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Reloader64, Pawnshop and I were there all three days and missed most of the SS folks, it seems. ![Frown :( :(](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Good show, we picked up some good swag.
Cheers
Good show, we picked up some good swag.
Cheers
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Awe Man!!! We came in Thursday evening and were at the center most of Friday and today. Gotta retrograde to Georgia tomorrow morning.Reloader64, Pawnshop and I were there all three days and missed most of the SS folks, it seems.
Good show, we picked up some good swag.
Cheers
'Tis mutual, sir! We just didn't manage to bump into each other.Sorry we missed you.![]()
The M715 headed north on 65 would have been most likely me as we headed up 65 to Indy and then up 31 all the way home to Michigan. I was traveling with a buddy who was pulling his M37 also.I passed a good many 5tons and 715s going north on 65 in Indiana. Looks like it was a good turn out
I saw those two trucks and was impressed!!��Had a pretty good show. I had my 67' M715 there and my buddy brought his 52' M37 down. I had the opportunity to film a segment on military markings with Bob Redfern for Military Collectors TV and I wandered around a bought all kinds of goodies. Including a propane sim fire kit for my Ma Deuce. The only downside was that some azzhole decided he wanted one of my replica 1911s from my display and stole it right out of the holster sometime Friday afternoon. I was a little disappointed that someone from the military collectors circle would do something like that as the public didn't come into the show until Saturday.
Yep I saw you guys and was going to say hello when you where over by our stuff but everytime I was either talking with someone or you guys were talking with someone. Oh well till the next time.I saw those two trucks and was impressed!!��
I had my eye on a small piece of commo gear but had not been able to reach an agreement with the owner as of Friday evening. Saturday morning I decided to pay his price but someone had pilfered it just like your 45��
See....I just KNEW we should have taken someone's advice and had some sort of identifying garb/badge etc. I would have tried to at lease say howdy to everyone I could identify.Yep I saw you guys and was going to say hello when you where over by our stuff but everytime I was either talking with someone or you guys were talking with someone. Oh well till the next time.
I was amazed to hear at the show that MVPA membership has dropped below 5000.Seemed show was one of the most sparsely attended.
We (reloader64, Pawnshop, and I) have put our SS user names on our show nametags the last few shows, but I'm thinking that isn't obvious enough from any distance for SS folk to recognize each other. I remember seeing 67Beast at the show (now that I've seen his photo above) but didn't know at the time it was him.See....I just KNEW we should have taken someone's advice and had some sort of identifying garb/badge etc. I would have tried to at lease say howdy to everyone I could identify.
I'm big and ugly and hard to miss once you know me. Ha Ha. The funny thing was Bob from Military Collectors TV was like, "I expected you to be older" which is funny because being in my mid 40's, at times I do feel young at these shows. Which is why I feel the decline is happening, the older guys are dying off and the younger generations have no interest in it.We (reloader64, Pawnshop, and I) have put our SS user names on our show nametags the last few shows, but I'm thinking that isn't obvious enough from any distance for SS folk to recognize each other. I remember seeing 67Beast at the show (now that I've seen his photo above) but didn't know at the time it was him.
Cheers
I'm big and ugly and hard to miss once you know me. Ha Ha. The funny thing was Bob from Military Collectors TV was like, "I expected you to be older" which is funny because being in my mid 40's, at times I do feel young at these shows. Which is why I feel the decline is happening, the older guys are dying off and the younger generations have no interest in it.
When I joined ('09) there was a big feeling that the MVPA was Anti-Cold War era and National really did give off that vibe. Now that there's a bunch of current issue stuff like HMMWVs and LMTVs out there maybe they'll put some effort into recruiting those owners and get away from just an emphasis on '40s/'50s era equipment.[/COLOR]
Maybe another factor is availability?? I'm finding that WWII stuff....especially smaller vehicles are getting hard to find and much more expensive to acquire....actually...Korea and Vietnam Eras as well.
I think you and mkcoen have hit the nail squarely on the head!! Also (unfortunately) the VFWs, (at least here) are suffering the same fate. The WWII folks didn't want to accept the Vietnam Vets because that wasn't a "real war" and now the same with the present war Veterans.I kinda got that vibe at the last one in Cleveland. Seems that the emphasis was on the WWII stuff (understandably), especially the jeeps. If they don't embrace the younger guys and their current conflict stuff, the hobby dies.