West Florida Model Boat Club - Swap Meet - 2/12/12 at Ackerman Park, Sarasota FL

[bill34207]

Looks like I'm going to be down one boat for the swap meet. Recieved 50% payment for this one in RTR format yesterday. It will ship to AZ once the balance is recieved next week.
I'll still have the Arapaho and Llumar there along with a Great Planes Nieuport and Sapac Eurofighter planes. I'll only bring the big Cermark F-16 "if" I get an advance notice that somebody is interested as it takes up a lot of room in my van.
Got lotsa lipos, some fan units and motors, electric and air retracts, a couple of jet kits that have never been started. The list could go on for longer than I want to type.
I'm hoping the weather will be favorable and we have a good turnout.

[sailr]

Sounds like an interesting lineup of aircraft goodies. I have too many planes already but always interested in motors, retracts, etc.

I'm thinking I'm going to have a bunch of 2S 5000 lipos for sale. Zippy's and Turnigy's as I recall. Most never used.

[bill34207]

I've been working on putting together a listing of my stuff over on RC Groups. Been at it for a while now and have most of it done complete with pix. http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1582295
If anybody else has swap meet items they want to list in it, feel free to do so. It's good free advertising for the event.

[tiqueman]

Im getting a little nervous about the swap meet. We should have done a mandatory registration or something. Ive not gotten one inquiry email, other than from club members. Ive got a funny feeling its going to be us selling to us. Id think we all better bring a boat or two.... may end up being a test and tune day.

[bill34207]

No need to be nervous about it. Other than buying the roll of raffle tickets we have no cash outlay in it. You might get fooled and have the place covered up with people too. I've been campaining it heavy on RCG and already picked up a couple hundred bucks from the things I've listed there.
I was already planning to bring at least my Falcon cat for some more testing after the swap meet anyways.

[tiqueman]

I hope we are fooled and have the place covered. Was just hoping for a little more inquirys from outsiders by now.

[sailr]

Don't fret about it. In the airplane club swap meet world, we rarely if ever get any inquiries and yet we have one of the biggest swap meets around at the Bay City Flyers club north of Tampa.

It sometimes takes a few years for a swap meet to build a following also.

If it's just us, then so be it. I'll bring lots of goodies. What I don't sell can go on the OSE swap shop or ebay.

[bill34207]

If it's just us, then so be it. I'll bring lots of goodies. What I don't sell can go on the OSE swap shop or ebay.

My thoughts exactly.
I really expect more of a turnout than we currently seem to be anticipating though. There are three RC flying clubs in this area and have circulated flyers through all of them. Not to mention the flyers distributed to the local hobby shops.

[tiqueman]

I hope so. I also emailed all the florida clubs listed thru namba and I called and got email addresses for some other not so local fl hobby shops.

Jim, I'm out and about today and don't have access to our members list. Can you please pm me your phone number? Or gimme a call about 1030?

[tiqueman]

Nevermind Jim. Bill emailed me ur number. Ill call you in a bit

[bill34207]

Now I'm starting to get nervous and wishing we had scheduled it for the 1st Sunday. We're supposed to keep this fantastic weather right on through the weekend and that's going to make about 4 fantastic Sundays in a row.
I'm just hoping that the 12th doesn't wind up with it blowing 40 mph and raining.

[tiqueman]

I was going to raise the question if anyone would like to run Sunday. Being super bowl I didn't think id get much response

[bill34207]

That's right, I forgot that this coming Sunday is Super Bowl. Guess it's good we are having it on the 12th. I'll still keep hoping for good weather.

[tiqueman]

But if anyone does wanna run, I'm willing as I couldn't care less about the game

[RayR]

Game is not till 6:30 anyway. I'm up for it!