Thinking most of our families would not approve. High desert and the plains aren't necessarily nice in the winter either. The young modelers eould be in school also.
Becsuse the convention is held in the summer in the United States. All the comfortable places are overpriced and crowded. They are overpriced year round actually. . Also the most comfortable places are on the coasts, and they have been shooting for more centralized locations as of late it would seem.
Room blocks open up Friday night. 1 AM Eastern(really Saturday), 12 AM Central, 10 Pacific. Herr Clunk is ready to welcome us with some Texas hospitality. This room availability is much earlier than normal as this was to be the year that covid stole. Ernie says c'mon down now y'all.
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The EJ is a better kit to use to begin with as the nose is gray plastic opposed to the clear plastic in the regular E. Just throw an aftermarket pit for an E in there, and your good to go. Quinta or Red fox E set perhaps as well.
I think there has to be substantual value in the joy of building a kit of WNW design. I despised WWI stuff until they came around. I want my 0/100 dammit!