theres a show this Saturday At Wayne P A L in Wayne N J off rt 202 . MOSQUITO CON . usually A GOOD SHOW !

I will be there. What time does the door open?

Going down to Sea Girt to work on a real tank.


Tom

M60 Slick?

Do they have a lot of vendors selling kits? The last couple of years I've been to Danbury and the number is low single digits.

http://njipms.org/?page_id=2553

Says their 100 vendor table are sold out. "Low single digits", do you mean like 5 or less ?

Sean

I mean like three, though some pricey but interesting aftermarket, and a $125 Cyber Hobby King Tiger. The Poughkeepsie show usually has one credible "vendor" and a few with mostly oddball kits. The two shows are once a year and only three weeks apart. The last remaining LHS has an inventory of 1-35 kits, not counting figures, that probably peaks at 6-8, with maybe three really up to date. It's just nice to browse real merchandise instead of only being able to online.

Biggest issue with Mosquitcon (well I've run into this) that it seems like the only models there are reject models from the 1980s...christ I saw Testors kits with Top Gun box art there

open at 9am , but some of the vendors come in a little late so I get there around 10

where is that Tom a museum

yeah Danbury was a bust this year . The year before was good. last year wayne wasn't that great , hopefully itll be better, has a good track record . .

No Sean , He means Dandury Conn. there was a lot more than single , but not as much as usual .

I bought some decent kits at both shows ! never went to poughkipsee .lots of dragon Tamiya . and old stuff too

when did you go ? I went Saturday there werent as much as usuall but a lot more than 3 .

To be fair, the Armorcon (Danbury) vendor room fills 80 tables with ALL armor products and related items. There are 3 to 5 vendors who sell only kits, but each brings 200-500 kits, so the selection and price competition is great. The rest of the 10 - 20 vendors sell resin, photoetch, tracks, aftermarket, tools, paints, airbrushes, books, diorama products, and supplies. The 80 tables are jam packed with deals and great stuff.

I think Saturday. My biggest gripe is I couldn't find a single kit of four on my A list, nor a single kit of six on my B list, and only two from my C list (none were really obscure kits). The vendor who usually shows up in Poughkeepsie (NY) with a lot of Dragon and other 1-35 was scheduled but a no-show. Wayne is a bit of a drive and it would take some schedule juggling, so I want it to be worth it.

headed there now . I've got brand new just released kits there . but the last time , in Danbury and Wayne I was disappointed. I don't know if Ill go to Danbury again ! 2 hr drive . how's Poughkeepsie show ?

I TRIED going to this show...Got there at 1 PM.. Walked in with my wife, 3 year old son, and 1 year old daughter in a stroller. Was "greeted" by a big hefty tub of a man with white hair and a beard. "what are you lookin for" was his greeting. I said Im just lookin where to pay the fee. He replies quite rudely, " The shows over and we dont want you bringing that carriage in there anyway, theres thousands of dollars worth of models in there and we dont want your little kids running around breaking them. If you want to go into the vendors area and look around go ahead." My wife replied, " yea we know.. we go to about 3 shows a year we know how they work". Mr Staypuft walked away, and we went into the vendors area for a very quick once over. My son was upset over not being able to see the models and decided he had had enough, which put me in an even less pleasant mood than the greeting I have previously spoken of. Turned right back around and left. Packed the family back up and went elsewhere. Too bad too, We drove from Massachusetts to NJ to see this show as the first leg of our vacation. Not the way I wanted to start, but the grumpy gus with the presidents badge on (he was apparently the chapter president) cured me of spending any of the $200 dollars burning a hole in my pocket OR straight out offering to pay the 10 dollar walk in fee. Went back to the car, RE-READ their flyer which clearly states the show was from 9-5, and decided never to waste my time again. I have dealt with jerks all my life, but to come to a show, where I meet dozens of FRIENDS from all over the northeast, and be treated like some dreg off the street instead of a paying customer or god forbid MAYBE someone interested in GETTING INTO the hobby just blew it totally for me. Please Chapter members, remember that YOU represent our hobby. First impressions are lasting impressions, and ones you will have a hard time getting back if done wrong. I have never had this kind of demeaning behavior at an AMPS show. The people are always courteous and polite, and encouraging to everyone I have ever had contact with. Perhaps my IPMS membership is wasted money.

Brian, you may want to post this on the host club's Facebook page.

I didnt even realize there was one.... Thank you! A day later and Im still heated about how this went down

Remember, every village (or club) has it's idiot. Doesn't mean the village isn't worth a visit. But, I can understand how you feel, some idiots leave a lasting impression. Al

They got their own website also.

I don't know who you saw ,but we had no problem. joked with the three guys at the table ? had a good time . went into both areas , saw a lot of kids . no problem at all ! maybe it was too crowded for a carriage ? we left there around 100 - 130 saw no problems !

well said

that's true Tony . You can contact and complain to the organization about the one guy that ruined your day .