Post by: txlabman on March 05, 2019, 03:19:21 pm
www.namesexposition.com
This is the second best show in the USA for all things steam (IMHO Cabin Fever is Numero Uno).
I know that Gil and I will be attending. Gil will be exhibiting. I am flying in for the show and will not be exhibiting as a result.
Please post in this thread if you are planning on attending.
Post by: Mi Steam on March 05, 2019, 04:59:46 pm
Post by: txlabman on March 05, 2019, 07:15:27 pm
Looking forward to visiting with you!
Post by: Jim on March 05, 2019, 08:54:07 pm
Post by: Nick on March 05, 2019, 11:32:01 pm
Would have really liked to meet you finally Carl! Have you been to NAMES in the past?
Post by: Nick on March 05, 2019, 11:35:35 pm
Please share some videos guys :)
From my trip last year, was a great time meeting Gil, Charlie, Bruce and Brent
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvoIsMSc7ss
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBJpCRK9kJk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvIPOZlmtyc
https://youtu.be/MpybMcxnX5s
https://youtu.be/mx3dqddFbCg
Post by: Jim on March 05, 2019, 11:53:32 pm
Thanks Nick :)
Post by: Nick on March 06, 2019, 12:13:27 am
Jeez guys....do you know how lucky you all are :)
Thanks Nick :)
Was a long trip for us!
I found my trip report, was fun to read again...
We dropped the kids off at their grandma's in the morning and made it home around noon so we could head out on the long trip and enjoy ourselves. About 12:30 we had the van loaded up with a bed in the back
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Probably wasn't the best time to head out as we made it into Chicago right at 5-6pm and were only moving about 5 to 10 mph for many miles... We decided to pull of the road and get some supper to let the traffic die down a little. Afterwards, as we started back on our trip, my wife realized how close we were to the "Shameless House" so we had to take a half hour detour to see that at about 8:45 pm...
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I've never seen the show and don't know what the big deal was, but she seemed pretty excited about it
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We continued on the long journey and made it into Michigan about 11:15 pm. The only problem is Wyandotte is on the other side of Michigan, so the trip continues...
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About 2:30am we pulled into Wal-Mart, 3 miles from Yack Arena. 9am came pretty fast and we headed on over to the show. I really cannot describe how awesome walking into a show like this is... where to start, what to look at, just so much to see!! I found Gil and Charlie pretty fast, they were near the entrance and Charlie texted Bruce and had him meet up over there as well so I finally got to meet Gil after 10+ yrs, Bruce after 7 yrs and Charlie after nearly a year 😀 I was lucky enough to get an old speed indicator from Charlie, a custom threaded Jensen funnel from Bruce and Gil brought me my Jensen 50 balls in a little sack 😄
We must have walked completely through the show 4 or 5 times and stopped by Brent's table as well. I never did run into Bruce again, he must have snuck out early, but we were invited out to eat with Charlie, Gil, Simone and another guy that was displaying by Gil (can't remember his name). Thank you again Charlie for supper!! Not sure when we left, but it must have been sometime around 7pm. We were gonna stop halfway and sleep, but I ended up driving straight home and we pulled back into our driveway at 4:40 am. Was a lot of driving! 1,302 miles and the show in just over a day and a half, but definitely worth it and I will do it again!!
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/914/40914367254_07fd9fbdbf_b.jpg)
Charlie got a picture of Angie, Bruce, my wife and myself
(https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/modelsteam/download/file.php?id=11300&t=1)
And Charlie asked if I was a coffee drinker... Nope, Red Bull got me there and back ;D
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Post by: Jim on March 06, 2019, 12:55:33 am
Post by: Mi Steam on March 06, 2019, 09:52:10 am
Great news Carl.
Looking forward to visiting with you!
It would be great to meet up with you. It has been a couple of years since I have gone to the show.
Post by: crazydoug on March 06, 2019, 10:16:05 pm
crazydoug
Post by: 123Phil on March 07, 2019, 11:17:19 am
Post by: Kevin68 on March 08, 2019, 05:03:24 am
Nick great videos from last year and by the looks of it your had an unforgettable journey.
Post by: RonGinger on March 09, 2019, 05:33:00 am
Likely I will be doing my usual seminar "Adventures in home shop CNC"
Post by: RedRyder on March 10, 2019, 04:44:14 pm
Here is some more footage from April 2018
Enjoy,
Gil
https://youtu.be/Fjs6uE_Q0e0
Post by: cobweb81 on March 11, 2019, 11:53:58 am
Post by: RedRyder on March 17, 2019, 08:14:52 am
It's an honor to see you here!
We will see you at the NAMES show.
