 1/13/24 4:00 – 9:00 Live Meeting
Program: TBD
Saturday1/27/241:00 – 5:00Online Zoom Meeting
Plans for 2024 Online Zoom Meetings
See you at the meeting.
John