Packed and Ready!

Whew! I just finished preparing and packing tubs for tomorrow's show. The documentation is done and printed, the list of entries has been tweaked, and every piece is snug in a pony pouch and ready to be loaded into the car.

 Packing show ponies is a bit of a Jenga-esque task.

 Flatter models or smaller scales get tucked in around the edges or carefully placed on top, avoiding eartips and other things that could still be damaged despite the padding of the pony pouches.

Sometimes I also place bubble wrap over certain pieces to prevent damage or breakage.

 The unused packing materials, stored in the show tubs when I am not at a show, are on my craft table, waiting to be repacked into the tubs Monday.

I'm traveling light to this show - often I have four or five tubs plus my cardboard show supplies box! 

I'll carry these things downstairs later this afternoon and tuck them into the back seat of my car. My plan is to leave at 5:00 tomorrow morning, and since our garage stays warm when the weather is cool like today, I do not worry about putting my models in the car the night before.

There are still things to do, like gassing up the car, checking the air in my left front tire which seems a little low, and packing lunch for tomorrow, but I am in good shape.

Silver Star Classic, here I come!