DrBob
11-19-2007, 10:11 AM
I had a vendor table, but was reluctant to part with that many of my models, so I shared my table with Rick Abercrombie. Rick had a ton of die-cast which he wanted to unload at about half price. Rick, aka Ricky-Boy or RB, has built a few models in his day but now tends to collect and is a willing helper at IPMS and ASS (Atlanta Soldiers Society—the figure club) contests. He has worked at perhaps 30-40 local, regional, and national IPMS contests and figure shows. He slept on a cot in the model room as a guard at 2 nationals here in Atlanta (not the last one). He has been the awards announcer at the annual ASS show and would have been the announcer at our last nationals if the slide show had worked. This was his first NNL, and he offered the following comments on his experience (pay attention Henry, Paul, Wayne, and all you Black Shirts):
1. This is the first model contest I have attended where I actually enjoyed myself.
2. As I was unloading my boxes, an ACME member came up and asked if he could help. Very nice.
3. During the show, several ACME members stopped by and asked me how I was doing and if everything was fine. Yes
4. I never heard any whining, complaining, negative comments about another modelers work. Everything was positive, ideas were shared, and everyone was happy (Paul knows there are always a few whiners, but it doesn’t infect the show.)
5. The models were fantastic. Unbelievable finishes.
6. The hot dogs were good.
7. He asked me to get us a table for next year.
If this keeps up, we will need a bigger venue.
1. This is the first model contest I have attended where I actually enjoyed myself.
2. As I was unloading my boxes, an ACME member came up and asked if he could help. Very nice.
3. During the show, several ACME members stopped by and asked me how I was doing and if everything was fine. Yes
4. I never heard any whining, complaining, negative comments about another modelers work. Everything was positive, ideas were shared, and everyone was happy (Paul knows there are always a few whiners, but it doesn’t infect the show.)
5. The models were fantastic. Unbelievable finishes.
6. The hot dogs were good.
7. He asked me to get us a table for next year.
If this keeps up, we will need a bigger venue.