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The Marriott is up and booking now. Did not open till 0800 EST

Tim, while you do make some valid points please tell the whole story. I met one of your friends Thomas at the Nationals with his two little girls who both entered the contest and won awards in the junior category. I am sure Thomas also told you that he had his family membership refunded due to the fact that another IPMS member payed it forward. There was another junior that his membership taken care of the same way. He also had entered in to the contest and won several awards. Marie the Office Mgr made sure to seek out juniors to pay there membership from the kindness of the anonymous member.

The dates for the shows are: Phoenix July 31 - August 4 2018 Chattanooga August 7 - 10 2019 Corrected the dates. Still suffering from convention lag.

jsimon, please contact the IPMS/USA office manager Marie @ omipmsusa@gmail.com.. She will look into it and get you taken care of. Mike Van Schoonhoven

Contact the new office manager (Marie) at omipmsusa@gmail.com and she can look into for you.

Try this website. They have a lot of instruction sheets with the kits. www.1999.co.jp Just search Hobbyboss FJ-4 and will pop up. Can't provide a link as I am on my cell, but I did find it. Hope that helps! Mike

I like it Dennis. Glad you posted a picture as I never got to see it on the table in Columbus.

Awesome looking model. The paint and finish look really good!

Gil, if I were you, I would not count on it. Here is the link that I found for the form. http://www.ipmsusa2014.com/2014_IPMS-USA_Convention_Registration_Form.pdf Mike

Not trying to muddy the waters as I understand that you are asking as a beginner modeler. First you need a little information in regards to the weapon. By this I mean that there are different types of finishes that are applied to the real deal to basically protect the metal from rusting. Two of the most common finishes found on military are blued and parkerized. To replicate blued finishes you could mix equal parts dark blue and black as it is a very dark color. As some have suggested black would work as well and then use graphite rubbed in with your finger. Parkerized finishes are a litt

Booked my room yesterday via the tellie and had no problem. $134 a night and the block is good three days before and three days after.

Here is a link to a 1/72 resin one. http://anigrand.com/AA2083_B-32.htm HTH, Mike

The tables are 8'x24". This is what is listed and what is in the vendors terms and conditions sheet. Mike

Mark, Don't know if this will help you, but here is a link for a review. http://www.cybermodeler.com/hobby/kits/aca/kit_aca_2182.shtml Mike