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Along the Front Range
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| Back on-line, this will make for smaller emails! The promise of the New Year is becoming reality! The community looks to be spicing up nicely! Invigorated clubs making gains and trying new things. Successful contest programs and other community events! Plans and excitement building for things yet to happen! New faces and new interests! It's a great time to be a modeler along the Front Range! Keep the momentum building! Share the information! Tom Grossman
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Pueblo: American Pastimes Visit In their 4th year, American Pastimes in Pueblo serves a diverse local hobby community. Not too far east of I-25, the shop has been in it's present 1200 square foot location for 3 months. Owners Stan and Sherri Smith stock items that are less often found on the shelves of big box discounters. Besides being the largest supplier of dollhouse miniatures in southern Colorado and a supplier to Pueblo's RC community, American Pastimes has a good selection of models. Coming form Lindberg will be the new Dinosaurs and the pirate ships. For auto fans, Revell and AMT kits. Imex knights in armor! SCiFi kits from AMT. Super Hero kits from Polar lights. Selections of Monogram, Academy and TAmiya kits as well. My visit was on just prior to receipt of their racks of Testors paints. sStan said it's not unusual for the shop to buy collections, either. The shop is located a few blocks past the Safeway on the north side of 29th street. Take the 29th Street Eexit off I-25 and head west. Despite the small size of the shop, the owners have big dreams. Thos include contests and make-n-takes. There was even mention of a contest series including hobby shop events all along the Front Range. Everyone is invited to pay them a visit. Watch for things to come from American Pastimes in the future. American Pastimes 1015 W 29th street Pueblo CO 81008 719-406-6787 email Stan at xrcstan@msn.co m |
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CSprgs: Winter Model Daze 07 Pictures Up!
Winter Model Daze 07 at Compleat has come and gone! There were lots of great models in the case and great participation by the CSprings model clubs. Centennial IPMS (CIPMS), Front Range Anime & Figure Modelers (FRAFM) and the Front Range Auto Modelers (FRAM) were on the award donors list and there to meet the public on Clubs Day. Billy Crisler of Aerospace Modeler Magazine was also in attendance. Adding to the festivities that day was a record setting Model Daze Make-N-Take supported by Excel, Iwata, Minicraft, Model Master, Polar Lights and Testors. The results of the contest can be seen at Some of the winers and other entries are still in the case.
The photos taken by Gary Grossman from the event have been posted to a Photo Bucket by store manager JM DeFoggi. The photos start out with the 6 hour build entries. People's Choice for the Best 6 Hour Build was Rob Schmitt's Short Range Patrol, entry S-5. Next are the yellow tagged Recreational Division entries. The diverse interests of CSprings community was well represented in the mix of models in the collection. See the Entry List in doc or pdf format. See the In the Case Results in doc or pdf format. See the Sponsored Award Results in doc or pdf format. In the case now are three collections of kits built by the members of CIPMS, FRAFM and FRAM. Attending meetings of any of these clubs is a chance to commune with other modelers. There is always someone there willing so share tips and tricks as well as basic techniaues. Its also a great place to get to see stuff that other people have come across. Start planning now for the festivities at Summer Model Daze in July. Registration for the In-the-Case Contest starts July 1 and ends July 15. The 6 Hour Build happens July 7. There will be an open build July 14. Voting for People's Choice starts July 16. Plan on attending Clubs Day and bringing someone to the M&T on July 21. The contest rults will be announced July 28 at the participant's reception. Everyone can stay for the Open Build. |
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Denver: Spring Model Daze at Bonnie Brae It will soon be Spring and time for the first Spring Model Daze hosted by Bonnie Brae Hobbies in Englewood. Events scheduled are an In-the-Case Contest, a 6 Hour Build, Open Builds, demos, a Clubs Day and a Make-N-Take! Download the flier in doc format here |
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Super Show Make-N-Take and Model Competition More record turn outs for 07 at the Supershow February 18 in CSprgs at the Phil Long Expo Center! Matt Duran put together a great model contest with more entries than last year and awards from Compleat Games. The categroies were for Junior, Teen and Adult participants in Motorcycle and auto divisions. A people's choice Bestof show was also chosen. Members of the Front Range Auto Modelers and the Denver Auto Modelers staffed a Make-N-Take for the kids attending the show. with equipment from Iwata and models from Testors, the two groups helped 46 kids build models in the 5 hours of the event. This succes will insure that there will be more model events at the Pro Promotions Supershow in 2008. |
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