PanzerAce1944
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Ok Gents,
Last thread on this topic from me but it really was a FUN time and deserves some added input since I have corresponded to the forum about this show since KingsX took over 2 years ago for the 2012 event. The Texas Show this year easily was our best one yet ! The shows promoters clearly try to improve things from year to year. Some compare the Texas show
to maybe 6 years ago when it was held at a different location in town. For those folks who haven't been here within the last 3 years, this is a way different venue.
Kicking things off Friday evening was a very festive pre-show party at 5:00 PM which lasted until around 7:15 or so. Ice Cold bottled German Beer and RED, White Wine a plenty
filled the halls. My girl had 3 glasses of the red and was feeling good ! :wink2: 3 Ladies dressed as some Bavarian hostesses served the drinks and went about the crowd
assisting party attendees. Top Marks given here ! Nothing beats walking next door into the shop with a nice Cold German beer and mingling with fellow hobbyists in my
favorite place in town.....KingsX. Afterwards myself and Elva, MikeMiller1955 aka Mike and his very pretty girl along with Nick from Crown and his assistant jumped on one
of the Red Trolly's to head to the "Market Area" for some good eating. Mike if you read this and can add the name of that Restaurant it is well worth mentioning. I
will see them again next time I am in town. From there me and Elva went back to our room to enjoy some A/C and plain simple T.V. and Rest........Yeah Right ^&grin
Saturday started with an early wake up at 5:00 AM........woke up early like a kid on Christmas Day. After a trip down to get myself and the lady some cups of coffee down stairs
in front of the Menger Restaurant, we showered and headed back down to the Restaurant for a top notch buffet breakfast. Omolettes made to order any way you like with
the full buffet bar with real food, not some generic offering. I opted for the baked biscuits with the traditional biscuit gravy over them with bacon and grilled potatoes.
The waitresses kept the coffee and Orange Juice flowing ! After that fresh Berries, mango, you name it was there for fruit. Made me realize how I should eat these more often.
Breakfast over it was off to the Menger Ballroom for the show to get ready for the 10:00 start. As you walked in the show, a Bavarian band was playing Music and Re-enactors abound !
Once the collectors starting coming in between the hours of 10:00 am and 1:00PM it felt like shoppers in a shopping mall the day before Christmas. One older Gentleman came up to my tables and looked things over. He Left and came back 10 minutes later after studying my WWII German Medics Diorama and stated.........................
" I want to buy your Diorama and everything on it" I guess like the old saying goes.......presentation is everything ! Left out of the show about 5:15 feeling very pleased and happy. Went up stairs so Elva could take.......another shower. I snuck out for 30 minutes back to KingsX.
Got to meet the real Hotel3Alpha. We realized who each other were after just 5 minutes of shooting the breeze. O'le Mike Miller showed up and we traded lies until Whamo........
It was time to get going to the Saturday evening Dinner. Go up to get Elva and she wasted 10 minutes looking for her perfume..................Really {sm3}
Made it to the Minuet room of the Menger 5 minutes before 7:00PM. Nearly all but 5 seats were taken. **** perfume ! Anyway once the dinner started and everyone got
their food, Andy did the old spoon on the glass call to arms to start the formalities. As Hotel3Alpha stated the John Wayne Impersonator is a reincarnation of the Duke himself.
How he remembers everything during his routine is truly amazing ! Another added entertainment event of the show. After the dinner myself and Elva went on the Horse and Carriage ride located between the Menger and the Alamo.....30 Meters away ! Finished the ride and went inside the Menger Bar and met up with more Treefrogger's, including meeting from the
forum "Panzer" , Jason , and Steven who is from San Antonio, Paul from Chicago. Paul comes to the Texas Show for the last 3 years now. I forgot to get you a drink.
Next year for sure ! Last but not least Duke aka WWII Buff was there both at the show Saturday and the Dinner Saturday Night. Great seeing you again Duke !!!
Mr. Murphy from Hobby Bunker was there enjoying something cold and refreshing as well ! Headed upstairs around midnight as my accomplice insisted I stop drinking Dos XX beer.
We did have an 8 drive the next day as Sunday was approaching fast.
Sunday morning, woke up a bit later as the show started at 11:00 am. Got to the ballroom of the show, Removed the plastic covers from my tables, made a few additions to my displays and 5 minutes later 2 tanks were sold. Bingo again !!!! 3:00 PM rolled around and we packed up quickly, said goodbye to all, and by 4:00 PM exactly we had our vehicle packed up
and were starting our drive West on I-10. In closing I think the Texas Toy Soldier Show is the Fun and Entertainment attraction event of the Hobby. Very well organized, everything
went off without a hitch. Enuff said....................... Will be back next year again in May. Hope some of you will join us next year around ! :salute:: :salute:: :salute::
Last thread on this topic from me but it really was a FUN time and deserves some added input since I have corresponded to the forum about this show since KingsX took over 2 years ago for the 2012 event. The Texas Show this year easily was our best one yet ! The shows promoters clearly try to improve things from year to year. Some compare the Texas show
to maybe 6 years ago when it was held at a different location in town. For those folks who haven't been here within the last 3 years, this is a way different venue.
