Southern California: Tamiya/Con 2003

[Jay!]

So where were you guys?

Well I entered my NSX and S2000. 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.


Dale King (last year's Mater Modeler) had this cool display of Tamiya Boxsters.

(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:


A funny entry in the diorama category:


There was a not-yet-released RX-8 conspiuously placed in the parking lot.



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... ), as well as paint charts and last years issues of Tamiya Model Magazine Int'l.

More pics tomorrow.

See you there?

[ales]

Originally posted by jay@af
A funny entry in the diorama category:

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

[integra818]

That RX-8 was a sign

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

[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...

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

[Jay!]

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

[howiedoit]

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

[daggerlee]

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

[k_dog]

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.

[flyonthewall]

Originally posted by jay@af


A funny entry in the diorama category:

Yellow over grey primer???

[supratuner]

Originally posted by flyonthewall


Yellow over grey primer???

LMAO, not a good mix

[fullbloodchop01]

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

[bah humbug]

That diorama with the yellow prosche is funny!

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

[integra818]

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

[DSM-Mark]

Any new kits/plans unveiled?

[Jay!]

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...