SPA Modeler

Syrcon 2021 was held in Cicero, NY - an hour's drive from me. Great turnout, good crowd, plenty of model kit vendors and a lot of model kit entries (too many to take photos of). So let's start with aircraft entries.

Great subjects. Been ages since I've been to a show.

Syrcon 2021 Armor and Ship entries...

















Ships...

This German U-Boat is huge. At least 2 1/2 feet long!

That looks like it was a great show! Some very nice builds on display there.

Nice stuff. I missed the local one here.

Syrcon 2021 Sci-Fi. Dioramas, and everything else...

Sorry, there were no Star Trek entries.... Millennium Falcon dio is lighted as is C3-PO's eyes







Cool Steampunk Diorama...






Battle of Midway Diorama. I think the builder could have put a little bit effort for clouds instead of using cotton balls. Other than that, it's a good subject.








Yes, that is a bomber high above the action below...




Bombs Away!!!!




Autos...







Fun kit...



Figure and two of my favorite entries....




My two top favorite entries. First is the rescue truck from the 70s television show EMERGENCY!! I loved watching that show as a kid. This entry included photos of the main character actors' autographs.







Now for the Main Event - a diorama I think everybody has been watching. This one is my absolute favorite diorama of a WW2 German Field Kitchen using an actual canteen for a base. Very eyecatching and clever use of displaying the subject.

Other news. Could have, should have. and missed opportunities. A good number of model kit vendors with good prices. Definitely a lot of armor kits (Carlos would have had a field day ).

Missed opportunities..

Saw a seaplane kit I should have grabbed for $20 but stupid me, I decided I'll come back for it in a bit. Gone.

Could have...

A couple of model kits I wished I had more cash to spend

Monogram Bad Actor Wagon (same kit that was originally Quick Silver) I debated whether or not to get it for $22. decided not to because the decals didn't match the box cover. Oh well... It was still a good price though

Remember Jacque Cousteu model kits? The Ship and the PBY Seaplane? I would have loved to grab the PBY Seaplane but dealer was asking ballpark price between $60 - $90. If money was no object, I would grab it. Didn't see the Cousteau ship though.

I fondly remember having built the old Monogram 1/72 scale B-52 Stratofortress kit in my youth years. A Christmas present from my grandparents and parents. I saw the same exact kit for $80. It hurts I didn't have enough cash to buy it. Otherwise, that would have been my first purchase of the day had I had more cash. Great price too!

Monogram Screamin' Mimi Sherman tank for .... get this... $12 !!!!!!!! Shoulda grabbed it.

Godzilla snap kit. Oh man, how I agonized over buying it or not. I passed. Now I wished I hadn't. Bruce... we coulda done a duel build with Godzilla!

There were a lot of oldie kits and fairly recent kits going for good prices too. However, there weren't very many ship model kits out there which i found strange. Mostly armor, aircraft, cars, aftermarket stuff including PE sets and masks, decals, books, etc...

There is another show coming up in April 3, 2022 "Spring Thaw" - this time in my local area at the Willowvale Fire House.

More great stuff! I love the German mess kit tin being used for the base of the field kitchen dio.

Some great builds! That "Emergency" build is awesome!! Loved that show!

There was one model kit I saw but never knew there was a kit of it. Blue Thunder helicopter. Remember that television show? Didn't get a good look at it but it looked similar to the Apache - or a modification of it.