Held on September 28, 2019 at the unique and wonderful Canadian War Museum in Ottawa, Ontario, CapCon is the bi-annual scale model show and contest hosted by IPMS Ottawa. It's Been Ten Years?!?!? CapCon is the first contest I ever went to (2007) and the first contest I ever entered (2009). I still remember being a... Continue Reading →
A Model Maker Revival: Scale Models and Social Media
It seems a bit silly to be discussing the virtues of Social Media & scale models in a Wordpress blog post. Has Social Media hit scale modeling? Of course it has. Has this been a good thing? Of course it has - even if there are some downsides. I believe one of the biggest changes in this... Continue Reading →
Hobby Stores Bucking the Trend – The Hobby Centre (Ottawa, Ontario)
We hear a lot about the demise of the hobby and certainly the demise of the brick and mortar hobby shop. Of course the internet, China, Japan, video games, expensive kits, lack of youth interest, the economy, oil prices, and the way the winds are blowing that day are a few the many reasons for... Continue Reading →