Perry Swap Meet

[Tom Rounds]

Sorry I posted this in the Classifieds by mistake,
Just got back from the Perry swap meet. My but is Dragging!. There are 3 large buildings that are just full of modelers selling everything  you could think of. Most of the control line vendors were in the same location. Tom Morris and Tom Dixon were both there. I got a great deal on  2 Brodak .40's from Mr Morris. One vendor was selling the remake Scientific kits. They are really neat. I saw a Midwest Magician kit for $60.00. Its also a lot of fun running into people you haven't seen for sometime. I think a good time was had even though my butt is dragging.
 

[PatRobinson]

Hi Tom,
Three of us members of Metrolina Control Line Society went down from the Carolinas on Friday and stayed over till
mid-day on Saturday. I have been to large model shows with manufacturer booths and etc,but Perry is more of a swap meet format that is staged on a size level that boggles the mind. 
 
Products ranged from the new and readily available to order ,to the old and almost unobtainable. For example, one gent had Volume 1-Number 1 of Model Airplane News from 1929. I never believed I would ever see it with my own eyes but there it was and in incredibly good condition. the variety of stuff available in front of you that you can normally only find available on the internet was just amazing.

Control line stuff was laced here and there within that huge sea of R/C stuff. US C/L Scale Team member Richard Schneider had a booth to promote control line scale. Tom Dixon and Tom Morris were set up side by side selling their C/L stuff and others were nearby also selling C/L products.

Tom Hampshire was decked out in his short sleeve VSC shirt and was happy to take a warm break from the snow back home. We ran into Dale Barry but son Derek was elsewhere in the building at the time. Fellowship, laughter and enjoyable conversation seemed to be the order of the day.

On the other hand walking lo-ong aisle after aisle of tables in three huge buildings led to aching feet legs and backs for our somewhat "senior" group. When you add in making extra trips to the car to lock up newly bought goodies we were tired, aching and "dragging" guys by the end of the day.

Every one of my guys found some "treasure" they needed or wanted to take home but they didn't find everything so we all look forward to going back next year and look again. This was a fun and satisfying trip and I highy reccomend that others experience it for themselves.

                                                                                Pat Robinson

[Phil Coopy]

Dick Ferguson and I took our RVs up from Lake Wales, FL and stayed the  weekend.  Saw lots of "stuff" as my wife calls it. Got a few bargains andother things I didn't need.  If you had a keen eye there was a lot of C/L stuff buried in the RC especially old engines.  Of course there was a ton of built planes, to buy but I'd rather build than buy.  I did pick up a $99 roll of SOLARTEX for $60 (for a 1/4 scale SE-5A I am building from plans) and some C/L kits.  Oddly enough the wives said that they really enjoyed the whole thing because they could go back to the RVs when they got bored.  I go every year and enjoy just seeing all that model stuff and being with other modelers.  The C/L corner was nice too.

Phil

[Bill Hodges]

I walked the soles off my shoes.  Found some things I was looking for and some I wasn't looking for.  Ran into several CL friends.  Ate the wrong kind of food and too much of it (no word of this to my wife, OK).  Had a great time!!!!

Bill Hodges

[tom hampshire]

As usual, enjoyed the show immensely.  Spent too much, ate too much...  So what else is new.  Saw a bunch of guys, including all who have posted so far.  Sunshine, about 75 - 80 deg, and SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY.  Very pleasant indeed.  Tom H.