Military Modelling - July 2013

Show reportABOVE: Registration tables.ABOVE RIGHT: Ramrod station.AMPS 2013Steven Andreano reports on the Armor Modeling andPreservation Society International Convention.This year’s show was held in Atlanta, Georgiafrom Thursday 18th April to Saturday 20thApril. AMPS shows are by design always heldnear a Military Ground forces museum of somekind. The first day featured a trip to the Motor Poolat the Fort Benning US Army base. A treat I missedbut many of those who attended describe as wow!(Don’t miss Robin Buckland’s report on this in aforthcoming issue, Ed.)The show was well attended with 144 modellersentering 430 models and figures. A little downfrom the previous year this show was the first inthis region of the country as the Society growsand expands past its traditional North and Mideastroots. Keeping with its new location the theme was;Models named after American Civil War Officers.The show featured a number of Seminarsincluding Adam Wilder sharing metal finishing tipsand David Doyle on research. Also included was avendor area that filled two rooms and spilled outinto the hallway.AMPS uses a modified open system awardingGold, Silver, or Bronze medals, judging each modelon its own merits. Models are dropped off atthe Ramrod Station outside of the judging room.A 1:144 scale Tiger I ready for judging. Coloured playingcards provide a reference to the time a model was entered.Several founding and current club officers join Military Modelling’s Robin Buckland for dinner.Left to right; the author, Howie Belkin, Stephen ‘Cookie’ Sewell, Current President Roy Chow, Una andRobin Buckland, Chief Judge Mike Petty.28