Southern California: Tamiya/Con 2003

Info page:

http://www.tamiyausa.com/events/tamiyacon/2003/

Dates are April 12 and 13, 2003. That's only 20-odd days away! :D

Who's going?
Who's entering?
Which day(s)?
Who's taking pictures?

:D

My friend Roman (zangief) and I are definatly gonna be there, just the first day though, Roman has work the next day and I don't have a ride, but Im gonna be there the first day for sure with my good friend Roman.

I'll be there. Already have 4, 128mb memory sticks ready to go for pics.

Originally posted by JDM Evo7
I'll be there. Already have 4, 128mb memory sticks ready to go for pics.

I'm going but I got 2 128's
Brian

So far, I think I'm going both days. It feels like overkill, but I want to see a lot of the demos...

I'm bringing my new-to-modeling-buddy along at least one of the days, too. :cool:

I'll borrow my parents' camera for it, but I'm sure you'se guys will get better pics... :o ;)

Originally posted by k_dog


I'm going but I got 2 128's
Brian

uhhh... don't you live in ohio? You're gonna come all the way over to so-cal for the Tamiya show???

Originally posted by integra818


uhhh... don't you live in ohio? You're gonna come all the way over to so-cal for the Tamiya show???

When I worked at my local Comic shop, I drove our truck of comics to San Diego for the San Diego Comic Con, so its nothing for me.
It's only a 4 day trip and I may be flying.
Brian

Originally posted by k_dog
I may be flying.

You're a brave man to be flying in this political climate.

Originally posted by JDM Evo7


You're a brave man to be flying in this political climate.

Oh yes...now that you mention it...methinks to be driving....for my own good...:D
Brian

So, yeah...


Which day(s) are you guys going?

Sat/Sun

well...as raff(integra818) said before im coming ...hopefully 2 days but sofar only one :(

k_dog good to see ur that dedicated :)

hope to see u there....i wouldnt trip on flying ..what are the odds!!!

are the people that are coming ..gonna meet up or jsut free for all?

are u organizing this. jay?

Just found a great write-up about the event, for those that have never been... :)

http://www.socalcarculture.com/tamiyacon.html

Yeah, we should totally go out to lunch or whatever. :)

Zangief, you live close to me, we could do an LA/SFV meet up, drive down and meet Jay and other Inland/SGV people at the event.

Originally posted by jay@af
Just found a great write-up about the event, for those that have never been... :)

http://www.socalcarculture.com/tamiyacon.html



SOUNDS LIKE HEAVEN! :eek: :eek: :eek:

i'll be going. haven't decided on which day. i was thinking about entering the red/white/blue s2000 that i'm working on right now, but i didn't bother painting the undercarriage :bloated:

Glad you guys found my site...

SoCalCarCulture.com (http://www.socalcarculture.com)

...I'll be there to shoot the show, probably both days.

Dave Lindsay

Originally posted by SoCalCarCulture
Glad you guys found my site...

SoCalCarCulture.com (http://www.socalcarculture.com)

...I'll be there to shoot the show, probably both days.

Dave Lindsay And a belated 'welcome to AF' to you, too! :D Had no idea that you were already registered! :D

I will most likely be attending this year, i will be there on Sunday and i plan on entering my model if i finish it in time, it is a Chevy Xtreme truck with a little bit of mods. I will also take my camera to get some flixs
Let me know if anyone will be meeting up on Sunday.



:flash:

Damn i cant enter my model, its not a Tamiya :bloated:

OK, today is sunday, a week left until the show, roll call time...

1. Jay
2. zangief
3. integra818
4. JDM Evo7
5. racer917
6. ???
7....

Who else is comin???

I'm in

I'm good for both days.

I'll be wearing my hat. (see: http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/541956s2kmeright.jpg) Maybe even the same shirt... ;)

Come up and introduce yourselves! :D

too bad it looks like it will rain this weekend.

i'll be rolling by for about an hour on sat.

When do the doors open???

9 a.m. both days.

http://www.tamiyausa.com/events/tamiyacon/2003/schedule.html

Jay, do you have a camcorder??? They are gonna be having some spray-painting demonstrations the first day. It would be some interesting stuff to tape. I'm not gonna be there the first day :(

no, sorry... :(

I'm gonna tape the whole event next year :D


$5 a copy

;)


J/k

So where were you guys? :confused:

Well I entered my NSX and S2000. :D Couldn't track down the WRX mirror. I'll look more tonight. :o

A couple pics; I'll take more tomorrow...

