Man, it's like Thanksgiving dinner....
All the preparation then POOF, all done...
Typical vendor area that is busy as all git-out in the morning, again between the morning/afternoon sessions and again near the end of the day. Dead quite while sessions are going on. But that's a good thing. That means that the sessions are desired and full.
I was very pleased with our booth. We had display models provided by Tony Vincent, Boris Katan, Jeff Taylor and John Harland (John, I had the Borealis you gave me up on display
) and more. Sales were brisk and the two new Goddard kits were VERY well received.
I didn't have the chance to participate in any of the seminars but enjoyed the quite times and chatting with the other vendors. Mott Linn's talk on Goddard was wonderful and he seemed to be very pleased to be around such a large group of people that loved the subject of Goddard as much as he.
All of our preparation for NARCON, over the past several weeks, went without a hitch. We got the staff shirts and t-shirts done right on schedule. Programs and range box stickers right on schedule. Custom kit parts ordered and in as well as all the documentation done right on schedule. Even got everything kitted up on schedule...
It was all going too good...
on the way down to NARCON I noticed the truck running rough. It would struggle up hills and struggled to stay running while idling. Not sure if it was related to heat or wetness. Made a mental note to schedule it for the shop when we got back...
On the way home from NARCON we pulled into a store for coffee and as I was pulling in, the rpm's dropped below 500 and my power breaks went out... as we slowly rolled towards the building I cut the wheel to avoid it and hit a 6X6 wood post sticking up. I hit hard enough that it took out the power steering... t'was a long trip back (about 3 hours vrs the expected 1 hour...)
But I didn't hit the building and we're home safe, so it's a good thing!
Now to unpack, work the orders and think about the *next* kit! Here are some pix from the weekend. I hope to get my photo album up later in the week:
- Brian and I at our booth (we got the window seat )
- The "rocket garden" that CMASS set up for rocket displays
- Folks admiring Jeff Taylor's steampunked ACME Spitfire
- Me discussing our two new kits at the vendors forum
- Launch of Nell on the site where Goddard launched the original 84 years ago!