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WW1 Airshows and Model Shows => Model Shows => Topic started by: coyotemagic on August 02, 2015, 09:25:15 AM
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Well, my friends, looks like I've been place in charge of putting together a model display and contest and manning the Over the Front Table for this event. I'm still not sure of the particulars (food, exact time and cost), but it promises to be a fantastic event, geared toward promoting Over the Front membership. So, whether you're a member or not, you are all invited to bring your finest models for the contest, which will have some amazing prizes (can't say what, just yet :-X). We will also be giving away free back issues of OTF to anyone interested in joining the League. As soon as I know more, I will post the information here.
Hope to see many of you there.
Cheers,
Bud
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Good luck with this, Bud. It sounds a really interesting event.
Best wishes
Nigel
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Thanks, Nigel. I wish everyone on the forum could make it.
Cheers,
Bud
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Congratulations Bud on being selected to organise the model display and contest, I hope it all goes extremely well for you.
Des.
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Thank you, Des. I was actually the first of the many people who were asked to take on this task that didn't decline. Probably because I didn't have the heart to say "no" after so many turned it down. Still, I know we'll have fun.
Cheers,
Bud
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Good on you Bud for standing up and sating yes, it is very hard to find willing volunteers these days.
When I used to have my hobby shop I often ran model competitions to promote my shop and the stock I sold, it is not an easy job organising the competition and allocating space to display the models, also keeping a track of who owned what and then judging the models and awarding prizes, it is all very time consuming but for me it was very rewarding.
Des.
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Congrats Bud. I wish I could make it!
RAGIII
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Thanks, Rick. Wish you could make it, too, then all 3 amigos would be in attendance. And thanks again, Des.
Here's what I have, so far, on the seminar. It will be a one day event, kind of a mini OTF seminar.
Saturday, September 19
7 AM to 9:30 AM
SET UP. Student Union Ballroom open. Loading dock and service elevator available.
9:30 AM to 5:30 PM
Ballroom exhibits open to public.
5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
BREAK DOWN. Clear and clean Ballroom.
There is a food court downstairs under the Ballroom and we are trying to get a food vendor in the exhibit hall as well. The exhibit hall is open through lunch, so vendors will need to get lunch, drinks and snacks as best they can.
MODEL CONTEST
Categories will be dependent on participant response.
ADMISSION
Free to the public to attend the seminars (see below) and visit the exhibit hall.
SEMINARS
There will be four seminars in the Student Union theater which is connected to the same building as the Ballroom but a short distance away.
11 AM Jack Herris: Creation of a Legend—Genesis of Fighter Aviation in World War One
12 Noon LUNCH BREAK
1:30 PM Jack Tunstall: Warfare on the Eastern Front—Ground and Air
2:30 PM Jim Davilla: Back to the Future—How the Great War's Air War Influenced Today's Aviation
3:30 PM Steve Suddaby: Unfulfilled Nightmares of World War One Aerial Bombing
Seminars are free with open seating, but attendees must register online to get a ticket. Walk ins that day will be very limited.
There will be also be RESERVED seating in the first three rows of the theater for $15 per ticket.
The FirstAirWar.org website will go live later this week.
Please let me know if you wish to attend and what type and scale models you will be bringing. Also, dioramas are welcome and encouraged and a separate category will be instated if there is enough interest.
Hope to see you all there!
Cheers,
Bud
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Here are a couple more links with even more information:
http://firstairwar.org/
http://ww1ha.org/
Cheers,
Bud