Cool R/C Tank demo. They have a giant 'sandbox' and had a mock battle. The tanks play laser tag w/ each other and they shake and make noise when hit. The barrels flash and reciol when they fire. Very cool.
http://www.automotiveforums.com/scalemodeling/tamiyacon03/tankdemo.jpg

Dale King (last year's Mater Modeler) had this cool display of Tamiya Boxsters.
http://www.automotiveforums.com/scalemodeling/tamiyacon03/dkboxster.jpg
(l to r: lower row: Boxster GT2, Boxster GT-1, Boxster Spyder. Upper row: box-stock Boxster, Boxster GT3, Boxster (replica of Dale's car), box-stock Special Edition Boxster.)

Closeup of Boxster Spyder:
http://www.automotiveforums.com/scalemodeling/tamiyacon03/dkspyder.jpg

A funny entry in the diorama category:
http://www.automotiveforums.com/scalemodeling/tamiyacon03/dio1.jpg

There was a not-yet-released RX-8 conspiuously placed in the parking lot.
http://www.automotiveforums.com/scalemodeling/tamiyacon03/rx8front.jpg
http://www.automotiveforums.com/scalemodeling/tamiyacon03/rx8rear.jpg

Contest entries was very thin, even by the end of the day.

Sale tent has $35 Enzos and plenty of Perf.Blue Focii. :) I bought the Campus Friends set for $10.

The freebie pile by the registration desk has Enzo box art calendar posters and all-Ferrari-models-made-by-Tamiya posters (Mythos not included... :confused: ), as well as paint charts and last years issues of Tamiya Model Magazine Int'l.

More pics tomorrow. :)

See you there? :(

Originally posted by jay@af
A funny entry in the diorama category:
http://www.automotiveforums.com/scalemodeling/tamiyacon03/dio1.jpg


:lol2:

Love it!

Hope you get to meet other af members, if not, just have fun. And good luck in the competition. Wish I was there :(

That RX-8 was a sign ;)

Ill be there sunday along with my good friend Roman a.k.a zangief.
Can't wait. :flash:

some of the model car entries were quite poorly done. i was surprised to even see some of those entered. and i'm not even talking about the ones done by kids...that part is understandable...

on the other hand, there were a few nice ones too.

Originally posted by howiedoit
some of the model car entries were quite poorly done. i was surprised to even see some of those entered. and i'm not even talking about the ones done by kids...that part is understandable... Hope you don't mean mine! :o

i highly doubt it. your cars look great! i don't even remember which ones i saw that were bad. but i noticed one or two. :)

i hope someone took a lot of pictures today! i wanna see.


did anyone buy any tshirts? i wish i got one with the tamiya logo on the chest.

but i got this one. tshirts were only $5 :)

http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/607630tamiyashirt.jpg

Contest entries was very thin, even by the end of the day.


That is sad! Subsequent Tamiyacons may even be cancelled if not enough people participate :(

Originally posted by daggerlee


That is sad! Subsequent Tamiyacons may even be cancelled if not enough people participate :(

True, but keep in mind that any former winner cannot enter the contest.

Originally posted by jay@af


A funny entry in the diorama category:
http://www.automotiveforums.com/scalemodeling/tamiyacon03/dio1.jpg


Yellow over grey primer???:confused:

Originally posted by flyonthewall


Yellow over grey primer???:confused:

LMAO, not a good mix

i bet that he got a better finish than u ever have! i know its better than ive done so far

That diorama with the yellow prosche is funny!

I'd shoot that cat if it was real life.

Originally posted by howiedoit
tshirts were only $5 :)

If I knew it was that cheap, I would'ev baught one, aw well. My friend was baked from the sun, while I was safe under the sun with my hat, it was pretty hot.

Next year, Roman and I will both enter cars. I would enter the junior class but I'm gonna turn 18 by the next Tamiya show so I can't enter that class:( aw well, I guess I gotta run with the big guys in the normal class :)

Any new kits/plans unveiled?

I got a handful of pics, but my camera ate it's batteries, and by the time I got back after lunch w/ more, the rooms were closed for judging. If any of you guys (Walter, Jose, Howie, etc...) want to add you pics to the gellery server, PM me...

More to come...