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Two sets of Space City Shootout photos. Mine are on Fotki. DM Tai's on Facebook. We had 55 modelers enter 242 models. Not all are shown in these galleries. On Fotki On Facebook

I took some and hope to have them online by the end of this week. I'll let y'all know when they are up.

Bump. We are one week away from the Texas Shootout.

The Houston Automotive Modelers Society will present their 2025 Shootout model car contest on July 12, at the Stafford Centre in Stafford TX. Attached is a 2 page show flyer and a description of the contest categories. Registration and table forms can be found on the club web site at: https://hams-club.org/contest-categories/

Here's another one of mine. 1/25 scale this time. Revell AAR Reynard.

Here are a couple of 1/40 scale white metal kits from Precision Miniatures. A McLaren and a Wildcat.

ScaleHobbyist.com also has a good supply.

Hamilton is 40 and Alonzo is 43. 🙂 But, yes, I'm not buying Brad Pitt (61) as an F1 driver.

Actually, Indy Cars (on an oval) have a higher top speed than F1.

Not exactly cherry, but Splash Paints out of Oregon have Chevrolet "Black Rose".

Blue car with wheelie bars, yellow car without.

There are hundreds (if not thousands) on eBay.

Go to the masthead (list of magazine editors, contributers, etc.) in the front of the magazine and look for "Sales & Marketing" under "Adverting Inquiries". The latest issue I have on hand is #222 from 2023. It lists Wes Hofferber (wes@modelcarsmag.com), but I do not know if he still holds that position.

According to their SDS sheets (found online) they are the same.

IPMS/USA's web site has a list of IPMS model shows around the country. It is continually updated, so if you don't see anything listed for later in the year, check back in a few weeks or months. https://ipmsusa.org/all-events

Ultralumen. $60 for 4 OZ on Etsy.

Two 1/43 cars from Replicarz. Had to have the Rexy 911. Aston Martin was on sale, so I could not refuse to order it. ?

Latest info I can find is that it was raced in 2022. Flipped and survived! https://www.thedrive.com/news/1-8m-big-oly-ford-bronco-flips-in-off-road-race-keeps-going

Parnelli Jones' "Big Oly" off-road Bronco.

Tamiya, AK, Ammo, Velejo, & others all make an acrylic "tire black" or "rubber black". In addition, Tamiya has a lacquer spray can of it.

This is a list of IPMS clubs in what is called Region II. Pennsylvania is in Region II. https://ipmsusa.org/region/region-2-mid-east This is a list of upcoming IPMS shows in Region II. https://ipmsusa.org/all-events/N/N/N/armorgators.org?title=&field_event_category_tid=All&state=All&region=2

Bump. We are one week out.

A little less expensive from the Hydroplane & raceboat Museum: https://www.hydromuseumstore.org/models/

We are 5 weeks away from the Houston Automtive Modelers Society 2024 Space City Shootout Model Car Contest and Automotive Expo in Seabrook, Texas. Below are the show flyer (seperate front & back pages), contest category list, model entry form (3 per sheet), and contestant registration form. Each entrant needs to fill out one registration form and then fill out one entry form for each model entered. All are in JPG form as we are not allowed to upload PDFs here. Contact info for vending, trophy sponsorships, and general information can be found on the flyer. Hope to see some of you there.

Interesting (at least to me) tidbit on the real car. The roundels on the sides were the raw, unpainted fiberglass of the body. They put lights inside to light them up during the night.