Kicking things off Friday evening was a very festive pre-show party at 5:00 PM which lasted until around 7:15 or so. Ice Cold bottled German Beer and RED, White Wine a plenty
filled the halls. My girl had 3 glasses of the red and was feeling good ! :wink2: 3 Ladies dressed as some Bavarian hostesses served the drinks and went about the crowd
assisting party attendees. Top Marks given here ! Nothing beats walking next door into the shop with a nice Cold German beer and mingling with fellow hobbyists in my
favorite place in town.....KingsX. Afterwards myself and Elva, MikeMiller1955 aka Mike and his very pretty girl along with Nick from Crown and his assistant jumped on one
of the Red Trolly's to head to the "Market Area" for some good eating. Mike if you read this and can add the name of that Restaurant it is well worth mentioning. I
will see them again next time I am in town. From there me and Elva went back to our room to enjoy some A/C and plain simple T.V. and Rest........Yeah Right ^&grin
Saturday started with an early wake up at 5:00 AM........woke up early like a kid on Christmas Day. After a trip down to get myself and the lady some cups of coffee down stairs
in front of the Menger Restaurant, we showered and headed back down to the Restaurant for a top notch buffet breakfast. Omolettes made to order any way you like with
the full buffet bar with real food, not some generic offering. I opted for the baked biscuits with the traditional biscuit gravy over them with bacon and grilled potatoes.
The waitresses kept the coffee and Orange Juice flowing ! After that fresh Berries, mango, you name it was there for fruit. Made me realize how I should eat these more often.
Breakfast over it was off to the Menger Ballroom for the show to get ready for the 10:00 start. As you walked in the show, a Bavarian band was playing Music and Re-enactors abound !
Once the collectors starting coming in between the hours of 10:00 am and 1:00PM it felt like shoppers in a shopping mall the day before Christmas. One older Gentleman came up to my tables and looked things over. He Left and came back 10 minutes later after studying my WWII German Medics Diorama and stated.........................
" I want to buy your Diorama and everything on it" I guess like the old saying goes.......presentation is everything ! Left out of the show about 5:15 feeling very pleased and happy. Went up stairs so Elva could take.......another shower. I snuck out for 30 minutes back to KingsX.
Got to meet the real Hotel3Alpha. We realized who each other were after just 5 minutes of shooting the breeze. O'le Mike Miller showed up and we traded lies until Whamo........
It was time to get going to the Saturday evening Dinner. Go up to get Elva and she wasted 10 minutes looking for her perfume..................Really {sm3}
Made it to the Minuet room of the Menger 5 minutes before 7:00PM. Nearly all but 5 seats were taken. **** perfume ! Anyway once the dinner started and everyone got
their food, Andy did the old spoon on the glass call to arms to start the formalities. As Hotel3Alpha stated the John Wayne Impersonator is a reincarnation of the Duke himself.
How he remembers everything during his routine is truly amazing ! Another added entertainment event of the show. After the dinner myself and Elva went on the Horse and Carriage ride located between the Menger and the Alamo.....30 Meters away ! Finished the ride and went inside the Menger Bar and met up with more Treefrogger's, including meeting from the
forum "Panzer" , Jason , and Steven who is from San Antonio, Paul from Chicago. Paul comes to the Texas Show for the last 3 years now. I forgot to get you a drink.
Next year for sure ! Last but not least Duke aka WWII Buff was there both at the show Saturday and the Dinner Saturday Night. Great seeing you again Duke !!!
Mr. Murphy from Hobby Bunker was there enjoying something cold and refreshing as well ! Headed upstairs around midnight as my accomplice insisted I stop drinking Dos XX beer.
We did have an 8 drive the next day as Sunday was approaching fast.
Sunday morning, woke up a bit later as the show started at 11:00 am. Got to the ballroom of the show, Removed the plastic covers from my tables, made a few additions to my displays and 5 minutes later 2 tanks were sold. Bingo again !!!! 3:00 PM rolled around and we packed up quickly, said goodbye to all, and by 4:00 PM exactly we had our vehicle packed up
and were starting our drive West on I-10. In closing I think the Texas Toy Soldier Show is the Fun and Entertainment attraction event of the Hobby. Very well organized, everything
went off without a hitch. Enuff said....................... Will be back next year again in May. Hope some of you will join us next year around ! :salute:: :salute:: :salute::
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