I just returned from the ARMA conference in Las Vegas. I am totally fried mentally. It was a great conference but these things are so exhausting. The schedule ran from daylight to dark and I did not have time to catch my breath much less go to a hobby store. Apparently there is a hobby store in Vegas which has some miniatures. I'm sure it was all one inch scale but still I wanted to look because you never know what you will find.
Speaking of never knowing what you will find, when the exhibit hall opened, I found the King of Rock and Roll himself. Of course, I had to have my picture made with him! The group there really played up the Vegas theme with impersonators, magicians, roulette and craps tables and of course Elvis and showgirls!
Pictured here are The Rat Pack --Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr. and Dean Martin. They were all really good especially Dean Martin. I had to do a double-take with him!
While I was in Vegas, I toured a lot of the casinos and like Disney World they have perfected the art of miniatures but on a much larger scale. Where else would you find New York City and the Statute of Liberty across from the Eiffel Tower and down the street from a Pyramid? I loved the faux painting at The Venetian Casino and Hotel. The paintings were amazing and the walls looked like marble. Below is a picture of the waterfall in the atrium surrounded by a villa. Now, I certainly don't have the room for the scale the casinos work in, but I can appreciate the architectural details and learn from their styling and staging techniques.
All in all it was a productive trip business-wise, but I am so glad to be home!
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