Gil
Post by: jeffl on March 18, 2019, 10:09:42 pm
Post by: Enginefan2 on March 31, 2019, 05:08:20 pm
Post by: modelbuff on March 31, 2019, 05:34:16 pm
Post by: Dr.Rev.DelmarMacReady on March 31, 2019, 05:45:07 pm
Post by: St Paul Steam on April 16, 2019, 02:17:28 pm
Post by: crazydoug on April 16, 2019, 04:11:38 pm
The N.A.M.E.S. show is taking place April 27-28, 2019 at the Yack Arena in Wyandotte, Michigan, USA.
www.namesexposition.com
This is the second best show in the USA for all things steam (IMHO Cabin Fever is Numero Uno).
I know that Gil and I will be attending. Gil will be exhibiting. I am flying in for the show and will not be exhibiting as a result.
Please post in this thread if you are planning on attending.
Charlie, i have to disagree with your #1 and 2 ratings! Coolspring has to be in there somewhere-I would put it at #1 if you like to show, buy, and sell for 5 days. Of course i might be prejudice since i only live 20 minutes from it and can go every night! Of course, I have never been to NAMES, so may ahve to re-evaluate in a few weeks!
crazydoug
Post by: txlabman on April 16, 2019, 05:06:20 pm
Charlie, i have to disagree with your #1 and 2 ratings! Coolspring has to be in there somewhere-I would put it at #1 if you like to show, buy, and sell for 5 days. Of course i might be prejudice since i only live 20 minutes from it and can go every night! Of course, I have never been to NAMES, so may ahve to re-evaluate in a few weeks!
crazydoug
Fair enough Doug. I thought of Coolsprings as more full size and hit and miss engines rather than toy steam and engineered models. But, I haven't been to Coolsprings. I hope to rectify that in 2020.
Post by: RedRyder on April 23, 2019, 09:48:31 pm
Will head out later tomorrow and drive about halfway there.
Gil
Post by: St Paul Steam on April 23, 2019, 10:25:16 pm
I've been selecting engines and packing the Durango.Be safe...you folks there.
Will head out later tomorrow and drive about halfway there.
Gil
Post by: txlabman on April 26, 2019, 12:01:58 pm
I will be there this afternoon!
Post by: Dr.Rev.DelmarMacReady on April 26, 2019, 04:04:44 pm
Post by: txlabman on April 26, 2019, 08:40:38 pm
Gil and I have posted videos rom our visit to this private museum in 2018. What a collection and a great kick off for NAMES 2019.
Here is the video from last year:
https://youtu.be/23rbeB4ISWQ
https://youtu.be/8w8KiWLAVy0
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Post by: txlabman on April 27, 2019, 02:45:46 pm
Post by: txlabman on April 27, 2019, 02:48:29 pm
I saw Gil,Paul,Nick and Charles at the show. Pictures of some of the engines.
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Post by: Nick on April 27, 2019, 10:34:11 pm
Post by: Nick on April 27, 2019, 10:34:57 pm
Nick hard at work filming Gil’s engines.
I’m famous 😂
Post by: Dr.Rev.DelmarMacReady on April 27, 2019, 11:22:50 pm
Post by: Nick on April 27, 2019, 11:40:34 pm
Here was my Grandpa's favorite
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Post by: jeffl on April 29, 2019, 06:23:53 pm
Post by: Mi Steam on April 30, 2019, 01:28:38 am
https://youtu.be/GokPOKi-us8
Post by: txlabman on April 30, 2019, 06:39:41 am
Very nice pictures Carl, was great to finally meet you after nearly 13 years!! And great to see Charlie, Bruce and Gil again and also met Doug, Jeff, Len and George. Had a great time the night before at Ed’s as well. Have plenty of pictures and videos to load...
Agree with Nick. Thanks for posting the pictures Carl and great to see everyone.
I also have a bunch of video footage to edit. Hopefully, I will get a couple videos posted this coming weekend.
Post by: Nick on April 30, 2019, 08:02:25 am
Hi Nick , Thanks for stopping by and the kind words you said about my engines .Jeff
I think anyone would agree with me, Beautiful engines Jeff 8)
Post by: Swift Fox on April 30, 2019, 02:41:26 pm
Post by: jkbixby on April 30, 2019, 03:36:51 pm
Video from NAMES Show.Thanks for the video Carl - I was surprised to see a twin of my Big Green Oscillator running on the table from the start to about 0:10 - I've never seen another one although I should have known it wasn't a one off.
https://youtu.be/GokPOKi-us8
Post by: crazydoug on April 30, 2019, 03:39:23 pm
I loved the show being a first timer, although miss being able to buy and sell much with no auction or consignment sale. I did manage to meet up with Nick Rowland and purchase 3 of his wonderful engine ignition units, by far the best on the market (IMHO) and a reasonable price, which is why they have to be ordered in advance. My newly built Domestic vertical engine ran perfectly throughout the show, so i was very pleased. If something is going to break, it will always do it at a show in front of a large crowd of onlookers!
crazydoug
Post by: Nick on April 30, 2019, 04:24:00 pm
I managed to catch crazydoug and redryder in action at the show as well as their Domestic verticals
https://youtu.be/LazjbrggRAw