MVPA Convention

[Dinadin]

Who all is going to the convention this year?  I will be there Thursday and Friday.

[steve-0]

do they ever have any halftrack parts there?
i have only been to the tower park event in northern california and they haven't had much the last couple years.

http://www.mvpa.org/convention/forms/2011MVPAConventionBrochure.pdf

[Dinadin]

Yeah, there are some halftrack parts there.  I was at Evansville and Rod Shaver had several parts and he will be there this year.  Outsider will be there with some of his stuff and I have seen someone post that there will be a deal on tracks, but I will believe that when I see it.  Jon Shoop will be there with several HT parts, but I am not sure what all exactly, he hasn't told me what he is bringing.  Gary wasn't at Evansville and I haven't seen him on the list of vendors this year.  At Evansville I picked up a MG side mount socket, some armor and floor pieces, a pintle hitch, and some small parts.

[Dinadin]

I went to the convention with Bigbadwolf on Thursday and Friday.  I met Outsider and bought a lot of parts from him.  Also Rod Shaver was there with a lot of small parts.  There were other people with parts, but it seems like I couldn't find them or their stuff was covered up when I went by.  I also met Watson, the one on Steel Soldiers who had his own retreads.  There was a nice M3A1 and a M16A1 on display and another M16A1 there.  I have pictures which I will post later.

[steve-0]

so was there a deal on tracks there? was that supposed to be one of garys deals or vector arms?
i miss all the good stuff 

[Dinadin]

There were no tracks there for sale at all.  Just like Evansville, Gary wasn't there, as far as I could tell.  I also picked up a NOS canvas top for my M3 from Jon Shoop, he also had a French one for sale.

[Outsider]

The one M16A1 had what looked like original ladder racks on it. And yes I did get some scaled pics of the ladder racks and will share them at a later date.

Thanks to all who stopped by to talk or buy parts. Made the time fly by at the show.

Steve

[col.halftrack]

 Steve V.,
 It was good to see you again at Thunder Over Michigan. I wish I could have made the Convention but had way too many places to be in about four weeks time. The swim with three other LVTs at Lake Belleville was awesome. I was at Camp Del Mar in San Diego four days later and had three Colonels as my guides.
 

[Outsider]

Col, Was good talking to you at TOM. Had a good time there as well. Rumor has it that you are coming to Benton Harbor next year? Be carefull, If you get to much brass leading you around you may get a big head.

Steve

[col.halftrack]

 Steve,
 I am seriously looking at the Benton Harbor trip. And as for the Colonels it was good to see a trusty Sgt Major pointing the way on more than one occasion. Kidding aside these were some great Marines.